PREFACE An ideal system of instruction for the learning of a foreign language should fulfil the following essential conditions: (1) It should be suitable for private or self-tuition as well as for class-work, and should conform to the best methods of modern language instruction. (2) It should impart a practical conversational knowledge of everyday subjects, while at the same time it should also convey, in a clear and concise manner, the essentials of grammar and syntax. v (3) It should enable the learner to think in the foreign language, without any process of translation, by training him from the very outset to associate the foreign words he encounters with the objects or actions they denote. He will thus acquire the ability to speak the language naturally and instinctively—in the same way as he learned his own language when a child. (4) Finally, the learner should be taught to speak the foreign Janguage with correct accent and intonation. The Linguaphone Method of teaching languages by means of specially prepared language records and text-books admirably fulfils all these requirements. Linguaphone Courses are now published in more than twenty languages and are in use in practically every civilized country, while leading Universities, Colleges and Schools throughout the world have incorporated them in their curriculum. THE ENGLISH COURSE The Linguaphone English Coprse is equally suitable for children and adults, for entire beginners and for those who have a theoretical knowledge of the language and wish to become Proficient in the spoken language. The Course consists of descriptive talks and conversations which have been recorded on fifteen double-sided records. Theie 3is also a special Sounds record spoken by Peter A. D. MacCarthy, M.A., Head of the Department of Phonetics of Leeds University and Author of English Pronunciation.* The text is in easy-flowing and perfectly natural idiomatic language which would be used by educated people under similar circumstances. Practical grammar is introduced into the text of each lesson and is absorbed by the student us he goes along. The companion books which go with the Course give detailed explanations of grammatical points, idioms and so on. The illustrations, which have been specially drawn by the well-known artists H. G. Collett, Montague Coleman, Herbert Gwynn, Frank Humphris, H. Doust and Hubert Williams, form an integral part of, and perform an important function in, the Course. Full particulars as to the use of the books in conjunction with the records are given in the Students’ Instructions supplied with the Course. SPEAKERS In order to enable the student to follow easily the words spoken by the records, the first lessons are spoken very slowly and distinctly, the rate of speech increasing as the Course pro- gresses, so that in the more advanced lessons a perfectly natural rate of speech is heard. Ten speakers have taken part in the recording of the English Course, namely :— Sir Ifor Evans, M.A. D.Lit., Provost of University College, University of London; A. C. Gimson, B.A., Lecturer. in Phonetics, University of London; David Lloyd James, B.A., of the British Broadcasting Corporation; Daniel Jones, M.A., Dr.Phil., Professor of Phonetics, University of London; Peter A. D. MacCarthy, M.A.. Head of Department of Phonetics, University of Leeds; Harold Orton, B.Litt., M.A., Professor of English Language, University of Leeds; Sir John Tresidder Sheppard, M.B.E., M.A., Hon.Litt.D. (Manchester), Provost of King’s College, Cambri: John Snagge, O.B.E., of the British Broadcasting Corporation; Miss Audrey M. Bullard, L.R.A.M., Lecturer in Speech, University of London; Miss O. M. Tooley, Lecturer in Phonetics, University of London. * Published by Heffer, Cambridge. 4The first few lessons are spoken by the same two speakers, so that the student may concentrate on the new sounds of the language. without being confused by the introduction of too many different voices. Once he has become familiar with the sounds, he will find it pleasing and stimulating to hear new voices. Inasmuch as no two speakers of a language speak alike, differences will be found in the pronunciation of the speakers, but every one of them can be accepted as a safe model for the general student, while for those who make a special study of phonetics, the various differences of detail will provide ample scope for study. EXTRA READING PRACTICE Supplementary Reading will be found at the end of the illustrated textbook. These passages will show the student how, without going beyond the scope of the lessons, he can adapt the material he has learned to form quite different sentences and describe a wide variety of events and circumstances. They are also an excellent revision test, because, if the student has really mastered the lessons, he should be able to read the Supple- mentary Exercises without difficulty and without having to consult the vocabulary. The student who masters this Course will have acquired a thoroughly practical knowledge of the English language, both written and spoken. Not only will he have a good grasp of the grammar, but he will also have at his command a store of useful words,*. colloquial expressions and idiomatic sentences, which will enable him to enjoy to the full his contacts with English people. At the same time, he will be able to understand and appreciate English thought as expressed in the literature of the country. ‘ A translation of this Preface will be found at the beginning of the Vocabulary. *The vocabulary has been based primarily on standard word-frequency counts. 5THE SPOKEN WORD Language is primarily Speech, and speech is dependent ultimately upon one and only one sense organ—the Ear. Those parts of the human mechanism that are so regularly mis-termed the “Organs of Speech” are seldom, in books upon language, made to include the Ear, which is, in fact, the most important of all, for without the Ear, audible speech would have been impossible. Speech is acquired through the Ear and through the Ear alone, for it 1s through the Ear that the mind looks out, so to speak, upon the world of Sound. Sound is, in fact, nothing more than the feature in the world around us of which we become conscious through the Ear. The Eye plays some part in the acquisition of Speech, but its special realm is that aspect of Language which has been designed to approach the mind through the medium of the Eye alone, i.e. the written or printed word. At the root of all practical study of language lies the simple truth that the Ear is in absolute domination, and as a necessary corollary it follows that at least one very important road towards the learning of a foreign language is to hear the language spoken as often as possible, knowing at the same time the meaning of what is being said, and realizing the circumstances that call for it. This means of approach is better provided by the intelligent use of a well constructed gramophone course than by the living teacher. After many years of experience in the University of London in teaching English pronunciation to foreigners, I advise all students of our language to pay the ulmost attention to two features of spoken English that are often imperfectly understood even by those native English people who attempt without special training to teach their language to foreigners. These two features are Rhythm and Intonation, two features of pronunciation upon which intelligibility largely rests. The surest way to become unintelligible in a language is to distort its natural rhythm. And finally 1 commend as worthy of special attention the ise and function of emphatic stress in modern English; abundant exumples will be found in the records. A. LLOYD JAMES.CONTENTS Lesson No. Page Text of Sounds Record, Side 1... ws By 10 Text of Sounds Record, Side 2... P| al il Introduction, Part 1: Let’s Speak English vt 14 Introduction, Part 2: Let’s Speak English (Cont.) 16 My Family 1 18 Conversation about the Family 2 20 Our House 3 22 Conversation about the House 4 24 “Our Sitting-room 5 26 Conversation ... 6 28 Comparisons ... a 30 Another Talk ... 8 32, Visitors be oes eed ae wae aed 9) 34 Afternoon Tea es vee 2 he w. 10 36 The Browns’ Dining-room ... ae a, fo LE 38 Dinner-table Talk... ee Bs aan oot ND 40 My Bedroom ... iss oie bee te 18. 42 Morning and Evening ee ee nae reap LA 44 The Hotel aa cau a a0 ae see | MS: 46 Booking Rooms oe one aos me nes CAG 48 At the Restaurant... fe nee ae Mend, 50 Ordering a Meal wae Bae Se oe rot ke. 52 Numerals: Time and Dates . E oe aig) S19) 54 Days and Months. Asking the Time aoe mike) 56 English Money ois ie ee Bee sea oL 58 At the Bank ... SS a3 S0 as Soot ee 60 Postal Services eee a ne we La 23 62 At the Post Office ... Te eee ee wen ed 64 Travelling ah oe ay Be ass ay) _ 66 At the Station be re ae ee ut 20 68 Continued overleafCONTENTS (Cont) Lesson No. Page Travelling by Sea and Air ... 27 70 On the Boat ... ne ase ues 72 A Street in London ... aie i ba igh NZS) 74 Asking the Way a a Sa nae see OO 16 A Visit to London ... By ae ine ws SL 8 Sightseeing eat 32 80 The Big Stores 4 at : vets) 38. 82 Shopping ee 4 ase oe bee we 34 84 The Tailor and Dressmaker . at el BN BS 86 Ordering New Clothes ae Be er tes |) 88 At the Tobacconist’s ... Be Neu 35 wee 37 90 Buying Cigarettes Rt ot v.38 92 The Barber and the Hairdresser ... sez Seo. 94 I go to the Barber's ... ta Be ne ws 40 96 The Seasons... i a oe ost wal 98 Sports and Games ... en ri te bees Ae 100 A Holiday in the Country 43(1) 102 Work on the Farm ... 43(2) 104 At the Seaside 44(1) 106 Planning a Holiday os re at ws» 44(2) 108 Motoring ns aa sof ra « 450) 110 Trouble with the Car. as te ae «- 45Q) 112 Commerce and inddstty 46(1) 114 A Business Interview : To -. 46(2) 116 Doctor, Dentist and Chemist By gee « 470) 118 A Visit to the Doctor one ony ee we 47(2) 120 Radio and Television sh 1 3 -- 48 122 Broadcast Programmes 48(2) 124 Theatres, Music Halls and Cinemas «- 49(1) 126 At the Theatre ce ta BS ws. 49(2) 128 A few words about English L Literature... dee) SU) 130 Supplementary Reading Exercises ... an oa 134 &TEXT OF SOUNDS RECORDm » 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19, 20. 21. PS ep exaaanpene SOUNDS RECORD — SIDE 1 THE VOWELS tea sees this think then get hand thank car hard dog John saw short good look two few son done fur word above a man letter pleasure feet pretty yes cat part got small put fruit cut shirt the man sofa THE DIPHTHONGS day maid no road whole told my time now town boy noise here fears there cares four more sure tour late hope light house voice fierce scarce yours pure SOME VOWEL COMBINATIONS player—lower—fire, higher—power, our—employer 101é& 2& 3& 4& 5& 6& 8& 9 lO& ll. 4&10. 5 & 10. 6 & 10. i 6& 8. 3&11. 5 & ll. 3 & 13. 7 & 1A. 3&19. 11 & 19. 4&19. 18 & 19 SOUNDS RECORD —SIDE 2 VOWELS IN PAIRS FOR COMPARISON leave rid men cat large cod good bud ran calm lock lock ten barn edge law hall very fur marry here live seat red lift man set cart pack lodge heart cord shot food foot bird hut run match come march luck — hot look pot turn | bed burn dart age men low saw whole called vary fair Mary hair sit left sat park hot short boot hurt much much hut put bird dirt main so cold THE ALPHABET feel fill fill fell lend = land full fool such search hang hung fell fail caught coatTEXT OF LESSONSINTRODUCTION Let's Speak English PART 1 Good morning ! Listen, please. I am the teacher. You are the student. T am English. You are not English. An Englishman speaks English. Englishmen speak English. I am speaking English now. This is a table*. This is a gramophone’. CD This is a record’. c The record is on the gramophone’.UNTRODUCTION, PART 1} You aie holding a book? in your hand’. The book is open’. You are looking at the book. You are listening to the record. You are hearing my voice. You are learning to speak, to understand, to read and to write English. I am speaking slowly. When I speak slowly, you understand me. When I speak quickly, you don’t understand me. j When I speak quickly, you don't understand me 15{INTRODUCTION} PART 2° Good afternoon. How are you ?¢ Quite well, thank you. Now please, answer my questions. Am I the teacher ? Yes, you are. Are you the student ? Yes, I am. Am I English ? Yes, you are. Are you English? No, I’m not. Who is the teacher, you or 1? You are. And who is the student ? Iam. Do I speak English ? Yes, you do. Am I speaking English now ? Yes, you are. Do you speak English? Yes, I do, but only a little’. £5) a io M, gr Wy =| = What is this 2° ea It’s a record. Where is it:? It’s on the gramophone’. 16UNTRODUCTION, PART 2) fe] Is this a book?¢ Yes, it is. d Is this a book?¢ No, it isn’t, it’s a record. Where are you sitting? I’m sitting at the table. What are you listening to? I’m listening to the record. Whose voice are you hearing? I’m hearing your voice. What are you looking at? I’m looking at my book. Is the book open or closed? Open, of course. What are you learning? Tm learning English. Do you understand me when I speak slowly? Yes, I do. And when I speak quickly? No, I don’t. ft I only speak a little English 7 BC2Lesson One (1) First (1st) Lesson My Family This is my family: my wife’, my son’, my daughter® and I‘. I am Mr. Black*. My wife is Mrs. Black". I am Mrs. Black’s husband. lam aman*. My wife is a woman’. We have two children, a boy’ and a girl’. The boy’s name is John. He’s twelve years old. Sap t “= Si The girl’s name is Mary. She’s still quite young. She’s only eight. 1. My wife, Mrs. Black = 3. My-daugbter, Mary «5. An armchair 2. My son, Joho 4. Tor. Black 6. The window a Aman b Awoman ~ ¢ A boy d A girl 18,[LESSON 1} She’s four years younger than John, and John is four’ years older ; An than she is. | ae Mary is the youngest | Wie aN oe “\. in the family and T am QS \ the oldest. an ie S > & John is Mary’s brother. Mary is John’s sister. John is my son. I am his father. My wife is his mother. h Cy & I Mary is my daughter. I am _ her father. My wife is her mother. John and Mary are our children. -S» 1 am their father; my wife is > their mother; we are their parents. We love our children. i My wife is sitting’ in an armchair‘, treading a book’. I am standing* by the window’, smok- & S 1 ing a pipe’. Mary is writing a letter‘. John is kneeling’ on the floor and playing with his train”. The dog* and the cat! are lying under the table. m ¢ Standing h A pipe k A dog { Sitting i A letter 1 Acat Reading a book } Kneeling m A train 19Lesson Two (2) Second (2nd) Lesson Questions and Answers Who am I? You are Mr. Black’. Whose husband am I? Mrs. Black’s? husband. What’s my son’s name? His name is John’. What is your name? My name is Peter Jones. 1. Mr. Black 2. Mrs. Black 3. Jobn, the son 4. Mary, the daughter 5. The train 6. The armchair 7. The window a One child 8 Two children 20ILESSON 2} Have I got one child* or two? You have two children’. Aa Is Mary‘ my daughter? ¥ Yes, she is. c How old is she? She’s eight. What is she doing? She’s writing a letter*. Is she standing? or sitting’? She’s sitting. aX What is John playing with? 4 He’s playing with his train®. Has John any brothers? No, he hasn’t. d Have you any brothers? Yes, I have. 2 How many? e One. e Who is smoking a pipe’? You are. Do you smoke? No, I don’t. Does your father smoke? Yes, he does. Does your mother smoke? No, she doesn’t. Do women smoke? Some do and some don’t. ¢ Writing a letter d Standing ¢ Sitting Smoking a pipe 2Our House Many families in London live in flats, but most people live in their own houses in the suburbs. We too have a house in a London suburb. I bought it about fifteen years ago, when I got married. Like most of London’s suburban houses, it consists of only two floors, the ground floor’? and the first floor??. On the ground-floor there’s the (GBD a dining-room, the lounge or sit- d ‘1. The ground-floor’ 3, The root 6. The fence 2. The first floor 4 Thelawn T. The gate . The garage a The ground-floor b The first floor c A (hall-)stand dA hat 2[LESSON 3} ting-room, the kitchen, and the hall. In the hall we see a stand* for hats‘, coats* f and umbrellas’. A staircase? leads from the hall to the landing on the first floor. On this floor there are four bedrooms, a e bathroom and a lavatory. On top of the roof* there are three chim- neys”. f In front of the house we have a small garden, in which we ff; grow flowers: roses‘, tulips’, rs and so on. At the back of the house there’s a much larger garden with a lawn‘ and some fruit-trees*‘. There’s also a vegetable . garden where we grow all.kinds of NN vegetables”, such as potatoes, cab- { bages, cauliflowers, onions and toma- / toes. 7 At the side of the house is a garage*, where I keep my car'. The garden is enclosed by a fence’, with a gate’ in it. 2QErxKs rose m Vegetables: potatoes, e A coat iA s f An umbrella i Atulip @ cabbage, a cauli- g A staircase KA fruit-tree flower, onions, t2- h Three chimneys | Acar matoes 23LESSON FOUR (4) FOURTH (4th) LESSON Conversation Now, let’s have a talk about our house... . Can you tell me where we live? Yes, I can; you live in a house in the suburbs of London. Quite right. Now tell me, is ita large house? or a small’ one? iz Well, it’s neither very large nor very small, When did I buy ie it? You bought it ; a 9 about fifteen years ago. 5 {l) Is there a garage*? ri a fH = Yes, there is. CE How many rooms are there in the d house? Let me see .. . one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Yes, seven, including the kitchen? Are the bedrooms’ upstairs or downstairs? Upstairs, on the first floor. a A large house c A garage d The kitchen b Asmail house e A bedroom 24[LESSON 4) Which rooms are on the ground-floor? The dining- room’, the lounge’ and the kitchen. Have we got a garden’? Yes, you have. Where do the flowers grow? In the front garden. Are there any fruit-trees there? No, there aren’t, they’re in » the back garden. Have we got many fruit-trees? No, not many, just a few. Do you like fruit? Yes, I do, very much, especially pears* and ‘ apples‘. di) h i J The dining-room h A pear & The lounge; sitting- i Anapple room i A garden 2Lesson Five (5) Fifth (5th) Lesson Our Sitting-room Let’s have a look at this picture of our sitting-room. As you come into the room, you notice a piano’, with a low music-stool? in front of it. Next to Ky the piano is a tall bookcase’, RS standing against the wall. On the left is a large window. Under a the window there’s a radiator’, but you can’t see it, because it’s behind the settee’. b On the settee there are two cushions’. 1. The piano §. An armchair 9. A small chair 2. The bookcase 6. The mantelpiece 10. The radiogram 3. The settee 7. The standard lamp 11. The electric light 4. The fireplace 8. A small table 12. The curtain a 4 musie-stoo] b A radiator 26The fireplace‘ is at the other end of the room. On each side of the fireplace there’s an armchair’. An old lady is sitting in one of the chairs, but nobody’s sitting in the {LESSON 5} other one; it’s empty. In the centre of the mantelpiece’ there’s a clock?, and 2 2 above it an oval mirror‘. On the right you d can see a standard lamp’. Opposite the fireplace you can see a small table* with an ash-tray’ and some news- Papers? on it. By the table there’s a small e chair’. On the extreme right, there’s a CH radiogram**. The floor is covered with a beautiful thick i carpet”. An electric light’? is hanging from the middle of the ceiling. At night, when it gets dark, we switch on the light and draw the curtains’*, During the day, the light comes in through the window. ¢ Acushion ¢ Anoval mirror @ Aclock f Anash-tray 27 g A newspaper A A carpetLESSON SIX (6) SIXTH (6th) LESSON Conversation between Teacher and Student Is there a bookcase in our sitting-room? Yes, there is. Are there any books in it? Yes, quite a lot. alll Ht) | How many are there? 4 I don’t know. I haven’t aq counted them. Where’s the window? a On the left of the piano*. What is there under the window? () A radiator. Can you see it? ‘i ¥ No, I can’t. Why not? c Because it’s behind the settee. Is the mirror round? or square’? Neither, it’s oval’. d Is there anything on top of the radiogram? No, nothing at all. There’s something on the small table, isn’t there? Yes, there’s an ash-tray. Isn't there anything else on it? Yes, there are some newspapers. Are there any armchairs’ in the room? Yes, there are two. a On the left of the piano © A square mirror d An oval mirror 4 A round mirror e Anarmchair 28(LESSON 6] You can see somebody sitting in one of them, can’t you? Yes, an old lady. Is anybody sitting in the other chair? No, nobody. There isn’t anybody sitting on the settee’, either. Do you like our sitting-room? Y SSH Yes, I do, very much. I’m so glad. Everybody does. t f A settee Quite a lot of books! 29Lesson Seven (7) Seventh (7th) Lesson Comparisons Now let’s compare our sitting-room with the Bakers’. The Bakers are friends of ours. They live next door to us. Our room is a little larger than theirs and it has more furniture in it. As you see, there’s no wireless set in Mr. Baker’s room. There isn’t a bookcase either. Mine is in my sitting-room, but his is in his study. a My wife keeps her music* in the music-stool’, but Mrs. Baker keeps hers in a separate cabinet’ near b the piano®. You can also see that theirs is a grand 1. The music-cabinet 4, The electric fire 6. A picture 2. The grand piano, 5. The mantelpiece 7. Acurtain 3. An easy chair 8. The carpet a Music b A music-stool 30[LESSON 7) piano®", whereas ours is an upright’. Both my wife and Mrs. Baker are very fond of music and both play the piano very well. But my wife doesn’t play as well as Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Baker not only plays much better than my wife does, c but she’s the best pianist in the district. 1 don’t play the piano, but I play the violin’. Y There’s no settee in the Bakers’ G sitting-room, and there are no small f chairs. However, they have three easy chairs* whereas we have only two. In their room they have an electric fire*’, but we, like most English people, have a coal-fire?. Sometimes we burn logs' of wood instead of coal‘. The Bakers have two vases) on their mantelpiece*, as well as a clock, and over the mantelpiece they’ve got a beautiful picture’, painted by a famous artist. ¢ A grand piano f Anelectric fire h Logs d An upright piano & Acoal-fire i Coal ¢ A violin i Avase 31LESSON EIGHT (8) EIGHTH (8th) LESSON Another Talk Well, you’ve learnt quite a lot about our sitting-room and the Bakers’, and now I’m going to ask you a few questions about them. Tell me, whose sitting-room do you like better, the Bakers’ or ours? I don’t think there’s much to choose between the two, but on the whole I prefer yours. I’m glad to hear that. Of course, their furniture’ is more modern than ours. You see, they haven’t been married* as long as we have, so they bought their furniture more recently than we did. . . . Don’t you think that’s a very fine pic- ture the Bakers have over their mantelpiece? ¢ Yes, I can’t help admiring it whenever I look at it. 1 should think it must be very valuable. And what do you think of the piano? I think it’s a very fine instrument indeed. a Married b Furniture[LESSON 8) By the way, do you play the piano? T’m sorry to say I don’t. Does your wife? Oh yes, she does, and very well too. Bc3Lesson Nine (9) Ninth (th) Lesson Visitors It’s Saturday afternoon. There’s a knock at the door. Our neighbours, Mr.' and Mrs. White? have arrived. The maid* opens the door* and lets them in. She shuts the door, and shows them into the lounge. We greet them, shake hands with them, and ask them to sit down. a A few minutes later we hear a ring at the door. lv’s Betty Smith, my wife’s niece. She’s just arrived from the country, and she’s going to € 2. Mrs. White 3. The maid a Pho maid vpens the door b Atrolley 4{LESSON 9) stay with us over the week-end. She CG © } kisses her aunt, who introduces her to OD the Whites, and we all sit down. d ¢ oy "The ladies talk about the weather baal cand the latest fashions. We men e discuss politics, business and the latest news. Presently the maid brings in the tea on a trolley’: a pot of tea*, cups and saucers", hot water, a jug’ of milk, and sugar; also sandwiches’, bread and butter’, jam, and cakes". My wife pours out the tea. I hand CY it round. My niece passes round ? the sandwiches and cakes. We all enjoy the tea very much. © A pot of tea e Ajug s Bread and butter d Acup and saucer f Sundwiches h CakesLesson Ten (10) Afternoon Tea Good afternoon, Mrs. White, how are you? Tenth (10th) Lesson Very well indeed, thank you, and how are you? Quite well, thank you. Won't you sit down. . . . Excuse me, please. I think that’s my niece at the door’. . . . + Hallo, Betty dear! I'm so glad to see you. You do look well. T don’t think you’ve met each other before. Let me introduce you’. This is my niece, Miss Smith’. Mrs. White, Mr. White*. How do you do. . . . How do you do. 1. Miss Smith 4. Atay 2. Mrs, White 5. A small table Mr. White 6 An easy chair a Av the door 36[LESSON 10] And now let’s have some tea. How do you like your tea, Mrs. White, strong or weak? Not too strong, please, and one lump of sugar. I like my tea rather sweet, but my husband prefers his without sugar. Well, what's the news, Mr. White? How’s business? Pretty good, thank you. And how are things with you? Well, not too good, I’m afraid, and going from bad to worse. In fact, it’s the worst year we’ve had for a long time. I’m sorry to hear that. I hope things will soon improve. Yes, let’s hope for the best. And how’s your nephew Richard getting on? Oh, he’s getting on quite well, thank you. He’s staying in the country® just now with his Uncle William and his cousins. How long is he going to stay there? I don’t know exactly, but he’s having a very pleasant time and it’s doing him a lot of good, so the longer he stays, the better. Db Let me introduce you ¢-In the country 37Lesson Eleven (11) Eleventh (11th) Lesson The Browns’ Dining-room In the dining-room we have our meals: breakfast in the morn- ing, lunch in the middle of the day, tea in the afternoon, and supper or dinner in the evening. ( Here you see Mr.’ and Mrs. Thompson? who've ' ( just arrived from abroad and are having dinner with the Browns. The host, Mr. Brown’, is abe sitting at the head of the table, and the hostess, Mrs. UY Brown‘, is at the other end. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are sitting on either side, facing each other. d 1. Mr. Thompson 4. The hostess, Mrs. 7. Oik and vinegar 2. Mrs. Thompson Brown 8. Mustard 3. Tbe host, Mr. Brown 5. A white cloth 9. The sideboard 6. Pepper and salt 10. A bowl of flowers aA knife © A spoon b A fork d Glasses 38(LESSON 11] The dining-room table is covered with a white cloth’. The maid has laid the table in the usual way, and has put the right number of knives, forks’, spoons* and glasses* for each person. There’s also pepper and salt®, oil and vinegar’, and io. CO) mustard*. On the left of each per- e son is a table-napkin’ and a plate f with a rollf on it. In front of the host there’s a carving-knife and fork’. On the sideboard® the Browns usually have LF a bowl of fruit‘: apples, pears, plums, cherries, grapes, oranges or bananas accord- & ing to the season. The mistress of EP *4 the house has just served the soup. ESE EB After this there’ll be fish, meat or Sie poultry with vegetables*, then a h sweet, and perhaps cheese and biscuits to finish with. AREY i € A table-napkin h Vegetables i Fruit: apples, pears, f Aro 7 plums, — cherries, & A carving-knife and grapes, oranges, fork bananas 39Lesson Twelve (12) Twelfth (12th) Lesson Dinner-table Talk Good evening. I’m so glad you were able to come... . Dinner’s ready. Let’s go into the dining-room. Mrs. Thompson’, will you sit here on my left, and you, Mr. Thompson?, there. . . . How long have you been in London? Oh, only a few days; since last Monday, to be exact, and I’m sorry to say we have to return tomorrow week. Is this your first visit? It’s my wife's first visit, but I’ve been here several times before. I have to come over at least once a year on business, and I feel quite at home in London. 1. Mrs. Thompson 4. Mrs Brown 6. A picture 2. Mr. Thompson. 5. A chair 7. The wall 3. Mrs. Brown 8. A table-cloth 40[LESSON 12} And what do you think of London*, Mrs. Thompson? Er—I beg your pardon, I didn’t quite catch what you said. I was asking what you thought of London. Oh, I think it’s a wonderful place. There always seems to be something interesting to do. And how do you like our weather? a Well, it’s rather changeable, isn’t it? Yes, it is, but on the’ whole ¥€5 yet so Bad, once you get used to it. Will you have some more chicken*? No, thank you. What about you, Mr. Thompson? Yes, please, just a little. It’s delicious. I’m so glad you like it... . And now what sweet will you have, Mrs. Thompson? There’s apple tart? and cream, or chocolate trifle’. Er—trifle for me, please. c And you, Mr. Thompson? Trifle for me, too, please. @ Chicken b Apple tart ¢ Chocolate trifle d London: Buckingham Palace ALLesson Thirteen (13) Thirteenth (13th) Lesson My Bedroom At night, when I feel tired* and sleepy, I go up to my bedroom and switch on the electric light. I take off my shoes?, undress and put on my pyjamas. Then I get into bed' and switch off the light. After a few minutes I fall asleep. I sleep the whole night through. 4 Punctually at seven-thirty® in the morning, the alarm clock* rings and wakes me up. c 1. The bed 4, Ahairbrush and 7. A powder-box 2. The dressing-table comb 8. The chest of drawers 3. The looking-glass 5. Ahand-mirror 9. The wardrobe . 6. A bolle of met a I feel tired b Si ¢ The alarm clocl.; seven-t nee half-past seven 42ILESSON 13) I get out of bed, put on my dressing-gown* and_ slippers’, and go into the bathroom, where I turn on the hot and cold taps’. While the water’s running into the bath, I wash my face and neck, clean my teeth, and shave. My shav- ing things’ are on the shelf e above the basin’. Then I turn off the taps and have my bath. Some- A times I have a shower. When I’ve dy f dried myself with a towel, I get dressed. On the dressing-table’, in front of the looking- “ glass’, you'll see a h hair-brush¢ and comb‘, a hand-mirror®, a bottle of scent® and a powder-box’. These, of course, don’t belong to me, but to my wife. In the chest of drawers® I keep clean linen, such as shirts‘, collars’, and handker- chiefs*, besides things like socks! and ties”. The dirty linen is put in a linen-basket and sent to the laundry. In the wardrobe® I keep my suits and other clothes, which 1 hang on coat-hangers”. FE é n d A dressing-gown h A (wash)-basin k Handkerchiefs ¢ Slippers i Shirts 1 Socks f Atap j Collars m Ties g Shaving things n A coat-hanger 43Lesson Fourteen (14) Fourteenth (14th) Lesson Morning and Evening What time do you get up? as a rule? Generally about half-past seven. Why so early? Because I usually catch an early train up to town. When do you get to the office? ‘ Normally, about nine o’clock*. a Do you stay in town all day? Sometimes I do, and sometimes I ings? We generally stay at home. Once or twice a week we go to a theatre’ or to the pictures’. We went to the pictures last night and saw a very interesting film. Occasionally we go to a dance. Do you like dancing? Yes, very much. Do you dance? I used to when I was younger’, but not very often now. I’m getting too old. Too old! Nonsense, you don’t look more than fifty. As a matter of fact, I'm nearly sixty. Really! You certainly don’t look it. a Nine o'clock b The theatre ¢ The pictures d When | was younger 44ILESSON 14) I'm glad to hear it... . Are you doing anything special tonight? If not, what about coming with me to my club? You'd get to know quite a lot of interesting people there. I should love to, but today happens to be our wedding anniversary and we’re going out tonight to celebrate. Well, my heartiest congratulations. Thank you very much. I could manage to come along to- morrow night, if that would suit you. ei » Yes, excellent. Let’s make it round about eight 3 Rig o’clock?. Very well. Thanks. e I'mgetting old g/l get up; f get out of bed f Eight o'clock NT get into bed 45Lesson Fifteen (15) Fifteenth (15th) Lesson The Hotel There are plenty of good hotels in London and you're nearly always sure of finding room in one or other of them. Still, if you don’t want to be disappointed, especially during the holiday season, it’s better to engage a room beforehand. You'll find London hotels just the same as hotels in all large cities. a As a rule, you go into a laige entrance-hall or lounge, where visitors are constantly coming and going. Tho porter? takes your luggage*”, and you go to the reception desk‘ to see about your room 1. Visitors 3. Luggage 4. Reception desk 2. A porter 5. A page . a A porter b Luggage[LESSON 15) and get your key’. Then the page’,4 takes you up to your room in a lift’. The people in the office will always help you if you don’t know c ness interview, they'll get you one. If you have to your way about the town. They'll tell you where to go and what to see. They'll book seats for you at the theatre and do all they can to make your stay a pleasant one. If you want a guide to show you round, or an interpreter for a busi- write business letters and can type, they'll provide you with a typewriter’. If, on the other hand, you prefer to git ires, dictate your letters, they'll get you a shorthand- typist. If your wife is going to be with you, she'll find plenty to amuse her. She’ll be able to spend her time looking at the shops? while you're busy. ¢ Alife { A typewriter 8 Shops 47