80. ALAN WANTS TO HELP
Alan: You know, you oughtn’t to do any work yet, Amy. I want you
to sit in this armchair and relax. I’ll do all the housework today. Only
you must tell me what to do.
Amy: That’s very kind of you, darling.
Alan: Well, what
you want me to do first? Clean the windows?
Wash the floors?
Amy: Of course not! But you must do the rooms. Start with the
bedroom. Make the beds first. And I want you to clean the carpets. The vacuum cleaner
in the hall under the stairs.
Alan: you want me to fetch it now?
Amy: No, wait. First open the cupboard in the bedroom, take out two
towels and take them into the bathroom.
Alan: All right.
Amy: And talking of the bathroom, it’s in an awful state. You
n’t cleaned it at all since I went to hospital, you, Alan?
Alan: No, I suppose In’t. You never told me to do that.
Amy: 
n’t I? Well, I want you to clean the bath first and then… But Alan, what’re you doing? Why
you putting your coat on?
Alan: I’m going out.
Amy: Going out?
Alan: Yes, to the pub. I must have a little refreshment first.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND TRANSLATE
What
Alan want Amy to do? – He wants her to sit in an armchair and relax.
Whathe want her to tell him? – He wants her to tell him what
to do.
What Amy want him to do first? - She wants him to make the
beds first.
What elseshe want him to do? – She wants him to clean the
carpet.
she want him to fetch the vacuum cleaner right away? – No, she n’t.
Whatshe want him to clean first? – She wants him to clean the
bath first.
Wherethe vacuum cleaner? – Itin the hall under the
stairs.
Where
the towels? – Theyin the cupboard in the bedroom.
What
Alan putting on? – He’s putting on his coat.
Wherehe going? – Hegoing to the pub.
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81. THE TORTOISE
Amy: that you, Alan? In’t hear you come in. Look what Igot here!
Alan: Oh, a tortoise! it made of plastic?
Amy: Nonsense, Alan!
Alan: Good heavens! It moves!
Amy: Of course it moves! It’s a real tortoise!
Alan: Howit get here?
Amy: Somebody left it at the door.
Alan: Who?
Amy: In’t know. It
about eleven o’clock. I heard the
telephone ring and came downstairs to answer it. Then I heard the door
bell. I couldn’t open the door at once because of the phone. When I opened it a little later therenobody there. When I
looked along the street I saw a man turn the corner.
Alan: that a postman?
Amy: No, itn’t. Then I noticed a box at the door. I picked it up and heard something moving in it. I opened the box and there
this tortoise!
Alan: the box addressed to us?
Amy: No, itn’t.
Alan: It must 
a mistake. Whatyou going to do with the
tortoise?
Amy: Why? Keep it, of course. Jeena
look after it. It’s indeed a
nice little thing! Never in a hurry. It reminds me a very good saying.
Alan: What saying?
Amy: “n’t put off till tomorrow”…
Alan: “what you can do today”!
Amy: No darling. “What you can do the day after tomorrow”.
LISTEN AND REPEAT
In’t hear you come in, Alan. . Look, I’ve got a tortoise here!
Good heavens! It moves! Howit get here?
Somebody left it at the door. I heard a telephone ring. Then I heard a
door bell. I opened the door and saw a man turn the corner. Therea box at the door. I heard something move in it. Itthis
tortoise.
Whatyou going to do with it? - Why? Keep it, of course.
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82. THE CROCODILE
Debby: Hello, Amy!
Amy: Oh, Debby! I’m so glad you’ve come! There’s so much I want
to tell you.
Debby: I really came to ask about your health, Amy. Iaway when you
ill. I only heard about it yesterday. you all
right now?
Amy: Oh, yes, quite all right, thank you!
Debby: You n’t looking very fit yet, I
afraid. You should
take it easy for a bit (некоторое время), you know.
Amy: Alan
telling me for the last two weeks. But I really
feel all right.
Debby: What exactlythe matter with you?
Amy: n’t you know? Itappendicitis. I had a frightful
attack in the middle of the night, and then taken to hospital and operated straight away. In’t want to go to hospital, but there nothing I could do about it.
Debby: Poor Amy! You had a nasty time, I’m sure. I hate BEING ill.
There’s nothing I hate more.
Amy: Oh,itn’t so bad at all really. And you know, Amy since I’ve come back from hospital Alan perfectly wonderful.
Shhh, here he.
Alan: Debby, howyou? In’t seen you for ages! What youdoing? Flying to the other end of the world? Meeting
frightfully interesting people?
Debby: Oh, Alan, stop MAKING fun of me. By the way, there’s
something I want to ask you. The tortoise.
Alan: The tortoise?
Debby: Yes,n’t you get it? I asked a man from my office to
take it to you yesterday.
Alan: Well, now everythingclear. You know Debby, that man n’t tell us anything. He just put the box down at the door and
walked off.
Amy: Thanks for the lovely present, Debby. Whereyou get the
tortoise?
Debby: I brought it from Bulgaria last week.
Alan: And… whereyou going next?
Debby: Theysending me to Cairo next week.
Alan: To Cairo? I hope you n’t thinking of SENDING us a
crocodile, Debby.
LISTEN, REPEAT AND TRANSLATE
-There’s so much I want to tell you.
-In’t want to go to hospital, but there nothing I could do
about it.
-I hate BEING ill. There’s nothing I hate more.
-Alan, there’s something I want to ask you.you get the tortoise?
