Do you enjoy this small film? Would you like to read more funny stories? Who did the small film talk about? Where did the story happen?

withdraw person who manages business for others board take back, draw back agent make or be slow or late passenger person being conveyed by bus or train etc delay get on or into a train, ship etc Match the words with the definitions

“Have you ever had _________trying to spell a word?” I asked my husband one day.“Yes,_____________. Why,what happened?” he asked. This afternoon I was in the town centre,where I had been doing some___________. I suddenly realised I didn’t have any money left so I quickly went to __________$40 from our bank account, but I couldn’t Remember if 40 was spelled ‘fourty’ or ‘forty’.” “What did you do?” my husband asked.“I took out _______instead.” I said trouble sometimes shopping withdraw $50 Passage A L isten and fill in the blanks.

Passage B listen to the tape, and fill in the blanks of the following sentences. (1)A new family _______into the house next door to me a few weeks ago. (2)I soon ________that the two boys were always_________. (3)I thought it was very _______. (4)I had been thinking about this for some time when one day I saw the boys’ mother in the ______. (5)“ Why are your sons always together, even though they have ________in common?” moved noticed together strange street nothing

Passage C Listen and complete the following sentences 1.One afternoon, 100s of unlucky __________ who had been expecting to board a flight to ______ ______were told it had been cancelled. 2. “ I want a _______ class seat on this flight, now! ” demanded the man angrily. 3. The girl smiled and quickly _______ ______ her microphone. 4. If anyone can help him find his identity, please come to the________. passages New York first pick up gate

Look at the following pictures and match the stories and the pictures with the headlines.

Proverbial kid Passage B

Forgotten identity Passage C

Check you spelling Passage A

Read the three stories and then answer the following questions: 1. Why does the woman write a cheque for $50? 2. What does the man mean when he says “Do you know who I am?” Because she doesn’t know how to spell 40. Maybe he is a VIP.

3. “Where there’s a Will there’s a Wayne” sounds like a famous proverb. Do you know what it is? What does it mean? Where there is a will, there is a way.

Which of the stories do you like most? Why? Do you have your funny stories? Voice your opinion

Speaking Make a dialogue with your partner according to the stories on your books (You can choose one of the three stories).