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Contents
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Im Right!

A Good Story

Cheese!

A Good Match

Wedding Day

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The English Teacher

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Activities

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Im R ight!
N

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NARRATOR

We are on a train, and here comes the ticket

inspector.

IN S P E C T O R

Tickets, please. Your tickets, please.

MAN

Here you are.

IN S P E C T O R

Thank you, sir. (To the woman) Your ticket, please,

madam.

W OMAN

Oh, yes. Here you are.

IN S P E C T O R

Thank you, madam. Tickets, please.

NORM A

Colin! The tickets!

C O L IN

Youve got them, N orm a. Theyre in your bag.

NORM A

N o theyre not. You}ve got them.

C O L IN

N o, my love. Im sorry, but youre wrong.

NORM A

Colin, I am never wrong. I have not got the

tickets. Look theyre not in my bag. (To the ticket
inspector) Im sorry, Inspector.

IN S P E C T O R

Have you got the tickets, sir?

NORM A

Yes, he has. Look in your coat, Colin. (He looks.)

N o, not there. Youre looking in the wrong place.

C O L IN

Here, then. Oh! What are these?

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NORM A

Train tickets! Im right!

C O L IN

N o, N orm a, youre wrong. These are old tickets.

Theyre for the wrong day.

NORM A

Oh! But Colin, you have got our train tickets.

Look again.

C O L IN

Why? I havent got the tick .. . Oh!

NORM A

What are they?

C O L IN

The train tickets.

NORM A

Ah! You see?

C O L IN

Im sorry, my love. Youre right and Im wrong.

NORM A

(She smiles.) Im always right, Colin.

C O L IN

Yes, N orm a. Here you are, Inspector.

IN S P E C T O R

Thank you, sir.

NORM A

Were going to a wedding, Inspector.

Were going to my sisters wedding, in
Winchester. Those are two tickets to
Winchester.

IN S P E C T O R

Yes, thats right, madam. These are

two tickets to Winchester.

C O L IN

Shes always right, Inspector.

IN S P E C T O R

(He smiles.) N ot always

NORM A

What?

IN S P E C T O R

This train doesnt go tc

Winchester, madam.
Theyre the right
tickets, but youre on
the wrong train.
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A G ood Story
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P r ic e
P

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NARRATOR

We are in Mrs Prices house. She is with Mrs

R oberts, and the two women are drinking
coffee, Mrs Prices three children come into
the room.

MRS p r ic e

Ah, these are my children, Mrs R oberts.

Thats John. H es a quiet boy.

JO H N
M RS RO BERTS
M R S P R IC E

Hello, Mrs Roberts.

(She smiles.) Hello, John.
And this is my daughter Tracy

TRACY

Hello.

MRS RO BERTS

Hello, Tracy

MRS p r ic e

And thats my son Michael. (She smiles.)

H efs not quiet.

M IC H A E L

Hello, Mrs Roberts.

MRS RO BERTS

Hello, Michael.

M IC H A E L

Excuse me, Mrs R oberts can you tell stories?

MRS RO BERTS

Stories?

Mic h a e l

Yes. G ood stories.

M RS RO BERTS

No. N o, I cant.

Mic h a e l

I c a n te ll g o o d s t o r ie s .

M RS RO BERTS

Can you? And you, John what can you do?

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JO H N

I can paint. Look this is my picture.

M RS RO BERTS

Ah, yes. A town, with houses and buildings.

JO H N

Thats a bank, and theres a cinema.

M RS RO BERTS

Thats right. I can see the bank and the cinema.

Yes, I like your picture, John. You paint well.
Can you paint, Tracy?

TRACY

Yes. This is my picture. Look.

M RS RO BERTS

Yes, I see. A train in a station. Thats very good,

too.

M IC H A E L

This is my picture, Mrs Roberts. D o you like

it? Is it good?

M RS RO BERTS

Oh!

M R S P R IC E

What is your picture, Michael? Im sorry, but

I dont understand it.

MRS RO BERTS

And I dont understand it, Michael.

M IC H A E L

Its an animal - a thing.

MRS RO BERTS

A thing?

M IC H A E L

Yes.

M RS RO BERTS

But Michael, its got seven blue legs

and three yellow eyes!

M IC H A E L

Yes, and its walking across your

foot now. Look!

M RS RO BERTS

What?

NARRATOR

Mrs R oberts stands up quickly.

Her face is white.

M IC H A E L

Ha, ha! I cant paint, Mrs R oberts,

but I can tell a good story.

Cheese!
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We are in M r Smiths shop. M r Smith is talking

to a woman.

MRS a r c h e r

Six eggs please, M r Smith. Brown eggs.

M R s m it h

Six brown eggs. Here you are, Mrs Archer.

n a rra to r

Mrs Archer gives M r Smith the money for the

eggs.

M R S M IT H

Thank you. Goodbye.

M RS A RCH ER

Goodbye.

M RS CLARK

Hello, M r Smith.

M R s m it h

Hello, Mrs Clark. What can I do for you today?

M RS CLARK

I want some coffee, please. G ood coffee. I like

strong coffee.

M R s m it h

G ood coffee. Have I got good, strong coffee?

Ah, yes. This is very strong coffee.

M RS CLARK

Oh,

M R s m it h

Here you are. And its not expensive.

M RS CLARK

Good!

NARRATOR

Mrs Clark goes, and a man comes into the shop.

good.

MAN

G ood morning.

M R SM IT H

Oh, hello, sir. Your cheese, sir? You want your

cheese?

MAN

Yes, please.

M R S M IT H

You always buy cheese.

MAN

Yes.

M R S M IT H

You like cheese?

MAN

N o, I dont like it.

M R SM IT H

N o? But I dont understand, sir. You buy cheese

from me every day.

MAN

Yes. I buy it, but I dont like it. I dont eat it.

NARRATOR

M r Smith puts the cheese in a bag. He gives the

bag to the man and looks at him. The man
smiles.

MAN

Im a photographer.

M R SM IT H

Oh, yes?

MAN

Yes. Every day I take photographs o f men,

women and children. People like my
photographs. Theyre good. The people in them
are always happy and smiling.

M R S M IT H

Thats good, sir.

MAN

But the people arent smiling. Theyre saying

Cheese!

M R SM IT H

Oh?

MAN

Yes. People come to me for their photographs,

and theyre nervous.

M R S M IT H

Yes, I can understand that. Im always nervous

too.

M AN

And nervous people dont smile. But I put some

cheese on a table and I say,W hats that? And
what do they say? They say,Cheese! They say
cheese and smile. They cant say cheese and not
smile. You cant say cheese and not smile.

M R S M IT H

Cheese.

MAN

Im right. Youre smiling.

M R S M IT H

Oh, yes!

MAN

Be happy, M r Smith. Smile at the

people in your shop. People always
like a smile. Say cheese to them.

M R S M IT H

Yes, sir. Thank you.

MAN

Goodbye.

M R S M IT H

Goodbye, sir. And thanks again.

M R S D A V IS

G ood morning, M r Smith.

M R S M IT H

Cheese, Mrs Davis.

M R S D A V IS

N o, thank you. Six white

eggs, please.

M R S M IT H

Yes, Mrs Davis. Cheese.

M R S D A V IS

N o, M r Smith. Six white eggs . ..

A G ood M atch
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M rs G reen
M r G reen
P e te r G reen
S u san G reen
D a v id J o n e s

TV C o m m e n ta to r
R o v e rs S u p p o rte rs
U n ite d

S u p p o rte rs

n a rra to r

The Green family -are watching television.

M r and Mrs Green are in the room with their
son, Peter. Their daughter, Susan, comes in.
She is with her boyfriend, David.

SU SA N

Hello, Mother, Father. This is David David

Jones.

M RS GREEN

Hello, David.

D A V ID

Hello.

SU SA N

And thats Peter, my brother.

PETER

Hello. Is David your new boyfriend, Susan?

SU SA N

Be quiet, Peter!

PETER

Are you a football supporter, David?

D A V ID

Yes, I am.

PETER

Were going to watch the match. Rovers are

playing United.

M R GREEN

Sit down, David. Watch the match with us.

D A V ID

Thanks.

PETER

We support Rovers. D o you support them,

David?

D A V ID

Er - no. I support United.

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SU SA N

Oh!

peter

You support United! A United supporter

here in this house!

MRS g r e e n

B e quiet, Peter! Watch the television. Listen to

the commentator.

COM M ENTATOR

Hello. This is Brian Hunter. Im your

commentator this afternoon. This is going to
be a good match yes, a very good match!
Listen. You can hear the Rovers supporters.

R su ppo r ters

R o - vers!

co m m entato r

And the United supporters are here t o o . . .

u SU PPO R TER S

U -

NARRATOR

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- ted! U -

ni

- ted!

The Green family and David watch the match

and listen to the commentator.

COM M ENTATOR

Smith has the ball. N ow Brown has it. Brown

shoots. Its a goal!

Goal!

su ppo r ters

COM M ENTATOR

Rovers one, United nil.

PETER

One-nil to Rovers, David. What do you think

o f your boys now?

NARRATOR

And later the commentator says . . .

co m m entato r

Johnson gives the ball to Roberts. R oberts is

going to shoot. N o the ball goes to Miller.
Miller shoots, and yes! Goal!

R SU PPO R TER S

Goal!

COM M ENTATOR

Rovers two, United nil.

PETER

Two-nil! Two-nil to Rovers, David.

NARRATOR

Susan and her brother are happy. David isnt

very happy. But Rovers and United are
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playing again, and now United score.

U SU PPO RTERS

Goal!

PETER

Oh, no!

D A V ID

Two-one. Thats good, United.

NARRATOR

And later U nited score again.

D A V ID

Rovers two, United two!

COM M ENTATOR

This is a very good match!

NARRATOR

It is a good match, but Rovers and United

dont score again.

M R GREEN

Two-two. The Rovers and United matches

are always two-two or one-one.

PETER

But theyre always good matches.

SU SA N

O K , were going now, Mother. David and

I are going to the cinema.

PETER

But Susan, your boyfriend supports United.

You cant go to the cinema with him.

M RS GREEN

Be quiet, Peter!

D A V ID

But Peter, thats good.

PETER

What is?

D A V ID

Susan is a Rovers supporter, Im a United

supporter. Rovers and United thats a
good match.
(Mr and Mrs Green smile.)

NARRATOR

It is a year later. Susan and David are very

nervous. Today is their wedding day.
Susan Green is going to be Mrs Jones.
And what do their friends say?

ALL

This is a good match!

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Wedding Day

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NARRATOR

David and his friends are football supporters, but

they are not going to a football match today. Today
is Davids wedding day In the morning, his friends
come to his house.

MARY

Hello, David.

D A V ID

Hello.

JO H N

Todays the day!

D A V ID

Yes.

PA U L

Your wedding day!

D A V ID

Yes.

MARY

You cant watch the football match today, David.

D A V ID

No.

JO H N

United are going to score four goals.

PA U L

N o its going to be four-nil to Rovers.

D A V ID

Four-nil? They cant score goals!

PA U L

Oh yes, they can! Rovers always play well.

MARY

I dont support United or Rovers.

JO H N

And w ere not football supporters today. Were

supporting David.

PA U L

Thats right. Were David supporters. Todays his

wedding day, and hes nervous.
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D A V ID

Nervous? M e? Im not nervous. Im never nervous.

M ARY

(To John and Paul) His wedding day, and hes not
nervous. Thats good.

D A V ID

You can smile, you three, but I am not nervous.

PA U L

O K , David, w ere wrong.

MARY

We understand. Youre not nervous.

JO H N

(He smiles.) We like your new things, David.

D A V ID

N ew things?

PA U L

Yes. Youve got a new coat.

D A V ID

O h - yes.

MARY

And an expensive new shirt.

D A V ID

Yes.

JO H N

And we like your new shoes, David.

M ARY

The new black shoe on your left fo o t. ..

PA U L

And the new brown shoe on your

right foot.

D A V ID

What?

JO H N

Very interesting! One

black shoe and one
brown shoe!

D A V ID

Oh, no!

MARY

But we understand.

JO H N

Yes.

PA U L

Todays your wedding d a y . ..

D A V ID

(He smiles.) And Im nervous!

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The English Teacher

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NARRATOR

M r Brown is an English teacher. He teaches

English every day. Listen to him.

M R BRO W N

Now, Michel, say an English sentence, please.

M IC H E L

The ticket inspector is looking at the tickets.

M R BROW N

Good. D o you understand that, Rita?

R IT A

Yes, sir.

M R BROW N

Can you say a new sentence, please?

R IT A

M y father is a television commentator.

M R BROW N

Yes, good. D o you understand that, Anika?

A N IK A

Yes, sir.

M R BROW N

A new sentence, please, Anika.

A N IK A

I like football.

M R BROW N

Good. D o you understand that, Istvan?

IS T V A N

Yes, sir.

M R BROW N

Say a new sentence, please.

IS T V A N

The woman in the shop is buying eggs.

M R BROW N

Good. D o you understand that, Paolo?

P A O LO

Yes, sir.

MR bro w n

Can you say a new sentence, please?

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PA O LO

I can tell good stories.

M R BROW N

Yes, good. D o you understand that, Hans?

HANS

Yes, sir.

M R BRO W N

A new sentence, please, Hans.

HANS

The students are nervous.

M R BROW N

G ood. D o you understand that, Yuki?

YUKI

Yes, sir.

M R BROW N

Say a new sentence, please, Yuki.

YUKI

Smoke is coming under the door.

M R BRO W N

Good. D o you understand that, Helena?

H ELEN A

Yes, sir.

M R BROW N

Give me a new sentence, please, Helena.

HELENA

The school is on fire.

M R BRO W N

Good. D o you understand that, Maria?

M A R IA

Yes, sir.

M R BROW N

Say a sentence, please.

M A R IA

The school is on fire.

M R BRO W N

No, a new sentence, please.

M A R IA

But sir, you dont understand.

The school is on fire.

M R BROW N

I understand, Maria. Smoke is

coming under the door. The school
i s . . . What? Fire! Go to the door
now. Quickly! But dont run! Its a fire!

M A R IA

Oh, good, sir. N ow you understand!

ACTIVITIES
Pages 1-7

Before you read

1 Look at the Contents page. What are the two people in the picture
doing?
2 Look at the Word List at the back of the book. Are these sentences
right or wrong?
a There are eight sketches in this book,
b You can eat cheese and eggs.
c Footballers want to score goals.
d Commentators work on trains,
e Smoke usually comes from a fire.
f A wedding is an unhappy day.
g Football supporters are sometimes nervous before a game,
h You say sir to a woman and madam to a man.
3 Look quickly at page 1 and answer these questions,
a How many people are there in the first sketch?
b Where are those people?

While you read

4 Answer these questions. Write Yes or No.
a Has Colin Short got any tickets?
b Has Norma Short got the right tickets?
c Is Norma always right?
d Are Colin and Norma on the train to Winchester?
5 Who is it? Write the persons name or their job.
a He can tell good stories.
........................
b They can paint well.
.....................................................
c He doesnt like cheese.
........................
d He starts to say cheese to people.
........................

After you read

6 Work with five friends and read the sketches again.

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Pages 8-14

Before you read

7 These three sketches are about a football match, a wedding and an
English teacher. What are the problems going to be? What do you
think?

While you read

8 Who is talking?
a A United supporter - here in this house!
........................
b Rovers and United - thats a good match.......................................
c Im never nervous.
........................
d We like your new shoes.
........................
e Smoke is coming under the door.
........................
f Go to the door now. Quickly!
........................

After you read

9 Work with a friend. Find a picture in the book. What can you see
there? Tell the story of that sketch.
10 Talk about these questions.
a What do people say for a photographer in your country?
b Are you a football supporter? Why (not)?
c Were there any problems at a friends wedding - or at yours?
d Why doesnt Mr Brown understand about the fire?
11 Write a short sketch. Norma Short is talking to her sister on the
telephone. Her sister is not happy because her sister is not in
Winchester for her wedding.
12 Write a letter from Michael Price to a friend. Tell the story about Mrs
Roberts and the thing.

Answers for the Activities in this book are available from the Penguin Readers website.
A free Activity Worksheet is also available from the website. Activity Worksheets are
part o f the Penguin Teacher Support Programme, which also includes Progress Tests
and Graded Reader Guidelines. For more information, please visit:
www.penguinreaders.com.

WORD LIST

with

example sentences

Cheese (n) Would you like some cheese or

commentator (n) I like watching football

some fruit?
on television, but sometimes you

cant hear the commentators.

(n) I always have coffee and two eggs in the morning,
fire (n) We are making a fire because it is going to be cold this evening,
goal (n) I didnt watch the football game. Were there any goals ?
inspector (n) W here are our train tickets? The inspector is coming,
madam (n) Do you like those shoes, madam ?
match (n) Turkey are playing Italy, and the match is in Rome,
narrator (n) The narrator of the story on the radio was the writer of the
book.
nervouis (adj) Children are always nervous on their first day at school.
nil (number) It is one-nil to Real Madrid, but Valencia are playing well.
paint (v) She paints pictures of the sea.
score (v) Wayne Rooney is going to score again!
shoot (v) He can shoot with his left and his right foot.
sir (n) Would you like a table near the window, sir?
sketch (n) The sketches are in English, but they are very short. Watch and
listen.
smoke (n) Is there a problem in the kitchen? I can see smoke.
support (v) My father supports Arsenal, but my brother and I like Chelsea.
tell (v) They tell interesting stories about their years in India.
wedding (n) There are going to be a hundred people at my sisters wedding.
egg

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N o rm a is always right. But has she got the right train tickets?
W h a t happens when Mrs Roberts has coffee w ith Mrs Price?
And is David ready fo r his wedding? The answers are in these
six sketches.

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Im Right!
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Short

NARRATO R

We are on a train, and here comes the ticket

inspector.

IN S P E C T O R

Tickets, please. Your tickets, please.

M AN

Here you are.

IN S P E C T O R

Thank you, sir. (To the woman) Your ticket, please,

madam.

WOMAN

Oh, yes. Here you are.

IN S P E C T O R

Thank you, madam. Tickets, please.

NORM A

Colin! The tickets!

C O L IN

Youve got them, N orm a. Theyre in your bag.

N O RM A

N o theyre not. Youve got them.

C O LIN

N o, my love. Im sorry, but youre wrong.

N O RM A

Colin, I am never wrong. I have not got the

tickets. Look - theyre not in my bag. (To the ticket
inspector) Im sorry, Inspector.

IN S P E C T O R

Have you got the tickets, sir?

N O RM A

Yes, he has. Look in your coat, Colin. (He looks.)

N o, not there. Youre looking in the wrong place.

CO LIN

Here, then. Oh! What are these?

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NORM A

Train tickets! Im right!

C O LIN

N o, N orm a, youre wrong. These are old tickets.

Theyre for the wrong day.

NORM A

Oh! But Colin, you have got our train tickets.

Look again.

C O LIN

Why? I havent got the tick . . . Oh!

NORM A

What are they?

C O LIN

The train tickets.

N O RM A

Ah! You see?

C O L IN

Im sorry, my love. Youre right and Im wrong.

NORM A

(She smiles.) Im always right, Colin.

C O L IN

Yes, N orm a. Here you are, Inspector.

IN S P E C T O R

Thank you, sir.

NORM A

Were going to a wedding, Inspector.

Were going to my sisters wedding, in
Winchester. Those are two tickets to
Winchester.

IN S P E C T O R

Yes, thats right, madam. These are

two tickets to Winchester.

C O LIN

Shes always right, Inspector.

IN S P E C T O R

(He smiles.) N o t always, sir.

NORM A

What?

IN S P E C T O R

This train doesnt go to

Winchester, madam.
Theyre the right
tickets, but youre on
the wrong train.
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A G ood Story
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NARRATO R

We are in Mrs Prices house. She is with Mrs

Roberts, and the two women are drinking
coffee. Mrs Prices three children come into
the room.

M R S P R IC E

Ah, these are my children, M rs R oberts.

Thats John. H e s a quiet boy.

JO H N

Hello, Mrs R oberts.

M RS RO BERTS

(She smiles.) Hello, John.

M R S P R IC E

And this is my daughter Tracy.

TRACY

Hello.

M R S R O B E R T S Hello, Tracy.
M R S P R IC E

And thats my son Michael. (She smiles.)

He's not quiet.

M IC H A EL

Hello, Mrs R oberts.

M RS R O B E R T S Hello, Michael.
M IC H A EL

Excuse me, Mrs R oberts - can you tell stories?

M R S R O B E R T S Stories?
M IC H A EL

Yes. G ood stories.

M R S R O B E R T S N o. N o, I cant.
M IC H A EL

I can tell good stories.

M R S R O B E R T S Can you? And you, John what can you do?

JO H N

I can paint. Look - this is my picture.

M R S R O B E R T S Ah, yes. A town, with houses and buildings.

JO H N

Thats a bank, and theres a cinema.

M R S R O B E R T S Thats right. I can see the bank and the cinema.

Yes, I like your picture, John. You paint well.

Can you paint, Tracy?
TRACY

Yes. This is my picture. Look.

M R S R O B E R T S Yes, I see. A train in a station. Thats very good,

too.
M IC H A EL

This is my picture, Mrs R oberts. D o you like

it? Is it good?

M RS RO BERTS

Oh!

M R S P R IC E

What is your picture, Michael? Im sorry, but

I dont understand it.

M R S R O B E R T S And I dont understand it, Michael.

M IC H A EL

Its an animal - a thing.

M R S R O B E R T S A thing?
M IC H A EL

Yes.

M R S R O B E R T S But Michael, its got seven blue legs

and three yellow eyes!

M IC H A EL

Yes, and its walking across your

foot now. Look!

M R S R O B E R T S What?
NARRATO R

Mrs R oberts stands up quickly.

Her face is white.

M IC H A EL

Ha, ha! I cant paint, Mrs Roberts,

but I can tell a good story.

Cheese!
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A
Sm

rch er
it h

NARRATO R

rs

an

rs

lark

a v is

We are in M r Smith s shop. M r Smith is talking

to a woman.

M R S A R C H E R Six eggs please, M r Smith. Brown eggs.

M R SM IT H

Six brown eggs. Here you are, Mrs Archer.

NARRATO R

Mrs Archer gives M r Smith the money for the

eggs.

M R SM IT H

Thank you. Goodbye.

M R S a r c h e r Goodbye.
M RS CLARK

Hello, M r Smith.

M R SM IT H

Hello, Mrs Clark. What can I do for you today?

M RS CLA RK

I want some coffee, please. G ood coffee. I like

strong coffee.

M R SM IT H

G ood coffee. Have I got good, strong coffee?

Ah, yes. This is very strong coffee.

M RS CLARK

Oh, good.

M R SM ITH

Here you are. And its not expensive.

M RS CLARK

G ood!

NARRATO R

M rs Clark goes, and a man comes into the shop.

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M AN

G ood morning.

M R SM ITH

Oh, hello, sir. Your cheese, sir? You want your

cheese?

M AN

Yes, please.

M R SM ITH

You always buy cheese.

M AN

Yes.

M R SM ITH

You like cheese?

M AN

N o, I dont like it.

M R SM ITH

N o? But I dont understand, sir. You buy cheese

from me every day.

MAN

Yes. I buy it, but I dont like it. I dont eat it.

NARRATO R

M r Smith puts the cheese in a bag. He gives the

bag to the man and looks at him. The man
smiles.

M AN

Im a photographer.

M R SM ITH

Oh, yes?

M AN

Yes. Every day I take photographs o f men,

women and children. People like my
photographs. Theyre good. The people in them
are always happy and smiling.

M R SM ITH

Thats good, sir.

MAN

But the people arent smiling. Theyre saying

Cheese!

M R SM ITH

Oh?

MAN

Yes. People come to me for their photographs,

and theyre nervous.

M R SM ITH

Yes, I can understand that. Im always nervous

too.

MAN

And nervous people dont smile. But I put some

cheese on a table and I say,W hats that? And
what do they say? They say,Cheese! They say
cheese and smile. They cant say cheese and not
smile. You cant say cheese and not smile.

M R SM ITH

Cheese.

MAN

Im right. Youre smiling.

M R SM ITH

Oh, yes!

MAN

B e happy, M r Smith. Smile at the

people in your shop. People always
like a smile. Say cheese to them.

M R SM ITH

Yes, sir. Thank you.

M AN

Goodbye.

M R SM ITH

Goodbye, sir. And thanks again.

M R S DAVIS

G ood morning, M r Smith.

M R SM ITH

Cheese, Mrs Davis.

M R S DAVIS

N o, thank you. Six white

eggs, please.

M R SM ITH

Yes, Mrs Davis. Cheese.

M R S DAVIS

N o, M r Smith. Six white eggs . . .

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A G ood M atch
N

arrator

rs

G
G

reen

reen

reen

S u sa n G

reen

eter

a v id

TV C

ones

o m m entato r

overs

Suppo

rters

n it e d

Suppo

rters

NARRATO R

The Green family are watching television.

M r and Mrs Green are in the room with their
son, Peter. Their daughter, Susan, comes in.
She is with her boyfriend, David.

SU SA N

Hello, Mother, Father. This is David - David

Jones.

M RS GREEN

Hello, David.

DAVID

Hello.

SU SA N

And thats Peter, my brother.

PETER

Hello. Is David your new boyfriend, Susan?

SU SA N

B e quiet, Peter!

PETER

Are you a football supporter, David?

DAVID

Yes, I am.

p e te r

Were going to watch the match. Rovers are

playing United.

MR GREEN

Sit down, David. Watch the match with us.

DAVID

Thanks.

PETER

We support Rovers. D o you support them,

David?

DAVID

Er no. I support United.

SU SA N

Oh!

PETER

You support United! A United supporter

here in this house!

M RS GREEN

Be quiet, Peter! Watch the television. Listen to

the commentator.

C O M M E N T A T O R Hello. This is Brian Hunter. Im your

commentator this afternoon. This is going to

be a good match yes, a very good match!
Listen. You can hear the Rovers supporters.
R su p p o rte rs

R o - vers!

C O M M EN T A T O R And the U nited supporters are here t o o . . .

u SU PPO RTERS

U - n i - ted! U - n i - ted!

NARRATOR

The Green family and David watch the match

and listen to the commentator.

C O M M E N T A T O R Smith has the ball. N ow Brown has it. Brown

shoots. Its a goal!

R su p p o rte rs

Goal!

C O M M E N T A T O R Rovers one, U nited nil.

PETER

One-nil to Rovers, David. What do you think

o f your boys now?

NARRATO R

And later the commentator says. . .

C O M M E N T A T O R Johnson gives the ball to Roberts. R oberts is

going to shoot. N o the ball goes to Miller.

Miller shoots, and yes! Goal!
R SU PPO RTERS

Goal!

C O M M E N T A T O R Rovers two, United nil.

PETER

Two-nil! Two-nil to Rovers, David.

NARRATO R

Susan and her brother are happy. David isnt

very happy. But Rovers and U nited are

playing again, and now United score.

U SU P P O R T E R S

Goal!

PETER

Oh, no!

d a v id

Two-one. Thats good, United.

NARRATO R

And later United score again.

DAVID

Rovers two, United two!

c o m m e n t a t o r This is a very good match!

NARRATO R

It is a good match, but Rovers and United

dont score again.

MR g r e e n

Two-two. The Rovers and United matches

are always two-two or one-one.

PETER

But theyre always good matches.

SU SA N

O K , w ere going now, Mother. David and

I are going to the cinema.

PETER

But Susan, your boyfriend supports United.

You cant go to the cinema with him.

M RS GREEN

Be quiet, Peter!

DAVID

But Peter, thatsgood.

PETER

What is?

DAVID

Susan is a Rovers supporter, Im a United

supporter. Rovers and United thats a
good match.
(Mr and Mrs Green smile.)

NARRATO R

It is a year later. Susan and David are very

nervous. Today is their wedding day.
Susan Green is going to be Mrs Jones.
And what do their friends say?

a ll

This is a good match!

10

W edding Day

arrator

a v id

ary

ohn

aul

N A R R A T O R David and his friends are football supporters, but

they are not going to a football match today. Today

is D avids wedding day. In the morning, his friends
come to his house.
MARY

Hello, David.

DAVID

Hello.

JO H N

Todays the day!

DAVID

Yes.

PAUL

Your wedding day!

d a v id

Yes.

M ARY

You cant watch the football match today, David.

DAVID

N o.

JO H N

U nited are going to score four goals.

PAUL

N o - its going to be four-nil to Rovers.

DAVID

Four-nil? They cant score goals!

PAUL

O h yes, they can! Rovers always play well.

MARY

I dont support U nited or Rovers.

JO H N

And were not football supporters today. Were

supporting David.

PAUL

Thats right. Were David supporters. Todays his

wedding day, and hes nervous.
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DAVID

Nervous? Me? Im not nervous. Im never nervous.

MARY

(To John and Paul) His wedding day, and hes not
nervous. Thats good.

DAVID

You can smile, you three, but I am not nervous.

PAUL

O K , David, were wrong.

MARY

We understand. Youre not nervous.

JO H N

(He smiles.) We like y o u r new things, David.

DAVID

N ew things?

PAUL

Yes. Youve got a new coat.

DAVID

O h - yes.

m ary

And an expensive new shirt.

DAVID

Yes.

JO H N

And we like your new shoes, David.

MARY

The new black shoe on your left f o o t . . .

PAUL

And the new brown shoe on your

right foot.

DAVID

What?

JO H N

Very interesting! One

black shoe and one
brown shoe!

d a v id

Oh, no!

MARY

But we understand.

JO H N

Yes.

PAUL

Todays your wedding d ay ...

DAVID

(He smiles.) And Im nervous!

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The English Teacher

N

arrator

ic h e l

it a

row n

IST V A N

n ik a

ao lo

elena

uki

ans

a r ia

NARRATO R

M r Brown is an English teacher. He teaches

English every day. Listen to him.

M R BROW N

Now, Michel, say an English sentence, please.

M IC H EL

The ticket inspector is looking at the tickets.

M R BROW N

G ood. D o you understand that, Rita?

R IT A

Yes, sir.

M R BROW N

Can you say a new sentence, please?

R IT A

M y father is a television commentator.

M R BROW N

Yes, good. D o you understand that, Anika?

A N IK A

Yes, sir.

M R BRO W N

A new sentence, please, Anika.

A N IK A

I like football.

M R BROW N

Good. D o you understand that, Istvan?

ISTVA N

Yes, sir.

M R BROW N

Say a new sentence, please.

ISTV A N

The woman in the shop is buying eggs.

M R BROW N

G ood. D o you understand that, Paolo?

PAOLO

Yes, sir.

M R BRO W N

Can you say a new sentence, please?

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PAOLO

I can tell good stories.

M R BROW N

Yes, good. D o you understand that, Hans?

HANS

Yes, sir.

M R BROW N

A new sentence, please, Hans.

HANS

The students are nervous.

M R BROW N

Good. D o you understand that, Yuki?

YUKI

Yes, sir.

M R BROW N

Say a new sentence, please, Yuki.

YUKI

Smoke is coming under the door.

M R BROW N

Good. D o you understand that, Helena?

H ELEN A

Yes, sir.

M R BROW N

Give me a new sentence, please, Helena.

H ELEN A

The school is on fire.

M R BROW N

Good. D o you understand that, Maria?

M ARIA

Yes, sir.

M R BRO W N

Say a sentence, please.

M ARIA

The school is on fire.

M R BROW N

N o, a new sentence, please.

M ARIA

But sir, you dont understand.

The school is on fire.

M R BROW N

I understand, Maria. Smoke is

coming under the door. The school
i s . . . What? Fire! G o to the door

now. Quickly! But dont run! Its a fire!

M ARIA

Oh, good, sir. N ow you understand!

A CTIVITIES
Pages 1-7

Before you read

1 Look at the Contents page. What are the two people in the picture
doing?
2 Look at the Word List at the back of the book. Are these sentences
right or wrong?
a There are eight sketches in this book,
b You can eat cheese and eggs.
c Footballers want to score goals.
d Commentators work on trains,
e Smoke usually comes from a fire.
f A wedding is an unhappy day.
g Football supporters are sometimes nervous before a game,
h You say sir to a woman and madam to a man.
3 Look quickly at page 1 and answer these questions,
a How many people are there in the first sketch?
b Where are those people?

While you read

4 Answer these questions. Write Yes or Ho.
a Has Colin Short got any tickets?
b Has Norma Short got the right tickets?
c Is Norma always right?
d Are Colin and Norma on the train to Winchester?
5 Who is it? Write the persons name or their job.
a He can tell good stories.
........................
b They can paint well.
.....................................................
c He doesnt like cheese.
........................
d He starts to say cheese to people.
........................

After you read

6 Work with five friends and read the sketches again.

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Pages 8-14

Before you read

7 These three sketches are about a football match, a wedding and an
English teacher. What are the problems going to be? What do you
think?

While you read

8 Who is talking?
a A United supporter - here in this house!
........................
b Rovers and United - thats a good match.......................................
c Im never nervous.
........................
d We like your new shoes.
........................
e Smoke is coming under the door.
........................
f Go to the door now. Quickly!
........................

After you read

9 Work with a friend. Find a picture in the book. What can you see
there? Tell the story of that sketch.
10 Talk about these questions.
a What do people say for a photographer in your country?
b Are you a football supporter? Why (not)?
c Were there any problems at a friends wedding - or at yours?
d Why doesnt Mr Brown understand about the fire?
11 Write a short sketch. Norma Short is talking to her sister on the
telephone. Her sister is not happy because her sister is not in
Winchester for her wedding.
12 Write a letter from Michael Price to a friend. Tell the story about Mrs
Roberts and the thing.

Answers for the Activities in this book are available from the Penguin Readers website.
A free Activity Worksheet is also available from the website. Activity Worksheets are
part o f the Penguin Teacher Support Programme, which also includes Progress Tests
and Graded R eader Guidelines. For more information, please visit:
www.penguinreaders.com.

WORD LIST with example sentences

cheese (n) Would you like some cheese or
commentator (n) I like watching football

some fruit?
on television, but sometimes you

cant hear the commentators.

egg (n) I always have coffee and two eggs in the morning,
fire (n) We are making a fire because it is going to be cold this evening,
goal (n) I didnt watch the football game. Were there any goals?
inspector (n) W here are our train tickets? The inspector is coming,
madam (n) Do you like those shoes, madam ?
match (n) Turkey are playing Italy, and the match is in Rome,
narrator (n) The narrator of the story on the radio was the writer of the
book.
nervous (adj) Children are always nervous on their first day at school,
nil (number) It is one-nil to Real Madrid, but Valencia are playing well,
paint (v) She paints pictures of the sea.
score (v) Wayne Rooney is going to score again!
Shoot (v) He can shoot with his left and his right foot.
Sir (n) Would you like a table near the window, sir?
sketch (n) The sketches are in English, but they are very short. Watch and
listen.
smoke (n) Is there a problem in the kitchen? I can see smoke.
support (v) My father supports Arsenal, but my brother and I like Chelsea.
tell (v) They tell interesting stories about their years in India.
wedding (n) There are going to be a hundred people at my sisters wedding.

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W h a t happens when Mrs Roberts has coffee w ith Mrs Price?
And is David ready fo r his wedding? The answers are in these
six sketches.

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