英语中级口语Lesson 3-Who Took the Money.ppt

Who Took the Money? Lesson 3 Text A Mr Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday---ten pretty pound notes. So the day after her birthday, Mrs Smith went shopping. She queued for a bus, got on and sat down next to an old lady. After a while, she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was open. Inside it, she saw a wad of pound notes exactly like the one her husband had given her. So she quickly looked into her own bag---the notes had gone!? Text A Mrs Smith was sure that the old lady who was sitting next to her had stolen them. She thought she would have to call the police; but, as she disliked making a fuss and getting people into trouble, she decided to take back the money from the old lady’s handbag and say nothing more about it. She looked round the bus to make sure nobody was watching, then she carefully put her hand into the old lady’s bag , took the notes and put them in her own bag.??? Text A When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought. “How did you pay for it?” he asked. “With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course,” she replied. “Oh? What’s that, then?” he asked, as he pointed to a wad of ten pound notes on the table. Questions on Text A What is the story about? What was the birthday gift that Mr Smith gave to his wife? What did Mrs Simth do the day after her birthday? What did she notice in the old lady’s handbag? What did she think happened to her money? Why did she decide not to call the police? What did she do in the end? Who do you think was the real thief? Text B “Goodbye, darling,” said Mr Mackin. “I’ll be late tonight.” Poor George, she thought. He was always in a hurry in the morning, and it wasn’t unusual for him to come home late at night. He worked for a shoe company in Leeds. and there was such a lot of work that he normally stayed in the office till seven or eight. 　　When George had left the house Mrs Mackin sat do