Lesson 9
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A LessonLearn John was the only sona wealthy American businessman. Usually he was takenschool by the chauffeurhis father's beautiful car, before the chauffeur took John's fatherhis office. One evening his father told him that he hadgothe airport early the next day, so he would need the car at the time that John hadgoschool. He said that John's mother, who possessed another car, would still bebed at the time he hadleave the house . "Well , how willgetschool if you need your car and Mummystillbed?" John asked. His father thought this was a good opportunityteach him a lesson about how hard life was for the less fortunate peoplethe world , so he answered , "You'll gothe same way as every other childthe world goes-in a taxi. "
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What's GoingHere? PoLIcEMAN: What's goinghere? MAN: You mean, what's happening? Well, constable, I'm tryingget outthe window and Fred herehelping me. PoLIcEMAN: Why are you climbing through the window and not leaving by the front door? MAN: Well , you seecan't find the key and I'ma hurry. Come on, Fied, We're wasting time. POLICEMAN: Just a minute you two.don't think you're telling me the truth. This isn't your house,it? MAN: No, it's my brother's. I'm staying with him for a while. PoLIcEMAN: Is he at home? MAN: I'm afraid not. He'sjail for house-breaking at the moment.
Text A
A LessonLearn John was the only sona wealthy American businessman. Usually he was takenschool by the chauffeurhis father's beautiful car, before the chauffeur took John's fatherhis office. One evening his father told him that he hadgothe airport early the next day, so he would need the car at the time that John hadgoschool. He said that John's mother, who possessed another car, would still bebed at the time he hadleave the house . "Well , how willgetschool if you need your car and Mummystillbed?" John asked. His father thought this was a good opportunityteach him a lesson about how hard life was for the less fortunate peoplethe world , so he answered , "You'll gothe same way as every other childthe world goes-in a taxi. "
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What's GoingHere? PoLIcEMAN: What's goinghere? MAN: You mean, what's happening? Well, constable, I'm tryingget outthe window and Fred herehelping me. PoLIcEMAN: Why are you climbing through the window and not leaving by the front door? MAN: Well , you seecan't find the key and I'ma hurry. Come on, Fied, We're wasting time. POLICEMAN: Just a minute you two.don't think you're telling me the truth. This isn't your house,it? MAN: No, it's my brother's. I'm staying with him for a while. PoLIcEMAN: Is he at home? MAN: I'm afraid not. He'sjail for house-breaking at the moment.