Programme 10
Text Three
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Intermediate English Course Programme 10 Text Three |
| Mrs. Smith | Good evening, Mrs. Janes. It's become quite chilly all of a sudden, hasn't it? |
| Mrs. Jones | Yes, I think the summer is over at last and winter's on the way. |
| Mrs. Smith | The nights are certainly drawing in. It gets dark soon after tea-time now. I suppose we'll be lighting the fires again in a few weeks. |
| Mrs. Jones | I'm really looking forward to sitting by a blazing coal fire again. I don't mind the winter nights as long as the house is cosy and warm, and I adore the crisp, fresh autumn air. |
| Mrs. Smith | So do I. I much prefer autumn and winter to summer. I can't stand the heat. Do you remember that heat-wave we had in July? It got so hot that I couldn't go to sleep at night and the milk turned sour before you could put it in the fridge. |
| Mrs. Jones | I used to love the summer, but now I'm growing older I like it less and less. |
| Mrs. Smith | Well, we're all getting older; there's no doubt about that. The summers seem to flash past faster and faster every year. |
| Mrs. Jones | Have you noticed the old oak trees in the lane? The leaves have turned yellow already. They look quite beautiful. |
| Mrs. Smith | When the leaves change colour, everyone says how beautiful they look. My hair was yellow once and now it's going grey, but no one says it looks beautiful any more. |
| Mrs. Jones | Never mind, Mrs. Smith. The trees will be losing their leaves in a few weeks. At least you aren't going 30 bald. |
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