Intermediate English Course
Programme 11
Text Three

A Sobering Thought

Janet I've just come across an old photograph-album of m mother's in this drawer. Come and have a look, Mike
Mike Gosh! Is this a picture of you as a baby? You were quite cute then. It's a shame you've grown up.
Janet Don't be nasty! Look, here's a photo of my sister 5 Paula when she was still in the fourth form at school That's an old boyfriend of hers beside her.
Mike She looks a bit young for boyfriends, but I suppose she takes after you - you always used to have a different boyfriend whenever I saw you in those days.
Janet Look who's talking! I remember looking through some of your old photos a while ago and I found a whole collection of pictures of different girlfriends of yours.
Mike Look! Here's an old photo of your mother. Didn't she look like you then?

Janet Yes, everyone says we're very alike.
Mike What a ridiculous hat she's wearing.
Janet It's not ridiculous at all. It was the height of fashion 20 then.
Mike Something has just occurred to me - if your mother looked like you twenty years ago, you'll probably look just like her in twenty years' time...
Janet So?
Mike So...er...well...Look, a picture of young David!

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