Intermediate English Course
Programme 12
Text Three

Loyal Fans

Ted Hello, Bill. Are you ready yet?
Bill Oh, come in, Ted. Is it two o'clock already? I have finished my lunch yet, but I won't be long.
Ted We'll miss the kick-off unless you hurry.

Bill Take a seat for a minute. If we miss the kick-off It won't really be a tragedy, will it? I don't suppose the game will be worth watching anyway.
Ted Probably not. But I bet if we arrive five minutes late they'll score the only goal of the game before we get there.
Bill And if we arrived early, they wouldn't score any goals at all. I don't know why we persist in going to watch them every other Saturday.
Ted We wouldn't know what to do if we didn't go, would we?
Bill They're bound to lose again, unless there's a miracle.
Ted I don't know. They've dropped old Ford and picked that youngster, Wade, in his place. Perhaps they'll win, if they strike form.
Bill If they strike their usual form, they'll lose five-nil against this team. They've already lost at home twice this season... But Let's get a move on, we'll be late.

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