Programme 18
Text Two
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Intermediate English Course Programme 18 Text Two |
| Mrs. Smith | Have another cup of tea before you go, Mrs. Janes. |
| Mrs. Jones | I should be off really. I want to catch the ten o'clock bus into town and it's nearly quarter to already. |
| Mrs. Smith | You may as well have another cup and catch the 10.30. You'd have to run to catch the 10 o'clock now and you might miss it even then. |
| Mrs. Jones | All right, then, thank you. And can I have another of those chocolate biscuits? |
| Mrs. Smith | Of course you can. Here you are... |
| Mrs. Jones | Did you read about that awful business at the new comprehensive school last week? |
| Mrs. Smith | Yes, I did. A boy assaulted a teacher with a knife. Whatever next? |
| Mrs. Jones | He ought to be given a good beating. They're too soft on children these days. The children can do what they like, and the teachers can't do anything to punish them.... May I have another biscuit? |
| Mrs. Smith | Of course - help yourself. I don't know why they abolished corporal punishment. Things like that didn't happen when we were at school because the teachers kept these hooligans under control by using a cane. |
| Mrs. Jones | That's true.... Ah, well, I must go now... Oh deal Is your clock right? It can't be twenty past ten already. |
| Mrs. Smith | I'm afraid it is. You've missed the 10.30 too now. You may as well stay here for a chat and go into town aft lunch. |
| Mrs. Jones | Yes, I might as well. But Mrs. Brown is expecting me I really ought to ring her and tell her that I won't be turning up. Could I use your phone? |
| Mrs. Smith | Certainly. |
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