Intermediate English Course
Programme 6
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Saturday Night Thoughts

Now where are my pyjamas?

It's Sunday tomorrow. I usually sit around and do nothing on Sundays, but tomorrow I'm going to make a special effort. I'm going to get up early and see to lots of Jobs that I've been meaning to do for ages but just haven't got round to. First of all, I'm going to cut the garden hedge, and then I'm going to dig the weeds out of the vegetable patch and plant some cabbages and onions. If I have time after that, I'll mow the front lawn before lunch.

In the afternoon I'm going to polish the car and give it a service. The car needs a service badly, but I'm not going to take it to the garage because labour costs are so high nowadays. There's no point in wasting money, and why pay someone to do a simple job when it costs you nothing to do it yourself? I've phoned Ted, and since he's at a loose end tomorrow he'll come round as soon as he finishes lunch and we'll work on the car together. We've agreed that he'll help me with my car this week, and, in return, I'll go round to his place next Sunday and help him paint his garage.

Ah well, into bed...


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