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I'm afraid od Americans - David Bowie
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I'm afraid of Americans David BowieGrandma: I'm afraid that we can't find the new playground. Timmy: Don't worry, Grandma! We can use the map on your phone. Grandma: What does the map say? Timmy: It says we have to walk straight down this road to the hospital. Grandma: Is it next to the hospital? Timmy: No, we have to turn right at the hospital and walk to the library. Timmy: We turn left at the library and walk to the park. The playground is in the middle of the park. Grandma: Very good, Timmy!Chapter 2: But I'm AfraidNam: Hello, Minh. Minh: Hi, Nam. How are you? Iām going to play football at our school sports field with a few friends this evening. Are you free to join us? Nam: Iād love to, but Iām afraid I canāt. Iām preparing dinner. Minh: Really? Doesnāt your mum cook? Nam: Oh, yes. My mum usually does the cooking, but sheās working late today. Minh: How about your sister, Lan? Does she help with the housework? Nam: Yes. She often helps with the cooking. But she canāt help today. Sheās studying for her exams. Minh: I see. I never do the cooking. Itās my motherās job. Nam: Really? So how do you divide the household chores in your family? Minh: Mum is the homemaker, so she does the chores. My dad is the breadwinner; he earns money. And we, the kids, study. Nam: Well, in my family, we divide the housework equally ā Mum usually cooks and shops for groceries; Dad cleans the house and does the heavy lifting. Minh: What about you and your sister? Nam: My sister does the laundry. I do the washing-up and put out the rubbish. We also help with the cooking when our mum is busy. Minh: That sounds fair! Anyway, I have to go now. See you later. Nam: Bye. Have fun.GRANDMOTHER: Read Jimmy's card to me please, Penny. PENNY: "I have just arrived in Scotland and I'm staying at a Youth Hostel." GRANDMOTHER: Eh? PENNY: He says he's just arrived in Scotland. He says he's staying at a Youth Hostel. You know he's a member of the Y.H.Ī. GRANDMOTHER: The what? PENNY: The Y.H.A., Mum. The Youth Hostels Association. GRANDMOTHER: What else does he say? PENNY: "I'll write a letter soon. I hope you are all well." GRANDMOTHER: What? Speak up, Penny. I'm afraid I can't hear you. PENNY: He says he'll write a letter soon. He hopes we are all well. "Love, Jimmy." GRANDMOTHER: Is that all? He doesn't say very much, does he? PENNY: He can't write very much on a card, Mum.ASSISTANT: Do you like this dress, madam? LADY: I like the colour very much. It's a lovely dress, but it's too small for me. ASSISTANT: What about this one? It's a lovely dress. It's very smart. Short skirts are in fashion now. Would you like to try it? LADY: All right. I'm afraid this green dress is too small for me as well. It's smaller than the blue one. I don't like the colour either. It doesn't suit me at all. I think the blue dress is prettier.mCould you show me another blue dress? I want a dress like that one, but it must be my size. ASSISTANT: I'm afraid I haven't got a larger dress. This is the largest dress in the shop.Conductor:Fares, please! Man:Trafalgar Square, please. Conductor:I'm sorry, sir.I can't change a ten-pound note. Haven't you got any small change? Man:I've got no small change, I'm afraid. Conductor:I'll ask some of the passengers. Conductor:Have you any small change, sir? 1st Passenger: I'm sorry. I've got none. 2nd Passenger: I haven't got any either. Conductor:Can you change this ten-pound note, madam? 3rd Passenger: I'm afraid I can't. 4th Passenger: Neither can I. Conductor: I'm very sorry, sir. You must get off the bus.None of our passengers can change this note. They're all millionaires! Two Tramps: Except us. 1st Tramp: I've got some small change. 2nd Tramp: So have I. SISI: Do you have any shoes like these? SHOP ASSISTANT: What size? SISI: Size five. SHOP ASSISTANT: What colour? SISI: Black. SHOP ASSISTANT: I'm sorry. We don't have any. SISI: But my sister bought this pair last month. SHOP ASSISTANT: Did she buy them here? SISI: No, she bought them in the U.S. SHOP ASSISTANT: We had some shoes like those a month ago, but we don't have any now. SISI: Can you get a pair for me, please? SHOP ASSISTANT: I'm afraid that I can't. They were in fashion last year and the year before last. But they're not in fashion this year. SHOP ASSISTANT: These shoes are in fashion now. SISI: They look very uncomfortable. SHOP ASSISTANT: They are very uncomfortable. But women always wear uncomfortable shoes!