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 52. The Eight O'Clock News Good evening. And here is the Eight O'Clock News. Last night there was a revolution in Mandanga. The rebels attacked the President's palace, shot the President and burnt the building. The air force bombed the capital. The United States sent ships to the area this morning. The Soviet Union protested in the United Nations. Questions What happened in Mandanga? Ask "When?" What did the rebels attack? Did they shoot the Prime Minister? Ask "Who?" What did they burn? Did they bomb the capital? What did the United States do? What did the Soviet Union do? The Scottish police are looking for two climbers in the Highlands. The climbers left yesterday morning to climb Ben Nevis. It began to snow heavily yesterday afternoon. The police sent out a search party yesterday evening. They spent the night on the climbers. Questions How many climbers are the police looking for? Ask "Where?" When did they leave? What did they want to cli...

 51. Everyday Conversation E: Excuse me ... I lost my handbag this morning. F: Where did you lose it? E: On the bus ... I left it on the number 28. F: Well, you're lucky, the conductor found it. E: Thank goodness! I was worried. F: Here it is ... he gave it to mean hour ago. handbag, camera, wallet, purse, umbrella an hour ago, two hours ago, three hours ago, half an hour ago, 25 minutes ago G: What did you do last weekend? H: I went to Oxford. G: Really? How did you go? H: I went by car. G: How long did it take? H: It took about two hours. last weekend, last Saturday, last Monday, last Friday by car, by train, by bus, by taxi I: Hello, John! I thought you were in Brighton! J: I was. I drove there on Friday. I: Yes ...? J: ... and came back on Saturday morning! I: Oh? Why did you come back? J: Well, I went to a casino, and spent all my money! I: How did you do that? J: Well, I won a little at first ... then I lost everything! Brighton, Bournemouth, London, Torquay Saturday morning,...

 50. Robbie and the Rebels Jill: Good morning, Shirley ... Shirley: Hello, Jill ... Jill: Oh, I'm tired this morning! Shirley: Are you? Why? Jill: Well, I went to the concert last night. Shirley: Which concert? Jill: The pop concert, the one at the Town Hall. Shirley: Oh, which group did you see? Jill: I saw 'Robbie and the Rebels' ... they're a new group. Shirley: Are they good? Jill: Hmm ... they usually play well, but last night they played badly. Shirley: Is Robbie a good singer? Jill: Oh, yes, he usually sings well. Shirley: Did he sing well last night? Jill: No, he didn't ... he sang very badly. Shirley: What about the group? Jill: Oh, the guitarist played beautifully ... but the drummer was loud. Shirley:Yes, pop drummers always play loudly. Jill: I know! I had a headache after the concert. Shirley: Hmm ... I never go to pop concerts. I prefer classical music. Questions What are their names? Who's tired? Aks "Why?" Which concert did she go to? W...

 49. Survivors Bill Craig and John Fitzgerald are pilots. Last year their plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean. They were in a rubber dinghy for four weeks. They didn't have nuch water, and they didn't have many things to eat. They had a few bananas and a little brandy from their plane. They caught a lot of fish. THey had only a little chocolate. They had only a few biscuits and a few apples. After four weeks, they saw a ship and the ship rescued them. Questions What are theri names? What do they do? Did their plane crash? Ask "When?" Ask "Where?" How many weeks were they in a dinghy? How much water did they have? Did they have many bananas? Did they have much brandy? Did they catch any fish? Ask "How many?" How much chocolate did they have? How many apples did they have? What did they see after four weeks? Exercise 1. A. Did they have any chocolate? B. Yes, they did, but they didn't have much. A. How much chocolate did they have? B. They had onl...