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English.365                                   Google group Let's learn English everyday !     A story for reading comprehension            Mr Jones's shop sold food. Mr Jones and a young man worked there. The young man's name was George. A man came into the shop on Monday. He was a funny man. Mr Jones was in the office. It was behind the shop. The funny man looked at George and said, "I want a small table, please." George said, "We don't sell tables in this shop. We sell food." The man smiled and answered, "A small, brown table." He took a picture out of his bag and showed it to George. It was a picture of a small, brown table. George put his mouth near the man's ear and said, "We do not have tables in this shop! Food! Not tables!" The man smiled and answered, "That's good. Thank you." Then he sat down on a chair and waited. George was not happy. He went into the office and spoke to Mr Jones. Then he and Mr Jones came out again. Mr Jones was angry. He looked at the man and said, "What do you want?" The man smiled and answered, "I want a loaf of brown bread, please. Haven't you got any bread in your shop?" Mr Jones said, "Yes, we have." He looked at George, and then he went and got a loaf of brown bread from a big box and gave it to the man.       Exercise Exercise 1 Look at these questions. Find the right answers. Then write the questions and the answers: 1 Did Mr Jones work in George's shop? a) No, he didn't. b) Yes, he did. 2 Who worked in Mr Jones's shop? a) A funny man did. b) George did. 3 Did the shop sell tables, or food? a) It sold food. b) It sold tables. 4 Did the funny man ask George for some food? a) No, he didn't. b) Yes, he did. 5 Did the funny man ask George for a table? a) No, he didn't. b) Yes, he did. 6 Did George show him a table? a) No, he didn't. b) Yes, he did. 7 Whose office did George go into then? a) Mr Jones's. b) The funny man's. 8 Did Mr Jones speak to the funny man? a) No, he didn't. b) Yes, he did. 9 Was Mr Jones happy, or angry? a) He was angry. b) He was happy. 10 Did the funny man ask Mr Jones for a table, or some food? a) A table. b) Some food. Exercise 2 Write this story. Choose the right words each time: Mr Jones sold (food/tables and chairs) in his shop. His shop was (behind/in front of) his office. A (funny/young) man worked in the shop too. (A/The) funny man came into the shop on Monday; He asked (George/Mr Jones) for a (chair/table). Then he showed George a (picture of a table/table). George (did not sell/sold) the funny man a small, brown table. The funny man (smiled/was not happy). He sat down and (waited/was angry). Then (George/the funny man) brought Mr Jones out of the (office/shop). Mr Jones (smiled/was not happy). The funny man asked him for a (loaf of brown bread/small, brown table), and Mr Jones gave (him a big box/it to him).     American Idiom / Slang : Back seat driver Definition: Someone who gives unwanted advice; someone who tries to run things even though they don't have the power or authority to do so. Example: 1)      Rob is the worst back seat driver I know - he's always telling me what to do. 2)      I wish I could tell my boss to stop being such a back seat driver. I don't need to hear his comments every ten minutes! Etymology: Sometimes people riding in the back of a car will give advice to the driver; this is usually more annoying than helpful. This phrase can be used literally (in a car) or more generally to make fun of someone who is giving unwanted advice.     عضو اين گروه شويد و به دوستان خود معرفي کنيد. لينک عضويت http://groups.google.com/group/englishdot365dotir/subscribe?hl=en مدير گروه - محمد جواد راثی زاده Share this email   English.365 Google group