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Contents
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Im Right! 1
A Good Story 3
Cheese! 5
A Good Match 8
Wedding Day 11
The English Teacher 13
Activities 15
Im R ight!

N arrator
M an
W om an

NARRATOR We are on a train, and here comes the ticket

inspector.
IN S P E C T O R Tickets, please. Your tickets, please.
MAN Here you are.
IN S P E C T O R Thank you, sir. (To the woman) Your ticket, please,
madam.
W OMAN Oh, yes. Here you are.
IN S P E C T O R Thank you, madam. Tickets, please.

NORM A Colin! The tickets!

C O L IN Youve got them, N orm a. Theyre in your bag.
NORM A N o theyre not. You}ve got them.
C O L IN N o, my love. Im sorry, but youre wrong.

NORM A Colin, I am never wrong. I have not got the

tickets. Look theyre not in my bag. (To the ticket
inspector) Im sorry, Inspector.
IN S P E C T O R Have you got the tickets, sir?
NORM A Yes, he has. Look in your coat, Colin. (He looks.)
N o, not there. Youre looking in the wrong place.
C O L IN Here, then. Oh! What are these?

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NORM A Train tickets! Im right!
C O L IN N o, N orm a, youre wrong. These are old tickets.
Theyre for the wrong day.
NORM A Oh! But Colin, you have got our train tickets.
Look again.
C O L IN Why? I havent got the tick .. . Oh!
NORM A What are they?
C O L IN The train tickets.
NORM A Ah! You see?
C O L IN Im sorry, my love. Youre right and Im wrong.
NORM A (She smiles.) Im always right, Colin.
C O L IN Yes, N orm a. Here you are, Inspector.
IN S P E C T O R Thank you, sir.
NORM A Were going to a wedding, Inspector.
Were going to my sisters wedding, in
Winchester. Those are two tickets to
Winchester.
IN S P E C T O R Yes, thats right, madam. These are
two tickets to Winchester.
C O L IN Shes always right, Inspector.
IN S P E C T O R (He smiles.) N ot always
NORM A What?
IN S P E C T O R This train doesnt go tc
Winchester, madam.
Theyre the right
tickets, but youre on
the wrong train.

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 A G ood Story

N arrator M rs P r ic e
M rs R o berts J ohn P r ic e
T racy P r ic e M ic h a e l P r ic e

NARRATOR We are in Mrs Prices house. She is with Mrs

R oberts, and the two women are drinking
coffee, Mrs Prices three children come into
the room.
MRS p r ic e Ah, these are my children, Mrs R oberts.
Thats John. H es a quiet boy.
JO H N Hello, Mrs Roberts.
M RS RO BERTS (She smiles.) Hello, John.
M R S P R IC E And this is my daughter Tracy
TRACY Hello.
MRS RO BERTS Hello, Tracy
MRS p r ic e And thats my son Michael. (She smiles.)
H efs not quiet.
M IC H A E L Hello, Mrs Roberts.
MRS RO BERTS Hello, Michael.
M IC H A E L Excuse me, Mrs R oberts can you tell stories?
MRS RO BERTS Stories?
Mic h a e l Yes. G ood stories.
M RS RO BERTS No. N o, I cant.
Mic h a e l I c a n te ll g o o d s t o r ie s .

M RS RO BERTS Can you? And you, John what can you do?

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JO H N I can paint. Look this is my picture.

M RS RO BERTS Ah, yes. A town, with houses and buildings.
JO H N Thats a bank, and theres a cinema.
M RS RO BERTS Thats right. I can see the bank and the cinema.
Yes, I like your picture, John. You paint well.
Can you paint, Tracy?
TRACY Yes. This is my picture. Look.
M RS RO BERTS Yes, I see. A train in a station. Thats very good,
too.
M IC H A E L This is my picture, Mrs Roberts. D o you like
it? Is it good?
M RS RO BERTS Oh!
M R S P R IC E What is your picture, Michael? Im sorry, but
I dont understand it.
MRS RO BERTS And I dont understand it, Michael.
M IC H A E L Its an animal - a thing.
MRS RO BERTS A thing?
M IC H A E L Yes.
M RS RO BERTS But Michael, its got seven blue legs
and three yellow eyes!
M IC H A E L Yes, and its walking across your
foot now. Look!
M RS RO BERTS What?
NARRATOR Mrs R oberts stands up quickly.
Her face is white.
M IC H A E L Ha, ha! I cant paint, Mrs R oberts,
but I can tell a good story.
 Cheese!

N arrator M rs C lark
M rs A rcher M an
M r Sm it h M rs D a v is

n a rra to r We are in M r Smiths shop. M r Smith is talking

to a woman.
MRS a r c h e r Six eggs please, M r Smith. Brown eggs.
M R s m it h Six brown eggs. Here you are, Mrs Archer.
n a rra to r Mrs Archer gives M r Smith the money for the
eggs.
M R S M IT H Thank you. Goodbye.
M RS A RCH ER Goodbye.
M RS CLARK Hello, M r Smith.
M R s m it h Hello, Mrs Clark. What can I do for you today?
M RS CLARK I want some coffee, please. G ood coffee. I like
strong coffee.
M R s m it h G ood coffee. Have I got good, strong coffee?
Ah, yes. This is very strong coffee.
M RS CLARK Oh, good.

M R s m it h Here you are. And its not expensive.

M RS CLARK Good!
NARRATOR Mrs Clark goes, and a man comes into the shop.

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MAN G ood morning.
M R SM IT H Oh, hello, sir. Your cheese, sir? You want your
cheese?
MAN Yes, please.
M R S M IT H You always buy cheese.
MAN Yes.
M R S M IT H You like cheese?
MAN . N o, I dont like it.
M R SM IT H N o? But I dont understand, sir. You buy cheese
from me every day.
MAN Yes. I buy it, but I dont like it. I dont eat it.
NARRATOR M r Smith puts the cheese in a bag. He gives the
bag to the man and looks at him. The man
smiles.
MAN Im a photographer.
M R SM IT H Oh, yes?
MAN Yes. Every day I take photographs o f men,
women and children. People like my
photographs. Theyre good. The people in them
are always happy and smiling.
M R S M IT H Thats good, sir.
MAN But the people arent smiling. Theyre saying
Cheese!
M R SM IT H Oh?
MAN Yes. People come to me for their photographs,
and theyre nervous.

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M R S M IT H Yes, I can understand that. Im always nervous
too.
M AN And nervous people dont smile. But I put some
cheese on a table and I say,W hats that? And
what do they say? They say,Cheese! They say
cheese and smile. They cant say cheese and not
smile. You cant say cheese and not smile.
M R S M IT H Cheese.
MAN Im right. Youre smiling.
M R S M IT H Oh, yes!
MAN Be happy, M r Smith. Smile at the
people in your shop. People always
like a smile. Say cheese to them.
M R S M IT H Yes, sir. Thank you.
MAN Goodbye.
M R S M IT H Goodbye, sir. And thanks again.
M R S D A V IS G ood morning, M r Smith.
M R S M IT H Cheese, Mrs Davis.
M R S D A V IS N o, thank you. Six white
eggs, please.
M R S M IT H Yes, Mrs Davis. Cheese.
M R S D A V IS N o, M r Smith. Six white eggs . ..

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A G ood M atch

N a rra to r
M rs G reen
M r G reen
P e te r G reen
S u san G reen
D a v id J o n e s
TV C o m m e n ta to r
R o v e rs S u p p o rte rs
U n ite d S u p p o rte rs

n a rra to r The Green family -are watching television.

M r and Mrs Green are in the room with their
son, Peter. Their daughter, Susan, comes in.
She is with her boyfriend, David.
SU SA N Hello, Mother, Father. This is David David
Jones.
M RS GREEN Hello, David.
D A V ID Hello.
SU SA N And thats Peter, my brother.
PETER Hello. Is David your new boyfriend, Susan?
SU SA N Be quiet, Peter!
PETER Are you a football supporter, David?
D A V ID Yes, I am.
PETER Were going to watch the match. Rovers are
playing United.
M R GREEN Sit down, David. Watch the match with us.
D A V ID Thanks.
PETER We support Rovers. D o you support them,
David?
D A V ID Er - no. I support United.

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SU SA N Oh!
peter You support United! A United supporter
here in this house!
MRS g r e e n B e quiet, Peter! Watch the television. Listen to
the commentator.
COM M ENTATOR Hello. This is Brian Hunter. Im your
commentator this afternoon. This is going to
be a good match yes, a very good match!
Listen. You can hear the Rovers supporters.
R su ppo r ters R o - vers!
co m m entato r And the United supporters are here t o o . . .
u SU PPO R TER S U - ni - ted! U - ni - ted!
NARRATOR The Green family and David watch the match
and listen to the commentator.
COM M ENTATOR Smith has the ball. N ow Brown has it. Brown
shoots. Its a goal!
r su ppo r ters Goal!
COM M ENTATOR Rovers one, United nil.
PETER One-nil to Rovers, David. What do you think
o f your boys now?
NARRATOR And later the commentator says . . .
co m m entato r Johnson gives the ball to Roberts. R oberts is
going to shoot. N o the ball goes to Miller.
Miller shoots, and yes! Goal!
R SU PPO R TER S Goal!
COM M ENTATOR Rovers two, United nil.
PETER Two-nil! Two-nil to Rovers, David.
NARRATOR Susan and her brother are happy. David isnt
very happy. But Rovers and United are

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 playing again, and now United score.
U SU PPO RTERS Goal!
PETER Oh, no!
D A V ID Two-one. Thats good, United.
NARRATOR And later U nited score again.
D A V ID Rovers two, United two!
COM M ENTATOR This is a very good match!
NARRATOR It is a good match, but Rovers and United
dont score again.
M R GREEN Two-two. The Rovers and United matches
are always two-two or one-one.
PETER But theyre always good matches.
SU SA N O K , were going now, Mother. David and
I are going to the cinema.
PETER But Susan, your boyfriend supports United.
You cant go to the cinema with him.
M RS GREEN Be quiet, Peter!
D A V ID But Peter, thats good.
PETER What is?
D A V ID Susan is a Rovers supporter, Im a United
supporter. Rovers and United thats a
good match.
(Mr and Mrs Green smile.)
NARRATOR It is a year later. Susan and David are very
nervous. Today is their wedding day.
Susan Green is going to be Mrs Jones.
And what do their friends say?
ALL This is a good match!

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Wedding Day

N arrator M ary
D a v id J ohn

P aul

NARRATOR David and his friends are football supporters, but

they are not going to a football match today. Today
is Davids wedding day In the morning, his friends
come to his house.
MARY Hello, David.
D A V ID Hello.
JO H N Todays the day!
D A V ID Yes.
PA U L Your wedding day!
D A V ID Yes.
MARY You cant watch the football match today, David.

D A V ID No.
JO H N United are going to score four goals.
PA U L N o its going to be four-nil to Rovers.
D A V ID Four-nil? They cant score goals!
PA U L Oh yes, they can! Rovers always play well.
MARY I dont support United or Rovers.
JO H N And w ere not football supporters today. Were
supporting David.
PA U L Thats right. Were David supporters. Todays his
wedding day, and hes nervous.

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D A V ID Nervous? M e? Im not nervous. Im never nervous.
M ARY (To John and Paul) His wedding day, and hes not
nervous. Thats good.
D A V ID You can smile, you three, but I am not nervous.
PA U L O K , David, w ere wrong.
MARY We understand. Youre not nervous.
JO H N (He smiles.) We like your new things, David.
D A V ID N ew things?
PA U L Yes. Youve got a new coat.
D A V ID O h - yes.
MARY And an expensive new shirt.
D A V ID Yes.
JO H N And we like your new shoes, David.
M ARY The new black shoe on your left fo o t. ..
PA U L And the new brown shoe on your
right foot.
D A V ID What?
JO H N Very interesting! One
black shoe and one
brown shoe!
D A V ID Oh, no!
MARY But we understand.
JO H N Yes.
PA U L Todays your wedding d a y . ..
D A V ID (He smiles.) And Im nervous!

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The English Teacher

N arrator M r B row n

M ic h e l R it a

A n ik a I STVAN
P ao lo H elena

Y uki H ans

M a r ia

NARRATOR M r Brown is an English teacher. He teaches

English every day. Listen to him.
M R BRO W N Now, Michel, say an English sentence, please.

M IC H E L The ticket inspector is looking at the tickets.

M R BROW N Good. D o you understand that, Rita?

R IT A Yes, sir.
M R BROW N Can you say a new sentence, please?

R IT A M y father is a television commentator.

M R BROW N Yes, good. D o you understand that, Anika?

A N IK A Yes, sir.
M R BROW N A new sentence, please, Anika.

A N IK A I like football.
M R BROW N Good. D o you understand that, Istvan?

IS T V A N Yes, sir.
M R BROW N Say a new sentence, please.
IS T V A N The woman in the shop is buying eggs.
M R BROW N Good. D o you understand that, Paolo?
P A O LO Yes, sir.
MR bro w n Can you say a new sentence, please?

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PA O LO I can tell good stories.

M R BROW N Yes, good. D o you understand that, Hans?

HANS Yes, sir.

M R BRO W N A new sentence, please, Hans.

HANS The students are nervous.

M R BROW N G ood. D o you understand that, Yuki?

YUKI Yes, sir.

M R BROW N Say a new sentence, please, Yuki.

YUKI Smoke is coming under the door.

M R BRO W N Good. D o you understand that, Helena?

H ELEN A Yes, sir.

M R BROW N Give me a new sentence, please, Helena.

HELENA The school is on fire.

M R BRO W N Good. D o you understand that, Maria?

M A R IA Yes, sir.
M R BROW N Say a sentence, please.

M A R IA The school is on fire.

M R BRO W N No, a new sentence, please.

M A R IA But sir, you dont understand.

The school is on fire.
M R BROW N I understand, Maria. Smoke is
coming under the door. The school
i s . . . What? Fire! Go to the door
now. Quickly! But dont run! Its a fire!

M A R IA Oh, good, sir. N ow you understand!

 ACTIVITIES

Pages 1-7

Before you read

1 Look at the Contents page. What are the two people in the picture
doing?
2 Look at the Word List at the back of the book. Are these sentences
right or wrong?
a There are eight sketches in this book,
b You can eat cheese and eggs.
c Footballers want to score goals.
d Commentators work on trains,
e Smoke usually comes from a fire.
f A wedding is an unhappy day.
g Football supporters are sometimes nervous before a game,
h You say sir to a woman and madam to a man.
3 Look quickly at page 1 and answer these questions,
a How many people are there in the first sketch?
b Where are those people?

While you read

4 Answer these questions. Write Yes or No.
a Has Colin Short got any tickets?
b Has Norma Short got the right tickets?
c Is Norma always right?
d Are Colin and Norma on the train to Winchester?
5 Who is it? Write the persons name or their job.
a He can tell good stories. ........................
b They can paint well. .....................................................
c He doesnt like cheese. ........................
d He starts to say cheese to people. ........................

After you read

6 Work with five friends and read the sketches again.

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Pages 8-14

Before you read

7 These three sketches are about a football match, a wedding and an
English teacher. What are the problems going to be? What do you
think?

While you read

8 Who is talking?
a A United supporter - here in this house! ........................
b Rovers and United - thats a good match.......................................
c Im never nervous. ........................
d We like your new shoes. ........................
e Smoke is coming under the door. ........................
f Go to the door now. Quickly! ........................

After you read

9 Work with a friend. Find a picture in the book. What can you see
there? Tell the story of that sketch.
10 Talk about these questions.
a What do people say for a photographer in your country?
b Are you a football supporter? Why (not)?
c Were there any problems at a friends wedding - or at yours?
d Why doesnt Mr Brown understand about the fire?
11 Write a short sketch. Norma Short is talking to her sister on the
telephone. Her sister is not happy because her sister is not in
Winchester for her wedding.
12 Write a letter from Michael Price to a friend. Tell the story about Mrs
Roberts and the thing.

Answers for the Activities in this book are available from the Penguin Readers website.
A free Activity Worksheet is also available from the website. Activity Worksheets are
part o f the Penguin Teacher Support Programme, which also includes Progress Tests
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 WORD LIST with example sentences

Cheese (n) Would you like some cheese or some fruit?

commentator (n) I like watching football on television, but sometimes you
cant hear the commentators.
egg (n) I always have coffee and two eggs in the morning,
fire (n) We are making a fire because it is going to be cold this evening,
goal (n) I didnt watch the football game. Were there any goals ?
inspector (n) W here are our train tickets? The inspector is coming,
madam (n) Do you like those shoes, madam ?
match (n) Turkey are playing Italy, and the match is in Rome,
narrator (n) The narrator of the story on the radio was the writer of the
book.
nervouis (adj) Children are always nervous on their first day at school.
nil (number) It is one-nil to Real Madrid, but Valencia are playing well.
paint (v) She paints pictures of the sea.
score (v) Wayne Rooney is going to score again!
shoot (v) He can shoot with his left and his right foot.
sir (n) Would you like a table near the window, sir?
sketch (n) The sketches are in English, but they are very short. Watch and
listen.
smoke (n) Is there a problem in the kitchen? I can see smoke.
support (v) My father supports Arsenal, but my brother and I like Chelsea.
tell (v) They tell interesting stories about their years in India.
wedding (n) There are going to be a hundred people at my sisters wedding.
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N o rm a is always right. But has she got the right train tickets?
W h a t happens when Mrs Roberts has coffee w ith Mrs Price?
And is David ready fo r his wedding? The answers are in these
six sketches. _ , ,, n>. , , a* * \
P h ilip p -S ch a e ffe r-B ib l. (456)

Penguin Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step

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Series Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter

E a sy sta rts 200 headw ords

Level 1 300 h e a d w o r d s Beginner
L e ve l 2 600 headw ords Elementary
L e ve l 3 1200 headw ords Pre-Intermediate
Level 4 1700 headw ords Intermediate
Level 5 2300 headw ords Upper-Intermediate
L e ve l 6 3000 headw ords Advanced
Original British English
Number o f words (excluding activities): 2,077

Cover illustration by Nicky Taylor

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Im Right!

N arrator T ic k e t In s p e c t o r
M an N orm a Short
W oman C o l in Short

NARRATO R We are on a train, and here comes the ticket

inspector.
IN S P E C T O R Tickets, please. Your tickets, please.
M AN Here you are.
IN S P E C T O R Thank you, sir. (To the woman) Your ticket, please,
madam.
WOMAN Oh, yes. Here you are.
IN S P E C T O R Thank you, madam. Tickets, please.
NORM A Colin! The tickets!
C O L IN Youve got them, N orm a. Theyre in your bag.
N O RM A N o theyre not. Youve got them.
C O LIN N o, my love. Im sorry, but youre wrong.
N O RM A Colin, I am never wrong. I have not got the
tickets. Look - theyre not in my bag. (To the ticket
inspector) Im sorry, Inspector.
IN S P E C T O R Have you got the tickets, sir?
N O RM A Yes, he has. Look in your coat, Colin. (He looks.)
N o, not there. Youre looking in the wrong place.
CO LIN Here, then. Oh! What are these?

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NORM A Train tickets! Im right!
C O LIN N o, N orm a, youre wrong. These are old tickets.
Theyre for the wrong day.
NORM A Oh! But Colin, you have got our train tickets.
Look again.
C O LIN Why? I havent got the tick . . . Oh!
NORM A What are they?
C O LIN The train tickets.
N O RM A Ah! You see?
C O L IN Im sorry, my love. Youre right and Im wrong.
NORM A (She smiles.) Im always right, Colin.
C O L IN Yes, N orm a. Here you are, Inspector.
IN S P E C T O R Thank you, sir.
NORM A Were going to a wedding, Inspector.
Were going to my sisters wedding, in
Winchester. Those are two tickets to
Winchester.
IN S P E C T O R Yes, thats right, madam. These are
two tickets to Winchester.
C O LIN Shes always right, Inspector.
IN S P E C T O R (He smiles.) N o t always, sir.
NORM A What?
IN S P E C T O R This train doesnt go to
Winchester, madam.
Theyre the right
tickets, but youre on
the wrong train.

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A G ood Story

N arrator M rs P r ic e

M rs R o berts J ohn P r ic e

T racy P r ic e M ic h a e l P r ic e

NARRATO R We are in Mrs Prices house. She is with Mrs

Roberts, and the two women are drinking
coffee. Mrs Prices three children come into
the room.
M R S P R IC E Ah, these are my children, M rs R oberts.
Thats John. H e s a quiet boy.

JO H N Hello, Mrs R oberts.

M RS RO BERTS (She smiles.) Hello, John.
M R S P R IC E And this is my daughter Tracy.
TRACY Hello.
M R S R O B E R T S Hello, Tracy.

M R S P R IC E And thats my son Michael. (She smiles.)

He's not quiet.
M IC H A EL Hello, Mrs R oberts.
M RS R O B E R T S Hello, Michael.

M IC H A EL Excuse me, Mrs R oberts - can you tell stories?

M R S R O B E R T S Stories?

M IC H A EL Yes. G ood stories.

M R S R O B E R T S N o. N o, I cant.

M IC H A EL I can tell good stories.

M R S R O B E R T S Can you? And you, John what can you do?

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JO H N I can paint. Look - this is my picture.
M R S R O B E R T S Ah, yes. A town, with houses and buildings.

JO H N Thats a bank, and theres a cinema.

M R S R O B E R T S Thats right. I can see the bank and the cinema.
Yes, I like your picture, John. You paint well.
Can you paint, Tracy?
TRACY Yes. This is my picture. Look.
M R S R O B E R T S Yes, I see. A train in a station. Thats very good,
too.
M IC H A EL This is my picture, Mrs R oberts. D o you like
it? Is it good?
M RS RO BERTS Oh!
M R S P R IC E What is your picture, Michael? Im sorry, but
I dont understand it.

M R S R O B E R T S And I dont understand it, Michael.

M IC H A EL Its an animal - a thing.

M R S R O B E R T S A thing?

M IC H A EL Yes.
M R S R O B E R T S But Michael, its got seven blue legs
and three yellow eyes!
M IC H A EL Yes, and its walking across your
foot now. Look!
M R S R O B E R T S What?

NARRATO R Mrs R oberts stands up quickly.

Her face is white.
M IC H A EL Ha, ha! I cant paint, Mrs Roberts,
but I can tell a good story.
Cheese!

N arrator M rs C lark

M rs A rch er M an

M r Sm it h M rs D a v is

NARRATO R We are in M r Smith s shop. M r Smith is talking

to a woman.
M R S A R C H E R Six eggs please, M r Smith. Brown eggs.

M R SM IT H Six brown eggs. Here you are, Mrs Archer.

NARRATO R Mrs Archer gives M r Smith the money for the
eggs.
M R SM IT H Thank you. Goodbye.
M R S a r c h e r Goodbye.

M RS CLARK Hello, M r Smith.

M R SM IT H Hello, Mrs Clark. What can I do for you today?
M RS CLA RK I want some coffee, please. G ood coffee. I like
strong coffee.
M R SM IT H G ood coffee. Have I got good, strong coffee?
Ah, yes. This is very strong coffee.
M RS CLARK Oh, good.
M R SM ITH Here you are. And its not expensive.
M RS CLARK G ood!
NARRATO R M rs Clark goes, and a man comes into the shop.

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M AN G ood morning.
M R SM ITH Oh, hello, sir. Your cheese, sir? You want your
cheese?
M AN Yes, please.
M R SM ITH You always buy cheese.
M AN Yes.
M R SM ITH You like cheese?
M AN N o, I dont like it.
M R SM ITH N o? But I dont understand, sir. You buy cheese
from me every day.
MAN Yes. I buy it, but I dont like it. I dont eat it.

NARRATO R M r Smith puts the cheese in a bag. He gives the

bag to the man and looks at him. The man
smiles.
M AN Im a photographer.

M R SM ITH Oh, yes?

M AN Yes. Every day I take photographs o f men,
women and children. People like my
photographs. Theyre good. The people in them
are always happy and smiling.
M R SM ITH Thats good, sir.
MAN But the people arent smiling. Theyre saying
Cheese!
M R SM ITH Oh?
MAN Yes. People come to me for their photographs,
and theyre nervous.

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 M R SM ITH Yes, I can understand that. Im always nervous
too.
MAN And nervous people dont smile. But I put some
cheese on a table and I say,W hats that? And
what do they say? They say,Cheese! They say
cheese and smile. They cant say cheese and not
smile. You cant say cheese and not smile.
M R SM ITH Cheese.
MAN Im right. Youre smiling.

M R SM ITH Oh, yes!

MAN B e happy, M r Smith. Smile at the
people in your shop. People always
like a smile. Say cheese to them.
M R SM ITH Yes, sir. Thank you.
M AN Goodbye.
M R SM ITH Goodbye, sir. And thanks again.
M R S DAVIS G ood morning, M r Smith.
M R SM ITH Cheese, Mrs Davis.
M R S DAVIS N o, thank you. Six white
eggs, please.
M R SM ITH Yes, Mrs Davis. Cheese.
M R S DAVIS N o, M r Smith. Six white eggs . . .

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A G ood M atch

N arrator
M rs G reen
M r G reen
P eter G reen
S u sa n G reen
D a v id J ones
TV C o m m entato r
R overs Suppo rters
U n it e d Suppo rters

NARRATO R The Green family are watching television.

M r and Mrs Green are in the room with their
son, Peter. Their daughter, Susan, comes in.
She is with her boyfriend, David.
SU SA N Hello, Mother, Father. This is David - David
Jones.
M RS GREEN Hello, David.
DAVID Hello.
SU SA N And thats Peter, my brother.
PETER Hello. Is David your new boyfriend, Susan?
SU SA N B e quiet, Peter!
PETER Are you a football supporter, David?
DAVID Yes, I am.
p e te r Were going to watch the match. Rovers are
playing United.
MR GREEN Sit down, David. Watch the match with us.
DAVID Thanks.
PETER We support Rovers. D o you support them,
David?
DAVID Er no. I support United.
SU SA N Oh!
PETER You support United! A United supporter
here in this house!
M RS GREEN Be quiet, Peter! Watch the television. Listen to
the commentator.
C O M M E N T A T O R Hello. This is Brian Hunter. Im your
commentator this afternoon. This is going to
be a good match yes, a very good match!
Listen. You can hear the Rovers supporters.
R su p p o rte rs R o - vers!
C O M M EN T A T O R And the U nited supporters are here t o o . . .

u SU PPO RTERS U - n i - ted! U - n i - ted!

NARRATOR The Green family and David watch the match
and listen to the commentator.
C O M M E N T A T O R Smith has the ball. N ow Brown has it. Brown
shoots. Its a goal!
R su p p o rte rs Goal!
C O M M E N T A T O R Rovers one, U nited nil.

PETER One-nil to Rovers, David. What do you think

o f your boys now?
NARRATO R And later the commentator says. . .
C O M M E N T A T O R Johnson gives the ball to Roberts. R oberts is
going to shoot. N o the ball goes to Miller.
Miller shoots, and yes! Goal!
R SU PPO RTERS Goal!
C O M M E N T A T O R Rovers two, United nil.

PETER Two-nil! Two-nil to Rovers, David.

NARRATO R Susan and her brother are happy. David isnt
very happy. But Rovers and U nited are
 playing again, and now United score.
U SU P P O R T E R S Goal!
PETER Oh, no!
d a v id Two-one. Thats good, United.
NARRATO R And later United score again.
DAVID Rovers two, United two!
c o m m e n t a t o r This is a very good match!

NARRATO R It is a good match, but Rovers and United

dont score again.
MR g r e e n Two-two. The Rovers and United matches
are always two-two or one-one.
PETER But theyre always good matches.
SU SA N O K , w ere going now, Mother. David and
I are going to the cinema.
PETER But Susan, your boyfriend supports United.
You cant go to the cinema with him.
M RS GREEN Be quiet, Peter!
DAVID But Peter, thatsgood.
PETER What is?
DAVID Susan is a Rovers supporter, Im a United
supporter. Rovers and United thats a
good match.
(Mr and Mrs Green smile.)
NARRATO R It is a year later. Susan and David are very
nervous. Today is their wedding day.
Susan Green is going to be Mrs Jones.
And what do their friends say?
a ll This is a good match!

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W edding Day

N arrator M ary
D a v id J ohn

P aul

N A R R A T O R David and his friends are football supporters, but

they are not going to a football match today. Today
is D avids wedding day. In the morning, his friends
come to his house.
MARY Hello, David.
DAVID Hello.
JO H N Todays the day!
DAVID Yes.
PAUL Your wedding day!
d a v id Yes.
M ARY You cant watch the football match today, David.

DAVID N o.
JO H N U nited are going to score four goals.
PAUL N o - its going to be four-nil to Rovers.
DAVID Four-nil? They cant score goals!
PAUL O h yes, they can! Rovers always play well.
MARY I dont support U nited or Rovers.
JO H N And were not football supporters today. Were
supporting David.
PAUL Thats right. Were David supporters. Todays his
wedding day, and hes nervous.

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DAVID Nervous? Me? Im not nervous. Im never nervous.
MARY (To John and Paul) His wedding day, and hes not
nervous. Thats good.
DAVID You can smile, you three, but I am not nervous.
PAUL O K , David, were wrong.
MARY We understand. Youre not nervous.
JO H N (He smiles.) We like y o u r new things, David.
DAVID N ew things?
PAUL Yes. Youve got a new coat.
DAVID O h - yes.
m ary And an expensive new shirt.
DAVID Yes.
JO H N And we like your new shoes, David.
MARY The new black shoe on your left f o o t . . .
PAUL And the new brown shoe on your
right foot.
DAVID What?
JO H N Very interesting! One
black shoe and one
brown shoe!
d a v id Oh, no!
MARY But we understand.
JO H N Yes.
PAUL Todays your wedding d ay ...
DAVID (He smiles.) And Im nervous!

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The English Teacher

N arrator M r B row n
M ic h e l R it a
A n ik a IST V A N
P ao lo H elena
Y uki H ans
M a r ia

NARRATO R M r Brown is an English teacher. He teaches

English every day. Listen to him.
M R BROW N Now, Michel, say an English sentence, please.
M IC H EL The ticket inspector is looking at the tickets.
M R BROW N G ood. D o you understand that, Rita?
R IT A Yes, sir.
M R BROW N Can you say a new sentence, please?
R IT A M y father is a television commentator.
M R BROW N Yes, good. D o you understand that, Anika?
A N IK A Yes, sir.
M R BRO W N A new sentence, please, Anika.
A N IK A I like football.
M R BROW N Good. D o you understand that, Istvan?
ISTVA N Yes, sir.
M R BROW N Say a new sentence, please.
ISTV A N The woman in the shop is buying eggs.
M R BROW N G ood. D o you understand that, Paolo?
PAOLO Yes, sir.
M R BRO W N Can you say a new sentence, please?

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PAOLO I can tell good stories.
M R BROW N Yes, good. D o you understand that, Hans?
HANS Yes, sir.
M R BROW N A new sentence, please, Hans.
HANS The students are nervous.
M R BROW N Good. D o you understand that, Yuki?
YUKI Yes, sir.
M R BROW N Say a new sentence, please, Yuki.
YUKI Smoke is coming under the door.
M R BROW N Good. D o you understand that, Helena?
H ELEN A Yes, sir.
M R BROW N Give me a new sentence, please, Helena.
H ELEN A The school is on fire.
M R BROW N Good. D o you understand that, Maria?
M ARIA Yes, sir.
M R BRO W N Say a sentence, please.
M ARIA The school is on fire.
M R BROW N N o, a new sentence, please.
M ARIA But sir, you dont understand.
The school is on fire.
M R BROW N I understand, Maria. Smoke is
coming under the door. The school
i s . . . What? Fire! G o to the door
now. Quickly! But dont run! Its a fire!
M ARIA Oh, good, sir. N ow you understand!
 A CTIVITIES

Pages 1-7

Before you read

1 Look at the Contents page. What are the two people in the picture
doing?
2 Look at the Word List at the back of the book. Are these sentences
right or wrong?
a There are eight sketches in this book,
b You can eat cheese and eggs.
c Footballers want to score goals.
d Commentators work on trains,
e Smoke usually comes from a fire.
f A wedding is an unhappy day.
g Football supporters are sometimes nervous before a game,
h You say sir to a woman and madam to a man.
3 Look quickly at page 1 and answer these questions,
a How many people are there in the first sketch?
b Where are those people?

While you read

4 Answer these questions. Write Yes or Ho.
a Has Colin Short got any tickets?
b Has Norma Short got the right tickets?
c Is Norma always right?
d Are Colin and Norma on the train to Winchester?
5 Who is it? Write the persons name or their job.
a He can tell good stories. ........................
b They can paint well. .....................................................
c He doesnt like cheese. ........................
d He starts to say cheese to people. ........................

After you read

6 Work with five friends and read the sketches again.

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Pages 8-14

Before you read

7 These three sketches are about a football match, a wedding and an
English teacher. What are the problems going to be? What do you
think?

While you read

8 Who is talking?
a A United supporter - here in this house! ........................
b Rovers and United - thats a good match.......................................
c Im never nervous. ........................
d We like your new shoes. ........................
e Smoke is coming under the door. ........................
f Go to the door now. Quickly! ........................

After you read

9 Work with a friend. Find a picture in the book. What can you see
there? Tell the story of that sketch.
10 Talk about these questions.
a What do people say for a photographer in your country?
b Are you a football supporter? Why (not)?
c Were there any problems at a friends wedding - or at yours?
d Why doesnt Mr Brown understand about the fire?
11 Write a short sketch. Norma Short is talking to her sister on the
telephone. Her sister is not happy because her sister is not in
Winchester for her wedding.
12 Write a letter from Michael Price to a friend. Tell the story about Mrs
Roberts and the thing.

Answers for the Activities in this book are available from the Penguin Readers website.
A free Activity Worksheet is also available from the website. Activity Worksheets are
part o f the Penguin Teacher Support Programme, which also includes Progress Tests
and Graded R eader Guidelines. For more information, please visit:
www.penguinreaders.com.
 WORD LIST with example sentences

cheese (n) Would you like some cheese or some fruit?

commentator (n) I like watching football on television, but sometimes you
cant hear the commentators.
egg (n) I always have coffee and two eggs in the morning,
fire (n) We are making a fire because it is going to be cold this evening,
goal (n) I didnt watch the football game. Were there any goals?
inspector (n) W here are our train tickets? The inspector is coming,
madam (n) Do you like those shoes, madam ?
match (n) Turkey are playing Italy, and the match is in Rome,
narrator (n) The narrator of the story on the radio was the writer of the
book.
nervous (adj) Children are always nervous on their first day at school,
nil (number) It is one-nil to Real Madrid, but Valencia are playing well,
paint (v) She paints pictures of the sea.
score (v) Wayne Rooney is going to score again!
Shoot (v) He can shoot with his left and his right foot.
Sir (n) Would you like a table near the window, sir?
sketch (n) The sketches are in English, but they are very short. Watch and
listen.
smoke (n) Is there a problem in the kitchen? I can see smoke.
support (v) My father supports Arsenal, but my brother and I like Chelsea.
tell (v) They tell interesting stories about their years in India.
wedding (n) There are going to be a hundred people at my sisters wedding.
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N o rm a is always right. But has she got the right train tickets?
W h a t happens when Mrs Roberts has coffee w ith Mrs Price?
And is David ready fo r his wedding? The answers are in these
six sketches. _ . ,, t ac^\
P h ilip p -S c h a e ffe r-B ib l. (456)

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