A Special Washing Machine

Mrs Marsh: Does this shop sell washing machines?

Mr Shaw: Yes. This is the newest washing machine, madam.

Mrs M a r s h: Is it Swedish?

Mr Shaw: No, madam. It's English.

Mrs M а г sh: Please show me how it washes.

Mr Shaw: Shall I give you a demonstration? Here are some sheets and shirts. You put them in the machine. You shut the door. And you push this button.

Mrs Marsh: The machine shouldn't shake like that, should it?

Mr Shaw: Washing machines always shake, madam. Ah! It's finished now.

Mrs Marsh: But the sheets have shrunk, and so have the shirts.

Mr S h a w: Do you wish to buy this machine, madam?

Mrs Marsh: I'm not sure.

Exercise VII.Read the rhymes and learn them.

1. Wash your hands, wash,

Do you know how?

If you want to wash your hands

Wash your hands now.

2. See-saw, Margery Daw,

Jenny shall have a new master,

She shall have but a penny a day

Because she can't work any faster.

3. The shoemaker's shop is shut today,

Oh, what shall I do with my shoes?

The shoemaker's shop is shut, I say.

And there are big holes in my shoes.

The holes in my shoes may stop my play,

Oh, what shall I do with my shoes?

4. There was a young lady of station,

"I love men» was her sole exclamation.

But when men cried, "You flatter!"

She replied, "Oh, no matter!"

Isle of Man is the true explanation.

5. Thirty thirsty sailors

Sipping pop in pint pots,

At a seaside shop,

And shaking sandy seashells

On saucy seagulls.

Exercise VIII.Transcribe the proverbs and learn them.

1. Slow and steady wins the race.

2. Sink or swim.

3. Slow but sure.

4. Shallow streams make most din.

5. Slanders-by see more than gamesters.

6. Salt water and absence wash away love.

7. Rats desert a sinking ship.

UNIT 21. [ʧ] – [ʃ]

Exercise I.Read the following words paying special attention to correct pronunciation.

3. [ʧ] - [ʃ]

witch — wish cheap — sheep catch — cash

match — mesh chair — share watch — wash

chop — shop chew — shoe chips — ships

Exercise II.Read the following sense-groups, mind the rhythm and intonation.

(a) watch chain; Dutch cheese; catch Charles; catch a chill; such chips.

(b) dispatches; matches and dispatches; catches, matches and dispatches; hatches, catches, matches and dispatches.

Exercise III.Transcribe and intone the following sentences. Practise reading them in pairs.

[ʧ] (a) 1. Charles is not much of a catch.

2. Here are two pictures which are a match. Nothing much to choose between them.

3. Charles is a cheerful chicken farmer.

4. Charles is scratching his itching chin.

5. A poacher is watching Charles' chickens choosing which to snatch.

6. He chuckles at the chance of a choice chicken to chew for his lunch.

7. But the chuckle reaches Charles who chases the poacher and catches him.

[ʃ] (b) 1. She is an accomplished musician.

2. This shop is a fish shop.

3. Patricia Fisher is a traditional politician.

4. Shear your sheep in May, you shear them all away.

5. They saw a mission station in the bush.

[ʧ] — [ʃ] (c) 1. Shirley and Charles are a match.

2. She is an accomplished liar.

3. Charles made a substantial contribution to literature.

4. Sheila is a beautiful creature with most unusual features.

Exercise IV.Read the tongue-twister and learn it.

A thatcher of Thatchwood went to Thatchet a-thatching.

Exercise V. Read the dialogues, mark the stresses and tunes. Learn them. Act out the dialogues.

1. At the Butcheťs Shop

Butcher: Good morning, Mrs Church.

Mrs Church: Good morning, Mr Cheshire. I'd like some chops for the children's lunch.

Butcher: Chump chops or shoulder chops, Mrs Church?

Mrs Church: I'll have four shoulder chops, and I want a small chicken.

Butcher: Would you like to choose a chicken, Mrs Church?

Mrs Church: Which one is cheaper?

Butcher: This one's the cheapest. It's a delicious chicken.

Mrs С h u г с h: How much is all that? I haven't got cash. Can I pay by cheque?

2. life Is a Question of Choice or Chance?

— If you could recapture your childhood, Richard, would you change much?

— Life is a sort of arch. Arrival to departure. You can't switch directions, Charles. Each century brings changes but actually, nature doesn't change.

— But you can reach different decisions. With television, you can choose which channel to watch, switch to another picture. You could catch a different train. Given a chance, Richard, would you change trains?

— Life is a rich adventure and largely a question of chance. You don't choose your future as you choose a chocolate or a piece of cheese.

— But, Richard, you do choose. You forge your own fortune — a butcher? a cellist? a teacher? a merchant? Each choice suggests a further choice — which tree, which branch, which twig?

— Let's adjourn to the kitchen for chicken and chips. No choice for lunch, you see Charles.

— But you actually chose chicken and chips! Chops would have been much cheaper.

3. Which Do You Prefer?

— Hello, Avril, it's me!

— Hello, Jane, come in.

— Oh, holiday brochures at Christmas.

— Yes, the weather's been awful, I want to cheer myself up, so I'm thinking about my summer holiday.

— Mm, I know what you mean. Let's have a look.

— For me it's a choice between Portugal and Morocco. Have you ever been to Portugal? It looks very pretty there.

— Yes, I have. I like it very much. It's very beautiful.

— Mm, and how about Morocco? That looks interesting too. Have you ever been there?

— No, I haven't. I've never been to Morocco but I've been to Algeria, which is quite similar in some ways.

Exercise VI.Read the rhymes and learn them.

1. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride,

If turnips were watches.

I'd wear one by my side.

2. I often sit and wish that I

Could be a kite up in the sky,

And ride upon the breeze and go

Whatever way it chanced to go.

3. There was a man in our town,

And he was wondrous wise,

He jumped into a bramble bush,

And scratched out both his eyes.

But when he saw his eyes were out,

With all his might and main,

He jumped into another bush,

And scratched them in again.

4. If I'd as much money as I could spend,

I never would try old chairs to mend,

Old chairs to mend, old chairs to mend,

I never would try old chairs to mend.

Exercise VII.Transcribe the proverbs and learn them.

1. Cheek brings success.

2. Children are poor men's riches.

3. Choose an author as you choose your friend.

4. Charity begins at home.

5. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.

6. That's where the shoe pinches.

UNIT 22. [ʒ] – [ʤ]

Exercise I. Read the following words paying special attention to correct pronunciation.

3. [ʒ] – [ʤ]

leisure — ledger vision — region

measure — major barrage — marriage

Exercise II.Read the following sense-groups, mind the rhythm and intonation.

(a) junior; Jones junior; John Jones junior; John Jones junior is a gentleman; John Jones junior is a joyful gentleman; John Jones junior is a joyful gentleman who likes jokes; John Jones junior is a joyful gentleman who likes jokes and jam.

b) language; the German language; learning the German language; Jim learning the German language; Jack and Jim learning the German language; Just imagine Jack and Jim learning the German language.

Exercise III.Transcribe and intone the following sentences. Practise reading them in pairs.

[ʤ] (a) 1. The aged judge urged the jury to be just but generous.

2. Jeremy Jones has a large jug, a juicy orange, a jelly, a gingerbread.

3. Just you wait, Jacob, just you wait.

4. Hello, Janice. This is John Johnson. Is Jenny in?

[ʒ ] (b) 1. Did you watch "Treasure Ireland" on television yesterday?

2. Her pleasure and joy knew no measure.

3. Conversation is a pleasure but it wants leisure.

4. The unusual confusion surrounding the revision of the decision regarding the seizure and closure of the garage is surely due to some measure of collusion.

[ʤ] – [ʒ] (c) 1. After much persuasion John and Joice took a decision.

2. Imagine at her age Jenny wears Parisian rouge.

3. I've just got a message from Gerald and Jack. They are in Leisure and Pleasure General Stores.

Exercise IV. Read the tongue-twisters and learn them.

1. Julia Jamestone will marry judge Jeffreys in June or July.

2. Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie?

Exercise V. Read the dialogues, mark the stresses and tunes. Learn them. Act out the dialogues.