Robert: Here you are, Lucy. You’ll keep this magazine now for ever, I suppose!
Lucy: Of course! It’s got Jonno’s autograph on it!
Robert: To tell you the truth, Lucy, I don’t even know the name of his latest song!
lesson55 M business Some US scientists have shown that ms can be quite clever with money. In one study, the ms are given silver ‘coins’, and are taught to use them as money. They get the idea very fast. The ms can ‘buy’ pieces of apple or pieces of banana. When a piece of apple costs the same as a piece of banana, the ms buy each fruit the same number of times. But when the apple pieces go ‘on sale’, the ms lose interest in banana. They choose apple, because they get more fruit for the same money. When pieces of cucumber were offered as well, one group of ms did something interesting. They didn’t eat the cucumber pieces. They saw that the cucumber pieces were the same size as their silver coins. They hid the silver coins and tried to use the cucumber pieces as money. The scientists are very interested, but they are also getting a bit worried. They have discovered that the ms can become enthusiastic gamblers, too! Lesson 57
1. D: What’s the highest price that you’ve ever been charged for a bottle of water
K:Oh, I don’t know . Some bottled waters are as expensive as petrol .
2. D:Some of them are as expensive as fine wine . K:When I think of all the oil that
has been used to make all those plastic bottles …. D:And all the oil that has been used to carry them around the world …!
3. K: And all the billions of empty bottles……
D: ….that will be put into the garbage….
K: ..it doesn’t make sense ! The sad thing is , the tap water in this country is pretty good .
4. D: It’s the same in the States . Sometimes the water doesn’t taste good , but it’s
always safe .
K: So what are we going to do about it
5. D: You tell me ! What do you say in a fine restaurant , when they ask you , “Do
you want sparking water , or still , madam “
K: You say , Tap water will be fine , thank you .
6. D: Do you I’m proud of you , Karen ! Here comes the waiter . I’m leaving it to you.
Lesson 59 We all need to play more Kelly: Hi, Carol! Did you go to the yoga class yesterday Carol: No, I missed it. Kelly: So did I. The weather was so nice. I decided to go on the morning hike. Carol: How was that Kelly: It was good. We went over the other side of the lake. Carol: Did they walk fast Kelly: Not too fast, but it was fast enough for me. I’m not very fit. Carol: Neither am I. Maybe I’ll try the hike tomorrow. Kelly: Do you get much exercise at home Carol: I go to a dance class once a week. But it’s not enough. How about you Kelly: I walk to the bus every day. That’s not enough, either. Carol: I ask myself how I can get more exercise in my ordinary life. But I don’t have any good ideas. Do you Kelly: No,I don't, but my husband, Jed, does. He says adults don’t find time to play. He says we all need to play more. The trouble is, most of us don’t know how!
