Mrs. Jenkins went to see her doctor one day, because her heart was giving her
trouble.
The doctor listened to her heart carefully and did a few other things. Then
he said, ‘Well, Mrs. Jenkins, stop smoking, and then you’ll soon be quite all right
again.’
‘But doctor,’ answered Mrs. Jenkins quickly, ‘I’ve never smoked. I don’t like
smoking.’
‘Oh, well,’ said the doctor, ‘then don’t drink any more alcohol.’
‘But I don’t drink alcohol,’ answered Mrs. Jenkins at once.
‘Stop drinking tea and coffee then,’ the doctor said to her.
‘I only drink water,’ answered Mrs. Jenkins. ‘I don’t like tea or coffee.’
The doctor thought for a few seconds and then said, ‘Well, . . . er . . . do you
like fried potatoes?’
‘Yes, I like them very much,’ answered Mrs. Jenkins.
‘All right, then stop eating those,’ said the doctor as he got up to say
goodbye to Mrs. Jenkins.
A. Answer these questions.
- What was Mrs. Jenkins having trouble with?Jenkins went to see her doctor, because her heart was giving her.
- Why did Mrs. Jenkins not smoke? Because she don’t like smoking.
- What did Mrs. Jenkins drink? Water.
- What did she like eating? Fried potatoes.
- What did the doctor want her to do? That he would not eat fried potatoes.
B. Do this puzzle.
Across:
- The doctor sent Mrs. Jenkins
ǭ . . . for £2. - Mrs. Jenkins never drank
tea or . . . . - The doctor said, ‘. . . , then
stop eating fried potatoes.’
(two words) - Not I, not you, and not any-
one else. - Mrs. Jenkins said, ‘I . . . fried
potatoes.’ - I’ve never smoked.
I don’t like . . . .
Down: - Mrs. Jenkins liked fried . . .
very much. - This is the opposite of ‘stop’.
- A man burned his finger
while he was . . . a ciga-
rette with a match. - Mrs. Jenkins never drank this.
When Helen finished working in Iran, she came back to England to work in a bank. She wanted a car, so I offered to teach her driving. She enjoyed learning very much, and she learned to drive well, very quickly. Of course, she sometimes forgot to put her hand out when she wanted to turn, and she did not always remember to get petrol when she needed it, but she soon stopped making mistakes, and when she went to take her test, she passed easily.
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