Task 2: A Funny Thing Happened to Me ...

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Task 2: A Funny Thing Happened to Me ...

1. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The speaker went to London not to buy ___________.

a. Christmas presents b. books c. Christmas cards
(2) The speaker wanted to catch the early afternoon train not because ______________. a. it was the only train back b. he didn't like the noise of London c. he had made some arrangements for that evening
(3) The train he wanted to catch was the train _________. a. 3:13 b. 3:30 c. 3:33
(4) While waiting for the train, he didn't buy __________. a. a newspaper b. a bar of chocolate c. a packet of chocolate biscuits
(5) The packet contained ________ biscuits. a. two b. three c. four
(6) The packet of biscuits they ate actually belonged to ___________. a. the man b. the speaker c. somebody else

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the following information.
    The speaker was a
at
. Last
he went to Waterloo station by
to catch the
train to leave
. But unfortunately he missed because the
got
; he had to wait
for the next one. So he bought
and went into the
. Then he ordered
and a pack of biscuit and sat at a table near
.

3. True or False Questions.
(1)
The man sat opposite to the speaker because they were friends.
(2)
The man looked like a typical businessman and there was nothing special about him.
(3)
When the man took a biscuit from the packet near the speaker, the speaker was shocked because he thought it was his packet.
(4)
Though the speaker was shocked, he didn't say anything but pretended to be interested in his puzzle.
(5)
When the speaker took his first biscuit from the packet, he found the man looking at him furiously.
(6)
The speaker's biscuits were actually under his news paper.

4. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear on the tape.
(1) Suddenly he
the table,
my packet of biscuits,
,
it into his
and
it into his
.
(2) I was ready to
when the man suddenly
his chair,
and
the buffet.

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Task 2: A Funny Thing Happened to Me ...

1. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The speaker went to London not to buy ___________.

a. Christmas presents b. books c. Christmas cards
(2) The speaker wanted to catch the early afternoon train not because ______________. a. it was the only train back b. he didn't like the noise of London c. he had made some arrangements for that evening
(3) The train he wanted to catch was the train _________. a. 3:13 b. 3:30 c. 3:33
(4) While waiting for the train, he didn't buy __________. a. a newspaper b. a bar of chocolate c. a packet of chocolate biscuits
(5) The packet contained ________ biscuits. a. two b. three c. four
(6) The packet of biscuits they ate actually belonged to ___________. a. the man b. the speaker c. somebody else

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the following information.
    The speaker was a
at
. Last
he went to Waterloo station by
to catch the
train to leave
. But unfortunately he missed because the
got
; he had to wait
for the next one. So he bought
and went into the
. Then he ordered
and a pack of biscuit and sat at a table near
.

3. True or False Questions.
(1)
The man sat opposite to the speaker because they were friends.
(2)
The man looked like a typical businessman and there was nothing special about him.
(3)
When the man took a biscuit from the packet near the speaker, the speaker was shocked because he thought it was his packet.
(4)
Though the speaker was shocked, he didn't say anything but pretended to be interested in his puzzle.
(5)
When the speaker took his first biscuit from the packet, he found the man looking at him furiously.
(6)
The speaker's biscuits were actually under his news paper.

4. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear on the tape.
(1) Suddenly he
the table,
my packet of biscuits,
,
it into his
and
it into his
.
(2) I was ready to
when the man suddenly
his chair,
and
the buffet.