Modul 2: Story 17 Michael goes shopping
Video 01 Presentation 1
Video 02 Presentation 2
Audio 01 The story
Michael goes shopping
Mr Richards is a grocer. He is a fat old man. He is always annoyed. He works in the office behind the shop. Mr Richards has a shop assistant, named Egbert.
Egbert is a young man. He is a good employee. He keeps the shop clean and helps the customers.
One day, a customer came into the shop. His name was Michael. He was tall and thin. He liked to make jokes. He wanted to play a joke on Egbert. Egbert was in the shop. He was cleaning.
Michael looked at Egbert and said, “I want a small table, please.”
Egbert said, “We don’t sell tables in this shop. We sell food.”
Michael smiled and answered, “A small, brown table.” He took a photo out of his bag and showed it to Egbert. It was a picture of a small, brown table.
Egbert looked over his shoulder. He didn’t want Mr Richards to hear. He shouted at Michael, “We do not have tables in this shop! Food! Not tables!”
Michael smiled and said, “That’s good. Thank you.” Then he sat down on a chair and waited.
Egbert was embarrassed. He went into the office and spoke to Mr Richards. They were shouting. Michael smiled. Then, Egbert and Mr Richards came out again.
Mr Richards was angry. He looked at the man and said, “What do you want?”
The man smiled and answered, “I want a loaf of brown bread, please. Haven’t you got any bread in your shop?”
Mr Richards said, “Yes, we have.” He looked at Egbert angrily. Then he got a loaf of brown bread from a big box and gave it to Michael. Egbert blushed. He knew it was a bad joke on him. Michael paid for his bread and left. He laughed when he closed the door behind him.
Video 03 Part A
Audio 01 The storyAudio 02 Questions Part A
1. Is Mr Richards a restaurant manager?
2. Is he a tall, thin man?
3. Is he irritable?
4. Does he work in the office behind the shop?
5. Does he have a shop assistant?
6. Is his name Egbert?
7. Is Egbert a hard-working employee?
8. Does he keep the shop clean and help the customers?
9. Was Michael short?
10. Did he want to play a joke on Egbert?
11. Did Michael say that he wanted some bread?
12. Did he take a photo out of his pocket?
13. Was it of a small, brown table?
14. Was Mr Richards angry with Michael?
Video 04 Part B
Audio 03 Questions Part B
1. Who has a shop?
2. Who is fat, old and irritable?
3. Who works in the office behind the shop?
4. Who works in the shop?
5. Who came into the shop?
6. Who played a joke on Egbert?
7. Who was very angry with Egbe
Video 05 Part C
Audio 04 Questions Part C
1. Is Mr Richards a restaurant manager or a greengrocer?
2. Is he fat and old or is he tall and young?
3. Is he calm or irritable?
4. Does he work in an office or does he work in a shopping mall?
5. Is Egbert a good employee or a lazy one?
6. Does he have to keep his home clean or does he have to keep the shop clean?
7. Did an inspector or a customer come into the shop one day?
8. Did Michael or Mr Richards play a joke on Egbert?
9. Did Mr Richards serve Michael or did Egbert serve him?
Video 06 Part D
Audio 05 Questions Part D
1. What is Mr Richards’ job?
2. What does he look like?
3. Where is his office?
4. What’s his employee’s name?
5. What did Michael show to Egbert?
6. Why was Mr Richards angry with Egbert?
7. Who did Egbert speak to in the office?
8. Why did Mr Richards’ employee blush?
9. Where did Mr Richards get the loaf of bread from?
Video 07 Part E
Audio 06 Questions Part E
Ask me…
1.
a. if Mr Richards is a grocer.
b. what Mr Richards does for a living.
2.
a. if he is a middle-aged man.
b. how old he is.
3.
a. if he works in a restaurant in the main street.
b. where he works.
4.
a. if Mr Richards has a boss named Egbert.
b. who Egbert is.
5.
a. if an inspector came into the shop one day.
b. when a customer came into the shop.
6.
a. if Michael liked to talk nicely to people.
b. what Michael liked.
7.
a. if Michael wanted to play a joke on Egbert.
b. what he wanted to do with Egbert.
8.
a. if the customer had a photo of the Eiffel-tower in his bag.
b. what he had in his bag.
9.
a. if he laughed when he closed the door.
b. what he did when he closed the door.
Video 08 Part F
Audio 07 Questions Part F
Audio 08 Variations
The story
One day, Michael went to the grocer’s because he wanted to play a joke on
Egbert. Egbert was a shop assistant and he was just cleaning the shop. Michael
showed Egbert a photo of a small brown table and asked for one, but Egbert told
him they didn’t sell tables. However, Michael stayed so Egbert went to the
manager’s office. The manager came out angrily and asked Michael what he
wanted, but this time Michael said he wanted a loaf of bread. Mr Richards was
furious with Egbert but gave Michael a loaf of bread from a box. Michael paid
and left the shop laughing, but Egbert knew it was a bad joke on him.
Michael’s story
One day, I went to the grocer’s because I wanted to play a joke on the shop
assistant. The shop assistant was just cleaning the shop. I showed him a photo of
a small brown table and asked for one, but he told me they didn’t sell tables.
However, I stayed so the guy went to the manager’s office. The manager came
out angrily and asked me what I wanted, but this time I said I wanted a loaf of
bread. The manager was furious with the assistant but gave me a loaf of bread
from a box anyway. I paid and left the shop laughing. I think the shop assistant
knew it was a bad joke on him.
Egbert’s story
One day, a man came to the grocery store. I was just cleaning the shop. He
showed me a photo of a small brown table and asked for one, but I told him we
didn’t sell tables. However, this guy stayed so I went to Mr Richard’s office. Mr
Richard came out angrily and asked the man what he wanted, but this time he
said he wanted a loaf of bread. Mr Richards was furious with me but gave the
man a loaf of bread from a box. The guy paid and left the shop laughing, but I
knew it was a bad joke on me.