Modul 2: Story 23 A crowded bus
Video 01 Presentation 1
Video 02 Presentation 2
Audio 01 The story
A crowded bus
Mr and Mrs Barnes, and their two young children have just moved to a new city.
Their new house is in a nice neighbourhood.
On their second day in the city, Mr Barnes went to work, and the children went
to school. Mrs Barnes stayed at home to unpack boxes.
Suddenly, Mrs Barnes heard a knock at the door. When she answered the door,
she saw another woman standing there. She had her purse and some shopping
bags.
“Good morning,” Mrs Barnes said to the visitor.
“Good morning,” the visitor said. “My name is Ann Hanson. I am your neighbour
down the street. I am going to the market now. Do you need any food?”
“Thank you!” Mrs Barnes said. “My name is Jennifer Barnes. We just moved in
yesterday and we do need food. I do not know how to get to the market. May I
come with you?”
“Please do,” Ann answered. “I always take the bus. It is easy to get to the market
and back home.” Jennifer put on her coat and got her purse. The two women
walked to the bus stop.
While they were waiting, Ann said, “The bus is always full, but I get a seat.”
“How do you do that?” Jennifer asked.
“Wait and see,” Ann said with a smile.
Ann and Jennifer got on the bus. As usual, it was full. There were no empty seats
and some people were standing. Ann said, “Perhaps those two very handsome
men will give us their seats.”
Six men stood up quickly, and both Ann and Jennifer sat down in the nearest
seats.
Video 03 Part A
Audio 02 Questions Part A
1. Did the Barnes move to a new city?
2. Was their new house in a bad neighbourhood?
3. Did Mr Barnes go to work on his second day in the city?
4. Did the children go to kindergarten on their second day in the city?
5. Did Mrs Barnes stay at home to clean up the house?
6. Did she hear a noise at the door?
7. Did she see the postman in front of the door?
8. Did the other woman have big luggage?
9. Was the visitor going to the market?
10. Did the Barnes need to go shopping too?
11. Did Mrs Barnes know how to get to the market?
12. Did Jennifer take the same bus as Ann?
13. Did Ann help Jennifer to get a seat on the bus?
14. Was the bus usually empty?
Video 04 Part B
Audio 03 Questions Part B
1. Who has two young children?
2. Who has just moved to a new city?
3. Who went to work on the second day in the city?
4. Who went to school?
5. Who was Mrs Barnes’ visitor?
6. Who walked to the bus stop?
7. Who asked two very handsome men to give up their seats?
Video 05 Part C
Audio 04 Questions Part C
1. Did Mr and Mrs Barnes have two young children or two teenagers?
2. Did the Barnes’ move abroad or to a new city?
3. Was their house in a dangerous or in a nice neighbourhood?
4. Did Mr Barnes go to work or to the supermarket?
5. Did the Barnes’ children go to uni or to school?
6. Did Jennifer Barnes go to work too or did she stay at home?
7. Did she stay at home to put things in order or to unpack boxes?
8. Did she hear the doorbell or a knock at the door?
9. Did she say, “Good morning” or “Good afternoon” to her visitor?
Video 06 Part D
Audio 05 Questions Part D
1. How many children did the Barnes have?
2. Where did the Barnes move?
3. What was their new neighbourhood like?
4. When did Mr Barnes start work?
5. Why did Mrs Barnes stay at home?
6. What did she want to unpack?
7. What form of public transport did the women use?
8. How did Ann get a seat on the crowded bus?
Video 07 Part E
Audio 06 Questions Part E
Ask me…
1.
a. If the Barnes moved to a new city.
b. where the Barnes moved.
2.
a. If their new house was in a dangerous neighbourhood.
b. where their new house was.
3.
a. If Mr Barnes went to look for a job.
b. where he went.
4.
a. If the children went to school.
b. where the children went.
5.
a. If Mrs Barnes unpacked boxes at home.
b. what she did at home.
6.
a. If Jennifer saw another woman standing at the door.
b. who she saw at the door.
7.
a. If Jennifer’s visitor was her housekeeper.
b. who her visitor was.
8.
a. If Ann was going to the market.
b. where she was going.
9.
a. If two men quickly stood up for Ann.
b. how the men stood up for Ann.
Video 08 Part F
Audio 07 Questions Part F
Audio 08 Variations
The story
The Barnes family have just moved to a nice neighbourhood in a new city. On
their second day in the city, Mr Barnes went to work, and the children went to
school, but Mrs Barnes stayed at home to unpack boxes. Suddenly, she heard a
knock on the door so she went to answer it. Her neighbour, Ann Hanson, was
standing there and asked Jennifer to go shopping with her. Jennifer was happy
because they needed food, and she didn’t know where the market was. They got
on a bus, but it was full, and they didn’t find empty seats. However, Ann had an
idea. She said, “Perhaps those two very handsome men will give us their seats.
Six men stood up quickly so the women managed to sit down.
Mrs Barnes’ story
My family have just moved to a nice neighbourhood in a new city. On our second
day in the city, my husband went to work, and the children went to school, but I
stayed at home to unpack boxes. Suddenly, I heard a knock on the door so I
went to answer it. A woman was standing there. She said she was Ann Hanson,
my neighbour and asked me to go shopping with her. I was happy because we
needed food, and I didn’t know where the market was. We got on a bus, but it
was full, and we didn’t find empty seats. However, Ann had an idea. She said,
“Perhaps those two very handsome men will give us their seats. Six men stood
up quickly so we managed to sit down.