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the next town to buy thei r favouri te burgers and chi ps. McDonal d’s cares about heal thy eati ng too and works wi th sci entists to provi de food that i s of hi gh quali ty, safe and heal thy. It i s al so cheap . They often provi de sal ads as wel as burgers and chi ps. You can al so choose between col a and m il k shakes(奶昔 ). Of course i t al so m eans m ore work for our area that needs jobs badl y. McDonal d’s say they are i nterested i n doi ng what i s ri ght for the m unity and bei ng a good nei ghbour. So I thi nk they wil l be concerned about provi di ng parki ng for the cars i n our mai n street. Many of our young peopl e wil l be onl y too happy to work for the pany. McDonal d’s m akes a promi se to the peopl e that work for them . They say, “We val ue you, your growi ng skil ls and your hel p to the pany. ”I can see nothi ng but good i f thi s pany es to buil d i ts restaurant in our town. AGAINST BUILDING A MCDONALD’S I am very worri ed about McDonal d’s buil di ng a restaurant i n our hom etown. We are a sm al l muni ty and we enjoy our l ocal di shes. I am not sure i f McDonal d’s food i s as heal thy as they say i n thei r advertisem ents. When sci enti sts l ook at i t careful ly, they fi nd high l evel s of fat, sugar and sal t. This i s very worrying. Too m any young peopl e are getti ng fat through eati ng too m uch fatty food. McDonal d’s is not gi ving young peopl e a good i dea of what a heal thy di et shoul d be. Local Chi nese food, on the other hand, i s ful of fresh vegetabl es and fresh m eat and fi sh. The food at a McDonal d’s restaurant is al ways the sam e, so I wonder if i t i s m ade or brought i n from el sewhere. Al though it i s freshl y coked, it m ust be l ess heal thy than our own l ocal l y grown and cooked Chi nese food. I al so worry about al l those cars bri ngi ng people to buy food at McDonal d’s. First, there woul d be petrol fum es(氣體 ), which wi l m ake our cl ean ai r di rty. Second, there’s the probl em of al l those cars that try to park and prevent other cars from m ovi ng qui ckly through our town. I’m sure m any young peopl e woul d be happy to work for McDonal d’s but wil l they be treated fairl y? In Am eri can, McDonal d’s does not al l ow workers’ unions to operate i n its restaurants and these are people who speak up for the workers. If, as they say, the workers are happy wi th them , why shoul d they fear som e workers joi ni ng a uni on? So when I consi der the food, the cars and the jobs, I thi nk we shoul d not al low McDonal d’s to buil d thei r restaurant i n our town. Uni t 3 the mi l i on pound bank note Act I, Scene 3 N arrator: It i s the summ er of 1903. Two ol d and weal thy brothers, Roderi ck an dO li ver, have m ade a bet. Oli ver beli eves that with a mi li on pound bank note a m an coul d survi ve a m onth i n London. H is brother Roderick doubts i t. At this m om ent, they se a penni l es young m an wanderi ng on the pavem ent outsi de thei r house. It i s H enry Adam s, an Am eri can busi nesm an, who i s l ost in London and does not know what he shoul d do. Roderi ck: Young m an, woul d you step i nsi de a mom ent, please? H enry: Who? Me, si r? Roderi ck: Yes, you. O li ver: Through the front door on your l eft. H enry: ( A servant opens a dor) Thanks. Servant: Good m orni ng, sir. Woul d you pl ease e i n? Perm it m e to l ead the way, si r. Ol i ver: ( Henry enters) Thank you, Jam es. That wil l be al . Roderi ck: H ow do you do, Mr…er…? H enry: Adam s. H enry Adam s. O li ver: Com e and sit down, Mr Adam s. H enry: Thank you. Roderi ck: You are an Am eri can? H enry: That’ s ri ght, from San Franci sco. Roderick: How wel do you know London? H enry: N ot at al l, i t’s m y first tri p here. Roderi ck: I wonder, Mr Adam s, i f you’d m i nd US aski ng a few questi ons. H enry: N ot at al . Go ri ght ahead. Roderi ck: May we ask what you’re doi ng i n thi s country and what your plans are? H enry: Wel l, I can’t say that I have any pl ans. I’m hoping to fi nd work. As a m atter of fact, I l anded i n Bri tai n by acci dent. Ol i ver: How i s that possi bl e? H enry: Wel , you see, back hom e I had my own boat. About a month ago, I was sail i ng out of the bay… ( hi s eyes stare at what i s left of the brother’s di nner on tabl e.) O li ver: Wel , go on. H enry: O h, yes. Wel l, towards ni ghtfal I found m ysel f carri ed out to sea by a strong wi nd. It was al l m y faul t. It di dn39。t know whether I coul d survive until m orni ng. The next morning I’d just about gi ven myself up for lsot when I was spotted by a shi p. O li ver: And it was the ship that brought you to Engl and. H enry: Yes. The fact is that I earned m y passage by working as an unpai d hand, whi ch accounts for m y appearance. I went to the Am eri can em bassy to seek hel p, but … ( The brothers sm il e at each other. ) Roderi ck: Wel l, you m ustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage. H enry: I’m afrai d I don’t qui te fol ow you, si r. Roderi ck: Tel l us, Mr Adam s, what sort of work di d you do i n Am eri ca. H enry: I worked for a m i ni ng apany. Coul d you offer me som e ki ne of work here? Roderi ck: Pati ence, Mr Adam s. If you don39。t mi nd, m ay I ask you how m uch m oney you have? H enry: Wel , to be honest, I have none. O li ver: (happi l y) What l uck! Brother, what l uck! (cl aps hi s hands together) H enry: Wel l, i t m ay seem l ucky to you but not to m e! O n the contrary, i n fact. If thi s i s you i dea of som e knd of joke, I don’t thi nk i t’s very funny. ( H enry stands up to l eave) N ow i f you’l excuse m e, I thi nk I’l l be on m y way. Roderi ck: Please don’t go, Mr Adams. You m ustn’t thi nk we don’t care about you. Ol iver, gi ve him the l etter. Ol i ver: Yes, the l etter. (gets it from a desk and gi ves it to H enry l i ke a gi ft ) The l etter. H enry: (taki ng i t careful ly) For m e? Roderi ck: For yo