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waiting for long. ARTHUR And, Tony, I’m terribly sorry, but I’ve fotten to bring the tickets with me. TONY Oh, don’t say that. Why didn’t you remember? ARTHUR It’s my memory. It’s so bad these days. I can’t remember anything any more. TONY Then you’d better do something about it, hadn’t you? 1 How many times does Arthur apologize to Tony? 2 Which apology is stronger? 3 How many excuses does Arthur give? (An excuse is a reason for doing something bad.) 4 Which excuse does Tony accept? 5 Which excuse does Tony reject? 6 What suggestion does Tony make to Arthur? A2 Millie meets Arthur. She has lost something that belongs to him. Work in pairs to plete their conversation with phrases in the box. Then practise the conversation. Sorry _________, Arthur, but I couldn’t find your tape. _________, Millie. I’ve got another one. And, Arthur, _________, but I’ve broken your Walkman. Oh, don’t say that. _________ with it? _________. It just won’t play properly now. F. I’m late Well, _________ get it repaired, hadn’t you? A. you’d better B. I’m terribly sorry C. I don’t know D. That’s all right E. What’s wrong F D B E C A B Speak up Day dreams B1 Work in groups. Read the if sentences in the thought bubble. Then each member of the group must plete a sentence until all of the eight sentences are finished. Remember that each sentence must be connected with the one before it. Write the sentences down and read them to the class. 1 If I pass my exams, I’ll leave school. 2 If I leave school, I’ll get a job. 3 If I get a job, I’ll work as a _________. 4 If I work as a _________, _________. 5 If I _________, _________. 6 If I _________, _________. 7 If I _________, _________. 8 If I _________, _________. B2 You and two of your friends have won first prize in the lottery. You three have won 5 million. Work in groups of three. Decide what you will do with your money. For example, you may wish to ? keep it all for yourself ? give some to charities ? give some to people suffering from natural disasters ? give some to your family and friends ? give some to your school ? get advice from other people Discuss this, and then tell the class what you will do. 返回 Memory Corner A The school newspaper wants articles for its section called Memory Corner. June wrote the following article for the paper. Working in pairs, plete it using the pictures and proper forms of the verbs in the box. You can use the verbs more than once. Note: A memory can mean something that you remember. This is a special memory for me. Early one morning, I went to the International Bank with my father. He (1) _______ to take out one hundred yuan. He (2) _______ his card into the ATM machine. A 100 note (3) _______ out. He (4) _______ it into his wallet. Then the machine (5) _______ to make a funny noise. More notes (6) _______ out. They (7) _______ out of the machine for about half an hour. Then they (8) (9) _______ _______ the notes and (10) _______ them into a big basket. Just then, the manager (11) _______ to open the bank. We (12) _______ him about the machine. He (13) _______ amazed! He (14) _______ the notes. There (15) _______ exactly one million yuan. He (16) _______ us and (17) _______ the money back into the machine. My father was a millionaire — for half an hour. A. count B. pick up C. thank D. begin E. pour F.