Six Sketches
Six Sketches
ELEFANTA ENGLISHTIPS.ORG
Contents
page
Im Right! 1
A Good Story 3
Cheese! 5
A Good Match 8
Wedding Day 11
The English Teacher 13
Activities 15
Im R ight!
N arrator
M an
W om an
1
NORM A Train tickets! Im right!
C O L IN N o, N orm a, youre wrong. These are old tickets.
Theyre for the wrong day.
NORM A Oh! But Colin, you have got our train tickets.
Look again.
C O L IN Why? I havent got the tick .. . Oh!
NORM A What are they?
C O L IN The train tickets.
NORM A Ah! You see?
C O L IN Im sorry, my love. Youre right and Im wrong.
NORM A (She smiles.) Im always right, Colin.
C O L IN Yes, N orm a. Here you are, Inspector.
IN S P E C T O R Thank you, sir.
NORM A Were going to a wedding, Inspector.
Were going to my sisters wedding, in
Winchester. Those are two tickets to
Winchester.
IN S P E C T O R Yes, thats right, madam. These are
two tickets to Winchester.
C O L IN Shes always right, Inspector.
IN S P E C T O R (He smiles.) N ot always
NORM A What?
IN S P E C T O R This train doesnt go tc
Winchester, madam.
Theyre the right
tickets, but youre on
the wrong train.
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A G ood Story
N arrator M rs P r ic e
M rs R o berts J ohn P r ic e
T racy P r ic e M ic h a e l P r ic e
M RS RO BERTS Can you? And you, John what can you do?
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N arrator M rs C lark
M rs A rcher M an
M r Sm it h M rs D a v is
5
MAN G ood morning.
M R SM IT H Oh, hello, sir. Your cheese, sir? You want your
cheese?
MAN Yes, please.
M R S M IT H You always buy cheese.
MAN Yes.
M R S M IT H You like cheese?
MAN . N o, I dont like it.
M R SM IT H N o? But I dont understand, sir. You buy cheese
from me every day.
MAN Yes. I buy it, but I dont like it. I dont eat it.
NARRATOR M r Smith puts the cheese in a bag. He gives the
bag to the man and looks at him. The man
smiles.
MAN Im a photographer.
M R SM IT H Oh, yes?
MAN Yes. Every day I take photographs o f men,
women and children. People like my
photographs. Theyre good. The people in them
are always happy and smiling.
M R S M IT H Thats good, sir.
MAN But the people arent smiling. Theyre saying
Cheese!
M R SM IT H Oh?
MAN Yes. People come to me for their photographs,
and theyre nervous.
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M R S M IT H Yes, I can understand that. Im always nervous
too.
M AN And nervous people dont smile. But I put some
cheese on a table and I say,W hats that? And
what do they say? They say,Cheese! They say
cheese and smile. They cant say cheese and not
smile. You cant say cheese and not smile.
M R S M IT H Cheese.
MAN Im right. Youre smiling.
M R S M IT H Oh, yes!
MAN Be happy, M r Smith. Smile at the
people in your shop. People always
like a smile. Say cheese to them.
M R S M IT H Yes, sir. Thank you.
MAN Goodbye.
M R S M IT H Goodbye, sir. And thanks again.
M R S D A V IS G ood morning, M r Smith.
M R S M IT H Cheese, Mrs Davis.
M R S D A V IS N o, thank you. Six white
eggs, please.
M R S M IT H Yes, Mrs Davis. Cheese.
M R S D A V IS N o, M r Smith. Six white eggs . ..
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A G ood M atch
N a rra to r
M rs G reen
M r G reen
P e te r G reen
S u san G reen
D a v id J o n e s
TV C o m m e n ta to r
R o v e rs S u p p o rte rs
U n ite d S u p p o rte rs
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SU SA N Oh!
peter You support United! A United supporter
here in this house!
MRS g r e e n B e quiet, Peter! Watch the television. Listen to
the commentator.
COM M ENTATOR Hello. This is Brian Hunter. Im your
commentator this afternoon. This is going to
be a good match yes, a very good match!
Listen. You can hear the Rovers supporters.
R su ppo r ters R o - vers!
co m m entato r And the United supporters are here t o o . . .
u SU PPO R TER S U - ni - ted! U - ni - ted!
NARRATOR The Green family and David watch the match
and listen to the commentator.
COM M ENTATOR Smith has the ball. N ow Brown has it. Brown
shoots. Its a goal!
r su ppo r ters Goal!
COM M ENTATOR Rovers one, United nil.
PETER One-nil to Rovers, David. What do you think
o f your boys now?
NARRATOR And later the commentator says . . .
co m m entato r Johnson gives the ball to Roberts. R oberts is
going to shoot. N o the ball goes to Miller.
Miller shoots, and yes! Goal!
R SU PPO R TER S Goal!
COM M ENTATOR Rovers two, United nil.
PETER Two-nil! Two-nil to Rovers, David.
NARRATOR Susan and her brother are happy. David isnt
very happy. But Rovers and United are
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playing again, and now United score.
U SU PPO RTERS Goal!
PETER Oh, no!
D A V ID Two-one. Thats good, United.
NARRATOR And later U nited score again.
D A V ID Rovers two, United two!
COM M ENTATOR This is a very good match!
NARRATOR It is a good match, but Rovers and United
dont score again.
M R GREEN Two-two. The Rovers and United matches
are always two-two or one-one.
PETER But theyre always good matches.
SU SA N O K , were going now, Mother. David and
I are going to the cinema.
PETER But Susan, your boyfriend supports United.
You cant go to the cinema with him.
M RS GREEN Be quiet, Peter!
D A V ID But Peter, thats good.
PETER What is?
D A V ID Susan is a Rovers supporter, Im a United
supporter. Rovers and United thats a
good match.
(Mr and Mrs Green smile.)
NARRATOR It is a year later. Susan and David are very
nervous. Today is their wedding day.
Susan Green is going to be Mrs Jones.
And what do their friends say?
ALL This is a good match!
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Wedding Day
N arrator M ary
D a v id J ohn
P aul
D A V ID No.
JO H N United are going to score four goals.
PA U L N o its going to be four-nil to Rovers.
D A V ID Four-nil? They cant score goals!
PA U L Oh yes, they can! Rovers always play well.
MARY I dont support United or Rovers.
JO H N And w ere not football supporters today. Were
supporting David.
PA U L Thats right. Were David supporters. Todays his
wedding day, and hes nervous.
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D A V ID Nervous? M e? Im not nervous. Im never nervous.
M ARY (To John and Paul) His wedding day, and hes not
nervous. Thats good.
D A V ID You can smile, you three, but I am not nervous.
PA U L O K , David, w ere wrong.
MARY We understand. Youre not nervous.
JO H N (He smiles.) We like your new things, David.
D A V ID N ew things?
PA U L Yes. Youve got a new coat.
D A V ID O h - yes.
MARY And an expensive new shirt.
D A V ID Yes.
JO H N And we like your new shoes, David.
M ARY The new black shoe on your left fo o t. ..
PA U L And the new brown shoe on your
right foot.
D A V ID What?
JO H N Very interesting! One
black shoe and one
brown shoe!
D A V ID Oh, no!
MARY But we understand.
JO H N Yes.
PA U L Todays your wedding d a y . ..
D A V ID (He smiles.) And Im nervous!
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The English Teacher
N arrator M r B row n
M ic h e l R it a
A n ik a I STVAN
P ao lo H elena
Y uki H ans
M a r ia
R IT A Yes, sir.
M R BROW N Can you say a new sentence, please?
A N IK A Yes, sir.
M R BROW N A new sentence, please, Anika.
A N IK A I like football.
M R BROW N Good. D o you understand that, Istvan?
IS T V A N Yes, sir.
M R BROW N Say a new sentence, please.
IS T V A N The woman in the shop is buying eggs.
M R BROW N Good. D o you understand that, Paolo?
P A O LO Yes, sir.
MR bro w n Can you say a new sentence, please?
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PA O LO I can tell good stories.
M A R IA Yes, sir.
M R BROW N Say a sentence, please.
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WORD LIST with example sentences
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N o rm a is always right. But has she got the right train tickets?
W h a t happens when Mrs Roberts has coffee w ith Mrs Price?
And is David ready fo r his wedding? The answers are in these
six sketches. _ , ,, n>. , , a* * \
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Im Right!
N arrator T ic k e t In s p e c t o r
M an N orm a Short
W oman C o l in Short
1
NORM A Train tickets! Im right!
C O LIN N o, N orm a, youre wrong. These are old tickets.
Theyre for the wrong day.
NORM A Oh! But Colin, you have got our train tickets.
Look again.
C O LIN Why? I havent got the tick . . . Oh!
NORM A What are they?
C O LIN The train tickets.
N O RM A Ah! You see?
C O L IN Im sorry, my love. Youre right and Im wrong.
NORM A (She smiles.) Im always right, Colin.
C O L IN Yes, N orm a. Here you are, Inspector.
IN S P E C T O R Thank you, sir.
NORM A Were going to a wedding, Inspector.
Were going to my sisters wedding, in
Winchester. Those are two tickets to
Winchester.
IN S P E C T O R Yes, thats right, madam. These are
two tickets to Winchester.
C O LIN Shes always right, Inspector.
IN S P E C T O R (He smiles.) N o t always, sir.
NORM A What?
IN S P E C T O R This train doesnt go to
Winchester, madam.
Theyre the right
tickets, but youre on
the wrong train.
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A G ood Story
N arrator M rs P r ic e
M rs R o berts J ohn P r ic e
T racy P r ic e M ic h a e l P r ic e
3
JO H N I can paint. Look - this is my picture.
M R S R O B E R T S Ah, yes. A town, with houses and buildings.
M R S R O B E R T S A thing?
M IC H A EL Yes.
M R S R O B E R T S But Michael, its got seven blue legs
and three yellow eyes!
M IC H A EL Yes, and its walking across your
foot now. Look!
M R S R O B E R T S What?
N arrator M rs C lark
M rs A rch er M an
M r Sm it h M rs D a v is
5
M AN G ood morning.
M R SM ITH Oh, hello, sir. Your cheese, sir? You want your
cheese?
M AN Yes, please.
M R SM ITH You always buy cheese.
M AN Yes.
M R SM ITH You like cheese?
M AN N o, I dont like it.
M R SM ITH N o? But I dont understand, sir. You buy cheese
from me every day.
MAN Yes. I buy it, but I dont like it. I dont eat it.
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M R SM ITH Yes, I can understand that. Im always nervous
too.
MAN And nervous people dont smile. But I put some
cheese on a table and I say,W hats that? And
what do they say? They say,Cheese! They say
cheese and smile. They cant say cheese and not
smile. You cant say cheese and not smile.
M R SM ITH Cheese.
MAN Im right. Youre smiling.
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A G ood M atch
N arrator
M rs G reen
M r G reen
P eter G reen
S u sa n G reen
D a v id J ones
TV C o m m entato r
R overs Suppo rters
U n it e d Suppo rters
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W edding Day
N arrator M ary
D a v id J ohn
P aul
DAVID N o.
JO H N U nited are going to score four goals.
PAUL N o - its going to be four-nil to Rovers.
DAVID Four-nil? They cant score goals!
PAUL O h yes, they can! Rovers always play well.
MARY I dont support U nited or Rovers.
JO H N And were not football supporters today. Were
supporting David.
PAUL Thats right. Were David supporters. Todays his
wedding day, and hes nervous.
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DAVID Nervous? Me? Im not nervous. Im never nervous.
MARY (To John and Paul) His wedding day, and hes not
nervous. Thats good.
DAVID You can smile, you three, but I am not nervous.
PAUL O K , David, were wrong.
MARY We understand. Youre not nervous.
JO H N (He smiles.) We like y o u r new things, David.
DAVID N ew things?
PAUL Yes. Youve got a new coat.
DAVID O h - yes.
m ary And an expensive new shirt.
DAVID Yes.
JO H N And we like your new shoes, David.
MARY The new black shoe on your left f o o t . . .
PAUL And the new brown shoe on your
right foot.
DAVID What?
JO H N Very interesting! One
black shoe and one
brown shoe!
d a v id Oh, no!
MARY But we understand.
JO H N Yes.
PAUL Todays your wedding d ay ...
DAVID (He smiles.) And Im nervous!
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The English Teacher
N arrator M r B row n
M ic h e l R it a
A n ik a IST V A N
P ao lo H elena
Y uki H ans
M a r ia
13
PAOLO I can tell good stories.
M R BROW N Yes, good. D o you understand that, Hans?
HANS Yes, sir.
M R BROW N A new sentence, please, Hans.
HANS The students are nervous.
M R BROW N Good. D o you understand that, Yuki?
YUKI Yes, sir.
M R BROW N Say a new sentence, please, Yuki.
YUKI Smoke is coming under the door.
M R BROW N Good. D o you understand that, Helena?
H ELEN A Yes, sir.
M R BROW N Give me a new sentence, please, Helena.
H ELEN A The school is on fire.
M R BROW N Good. D o you understand that, Maria?
M ARIA Yes, sir.
M R BRO W N Say a sentence, please.
M ARIA The school is on fire.
M R BROW N N o, a new sentence, please.
M ARIA But sir, you dont understand.
The school is on fire.
M R BROW N I understand, Maria. Smoke is
coming under the door. The school
i s . . . What? Fire! G o to the door
now. Quickly! But dont run! Its a fire!
M ARIA Oh, good, sir. N ow you understand!
A CTIVITIES
Pages 1-7
15
Pages 8-14
Answers for the Activities in this book are available from the Penguin Readers website.
A free Activity Worksheet is also available from the website. Activity Worksheets are
part o f the Penguin Teacher Support Programme, which also includes Progress Tests
and Graded R eader Guidelines. For more information, please visit:
www.penguinreaders.com.
WORD LIST with example sentences
II ^
N o rm a is always right. But has she got the right train tickets?
W h a t happens when Mrs Roberts has coffee w ith Mrs Price?
And is David ready fo r his wedding? The answers are in these
six sketches. _ . ,, t ac^\
P h ilip p -S c h a e ffe r-B ib l. (456)
w w w .p e n g u in re a d e rs .c o m
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