Mr. Day was a teacher at a school in a big city in the north of England. He
usually went to France or Germany for a few weeks during his summer holidays,
and he spoke French and German quite well.
But one year Mr. Day said to one of his friends, ‘I’m going to have a holiday
in Athens. But I don’t speak Greek, so I’ll go to evening classes and have Greek
lessons for a month before I go.’
He studied very hard for a month, and then his holidays began and he went
to Greece.
When he came back a few weeks later, his friend said to him, ‘Did you have
any trouble with your Greek when you were in Athens, Dick?’
‘No, I didn’t have any trouble with it,’ answered Mr. Day. ‘But the Greeks
did!’
A. Answer these questions.
- Where did Mr. Day usually spend some time during his holidays?
- Why did he want to have Greek lessons?
- Where did he go to learn Greek?
- How long did he stay in Greece?
- How much did his Greek help him while he was in Greece?
B. Which of the answers to these questions are right? Write them down.
- Why did Mr. Day have Greek lessons?
a. Because he liked evening classes.
b. Because he wanted to visit Greece.
c. Because he did not like French and German. - How long did Mr. Day stay in Greece?
a. A month.
b. A few weeks.
c. One year. - What did the Greeks have trouble with?
a. Mr. Day’s Greek.
b. Mr. Day’s friend.
c. Mr. Day’s holiday.
