to sleep with me. He said: “Do you prefer the inside or the outside, J.?” I said I generally preferred to sleep INSIDE a bed. George said: “What time shall I wake you fellows?” Harris said: “Seven.” I said: “No – six,” because I wanted to write some letters. Harris and I had a bit of a row over it, but at last split the difference, and said half-past six.
“Wake us at . , George,” we said. George made no answer, and we found, on going over, that he had been asleep for some time; so, we placed the bath where he could tumble into it on getting out in the morning, and went to bed ourselves. What was Montmorency’s ambition in life?
Unit- - Would Like To Rise And - - Glossary parted (v) : moved away from each other hamper (n) : a basket with a handle and a hinged lid used for cutlery victuals (n) : food, sustenance uncanny (adj) : strange or mysterious gaped (v) : stared with mouth open in amazement or wonder stern (adj) : serious, unrelenting superintend (v) : manage rummaged (v) : searched thoroughly tumble (v) : fall suddenly or clumsily or headlong c. Working in pairs, read the following phrases carefully. Match the actions with the doers mentioned below. i) pushed them aside ii) looked at a pile iii) rummaged iv) sat on the big hamper v) packed the strawberry jam vi) smashed the pies in vii) trod on butter d) State whether the following incidents are true or false and write the true incidents in the correct order of occurrence.
i) George and Harris started packing by breaking a cup Jerome Montmorency George George and Harris together Harris ii) broke an egg iii) squashed the tomato iv) stepped on Montmorency v) packed the pictures in the bottom vi) trod on butter vii) stepped on things viii) put things behind them and couldn’t find them ix) prayed before they started packing x) upset salt over almost everything Career opportunities in the fastest growing industry of travel Career Corner Tourism