Unit 54 THE BOSS AND THE SECRETARY

Listening

Mr Gibbon Well, Miss Smith… this is a change! I usually have water with meals, you know.
Miss Smith Yes, Mr Gibbon, but tonight we’re having champagne!
Mr Gibbon Please don’t call me Mr Gibbon. My friend always call me Horace.
Miss Smith All right… Horace… and we’re having fillet steak!
Mr Gibbon Isn’t it wonderful! I normally have egg and chips on Mondays… you see, my wife doesn’t like restaurants.
Miss Smith Oh, your wife… what’s she doing now?
Mr Gibbon Er… she’s watching television at home. What perfume are you wearing, Miss Smith?
Miss Smith Please… call me Dorothy, I’m wearing “Night of Passion”.
Mr Gibbon It’s lovely. My wife never wears perfume…
Miss Smith I don’t always wear it, but this is a special occasion.
Mr Gibbon Of course it is. I never come to restaurants like this. Dorothy, I want to ask you something.
Miss Smith Oh, Horace, go on… I’m enjoying this evening so much.
Mr Gibbon Well… it’s difficult.
Miss Smith Please… ask me.
Mr Gibbon Well, you know we’ve got a lot of work at the office…
Miss Smith Yes?
Mr Gibbon Well, can you work on Saturdays until we finish it?
Miss Smith Oh!

Grammar

Revision of THE SIMPLE PRESENT in Contrast with THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

The Present Continuous:
I’m doing it now.
The Simple Present:
I do it every day.

The Present Continuous:
We’re working at the moment.
The Simple Present:
They normally work on Sundays.

Expressions

Isn’t it wonderful!
To wear perfume

Questions

What’s he drinking tonight?
What does he usually drink?
What’s he eating tonight?
What does he usually eat on Monday?
Is Miss Smith wearing perfume tonight?
Does she always wear perfume?

Exercise

He usually drinks water.
tonight/ champenge
But tonight he’s drinking champagne.

1    He usually eats eggs.
tonight/ steak
2    He usually drinks beer.
tonight/ whisky
3    He usually smokes cigarettes.
tonight/ cigars
4    He usually eats at home.
tonight/ in a restaurant