Tim wandered
along the path thinking aloud, "If I continue this diet I should lose
twenty pounds by the end of..." when BOOM! he bumped into another city
dweller out for a day's walk in the park. "I'm terribly sorry", he
apologized. "I was so caught up in my thoughts I didn't see you!" he
managed to stammer. Smiling, Sheila responded, "It's OK. Nothing's broken...
No really, I wasn't watching my step either." Suddenly they both stopped
making excuses and stared at each other. "Don't I know you from
somewhere?" inquired Tim while Sheila exclaimed, "You're Tim, Jack's
brother, aren't you?!" They both began to laugh as they had met each other
the week before at a party that Jack had given. Still laughing, Tim suggested,
"Why don't we have a cup a coffee and donut?" to which Sheila
replied, "I thought you wanted to continue your diet!" They both were
still laughing by the time they reached the Swimming Donut cafe.
Comprehension
Questions
Why did Tim bump into
Sheila?
1.
He was on a diet.
2.
He wasn't paying attention.
3.
He was writing his thoughts down.
Where do they live?
1.
In the park
2.
In the countryside
3.
In the city
Whose fault was the
incident?
1.
Tim's
2.
Sheila's
3.
It's not clear.
Where did they first meet?
1.
In the park
2.
At the Swimming Donut
3.
At Tim's Brother's house
Why was Tim's suggestion
funny?
1.
He was supposedly on a diet.
2.
The name of the cafe was strange.
3.
They were on a walk and their were no donuts in the
park.
Later that day Sheila
reported the story to her friend Mike. Fill in the blanks with reported
(indirect) speech using the text above. Check your answers on the following
page.
As he was walking down the
path Tim said if he ____ ____ diet he ____ lose twenty pounds. We bumped into
each other. He apologized saying he ____ terribly sorry. I told him it ____ OK,
that nothing ____ broken. Tim said he ____ so caught up in ____ thoughts that
he ____ ____. He seemed embarrassed, so I added that I ____ my step either. At
that moment we recognized each other! He asked me if he ____ ____ from
somewhere. I then remembered that he was Jack's brother. We both had a good
laugh and then he invited me to have a cup of coffee and a donut. We had a great time together.
