Lesson 10 Not for jazz
We have an old musical instrument.
It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681.
Our clavichord is kept in the living room.
It has belonged to our family for a long time.
The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago.
Recently it was damaged by a visitor.
She tried to play jazz on it !
She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken.
My father was shocked.
Now we are not allowed to touch it.
It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.
Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another
I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in.
Tony worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank.
He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back.
Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table.
He has never borrowed money from me.
While he was eating, I asked him to lend me twenty pounds.
To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately.
"I have never borrowed any money from you," Tony said, "so now you can pay for my dinner!"
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