Lesson40TextALearntoEatLikeaGrown-upMOTHER:Thetable'slaid.Comealong,bothofyou,andletusbegin.FATHER:I'mready;Ifeelquitehungry.CHRIS:SoamI;Icouldeatahorse.MOTHER:Well,wehaven'tgotahorseforyou,butwhatwehavegotisquitenice.Sitthereandseehowwellyoucanbehave.Remember,you'regettingquiteabigboyandmustlearntoeatlikeagrown-up.CHRIS:DOesthatmeanthatIcaneatmore?MOTHER:Wewantyoutomakeagoodmeal,thoughwedon'twantyoutostuffyourself.Yourplacehasbeenlaidjustlikeours.CHRIS:What'sthislittleplatefor?MOTHER:That'sforyourbread.Mostpeopleeatalittlebreadwiththeirmeatandvegetables.CHRIS:Mother,aren'tyougoingtocutmymeatupformeanymore?MOTHER:No,I'mnot.Wehaveputaknifeandforkforyouandyoumustlearn.howtousethem.Hereisyourmeat;helpyourselftovegetablesfromthedishDon'ttakemorethanyoucaneat.CHRIS:Allright;Mother;mayItakesomemustard?FATHER:Youmay,butIdon'tthinkyou'lllikeit.You'llfindithot.Nowsitupproperly;don'tleanbackanddon'tIeantoofarforward.MOTHER:Andtakeyourelbowsoffthetable-cloth.FATHER:Anddon'ttaketoomuchonyourfork.Youshouldn'topenyourmouthwideatmeals.MOTHER:Andn'tmakeanoisewhenyouareeating.CHRIS:Goodgracious!IthinkitwouldbebetterifItookmyplateawaytothenursery.Ishan'tbeabletoeatat,allifItrytorememberallthosethings.FATHER:Staywhereyouare.You'llsoonlearn.(Chrisbeginstoeat;heputssomevegetablesintohismouthwithhisknife.)MOTHER:Whatareyoudoing?Don'tyouknowthatyoumustneverputyouknifeintoyourmouth?CHRIS:Butwhy,Mummy?It'seasierlikethatsometimes.FATHER:You.mightcutyourmouth.Doyouwanttomakeyourmouthbiggerthanitk.is?UseyourforCHRIS:No,Idon't.ButImightprickmytonguewiththepointsofmyfork.FATHER:Well,youmustlearnnotto.MOTHER:There,leavetheladalone.He'llsoonlearn.Haveyoufinished,dear?Layyourknifeandforkonyourplate.No,don'tcrossthem.Putthehandlestowardsyou.FATHER:Now,herecomethesweets.Here'syourplate.Usethatspoonandfork;useyourforkmorethanyourspoon.CHRISButwhy?Isn'titpolitetousethespoon?MOTHER:Ofcourseitis,butmostpeopleusetheforkmore.thanthespoon.Usethespoonwhenyouhaveto.CHRIS:Youmeanforeatingverysoftstuff?MOTHER:That'sright.Why,youhaven'tdrunkanywater!(Chrisdrinkssomewaterandputshisglassdownontheleftofhisplate.)FATHER:Notthere.Onyourright.CHRISLButwhy?FATHER:Becauseitisnearertoyourrighthand.It'shandierthere.CHRIS:Allright,Dad.Thereseemstobeagreatdealtolearn.Givemesomemorepudding,MotherMoTHER:"Giveme"doesn'tget;say,"PleasemayIhave?"CHRIS:PleasemayIhavesomemorepudding?MoTHER:Hereyouare.What'sthatIsee?Dirtyhands?Seethatyoudon'tcometotablewithdirtyhandsagain.FATHER:Andbrushyourhairnexttimeyoucome.CHRIS:I'lltrytoremember.Butyoumustn'texpectmetolearnevery't'hingatonce.MayIgetdownnow?MoTHER:Verywell.Runalong.TextBARedCrossNurseMarywantedtobeanursewhensheleftschool,butinthemeantime,shejoinedtheRedCrossandhadsomelimitedtrainingShewastaughtthat,incaseofanaccident-andtheywereplentifulinhertown-sheshouldgivefirstaidatonceandthensend'foradoctor.Oneday,therewasanaccidentinabusystreet,andwhenMazyarrivedsoonafter,shesawamanbendingoverawomanwhohadbeenaccidentallyknockeddownbyacarandwaslyingmotionlessinthestreet.Maryranup,pushedthemanaway,informedthecrowdthatshewasaRedCrossnurseandbegantohelpthewoundedwoinan.Afterafewminutes,themanwhohadbeenbendingoverthewomanwhenMaryarrivedtouchedherontheshoulderandsaid,"Whenyoureachthepartaboutsendingforadoctor,don'tworry.I'mherealready."QuestionsonTextB7.Readthefollowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhilereadingandretellthepassagetoyourpartner.Wesaythatapersonhasgoodmannersifheorshebehavespolitelyandiskindandhelpfultoothers.Everyonelikesapersonwithgoodmannersbutnoonelikesapersonwithbadmanners."Yes,"youmaysay,"butwhataregoodmanners?Howdoesoneknowwhattodoandwhatnottodo?"Well,herearesomeexamplesofthethingsthatawell-manneredpersondoesordoesnotdo.Heneverlaughsatpeoplewhentheyareintrouble.Instead,hetriestohelpthem.Heisalwayskind,nevercruel,topeople.Whenpeoplearewaitingforabus,orinapostoffice,hetakeshisturn.Hedoesnotpushtothefrontlineofthequeue.Inthebushegiveshisseattoanolderpersonoraladywhoisstanding.Ifheaccidentallybumpsintosomeone,orgetsintheirway,hesays"Excuseme"or"I'msorry".Hesays"Please"whenltemakesarequest,and"Thankyou"whenhereceivessomething.Hestandsupwhenheisspeakingtoaladyoranolderperson,hedoesnotsitdownuntiltheotherpersonisseated.Hedoesnotin'terruptotherpeoplewhentheyaretalking.Hedoesnottalktoomuchhimself.Hedoesnottalkloudlyorlaughloudlyinpublic.Whenheiseatinghedoesnotspeakwithhismouthfulloffood.Heusesahandkerchiefwhenhesneezesorcoughs.
