HOW THINGS BEGAN
THE HAMBURGER
An American chef from Connecticut, Louis Lassen, made and sold the first hamburgers in 1895. He called them hamburgers because sailors from Hamburg in Germany gave him the recipe. Students from Yale University and businessmen loved them and bought them. Kenneth Lassen, Louis` grandson still sells hamburgers in Connecticut.
THEN AND NOW
Ellen Peel
Ellen`s father died in the war in 1915 and her mother died a year later. Ellen was twelve years old. Immediately she started work as a housemaid with a rich family in London.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
a
A Can you speak Japanese?
B No, I can`t.
b
I can`t hear you. The line`s bad.
c
A Can you use a word processor?
B Yes, I can.
d
I can`t spell your name.
e
Cats can see in the dark.
f
She can type fifty words a minute.
PLACES
A Is there a stereo?
B Yes, there is.
A Is there a clock?
B No, there isn`t.
A Are there any book?
B Yes, there are.
A Are there any magazines?
B No, there aren`t.
FREE TIME
Ann McGregor
On Fridays I come home from the BBC at about 2.00 in the afternoon and I just relax. On Friday evenings I don`t go out, but sometimes a friend comes for dinner. He or she brings the wine and I cook the meal. I love cooking! We listen to music or we just [...]
WORK
Sister Mary comes from Ireland. She is a nun and she lives and works in a girls` school in Cork. She teaches French and Spanish. She likes her job and she loves the green countryside of Ireland. She goes walking in her free time.
PEOPLE
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