The Story
We were two Australian student nurses training at an English hospital. During visiting hours, we would take a break in the ward kitchen and often a kindly visitor would slip us a cake or some chocolate.
One night a woman brought a pork pie to the kitchen and asked me, "Would you 'eat this up, love?"
My friend and I ate every crumb and were delighted--until the woman returned and asked, "Is my 'usband's pie 'ot yet, dear?"
Vocabulary Practice
Mark the best choice.
1. 'Ward' here means .......
a. a kind of cooker
b. head nurse
c. a part in a hospital
d. temperature
2. To 'Slip' here means to ......
a. divide sth
b. give secretly
c. move slowly
d. d get worse
3. 'Pork' means meat from ......
a. cow
b. sheep
c. hen
d. pig
4. 'Crumb' means a ......
a. kind of fresh fruit
b. very big piece of pie
c. very small bit of bread, cake, etc.
d. person who works in a hospital
5. 'Delighted' means .......
a. very angry
b. quite tired
c. pretty dark
d. very pleased
Questions for Discussion
1. The woman in the story cannot pronounce a sound. What is it? What can be the reason?
2. What do you think will happen next?
Activities
1. Now you tell your friend(s) the story in your own words.
2. Pronounce the following words several times:
1. ward
2. crumb
3. delighted
4. until
5. slip