Asking for trouble It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home. I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window. I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, ‘I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.’ I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman. I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, ‘I enjoy cleaning windows at night.’ So do I,’ answered the policeman in the same tone. ‘Excuse my interrupting you. I hate to interrupt a man when he's busy working, but would you mind coming with me to the station ’ ‘Well, I'd prefer to stay here,’ I said. ‘You see, I've forgotten my key.’ ‘Your what ’ he called. ‘My key,’ I shouted. Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.(
课件网) Asking for trouble Listening comprehension Today we’ll listen to a story about a man who returned home late and couldn’t get into the house. Listen to the story and see if you can answer the question: Why did the policeman ask the writer to come to the police station New words and expressions生词和短语 fast adv．熟(睡) sarcastic adj．讽刺的，讥笑的 ladder n．梯子 tone n．语气，腔调 shed n．棚子 Key: The policeman thougt the writer was a burglar/thief. Asking for trouble . Listen to the story again, please find the answers of the following questions while listening. 1. What time was it when the man returned home 2. How did the man try to wake up his wife 3. Did she wake up, or was she fast asleep 4. Where did the man get a ladder from 5. Where did the man put the ladder 6. What did the man begin doing then 7. What did the man hear when he was almost there 8. What did the voice say 9. What nearly happened when the man saw a policeman 10. What did the man say to the policeman 11. Did the man immediately regret answering the way he did Keys 1. What time was it when the man returned home About two in the morning. 2. How did the man try to wake up his wife By ringing the doorbell. 3. Did she wake up, or was she fast asleep She was fast asleep. 4. Where did the man get a ladder from From the shed in the garden. 5. Where did the man put the ladder Against the wall. 6. What did the man begin doing then Climbing towards the bedroom window. 7. What did the man hear when he was almost there A sarcastic voice. 8. What did the voice say ‘I don’t think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.’ 9. What nearly happened when the man saw a policeman He nearly fell off the ladder. 10. What did the man say to the policeman ‘I enjoy cleaning windows at night.’ 11. Did the man immediately regret answering the way he did Yes, he did. Listen to the story again, try to complete the story with the words ... ...
