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Text A Learn to Eat Like a Grown-up MOTHER: The table's laid. Come along, both of you, and let us begin. FATHER: I'm ready; I feel quite hungry. CHRIS: So am I; I could eat a horse. MOTHER: Well, we haven't got a horse for you , but what we have got is quitenice. Sit there and see how well you can behave. Remember, you'regetting quite a big boy and must learn to eat like a grown-up. CHRIS: DOes that mean that I can eat more? MOTHER: We want you to make a good meal, though we don't want you to stuffyourself. Your place has been laid just like ours. CHRIS: What's this little plate for? MOTHER: That's for your bread. Most people eat a little bread with their meatand vegetables. CHRIS: Mother, aren't you going to cut my meat up for me any more? MOTHER: No, I'm not. We have put a knife and fork for you and you must learn . how to use them. Here is your meat; help yourself to vegetables fromthe dish Don't take more than you can eat. CHRIS: All right; Mother; may I take some mustard? FATHER: You may, but I don't think you'll like it. You'll find it hot. Nowsit up properly; don't lean back and don't Iean too far forward. MOTHER: And take your elbows off the table-cloth. FATHER: And don't take too much on your fork. You shouldn't open your mouthwide at meals. MOTHER: And don't make a noise when you are eating. CHRIS: Good gracious!I think it would be better if I took my plate away tothe nursery. I shan't be able to eat at, all if I try to rememberall those things. FATHER: Stay where you are. You'll soon learn.(Chris begins to eat; he putssome vegetables into his mouth with his knife. )MOTHER: What are you doi ng? Don't you know that you must never put you knifeinto your mouth? CHRIS: But why, Mummy? It's easier like that sometimes. FATHER: You .might cut your mouth. Do you want to make your mouth bigger than it k. is? Use your forCHRIS: No, I don't. But I might prick my tongue with the points of my fork. FATHER: Well, you must learn not to. MOTHER: There, leave the lad alone. He'll soon learn. Have you finished, dear? Lay your knife and fork on your plate. No, don't cross them. Put thehandles towards you. FATHER: Now, here come the sweets. Here's your plate. Use that spoon and fork;use your fork more than your spoon. CHRIS But why? Isn't it polite to use the spoon? MOTHER: Of course it is, but most people use the fork more. than the spoon. Usethe spoon when you have to. CHRIS: You mean for eating very soft stuff? MOTHER: That's right. Why, you haven't drunk any water! (Chris drinks some waterand puts his glass down on the left of his plate. )FATHER: Not there. On your right. CHRISL But why? FATHER: Because it is nearer to your right hand. It's handier there. CHRIS: All right, Dad. There seems to be a great deal to learn. Give me some morepudding, MotherMoTHER: "Give me" doesn't get; say, "Please may I have?"CHRIS: Please may I have some more pudding? MoTHER: Here you are. What's that I see? Dirty hands? See that you don't come totable with dirty hands again. FATHER: And brush your hair next time you come. CHRIS: I'll try to remember. But you mustn't expect me to learn every't'hing atonce. May I get down now? MoTHER: Very well. Run along.
Text A Learn to Eat Like a Grown-up MOTHER: The table's laid. Come along, both of you, and let us begin. FATHER: I'm ready; I feel quite hungry. CHRIS: So am I; I could eat a horse. MOTHER: Well, we haven't got a horse for you , but what we have got is quitenice. Sit there and see how well you can behave. Remember, you'regetting quite a big boy and must learn to eat like a grown-up. CHRIS: DOes that mean that I can eat more? MOTHER: We want you to make a good meal, though we don't want you to stuffyourself. Your place has been laid just like ours. CHRIS: What's this little plate for? MOTHER: That's for your bread. Most people eat a little bread with their meatand vegetables. CHRIS: Mother, aren't you going to cut my meat up for me any more? MOTHER: No, I'm not. We have put a knife and fork for you and you must learn . how to use them. Here is your meat; help yourself to vegetables fromthe dish Don't take more than you can eat. CHRIS: All right; Mother; may I take some mustard? FATHER: You may, but I don't think you'll like it. You'll find it hot. Nowsit up properly; don't lean back and don't Iean too far forward. MOTHER: And take your elbows off the table-cloth. FATHER: And don't take too much on your fork. You shouldn't open your mouthwide at meals. MOTHER: And don't make a noise when you are eating. CHRIS: Good gracious!I think it would be better if I took my plate away tothe nursery. I shan't be able to eat at, all if I try to rememberall those things. FATHER: Stay where you are. You'll soon learn.(Chris begins to eat; he putssome vegetables into his mouth with his knife. )MOTHER: What are you doi ng? Don't you know that you must never put you knifeinto your mouth? CHRIS: But why, Mummy? It's easier like that sometimes. FATHER: You .might cut your mouth. Do you want to make your mouth bigger than it k. is? Use your forCHRIS: No, I don't. But I might prick my tongue with the points of my fork. FATHER: Well, you must learn not to. MOTHER: There, leave the lad alone. He'll soon learn. Have you finished, dear? Lay your knife and fork on your plate. No, don't cross them. Put thehandles towards you. FATHER: Now, here come the sweets. Here's your plate. Use that spoon and fork;use your fork more than your spoon. CHRIS But why? Isn't it polite to use the spoon? MOTHER: Of course it is, but most people use the fork more. than the spoon. Usethe spoon when you have to. CHRIS: You mean for eating very soft stuff? MOTHER: That's right. Why, you haven't drunk any water! (Chris drinks some waterand puts his glass down on the left of his plate. )FATHER: Not there. On your right. CHRISL But why? FATHER: Because it is nearer to your right hand. It's handier there. CHRIS: All right, Dad. There seems to be a great deal to learn. Give me some morepudding, MotherMoTHER: "Give me" doesn't get; say, "Please may I have?"CHRIS: Please may I have some more pudding? MoTHER: Here you are. What's that I see? Dirty hands? See that you don't come totable with dirty hands again. FATHER: And brush your hair next time you come. CHRIS: I'll try to remember. But you mustn't expect me to learn every't'hing atonce. May I get down now? MoTHER: Very well. Run along.