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It is 11am and Tanya is sitting at her desk in her
office, thinking to
herself.
'My useless
husband. He has forgotten our tenth wedding
anniversary. I
can't believe it! Sometimes I think I am wasting
my life with Pete. He
just doesn't care about me anymore.
Do I love him? I think I do, but
I'm not sure. Why
did he forget our 10th anniversary? I'm so disappointed.'
Tanya's husband Pete is not working today. He has just come
out of a travel agency, and he is thinking to himself.
'Tanya is going to be so surprised. I'm sure she thinks that I
have forgotten our anniversary. I can't wait to see her face when she
see's the bouquet
of red roses and two flight
tickets to Paris. She'll be
so
thrilled.
She loves Paris and we haven't been there since our
honeymoon.'
Joshua is Tanya's colleague.
His desk is close to her desk. He
is also thinking to himself.
'She looks so sad today. Sad but still beautiful. Her husband
doesn't deserve
her. She's
too
good for him.
I think today is a good
day to ask her to leave him and become my girlfriend. I know she likes
me a lot, and we have so much fun together. The last three years of
working together have been wonderful, but I really want to be with her.
I'll ask her to lunch and buy her some flowers as a surprise, then tell
her
I love her.'
It is 11.45am and Pete is driving across town to surprise his
wife and he is still thinking.
'I know I'm not a very good husband. I know I've taken her
for
granted, but I really
do love her and today I want to show her how much. I'm going to the
restaurant where she always has lunch and surprise her with the roses,
and the air tickets. It will be so romantic!'
It is now 12.10pm in the office and Tanya is now thinking
about
Joshua.
'Joshua keeps
looking at me. He's so good looking. I
know he's a few years younger than me, but I really like him. I wish my
husband were as much fun as he is. Oh! He's walking over to
me. What
is he going to say?'
Joshua stands in front of Tanya's desk and says, 'Tanya, would
you like to have lunch together
today? I have something I want to ask you.'
'That would be nice Josh. I'm a little down
today and I need someone to
talk to. What time?'
'How about in twenty minutes? We can go to the usual place. I have to
go to the shop first though.'
'Sounds good. See you later,' Tanya replies.
Tanya and Joshua are sitting at a table in the restaurant next
to their office.
'This is for you,' Joshua gives Tanya a single red rose.
Tanya takes the rose and stares
at it, 'Josh, what is this for? You
know that I'm a married woman! I don't know what to say. I'm flattered,
but I can't take it.' she gives him back the rose.
Then suddenly, the door opens and Pete walks in holding a his
roses, 'Tanya! What's
going on? Today is our anniversary and you are
with another man. I don't believe it!'
Tanya walks out of the restaurant and the two men follow her, still holding their flowers. She stops, and turns around to them, and says...
Adjectives
useless:
Not useful, unable to do its job.
disappointed:
Sad because something did not happen, or was not as good as you wanted.
thrilled:
Very happy and excited.
down: Here meaning 'sad'.
flattered: Happy because someone
said something nice about you.
Adverbs
not anymore:
Something stopped before now and is not continuing.
Verbs
waste:
To use time (or money) in a bad way.
deserve:
To earn something because of your good behaviour or actions.
be too good for sb.: Not a good match
because you are better than the other person.
take sb.
for granted: To expect someone to do things for you, but
never say thank you.
keep:
To continue doing something, or do it again and again.
stare:
To look at something for a long time, without moving your eyes.
Nouns
a bouquet:
Many flowers put together in a pretty way.
a flight ticket:
A ticket for an airplane.
a colleague:
Someone who you work with.
Expressions
What's going on?: A question used
to ask someone to explain a situation.