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A Hard Life

Jerry Floyd is talking to his grandfather about his new job: "It's terrible, granddad. I have to get up at seven o'clock because I have to catch the bus to work. Because I'm new, I have to make tea. I have to work hard... I'm only happy at weekends: I don't have to work then." His grandfather isn't very sympathetic (не очень-то сочувствует):

"I had to start work when I was 14. I lived in South Wales, and there wasn't much work. I had to be a coal miner. We had to work 12 hours a day. We didn't have to work on Sundays...but we had to work the other 6 days of the week.

When I was eighteen, the First World War started. I joined the army I had to wear a uniform, and I had to go to France. A lot of my friends died. We had to obey (повиноваться, подчиняться) the officers, and we had to kill people. When I was sixty, I had to go into hospital because of the dust from the mines. It was the quietest time in my life. I didn't have to work, I didn't have to earn money (зарабатывать деньги).

I retired (увольняться, уходить с работы) when I was sixty-five. Nowadays I don't work and I don't have to get up early. But I have to live on my pension, and life is still difficult. I don't feel sorry for you".

Ex. 2 Answer the questions:

1. Does he have to get up at 6 o'clock?

2. Does he have to get up at 7 o'clock?

3. Does he have to catch the train?

4. Does he have to catch the bus?

5. Does he have to make the coffee?

6. Does he have to make the tea?

7. Does he have to work hard?

8. Does he have to work on Saturday?

9. Did his grandfather have to start work at 15,

or did he have to start work at 14?

10. Did he have to live in North Wales, or did he live in South Wales?

11. Did he have to be a teacher, or did he have to be coal miner?

12. Did he have to work 8 hours a day, or did he have to work 12 hours a day?

13. Did he have to work 5 days a week or did he have to work 6 days a week?

14. Did he have to work on Sundays?

15. When did the First world war start?

16. How old was he then?

17. What did he have to join?

18. What did he have to wear?

19. Where did he have to go?.

20. How many of his friends died?

21. Who did he have to obey?

22. What did he have to do?

23. Did he have to go into hospital?

24. When did he have to go into hospital?

25. Why did he have to go into hospital?

26. Did he have to work in hospital?

27 Did he have to earn money?

28. Did he retire at 60?

29. Ask "When …?"

30. What doesn't he have to do now?

31. Does he earn money now?

32. What does he live on?

33. Is life easy for him now, or is it difficult?

34. Does he feel sorry for his grandson?

Unit 4


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