Grade 10 English Unit 11- Reading II World Record Exercises
World Record
Scene : It is a big
TV studio.
Characters : Albert
Hargreaves, Daisy Hargreaves (the wife of Albert), Mabel Phillips, Michael
Moonshine
Michael : Thank you. Thank you. Yes, ladies and gentlemen,
this is the program that gives you the chance to break a world
record. We have here in the studio tonight two people who are trying to break world records.
Let's meet them and see what they're doing. Tell me, sir, what is
your name?
Albert : Albert Hargreaves.
Michael : Albert Hargreaves. Well, Albert, what are you
doing?
Albert : I'm standing on one leg in a bucket of hot
soup.
Michael : Ladies and gentlemen, he's standing on one leg in a
bucket of hot soup!
(The
audience gives a round of applause.)
Michael : Albert, how long have you been standing on
one leg in that bucket of hot soup?
Albert : I've been standing here for six hours and fifty-eight
minutes.
Michael : And what is the world record for standing on
one leg in a bucket of hot soup?
Albert : It's seven hours and three minutes, Michael.
Michael : Seven hours and three minutes! And you've
been standing there for six hours and fifty-nine minutes now.
Well, Albert, you've only got four minutes to go!
(The
audience applauds.)
Michael : Albert, you've been standing on one leg in
that
bucket of soup for almost seven hours now.
Albert : That's right, Michael.
Michael : Would you tell me - is the soup still hot?
Albert : Yes. My wife's been approaching every half-hour
with more sizzling soup. Here she appears now.
(Mrs.
Hargreaves comes in.)
Daisy : Here you are, Albert.
(She
pours some boiling soup into the bucket.)
Albert : Aaargh!
Michael : Well, I'm glad it's your leg in the soup. Albert,
and not mine.
(The
audience laughs.)
Michael : Now we have another contender in the studio,
a very charming young lady. Can you tell the viewers your name?
Mabel : Mabel Phillips.
Michael : Mabel Phillips. Well, Mabel, what are you
doing?
Mabel : I'm leaning on this brush.
Michael : She's leaning on a brush, ladies and gentlemen!
I can't help thinking the same.
(The
audience applauds and laughs.)
Michael : Well, Albert has been standing on one leg in
his bucket of hot soup for seven hours and one minute, so he's only got
two more minutes to go! Poor Mabel's got a long way to go...And here is another young man - and he hasn't got any
trousers on.
(The
audience giggles.)
Michael : Now, sir, what are you doing?
Man : I'm looking for my trousers.
Michael : I can see that. And how long have you been
making an exploration for your trousers?
Man : I've been looking for them for five minutes.
Michael : And what's the world record?
Man : Pardon?
Michael : What's the world record for looking for trousers?
Man : I'm not trying to break a world record. I took
my trousers off to have a bath, and when I got out of the bath, my
trousers were gone.
Michael : I see. Get out of the way! We're on television!
think that's a nonsense.
(The
audience laughs.)
Michael : Sorry about that, ladies and gentlemen. Now
back to Albert Hargreaves. Albert, you've been standing in that
bucket of hot soup for seven hours and two minutes. Only one more minute to go, and you will break the world record. And here comes Mrs. Hargreaves with more blistering soup!
Daisy : Here you are, Albert.
(She
pours some more soup into the vessel.)
Albert : Aaargh!
Michael : Tell me, Albert, how does it feel?
Albert : Scorching!
(The
audience laughs.)
Michael : No, no! I mean how does it feel to be approaching
the world record?
Albert : Well, Michael, I've been dreaming about this
moment, I've been thinking about nothing else.
Michael : Yes, Albert.
Albert : I have been practising every day.
Michael : Yes Albert.
Albert : Twice on Sundays!
Michael : Yes - and here turns up Mrs. Hargreaves
Albert : Oh no, not again!
Michael : It's all right, Albert, she's only looking
at her
watch!
(The
audience laughs.)
Daisy : Albert! Albert! Only ten seconds to go! Ten,
nine, eight, seven (Mabel pushes Albert.)
Mable : (Ironically) Congratulations, Albert!
Albert : Aaargh!
Albert
falls over.
Michael : Well, ladies and gentlemen, Albert Hargreaves hasn't broken a world record, but
he has broken...his leg!'
A Complete the
following table to extend the words to different word classes.
B. Write True
for true and False for false statements.
a. Two people are going to cast their performance to break the world
record today. True
b. Michael is one of the contestants. False
c. Michael also tried dipping his foot on the bucket. False
d. Albert broke the world record for standing on a bucket of hot soup. False
e. The word "sizzling" is similar in meaning to
"scorching". True
f. The program is a comedy show. True
C. Answer
these questions.
a. Who is Mabel Phillips?
Mabel Phillips is one of the
contestants on the show.
b. What is she trying to do?
She is trying to break a world
record by leaning on a brush.
c. How do they maintain the
heat of the soup?
Albert's wife, Daisy, pours more
boiling soup into the bucket every half-hour to maintain the heat.
d. How far was Albert from
breaking the record?
Albert was one minute away from
breaking the record when he fell over.
e. How did the man lose his
trousers?
The man took his trousers off to
have a bath, and when he got out of the bath, his trousers were gone.
f. Why do you think Mabel
pushed Albert?
Mabel likely pushed Albert out
of jealousy or frustration, possibly because she wanted to sabotage his attempt
to break the record.
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