Better English for Speaking and Writing - Livres de poche

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Once, a little boy stayed up until twelve o'clock at night. Tell how he felt the next morning and what happened to him in school. Was he late? Did he get good marks for his work? Would such a boy be healthy, when he grew up? Why? Would he be wealthy? Why? Would he be wise? Why? Tell the story of a little girl who did not like to rise early. What do you think Franklin means when he says, "Early to bed and early to rise Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise"? LEARNING TO COPY Copy each one of Franklin's wise sayings exactly as it is in the book. Learn them all word for word. Repeat any other sayings that you know. Several of you may write these sayings on the blackboard. Everyone in the class may select the saying on the blackboard that he likes best. Copy it exactly as it is on the board. Learn it word for word. TELLING HOW TO MAKE SOAP BUBBLES Give this picture a name. What kind of pipe do you use for blowing soap bubbles? How do you get the water ready for making them? How do you hold the pipe to make large bubbles? How do you make them float in the air? What colors do you see in them? Have you ever been to a soap- bubble party? What prizes might be given at such a party? Did you ever blow soap bubbles? Tell your classmates how to do it. A STORY How Jack Went To Seek HIs Fortune Once upon a time there was a boy named Jack. One morning he started out to seek his fortune. He had not gone far before he met a cat. "Where are you going, Jack?" said the cat. "I am going to seek my fortune." "May I go with you?" "Yes," said Jack, "the more the merrier." So on they went, jigglety-jolt, jigglety-jolt. Very soon they met a dog. "Where are you going, Jack?" said the dog. "I am going...