Collection of Stories

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Igor Yevtishenkov. Collection of Stories

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PREFACE

1. CLOTHES

* A CHANGE OF HEART

* CLOTHES

* CAST-OFFS AND GET-UPS

* GIRLS SHARING GOSSIP ABOUT A PARTY

2. TELEPHONE CONVERSATION

* A LOSING BATTLE

* A LOCAL CALL

* A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS

* I CAN’T GET THROUGH

3. MONEY

* IT COSTS AN ARM AND A LEG

* HELP ME GET BY FOR A WHILE, PLEASE

* IT GOBBLES UP MY MONEY

* EXPENSIVE SAFARI

* MONEY IS ROLLING IN

* A DESPERATE PLEA

* MONEY GOES TO MONEY

* UNPLEASANT SITUATION

* PAYING BILLS AND DEBTS

* HIGHER EDUCATION

* A KNOCKDOWN PRICE

* HOW TO BE SOLVENT

* SEARCHING FOR A BETTER PRICE AND DRIVING A HARD BARGAIN

* A USEFUL DIET

4. EXCLAMATIONS, COMMANDS AND WARNINGS

* A PIECE OF THE ACTION

* IN SHORT

* STEP ON IT!

* KEEP IT UP

* UNLUCKY ROBBERS

* COGNITION COMES THROUGH COMPARISON

* HILARIOUS

* SEARCH ME

* DREAMS AND REALITY

* HANDS OFF!

5. FOOD AND DRINK

* TIMES CHANGE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY FOR THE BETTER

* I LIKE TO COOK

* THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

* NOTHING TO EAT

* ENJOY YOUR FOOD

* IT STARTED SO INNOCENTLY

6. TIME SPENDING

* EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING

* STRENUOUS WORK

* SPARE TIME

* A COMPANY EVENT

* EXAMINATION TIME

* PREPARING FOR EXAMS

* JOURNEY INTO THE PAST

* A SINGLE MOTHER

7. MEMORY

* WHO DARES WINS

* FRAGILE MEMORIES

* DOES IT RING A BELL?

8. LOCATION

* ODD MAN OUT

* LONG-AWAITED REST

* A NEW ROOM

9. CHANGE

* FRIENDS ARE OK WHEN THEY DON’T GET IN THE WAY

* IT’S HEATING UP

* A PROBLEM OF THE POWER BUTTON

*GETTING OVER

* SURGICAL INDICATION

10. DESTROYING ANYTHING

* PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

* “BEWARE OF GADGETS PROMISING GIFTS”

* “WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER”

11. COMMUNICATION

* MORE HASTE, LESS SPEED

* A BUSINESS MEETING

* A CHALLENGE

* NAÏVE PLACIDITY

* SUPPORTING AND OPPOSING

* DESPERATE TRUTH

12. DESCRIBING PEOPLE

* WEAR SMB’S HEART ON SMB’S SLEEVE

* THOSE WOMEN

* TWINS

* A WEEKEND

* AN ANCIENT FEELING

* MY CHILDHOOD

* DANGEROUS OBSESSION

13. DESCRIBING PUBLIC EVENTS

* A WASTE OF SPACE

* OLD CIRCUS

* BUSINESS ROUTINES

14. DESCRIBING SITUATIONS

* THE BEST LAID PLANS OF MICE AND MEN

* A BUSINESS TRIP TO A HARD CUSTOMER

* MOVING TO A CAMPUS

* MUTUAL DISAPPOINTMENT

15. GIVING AND GETTING, NOTICING AND UNDERSTANDING INFORMATION

* IF I COULD HAVE PREDICTED THE FUTURE, THEN I’D HAVE LIVED IN VEGAS

* WHERE ARE WE FROM?

* WE HAVE BEEN DONE OUT OF LOADS OF MONEY

* HARD COMING BACK HOME

* WATCHING CHILDREN LEARN

* QUIT SLACKING OFF

* MOVING PRODUCTION TO CHINA

16. SOLVING PROBLEMS

* A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED

* UNEXPECTED LET-DOWN

* A HOME DETECTIVE

* IT SUCKS OR COULD BE BETTER

* NOBODY’S PERFECT

* A COMPANY ANNUAL MEETING

* PROBLEMS AT A COLLEGE

* OTHERS’S OPINION IS IMPORTANT TO ME

17. DECISIONS AND PLANS

* THERE IS NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE

* SLEEP ON IT

* GAINING EXPERIENCE

18. DISAGREEMENTS

* CONFIDENCE BREEDS SUCCESS

* TIME TO CHANGE THE BOAT

* SHE’S GETTING ON MY NERVES

19. RSUADING

* AT THE MARKET

* CONVINCE ME

* HOROSCOPE’S ADVICE

20. PRAISING AND CRITICISING

*NO SWEAT NO SWEET

* A LITTLE SYMPATHY GOES A LONG WAY

* BETWEEN TWO FIRES

* I’M FED UP WITH YOU BOSSING US AROUND

21. THE CLASSROOM AND LEARNING

* OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS BUT ONCE

* SCHOOL ROUTINE

* WIN SOME LOSE SOME

* A STUDIOUS ATMOSPHERE

22. STUDENT LIFE: COURSES AND EXAMS

* WHEN PIGS FLY

* DOING MY MBA DEGREE

23. STUDENT LIFE: READING AND WRITING

* END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS

* PREPARING FOR A PRESENTATION

* DIFFERENT WAYS OF WRITING

* IMPROVING A PIECE OF WRITING

24. THE WORLD OF JOBS AND CAREER, BEING BUSY AT WORK AND WORKING HARD

* BE SMOOTH SAILING

* LAZY WEALTH

* NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN

* A BUSY PILOT

* A SPACE NAVIGATOR

25. TRAVELLING

* WHICH SIDE YOUR BREAD IS BUTTERED ON

* FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED

26. BUSINESS TEAM

* KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL

* LEON – STARTING BUSINESS

* DIANA – UP AND DOWN IN BUSINESS

* ISER THE MISER

* THE END CROWNS ALL

* ON SATURN

27. FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS

*THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM

* DON’T KICK THE BUCKET

* PREPARING FOR EMOTIONAL CODING

28. HEALTH

* A SOUND MIND IN A SOUND BODY

* SPEAKING ABOUT ILLNESS

28. TALKING ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS

* WAIT AND SEE

* BEN AND BARBARA

* LINDA ALDRIDGE

29. EXTRA TEXTS: SECRETS AND INVESTIGATIONS

* A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME

* A TRICK BAG

30. EXTRA LESSONS: LAW AND CRIME

* NOBODY’S FOOL

Отрывок из книги

There is a collection of stories created during ten years of teaching English. The texts contain a lot of phrasal verbs, which makes some stories useful for learning spoken language. Also, everyone may enjoy reading them for being in a good mood.

Every morning I wake up and have to put my clothes on. My mother helps my younger brother and I am jealous of him. I wish I were him. I wish I could have a lie-in like him. I got used to getting dressed myself, but in winter it takes a lot of time. I have to do up the buttons of my school jacket, do up my shoelaces, then wrap up in my winter jacket, zip it up, muffle in a thick scarf and woolly hat and pick up a bag with my school shoes. At school things usually get even worse. I hate unzipping and taking off my bulky winter jacket and shoes, peeling off warm trousers, and hiding my scarf and woolly hat in the jacket sleeve.

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“It’s way too expensive. Can I have it cheaper?”

“He is driving a hard bargain. He says twenty dollars and he’ll break even.”

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