Mrs. Jones wanted a
picture for her living-room. She took the bus and went town. She looked for a
picture shop, and a few minutes she found one. There were some pictures in the
window, but she did not like them very much. 
She went into the shop
and looked at some other pictures. She liked some of those more there was a
picture of a young girl, and Mrs. Jones liked it very much. She went to the
shopkeeper and said, ‘How much do you want for this picture? The shopkeeper
turned the picture round. He looked at the back of it and then said, ‘Thirteen
pounds.’ ‘Thirty pounds?’ Mrs. Jones said. ‘That’s very expensive. I’m going to
offer you twenty pounds for it.’ ‘I said , “Thirteen pounds”, not “Thirty
pounds”,’ the man answered. ‘Thirteen?’ Mrs. Jones said. ‘Then I’m going to
offer you nine pounds for it.’
Answer these
questions.
1 – Why did Mrs. Jones go to town?
2 – which picture did
she like most?
3 – What did she say
to the shopkeeper?
4 - What did he
say to Mrs. Jones?
5 – What did she answer?
