Text B

  A Red Cross Nurse
    Mary wanted to be a nurse when she left school , but in the meantime, she joined the Red Cross and had some limited training
    She was taught that, in case of an accident-and they were plentiful in her town-she should give first aid at once and then send' for a doctor.

    One day, there was an accident in a busy street, and when Mazy arrived soon after, she saw a man bending over a woman who had been accidentally knocked down by a car and was lying motionless in the street.
    Mary ran up, pushed the man away, informed the crowd that she was a Red Cross nurse and began to help the wounded woinan.

    After a few minutes, the man who had been bending over
the woman when Mary arrived touched her on the shoulder and said, "When you reach the part about sending for a doctor,don't worry. I'm here already. "

Questions on Text B

7. Read the following passage once. Underline the key words while reading and retell the passage to your partner.

    We say that a person has good manners if he or she behaves politely and
is kind and helpful to others. Everyone likes a person with good manners but no one likes a person with bad manners. "Yes," you may say, "but what are good manners? How does one know what to do and what not to do?"

    Well, here are some examples of the things that a well-mannered person does or does not do.
He never laughs at people when they are in trouble. Instead, he tries to help them. He is always kind, never cruel, to people. When people are waiting for a bus, or in a post office, he takes his turn. He does not push to the front line of the queue. In the bus he gives his seat to an older person or a lady who is standing. If he accidentally bumps into someone, or gets in their way, he says "Excuse me" or "I'm sorry".

    He says "Please" when lte makes a request , and "Thank you" when he receives something. He stands up when he is speaking to a lady or an older person, he does not sit down until the other person is seated. He does not in'terrupt other people when they are talking. He does not talk too much himself. He does not talk loudly or laugh loudly in public. When he is eating he does not speak with his mouth full of food. He uses a handkerchief when he sneezes or coughs.

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