Many years ago an English lady in Africa was invited by an important local chief to be the first person to use his new bath-the first one in that part of Africa.
The lady went into the bath-house, turned on the taps and got into the nice, warm water. But when she looked up, she was frightened to see an eye watching her through a hole. She got out, dressed and ran outside. She saw an old man and a donkey there. He was carrying a petrol tin of hot water in one hand, and one of cold water in the other, and in front of him were two funnels.
"Why were you watching me in my bath?" the lady asked him angrily
The man answered politely. I have to see which tap you turn on madam, or I don't know whether to pour in hot or cold water.
 

A  Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)? Write T or F in the boxes.

1-The English lady had never been in a real bath in that part of Africa before. 
2-The water came out of the taps as usual. 
3-The lady was afraid when she saw an animal in a hole in the bathroom. 
4-She ran out and saw a man carrying petrol to heat the water. 
5-The old man was looking at the lady because he did not often see white women. 
6-The bath did not have running hot and cold water unless the old man was there.
 

B  Answer these questions

1-What was the English lady invited to do? 
2-What did she do? 
3-What gave her a fright?
4-What did she do about it? 
5-What did she see when she went out? 
6-What was he doing? 
7-What did the lady ask him? 
8-And what did he answer?

C  Opposites: Put a word beginning with im, in, ir or un, or a word ending in less, in each space.

1-The English lady was not a patient woman: she was an …..one. 
2-She was not fair to the old man: she was ... to him. 
3-If he did not look through the hole, he would not be able to see which tap the lady was turning: he would be... to see it. 
4-When she thought about it, she realized that she had not been very just to him: in fact, she had been very .... 
5-She had not given him justice: she had done him an.... 
6-There was no running water, so it was not useful to connect the taps to pipes: it was... to do so. 
7-It was not possible to get running water in that place: it was quite ... to do this. 
8-The lady had bath is at regular times every day: she never had a bath at an ... time.