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III, The Royal Oak to represent King Charles II who once hid in a large oak tree). Other names often include
colours and animals (The Red Bull, The Black Horse, The Golden Lion, The Swan) or symbols of traditional trades (The Compasses for carpenters, The Three Hammers for blacksmiths, The Three Tuns for winemakers).
As the pub is a social place to meet as well as a place to get a drink, people often play games like dominoes or darts or join a quiz or competition. A common expression is to “go down the pub” or “go round to the
local” (both meaning to go to the local pub). Culture points
pub in London: A pub is a place where people go for a drink and to meet friends and socialize. People can play games – such as darts, cards, dominoes – in a
pub and pubs often have quiz nights, with prizes for the winners, and live music (See also Background information) The Salisbury is a well-known pub in central London (See also Background information)
London School of Economics is a distinguished
university in central London, famous for social sciences. Language points
1 If you ask me, real life is not all it?s cracked up to be. (Para 1)
In my opinion (If you ask me introduces an opinion), real
life is not everything that people say it is. If a thing is cracked up to be, people normally praise it but
in the opinion of the speaker they are wrong. 2 … spending money when you don?t have any is dead easy. (Para 7)
Dead here means very. For example, we can say dead tired (exhausted), a dead loss (a complete loss or
useless), a dead weight (very heavy, difficult to lift).
3 What were the odds on anyone being so nice? (Para 11) What are the chances that someone would be so nice? The writer is emphasizing here that such kindness is very unusual.
4 … looking back after all these years, you only need one or two breaks in your life to succeed. (Para 13)
A break here means a chance to be successful. A lucky break is an unexpected opportunity. Reading and understanding
2 Choose the best answer to the questions. 1 What did the writer want to do after finishing her degree?
(a) To do an MA at the London School of Economics. (b) To earn some money to pay off her loan. (c) To start working as soon as possible. (d) To return home and help her mother.
2 Why did she ask for a job in The Salisbury? (a) She was hungry and thirsty.
(b) She thought it would lead to better things. (c) She was a friend of the landlord.
(d) She had the idea when she saw the landlord working. 3 What did she buy with her first salary? (a) A bunch of flowers.
(b) A CD and a plant for the flat she lived in. (c) A ham sandwich and a glass of beer.
(d) She didn’t have any money left after paying the bills. 4 Why did Tony give her ?20,000?
(a) He found out it was her birthday and wanted to help.
(b) He trusted her and thought it would help her. (c) He wanted her to leave the pub and work for him. (d) He was secretly in love with her.
5 What did she do with the money?
(a) She used it to pay for her course at the LSE. (b) She lost a lot of it in the 2008 stock market crash. (c) She invested it and paid back Tony and other investors.
(d) She used it to start her own business.
6 Why was Tony pleased when she repaid the loan? (a) He had had an accident and needed the money for a wheelchair.
(b) It meant that he would be able to see her again. (c) It proved that he had been right to invest in her. (d) She paid back the loan with a lot of interest. 3 Work in pairs and answer the questions.
What do we know about the writer’s: 1 family background?
Her mother had worked hard for 15 years to support her education but couldn’t afford any further
support. Her father wasn’t around most of the time. He didn’t have any money because he spent it on
gambling on dog racing or drinking in pubs. 2 career as a student?
She had a good degree in economics and wanted to study for a masters course at the London School of Economics.
3 ambition?
She wanted to get a job in finance or investments in London because then she would be able to use her degree.
4 appreciation of other people?
She appreciated Mike’s friendliness with customers
and his skill, and she appreciated Tony as a nice person; later she appreciated the trust of Tony and his friends
5 love life?
We don’t know much about this, except that she doesn’t like boys to hassle her. She thinks they are immature.
6 financial expertise?
It must be quite good: She invested the ?20,000 and made enough profit to pay the money back with
interest and set up her own company. 7 sense of responsibility?