Today's idiom Today's phrasal verb
1. Look at the picture. What does it tell you
about? Can you guess what the story below
will be? What makes you think so? Share
your ideas with your classmates.
to ſing oneself into
smth to do smth with
a lot of energy and
enthusiasm
to give yourself up
to smith - to dedicate
time, energy, etc.
to smith
2.
Read the story to see if you are right or wrong.
Do the after reading exercises.
THE LUNCHEON
I. Repin "A Paris Cafe
(After W. Somerset Maugham)
It was long since I had last seen her.
"How time flies! We're not getting younger. Do
you remember the first time I saw you? You asked me
to luncheon."
Did I remember?
Twenty years ago in Paris I had barely enough
money to keep body and soul together. She had writ-
ten to me about my book saying she would like to have
a chat with me; so could I give her a little luncheon
at Foyot's', which was so far beyond my means that
I had never thought of going there. But I was too
young to say no to a woman.
She was a woman of forty and made the impression of having more teeth than necessary for
any practical purpose.
The prices were much higher than I had expected, but she said:
"I never eat anything for luncheon. A little fish, maybe. I wonder if they have any salmon.
It was early for salmon, but yes, a beautiful salmon had just come in. The waiter asked if she
would have something before.
"No," she said, "I never eat more than one thing. Unless you have a little caviar."
For myself I chose the cheapest dish.
"I think it is unwise to eat meat," she said.
Then came the question of drink.
"I never drink anything for luncheon," she said. "Except white wine."
"What would you like?"
She gave me a friendly flash of her teeth.
"My doctor won't let me drink anything but champagne."
I ordered half a bottle. I said my doctor had banned me to drink champagne.​