answering the phone

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A man entered the .

SALLE DES URGENCES

“What happened?” asked the doctor.

“Well,” the man explained, “my wife some clothes just behind my while I TV. She put down the next to the phone and when the phone rang I answered the iron.”

ÉTAIT EN TRAIN DE REPASSER

FAUTEUIL

REGARDAIS

FER À REPASSER

“Wow, that’s terrible,” responded the doctor. “What happened to your other ear?”

“Well,” the guy responded, , the phone rang again!”

IMMÉDIATEMENT APRÈS

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Vocabulary

Armchair: a comfortable chair with arm supports.

Iron: a device for pressing clothes.

Grammar

Past simple: A man entered the emergency room.

Past continuous: My wife was ironing while I was watching TV.

Reported speech: “What happened?” asked the doctor.

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