Andrew walks out of his meeting, completely exhausted. After Three long days of negotiating, he has finaly worked out a deal that is sure to get him a promotion. Despite the fact that he has an early flight back to New York in the morning, Andrew decides to have a few drinks at the pub across the street. He has been in London for three days and has not seen any of the city. He cannot leave without at least visiting a pub, he thinks...  The Show Must Go On (Story + Exercises + Answer Key) The stage lights shine brightly on Cho's face. She cannot see the audience but can feel its attention. She is so excited to be on stage in the most famous theatre in South Korea's capital, Seoul. But she must stay focused – the show is not yet over. Taking a deep breath, she looks at her partner, Han, across the stage and delivers the final line of the play...  Snowy Day (Story + Exercises + Answer Key) Even as Kate is driving to the cabin, she isn't sure why she's doing it. Her friends told her about the party a few days ago and begged her to come. She tried to get out of it by telling them that she had to work on her applications for graduate school, but they insisted she needed a break so she finally agreed...  Ghost Poems, Parts 1 and 2 Julian sits at his desk, typing endless lines of code. He's working on a program that is supposed to model fluctuations in global stock markets. He knows it sounds like boring work, but he loves it. He just puts on his headphones and starts typing and it takes him to a different place. Julian is in one of these zoned out moods when his phone rings, which is why he doesn't answer it. But then it rings and rings and rings and finally gets his attention. He checks it and sees it's his Uncle Jeff calling. This strikes Julian as odd. He and his uncle have never been particularly close and never talk on the phone...  To Catch a Thief, Parts 1 and 2 Michael looks around the platform while he waits for his train. He always likes watching people at train stations and airports. He loves wondering what kind of journey they are on. He notices a woman standing a few feet away, her back turned toward him as she checks the train schedule on the board hanging above her. He moves to the side a few feet to try to get a better look at her without being too obvious and creepy. "She's cute," he thinks. He can't see her very well, but he can tell she has shoulder-length brown hair and freckles. More stories coming soon!

Open navigation menu SearchSearch Download SaveSave A Tale of Two Jackets by Really Learn English For Later A Tale of Two Jackets by Really Learn English Uploaded by Fernanda Miler 100%(1)100% found this document useful (1 vote) 495 views 22 pages Document Information click to expand document information Description: A great story for ESL begginers Copyright © © All Rights Reserved Available Formats PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd Share this document Share or Embed Document Sharing Options Share on Facebook, opens a new window Facebook Share on Twitter, opens a new window Twitter Share on LinkedIn, opens a new window LinkedIn Share with Email, opens mail client Email Copy Text Copy Link Did you find this document useful? 100%100% found this document useful, Mark this document as useful 0%0% found this document not useful, Mark this document as not useful Is this content inappropriate? Report this Document Download SaveSave A Tale of Two Jackets by Really Learn English For Later     Love Stories in Simple Englishfor English Learners  BY WWW.REALLY-LEARN-ENGLISH.COM  A Tale of Two Jackets    Dismiss user rating prompt Improve Your Experience Rating will help us to suggest even better related documents to all of our readers! 100% found this document useful, Mark this document as usefulUseful 0% found this document not useful, Mark this document as not usefulNot useful     Visit our English Short Stories section for more free stories:http://www.really-learn-english.com/english-short-stories.htmlSign up for our mailing list to get more free stories and exercises in English:http://www.really-learn-english.com/english-short-stories-for-beginners.htmlVisit our online store for English teachers and learners to get step-by-stepworkbooks and stories:http://store.really-learn-english.com/collections/all Love Stories in Simple English for English LearnersPublished by Really Learn English | www.really-learn-english.comCopyright © 2016 Ola Zur. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in anyform, by any means, without written permission. ITEM3847520943    A Tale of Two Jackets | Page 3   www.really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2016 Ola Zur   Before Reading Don’t guess! If you don’t know a word in the story, check it in the story’s glossary or asimple dictionary. Story Glossary bartender: a person who mixes and serves drinks at a pub. dig through: to search inside something. dress shirt: a formal, usually white, man’s shirt. ID (Identification Card):  a card with your photo, name and other information about you.  jerk up:  to move with a sudden short movement. landlord:  an owner of an apartment or house. lingering:  remaining and still not disappearing. rack:  an object with hooks for hanging things on. slide off:  to remove something easily. slip on:  to put clothes on quickly and easily. swap:  to replace something with something else. trade:  to give something to someone and receive something in return.   A Tale of Two Jackets | Page 4   www.really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2016 Ola Zur   Fill in the Blanks Practice the new words. Fill in the blanks with the right word or expression from thelist on the previous page.   A Tale of Two Jackets Andrew walks out of his meeting, completely exhausted. After three long days ofnegotiating, he has finally worked out a deal that is sure to get him a promotion. Despitethe fact that he has an early flight back to New York in the morning, Andrew decides tohave a few drinks at the pub across the street. He has been in London for three days andhas not seen any of the city. He cannot leave without at least visiting a pub, he thinks.He quickly crosses the street and walks through the blue door of the pub. He notices acoat rack next to the door and carefully hangs his jacket from one of the hooks. Andrewdoes not really consider it to be his jacket though. It was his father’s jacket, but it waspassed down to Andrew after his father died last year. Almost every memory Andrewhas of his dad involves him wearing the dark red coat.