Sue
Booty's Simple Past!
Susan's
life used to be better! Everything was simple, nothing was hurried,
and she never suffered from stress. And, the phone was one of
the things that was better!
She
was just seventeen. There was a certain magic about waiting
for the phone to ring, and, the mystery of not knowing who was
calling was always a little exciting. And phone calls often meant
dates! And, dates in those days were different as well.
And
they were different because there were no interruptions. Sue
and her boyfriend were alone! No one was able to reach them.
And, dates nearly always finished with promises to call! And the
daily excitement of rushing home to be by the phone began all over
again. But, of course, there were disappointments as well. But, that
was life, and that was the role of the phone! And, Sue remembers
it well.
And,
the post was important as well. When Sue was young, everyone wrote
letters. Sometimes two or three every week. It was the best way of
keeping in touch, and always in a very “thought-about-way”.
People not only enjoyed getting letters, but, also Christmas
cards, too! People, in those days were active, and they always made
time to sit down with paper and ink.
And
Time is the biggest change of all. Where has it gone? Why
have our days become shorter? And, there are many other questions,
too. Everything from TV to radio to seat belts and crash helmets,
and so-on and so-on. And, how many Christmas cards will you be
sending next Christmas? And, do you answer your mobile when you're
having coffee with a friend? Maybe, we should look at our
behaviour! That, probably, is the biggest change of all!
Vocabulary
–
behaviour
- Benehmen
certain
- Gewiss
date
- Stelldichein
enjoy
- genießen
interruption
- Unterbrechung
keep
in touch - in Verbindung bleiben
maybe
- vielleicht
mystery
- Mysterium
paper
and ink … Papier und Tinte
remember
- Errinern
suffer
- leiden
to
reach ..(him/her/me/them, etc.) erreichen
Points for Discussion!
The
phone when you were young.
The
writing of letters.
Christmas
cards.
Car
seat belts and crash helmets.
The
advantages of not having a phone!
