(Front cover)
    English Through Pictures
    Work Book 2

    THE WAY TO MORE ENGLISH
    Based on the Pocket Book English though Pictures. Here is a second book of ENGLISH THROUGH PICTURES, building out from the language of the first. With the help of pictures and footnotes, the learner will see what every new word, as it comes in, is doing. In addition to teaching the language, the book puts together important ideas handle down from the past and key questions facing all of us today.

    Produced under the direction of I. A. Richards & Christine Gibson
    Copyright Canada by Thomas Nelson & Sons (Canada) Limited.

    (Forward)
        THIS WORKBOOK has been prepared as an aid to ENGLISH THROUGH PICTURES, a self-teaching way into English, to which the page references apply. Its exercises, which follow the grading of the second half of the book, are designed to confirm the learning of all new vocabulary and syntax from page 122 on. They are divided into six section of four parts each, with answers supplied, divisions correspond with film strips 7-12 of ENGLISH THROUGH PICTURES. a common theme, family life in an average Canadian town, connects the sections and allows the book to be used also as an independent reader and language text with English-speaking pupils if desired. Intensive practice of its 500-word vocabulary of highly useful words selected from Basic English makes it particularly useful for beginning or retarded readers, as a follow-up to A FIRST WORKBOOK OF ENGLISH.
        Ten comprehensive tests of this 500-word-level English are provided at the end of the book, with answers for self-grading. These tests, as well as the exercises which precede them, will also suggest starting points for story telling, dramatization, and other oral language practice in the classroom.
        The inside back cover has an interesting informative summary exercise to test your skill.
        Acknowledgements are due to John Wright for alrage part in the preparation of this text,and to Ruth Tetcalf for the drawings.

    CHRISTINE M. GIBSON


    (back cover)
    Books To Help You Learn English

    For Class and Group Study
    LEARNING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
    Books One, Two, Three, Four
    Workbooks One, Two, Three, Four
    Teacher's Guide
    READERS' DIGEST READINGS
    (English as a Second Language) - books One and Two
    OUR SPEECH -- A Pronunciation Guide for New Canadians)

    For Individual Study
      FIRST STEPS IN READING ENGLISH
      ENGLISH THROUGH PICTURES, BOOK 1
      ENGLISH THROUGH PICTURES, BOOK 2
      A FIRST WORKBOOK OF ENGLISH
      A SECOND WORKBOOK OF ENGLISH

    (Pages 122-149)
    Go through this story and then put the right words into it, on the lines for them.

    THE BROWN FAMILY
    Part 1

        Tom Brown, who is ten, does an hour's work after school six days a week. He takes newspapers to some of the house on West Street. Tom gets his papers from Mr. Jones, who has a bookstore on Middlefield Road. Yesterday Tom's little brother, Johnny, went with him when he took his papers round. Johnny will be seven in three weeks' time and is very good at number work at school.
        Mr. Jones gave fifty papers to Tom who put them under his arm and went in the direction of West Street with Johnny by his side. He put a paper on the steps of Number 69, which is on the left side of the street going from the store, and gave a push to the bell.
        "What number of papers have I now ?" said Tom to his brother. Johnny gave the answer, "____________________." (Give all numbers in words.)
        Then Tom went to the other side of the street, and put two papers on the steps of Number 46, which is a two-family house. This time Johnny put his finger on the bell. "Now you have ____________________ papers," he said, going down two steps together.
        "Yes," said Tom. the boys went to seven other houses, three of which were like Number 46 and took two papers, before they got to Number 179, which is a great, high building with different families living on every floor. Number 179 has a doorman, and he takes Tom's papers every day and gives them to the families in his house. "Who's this ?" said the doorman when he saw ____________________ .
        This is my little ____________________ ," said Tom. "Here, Johnny, you take nineteen of these papers and give them to the man."
        Johnny took them one at a time from Tom and put them down on the step of 179. When he had nineteen, he gave them to the doorman, who said, "Good for you, Johnny. Come again." They went on down the street.

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        "Now what number, Johnny ?" said Tom. "No, that is hard. I will put the numbers down on paper for you when we get back. I have ____________________ papers now."
        Have we some more houses ?" said Johnny.
        "One more. After that white house on the other side we go back to the store," said Tom. "That's the Smiths' and they take two papers. There's Mrs. Smith waiting at the door."
        "Give them to me," said Johnny. "I'll take them to her."
        Mrs. Smith had a postcard and two letters in her hand. "Will you put these in the Post Office box for me, please, when you go by," she said, taking the papers. "What a little paper boy you are ! Are you Tom's brother ?"
        "Yes, ma'am, he is," said Tom from the other side of the street. "He is ___________________ some of my work today."
        Three men took papers from Tom on the street, before the two boys got back to Mr. Jones's store. That's five cents a paper," said Tom, with the money in his right hand.
        "How much today, Tom ?" said Mr. Jones when he saw them.
        Three on the street," said Tom, putting down his ____________________ cents and his other papers. He got one cent from Mr. Jones for every paper which he took to the houses, and six cents for the three others. "Here you are," said Mr. Jones, and Tom put the forty ___________________ in his pocket.
        What number of papers do I give back, Johnny ?" said Tom. "The teacher says Johnny is good at school, Mr. Jones."
        "Let me see," said Johnny, putting his finger on the papers one by one. It took him a little time before he said, "There are (___________________)."
        "That's the answer, my boy, " There are (____________________)."
        "I'm going to be a ___________________ boy when I'm ten," said Johnny. He was very happy.

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    Part II


        Johnny's work on Tuesday night for school on Wednesday had different sorts of questions. These were five of them.
        Put the numbers in words on the lines for them. In 1. you will put nine hundred and ninety.
      1 . Toronto is 990 (________________________________________) miles from Winnipeg by air.

      2 . Montreal is 330 (________________________________________) miles from Toronto.

      3 . There are 1,000,000 (________________________________________) persons in Montreal.

      4 . Columbus came to American in 1492 (________________________________________).

      5 . It is 3,500 (________________________________________) miles from one side of Canada to the other.

    Johnny did those in a very short time. How long did you take ? Now do these other questions Put the right word on the line :

      1 . Tom's father said, "____________________ me see what you are reading."   (Let, Please)

      2 . Jane will ___________________ a postcard with a picture of Halifax harbor on it to her brother in the west.   (sending, sent)

      3 . The learners ___________________ some writing on the board in school every day   (do does)

      4 . Railroads do not __________________dogs go on trains with persons.   (send, let)

      5 . The sun __________________ out its light in every direction.   (sends, let)

      6 . She __________________ the very warm plate go from her hand.   (set, let)

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      7 . Yesterday we ________ a box of coats, trousers, socks and dresses to Europe.   (made, sent)

      8 . Tomorrow Jane will _________ her school work between seven and nine p.m.   (did, do)

      9 . What does he _________ with his time when he is not at his office ?   (do, does)

      10 . Mrs Smith ________ Tom and John go to the store with their sister every Saturday.   (sends, lets)

      11 . We __________ boys and girls to school for their education.   (make, send)

      12 . The flame _________ a round hole in John's father's shirt.   (made, did)

      13 . When there are no clouds in the sky, the light of the sun by day and the light of the moon and stars by night __________ us see things.   (let, does).

      14 . Mrs. Brown said, "Jane, our wet washcloth is on the floor ; your toothbrush is off its hook ; your hairbrush and comb and hairpins are on your bed ; the washbasin is dirty ; the cover is off the toothpaste and the toothpaste will get dry. I will not _________ you go out of the house before you put these things right."   (let, send)

      15 . A good wash with soap and warm water will ___________ your face and ands clean.   (do, make)

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    Part III


        Tom's brother George is seventeen and goes to night school with his friend Bill. They are learning number work by getting answers from number tables which their teacher puts on the board. You will see what the number table on this page is when you get answers to some questions from it. Here is the table"

        14151617181920
        14196210224238252266280
        15210225240255270285300
        16224240256272288304320
        17238256272289306323340
        18252270288306324342360
        19266285304324342361380
        20280300320340360380400


    And here is Question 1 with its answer. Go through it, and then get answers to the other nine questions and put them down in words on the line for them.
    Question 1 : What is fourteen times fifteen ? Give the answer in words.

        (This is how you get the answer from the table. Put your finger on the number 14 at the left side of the page. Then take it from left to right on that line. When your finger comes to the number on that line which is under the number 15 on the first line, that will be the answer. It is two hundred ten.)
      2 . What is fifteen times fifteen ?   _________________________________________

      3 . What is twenty times fifteen ?   ________________________________________

      4 . What is sixteen times seventeen ?   ________________________________________

      5 . What is seventeen times seventeen ?   ________________________________________

      6 . What is fifteen times eighteen ?   ________________________________________

      7 . What is sixteen times eighteen ?   ________________________________________

      8 . What is seventeen times twenty ?   ________________________________________

      9 . What is eighteen times nineteen ?   ________________________________________

      10. What is twenty times twenty ?   _____________________________________

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    Part IV


        Mr. Brown went to Edmonton yesterday, the same day on which Johnny was taking papers round with Tom. He was back from his office a little after twelve, and said to Mrs. Brown:
        "I'll have a glass of milk and some bread and cheese on a tray now, Jane, and take the one o'clock. I'll be ready before long."
        "Yes," said Mrs Brown. "I will get a tray for you now. You haven't much time. I'll send for a taxi."
        "Yes, please do, Jane." he said. "My bag is ready, all but one thing. Will you put another clean shirt in it for me, a white one ? You'll see the bag, open on my bed in our bedroom."
        The taxi came before he had his coat on. "Your overshoes, George," said Mrs. Brown. "You have a little cold."
        "Yes, I have," said Mr. Brown, putting them on. "I'll be all right, Jane. I'll send a card back to you Friday or Saturday." And taking his bag from Mrs. Brown he went out to the taxi.
        "Where to, sir ?" said the man.
        "The South Station. Have I time for the one o'clock to Edmonton ?"
        "Oh yes, sir, we'll have time," said the taxi man and off they went.
        The train was not in when they got to the railroad station, and the man took Mr. Brown's bag out for him.
        "You made good time," said Mr. Brown. "Let me see, that's eighty-five cents," and he gave a dollar to the taxi man. Then he went in to the station for his ticket. "Good morning," he said to the man in the ticket window. "One to Edmonton."
        "The train will be in in three minutes said the man, taking ten dollars and giving a dollar and nine cents back to Mr. Brown.
        "Is that you, George ?" said someone at his back; and there was his friend, Jim Hobson.

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        "Yes, it is. Good morning, Jim," said Mr. Brown. "I'm taking the one o'clock."
        I'll be going with you, then," said Mr. Hobson. "Get a seat for me. There's the train. I'll go and get a newspaper Here, George, isn't that your bag ?"
        "Oh, yes," said Mr. Brown, taking up his bag which was by the ticket window and going out to the train.
        When they were side by side, with their bags and hats on the shelf over the seat and their coats on hooks, the two men had a happy time together. They went and had a drink and some food before they got to Edmonton.
        "Here we are," said Mr. brown. "It isn't a long journey. Give me the good old steam engine evey time ! No airplane for me," and he got up and put on his coat and hat.
        "Planes are good for getting to Ottawa," said his friend, taking his bag from the shelf, "but not for this sort of thing. When are you going back ?"
        "I'll be in town two or three days," said Mr. Brown. "I'll be with the Blacks. He has an office with Jane's father on Ninety-eighth Street and they're living on Eighty-fifth."
        "Oh. are you going there now "? said mr. Hobson. "We'll take the same taxi, I'm going north."
        "No," said Mr. Brown. "Black's waiting for me at the office. I'm going over there."
        After shaking hands the two men went in different directions, Mr. Hobson getting into a taxi and Mr. Brown going through the waiting room and out to the street. He took a look up and down the street and then went on foot to the building on Ninety-eighth Street where Mr. Black had an office on the seventh floor. The office was shut when he got up there, but a card on the door said, "Back at 5:30."

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        It's 5:15 now," said Mr. Brown, and went down again to the first floor, where he took a seat. He took out his pen and was writing a picture postcard to Mrs. Brown when his friend came in.
        Ah, you're here before me," said Mr. Black, shaking his hand hard. "I went over to the Post Office. Go on with your writing. I'll get a taxi."
        "It's a card to Jane," said Mr. Brown. "She sent her love to you and Mary."
        "Please give our love to her," said Mr. Black. "Here, I'll take your bag. The little woman has some friends coming in, but not before 7:30."
        Mr Brown put a stamp on his card and put it in the post-office box before he got into the waiting taxi. It said:
    Dear Jane,
        I'm at Black's office after a good journey.
    Jim Hobson was on the train. He and Black send their love.
    I'll give the picture of the boys to Mary. Will be back on
    Saturday. My cold is all right.
        George.

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    Give answers to these questions on the lines under them.

      1 . When did Mr. Brown go to Edmonton?

        __________________________________________________________________________

      2 . What food did Mr. Brown have before he took the train ?

        ________________________________________________________________________

      3 . Who was Jim Hobson ?

        ________________________________________________________________________

      4 . How much was Mr. Brown's ticket ?

        ________________________________________________________________________

      5 . How much money did Mr. Brown give to the taxi man ?

        ________________________________________________________________________

      6 . Which train did Mr. Brown take to Edmonton ?

        ________________________________________________________________________

      7 . Who took Mr. Brown's bag from the taxi ?

        ________________________________________________________________________

      8 . Did Mr. Brown and Mr. Hobson take the same taxi from the station to Edmonton ?

        ________________________________________________________________________

      9 . Which of Mr. brown's two friends had an office on Ninety-eighth Street ?

        ________________________________________________________________________

      10 . Where was Mr. Black before he came back to his office at 5:30 ?

        ________________________________________________________________________

      See Answer page 1 for ANSWERS (Pages 122-149)    

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      [The Pocket Book of Basic English is a 1945 wartime edition.   English Through Pictures books have at least three later editions. This earlier edition, 1957, consists of picture books I and II and two workbooks. Just under five hundred words are introduced in Book I and about 522 words in Book II for a total of about 1000 words.   A later edition, 1973, in three volumes covering 750 words, 250 words each, and include a workbook incorporated in volumes I and II.]   And recently, 2005, Pippin Publishers issued a good reprinted edition in three books that include workbooks in one and two.

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