I told her how I had stopped off in Chicago for a day on my
way East, and how a lot o f people there had asked me to give her
their love.
‘Do they miss me?’ she cried happily.
‘T h e whole town is sad. All the cars have one wheel painted
black.’
‘How wonderful! Let’s go back, Tom. Tomorrow!’ T h en she
added to me, ‘You ought to see the baby.’
‘I’d like to.’
‘She’s asleep. She’s three years old. Haven’t you ever seen her?’
‘Never.’
‘Well.You ought to see her. She’s—’
Tom Buchanan, who had been moving restlessly around the
room, stopped and placed his hand on my shoulder.
‘What are you doing at the moment, Nick?’
‘I sell bonds.’
‘W h o do you work for?’
I told him.
‘Never heard o f them,’ he said firmly.
This annoyed me. ‘You will hear o f them,’ I answered.
At this point Miss Baker suddenly came to life, and stood up.
‘I’m stiff,’ she complained.‘I’ve been lying on that sofa for as long
as I can remember.’
‘D o n ’t blame me,’ Daisy said. ‘I’ve been trying to get you to
New York all afternoon.’
T h e butler brought in some drinks, and offered them to
us.
‘No, thanks,’ said Miss Baker. ‘I’m in training.’
Tom looked at her in disbelief. ‘You are?’ He drank down his
drink as if it were a drop in the b o ttom o f the glass. ‘I do n ’t
understand how you ever get anything done.’

I told her how I had stopped off in Chicago for a day on my
way East, and how a lot o f people there had asked me to give her
their love.
‘Do they miss me?’ she cried happily.
‘T h e whole town is sad. All the cars have one wheel painted
black.’
‘How wonderful! Let’s go back, Tom. Tomorrow!’ T h en she
added to me, ‘You ought to see the baby.’
‘I’d like to.’
‘She’s asleep. She’s three years old. Haven’t you ever seen her?’
‘Never.’
‘Well.You ought to see her. She’s—’
Tom Buchanan, who had been moving restlessly around the
room, stopped and placed his hand on my shoulder.
‘What are you doing at the moment, Nick?’
‘I sell bonds.’
‘W h o do you work for?’
I told him.
‘Never heard o f them,’ he said firmly.
This annoyed me. ‘You will hear o f them,’ I answered.
At this point Miss Baker suddenly came to life, and stood up.
‘I’m stiff,’ she complained.‘I’ve been lying on that sofa for as long
as I can remember.’
‘D o n ’t blame me,’ Daisy said. ‘I’ve been trying to get you to
New York all afternoon.’
T h e butler brought in some drinks, and offered them to
us.
‘No, thanks,’ said Miss Baker. ‘I’m in training.’
Tom looked at her in disbelief. ‘You are?’ He drank down his
drink as if it were a drop in the b o ttom o f the glass. ‘I do n ’t understand how you ever get anything done.’

The Great Gatsby - Chapter 1

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Let's do English ESL deep listening: focus on meaning. I told her how I had stopped off in Chicago for a day on my
way East, and how a lot o f people there had…