M: Has she given out a lot of invitations yet?

W: I have no idea; she hasn’t given out many, though.

M: I’m planning on going, but I really need her invitation to know if I’m invited.

W: I’m sure she’s planning to invite you. Well, I’m going out now to the supermarket and buy her some gifts. See you.

M: See you.

(Text 9)

W: This is Janet Smith in Apartment 23. May I speak to the apartment manager?

M: Speaking. What can I do for you?

W: One of my windows has been broken.

M: That doesn’t sound good. Do yoknow how it happened? A thief broke into your house?

W: No. But I don’t know how it happened.

M: Do yohave any ideas who might be responsible for the window?

W: Oh, I’m almost sure it is the kids in the neighborhood. There was a baseball on the carpet in my living room, along with the broken glass.

M: I’ll call somebody to repair it, but it might take two days, according to the records in my computer records.

W: How about if I call a friend of mine to repair the window?

M: That’s no problem. I’ll come by right now to look at the damage.

W: Okay. Come on over. But do I have to pay for this?

M: No. I will pay your friend and find out who did it later.

W: Fine! I’ll call my friend right now; he lives in Apartment 24, just the opposite of my apartment.

M: OK. I’ll come and check the damage soon after I change a bulb for Apartment 25.

(Text 10)

Grandma Moses was one of America’s most famous painters. Yet she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies. She was born in New York, on September 7, 1860, the third of ten children.

She had a happy childhood and worked hard on their family farm. Her father enjoyed seeing the children’s drawings and would buy them plenty of blank newspaper upon which they could draw. The young Moses loved to draw happy, colorful scenes. She only attended school in the summer due to the cold and her lack of warm clothing. At twelve she began earning her living as a hired girl at homes near the family farm. In 1887 she married a farm worker, Thomas S. Moses, and the couple settled on a farm in Virginia. They had ten children, five of whom died at birth. In 1905 the family moved to Eagle Bridge, New York.

Her pictures were first sold at a local drugstore and a market and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought everything she painted. Three of her pictures were exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in NewYork.