An important businessman went to see his doctor because he could not sleep at night. The doctor examined him carefully and then said to him, 'Your trouble is that you need to learn to relax. Have you got any hobbies?
The businessman thought for a few moments and then said, "No, doctor, I haven't. I don't have any time for hobbies.
"Well,' the doctor answered, that is your main trouble, you see. You don't have time for anything except your work. You must find some hobbies, and you must learn to relax with them, or you'll be dead in less than five years. Why don't you learn to paint pictures?'
*All right, doctor,' the businessman said. I'll try that.'
The next day he telephoned the doctor and said, "That was a very good idea of yours, doctor. Thank you very much. I've already painted fifteen pictures since I saw you.'
A Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)? Write Tor F.
1. The businessman wanted to sleep less at night.
2. The businessman had trouble in sleeping at night because he did not relax enough.
3. The businessman did not have any hobbies, because he wanted to relax when he was not busy.
4. The doctor said that he would be dead in five years unless he learned some hobbies and relaxed while he was doing them.
5. The doctor advised him not to do anything except his work, or he would be dead in less than five years.
6. The businessman started a hobby, but he did not relax while he was doing it.
B Answer these questions:
- Why did the businessman go to his doctor?
- What did the doctor tell him? (He told him that....)
- What did the businessman answer?
- What did the doctor say was the businessman's main trouble?
- What did he advise him to do?
- What did he say would happen if he did not follow his advice?
- What did the businessman answer?
- What did he tell the doctor the next day on the telephone?
