American English File 1 Third Edition -

Jake put the sodas on the table. “So we have no internet. No streaming. No social media. No Duolingo. What do people do ?”

The truth was worse. A truck had hit a telephone pole at the end of Lake Street. The super said it would be eight hours before the internet came back.

“No bars,” she whispered. “Rob? Does your phone have service?” american english file 1 third edition

For a moment, nobody moved.

Jake reached behind the TV and unplugged the router. Jake put the sodas on the table

Then Carol knocked on the door. She lived in the apartment downstairs. She was holding a bag of pretzels and a worn copy of American English File 1 . “I saw the truck hit the pole. I figured you guys were dying of boredom.”

They clinked cans.

Jake opened File 10C (“Murder in a Country House”). “Let’s do the speaking activity. ‘Look at the picture. Where is the woman? What is she holding?’”