Perspective

George worked in an office, and he liked walking very much. He always said, 'Sitting on a chair for eight hours every day, and then sitting at home in the evening, is very bad.'

Every summer, he had a holiday, and he went somewhere by train and then walked every day for five or six hours.

Last spring he took a map to a friend's house and said, 'You've been to Switzerland and walked in the Alps, Fred. I'm going to go there in August, and I'm going to walk from here to here on Saturday and Sunday in the first week.' He put his finger on two places on the map.

'Wait a minute, George,' Fred answered. 'In two days? But your map's flat, and those mountains aren't!'

1. Did George like walking?

2. What did he always say?

3. Did he have a holiday every winter?

4. Did he walk much during his holiday?

5. What did he do last spring?

6. What did he say to his friend Fred?

7. Did he put his finger on the places on the map?

8. And what did Fred answer?