READING PRACTICE : ASKING PEOPLE TO DO THING

When Henry Allen came home from the office last Thursday night he saw a note from his wife on the kitchen table. “Henry,” te note said, “ my mother isn’t well and I am going home to be with her for a few days. There are a few things that ought to be done while I’m away.”
“First, take your blue coat to the dry leaner’s and leave your shirt at the laundry. At the same time, would you please stop at the shoes repairman’s and get my brown shoes ? And go to the supermarket and get some coffee, milk and butter.
“When you get home, please telephone Mary Bickford and tell her I won’t be able to go to her party tomorrow evening. Tell her why I can’t come.
“There are three things that must be done before you go to work tomorrow morning : leave a note for the milkman asking for just one quart of milk, not two; put the garbage in the backyard; give the dog something to eat.
“If you have time on Saturday, cut the grass. Don’t forget the grass in the backyard. The newspaper boy will come on Saturday afternoon. Be sure to give him money.
“I think that’s all. I’ll telephone this evening and let you know her Mother is.
Love, Alice”
Henry looked out the window at the grass. Alice wanted him to cut. His wife had asked him to do many things. He hoped her mother would be well very quickly.