Rewrite (or retell) in narrative form "where've you been? " the old lady says in a minute. "pictures." "by yourself? " "with willy lomas." "willy lomas? i don't think i know him, do i? " "i used to6 go to school with him." "i don't know why you pay good money to go to the pictures when you can see them at home for nothing," says the old man. "you can't show colour6 and cinemascope on tv." "cinemascope? " "wide screen bigger." "but they're pictures, just the same, aren't they? "

The Old Lady interested (поинтересовалась) where I had been.

I answered (ответил) that I had been to the pictures with my school friend Willy Lomas. 

The Old Lady noticed (заметила) that she didn`t know him.

But the Old Man was interested to know (поинтересовался) why I payed good money to go to the pictures when I could see them at home for nothing. 

I explained (объяснил) that they couldn`t show colour and Cinemascope on TV.

But the Old Man insisted (настаивал) that pictures were just the same.