38. Talking about Computers

disk drive

printer

power button

computer (CPU/PC)

CD or DVD

flash drive

screen

monitor

icon

word processor

mouse

keyboard

use

has

save

print

38. Talking about Computers: Story

There is a guy named (1) Mac. Mac has a computer with a keyboard screen and monitor. Mac has a problem with his computer. It sings badly. (2)

Every time (3) Mac touches (4) the power button or uses the mouse, the computer starts (5) singing. It’s a bad singer. (6)

Mac saves all his work on a flash drive and then takes (7) the computer to his neighborhood computer store (8) in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The computer store owner (9) is a giraffe. He checks (10) Mac’s computer but can’t fix (11) the problem.

Mac takes his computer to Silicon Valley* in northern (12) California where he meets a computer nerd (14) named Steve.

Steve takes Mac’s computer to his garage (15) and hits it (16) with a hammer. (17)

The computer stops (18) singing. Mac is thrilled (19) that his computer is fixed.

1         tipo llamado

2         canta mal

3         Cada vez

4         toca

5         empieza a

6         mal cantante

7         lleva

8         tienda de computadoras vecina

9         dueño

10     revisa

11     no puede arreglar

12     del norte

13     …

14     tipo raro obsesionado con computadoras

15     cochera

16     le pega

17     martillo

18     deja de

19     contentísimo

*Silicon Valley is near San Francisco Bay Area. The term, Silicon Valley, refers to all the high-tech businesses in the area. Silicon chips are used in computers.

38. Talking about Computers: Reading

Mac Apple lives in Salt Lake City. Mac is thirty-five years old. He works for a big department store near (1) the Salt Lake Temple.

Mac likes classical music and has a big collection of CDs. His favorite composer is Mozart.

Mac writes (2) music and prints it (3) for his friends. He uses a PC computer with a keyboard, screen, monitor and an inkjet printer. Mac uses his computer a lot.

Mac has a problem with his computer: it sings. (4) Every time (5) Mac touches (6) the power button or uses the mouse, the computer starts (7) singing. His computer sings jazzy songs (8)—they drive him crazy! (9)

Mac decides to get the computer fixed. He saves all his work (10) on a flash drive and takes (11) the computer to his neighborhood computer store. (12) The store owner, (13) a giraffe, examines Mac’s computer but can’t fix it. (14)

Mac takes his computer to Silicon Valley in California. There Mac meets (15) a computer  nerd named (16) Steve.

Steve takes Mac’s computer to his garage (17) and hits (18) the CPU with a little hammer. (19) The computer stops (20) singing. Mac is delighted (21) that his computer is fixed.

Steve likes (22) Mac’s name. (23) He decides to use it for his new (24) computer company. The icon for his computer is an apple (25) with a bite out of it. (26) He calls his new computer a “Mac”.

1         almacén cerca

2         escribe

3         la imprime

4         canta

5         Cada vez

6         toca

7         empieza a

8         canciones sincopaticas

9         le vuelven loco

10      todo su trabajo

11      lleva

12      tienda de computadoras vecina

13      dueño de la tienda

14      la puede arreglar

15      Allí llega a conocer

16      tipo raro obsesionado con conputadoras llamado

17      cochera

18      pega

19      martillo pequeño

20      deja de

21      contentísimo

22      le gusta

23      nombre

24      nueva

25      manzana

26      mordida

Steve Jobs also invented i-tunes, the i-pod, the i-phone and the i-pad. 

37. Going to the Pharmacy

medicine

antibiotics

bottle

prescription

pills

refill

insurance card

pharmacist

full

empty

hours

over-the-counter

drop off

pick up

need

37. Going to the Pharmacy: Story

There’s a boy named Fred. He gets sick and turns into a porcupine. (2) He takes (3) some over-the-counter medicine.

Fred takes the full bottle of pills. When the bottle is empty Fred is still (4) a porcupine.

Fred goes to the doctor. The doctor tells Fred he needs to take some special medicine. The doctor gives him (5) a prescription for antibiotics.

Fred goes to the pharmacy near his (6) home. The pharmacist asks for Fred’s insurance card. He fills Fred’s prescription. He tells Fred there will be (7) no refills.

Fred picks up the bottle of antibiotic pills and carries them home. (8) Over two weeks, (9) he takes all the pills.  They don’t work (10)—he is still a porcupine.

Fred goes to Saint Louis, Missouri.  He goes up (11) The Gateway Arch. There he meets (12) a Native American Indian woman named (13) Sacagawea.

Sacagawea says she can give him the medicine he needs. She drops off the pills at Fred’s house (14) the next day. (15)

He takes her pills and turns back into (16) a boy. Fred is very happy!

1. ….(oops)
2. se enferma y se vuelve en puercoespín
3. toma
   
4. todavía
5. le da
6. cerca de
7. habrá
8. los lleva a casa
9. Sobre dos semanas
10. no sirven
11. sube
12. conoce
13. una indígena llamada
14. en la casa de Fred
15. día siguiente
16. se vuelve en

37. Going to the Pharmacy: Reading

FFred Flintstone lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. He goes to Las Vegas High School. He is a normal boy and likes (1) his family and his school. (2)

FFred goes downtown (3) to Fremont Street with some of his friends to hang out. (4)

While they are there, (5) a bear hits (6) Fred on the head with a pinecone. (7) That night, Fred turns into a porcupine! (8)

 The next day, (9) Fred doesn’t go to school—he goes to the doctor’s. The doctor thinks (10) Fred has an exotic 

ddisease (11) and gives him a prescription for some antibiotic pills.

FFred goes to the pharmacy to get his prescription filled. (12) The pharmacist is very busy. (13)

FFred drops off the prescription and comes back (14) in an hour to pick up the antibiotics. He brings (15) his           insurance card to pay (16) for the medicine.

TThe pharmacist tells him he needs to take (17) two pills every four hours with food. (18)

FFred follows (19) the pharmacist’s instructions perfectly. But the pills don’t work. (20) Fred is still (21) a porcupine.

Fred goes to Saint Louis, Missouri to visit his sister. (22) She is happy to see him but surprised that he’s now a porcupine.

They go visit the famous Gateway Arch. (23) While (24) they are visiting the monument, Fred meets (25) a beautiful Indian princess (26) named Sacagawea.

FFred tells her that he is really (27) a boy and not a porcupine.

SSacagawea says she knows an old Indian remedy (28) that will help him. (29) She gives him a bottle filled with bbrown liquid made from (30) pinecones and insects.

FFred drinks (31) the medicine and is instantly cured. (32) Fred is very happy. He thanks Sacagawea for her help aand asks her (33) to refill the bottle in case (34) he has another problem like this again. (35)

1. quiere a
2. su escuela
3. Hay
4. pasar un rato
5. Mientras están allí
6. oso le pega
7. cono del pino
8. se vuelve en puercoespín
9. El día siguiente
10. cree/piensa
11. tiene una enfermedad exótica
12. llenado
13. ocupado
14. vuelve
15. trae
16. pagar
17. tomar
18. con comida
19. sigue
20. no sirven
21. todavía
22. a su hermana
23. Arco de Gateway
24. Mientras
25. conoce
26. hermosa princesa india
27. en verdad
28. un remedio viejo indio
29. le ayudará
30. líquido moreno hecho de
31. bebe/toma
32. se cura instantemente
33. le pide
34. en caso de que
35. como ése otra vez

36. Opening a Checking Account

bank

branch

ATM

debit card

PIN

checking account

bank teller

documents

balance

cash

checks

savings account

deposit

withdraw

open

pay

36. Opening a Checking Account: Story

Ruth is a penguin. She lives in Columbus, Ohio. She just received (1) a big check from the North American Penguin Society. She decides to cash it. (2)

In the bank, Ruth needs to open an account. That’s okay; she’s always wanted (3) to have her own (4) checking account and a debit card.

The bank teller asks her for her (5) documents. Ruth shows him (6) her driver’s license. (7)

Ruth deposits most (8) of her check in her new checking and savings accounts. She takes a few (9) dollars cash.

Ruth’s very pleased (10) to have her own debit card. Now she will be able to (11) withdraw money when she needs it by using an ATM, her new card, and her PIN.

The only thing that worries her (12) is that she will run out (13) of money before she gets (14) another $700,000 check from NAPS next week. (15)

1. acaba de recibir
2. hacerlo efectivo
   
3. ha querido
4. su propia
5. le pide sus
6. le muestra
7. licencia de manejar
8. la mayoría
9. toma unos
10. contenta
11. podrá
12. Lo único que le preocupa
13. se le va a acabar
14. antes que reciba
15. la semana entrante

36. Opening a Checking Account: Reading

There is a girl named Susan who lives in Hawaii. She wants a rabbit. (1)

The rabbit she wants is very expensive. (2) It costs $2000. It is a special rabbit with long hair and floppy ears. (3) It’s an Angora rabbit.

Susan goes to her bank in Honolulu to withdraw money from her account. She tries (4) to withdraw the money from the ATM but she has forgotten her PIN and her debit card won’t work.

She goes into the bank and talks with a bank teller. The teller gives her her (5) PIN number. Susan still has trouble. (6)

She goes back (7) to the teller. He explains that her balance in her savings account has fallen below (8) $2000. She doesn’t have enough (9) money.

Susan remembers (10) that her aunt in Paris has lots of money. She flies (11) to France to ask her (12) for some money.

Susan’s aunt goes with her to the bank. Susan shows the bank people (13) all her documents.

Susan’s aunt writes (14) a check for $2000 and deposits it in a checking account for Susan. Susan is very happy because now she can buy (15) the rabbit she wants.

Susan’s aunt takes her to visit (16) the Eiffel Tower in Paris. They climb (17) to the top so they can see the whole city. (18)

When they get to the top of the tower, Susan finds (19) a rabbit with long hair and floppy ears. It’s an Angora rabbit!

She takes this (20) rabbit to her home (21) in Honolulu. Susan buys (22) the other rabbit. Now she has lots and lots (23) of rabbits!

1. quiere un conejo
2. caro
3. pelo largo y orejas caídas
4. trata de
5. le da su
6. problemas
7. vuelve
8. ha caído debajo de
9. bastante/suficiente
10. recuerda
11. vuela
12. pedirle
13. le muestra a la gente del banco
14. escribe
15. porque ahora puede comprar
16. la lleva a visitar
17. suben
18. cima para que puedan ver toda la ciudad
19. encuentra
20. este
21. casa
22. compra
23. muchísimos

35. Meet Your Child's Teacher

kindergarten

first grade

second grade

third grade

student

report card

office

teacher

school

classroom

assignments

homework

speak

meet

behaving

study

35. Meeting Your Child’s Teacher: Story

Marcy is in Mrs. Anderson’s third grade class. Mrs. Anderson is a goat, (1) but she is a very good teacher.

Marcy’s mother, Lucy, wants to meet Mrs. Anderson. Marcy has been (3) behaving poorly (4) in class and she has a bad report card.

Lucy calls (5) the office and makes an appointment (6) to speak with Mrs. Anderson. They meet (7) in Mrs. Anderson’s classroom.

Lucy asks Mrs. Anderson about Marcy’s low grades. (8) Mrs. Anderson explains (9) that Marcy doesn’t turn in (10) her assignments and there is (11) homework with every (12) class.

Lucy promises (13) that Marcy will do (14) her assignments. Mrs. Anderson says she will send (15) Lucy emails every Friday on Marcy’s progress in class.

When Marcy learns (16) that her mother has spoken (17) with her teacher, she promises to do all of her assignments and turn them in on time. (18)

After only a few weeks, (19) Marcy is doing much better (20) in school. Now (21) she likes (22) school!

1         cabra

2         ….

3         ha estado

4         mal

5         llama

6         cita

7         se juntan

8         notas bajas

9         explica

10     entrega

11     hay

12     cada

13     promete

14     hará

15     enviará

16     aprende

17     ha hablado

18     a tiempo

19     Después de pocas semanas

20     mejor

21     Ahora

22     le gusta

35. Meeting Your Child’s Teacher: Reading

Marcy is in Mrs. Anderson’s third grade class. Mrs. Anderson is a goat, (1) but she is a very good teacher.

Marcy’s mother, Lucy, wants to meet Mrs. Anderson. She’s heard (2) Marcy has been (3) behaving poorly (4) in class and she has a bad report card.

Lucy calls (5) the office and makes an appointment (6) to speak with Mrs. Anderson. They meet (7) in the teacher’s classroom on Wednesday after (8) school.

Lucy asks Mrs. Anderson why Marcy gets such low grades. (9) Mrs. Anderson explains that Marcy doesn’t turn in (10) her assignments and there is (11) homework with every (12) class.

Mrs. Anderson shows (13) Lucy all the zeros that Marcy has because she hasn’t turned in the work.

Lucy promises (14) that Marcy will do (15) her assignments. Mrs. Anderson says she will send (16) Lucy emails every Friday on Marcy’s progress in class.

By working together, they expect (17) that Marcy will do much better.

When Marcy learns (18) that her mother has spoken (19) with her teacher, she promises to do all of her assignments and turn them in on time. (20)

After only a few weeks, (21) Marcy is doing much better (22) in school. Now she likes (23) school. Her class behavior is much better too.

1         cabra

2         ha oído

3         ha estado

4         mal

5         llama

6         cita

7         se juntan

8         después

9         recibe notas tan bajas

10     entrega

11     hay

12     cada

13     le muestra

14     promete

15     hará

16     enviará

17     Por trabajar juntas, esperan

18     aprende

19     ha hablado

20     a tiempo

21     Después de pocas semanas

22     mejor

23     Ahora le gusta

34. Offering to Help

load

friend

neighbor

box

heavy

light

happy

smile

this

that

here

there

help

offer

call me

move

34. Offering to Help: Story

Alexander is a snail. (1) He lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Alex wants to move.

Kathryn, Alex’s neighbor, offers her help. She’s a squirrel. (2)

Kathryn is always willing (3) to help. She and Alex have been (4) friends for a long time. (5)

Alex has everything ready. (6) He only needs help loading and unloading (7) his truck.

Kathryn’s good at carrying (8) light loads but she can also help with heavier things too. (9)

Alex has a big smile when Kathryn comes to his house to help. He’s very happy.

They put (10) some boxes in his truck. Together they lift (11) the heavy things. (12)

Once (13) everything is in the truck, they drive (14) to his new apartment and unload.

Kathryn asks where she should put (15) the TV. Alex says (16) they should put it in the corner (17) and they put some boxes there too. (18)

When they finish, (19) Alex offers to buy (20) a pizza. Kathryn thinks that’s (21) a great idea.

1. caracol
   
2. ardilla
3. siempre dispuesta
4. han sido
5. por mucho tiempo
6. todo listo
7. cargar y descargar
8. llevar
9. cosas más pesadas también
10. ponen
11. Juntos levantan
12. cosas
13. Una vez
14. manejan
15. donde debe poner
16. dice
17. esquina
18. también
19. terminan
20. comprar
21. piensa/cree que

34. Offering to Help: Reading

Alexander is a snail. (1) He lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Omaha is the largest city (2) in Nebraska, but it’s not the capital.

Alex wants to move. (3) Kathryn, his neighbor, offers her help. She’s a squirrel. (4)

Kathryn is always willing (5) to help. She and Alex have been (6) friends for a long time. (7)

Alex has everything ready. (8) He only needs help loading and unloading (9) his truck.

Kathryn’s good at carrying (10) light loads but she can also help with heavier things. (11) She’s pretty strong for a girl! (12)

Alex has a big smile on his face when Kathryn comes to his house to help. They put (13) some boxes in his truck.

Together they lift (14) the heavy things. (15) The TV is the heaviest piece of furniture, (16)

Once (17) everything is in the truck, they drive (18) to his new apartment and unload.

Kathryn asks where she should put (19) the TV. Alex says they should put it in the corner (20) and they can put some boxes there too. (21)

When they finish, (22) Alex offers to buy (23) a pizza. Kathryn thinks that’s (24) a great idea. They are both hungry (25) after their hard work. (26)

Kathryn tells (27) Alex he can call her if he needs any more help. She’s always happy to help a friend!

1. caracol
   
2. ciudad más grande
3. mudarse
4. ardilla
5. siempre dispuesta
6. han sido
7. por mucho tiempo
8. todo listo
9. cargar y descargar
10. llevar
11. cosas más pesadas
12. bastante fuerte para una chica
13. ponen
14. Juntos levantan
15. cosas
16. mueble más pesado
17. Una vez
18. manejan
19. donde debe poner
20. esquina
21. también
22. terminan
23. comprar
24. piensa/cree
25. los dos tienen hambre
26. trabajo duro
27. dice