25. Setting an Appointment

last week

this week

next week

yesterday

today

tomorrow

 morning

afternoon

evening

appointment

late

early

arrive  arrived  arriving

come  came  coming

make  made  making

need  needed  needing

 25. Setting an Appointment: Story

 Russ is not feeling well.(1)  He calls (2) his doctor and makes an appointment.

The receptionist answers (3) the phone. She’s an ostrich. (4) Her name is Lorena. 

Lorena: “Good morning. How are you today? “

Russ: “Frankly, I’m not feeling (5) very good.

Whenever I touch myself, it hurts (6).  I need to make an appointment. Can the doctor see me today?”

Lorena: “Yes, he can. Can you come this afternoon? 

Russ: “Yes. That will be fine.”

Lorena: “Is 2:00 okay?”

Russ: “Yes, thank you. See you then.”

Russell arrives early for his appointment with Doctor Jones. He chats (7) with Lorena. The doctor is late.

Finally the nurse (8) calls Russ’ name and takes him (9) to the examination room. (10)

Dr. Jones: “What seems to be (11) the problem, Russ?”

Russ: “Well, wherever (12) I touch it hurts. “

Dr. Jones: “What do you mean?" (13) 
Russ:  "When I touch my shoulder, (14) it really hurts. If I touch my knee (15) -- OUCH! (16) When I touch my forehead, (17) it really, really hurts." 

Doctor Jones:  "I know what's wrong with you -- you've broken your finger!" (18)

1)       no se siente bien

2)      llama

3)      contesta

4)      avestruz

5)      no me siento

6)      Cuando me toque me duele

7)      platica

8)      enfermera

9)      lo lleva

10)   sala

11)    parece ser

12)   dondequiera

13)   quieres decir

14)   hombro

15)   rodilla

16)   ¡ay!

17)   la frente

18)   tienes mal te has roto el dedo

25. Setting an Appointment: Reading

Russ is not feeling well. (1) He calls (2) his doctor and makes an appointment.

The receptionist answers (3) the phone. She’s an ostrich. (4) Her name is Lorena.  She recognizes (5) Russ. He came to see (6) the doctor last week.

Lorena: “Good afternoon. How are you today? “

Russ: “Frankly, I’m not feeling very well. I need to make an appointment to see the doctor. Can he meet with me (7) tomorrow?”

Lorena: “Yes. Can you come tomorrow morning?

Russ: “Sure. That will be fine.” (8)

Lorena: “Is 10:00 okay?”

Russ: “Yes, thank you. See you then.”

Russell arrives early for his appointment with Doctor Jones. He talks with Lorena while he waits. (9)

Finally they call his name and take him (10) to the examination room. (11) After a few more minutes Dr. Jones comes in. (12)

Dr. Jones: "I have some bad news (13) and some very bad news."

Russ: "Well, give me (14) the bad news first." (15)

Dr. Jones: "The lab (16) has your test (17) results. You have just (18) twenty-four hours to live."
Russ:  "Twenty-four hours! That’s terrible! What could be worse? (19) What's the very bad news?"

Doctor Jones:  "I've been trying to reach you since (20) yesterday."

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Dr. Jones: “You are very sick.” (21)
Russ: “Can I get (22) a second opinion?”

Dr. Jones: “Yes, you are very ugly too...” (23)

1)       no se siente

2)      llama

3)      responde/contesta

4)      avestruz

5)      reconoce a

6)      vino a ver

7)      juntarse conmigo

8)      estará bien

9)      mientras espera

10)   lo lleva

11)    sala

12)   entra

13)   malas noticias

14)   dame

15)   primero

16)   laboratorio

17)   prueba

18)   tienes solo

19)   podría ser peor

20)  He estado tratando de alcanzarte desde

21)   enfermo

22)   Puedo tener

23)   feo también

24. Healthful Living

balanced diet

food

exercise

vitamins

unhealthy

healthy

sports

tobacco

alcohol

coffee

body

health

thank  thanked  thanking

eat  ate  eating

drink  drank drinking

exercise  exercised  exercising

 24. Healthy Living: Story

Bruce is a honeybee. (1)  He’s been sick. (2) He’s not able to keep up with (3) the other bees where he lives in North Dakota.

Bruce’s doctor tells him (4) he needs to eat a balanced diet, take vitamins and exercise. He also (5) tells him to stop using tobacco, drinking alcohol, and coffee.

Bruce thanks his doctor, who is a beetle, (6) and promises (7) to stop living an unhealthy life style.

He also promises to drink lots of water, eat a healthy diet, and exercise.

Bruce goes to the gym, (8) He works out (9) but thinks it’s boring. (10)

A friend suggests he should take up (11) a sport and recommends skiing. (12)

Bruce discovers he has a natural talent for skiing. He skies so fast he gains a spot (13) on the US Olympic Ski Team. (14)

Bruce goes to the Winter Olympics and wins a gold medal. (15) He’s the fastest (16) skiing bee in the world! (17)

1)       abeja de miel

2)       Ha estado enfermo

3)       no puede mantenerse con

4)       le dice

5)       también

6)       escarabajo

7)       promete

8)       gimnasio

9)       hace ejercicios

10)   aburridos

11)   sugiere que él debe practicar

12)   el esquiar

13)   gana/logra un puesto/sitio

14)   equipo

15)   gana una medalla de oro

16)   la más rápida

17)   del mundo

24. Healthy Living: Reading

 Bruce is a honeybee.(1)  He’s been sick, (2) Bruce feels a bit better now. (3)

But he’s still not able to keep up with (4) the other bees where he lives in southern North Dakota.

North Dakota produces more honey than any other state in the United States. 

Bruce’s doctor tells him (5) he needs to eat a balanced diet, take vitamins and exercise. He also tells him to stop (6) using tobacco, drinking alcohol, and coffee.

Bruce needs to regain (7) his health. Coffee is particularly bad for Bruce. It is addictive and it stimulates acid production.  http://www.healthambition.com/negative-effects-of-coffee/

Bruce thanks (8) his doctor, who is a beetle, and promises to stop (9) living an unhealthy life style.

He also promises to drink lots of (10) water, eat a healthy diet, and exercise. Drinking water is important for maintaining good health. http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/6-reasons-to-drink-water

Bruce goes to the gym and works out. (11) He does his exercises, but thinks they are boring. (12)

A friend suggests he should take up (13) a sport and recommends skiing. (14)

Bruce discovers (15) he has a natural talent for skiing. He skies so fast he gains a spot (16) on the United States’ Olympic Ski Team. (17)

Bruce goes to the Winter Olympics and wins a gold medal. (18) He’s the fastest (19) skiing bee in the world! (20)

He hopes to return (21) to the Olympics in another (22) four years and do it again! (23)

1)       abeja de miel

2)       Ha estado enfermo

3)       se siente un poco mejor ahora

4)       Pero todavía no puede mantenerse

5)       le dice

6)       dejar de

7)       recuperar

8)       le agradece

9)       escarabajo y promete de dejar

10)   mucha

11)   gimnasio y hace ejercicios

12)   aburridos

13)   sugiere que él deba practicar

14)   el esquiar

15)   descubre

16)   gana/logra un puesto/sitio

17)   equipo

18)   gana una medalla de oro

19)   la más rápida

20)   del mundo

21)   espera volver

22)   otros

23)   hacerlo otra vez

23.Talking to your Boss

paycheck

break

punctual

(on time)

raise

time clock

overtime

schedule

this/that

these/those

next

vacation

early

lunch

take/ takes  took taking

go/goes went  going

arrive/arrives  arrived  arriving

clock in/out   clocked   clocking

23. Talking to your Boss: Story

Ernest is a rhinoceros. He has a job in a car factory (1) in Detroit, Michigan.

Ernest goes to work at 8:00 am. He’s always punctual—sometimes he’s even (2) early. His schedule is from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm with half an hour for lunch.

When Ernest arrives at work, he clocks in. When he leaves at 4:30 he clocks out.

If the boss asks him to work overtime, Ernest is happy because he likes (3) the extra money.

Ernest never seems to have enough money.(4) He has lots of bills.(5) His paycheck doesn’t go far enough. (6) He decides to ask (7) his boss for a raise.

His boss’ name is Annette. She’s a hard worker and demands (8) a lot from her workers, too. (9) Ernest schedules a time to talk with her.

They will meet (10) during their next break. Ernest is very nervous about talking (11) with her about his work.

When they start talking, Annette tells him (12) that she appreciates (13) his work and his punctuality.

Annette says she has noticed (14) that he does his job efficiently. (15) She tells Ernest she has decided (16) to give him a raise.

He’s going to get $505.42 an hour and he will get an all expense paid vacation. (17) Ernest is thrilled! (18)

1)       fábrica

2)       aun a veces

3)       porque le gusta

4)       nunca parece que tiene dinero suficiente

5)       cuentas

6)       no alcanza

7)       pedirle

8)       buena trabajadora y exige

9)       también

10)   Se juntarán

11)   de hablar

12)   empiezan a hablar, Annette le dice

13)   aprecia

14)   dice que ha notado

15)   eficientemente

16)   ha decidido

17)   recibirá un viaje con todos los gastos pagados

18)   muy emocionado

23. Talking to your Boss: Reading

Ernest is a rhinoceros. He has a job in a car factory (1) in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit is sometimes called (2) "Motor City.”.

Ernest goes to work at 8:00 am. He’s always punctual—sometimes he’s even (3) ten minutes early.

His schedule is from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm with half an hour for lunch. He likes eating lunch with his friends at the factory.

When Ernest arrives at work, he clocks in. When he leaves at 4:30 he goes to the time clock and clocks out.

If the boss asks him to work overtime, he’s happy because he likes (4) the extra money. He receives more money for overtime.(5)

Ernest never seems to have enough money. (6) He has lots of bills.(7) His paycheck doesn’t go far enough (8).

Ernest just bought (9) a car and is making house payments. (10) He decides to ask (11) his boss for a raise.

Ernest’s boss’ name is Annette. She’s a hard worker (12) and demands (13) a lot from her workers, too. (14)

Ernest schedules (15) a time to talk with her. They will meet (16) during their next break. He’s very nervous about talking with her (17) about his work.

When they start talking, (18) Annette asks him if she can call him Ernie. She tells him that she appreciates (19) his work and that he is always punctual.

Annette says she has noticed (20) that he does his job efficiently. (21) Annette tells Ernest she has decided (22) to give him a raise.

He’s going to get $505.42 an hour a vacation—an all expense paid trip (23) to Vail, Colorado.

Ernest is thrilled! (24) He really likes his job at the factory.

1)       fábrica

2)       a veces llamado

3)       aun

4)       porque le gusta

5)       por horas adicionales

6)       nunca parece tener dinero suficiente

7)       cuentas

8)       no alcanza

9)       acaba de comprar

10)   pagos

11)   pedir

12)   buena trabajadora

13)   exige

14)   también

15)   fija

16)   Se juntarán

17)   de hablarle

18)   empiezan a hablar

19)   le dice que aprecia

20)   ha notado

21)   eficientemente

22)   ha decidido

23)   viaje con todos los gastos pagados

24)   muy emocionado

22.Talking about School

English

Math

Foreign Language

Geography

subject

homework

History

Physical Education

Science

report card

grades

grade point average/GPA

study  studied   studying

earn  earned   earning

attend attended  attending

go to   went to   going to

plan   planned   planning

22. Talking About School: Story

Brian is a student at Sousa Middle School in Washington, D.C. He attends the seventh grade. He plans on (1) going to Theodore Roosevelt High School.

Brian likes (2) school. His favorite subject is Geography. He knows all the names (3) of all fifty states and their capitals.

For math this year (4) he’s taking (5) Algebra. Brian studies hard (6) and does his homework. Algebra is not his favorite class.

Brian hopes (7) to study French in high school. His older sister went (8) to France and Brian wants to do that too (9).

Brian also does well in history. This year he and his class are studying the Revolutionary War and how the thirteen colonies became (10) the United States of America.

Brian earns good grades in English and likes to read (11). He has read several (12) novels. His favorite novel is Huckleberry Finn.

Science is okay, but Brian isn’t especially good at it. They are studying about the weather (13).

Brian has a physical education class. The students get to play different games (14): soccer, tag football, baseball, etc. It’s fun! (15)

Brian earns good grades and always has a good report card. He has a 3.7 GPA. He’s shocked when he receives an “F” in History. He decides to talk with his teacher (16).

1)       piensa

2)       le gusta

3)       nombres

4)       este año

5)       tomando

6)       duro

7)       espera

8)       hermana mayor fue

9)       quiere hacer esto también

10)   llegaron a ser

11)   leer

12)   ha leído varias

13)   tiempo

14)   juegos

15)   divertido

16)   hablar con su maestro

22. Talking About School: Reading

Brian is twelve years old. He is a student at Sousa Middle School in Washington, D.C. Many tourists visit Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.

During the week, Brian attends the seventh grade. He plans on (1) going to Theodore Roosevelt High School, when he gets to the ninth grade.

Brian likes (2) school. His favorite subject is Geography. He can name all fifty states and their capitals. How many can you name?

For math this year (3) Brian’s taking (4) Algebra. He studies hard (5) and does his homework. Still, (6) Algebra is not his favorite class.

Brian hasn’t started (7) studying a foreign language, but hopes (8) to study French. His older (9) sister did and then went to France on an exchange (10) program. Brian wants to do that too (11).

Brian also likes history. This year he is studying the Revolutionary War and how the thirteen colonies became (12) the United States of America. There are many historical sites and history museums in Washington DC.

Brian earns good grades in English and likes to read (13). He has read several (14) novels including Treasure Island, and the Harry Potter series. His favorite novel is Huckleberry Finn.

Science is okay, but Brian isn’t especially good at it. The students in Brian’s class are studying about the weather (15). Brian likes studying about space and would like to be an astronaut.

Brian also has a physical education class. It doesn’t seem like (16) a class to him. The students play different games (17): soccer, football, baseball, etc. It’s fun! (18)

Brian earns good grades and always has a good report card. He has a 3.7 GPA. He’s shocked when he receives an “F” in History. He decides to talk with his teacher (19).

His teacher’s name is Mr. Dawson. Brian bravely tells (20) Mr. Dawson that he wants to see him about his grade.

Brian discovers that Mr. Dawson didn’t record (21) a project that he turned in (22).

Brian shows (23) Mr. Dawson his graded project. Mr. Dawson changes (24) Brian’s grade from an F to an A-. Brian is happy that he talked (24) with his teacher.

1)       piensa

2)       le gusta

3)       este año

4)       tomando

5)       duro

6)       Pero/Sin embargo

7)       no ha comenzado

8)       espera

9)       mayor

10)    intercambio

11)    también

12)    llegaron a ser

13)    leer

14)    ha leído varias

15)    tiempo

16)    no le  parece

17)    juegos

18)    divertido

19)    hablar con su maestro

20)    valientemente le dice

21)    no anotó

22)    entregó

23)    le muestra

24)    cambia

25)    habló