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

19.Talking About Your Hobbies

hobby

singing

music

sports

soccer

swimming

piano

instrument

hymn book

guitar

sewing

dancing

play  played  playing

like liked liking

read  read  reading

learn learned  learning

19. Talking About Your Hobbies: Story

Jimmy is a dragon. He lives in Dallas, Texas, with his family. Everyone (1) in his family has a hobby.

 

Jimmy’s brother Elmo likes sports. Elmo plays soccer with his school’s team (2).

Jimmy’s sister, Elvira, swims and sings in the school’s choir (3). She really likes (4) music and might join the school band. (5)

Jimmy’s father, Terrance, likes music too. He plays the guitar and sings. He especially likes to perform (6) at church socials. He also likes to read. He reads (7) many books—mostly about history and religion.

Jimmy’s mother, Rebecca, or Becky for short, (8) is very active in the church choir (9). She leads (10) the congregational singing where everyone sings from the hymn book.

Becky can also play the piano. She likes to sew and sometimes makes shirts (11) for Jimmy and other family members.

Sometimes Becky and Terrance go to dances. This is unusual (12) for dragon parents. Dancing is mostly for teenagers (13)

Jimmy is trying (14)  to learn to play the piano, but he’s not very good at it.

               

The whole (15) family likes sports. They often (16) go to school soccer and basketball games (17). They even watch games together (18) on TV—World Series. Baseball is their favorite. They sometimes even (19) sing during the “seventh inning stretch” (20):

Take me out (21) to the ball game.

 Take me out with the crowd (22).

Buy me some peanuts (23) and Cracker Jack.

I don’t care if I ever get back (24).

Let me root, (25) root, root for the home team (26).

If they don’t win, (27) it’s a shame (28).

For (29) it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out (30)

At the old ball game!

1)       Todos

2)       equipo de su escuela

3)       coro

4)       le encanta

5)       es posible que se junte con la banda de la escuela

6)       actuar

7)       ha leído

8)       para corto

9)       coro de la iglesia

10)    dirige

11)    a veces hace camisas

12)    inusual

13)    principalmente para jóvenes

14)    tratando

15)    entera

16)    a menudo

17)    partidos

18)    juntos

19)    a veces aun

20)    séptimo tramo de entrada

21)    Llévenme

22)    gentío

23)    cacahuetes

24)    No me importa si jamás vuelva [a casa]

25)    gritar/animar

26)    equipo del vecindario

27)    ganan

28)    lástima

29)    Porque

30)    golpes y estás fuera

19. Talking About Your Hobbies: Reading

Jimmy is a dragon. Well, (1) he’s not actually (2) a dragon. He’s a horned lizard.(3) He’s a small lizard. Jimmy is about four inches long with little spikes. (4)

Jimmy lives in Dallas, Texas, with his family. Dallas is the third largest city in Texas with a population of 1.2 million.

Everyone (5) in Jimmy’s family has a hobby. His brother Elmo likes sports. Elmo plays soccer with his school’s team (6).

Jimmy’s sister Elvira swims. She also sings in the school’s choir (7). Elvira really likes (8) music and might join (9) the school band. She wants to learn to play (10) the trombone.

Jimmy’s father, Terrance, likes music too. He plays the guitar and sings. Terrance especially likes to perform (11) at church socials. He also likes to read. He reads the scriptures and occasionally a novel.

Jimmy’s mother, Rebecca, or Becky for short, (12) is very active in the church choir (13). She sings soprano. She leads (14) the congregational singing where everyone sings from the hymn book. She can also play the piano.

Becky also likes to sew and sometimes makes shirts (15) for Jimmy and other family members. They like to show off these (16) shirts to their friends.

Sometimes Becky and Terrance go to dances. This is unusual (17) for dragon parents.(18) Dancing is mostly for teenagers (19). Becky and Terrance especially like to square dance. (20)

Jimmy is trying (21) to learn to play the piano, but he’s not very good at it. His mother makes him practice every day when he’d rather (22) play video games or play outside. (23)

The whole (24) family likes sports. They often (25) go to school soccer and basketball games (26). They even watch games together (27) on TV—especially the World Series. Baseball is their favorite game.

They sometimes even stand (28) and sing during the “seventh inning stretch” (29):

Take me out (30) to the ball game.

Take me out with the crowd (31).

Buy me some peanuts (32) and Cracker Jacks.

I don’t care if I ever get back (33).

Let me root, (34) root, root for the home team (35).

If they don’t win, (36) it’s a shame (37).

For (38) it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out (39)

At the old ball game!

1)       Pues

2)       verdaderamente

3)       lagarto cornudo o sapo cornudo

4)       pinchos

5)       Todos

6)       el equipo de su escuela

7)       coro de la escuela

8)       le encanta

9)       es posible que se junte

10)    quiere aprender a tocar

11)    actuar

12)    para corto

13)    coro de la iglesia

14)    dirige

15)    a veces hace camisas

16)    mostrar estas

17)    inusual

18)    padres

19)    principalmente para jóvenes

20)    contradanza

21)    está tratando

22)    preferiría

23)    afuera

24)    entera

25)    a menudo

26)    partidos

27)    juntos

28)    a veces aun se paran

29)    séptimo tramo de entrada

30)    Llévenme

31)    gentío

32)    cacahuetes

33)    No me importa si jamás vuelvo

34)    gritar animar

35)    equipo del vecindario

36)    ganan

37)    lástima

38)    Porque

39)    golpes y estás fuera

18.At the Auto Parts Store

oil

oil filter

fuel filter

air filter

spark plugs

brake pads

anti-freeze

engine/motor

4 or 6 cylinder

battery

part

light bulb

need  needed  needing

order  ordered  ordering

buy  bought    buying

drive  drove  driving

18. At the Auto Parts Store: Story

Lionel is a kangaroo with a 1974, Toyota pickup truck. (1) It has 412,378 miles.

Lionel’s truck has­ some (2) problems. It needs a tune-up (3). He decides to do the work himself (4).

Lionel goes to the auto parts store and talks with the parts clerk (5).

Lionel tells him he needs five quarts of oil, a new air filter, a new fuel filter, four spark plugs and four new brake pads.

He also wants to change (6) the anti-freeze so (7) he orders a gallon of anti-freeze.

The clerk asks if he needs a new battery or any light bulbs. Lionel says he’s good and doesn’t need anything else right now (8).

Lionel pays the bill. (9)  It’s $27,416.53. He puts (10) all the new parts, the oil, the antifreeze, and the filters in his pickup.

He starts (11) the truck and suddenly (12) all four tires fall off (13)! Why?

1)       camioneta

2)       tiene algunos

3)       afinación

4)       hacer el trabajo por sí mismo

5)       dependiente

6)       quiere cambiar

7)       de modo que

8)       por ahora

9)       paga la cuenta

10)   pone

11)   prende/arranca

12)   repentinamente

13)   llantas se le caen

18. At the Auto Parts Store: Reading

Lionel is a kangaroo. He lives in Sidney, Australia. Lionel learned (1) to drive when he was only five years old.(2)

Lionel loves driving through (3) the Australian outback (4) in his 1974, 4 cylinder Toyota pickup truck. The small truck now has 412,378 miles.

Lionel thinks it’s time (5) for a tune-up (6). The truck has not been running well lately (7). He’s going to do the work himself (8).

Lionel goes to the auto parts store and talks with the parts guy (9). His name is Gus. Lionel tells Gus what he needs.

He orders five quarts of oil, a new air filter, a new fuel filter, four chrome spark plugs and four new brake pads.

Lionel also wants to change (10) the anti-freeze so he asks Gus to bring him (11) a gallon of anti-freeze.

Gus asks if Lionel needs a new battery or any light bulbs. Lionel says he thinks he’s good and that he doesn’t need a new battery or any new lights for now (12).

Lionel pays the bill (13). The total charge (14) for all the parts is $27,416.53. That’s Australian dollars, so it’s a little less than (15) in the United States.

Lionel takes (16) all the new parts, the oil, the antifreeze, and the filters and puts them in his pickup.

He gets in and starts (17) the truck. Suddenly (18) all four tires fall off (19)! Lionel is startled and wonders (20) why this happened. (21)

Then Lionel sees his best friend, (22) Max. running away carrying a lug wrench (23).

Suddenly Lionel thinks, Of course (24)! Today is April Fools’ Day! Max has played a good trick on him! (25)

14)  aprendió

15)  sólo tenía cinco años

16)  le encanta manejar por

17)  interior

18)  piensa/cree que es tiempo para

19)  afinarlo

20)  no ha estado corriendo bien últimamente

21)  va a hacer el trabajo por sí mismo

22)  chavo

23)  quiere cambiar

24)  que le traiga

25)  por ahora

26)  paga la cuenta

27)  precio

28)  menos que

29)  lleva

30)  sube y prende

31)  De repente

32)  llantas se le caen

33)  asustado y se pregunta

34)   esto pasó

35)  ve a su mejor amigo

36)  corriéndose llevando una llave para pernos

37)  piensa Por supuesto

38)  le ha jugado un buen truco