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1. Newspapers and magazines have advice columns where
people write about their problems and ask for advice. Scan
the following letters. Who is writing?
a. an angry mother
b. a family’s friend
c. a sister of an adult man
d. a woman that want to get free from routine jobs.
Ask Alice
1. Dear Alice,
Someone told me that my brother's girlfriend was dating another
guy. I felt I should let my brother know, and after I did, he
confronted her with the story. Although she denied it, it caused a
terrible argument and they almost broke up. Now it turns out
that the rumor wasn't true, and my brother has stopped speaking
to me.
2. Dear Alice,
I was at a friend's house for dinner recently. During dinner, I
accidentally broke a beautiful vase. It was my friend's favorite
wedding present. I offered to pay for it, but she refused. Should I
have insisted? I still feel bad about it.
3. Dear Alice,
My son is 23 years old. He finished college last year, but he
can't seem to find a job that he likes. He still lives at home, and
I'm worried that he's not trying hard enough to get a job and be
on his own. Meanwhile, I've been cooking his meals and doing
his laundry.
Word power.
II. Match the words with their definitions:
a. date(v) 1.to declare that a purpose
cannot be changed.
b. insist on(v) 2. man say that it is not true
c. confront(v) 3. to say that it is not true
d. deny(v) 4. a social meeting arranged at a
certain time and place
e. cause(v) 5. to be face to face
f. break up(v) 6. to produce an effect
g. guy(n) 7. to deal with
h. warn(v) 8. to end a quarrel
i. be one’s own 9. to come to an end
j. take care(v) 10. to inform in advance
k. make up with(v) 11. to restore to good condition
l. repair(v) 12. to be independent.
III. Make sure that you know the difference between
to give – to forgive
to get - to forget
to offer – to refuse
IV. Find the word with the same meaning:
a. present
b. rumor
c. break
Reading
V. Read the replies and match them with the letters.
a. Dear ...,
You're making it too easy for him to stay where he is. Be firm
and tell him he has two months to find a job (any job) and get
his own place. He's old enough to take care of himself - but
you have to be willing to let him go.
Alice
b. Dear ...,
1. Newspapers and magazines have advice columns where c. confront(v) 3. to say that it is not true
people write about their problems and ask for advice. Scan d. deny(v) 4. a social meeting arranged at a
the following letters. Who is writing? certain time and place
e. cause(v) 5. to be face to face
a. an angry mother f. break up(v) 6. to produce an effect
b. a family’s friend g. guy(n) 7. to deal with
c. a sister of an adult man h. warn(v) 8. to end a quarrel
d. a woman that want to get free from routine jobs. i. be one’s own 9. to come to an end
Ask Alice j. take care(v) 10. to inform in advance
1. Dear Alice, k. make up with(v) 11. to restore to good condition
Someone told me that my brother's girlfriend was dating another l. repair(v) 12. to be independent.
guy. I felt I should let my brother know, and after I did, he
confronted her with the story. Although she denied it, it caused a III. Make sure that you know the difference between
terrible argument and they almost broke up. Now it turns out
that the rumor wasn't true, and my brother has stopped speaking to give – to forgive
to me. to get - to forget
2. Dear Alice, to offer – to refuse
I was at a friend's house for dinner recently. During dinner, I
accidentally broke a beautiful vase. It was my friend's favorite IV. Find the word with the same meaning:
wedding present. I offered to pay for it, but she refused. Should I a. present
have insisted? I still feel bad about it. b. rumor
3. Dear Alice, c. break
My son is 23 years old. He finished college last year, but he
can't seem to find a job that he likes. He still lives at home, and Reading
I'm worried that he's not trying hard enough to get a job and be V. Read the replies and match them with the letters.
on his own. Meanwhile, I've been cooking his meals and doing
his laundry. a. Dear ...,
You're making it too easy for him to stay where he is. Be firm
Word power. and tell him he has two months to find a job (any job) and get
II. Match the words with their definitions: his own place. He's old enough to take care of himself - but
you have to be willing to let him go.
a. date(v) 1.to declare that a purpose Alice
cannot be changed. b. Dear ...,
b. insist on(v) 2. man say that it is not true
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