SIDE BY SIDE Steven J. Molinsky/ Bill Bliss Book 2;
CHAPTER 13;
I'll Be Glad to Help;
A.What's Johnny doing? B.He's getting dressed;
A.Does he need any help? I'll be glad to help him.;
B.No,that's okay. He can get dressed by himself.;
Do exercise.;
I Just Found This Watch;
A.I just found this watch. Is it yours?;
B.No,it isn't mine. But it might be Fred's He lost his a few days ago.;
A.Really?I'll call him right away.;
B.When you talk to him ,tell him I said "Hello.";
Do exercise.;
I Couldn't Fall Asleep Last Night;
A.You look tired today.;
B.Yes, I know. I couldn't fall asleep last night. A. Why not?;
B.My neighbors were arguing. A.How late did they argue?;
B.Believe it or not , they argued until 3 A.M.!;
A.That's terrible! Did you call and complain?;
B.No, I didn't. I don't like to complain.;
A.Well, I hope you sleep better tonight.;
B.I'm sure I will. My neighbors don't argue very often.;
Do exercise.;
There's Something Wrong with My Washing Machine;
A.There's something wrong with my washing machine.;
B.I'm sorry.I can't help you.I don't know ANYTHING about washing machines.;
A.Do you know anybody who can help me?;
B.Not really. You should look in the phone book.;
I'm sure you'll find somebody who can fix it.;
Do exercise.;
Can You Send a Plumber?;
A.Armstrong Plumbing Company. Can I help you?;
B.Yes. There's something wrong with my kitchen sink.;
Can you send a plumber to fix it as soon as possible?;
A.Where do you live? B.156 Grove Street in Centerville.;
A.I can send a plumber tomorrow morning. Is that okay?;
B.Not really. I'm afraid I won't be home tomorrow morning.;
I'll be taking my son to the dentist.;
A.How about tomorrow afternoon? B.Tomorrow afternoon? What time?;
A.Between one and four B.That's fine. Somebody will be here then.;
A.What's the name? B.Helen Bradley. A.And what's the address again?;
B.156 Grove Street in Centerville. A.And the phone number?;
B.237-9180.;
A.Okay. We'll have someone there tomorrow afternoon.;
B.Thank you.;
TROUBLE WITH CARS;
It might seem hard to believe,;
but my friends and I are all having trouble with our cars,;
wrong with all of them !;
Charlie is having trouble with his. The brakes don't work.;
He tried to fix them by himself, but he wasn't able to,;
since he doesn't know anything about cars.;
Finally, he took the car to his mechanic.;
The mechanic charged him a lot of money, and the brakes still don't work!;
Charlie is really annoyed.;
He's having a lot of trouble with his car,;
and he can't find anybody who can help him.;
Betty is having trouble with hers. It doesn't start in the morning.;
She tried to fix it by herself, but she wasn't able to,;
since she doesn't know anything about cars.;
Finally, she took the car to her mechanic.;
The mechanic charged her a lot of money,;
and the car still doesn't start in the morning!;
Betty is really annoyed.;
She's having a lot of trouble with her car,;
and she can't find anybody who can help her.;
Mark and Nancy are having trouble with theirs.;
The steering wheel doesn't turn.;
They tried to fix it by themselves, but they weren't able to,;
since they don't know anything about cars.;
Finally, they took the car to their mechanic.;
The mechanic charged them a lot of money, and the steering wheel still doesn't turn!;
Mark and Nancy are really annoyed.;
They're having a lot of trouble with their car,;
and they can't find anybody who can help them.;
I'm having trouble with mine,too. The windows don't go up and down.;
I tried to fix them by myself,but I wasn't able to,;
since I don't know anything about cars.;
Finally,I took the car to my mechanic.;
The mechanic charged me a lot of money,and the windows STILL, don't go up and down!;
I'm really annoyed. I'm having a lot of trouble with my car,;
and I can't find anybody who can help me.;
Listening 1.Listen and choose the word you hear.;
2.Listen and choose what the people are talking about.;
IN YOUR OWN WORDS;
THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR!;
Frank has some very nice friends. He sees his friends often.;
When he needs help, they're always happy to help him.;
For example, last week Frank moved to a new apartment.;
He couldn't move everything by himself,;
and he didn't really have enough money to hire a moving company.;
His friends came over and helped him move everything. He was very grateful.;
His friends said, "We're happy to help you, Frank.;
That's what friends are for!" Emma has some very special friends.;
She sees her friends often.;
When she needs help, they're always happy to help her.;
For example, last month the faucet broke in Emma's kitchen and flooded her apartment.;
There was water in every room.;
She couldn't fix everything by herself, and her superintendent didnt help her at all.;
Her friends came over and helped her fix the faucet;
and clean up every room in the apartment. She was very grateful.;
Her friends said, "We're happy to help you, Emma.;
That's what friends are for!";