SIDE BY SIDE Steven J. Molinsky/ Bill Bliss Book 3;
CHAPTER 1;
They're Busy;
A.Are you busy? B.Yes, I am. I'm studying.;
A.What are you studying? B.I'm studying English.;
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What Are They Doing?;
A.What are you doing? B.I'm practicing the piano.;
A.Do you practice the piano very often?;
B.Yes, I do.I practice the piano whenever I can.;
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Do you Like to Ski?;
A.Do you like to ski? B.No,I don't. I'm not a very good skier.;
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PRACTICING;
My sisters, my brother , and I are busy this afternoon.;
We're staying after school, and we're practicing different things.;
I'm practicing tennis. I practice tennis every day after school;
My tennis coach tells me I'm an excellent tennis player,;
and my friends tell me I play tennis better than anyone else in the school.;
I want to be a professional tennis player when I grow up.;
That's why I practice every day.;
My brother Jimmy is practicing football. He practices football every day after school;
His football coach tells him he's an excellent football player,;
and his friends tell him he plays football better than anyone else in the school.;
Jimmy wants to be a professional football player when he grows up.;
That's why he practices every day.;
My sister Susan is practicing the violin.;
She practices the violin every day after school.;
Her music teacher tells her she's an excellent violinist,;
and her friends tell her she plays the violin;
better than anyone else in the school.;
Susan wants to be a professional violinist when she grows up.;
That's why she practices every day.;
My sisters Patty and Melissa are practicing ballet.;
They practice ballet every day after school.;
Their dance teacher tells them they're excellent ballet dancers,;
and their friends tell them they dance ballet better than anyone else in the school.;
Patty and Melissa want to be professional ballet dancers when they grow up.;
That's why they practice every day.;
Listening Listen and choose the best answer.;
How Often?;
A.Who are you calling? B.I'm calling my brother in Chicago.;
A.How often do you call him? B.I call him every Sunday evening.;
A.What are George and Herman talking about?;
B.They're talking about their grandchildren.;
A.How often do they talk about them? B.They talk about them all the time.;
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CHAPTER 2;
Did They Sleep Well Last Night?;
A.Did Henry sleep well last night? B.Yes,he did. He was VERY tired.;
A.Why?What did he do yesterday? B.He cleaned his apartment all day.;
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Did Mrs.Clark Shout at Her Son?;
A.Did Mrs.Clark shout at her son? B.Yes,she did. She was angry.;
A.Did Sam do well on his exam? B.No,he didn't. He wasn't prepared.;
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How Did John Break His Arm?;
A.How did John break his arm? B.He broke it while he was playing tennis.;
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DIFFICULT EXPERIENCES;
Miss Henderson usually teaches very well, but she didn't teach very well this morning.;
In fact, she taught very badly.;
While she was teaching ,;
her supervisor was sitting at the back of the room and watching her.;
It was a very difficult experience for Miss Henderson.;
She realized she wasn't teaching very well, but she couldn't do anything about it.;
She was too nervous.;
Stuart usually types very well, but he didn't type very well today.;
In fact, he typed very badly.;
While he was typing, his boss was standing behind him and looking over his shoulder.;
It was a difficult experience for Stuart.;
He realized he wasn't typing very well, but he couldn't do anything about it.;
He was too upset.;
The Johnson Brothers usually sing very well , but they didn't sing very well last night.;
In fact, they sang very badly.;
While they were singing,;
their parents were sitting in the audience and waving at them.;
It was a difficult experience for the Johnson Brothers.;
They realized they weren't singing very well,;
but they couldn't do anything about it. They were too embarrassed.;
The President usually speaks very well, but he didn't speak very well this afternoon.;
In fact, he spoke very badly.;
While he was speaking,;
several demonstrators were standing at the back of the room and shouting at him.;
It was a difficult experience for the President.;
He realized he wasn't speaking very well, but he couldn't do anything about it.;
He was too angry.;
listening Listen and choose the best answer.;
Tell Me About Your Vacation;
1.Did you go to Paris? No, we didn't. Where did you go? We went to Rome.;
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