SIDE BY SIDE Steven J. Molinsky/ Bill Bliss Book 4;
CHAPTER 9;
This Is the Bus to the Mall,Isn't It?;
A.This is the bus to the mail,isn't it? B.Yes,it is.;
A.That's what I thought.;
Do exercise.;
Your Son Isn't Allergic to Penicillin ,Is He?;
A.Your son isn't allergic to penicillin ,is he?;
B.No,he isn't. A.That's what I thought.;
Do exercise.;
I'm Really Surprised;
A.You like to dance, don't you? B.No,I don't.;
A.You DON'T?! I'm really surprised! I was SURE you liked to dance!;
A.This park isn't dangerous at night, is it? B.Yes,it is.;
A.It is? I'm really surprised!;
I was SURE this park wasn't dangerous at night!;
Do exercise.;
Congratulations!;
A. I have some good news! B. What is it?;
A. My wife and I are celebrating our fiftieth wedding anniversary tomorrow!;
B. You ARE?! A. Yes, we are. B. I don't believe it!;
You aren't REALLY celebrating your fiftieth wedding anniversary tomorrow,;
are you?;
A. Yes, it's true. We ARE!;
B. Well, congratulations! I'm very glad to hear that!;
A. I have some good news! B. What is it?;
A. I got a fifty-dollar-a-week raise! B. You DID?!;
A. Yes, I did.;
B. I don't believe it! You didn't REALLY get a fifty-dollar-a-week raise, did you?;
A. Yes, it's true. I did!;
B. Well, congratulations! I'm very glad to hear that!;
Do exercise.;
You're Right!;
A.You know...the color blue looks very good on you.;
B.Come to think of it, you're right!;
The color blue DOES look very good on me, doesn't it.;
A.You know...it isn't a very good day to fly a kite.;
B.Come to think of it, you're right!;
It ISN'T a very good day to fly a kite, is it.;
Do exercise.;
A BROKEN ENGAGEMENT;
Dear John, It's been a long time since I have written to you,hasn't it.;
I'm sorry it has taken me much a long time to write,;
but I really don't know where to begin this letter.;
You see, John.;
things have been very difficult since you took that job overseas several months ago.;
It has been very difficult for me to be engaged to somebody;
who is fout thousand miles away,;
so I have decided that things have got to change.;
I have decided to move out of my parents' house.;
I'm going to get my own apartment. I have started dating other guys.;
I want to break our engagement.;
and I give your mother back the ring you had given me.;
I'm sorry things have to end this way.;
You DO understand why I must do this, don't you?;
Sincerely, Jane;
Dear Jane,;
I received your letter today and I couldn't believe what you had written.;
You haven't really decided to move out of your parents' house, have you?;
You aren't really going to get your own apartment,are you?;
You haven't really started dating other guys,have you?;
You don't really want to break our engagement, do you?;
And you didn't really give my mother back the ring I had given you,did you?;
Please answer me as soon as possible! Love, John;
P.S.You do still love me,don't you?;
Dear John, I HAVE decided to move out of my parents' house.;
I AM going to get my own apartment. I HAVE started dating other guys.;
I DO want to break our engagement.;
and I DID give your mother back the ring you had given me.;
I know this must hurt, but I DO have to be honest with you, don't I.;
I hope that someday you will understand.;
Good-bye, Jane;
UNFAIR ACCUSATIONS;
Michael's boss, Ms. Lewis, sent him a memo recently about his performance at work.;
In the memo, she said he had been working too slowly.;
She also said that he often got to work late.;
In addition, she observed that he had taken too many sick days the month before.;
She also mentioned that he wasn't very polite to the customers.;
And finally,;
she complained that he didn't get along well with the other employees.;
When Michael got the memo, he was very upset.;
He feels that his boss is making unfair accusations.;
Michael feels that he HASN'T been working too slowly.;
He also feels that he DOESN'T often get to work late.;
In Michael's opinion, he DIDN'T take too many sick days last month.;
He thinks he IS polite to the customers.;
And he maintains that he DOES get along well with the other employees.;
Michael realizes that he and his boss see things VERY differently,;
and he plans to speak to her about this as soon as possible.;
Listening Listen and decide who is speaking.;
ON YOUR OWN: Now That You Mention It;
A.You're tired,aren't you. B.Tired?What makes you think I'm tired?;
A.Well,you're falling asleep at the wheel. B.Now that you mention it,;
I guess I AM falling asleep at the wheel, aren't I.;
A.You're nervous, aren't you. B.Nervous?What makes you think I'm nervous?;
A.Well,you haven't stopped pacing back and forth since early this morning.;
B.Now that you mention it,I guess I HAVEN'T stopped pacing back and forth,have I.;
A.You're in a bad mood,aren't you.;
B.In a mood? What makes you think I'm in a bad mood?;
A.Well,you shouted at me for no reason.;
B.Now that you mention it,I guess I DID shout at you for no reason, didn't.;
CHAPTER 10;
Would You like to Go on a Picnic with Me Today?;
A. Would you like to go on a picnic with me today?;
B. I don't think so. To be honest, I really don't feel like going on a picnic today.;
I went on a picnic yesterday.;
A. That's too bad. I'm really disappointed.;
B. I hope you understand. If I hadn't gone on a picnic yesterday,;
I'd be VERY happy to go on a picnic with you today.;
A. OF COURSE I understand! After all,;
I suppose you'd get tired of going on picnics if you went on picnics all the time!;
Do exercise.;
Do You Realize What You Just Did!;
A.Do you realize what you just did? B.No.What did I just do?;
A.You just ate both our salads! B.I did? A.Yes.You did.;
B.I'm really sorry. I must have been very hungry.;
If I hadn't been very hungry,I NEVER would have eaten both our salads!;
Do exercise.;
A BAD DAY;
Marcia made several bad decisions yesterday.;
She decided to drive to work, but she should have taken the train.;
If she had taken the train, she wouldn't have gotten stuck in a terrible traffic jam.;
She decided to have lunch with a friend at a small restaurant far from her office,;
but she should have gone to a place nearby.;
If she had gone to a place nearby,;
she wouldn't have been an hour late for an important afternoon appointment.;
She decided not to take the garbage out;
until after she got home from work that evening,;
but she should have taken it out in the morning.;
If she had taken it out in the morning,;
her cat wouldn't have tipped over the garbage pail;
and made such a mess all over the kitchen.;
And finally, that evening she decided to stay up late and watch a scary movie on TV,;
but she should have turned off the TV ahd gone to sleep.;
If she had turned off the TV and gone to sleep,;
she wouldn't have had terrible nightmares all night.;
Marcia certainly didn't have a very good day yesterday.;
As a matter of fact,;
she probably shouldn't even have gotten out of bed in the first place.;
If she hadn't gotten out of bed in the first place,;
none of this would have ever happened!;
Listening Listen and choose where the conversation is taking place.;
You Seem Upset. Is Anything Wrong?;
A. You seem upset. Is anything wrong?;
B. Yes. The heating system in my building is broken.;
A. I'm sorry to hear that. How long has it been broken?;
B. For two days. A. I know how upset you must be.;
I remember when the heating system in MY building was broken.;
Is there anything I can do to help?;
B. Not really. But thanks for your concern.;
Could You Possibly Come Over and Give Me a Hand?;
A. Hello, Bob? This is Sam. B. Hi, Sam. How are you?;
A. I'm okay. Listen, Bob, . . .;
I'm having trouble putting in my air conditioner.;
Could you possibly come over and give me a hand?;
B. I'm really sorry, Sam. I'm afraid I can't come over right now.;
My relatives are visiting from Chicago.;
If my relatives weren't visiting from Chicago, I'd be GLAD to help you put it in.;
A. Don't worry about it.;
If I had known your relatives were visiting from Chicago,;
I wouldn't have called you in the first place!;
ON YOUR OWN: Decisions;
Several years ago, my friends urged me not to quit my job at the post office.;
They told me that if I quit my job there, I would never find a better one.;
I didn't follow their advice . . . and I'm glad that I didn't.;
I decided to quit my job at the post office,;
and found work as a chef in a restaurant downtown.;
I saved all my money for several years,;
and then opened a small restaurant of my own.;
Now my restaurant is famous, and people from all over town come to eat here.;
I'm glad I didn't listen to my friends' advice.;
If I had listened to their advice,;
I probably never would have opened this restaurant and become such a success.;
My brother thought I was crazy when I bought this car.;
He told me that if I bought this car, I'd probably have lots of problems with it.;
I didn't follow his advice . . . and I'm really sorry I didn't.;
Since I bought this car two months ago,;
I've had to take it to the garage for repairs seven times.;
I wish I had listened to my brother.;
If I had listened to him, I never would have bought such a "lemon"!;
My ski instructor insisted that I was ready to try skiing down the mountain.;
I told him that I was really scared and that I thought I needed much more practice.;
He told me I was worrying too much,;
and that skiing down the mountain wasn't very dangerous.;
I decided to take his advice.;
I began to ski down the mountain, but after a few seconds,;
I lost my balance and crashed into a tree.;
I wish I hadn't listened to my ski instructor.;
If I hadn't listened to him,;
I wouldn't be lying here in the hospital with my leg in a cast.;