Lesson A
Ex1a
Olivia lost her temper, because he was the fourth caller who had tried to sell her a magazine subscription. She yelled at him for several minutes, and finally hung up on him.
Ex1b
- She should have said no and then hung up.
- She shouldn’t have yelled at him.
- I would have said no politely.
- I wouldn’t have lost my temper.
Ex3a
- I wouldn’t have sulked. I would have said “I have to do my work, now give me my laptop.”
Tom should have laughed about it and shouldn’t have sulked.
- I wouldn’t have told him I didn’t want to see him again. I would have warned him to say before the last time.
Andrea should have been calm and said “see you later”
- I wouldn’t have yelled at them. I would have knocked their door and said politely “don’t make too much noise, all people are sleeping.”
Joshua could have said more politely.
- He could have talked to his parents normally. He shouldn’t have yelled to his parents.
- I would have picked it up and recycled. I wouldn’t have threw it back into the car.
She should have said the driver not to throw litter again.
Lesson B
Ex1a
1A 2A 3D 4A 5D 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A 12A 13A 14A 15A
Ex1c
noun adjective
aggression aggressive
anger angry
confidence confident
depression depressive
determination determined
flexibility flexible
guilt guilty
happiness happy
honesty honest
intelligence intelligent
jealousy jealous
motivation motivated
realism realistic
sadness sad
self-discipline self-disciplined
sensitivity sensitive
shame ashamed
sympathy sympathetic
Ex3a
1. One of your co-workers left the company last week. She may have found a new job. Or she could have been fired.
2. Two of your friends broke up last month after going out together for five years.
They may not have had enough in common. They might have had an argument.
3. A friend didn’t show up for a lunch date with you yesterday. She’s normally very considerate.
She must have forgotten about it. Or she could have been sick.
4. You waved to a friend in the supermarket night. He didn’t stop to say hello.
He mustn’t have seen me. He might have been in a real hurry.
Lesson C
Ex1b
1c 2d 3b 4a
Ex2a
“I have this friend Justin, who’s very emotional. Like, one minute he’s laughing, and the next minute he’s like totally depressed. Some, little thing happens, and he is like I’m so upset. I guess he’s like too sensitive. Actually, he’s like me. Maybe that’s why we got along. We’ve been friends for like 10 years.”
Lesson D
Ex1c
1. stay angry with someone- offended by something you do or say
2. embarrassed about your behavior- ashamed of myself
been rude to-
3. agree- to admit
understand-
4. felt pain- suffered
5. clear-obvious
“How can I correct the injury, I caused you?”-“What can I do to make it up to you?”
6. say something to upset- apologize
false-phony
Ex1d
1. Because that solves the small problem and keeps it from getting bigger.
2. Because many of us are ashamed or have too much pride.
3. For a small thing, say you’re sorry right away. For a bigger thing, take the time to sit down, look the person in the eye, and apologize honestly.
4. I learned from the article that apologizing is not about who “won” or who “lost”. It’s about keeping a strong friendship.
Ex2a
The Top 8 rude Things People Do Me
Not clean up after pets on the street 4
Drive with loud or missing mufflers 4
Honk the horn unnecessarily when driving 1
Use bad language in public 3
Take up too many seats on the bus or train 1
Talk on cell phones too close to others 2
Litter the streets 1
Drive recklessly 1
Vocabulary notebook
Ex1
1. My husband has a lot of self-confidence.
2. My sister is very good at controlling her anger.
3. Our teacher has no sympathy for people who complain a lot.
4. My friend has the motivation and determination to do well at work.
Ex2
1. My sister says she feels guilty when she eats too much chocolate.
2. My friend isn’t flexible. She always leaves us when we do things that she doesn’t like.
3. It’s hard to make a contact with impulsive people.
4. My brother is very sensitive, he offends mostly of my jokes.
5. When it rains during the day, I feel very depressed.
6. I don’t like your aggressive behavior.
7. My friends husband is very jealous, so he always control her messages and calls.