Worksheet 2.5 A: VALUES
You accidentally break your host family's remote control. Do you confess?
Your best friend's boyfriend girlfriend asks you out. Do you accept?
You see your teacher's car hit a parked car and leave. You know the owner of the damaged car. Do you tell him/her?
A new acquaintance invites you to a party, and everyone there goes skinny-dipping. Do you join them?
You know that a friend's boyfriend is involved with another man. Do you tell her?
You see a friend shoplift something inexpensive. Do you talk to him/her about it?
Your friend is copying someone else's homework instead of doing it himself/herself. Do you talk to him/her?
The cashier overcharges you by 15 cents. Do you complain?
You see your sister's husband kissing another woman. Do you tell her?
You run over your neighbor's dog, Do you confess?
The waiter forgets to charge you for your dessert. Do you tell him?
Your parents tell you to stop seeing your boyfriend/girlfriend. Do you see him/her in secret?
Worksheet 2.5 B
YES
NO
Worksheet 2.6: STORY SAGAS
Sample Summaries:
From General Hospital:
Catherine is accused of murdering Damian even though no body has been found, (Damian has disappeared under mysterious circumstances.) Lucy remembers seeing Catherine parked outside her building at 11 P.M., which does not match the prosecution's case. Lucy agrees to testify for Catherine. When asked how she happened to look outside at 11 P.M, Lucy says that her pet duck was quacking. This amuses the jury and the lawyers, who laugh at Lucy. Embarrassed, Lucy tries to defend her duck, which only makes matters worse. After her testimony, Catherine is angry at Lucy for mentioning the duck because it made Lucy look foolish and caused the jury to disregard her testimony.
From All My Children:
Charlie and Hailey were dating, but break up over a difference of opinion regarding her domineering" father. Meanwhile, Cecily's newly famous movie star husband divorces her. She returns to Pine Valley and begins to work for Charlie. An attraction begins to develop between them, which they both deny. Charlie is surprised when Hailey announces only weeks after their break up that she is engaged to Alex.
From One Life to Live:
Eighteen-year-old Joe falls in love with a much older woman, Dorian. Although she swears that she really loves Joe, everyone warns him that Dorian is just using him and that he will be hurt. Joe's mother makes a deal with Dorian. Dorian's part of the deal is to drop Joe and marry David, who agrees to marry Dorian for money.
David impersonates Vicki and Tina's brother to inherit a fortune. When he falls in love with Tina, he is forced to reveal the truth to her. She agrees to conceal the truth to help David inherit. David and Tina marry in secret. When Tina's ex-husband, Cord, learns about the marriage, David must confess he is not the true heir. To save Tina from possible conspiracy charges and to help her retain custody of her children, David tells Tina he never loved her, and he divorces her. Having had to give up Tina, whom he really did love, he agrees to Dorian's plan to marry Dorian.
Worksheet 2.7: COMMIC STRIP ADVICE
Worksheet 2.8: REVIEW MATCH
if you catch a cold
you need to take some medicine and keep warm
if I had been tired
I would have taken a nap
if I had a dog
I would take him for a walk
if you eat a lot of ice cream
you will gain weight
if I had been as sick as you
I wouldn't have gone to school
if you study hard
you get good grades
if I had had a dog
I wouldn't have been afraid to be alone
if I found a wallet
I would return it
If I find your wallet
I will return it to you
If I had found your wallet
I would have returned it to you
if I had eaten the whole box of chocolates
I would have had an upset stomach
if you had asked me
I would have helped you
If I had had enough money
I would have lent you some
if I am sick tomorrow
I will stay home
if I had eaten a lot of ice cream
I would have felt sick
if I am angry
my face turns red
if your skin turns green
you have a serious problem
if you ask me
I will tell you the truth
if you need me
I will be there
if I were bitten by a dog
I would go to the hospital
If my feet hurt
I would rub them
Worksheet 2.9: DEAR ANNIE
Choose one of the situations. For the situation you choose, write a letter to "Dear Annie" explaining your situation. Ask her for advice about how your situation could have been prevented or how it can be prevented in the future.
1. You forgot to lock your car and as a result, your books were stolen from the back seat. How could you have avoided having your books stolen?
2. You were absent from class on Monday when the teacher told the class there would be a test on Tuesday. How could you have avoided failing the test?
3. Your dog always barks late at night. As a result, your neighbor has threatened to kill the dog. What will save your dog's life?
4. You were out having a good time. On your way home, a policeman gave you a ticket for speeding. How could you have avoided getting a speeding ticket?
5. Although you know that you are not a very good cook, you prepared dinner for all of your friends. As a result, all of your friends got sick and had to be taken to the hospital. How could this situation have been avoided?
6. While you were playing, you left a little ball on the stairway. When your mother came down the stairs, she fell and broke her leg. How could this have been avoided?
7. Every time you go shopping, you go at 5:00 when the store is busiest. As a result, you always have to stand in a long check-out line. How can you avoid standing in a long line the next time you go to the store?
Example:
Dear Annie,
Help! A terrible thing has just happened to me! Yesterday after my classes, I went to the mall to go shopping. I forgot to lock my car, and as a result, my books were stolen from the back seat. I have a test this Friday, but now I can't study because I don't have my book, I am very upset. Could you tell me how I could have prevented this terrible situation?
Sincerely yours,
Going to fail in Buffalo
Part B
You write an advice column in the paper and sign yourself "Dear Annie." You have received a letter that describes a situation and asks your advice on how the situation could have been prevented/avoided or how it can be prevented/ avoided in the future. Write a response, using the appropriate conditional constructions. If you are asked about how a situation could have been avoided, use the untrue in the past conditional. If you are asked about how a situation can be avoided, use the present/future conditional. You may also use other conditional constructions in your response.
Dear "Going to Fail,"
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