Intermediate 2 Unit 3

Unit 3
Problems

Family
a. In the voice mail message, “Family,” Lori asks Marcy for a favor. What does she say?
Complete the sentences below.

Would you
_____________________________________ do me a favor?
Could you
_____________________________________ pick up my dress at the cleaners for me?

b. In your opinion, who is Marcy? Mark all possible answers.

1. Lori’s boss 2. Lori’s mother ✔ 3. Lori’s sister ✔ 4. Lori’s friend

c. Marcy calls Lori back and leaves her a message. Read it and answer the questions
that follow.

Hi, Lori. This is Marcy. I got your message. I’m really sorry, but I can’t pick up your
dress from the dry cleaners. I have a problem here at work. The other secretary is
sick and I have to stay at the office until late to type some letters that have to be
sent today. I just spoke to Jane, though. She has to go in that direction anyway, so I’ve
asked her to pick up your dress for you. So don’t worry! You’ll have your dress in time
for the party. Bye.

Copyright © 1990-2016 Edusoft Ltd. All rights reserved 19

Intermediate 2 Unit 3

Why is Marcy calling Lori? Mark all the correct answers.

✔ 1. To reply to a voice mail she received earlier from Lori

2. To tell Lori that she will have to pick up her own dress
✔ 3. To apologize for not picking up Lori’s dress
4. To ask Lori to call Jane
5. To tell Lori that the party has been canceled
✔ 6. To tell Lori that someone else will pick up her dress for her

d. Decide on the CAUSE AND EFFECT relationships in the text. What causes what? Fill in the
boxes below. Choose from the list of sentences.

Jane will pick up the dress.

She has asked Jane to pick up the dress instead.
Lori will have the dress in time for the party.
She can’t pick up Lori’s dress.
Marcy has to stay at work late.

1 The secretary who works with Marcy is sick.

2 Marcy has to stay at work late.

3 She can't pick up Lori's dress.

4 She has asked Jane to pick up the dress instead.

5 Jane will pick up the dress.

6 Lori will have the dress in time for the party.

e. Write a text message to a friend, asking for a favor. Explain why you need the favor.

20 Copyright © 1990-2016 Edusoft Ltd. All rights reserved

 Intermediate 2 Unit 3

A Foreign Affair
a. Do you remember the story, “A Foreign Affair”? Number the events according to the order
in which they happened.

5 a. Erica and Danny arrive at the party.

2 b. Ms. Medina suggests that Danny put down his drink.

6 c. Danny walks around the room.

7 d. Danny looks up and sees the foreign minister’s wife.

3 e. Erica asks Danny to smile.

4 f. Erica calls Danny over to say hi to someone.

8 g. Danny finishes getting dressed.

1 h. Danny puts out his hand and says, “It’s lovely to see you again.”

Copyright © 1990-2016 Edusoft Ltd. All rights reserved 21

Intermediate 2 Unit 3

b. Erica writes a diary entry about the party. Read the entry and choose the title that fits
best. Then answer the questions in activity c.

1. Ms. Medina’s Dress

2. Connections I Made

3. Danny’s Conversation

4. My Discussion with Ms. Medina

5. Notes on Tonight’s Party

Dear Diary,
Tonight’s party went well. I made some good connections and had a lovely conversation
with the foreign minister’s wife. I knew that Danny wouldn’t be happy if I called him
over to speak with her. But I did it anyway. I just thought it was important, since the
last time she and Danny met, Danny accidentally spilled his drink on her.
But tonight everything went smoothly. Danny even carried on a conversation with Ms.
Medina. I wish Danny was more comfortable at these type of events. And I wish he
would smile more, so people won’t think he’s unfriendly. Maybe he’ll get used to them
over time. I sure hope so.

c. Mark if each sentence is true ( ) or false ( ).

/

1. Erica is happy with the way the party turned out.

2. Erica made some good connections at the party. ✔

3. Erica did not want to speak to the foreign minister’s wife.

4. Danny carried on a conversation with Ms. Medina. ✔

5. Danny doesn’t speak much at these events, but he smiles a lot.

6. Erica thinks Danny might get used to her events over time. ✔

d. Underline the parts of the diary entry that helped you find your answers.

22 Copyright © 1990-2016 Edusoft Ltd. All rights reserved

 Intermediate 2 Unit 3

Fried Fish
a. The sentences below describe the events that happened in the dialogue “Fried Fish”. Write
the sentences from the dialogue that illustrate each event.

The waiter asked for an opinion.

Is this what you had in mind?
_______________________________________________________________________
The customer expressed dissatisfaction.
_______________________________________________________________________
Yes, it’s wonderful!

The waiter apologized.

This is not what I wanted
_______________________________________________________________________
The customer requested something else.
_______________________________________________________________________
I’m terribly sorry

b. Read the following dialogue and fill in the speaker’s purpose in the blank spaces.

expressing dissatisfaction • asking for an opinion • expressing satisfaction

accepting an apology • apologizing

Jack: Mmm. I haven’t had such a good steak in ages. It was so tender.
(1) ______________________________________________________________
expressing satisfaction
What do you think of the food here, Jane?
(2) ______________________________________________________________
asking for an opinion
Jane: To be honest, I think it’s awful. My fish is dry and the vegetables are over-cooked.
(3) ______________________________________________________________
expressing dissatisfaction
Jack: I’m really sorry, Jane. I forgot to tell you that their specialty is meat, not fish.
(4) ______________________________________________________________
apologizing
Jane: Oh, that’s alright. I enjoyed being with you!
(5) ______________________________________________________________
accepting an apology

c. Write a conversation between a waiter and two customers at a restaurant. One customer
is satisfied and one is dissatisfied. In a group of three, practice the conversation.
Copyright © 1990-2016 Edusoft Ltd. All rights reserved 23
Intermediate 2 Unit 3

Past Perfect: Simple

a. Match the earlier events in the second column to the events in the first column.

Event Earlier event

1. Lori couldn’t get to the cleaners. a. I had lost the invitation.

2. I couldn’t remember what time the

b. They had forgotten to reserve a table.
dinner party was supposed to start.

3. We were driving to work, when the car c. The waiter had kept them waiting for an hour,
suddenly stopped. and had then brought them the wrong food.

4. When John and Stacey got to the

d. She had taken her car to the garage.
restaurant, there was no place to sit.

5. The couple complained about the poor

e. I had forgotten to fill the tank with gas.
service in the restaurant.

1. d 2. a 3. e 4. b 5. c

b. Underline the verbs in activity a. that show that an action happened earlier.

c. Complete each sentence by adding the cause of the problem. Choose from the list of
causes below. Change the verbs into the Past Perfect Simple.

• she was in a car accident as a child • they saw it already

• he broke his front tooth • he didn’t practice enough
• he didn’t study for it

he broke his front tooth

1. Ben went to the dentist because ____________________________________________.
they saw it already
2. My friends didn’t want to go to that movie with me because ______________________.
？ he didn’t study for it
3. Tom failed the exam because ______________________________________________.

4. Tony didn’t win the piano competition because ________________________________.

he didn’t practice enough

she was in a car accident as a child

5. Clare didn’t want to drive because ___________________________________________.

24 Copyright © 1990-2016 Edusoft Ltd. All rights reserved