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AcUuitiea,
Here are some activities to help you check your understanding of Act I.

FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS
How should Harry walk from the street vendor to Susan's apartment? On the map, draw a line from Harry to
83 Wooster Street. Follow the street vendor's directions.

HARRY'S STEPS
What was the order of Harry's actions in Act I? In each :ircle , write the letter of the correct sentence to show the
sequence of Harry's actions. The first answer is given.
a. He asked a woman for directions. e. He asked Susan for the telephone number of the
b. He tried to telephone Susan. restaurant.
c. He found Susan's apartment. f. He left for the restaurant with Susan.
d. He called the baby-sitter. g. He asked a street vendor for directions.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

For each situation, choose the more polite sentence. Circle a or b,
1. You meet someone for the first time. Immediately after the introduction you say,
(aT "Pleased to meet you." b. "Yeah, nice to meet you."
2. You are walking out the door with a friend. You say,
(1$ "You go first." b. "After you."
3. Your friend is visiting your home, and you are feeling warm. You say,
a. "May I open a window? M jp "C an I open a window?
4. You are watching television with a friend. You w antto suggest a program, so you say,
a. "Shall we watch Family Album, U.S.A.?" o| "I think we should watch Family Album, U S A ."
18 <4 EPISODE 2

ACT II 1 Thai restaurant

In a Thai restaurant1 later that evening. Somsak, the This restaurant serves food from the country of Tiba/fe^
owner of the restaurant, greets Susan and Harry.
Somsak: Ah! Miss Stewart! Welcome! How are
you?
Susan: Fine, Somsak. And you? *
Somsak: Fine, thank you.
Susan: This is my friend Harry Bennett.
H arry: Pleased to meet you. *
Somsak: Very nice to meet you. Any friend of Miss
Stewart's is welcome at Somsak's. Follow
me, please.
2 Would you like . . . ? = Do you w an t. $y ?
Harry: /to Susan/§|ike it here.
Use this phrase to offer food or a drink.
Susan: I do, too. I come here often.
3 I'd like. . . I w a n t. . .
Somsak: A special place for special people.
Use this phrase to order food or a drink.
Susan: Thank you, Somsak.
4 How about. . . ?
[Somsak leaves.] This phrase is another way to offer.
H arry: W ell! Nice restaurant. 5 mee krob: a popular Thai dish
Somsak: [He returns.] Would you like2 something
to drink?
Susan: Yes, I'd like3 a glass of ginger ale w ith'ice.
Harry, what would ^>u like?
H arry: Do you have a»dry white wine?
Somsak: How about4 a California chablis?
Harry: Chablis is fine.
Somsak: What would you like to eat?
Susan: I'd like the mee krob.5 Harry, would you
like to see a menu? 6 I'll have. . .
This phrase is another way to order.
Harry: No, it's O K. I'll have6 the mee krob also.
[to Susan] W hat is it? 7 May I bring you . . . ?
This phrase is another w ay to offer.
Susan: Crispy fried noodles. Ijo ve them.
Somsak: May I bring you7 a salad
Susan: Oh yes. W hat do you recommend today?
Somsak: I recommend rose-petal salad. Special for
new friends.
Susan: [to Harry] Rose-petal salad?
H arry: W hy not?
Somsak: I'll take care of everything.8 [He leaves.]
Susarai 1 hope you're hungry.
H arry: What? O h, yes. Starving.9 W ell, I . . .
Susan: [at the same time] W ell, I . . . 8 I'll take care of everything. — fil get everything for
’ you'.'
9 starving: very hungry -'

People in the United States often eat international

KS3 YO U R TURN
foods. Chinese, Italian, M exican, and Japanese • Are there many international restaurants if* your
restaurants are especially popular. In New York City country?
you can find the. food of most nations in the world. • What is your favorite international food?
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Harry: What do you do at Universe Toy id vice-president of new toy development

Company? People bring Susan ideas for new toys. She fyas an
j Susan: I'm the vice-president of new toy important job in the company.
development.1®
Harry: Terrific!
Susan: ! know you're a CPA.11
Harry: That's true. Harry Bennett, certified public
accountant. 1 love numbers. 1 do some
work for Smith and Dale, your company's
accounting firm ,12
Susan: And s o . . ,
Harry: Here we are.
| Susan: Yes.
Harry: 1 have a daughter.
Susan: 1 know. How old is she?
Harry: She's nine years old. 11 CPA: certified public accountant
Susan: That's a nice age. What's her name? An accountant keeps business records. To become a
Harry: Michelle. CPA, an accountant must pass a government test.
Susan: Do you have a picture of her? 12 firm : a business company.
[Harry shows her a photo.J 13 Please forgive me. I'm sorry.
Susan: She's very pretty. 14 What's the matter? =* What's the problem?
Harry: Thank you.
Somsak: [He arrives with the salad.] Rose-petal
salad. And there's a phone call for you,
| Mr. Bennett.
Harry: Excuse me, Susan. [He leaves the table.]
Susan: [to SomsakJ 1 hope nothing is wrong.
Somsak: I'll get die rest of the dinner. Excuse me.
I [He leaves.]
Harry: [He returns.] Please forgive me,13 Susan,
but. . . 1 have to leave. 1 feel terrible,
but. . .
! Susan: What's the matter?14
Harry: My daughter ish't feeling w ell.
Susan: Oh no! Is it serious?
Harry: 1don't know. The baby-sitter says she has
a stomachache,15 and she's crying. I'll
have to go home. W ill you forgive me? 15 stomachache: a pain in the stomach
The pronunciation of ch in this word sounds like k.
Susan: O f course. I'm 'so sorry for M ichelle. And
you didn't have a chance to eat.
Harry: O h, it's O K. Let me take you home first.
Susan: No, no. Please, go ahead.
Harry: It's our first date.
Susan: We'll make another. Please don't worry.
Harry: [He gets up to leave.] I'll phone you.
Susan: 1 hope your daughter is all right.
Good-bye.
Harry: Good-bye.
EN D O F A C T II
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Here are some activities to help you check your understanding of Act IK

OFFERING AND ORDERING

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— I H I

GETTING TO KNOW HIM

A. Before Harry Jeffr.fhe r^staurantfS^n' e p r h - ^ ^ o T i f e . ^ T f y to ^ p ffllte tt^ fo llo w frig fe fflrc e ^
p fe e ssa ry,$ > u ' x # i^ A A ^
Harry Be om it f o r i:| as a n —_ — and
1 few® fiawy. has a r i l M flfe | '!
She /s &U&A years o ld .JI i

B. Now complete these sentences with true Viform atipffl

about yourself.
■, i w&fk as —
la
Write about, someone in your fam ily. ? ,'h|
. Aiy ___ "s- name i s ___ v : __I
H tW years old.

ORDER, PLEASE
W hat is the correct order of events in Act II? W rite the aum bei I) 5^6n ‘e%"eh!of the lines fo show the cfqrrAi|
sec|C/eYice. The fj^ t ansvyerj§ giy^n.
J i__a. Harry j$hows Susan a picture of his daughter,
b. There is a telephone ca'Jf'foeHarr-y*.
c. Harry leaves the restaurant.
I d. Susan introduces H arry tpjSopTsak.
X . e . Susan and H arty order dinner.
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A CT l | |
In Susan's’apartment. Susan and her sister-in-laW'
Marilyn are eating the food from the Thai restaurant.
Marnfri: What happened?
Susan: The baby-sittdr calledTHis* daughter is
‘ sfck.
Marilyn: What's wroHg? |
Susanr | th ilk 's h e has’a ffom achache. He's a
good father.
Marilyn: ’ So . . . vynat do ^Bu •
Susan: ^ e i R r f l t e . 'B u tll^ m ^ S ^ ^ ^ e t^ o u s 1
tonight. It Weis h I f y i a r s l (*3
Marilyn: W il I fo a ' see^hirrvJfgajn?pp£
Susarff X f m f e s®** ■ ' ' ■ i nervous: pwealrT^
^Marilyn: :plfw^)OGl 2 I'm not complaining. =? JTs n o tJ' ^obfepn fOimie.
Susan: ^ lM ,id {^ g e f a t n| ng tcre&t. * ^TmTW ani nrema I
Mari lyn; , [She- kooks,tat 3 peephole:
ordeMd^rPpg|[*f:6 r thMe people.
but I'm not complaining.2
delicious.
[Tfyefejs at'kff&vk MjM&
Sfsah: ' ^ h o j^ to m V
M iri lyn :-frjSo
Susan: ’
ftjS^'^dgh tjjie peepholeP{/^Mik^n'T‘peJiieye #HoW'. . i ? -•
a|u'Scin cloesf^^onfpIqte-her question! Harryj ^
^understands that she means^'HOW-dtd^|m^^gt
Marifyo: ^3 H ^ jjWe^it:; E W n . ^ / j | o o l < ing.
^i|M de the bu.i'rdinfp"
^ I4$aijt opens fn ^ & o r.]
Harry: ,<H'i|S|
Susa’n: How . . : ?4
Harry: Your downstairs neig&Bor ifurne in.
Susan: Did yoL$gd>; hofrip
‘H irry: J did/|H*%yerything jjsysPK, deeide’dl®*
'^ f6|^ ai^ .b^ k. To apologize5 T^ p iavihs^
*f sp ^MIm, I [Ir^ughtwbu .a liittle gift.
r a*pl^ nM ^ 's a bonsai tree 6<4t ^
* * y o i^ * w apartment. Hi^^^^Mj.^-hope
gUt'-s
M arilyn: [■Oh, npt at Ml. W e'te still e a ffp l|P
 22 ^ EPISODE 2

Susan: Please, come in. Join us. ft's our meal from
the restaurant. And how )s your daughter?
H arry: O h, she's fine. It was only a tummy7 a cfe .
Susan: It's good that you went back.
H arry: Yes, I think it's important for me to be
there since her mother died.
Susan: I agree. Aren't you hungry?
H arry: As a matter of fact8. .. I am hungry.
Marilyn: There's lots of food left. >
Harry: [eating] Mmm, this is delicious!
Susan: Enjoy!
Marilyn: I'm going to excusd mysblf. [She gets u p ] 1
I have a lot of work to do to get ready for 7 tummy: stomfaek .
tomorrow. Good night, Harry. :lt,was..nice f This is an informal word. Children often say tumm$
meeting you. H riite ad of stom ach.
I H arry: Bye, M a$|yn, 8 As a matter of fact. . . JjHj|iS^rue . . .
M arilyn: Good night, Susan. 9 fashion show:
Susan: Good night, M arilyn.
[Marilyn leaves,] ,■
I Susan: She's going to a fashion show9 here .in:th*e|
k ity tom orrow. She i^Sleeping here so she
w on't have to travel from Riverdale in the
rriorninfg.
H arry: You two ^m'ust be close.10
Susan: We are. Th-e w hole Stewart fam ily is close. I
Harry: P lf e that.
Later that evening. . .
10 close: very friendly with each other
■H arry: And then,, two years, ago, my w ife died.
11 Is there anyone else in your life?
I Susan: Y o u h e r .
Here, Susan means, "D o you have a special worc\ag|
H arry: I do . m y%S/'ibut I hpve M ichelle . . . and
or girlfriend, in your life?"
with;firne. . .
12 occasionally; sometimes; not often
I Susan: Is there anyone else in your life?11
H arry: No, hot yet. W hat about you? *< 13 speaking of
Use this expression to change the subject in a 1
| Susan: O h, I date occasionally,12 but my work
conversation.
keeps me busy,rt
| H arry: [H e looks at his-iw atchj O oh, 14 Where did the time go? The tim e passed-very!
speaking of13 keeping busy—I have an quickly.
eady start tom orrow, and, the baby-sitter 15 midnight: tw elve o 'clo ck at night
. has to get home. [H e startslb put on
his ja ck e t.] Where did the time go?14
It's midnight.15 Thank you, Susan. I had a
,nice evening.
| Susan: M e, too, H arry. [She, walks with him to the
d o o r.] H arry?
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Harry-' Yes? 16 You know something? ¥ Do you know something?

Susan: I'd like to meet your daughter someday. This expression means "I really want to say this to.
Harry: Does that mean that I can see you again? you."
Susan: Of course. 17 going to
Harry: Wonderful. I'll call you, and we'll go out Harry says gonna. This is the informal pronunciation
to dinner. of the future tense with going to.
Susan: Please do. 18 Have a safe trip home.
Harry: I promise I won't leave early. You can use this expression when you say good-bye.
Susan: It was for a good reason. 19 umbrella stand:
Harry: You know something? 16
Susan: H H i
Harry: I think we're going to17 be good friends.
Good night, Susan.
Susan: Good night, Harry., Have a safe trip
home.18 [She closes the door. A moment I
later there is a loud sound in the hill. „ 20 I never liked that umbrella stand.
Susan opens me door'rhre you ,a[f righjt? I To make a situation less serious, you can use the
Harry: [He fell over the umbrella stand,19 and ^eXpre^ron /never*!iked1______ _ or /never tike& '^ ^ ^ S^
now he is picking it up.) Sorry. ’ anyway. For example, imagine that a dish falls and
Susan: [She smiles.] I never liked that umbrella I breaks. Instead of making someotie feel bad about it,
stand.20 Good night, Harry. * you might just say, Isiever liked that dish anyway. ^
OF.ACT III
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U.S. LIFE
In the United States, about‘5% of all jibs are in*f
agriculture, fishing, and mining. About 21%i are in
manufacturing and construction. The rest of the jobs
are in service professions, such as teaching, selling, and
friedicine.

VW YOUR TURN
• Do you have a jobCjT§Q$jwhat|fi it?.Which other
occupation might you like to have?
• Which occupations in^ouncountry^|e'jnore usyal for
men than for women? Which jobs are more usual for
women? I
 ACT III

H ere are some activities to help you check your understanding of this episode.

O CCU PA TIO N S
W rite the nam e of each person's job on the line below each picture. The first answer is given.

1. vendor

DATE LINE
H a rry had a busy evening. Draw *a line to show the correct order of events.

Begin here. End here.