BEC Summer, June 26th, Unit 2

TODAY'S ENTRY CONTENT:

1. Unit 2 Comprehension Question
2. Unit 2: Script
3. Homework reminder

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1. Unit 2 Comprehension questions:

Why did Tony call Roger?
Why can’t he come to work on the first day?
Why can’t he come to work on the second day?
What is he going to do?
Why can’t he come to work on the third day?
What does he think he has?
How does Roger know that Tony is lying about his sickness?

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2. Unit 2 , Script.

Conversation 1:
Roger: Arts & Science Enterprises
Tony: May I speak to Roger, please?
R: This is Roger.
T: Hello, Roger, this is Tony. T: Hello, Roger, this is Tony. I am really sorry, but I’m not feeling very well. I have a fever, so I can’t come to work today.
R: That’s o.k. Tony. Don’t worry. I hope you’ll feel better. But, let me know if you can’t come in tomorrow.
T: O.K., thanks, Roger. Bye.

Conversation 2.

T: Hello, Roger. It’s Tony. I am afraid I can’t come to work today. I have a bad cough and my throat is very sore. I am just going to stay in bed, I think.
R: That’s O.K. Tony, I hope you get better soon.

Conversation three:

T: Roger, listen, I am sorry, I have a stomachache.
R: That’s too bad.
T: Yeah, I think it was something I ate. It’s probably just a 24-hour thing. I can’t come in today, but I’ll probably there tomorrow.
R: O.K., give me a call tomorrow and let me know how you are.

Conversation Four:

T: Roger?
R: Tony! Humh, let me guess. You hurt your back and you can’t move.
T: how did you know?
R: Relax, Tony. Stay in bed. Take as long as you like. In fact, don’t come back on Monday. You’re fired. You don’t work here anymore. A client saw you yesterday on your cell phone at a hotel in Cancun, on vacation.

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3. Homework:
Answer the first 15 questions on your Mid-term Exam question list (answer with 3+ sentences.)