·READING COMPREHENSION: On a Business Trip - A Presentation

Betsy: Hi Brian, this is Betsy. How are you doing?

Brian: I've just returned from the Head Office. The weather is great! Boston is a
great city!
Betsy: Have you met Frank yet?
Brian: No, I haven't seen him yet. We have a meeting at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. We are going to meet then.
Betsy: Have you made your presentation yet?
Brian: Yes, I made the presentation yesterday afternoon. I was very nervous, but
everything went well.
Betsy: Has management given you any feedback yet?
Brian: Yes, I've already met with the sales director. We met immediately after
the meeting and he was impressed with our work.
Betsy: That's great Brian. Congratulations! Have you visited any museums yet?
Brian: No, I'm afraid I haven't had any time yet. I hope to take a tour around
town tomorrow.
Betsy: Well, I'm happy to hear that everything is going well. I'll talk to you soon.
Brian: Thanks for calling Betsy. Bye.
Betsy: Bye.

Q: Where is Brian?

Boston
London
Paris
Q: Why is he there?
on holiday
on business
for a performance
Q: Has he made the presentation yet?
no
yes
doesn't say

Q: When he is going to meet Frank?

 at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
tomorrow afternoon
at 7 o'clock tomorrow evening
Q: Why hasn't he visited any museums yet?
He hasn't had time.
He doesn't want to visit any museums.
He thinks Boston is boring.
·READING COMPREHENSION: “What did you do?”

Dialogue

SARAH: Was Michael out with Nikki last night?

PHILIP: I don´t know. Go and ask him!

SARAH: Were you in town with Nikki last night?

MICHAEL: Yes, I was. Why?

SARAH: Do you like her?

MICHAEL: Yes, of course I do.

Outside the disco

NIKKI: What´s wrong, Sarah? You´re upset.

SARAH: You were out with Michael last night.

NIKKI: Don´t be silly! He´s just a nice guy.

SARAH: What did you do?

NIKKI: We just walked along the sea front and talked.

SARAH: Did you talk about me?

NIKKI: No, we didn´t. We talked about the USA and his family. I like Michael
as a friend. It isn´t serious.

SARAH: What do you mean?

NIKKI: I don´t fancy him. Michael likes you.

SARAH: Me?
NIKKI: He´s just shy, that´s all. Anyway, I´m going out with Paul. Are you
feeling OK now?

SARAH: Yes, thanks.

NIKKI: OK. Let´s go back into the disco.

·Answer the questions.

1 Why is Sarah upset? ____________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

2 What did Michael and Nikki talk about? _____________________________

_____________________________________________________________

3 How does Nikki feel about Michael? ________________________________

4 How does Michael feel about Sarah? ________________________________

5 Why doesn´t he tell her? ________________________________________

6 Who is Nikki going out with? ______________________________________

Bullying Hurts:
Two Reading Teachers Reach Kids with Message of Empathy with New
Program
Martin C. Kennedy

We have all heard comments like these:

 "Did you see what she wore to school today?"

 "Hey, you new here? You talk funny."
 "No, you can't sit here."
 "Hey fatso!"

Words hurt. Often, bullying behavior starts with name calling, teasing, and

exclusion. It can lead to physical abuse. Just reading theses quotes, we remember

our own childhood experiences. Some of us were teased and bullied. Perhaps we

engaged in bullying ourselves.

 We thought it was 'just part of growing up' and sometimes we fall into that

mindset when we hear the emphasis on bullying prevention in today's schools.

Perhaps we wonder why it should be a topic in schools. Here at Didax, when we

first considered publishing materials on the subject, we asked ourselves these

questions. We recounted our own memories of being bullied. "Hey, look at the

funny little kid with the big head!", that was the taunt I faced as I walked past

the 'big kids'. Another one of us was locked for several hours in a locker. It did

not take much more discussion for us to move ahead with publishing our Bullying

and Conflict Resolution books geared to Pre-K to 8th graders.

Here is what we learned:

 Approximately 15% of students are either bullied or bully

 Bullying peaks in the middle school years.
 School absenteeism is high among kids who are bullied.
 Depression, low self-esteem, stress, physical illness can result from being
bullied and the effects can continue into adulthood.
 Over two thirds of students who perpetrated targeted school shootings
reported being severely bullied.
·Answer the questions about bullying.

1 What is bullying? ______________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

2 Are some children more likely to be bullied than others? ________________

_____________________________________________________________

3 How popular are victims and bullies? ________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

4 Where does bullying take place? ___________________________________

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