I. True/false:
Monica went to her parked car.
She had lost her car keys.
She had not locked the files in the office.
Her boss’s name is Mr. Henry.
She ran up the stairs to the seventh floor.
The lights in the hall were very bright.
There was a light in Mr. Henry’s office.
Monica had left the lights on.
She met a strange man in the hall.
Monica’s heart stopped beating.
II. QUICK REVIEW: Write the words that best complete the sentence.
Monica hurried down to the _____________garage where her ______________was parked.
She searched in her ________________for her keys.
She had _______________to lock the confidential files.
She could be ________________if Mr.Henry found out.
She waited_________________for the elevator.
The trip to the seventh floor went without____________
She ______________a light in Mr.Henry’s office.
She was sure that she _____________ all the lights______________
III. CLOSE ATTENTION: Write the word that immediately precedes or follows the words below to fill in the blanks.
______________rememberd
______________her boss
__________confidential reports
hurried back_______________
_________dimly lit________
thought to____________
_________________the glass
oh____________________
shall I____________________
IV. RECALL: Answer the following questions based on what you remember.
Where was Monica’s car parked?
What had she forgotten to lock?
Who is Mr. Henry?
What did she have to wait for?
What did she see in the office?
Why was she afraid?
Episode 8
I
t
was announced yesterday by Chester Powers general manager of the
Lotus Company, that Dan Garrett has been awarded that company’s
annual “Supersales Award” for the third year in a row. Carrett
was presented with the cheque for $5.000 just today at a banquet
luncheon held in his honour. The “Supersales Award” is given each
year to the sales person with a greatest number of sales within a 12
month period. Carrett has been employed by Lotus for more than 15
years. He started with the company as a sales trainee after
graduation from college, and he has steadily moved up in the
organization. Currently, he is a sales manager for the company’s
Great Lakes Regional Sales Office. When asked what he planned to do
with the money from the award, Garrett responded: “Take a long
vacation”. Garrett is married and has three children. The family
lives at 11 673 Lincoln Drive in Duncanville.
Exercises:
I. True/false:
Dan Garrett received an award of $5,000.
His company gave him the award.
The award was presented at a breakfast in Dan’s honor.
The award is called the Lotus Award.
The award is given to all salespersons every year.
Garrett started working for the Lotus Company after college.
He is now a sales manager.
He has worked for the company for 50 years.
Garrett has a family.
He lives in Chicago.
II. QUICK REVIEW: Circle the words that best complete the sentence.
Chester Power is (president, general manager, vice-president) of the Lotus Company.
Dan Garrett has won the “Supersales Award” for the past (ten, six, three) years.
A banquet (dinner, luncheon, supper) was held in Garrentt’s honor.
The salesperson with the greatest number of sales in a (12-year, 12-week, 12-month) period wins the award.
Garrett started with the Lotus Company as a (teacher, trainee, technician).
Garrett is sales manager for Lotus Company’s Great Lakes (operational, national, regional) sales office.
He plans to spend his award money on (a course, a vacation, a car).
Garrett has (no, three, two) children.
III. CLOSE ATTENTION: Write the word that immediately precedes or follows the words below to fill in the blanks.
was announced_________________
for the third year in a _________________
was presented with a _________________
_______________in his honor
the greatest number of ________________
has steadily moved___________________
when asked_________________________
_________________a long vacation
IV. RECALL: Answer the following questions based on what you remember.
What company does Dan work for?
What’s the name of the award?
When did Dan receive the award?
How long has Dan worked for Lotus?
What is his current job?