Episode 2
Roger sat in doctor’s office waiting his turn. He’d been there nearly 45 minutes, and he was beginning to get impatient. Besides, his leg hurt. He tried to think about something else, but the pain was very intense, and it was hard to concentrate. He looked at the other patients for a while. There were two old men, a small girl and her mother, and three young mothers holding babies. He tried to read a magazine, but his leg began to ache and he stopped reading. He wanted to yell or scream. Suddenly the nurse called his name, and said, “The doctor will see you now!” He got up and hobbled out of the waiting room and into the doctor’s office.
Exercises:
I. True/false:
Roger has been waiting for two hours. F
The dentist is busy. T
Roger’s leg feels better. F
The nurse looks at Roger’s leg. F
One woman has brought her daughter. T
The old men are holding bacies. F
Roger can’t concentrate very well on reading. T
Roger yells. T
Roger gets impatient. T
The doctor comes into the room. F
Roger has difficulty walking. T
II. QUICK REVIEW: Circle the words that best complete the sentence.
In the doctor’s office Roger was waiting his (turn, time, call).
He had been there (45, 25, 35) minutes.
His leg (hobbled, hold, hurt).
It was hard to (see, concentrate, hurt) because the pain was (intense, long, waiting).
The other patients were two old men, a small (boy, dog, girl) and her (father, mother, sister) and three young (men, students, mothers).
Roger tried to read a (book, newspaper, magazine) but he stopped because his leg (began, tried, waited) to ache.
The (nurse, doctor, women) called his name.
Roger hobbled out of the (waiting, nurse’s, doctor’s) room and into the (doctor’s, dentist’s, nurse’s) office.
III. CLOSE ATTENTION: Write the word that immediately precedes or follows the words below to fill in the blanks.
_____________in the doctor’s office
to get_________________________
______________to think about
______________patients for a while
______________babies
______________to yell
______________see you
IV. RECALL: Answer the following questions based on what you remember.
Who are holding babies?
Why was it hard to concentrate?
Besides Roger, how many people were in the doctor’s office?
What did Roger try to read?
Who called Roger’s name?
Episode 3
“We need some milk and bread,” Carl’s wife said. “Can you go to the story for me?” Carl replied, “Sure thing, I am on my way”. He left the house, got into his car and started down the street, when he suddenly remembered that he had left his billfold at home. He didn’t have any money. So he turned around and went back. His wife met him at the door and silently handed him his billfold. She had seen it lying on the table. When he got to the store, Carl got out of the car and tried the door. It was locked. At first Carl was a little annoyed, then he saw the sing “Closed temporarily due to death in the family”/ He got back in the car and went to find a story that was open.
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