Упр.11 Юнит 4 Урок 56 ГДЗ Happy English Кауфман 9 класс
Do your parents understand you?
Read the second conversation and answer the questions.
Mom: Why don’t we just sit down and talk?
Dad: OK. That’s a good idea. I think I’ve overreacted. So what was it about the pocket money then?
John: Well, let me start by saying that this is very important to me. I have to admit that I lied to you because I didn’t know what to do.
Dad: What happened?
John: You didn’t give me any pocket money and you didn’t let me have a job either. So I decided to find myself a part-time job. All this time I’ve been working in McDonald’s, and on Fridays they always have a lot of customers. That’s why I was late.
Mom: But that’s awful. Working in McDonald’s is a waste of time!
John: Mom, please. It really upsets me when you say that.
Mom: You’re right. I’m sorry. But why did you do that?
John: Because I wanted to have my own money.
Dad: But we buy everything you need. What haven’t you got?
John: I didn’t want to ask you for money every time I needed something.
Dad: I understand that, but we’ve never refused to give it to you.
John: Yes, but I wanted to be more independent. It’s important for me to make my own decisions and plan how I’ll spend my money.
Dad: That didn’t occur to me before.
Mom: Your feelings are very important to us, but what about school? You’ve had a lot of bad marks in the last couple of months.
Dad: Yes, it’s really not good enough.
John: Please give me a second chance. I really deserve it. I’ve never had bad marks before… you know that.
Dad: I think we can reach a compromise. You can work three evenings a week — on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. What do you think?
John: That’s great, Dad! And I will get better marks. I promise.
- Did they reach a compromise?
- What was the compromise?
- What bridge builders did John and his parents use?
- Did they use any bridge burners? Did it ruin everything? Why? / Why not?
- How should one react to bridge burners? How shouldn’t one react to bridge burners?
- Yes, they did.
- The compromise was that John could work three evenings a week: on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
- They used bridge builders — they sat down and talked, listened to each other and tried to understand each other.
- No, they didn’t use any bridge burners. It didn’t ruin everything because they calmed down and talked things through.
- One should react to bridge burners calmly and try to talk. One shouldn’t overreact or answer with anger.
