Anniversary-birthday Card

The Story

"Do you have any anniversary-birthday cards?" a man asked the stationer.
"We have anniversary cards and we have birthday cards, but we don't carry one that combines both. Why?"
"Simple ," replied the man. "My wife is celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of her thirty-fourth birthday."

Vocabulary Practice

Mark the best choice.

1. 'Anniversary' means ___.

• the day a person is born
• exactly the day a person gets married
• same date when something happened in the past
• party given for birthday

2. A 'stationer' is a person who ___.

• looks after stations
• sells pen, paper, etc.
• is in a station
• takes pictures

3. To 'carry' here means to ___.

• have something for sale
• to have something to eat
• give as a result
• move one's head

4. To '___' means to do something to show that a day or a happening is special.

• combine
• simplify
• celebrate
• station

Questions for Discussion

1. Why is the lady celebrating the anniversary of her birthday and not just her birthday?
2. What are anniversary cards for?

Activity

1. Now you tell your friend(s) the story in your own words.

Miscellany

A Spanish proverb:

Two great talkers will not travel far together.

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ESL Teacher

A. Reading


Mrs. Sanchez is an ESL teacher. She works in the computer lab at an adult education center. She is seven months pregnant with her first child. Mrs. Sanchez is worried because her husband started a new business, and it is not making much money. They have been using her income to pay the bills, but it isn’t enough. They can’t afford to pay for health insurance much longer. Her husband wants her to take three weeks off work after the baby is born and then look for a full-time job with health insurance. Unfortunately, there are only a few full-time ESL teaching jobs. Most ESL teachers are hired part-time, and they don’t have health insurance.

B. True or False

1. ________ Mr. Sanchez is seven months pregnant.
2. ________ Mrs. Sanchez works in the computer lab.
3. ________ Most ESL teachers work full-time.
4. ________ Part-time teachers work fewer hours than full-time teachers.
5. ________ Mrs. Sanchez is going to have her first child in two months.

C. Yes or No – What about you?

1. ________ I have health insurance.
2. ________ There is a hospital in my city.
3. ________ I work full-time.
4. ________ I have a computer.

D. Writing – What should Mrs. Sanchez do? How can she solve her problem?
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