1.

Do you Ii e a help your

ends? Why or hy not?
2. Do you ask your mends for help?
3. Would you fJI/ r pay a riend or
Iping you? When?
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SITUATION

() Brad is a busy man but somehow he is Iways helping people. Read hi

story. What is his problem?

I hate 0 admit it, but I think I have a problem.

neighbor said tha I was really good at ixing hings
Ac ually, I'm no sure wha my problem is. But
and that she was sure I would be willing' to help him.
whatever ~ is, I need help.
so ho could I say no? So I ixed i ,and I really didn'
mind, it only took me about an hour.
It seems like I'm always doing favors or people and I never have time for myself. I mean, I like
It's not only my neighbors and people at
people. and I want them to like me, but it's getting to
work. Like yesterday my brother needed helping IXing a broken window. I drove 0 hours 0 his hous
e too much.
to help. I only took en minu es 0 repair, but my
You see. like thiS wee I'm taking care of
Rex. I 's a dog hat belongs to a woman in my oHice.
whole day was shol'. And Rex chewed up my sofa
while I was gone. These sorts of things happen to
How dId I end up taking care of this dog? I don't
even like dogs. I guess, il was in the 0 fice, and
me all the time.
Oh, there's the phone. That's probably Emily.
Sheila men ioned' ha she was having ouble IndShe's moving out his weekend, and I old her I'd
Ing a dog-Sitter, and she said If she couldn' ind a
dog-sitter, she couldn't go on vacation. And suddenly help her pack. I just couldn't say no.
I said "Oh I can a e care of h dog for you. No
Oh. what am I going to do?
problem." Why did I say that? I always seem to ge
in 0 his kind 0 si ua on.
("tel( YOUR UnDtRSTAnDlnG
Just las week. his guy across he hall
had a problem with his tOilet. So he called me!
1 What are some thIngs Brad IS dOing 0 he p people he kn ?
And I don't even know this guy. He said that another
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Brad lor hlp?

3. Wha does Brad an 0 change bou hlmsel?

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Each opinion has two supporting statements.

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Now oompare with a classmate.

Work in a group of three. Ask your partners:
Do you agree wi h Tf/n? Do you agree with Monica ? Do you gr e wi h KOJi?
An wer tor each person: I reaf{ agree / I agree / I dIsagree I really disagree

What advice would you give to Brad? Write your advice and your reasons.
Use new ideas 'n addition to the ideas above,
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(OMMunICATlon ACTIVITY
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