Explore Texts: Basic 3

Unit 7 Making Excuses

Family

Hi, Mom! It's Susan. I might not come to Aunt Carol's party tonight. I have a cold and a terrible
headache. I'm taking a pill for the pain right now, and I'm going to lie down and relax. Don't worry! I'll
call when I get up, and tell you if I'll be able to come to the party.

The Party

After a long, busy day at work, Jason was finally going home. He was tired. He wasn't thinking about
anything special.
“Perhaps I should go into the supermarket in our neighborhood, and pick up a couple of pounds of
strawberries,” Jason thought.
While Jason was driving to the store, his car phone rang. It was his wife, Jenny.
“Jason, where are you? Last night you promised to come home early to help me prepare the food and
decorate the house. You know that we're having a party tonight.”
“Oh, no!” Jason said.
“I had so much work today that I forgot about the party.”
“I know it's always a good idea to remind you to come home early, even when you promise,” said Jenny.
“However, this time I expected you to remember.”
At first, Jason didn't understand what Jenny was talking about, but then he remembered: Jenny was
having a party for him that night. It was his fiftieth birthday!

Lunch

- Is the food good here?

- How about having lunch with me, Carol?
- I'm afraid I can't today, Ted. I'm too busy.
- But you have to eat.
- No. Really, Ted, I have to work.
- Well, maybe tomorrow, then?
- Maybe.

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Health

Word Definition Example Sentence

brush your teeth, exp. to clean your teeth with a He brushes his teeth in the
toothbrush morning and at night.
dentist, n. a person who takes care of I go to the dentist every six
teeth as a job months to keep my teeth
healthy.
fever, n. when the temperature of your He has a fever so he can't go
body is higher than normal and out.
you feel sick
have a cold, exp. to be sick with a runny nose He has a cold so he is staying at
and sneezing home.
headache, n. when your head hurts Please be quiet because my
mother has a headache.

operate, v. to cut into the body for medical The doctor is operating on a
reasons man to fix his knee.
pain, n. a feeling that something in your I have a pain in my leg and I
body hurts need to sit down.
pill, n. medication that makes you feel My doctor says I need to take
better this pill every morning.
temperature, n. how hot the body is The nurse took the man's
temperature and it was very
high.
tooth, n. a hard white object in your I bit into an apple and broke my
mouth for biting and chewing tooth!
food

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