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UNIT 6
Sitcom: I could have been a great dancer . . .
SCENE 1

A. Complete the sentences with words you hear in the video episode. Use
the words in the box.

could have might have must have wouldn’t have

1. Paul: “If you were a chef, you met Bob.”

2. Mr. Evans: “Your mother been very happy when you and Bob got
engaged.”
3. Bob: “I been a great dancer.”
4. Bob: “I had to stop eating everything—chocolate cake, fried chicken, potato chips. I tried. I
been able to do it.“

B. Complete the sentences about Bob. Circle the correct words.

1. Before Bob met Cheryl, he ate only (fast food / bread and butter).
2. Bob was going to be (a rock musician / a dancer) when he was younger.
3. He was in the (state / city) ballet when he was young.
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4. He stopped dancing because the (exercise / diet) was too hard.

5. Bob couldn’t imagine not eating (bread and butter / ice cream).
6. Bob does not enjoy watching ballet because it makes him (sad / hungry).

C. Complete the sentences with the words you hear in the video episode.

When I was young, I thought I .

1.

My mother talked me out of it. She thought I

2.
at night. She was afraid I and get married.
3.

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UNIT 6
Sitcom: I could have been a great dancer . . .
SCENE 2

A. Complete each statement with the correct answer.

1. Mr. Evans says he has always loved .
a. etiquette b. television c. teaching
2. He always thought he would have his own to teach etiquette.
a. school b. television program c. website
3. Mr. Evans says he a great television etiquette teacher.
a. will be b. should have been c. would have made
4. Cheryl tells Mr. Evans that he an etiquette teacher.
a. could still be b. should have been c. must have been
5. Mr. Evans says to be a television etiquette teacher.
a. he’s too old b. he could still try c. he does not have time
6. Bob and his friends think Mr. Evans gave a performance.
a. great b. fun c. bad

B. Why does each person think Mr. Evans would make a good etiquette
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teacher? Complete the statements.

1. Cheryl says Mr. Evans is , for one thing.
2. Paul says Mr. Evans has taught him a lot about .
3. Bob says Mr. Evans always knows .

C. Complete Mr. Evans’s performance with the words you hear in the
video episode.

Today’s topic: . If your look

1. 2.
offended and are leaving the table early, you’ve probably chosen a
that’s in their
3. 4.
. Find out and what’s not . . .
5. 6.
coming up on International Etiquette with Evans.

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UNIT 6
Interview: How would you describe your skills and abilities?

A. Complete each sentence with the person’s occupation or career path.

I’m an elementary
.

1.

My career path will be in

, helping
companies . . . .

2.

I work in ,
and I would like to . . .

3.

B. Complete each sentence with information from the video segment.

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1. In the future, San would like to .

2. When Matt was a child, he thought he would or

when he grew up.

3. Teaching is a good career for Rita because and

because she likes to impart some of her to them.

C. Check each statement True or False.

True False
1. San has artistic ability. ❏ ❏
2. San did a lot of acting in school. ❏ ❏
3. Matt says he has good leadership skills. ❏ ❏
4. Matt would like to help companies market their products. ❏ ❏
5. San thinks that you are born with some talents and abilities. ❏ ❏
6. San doesn’t think that talents and abilities are influenced by a person’s ❏ ❏
environment.

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