Beto is talking to his friend Justin on the phone. Justin's motorcycle has been broken and he has been unable to fix it. He has checked various parts like the spark plugs and oil but the motorcycle still won't start. Beto walks Justin through further checks over the phone. When Justin checks the gas level, he finds it is empty. Realizing this was the problem all along, Justin feels embarrassed for bothering Beto. Beto says not to worry as the same thing has happened to him before. He tells Justin to go get some gas.
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Exercises 3. Unit 1 & Unit 2
1. Exercises 3 Unit 1 & 2
ENGLISH
TODAY
Beto: Hello.
Justin: May I please speak to Beto?
Beto: Yes, this is he.
Justin: Beto! How (be) ___________you? This is Justin.
Beto: Ahhh...Justin! I (be) ___________fine. How are you?
Justin: Im great, thanks.
Beto: That (be) ____________good. So, whats up?
Justin: Well, I (have) ___________a question for you.
Beto: Sure.
Justin: My motorcycle (be) __________broken. I (try) _______
______ _________to repair it for days. I (no, know) _______
_______ _______what is wrong with it. I (no, can, fix) ________
_______it.
Justin: Have you tried to start it?
Beto: Yes, I (try) _______ ________to start it many times, but it just
wont work. The motorcycle is pretty new. I just got it last November.
Beto: Hmm. Well, what (happen) ________when you try to start it
?What kind of noise does it make?
Justin: It (make) ________a strange sound. Then the engine (die)
_______
Beto: Okay. (You, stand) _______ _______ _________beside it right
now?
Justin: Yes.
Beto: Okay. There are some things that you need to check. First, you
need to inspect the spark plugs.
Justin: Hold on. Okay, I (inspect) _______ _________them under a
light now. They look clean.
Beto: Okay, that's good. Now, you need to check the oil. Its possible
that you dont have enough.
Justin: Hold on. Okay, I (check) _______ _________the oil right now.
It (look) _______Clean, and the tank is full. I just filled it up last week,
so I didnt think that would be the problem.
2. Exercises 3 Unit 1 & 2
ENGLISH
TODAY
Beto: Okay, thats good. Now you need to test the battery. (You, have)
_______ _______ _______a battery tester?
Justin: Yes, I do. My brother got me one for my birthday.Lets see...okay,
I (use) _______ _________it right now. The battery
(appear)________to be full of life.
Beto: Hmm. That is strange.I (wonder) ________what the problem could
be!
Justin: Yes...very strange. I (not, understand) _______ _______
_________it. My brother thinks the motorcycle is trash. He (not,think)
_______ _______ ________it will ever start again. He (say)
_______I need to take it to the junkyard.
Beto: Thats too bad. Well, there (be) _______one more thing you can
check.
Justin: Really?
Beto: Yes, but I am sure you (check) _______ ________it already. Its
probably the first thing you thought of.
Justin: Well, what is it?
Beto:The gas level.
Justin: Wait! I (not, check) _______ _______ ________ that yet!
Hold on! I (check) _____ _________the gas level now.
Beto: Well, what (do) _______it look like?
Justin: It (look) _______empty! Wow, that (be)_______the problem.
How embarrassing I am sorry that I bothered you about this!
Beto:Thats okay. The same thing (happen) _______________to
mebefore. You had better go get some gas! Talk you to you later!
Justin: Okay, thanks!
3. Exercises 3 Unit 1 & 2
ENGLISH
TODAY
Beto: Hello.
Justin: May I please speak to Beto?
Beto: Yes, this is he.
Justin: Beto! How (be) _ are_ _____you? This is Justin.
Beto: Ahhh...Justin! I (be) __ _am _ ___fine. How are you?
Justin: Im great, thanks.
Beto: That (be) _ _is _ ____good. So, whats up?
Justin: Well, I (have) __ _ ha ve ____a question for you.
Beto: Sure.
Justin: My motorcycle (be) __ is _ ____broken. I (try) ___ have ____ __ been ____ __trying___
____to repair it for days. I (no, know) ___do not know____ _______ _______what is wrong with
it. I (no, can, fix) _____can not fix___ _______it.
Justin: Have you tried to start it?
Beto: Yes, I (try) ___ have_ ___ __tried_____to start it many t imes, but it just wont work. The
motorcycle is pretty new. I just got it last November.
Beto: Hmm. Well, what (happen) __happens______when you try to start it ?What kind of noise
does it make?
Justin: It (make) ___makes_____a strange sound. Thenthe engine (die) __dies_____
Beto: Okay. (You, stand) ___ are ____ __you _____ ___ standing______bes ide it right now?
Justin: Yes.
Beto: Okay. There are some things that you need to check. First, you need to inspect the spark
plugs.
Justin: Hold on. Okay, I (inspect) ___ am ____ ___inspecting______them under a light now. They
look clean.
Beto: Okay, that's good. Now, you need to check the oil. Its possible that you dont have enough.
Justin: Hold on. Okay, I (check) __ am _____ ____checking_____the oil right now. It (loo k)
__looks_____Clean, and the tank is full. I just filled it up last week, so I didnt think that would
be the problem.
Beto: Okay, thats good. Now you need to test the battery. (You, have) ___ do ____ __ y ou_____
__ _have____a battery tester?
Justin: Yes, I do. My brother got me one for my birthday.Lets see...okay, I (use) ___ am ____
___ using ______it right now. The batter y (appear)___appears_____to be full of life.
Beto: Hmm. That is strange.I (wonder) ____ wonder ____what the problem could be!
Justin: Yes...very strange. I (not, understand) __ do _____ ___ not ____
___ understand ______it. My brother thinks the motorcycle is trash. He (not,think)
___ does ____ ___not____ ___think_____it will ever start again. He (say) _says______I need
to take it to the junkyard.
Beto: Thats too bad. Well, there (be) _is______one more thing you can check.
Justin: Really?
Beto: Yes, but I am sure you (check) ___ have ____ __ checked ______it already. Its probably
the firs t thing you thought of.
Justin: Well, what is it?
Beto:The gas level.
4. Exercises 3 Unit 1 & 2
ENGLISH
TODAY
Justin: Wait! I (not, check) ___ have ____ __ not_ ____ ___checked_____ that yet ! Hold on! I
(check) __ am ___ __checking_______the gas level now.
Beto: Well, what (do) __does_____it look like?
Justin: It (look) __looks_____empty ! Wow, that (be)___ is____the problem. How embarrassing I
am sorry that I bothered you about this!
Beto:Thats okay. The same thing (happen) ___has happened____________to mebefore. You had
better go get some gas! Talk you to you later!
Justin: Okay, thanks!