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Lesson 2

Preparation

Doormat

Joseph thinks I am too good to be true.
He told me that I let people step on me.

I am so nice that some people think I am
not real.
My best friend calls me a doormat.
She says I cannot say no to anyone.
A doormat, as I am, is sometimes
misunderstood.

Grammar

*Too good to be true.
► Too nice to be real.
► Hard to believe it’s true.
*I let people step on me.
► I let people decide for me.

► I do everything people asked me to do.

Questions

1. Are you a doormat? How do you know?
2. Do you know anyone who is a doormat? Tell me about him/her.
3. What can you say about people who are believed to be a doormat?

4. Do you want to have a doormat friend?
5. Do you think there are really people who never get angry?

Sample Answers Vocabulary & Expressions

1. No, I think I’m not. Well, I sometimes get angry 1. doormat
at people. 2. misunderstood
2. Yes, my friend in elementary school. She never
got angry as far as I can remember.
3. I think they need to express their anger sometimes.
4. No, I don’t. I just want the usual friends I have.
5. No, I don’t think so. It’s hard not to get angry sometimes.

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