Lesson XXV: Vocabulary in Context

1.3. ASK FOR, etc. ASK FOR means request . RUN means manage . WAIT ON means serve . Sergey: I wonder if they have handkerchiefs. John: I don’t know. Why don’t you ASK FOR it? Sergey: I think I will. Do you see the sales boy around? John: That’s him over there. He is WAITING ON that lady in the red vest. Sergey: I’ll wait until he finishes with her. She seems to be buying a lot of goodies. John: She always does. She RUNS that beauty parlor across the street. Sergey: Does she own it? John: No, she just manages it. Sergey: Well, here he comes at last. Let’s get him to WAIT ON us before anyone else comes. John: Do you remember what you were going to ask for? Sergey: Of course! Hmm … come to think of it, I guess I don’t. Exercise 1.3.1. Practice ASK FOR, RUN Answer the following questions: 1. What did Sergey wonder? 2. What did Sergey think he will do? 3. What was the sales boy doing? 4. Does the lady in the red vest always buy so many things? 5. Does she own the beauty shop? 6. Did Sergey remember what he was going to ask for?