98. She Feels Underappreciated

Carol is the secretary of Project Serve, a club at McKinsey High School that gave students the opportunity to volunteer. Under Project Serve, students could volunteer at a hospital, library, orphanage, food drive, beach, and more. There is something for everyone.

There are over 100 students in the club. This is probably because it looks good for college applications. Carol feels that she does so much for the club, even more than the president. Carol is the one who talks to all the partner organizations and organizes the volunteering events. This is the president's job. She also takes attendance, organizes all the documents and files, and promotes the club around school. 

The president, Jessica, is only president because she is popular and knows how to sell herself. Jessica always asks Carol to do all the work. Carol let Jessica do this for almost 6 months. Carol decides to tell Jessica that she feels underappreciated. "Hey Jessica, I have been wanting to say this for a long time. I feel underappreciated. 

I am basically doing my job and your job," Carol says. "Okay, then you're fired. You don't have to do either job now," Jessica says. Carol gasps. She did not realize that Jessica had that much power.

Vocabulary Words

No.	Word	Definition	Example Sentence
1	furious	extremely angry	His parents were furious when he wanted to change his name.
2	assume	to think something is true without proof	People always assumed Diego spoke Spanish.
3	Hispanic	relating to Spanish-speaking countries	Diego was not even Hispanic.
4	legally	by law	His dad told him not to legally change his name.
5	ignore	to not pay attention to	Diego thought people would ignore his request.
6	suggest	to give an idea or advice	He tried what his parents suggested.
7	accidentally	by mistake	His teachers kept calling him Diego accidentally.
8	furious	extremely angry	His mom was furious about the name change.
9	continue	to keep doing something	People would continue calling him Diego.
10	cool	stylish or impressive	Diego wanted a cool name like Brock.
11	change	to make something different	He wanted to change his name.
12	ignore	to refuse to notice	He worried people would ignore his wish.
13	school	a place where children learn	At school, he told his friends to call him Brock.
14	friends	people you like and spend time with	His friends laughed at him.
15	teachers	people who teach students	His teachers kept calling him Diego.
16	hard	difficult	It was hard for people to call him Brock.
17	continue	to keep doing something	They continued using his old name.
18	name	a word by which a person is known	He didn’t like his name.
19	wish	a desire for something to happen	He went against his parents’ wishes.
20	known	recognized or familiar	People had known him as Diego for a long time.

Comprehension Questions

Question	Answer
1. Why didn’t Diego like his name?	Because it was Spanish and he didn’t speak Spanish.
2. What kind of names did Diego think were cool?	Names like Brandon or Brock.
3. What did Diego’s mom say about changing his name?	She said he was going against their wishes.
4. What did his dad suggest instead of legally changing it?	To just ask people to call him something else.
5. Why did Diego think people would ignore his request?	Because they were used to calling him Diego.
6. What name did Diego ask people to call him?	He asked to be called Brock.
7. How did his friends react?	They laughed at him and asked why.
8. How did his teachers react?	They agreed but sometimes forgot and called him Diego.
9. How old was Diego?	He was 13 years old.
10. Why was it hard for people to call him by a new name?	Because they had known him as Diego for a long time.
11. What language did people assume Diego spoke?	Spanish.
12. What nationality was Diego not?	He was not Hispanic.
13. Who did Diego first tell about changing his name?	He told his parents first.
14. What emotion did his mom feel?	She was furious.
15. What did Diego’s dad tell him not to do?	Not to legally change his name.
16. What did Diego do at school?	He told everyone to call him Brock.
17. What happened when he tried that?	His friends laughed and teachers forgot sometimes.
18. What did Diego want to sound like?	He wanted a name that sounded cool.
19. Did Diego succeed in changing his name?	No, people kept calling him Diego.
20. What lesson might Diego learn?	That names are part of who we are, and others may take time to adjust.

Tags: English Level 6