1Oldfriends,differentchoice

VocabularyTask

Answers/Scrip

AIt'sbeen10yearssinceIsawyoulast.Iwasabletotravelandseethe

world.AndInevergotstuckbeingahousewife!

BThingsaregoinggreatformethesedays.Ifinallysettleddownandgot

arealjob.NowIwork9to5ataneighborhoodstore.

CLifehassuretreatedmewell.Iputmyselfthroughschool.Iwasableto

workmywayupinacompany.AndthenIstartedmyownbusiness.

ListeningTask

FirstListening

Answers

1.Hewentoverseasforgraduateschoolandisworkingatahigh-tech

company.

2.Shewasinafewbeautycontests,butsheneverwon.

Shenowhastwochildren.

3.Heworksattheneighborhoodpostofficeandhastwochildren.

4.She'sthebranchmanageratthelocalgrocerystore.

2)secondlistening

Answer

1.Hemissedhishome.

2.Shehopesherdaughterwillbecomeamodel.

3.Heloveshisfamily.

4.She'sproudofhernewjob.

Script

1.A:Jim,Ican'tbelieveit-wow!Ihaven'tseenyousincewegraduated

fromhighschool!Whathaveyoubeendoing?

B:Well,afterIwentoverseasforgraduateschool,andIhadagreattime.

ButfinallyIhadtocomehomeandgetarealjobinahigh-teach

company.

B:Yeah,Irememberyoualwayswantedaninternationallifestyle.

A:Oh,Ihadagreattimeoverseas,butIgothome-stick,too.

2.A:Carol,isthatyou?

B:Yes,it'sme!

A:Oh,it'ssogoodtoseeyou!Youknow,Carol,Irememberyoualways

wantedtobeafamousmodelandtravelaroundtheworld.Didithappen?

B:Well,no.Iwasinafewbeautycontests,butIneverwon,andnobody

everofferedmeamodelingcontract.

A:Oh,that'stoobad.

B:Yeah,butnowIguessI'mtooold,andIhavetwoyoungkids,aboy

andagirl.Youknow,maybemydaughterwillgettodoitsomeday.

3.A:Whathaveyoubeenuptoovertheyears,Ed?

B:Well,Ihavetwobeautifulchildrennowandwork9-5atthe

neighborhoodpostoffice.

A:Hmm,Irememberyoualwayswantedtobeaprofessionalracecar

driver-Whathappened?

B:TheclosestI'vecometothatisdrivingaPorscheover100mphonthe

Autobahn.No,mygreatestachievementismyfamily.

4.A:So,Nora,howhaveyoubeen?

B:Rememberwhenwewereinhighschool,Iworkedpart-timejobthere.

Fvebeenthereeversince.

B:Yeah?

A:SowhenIgraduateditseemednaturaltogetaAndFvebeenworking

mywayup.NowI'mthebranchmanager.Fmmakingmoremoneythan

somepeoplewhohavecollegedegrees!

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answers

travel,oldboyfriends,family,career

2.Getthemainidea

Answers

F—SharonandKarenhaven'tseeneachotherfor30years.

T-SharonplannedtogetmarriedtoJimafterhighschool.

T—Sharonstartedherownadvertisingagency.

F—Sharonmajoredinartincollege.

T—Karendidn'twanttogetstuckbeingahousewife.

F—Karenhadonechild.

T—KarentraveledaroundEuropeforayear.

F—Karenwenttomedicalschool.

Script

Sharon:Hey,Karen,isthatyou?

Karen:Sharon,wow!Ican'tbelieveit!Yes,it'sme.Gosh,it'sgoodtosee

you!

Sharon:You,too!What'sitbeen?Somethinglike20years?!?

Karen:Yeah,Ican'tbelievewe'rethatoldalready.

Sharon:Lifesurehastreatedwell.Youlookgreat!

Karen:Thanksyoudotoo!What'veyoubeendoingallthistime?I

rememberyoucouldn'twaittomarryJimandstartafamily.

Sharon:Hah!Ineverdidgetmarried.Iwastoobusywithschoolandthen

myjob.Idon'tevenknowwhathappenedtoJim.

Karen:Sowhatdoyoudo?

Sharon:Ihavemyownadvertisingagency.

Karen:Comeon,Sharon!You?

Sharon:Really.Imajoredinmarketingincollegeandafterwardsgota

jobwithanadvertisingagency.Iworkedmywayup,andwhenIfeltI

understoodthebusinessreallywell,Ilefttostartmyownagency.

Karen:Wow,that'sprettyimpressive.Nowonderyouhaven'thadany

timetogetmarried.

Sharon:Yeah.So,anyway,whataboutyou?Youweretheonewhowas

goingtotraveltheworldanddoyourownthing.Youdidn'twanttoget

stuckbeingahousewife.

Karen:Hah!You'regonnalaugh,butIAMahousewife,andamotherof

three.

Sharon:Oh,comeon,Karen,you'renotserious,areyou?Whathappened

tothetravel?

Karen:Well,IdidtravelaroundEuropeforayearwithsomefriends.But

thenImetStan,andwegotmarriedrightaway.Ihelpedputhimthrough

medicalschool,andthenwehadourchildren.Ilovebeingabletofocus

onmyfamily,andwhentheyleavehome,I'mgoingtostartmycareer-if

it'snottoolate!

Sharon:It'snevertoolate.

Unit2JustWhoAreYou?

Vocabularytask

Answer/Script

AI'mprettysurethatpeoplelikemeforwhoIm.I'mjustatypical,

ordinary,regulargirl.I'mjustlikeeverybodyelse.

BI'mreallyintodancingatclubs.Ispendreallylatenightsgoingout

withmyfriends.NowI'mgettingbehindinmywork.

CI'vegotachancetodosomethingbig.Icouldgopro,goontheprotour.

ButIneedtodropoutIfschool.Well,IgottadowhatIgottado.

ListeningTask

1)FirstListening

Answers

1.Hegoesoutclubbingeverynight.Hecanstillgetgreatgrades.

2.ShehasascholarshiptoHarvard.

3.HewasanactivistduringtheVietnamWar.Hewasputinprisonfor

protesting.

4.Hecollectsbaseballcards.

2)SecondListening

Answers

1.ShethinksSam'sreallysmart.

2.ShethinksMiriam'sscholarshipisimpressive.

3.She'ssurprisedthatTomwasanactivist.

4.HethinksHarold'scollectionissilly.

Script

1.A:Sam,howcomeyou'resotiredinclassallthetime?Anotherlate

nightstudying?

B:Areyoukidding,Jennifer?Ihardlystudyatall.

A:Howcanthatbe?You'rethestarstudent,themathace.

B:No,Igooutclubbingeverynight.Idancetilthebars—that'swhyI

can'tkeepmyeyesopen.

A:Aren'tyougettingbehindinwork?

B:Nah,Ijustzipthroughmyhomeworkbeforedinner.

A:Youmustbeagenius.

2.A:Mom,doyouthinkJoeywilleverbeinterestedinme?

B:Ofcoursehewill,Miriam.You'resuchasweet,sensitivegirl.

A:Idon'twanttobesweetandsensitive!Iwanttobebeautifuland

athletic.Instead,I'vegotahunchofpimplesandI'manerd.

B:Ifthisboydoesn'tlikeyouforwhoyouare,he'snotworthit.

A:ButMom,itdoesn'tworklikethat.You'vegottoimpressaguytoget

himtoevennoticeyou.

B:Well,doesheknowaboutyourscholarshiptoHarvard?

A:GuyslikeJoeydon'tcareaboutstufflikethat.

3.A:So,Tom,whatwereyoulikeincollege?

B:Iwasprettyserious.IstudiedpoliticalscienceatBerkeleyinthe

1960s.

A:Really?

B:Yeah,IwasanactivistduringtheVietnamWar.

A:You?

B:Yeah.Youwon'tbelievethis.Ievengotstuckinprisonforoneofthe

protestsagainstthewar.

A:Wow!That'samazing.Ididn'tknowthataboutyou.

4.A:HeyHarold,Ididn'tknowyoucollectedbaseballcards.

B:What?Howdoyouknowthat?

A:Iwaslookingforapenciltheotherday,andIsawthecardsinyour

drawer.Howcomeyounevertoldus?

B:It'ssecret!Idon'treallylikepeopleknowingwhatI'mupto.

A:Well,that'snotsuchabadthing.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answer

TJisgoodatskateboarding.

2.Getthemainidea

Answers

F-TJgotsecondplaceintheproskateboardingcontest

Lastweekend.

T-TJisgoingtogoTVcommercial.

T-CesarthinksTJwillforgethisfriendsafterhebecomesfamous.

T-TJfeelslikearegularguy.

F-TJhasagirlfriend.

T-TJisparentsdon'twanthimtodropoutofschool.

F-TJdoesn'twanttodropoutofschool.

X-CesarwantsTJtodropoutofschool.

Script

Cesar:TJ,myman!IheardyouwonthePro-Amstake-boardingcontest

lastweekend.

TJ:Yeah,Cesar,Ididafliponthehalf-pipethatreallyimpressedthe

judges.

Cesar:Youimpressme,TJ.You'resomethingelseonthatboard!

TJ:Ah,c'mon,stopit,willya?

Cesar:ButI'veseenyouflyonaskateboard.It'samazing.

TJ:Yeah,well,thingshavebeengoin'good.You'llneverbelievewhatthe

latestis.

Cesar:What?

TJ:Nikewantsmetodoacommercial.They'vebeencallingmyagent.

Cesar:Wow!Idon'tbelievethat.

TJ:Youbestbelieveit,myfriend.I'mgoingtogetsomebigbucksfor

doingit,too.

Cesar:You'regoingbigtimenow.Ican'tbelieveIevenknowyou.

TJ:Great,huh?TmgonnabeonTV!

Cesar:Yeah!Prettysoonyou'renotgoingtohavetimeforsomeonelike

me.

TJ:Noway,Cesar.Youknowmyfriendsareimportant.

Cesar:Yeah,butnowyou'rehittingthebigtime.

Everything'sgonnachange.

TJ:YouknowFmjustaregularguy.

Cesar:No,you'renot.

TJ:Yes,Iam.Fvegotparentsandabrattysister,justlikeyou.Itook

pianolessonswhenIwaslittle,andIgotochurchonSundays.Ilike

watchingcartoons,andmymommakesmetakeoutthetrash.AndI

worryaboutnothavingagirlfriend.See?Fmjustlikeeverybodyelse.

Cesar:Idon'tthinkso.NobodyelseIknowisdoingaNikecommercial.

You'regotitmade,TJ.

TJ:Yeah,buttheproblemismyparents.

Cesar:What'sup?

TJ:Toreallymakeitbig,I'vegottogoontheprotour,andtheonlyway

Icangoproistodropoutofschool,buttheydon'twantmeto.Theysay

I'mruiningmyfuture.ButImaynotgetanotherchance—twoyears

fromnowmaybetoolate.

Cesar:Sowhat'reyougonnafor?

TJ:Fvegottogoforit.Fmatthetopofmygamerightnow,andthat's

whatcounts.

Cesar:Yeah,yougottadowhatyougottado.

Livingwithpeople

VocabularyTask

Answers/Script

ADormlifehassomemajornegatives.Theotherstudentskeepmeupall

night.Andmyroommatedoesn'tgivemeanyspace.

BMynewroommatedoesn'tdrivemecrazy.Sheneverleavesherfoodor

clothesallovertheplace.Shenevertakesmythingswithoutasking.

CMydad'srulesarewaytoostrict.Hewon'tletmeusethephonefor

morethan10minutes.AndIhavetobebackbya9p.m.curfew.Iknow

it'sbecausehe'sconcernedaboutme.

ListeningTask

1)FirstListening

Answers

1.Sallynevercleansanything.

2.Thedormitory'srulesaretoostrict.

3.Hismotherlistensinonhisphoneconversations.

4.Herbrothertakesherthingswithoutasking.

2)SecondListening

Answers

1.Shedoesn'ttakeheroldfoodoutoftherefrigerator.Sheleavesher

stuffallovertheapartment.

2.Shehastobebackby10pm.Shecan'tinvitefriendstotheroom.

3.Hismomlistenstotheroom.Hismoonistoonosy.

4.HerbrotherborrowsherCDs.Herbrothermessesupherroom.

Script

1.A:Whoa,oursplaceisamess!

B:Yeah,well,it'sSally'sstuff.Shenevercleansanythingandleavesher

clothesallovertheplace-blobsoftoothpasteonthesink,andoldsmelly

foodinthefridge.Shedoesn'tcarethatshe'slivingwithotherpeople.

A:Yeah,she'satotalslob!

2.A:Hi,littlesister...how'syourfirstweekawayatschool?

B:Well,Ihavetosaythatdormitorylivinghassomemajornegatives.

A:What?Likehavingtosharethebathroomwithalotofpeople?

B:Actually,that'snotsobad.It'sjustthatsomeoftherulesaresostrict.

Like,wehavetobebackinthebuildingbya10p.m.curfew.

A:Yeah,thatsuresoundslikedormlife!

B:Andwecan'thavefriendsinourrooms!

2.A:Ahhhh!Mymomissoannoying.Shedoesn'tgivemeanyspace.

B:Whatdoyoumean?

A:Imean,Ifeellikeshe'sspyingonmeallthetime.wheneverItryto

callsomeoneonthephone,shehangsaroundlisteningtowhatIsay.

B:She'sprobablyjustcurious.

A:It'smorethanjustcurious.EvenifItakethephoneintomyown

bedroom,she'llsuddenlycomein,withoutknocking,andpretendtobe

lookingforsomething,justtocheckuponme.IwishIcouldmoveout!

B:Whatabummer.

4.A:Harry,haveyoubeenlisteningtomyCDsagain?!

B:Alice!What'sthebigdeal?

A:Thebigdealisthatitissodisrespectfultotakethingswithoutasking.

Plus,youmessupmyroom!

B:Hey,youtakemysweaterswithoutaskingallthetime!

A:Yeah,well...that'sdifferent...

B:Idon'tthinkso.

Realworldlistening

1.Predict

Answer

Theydon'trespectherprivacy.

2.Getthemainidea

Answer

ThingsthatbotherKara:

Mrs.JohnsonvisitsKaratoooften.

Mrs.Johnsonwatchesherwhilesheeats.

Mrs.Johnsonwantstoknowwheresheisgoing.

Mr.Johnsontriestohugandkissherallthetime.

Script

Kara:Steve,remembertheoldercouplethatIrentmyapartmentfrom?

Steve:Yeah?

Kara:Well,thewomanhasbeencominguptoseehowI'mdoing.Atfirst

Iwasreallyappreciative,youknow,it'snicetofeelthatpeopleare

concernedwhenyoulivealone.

Steve:Yeah,itisnice.

Kara:Now,though,shecomeseveryday...sometimesmorethanonce!

Shealwaysbringsmehomemadesoup...

Steve:ehome-cookedfoodisatreat,butshesitsandwatchesmeto

makesureIeatit!Lasttime,Ihadjusteatendinnerwhenshecame

overandinsistedthatIfinishawholebowl.Shewouldn'tleaveuntilI

did!

Steve:Oh,c'mon,youcouldhaveitmuchworse.

Kara:And,everytimeIgooutsheleansoutthedoortoaskwhereIam

going.It'slikeI'm17again!

Steve:Wouldyouratherhaveloudneighborswhokeptyouupallnight?

Kara:Well,it'snotonlyher.It'stheoldman,too.Heissuchaflirt,and

I'vealwaysthoughtitwascute.Ya'know,anoldman,80yearsold,still

flirting.

Steve:Uhhuh...

Kara:So,today,hecameuptome,gavemeahug...

Steve:Yeah,sowhat...?

Kara:Andthen,hegavemeahugkissedmeonthecheek...!

Steve:Ohno!Well,maybeyouremindhimofhisgranddaughter.

Kara:Well,yeah,butdon'tyouthinkit'skindofweirdforhimtokiss

me?

Unit4Highfashion,lowbudget

VocabularyTask

Answers/script

ATmtryingtowatchmyspending.Butthissweatermayneverbethis

cheapagain!Oh,well,that'swhatcreditcardsarefor.

BIfonlyIcouldaffordthiskillerdress.IguessFilhavetowaituntilit's

onsale.Inthemeantime,Tiltrytosaveupenoughmoney.

CThisstyleisreallyinthisyear.It'sthelatestthing.IknowI'mjust

payingforthedesigner'sname.Butit'ssome.Tvejustgottohaveone.

ListeningTask

1)FistListening

Answers

1.A$179pairofAirJordangymshoes.

2.A$500pairofdesignerpants.

3.A$20vintagedress.

4.Apursethat'sonsale.

2)SecondListening

Answers

1.They'rethelatestthing.He'llbehisteam'sbestplayerifhehasthem.

2.Hedoesn'twanttolooklikehe'swearingcheapclothes.Thepantswill

nevergooutofstyle.

3.IfsakillerdressandshewantsMiketonoticeher.

4.Thestyleisinthisyearandit'sonsale.

Script

1.A:Oh,wow,lookatthese.They'rethelatestAirJordans.

B:You'dreallywearthose?Theylook...sobig.

A:Andthey'reonly$179.

B:$179?!Forapairofgymshoes?

A:Thesearethelatestthing.Ijustgottohavethem.Illbethebest

playerontheteaminthese.Oh,Mom,please!

B:Okay,Jason,butthisisthelasttime.

2.A:Fivehundreddollarsforapairofpants?You'recrazytospendthat

muchonclothes.

B:Comeon,man.Thesearethebest.Youjustdon'tunderstand.

A:IunderstandthatIcangetanice-lookingpairofpantsforaround50

bucks.You'repaying$450forthedesigner'sname.

B:Maybe,butatleastIneverlooklikeFmwearingcheapclothes,unlike

somepeopleIknow.Besides,thesepantswillnevergooutofstyle.

A:Okay,fine,suityourself.It'syourmoney.

3.A:Hey,Ellen,lookatthisvintagedress!It'sperfectforMike'sparty,

don'tyouthink?Andit'sreallybackinstylenow.

B:Yeah.Andit'sjustyourcolor.

A:Iknow.It5ssuchabargain,too...only$20.Youcan'tbeatthat!Mmm,

butIdon'tknow,Tvegotsomanydressesinmfyclosetalready.

B:Yeah,butthisoneissoYOU!It'sakillerdress!You'vejustgottoget

it.

A:Ooh,you5retight.I'mgoingtogoforit.Isurehopehenoticesmein

it.

4.A:look,honey,asaleonthosepursesIwastellingyouabout!Fve

neverseenthemsocheap!

B:Butdoyoureallyneedanewpurse?

A:Well,notreally,butthisstyleisreallyinthisyear.Iwanttogetone

whilethey'reonsale.

B:ButIthoughtweweretryingtosaveupsowecouldgosomewhere

specialonourvacation.

A:Oh,Ijustcan'tpassthisup—Ireallywantedone,andtheymay

neverbethischeapagain.

B:Oh,Igiveup.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answers

SusielikestoshopandspendmoneyonexpensiveclothingwhileRachel

isonastudentbudgetandwearsmostlyjeansandt-shirts.

2.Getthemainidea

Answers

1.Susiecametovisittogoshopping.

2.AhandbagfromPrada,ablackleatherdress,acoupleofskirtsfrom

DonnaKaranandjeans.

3.SusiewantstobuysomethingforRachel,butRacheldoesn'twanther

to.

4.SusiewantsRacheltocookdinnereverynight.

Script

Rachel:So,Susie,howwastheplaneridefromLondon?

Susie:Oh,Idon'tknow...allIcouldthinkaboutwasgettinghereand

goingshopping.

Rachel:Hmmm.

Susie:Rachel,what'swrong?

Rachel:Susie,Ithoughtyoucametoseeme!Isn'tthatmoreimportant

thanshopping?

Susie:Ohc'mon,Rachel.Shoppingissobonding!

Rachel:Allright,Tiltakeyoutothestores.Whatareyoulookingfly?

Susie:Well,IwantahandbagfromPrada,andmaybeoneoftheirblack

leatherdresses...

Rachel:Ohno...

Susie:...acoupleofskirtsfromDonnaKaran,youknow,theonesthat

arereallyfitted,apairofjeans...

Rachel:Whoa!Howmuchmoneydoyouhave,anyway?

Susie:Oh,Rachel,youknowIsaveuptocometoNewYorkeveryyear

togoshopping.Nowthatyou'restudyinghere,Iwanttogowithyou.So

whatareyougoingtoget?

Rachel:Areyoukidding,Susie?Fvegottwowordsforyou:"student

budget."Ican'taffordtobuyanyclothing!

Susie:Well,you5rejustajeansandT-shirtperson,aren'tyou?Iamgoing

toenjoymyselfnomatterhowmuchitcosts.Fmonholiday.Look,

Rachel,rilbuyyousomething,anewblouse,orskirt,whateveryou

want.

Rachel:Well,Idon'twantanyonetobuymesomethingIcan'tafford

myself.

Susie:Oh,don'tworryaboutthat.And,thereisnoneedtothankme.It's

theleastIcandosinceyou511becookingdinnereverynightwhileI'm

here.

Rachel:Dinner?Whatareyoutalkingabout?

Unit5SomanykindsofEnglish

VocabularyTask

Answers/Script

ASometimesIhavetroubleunderstandingnativespeakers.That's

becausenativespeakersusealotofslang.IwishIcouldspeakEnglish

morefluently.

BIwantateacherwhoisanativespeakerofEnglish.AndIthink

everyoneshouldlearnstandardAmericanEnglish.Itwouldmake

communicationeasierifweallspokethesameway.

CEnglishisthelanguageofinternationalcommunication.Peoplewho

speakEnglishcomefromallovertheplace.Everyonewhospeaks

Englishhasaccentofsomekind.Sometimesyouhavetogetusedtohow

someoneelsespeaks.

ListeningTask

1)FirstListening

Answers

1.ProfessorLee'sEnglishishardtounderstand.

2.Thepeopleinachatroomusedalotofslangonpurposeandhefelt

stupid.

3.CommunicatinginEnglishwithpeoplefromallover.

4.TheirEnglishteacherisChinese.

2)Secondlistening

Answers

1.Don'tworryaboutit,though.

2.youcan'tletthembotheryou.

3.Wow,that'scool.

4.Tilbethecanshowushowhedidit.

Script

1.A:So,howdidyoulikeProfessorLee'sclass?

B:Nottoomuch.HerEnglishissohardtounderstand.Shehasastrong

accent,youknow.

A:Everyonehasanaccent,includingyou!Hersisjustdifferentfrom

yours,that'sall.

B:Itsureis.

A:Don'tworryaboutit,though.You'llgetusedtohowshespeakspretty

soon.

B:Inafewweeks,maybe,butinthemeantime...

A:Inthemeantime,payattentiontowhatshewritesontheboard.She

usestheboardalotbecausesheknowsthatsomepeoplehavetrouble

understandingher.That'soneofthewaysshe'ssuchagreatteacher.

2.A:Hey,Fong.What'sthematter?

B:Iwasjustonmycomputer,inachatroomwiththreeAmericans.They

usedalotofslangonpurpose,andIdidn'tunderstand,soIaskedthem

whattheymeant.Thentheystartedignoringme,andafterawhile,I

startedtofeelstupid.

A:Oh,youshouldn't.YourEnglishisreallygood.

B:Butwhydidtheyhavetobesomean?Itseemsliketheywereusing

theirEnglishabilitytohavefunwitheachother,buttheydidn'treally

wanttoincludeme.

A:Well,somepeoplearelikethat,that'sall.Youcan'tletthembother

you.Onenicethingaboutchatroomsisthatyoucanleaveandgoto

anotherone...orturnoffyourcomputer.

3.A:HowwasyourtriptoIndia?

B:Itwasincredible!Thereweresomanynew,amazingsightsandsounds.

Andsmells!AndIwasabletospeakEnglisheverywhere!

A:IndianpeoplespeakEnglish?Everybody?

B:Alotofthemdid.IndianEnglishisalittledifferentfrommyEnglish,

butIcouldunderstandit.IalsousedEnglishwithothertravellers,who

camefromallovertheplace.

A:And,uh,noproblemscommunicating?

B:Well,ofcourse,thereweresomemisunderstandings.Likethe

grammarofIndianEnglishisalittledifferent.AndsometimesIcouldn't

understandsomeone'saccent.Buttheamazingthingwasherewewere,

allthesedifferentpeople,withallthesewewere,allthesedifferent

people,withallthesedifferentaccents,andwecouldcommunicate.

A:Wow,that'scool.

4.

A:Ican'tbelieveit!OurEnglishteacherisChinese.

B:Yeah,well,soareyou!What'swrongwiththat?

A:Buthe'snotanativespeaker.IwantateacherwhoisAmericanor

British,sothatIcanlearnstandardEnglish.

B:But,uh,Mr.ChencanspeakEnglishfluently,andheknowsthingsthat

nativespeakersdon'tknow.

A:Yeah?Likewhat?

B:LikehowtolearnEnglish.Filbethecanshowushowhedidit,and

thatwillmakeiteasierforus,too.

A:Hmm.Maybeyou'reright.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answer

Departmentmanager

2.Getthemainidea

Answers

1.Sheistalkingtoherhusband.

2.Shegotajobincustomerservice.

3.Sheworkedintravelmanagementforfiveyearsandhasherdegreein

BusinessManagement.

4.Becausesheisnotanativespeaker.

5.She'lltrythejobandseeifshegetspromoted.

Script

Richard:Hello?

Irma:Hi,it'sme.

Richard:Oh,hi!Howwasthejobinterview?

Irma:Well,hehiredme.

Richard:Yougotthejob?Themanagementjob?Oh,

Irma:No,Ididn'tsayIgotthemanagementjob.Hehiredmeforajobin

customerservice,sellinghiredmeforajobincustomerservice,selling

tourstoAsia.

Richard:Justcustomerservice?Butwhataboutthemanagementposition?

Youwereperfectforthatjob.Youcansupervisepeople.Youunderstand

thebusiness.

Irma:Iknow.Ishowedhimmyresume.ItoldhimthatIworkedintravel

managementforfiveyearsbackhome,andthatIevengotadegreein

BusinessManagementhereintheU.S.

Richard:Oh,Ican'tbelievethat.You'reperfectlyqualifiedforthat

managementposition.

Irma:That'swhatIthought.It'snotfair!WhydidIbothergoingto

collegehere?

Richard:Wait,waitaminute.Didheknowthatyouwereapplyingforthe

managementposition.

Irma:Ofcourse.Andyouknowwhathesaid?

Richard:What?

Irma:Hesaidthateveryonereallyexpectsthemanagertobesomeone

fromthelocalcommunity.ButthepersontheyhiredisfromNewYork.

Andshe'sawoman,too,soit'snotbecauseIamawoman.Sothatmeans

theproblemismyEnglish.

Richard:ButyourEnglishisfantastic!

Irma:ButI'mnotanativespeaker,andIguessthat'swhattheywantfor

themanagementjob.

Richard:Well,youknow,youspendalittletimeatthecustomerservice

jobandthenyoucanworkyourwayuptothemanagementposition...

Unit6ChoosingaMate

VocabularyTask

Answer/Script

AIknowheistheone.He'sreadyforalifetimecommitment.Heis

someoneIcanreallytrust.

BIhaddoubtsatfirstabouttherelationship.Hewasdivorcedonce

alreadybutwantedtotryagain.ThenIdiscoveredthatwelikethesame

things.

CShesweptmeawaywithherpersonality.Shehasagreatsenseof

humor.She'seasytotalktoandfuntobewith.Andshe'smytype.

ListeningTask

1)FirstListening

Answers

1.He'sa32year-oldwhitemale.He'sdivorced.Helikesbodybuilding,

rockmusicanddancing.

2.She'sa34-year-old,AfricanAmerican,singleprofessional.She'salso

involvedwithGreenpeace.

3.He'sasensitive28year-oldguywithagreatjobandgoodincome.He

likesbodybuilding,moviesandsurfing.

4.She'sasingleChinese-Americanwomaninhermid-twenties.Shelikes

longwalksonthebeach,candle-lightdinnersandintelligent

conversation.

2)SecondListening

Answers

1.Heislookingforanattractivewomanwholikesthesamethingshe

doesandsomeonehecantrust.

2.SheislookingforanAfricanAmerican,singleprofessionalmanwho

alreadyhashisownlife,butwantstosharequalitytime.Hehastobe

honest.

3.Heislookingforamanwhoisfuntobewithandknowshowtocook.

Shedoesn'thavetoberich.

4.Sheislookingforamanwhocomesfromagoodfamilyandwholoves

longwalksonthebeach,candlelightdinners,andintelligentconversation.

Healsoshouldliketoreadandhaveagoodsenseofhumor.

Script

1.Hi!I'mMichael.Tma32year-oldwhitemale,Umdivorced,andI

wanttotryagainwiththerightlady.Likebodybuilding,rockmusic,

dancing,andIliketoparty.I'mlookingforanattractivewomanwho

likesthesamethingsIdo.Andshe'sgottabesomeoneIcantrust.

2.I'mAnita,andFma34-year-old,AfricanAmerican,single

professionalwithamajorcorporation.I'malsoveryinvolvedwiththe

environmentalorganizationGreenpeace.FmlookingforanAfrican

American,singleprofessionalmanwhoalreadyhashisownlife,but

wantstosharequalitytime.Hehastobehonest,aboveallelse.

3.Hi!MynameisJack.I'masensitive28-year-oldguy.I'mreadyfor

someonewhowantsalifetimecommitment.I'mintobodybuilding,

moviesandsurfing!Ihaveagreatjobwithagoodincome,soyoudon't

havetoberich,justfuntobewith.Andyouhavetobeabletocook.

4.MynameisCora,andI'masingleChineseAmericanwoman.Fmin

mymid-twenties.Ifyoulovelongwalksonthebeach,candlelight

dinners,andintelligentconversation,I'dliketomeetyou.Iwantaman

whocomesfromagoodfamily,likestoread,andhasagoodsenseof

humor.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answers

He'shandsome.He'ssofunny.

Getthemainidea

Answers

He'shandsome.

HelookslikeaGreekstatue.

Hisclothesarefashionable.

He'ssweetandfunny.

He'seasytobewith.

Script

Amy:IknowIhaveapictureofLuisaroundheresome-where.Oh,here

itis.

Erika:wow!He'ssohandsome!HelookslikeaGreekstatue.

Amy:Yeah,heisveryattractive.ButIdidn'tthinksowhenIfirstmet

him.

Erika:Youdidn't?

Amy:No.YouknowwhatInoticedwhenIfirstmethim?Hehasreally

hairyhands.

Erika:What?

Amy:Yeah.Hishandsarejustreallyhairy.Plus,hisclotheswereway

morefashionablethanIusuallylike.Hejustwasn't