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InterviewsDirections: This part consists of 10 units of unscripted and unrehearsed interviews of people talking about their jobs and an accompanying series of exercises. Its aim is to give you practice working with authentic language materials and, ultimately, to help you extend the range of your communicative abilities in English.UNIT ONE- ENTERTAINMENTHOLLYWOODNOW LISTEN TO PART IMatch phrases from Column B that correctly complete sentences started in Column A. Column A Column B1 The traditional image of Hollywood was a. a different 1ife style.mainly based on.2. In Hollywood today, actors and actresses live. b. fabulous mansions.3. In Hollywood today, a stars career can rise or c. important status symbols.fall with.4. In Hollywood, owning a beach home, having d. motion picture studios.servants and driving a certain kind of car used to be. 5. Years ago Hollywood stars used to live in. e. the star system.6. Hollywood actors and actresses used to have f. a season on televisionlifetime contracts with.NOW LISTEN TO PART IIChoose the correct completion for each statement.1.Actor Dallas Mckennon pointed out that broadcast stations are granted a license to. a. entertain and advertise. b. educate and advertise. c. educate and entertain.2. Dallas Mckennon said that one of the reasons he likes to act in cartoons is that. a. cartoons are a less violent medium. b. cartoons are a violent medium. c. cartoons are a more violent medium。3. According to Dallas Mckennon, cartoons give an actor an opportunity to a. express himself in about the same way as he can in live action in front of the camera. b. express himself in a way he cant in live action in front of the camera, c. express himself in exactly the same way as he can in live action in front of the camera.4. Dallas Mckennon said that for cartoons, actors are selected.a. for the way they look, not the way they sound.b. both for the way they look and the way they sound.c. for the way they sound, not the way they look.NOW LISTEN TO PART IIIChoose the correct completion for each statement.1. In talking about his career in Hollywood, Dallas McKennon said that his work has been. a. exclusively in cartoons. b. only in Disney feature films. c. mainly in cartoons and Disney feature films.2. Dallas McKennon pointed out that one of the special features of Walt Disney cartoons is a. the lifelike quality of the mock set. b. the lifelike quality of the cartoon characters. c. the lifelike quality of the humans who do the voices.3. According to Dallas McKennon, the old way of making cartoons was to. a. do the drawings first, and then have the actors record the sound. b. photograph the actors first, and then do the drawings. c. record the sound first, and then photograph the actors.4. Dallas McKennon said that in the old days, Walt Disney used to. a. record his own voice. b. do the drawings himself. c. play the background music.NOW LISTEN TO PART IVChoose the correct completion for each statement.1. Actor Dallas McKennon said that when he acted in the Daniel Boone television series. a. he didnt like the part of the character he was playing. b. he really lived the part of the character he was playing. c. he really hated the part of the character he was playing.2. Dallas McKennon said that one of the reasons he enjoyed doing the Daniel Boone TV series was that. a. he felt he was getting some good acting experience. b. he had always wanted to be on television. c. he had always been interested in history.3. Dallas McKennon said that he played the part of Cincinnatus in the Daniel Boone show for a period of.a. six weeks. b. six months. c. six years.UNIT TWO-POLICE WORKNOW LISTEN TO PART IChoose the correct completion for each statement.1. Officer Senn talked about experiences she has had with.a. bank robbers. b. traffic violators. c. shoplifters.2. A lot of people wont talk to a police officer in full uniform because.a. they resent authority.b. they are afraid of police officers.c. they dont want to get into trouble.3. Officer Senn believes that childrens attitudes toward police officers are mainly influenced by.a. the things they learn from their teachers.b. ideas they pick up from their parents.c. the attitudes of other school kids.4. Officer Senn said that junior high and high school students are nice and will talk to a police officer as long as.a. they are in large groups.b. they are with their peer groups.c. they are alone or in pairs.NOW LISTEN TO PART IIChoose the correct completion for each statement.1. Officer Senn stressed the fact that male and female officers.a. do the same kind of work.b. are not expected to do the same kind of work.c. are expected to do the same kind of work except for breaking up bar disturbances.2. Jo Anne Senn pointed out that the one advantage female officers have over male officers is that.a. female officers dont have to wear a police uniform and male officers do.b. most men wont strike a female officer as easily as they will a male officer.c. female officers dont have to do the dangerous kind of police work that male officers do.3. Officer Senn said that a police uniform doesnt protect an officer from the danger of being attacked.a. if somebody has had too much to drink and is drunker than a skunk.b. if somebody has had a bad day and is out to get a cop.c. if somebody has had too much to drink and is agitated.4. Jo Anne Senn said that shed rather deal with ten drunk men than one drunk woman becausea. men still have a little respect for women.b. a woman can be so agitated.c. a woman is so unpredictable.NOW LISTEN To PART IIIChoose the correct completion for each statement.1. Jo Anne Senn believes that an officer working in a small police department.than an officer working in a large department.a. has a better chance of survival b. is in more danger of being hit by a car. c. runs more risk of being assaulted.2. Officer Senn has never had her teeth knocked out like some officers have, but she.a. has been beaten up brutally three times.b. has had her rib cage stomped in two times.c. has been hit by a car several times.3. Being put in a dangerous situation doesnt bother 0fficer Senna. until somebody grabs hold of her jacket and punches her.b. until after the experience is over and she begins to think about it.c. until she turns her back and walks back to her car.NOW LISTEN TO PART IVChoose the correct completion for each statement.1. According to Officer Senn, the most difficult thing about being a police officer is thata. it makes people think you are different from everybody else.b. it causes you to feel uncomfortable going out for an evening.c. it has to take priority over everything else in your life.2. Officer Senn said that the thing people seem to forget is.a. that police officers are on duty twenty-four hours a day.b. that police officers do the same things other people do.c. that police officers have to be willing to give up their time for their work.3. Jo Anne Senn likes being a police officer because.a. she enjoys working with people.b. she enjoys teaching children. c. she enjoys having a full-time job.4. Officer Senn hopes that eventually she will be able to.a. move to a larger department and become chief of police.b. get a teaching degree and teach young children.c. 1eave police work entirely.UNIT THREE-A SUCCESSTUL SMALL BUSINESSNOW LISTEN TO PART IChoose the correct completion for each statement.1. Jim Thayer believes that having all union employees is the.thing from an employers point of view.a. easiest b. most difficult c. 1east desirable2. Joining a union gives an employer the security of.a. never having to worry about having bargaining agents.b. never having to worry about having strikes. c. never having to worry about having employees.3. When an employee joins a union, according to Jim Thayer, the employee.a. becomes more independent. b. becomes his or her own bargaining agent.c. becomes a captive.4. Jim Thayer believes that when you work for a small business which is non-union, you .a. find that your freedom is greatly reduced.b. have a higher degree of freedom.c. lose your freedom.5. According to Jim Thayer,you absolutely lose your freedom.a. when you go to work for a small business that is non-union.b. when you are able to negotiate one-to-one.c. when you become a captive to any big organization.NOW LISTEN TO PART IIChoose the correct completion for each statement1. According to Jim Thayer, the main thing that leads to employee satisfaction is.a. have a good salary and numerous fringe benefits.b. the feeling of being important in an organization.c. having the opportunity to discuss personal problems with the president of the organization.2. Jim Thayer believes that if employees are not proud of the company they work for,.a. they will probably stick around.b. they will possibly stick around.c. they wont stick around.3. Jim Thayer said that the biggest struggle for him is. a. to make sure that he is aware of all the individual problems his employees are having. b. to find time to sit down with individual employees to talk about their loyalty to the company. c. to understand this materialistic economy and then to roll with it.4. Jim Thayer believes that people in business should worry more about what services they are providing and less about. a. whether their employees are satisfied or not. b. what kind of problems their employees have. c. how much they are going to make.NOW LISTEN TO PART IIIChoose the correct completion for each statement.1. Jim Thayer thinks that the most limiting factor in a small business is.a. the amount of profit you can make. b. the number of employees you can hire.c. the type of dividends you have to pay.2. Jim Thayer said that the advantage publicly owned companies have over small business is that. a. they continue to grow as far as figures are concerned on account of the inflation factor. b. they dont have to pay as much income tax under the present tax structure. c. they dont have to pay interest on the money they borrow.3. According to Jim Thayer, if they took all taxes off the first fifty to a hundred thousand dollars,.a. big business would take off a lot faster than small business.b. small business would take off a lot faster than big business.c. both big business and small business would have a much harder time.4. Jim Thayer believes it is.now to start a new business than it was years ago.a. easier b. harder c. much more difficultNOW LISTEN TO PART IVChoose the correct completion for each statement.1. According to Jim Thayer, the statement that products in the United States are“crammed down the throat of the consumer” is. a. a somewhat valid criticism.b. simply not a valid criticism. c. an entirely valid criticism.2. In view of the variety of things available in the United States,Jim Thayer pointed out that consumers have.a. a very limited choice. b. a fairly good choice. c. a magnificent choice.3. Jim Thayer believes that one of the reasons domestic products cant possibly compete with some foreign products is that. a. foreign products are always much better than American products.b. people in the United States wont establish a protectionist-type government in Washington.c. people in the United States allow the unions to go hog wild on salaries.4.Jim Thayer said that if youre going to have a private enterprise system,.a. youve got to have competition.b. you cant have free trade throughout the world.c. youve got to vote for a protectionist-type government.UNIT FOUR-RANCHERSNOW LISTEN TO PART IChoose the correct completion for each statement.1. According to rancher Bob Beck, ranchers never know whether they are going to make a profit or not because. a. the market price for cattle fluctuates all the time. b. cattle raising is not a profitable business. c. it is a supply and demand market, and sometimes the demand is larger than the supply.2. Bob Beck said that a livestock raiser will go check on the cows in the evening instead of a. going out to a restaurant. b. going out with friends. c. going to a movie.3. Rancher Bob Beck lives in a rural area and he said that. a. he doesnt like the feeling of isolation. b. the feeling of isolation doesnt bother him. c. the feeling of isolation has always bothered him.4. If someone offered rancher Bob Beck a high-paying position as an executive in a large corporation, he would probably. a. accept the offer immediately. b. not even consider accepting the offer. c. have a difficult time deciding whether to take the job or not.NOW LISTEN TO PART IIChoose the correct completion for each statement.1. Rancher Sharon Beck pointed out that ranchers feel very insecure, especially if. a. the market for beef fluctuates a great deal. b. they have had one or two bad years. c. their operating expenses increase a great deal.2. If things dont go well, ranchers can avoid financial disaster by.a. paying off their ranch.b. selling the equity in their ranch. c. borrowing more money to operate.3. Rancher Sharon Beck doesnt have as much free time as most suburban housewives do because. a. she spends most of her time with her children. b. she has more housework to do than suburban housewives have. c. she works with her husband most of the time.4. According to Sharon Beck, the advantages for children in growing up on a ranch. a. far outweigh the disadvantages. b. are far outweighed by the disadvantages. c. are usually not as great as the disadvantages.NOW LISTEN TO PART IIIChoose the correct completion for each statement.1. According to rancher Bob Beck, most ranchers and farmers dont want anything to do with labor unions because. a. 1abor union pay scales are not high enough. b. they usually do not hire enough workers to warrant joining a union. c they make too little on their products to be able to pay the higher wages union embers earn.2. When Sharon Beck said that ranchers are at the mercy of the buyer,she meant that. a. ranchers have to accept whatever price the buyer is willing to pay for their products. b. ranchers are forced to set the price on all the products they sell. c. ranchers do not get government subsidies on the products people buy from them.3. Sharon Beck believes that the support price on crops guaranteed by the government is bad because a. it applies only to crops, not to cattle. b. it keeps a false market going. c. it encourages farmers to raise more crops.4. Rancher Sharon Beck believes that if there is a surplus of wheat, farmers should. a. be paid for not raising wheat. - b. apply for a government subsidy. c. stop raising wheat.NOW LISTEN TO PART IVChoose the correct completion for each statement.1. According to Sharon Beck, most ranchers sell their cattle directly to. a. a retail store. b. a cowcalf operation. c. a feeder.2. It costs a rancher more to fatten cattle than it does a feeder because. a. most ranchers cant afford to buy the kind of special equipment that a feeder uses. b. a feeder feeds larger numbers of cattie at the same time. c. a feeder uses more efficient techniques than most ranchers do.3. In the beef industry, the biggest percentage of profit is made. a. by the retail store. b. by the feeder. c. by the rancher.4. The reason retail outlets always know that they are going to make a profit on the sale of beef is that. a. they get a government subsidy known as the support price. b. they buy at a fixed price and then simply add their overhead and profit to that. c. they buy from a feeder instead of directly from ranchers.UNIT FIVE-BIG LEAGUE BASERALLNOW LISTEN TO PART IMatch phrases from Column B that correctly complete sentences started in Column A. Column A Column B1. Terry Cornutt views professional baseball. a. age twenty-seven to age thirty.2. Terry said that he has already reached his first b. to get his pension. goal, which was to.3. Terry said that his next goal was to make it c. he disciplined himself and through four years. worked hard.4. According to Terry, the prime time for a d. they can do whatever they want pitcher is. with him.5. Terry said that even though he has a contract, e. make it to the big leagues. it doesnt mean anything because.6. Terry believes he succeeded in becoming a f. as a short-term career. professional baseball player mainly because.NOW LISTEN TO PART IIChoose the correct completion for each statement.1. According to Terry Cornutt, the work schedule for professional baseball players is.a. full time throughout the year.b. not full time throughout the year.c. more or less the same as for any other job.2. The reason Terry accepted the invitation to play winter baseball in Mexico was thata. he had always wanted to visit Mexico, and he thought it would be a good chance to see the country.b. he had worked hard during the regular season, and he thought it would be a good chance to get a vacation.c. he knew there were big league players there, and he thou