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Unit 1 Thats what friends are for!(1) Chris: Do you have a date for the party yet? Kim: Actually, I dont Do you think you could help me find one? Chris: Hmm. What kind of guys do you like? Kim: Oh, I like guys who arent too serious and who have a good sense of humor. You know . like you. Chris: OK. What else? Kim: Well, Id prefer someone I have something in common with who I can talk to easily. Chris: I think I know just the guy for you. Bob Branson. Do you know him? Kim: No, I dont think so. Chris: Let me arrange for you to meet him, and you can tell me what you think. (2)Dave: Hello? Jim: Hi. My names Jim Hunt. Im calling about the ad for a roommate. Dave: Oh, right. Jim: Are you still looking for someone? Dave: Yes, we are. Jim: Oh, good. Im really interested. Dave: Well, there are four of us, and its a fairly small house, so we want someone whos easy to get along with. Jim: Im pretty easygoing. Dave: Great! So can I ask you a few fairly straightforward questions about yourself? Jim: No problem. I like it when people are direct.Unit 2 Career moves (3) Tim: Wow! There are so many jobs to choose from! What do you think? Diane: Working in the media could be fun theres TV, newspapers, the internet. T: Well, lets look. Hmm. How about this? You could be a TV news director. D: Are you kidding? Directing the news would be nerve-racking! T: Well, writing for a magazine must be exciting. How about that? D: No. Im really more interested in working with computers. Hey, look. Designing interactive media. Id like that! T: Designing interactive media? It sounds interesting, but what is it?(4)Tracy: Good news! Ive found a summer job! Mark: Thats great! Anything interesting? T: Yes, working at an amusement park. Doesnt that sound fantastic? M: Sure, it does. T: So, have you found anything? M: Nothing yet, but Ive got a couple of leads. One is working as an intern for a record company mostly answering phones. Or I can get a landscaping job again. T: Being an intern sounds more interesting than landscaping. And its probably not as hard! M: Yeah, but a landscaper earns more money than an intern. And you get a great tan!Unit 3 Could you do me a favor? (5) Jack: Hi, Rod. This is Jack. Rod: Oh, hi, Jack. Whats up? J: Im going to my best friends wedding this weekend. Id love to videotape it. Would you mind if I borrowed you video camera? R: Um, yeah. Thats OK, I guess. I dont think Ill need it for anything. J: Thanks a million. R: Sure. Have you used a video camera before? Its pretty easy. J: Yeah, a couple of times. Would it be OK if I picked it up on Friday night? R: Fine. No problem.(6)Amy: Hello? Jeff: Hello. May I speak to Sophia, please? A: Im sorry, shes not in right now. Would you like to leave a message? J: Yes, please. This is Jeff. Would you tell her that Tony is having a party on Saturday? A: Un-huh. J: And would you ask her if shed like to go with me? A: All right, Peter. Ill give her the message. J: No, this is Jeff, not Peter. A: Oh, Im sorry. J: By the way, whos Peter?Unit 4 What a story! (7) Jake: What an awful story! A couple was sailing their yacht from Hawaii to Mexico. While they were crossing the Pacific, their boat hit a whale and sank! Anne: Is that true? What happened to the whale? J: It doesnt say! Oh and heres another one. A guy in Los Angles was robbing a bank. But as he was escaping, he got caught in the revolving door. A: I guess it was his first bank robbery! J: Yeah. On and listen to this. Some guy got locked out of his house, so he tried to get in through the chimney. A: Dont tell me! He got stuck in the chimney! J: Exactly. And he was still trying to get out two days later when the police rescued him. (8)Brian: Someone stole my wallet last night! Kate: Oh no! What happened? B: Well, I was working out, and I had put my stuff in my locker, just like I always do. When I came back, someone had stolen my wallet. I guess Id forgotten to lock the locker. K: Im sorry. Thats terrible! Did you lose much money? B: Only about $20. But I lost my credit card and my drivers license. What a pain!Unit 5 Crossing cultures (9) Fred: I hear Maggie is going to work in India. Pam: India! Wow! I hear its a beautiful place, but I dont think I could ever live there. F: Why not? P: Well, its too far from home. Id miss my family. F: I dont think Id mind moving to a foreign country. The language is the only thing that Id be worried about. P: Yeah, but wouldnt you miss your friends? F: Sure, for a while, but Id make new ones. P: You certainly sound very confident. F: You know, actually, there is one thing Id miss. P: Whats that? F: My dog!(10)Marta: Guess what! I just got invited to my teachers house for dinner! Karen: Oh, how nice. M: Yes, but what do you do when youre invited to someones house here? K: Well, its the custom to bring a small gift. M: Really? Like what? K: Oh, maybe some flowers or dessert. M: And is it all right to bring a friend along? K: Well, if you want to bring someone, youre expected to call first and ask if its OK.Unit 6 Whats wrong with it? (11) Clerk: Can I help you? Helen: Yes, Id like to return this jacket. C: Is there something the matter with it? H: Yes. I didnt notice when I bought it, but there are a few problems. First, it has a tear in the lining. C: Hmm, actually, its torn in several places. H: And some of the buttons are very loose, this one came off, in fact. And theres a stain on the collar. C: Im really sorry about this. Would you like to exchange it for another one? H: Well, to be honest, I dont think this jacket is very well made. Id rather get a refund. C: I understand. Do you have the receipt?(12)Ms. Lock: Hello? Mr. Burr: Hello, Ms. Lock. This is Jack Burr. L: Uh, Mr. Burr in Apartment 205? B: No, in Apartment 305. L: Oh, yes. What can I do for you? Does your refrigerator need fixing again? B: No, its the oven this time. L: Oh, so whats wrong with it? B: Well, I think the temperature control needs to be checked. Everything I try to cook gets burned. L: Really? OK, Ill have someone look at it right away. B: Thanks a lot, Ms. Lock. L: Uh, by the way, Mr. Burr, are you sure its the oven and not your cooking?Unit 7 The word we live in (13)Andy: Excuse me. Would you like to make a contribution to Greener World? Carla: Sure. What are you working on right now? A: Well, were developing educational programs for schools. We want to show children how the oceans are being polluted by industrial waste. And we want to tell them about how fish supplies have been depleted through overfishing. C: I think what youre doing is terrific. I wish I could do more to help. A: So, have you ever thought about becoming a member of Greener World? C: No, but tell me a little more about it.(14)Andy: You know, theres a factory outside town thats pumping chemicals into the river. Carla: How can they do that? Isnt that against the law? A: Yes, it is. But a lot of companies ignore those laws. C: Thats terrible! What can Greener World do? A: Well, on thing to do about it is to talk to the management. C: What if that doesnt work? A: Well, then another way to stop them is to get a TV station to run a story on it. C: Yes! Companies hate bad publicity. By the way, whats the name of this company? A: Its called Apex Industries. C: Oh no! My uncle is one of their top executives!Unit 8 Learning to learn (15)Paula: Do you want to take a class with me at the community college? Jason: Maybe. What are they offering? P: Well, heres the course catalog. Take a look. J: Hmm. Theyve got a lot of language classes Chinese, German, Japanese. Would you rather learn an Asian language or a European one? P: Um, actually, I think Id rather take an art class. They have one on landscape photography and another on making videos. J: That sounds OK. But I think Id prefer studying video to learning about photography. P: OH, wait. It says here that you need to provide your own video equipment. J: Oh, Id rather not spend a lot of money. Lets see what else theyre offering.(16)W: So, hows your French class going? J: Not bad, but Im finding the pronunciation difficult. W: Well, it takes a while to get it right. You could improve your accent by listening to tapes. J: Thats a good idea. But how do you learn new vocabulary? I always seem to forget new words. W: I learn new words by writing them on pieces of paper and sticking them on my bedroom wall. I look at them every night before I go to sleep. J: Maybe I should try something like that!Unit 9 Self-improvement (17)Ken: you know, Ive always wanted to have my fortune told. Lisa: Really? Do you know where you can get it done? K: Im not sure. But maybe there are some fortunetellers listed in the phone book. Lets take a look. L: Hmm. Heres one. You could have your palm read by Madame Zara for $70. K: Thats really expensive. L: What about this one? You can get your fortune told over the phone for only $3.75a minute. K: Thats reasonable. Come on. Try it with me!(18)James: This has got to stop! Another Friday night without a date! What can I do? Mike: What about looking through the personal ads in the newspaper? Thats how I met Stephanie. J: Actually, Ive tried that. But the people you meet are always different from what you expect. M: Well, why dont you join a dating service? A friend of mine met his wife that way. J: Thats not a bad idea. M: Also, it might be a good idea to check out singles night at the bookstore. J: Yeah. If I dont find a date, at least I might find a good book!Unit 10 The past and the future(19)Emma: Look. Heres a quiz on events of the twentieth century. Steve: Oh, let me give it a try. Im good at history. E: All right. First question: When did World War I begin? S: I think it began in 1917. E: OK. And how long has the United Nations been in existence? S: Uh, since Kennedy became president in 1961. E: Hmm. Next question: How long was the Berlin Wall up? S: Well, they built it right after World War II, and it came down in 1989, so it was up for 44 years. Uh, how am I doing so far? E: Not very well. None of your answers is correct!(20)Kathy: Have you heard about the new computer theyre coming out with? Itll be able to recognize any voice command, so you wont ever need to use the keyboard. John: Yeah, and soon everyone will be using computers that fit into the palm of your hand. K: Within 20 years, I bet all our news and information will be coming through computers. J: By then, maybe even newspapers will have disappeared! K: Wow! Computers are going to take over our lives one of these days. J: Yeah! Isnt great!Unit 11 Lifes little lessons (21)Alan: So what were you like as a kid? Carol: When I was a kid, I was kind of rebellious. A: You? Really? What was the turning point? C: When I graduated from high school. A: What do you mean? C: Until you graduate, you dont understand that life is just Beginning. After I finished high school, I realized that I still had a lot to learn. A: I know what you mean. I was really immature when I was a kid. C: What changed? A: I think I became more mature after I got my first job. Once you have a job, you learn to be more independent. C: Thats true. Where did you work? A: In my fathers bank.(22)Peter: Im thinking of going back to school to get another degree. Its so hard to find a job with a degree in literature. Kay: Yeah, I know what you mean. P: I should have studied something more practical. If Id been more sensible, I would have majored in economics. K: Why did you major in literature? P: I dont know! I should have listened to my mother. She wanted me to major in business. K: Oh? What does she do? P: Mom? Shes a literature professor.Unit 12 The right stuff(23)Kelly: I hear youre going to open your own restaurant. Joe: Yeah, Ive always wanted my own place. K: But isnt it a little risky? J: Sure, but in order to succeed in business, you need to take a few risks calculated risks, of course. Thats what they taught me in business school, anyway! K: So what do you have to do in order for a restaurant to succeed in this town? I mean, dont you need some sort of gimmick? J: Well, Ive come up with a concept that I think will work very well.(24)Alice: Whats your favorite club, Eric? Eric: The Downtown Club. They have great music, and one nice thing is that its never crowded. A: Thats funny. Theres always a long wait outside my favorite club. And I like it because its absolutely packed most nights. E: Why do you think its so popular? A: Well, it just opened a couple of months ago, everything is brand new and modern, and there are lots of “hip” people who go there. Its called The Casablanca. E: Oh, right. Its the newest “in” place. I hear the reason people go there is just to be seen. A: Exactly! Do you want to go some night? E: I thought youd never ask!Unite 13 Thats a possibility (25)Jackie: You asked Beth to be here around seven oclock, didnt you? Bill: Yes. What time is it now? Jackie: Its nearly a quarter to eight. I wonder what happened. Bill: Hmm. She might have forgotten the time. Why dont I call and see if shes on her way? A few minutes later Bill: I got her answering machine, so I guess she must have left already. Jackie: I hope she didnt have a problem on the road. Her car could have broken down or something. Bill: Of course she may have simply forgotten our invitation and done something else today. Jackie: No, she couldnt have forgotten. I talked to her only yesterday. Lets just start without her.(26)rent: How was your dinner party? Adam: I think it went pretty well. People really seemed to enjoy themselves. B: Thats good. A: Yeah, but we shouldnt have invited my wifes boss again. We can never get him to leave! B: Really? How late did he stay this time? A: Until two oclock in the morning! And we both had to get up early the next day. B: Oh, he shouldnt have stayed so late. That was really inconsiderate. You should have asked him to leave earlier. A: Well, its pretty difficult to do that to your wifes boss!Unit 14 Behind the scenes (27)Ryan: Working on movies must be really exciting. Nina: Oh, yeah, but its also very hard work. A one-minute scene in a film can take days to shoot. R: Why is that? N: Well, each scene isnt filmed just once. Lots of different shouts have to be done. only the best ones are used in the film. R: So, how any shots are taken? N: It depends, but sometimes as many as 20. One scene may be shot from five or six different angles. R: Wow! I didnt realize that. N: Why dont you come visit the studio? You can see how the special effects are done. R: Great, Id love to!(28)Liz: Where are you working now, Bob? Bob: The Daily Advertiser. I have two jobs, actually. My main job is working as an assistant editor. L: What does an assistant editor do? B: Well, an assistant editor, who is often relatively new to journalism, gets the stories ready for the editor. L: That sounds kind of interesting. B: Its OK. But my other job is more interesting. L: And whats that? B: Im the movie critic, too. Its terrific. And I get to see all the latest movies for free. L: So youre the one who writes those sarcastic reviews. You dont like anything! B: Thats me!Unit 15 There should be a law! (29)April: Rich, you look exhausted! Rich: I know. I didnt get much sleep last night. A: What happened? R: Remember those guys I told you about? A: The ones that just moved in next door? R: Yeah. They had another party, and the noise kept me awake all night. A: Well, something has got to be done. This has happened every weekend since they moved in! R: Yeah. Tell me about it. I finally had to call the police. A: I would have done the same thing. They shouldnt be allowed to disturb people like tha