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UnitOnePersonalRelationships(1)
PartOneViewing,Understanding,andSpeaking
VideoScript
Julia:Oh,myGod!Hi,guys.Howareyou?Sorrytokeepyouwaitingforlong.How'slife?You'reOK?Herewego.
Mike:Ireallydo.Itemstoworkthatway.
Julia:Thanks.
Mike:Sohowareyou?
Julia:I'mfine.Howareyou?
Mike:Good.Good.
Julia:Sowhatwereyouguystalkingabout?
Carlos:Wewerejusttalkingabouttheidealroommate.
Julia:Oh.
Jane:Julia,youhavethreeroommates.
Julia:Oh,yeah.
Jane:Whatdoyouthinkmakesanidealroommate?
Julia:Hmm.Well,Iwantmyroommatetobeaneatperson,asIwanteverythingtobeinorder.Idon'tliketoeourroomsinamess.
Mike:Youwantaneatperson.I'dlikemyroommatetobeverythoughtful.Thisisimportantbecaupeoplewholivetogetherneedtohel
peachother.Forexample,ifIweresickanditwasmyturntocleanthelivingroom,myroommatewoulddoitforme.AndIwouldnot
hesitatetoaskhimtodoafavorforme.Infact,I'mlucky.I'vearoommatelikethatrightnow.
Carlos:Soyoumeanyoulikeahelpfulroommate,andhecanalwaysgiveyouahandwhenyouareintrouble.Ifyouaskme,Iwouldli
kesomeonewhoisinteresting.
Jane:Youmeanwhosharesyourinterests?
Carlos:Notonlythat.Imeanheisreallyintelligentandinterestedinlearningnewthings.Hehasdifferentexperiencesfrommeandcansh
areideaswithme.ThisroommateandI,wewouldimmediatelytelleachothereverything,andinthiswaybecomeclor.It'sanaturalclos
eness,notsomethingwehavetoworkon.Sojustgivemesomebodyreallyintelligent,andwecanworktogether.
Julia:Soyouareactuallylookingforafriend,notaroommate.Aroommatedoesn'thavetobeyourbestfriend.Ifyouhavesuchhighexp
ectationsofhim,youmightbedisappointed.Aroommateisdifferentfromafriend.Ifyouwanttolookforafriend,hedoesn'thavetobe
yourroommate.
Jane:Sofar,noonehasmentionedhonestyandIthinkthathonestyisreallyimportant.Doyouallagreewithmeonthis?
Julia:Oh,yeah.
Mike:Yes,Iagreewithyou.Youhavetolivewithyourroommateforalongtime.Ifyoudon'ttrusthim,howcouldyoubehappy?Buti
fmyroommateishonest,thenIwouldwanthimformyfriend.Now,personally,Iamunwillingtolivewithaquietperson.Imeanapers
onwhoissilentandhasnothinginterestingtosharewithme.Suchapersonwouldmakemefeelunhappy.
Julia:Thenhowaboutagoodnofhumor?Doyouthinkitisimportant?
Carlos:Yes,Ithinkit'simportant.Wouldn'titbewonderfultolivewithsomeonewhoesthehumorineverything?You'dhavesomuchf
untogether,andyou'dneverbebored.
Mike:Iagreewithyou,butit'simpossibleforaroommatetobeperfect.Iwouldhateformyroommatetowantmetobeperfect.Won'ty
ou?Weshouldneverdemandtoomuchofourroommates.Orwe'llruinourrelationship,andweneedtorememberthat.
Julia:OK,let'sberealisticandtrytoappreciatewhatwehavenow.
PartTwoListening,Understanding,andSpeaking
ListeningI
M=manW=woman
M:Hello,776-2235.
W:Oh,goodevening.It'sMrs.Richardshere.I'mphoningfromNumber65nextdoor.
M:Yes?
W:Well,I'vebeentryingtosleepsinceeleveno'clock,butI'mafraidthenoifromyourhouissoloudthatit'squiteimpossibleforme
todoso.
M:Oh,sorry.
W:Wouldyoumindaskingyourfriendstobealittlequieterandturnthemusicdown?I'msorrybutit'sabsolutelydeafening.
M:Sorry.Yes,Iwill.
W:Thankyou.
ListeningII
Onecoldeveningduringtheholidayason,alittleboyaboutsixorvenwasstandingoutinfrontofastorewindow.Thelittlechildhad
noshoesandhisclotheswereoldandtorn.Ayoungwomanpassingbysawthelittleboyandcouldreadthelonginginhispaleblueeye
s.Shetookthechildbythehandandledhimintothestore.Theresheboughthimsomenewshoesandwarmclothes.
Theycamebackoutsideintothestreetandthewomansaidtothechild,"Nowyoucangohomeandhaveaveryhappyholiday."
Thelittleboylookedupatherandasked,"AreyouGod,ma'am?"
Shesmileddownathimandreplied,"No,son,I'mjustoneofhischildren."
Thelittleboythensaid,"IknewyouhadtobearelativeofGod."
ListeningIII
"Areyougoingto181stStreet?"askedanoldwoman.
Theyoungerwomanleavingthesupermarketwasinahurry,butshestoppedandturnedtolook.Shesawanoldladywithasmallbago
fgroceriesatherfeet.Shewasbreathinghard.
"Ifyou'regoingtoward181stStreet,couldyoucarrymybagforme?"
"Idon'thavethetimeforthis,"theyoungerwomanthought.Butwhenshesawtheoldwoman,wholookedverytired,shesaid,"Ofcour.
"
Theoldwomantookholdoftheyoungerwoman'sarmandtheywalkedtogetherslowlyandtalked.Theywereneighborsbuttheydidn'tkno
weachother.Theoldwomanlivedaloneandtheyoungerwomanlivedwithherfamily.Theytalkedaboutthedifficultyoflivinginabig
city:theyoungerwomantalkedaboutthecostoffoodandtheproblemsofraisingchildren,theolderaboutloneliness.
Theyfinallyreachedtheoldwoman'sapartmenthou.Sheemedreluctanttogoin.Shereachedintoherpur."Letmegiveyouadollar
foryourtrouble,"shesaid.
"Oh,no.Itwasnotrouble."
"Well,we'reneighbors,"theoldwomansaid."We'lleeachotheragain."
"Ihopeso."
Theoldwomantookherbagandstartedtogoin.Thensheturnedandsaidsadly,"Butthen,perhapswe'llnevereeachotheragain."
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UnitOnePersonalRelationships(2)
PartThreeMoreListening
PracticeOne
Jane:Laurie,itemsincrediblethatyou'vebeenwithPeteforfiveyears.
Laurie:Canyoubelieveit?
Jane:Yes,it'shardtobelieve.Well,Irememberyouudtosaythatyouwoulddoanythingforhim,absolutelyanything,nowdoyoustill
thinkso?
Laurie:Iremember.Peoplealwayssaythingslikethatwhentheyfallinlove,Jane.
Jane:Exactly,butI'maskingyounow,afterfiveyears,wouldyoudoanythingforhim?
Laurie:No,notanything.Obviously,therearethingsIwouldn'tdo,justtheothernight,Isaid"forgetit".Butwhatdoyouhaveinmind?
Givemeanexample.
Jane:OK,right,nowlet'sthink.Now,ifum...OK,sayhewaswantedbythepolice,wouldyoulietoprotecthim?
Laurie:Ooh,it'ddependonthecrimeIthink.Ifitwasatrafficticket,probably.Butno,ooh.Yes,Iprobablywouldactuallyevenifitw
asariousone—isn'tthatterrible?Ijustrealizedthataboutmylf.Yes,Iprobablywould,unless,ofcour,hedidsomethingtome.
PracticeTwo
Jane:Right.OK,we'llleavethatone,Laurie.Whataboutyourcareer?Wouldyougiveupyourcareer?IfPetewantedyoutogiveupyour
job,wouldyoudothat?
Laurie:No,Jane,whycouldhepossiblywantmetogiveitup?
Jane:Well,Idon'tknow,sayifhewasfeelingthreatenedbyyoursuccessorsomethinglikethat.
Laurie:No,absolutelynot.
Jane:Buthemightbe,whatifhereallywantedyoutogiveupyourcareer?Wouldyou?
Laurie:Ofcournot.Notforthatreason,no.Becauthatwouldbreakusupeventuallybecauoftherentment.Iwouldn'taskhimto
giveuphiscareer,unlesshechangedcareersandIdon'tknow,sayifhebecameahitmanorsomething.
Jane:Whataboutifhe,sayifhefoundanewreligionorsomething,thathewascompletelyobsdwithitandhewantedyoutoconver
ttothatreligion,wouldyoudothatforhim?
Laurie:He'sagoodCatholicboy,soIsomehowcan'tethathappening.Youmeanlikesomecultorsomething?ThatIthinkwouldbeth
ebeginningoftheend.Ifsomeone'ssoobssiveaboutreligion,Ithink,thenthere'sonlyroomforthat.
Jane:Butifyoulovedhim?Andthatwaspartofhim.
Laurie:I'dlethimgotohisGod.
PracticeThree
Ed:HeyRocky!You'vebeenholdingthiswallupallnight.Getoutanddancewithsomeonelikethatgirloverthere.
Rocky:Noway,Ed!
Ed:Ohcomeonman!Whatkindofwomandoyoulike?
Rocky:Iwantawomanthatfulfillsmyeveryneed,andthatgirlisnottherighttype.
Ed:Hey.Wherehaveyoubeen?Timesarechanging,andyou'renevergoingtofindawomanthatwillshineyourshoesandfillyourbeer
mugallthetime.Wakeup!
Rocky:Ohreally?Imetalotofwomenlikethat,justnotatthisparty.Oh,Ipreferwomenthatstayhome,cook,clean,andwatchtheki
ds.
Ed:Okay,butwheredoyoufitintothiswonderplan?Imeanwhatareyourhouholdresponsibilitiesonceyougethomefromwork?
Rocky:Hmm.Eat,watchTV,andthrowoutthetrash.
Ed:Wait,wait,wait.Ican'tbelieveI'mhearingthis.You'renevergoingtogetmarried.Irecentlyreadanewsreportthatsaidthat40perce
ntofwomendon'tthinktheirhusbandsdotheirsharearoundthehou,andyouemtofitintothatmold.
Rocky:That'sinteresting,butthatdoesn'tchangemypointofview.
Ed:That'syourproblem.Well,Ilikewomenwhoareopen-mindedandhavesomethinginterestingtosay.Hey,andifIstickwithyouhere,
thisisgoingtobealong,lonelynight.
PracticeFour
Norma:Youknow,Brian,itdoesn'tlooklikeyou'vevacuumedthelivingroomorcleanedthebathroom.
Brian:No,Ihaven't.Ugh.Ihadtheworstday.Iamsotired.Look,IpromiI'lldoitthisweekend.
Norma:Listen,Iknowthefeeling.I'mtired,too.ButIcamehomeandIdidmyshareofthehouwork.Imean,that'stheagreement,rig
ht?
Brian:Allright.Weagreed.I'lldoitinaminute.
Norma:Comeon.Don'tbethatway.Youknow,Ishouldn'thavetoaskyoutodoanything.Imean,webothwork,webothliveintheho
u,weagreedthathouworkis...isbothofourresponsibility,Idon'tliketohavetokeepremindingyouaboutit.Itmakesmefeellike
anoldnagorsomething.
Brian:Sometimesyouareanoldnag.
Norma:Oh,great!
Brian:No,it'sjustthatIdon'tnoticewhenthingsgetdirtylikeyoudo.Look,allyouhavetodoistellme,andI'lldoit.
Norma:No,Idon'twanttobeputinthatposition.Imean,youcanedirtaswellasIcan.Otherwi—Imean,thatputsalltheresponsi
bilityonme.
Brian:It'sjustthatcleanlinessisnotahighprioritywithme.ThereareotherthingsIwouldmuchratherdo.Besides,thelivingroomfloor
doesnotlookthatdirty.
Norma:Brian.
Brian:Okay,acouplecrumbs.
PartFourTestingYourlf
SectionI
Jane:Whatkindofmanwouldyouliketomarry,Sally?
Sally:IsuppoI'dhavetotaketwothingsintoconsideration:hispersonalityandhisbackground.
Jane:Whatwouldyoulookfor?
Sally:Well,he'dhavetobeintelligent—Ican'tstandstupidpeople.He'dhavetobehard-working,reliable,anddowntoearth(practical).I
couldn'tgetalongwithsomeonewhowasn'tpractical.
Jane:Ilikeamanwithagoodnofhumor.
Sally:Oh,Ido,too.He'dhavetobegood-natured.Ihaveaterribletempermylf,andIdon'tthinkamarriagecanworkifbothpeoplea
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rethesame.
Jane:Whatdidyoumeanwhenyousaidthatbackgroundwasimportant?
Sally:AsfarasI'mconcerned,peoplewho'vebeenbroughtupindifferentenvironmentsthinkdifferently.Theyusuallyjustcan'tundersta
ndeachotherwellenoughtogetmarried.
Jane:Doyouthinkthatgoodlooksareimportant?
Sally:Inmyopinion,thatmatterstheleast,thoughofcourIcouldn'tmarryanuglyman.
SectionII
Afewmonthsago,Imovedintoaverysmallflatafterlivingforyearswithmyparents.ItisthefirsttimeIhaveeverhadaplaceof
myownandIamveryfondofit,despitethelackofspace.Ihadbeenthereonlyforafewdayswhenafriendphonedandbegge
dmetolethimstayforawhile.Heexplainedhehadlosthisjobrecentlybutwassurehewouldfindanotheroneverysoon.SinceIth
oughtitwouldbeonlyforashorttime,Iagreed.
Morethanamonthhasgonebyandmyfriendshowsnosignofmovingout.Thereareonlytwosmallroomsintheflat,plusthesmallba
throomandtinykitchen.Hehasmoreorlesstakenoverthefrontroom.Idon'tlikesharingthebathroom,either.Infact,Ijustdon'tlikeot
herpeoplelivinginmyflat!
Afewdaysago,Idecidedthatitwanoughandthathewouldhavetoleave.IintendedtotellhimthatIwantedtheplacetomylfaga
in,buthepersuadedmetolethimstaylonger.Hestillhasn'tfoundajobandcan'taffordtorentaplaceofhisown.Andtherejustdoesn'
temtobeanyoneelhecanstaywith.
Ofcour,I'dliketohelphim.Heis,afterall,afriend!Buttherearelimits,eventofriendship.Idon'tknowwhatI'lldoifheisheremu
chlonger.
SectionIII
Ralph:Well,myparentsarenotgoingtobeabletolookafterthemlves,I'mafraid.SoIhavetodecidewhatI'mgoingtodowiththem.
George:Howoldaretheynow,Ralph?
Ralph:They'reapproachingtheirventies.
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