narrator

CHAPTER4TAPESCRIPT

PARTTWOMainDialogue

Exerci1

themainideaofthisdialogue?

oyouthinkthisdialogueistakingplace?

therelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

doyouthinkthespeakersare?

ldyoudescribethetwospeakers?

Reiko:ask

youquestions?Itwillonlybeafewminutes.

Kitty:Well,.

Reiko:,um,uh,I’msorry;I’,doyouhavealotof

midtermteststhatyouarestudyingfor?

Kitty:wotestsnextTuesdaythatIhaven’thadtimetobeginstudyingfor.

Reiko:Oh!’t.

Kitty:Don’,askmeyourquestions.

Reiko:tellmefirst,areyouafull-timeorpart-timestudent?

Kitty:I’mjusttakingclassparttime.

Reiko:,youareworkingnow?

Kitty:Workingnow?No,I’-timestudent.

Reiko:oyouhaveajob?

Kitty:Uhhuh.I’mareceptionistatadowntownlawfirm.

Reiko:yourmajor?Areyoustudyinglaw?

Kitty:Oh,’twanttobealawyer.I’mworkingonacertificateinretailfloristry.

Reiko:Retailfloristry?

Kitty:No,it’spronouncedretailfloristry.

Reiko:tryisflowers,right?

Kitty:Yes.

Reiko:And,youaregettingacertificate,gdoesittaketogetthis

certificate?

Kitty:Theprogramtakesaboutayearformostpeople,butattherateI’mgoing,itwillprobably

takemethree.

Reiko:onfour:Whatattractedyoutothisfield?

Kitty:Well,I’vealwaysreallyenjoyedworkingwithflowersandhavinggardens,soIstarted

takingsomecoursbecausomedayI’areally

’swhyIdecidedtostarttakingclass

here.I’msorry;wasIspeakingtooquickly?Didmyanswersmaken?

Reiko:Oh,yes,,Iwanttoknowhaveyoueverworkedatajobthatisrelatedto

thismajor?

Kitty:No.I’vejustalwayshadagreenthumbandlovedworkingwithplantsandflowers.

Reiko:And,couldyoutellmewhatkindsofjobsarepossibleforsomeonewithamajorinretail

floristry?

Kitty:Well,inthebeginning,youcouldworkasasalespersoninaflowershoporadesigner

dependingonyourskilllevel.

Reiko:I’msorry;couldyouexplainwhatyoumeanbydesigner?

Kitty:That’arrangingispracticallyanart

form,nowwhatImean?

Reiko:youaretalkingaboutIkebana.

Kitty:Right!Ike-Ike

Reiko:Ikebana.

Kitty:htalsobeabletogetajobinanurry,whereyou’dgrowlargenumbersof

plantsfromedlings,maybedevelopnewandstrongerspecies,and,ofcour,help

gardenerswiththeireverydayneedsandproblems.

Reiko:iketheprograminretailfloristryhereatUFS?

Kitty:Oh,yes,sofar,Ilikeitverymuch.

Reiko:Aretheclassdifficult?

Kitty:No,notreally.I’mjusttakingtwoclassthismester,andI’macingbothofthem.

Reiko:saredifficult.

Kitty:Well,it’,Ialreadyhaveadegree,soI’mudtotheamountofwork.

It’snotlikeI’mstartingcollegeforthefirsttime.

Reiko:tellme,whatdoyouthinkaresomeofthemosthelpfulcoursin

yourprogram?

Kitty:Definitelythedesignclassbecauthat’,the

identificationcours,really

crucialifyouaregoingtoworkinashiporworkwithflowers.

Reiko:Yes,extquestion,pleatellmewhatkindofrelatedsubjectswould

helpsomebodystudyingretailfloristry?

Kitty:Thereareothercoursinthehorticulturedepartmentwhichwouldbebeneficial,suchas

,maybecoursinart,arthistory,oreven

’retryingtocreateanartisticfloralarrangementtogo

inaparticularroomorwithaparticularpainting,itwouldprobablybeufultohavesome

knowledgeofartandarchitecture.

Reiko:,whatisthebestpartoftheUFSprograminretailfloristry?

Kitty:Ithinkthepracticalexperienceyougetworkingwiththeflowersisthebestpartofthe

thetimeislecture,butyoualsospendthreehoursdesigningarrangements

’sreallyimportanttohavetimetoworkwiththe

flowersandthencritiqueyouarrangementandgetfeedbackfromtheinstructorandfrom

cticalexperienceisreallywonderful.

Reiko:And,whatabouttheworstpart?Whatwouldyousayistheworstpartoftheprogram?

Kitty:IguessI’dhavetosayit’theworkinvolvedwithplantand

etoconstantlypracticethebotanical

names,sayingthemandlearningwhattheymeansothatyou’llknowthembytheendofthe

’snotsomethingyoucanjuststudy

rightbeforeatest.

Reiko:Yes,thatsoundshard.

Kitty:WhatamIsaying?Youknowhowharditistolearnnewvocabularywords!

Reiko:Yes,butLatinissodifficult!Ihaveonemorequestion:Doyouthinkyourmajorisonethat

aforeignstudentwouldbeabletohandle?

Kitty:Yes,w,however,thatsomeoftheforeignstudentsinmyclasshave

beenhavi,ifthey

gotsomehelpfromEnglish-speakingclassmates,or,perhapsiftheinstructorhadsome

assistantsavailabletohelpthem,Ithinktheycoulddoit.I’mnotsayingtheywouldbreeze

throughtheclass,but,withhardworkandhelp,I’msurethey’dbesuccessful.

Reiko:That’,ouverymuchforhelpingme

withmyproject.

Kitty:Oh,wasabletogiveyouenoughinformation.

Reiko:Yes,thankyou.I’msuremyteacherwillgivemeanAplus!

Exerci4VocabularyinContext

NARRATOR:CE

Kitty:AttherateI’mgoing,itwillprobablytakemethree.

NARRATOR:CONTEXT:

Reiko:Howlongdoesittaketogetacertificate?

Kitty:Theprogramtakesaboutayearformostpeople,butattherateI’mgoing,itwillprobably

takemethree.

NARRATOR:SENTENCE

Kitty:AttherateI’mgoing,itwillprobablytakemethree.

NARRATOR:CE

Reiko:Whatattractedyoutothisfield?

NARRATOR:CONTEXT:

Reiko:Whatattractedyoutothisfield?

Kitty:Well,I’vealwaysjustreallyenjoyedworkingwithflowersandhavinggardens,soIstarted

takingsomecoursbecausomedayI’dliketoopenmyownflowershop.

NARRATOR:SENTENCE

Reiko:Whatattractedyoutothisfield?

NARRATOR:CE

Kitty:I’vejustalwayshadagreenthumb.

NARRATOR:CONTEXT:

Reiko:Haveyoueveryworkedatajobthatisrelatedtothismajor?

Kitty:No.I’vejustalwayshadagreenthumbandlovedworkingwithplantsandflowers.

NARRATOR:SENTENCE

Kitty:I’vejustalwayshadagreenthumb.

NARRATOR:CE

Kitty:I’macingbothofthem.

NARRATOR:CONTEXT:

Reiko:Aretheclassdifficult?

Kitty:No,notreally.I’mjusttakingtwoclassthismester,andI’macingbothofthem.

NARRATOR:SENTENCE

Kitty:I’macingbothofthem.

NARRATOR:CE

Kitty:Also,theidentificationcours,whereyoucanlearnthenamesoftheplantsandflowers.

NARRATOR:CONTEXT:

Kitty:Also,theidentificationcours,whereyoucanlearnthenamesoftheplantsandflowers.

That’sreallycrucialifyouweregoingtoworkinashoporworkwithflowers.

NARRATOR:SENTENCE

Kitty:Also,theidentificationcours,whereyoucanlearnthenamesoftheplantsandflowers.

NARRATOR:CE

Kitty:Thereareothercoursinthehorticulturedepartmentwhichwouldbebeneficial.

NARRATOR:CONTEXT:

Kitty:Thereareothercoursinthehorticulturedepartmentwhichwouldbebeneficial,suchas

,maybecoursinart,arthistoryorevenarchitectural

designwouldhelp.

NARRATOR:SENTENCE

Kitty:Thereareothercoursinthehorticulturedepartmentwhichwouldbebeneficial.

NARRATOR:CE

Kitty:Ithinkthepracticalexperienceyougetworkingwiththeflowersisthebestpartofthe

program.

NARRATOR:CONTEXT:

Kitty:Ithinkthepracticalexperienceyougetworkingwiththeflowersisthebestpartofthe

thetimeislecture,butyoualsospendthreehoursdesigningarrangementsand

’sreallyimportanttohavetimetoworkwiththeflowers.

NARRATOR:SENTENCE

Kitty:Ithinkthepracticalexperienceyougetworkingwiththeflowersisthebestpartofthe

program.

NARRATOR:CE

Kitty:Youalsospendthreehoursdesigningarrangementsandcritiquingthemwithyour

classmate.

NARRATOR:CONTEXT:

Kitty:Youalsospendthreehoursdesigningarrangementsandcritiquingthemwithyour

’sreallyimportanttohavetimetoworkwiththeflowersandthencritiqueyour

arrangementandgetfeedbackfromtheinstructorandfromeverybodyelintheclass.

NARRATOR:SENTENCE

Kitty:Youalsospendthreehoursdesigningarrangementsandcritiquingthemwithyour

classmate.

NARRATOR:CE

Reiko:Doyouthinkyourmajorisonethataforeignstudentwouldbeabletohandle?

NARRATOR:CONTEXT:

Reiko:Doyouthinkyourmajorisonethataforeignstudentwouldbeabletohandle?

Kitty:Yes,w,however,thatsomeoftheforeignstudentsinmyclasshave

beenhavingso,ifthey

gotsomehelpfromEnglish-speakingclassmates,or,perhapsiftheinstructorhadsomeassistants

availabletohelpthem,Ithinktheycoulddoit.

NARRATOR:SENTENCE

Reiko:Doyouthinkyourmajorisonethataforeignstudentwouldbeabletohandle?

NARRATOR:CE

Kitty:I’mnotsayingtheywouldbreezethroughtheclass.

NARRATOR:CONTEXT:

Kitty:IftheygotsomehelpfromEnglish-speakingclassmates,or,perhapsiftheinstructorhad

someassistantsavailabletohelpthem,Ithinktheycoulddoit.I’mnotsayingtheywouldbreeze

throughtheclass,but,withhardworkandhelp,I’msurethey’dbesuccessful.

NARRATOR:SENTENCE

Kitty:I’mnotsayingtheywouldbreezethroughtheclass.

PARTTHREEEXPANSION:RULESFORGOODINTERVIEW

Exerci3

:Whataretheminimumqualificationstogetajobasamiddle-schoolteacher?

Chuck:Well,ofcour,youneedabachelor’sdegree.

Ben:Wouldthatbeabachelor’sdegreeineducation?

Chuck:No,itcanbeinanysubject,butyoucan’tteachwithjustabachelor’

alsoneedateachingcredentialwhichrequiresaboutoneyearbeyondyourbachelor’

example,mydegreewasinmath,…Isthis

makingntoyou?

Ben:Ho,uh…Yeah,ofcour.

Chuck:Oh,that’’treallysure.

Ben:Now,letmeaskyouaboutyouworkhours…

:‘,comehereforaminute?

Mary:Uh…me?

Marvin:Yeah,oaskyouafewquestions.

Mary:Uh,,Idon’tthinkso.

Marvin:!I’llflunkmyclassifyoudon’t

helpme.

Mary:Well…’sthisabout?

Marvin:Niceweathertoday,huh?

Mary:Iguessso…

Marvin:Couldyoutellmewhatyoudoforaliving?

Mary:Whydoyouwanttoknow?

Marvin:’sformyclassproject.

Mary:Oh,well…I’manaccountant.

s:thesalaryrangeforsomeoneinyourlineof

work?

Joe:Anywherefrom$42,000to$75,000,notincludingbenefits.

Phyllis:,whatisyouroccupation?

Joe:I’masoftwaredeveloper.

Phyllis:,it’sreallywindytoday,don’tyouthink?

Joe:Uh,yeah…

Phyllis:syourjoboffergoodbenefits?

Joe:Ourhealthplanisverycomprehensive,butthedentalportionisalittleweak.

Phyllis:And,whataretheeducationalrequirementsforasoftwaredeveloper?

Joe:Itreallydependsonthecompanyandtheareainwhichyouareworking.

Phyllis:Iimagineyouneedatleastabachelor’sdegree?

Joe:Yes,andmanypeoplenowhavemaster’sdegreesincomputerscience.

:Uh..lum….’…oh,’tthebaballgame

excitinglastnight?

Ben:Actually,Ibelieveitwascancelledduetotherain.

Alice:Huh?Oh…,um…What’syourocc..occ…occu…occupation?

Ben:Sorry?Mywhat?

Alice:Youroccu…occ…occupa…Yourjob?

Ben:tion.I’macarpenter.

Alice:Car…pen……Um…Let’se…Uh,whatarethequalificationsfor

thisjob?

Ben:Mostpeopleapprenticewithsomeoneforatleastoneyearbeforetheyfeelpreparedto

,I’realotof

differencesbetweenthetwotypesofjobs.

Alice:Oh,reyou?

Ben:I’letojoinauniontwoyearsago.

Alice:Well,…um…Let’…Ohboy…

Ben:Uh…Howlongisthisinterviewgoingtotake?I’mkindofinahurry.

:Howareyoudoingtoday?

Lynne:Finethanks.

Tina:Couldyoupleatellmewhatyoudoforaliving?

Lynne:I’madentalhygienist.

Tina:Whatsortoftrainingoreducationdoyouneedforthatjob?

Lynne:Youneedanassociate’sdegreewithacertificateindentalhygiene.

Tina:Whatisthesalaryrangeforadentalhygienist?

Lynne:Itreallydependsonwhereyouwork.

Tina:Pleatellmeaboutthebenefits.

Lynne:Ihavefullcoverage,butsomeoftheotherhygienistsinmyofficedon’t.

Tina:Whatdoyoulikethebestaboutyourjob?

Lynne:I’dhavetosayit’sthechallengeofcajolingpatientstobecomemotivatedtoactively

’sreallycrucialthatpeopleunderstandthe

long-termandpotentiallyfatalrisksinvolvedinnotfollowingtheprescribedprocedures.

Tina:Whatdoyouliketheleastaboutthejob?

Lynne:Ithinkthehourscouldbebetter.

Tina:Thankyouverymuchforyourhelp.

PARTFOURFOCUS:USINGSTRESSFORCLARIFICATION

Exerci1

scommonlyworkfornomoney?

-medstudentcanmajorinanyfield?

-timestudentstakefifteenunits?

tsarerequiredtopayafeeforactivities?

lagentgetsfreeairfare?

ntothestateuniversity,youneed1200?

renticefortwoyears?

ryorpsychologyclass?

burmentforsupplies?

udrama?

Exerci2

:Tellmesomethingthatmakesyouproudtobealawyer.

Female:Lawyerscommonlyworkfornomoneyinordertohelpthecommunity.

Male:Lawyerscommonlyworkfornomoney?

:Apre-medstudentcanmajorinanyfieldthathechoos.

Female:Apre-medstudentcanmajorinanyfield?

:Full-timestudentsusuallytakefifteenunitsamester.

Male:Full-timestudentstakefifteenunits?

:Allstudentsarerequiredtopayafeeforcampusactivities.

Female:Studentsarerequiredtopayafeeforactivities?

:Atravelagenthastheadvantageoffreeairfareandhotels.

Male:Atravelagentgetsfreeairfare?

:InordertogetintotheStateUniversity,youneedatleast1200ontheSATexam.

Female:TogetintotheStateUniversity,youneed1200?

:Beforeyougetyourlicen,youneedtoapprenticeforatleasttwoyears.

Male:Youapprenticefortwoyears?

:Youshouldalsotakeahistoryorpsychologyclass.

Female:Ahistoryorpsychologyclass?

:Artmajorshavetopayfortheirsupplies?

Male:Theydon’tgetreimburmentforsupplies?

:Asalespersonshouldalwaysudramaaspartofhissalespitch.

Female:ALWAYSudrama?

PARTFIVEPRACTICE

Exerci1

youworkinginadogfoodfactory?

uldyoubeginaninterview?

youshowaninformantthatyouareinterestedinwhatsheorheissaying

duringaninterview?

anyougotointerviewsomeoneaboutimmigrationissues?

ouldyouprepareyourfollow-upquestions?

anIgetpracticalexperienceasawaiter?

nyoudotomakesurethatyouremembertheinterviewinformation?

yworkspart-timeandshemakestwiceyoursalary?

ghaveyoubeenatClownAlleyRealtors?

youdecidetomajorinFrench?

Exerci2

cedherlastalgebratest.

ateJohnisgoing,it’lltakehimayeartofindanewjob.

idn’tunderstandavocabularywordhisinformantud.

ustdoesn’thaveagreenthumbforgrowingros.

ishedyourcertificateprogramin1999?

skedtheinformanttoclarifyaword.

’snormalforsoftwaredeveloperstowork60-hourweeks?

camethevicepresidentofGonifInternationalevenbeforeshefinishedher

master’sdegreeinMayof1998.

stateadentalassistantneedsacertificate,butadentalhygienistneedsan

associate’sdegree.

erviewedthechairpersonoftheanthropologydepartmentaboutanatomy?

Exerci3

:haveaat.

:Thankyou.

:Myname’sJacksonBowman.I’mtheassistantmanager.

:.

:Accordingtoyourapplication,yougraduatedfromtheprogramatCity

enjoyit?

:Oh,hatthetrainingIreceivedwasreallygood;Imean,theytaughtus

alotandmadeusworkreallyhard.

BellSound

:I’mgladIgotthecertificate,butIstillhopetogobacktoschoolsomedayand

getmydegreeinthefield.

BellSound

:I’mgladtoethatyou’,haveyouactuallyhadany

experienceinalawoffice?

:No,erisalawyerandIspentalotoftimehelpingout

whenIwasinhighschool,butthisisthefirstfull-timejobI’veappliedfor.

BellSound

:pingskillsareverygood,andIeherethatyouarealsovery

goodattakingshorthand.

BellSound

:Tellme,haveyouhadtraininginusingcomputers?

:Yes,I’vebeentrainedtoutwowordprocessingprograms.

:,ldbeworking

clolywithaSpanish/Englishtranslatorhelpingtopreparelegalbriefstranslatedfrom

SpanishtoEnglish.

:ly,theclericaltrainingprogram,

IgotaBachelor’sinSpanish.

BellSound

:’,I

aveanyquestions?

:No,Idon’tthinkso.

:’llbeintouchwithyoushortly.

:Thankyouverymuch.

BellSound

Exerci4

on:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthewoman’sdecision?

Brad:DoyouwanttogototheCarverCenterartexhibit?

Sophie:Ican’ostudyformyeconfinaltomorrow.

Brad:Economics?Ithoughtyouwereanartmajor.

Sophie:No,Idecidedtochangetoamajorthatwasmorepractical.

Brad:I’ylovedyourpaintingsandthoughtyouwerebraveto

studysomethingasriskyasart.

Sophie:Yeah,well…Whenpushcametoshove,IrealizedthatIprobablywouldn’tbe

abletoliveoffofmyart,,

I’restilltheweekends,and…

Brad:I’’inessworldwill

haveyouworkingtwenty-four,ven.

Sophie:Well,ifIwererichanddidn’tneedtoearnaliving,I’dbeableto.

Brad:’sacrimetosquandersuchgifts.

on:Whatistheinterviewer’sstrongestskill?

BrianStumbel:Welcomeladiesandgentlementotheforty-thirdannualMeMe

rsarenowenteringthe

’,’s

BolinaMertz,’,

Bolina,overhere.

BolinaMertz:you?

BrianStumbel:It’sBrian,Bolina.

BolinaMertz:Yeah,’tyoujustlovemygown?It’saMiraFangdesign.

BrianStumbel:Yeah,it’me,showDimensions,you

givetheviewersalittlehintaboutwhatwillhappen?

BolinaMertz:Oh,Brent,Iforgottoshowyoumyearringsandnecklace.I’mwearing

$1,000,’ttheyjustdivine?

BrianStumbel:Ohabsolutely,,yourcharacter

nyoutellusaboutherprospects

forromancethiscomingason?

BolinaMertz:,you’resonaughty,n’tevensayaword

inhissalonforoverthreehoursthis

’titjusttheneatestlook?

BrianStumbel:Ohyes,it’ankyousomuchBolinaforansweringour

questions.I’,bytheway,Bolina,

it’sBrian,Brian,B-R-I-A-N.

Exerci5

,isn’titareallygreatdaytoday?

dtobeanactressthefirsttimeIsawaplay.

,Idon’tthinkyoushouldworkfulltimeandtake12units.

youcangetarai,thecompanypresidentcritiquesyourjobperformance.

eezedthroughthatmaster’sprogramintwomesters.

outellmewhatyoumeanbyworker’scompensation?

romidtheinformationtheinterviewwouldn’ttakelong.

theinterviewinsidethestudentunion.

gotoasafeplacetofindaninformant.

waitthreeweekstointerviewthepresidentofthecollege.