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That’swhatfriendsarefor!

P2

2Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Chris:Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet

Kim:Actually,Idon’t……Doyouthinkyoucouldhelpmefindone

Chris:Hmm.Whatkindofguysdoyoulike

Kim:Oh,Ilikeguyswhoaren’ttooseriousandwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Youknow...likeyou.

Chris:OK.Whatelse

Kim:Well,I’dprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith–whoIcantalktoeasily.

Chris:IthinkIknowjusttheguyforyou.BobBranson.Doyouknowhim

Kim:No,Idon’tthinkso.

Chris:Letmearrangeforyoutomeethim,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.BListentoChrisandKimdiscussingBobafterKimmethim.HowdidKimlikehim

Chris:So,what’stheVerdictWhatdidyouthinkofBob

Kim:Well,IwasworriedatfirstespeciallywhenIsawthathewearsnotonebut

twoearrings,Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoareintoheavy

rockmusicandstufflikethat.YouknowwhatImean

Chris:Buthe’sjustaregularkindofguy,right

Kim:Yeah,wegotalongreallywell!

Chris:Ijustknewyou’dlikehim.

Kim:Yeah,Ido,andhe’sreallyfunny.Hehadmelaughinghysterically

duringdinner.Ithinkthepeoplesittingnexttousintherestaurantthoughtwewerecrazy.

Chris:So,areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain

Kim:Definitely,infact,we’regoingtoaconcerttomorrownight.

Chris:That’sgreat.

P4

ListeningWhataretheylike

BListentoconversationsaboutwhatthepeopleabovearelike.

Writedowntwoadjectivesforeachperson.Howsimilarwereyourguesses

1.Andrea

A:So,haveyouseenAndrealately

B:Yeah,Iseeherprettyoften.Weworktogetheratacafélatté.

A:How’sshedoing,I’vebeenmeaningtocallher.

B:Well,tobehonest!I’vealwaysthoughtshe’salittledifficult.Butthesedays,Ifindherimpossible.

A:Whatdoyoumean

B:Oh,youknowhowsheis.Shehassuchstrongideasabouteverything.Ifyoudon’tagreewithhersheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou.

A:Yes,that’strue.Butthat’swhyweloveher,right

B:Yeah,Iguessso.Butshe’schangedalotsinceshestartedcollege.Shetalkedaboutherselfallthetimeandshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.

A:Hmm.MaybeIwon’tcallherafterall.

2.James

A:AreyougoingtoJamespartyonSaturday

B:Ofcourse,Jamesalwaysgivesthebestparties.Andtherearealwayslotsofinterestingnewpeopletomeet.

A:That’strue.Idon’tknowwherehemanagestofindthemall.

B:Well,youknowwhathe’slike.Hemakesfriendsveryeasily.Hereallylikestalkingtopeople,andhelovesinvitingpeopleover.

A:Ur–Ur,heinvitedmefordinnerlastSaturday,whatafeast!

B:Yeah,he’sagreatcooktoo.

A:AfterdinnerIofferedtohelpcleanup,hetoldmenottoworryaboutit.Hesaidhe’dtakecareofitinthemorning.Hewaslike.It’snothing,nobigdeal.

B:Yup,thatsoundslikeJames.

3.Mr.Johnson

A:Haveyoumetthenewapartmentmanager

B:Mr.Johnson

Hmm.Yeah,Imethimlastweek.He’s…alittlestrange.

A:Yeah,heis.I’mnotsureIlikehim.He’shardtopredict.Sometimeshe’sprettycheerfulandtalkative,

andthenextdayhedoesn’tevensayhello.Ithinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.

B:Ithinkyou’reright.Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe’sgoingtodosomething,heneveractuallydoesit

Hetoldmethreetimeshe’dcometofixthelightinmykitchen,andhestillhasn’tdoneit.

Unit2

Careermoves

Alistenandpractice.

Tracy:Goodnews!I’vefoundasummerjob!

Mark:That’sgreat!Anythinginteresting

T:Yes,workingatanamusementpark.Doesn’tthatsoundfantastic

M:Sure,itdoes.

T:So,haveyoufoundanything

M:Nothingyet,butI’vegotacoupleofleads.Oneisworkingasaninternforarecordcompany–mostlyansweringphones.OrIcangetalandscapingjobagain.

T:Beinganinternsoundsmoreinterestingthanlandscaping.Andit’sprobablynotashard!

M:Yeah,butalandscaperearnsmoremoneythananintern.Andyougetagreattan!

BListentotherestoftheconversation.WhatisTracygoingtodoattheamusementpark

M:Sowhatwillyoubedoingattheamusementpark,exactly

T:Actually,I’llhavetwojobs.First,I’llbeworkingataplacecalledChildren’sWorld.Theyhaveallkindsofinterestinggamesandeducationalactivitiesforyoungkids.IhavetogotoatrainingprogramforthreedaysbeforeIstarttofindouthoweverythingworks.

M:Threedays

Wow,theequipmentmustbeprettyhigh-tech!

T:Oh,itis–alotofcomputersandinterestingdevices.It’sjustthekindofstuffthatkidslove.

M:Well,itsoundsliketheperfectjobforyou.Iknowhowmuchyoulivekids.Sowhat’syourotherjob

T:Well.I’llalsobeoneofthepeoplewhowalksaroundtheparkgreetingpeople.

M:Doyoumeanyou’llhavetodressupinacostume

T:Yes,asacartooncharacter!Iknow,Iknow.Itsoundssilly.Andit’scertainlynotasrewardingasworkinginChildren’sWorld,butit’spartofthejob.

Carols

Woman:Sowhereareyouworkingthissummer,Carols

Carlos:I’mworkingasatutorinalearningcenterforkids.

W:Interesting.Whatkindsofthingsdothekidsdothere

C:Theyworkonsubjectstheyneedhelpin,uh,mainlymathandEnglish.

W:Isyourjobhard

C:No,notatall.Thekidsworkoncomputersmostofthetime.Wehavetohelpthemgetstartedandwhentheyrunintoproblems.

W:Doyouenjoyit

C:Oh,yes.Workingwithkidsissomuchmorefunthanworkingwithadults.AndIgettochoosemyownhours.AslongasIworkeighthoursaday,Icancomeinatanytimefrom8A.M.TO9P.M.

W:Luckyyou!

Paul

Woman:Paul,didyoufindasummerjob,yet

Paul:Yeah,I’mworkinginarestaurant.

W:Oh,how’sitgoing

P:Oh,themoney’snotbad.

W:WhatareyoudoingAreyouwaitingtables

P:Iwish!No.I’mworkinginthekitchen.Icutupstuffforthechef–vegetablesandmeatandthings.

Ialsowashthedishes.

W:Oh,yuck.

P:Yeah.It’sprettyhardwork.Ididn’trealizehowhotitisinarestaurantkitchenuntilItookthisjob.

W:Sowhydon’tyouquit

P:I’dloveto,butIneedthemoney.

Julia

Man:Sowhatkindofjobdidyoufindforthesummer

Julia:I’mworkingforamarketingcompany.I’mdoingtelephonemarketing.

M:Oh,soyou’reoneofthosepeoplewhodrivesmecrazybycallingmeupandtryingtopersuademetobuysomethingthatIhaveabsolutelynoneedfor.

J:Exactly.

M:Doyoulikeit

J:Believeitornot,Ido.It’smostlyabunchofstudentsworkingthere,andwehavealotoffunwhenwe’renotmakingcalls.It’sreallyeasy,too,sincewejusthavetoreadfromascript.

M:Areyoudoingthisfulltime

J:Yes,butIworkfromtwointheafternoonuntilelevenatnight,soIgettosleepaslateasIwanttointhemorning.

Unit3

Couldyoudomeafavor?

P14

2Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Jack:Hi,Rod.ThisisJack.

Rod:Oh,hi,Jack.What’sup

J:I’mgoingtomybestfriend’sweddingthisweekend.I’dlovetovideotapeit.WouldyoumindifIborrowedyouvideocamera

R:Um,yeah.That’sOK,Iguess.Idon’tthinkI’llneeditforanything.

J:Thanksamillion.

R:Sure.Haveyouusedavideocamerabefore

It’sprettyeasy.

J:Yeah,acoupleoftimes.WoulditbeOKifIpickedituponFridaynight

R:Fine.Noproblem.

BListentotwomoretelephonecallsJackmakes.WhatelsedoeshewanttoborrowfromfriendsDotheyagreetolendthemtohim

1.

Andy:Hello.

Jacj:Hi,Andy.ThisisJack.

A:Oh,hi,Jack.

J:Iwaswonderingifyoucoulddomeafavor.

A:Thatdepends.

J:Well,Ihavetogotoaweddingthisweekend.WoulditbeOKifIborrowedyournavybluesuit

A:Oh,sure.Noproblem.

J:Thanksalot.I’llcomebyandpickituptonight.

A:That’sfine.

2.

Rose:RoseRizzo.

Jack:Hi,Rose.ThisisJack.

R:Oh,hello.Howareyou

J:Prettygood,thanks.Listen,thereasonI’mcallingisIhaveareallybigfavortoaskyou.

R:Yes

J:RememberItoldyouaboutthatfriendofminewho’sgettingmarriedtoawomanhemetinBarcelona

R:Yeah,Iremember.And

J:Well,thewedding’sthisSaturdayafternoon,andit’soutinthecountry–aboutanhour’sdrivefromhere–andIwaswonderingifIcouldborrowyourcarfortheafternoontogetthere.

R:Gee,Jack,I’dreallylovetohelpyouout,butI’mgoingtobeneedingmycarallweekend.I’vegotafriendcominginfromoutoftown,andIpromisedtoshowherthesights.

J:Oh,OK.Iunderstand.Anyway,howarethings

Ihaven’tseenyouforages.

R:Oh,prettygood.

P16

5Listening

AListentothreetelephoneconversations.Writedownwhateachcallerrequests.Doestheotherpersonagreetotherequest

Check(√)YesorNo.

1.Tina

Robert:Hello

Tina:Hi,Robert.ThisisTina.

R:Hi,Tina.What’sup

T:Well,actually,Iwaswonderingifyou’dmindlendingmeyourcameraforafewdays.Iwanttotakesomephotosofmynewapartmenttosendtomyfolks.

R:Sure.Youcanborrowit.

T:Oh,thanksamillion.

2.Mike

Mike:Hi,Sandy.ThisisMike.

Sandy:Oh,hi.Howarethingswithyou

M:Prettygood.Listen.IwaswonderingifIcoulduseyourvideogamesystemovertheweekend.

S:YoumeanmySonyPlayStation

M:Yeah.Mysister’saskedmetotakecareofmynieceandnephewovertheweekend–they’resixandeight–

andIthoughtitwouldbeagreatwaytokeepthembusy.

S:That’sagoodidea–kidsthatagelovevideogames–but,well,Ihavebadnews:Mymachineisn’tworking.

I’vebeenmeaningtotakeitintogetfixed,butIhaven’tgottenaroundtoit.

M:Oh,toobad.

S:Butyouknowyoucanalwaysrentone.Mostvideostoreshavemachinestorent.Youjusthavetoleaveadeposit.

M:Oh,perfect.I’lldothat.Thanks,Sandy.

S:Noproblem.

3.Phil

Phil:Hi,Greg.It’sPhil.

Greg:Hi.What’sup

P:Notmuch,butIwaswonderingifIcouldaskyouforafavor.

G:Hmm…maybe.Tryme!

P:Well,Ihavetogooutoftownforafewdaysnextweek.

G:Uh-huh.

P:CouldIleavePollywithyouwhileI’mgone

G:PollyWho’sPolly

P:Youknow–Polly,mybird.

G:Oh,yeah.Iforgot,yourbird.Idon’tknow,Phil.Ireallydon’tlikebirdsverymuch.They’remessy,andtheymakealotofnoise,and…

P:No,notPolly.She’sreallyagreatbird.She’sreallycleanandveryquiet.Shewon’tbotheryou–Ipromise.

G:Oh,allright.I’lldoit.

P:Thanks.Ireallyappreciateit.I’llbringheroveronTuesdaynight.

G:OK.Butyouowemeone!

P17

8Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Amy:Hello

Jeff:Hello.MayIspeaktoSophia,please

A:I’msorry,she’snotinrightnow.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage

J:Yes,please.ThisisJeff.WouldyoutellherthatTonyishavingapartyonSaturday

A:Un-huh.

J:Andwouldyouaskherifshe’dliketogowithme

A:Allright,Peter.I’llgiveherthemessage.

J:No,thisisJeff,notPeter.

A:Oh,I’msorry.

J:Bytheway,who’sPeter

BListentoAmytalkingtoSophia.WhoisPeterIsSophiagoingtogotothepartywithJeff

Sophia:Hi!I’mhome!

A:Oh,hi.

S:Didanyonecall

A:Uh-huh.YouroldfriendPetercalledafewhoursago.He’sgoingtobeintownonSaturdayandwantstogettogetherwithyouSaturdaynight.Hesaidtocallhim.

S:Oh,super!Ihaven’tseenPeterinalmostayear.Anyothercalls

A:Uh,yeah.Jeffcalled.HewantstoknowifyouwanttogotoTony’spartywithhim.

S:Oh.WhenisTony’sparty

A:OnSaturday.

S:Oh,perfect.That’sthesamenightI’mgoingtogettogetherwithPeter,soIhaveanexcusenottogo.EvenifIweren’tgoingoutwithPeter,Iwouldn’tgoanywherewithJeff.Oh,he’ssuchapain!

A:Oh,hedidn’tsoundsobad.Hesoundedkindofsweet.

S:Yeah,yeah,Iguessheis.It’sjustthatIdon’twanttogooutwithhim–andhejustdoesn’tseemtogetthemessage.Domeafavor.Amy:Ifhecallsagain,couldyoujusttellhimI’mnothome

A:Hmm.OK.

Unit4

Whatastory!

P20

2ConversationStorytelling

AListenandpractice.

Jake:Whatanawfulstory!AcouplewassailingtheiryachtfromHawaiitoMexico.WhiletheywerecrossingthePacific,theirboathitawhaleandsank!

Anne:IsthattrueWhathappenedtothewhale

J:Itdoesn’tsay!Ohandhere’sanotherone.AguyinLosAngleswasrobbingabank.Butashewasescaping,hegotcaughtintherevolvingdoor.

A:Iguessitwashisfirstbankrobbery!

J:Yeah.Onandlistentothis.Someguygotlockedoutofhishouse,sohetriedtogetinthroughthechimney.

A:Don’ttellme!Hegotstuckinthechimney!

J:Exactly.Andhewasstilltryingtogetouttwodayslaterwhenthepolicerescuedhim.

1.

AmanwhoconsideredhimselfasnakecharmerwasstrangledtodeathonSundaybyathree-and-a-half-meterboaconstrictorinatowninThailand.Itseemsthatthemanrushedtoseethegiantsnakeafterfriendstoldhimtheserpentwasseenbesideoneofthetown’smainroads.Thesnakecharmerputitaroundhisneck;whileheandhisfriendswerewalkinghome,thesnakestrangledhimtodeath.

2.

EarlyTuesdaymorninginCalifornia,twopoliceofficerswhowerepursuingacarthiefdownHollywoodBoulevardinahigh-speedchasewererescuedbythethief.Duringthechase,theofficers’caroverturnedandfellintoashallowriver.Theofficerscouldn’tgetoutofthecar,whichwasrapidlyfillingupwithwater.Thethiefwentbacktothesceneoftheaccidentandhelpedrescuetheofficers.TheHollywoodPoliceDepartmenthasdecidedtodropchargesagainstthethiefforsavingtheofficers’lives.

AListenandpractice.

Brian:Someonestolemywalletlastnight!

Kate:Ohno!Whathappened

B:Well,Iwasworkingout,andIhadputmystuffinmylocker,justlikeIalwaysdo.WhenIcameback,someonehadstolenmywallet.IguessI’dforgottentolockthelocker.

K:I’msorry.That’sterrible!Didyoulosemuchmoney

B:Onlyabout$20.ButIlostmycreditcardandmydriver’slicense.Whatapain!

BListentotherestoftheconversation.WhatdidKatehavestolenonceWherewassheWhathappened

K:Hmm.ThatremindsmeofwhenIhadmypursestolenlastyear.

B:ReallyWhathappened

K:Well,itwaswhenIwasinBelgium.Iwasonmywaytotheairport,soIwasstandingonthesideoftheroadwithmybags,tryingtofigureoutthebusschedule.Anyway,thisabunchofguyscamebyandaskediftheycouldhelpme.TheyspokeverybrokenEnglish,andIcouldn’treallyunderstandwhattheyweresaying.Ireallyjustwantedthemtoleavemealone.Finally,theyleftandwhenIlookeddown,Irealizedmypursehaddisappeared.Ithadmywalletinitwithallmytraveler’schecksandmymoneyandmycreditcard.Well,luckily,Ihadputmyairlineticketandmypassportinoneofmycarry-onbags.

B:Howawful!Sowhatdidyoudo

K:Well,firstIscreamedatthetopofmylungsandtriedtorunaftertheguys–buttheywerelonggone.Then–thissoundsreallycorny–IdidjustwhatIhadseenpeopledoonTV:Icalledmycreditcardcompany.

B:Weretheyhelpful

K:Theywerelifesavers!Innotimeatall,they’dgivenmenewtraveler’schecksandanewcreditcard,andsentmeonmyway.

ReviewofUnits1-4

P26

2ListeningFavoritegripes

AListentotwopeoplediscussingthesetopics.Completethechart.

1Taxidrivers

A:Itreallyupsetsmewhentaxidriversdrivesofast.I’malwaysterrifiedofhavinganaccident.

B:Thatdoesn’treallybotherme.IliketogetwhereI’mgoingquickly.ButIcan’tstanditwhentheyhavetheirradiosturnedupallthewayfullblast.Youcan’tevenhearyourselfthink!

2Peoplewithdogs

A:Ihateitwhenpeopletaketheirdogsintoaparkandletthemmakemessesallovertheplace.It’ssoirresponsible!

B:Youknowwhatbothersme

Ihateitwhentheygooutandleavetheirdogathome,barkingallday.

3TVcommercials

A:Ican’tstanditwhentheyshowthesamecommercialtwiceinarow.Whydotheydochat

Itdrivesmecrazy!

B:Thethingthatbothersmethemostiswhentheyinterruptaballgameatthemostexcitingmomenttoshowsomestupidcommercial.

4Storeclerks

A:Itreallyupsetsmewhenstoreclerkspretendtheyhaven’tnoticedyouandjuststandaroundchattingtoeachother.It’ssorude.

B:Yeah.Orontheotherhand,theygiveyouthehardsell,andtrytogetyoutobuysomethingyoudon’treallywant.

Unit5

Crossingcultures

10ListeningUniquecustoms

Listentothreepeopledescribinguniquecustomstheyobservedwhiletraveling.Completethechart.

1.Alice

OnethingthatIneverreallygotusedtowhenIwastravelinginAsiawasthewaypeoplemakenoisewhentheydrinksoup.Ithinkit’sbecausetheywanttoshowthatthey’rereallyenjoyingtheirfoodsotheymakealoudslurpingnoise.Italwaysbotheredme.Iguessit’sbecausemyparentsspentyearswhenIwasakidtellingmenottomakenoisewhileIwaseating.

2.Mark

WhenIlivedinSpain,Iwassurprisedathowlatepeopleeatintheevening.Whenyou’reinvitedtodinner,youareaskedtocomearoundnineo’clockandyouusuallydon’tstartdinneruntilten.Andpeoplestayterriblylate–sometimesuntiltwointhemorningorevenlater.Ifounditdifficult.Howdoesonegetupandgotoworkorschoolthenextdayaftereatinganddrinkinguntilthreeinthemorning

3.Susan

IlivedintheMiddleEastforawhile,andwhenIwentout,Ihadtoobeythelocalcustomofwearingsomethingovermyheadandwearingadressthatcoveredmywholebody.Atfirst,Ifounditarealnuisance,butafterawhile,Igotusedtoitandevenstartedtolikeit.Youfeelreallysecure,andalsoyoudon’thavetoworryaboutwhattowearallthetime.

Unit6

What’swrongwithit

P34

2Conversation:

Listenandpractice.

Clerk:CanIhelpyou

Helen:Yes,I’dliketoreturnthisjacket.

C:Istheresomethingthematterwithit

H:Yes.Ididn’tnoticewhenIboughtit,butthereareafewproblems.First,ithasatearinthelining.

C:Hmm,actually,it’storninseveralplaces.

H:Andsomeofthebuttonsareveryloose,thisonecameoff,infact.Andthere’sastainonthecollar.

C:I’mreallysorryaboutthis.Wouldyouliketoexchangeitforanotherone

H:Well,tobehonest,Idon’tthinkthisjacketisverywellmade.I’drathergetarefund.

C:Iunderstand.Doyouhavethereceipt

P36

4ListeningFairexchange

Listentothreecustomersreturningitemstheypurchased.Completethechart.

1.

C:CanIhelpyou

M:Yes,Iboughtthisbriefcaseherelastweek,butthere’ssomethingwrongwiththelock.Ican’tgetittocloseproperly.

C:Letmesee.Yes,Iseewhatyoumean.Thelockseemstobejammedorsomething.Noproblem.I’llgetyouanotherone.Sorryaboutthat.

2.

W:Hi.

C:Yes

W:IwonderifyoucouldtakealookattheseshoesIboughthere.They’reprettynew,buttheyseemtobefallingapart.

C:Hmm.Letmesee.Yes,thisdoesn’tlookright.Thestitchingiscomingout.Howlongdidyousayyou’vehadthem

W:Onlyaboutamonth.Here’sthereceipt.

C:Hmm…yes.Well,letmeexchangetheseforyou.I’msorryfortheinconvenience.

3.

M:Excuseme.

C:Yes,howcanIhelpyou

M:Youseethisshirt

Iboughtithereafewweeksago,butthefirsttimeIwashedit,thecolorchanged:Itwentfrombrightredtolightpink.

C:Howdidyouwashit

M:Well,Ijusttosseditintothewashingmachinewithmyotherclothes.

C:Whattemperaturedidyouuse

M:Iusuallywashmyclothesinhotwater,soIguesshot.

C:Well,didyoucheckthewashinginstructions

M:Um…maybenot.

C:Well,youseehereonthislabel

Itsays,“Washincoldwateronly.”

M:Um-hmm.

C:SoI’mreallysorry,butsinceyoudidn’tfollowthewashinginstructions,Ican’treallydoanythingforyou.

Unit7

Thewordwelivein

P40

2Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Andy:Excuseme.WouldyouliketomakeacontributiontoGreenerWorld

Carla:Sure.Whatareyouworkingonrightnow

A:Well,we’redevelopingeducationalprogramsforschools.Wewanttoshowchildrenhowtheoceansarebeingpollutedbyindustrialwaste.Andwewanttotellthemabouthowfishsupplieshavebeendepletedthroughoverfishing.

C:Ithinkwhatyou’redoingisterrific.IwishIcoulddomoretohelp.

A:So,haveyoueverthoughtaboutbecomingamemberofGreenerWorld

C:No,buttellmealittlemoreaboutit.

BListentotherestoftheconversation.WhatelsehasGreenerWorldaccomplishedintheircity

A:We’vebeenactiveinthisareaforalmostfiveyearsnow.Areyouawareofsomeofourotherlocalprojects

C:No,Idon’tthinkIam.

A:Well,oneofthethingswe’vebeendoingisplantingtrees.Wehaveagroupofvolunteersinvolvedinseveraltree-plantingprojectsindifferentpartsofthecity.We’retryingtogetasmanytreesplantedaspossibletohelpcleantheairandalsotohelplowerthetemperatureduringthesummer.

C:Thatsoundssmart.

A:Uh-huh.We’vealsoplacedover50recyclingbinsaroundthecitysothatpeoplecandropoffthingsforrecycling–cans,bottles,plasticbags,andnewspapers.Lastyearweraisedover$100,000throughrecycling.

C:That’sfantastic.I’dlovetogetinvolvedinGreenerWorld.WheredoIsign

P42

5Listening:Environmentalsolutions

AListentothreepeopledescribinghowcomeseriousenvironmentalproblemsarebeingsolved.Writedowntheproblemeachonetalksabout.

1.Jenny:

J:Youknow,I’vebeenreadingalotabouttheproblemoflandfills–anditreallyhasmeworried.

M:Why

J:Well,itseemsthattheeasiestwayofdisposingoftrashisbyburyingitinlandfills.Theproblemisthatinmanycountriesthelandfillshavealreadybeenfilledup,andit’shardtofindplacestostartnewones.Noonewantsahugelandfillanywhereneartheirneighborhood.

M:Sowhat’sthesolution

J:Well,thereisnoeasysolution.Butmanycitiesaretryingtodomorerecyclingsothattheycanreducetheamountofstuffthatgoesintothelandfills.

2.Adam:

W:Ican’tbelieveit’sbecomedangeroustogetasuntan.Whatisthisworldcomingto

A:Well,thesunhasneverbeengoodforyou,butit’sreallydangerousnow.Yousee,theozonosphere,whichhelpsprotectusfromthesun’sultravioletrays,hasbeendamagedbypollutionintheair.Whentheozonelayergetstoothin,itcancauseanincreaseinskincancerandotherproblems.

W:Butisthereanythingwecandotosolvetheproblem

A:Sure.Oneofthebiggestthreatstotheozonelayeriscars–theexhaustgasesfromcars.Thebestwaytosavetheozonelayeristodriveless.Soinmanyplaces,peoplearebeingaskedtocarpool.

3.Kate:

K:Youknow,youalwayshearaboutairpollution,butnotmanypeopleareawareoftheproblemofwaterpollution.

M:Youmeanintheoceans

K:No.Imeanpolluteddrinkingwater.It’saprobleminalmosteverymajorcityintheworld.Almostallourriversandlakes–wherewegetourdrinkingwaterfrom–arebeingpollutedinsomewaybybusinessesfarms,homes,industries,andothersources.Andeventhoughthewatermostofusdrinkistreated,it’sstillnot100percentpure.

M:Sowhat’sthesolution

K:Well,it’sacomplicatedproblemtosolve,butbasicallywhat’sinvolvedistreatingallwasteproductsmorecarefullysothatdangerouschemicalsandbacteriadon’tgetintoourwatersupply.

P43

Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Andy:Youknow,there’safactoryoutsidetownthat’spumpingchemicalsintotheriver.

Carla:HowcantheydothatIsn’tthatagainstthelaw

A:Yes,itis.Butalotofcompaniesignorethoselaws.

C:That’sterrible!WhatcanGreenerWorlddo

A:Well,onthingtodoaboutitistotalktothemanagement.

C:Whatifthatdoesn’twork

A:Well,thenanotherwaytostopthemistogetaTVstationtorunastoryonit.

C:Yes!Companieshatebadpublicity.Bytheway,what’sthenameofthiscompany

A:It’scalledApexIndustries.

C:Ohno!Myuncleisoneoftheirtopexecutives!

CListentotherestoftheconversation.WhatdoAndyandCarladecidetodo

Carla:Waitaminute,BeforeGreenerWorlddoesanything,shouldn’twemakesurethatwe’vegotourfactsstraight

Andy:Absolutely.Thebestthingtodoistomonitorthesituationoverthenextseveralweekstoseewhatexactlyishappening.

C:Howdowedothat

A:Well,wecantakepicturesoftheriverandeventakewatersamplestoseehowhadthesituationis.

C:OK.AndmaybeIcouldtalktomyuncleaboutit.

A:Oh,no,Idon’tthinkthat’sagoodidea.Notyet,anyway.

C:Whynot

A:Idon’tthinkwewanttosayanythingtoanyoneuntilwehaveaclearerpictureofwhatisgoingon.Afterwe’vemonitoredthesituationforawhile,thenwecandecidewhetherweneedtohaveameetingwitharepresentativeofthecompanytotellthemwhatwe’vediscovered.OK,Carla

C:OK.

Unit8

Learningtolearn

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2Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Paula:Doyouwanttotakeaclasswithmeatthecommunitycollege

Jason:Maybe.Whataretheyoffering

P:Well,here’sthecoursecatalog.Takealook.

J:Hmm.They’vegotalotoflanguageclasses–Chinese,German,Japanese.WouldyouratherlearnanAsianlanguageoraEuropeanone

P:Um,actually,IthinkI’drathertakeanartclass.Theyhaveoneonlandscapephotographyandanotheronmakingvideos.

J:ThatsoundsOK.ButIthinkI’dpreferstudyingvideotolearningaboutphotography.

P:OH,wait.Itsaysherethatyouneedtoprovideyourownvideoequipment.

J:Oh,I’drathernotspendalotofmoney.Let’sseewhatelsethey’reoffering.

BListentotherestoftheconversation.WhatcoursedotheydecidetotakeWhy

Paula:Hmm.Hey,thissoundskindofinteresting:theartofbonsai.

Jason:What’sbonsai

P:Youknow,thoseminiaturetreestheygrowinlittletubs.Itsaysherethattheyhaveacourseonhowtogrowthem,andonhowtodevelopabusinesssellingbonsais.Apparently,youcansellthemforupto$500apiece.

J:Really

Wow!Thatdoessoundgood.Wecouldlearnhowtogrowthemandthenmaybesetupalittlebusiness.

P:Yeah.Wecoulddoitoutatmydad’splace.Hehaslotsofroomtogrowthingsinhisgarden.

J:IsthecourseexpensiveDoyouhavetobuyanyspecialequipment

P:Itsaysnospecialequipmentisrequiredexceptplantcontainersandsomeyoungtrees.

J:Let’scheckitout,then.

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Listening:

AListentothreepeopletalkingaboutthepart-timecoursestheyto