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Todd:
So, Marion, do youlike to play sports?
Marion:
I don't play sportsat the moment cause Idon't really have the time, or it feels like I don't have time.It's been a long time since Idid sports regularly.
Todd:
Yeah, me too, but Ilove sports. I love to watchsports on TV.
Marion:
Mm-hm. But that'snot really taking part insports is it? It's not thesame. That just means thatyou like TV.
Todd:
No, I don't like TV. Ilike watching sports on TV.There's a big difference.
Marion:
OK, so, what kindof sports do you likewatching on TV?
Todd:
Well, I think youknow, baseball.
Marion:
But of course.Anything else?
Todd:
No anything, prettymuch basketball, baseball. Iwatch anything but there aresports I really dislike.
Marion:
Hmm, like what, for example?
Todd:
Ice-skating. I hateice-skating. It’s torture. LikeI can't watch...
Marion:
The girls doingtheir pirouettes and stuff likethat?
Todd:
Oh, yeah, plus.
Marion:
Figure skating, isthat what you mean?
Todd:
Yeah, yeah, so whenyou watch it you think,they're gonna fall, they'regonna fall, and they've gotthe music on in thebackground, and they'regoing around really fast, andthen maybe you like one of the skaters, and then you'renervous cause you think,she's gonna fall, or he'sgonna fall. I mean they'reterrific athletes, but to methat's not a sport, that's anart. It should be like dancingor ballet. Like they don't putballet on the sports network,so they should not put ice-skating on the sportsnetwork either.
Marion:
OK, I can seewhere you are coming from,but I think if you watch arace like say the 100meters, or something likethat, you might also benervous and afraid that oneof them is going to fall, if you have that kind of investment in somebody.
Todd:
Yeah, I don't think so,and I mean maybe it's justme but, yeah!
Marion:
If you've got andAmerican runner, which youusually do, in the 100meters, do you not feelreally nervous for them?
Todd:
No, cause I knowthey're gonna win. No justkidding! Actually, theyhaven't been winningrecently, but, yeah, I guessa little bit, maybe thehurdles. You felt that wayabout the hurdles, a little bit.
Marion:
Yeah!
Todd:
So, but do you likewatching ice-skating?
Marion:
Um, I don’t mind,but I do find it a bit boringafter awhile, really.
Todd:
Yeah! Yeah!
Marion:
I find, to be honestI find most sports boring towatch after a certain lengthof time. An hour and a half is about my limit. I likewatching soccer, but soccer is always changing so, Idon't find that a chore towatch but everything elsereally, an hour and a half and I’m done.
Todd:
Well, I guess that'sbetter.
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Marion and Todddiscuss varioussports they like to watch on TV.
 
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Part 1:play sports? no timedon
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t like TV, love sports on TVlike baseball, basketball, footballMarion likes to play sports but recently she hashad no time so it has been a long time since shehas played. Todd says that he doesn
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t like TV,but he does like to watch baseball, basketball,and football on TV.Part 2:hate ice skating, torturegonna fall, nervous____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part 3:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part 4:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part 5:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
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1.If I try ice skating, I know I gonna fall.
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2. Ice skating makes me nervous, because I’m worry they’re gonna fall.
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I
 worry 
 
3. Let’s go and watch the game to the sports bar.
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4. He has been playing baseball since he was a 3
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 years old boy.
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3
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 year old
5. You should have watched it! It was a too good game to miss.
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it was too good
a 
 game
 
6. Professional athletes have much money.
 
have
a lot of 
money 7. She’s married with a pro football player.
married
to
a 
 
8. I use to play tennis when I was a kid.I
used
to play 9. Even though they were winning big in the first half, but they lost the game.
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first half, but
 
they 
 
10.I don’t really understand the rules, can you please explain me?
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explain
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me
 
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