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DESTINATIONS
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A: Excuse m e. D olores G otten?

B : Y es?
A: Hi. I'm B rad J o rd a n ...fro m Lem on
C o m p u te rs? H ow J o y o u do?
B: H ow d o you do? T'm g lad to m eet
y ou, Brad. T h an k you for com in g to
m eet us.
A; It's p le a s u re . I lo w w a s the trip?
B: Fine. O h. I'd like y o u to m eet Ron
E ng. H e 's o u r sales m a n a g e r.
A: H o w d o y o u do, Ron?

E x e r c is e 1
A: Bob Crawford?

A: Hello. I’m Helen Kirby, from G eneral

Technologies. How do you do?

A: 11s a pleasure. Did you have a good

trip?

A: Oh, let m e introduce you to Charlie

Vitto H e’s our financial m anager.

C: Karen!
D: Hi. Jo d v . H ow are v o u d o in g ?
C: G reat. H ow a re: y ou? 1 h a v e n 't
seen y o u for ages.
D: I'm all tig h t. A re you h e re to
m eet so m eb o d y ?
C : N o , m y m om just left to r M iam i.
P>: Do you h av e Lime fo r coffee?
C: S u re, i’d love som e.

E: M arg aret, hi.

F: H ello, C arol. I low are v o u ’
E: O h, I'm OK H o w are y o u
g ettin g along?
F: Fine, th an k s. H o w are L arrv and
th e kids?
E: E v e ry b o d y 's lin e. M y c a r's jUst
o u tsid e . Let m e take one of y o u r
bags.
F: O h . th an k s. C areful, it's h eavy.
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C : Hi. W h a t tim e y o u r n e x t flight to N’ew

Y ork?
IT: T w o fortv-fivo. F lig h t 604 to La G u a rd i a
A ir p o r t T h ere's apace av ailab le.
G: W h at's the o n e-w ay hire?
H: I t s S22H.70 w ith tax.
G: OK. T here y o u go. P ut it on my Visa card,
please
H: All rig h t, lu st a secon d .

E x e r c is e 2
Look at the conversation betw een G and H.
and practice two similar conversations, one for
Boston and one for Chicago.

’
Air Stream line D epartures from Middleburg
Air Streamline Fares (tax included)
Service to FlightD eparts
’•ra$Bs:; i In r r Fares
Boston (Logan} 317 11:05AM From Middleburg
New York fLa Guardia) 604 2:45PM To Boston one-way $228.70
Los A ngeles (LAX) 410 4:15PM ____________________ round-trip $457.40
ss
Chicago (O'Hare) 104 3:55 pm To Chicago one-way $128.20
i si t .%&].:
Atlanta 211 10 : 2 0 p m round-trip $256.40
. . . .

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I: Well, hi there!
]r U h— hello.
I: H o w a r e y o u do in g ?
J: O h —‘fine. U h—-excuse m e .... Do I k n o w
y o u from so m ew h ere ?
I: S u re, it s m e, Kick B allestrina.
): t in sorry. I d o n 't thin k I know vou.
1: A re n 't you Jose C ortes?
J: No, I'm afraid not.
1: O h, ex cu se m e I th o u g h t y o u w ere
so m eo n e else. I'm so sorry.
J: T h a t's all rig h t.

O L is t e n in g E x e r c is e 3
Listen to the airport announcem ents. Look at the exam ple and com plete the How a re you?
chart in the sam e way. I'm fiw , H i>w tin- you?
1. Hi!
2. I’m so sorry.
3. T hank you very much for coming to
m eet us.
4. Aren't you Michael Jack m an ?
5. How are you getting along?
6. T here you go
7. E xcuse me.
8. Good-bye.
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Is everything ready?
ifiMTftOLROOM
This Is Your Life is a very p o p u la r
sh o w on A m erican TV. Every Week,
Ihey in', ite ,i w ell-k n o w n perso n to a
TV stu d io . T he p e rs o n d o e sn ’t k n o w
that he o r she will b e the subject of
the p ro g ram . The host g reets th e
p erso n w ith "This Is Y our Life!” The
p erso n then m eets frien d s an d
relatives from the past a n d p resen t.
They tap e the p ro g ra m before a live
audience. The taping begins a t eight
o'clock. It's 6:45 n o w and the d ire c to r
is ch eck in g the p re p aratio n s w ith h e r
new p ro d u ctio n assistant. The subject
of to n ig h t's sh o w w ill be a n actor,
W illiam Paine. The host, a s u su al,
w ill be loe C am p an aro ,
D irector: OK. W e're b rin g in g Bill
P ain e here in a ren ted lim ousine.
H e thinks he's com ing to ta p e a
talk-show app earan ce . W e'v e told
t h t1d riv e r to arriv e a t exactly 7:55.
The p ro g ra m begins at e ig h t
o'clock. At th a t tim e. Bill w ill be
w alk in g to th e stu d io , loe w ill start
GREEN ROOM
CAM 1
his in tro d u ctio n at 8:01, a n d Bill
will get here at 8:02. Joe will m eet
him a t the door. C am era 4 will be
there. T hen he'll ta k e him to that
sofa. It'll be on C am era 3. Bill w ill
be sittin g th e re d u rin g th e w h o le
p ro g ram . For m o st of th e show , jo e
w ill b e sittin g next to th e sofa or
sta n d in g on d ial "X." H e'll be on
C am era 2. The g u ests will com e
th ro u g h that do o r, talk to Bill a n d
loe, a n d then go backstage. N o w ,
is th a t clear?
P ro d u c tio n A ssista n t: Yes, b u t—
u h — there is o n e th in g ...
D irector: W ell, w h a t is it?
PA: W here will Lhe g u ests be w aiting
b efo re th ey com e tin?
D irector: T he g reen ro o m — 401.
S tep h an ie w ill be sitting th ere w ith
them . T h ey ’ll be w atch in g the
sh o w o n a m o n itor. She'll cue them
tw o m in u tes befo re they co m e on.
PA: OK. I think th at covers
ev ery th in g .
jam Paine
- “—Director:,_.c^ r * £ P rie s
Running O rder
U-JLigH+g -to a UdlenV,
to stud.
E x e r c is e 1
Each of the g u ests will say a few
words about William Paine. Look at
the running order above.
A: Who'll be speaking at 8:06?
B: His schoolteacher will.
Ask and answ er about: 8:04 8:10.
8:15. 8:19. and 8:27.
E x e r c is e 2
A: What'll be happening a t 7:45?
B: A com edian will be telling jokes to
the audience.
Ask and answ er about: 7:57, 8:35,
and 9:00.
E x e r c is e 3
The g u ests will be waiting in Room
401 from 7:50 until they go on.
A: How long will his sister be waiting?
B: She'll be waiting tor 13 minutes.
Ask and answ er about the other
guests.
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C a m p a n a ro : G o o d e v e n in g a n d
w elcom e to This />• Your Life! I'm
y o u r host, Joe C am p a n a ro . W e 're
w aitin g for th e subject of to n ig h t's
p ro g ram . H e's o n e of th e w o rld 's
C a m p a n a ro : Do y o u reco g n ize th is
voice?
V oice: I rem em b er H erm — u h . Bill—
w h e n h e w as tw o. H e u sed to cry
a n d scream all d ay .
P aine: R oseanne!
C a m p a n a ro : All th e w ay from
T okyo— w e flew h er h e re to be
w ith y o u to n ig h t— y o u r sister,
R oseanne W artski T a tsu k a w a .
P aine: Rosie, w hy d id n 't y o u tell m e?
C a m p a n a ro : Yes, you h a v e n 't seen
each o th e r for n in e years. T ake a
seat next to h im , R oseanne. Y ou
w e n t to school in P ro v id e n c e an d
g o t v o u r d ip lo m a fro m W h itn ev
H igh School in 1976.
C a m p a n a ro : Do you rem e m b e r this
voice?
V oice: H erm an ! Stop d a y d re a m in g ! I
ask ed y o u a question!
P ain e: Incredible! it's Mr. T heissen.
C a m p a n a ro : Y our E nglish teac h er,
M r. Irw in T h eissen . W as Bill a
g o o d stu d e n t. Mr. T heissen ?
T h e iss e n : W ell, n o t really. N o, he
w a s the w orst in the class. B ut he
w as a g reat actor, ev en in th o se
d a y s. H e co u ld im itate ail the
teachers.
C a m p a n a ro : T h an k y o u , Mr.
T heissen. You can talk to Bill later.
W ell, Bill, you w e n t o n to th e Yale
School o f D ram a in 1978 a n d
fin ish ed in 1982. In 1983, y o u w ent
to H o lly w o o d .
T h is Is Y our L ife!
lead in g actors, a n d h e th in k s lie's
co m in g h e re lo r a ta lk sh o w . 1
L oo k a t th is :
o
th in k Lh e a r h im n o w Yes, here
he is: W illiam P a in e, th is is y o u r
life!
P aine: O h, no! I c a n 't believe it! N ot Program. Th i s l g Y our LLf-a _Dale *1;v
Origin' KRKF.. 1^03 Angelas
m e __ SkibjtfCU.W lllijn B . PaitiB
C a m p a n a ro : Yes. you! C o m e in witin C h r is g r i c s
m e n o w . L ad ies a n d g en tle m e n ,
W illiam Paine! Sit rig h t o v e r h ere, S u b je c t's B io g r a p h ic a l D a ta
Bill. L et's beg in at the b e g in n in g . L a s t n a m e : WnrT-'ak-i. .jja ta g e nam e: W illio n » P a lp a l'
You w e re b o rn In P ro v id e n ce , F ir s t N a m e : lteg^tan ____________ ____ __ __
R ho d e Islan d , on July 2, 1958. You.
w ere th e y o u n g e st o f six ch ild ren . M id d le n a m c /l n i t i a l : 1 „ _______
Y our m o th e r w as a m odel, and D a te o f b k r tfa :___ ....................... . ...
y o u r fath er w o rk ed at a fu rn itu re P la c e o f b i r t h : P gavA aaag n , KT_____ _________
sto re. O f co u rse, v o u r n a m e w as N a tio n a lity : Acrpcxcdu (UiS.fr.............................. _
H e rm a n W artski then. E d u c o t j o n v a u c n g y -H.S. - .
Y a l e S c h o o l o f D ram a, Wevi H a v e n
A d d r e s s * T 7 S u n a h i x ie Boulerviaxxi
M ollyvw ood, CA 9 0 2 1 4
W
M a rita l s ta tu s ;. -
O c c u p a tio n l A c tm r
E x e r c is e
Ask another student questions and fill
out the form.
C a m p a n a ro : D o y o u know th is
voice? ••{i^olph^fedunard ProductkxM))*
V oice: Say, Bill, can y o u rid e a h o rse
yet? Origin:
P ain e: Rita!
C am p a n a ro : Yes, Rita C olon, w h o 's Host: ------ Director
flo w n in from N ew York, w h ere .S u b je c t's B io g r a p h ic a l D a ta
sh e 's a p p e a rin g In the n e w rm isical
The Ronuurce Dance. L a s i rm m c :.. ...... ....... __________________
C o lo n : Bill, d arlin g ! It's so w o n d e rfu l F i r s t N a m e : ___ :......................................
to see y o u . H ello, Joe, d arlin g . Bill M i d d le n n n te y io iU a l;.
a n d I w ere in a m o v ie to g e th e r in D a te o f b i r t h .......___
1984. Bill h a d to learn to rid e a EMace o f b i r t h : ■_
h o rse, a n d ...w e ll. Bill d o e s n 't like N a tio n a lity : .....___
h o rses v ery m uch. Education:— ____________
P ain e: L ike th em ? I'm sca re d to
d e a th o f them-)!
C o lo n : A n y w ay , p o o r Bill p racticed
for tw o w eek s. T h en h e w e n t to the
d ire c to r— it w a s John G a lv e sto n —
a n d said , "W h a t d o y o u w a n t m e
to d o ? " John said , "I w a n t y o u to M a r ita l s ta tu s :.,
fall off the h o rse ." Bill w a s furious. O c c u p a tio n : , , ,
H e said, “WTiat?! Fall off! I'v e been
p racticin g for tw o W eeks. I co u ld
fall o ff the first d a y — w ith o u t any
p ractice!"
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The Louisville Rally

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Missoula
u s Billings Toronto

J(4£MmSmj 3(540 miles?

Rawlins 4i36i wzw Grand Rapids

North Platte 5 '470 mifesf.
4135? miles!
5(5 13 milesi
Kansas City

Las Vegas 5(331 miles! 5(451mifesf

Albuquerque 4mm}

3(594 miles) 4(580 miles

Tallahasa
2(406 mm

Houston
New Orleans

D river: Erie Rogers
R egion: Pacific N o rth w est
Age: 2N
S tartin g point: Vancouv er
Cor: Pontiac G rand Am
E ngine d isp lacem en t: 2.31/140 cu in
T op speed; (estim ate) 108 m ph
(173 k m /h )
Fuel econom y: citv 22 m pg, h ig h w ay
34 m pg
O verall d im e n sio n s
L ength: IH7.9 in (477.3 cm)
W idth: (>7.5 in {171.5 a n )
H eight: 53.4 in (135.6 cm)
D riv en C raig Hal pern
R egion: S o u th ern C alifornia
Age: 32
S ta rtin g p o in t: San Diego
C ar: C h ev ro let l.um ina
E ngine d isp lac e m e n t: T4 1/207 cu. in
T o p sp eed : I *5 m ph (216 k m /h )
Fuel econom y: cily 17 m pg, highw ay
26 m p g
O v erall d im e n sio n s
L ength: 1^8.3 in (503.7 cm)
W idth: 73.7 in <182-1 cm)
H eig h t: 33.4 in <135.6 cm)
D river: B ernard W estbrook
R egion: S outheast
Age: 31
S ta rtin g p o in t: Miami
Car: Ford T h u n d erb ird
E ngine disp lacem en t: 3.tt 1/231.3 cu in
T o p sp eed : U«ilimate)145 m ph
(232 k m /h )
Fuel econom y: citv t7 m pg, h ig h w av
26 m p g
O v erall d im e n sio n s
L ength: 200.7 in (3()*•-*.8 cm )
W idth: 72.5 in (IH4.2 cm)
H eig h t: 53.fi in 1136.1 cm)
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T h e L o u isv illeR allv . w hich sta rte d in R ally N ew s from C SN ,

1^91, it quickly b eco m in g o n e o f th e C ab le S p o rts N e tw o rk
m o st fa m o u s car e v en ts in Ilie Uni led
N o w h e re 's a re p o r t fro m Bob
States. C o m p e tito rs leav e Ivom
C ostello.
sev eral p a in ts a ro u n d N o rth A m erica
Portltind a n d follow ro u te s of a p p ro x im a tely Bob: H ello from Billings, M ontana.
11481 miles)
e q u a l le n g th to a rally in g p o in t, It's n in e o 'clo ck o n M o n d ay 1n ig h t,
w h ich will be K ansas C ity th is year. S ep te m b e r 2?, an d the Pacific
ttawo T h en they follow a sin g le ro u te to Ihe N o rth w e st co m p e tito rs in the
finish. T he rallv co n sists of six d aily I .onisville Rally h a v e just a rriv ed
stag es, b eg in n in g on S u n d a y here at th e end of th e second sta g e in
^ li' m o rn in g , a n d each c o m p e tito r will th is y e a r's co n test. Eric Rogers, w h o 's
h a v e d riv e n o v e r 2,000 m ile s by d riv in g a P ontiac G ra n d A m , is in th e
F rid a y night, ll is n o t a race. T he lead. C h ris S ullivan, w h o w on last
w in n e r is d e c id e d on a p o in ts svstem . y e a r's rally, c ra s h e d n e a r Spo k an e,
D riv e rs h av e to m a in ta in an av e ra g e W ash in g to n , this m o rn in g . C h ris w as
sp eed b e tw een co ntrol p o in ts, and not h u rt, b u t h e will b e u n a b le to
th ere are also special tests ol d riv in g c o n tin u e . S even o th e r d riv e rs h a v e
mu m^ u mu U^ u skill in d iffe re n t c o n d itio n s on Lhe w ith d ra w n d u e to b ad w e ath e r
Wav. co ndition?. T o n ig h t the d riv e rs, w h o
L E 6 E N D left from S eattle o n S u n d a y m o rn in g ,
w ill be h e a d in g in to W y o m in g .
□ Start Start
Stage I Sunday E x e r c is e 1 E x e r c is e 4
Stage 2 Monday Look al ihe information about the first Look at Bob C ostello's report and the
driver. m ap.
Stage 3 Tuesday Whirl's his umite? All tbe cars started on Sunday
Stage 4 Wednesday His name’s Eric Rogers morning.
■ Stage 5 Thursday Wluit ivgiiM does he refvesenl.’ Where is the first dr w et now? He s hi
He represents the Pacific Northwest Billings, Mnrihi nn.
■ Stage 6 Friday I-loze old is he? Where did he start? He started in
He's 28. Vancouver.
Ask an d answ er q uestions about the Hoie long Inis he I'ecu driving1 lie's been
Miami other drivers. drwing for two dm/s.
Hotv nuimr utiles has he driven? He's
E x e r c is e 2 driven 584 miles {940 km).

D river: Alex Rossi
R egion: N o rth east
Age: 30
S ta rtin g p o in t: P o rtlan d , M aine
Car: C h ev ro let M onte C arlo
E n g in e d is p la c e m e n t: 3.4 1/2117cu in
T o p sp e e d : (esrim ate)l3 3 m p h
(213 k m /h )
Fuel econ o m y : city 17 m p g , h ig h w ay
23 m p g
O v erall d im e n s io n s
L en g th : 2l)!).3 in (508.H cm )
W id th : 72.7 in ( IS4.7 a n )
H eig h t: 52,5 in 1133.4 cm )
Look at the information about the first Ask and answ er questions about the
car. olher drivers.
WJuit make is it?
E x e r c is e 5
it's a Pontiac Grand Am.
Hmo fast con it go? Look al the map. II s Monday night.
The top speed is IOS tttph ( 173 hn/ht. Where wilt Erie Rogers (>e h>monvu>
! low mitch gas does it use7 night? He'll he in Rawlins. Wi/oming.
22 mpg in the city. .34 mpg on the highway. What will he be doing tomorrow? lie'll be
Htiw long is it7 driving from Billings to Raw!ms.
ft's 187.9 inf 477.3 cm. Ask and answ er questions about
'How nude is it? W ednesday and Thursday.
If '> 67.5 m/'LTl.5 cm.
H ow high is it ? Do the sa m e lor the other drivers
11 s 53.4 ini I >,">.<>cut
E x e r c is e 6
Ask and answ er questions aboul the
other cars. Look al the information about Eric
Rogers.
E x e r c is e 3 On T uesday night he'll be in Rawlins.
Wyoming.
Look at the informalior about the Hoit1far will he Imre driven on Tuesday?
drivers. He’ll hum- driven 1.347 miles (2.167 krril.
Bernard WtelbrcKfk's older than Alev Rossi
Eric Rot*jTT'i isn't a sold as Bernard Ask and answ er q uestions about
W ednesday and Thursday.
Westbrook.
Chirg Hit!fern's the. oldest Do the sa m e for the other drivers,
Make com parisons about ihe cars
using: fast/long/wide/high/economical.
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E V E R M A K K IE P P IV O R C E P N£VER MARKIN

A n n o u n cer: W elcom e to The Romance
Connection, w here old-fashioned
rom ance m eets m o d e m technology.
N ow here's y o u r host, Joel Preiss.
Joel: G ood evening, ladies and
gentlem en. O u r rirst guest tonight
if- Roxanne M atthew s. Roxanne is a
financial analyst. She likes skiing,
snorkelingr an d eatin g in good
restaurants. Roxanne has been to all
the four-star restau ran ts in the area!
She loves going to th e th eater and
the m ovies. She d ates ab o u t once
every tw o w eeks, b u t sh e's tired of
d atin g m en w h o w o n 't m ak e a
com m itm ent. Hello, Roxanne!
R oxanne: H i, Joel. It's nice to be here.
Joel: N ow let's see the tap es that
Roxanne saw . A nd then you'll get a
chance to vote on w ho she sh o u ld
go out w ith. First there w as Mike.
M ike: H i, R oxanne. Let m e tell you a
little about m yself. I really enjov
cooking, a n d I'd love to have
someone to cook tor! I started
p ain tin g a few m o n th s a g o ...
w atercolors of su n sets at th e
beach ..-an d I'm really p re tty good,
if I m u st sav so m yself. I like
play in g tennis, going skiing, a n d
going hiking. I'm q u ite a n athlete,
really. I'm not in terested in rock
clim bing o r sk y d iv in g ... I'm
scared of falling! But I d o n 't m ind
falling in love.
Joel: W ell, M ike so u n d s like q u ite a
rom antic. N ext th ere w as G eorge.
G eorge: G ood ev en in g , R oxanne. 1
enjoy g ettin g d ressed u p and
g o in g o u t on the tow n ..d in n e r in
fine restau ran ts, th e th eater or
concerts, d an cin g . I’m alw ays
try in g n e w p la c e s... I g e t bo red
goin g to tlie sam e re stau ra n ts all
th e time. I also like d riv in g fast
cars an d listening to m y favorite
CDs w hile Tdrive. I'd love h a v in g
so m eo n e in the p asse n g er seat
sh a rin g th e experien ce w ith me.
}oei: Well, w h at d o vou th in k of that.
R oxanne? A n d finally, th ere w as
Tim .
Tim : Hi, Roxanne. 1 love traveling to
faraw ay places an d seeing new
sights. I've recently com e back
from a trip to th e p y ra m id s in
E gypt. T h e y 're am azing. They
m ak e vou b eliev e th a t an y th in g 's
possible. N o w I'm interested in
learn in g m ore a b o u t th e ancient
E gyptians. I enjoy eatin g great
eth n ic food an d m eeting p eo p le
from o th e r cultu res. I g av e u p
traveling w ith o th e r p eo p le
because no one 1 k n ew h ad niv
sense of ad v e n tu re .., b u t I'm not
giv in g u p lo oking for som eone!
Joel: Well, th ere you h a v e th e ihree
can d id a te s for Roxanne. N ow,
au d ien c e, w hich one do y o u think
R oxanne should go o u t w ith: M ike,
G eorge, o r Tim?
E x e r c is e 1
Discuss: Who should Roxanne go out
with? Why?
E x e r c is e 2
I tike plai/irtg fc’imis.
Write sen ten ces about yourself with:
love/enjoy/llke/don't like/dislike/hate/
c a n ’t stand.
E x e r c is e 3
I'm tarred of falling.
Write sen ten c es about yourself with:
afraid of/terrified of/scared of.
E x e r c is e 4
J get bored going lo the same restaurants
nlI the lime.
Write se n ten ces about yourself with:
fed up withybored with/tired of/
interested in.
E x e r c is e 5
I gave ujr traveling with other people.
Write se n ten ces about yourself with:
start/begin/stop/give up.
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G etting a job

Look al these ads for job openings.

C o m p u te r O p e ra to r; Expanding d a ta -p ro c sssin g
d e p a rtm e n t n e e d s an o p e ra to r with two y ea rs of
A S400 ex p erien ce to handle daily op eratio n s.
S e n d re s u m e to: P erso n n e l Director, Am erican
Diversified, 485 C ortlandl S treet,
P ittsburgh, PA 15620.
D en tal R e c e p tio n is t:
Part-tim e. Bilingual
S a le s -M a ts u d a o f T okyo: S panish /E n g lish M ature,
O pportunities available for bright. R esp o n d with
s a le s p e rs o n in fash io n ab le qualifications an d salary
boutique. Fax re s u m e and req u irem en ts. Larkin
re fe re n c e s to: (412) 531- A gency, 2 5 4 23rd S treet,
9898 A ttention N .C ^ Pittsburgh, PA 15620.

For so m e jobs, vou h a v e to fill o u t an ap p licatio n , usually
in p erso n . For o th er jobs, you h a v e to se n d a resum e,
w hich you in clu d e w ith a co v er letter. A fter the e m p lo y e r
looks o v er v our a p p licatio n or re su m e , vou m a y be called
for tin in terv iew . H ere is p a rt o f a. b ro c h u re w hich w as p u t
o u t bv a state e m p lo y m e n t office. T he office h elp s p e o p le
Who a re looking for jobs.
C o ver letter
M ake a g o o d f ir s t im j ' k e s s io n :
• T y p e the le tte r neatlv on good statio n ery .
• C h eck for sp e llin g m istakes. Use a d ictio n a ry if y o u a re
not su re of a w o rd , o r u se a c o m p u te r spellirtg-checker.
• Follow sta n d a rd , b u sin ess-lelter form at. A d d re ss the
letter a n d e n v e lo p e clearly.

THE INTERVIEW 421 L afayette Drive A n 'a y

What do I do well? School activities? S » Paul, MN 55105 P 17
What are my good points'? School subjects? A Pril 9. 1996
Why would I like this job? Previous job?
Personnel Director
Hobbies? Interests? Part-time work?
9 3 5 ^ (n ta ,C 0 m ^ r (' Corp.
What do I like doing and why? 935 W atson Avenue
What do I not like doing and why? pauJ, M NS5101
You will want to ask questions too:
Dear Personnel Director
The job itself? Can i see where I would be working?
Training? Hours?
Prospects for advancement? Money?
Educational opportunities? Conditions?
Write down your answers and go over them just before you go
into the interview.
BEFORE THE INTERVIEW ________________________
P ° o S t rgSyStemS an d c w n p S K S S d ordereVeral
1. Find out all you can about the company.
2. Find out the interviewer's name and office phone number.
3. Find out where the interview is. ?6uf fi^ f> o n 7 w ^h you Y ^ u c a n ^ f° d isC u ss"V
(612) 328-2174 Can reaCh m e at
4. Find out how to get there and how long it will take you to get there.
5. Make sure you know what the job involves. Sincerely yours.
6. Dress to look clean and neat.
AT THE INTERVIEW______________________________
/ W synsc)

Peter Meyers
DOs Enclosure
1. Arrive early. Call ahead if you're delayed.
2. Shake hand firmly.
3. Try to smile and show confidence.
4. Ask questions and show interest in the job.
5. Be polite, listen carefully, and speak clearly.
E x e r c is e 1
DON’Ts
1. Don't panic. (Breathe deeply and remember your good points.) Look at the three ad s with a partner. Take turns telling
2. Don't slouch or look bored. which job you would apply for and why.
(Stand and sit straight; make eye contact.)
3. Don't smoke or chew gum. E x e r c is e 2
4. Don't give one*word answers or say you don't care what you do. Write a letter applying for one of the three jobs.
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Battle of Sheridan Street
o
Thursday, September 4
BATTLE OF SHERIDAN STREET
BY M A R V I N R O T H S T E I N
P o lic e a n d H o u s in g A u t h o r it y
o ffic ia ls h a d to tu rn b a ck a g c in
yeste rd ay w hen they tried to talk
to M rs. Florence H a m ilifo n . They
estim ated th a t at least 2 0 o f Mrs.
H a m i l t o n 's dogs (th e exact
n u m b e r o f dogs liv in g w ith M rs.
H a m ilto n is no t kn o w n ] g u a rd e d
both the front a n d back doors o f
her house at 8 7 5 Sheridon Street
in the city's East Side section.
C ity o ffic ia ls w e re h o p in g to
speak to the 8 3 -y e a r-o ld w id o w ,
w h o is still refusing to leave he r
h o m e . E very o th e r h o u se in an
area of several c ily blocks aro un d
M rs. H a m ilto n 's house has been
dem olished.
C hannel 7 N ew sdesk
K aty Z alui: W e h av e tw o rep o rts
to n ig h t on th a t c o n tin u in g story
from S heridan Street. First, lei's go
to re p o rte r A lan N elson at C itv
H all.
R eport t
A lan: Thanks, Katy. W ell, right now ,
th e C itv I lo using A u th o rity isn't
w o rk in g on an y th in g except the
" B r it t le ol S h erid an S treet." It's one
w o m an a n d h e r pets v ersu s Citv
H all, a n d so far sh e 's w in n in g . Ms.
H ild a M a rtin e t, the d ire c to r of the
H o u sin g A u th o rity , h a s a g reed to
talk w ith us. Ms. M artin ez, h as tiw
situ atio n ch an g ed sin ce y esterd ay ?
M artin ez: No, A lan, it h asn 't. M rs.
H am ilto n i^ still in her h ouse, a n d
she still refuses to talk to us.
A lan: W h at a re you g o in g lo do?
M artin ez : It s a difficult situ atio n
W e'd like h e r to com e o u t
peacefully. T he police d o n 't in ten d
to a rre st her, b u t sh e 's a very
stu b b o rn w om an!
The H ousing A u th o rity plans to
b u ild a lo w - in c o m e h o u s in g
project in the area. A ll o f the other
reside nts a g re e d to m ove w h e n
the a u th o rity o ffe re d to re lo ca te
them to n e w a p a rtm e n ts in the
A lan: S tu b b o rn ? Well, it is h e r hom e.
M artin ez: Yes, an d it's b een her
h o m e f o r a lo n g tim e, I kn o w But
n o b o d y else refused to m ove. You
see, W e're go in g to build 41)0
a p a rtm e n ts in th at a rea. W e ex p ect
to h a v e a b o u t 1,200 p e o p le living
th e re w h en th e project is finished.
You have to b a lan c e th a t ag ain st
one p e rso n a n d a pack of dogs.
A tan: But M rs. H am ilto n w as bo rn in
th at house, a n d sh e is try ing to
g iv e a ho m e to the h o m eless d o g s
of this citv.
M artin ez : O f course. But w e have
p ro m ised to relo cate h e r and o n e
o t h e r d o g s to a m o d ern a p a rtm e n t
in a senior-oitizens project. I he
o th e r d o g s will go to the ASPCA.
A lan: So, w h a t h a p p e n s next?
M a rtin e z : W e c a n 't w ait forever. We
w a n t the ASPCA to tak e all th e
d o g s tirst. T hen w e h o p e to talk to
Mrs. I lam i Iton a n d convince her to
m ove. W e h a v e to d o so m eth in g
soon.
A lan: T h an k you. Ms. M a rtin e z ....
Live from Citv H all, this has been
Police w a n te d to use s tro n g e r
methods fo rem ove M rs. H am ilton
a n d h e r d o g s fro m th e ir house,
b u t p u b lic o p in io n h a s fo rc e d
th e m to ta k e a m o re c a u tio u s
ap pro ach,
Continued on Page B3
A lan N elson for C h a n n e l 7
N ew sd esk . A nd now to C in d y
W o n g , w h o is w ith M rs. Florence
I lam ilto n at her h o m e on S h erid an
Street.
O L is te n in g
Listen to Report 2. Cindy W ong’s
interview with Mrs. Hamilton, and
answ er ihe following question: What
d o e s Mrs. Hamilton want?
E x e r c is e 1
“ . .the other residents agreed to
move.,.** ,-tyjt'of fr Hitwr is an exam ple
ol a verb + io + another verb.
R ead the n ew spaper article and Alan
N elson’s report again and pick out
other exam ples of verbs with to and
another verb.
E x e r c is e 2
Write five se n te n c e s about your plans/
intenticns/expectations/hopes for the
next live years.
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S en ding a card

G reetin g ca rd s are big b u sin e ss in the U n ited States. M illions of c a rd s are se n t

every y ear, and y o u can buy c a rd s for e v e ry special occasion— o r fo r no
p a rtic u la r occasion al dll You can se n d c a rd t. for C h ristm as, N ew Y ear's,
F asler, b irth d a y s, en g ag e m e n ts, w ed d in g s, b irth s, V alen tin e’s Day, M o th e r's
Day, F ath er's D ay, H allo w een , T h an k sg iv in g , illness, g ra d u a tio n , p ro m o tio n .

J n
w I si—-•

l>//> t f / w i ' ( s / * yo/f/Y>/{j H appy B ir th d a y !

/ w a s So S o r r y fy? h e a r
a b o u t y o u r d a d s passing. //J*
d iffic u lt -fop u tm fo tvords how
m uch h e m e a n f ta ore. i rem em ber E x e r c is e 1
when he was M r I i f He League, sorry to hear.. .iMighicd to gel. etc., are
coach H e m ts a/w ays re a d y to exam ples of the structure: adjective +
" d p rue devebp my abr/stres, a n d h e to + verb. Using this structure and
was always w ilin g f0 to m e som e new s you've heard recently,
H ease. e xp ress m y c o n d o /e ^ e s write your own greeting card.
to yo u r fam ily.
W e d d in g a n n iv e r s a r ie s
R e ^ te .
T u n TRA D IT IO N A L t . l l t S
FOR FACTI ANiNTVtRSARY:
1st p ap er 25th silver
2nd eolton 30th pearl
3rd leather 35th jade
4th linen 40th ruby
^o on! 5 til w ood 45th sapphire
10th tin 30th gold
15th crvstal 55th em erald
< JW t r n a tt& j^
20th china With diam ond
UXU. M£al&y 'Upasit t&
E x e r c is e 2
S uggest a suitable gtft for each
anniversary above.
2nd anniversary cotton
Vcik could give a tablecloth or soine
hnr/'if..
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Marriage counseling

Jon ath an rind B arbara W einer have

been m arried for nearly 15 years.
Thev have tw o ch ild ren , G ary, a g e d
11. and D ebbie, 9. D u rin g the last
c o u p le of years, Jo n ath an an d Barbara
h a v e n 't been verv h ap p y . T hey arg u e
all th e tim e. B arbara's sille r advised
them to go to a m arria g e Counselor. A
m arria g e co u n selo r helps m arried
co u p les to talk ab o u t their problem s
a n d to solve them , if possible.
S om etim es Jo n ath an an d B arbara
m eet w ith the co u n selo r sep arately ,
an d o th e r tu n es they m eet w ith h er
. This is Jo n ad ian and
s third session With Dr. Joyce
Sisters, the counselor.

B a r b a r a ’s s e s s i o n
. S isters: O h, com e in, B arbara.
H av e a seat. D id n ’t Jon ath an
com e?
B arbara: Yes, h e’s w a itin g o u tsid e
H e d id n 't w a n t to com e this w eek,
b u t., .w ell, 1 p e rsu a d e d him to
com e.
. S isters: I see. H o w have th in g s
been going?
Barbara: O h, a b o u t the same. W e still
seem to h av e fights all th e tim e.
D r. S isters: W hat d o you fight
about?
B arbara: W hat iJon't w e fight ab o u t,
you m ean ? W e fight a b o u t
ev ery th in g . H e's so in co n sid erate.
D r. S isters: 1 low so?
W elt, I'll give you an
exam ple. You k n o w , w h e n the
c h ild ren started school, 1 w an ted
to go back to teaching again. So I
got a job. W ell, an y w ay , bv the
lim e I'v e p icked G ary an d Debbie
u p a t m y sister's house— she picks
them u p at school— I o n ly get
h om e a b o u t half an h our before
Jonathan.
. S isters: Yes?
W ell, w h e n he g ets hom e,
he expects m e to ru n aro u n d a n d
get d in n e r on th e table. He n ev er
d o e s a n y th in g in the ho u se
D r. S isters: I lium .
B arbara: And last Friday! H e invited
th ree of his frien d s to com e o v er
fa r a drin k. H e d id n 't tell m e to
expect them . I d o n 't th in k th at's
right, do you?
Dr. S isters: B arbara, I'm n o t here to
p ass judgm ent. I'm here to listen.
B arbara: I’m sorry. And h e 's so
m essy. H e 's w orse th a n the kids. I
a lw ay s have to re m in d him to pick
u p his clothes. I le ju st th ro w s
th em on th e floor. A fter all, I'm not
h is m other. A nd I h av e m y ow n
career. A ctually, I th in k th a t's pari
of the trouble. You see, I m ake
m o re m oney th an he does.
O L iste n in g
Listen lo Jonathan's session with Dr.
S isters.
Answer the following questions:
Why did Barbara have to force Jonathan to
come to the session?
I
How does Jonathan feel about Barbara's
job?
Why don't Jonathan and Barbara talk
much?
m
Why won't Barbara lei the children ride their If
bikes to school?
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E x e r c is e 1
Ikir farm's sister utivisiul than to go .
There are six other sen te n c e s like this
on this page.
Underline them or write them out
E x e r c is e 2 E x e r c is e 3
They’re very tired. They can ’t ta!k. Discuss Jonathan and B arbara's
Thfl/'iv too tut'd to talk. problems in groups. What would you
Continue. advise him/her to do? Who do you
1. They're very young. They shouldn't think is right?
ride bikes to school.
2. H e's very old, He can ’t go to work.
3. We were very surprised. We
couldn’t say anything
4. S h e's very sick. S he shouldn't go
out.
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At hom e w ith the B aldw ins

T h e B aldw in fam ily is like m an y c o n tem p o ra ry A m erican fam ilies:

b oth p a ren ts w ork. E van is a law y er, Lynn is a p h o to g ra p h e r, Z ach ,
12, is in sev e n th g ra d e , an d C hlo e, S, is in fo u rth g rad e.

7 :3 0 am
Evan: Z ach ary , a re you re a d y fo r breakfast?
Zach: N o, Dad. I h a v e to m ak e m y bed first.
Evan: OK, b u t h u rry up. M o m 's m ak in g h o t cereal. By th e w ay , w h at
d o y o u w an I for lu n ch to d ay ?
Z ach: C an 1 h a v e tu rk ey ? I'm tired o f tu n a.
Evan: No problem .

C h lo e: M om , I c a n 't find m y red sw e a te r, an d I w a n t to w e a r it today.

L ynn: I th in k it's in the h am p er. I'm g o in g to d o th e la u n d ry later, so
you can w e a r it to m o rro w . C an I m a k e a su g g estio n ? W hy d o n 't
y o u w ea r y o u r p in k sw e a te r to d ay ? .
C hloe: O h, all rig h t C an y o u d o m y h air now ?
L ynn: In a m in u te I have to g et Z ach. H is b reakfast is g ettin g cold.
C hloe: Is D a d d y m a k in g d in n e r tonig h t?
L ynn: L 'h-huh.
C hloe: C an w e ha vc* sp a g h e tti a n d m eatballs?
L ynn: OK. 1 h a v e to m ak e a sh o p p in g list. I'm g o in g to d o the
sh o p p in g on m y w ay hom e. W ould you check to see if w e h a v e an y
sp a g h e tti, please?

7 : 3 0 pm
L ynn: Z ach ary , h a v e yo u d o n e y o u r h o m e w o rk yet?
Z ach: Yeah, M om . I d id it right after k a ra te class.
L y n n : G reat. Let m e look at it.
Z ach: H ere, M o m . LIere ’s m y ho m ew o rk .
L ynn: You d id a g o o d job, Z ach. Did y o u h a v e to d o a n y th in g else?
Z ach: Uh, 1 also h a d to d o so m e re a d in g in m y h isto ry book. A n d I
had to d o a cro ssw o rd p u z z le for science. It w a s easv, though.
Lynn: Y ou're su re y ou d id n 't m ake an y m istakes?
Z ach: Y up. T'm positive.

Evan: H ey, C hloe. W hat a re y o u d o in g ?

C h lo e: I'm m ak in g a p ictu re for the sto ry I w ro te in school today.
E van: O h . y eah ? Terrific. C an I see it? It's v e ry p rettv . I like th e colors.
C h lo e: T h an k s, D ad.
Evan: C hloe, go look in th e kitchen. Ls M o m m aking coffee?
C hloe: Uh, no. D a d d y , sh e 's d o in g th e dishes,
E van: O h. 1 g u ess I can w ait a few m in u tes. I h a v e to m ak e a call.
C h lo e: A re you calling G ran d m a?
Evan: No. It’s a b u sin ess call. I told so m e o n e I'd call h im before 8:00
to n ig h t. 1 hate to d o b u sin e ss from hom e, b u t h e 's a special case.

Do M akf. L o o k a t th is:
the shopping a scene " H a v e y o u done y o u r h o m ew o rk yet?"
w ork pla ns "I'm doing th e d ish es."
hom ew ork coffee "I h a v e to make m y bed first."
housew ork a suggestion "Is Dad making d in n e r to n ig h t?"
(he cleaning a call
the ironing a decision E x e r c is e 1
the dishes a bed I aimays do m y homework.
one's hair an effort / made my bed this morning.
som ething interesting an excuse
<1 good job a mistake Write len sen ten ces, five With do and five with make
business a noise
errands a profit E x e r c is e 2
a favor din n er Discuss: Do you think men and women should sh are the housekeeping
a puzzle trouble chores and parenting duties? Do you think children should have to do
the laundry a list chores?
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Sounding polite

W e u s e w o rd s like please, thank i/au, i i L is te n in g 2

a n d you're welcome to be polite. Bui
w e also co m m u n icate p o liten ess w ith Listen to the conversations. The sen ten ce below each picture is what the sp eak er
o u r voice Lining stress, into n atio n , and will say next. Predict how the sp eak er will say the sentence.
lone.
STtirss is how loud syllables or
w o rd s are.
I n t o n a t i o n ' is t h e w a y t h e v o i c e r i s e s
nnd f a lls .
T one is Ilie* m an n er of o u r ex p ressio n .

L isten to these sentences. T h e Words

are th e sam e, hut the m essage is
different: the first- is polite; the second
is not.
Polite: C ould yon hold die d o o r
Open, please?
Im p o lite: C ould you hold th e d o o r
op en , please?

t * L is te n in g 1
Listen to these sentences. Write P for
Could you walk a little faster, please?
polite. / for impolite.
Would you turn down the radio.
. . . please?
Would you turn down the radio,
. . . please?
Would you turn down the radio,
. . . please?

. . . O pen the door, please.

. . . O pen the door, please.
. . . Open the door, please.

. . . Could you make a copy of this?

. . . Could you m ake a copy of this?
Can I u se that pen?
. . . Could you make a copy of this?

. . . Can I u se your stapler?

. . . Can I u se your stapler?
. . . Can I u se your stapler?

Would you please lake our

. . . picture?
Would you please take our
. . . picture?
Would you please lake our
. . . picture7

. . . Can f gel change for a dollar?

. , , Can I gel change for a dollar? Would you mind turning off the TV?
Listen again and check your answ ers
. . . Can I gel change for a dollar?
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Polite requests

G: D o y o u need so m e help ? M; C a n I h elp y o u , m a 'a m ?

H: O h , th a n k vo u . W o u ld v o u m in d N: I b eg y o u r p a rd o n ?
p u ttin g m y su itc a se u p o n th e M: C an I h e lp y o u , m a 'a m ?
A: M ike?
rack? N: O h. N o, no th a n k s. I'm just
B; Yeah?
G: N o t a t all. T h e re you go. looking.
A: C lose th e d o o r, w ill y o u ? It's
H: O h , th a n k y o u so m u c h . Y o u 're S ir /P a rd o n ?
freezing in here.
v ery k ind. M iss/E x c u se m e?
B: Sure. I'm so rry .
b a g /u n d e r Ihe seal
sh u t th e w in d o w / cold
sh o p p in g b a g /r a c k
o p e n the d o o r / very hoi

O: G o o d m o rn in g .
1: Excuse m e. I t s utility in h ere. Do P: G o o d m o rn in g . I w o n d e r il y o u
y o u m in d if I o p e n th e w in d o w ? can h eip m e. I'm lo o k in g for a
J: No. I d o n 't m in d a t all. I'd like F ath er’s D ay p resen t for m y
C: K aren? so m e fresh a ir too.
D: H m m ? father.
C: Lend m e 50 cents. I left m y p u rs e c o Id /c lo s e /c o ld too O: H a v e y o u th o u g h t a b o u t a nice
in d ie office. feel h o t/o p e n /s tu f f y Loo tie?
D: O h, OK. I lere. P: H m m ...m a y b e . C o u ld you sh o w
C: T h an k s. m e so m e o f y o u r ties?
£0 / w a lle t S I / h a n d bn g w e d d in g /c o u s in / s o m e to w els

K: fix-cuse m e, L o rrain e. C o u ld I ask

you so m eth in g ?
L: S u re. W e n d y . W h al is it?
K: O in I h a v e th e d a y off next Q: E xcuse m e.
F rid ay ? R: Yes?
L: W ell, w e 're v e ry b u sy no w . Is it Q: I w o n d e r if y o u 'd m ind h a n d in g
E: E xcuse m e. C o u ld y o u p a s s th e im p o rta n t? m e o n e of th o se ca n s of p e a s—o n
su g a r? K: Yeah, it is. really. ILs m y c o u sin ’s th e to p shell. I c a n 't reach it.
E: O f course. T h e re y o u are. w e d d in g . 11: O h , su re. T h ere y o u are.
E: T h a n k you v ery m u ch . L: O h. w ell, of c o u rs e you cant Q: T h a n k you v ery m uch.
cream salt pepper T u e s d a y /s is te r box o f co rn flak es p a c k a g e of p asta
W ed n e sd a y / n e p h e w roll o f p a p e r towels, b o ttle of oil
T h u rs d a v /n ie c e
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A trip to Los A n g eles
Jam es H all h as .1 n ew job w ith L em on
C o m p u te rs in P h ilad elp h ia . 1 Ie 's2 2
a n d just o u t o f college. As p a rt of his
train in g , lie h a s to sp e n d six w e e k s at
co m p an y h e a d q u a rte rs n e a r Los
A n g eles. It's his first b u sin e ss trip ,
a n d h e 's p a c k in g h is su itcase. H e
Lives w ith his p a re n ts, a n d h is m o th e r
is h e lp in g him .
M rs. H all: Jim m y , h a v e n 't y o u
fin ish e d p a c k in g yet?
Jam es: N o, M om , b u t it's all rig h t.
T h e re is n 't m uch to d o .
M rs. H a ll: W ell, I'll g iv e y o u a h an d .
O h. T here is n 't m u c h ro o m left. Is
th ere a n y w h e re to p u t y o u r
s h a v in g kit?
Jan ies: Y eah, su re It’ll g o in h ere.
N o w , I h a v e th ree m o re sh irts to
p ack. T hey'll go on to p , b u t th e re 's
a n o th e r p a ir of shoes to g et in ...
M rs. H all: Put th e m h ere, o n e o n
each side. T here. O K , I th in k w e
c an clo se it n ow .
Jam es: OK. W h e re 's the tag?
M rs. H all: W h at tag, h o n ?
Jam es: T he n a m e tag th a t th e a irlin e
g a v e m e to p u t o n the su itcase. O h ,
h e re it is.
M rs. H a th N o w , d o y o u h a v e th e
key?
Jam es: W h at key?
M rs. H a ll: T he key to lock th e
su itcase, of course.
Jam es: It's in th e lock, M om , T h e re 's
n o th in g to w o rry a b o u t. T h e re 's
p le n ty of tim e.
M rs. H a ll: I lav e y o u fo rg o tten
a n y th in g ?
Janies: I h o p e n o t.
M rs. H all: A nd y o u h a v e a sate
p o ck et fo r y o u r tra v e le r's checks?
Jam es: Yes, th e y 're in m y in s id e c o at
p ocket.
M rs. H all: D o y o u h a v e a b o o k to
re a d on th e p lan e?
Jam es: Yes, it's in m y b riefcase.
E x e r c is e 1
J a m e s m ad e a list. Look a t it,
He remembered ti> puck hi* whirls.
He forgot hr pack hi< mwawf.
Continue.
E x e r c is e 2
D iscuss: Why do you think Mrs. Hall w as so worried? Do you think sh e should
have b e en ?
M rs. H all: W h a t a b o u t sm all c h a n g e
to m a k e p h o n e calls?
Jam es: C heck. I h a v e a p o ck etfu l o f
coins.
M rs. H all: Is th ere so m e o n e to m eet
y o u in Los A ngeles?
Jam e s: N o , M om . I'll re n t a c a r an d
go to ..i hotel, n e a r th e office. T hey
su g g e ste d th e I lo lly w o o d Inn.
M rs. H a ll: Do y o u h a v e a
reserv atio n ?
Jam es: I h o p e so. I a sk e d th e m to
m ak e it— the h o te l re se rv a tio n , I
m e a n . I re s e rv e d the c a r m yself.
M rs. H all: W ell, tak e care of y o u rs e lf
a n d be g o o d . C all u s to n ig h t.
Jam es: T h a n k s, M om . I w ill.
M rs. H all: O h , I n early forgot! H e re 's
so m e g u m to chew on the p la n e —
you k n o w , w h e n it's co m in g d o w n .
Jam es: O h r M om . D o n 't w o rry . I'll be
all rig h t. I'll see y o u next m o n th .
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Flying to Los A n geles

^ if L is te n in g 1: At t h e a irp o rt I n - f l ig h t q u e s t i o n n a i r e

Ja m e s is al Ihe Air USA terminal at the airport. H e's already Attendant: Excuse m e, sir. W ould you m in d filling out
checked in. H e's been through the security check, and he's tliis q u estio n n aire?
gone to the gate to wait for his (light Listen to the fam es: W h at's it ab o u t?
announcem ents. Look at the screen below, look at the A tte n d a n t: It's a survey.
exam ple, and com plete the chart in Ihe sam e way. Jam es: OK. I'll till it out.

_________RIR USR_________
FLIGHT DESTINATION GRTE DEPARTS
932 Syracuse W 3:25
217
558
563
67
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often ^ b u sln « SOTforp,e- su^
O L is t e n in g 2: In flig h t
Ja m e s is now on the plane. Listen to the announcem ents and .™Ucho„ „ rc % A irU S -
answ er these questions.
1. W hat's Ihe pilot's nam e? W hal are they waiting for? How
long will the delay be? W hen will they arrive in Los
Angeles?
2. W hat kind of plane is it? How fast is it going? W here is the A uto rental
plane? How hot is it in Los A ngeles7 W hat's ihe w eather
lika? Why should the p asse n g e rs keep their se a t bells
fastened?
3. W h afs Ihe plane beginning to do? W hat should the
p asse n g e rs d o 7
4. W hat should the p assen g e rs do? Who should they s e e if
they have questions?
B ever ag es o n the plane

C u sto m e r S erv ice R e p rese n ta tiv e : M ay I h e lp VOU?

F lig h t A tte n d a n t: S o m eth in g to d rin k , sir?
|a m e s: Y e a h ...u h ...y e s, thanks. I'd like so m e d u b so d a.
A ttendant: W ith lim e o r w ith o u t?
Jam es: W ith lim e, p le a s e .... Uh. h o w m u c h is th at?
A tte n d a n t: It’s co m p lim en tary . The so ft d rin k s a re free.
Jam es: (.re a t. Uh, w ill you be se rv in g d in n e r soon?
A tte n d a n t: Sure. As soon as w e finish the b e v e ra g e
service.
Jam es: Oil good. W hat is it?
A tte n d a n t: W e h a v e a choice to d ay of lasag n a o r chicken
Jam es: T hanks. U h, w o u ld you m in d g iv in g m e so m e
m ore pean u ts? I'm g e ttin g k in d of h u n g ry .
A tte n d a n t: ,\’o t at all, sir. h e re you go.
lam es: Yes. I h a v e a reserv atio n . M \ n am e is Jam es Hall.
My c o n firm a tio n n u m b e r is 7?0<S8$21.
Rep.: 75088821. lust a m o m e n t, sir. A h, yes, I have it. L)k.
I iu st need so m e in fo rm a tio n . T h a t's H all, Jam es.
A d d re ss?
Jam es: 427 L ong w ood A venue, P h ilad elp h ia, PA 19119.
Rep.: A re you h e re for b u sin ess or for p leasu re?
Jam es: Business. Uh. I'm su p p o se d to get the c o rp o rate
disci runt.
Rep.: O h, yes, I see it here. A n d h o w lo n g will you need
the car?
Jam es: O n e w eek.
Rep.: All right M ay 1 see y o u r d riv e r's license an d a
m ajo r c re d it card ?
Jam es: Just a m o m e n t...o h , no! I left m v d riv e r's license in
P h iladelphia!
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M oney

U .S . a n d C a n a d i a n m o n e y L is t e n in g : B u y in g w it h a c r e d i t c a r d
Read the text and compare with currency in your country.
Credit cards can be used
M acG izm os INC.
T A M P A FL. in millions of locations
T im e : 12:3 4 pm D a te : 11/30 worldwide. They can be
C a ta lo g n u m b e r : ------------------------
used for buying things by
telephone. This is useful
C u stom er’s N a m e :--------------------------------- if you want to buy things
A d d re s s :------------------------------------------------- from another country.
Listen to the
________________ Zip C o d e :____________ conversation and
ra complete the credit card
slip on the left.
Card Num ber: -1.1 .LI 1 1 1.11 I I I I I I I I
Expiration date: ________________________
Name on card: ------------------------------------------
■TlfK-y. Total: $ -----------------------------------------------------
Send by: C lS urface D A ir D C o u rie r
T h a n k y o u fo r s h o p p in g w ith u s !
U .S. tr e a s u ry b ills (greenbacks in sla n g ) a re d iffe re n t
fro m th o s e in m o s t c o u n trie s. T h e y 're a ll th e sa m e c o lo r
a n d size. M o st p e o p le in th e U n ite d S ta te s d o n o t w a n t to C r e d it c a r d n u m b e r s
c h a n g e e ith e r th e lo o k o r th e feel o f th e ir m o n e y . F or
W h y c a n 't p e o p le ju s t o rd e r g o o d s b y p h o n e , w ith in v e n te d
e x a m p le , th e d o lla r b ill is n o w a p re tty sm a ll u n it fo r a
c re d it c ard n u m b e rs? C re d it c a rd s h a v e b e tw e e n 15- a n d 20-
bill. A few y e a rs ag o , a d o lla r c o in w a s in tro d u c e d , b u t it
d ig it card n u m b e rs. In fact, w ith ju st a n e ig h t-d ig it n u m b e r a
w a s u n p o p u la r . B ecau se A m e ric a n b ills lo o k th e sa m e ,
c re d it c a rd c o m p a n y c o u ld h a v e 100 m illio n d iffe re n t
c a sh ie rs w ill o fte n sa y " o u t o f tw e n ty " w h e n y o u g iv e
c a rd h o ld e rs. T h e lo n g n u m b e r is a se c u rity device. For
th e m a $20 b ill, so th a t th e re w o n 't b e a n y d is p u te la te r.
e x am p le, A m e ric a n E x p ress c a rd s h a v e a 15 -d igit n u m b e r. If
In C a n a d a , th e b ills are d iffe re n t siz e s a n d colors. O n e y o u w rite d o w n a n y 15-digit n u m b e r, th e ch an ce o f it b e in g
C a n a d ia n d o lla r is a co in a n d tw o -d o lla r b ills a re c o m m o n . a n a c tu a l c re d it c a rd n u m b e r is o n e in 90 m illion.
C a n a d ia n s call th e d o lla r c o in a loony b e c a u se th e b ir d on M a s te rC a rd s can h a v e 20 d ig its. T he ch an ce o f m a tc h in g a
th e c o in is a lo o n . Loony is a lso a sla n g n a m e fo r crazy. real n u m b e r is a b o u t o n e in o n e a n d a h a lf trillion!

A T M s ( A u t o m a t ic T e l l e r M a c h i n e s )

A nsw er th e s e questions:
Do you have an ATM card ?
How often do you u se it?
H ave you ev er u sed it in a foreign country?
Is your ATM card a s e p a ra te card, or is it a com bined credit an d ATM c a rd ?
Look at th e s e A m erican ATM s c re e n s. T hey show so m e o n e withdrawing
$200 from their checking account.
N um ber the s c re e n s in th e co rrect se q u e n c e from 1 to 7.

Are ATM instructions th e sa m e in your country?

C an you g et any oth er se rv ic e s from an ATM?
M a s te rC a rd a n d th e M a s te rC a rd In te rlo c k in g C irc le s a re re g is te re d m a rk s o w n e d by a n d u s e d w ith p e rm is s io n of M a s te rC a rd In te rn a tio n a l In c o rp o ra te d .
V IS A a n d the B lue, W h ite & G o ld B a n d s D e s ig n a re re g is te re d s e rv ic e m a rk s of V is a In te rn a tio n a l S e rv ic e A s s o c ia tio n .
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M oney, m oney, m oney!
o

Lynn tsunKer is at a n e a marKet in a

small C onnecticut town. S h e ’s just
se e n a g lass bowl a t o n e of the
sta n d s. S h e collects A m erican g la ss
o bjects m ad e during th e 1930s. S h e ’s
interested in buying th e bowl. Listen
to her conversation with th e ow ner of
th e stan d , an d an sw er th e s e
questions.
1. How m uch d o e s he sa y it’s w orth?
2. How m uch is he asking for it?
3. W hat d o e s b u ck m ean ?
4. He su g g e s ts five different prices.
Write them down.
5. S h e m ak e s th ree offers. Write
them down.

S o m e s a y i n g s in E n g l i s h a b o u t m o n e y :

"A penny sa ve d is a "A fool and his m oney "N either a borrow er
penny earned." are soon parted." nor a lender be."
B e n ja m in F r a n k l in F ro m H a m le t
by W illia m S h a k e s p e a re
W h e re d o y o u c a rry y o u r s p e n d in g
D o y o u sa v e m o n e y ? A re y o u sa v in g m oney?
for a n y th in g rig h t n o w ? W h at? H a v e y o u e v e r b o rr o w e d m o n e y fro m
(a) in a p u rs e
a n y o n e ? W h o from ? H o w m u c h ?
(b) in a w a lle t
D o y o u k eep y o u r m o n e y (c) in a p o c k e t
H a v e y o u e v e r le n t m o n e y to a n y o n e ?
(a) in th e b an k ? If y o u k e e p it in a p o c k e t, w h ic h
(b) in a safe? W h o to? H o w m u c h ?
p o c k e t d o y o u k e e p it in?
(c) in a bo o k ? (a) in s id e p o c k e t of c o a t/ja c k e t
<d) u n d e r the b ed ? A re y o u in d e b t a t th e m o m e n t (i.e.,
(b) b re a s t p o c k e t of c o a t/ja c k e t
(e) in th e re frig e ra to r? d o y o u o w e a n y o n e a n y m o n ey )?
(c) sid e p o c k e t o f c o at /ja c k e t
(d) b a c k p o c k e t of p a n ts
D o y o u h a v e a b a n k a cco u n t? D o y o u D o es a n y o n e o w e y o u a n y m o n ey ?
(e) fro n t p o c k e t o f p a n ts
h a v e a c h e c k in g a c c o u n t o r a sa v in g s W h o ? H o w m u ch ?
a cc o u n t? W h a t's th e in te re s t rate? If H ave you ever had your pocket
y o u r a c c o u n t w a s o v e rd ra w n , h o w p ic k e d ?
m u c h w o u ld th e b a n k c h a rg e y o u ?
W h e n y o u sta y in a h o te l, d o y o u h id e
"The custom er is
y o u r m o n e y ? W h ere? a lw a y s right."
(a) in y o u r su itc a se
"Buy now; p a y later." (b) u n d e r th e m a ttre ss H a v e y o u b o u g h t a n y th in g th is
(c) in th e p illo w w eek ? W h at?
H a v e y o u e v e r b o u g h t a n y th in g o n (d )in a book W h a t d id it cost? W as it w o rth it?
c re d it? W h at? D id y o u p a y a d e p o sit? (e) so m e w h e re else W as it n e w o r u se d ?
D o y o u th in k it's a g o o d id ea ? W as it a b a rg a in ? D id y o u g e t a
Is g a m b lin g leg a l o r ille g a l in y o u r rec e ip t?
D o y o u h a v e a c re d it card ? W h ich c ity /s ta te /p r o v in c e /c o u n tr y ? ' D o
one"? (V isa? A m e ric a n E x p ress? p e o p le b et? W h a t d o th e y b e t on? H a v e y o u e v e r re tu rn e d a n y th in g y o u
D in e r's C lu b ? M a ste rC a rd ? ) (a) c a rd s h a d b o u g h t? W h a t? W h ere?
(b) h o rse ra c in g D id y o u g e t y o u r m o n e y b ac k , a n e w
W h e n y o u p a y cash , d o y o u a sk fo r a (c) d o g ra cin g article, a d iffe re n t article, o r c re d it fo r
d isc o u n t? D o y o u u s u a lly g e t it? (d) f o o tb a ll/s o c c e r /b o x in g /o th e r a fu tu re p u rc h a s e ?
s p o rt
(e) n a tio n a l lo tte ry
(f) so m e th in g else
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k i d n a p p e r s pond, about a half-mile from
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S f t h l f & o s u r r e n d e r e d to d a , 10
of Cblca&D. . umeci themselves
Ch^ T w e « m ^ e L l e l y arrested and
in and we lt , ^or ijagtm ent of
taken to the hosptta
various v -o o n d s.u poUc e
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A B N E v e n in g N e w s
Y oung Billy Sim pson s o rd e al e n d e d
a b ru p tly w h en the tw o k id n a p p e rs
re tu rn e d th e bov safely to the
S im p so n h o m e earlier to d ay . Police
C o m m issio n er Ben H a w k in s has
sp o k en to the bos and th e tw o
k id n a p p e rs. W e 're w aitin g lo r th e
co m m issio n er lo a rriv e to begin his
p ress conference. A h, here he is no w .
H a w k in s: G ood ev en in g . A s y o u
k n o w , the S im p so n bov w a s
retu rn e d safe a n d so u n d a t tw o
o 'clock this aftern o o n . T he
k id n a p p e rs w ere p la n n in g to force
Mr. S im p so n to pay $10 m illion in
ran so m for the b o y 's safe re tu rn .
R e p o rter: H o w exactly d id th ey
k id n a p Billy?
H a w k in s: C obb an d A h e m m an ag ed
to tu n n e l u n d e r a secu rity fence
a n d fo u n d Billy fishing alo n e a t the
p o n d . T hey forced Billy to go w ith
th em th ro u g h th e tu n n el. T h en
they m ade him gel in to th e ir car
a n d lie d o w n o n the back seal.
T hey took him to a rem o te.
Inside story
KIDNAPPED!
BY JULIE MENDOZA
CHICAGO, June 28— Billy
Simpson, th e ten-year-old
son of multimillionaire
bu sin ess executive Jules
Sim pson, w as apparently
kidnapped yesterday from
his-family’s e s ta te in a
suburb near here. The boy
w as fishing alone a t th e
his house, w hen the
kidnapping took place.
Mr. Simpson, who w as not
available tor com m ent, is
w o o d e d area. T h ey m a d e die boy
believe th a t th e re w ere w ild
an im als in th e a r e a , a n d th at he
sh o u ld sta y w ith them to b e safe.
T h a t’s h o w th ey forced him to stay
w ith them .
R ep u rter: D id th ey h arm Billy?
H a w k in s: NJo. A fte r the tirst h o u r at
the cam p , th ey le t him w alk a b o u t
freely. T hey w ere su re th at he
w o u ld n 't g o far: h e w as too scared
In fact, they m a d e him collect
w ood for a fire, an d he h a d a g re a t
tim e. T h a t's w h e n he accid en tally
h it C obb in the h ead w ith a log.
R ep o rter: Is th a t w h y C o b b lo o k s >41
terrible?
H a w k in s: W ell, in p a rt. Billv also g o t
A h ern to go b e rry -p ic k in g w ith
him . A h ern d id n 't realize he w as
w a lk in g th ro u g h p o iso n ivy; th a t's
w h y A h e rn 's go t all th o se ra sh e s
o n him .
R e p o rter: W hy d id n 't Biilv get
ra sh es?
H a w k in s: H e 's not affected by
p o iso n ivy. But A h ern certainly is!
R e p o rte r: W hat else h a p p e n e d to
C o b b a n d A h ern ?
H a w k in s: W ell, this m o rn in g , A h ern
a n d C o b b allo w ed Billy to p lav
n e a r th e cam p site. Billy w an te d to
p la y I ar 7.au, so he clim bed a tree.
But he w as afraid to clim b d o w n .
H e m a d e A h ern clim b u p to h elp
h im , b u t A h e m fell oft a n d n e a rly
b ro k e his leg. In his h u rrv to h elp
his b u d d y , C o b b trip p e d o v e r a
th e founder of th e J Mart
chain discount sto re s. His
wife, Emily, had been in
P aris and w as flying back in
the Sim psons' private jet
when word of th e kidnapping
reached her.
Police spokesperson Lisa
G alacko say s they have no
su s p e c ts yet, but they are
"pursuing certain le a d s .”
The police are combing the
a rea near th e e s ta te and
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rock a n d la n d e d in the cam p fire.
H e g o t b u rn s o v e r 20% o f his bo dy.
In the m ea n tim e , Billy got d o w n
from th e tree by him self. T h a t's
w h en A hern a n d C obb d ecid e d to
g iv e up. T hey d ro v e Billy back to
the estate, an d ask ed th e S im p so n s
to g e t them m edical atten tio n .
E x e r c is e 1
Underline exam ples in the story of:
force I so m eo n e to do som ething
allow I
m ake | so m eo n e do som ething
let I
E x e r c is e 2
Wlten ! u-vfs 1/1 'tn ty i‘, irru [wreill* rmrde me
go lo bed curly
When 1 ~L>ns younger, ntu pureut> didn't ter
me go out nt night.
Write true se n te n c e s about when you
w ere younger.
C om pare your se n te n c e s with those of
other students.
E x e r c is e 3
W hat do you think parents should
let/allow children to do? W hat should
they m ake/force them to do? Why?
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P referen ces

A : W h a t are y o u d o in g to m o rro w
n ig h t?
B: N o th in g . W h y ?
A: W ell, d o y o u like m u sic? This Week in Denver
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* Earth Day
i T oday is Earth Day, and w e 're here in C en tral t\irk
; for th e big cle a n u p a n d celebrat ion. We asked so m e of
the p e o p le w ho turned o u l to d ay w h a t they Ihink w e
■o u g h t to d o to help the e n v iro n m en t.
W ell. i think w e 'd b e tte r do
so m eth in g to protect the tropical
rain forests b efo re th e y 're all gone.
You know , rain forests o n ly m ake
u p like tw o p ercen t o f th e E arth 's
surface, b u t o v e r h alf the w o rld 's
w ild p la n t, anim al, an d insert
species live there. O n e o u l of ev ery
fo u r p h arm aceu ticals com es from a p lan t in a tropical ram
forest. W e o u g h t to su p p o rt o rg a n isa tio n s inv o lv ed in rain
forest conservation, like th e Rain Forest Action N e tw o rk
in San Francisco,
The m ost im p o rta n t th in g to m e is
to sav e a n d care for all the w ildlife
in th e w orld. Did you know th a t
by th e year 2000, 20% o f all E arth 's
species cou ld be lost forever? A nd
w e 'd b etter not save o nly the
m am m als—w e o u g h t to be
con cern ed ab o u t the insects, fish,
am p h ib ian s, reptiles, and plan ts. 1 think th e g o v ern m en ts
of the w orld had better gel tog eth er a n d d o Som ething.
I'm really w o rried a b o u t the
<.|uaiity o f the air w e b reath e. C ars
c a u se a lot of th e air p ollu tio n an d
e v e ry b o d y o u g h t to d o w h ate v e r
p o ssib le to sto p it, vou k n o w . For
exam ple, p eo p le o u ^ h l to d riv e
tog eth er o r use public
tran sp o rtatio n —-that w ould k eep
m illions o f p o u n d s of p o llu tio n out of the a tm o sp h ere .
People o u g h t to buy cars that g et g o o d gas m ileage an d
keep them tu n e d u p an d ru n n in g well. The m o re g as a car
uses, the m ore p ollutio n it em its. W e’d nil better su p p o rt
the d ev e lo p m en t an d use <>1 cars th at use altern ativ e
en erg y so u rces— like electric cars, so la r-p o w ered cars, and
cars th at run on m e th a n e gas.
W e'd b etter n o t take the w ater w e
hav e for g ran ted in this country ,
Every day, w e co n su m e 450 billion
g allons of w ater! W e get this w ater
fumti o u r rivers, lakes, and
stream s, o r from g ro u n d w a te r,
a n d w e have been careless a b o u t
h o w w e 'v e treated o u r w a te r
sources. W e o u g h t to take b e tte r care ot th e g ro u n d w a te r
and k ee p it sale front p o llu ta n ts— especially chem icals
th at p eo p le p o u r d o w n their d ra in s w ithout thin k in g or
g asoline leaks from u n d e rg ro u n d sto rag e Links. W e'd also
b etter start co n serv in g w ater-
E x e rc is e 1
Discuss: What do you think people ought lo do to help the
environm ent7
E x e r c is e 2
Find words that mean:
1. controlled use ot natural resources like air, water, fuel
2. warm-blooded anim als
3. wild plants and anim als
4. a sub-class of living things
5. drugs
6. maintain by supplying money or other assistan ce
7. gives off
8. other
9. point of origin
10. use up
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"T his is y o u r cap ta in , Jo h n C ook,
speak in g . W e 'v e reach ed o u r
c ru isin g a ltitu d e and I've ju st tu rn e d
off th e Ffish'ii sent Heft -sign. O u r
estim ated tim e of arriva] in
A nchorage is t :0f) am, so w e 'v e got a
long flight ah ead of us. I h o p e you
enjoy it. O u r flight a tte n d a n ts w ill be
serv in g d in n e r sho rtly . T h an k y o u ."
It w as C h ristm a s Eve 1959. A lot of
fee p assen g ers on the nearly full
p lan e w ere tra veling h o m e to sp en d
the h o lid ay s w ith th eir fam ilies. It
w as a sm o o th a n d q u ie t flight. The
flight a tte n d a n ts had just finished
p icking u p th e tray s an d w e re in th e
galley p u ttin g th in g s a w a v w h en the
first b u z z e rs so u n d ed . O n e o f th e
flight a tte n d a n ts w en t d o w n the aisle
to check. W hen she cam e back -he
looked su rp rise d . "It’s h m az in g ,” she
said. "F ven o n a sm o o th flight like
this tw o p e o p le have g o tte n sick."
T w en ty m in u tes later n early h alf the
passen g ers w ere sicfc—v io le n tly sick.
S everal Were m o an in g a n d g ro an in g ,
som e w e re d o u b le d u p in p a in , and
tw o w ere u n conscious. F o rtu n ately ,
there w as a d o c to r o n b o a rd , a n d he
w as h elp in g th e fligh t a tte n d a n ts. Fie
cam e to the gaiiev a n d said , "I'd
better speak to th e pilot. T his is a
severe case of food po isoning. 1 think
w e 'd b e tte r land as so o n as possible."
"W h at cau sed it?" asked o n e of th e
fligh t a tte n d a n ts . “W ell/' rep lied the
m rn m m
38* SSI
d o cto r, "I h ad th e beef for dinner,,
an d I'm fine. T he p a sse n g e rs w h o
chose th e fish are sick."
The flight a tte n d a n t led h im to Ihe
cockpit. T lie d o o r w as jam m ed.
T o g eth er they p u sh e d it o p e n . The
cap ta in w as ly in g u n con scio u s
b e h in d the d o o r. T h e co p ilo t w as
slu m p e d acro ss th e controls, a n d th e
e n g in e e r w as try in g to rev iv e him .
T h e d o c to r q u ick ly ex a m in e d th e tw o
m en. "Cart you lan d th e plane?" the
d o cto r a sk e d th e e n g in ee r. "M e? No,
I'm not a pilot. W e'v e go I to revive
them !" h e rep lied . " I he p la n e 's on
a u to m a tic pilo t. W e're OK for a
co u p le of h o u rs." "T hey co u ld be out
fo r a long tim e," said th e d octor. "I'd
b e tte r contact g ro u n d c o n tro l," said
the e n g in ee r. "M aybe y o u sh o u ld
m ak e a n a n n o u n c e m e n t a n d try to
find o u t il th e re 's a p ilo t o n b o a rd ."
the d o c to r su g g e ste d . "W e can 't tlo
that!" th e flig h t a tte n d a n t said. "It'll
c a u se a g en eral pan ic."
S u d d e n ly sh e rem em b ere d
so m eth in g . "O n e of the p a ss e n g e rs...
1 o v e rh e a rd h im saying th a t h e'd
been a piJot.TU g e t h im ." S h e fo u n d
th e m a n a n d asked h im to co m e to
th e g aliev. " D id n 't y o u .say y o u u sed
to b e a pilot?" sh e a sk e d . "Y es,..
w hy?" S h e led h im lo the cockpit.
T hev ex p lain ed the situ atio n to him .
"You m ean , y o u w a n t m e to fly th e
plane?" he ask ed . "Y ou m u s t be
19
joking. I w a s a pilot, b u t 1 flew
S irtgle-engined fighter planes, an d
th at w as L5 years ago. This th in g 's
g o t fo u r engines! Is n 't th e re a n y b o d y
else?" he ask ed . " I'm afraid not,"
said the flight a tte n d a n t.
T h e m an sa t d o w n a t the controls,
H is h a n d s w ere sh a k in g slightly. The
e n g in e e r connected h im to Air
Traffic C o n tro l. T hey told him to
k eep flying o n au to m a tic pilot
to w ard A n ch o rag e an d w ait for
fu rth e r in stru c tio n s from a n
ex p erie n c ed pilot. An h o u r later, the
lig h ts of A n ch o rag e a p p e a re d o n the
h o rizo n . H e c o u ld set1 the lights o f
th e ru n w a y sh in in g b rig h tly by a
lake. A ir T raffic C o n tro l fold h im to
k eep circling u ntil th e fuel g au g e
reg iste red alm o st e m p ty . T his g a v e
him a c h an ce to get u se d to h a n d lin g
the co n tro ls.
i i L is t e n in g
Listen lo the end of th e story and
an sw er th e se questions:
What were the flight atten d an ts and
doctor doing?
How long did the plane circle?
What, c au se d the bum p that shook the
p lane?
W hal vehicles w ere on the runway
waiting for the plane to land7
W as the landing a su c c e s s?
W hat did the man who w as piloting the
plane ask the air-traffic controller?
p p i mm
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The antique store

S teve: It d id ? Let m e h av e a n o th e r
lo o k a t it. Yes, th e fra m e rea lly is
nice. I'll g iv e v o u $200.
M rs. V e n a b le : O h, m y, I d o n 't k n o w
vvhn l to d o . You see, I like Iha I
p a in tin g m yself.
Steve: A ll right- $250- T h a t's m v final
offer.
M rs. V e n a b le : L e t's s a y ...$275?
S tev e: OK. It's a deal,
M rs. V e n a b le : S h o u ld f w ra p it u p
to r y o u ?
S tev e: N o. no. I have th e v an o u tsid e.
It w a s nice d o in g b u sin e ss w ith
y o u . G o o d -bye f
M rs. V e n a b le : B ye-bye, h o n ey.
T h a n k vou. Yon c o m e back to see
us, y o u hear?

M rs. V e n a b le : B eau reg ard ?

A n ita Jam eson a n d S teve W eav er are
a n tiq u e d eale rs. T hey h av e a v ery
su ccessfu l b u sin ess. T hey tra v e l
around, the c o u n try b u y in g a n tiq u e
fu rn itu re a n d p a in tin g s fro m flea
m a rk e ts, a n tiq u e stores, an d e ld e rly
p eople. S teve h a s just c o m e o u t of a
little a n tiq u e sto re, a n d he se e m s very
excited.
S tev e: A nita, w e 'r e in luck! T h e re 's a
p a in tin g in th ere, a la n d sc a p e . It's
a g o o d one. I th o u g h t it m ig h t be
v alu ab le, so I took a g o o d look at
th e sig n a tu re . It isn 't v e ry clear,
b u t I th in k it m ay be a W inslow
H om er.
A n ita: A W in slo w H o m er?! It c a n 't
be! T h e y 're all in m u se u m s.
T h e y 're w o rth a fortu n e!
S tev e: W ell, so m e o n e fo u n d o n e a
c o u p le ol y ears ag o . T his m ig h t be
a n o lh e r o n e . It's d irty , a n d il is n 't
in very g ood co n d itio n .
A n ita : H o w m u c h d o y o u th in k it's
w o rth ?
S tev e: I d o n 't k n o w , m ay b e a m illio n ;
it m ig h t even be w o rth m o ref
A n ita: Be carefu l, Steve. W e'd b e tte r
u s e the old trick.
S tev e: Yeah, right. T h e re 's a c h a ir in
Lhe w in d o w . It m ust be w o rth
a b o u t $20. I'll offer a h u n d re d
b u ck s for it. S he'll b e so h a p p y th at
sh e w o n 't th in k a b o u t th e p a in tin g .
A n ita: D o n 't say you w a n l th e
p a in tin g : sa y you w a n t th e Iram e.
O K?
S teve: l-ine, y o u 'd b e lte r w ail in the
van. I'd ra th e r d o this o n m y o w n .
Mx. V e n a b le : Yes, d a rlin g ?
M rs. V e n a b le : I'v e so ld a n o th e r o n e
Anita; U h .. .S teve, ch eck th e
sig n a tu re b efo re y o u g iv e h e r a
h u n d re d b u c k s for th e chair.
S tev e: D o n 't w’o rrv , A nita. 1 k n o w
w h a t I'm d o in g .
L o o k a t th is :
M rs. V e n a b le : I'll b e w ith y o u in a
m in u te.
S tev e: I'm in te re ste d in th at ch a ir in
th e w in d o w .
M rs. V e n a b le : W h at? T h at oLd thing?
It's been th ere fo r years!
S tev e: It has? U h ...it's v e rv nice. I
th in k iL c o u ld b e V ictorian.
M rs. V e n a b le : Really?
S tev e: Yes, I th in k I'm rig h t. I've seen
o n e o r tw o o th e r c h airs like it. I
th in k I c o u ld g et a g o o d p rice for
th a t in N ew York. IT1 o ffer y o u
$ 100 .
M rs. V e n a b le : A h u n d re d do llars!
You in u s t be o u t o f y o u r m in d !
S tev e: N o, no. IL'sa fair price.
M rs. V e n a b le : W ell, th en , it's y o u rs.
S tev e: T h e re y o u a re th en , SI 00.
G o o d -b y e . O h , by the w a y , th a t
p a in tin g ’s in a nice fram e.
M rs. V e n a b le : It's a nice p ic tu re ,
h o n ey . L ate 19th c e n tu ry . I'v e
hea rcl.
S tev e: O h , n o ...n o , it c a n 't be. I'v e
seen lots like it. It m u s t be 20th
c e n tu ry . T h e re 's n o m a rk e t fo r
them . Still, I c o u ld u se th e fram e.
M rs. V e n a b le : All rig h t. H o w m u c h
w ill y o u g iv e m e fo r it?
S teve: LIh .. .h o w a b o u t $40?
M rs. V e n a b le : O h, no, h oney, it m u st
be w o rth m o re th a n that. II c a m e
fro m the b ig h o u se o n th e hill.
of y o u r im itatio n W in slo w H o m ers.
Y o u 'd b e tte r b rin g a n o th e r o n e
d o w n s ta irs , if th e p a in t’s d ry . T he
y o u n g g e n tle m a n w h o b o u g h t it
se e m e d v ery h a p p y w ith it
It's certainly... It m ust be...
I'm nlmpfit certain ...
It's p ro b ab ly ... It could be...
It m a y b e . . .
It's possibly.. It m ight b e...
( b u t a littl e l e s s
possible than nun/)
It's probably n o t... It c a rl'tb e ...
i It's definitely n o t... It couldn't h e ,, -
E x e r c is e 1
it's probably a hundred y ears old,
it ct'uhi fa i? frutnimi years ohL
R ep h rase the following se n ten c es.
1. It's definitely not by Leonardo
d a Vinci.
2. It's probably not a Rem brandt.
3. It's certainly worth over a million
dollars.
4. I'm alm osl certain it's in the
Metropolitan M useum now.
5. It s definitely not a Winsiow H ome
E x e r c is e 2
D iscuss: W ho w as the sw indler?
sw in d ler person who gets money
or property from som eone through
tnckery/cheatmg.
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H arriet: P±.-<i! O zzie! OzZie! W ake
up!
O zzie: H uh? W hat? W h a t's th e
m atter? II c a n 't b e sev en o'clock
already!
H arriet: No. it's 1:30. It's th o s e
people? n ex t d o o r again . Listen!
O zzie: O h, yeah. T hey m u st be
h av in g a n o th e r p arty .
H arriet: T hey m ust be w ak in g u p the
w hole block. A nd they h a v e three
y o u n g ch ild ren . T hose k ids
c o u ld n 't be sleep in g th ro u g h th a t
racket. It's disgusting ! S om eb o d y
should call th e police!
O zzie: T h e y 're all lau g h in g . T hey
m u st he h a v in g .a g oo d tim e. T hey
n ever invite us. d o they?
H arriet: O /zie!
O zzie: Yes, d e a r. W hat is it now ?
H arriet: 1 isten! T hey m u st be
leaving.
O zzie: At last! M aybe w e 'll g e t som e
sleep.
H a rrie t I h o p e so. It's n earlv three
o'clock. G ood n ig h t, d e a r. O h, no!
N o w th e y 're h a v in g a fight.
O zzie: T hat figures. Thev a lw a y s
have fights a fte r p arties.
H arriet: U h-oh! T hey m u st be
th ro w in g the d ish es again.
N o isy neighbors
O zzie: N o, I th in k th a t w a s a vase,
d ear, or m ay b e th e TV set— Or
both!
H arriet: O zzie! Listen. T h e re 's
so m eo n e in the b ack y ard n ex t
d oor.
O zzie: H u h ? It m u st be a cat.
H arriet: No. it c a n 't be. It's too loud.
O zzie: W h at tim e is it?
H arriet: It's a q u a rte r to five. W ho
co u ld it be? lfd b etter tak e a look.
Oofi.' It’s H o w ard , a n d he's
c arry in g a shovel.
O zzie: Reallv? You d o n 't think h e 's
killed h er, d o y o u ?
H arriet: W ell, w e h a v e n 't h e ard her
voice fo r a w hile. N o, sh e’s
p ro b ab ly sleeping.
O zzie: B u t w h a t co u ld he be d o in g at
this tim e of th e m o rn in g ?
H arriet: If he has killed her, he m ight
be b u ry in g th e body!
O zzie: W hat! You d o n 't th in k so. d o
you?
H arriet: H e c o u ld n 't be p la n tin g
to m ato es, could he? I'm g o in g to
ask h im w h a t h e 's d o in g .
o
H arriet: H ello there, H o w a rd . Y ou're
u p b rig h t and early this m o rn in g .
H o w a rd : I h a v e n 't been to bed y e t
W e h a d a p a rty last night. I h o p e
w e d id n 't keep y o u aw ake.
H arriet: O h , no, no, W e d id n 't Herrr n
thing, n o th in g al all. I slep t like a
log.
H o w ard : W ell, it w as a p retty noisy
p arty . M v w ife kno ck ed o v er th e
k id s’ h a m ste r cage w h ile w e w ere
clean in g up. T he p o o r h a m ste r
d ied . I'm just b u ry in g h im befo re
the k ids w a k e u p .
E x e r c is e
W hat do you think your
parentsybrothers/
sisters/friends are doing right now?
If you think you know what they are
doing, answ er with:
They nrti<i be dnittg Ihis
Tfh'v couhlv'i fjf lining that.
Tluy ir probably doing this.
If you don’t know, use:
Then am!ti/mayj»tight be doing this.
or:
Then're probably doing this.
What about the president of the United
States/your next-door neighbor/the
students in ihe class next door/the
principal of the school/a fam ous movie
or TV star/a fam ous sports celebrity?
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A sparkling camp

It's F riday afte rn o o n in Ju n e a t the D irecto r: T erri! W h at a re y o u d o in g ? L o o k a t th is:

T u k ab atch ee S u m m e r C a m p . T he
c a m p counselor:' >1 re su p p o s e d to be
w o rk in g , but th e y a re n 't. T h e c a m p
has to be read y for ihe tirst su m m e r
cam pers. They'll arriv e tom orrow . The
counselors h av e had lunch, a n d th ev 're
taking It easy in the counselors' lounge.
Ih e ir cam p d irecto r has jus I o p en ed
Lhe do o r, l ie's brought- th e d u ty
roster w ith h im , so he k n o w s exactly
w h at each of (hem sh o u ld be d o in g .
D irector; H ey w h a t's g o in g on here?
E x e r c is e 1
Look al Terri In Ihe picture. Ask and
answ er about the other counselors.
T erri: I'm w a tc h in g TV.
D irecto r: A n d w h a t are you
su p p o s e d to be d o in g ?
T e rri: I'm n o t sure.
D irector: W ell, let m e tell y ou, T erri.
Y ou're su p p o s e d to be cu ttin g Lhe
grass.
T e rri: O h, right. I'm so rry 1 11 get
rig h t on it.
D i rector: W hen I com e back, vou.'d
b e tte r be c u ttin g th e grass. Do you
h e a r me?
T e rri: OK, OK. I'm going.
D ire c to r G et a m ove on, T erri.
R em em ber th e T u k ab a te h e e m otto:
"A sp a rk lin g c am p b y the
s p a rk lin g w a te r."

E x e r c is e 2
Make similar conversations betw een
TUKABATCHEE SUMMER CAMP the director and the other counselors,
A tp«rvim<j (amp Cry ine swrklins wale*

C o u n selo rs' D uties

D ate: Ju n e 23
N am e D u ty
t srn 5 cue grass
Ravin C. paint canoes
Linda H -IfiTjr s’rvimming yco\
M. mark, rallsybail courts
Mlehslte &, scrgig'ntsrt up crafts nsarfi

1. Whr,it‘.<-the doing?
Shi <lying on the safii.
She * drinking reed ten.
Site's watching TV.

2. Should she be ipaicliing TV?

No. she shouldn t.
Should s/a- he cutting the grit^s?
Yes, '.he should.

What should she he doing?

She should l>c culling the grass.
What shouldn 't she be doing.7
She shouldn't, be lying on the sold.
.She -shouldn't be drinking iced tea
She shouldn't be wrttching TV, E x e r c is e 3
Tern is cut ting the grass.
She'd milier not be cutting the.grass.
She'd rather be lying on Hie bench,
Write se n ten ces about the other
counselors.

E x e r c is e 4
Whal are you dojng?
What would you rather be doing?
Write five sen ten ces.
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A fu n n y thing h app ened to m e...
MINI-DOUGHNUTS
$1.8tlA H A L F - D O Z E N
$ 3 .5 9 /,D O Z E N
A tu n n y th in g h a p p e n e d to m e List
Friday. I'd g o n e into N ew Y ork to d o
som e h o lid ay sh o p p in g . I w a n te d to
get so m e p re se n ts, an d i w a n te d to
see th e city all d e c o ra te d to r th e
h o lid a y s— v o u k n o w , the sto re
w in d o w s a n d the big tree at
R ockefeller C enter. [ had g o tte n in to
th e citv early., so by e a rly a fte rn o o n
I'd b o u g h t e v e ry th in g l w a n ted .
A n y w ay , I w as really tire d — all th at
sh o p p in g in c ro w d ed sto re s— a n d I’d
m a d e p la n s fo r th a t night. I just
w a n te d to g e t h o m e so I c o u ld relax
before f had to g o o u t a g a in . I w e n t to
th e L ong Island R ailroad a t Penn
Station. It w as w ell b e fo re ru sh h o u r.
I h ad a p p a re n tly ju st m issed a train ,
a n d th e n e x t o n e w o u ld n 't be leav in g
for 4(1 m in u te s, so I d e cid e d I h ad
tim e to r a c u p of coffee. 1 b o u g h t n
Times an d w e n t in to a sm all
d o u g h n u t s h o p a n d sat a t th e c o u n te r
I o rd e re d a c u p of coffee a n d a box of
a h alf-d o zen asso rted m in i­
d o u g h n u ts — I fig u red I w o u ld eat a
co u p le an d take the rest h o m e fo r m y
fam ilv. \n v w a v , they w e re h a v in g a
special tin th e m in i-d o u g h n u ts , a n d I
c a n 't re s ist a b a rg a in . I s ta rte d th e
cro ssw o rd p u z z le in the p a p e r.
A few m in u te s later a w o m a n sat
d o w n next to m e on th e stool to tr y
left. T hai su rp ris e d m e b e c au se th e re
w e re sev eral e m p ty stools. T here w a s
n o th in g stra n g e a b o u t h e r e x cep t lh at
sh e w as v e rv tall. In fact, s h e lo o k e d
like a ty p ic a l b u sin e ssw o m a n — y o u
k n o w , c o n se rv a tiv e su it, briefcase. I
d id n 't sa y a n y th in g ; I just k ep t d o in g
the c ro ssw o rd . S u d d e n ly s h e reach ed
o u t, o p e n e d th e box o f d o u g h n u ts ,
took o n e o u t, d u n k ed it in h e r coffee,
a n d b eg an to eat it. I c o u ld n 't b eliev e
m y eves! A n y w a y . [ d id n 't w a n t to
m ak e a scen e, so 1 d e c id e d to ig n o re
it. t a lw a y s a v o id tro u b le if I can, I
just lo o k a d o u g h n u t m y self a n d
w en t b ack to m y cro ssw o rd .
W h en the w o m a n to o k a second
d o u g h n u t I d id n 't sa v a w o rd . A fter
all. if I h a d n 't p ro tested w h e n sh e
took Ihe first one, h o w c o u ld I say
a n y th in g w h e n sh e to o k th e seco n d
one? I p re te n d e d to be v ery in terested
in th e p u zz le . A few m in u te s later I
casu ally p u t o u t m y h a n d , to o k
a n o th e r d o u g h n u t, a n d g lan ced a t th e
w o m a n . S h e seem ed to be g la rin g a t
m e. She w as m a k in g m e feel so
n e rv o u s th at I d e c id e d to h a v e a third
d o u g h n u t. T hai left only o n e — for
Only a m in u te. S u re e n o u g h , the
w o m an took Ihe last d o u g h n u t! 1
n erv o u sly c o n tin u e d e a tin g m y
d o u g h n u t a n d d e cid e d to leave. I w as
rea d y to gel u p a n d go w h e n th e
w o m an s u d d e n ly stood u p a n d
h u rrie d o u t of th e d o u g h n u t sh o p . I
felt v e ry re liev ed a n d d e c id e d to w a it
for tw o or th re e m in u te s b efore g o in g
m yself. I finished m y second c u p of
coffee, fo ld ed m v n e w sp a p e r, a n d
sto o d up. A nd th ere, o n the co u n te r,
u n d e rn e a th w h ere m v p a p e r h ad
been, w a s m y u n o p e n e d box of
d o u g h n u ts .
E x e r c is e 1
Find w ords or ex p ressio n s that m ean:
1. evidently
2. looked briefly
3. stay aw ay from
4. acte d a s if I w as
5. unwind
6. thought
7. coolly
8. sa y no lo
9. traditional
10. a buy
E x e r c is e 2
D iscuss; H as anything like this ever
hap p en ed lo you? H ave you ever, by
mistake, taken anything that didn't
belong to you?
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Murder in N e w Orleans
P art 1
C h arles H e re fo rd T ifton w a s fo u n d d e a d on th e flo o r o f
Ins s tu d y in the T ilton fam ily m a n sio n in N ew O rle an s
H e had been sh o t fiv e tim e s. T h e re w e re five p e o p le o n
th e estate, a n d th ey all h eard th e sh o ts a t a b o u t 4:00 p m .
T h e police h av e tak en sta te m e n ts a n d m a d e th e fo llo w in g
n o te s a b o u t each of the five peo p le.
Lydia Dubois T ifto n , 62
M a rrie d to Charles T ifto n
fo r 35 years. Has been in a ,
w he e lcha ir S i n c e O r i d i n g ,
a c c id e n t 12 years a 9 °-£Ql7
a loud a rg u m e n t w ith Ruth
^ £Hen pQf t s f h js m orning.
Told T ifto n to f ir e R uth Ellen. A f t e r
long a rg um e n t, T if t o n r e f u s e d ._
Ly d i a T i f t o n ’s s t a t e m e n t
I w as re a d in g in m y b e d ro o m on the first floor. I h eard the
shots; th ere w ere to u r o r five. I w h eeled m yself in to Lhe
hall. T he stu d y d o o r w a s o p e n . R uth Ellen w a s sta n d in g in
th e d o o rw a y S cream ing. Benson w a s s ta n d in g at th e
F rench w in d o w s . T he g u n w a s o n th e floor n e x t to m y
h u s b a n d 's b o d y . ______________
J . D . ’s s t a t e m e n t
I w as in th e d en . 1 w as liste n in g to a n ew C D . S u d d e n ly
th ere w e re five shots. I th o u g h t it w a s U n d e Ike a t targ et
practice. T h e n I h e a rd a scream . II so u n d e d lik e R uth
Ellen, so 1 o p en ed th e c o n n e c tin g d o o r to th e s tu d y a n d
s a w Big D a d d y lyin g th ere, B enson a t th e F ren ch
w in d o w s, a n d M am a a n d R uth E llen to g e th e r in the
d o o rw a y to the hall. 1 c o u ld n 't b elie v e m y eyes.
C 'i L is t e n in g
Listen to Dwight's statem en t to the police. W here d o es he
say he w as? W hat d o es he claim he w as doing?
RuthEllen Potts, 24_
Has been T tfto n s p r iv a te
S e c re ta ry fo r a year. H ad
re c e n tly been seen w ith
J.D. T if io n a t a n e w d u b ,
The Red F b r r o f n e a r th e
F re n c h Q u a r te r The
Senior T ift o n w as v e ry u p s e t a b o u t it:
T h re a te n e d to f ir e h e r b u t d id n 't
R u t h E l l e n P o t t s ’s s t a t e m e n t
I w as in the liv in g ro o m w ritin g m v resum e. I h e ard the
sh o ts a n d rati across th e hall. T h e d o o r to th e stu d y w as
o p en . T here w as po o r, d e a r C h a rle s— M r. T ifton— ly in g in
a pool o f b lo o d . 1 sta rte d scream in g . Benson cam e in
th ro u g h th e French w in d o w s; they w ere o p en . T h en M rs.
T ifton a rriv e d . She d id n ’t sa y a w o rd . S h e just sta re d a t me.
65 _
as been w ith th e
T ifto n fa m ily fo r n e a rly
4-0 years. Will r e t ir e in
tw o m onths. L ik e s g o o d
wme a n d g o o d fo o d Takes
Lydia V ft o n o u t every day
in h e r wheelchair. Knows e v e ry th in g
a b o u t the fam ily. Knows R u th f Hen's
m o th e r ve ry well. In tro d u c e d R uth Ellen
to th e Tif-fans. H ad long a r g u m e n t
w ith th e v ic tim in th e m orning.
B e n s o n ’s s t a t e m e n t
1 w a s a b o u t to tak e m y a fte rn o o n w alk . T h e d o c to r told
m e to w a lk tw ice a d a y fo r m y h eart. A n y w a y . 1 h ad just
co m e o u t o f th e back d o o r, a n d I w a s w alk in g a ro u n d the
c o rn e r of th e h o u se w h e n I h eard sh o o tin g . 1 ran across
the law n to the F rench w in d o w s I saw Vlr. C h a rle s 's b o d y
a n d M iss R u th E llen in th e d o o rw a y .
■ m F ilT f f l D w ig h f ( I k e ')D u b o is, 6£L
\ Lydia 7/ fto n Js b ro th e n
I; W as Olympic rifle-sh o o ting
W f iK champion. D o e s n 't w o rk —
S it . spends tim e h u n tin g a n d
SpIla - ilid fishing. Was c h ie f executive
0 f f ic e r o f Ron tc h a r t r a in
Land Development C o rp o ra t/o n , one o f
T i f ton's companies. W e n t to p r is o n
f o r tw o years w h e n th e co m p a n y
c o lla p s e d w ith d e b ts o f o v e r
$ 2 m illio n a f t e r a b ig la n d scandal.
Has liv e d on ih e T ifto n e s ta te
s in c e g e ttin g o u t o f p ris o n .
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M urder in N e w Orleans

N o v ak : But h e w as o v er 60! H e w as
o ld e n o u g h to b e P o tts's
g ra n d fo th e r.
D am ato : H m m ...yes* b u t lie w as a
g o o d -lo o k in g m a n — an d v e ry rich
a n d p o w erfu l.

D w ig h t D u b o i s ?
D am ato : W hat a b o u t D ubois,
N o v ak ? H e 's a w eird gu y .
N o v ak : I'v e been th in k in g a b o u t that.
It c o u ld n 't h a v e been him .
D am ato : W hy n ot?
N o v ak : W hy W ould he need tit sh o o t
five tim e s ’ H e w as a c h a m p io n
m a rk sm a n . H e co u ld h a v e killed
h im w ith o n e shot.
D am ato : M aybe he d id , N ov ak ,
m a y b e he d id .
N o v ak : I d o n ’t follow ,
D am ato : T here a r t a lot of th in g s you
d o n 't follow , N o v ak . M ay b e h e 's
sm a rte r th an h e looks.
N o v ak : But th e re 's n o m otive.
D am ato : T here m ig h t h av e been. I
m e a n th ere w as the sc a n d a l w ith
th a t land d e v e lo p m e n t co m p an y .
N o v a k : But he w as d o w n by the
pond.
D am a to : So? I le co u ld h a v e shot him
from the trees a n d th ro w n Ihe g u n
in to the room .
N o v ak : O h. y eah. Do y o u really
th in k so?
D am ato: I d o n 't kn o w . It's just a
th e o rv.

C h ief o f D etectives T ony D am a to is in n o b o d y lias an alibi. I hey all sa y L o o k a t th is :

ch a rg e of th e cast D etectiv e S erg ean t th ey w e re alo n e w h en it h a p p e n e d .
N o v a k is his Assistant. T h ev 'rc in the Could It have been him?
D am ato : Yes. a n d th ere are no
T ilton stu d y . her?
fin g e rp rin ts on th e g u n .
them ?
D am ato : W here is ev ery b o d y ? L y d ia T i i f t o n ?
It m ust have been him.
N o v ak : T h e y 're all in the liv in g N o v ak : It c o u ld n 't h av e b een her. could(n't) her.
ro o m . Keyes is w ith them . W h at d o D a m a to : W hv not? may (not) them.
you think? N o v a k : W ell, s h e 's in a w h eelch air. might (not)
D am ato : Il could h av e been a n y of S he c a n 't m o v e v e ry fast. A n y w ay ,
th em , c o u ld n 't it? N o b o d y seem s th e y 'v e been m arrie d to r 35 years. Could he have shot him?
v e ry sad. It m ig h t ev en h a v e been It ju st c o u ld n 't h a v e b een her. sh e killed him?
all o f them . D a m a to : M ost m u rd e rs are they been the one(s)?
N ovak: Yeah. T iffon w a sn 't exact! \ co m m itte d by so m eo n e m the
p o p u la r a ro u n d here. N o b o d y fam ily, a n d th at d o o r g o es in to h er He must have shot him,
liked him . But it could h a v e been room , S he could(hl) killed him.
an o u tsid er. N ovak: R ight, b u t it w as locked. They may (not) been the one
D am ato: N o w ay. it m u s t h a v e been D am ato : D oors h av e keys. might (not)
o n e o f them . L et's look at the N o v ak : But w h y w o u ld sh e w a n t to
evidence. kit) him ? E x e r c is e
N ovak: It seem s to m e th a t D am ato : R uth Ellen P o tts is<i v ery
(everybody h a s a m otiv e, an d D iscuss each character M ake a list of
a ttra c tiv e y o u n g w o m a n . W e d o n 't
se n te n c e s about all five su sp e c ts. Who
k n o w w h a t w as g o in g o n . She
do you think did il? How? Why?
m ig h t h av e b e en jealous
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Call-In. You're on the air.
G ood even in g . I'm H a rry Baxter and
this \sC all-ht on radio statio n WLFM.
W e're talk ing to n ig h t .about
g o v ern m e n t services. Do yon th in k
y o u 're g ettin g w h al y o u 'v e p a id for?
W h a t's v o u r o p in io n ? Call in. W e'd
like to h ear from you. I he n u m b e r is
555-1785.
C all-In. Y o u 're o n the air,
S tu a rt: I h, H arry . M v n am e is S tuart
A m os. I'm a salesm an a n d 1 h a v e
to d n v e a lot. W1tv is it th a t th e re 's
a lw a y s co n stru ctio n g o in g o n on
all th e a lte rn a te ro u tes at exactly
the sam e tim e? I m ean , I
u n d e rs ta n d that the ro a d s need to
be m ain tain ed , b u t th e re's
ab so lu tely no co o rd in a tio n . Like,
w h e n th e y 're fixing one brid g e
into th e city, w hy d o they h av e to
fix the o th e r b rid g e a t th e sam e
time? It's ridiculous!
Harry: G ood point, S tuart. Let's h o p e
the D e p a rtm e n t o f T ra n sp o rta tio n
folks arc listening! Call-In. Y o u 're
on th e air.
H ild a: Good, e v en in g , H arry . I'm
H ild a D id/. W hy are they closing
the fire station in m y
n eig h b o rh o o d ? W e need it to stay
open. I h e ard that the, uli,
resp o n se tim e is g o in g to be
increased by ten m in u tes if that
fire statio n closes. Ten m inutes!
T hat could m ean th e difference
be tw een life a n d d e ath , vou know .
If th e y 're try in g to save m oney,
w hy d o n 't those p o litician s all take
a pay cut? T h a t's w h e re the w a ste
is, if you a sk me!
H arry: Well; H ild a, y o u certain ly
so u n d p assio n ate. W e'll see if th e
city d o e sn ’t ch a n g e its m in d . I
h o p e y o u 'v e called y o u r city
council re p re se n ta tiv e . Call-In.
Y o u 're o n th e air.
M ilto n : H arry , I'm M ilton K ram er
I'm fed u p w ith th o se sa n itatio n
tru ck s th at com e in the m id d le of
th e n ig h t and m ake all th a t noise.
They m u st sta rt a t a ro u n d fo u r
o 'clo ck ill the m orning! A nd it's
ev ery o th e r night, i'm so u n d
a sleep a n d 1 have a b o u t th ree m o re
h o u rs before th e a la rm 's going to
go off, an d th e g arb ag e tru ck
conies. 1 can n ev er g et b ack to
sleep, a n d b efo re 1 know it, I have
to g et u p fo r w ork. It ru in s m y
w h o le day. T h ere m u s t b e a w ay
for th e m to ch an g e th e sc h e d u le so
they d o n ’t w ak e u p the
n eig h b o rh o o d .
H arry: Vou k n o w , M ilton, I'v e n ev e r
u n d e rsto o d w h y sa n itatio n tru ck s
h av e to co m e in the m id d le ol the
n ig h t, eith er. I'm su re the
san itatio n w o rk ers w o u ld n 't m ind
h a v in g differen t ho u rs, say, like
sev en o'clock to four o'clock. A nd
on th a t note> it's tim e to say good
n ig h t. T h a n k y o u for listen in g , an d
rem e m b e r to tu n e in again
to m o rro w .
E x e r c is e
Discuss: Whal im provem ents do you
think your city/town governm ent should
m ake?
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M ak in g a com plaint fggl

L o o k a t th is :

174 L ogan D riv e

S an Diego, CA 9 8 0 13
M ay 22, 1995
C u sto m e r S erv ice D ept.
P e e rs L o w bruck Co.
Chicago, IL 6 0 6 0 6

D ear S ir o r M adam :

Last, w eek I bought, a pocket, calculator at. y o u r store in

A naheim , California,. It seem ed to w o rk in th e store.
W hen 1 g o t ho m e. I. d isc o v e re d it w a s defectiv e. It
p e rfo rm s a rith m e tic fu n c tio n s fine, b u t th e m e m o ry
fu n c tio n does n o t w o rk a t all. I took it b ac k to y o u r
s to re in S a n Diego, b u t th e y refused, to e x c h a n g e it.
T hey sa id t h a t I w ould h a v e to r e t u r n it to th e s to re
w h e re I bought it. T his is im p o ssib le b e c a u se 1 do not
live in A n ah eim .

I h a v e en clo sed th e c a lc u la to r alo n g w ith th e re c e ip t,

sh o w in g th e p ric e a n d d a te o f purcha.se. a n d y o u r
g u a ra n te e . I w ould a p p re c ia te a, full re fu n d .

T h a n k yo u . If y o u h a v e a n y q u e stio n s, p lease call

m e a t <61 9 ) 2 3 5 -6 5 9 6 .

S in cerely ,
C u sto m e r: G ood m o rn in g . I'd like to sp e a k lo Ihe
m an ag er. Gail Y a m a m u ra
M an a g e r: I am the m an ag e r, sir. I lo w t an I h e lp you? E n clo su re
C u sto m e r: W ell, it's this rad io . II d o e s n 't w ork
M a n a g e r: H m m . d id y o u b u y it here?
C u sto m e r: W hat? O f course I b o u g h t it h ere. Look, y o u
tu rn it o n a n d n o th in g h a p p e n s. E x e r c is e
M a n a g e r: M ay 1 see v o u r receip t?
C u sto m e r: R eceipt? U h...J d o n 't h a v e one.
M a n a g e r: You m ust h a v e g o tte n a re c eip t w hen you
b o u g h t it. One-Year Warranty
C u sto m e r: I p ro b a b ly d id . [ m u ^ i h a v e th ro w n it aw ay . Digital Alarm Clock
M an ag er: U h -h u h . W ell, d o you h av e a n y o th e r p ro o f of model K9-12-B
p u rc h a s e —-the g u a ra n te e , to r ex am p le? This clock has been inspected and tested in
our factory and was shipped in perfect working
C u sto m e r: N o. It m u s t h a v e been in th e box. i th re w that order. II it fails to perform perfectly under
a w a y too. normal conditions wilhin twelve (12) monlhs of
M an ag er: T h a t's to o bad . Y ou really o u g h t to h a v e k ep t it. your purchase, return it to us in Ihe original
package, enclosing a copy of your receipt. We
W e need to k n o w the ex act d a te o t p u rc h a se . will re-pair it or replace It with a new one, free
C u sto m e r: W hat? I only b o u g h t it y esterd ay ! T h a t y o u n g of charge.
m an over th ere w a ite d on m e .... O h , I paid by credit QUARTZ KLOX
card . 1 have m y co py here. P.O. Box 307
Fair Oaks. CA 95628
M an ag er: O h. All rig h t th e n . D id you lest the ra d io before
y o u left the store?
C u sto m e r: T est it? N o, it w as in th e o rig in al box. I
exp ected it to w o rk . It w a sn 't so m e c h e ap rad io ; it's a
g o o d b ra n d ,
M an ag er: Y ou sh o u ld h av e testjed it You bought a digital alarm clock at a Valuworth store on
C u sto m e r: C o m e on! Stop telling m e vs h at I sh o u ld h a v e Mam S lreet in your town last week. It said blue on the box
d o n e, a n d d o so m eth in g ! E ith er g ive m e m y m oney bur. the clock w as pink. The alarm doesn 't se e m to work.
back o r giv e m e a n o th e r rad io . You paid cash , and you didn't keep Ihe receip t
M an ag er: T h e re 's n o need to g e t im p atien t, sir. Let m e Look a t the ow ner's warranty. Write a letter of complaint to
look at it. H m m ....y o u see this little sw itch in th e back? the Q uartz Klox company.
C u sto m er: Yes.
M a n ag er: It's on A C and it sh o u ld be on DC. You really
sh o u ld h ave read the in stru ctio n s.
C u sto m e r: Oh!
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The M a ry Celeste
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N e w fo u n d la n d
C ape B re to n Isla n d
N ova Scotia

icw York

A ....... S te rn
B. Ship’s Rail
C Waterline
D Mast
E Sail
F Deck
G Cabin
H Forehatch
J H old
K Bow

T he M ary Celeste w a s buill in IHM in M o o rh o u se of the Dei Gratia, d friend a b o u t 600 m i l e s w e s t , b u t t h e s h i p

N ova S c o tia ,C a n a d a , ah a carg o -
ca rry in g sailing sliip. W h e n il way
lau n ch e d , it w as g iv en th e n a m e
Amazon. It w as not a luckv sh ip . T he
first cap ta in d ie d a few d a y s afte r it
w as registered, a n d on its first voyage,
in 1862, it w a s bdd.lv d am a g e d in a
collision. W hile il w as being rep aired
in p o rt, it cau g h t lire. In 1863, il
crossed lhe A tlantic to r the l’ir*.l lim e,
an d in the E nglish C h a n n el it co llided
w ith a n o th e r sh ip th a t yank. The
Am azon w as b a d ly d a m a g e d itself. In
1.S67, i! ran a g ro u n d on C ap e B reton
Island, off the C a n ad ian coast, a n d
h ad to b e reb u ilt. It w as th en so ld a n d
lhe n a m e w as ch a n g e d to tile Mary
Celeste. Sailors are very su p e rstitio u s
and d islik e sailin g o n sh ip s w hich
have been u n lu ck y or w h ich have
c h an g ed th e ir n am es. M a n y sailo rs
refu sed to sail on th e Mar 1/ Ccfwfe.
O n N o v e m b e r 5, I&72, th e M ary
Celeste left Mew York, c a rry in g a
c arg o of in d u strial alcohol to G enoa
in Italy. T h ere w e re ele v e n p eo p le on
board: C a p ta in Briggs, an
ex perienced c ap ta in , his w ife an d
tw o -y ear-o ld d a u g h te r, a n d a crew of
eig h t.
A m o n th later, the M ary Celeste w as
seen by a n o th e r s h ip , the Dei Gratia,
a b o u t h alfw ay betw een the A zores
a n d th e P o rtu g u ese coast. C ap Iam
of C a p ta in Briggs, noticed th a t the
sh ip w as sailin g stran g ely . W hen the
M ary Celeste d id no! a n sw e r Ins
sig n al, h e se n t a sm a ll b o a t to fin d o u t
w h a t w a s w ro n g .
T h e M ary Celeste w as co m p letely
d e se rte d .
• I he only lifeb o at w as m issing.
• All lhe sails w ere u p a n d in g o o d
co n d itio n .
• A ll the carg o w as there.
• T he sh ip h a d o b v io u sIv been
th ro u g h sto rm s. T he g lass c o v er on
th e c o m p a ss w as b ro k en .
• T he w in d o w s of th e deck cab in s
h a d b een co v ered w ith w o o d e n
p la n k s.
• T h ere w as th ree feet of w a te r in th e
c arg o h o ld , w hich w a s nol en o u g h
to b e d an g e ro u s.
• T he w a te r p u m p s w e re w o rk in g
p erfectly.
• T h ere w as en o u g h food for six
m o n th s a n d p len ty of fresh w a te r.
• All th e c re w 's p erso n al p o ssessio n s
(clothes, boots, p ip e s a n d tobacco,
etc ) w ere on b o ard .
• T here w ere toys on the c a p ta in 's
b ed .
• T h ere w as food an d d rin k on the
cabin table,
■ O n ly lhe n a v ig a tio n in stru m e n ts
a n d sh ip 's p a p e rs w ere m issin g .
• T h e last entry in the sh ip 's logbook
h ad b een m a d e 11 d a y s earlier,
h a d c o n t i n u e d in a s t r a i g h t lin e
from t h e r e .
• l he fo reh a tc h w as fo u n d open.
• T h e re w ere tw o d e e p m ark s o n th e
bow . n e a r th e w a te r Iinc.
• T here w as a d e e p c u t on th e ch ip 's
rail, m a d e by a n axe.
• T here w ere o ld b ro w n b lo o d sta in s
on the d eck a n d o n th e c a p ta in 's
sw o rd , w h ich w as i n th e cabin.
C a p ta in M o o rh o u so a n d h is crew
w ere g iv en th e sa lv ag e m o n ey for
b rin g in g the sh ip to port. T h ere w as n
long official in\ estig atio n , b u t th e
sto ry of w h at h a p p e n e d On the sh ip ,
and w h a t h a p p e n e d to the crew , still
re m a in s a m y stery .
E x e r c is e
Find w ords that mean:
1. all the people working on a ship
2. the official daily written record ol a
ship s voyage
3. the Iront ol a ship
4. put a boat into the water
5. an instrument that show s ihe
position of "north"
6. a w eapon
7. a long. thin, narrow, flat piece of
wood
8. paym ent given to those who sa v e
o ther's properly at se a
9. goods carried on a ship
10. a m achine for forcing w ater into or
out ol som ething
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What do you thin k h app en ed?
D ec. 5, 1 8 7 2 ,
“ M a ry C e le s te '5
w as fo u n d h e re
A zo res
S a ra h : I d o n 't k n o w w h a t h a p p e n e d ,
b u t it m u s t h a v e h a p p e n e d
s u d d e n ly .
M a rk : W hy d o you th in k th at?
S a rah : T h in k a b o u t it. T h e re w e re
to y s on th e c a p ta in 's b e d , w e re n 't
th e re ? T h e kid m u s t h a v e been
p la y in g , a n d th e y m u st h av e
in te rru p te d her su d d e n ly .
M a rk : Yes, th a t's tru e . A n d Food w as
o n th e table. T hey m u s t h a v e been
e a tin g o r g e ttin g re a d y to eat.
S a ra h : T he lifeb o at w as m issin g ,
rig h t? T h ey c o u ld h a v e b e e n
p ra c tic in g th e ir e m e rg e n c y drill.
'They m u s t h av e g o tte n in to th e
b o a t a n d la u n c h e d it.
M a rk : A ll rig h t, b u t w h a t h a p p e n e d
to th e boat?
S a ra h ; W ell, th ey m a y h a v e been
ro w in g Ilie lifeb o at arcnind th e
s h ip , a n d ['here m u s t h a v e b e e n a
g u st o f w in d ; th en the s h ip c o u ld
h a v e m o v e d fo rw a rd a n d rim
d o w n the lifeboat. T h a t e x p la in s
th e m a rk s o n th e b o w .
M a rk : C o m e on. T h ey c o u ld n 't h a v e
all been sittin g in th e Lifeboat.
W h at a b o u t th e c a p ta in ? H e
s h o u ld h a v e b een ste e rin g th e
ship!
S a ra h : W ell, h e m ig h t h a v e been
w a tc h in g th e drill a n d ju m p e d in
to sav e th e o th e rs.
A m a z in g ly , all of these p o ssib le
e x p la n a tio n s o f w h a t h a p p e n e d h a v e
b een s u g g e s te d a t s o m e tim e:
T he crew a b a n d o n e d the
s h ip .
1. T h e re w as w a te r in th e h o ld . T h e
crew p a n ic k e d a n d a b a n d o n e d th e
s h ip b e c a u se th ey th o u g h t it w as
g o in g lo sink.
I jg b .
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2. T h e girl fell o v e rb o a rd . T h e m o th e r
ju m p e d in to sa v e h e r. T h ey
la u n c h e d a lifeb o at to re sc u e her.
3. O n e o f th e b a rre ls of alco h o l w a s
d a m a g e d . P e rh a p s th e re w as a
sm all e x p lo sio n . T he h a tc h c o v er
w as off, e ith e r b e c a u se o f th e
e x p lo sio n o r to let th e g a s escap e.
T h ey Lhoughi all of th e carg o
m ig h t e x p lo d e .
4. T h e la s t lo g e n try w a s 1,000
k ilo m e te rs (600 m iles) w est, n e a r
S an ta M aria Island. M av b e the
sh ip w a s in d a n g e r of ru n n in g
a g ro u n d o n th e isla n d . T h e crew
left th e sh ip in a sto rm .
5. T h e re w a s no w in d , so th ey g o t
in to th e life b o a t to to w th e sh ip .
T h e ro p e b ro k e .
6. T hey saw a n isla n d th a t w a s n o t
o n th e m a p a n d w e n t to
in v e stig a te
7. A m e m b e r o f th e c re w h a d a
te rrib le , in fectio u s d ise ase . T h e
o th e rs left to e sc a p e fro m it. T he
o n e w ith th e d is e a se k illed him self.
W hat a b o u t th e l if e b o a t ? lo o k e v e ry b o d y a w a y .
If th e c re w left th e s h ip by lifeboat,
w h a t h a p p e n e d to th em ?
1. T h e lifeb o at cou ld h a v e s u n k in a
sto rm .
2. T h e sh ip itself c o u ld h a v e ru n
d o w n tlie lifeboat.
3. T lie lifeb o at c o u ld h a v e d rifte d
a w a y , a n d all o f th e m cou ld h a v e
d ie d of h u n g e r a n d th irst.
4. T h e y m ig h t h a v e re a c h e d lan d .
T h ey w e re ro b b e d a n d killed th e re
5. A w h a le o r sh a rk s m ig h t h a v e
o v e rtu rn e d th e boat.
n
A CRIME WAS COMMITTED.
1. T h e D e i Gratia attacke d the M u n j
Celeste an d k illed e v e ry b o d y .
2. P ira te s a tta c k e d a n d k ille d th em .
3. There w a s a m u tin y (a re v o lt
ag a in st th e c a p ta in o f a sh ip ). T w o
nf th e m e m b e rs of th e c rew w e re
crim in a ls. T h e re w a s a fight. S o m e
w e re k illed . T h e o th e rs left.
4. M rs. B rig g s fell in love w ith a c re w
m e m b e r. A g a in , th e re w as a fig h t.
5. T h e c re w of th e M a ry Celeste
a tta c k e d an d ro b b e d a n o th e r sh ip
a n d left o n th e o th e r s h ip w ith its
carg o . (W h a t o th e r sh ip ? T h e re a re
n o reco rd s.)
6. T h e y fo u n d a n a b a n d o n e d sh ip
w ith a v a lu a b le c a rg o a n d sto le it.
7. C a p ta in B riggs a n d C a p ta in
M o o rh o u se p la n n e d e v e ry th in g
to g e th e r for th e s a lv a g e m o n ey .
T h e s h ip w as n e v e r a b a n d o n e d .
N o n e of th e sto ry w a s true.
O u t s id e f o r c e s w e r e a t play .
1. A U FO (u n id e n tifie d fly in g object)
2. A g ia n t w a v e o r a to rn a d o
k n o c k e d th em ah fro m th e d eck.
3. A sea m o n s te r (a g ia n t o c to p u s o r
sea serpent.) a tta c k e d th e sh ip .
4. M en liv in g below th e sea a tta c k e d
d ie sh ip w h e n it p a ssed o v e r th e
o ld site o f A tla n tis.
E x e r c is e
C h o o se o n e group of explan atio n s and
d isc u ss w h eth er or not they m ake
se n se .
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1 W hat really h a p p en ed to M arilyn M onroe?
. M arily n M o n ro e w as b o rn N o rm a
Jean M o rte n so n in Los A n g e le s on
Ju n e L 1926. N o rm a Jean n e v e r
k n e w h e r fath er. H e r m o th e r, w h o se
m a id e n n a m e w as M o n ro e, w as
m e n ta lly ill a n d w a s o ften c o n fin e d
to m e n ta l In stitu tio n s. As a resu lt,
N o rm a Jean lived w ith h e r m o th e r’s
frien d s, in an o rp h a n a g e , a n d w ith
v a rio u s fo ste r p a re n ts, w h e re s h e
w a s often n eg lec ted a n d a b u se d .
2. At th e a g e of 16, .Norma Jean left high
school a n d m arrie d Jim D o u g h e rty ,
w h o w as 21. T h eir m a rria g e w a sn 't
v e ry h ap p y . T w o y ears later,
D o u g h e rty , a m erch an t m arin e, w e n t
o v erseas, an d N o rm a je a n began
w o rk in g as a p a in t s p ra y e r in a
d e fe n se p la n t. It w as th e re th at sh e
w as "d isco v e red " by a U.S. A rm y
p h o to g ra p h e r, w h o a s k e d her to po se
for so m e p h o to g ra p h s fo r a m ag az in e
article. She w as so o n n o ticed by o th e r
p h o to g ra p h e rs an d e n co u rag e d to
e n te r a m o d e lin g ag en cy , w h e re h e r
b ro w n h a ir w a s bleach ed an d
resty led . It w a s n o w 1946. T h a t year,
sh e d iv o rce d D o u g h erty , w h o w a s
still ov erseas. Later th a t y e a r, she
sig n ed a o n e-y ea r co n tra ct w ith
T w e n tie th -C en tu ry Fox S tu d io s, an d
h e r n am e w a s ch a n g e d to M arily n
M o n ro e.
3. in th e y e a rs b e tw e e n 1946 a n d 1950,.
M arily n g o t o n ly <maU p a rts. B ut by
1953, sh e h ad s ta rre d in tw o of h er
m o st fam ous, co m e d ie s, Gentlemen
Prefer Blendes a n d Hoio to M arry a
Millionaire. In Ja n u a rv 1954, M arily n
m a rrie d baseb all h e ro Joe D iV laggio.
S h e w as th e n T w e n tie th -C e n tu ry
F o x 's b ig g e st box-office a ttra c tio n a n d
an in te rn a tio n a l sex g o d d e ss . O n ly
n in e m o n th s a fte r th e y g o t m a rrie d ,
w h ile s h e w a s w o rk in g on The Seven
Year Itch, M arilyn a n d D iM ag g io got
d iv o rc e d , b u t they re m a in e d frien d s
to r th e re st of h e r life.
4. h i 1955. M arily n a n n o u n c e d th e
fo rm a tio n o f M arily n M o n ro e
P ro d u c tio n s. S he w a n te d to p lay
se rio u s ro le s in stead o f th e " d u m b
b lo n d e " ro le s she u su a lls g ot, She
b eg an ta k in g a c tin g classes at th e
fa m o u s A cto rs S tu d io , an d
a sso c iatin g w ith N e w Y o rk 's
in te lle c tu a l c ro w d . It w a s th e n th at
s h e m e t th e p la y w rig h t A rth u r M iller.
In D e c em b e r 1955, T w en tie th -
C e n tu ry Fox g o t h e r to sign a n o th e r
c o n trac t, p ro m isin g h e r m o re s e rio u s
ro les a n d a p p ro v a l o v e r h er film s'
d ire c to rs. H e r first film u n d e r the
n e w c o n tra c t w a s th e d ra m a
for w h ich she w o n critical acclaim .
5. In Ju n e 1956, M a rily n a n d A rth u r
M iller w e re m arrie d . S he th e n sta rre d
in th re e co m ed ies: The Prince nntt the
Shoivgirl [ IV57), th e sm ash h it Some
Like It Hut (1959), a n d Lt’/'s Make Luvc
( I960). M arilyn, th en sta rre d in th e
d ra m a The Misfit*, w h ic h w a s w ritte n
esp e c ially for h e r bv h e r p la y w rig h t
h u s b a n d . D u rin g th e film in g , M arilyn
w as fre q u e n tly ill a n d d e p re s s e d , a n d
sh e b ec am e d e p e n d e n t o n sle e p in g
pills, tra n q u iliz e rs , a n d alco h o l. She
sa w a p s y c h ia tris t ev ery d a y . In
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J a n u a ry 1961, a w e e k b efo re th e
O pening o f The M isfit*, s h e d iv o rc e d
M iller, A bout a m o n th la te r, s h e w a s
h o sp ita liz e d . S h e w as s e rio u sly ill,
b o th p h y sic a lly an d e m o tio n a lly .
b. In M ay 1462, M arilyn a g a in b ecam e
e m o tio n a lly d is tre s se d a n d p h y sic a lly
ill, a n d th e film in g o f h e r n e w e st
m o v ie , Sdnit'ihing's Gal h) G ive, w as
d e la y e d , h i e a rly Ju n e, T w e n tie th -
C e n tu ry Fox tire d M arily n from th e
m o v ie an d b eg an a n e g a tiv e p u b lic ity
c a m p a ig n , la b e lin g h e r m e n ta lly ill.
M arily n th en e n te re d a H o lly w o o d
h o sp ita l fo r th re e d a y s u n d e r a n
a ss u m e d n a m e T h e re w ere ru m o rs
that sh e w as (o r h a d b e e n ) p re g n a n t.
W h e n s h e g o t o u t of th e h o sp ita l, sh e
re -n e g o tia te d w ith T w e n tie th -
C e n tu ry Fox a n d p la n n e d to re tu rn to
w o rk on Som ething's Got tn Give.
7. In th e last w eek b efo re h e r d e a th ,
M a rily n h a d th re e b u sin e ss m e e tin g s ,
se le c te d d o z e n s of p la n ts fo r h e r
g a rd e n , a p p e a re d o n th e c o v e r o f Lift'
M ag azin e, o rd e r e d a $10,000 e v e n in g
g o w n , a n d s p e n t m u r e th a n ten h o u rs
w ith h e r p sy c h ia trist.
8. O n A u g u st 4, M a rily n called h e r
p sy c h ia trist, w h o w e n t to h e r h o m e
an d h e ld a 9 0 -m in u te se ssio n w ith h e r
th a t p ro b a b ly in v o lv e d an in jectio n of
b a rb itu ra te s. A fte r h er p sy c h ia trist
left, M arily n ^poke to frie n d s a n d
o th e rs, n o n e o f w h o m th o u g h t sh e
w as a c tin g u n u su a l- T'hnt n ig h t, at
10:30 pm, M a rily n s housekeeper
discovered her body. S he called
M a rily n 's psychiatrist.
9. O n A u g u s tS , 1962, a t 4:25 AM,
M a rily n 's p s y c h ia tris t c a lle d th e Los
A n g e le s po lice an d re p o rte d ,
"M a rily n M o n ro e i> d e a d . S h e just
c o m m itte d su ic id e ." Police S e rg e a n t
Jack C le m m o n s a rriv e d o n th e scen e
a n d b e lie v e d th e s u ic id e h ad been
sta g e d . H e to ld th e p re s s o n S u n d a y ,
"M a rily n M o n ro e d id n 't co m m it
su ic id e ; sh e w a s m u r d e re d ."
E x e r c is e
Find an o th er way to say e ach
ex p ressio n highlighted below. H o w d id M a r ily n
1. Marilyn w as often se e n sjvniiihg M o n ro e d i e ? H e r e a re
Huh with New York's intellectual s o m e p o p u la r
crow d. th e o rie s .
2. S he w as given tfw right to accept or
lY-jccf h er directors. It w a s s u ic id e .
3. Her first h u sb an d sp en t several (T h is is th e o fficia l
c a u s e of d e a th g iv e n
y ea rs abroad. by t h e Los- A n g e le s
4. S h e w as emolionally upsi'i and County Coroner.)
physically ill.
5. S h e b e c a m e nih1ki,',l to sleeping It was m u r d e r .
pills and alcohol.
6. The filming of th e movie w as heitf It w a s a n a c c id e n t.
«P* M a rily n s d e a th w a s
7. Her p erform ance received high th e r e s u lt o f a te rrib le
praise p vm the a c c id e n t c a u s e d b y
th e in te ra c tio n o f tw o
8. The movie studio fired her, catting
d r u g s g iv e n to h e r b y
her mentally III. s e p a r a te p h y sic ia n s*
9. AS a child, sh e w a s often ignored by
her foster p aren ts.
10. T he psychiatrist probably gave her
tt shot ol barbiturates.
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A: 1lello?
B: l li, Rafael. T his is Alex.
A: O il, h i. Did vou get h o m e nil rig h t?
B: Y eah, th an k s, b u t I w an ted to
ap o lo g iz e for last night.
A: D o n 't w o rry a b o u t it.
15: But y o u r carpet! Il m u st b e ru in ed ,
ft w as so d u m b o f m e to p u t mv
cot tee on the floor.
A: C o m e on, A lex, fo rg e t it.
B-. But it m u s t h a v e m a d e a reallv
ugly stain.
A: Look, it's n o th in g . I w as u p set at
first, but il d o e sn 't look so bad this
m o rning.
li: A n v w ay , 1 w a n t to p a y for the
cleaning.
A: Listen, Alex, it's no big d eal.
A ccidents h a p p e n — at p arties
especially.
B: Well, if y o u say so, b u t I really am
so rry .
A: OK. See you on M onday. I5ve now .
NO EATING, D R IN K IN G ,
OR RADIO R tA Y IN G
DON'T
FEED
THE
AN IM ALS
C: Excuse m e. W ould you m in d n o t
w a lk in g on the g ra ts?
D: I beg v o u r p a rd o n ?
C: You a re n ’t a llo w ed to w alk on the
g rass.
D: R eally? 1 d id n 't see a sign.
C: T h e re il is, Right o v e r there.
D: O h, y o u 're rig h t. I'm te rrib ly sorry.
A p o lo g ies
E: Oh! G ood m o rn in g , M ary A nn.
E: C tx id aftern o o n , S h aro n . Late
a g ain , I see-
E: i'S'igh) Yes. I'm sorrv, I c o u ld n 't
fin d a p a rk in g spaoe.
E: M ay b e vou sh o u ld h a v e left hom e
earlier.
E: Yes, I know . It w o n ’t h a p p e n
a g ain . M ary A n n
E: It'd b e tte r not, S haron. T his is th e
third tim e th is w eek.
WEM AIRLINES
G: H ey, y o u [
H : A re y o u talk in g to me?
G: Y eah, y o u . W hat d o y o u th in k
y o u 're d o in g ?
H: l‘m just w a itin g for the bus.
G: C a n 't y o u see th e re 's a line?
H: O h , th e re is7 I'm so rrv . I d id n 't
m ean to cut. I d id n 't realize th ere
w as a line.
.YIELD,
1: A re vou all right?
J: ‘Yes, I’m O k , b u t w h a t a b o u t m v
car?
I: T h ere d o e s n 't seem, to be too m u ch
dam age.
J: Let m e se e ...lo o k .it that! T his is a
b ra n d -n e w car! Y ou s h o u ld n 't
have b een g o in g so fast.
I: W e ll it w a sn 't m v fault.
J: It w a s n 't y o u r fault?! W hat d o you
m ean , il w a sn 't y o u r fault? f had
the rig h t of w ay.
I: As a m a tte r o f fact, y o u d id n 't. You
s h o u ld n 't h a v e co m e ou t like? that.
J: W hy not? T h e re 's no sign.
I: T hen w h a t's that?
J: O h . A sto p sign. I m u st h av e
m issed il.
I; W ell, y o u sh o u ld h av e been m ore
careful. You could h av e g o tte n u s
all k illed.
J: Yes, y o u 're right. I'm so rry . W hat
else can I say?
I: ju s t th a n k g o o d n e ss n o b o d y ’s
h u rl. I lere com e tlie police. Y ou'd
b e tte r ex p lain il to th em .
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T hey didn't stop to tell me!

TRUCK HIJACKED IN BEDFORD

$ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 CA RG O S T O L E N
A tr u c k c a r r y in g te le v is io n sets, v id e o re c o rd e rs ,
ra d io s , o n d o th e r e le ctro n ics v a lu e d a t o v e r $ 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 w as
h ija cke d yeste rd ay m o rn in g . The truck b e lo n g e d to the Ruby
S tar C o m p a n y , a n d the d riv e r, N ic o la s Estrella, w a s m a kin g
delive rie s to the custom ers in the B ed ford section.
This is the eleventh truck h ija c k in g in the first five months o f
this ye a r. O v e r the last fo u r yea rs there have been 3 8 hija ckin g s
in the m e tro p o lita n a re a . The h ija cke rs co n ce n tra te on trucks
c a rry in g carg oe s tha t can b e sold q u ickly fo r cash.
Drivers have been w a rn e d to lock th e ir d o o rs a n d not pick
u p hitchhikers. But some insurance in vestig ators belie ve th a t as
m a n y as o n e -th ird o f these cases a re n o l h ija ckin g s a t a ll. They
believe th a t dishonest d rive rs steal the ir o w n cargoes.
(con tinu ed o n p a g e B6)

P olice-C aptain M ol T o rin o is M r. E stre lla : Yes, I a lw a y s re m e m b e r a lw a y s lo ck ed , a n d 1 n e v e r u se it.

q u e s tio n in g N icolas E strella, th e
d riv e r ot th e hijacked R uby S tar truck.
C a p ta in : L et's s ta rt a t th e b e g in n in g
ag ain , M r. E strella. Hoyv d id y o u
lo s e y o u r truck?
M r. E stre lla : I w a s m a k in g d e liv e rie s
m B edford. T h e tru c k w as lo a d e d
w ith TVs, V CRs, r a d io s ...y o u
k n o w , electro n ics.
C a p ta in : L /h-huh. So v o u d ro v e to
B edford from th e R u b y S ta r
w a reh o u se.
M r. E strella: R ight. A b o u t ten o'clo ck
I m a d e a d e liv e ry on Hoyle Street.
I'd fin ish e d a n d I w a s d riv in g u p
Boyle w h e n I s a w a coffee sh o p .
C a p ta in : So VoU d e c id e d to sto p .
M r. E strella: T h a t's rig h t- I s to p p e d
to g et a sa n d w ic h to go.
C a p ta in : G o o n .
M r. E strella: It d id n 't ta k e in e m o re
th a n th re e m in u te s. I s ta rte d
w a lk in g b a c k to th e tru c k a n d ...
C a p ta in : D id y o u s e e a n y b o d y n e a r
th e tru c k ?
M r. E strella: N o, n o b o d y . So
a n y w a y , I d e c id e d to m a k e a
p h o n e call. I p a ss e d a m a g a z in e
s ta n d a n d I s lo p p e d to g et ch an g e.
C a p ta in : O K . T h en w h at?
M r. E strella: W ell, I w as ta lk in g to m y
w ife w h e n I saw th e tru c k g o in g
d o w n the street. 1 c o u ld n 't believe
m y eyes. I d ro p p e d ihe p h o n e a n d
ran d o w n lhe street. But they w e re
m o v in g fast. I c o u ld n 't catch up.
C a p ta in : D id y o u re m e m b e r to lock
th e cab d o o r?
to lock it! I’m n o t stu p id !
C a p ta in : O K , O K , ta k e il easy . C a n
you a c tu a lly re m e m b e r lo ck in g it
th is tim e?
M r. E stre lla : Yes, d e fin ite ly . I
re m e m b e r p u ttin g th e k e y in th e
lock. T h e k ey w a s all w e t and
d irty , ft w a s ra in in g , an d I had.
d ro p p e d it in a p u d d le .
C a p ta in : W h a t a b o u t tine d o o r on th e
o th e r sid e? D id v o u re m e m b e r to
check it?
M r. E stre lla : 1 d o n 't ac tu a lly
re m e m b e r ch e c k in g it. But it'^
L o o k a t t h is :
He w as driving. He stopped. He got a
sandw ich.
A: Whirl did hr stoji doing? I le atnyiM'd
driving.
B: Whnt i.litI he to do? He ttnfynui to
get n sandwich.
E x e r c is e 1
Ask two q u estio n s and give an sw ers
for each.
1. He w as driving. He slopped. He
bought so m e g a s
2. He w as w atching th e truck. He
sto p p ed He m ad e a p h o n e call.
3. He w as talking to his wife He
stopped. He ran down the street.
C a p ta in : But y o u d o n 't re m e m b e r
c h e c k in g it?
M r. E strella: N o, n o t reallv . M a y b e 1
fo rg o t to c h eck it.
C a p ta in : So it c o u ld h a v e b e e n open.
M r. E strella; Yes, I g u e ss so. B ut I'd
b e t a n y th in g it w a s n 't.
C a p ta in : So w h a t's y o u r th eo ry ?
M r . E strella; T h e y m u s t h a v e h a d
key s. T h e y s ta rte d th e e n g in e ,
d id n ’t th ey ?
C a p ta in : H o w d id th e y g et th e k ey s?
M r. E stre lla : D o n 't a sk nie. 1 h a v e n o
id ea. T h e y d id n 't s to p to tell me!
L o o k a t t h is :
I drove a car for the first time w hen I
w as 16. I w as so nervous but so
h appy that day!
I rentemhet driving a car far the first tune.
I w as going to mail this letter. I still
have it.
I didn't remember to rmri! it.
I forgot to mail it.
E x e r c is e 2
Make se n te n c e s.
1. I should have turned off the light Its
still on.
2. I read a b o u t th e crime in the
n ew sp ap er. I can rem em b er it
clearly.
3. T h e re ’s a movie on TV tonight. I
saw it at a th e a te r ten y ears ago.
4. They ought to have d one their
hom ew ork. Their te a c h e r's very
upset.
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John Lennon 1940-1980

” ffflTTlli i f ' /™£2![7 ;

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fo/VOft:
John L ennon w as m u rd e re d ju st b efo re 11 I’M o r
D ecem ber S, I980, o u ts id e th e D ak o ta, th e a p a rtm e n t
b u ild in g w h e re h e lived in Mew York City. H e h a d just
g o tten i'lit of a car a n d w as w a lk in g tu th e en tra n c e w h en
a voice called, "M r. L ennon." L ennon tu rn e d a n d w as sh o t
five tim es. T he k iller thro w h is g u n d o w n a n d sto o d th ere
sm ilin g , "D o y o u k n o w w h a t y o u just d id ?" sh o u te d the
d o o rm an . “ I ju st sh o t John L ennon," the killer rep lied .
L en n o n w a s ru sh ed to the h o sp ital in a p o lice car, b u t il
w as too late. T h e k iller w as 25-year-old M ark C h a p m an
from H a w a ii. E arlier th e sa m e ev en in g h e h ad ask ed
L ennon for his a u to g ra p h . In fact, he had been h a n g in g
a ro u n d o u tsid e the a p a rtm e n t b u ild in g lo r several d ay s.
C h a p m a n w as a Ian of L e n n o n 's an d h ad tried to im itate
him in m an v w avs, it is said th a t he even believed thal he
w a s John L ennon.

B io g r a p h ic a l n o t e s
1940 Born in L iverpool, E ngland.
1942 L ennon fam ily d e se rted by father. M o th er leaves.
John b ro u g h t u p by a u n t.
1956 F orm s ro ck b a n d a t school.
1957 S tu d e n t a t I .iverpool C ollege of Art,
1958 M o th er killed in c ar accident.
I960 G oes p ro fessio n al as o n e of th e B eatles (L ennon,
M cC artney. H arriso n , B est,Sutcliffe). Plays in
H a m b u rg , G erm an y .
1961 Plnvs in H a m b u rg a n d L iverpool. Sutcliffe
(L en n o n 's best friend) dies of brain tu m o r. Brian
E pstein begins to m an ag e the Beatles.
1962 R ingo S tarr rep laces Pete Best as B eaties' d ru m m e r.
M arries C v n lh ia Powell,, an a rt stu d e n t. B eaties'
first re c o rd , "L ove M e D o." F irst TV ap p e a ra n c e .
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1963 T h re e re c o rd s hit n u m b e r I in B ritish T u p 20.

In cred ib le p o p u la rity . S on Ju lian born.
1964 First hit re c o rd in U n ite d S tates, "1 W an t to H o ld
Y our H a n d ." T w o U.S. to u rs. In A p ril, B eatles'
re co rd s n u m b e r L 2, 3. 4, a n d 5 m U.S. T o p 40. F irst
m o v ie, .4 H nnl D ay's N ight. F irst book.
1965 Help! B eatles' seco n d m o v ie, B eatlem an ia at its
h eig h t. U.S. to u r, i lu g e a u d ie n c e s in sp o rts
s ta d iu m s. B eatles re ceiv e MBF, (special h o n o ra ry
a w a rd )Trom Q u ee n E lizabeth.
1966 L en n o n in m o v ie Mow I IViur the War-— n o t a
m usical. M eets Y oko O n o , J a p a n e s e a v a n t-g a rd e
artist.
1967 Sergeant Pepper—B ea tle s1 m o st fa m o u s a lb u m . A ll
th e B eatles in te re ste d in m e d ita tio n . M a n a g e r B rian
E p stein fo u n d d e a d fro m o v e rd o s e of sle e p in g
pills.
1968 B eatles' c o m p a n y , A p p le , fo u n d e d . L en n o n a rt
ex h ib it "Y ou A re J lere." L en n o n d iv o rc e d b y w ife.
1969 B eatles’ m o v ie Let It fie. R u m o rs of q u a rre ls a b o u t
m o n e y T alk o f B eatles b re a k in g u p . B eaties' last
p u b lic p e rfo rm a n c e on roof of A p p le B uilding.
L en n o n an d Y oko m a rry , i le 2^, s h e 36. L en n o n
still re c o rd in g w ith B eatles b u t also w o rk s solo.

1970 M cC artn ey le a v e s B eatles. O th e rs s ta rt so lo care e rs.

1971 L e n n o n 's a lb u m Im agine— m o s t su ccessfu l so lo
alb u m . L en n o n a n d Y oko O n o in N e w Y ork o n e -
ro o m stu d io a p a r t m e n t
1973 L e n n o n o rd e re d to le a v e U n ited S ta te s— p ro te sts
a n d a p p e a ls.
1975 Son Sean b o rn O c to b e r (I e n n o n ’s b irth d a y ).
1976 R etires from p u b lic life. E x te n siv e trav el. B u sin ess
affairs m a n a g e d b y Yoko O n o .
1980 F irst reco rd in six y e a rs. A lb u m Double Fantasy.
C ritics sa y it is "a n e w b e g in n in g ." Dec. 8. L en n o n
m u rd e re d . M assiv e m e d ia co v erag e.
1981 T h ree re c o rd s in T o p 40: "<Just Like) S ta rtin g
O v er," " I m a g in e /' a n d "W o m a n ."
1985 " S tra w b e rry F ie ld s" m e m o ria l to L e n n o n o p e n s in
N ew Y o rk 's C e n tra l P ark on O c to b e r 9, Sean
L e n n o n ‘s te n th b irth d a y -
1988 B eatles in d u c te d in to Rock t i Roll H ail of F am e.
1990 T rib u te co n cert to L e n n o n in L iv erp o o l fe a tu rin g
M cC artn ey .
1994 L en n o n in d u c te d in to th e Rock n ' Roll ETall o f
F am e a s so lo artist. T h re e su rv iv in g B eatles a d d
th e ir vo ices am i in s tru m e n ts to an old L ennon
tap e, 'T r e e A s a B ird ''— th e linnl B eatles re c o rd in g .
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Beach watch

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HE'S WAY OUT THERE.

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E x e r c is e 1
L o o k a t th is :
U nless he turns around soon, h e’ll be
In trouble.
If he doc&i't turn artmnd -won,, he'll be In
i rouble.
Find all the se n te n c e s with antes* and
m ake se n len ces with i f , - not.
E x e r c is e 2
It you were the man who alm ost
drow ned, would you give the
lifeguards a reward? W hat else
would you do?
It you were the man who alm ost
drowned, would you do anything
differently in the future? What would
you do?
E x e r c is e 3
What would you do in these
em ergencies? Discuss.
You s e e so m eo n e tall into a river.
Vou’re aione.
You're at a restaurant with a friend and
your friend starts choking.
Y ou're walking down a street and you
s e e sm oke coming out of a house.
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H ave y o u seen this ad?
M ik e: W an d a, h av e y o u seen this
ad ?
W an d a: Y eah, it looks great, d o e s n 't
il? I called th em an h o u r ago.
T hey']] call b ack if th e y w a n t me.
M ik e: O h , th e v 'll w a n t you You
h a v e b e a u tifu l h air.
W an d a: T h an k s. You know , Irm
excited. 1 m e a n , if i go. I'll gel a
n e w h airsty le to r nothing !
Louis: Pablo, look a t this. Lt so u n d s
g reat. A nd you h a v e a d e cen t c a r..
P ab lo : U li-huh. B ut th e r e a re so m e
d isa d v a n ta g e s.
Louis: E very job h a s d is a d v a n ta g e s .
Pablo: O h , I d o n I k n o w . P m w illin g
to try it. B u t 1 w o n 't tak e it if th ey
d o n 't p a y th e p h o n e bill!
Roger: T ina, w h a t d o you th in k ot
th is ad ?
T ina; It w as in last S u n d a y 's p a p e r
too. I called. I h a v e an in te rv ie w
to m o rro w .
R oger: D o vou th in k y o u 'll g e t it?
T ina: T h ey seem ed v ery in te re ste d
on th e p h o n e. I th in k th e y 'll o ffer
m e tlie job.
R oger: So y o u 're g o in g to France!
T ina: I d id n 't s a y th at. I w o n 't ta k e
th e job u n le ss they giv e m e a
ro u n d -trip ticket. It'll be h ard
w o rk , a n d f w o n 't go u n le ss lh e \
offer m e a g o o d salary .
L o o k a t t h is :
I'm interested. I've applied.
I’ll accept, ihe job if they offer enough
money.
! w on't accept the job il they don't pay
more.
| won’t accep t the job unless they pay
more.
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Child Care M/F
FTofessionai couple moving lo
Lyons, France, for work needs
child-care specialist for 2 young
children. M ust like dogs ant! have
driver's license. Private room with
phone. TV, bath. One-way airfare
paid. Two weeks' vacation a year.
One night free a week. Salary
negotiable, References required.
Only mature non-smokers please.
Write Box 5116 this paper, or call
989-1787.
I'm not interested. I h aven't applied.
I'd apply if they offered more money.
I wouldn't accep t th e job il they didn’t
offer enough.
I w ouldn’t a c cep t the job u n less they
offered more.
S a n d y : 1 ley, Bill, look a t th is ad .
B ill: I In im ...it looks like fun. W h y
d o n 't y o u call th em up?
S a n d y : I'd love to, b u t it's a w a ste o f
tim e. M y h a ir's just to o sh o rt.
B ill: W ell, 1 Like il Ihe w ay it is.
A n y w a y , y o u d o n 't k n o w w h a t
th ey m ig h t d o ...
S an d y : O h. th a t w o u ld n 't b o th e r m e.
If J had lo n g e r hair. I’d call th em
u p . A ctu ally , y o u r h a ir is p retty
long n o w ...
K athy: P am , d id y o u see this?
P a m : Y eah. You a re n 't in te re sted , ^re
you?
K alhy: Mo, th e re a re lo o m a n y th in g s
w ro n g w ith it.
P a m : L ike w h at?
K alh y : A re vou k id d in g ? You
w o u ld n 't h a v e an y se c u rity You
w o u ld n 't e a rn a n y th in g if you
d id n 't w o rk all d a y lo n g ev ery
d a y . A nd I w o u ld n 't tak e a job in
sales il they d id n 't p ro v id e a cat
Pam : L ook at the a d d re s s — so m e
holel. I'd n e v er w o rk fo r a
c o m p a n y if th e y d id n 't ev en have
an office.
K itty: T h e re 's a job in F ranco in th e
paper
T erry: Yeah, I k now . I w o u ld n 't
d re a m o f ta k in g it.
K itty: W hy not? You'v e a lw a y s
w a n te d to w o rk ov erseas.
T errv: It's hard work, is n 't Lt? O n e
n ig h t o ff a w eek.
K ittv : But th e m o n e y m ig h t be good.
T erry: W ell, I w o u ld n 't tak e it u n le ss
th ey p aid m e a really goo d s a la ry ,
w ith a lo n g e r v acatio n , a n d m o re
free tim e. A nd I c ertain ly
w o u ld n ’t go a n y w h e re o v erseas
u nless m y tick et w as ro u n d -trip !
E x e r c is e
Would you ever travel alone lo a
foreign country?
Niff unless I kin'zv sot/wonc thrrc.
I WQitldu’t Imvcl akntt' to a foreign
country unless I kivnr sonuYmc there.
Would you e v e r hit som eone/jum p
from a high building/take your clothes
off in Ihe street/jum p off a moving
train/walk on hoi coals/go
skydiving/make a sp e ec h in
Enghsh/sing in front of an audience?
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Glacier watch

Alaska's glaciers—the facts

There are more mountain glaciers in Alaska than fn|
rest ol lhe inhabited world altogether
Five percent of Alaska is covered by glaciers and ict
fields.
The largest glacier, the Malaspiba. covers 840 squa
miles (2,17© sq km).
The Muir glacier is two miles (3.2 km) wide. V
G laciers move b e c a u se of thetr weight. They cut dot
valleys in the earth, They adv an ce every winter and
retreat in the sum m er.
Between 1991 and 1994 th e giant Columbia Glacier
ratreated more than a mile (1.6 km).
-ICKIIL'IUI••,aJT..«'.^i5.-g:grH-:-r.f: . . ■
__________________ J __

C a rm e n M elv in is from M iam i, Florida. S h e's on vacatio n
in A laska and ^ lit-’^ taken a "flig h t seeing'' trip Us a glacier.
T he h elico p ter has lan d ed on the glacier.
G u id e: T his w ay .. w a tc h \\ h e re y o u 're g o in g , p lease. O u r
in su ran ce c o m p an y d o e s n 't w a n t y o u to h u rt
you rselves!
C a n n o n : T h is is incredible!
G u id e: Isn 't it great? W atch y o u r step , an d stay d o s e by
m e— th at is, u n le ss you w a n t to fall into a crevasse.
T here are crevasse? h u n d re d s o f feet d e e p o v e r there.
W e're g o in g to begin by w a lk in g o v e r to look at them ,
C arm en : T h ere's so m u ch ice! A n d th ey k eep tellin g u s
ab o u t global w a rm in g , v o n k n o w , th a t th e ea rth is
g e ttin g hotter.
G u id e : W ell. I've been d o in g th is job lo r five years, and
the glacier h a s retre a ted . Il used to b e lialf a m ile
longer.
C arm en : O h, really?
G u id e : Sure. U nless it b eg in s sn o w in g m o re d u rin g th e
w in ters, it’ll be g o n e in 50 years.
C arm en : W h a t's th e reason for that?
G u id e : W e c a n 't say. F arth er n o rth , so m e g la d e rs a re still
ad v an cin g . M ay b e it's th e local w e a th e r h ere in
so u th e a st A laska, not th e w o rld clim ate. U nless w e do
m o re research, w e w o n 't k now .
C arm en : P eople say it s the g re e n h o u se gases. You k now ,
if ev ery car c arried one m o re p a sse n g e r, th e U n ited
S lates w o u ld u se less gasoline.
G u id e : W ell, m nvbe. if e v e ry o n e p lan ted o n e tree a y ear
things w o u ld im pro v e, a n d if w e all w alk ed Instead ol
d riv in g th e air w o u ld be clean er, .an d I g u ess w e ’d all
h e h ealth ier But y o u c a n 't m e a su re it, really .
C a rm e n : So in 50 y e a rs' tim e th is w ill all be gone?
G u id e : R ig h t...u n le ss the w in te rs slarL g e ttin g colder.
C a rm e n : C o ld e r w in ters? H ow d o you feel a b o u t th at
h ere in A la sk a ’ A re n 't they cold en o u g h for y ou?
G u id e : Sure! But I w o u ld n 't live h ere u n le ss I liked snow
an d ice. A nd to u rists w o u ld n 't co m e h ere u n less there
w ere glaciers. A nd believ e trie, w e need the to u rist
b u sin ess.
E x e r c is e 1
Rewrite these sen ten ces. C hange i f . . w t to u»h^<.
[fit doesn't yi't colder. Ilie ghtcu’r wifi dbttfifv/v.
I lilies it gets collier. Hit' glacier :L<ill dimippem.
1. If there isn't m ore snow, the glacier will retreat.
2. He wouldn't live there if he didn't like ice and snow.
3. If there w ere no glaciers, many tourists wouldn't visit
Alaska.
4. II we don1! stop using so much energy, the world will get
warmer.
5. If we don't stop destroying trees, the world will get
warmer.
6. If you don’t watch your step, you’ll have an accident.
7. If you don't take the helicopter trip, you’ll regret it.
8. He wouldn't be a guide if he didn't know a lot about
glaciers.
E x e r c is e 2
Discuss: Do you think the world is getting warmer?
Whal can we do about it?
Make sen ten c es with if ... not or u/rfess
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What w o u ld you have done?

THE RE A PE RS PACE
\ \ it vi w o u l d v i> r h .w i. DoM-'?
as! w e e k w e invited y o u . the
L readers, to w rite and tell us a b o u t
th in g s ihat had h ap p en e d to y o u , or
th in g s that you h ad h e a id abo u t. We
w an ted sto ries w here p e o p le jus!
d id n 't know w hat to do nex t! H ere
are ihe stories that in terested us the
m ost!
T h a i ’s An <01 it.i,...o r wvs

I w as at a c o u n te r in a re sta u ra n t in a
sm all w estern tow n. J h ad jusi been
served a e u p o f coffee. S u d d e n ly diis
h uge m an — he Looked lik e a b o x er—
cam e over, p ick ed up my eoftiee.
d ran k it. banged the cu p d o w n on the
q u e stio n otic o f the re p o rte rs ask ed
table, stared at m e, and then w alked
w as. “D o you intend to visit any D e e p -f r ie d
aw ay w ith o u t say in g a n y th in g . F
n ig h tc lu b s in L o n d o n ?“ R e v e re n d
I
had p ark ed m y c a r at a local
su p p o se 1 sh ould h a v e said
C ra c k e r sm ile d at the reporter. "A re sh o p p in g m ail, and L w as tak in g a
so m eth in g , but 1 w as scared still"! i
th ere any n ig h tc lu b s in L o n d o n ? ” he sh o rtcu t th ro u g h (he sid e d o o r o f a
d id n 't know w hai to do! W h a t w ould
an sw e re d in n o cen tly . T he nexi restau ran t. H alfw ay a cro ss ihe
you h ave don e?
m o m in g th e h ead lin e in o n e o f the re stau ra n t, I sp o tted my fath er ea tin g
SlclnU' v Wemju-
L o n d o n p ap ers w as " C ra c k e r's firs! a h a m b u rg e r an d french fries— h e
C a rb a m ftilv. I L
q u estio n on arriv al in L o n d o n — A re o fte n eats there. 1 sn eak ed up b eh in d
Ln nr i i* vvatkr th ere any n ig h tclu b s? " H ow w o u ld him . p u t m y hand o v e r his sh o u ld er,

I
w as d riv in g th ro u g h O reg o n on my
v acation. It w as a very hot day, an d
I sto p p ed at a sm all, d e serte d b each . I
d id n 't have my bath in g suit w ith m e,
but it w as early in the m o rn in g and
there w ere no people o r h o u se s in
■Mght. So I look o ff m y c lo th es and
sw am out in ihe o cean in m y
u n d erw ear. I’m a very stro n g
sw im m er. 1 flo ated on m y back,
c lo sed m y eyes, a n d relax ed in the
w ater. W h en I looked b ack al the
b each , several c a rs had arriv ed and
there w ere 20 or 30 p eo p le sittin g on
the sand h av in g u picnic! W h at w ould
y ou have d o n e?
.fane D u rr
Spiikiirte. WA
T m r ‘s \ n o - ncj
y ou have felt? to o k a french fry o ff the plate, d ip p e d
Rev. Aurtd Richards it in th e k etch u p , and ate it. T h en 1
Columbia. SC realized dial the m an w as noi my
father! 1 w as so em b a rrassed ! 1
Stranchks ln t i j f n i g h t
c o u ld n 't say a w ord! W h at w ould
y sto ry is n ’t fu n n y at all. Il
M w as a v ery frig h te n in g
e x p e rien c e. You see. o n e nighi 1 w oke
y o u h av e d o n e?
C lu n y l R e d b u m
A/ in n ea p o lis. M N
u p suddenly. 1 h eard th e tinkle o f
b ro k e n g la s s fro m d o w n sta irs, a n d f
heard th e w in d o w o p en in g . T h en I
heard I w o voices! M y w ife w oke up Look a t th is :
too. She told m e to d o so m e th in g . A
Would you have said anything?
c o u p le o f d a y s b efo re. Ihere had been W hat would you h av e d o n e 7
u rep o rt a bo u t a b u rg lary in ihe Local
I'd have said | som ething.
paper. T h e b u rg lars h ad been
would done
in terru p ied . and they had b eaten up anything.
; wouldn't
ihe h o m eo w n er. T h e y ’d n early killed
him . I w as tre m b lin g w ith fear. I ju s t E x e r c is e 1
d id n ’t know w hat to d o . Tri the en d . 1
Write se n te n c e s about each of the
d id n 't go d o w n , an d ihev stole Ihe
five stories.

I heard a great story aboui the sterlin g .silv erw are w e h ad in herited I'd Frnrr faflriit....
R everend B illy C rack er. H e ‘d g o n e from m y m o th er. W as I rig h t? W h at I wouldn't hffve (done)....
to L ondon to sp eak at a large w o u ld y o u h av e d o n e?
m eeting. A nyw ay, w hen he step p ed Lorenizo Ma vh ado E x e r c is e 2
o ff the p lan e there w ere a lot o f A b ilen e, TX Tell th e story o1 an interesting,
rep o rters and T V cam e ra s. T h e first surprising,
or em b arrassin g exp erien ce you have
’ h ad or h eard abo u t. _____
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A bad day at the office
A m y: What was wrong this morning?
Tim: Wrong? What do you mean?
Amy: You walked straight past me.
Tim: Really? Where?
Amy: By that newsstand on Ist street.
T im : I’m really sorry, Amy. I just
didn't see you.
Amy: Come on, Tim. You must have.
I w as waving!
Tim: No, honestly. I didn't see you. It
1 had seen you, I w ould've said
hello.
Rob: Tim, have you sent that fax to
Japan?
Tim: No, 1 haven't.
Rob: Why h a v e n ’t VOU doJ\e it yet?
I t’s urgent.
Tim: Bo cause you didn't ask m e to
do it.
Rob: 1 didn’t?
Tim: No, ycou didn't. If vou had
asked me. I'd have sent it.
T im : What's the matter. Debbie? You
don't look well.
D ebbie: No. I've had a terrible cold.
It's better today, though.
Tim: H m m ...l had a bad cold last
week.
Debbie: I know , and vou gave it to
everyone in the office. 1 wouldn't
have com e to work it I'd had a
cold like that.
R ob: Tim, did you type this letter or
did Akiko?
Tim: 1 did. Is there something wrong?
Rob: Take a look. This should be
$400,000. You typed 340,000.
Tim: Oops. I'm really sorry.
R ob: A nd the customer's name
should be "Snelling/' not
"Smelling."
T im : O h , no! D id I p u l th at?
R ob: If I h ad n 't noticed it, we could
have lost the order!
D a n a: H i, T im . D id y o u h a v e a g o o d
d a y to d a y ?
Tim: No, not really I'm glad it’s
over. Every thing went wrong.
D a n a : Really?
T im : Yeah, I made a lot of m istakes
m typing, then I forgot to send a
fax, and Amy got upset because I
ignored h eron the sheet.
faijn
D an a: Why was that?
Tim: If I hadn't gone to bed late, it
wouldn't have been ^uch an awful
day.
E x e r c is e 1
He didn’t s e e her. He didn’t say hello.
If he hud seen her. he would have said
hetto.
lie uvirhl Jiape sffW hello if he had seen
her.
Do the sam e:
1. He didn’t recognize her He didn't
stop.
2. He didn’t notice her. He didn't stop.
3. He didn't s e e h er waving. He didn't
w ave back.
E x e r c is e 2
H ave you se n t Una fax?
If you hud naked rue, I would have sent it.
Do the sam e:
1. H ave you mailed th e letters?
2. H ave you photocopied th e report?
3. H ave you typed th e contract?
E x e r c is e 3
He had a bad cold, but he cam e lo
work.
I wvuldn't have come to work if I had had
a cold.
Do the sam e:
1. S h e had a h e a d a c h e , but sh e
stay ed at work.
2. He had a so re throat, but he worked
all day.
3. S h e had a toothache, but sh e didn't
go to the dentist.
E x e rc ise 4
He noticed the error. They didn't lose
the order.
lfh e h tu h i! rnr!teed the error, they could
htit'c fosl if/e order.
Do the sam e:
1. He noticed the spelling m istake
They didn't u p se t the custom er.
2. He saw the lypo in time. T hey didn't,
se n d Ihe letter.
3. He ch eck ed the a d d ress. They
didn't mail it.
E x e r c is e 5
I w ent to a party./) went to bed late./
I forgot to s e t th e alarm./l gol up late./
I m issed the bus./l w as late lor work./
I’ve had a bad day ./I forgot to sen d
a fax./I m a d e a m istake in typing.
II t hadn't g o n e to a party, none of
th e se Ihings would h av e h ap p en ed .
It i hadn't gone lo Q party, t rrooldn't have
gone to bed lute
Write se v e n se n te n c e s.
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A Saturday afternoon
L aura I'elt slig h tly u n e a sy a s the
g u a rd u n lo ck ed Lhe g a te s a n d w a v e d
h e r th ro u g h . T he B litzk o p t C linic
w as. a fter ail, th e m o s t e x c lu siv e
in s titu tio n o f its type in Ihi- c o u n try .
She p a rk e d h e r ca r o u ts id e th e m ain
entrance o f th e ste rile w h ite m ain
b u ild in g . S he p a u s e d on th e ste p s
to to o k at th e b e a u tifu l flo w er
g a rd e n s . A n old m a n w a s w a te rin g
th e flo w e r bed b e sid e th e step s, l ie
sm iled at her.
O ld m an : G o o d afte rn o o n . A re y o u a
n e w p a tien t?
L aura: O h, I'm n o t a p a tie n t. I'm ju st
h ere lo d o so m e re se a rc h ..I
w o n d e r if you co u ld tell m e the
w a y to Dr. B litz,kopf's office?
O ld m an : C e rta in ly . Ju st g o th ro u g h
the m a in d o o r, tu rn left, w a lk
d o w n Lo th e e n d of Lhe hall, a n d
it's th e la st d o o r on th e rig h t.
L au ra: T h a n k y o u v ery m u ch .
D r. B litzk o p f w a s e x p e c tin g her. H e
had b een lo o k in g fo rw a rd to m e e tin g
his n e w re s e a rc h a ssista n t. Dr.
B litzkopf sh o w e d h er a ro u n d . H e w as
o b v io u sly very p ro u d of his clinic,
a n d Laura w a s impressed b y the
re lax ed a n d in fo rm al a tm o sp h e re .
For th e next few w eeks, L au ra s p e n t
th e m o rn in g s in te rv ie w in g p a tie n ts
a n d th e a fte rn o o n s in th e flo w e r
g a rd e n s , w ritin g u p th e re s u lts o f h er
research . Sortie of th e p a tie n ts w ere
w ith d ra w n a n d d e p re s s e d ; so m e
s e e m e d a lm o st n o rm a l. S he fo u n d 3L
h a rd lo b e lie v e th a t all of t hem h a d
b e en c o n sid e re d to o d a n g e ro u s to live
in n o rm a l society.
L au ra o ften s a w lh e o ld m a n in th e
stra w hat. H e sp e n t m o st of his tim e
w o rk in g in Lhe flo w e r g a rd e n s , b u t h e
a lw a y s s to p p e d to sp e a k to her. She
fo u n d o u t th a t his n a m e w a s E d w a rd
Beale. H e w as a g e n tle a n d m ild -
m a n n e re d m an , w ith clear., b lu e,
h o n e st ey es, w h ite h air, a n d a p in k ish
c o m p le x io n . H e a lw a y s lo o k e d
p le a se d w ith life. S he b ec a m e
p a rtic u la rly c u rio u s a b o u t h im . O n e
n ig h t, a t d in n e r, sh e a sk ed a b o u t Mr.
Beale.
D r. B litz k o p f: Ah. y es, E d w a rd . N ice
old g u y . H e 's been h ere lo n g e r
th a n a n y b o d y .
L au ra: W h a t's w ro n g w ith him ?
D r. B lilz k o p f: N o th in g . H is fam ily
p u t him h e re 41) y e a rs ago. T h ey
n e v e r co m e to v isit h im , b u t th e
b ills a re a lw a y s p a id o n lim e,
L au ra: But w h a t h ad he d o n e ?
D r. B litz k o p f: H e b u rn e d d o w n h is
sc h o o l w h e n he w a s 17. O v e r th e
n ex t few y e a rs th e re w e re a
n u m b e r oi m y s te rio u s fires in his
n e ig h b o rh o o d , b u t lh e fam ily d id
n o th in g u n til he trie d Lo seL fire to
th e fam ily m a n sio n . 1 le w a s in
h ere th e n e x t d ay . E d w a rd n e v e r
p ro te ste d .
L aura: A nd th at Was 4U y e a rs ago?!
D r. B litz k o p f: I'm a fra id so.
o
Laura: B ut he c o u ld n 't still be
d a n g e ro u s '
D r. B lilz k o p f: N o. If h e 'd w a n te d to
s ta r t a fire, he c o u ld have d o n e it at
a n y tim e.
L au ra w a s sh o ck ed b y th e sto ry . She
w ro te le tte rs to E d w a rd 's fam ily , b u t
n e v e r receiv ed a rep ly . H e h a d n e v e r
b e e n officially certifie d as in sa n e , so
h e c o u ld leav e a I a n y tim e. Dr.
B lilzkopf lei h e r talk to E d w a rd .
L aura: E d w a rd , h av e y o u e v e r
th o u g h t a b o u t le a v in g th is place?
E d w a rd : NJo. T his is m y h o m e. A nd
a n y w a y , I h a v e n o w h e re e lse lo go.
L aura: B ut w o u ld n 't vou like to g o
in to to w n so m e tim e s?
E d w a rd : I s u p p o s e it w o u ld b e nice.
B ut I w o u ld n 't w a n t to sta y a w a v
for long. I'v e sp e n t 40 y e a rs
w o rk in g o n th is g a rd e n . W h a t
w o u ld h a p p e n to it if 1 w e re n 't
h ere?
L a u ra re a liz e d th a t i t w o u ld be
u n k in d to m a k e h im leave. But w h e n
sh e fo u n d o u t th a t th e n e x t S a tu rd a y
w a s h is b irth d a y , s h e a rra n g e d w ith
the staff to g iv e h im a p a rty . T h e y
w a n te d it to be a su rp ris e , an d Dr.
B litzk o p f a g re e d to le t h im go o u t for
the a fte rn o o n . E d w a rd left at hvo
o 'clo ck . H e se em ed q u ite excited.
T h ey e x p ected him to re tu rn a b o u t
fo u r o'clo ck . T h e co o k h ad m a d e ,i
b irth d a y cake.
L a u ra w a s s t a n d i n g in t h e w in d o w
w h e n sh e sa w him . H e w as w a lk in g
u p th e d riv e to w a rd the h o u se,
w h is tlin g ch ee rfu lly B ehind him ,
a b o v e Lhe trees, thick black c o lu m n s
o f sm o k e w e re b e g in n in g to rise
slo w ly in to lh e c lea r b lu e skv.
E x e r c is e 1
Find w ords that m ean:
1. the skin's color a n d a p p e a ra n c e
2. socially restricted, snobbish
3. lifeless
4. socially or emotionally d etac h ed
E x e r c is e 2
D iscuss: W ho do you think w as
resp o n sib le for th e fire? To w hat extent
w ere th e se people responsible:
Edward, his family. Dr. Blitzkopf,
L aura?
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Vacation U S A

WESTAIR Ai
THE GOLDEN W E S T •
San F ra n c is c o • 5
Las V e g a s • 2 ni
Lo s A n g e le s * 6 ni

Can you see yo u rse lf

rid in g a cable car in
San Francisco,
w in n in g a fo rtu n e in
the casin os o f Las
Vegas, and w alking
w ith the stars on
Hollyw ood
Boulevard? WESTAIR
invites you to spend
tw o u n fo rg e ttab le
w eeks in C alifornia
and Nevada and enjoy
the g litte r and the
glam o u r of the
Golden w est.

M ijrisol is C o lo m b ia n a n d m a rrie d to m o re tim e. If w e w ent a g a in , w e 'd ihe h o te ls, fo o d , a n d se rv ic e w ere

G eo rg e M arek, a n A m erican te ac h in g
in C o lo m b ia. I h e v ’ve jus I re tu rn e d to
C o lo m b ia a n d G e o rg e is tellin g his
trie n d s ot w o rk a b o u t their trip.
"W e h a d a g reat tim e, b u t it w a s
p re tty tiring. W e w en t o n m a s t ot the
to u rs b ecau se M ari.sol d id n 't w a n t to
m iss a n y th in g I really felt w e n ee d e d
sta y lo n g er. W e w o u ld h a v e sp e n t
m o re hint? in S an F;ran ciseo a n d less
lim e in Los A n g eles il w e 'd h a d a
choice. Los A n g eles w a s a little
d is a p p o in tin g . Wo w e n t o n a to u r o f
B everly IHills to see th e h o u se s o f the
sta rs. Bu! u n le s s y o u h a d stu d ie d film
h isto ry , vou w o u ld n e v e r h a v e h e a rd
of m o st of the m l G e n e ra lly sp e a k in g ,
excellent. M arisol fo u n d A m e ric an s
to be v e r \ frien d ly . W e p ro b a b ly look
too m u c h lu g g ag e. ( lo ih es in
C alifo rn ia w e re so cheap! It w o u ld
h av e b e e n a g o o d idea lo la k e a lo n g
an e m p ty suilease! If I'd d o n e th a t,
the sa v in g s on c lo th e s w o u ld alm o st
h a v e p a id for h alf o f tlie airfare! W ell,
n o t re a lly "
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Los Angeles,
home of the
movie industry,
Sunset Boulevard,
San Francisco with the Beverly Hills—and
Golden Gate Bridge. of course—the
Chinatown, Japantown, cable stars! Choose
cars climbing up the steep from any number
hills, restaurants serving of tours—the
food from the four corners wonderful world
of the world. Tour Monterey, of Disneyland,
Carmel, and the wine U n iv e r s a l S fu rtin s
country of Napa and
Sonoma.

This exciting three-city

Las Vegas, the gambling tour offers you a golden
capital of the world! Las opportunity to
Vegas never sleeps and
the entertainment is the experience the special
finest in the world. There's atmosphere of the
an optional flight over the Golden west.
spectacular Grand canyon.

T he R izzos, ,1 re tire d co u p le from h ad o u r g ra n d c h ild re n w ith us! T hev O L is t e n in g

B angor, M aine, w e re o n th e to u r w ith
th e Y lareks. F lorence R izzo w a s a sk ed
a b o u t th e trip.
"W e ’d been lo o k in g fo rw a rd to th is
trip fo r y e a rs, a n d it w as th e v acatio n
of a lifetim e. I th in k w e e n jo y e d Las
V egas th e m o s t b u t tw o n ig h ts w e re
p ro b ab ly e n o u g h ! IF w e 'd clay e d
th e re m u ch lo n g er, w e 'd h a v e lost all
o u r m o ney! D isn ey lan d is a "m u st"
fo r a n y o n e w ith ch ild re n . It o n lv w e'd
w o u ld h a v e lo v ed il! W e w e n t o n
so m e o f th e to u r s , a n d W e c o u ld h a v e
g o n e on m u re, b u t y o u c a n 't se e
e v e ry tilin g , c a n y o u ? I lo v ed th e fo o d
in C alifo rn ia. You k n o w , all th o se
sa la d s an d fre sh v egetables! W e
w o u ld n 't h a v e g o n e o n th is trip
u n less it h ad b e e n a n e sco rte d to u r
g ro u p . W e’re n o t as y o u n g as w e
u sed to b e , a n d W£ c o u ld n 't h av e
d o n e it o n o u r o w n . E v ery o n e,
h o w e v e r, w a s so h elp fu l to u s."
Listen lo the ad tor Dr. B ronner's Hot
Springs S pa. and a n sw er th e se
q uestions.
1. In w hat city is Dr B ronner's Hot
Springs S p a located"?
2. How much d o e s a com plete health
treatm ent co st?
3. How much a re the room s a1 Dr
B ronner's?
4. W hal do the room s com e with?
5. W hal street is Dr. B ronner s on?
6. W hal num ber should you call for
reserv atio n s?
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" O n e m(in's m eat is another

Food for thought

' Part o f the secret o f success in life is to cat zvhat you like ,
m an's poison." a n d Jet the food fig h t it out inside i/o u "
I K A D IT M 'J At T'kilVJlKlI
M ark T wain

T h e re Ls a w id e ran g e of n u tritio u s H ere a re som e c o m m o n id eas a b o u t food:

food* an th e w o rld . H o w ev er, e a tin g B ating ca rro ts is g o o d fo r th e eyes.
h a b its d iffe r from c o u n try to c o u n try . Fish is g o o d for th e b rain .
In so m e societies certain fo o d s a re E ating cheese a t n ig h t m a k e s y o u d re a m .
taboo. A n eccentric m illio n a ire once G arlic k e e p s you from g e ttin g cold s.
in v ited q u e sts from sev eral c o u n trie s D rin k in g co ffee k e ep s y o u from sleep in g .
to .s b a n q u e t a n d offered th em this Y o g u rt m ak es y o u live long.
A n a p p le a d a y k e ep s die d o c to r a w ay .
m en u . All th e fo o d s are p o p u la r Ln
W arm m ilk h e lp s y o u go to sleep.
som e p a rts o f th e w o rld , b u t tire no t A c u p of tea settles y o u r sto m ach .
eate n in o th ers. Brown, eg g s taste b e tte r th a n w h ile o n es.
H av e y o u h e a rd sim ila r ex p re ssio n s?
API*£TIZERS Do y o u a g re e o r d is a g re e w ith th em ?
Snails
Frogs' legs
Pigs' feet "M ore die in the United. States o f too m uch food than too little "
Oysters John Kenneth (i-vi ut<Art h
Caviar
100-year-old eggs At d iffe re n t tim e s in d iffe re n t c o u n trie s th e re h a v e b een d iffe re n t id e a s of
Tripe (cow’s stomach) b ea u ty . T he rich w o u ld a lw a y s w a n t to look fat in a so cietv w h e re food w a s
Blood sausage
Live sea urchins scarce, an d to lo o k th in in a so ciety w h e re food w as p le n tifu l. T h e c u rre n t
in terest in lo sin g w e ig h t is b e ca u se of fashion as w ell as h ealth. H o w e v er,
SCM PS o v e re a tin g c au se s a v a rie ty of illnesses.
Birds-nesl soup
Shark-fin soup Do y o u k n o w w h a t th ey are? A re y o u o v e rw e ig h t, a v e ra g e , or u n d e rw e ig h t?
Seaweed soup
D oes it b o th e r y o u ? H a v e y o u ev er b een on a d ie t? W h at d id y o u eat? W h at
fo o d s sh o u ld you e a t/ n o t ea l il y o u w a n t to lose w eig h t? W hat sh o u ld you e a t
FISH if y o u w a n t to p u t on w eig h t?
Octopus
Jellied eels
"O n e should eat to liv e , not live to eat."
M o ijb h e
s u n i oi kni:s
Cow brains 'Year by year, w hile the w orld's population has increased , the food
Whole slutted camel
Grilled songbirds su p p ly has increased m ore. (But ) ... supplies of nourishing food
Roast snake
Bat stew could be en o rm o u sly increased if, in the richer countries o f the
Horse meat w orld, people were prepared lo eat som e o f the food th ey feed to their
Kangaroo
Whale pigs and cattle ... and to their pet dogs a n d cats."
Roast Dog D r. M aonus I'yke
Pork
Beet
Lamb
Veal
Alligator steak

UKSSF.RT
Chocolate-covered anls
Salad of flower petals

If you h a d been th e re,.w h ic h item s

could you hove e ate n ? W h ich item s
w o u ld y o u h a v e eaten ? W hich ite m s
c o u ld n l y o u h av e eaten ? W hy n ot?

Do y o u k n o w w hich c o u n trie s th ey
are p o p u la r in? W o u ld y o u e a t them
if y o u w e re sta rv in g ?

W h a t u n u su a l th in g s are e a te n in
y o u r c o u n try ? D oes y o u r c o u n tr y /
re g io n /s ta te h av e a n a tio n a l/re g io n a l
d ish ? I lo w d o y o u m ak e it?
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S h irle y : H o w a re y o u d o in g , Jue? P o lic e O ffic e r. Look a t th at,

|. J u d y : Y o u r call fro m N e w Y ork's. o n ­
lin e o n e . Pa ris fvnsijiist coffne :
th r o u g h o n 1in** tw o , a n d there'S; a
I call frpiTi T o k y o o n -lin e fo u r y ,jj
L.B.: A sk th e m lo call b ack
to m o rro w , Ju d y . Toll th e m ...te ll
th e m I'm n o t h e re . I t's Loo late, I
w ish T w a s n 't h ere. I'v e h a d
e n o u g h to d ay .
In d y : But th e y 'r e u rg e n t, all o f th e m .
L.B.: D o y o u k n o w som eth in g ,. Ju d y ?
I w ish I w a s a t h o m e n o w , in m in t
: of th e :television w ith a c u p of h o t
- chtvcoJale ? |
P au l: L ook .it th at! It s p o u r in g ■
S n d I havi* to w a l k to lh e b*is s to p .
D ia n e : W ell a t least it’s n o t Mlovy
P a u l; I t's all rig h t fo r W a sp sp h . I lis
lim o u s in e is d o w n s ta irs w a itin g to
S ill t a k e him home . E x e r c is e 1
D ia n e : V eah, I w is h ! h a d a
ciia u tle u r - d n v e rt lim o u s in e .
P a u l: J w is h Ih a d : a car,: a n y c a r. f-m
g o in g to g e t s o a k e d to n ig h t!
T o n y : H i, Jan e. Still h ere?
Jan e: Yes. I'm w a itin g to see
W a sp so n .
T o n y : Y ou d o n 't u s u a lly w o rk late
rI fff! ja n e : 1 w ish T w a s n 't w o rk in g th is
$M!i e v e n in g . T h e re 's a g o o d g a m e on
TV. ■ ........
T ony: O h , w ell. M ay b e h e 'll call voii
i n sO on-
Ja n e : I h o p e h e does!
A la n : H a v e n 't y o u left yet?
L o rra in e : N o. 1 w ish I h a d . 1 c a n 't g p
u n til I 'v e fin ish e d th is re p o r t.
A la n : C a n 't y o u d o it4 o m o rrp w ?
L o rra in e : I w is h I c o u ld , b u t
Wa&p&Oh w a n ts it to n ig h t
•Tl.-i H ■-y j L.frrif .
Jo e: O h , hi^B hijfey, 1 d o n 't ):et-1 like
w o rk in g tonight,
S h ir le y : N either do 1. I h a te th is k in d
ork. . :i; - ; '
Jo e: W1 Iv do you d o it then?
S h irle y : il w ish 1 d id n 't h a v e to l B ut
w u in eed th e m o n ey - M y h u s b a n d 's
n u t o f w o rk ag ain ,
f o e : I k n o w w h a t y o u m e an . 1 w ish
I'd; le a rn e d h o w to ty p e ,o r
- btjjm ething lik e that.
S h irle y : W e c a n all w ish ! I d r o p p e d
o u t o f sc h o o l a t 16. 1 w is h I h a d n ’t,
b u t 1 n e v e r g o t g o o d g ra d e s a n d I
h a te d ft. K ids h a v e it re a lly easy in
sch o o l n o w a d a y s , f w ish w e 'd h a d
m o re o f ft ch an c e. I'd n e v e r h a v e
e n d e d u p d e a n in g o ffice s,.
Joe; C o m e on, S h irle y , le t's try to
fin ish early a n d g e t o u t ol Here.
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,...'raSfr&T |fe I f c A f • r~-4^itjjjfc=-liL.
: [ w is h il W ttsri 7 m illin g .
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S e rg e a n t , There a r e still lig h ts o n
. in th e in s u ra n c e c o m p a n y a g a in .
S e rg e a n t: Yes, il lo o k s n ic e a n d
' w a rm , d o e s n 't it? Tsnm e'tTmes
w ish I w o rk e d there.
O ffic e r: Y ou d o 1 RfeaHy?
S e rg e a n t: U h -h u h . S o m etim e s. A
n ic e office. a d esk , lo ts o f p e o p le
a r o u n d .. .. It c a n ' Lbe b ad
O ffic e r: A nd th e b o s s 's lim o .o u ts id e
S e rg e a n t: S till, y o u k n o w -w h a t th e y
say : 'T h e g ra s s ik a lw a y s g re e n e r
o n th e o th e r sid e. '
O ffic e r: I s u p p o s e y o u re rig h t.
Barge. 1 ley , th a t lim o u s in e is:in
fro n t o f it fire h y d ra n t/: J
S e rg e a n t: O h , y e a h . Gave h im a
p a rk in g ticket, L ucy, H e can a ffo rd
•<: it! | ~ lii|
1. I wish I w as on vacation.
I wish f was in Hawaii.
W here do you wish you w ere now?
Do you w ish you w ere In b ed ?/a l
hom e?/on th e b e a c h ?
2. I'm a stud en t.
P / wish I avis iin ac'tor
W hal do you wish you w e re 9
E x e r c is e 2
I d o n ’t h av e a car.
i wish I had i? car.
11)!
M ake five se n te n c e s.
E x e r c is e 3
Its raining,
S h e ’s working
She w itihvn she wasn't ic c tic in g .
C ontinue.
■I. T he p h o n e s a re ringing.
2. It's snowing.
3. S h e 's silting in an office
4. H e’s waiting.
E x e r c is e 4
S h e h a sn 't finished yet
s'/re wishes shr had finished-
I didn’t learn how to type.
I ziiish I hin t Imrntuf ho w to tiffw .
C ontinue
1. They h av en 't d o n e their hom ew ork
2. S h e dro p p ed out ol school at 16.
3. I h av en 't s e e n that movie.
4. He lost his wallet

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The happiest days of your life?
Som e p eo p le say th at y o u r d a y s in
school are the h a p p ie st d a y s o f y o u r
life. 11ere a re five p e o p le talking
a b o u t th eir experien ces.
W ad e 1 lam lin is a successful self-
e m p lo y e d bu ild er.
"School? It's a w aste of tim e
m o stly — .It least it w a s for me. I
q u it a fte r m y so p h o m o re y e a r in
college becau se I sto p p e d h o p in g
th a t I w o u ld e v e r learn a n y th in g . I
w a n te d to sta rt e a rn in g a liv in g —
in the real w o rld . T he b ig g est pro b lem w ith school is the
teachers. If 1 had listened to m v teachers, I W ould k n o w oil
a b o u t S h ak esp eare a n d w h a t d a y ihe C ivil W ar started
an d h o w to co n ju g ate S panish v e rb s a n d how to p ro v e the
P y th ag o rean theorem and all th a t junk. B ut I w o u ld n 't
k n o w a n y th in g ab o u t h o w to m ak e a b u sin e ss d eal o r
raise m y k id s o r a n y th in g th a t's really im p o rta n t. I'm
sorry I w en t to school at all/"
A n n e M arie Jo hnson is the
p e rso n n el m a n a g e r of a
d e p a rtm e n t store.
"1 lo v ed school-1 w as a stra ig h t-
A stu d e n t alm o st e v ery year, blit
I d id n 't sp e n d all m y tim e
stu d y in g , I p artic ip a te d in a lo t of
ex tra c u rric u la r a ctiv ities a n d
sp o rts too I w as Ln stu d e n t g o v e rn m e n t b o th in h ig h
sch o o l a n d In college. I w a s alw ay s so rry w h en su m m e r
v acatio n sta rte d — th re e m o n th s w ith no school! M ost k id s
liked v acatio n s m o re th an school, b u t not me. S om e of m y
frien d s in high school d id n 't go to college, b u t th ey re g ret
it now . S om e ot them w o u ld have d o n e w ell if th ey had
been e n co u rag ed lo go. I o n ly reg ret n o t g o in g to g ra d u a te
school a fter I g o t m y b ach e lo r's d egree. I've started an
MBA at n ig h t, b u t it’s n o t th e sam e. W ork is all rig h t, b u t I
m iss tlie frien d s and th e fun th a t w e n t a lo n g w ith the
s tu d y in g ."
C raig P h illip s is a W all Street
sto ck b ro k er.
"1 w e n t to p re p school, an d th en I
w e n t to H a rv a rd . I g u e s s you
co u ld say I h ad th e b e st e d u c a tio n
m o n e y c o u ld b u y , but it w a s n 't
easy. W e had to s tu d y v ery h a rd ,
a n d a lot w a s ex p ected of us. T he
th in g I re m e m b e r m ost is ihe frie n d sh ip . T he trie n d s I
m a d e th en a re still m v frien d s to d ay . M ost o f u s w ere
to g e th e r in p re p school a n d th en a t H a r\ ard too. S p o rts
w e re v erv im p o rta n t for m e. 1 b eliev e th a t team sp o rts
teach p e o p le to w o rk to g eth er, an d c o m p e titio n w ith
a n o th e r team b rin g s Out the best in p eo p le. .. A nyw ay,
d iscip lin e w as stric ter then. It's too b ad th a t has c h a n g ed .
M a y b e y o u n g p eo p le w o u ld be b e tte r b eh av ed n o w a d a y s
if th ere w as m o re d iscip lin e in th e schools. M y biggest
re g re t is th at 1 d id n 't h av e th e fam ily life o th e r hoys had.
A fter ag e 12, I o n ly sa w m y fam ily a t C h ristm as a n d in the
su m m e r.
C olleen M cG rath is a factory,
w o rk er.
"School w a s jusi a n o th e r p a rt of
n e ig h b o rh o o d life. My b ro th ers
a n d sisters and 1 wren t to a
p aro ch ial e le m e n ta ry school th ree
blocks from hom e. L ater w e had to
take a b u s to the p u b lic high
school, b u t it w as only a ten -m in u te ride. A nd then w e all
w en t to the local com m unity college. I w ish m y k id s co u ld
d o that. I h av e to take th e y o u n g est in th e car to th e big
e le m en ta ry school across th e river. A school b u s picks u p
th e o th e r tw o w h o a re in ju n io r h ig h school, a n d it takes
th em a lm o st an h o u r each w ay. I w ish th in g s h a d n 't
c h a n g e d so m u ch ."
O L is t e n in g
Listen lo Kaye Wilson talk about her school days, anci
an sw er these questions.
W here did sh e go to high school?
W here did sh e live?
W hat c o u rses d o es sh e wish s h e had taken?
Why did her parents sen d her to a fancy girls' college?
W hat d o e s sh e do now?
W hat would sh e be il sh e had taken the c o u rses sh e had
w anted?
E x e r c is e
W hat about your days in school? What do/did you like?
W hat don't/didn’t you like?
W hat about sports?/discipline?/'subjects you liked a n d didn't
like?/'teachers?/exuacurricular activities?
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N e w Year's Eve

W^ S u ! l ^ N « SY « sT m lm e between mid-January end

• C h in e s e in ^ d -F e b ru a ry

N ao m i: It's ten minutes* b e fo re
m id n ig h t, a n d w e 'r e g o in g o v e r
live tit T im es S q u a re in \ e w Y ork
C ity. T h ere a re a q u a rte r nt a
m illio n p e o p le o u t th e re , a n d
th e y 're all w a itin g to c e le b ra te th e
N e w Y ear. A d a m V a s q u e / is g o in g
to talk to just a few o f th e m . H o w
are you d o in g , A d am ?
J e w is n Ne „ Year
Islamic N e w Year
)
A s k a n d a n s w e r th e s e q u e s tio n s .
Do you celcbmte New Y earf
Ask "W hen'r ASt “Where .> Asls
W hai do people do ear s ■'l -
on N ew \
Me there any * * * *
*“ * <Uwl? ,or N*
Do people give each other presents,
Do people make wishes? . . . .
A d a m : G rea t, N ao m i, ju st g re a t. As
you can see, th e re 's a real p arty
a tm o s p h e re d o w n here! I'm g o in g
to m o v e th ro u g h th e c ro w d an d
talk to s o m e o f th e p e o p le w h o
h a v e co m e h ere. Excuse, m e. C an f
s p e a k to y o u for a m o m e n t, p lease?
R o b in : S ure.
A d am : W h a t are y o u r n a m e s , a n d
w h e re a r e y o u fro m ?
- — «"
1 Muhatram - s o m e tim e in May. June. =
or July
=
Ye ir'^ Eve or N ew Year '* Day'-' ^
1
+ » J
* if
R o b in : I'm R obin, a n d tin s is m y
b o y frie n d , PKU. W e 're from N e w
lerscv.
A d am : N ew Jersey ? Ju st a c ro ss th e
river. A re y o u h a v in g a g o o d tim e?
R o b in : G re a t tim e. N o p ro b le m s.
W e 'v e w a tc h e d th e ball d r o p on
TV ev e r sin ce w e w e re kid s. T h is is
th e first tim e w e 'v e a c tu a lly c o m e
in p e rs o n . It's g re a t. R eally g re a t.
A d a m : Do y o u w o rk .in N e w Jersey?
R o b in : Y e a h . I'm a n u rse .
A d am : O K , R obin. I w a n t to a sk y o u
o n e q u e stio n . Ju s t one! It y o u
c o u ld h a v e o n e w ish for n e x t y ear,
w h a t w o u ld y o u w ish for?
R o b in : A se rio u s w ish o r just
k id d in g a r o u n d ?
A d a m : You ch o o se.
R o b in : OK If I c o u ld h a v e o n e w ish .
I'd w ish for th re e m u re w ish es!
A d a m : T h a t’s a g a in s t th e ru le s ,
R obin.
R o b in : W ell, se rio u sly . I'd w ish to r
a n e n d to fam in e a n d sta rv a tio n
ev ery w h ere*
A d am : G re a t. T h a n k s, a n d a h ap p y
n e w y e a r to b o th o f yo u .

i * L is t e n in g E x e r c is e 1
Adam interviewed lour m ore people. A nswer ihe following questions:
Listen and com plete the ch a d . If you could travel anyw here in the
world, w here would you go? Why?
IN TE R V IE W NAME O C C U P A T IO N W ISH If you could live anyw here in the world,
w here would you live7 W hy?
1 If you could m eet any fam ous person
Who would you m eet?
2 If you could have any job, w hat would
it b e?
3 If you could h av e any kind of car, what
kind would it be?
4
E x e r c is e 2
D iscuss: If you could have o r e wish.
w hat would you wish for?
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T: N ow . 006. I w a n t vou to lo o k at
Operation im p o ssib le

these p ic tu res careful]y. A t last w e

have Hie chance to b re a k th e
biggest crim e sy n d ic a te in the
w o rld —SM A SH, Look a t th e m an
on th e right. H e 's th e o n e w e 'v e
been a fter to r years.
006: W ho is he?
T: W e th in k h e 's Ihe o n e th a t co n tro ls
SM A SH. H e's certain ly th e o n e
that o rd e re d the m u rd e r o f 003, th e
o n e that p la n n e d th e hijack in g of
the a irp la n e h ill of w o rld lead e rs,
a n d the o n e th a t o rg a n iz e d the
bigges t d ru g -sm u g g tin £ o p era tion
in the w orld.
006: D o w e k n o w his nam e?
T: O tto K ru g e ra n d .

006: O tto K ru g eran d . A nd w h o 's that

sta n d in g b eh in d him ?
T: Ah, Slojob. I le's the b o d y g u a rd
w h o trav els e v e ry w h e re w ith
K ru g eran d , and th e o n ly p e rso n lie
trusts. I le's an ex p ert assassin .
H ers the o n e w h o led 004 to the
alligators.
006: H o w charm ing! W h a t a b o u t the
w om an?
T: D on't you reco g n ize her?
006: M ala P ow ers! S h e's th e o n e w h o
a rran g ed th e p ip elin e ex p lo sio n
and then v an ish ed into th in air!
T : S h e's also K ru g e ra n d 's w ife a n d K ru g e ra n d is p la n n in g to b u ild a
th e o nly p ilot he a llo w s to fly liis p riv a te sp a c e ro c k e t w h ich cou ld
p riv a te plan e. p u t a satellite in to orbit. Do y o u
006: W h o 's th e little g u y w earin g u n d e rs ta n d the im p o rta n c e of this,
thick glasses? 006? If th ey got a la se r w eap o n
T: T h a t's P ro fesso r P erato tf. th e m ad in to space, th ey c o u ld blackm ail
scien tist w h o d e fected from the w o rld !
M o ld an ia. H e 's an e x p e rt on laser
te ch n o lo g y a n d th e first m an
w h o 's been a b le to perfect a space
laser w e a p o n .
T: T a k e a look at this p ic tu re , 006.
006: It’s an oil rig.
T: It looks like it, d o e s n 't it? It
b elo n g s to K ru g e ra n d 's oil
c o m p a n y . It's su p p o s e d to be
d rillin g for oit in the In d ian O cean.
B elow it, th e re 's a v a st U nderw ater
com plex.
006: The su p e rs tru c tu re looks o d d .
T: In fact, it conceals th e lau n c h in g
p a d th e y 're g o in g to u se fo r the
rocket.
006: T hat m u sl be a ra d a r scan n er,
there.
T: Yes. It's the sc an n e r th ey 'll use to
tra c k th e ro ck et, b u t they can also
see a n y th in g th a t tries to g et n ear
th e rig. It's g o in g to be v e ry
difficu lt to g et you ih> 006.
006: W h a t's ih e p la n , th en ?
T: W e're flying you to C alifornia
to n ig h t for tw o w e e k s of in ten siv e
m in i-su b m arin e train in g .
006: T h a t so u n d s like fun!
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Exercise 1 Exercise 2

S W IA S H M
- tr ^ i t t i ' ri# 1
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o)1 oil &°roP
SCAJVIVITR
L ead er o t w F ° r b a c k in g xockec
l a u n c h in g p a d
° r lau r>cli[ng ro c k e t
P IP E S
| S c * W * * ' s te For ro ck et fuel

h e l ic o p t e r
P E B A T ° f o r o t A o '^ « a

s a s - - — ELEVATOR
P° I .n1S;h
com plex in 9 U ,' <1» ™ '« tei

PR IV A T E ARMY
S’il0?
M at n 3 dSvn-g
^ eat»ove
' a" o r d e fe n d in g n g
0Q6.

K ntgerantfs the one I who I ouws r??/ o/7 conqmny. W hat’s that?
! thru I I t’s the scanner I which I they'!! use tv track the racket.
I that
He’s the one I who I 'sam iilio m ire. Make m ore se n ten ces.
I f/3J7f I
Make more se n te n c e s like this about other m em bers of
SMASH.

E x e r c is e 3
S h e's the w om an. He m et her in Singapore.
She's tin' zt'omau he met in Singapore.
Continue.
1. 003 w as the agent. Slojob killed him.
2. Otto K rugerand's the leader W e've been trying to catch
him.
3. That's the laser scanner. They'll u se it to Irack the rocket.
4. Mala Pow ers is th e woman- Otto K rugerand married her.
5. Peratoft is the scientist. SMASH recruited him.
6. T hey're the people. 006 must stop them .
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Operation accom plished
w

Slojob will tak e y o u to feed the

E x e r c is e 1
sharks. They m u s t b e very h u n g ry by
Look at the itinerary. now ."
it iw e r a r
Uc Trent to San Diego,
where he learned la I ■S A N D IE G O / / * Slojob esco rted th em to K ru g e ra n d ’>
luntille n rnim-^uh. p r iva te a pa r tm en l O n e w a 11 w as
Ite icffll back Il> m a d e of thick glass. Behind it, 006
Washington. w irere he 2. OIL R IG o f f s h o r e o il rig . c o u ld see th e d a rk sh a p e s ot tlie
was tfm 'n ii t r t m s m i N e i , sh ark s sw im m in g a ro u n d , Slojob
H e ttvts t f i i v i i a
S a c £ ? Sl&n ° f t h e ng.
p u sh e d Ihe tw o a g e n ts u p a sp iral
Im im n it!v r, which 3* W a s h i n g t o n sta irca se to a p la tfo rm a b o v e the
ti'ii.s pul litre the hce.t sh a rk tan k . I le w as careful In keep his
(ifh 'H s/inr. PaP«r« a n d g u n tra in e d on them all th e tim e.
IVTake com plete GJ ° f s h o e - S u ic id e PUJ in 2 ^ t1 f l i t t e r p u t "You w o u ld n 't refu se us a last
LO w dqn cig arette, w o u ld v o u , Slojob?" 00 m
sen ten ces, using
it 'here and ivhieit about asked.
k g h te r-it c a n ^ u s e d ^ s a “I d o n 't sm o k e," Slojob g rin n e d .
006 s itinerary.
5-M OM BA SSA. k ENYA ^ t’’,OWe' "A n d you s h o u ld n 't, eith er. It's bad
for y o u r h ealth ."
e7 p ^ sr r^ “ ^ » ^ "N o w , com e o n , Slojob. T h ere a re
R endezvous «rtth a if tja f t™ SEY™ E L L E S so m e c ig arettes a n d a lig h ter in my
jacket pocket."
"OK. But d o n 't trv a n y th in g ."
Slojob reach ed into 006’s pocket a n d
Subman“ p— S S r f S & S E ? took o u t th e c ig arettes a n d lighter. He
took o n e cig a re tte oul of tlie pack,
p u sh e d it in to 0t)6's m o u th , a n d p u t
the p a c k back into 0 0 6 's pocket.
Slojob p ressed the lig h ter w ith his
th u m b . T h e s u d d e n force o f Ihe flam e
took him by su rp rise . At th at
m o m e n t, 006 kicked him , an d his gun
fell to the floor. Slojob tu m b led
b ack w a rd a n d d is a p p e a re d k n ev e r
in to th e tan k of sh ark s.

Tlie lig h ter hod d ro p p e d to th e flo o r

and w as .still b u rn in g . 006 w as a b le to
b u rn th ro u g h the ro p es that held liis
h an d s. I le q u ick ly u n tied Tic, w h o
picked u p Slojob rs g u n
"W e d o n 't have m u c h tim e," he
sa id . "C an y o u fly a h elicopter?"
"W ith m y eyes clo sed ," sh e rep lied .
"G o o d . L et's go."

006 a n d Pic tip to ed in to th e co ntrol

W hen 006 reach ed th e rig, h e clim b ed
u p o n e of th e tow ers. He n e ed ed to
ch an g e o u t o f his w et suit. I le w en t
into an em p ty cabin, found som e
clothes just his size, an d p u t them on.
S u d d en ly , th e g u a rd w h o se cabin lie
w as se a rc h in g cam e in. E very ti ring
w e n t dark.
00ft w o k e u p w ith his h a n d s tied
b eh in d his back. H is head w as
th ro b b in g . H e w as a p p a re n tly in
so m e kind o! co n tro l room . In the
room w ere O tto K ru g e ra n d , Slojob,
V1,ila, a n d the g u a rd w h o se clothes he
w as w earin g , A beau tifu l w o m an ,
w h o se h a n d s w ere a lso tied, w as
lying b e sid e him . She w as Tic W elles,
an A m erican a g e n t 1)06 h a d met in
W ash in g to n . 006 g lan ce d a t his
w atch . T h e ex p lo siv e d ev ice h e'd p u t
on the rig w as tim ed to e x p lo d e in 4tl
m in u tes.
"W elcom e, C o m m a n d e r Flem ing.
W e'v e been ex p ectin g y o u ." O tto
said, sm ilin g . "U n fo rtu n a te ly W'e
w o n ’t have lim e to show you a ro u n d
room , w h e re O lio a n d M ala still
w ere. P erato tf h a d joined them . 00e>
tired th e lig h ter a t th e co n tro l panel,
w h ich e x p lo d e d a n d b u rst into
flam es- O tto tackled 006, a n d the
lig h ter flew o u t of his hand. M ala and
I’era toff d e sp e ra te ly tried to p u t o u t
the flam es. Pic p o in ted tlie g u n at
Mil la, O tto , an d Pen* tol’f, a n d o rd e red
them to lie on the floor. T h en she a n d
006 ran o u t of the room , locking it
b eh in d th em I hey ran u p to th e
h elic o p te r pail a n d quickly clim b ed
into the h e lic o p ter T he h elico p ter
so ared into the sky. A few se c o n d s
later th ere w as a m assive ex p lo sio n as
the rig b lew up
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S tud ent m asterm ind

H ost: O u r n ex t c o n te s ta n t is V ickie
M acLean, w h o i> o s tu d e n t at
P o rtsto w n I ligh School. O K ,
Vickie. You h av e tw o m in u te s in
w hich lt> a n s w e r ,)s m a n y
q u e stio n s as possible, il vou d o n o t
k n o w th e a n sw e r, saw " P a s s /' 1
w ill th en g o on to th e next
q u estion, it y o u a n sw e r incorrectly,
I w ill th e n g iv e tlie correct a n sw e r.
You will get o n e p o in t to r each
co rre c t a n sw er. A re y o u re a d y ?
V ick ie: Yes.
I lo st: C a n y o u n a m e the p re s id e n t ot
th e U nited S tates w h o s e e a r k
care e r beg an a s a ra d io s p o rts
a n n o u n c e r?
V ick iu : U h— R eagan. R o n ald
R eagan.
H o st: C orrect. W h at is a n in s tru m e n t
th a t sh o w s th e d ire c tio n o f n o rth ?
V ic k ie ; A co m p ass?
H ost: E xactlv. W h a t is th e d o te w h e n
F ran ce ce le b ra te s th e ir re v o lu tio n
of I7S9?
V ick ie: The fo u rte e n th ol July E x e r c is e 1 E x e r c is e 2
H ost: C orrect. W h at d o w e call a Work with a partner. O ne of you u se s
Now practice Ihe g am e with a partner.
p e rs o n w h o a lw a y s ex p e cts th e
List A, th e other u s e s List B E ach of
be?I to h a p p e n ? Q u e s t io n s you w rites down ten q u estio n s using
V ic k ie : U h—a n o p tim ist.
1. W hat’s a p erson who b reak s into a the w ords <oltoin>I/icJi/ivh<•rein> lu 'itlw h w
H ost: C o rrect. C a n v o u tell m e th e
h o u se and ste a ls things? given in p a re n th e se s In th e list. Your
la n g u a g e th.it w a s sp o k e n in th e q u estio n s m ust ask for the an sw er
R om an E m pire? 2. Who w as the boxer w h o se most
fam ous w ords w ere "I am the provided In Ihe list. For exam ple:
V ick ie: Italian?
H o st: N o, w ro n g . I he co rre c t a n s w e r greatest"? Neil Armstrong (who)
is L atin. W h at k in d of p e rso n d o 3. W hat's a p lace w here people go to Q: C an you tell me the n am e of the
p e o p le v i s i t w h e n th ey w a n t w atch sp o rts or s e e c o n c eiis? first m an who w alked on the m oon?
a d v ic e a b o u t Lheir m arria g e ? 4. W hat is the day w hen C hristians A : Neil Armstrong.
Vickie: Pass. c e le b ra te the birth ol J e s u s ?
widower (w hose)
H o st: W ho w a s th e E g y p tian q u een 5. W hal s the place w here you go to Q: W hat do you call a m an w hose wife
w h o se b e a u ts w a s fam o u s wait lor the an n o u n c em e n t for a
h a s died?
th r o u g h o u t the w orld? flight? A: A widower.
V ick ie: C leo p atra. 6. W hal’s a tool that is u sed for
digging? Then, with books closed, ask your
H o st: T h a t’s correct. W h a t's th e kind
7. C an you tell m e the unusual sy stem partner the q u estio n s you have
of school w h e re v erv rich p e o p le
of public transportation that Is used prep ared . Vour partner will then ask
send th eir ch ild re n b efo re college?
in S an Francisco? you to a n sw e r th e q u estio n s he or sh e
V ick ie: Uh— p riv a te school?
8. C an you n am e the American h as p repared.
H ost: C an vou b e m o re exact?
V ick ie: \ To. I c a n 't th in k o f it. p resident who w as a s s a s s in a te d in Li!»T A L ist B
H o st: !fm afraid I c a n 't g iv e y o u that. 1963? Neil Armstrong widower (w hose)
W e w ere lo o k in g tor " p re p ” school 9. N am e the two young lovers w hose (who) C olum bus (who)
o r " p re p a ra to ry " school. N o w can tragic story w as m ad e into a play by sailor (who) a cover letter
y o u tell m i . .. (Ding) I'v e sta rte d , so S h a k e sp e a ie . receipt (which) (which)
I'll finish. C an you tell m e the 10. W hat do w e call a piece ol art or sub m arin e (which) driver’s license
n a m e ot th e French e m p e ro r w h o se furniture that is over 100 y ears old? n ew sstan d (where) (which)
final b a ttle w a s at W ate rlo o ? casin o (where) a shopping malt
V ick ie: N a p o le o n B o n a p a rte golden w edding (where)
anbijue uB/jai|nr pue anniversary silver wedding
H ost: C o rrect. A nd rtl th e e n d ol th at oouioy/A pauuay j u u o r/ja a asqeo
ro u n d V ickie M acL ean h a s sco red (when) anniversary
,/|3Aoqs e/aieB e-/Aeq s b l u i s i j l i O
six p o in ts. Y ou p a ss e d on o n e— th e V alentine's Day (when)
/uimpejs eyiiv pBUJOieiihW-iEtSjnq (when) Marilyn Monroe
k in d o f p e rs o n p e o p le visit w h en
they w a n t a d v ic e a b o u t th eir Jo se p h in e (who)
m a rria g e is a m a rria g e c o u n se lo r B onaparte R om eo (whose)
T h a n k you. C an w e h a v e o u r n ext (w hose) a wallet
c o n testan t, please? (where)
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The Middleburg Herald
l oi LSI I Xn. 2(>2
DANIEL STRIKES CAROLINA COAST
Sheridan Street Holdout Stands Firm
M ayor Unable to Persuade Woman and Dogs to M ove
MIDTONViLLE. Sept. 24
Mrs. Flare/tec Hamilton, who has
j.’tihwtl national attmtiun in her fight
(r>remain Jit her home. is sfill
refusingf to mow, ami the "Bunk' of
Sheridan Street" continues.
Midtrvivillf Mayor Fjfatn Cox. him
had not taken pan tn the battle wil'd
today, joined Hunting Authority
Director Hilda Marline- infmnt of
Wolfe RscapUired Alar VVc 't, whll agair
&ir.iipe'J 1mm Ihe Miiiylarn pratilletillaiy, |mr-
te r, 'eajHUral p-:or AH
New Construction The •:c:nsiriiot:on irousiry.
an itnptij !ani iilliiuiai til " k uzr.roitf^
ti-iKtioii, w o iR t e i ie *- tt idinBSsia'fM n
In-’ i.'(5l 'flrea ji'in llif ?3qeQt
$2 M illion Homer A racenllj/ fountl painlir-Q.
n L is t e n in g 1
Listen to the new s ilem an d a n sw e r th e s e questions.
1. W hat h ap p en ed lo Caroline Newton last M onday?
2. W hat do her p a ren ts do for a living^
3. W here w as sh e found?
4. Who called the police?
5. W hat did the su s p e c ts w ant?
T he M id d leb u rg Herald
Thursday'* September 25. I'VK
iiri-i • ........
Mrs. Hamilton’s house at 2:30 this
afttnu’Ktn.
The house. which tlw Housing
Anllnjrity wants to demolish to wale
wayfora lars’e public housing
development, now Hands atone. The
Mayor, who was elected <mhis
promises in put people, especially the
poor, above other concents. spake to
Mrs. Hamilton by bullhorn, ashing
Wiiiuf. expr-; ra'JsS-tfi atlribtite to Wir start
Hamer. Vi‘55 sold lot a eicorc $2 mill on l;y
Nortrfetj/s ' ^ 0 2
Miles Drops Dut Tnr MHes. Ifie racmc diiwr
svfw'se tecs wuus bsclly miuiiia lnjMtV«r%
G'an'J Pnv aiciclsrt s^ysnewi nevei race
3gaIn Pitg?B3
Calypso Mo. 1 CM c ji Is Uasl-sElna ^ 0!
CAPE MATTERAS. NC. Sept 25
(WP), Hurricane Daniel, which is
ibh .reason's fourth hurricane,
became die lira lo hi! this coastal
area in live years. Gale winds,
which as tones readied a force of
100 tn.p.h., downed power lines and
destroyed beach houses. Flooding,
which was caused by torrential rains
and high waves, let! highways anil
muds impassable through last night.
Coastal resident, who had been
evacuated to inland locations,
waited for Ihe floodwaters to
subside before they returned to their
homes, which might have been
damaged by The slortn
Governor Fran Scoll called oul Ihe
National Guard lo help tlie Red
Cross, which i> working around the
clack in the emiu,sencv. The guard
her to come and meet with him. He
wasfoiei'd hr retreat to his limousine,
which stood at the curb, doors open,
when Mrs. Hamilton answered by
(tenting loose two of her dogs
Mrs. Hamilton, whose plight has
inspired a wave ofptthlii support,
repeated her refusals to move in an
imetrieu n irh reporters hirer,
fumtimied iw fO/pA9J
jgssmsjBl
Business Seel Ian 0
ClassHteds P»ga D7
Etilloriiii Page M
Horoscope Page CA
Movies PayeC5
Sports Section U
TV Page Cfi
Wealfmr P a p A1D
O L is t e n in g 2
Listen to th e new s item and a n sw e r th e s e questions.
1. W ho b a n n ed Kural?
2. How have doctors b ee n recom m ending Kural?
3. W ho d e m a n d e d the te sts?
4. W hai d o e s the drug sp ee d up?
I*nee tide
will also assist local efforts to
reopen ihe area's steels anti roads,
which were blocked by fallen frees
and other debris.
The governor, who loured ihe
hardest hit areas by helicopter,
asked rhe Federal Government To
declare ihe area a national disaster.
The president who is spending the
weekend al Cainp David, is
expected to make a declaration
today. Tlie declaration, which will
apply only lo the hardest dill areas
on the coast, will make millions of
Federal dollars available for
emergency relief. The governor has
already announced emergency
sruall-husiiies* loans, which will
help superm arkets and other
businesses make needed repairs.
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Mystery Explosion
In Indian Ocean
Oil Rig Destroyed in Blast
SEYCHELLES ISLANDS. SEPT.
25 (PAT). An oil rig in Ihe Indian
Ocean exploded mysteriously
yesterday. The oil ny. which had
been drilling a tesl well, belonged to
Ihe Krugerand Corporation. A series
of bright Hashes, which were
observed by ships 60 miles away,
preceded shock waves of unusual
force. Several ships, which rushed to
the rescue, have been searching for
survivors, but so far none have been
found. It is not known how many
people were working on the rig al the
time of the explosion. Krugerand
Corp. which is based in Swilzeiiand.
would not comment on the
explosion, famtnrurdtsa pew fl*'-1
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bu sin ess correspondence

August 15,199-5
Mr. Les Gardner
1339 Elm Avenue ■
c AL;i6i43* 0
Memphis, TN 38104

Dear Mr. Gardner.

Thank you for your letter of August 1, in which you ask about
missing and damaged items in your laundry while staying at our
hotel.
We are sorry that you did not find our laundry service satisfactory.
May we remind you that the form on which you listed your laundry
items states very dearly that the hotel is not responsible for loss or
damage, and the plastic bag in w hidi you placed your d othes has
the same warning printed in large letters on it.
However, we of course do our best to insure that our guests get all — _____
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their clothes back from the laundry in good condition. We will ^======1\rr----- sss-i4*» 3- “ :u An
review our laundry and dry-deaning systems to see if we can add ' Lrnverafv^A S-3futh Avniuc 1
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further safeguards against loss or damage.
experienced and
We apologize for any inconvenience youlmay have experienc
have enclosed a ’’One Night's Free Stay" voucher. TOod for vou
voucher, good you aand
a guest through December 31,1997. We hope that you will be From:''siSron U n d ^ h‘:ir V° 0ffice
staying with us again the next time you are in the area and look
W 5f Im
A nnual 19*a ^ Y°rk °
em ah-onaJSa(e ff,ce
forward to serving you.
We are verv nl^ .j , t- ° r,fe'ence
Sin c ^ d y ^ g ^ rs.
S S ^ c e fr -,b 'e to * « « 1 ° u r
Greg Larkin ■"«nd, mosl o f ' r e n a ^ tS x ~23- 1998
Manager
end.

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E x e r c is e 1
H e’s the man. I wrote to him
written)** )m>‘ U' n^wm 1wwle’ fFormai
He's Hie nnrtj rrhn/Unif f white to
(Spoken/informal)
You gave us a form. You listed your
laundry items on it.
You gave ttfs a form im which you listed
your laundry items. (Formal written}
, 0U f 1* m 11p rn t Hurt ifou listed your
iittcndrjf items on (Spoken/informal)
Transform th ese se n te n c e s into
s) formal written style E x e r c is e 2
b) spoken/informal written style You are Les Gardner. Write his letter
1- This ,s lhe hotel. W e stayed ,n il. of A ugust 1 lo G reg Larkin, the
is Ihe misiake. I am m anager of Ihe Lighthouse Hotel.
complaining about it.
3. She is the travel agent. We m ade
our arran g em en ts Ihrough her, You are Makoto Y asuda. Write a fax lo
4. This is Ihe fax. W e wrote our Katherine Horton, giving the details of
ag en d a on it. your flight.
5. T hese people a re the sales staff
You met all of Ihem.
6- i h at's the hotel. We heard great
things ab o u t it.
7. Katherine is the m anager. Everyone
expects so much from her.
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Relatives

M arjorie an d Felix H e rn a n d e z h av e just c o m e back fro m a M arjorie- T h e se a re o u r frien d s. They picket! Lit- u p a t th e
vacation in San Francisco. T hey ore sh o w in g p h o to g ra p h s a irp o rt.
of th eir trip to th eir frien d s a n d n eig h b o rs, line W inters. Feliv: A n d th a t's th e c ab le car. Tl ru n s on C alifo rn ia S treet.

E x e r c is e 1
) h ey ’re the friends. They picked us up at the airport
fh c y r e the friends who picked us up. at the airport.
T hat's the cable car l! runs on California Street.
T lvit 's f)n cabfe car. that rMn» i»» O .iliforiijo Street.
Continue
1. This js the park. II w as near our hotel.
2. S h e's the young girl, S h e sa l next to us on the plane.
3. They're our cousins. They live in Mill Valley.
4. T h at's Ihe m useum . It h as a mural by Diego Rivera.

This is Marjorie's friend- We visited her.

Marjorie: This is the car. We rented it for two weeks.

E x e r c is e 2
•She’s the friend. W e visited her.
She'? the friend zee vMt.e'd.
Site's the friend wt& rii” Visited.
She s fhr friend Itin I we Visited.
This is the oar. W e rented it lor two w eeks.
This m the car we rented for two weeks
This is the air that ire rented far two weeks.
Continue.
1. They're the people. W e me! them on the tour.
2. This is Ihe picture of the city. W e look il Irom Telegraph
Hill.
3. T h ese a re the souvenirs. We broughl them home.
4. H e's the old classm ate. We saw him in Chinatown.

Felix: I he to u r g u id e w as very k n o w le d g e a b le , She Spoke

five la n g u a g e s A nd th is is BART BART co n n ects
S an F rancisco to O a k la n d . It's O a k la n d 's su b w a y .

E x e r c is e 3
The tour guide w as very know ledgeabie. S h e spoke five
languages.
The iotir guide1. retie spoke five language*, was t*e*y
knowledgeable.
BART connects S an Francisco to O akland It s O akland's
subway.
B A K T i\<hich is Oiikliwd’^ ^uhivuif eoimects- San 'Francisco to
Oakland
Continue
1. That hotel is n e a r Union S quare. It's the m ost expensive
o n e in the city.
2. The Golden G ate Bridge h as the world's highest bridge
low ers. It links S an Francisco and Marin Counly.
3. T h e se people w ere on our tour. They’re Irom New
Jersey .
4. The Chocolate Faclory m akes delicious candy. It’s near
F isherm an's Wharf.
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F elix: Ymi re m e m b e r m y A u n t M olly, d o n 't y o u , Joe? You

h a v e n 't seen h e r since you w e re a b o u t ton W ell, sh e 's
86 this y ear. W e visited h e r a t h e r a p a rtm e n t in San
Francisco. A n d th is is o u r lo u r g ro u p . T h e Lour w as
lu n . T he ho tel b o o k ed it fo r us.

E x e r c is e 4
My Aunl Molly w as 86 This year. You haven't se e n her since
you w ere about ten.
Mir Ann! Molly. who i/<1r< haven't seen since iion were about tat.
ini'- N6 this year.
The tour w as lun. T he hotel booked it for us.
The tour, which flic lintel booked tor us, zvas fun.
Continue.
1. Phil and Eva se n d their regards. You m et them last year.
2. The gifts w ere expensive. W e mailed them home.
3. C ousin Frank took us out for dinner our first night th ere I
just sen t him a thank-you note.
4. The hotel w as in a great location. Aunt Molly
recom m ended it.

M a rjo rie : W e b o u g h t a b e a u tifu l b ow l fro m a p o tte r. Flis

sto re w a s in the J a p a n C e n te r. A n d w e m e t a lo t of nice
p eo p le. W e m e t tw o siste rs from D etroit. T h eir p a re n ts
live in San Francisco.

E x e r c is e 5
W e bought a beautiful bowl from a potter. Flis slore w as in
the Ja p a n C enter.
VVr bought a Im ttliftrl lunvl trow ti potter whose store irns in the
[apart Center.
W e m et two sisters from Detroit. Their p aren ts live in San
Francisco.
l-Vc met tieo listers from Detroit whose pmrvyt* live in Hurt
Francisco.
C ontinue
1. O n Monday. I had lunch with a friend- Her boyfriend is a
journalist.
2. I bought a book about a young w om an Her father ran for
president of th e United S tates.
3. We saw a ballet about a prince. His uncle hated him.
4. O n Ihe plane, we saw a movie about two young lovers.
Their rom ance e n d ed happily.

Felix: A n d th is w a s tak en a t Ihe re s ta u ra n t in the hotel

Kevin C o stley w as sittin g at a table n e x t to o u rs . W e
sa w his m o v ie la st w eek.

E x e r c is e 6
Kevin Costley w as silting at a table next to ours. We saw his
movie last week.
Kevhi Cost let/. w luvr movie we saw last week, wits sitting at a
table next to ours.
C ontinue.
1. T he Gratelul D ead w ere playing in Golden G ate Park
Their records w ere lam ous in the sixties.
2. A w om an from our town w as at th e hotel. Her brother
works with me.
3. T he tour guide w as really excellent Her n am e w as Eva
S an ch ez.
4. W e visited Phil and Eva. Their apartm ent is in an old part
of the city.
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D escrib in g th in gs
#
S tolen car
A: Police D e p a rtm e n t. S e rg e a n t W o n g sp e a k in g
B: M y c a r's b een stolen! It's gone!
A: O K , n ow , cm!m d o w n . Let m e h a v e y o u r n a m e an d
a d d re s s.
B: R ichard L o ck w o o d , 4512 E ise n h o w e r B o u lev ard ,
A p a rtm e n t 18J
A: All right. \ » w , g iv e m e a d e sc rip tio n ot th e m issin g
vehicle.
B: W ell, it’s a 95 Ford E sco rt— a lig h t-g ra v , fo u r-d o o r
m o d e l. O h , it has a th in d a rk -b lu e s trip e a lo n g th e sic k s
a n d a d en t in th e left front fen d er.
A: W h a t's the licen se p la te n u m b e r?
B: RJG 1224.
A: H old o n just a m in u te .... H ello ? 1 h o v e so m e g o o d
n ew s an d so m e b ad n e w s. T h e g o o d n e w s is th a t v o u r
car w a s n 't stolen. It w as to w ed for illegal p a rk in g . T h e
bad n e w s is th a t it w ill co st v o u S I50 to g e t it back.
E x e r c is e 1
Lo st a n d fo u n d
A: U n io n S tation L ost a n d F o u n d D ep a rtm e n t. C an I h e lp
you?
B: O h , hello. Yes, I h o p e so. I left m y b riefcase on the train
th is m o rn in g , I w o n d e r if it h as been tu rn e d in.
A: W h ich tra in ?
B: O h , th e S:40 fro m C o n c o rd .
A: A n d w h a t d o e s y o u r b riefcase look like?
B: W ell, it's ... u h ... a n a v e ra g e -siz ed , re cta n g u lar, b ro w n
le a th e r a tta c h e ca se w ith b ra s s locks.
A: W e h av e q u ite a few tlia t fit th at d e sc rip tio n , D id it
h a v e y o u r n a m e o n it?
B: N o, n o t m v n a m e , b u t it has. m v in itials b y th e h a n d le :
JiF-A.
A: H o ld on ju st a m in u te . Let m e tak e a look.
E x e r c is e 2
Im agine you have lost som ething. D escribe it to a partner
without telling him/her what it is. Your partner h as to g u e ss

D escribe som ebody's car. D escribe a car you would like to

own.

T he real est a t e a g e n t E x e r c is e 3
A: H ello. D onna W oo sp eak in g . Describe so m eb o d y 's house. D escribe a h o u se you would like to live in.
B: 1 li. D onna. T h is is Joyce Fein at Ivy
Realty. 1 th in k I've fo u n d a h o u se E x e r c is e 4
y o u 'll be in te re ste d in.
A: O h , terrific! W h a t's it like? Tell m e
a b o u t it.
B: W ell, it's in A rro w h e a d , th e
sectio n y o u w a n te d . It's a split-
level, th re e -b e d ro o m , red -b rick
h o u se w ith w h ite trim . It's o n ly s i\
y e a rs old a n d h a s a larg e c o u n try -
sty le kitchen,
A: I low bijj a y a rd d o e s it h av e?
B: It's a o n e-acre lot w ith so m e nice-
sized trees a n d a v e ry p re tty
flo w er g a rd e n in back. W hen d o
you w a n t to see it?
A: C o u ld w e m eet th ere to m o rro w
a ftern o o n ? ft so u n d s perfect. D escribe your ideal living room /kitchen/bedroom /bathroom D escribe the furniture
B: S u re tiling. L et's m a k e it at tw o you would put in il and w here you would put it-
o'clock. H e re 's th e a d d re s s ... D escribe a restau ran t that you’ve b een to.
D escribe your classroom .

Note: TIus chart slum** the usual onlcr of adject ive*. You won't oftm find them nil in one ^.■ntence.

How m u c h / W h a t 's it W hat sh ape HOW OLD IS W hat c o lo r W h a t ' s THE W h e r e ' s rr W h a t ' s nr
MANY? UKE? How b i g is rr? IS IT? IS IT? IS IT? PATTERN ON IT? FROM? MADE O F? W k a " ? r "1

a/an beautiful little square old pale red checked French nl35tlc sca^
one nice small round new light yellow striped English cotton ShCT
three ugiv medlum-sizec oval modern bright green plain Japanese woddieni
some clean average-sized rectangular antique dark blue flowered Mexican leather car
3 few dirty large pointed I9th-centurv pink polka-dotted Italian gold nsuse
several cheap big triangular 1930s black American metal SC*
a lot of expansive long flat 1995 white Chinese paper
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D esc r ib in g p e o p le

P i L is t e n in g
Listen to th e s e people talking a b o u t their friends. Look at the
exam ple. C om plete lhe eth er colum ns.

Name Donna Tony Janet Bob

Age _____ fate teens____________

Build good figure _ _
Height p re tty tall____________
Hair Color black________________
Hairstyle long, wavy____________
Face ovabsftaped. turned-up
nose, fu ll lips
Eyes blue, long eyelashes
Complexion olive-skinned
Distinguishing features dimples ------
Dress jeans/casual -------------------------------
Personality talkative, funny fillnHrilis j;;
_ ___
L o o k a t t h is :

Age Build Height Hflft CdLOfi Hairstyle Face Distinguishing features Pebsonalitt

young heaw 57"' (5 foot 7) black long thin beard M: nee

ni(ddJe-agea thin medium height brown short long mustache iMi quiet
elderly slim overage helgnt red straight round sideburns JM) loud
old plump tall blond wavy oval unshaven/with reserved
in his/her 30s medium build Short ash blond curlv sauare stubble (M* calm
in his/her Isteteens well-built gray parted ori the left high cheekbones dean-shsven (M> moody
in hls/ner mid-20s broad-shouldered white neat high forehead a scar (unsociable
in his/her early 40s overweight eyed windblown thin lips 3 beauty mark sophisticated
big-boned a blond with braids full lips a mole funny
petite a redhead with bangs long nose freckles cheerful
skinny redheaded swept back straight ncse dimples polite
dark In a bun ifi turneo-up nose wrinkles reliable
Eves ComPlENiQU D»ESS light ponytail broken nose lines talkative
bald IM) Roman nose- glasses confident
blue pale scruff.V balding fM> flat nose hardly anv makeup (F: aggressive
grav light well-dressed thinning a Cleft chin heavily made-up iFi friendly.
brown suntanned casual receding imj a pointed chin shy
long eyelashes olive i-skinned! conservative a double chin
thick eyebrows/lashes dark <-skinned! elegant
Ousfty eyebrows black fashionable
thin eyebroV'/s,'lashes

E x e r c is e
D escribe th e s e people. D escribe yourself, an o th er s tu d e n t
a n d a fam o u s person.
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P resid e n tia l d eb a te
A few m inutes before Ihe presidential
E x e r c is e 1
d e b a te .
Ju lie : C o m e o n , G a ry . H u r r y u p . T h e garage
d e b a te is. a b o u t to sta rt. H o w c o m e He wen I to the garage to yvf some gas.
y o u 'r e so la te ? M ake s e n te n c e s with.
G a ry : T h e b a tte ry w a s d e a d . I h a d to 1. bank
call A l fro m th e g a ra g e to g iv e m e 2. d ru g sto re
a ju m p -s ta rt. T h e n I w e n t b a c k to 3. library
th e g a ra g e to g e t s o m e gas-—-and to 4. n e w ssta n d
get th e b a tte ry re c h a rg e d . 5. bakery
J u lie : O h . no! D o w e n eed a n e w 6. fruit an d v e g e ta b le sto re
b a tte ry ? 7. p o st office
G a ry : Probably. 8. su p e rm a rk et
J u lie : N o t a n o th e r e x p e n se ! If it's n o t 9. b u tc h e r's
o n e th in g , it's a n o th e r! O h . th e 10. florist's
d e b a te 's s ta rrin g . W e'll ta lk la te r
E x e r c is e 2
M rs. C r a n s t o n 's
hr order to increase the number o f guod iob>.
uv need to help small businesses. PROPOSAL
For I.he purpose of increasing Ihr number of Decrease dom estic spending
Sim plify ta x
good jobs, we need to hr Ip small businesses. code
We need to help small businesses in order to Develop permanent apace
imre/use the num ber of good jobs. s ta tio n
Wle )wed to help small businesses for the in c re a s e envircm raental-
p r o t e c t i o n budget
purpose of increasing the number of good
E s ta b lis h a b i p a r t i s a n
fobs. commission on ed u ca tio n
M ake s e n te n c e s in e a c h of th e s e four Enforce to ugher punishments
f o r c rim in a ls
w ays about e a c h of Mrs. C ra n sto n 's Reduce n u c le a r
p ro p o sals
Provide t u i t i o n
E x e r c is e 3 tax c r e d i t s
C reate more c h i l d —
c a re
D iscuss: W hat h a s your g o v ern m en t c e n te r s
pro m ised to do during its adm inistration?
W e in te r r u p t o u r r e g u la r te le v is io n
s c h e d u le in o rd e r to b rin g y o u th e
fo llo w in g p re s id e n tia l d e b a te .
G o o d e v e n in g . I'm C a ro l M o o re . A s
y o u k n o w , th r e e p e o p le a re ru n n in g
for p re s id e n t of th e U n ite d S tates. I
w ill in tr o d u c e th e m in a m o m e n t. In
o r d e r to b e fair, w e w ill a llo w all
th ro e c a n d id a te s to a n s w e r e a c h
q u e s tio n . E ach c a n d id a te w ill b e
a llo w e d a o n e -m in u te re s p o n s e to
m a k e s u r e e v e ry o n e g e ts to e x p re s s
h is o r h e r o p in io n .
A n d n o w it g iv e s m e g re a t p le a s u re
to in tro d u c e o u r th re e c a n d id a te s :
Vlrs. V icto ria C ra n s to n , Mr. R on
P a r ro w , a n d M r. Bob K noll,
T h e first a re a I d lik e to a sk a b o u t is
th e e c o n o m y . W h a t a re y o u g o in g to
d o to m a k e s u re th e e c o n o m y
im p ro v e s ? M r. F a rro w , w e ’11 s ta r t
w ith y o u .
P arro w : You k n o w , I'm a su c ce ssfu l
b u sin e ssm a n , a n d I k n o w h o w to
m a k e a lo t o f m o n e y . T o g e t this
e c o n o m y b a c k o n its feet, We need
to re p e a l th e in c o m e t a \ in c re a se s of
th e last few vears. In o rd e r to m a k e
u p fo r th e loss o f re v e n u e , I'll p u t a
tax o n gasoline- T h e g a s tax w o u ld
b e ju st ten cen ts p e r g a llo n p e r y e a r
for th e next fo u r y e a rs . A n d I'd d o a
b u n c h of th in g s to h e lp sm all
b u sin e ss o w n e rs. W e n ee d to h e lp
sm all b u sin e sse s in o rd e r to in crease
th e n u m b e r o f g o o d jobs. For th e
p u rp o s e o f g e ttin g th e ec o n o m y
m o v in g ag ain . I'll g iv e tax c re d its to
m a n u fa c tu re rs. W e h a v e to sell
th in g s, folks, if w e 'r e g o in g to m a k e
m o ilev . O h! A m 1 o u t o f tim e
a lre a d y ?
P r e s id e n t ia l D e b a te P la tfo r m
PURPOSE
Reduce d e f i c i -
T r e a t a l l ta x p ay ers
more f a i r l y
Encourage s c i e n t i f i c
re se a rc h
Develop new te ch n iq u es
to reduce p o ll u tio n
Improve sch o o ls
Encourage a d e c lin e in
th e crim e r a t e
Promote i n t e r n a t i o n a l
peace
Expand o p p o r tu n i tie s f o r
low-income f a m ilie s
Aid working p a re n ts
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D o it y o u r se lf

Dn-lt-Yprjrai'If m a g a z in e s p o n s o rs a R u d y : I d e c id e d to g o to a v o c a tio n a l W rite r: W h e re d id v o u start?

c o n te s t e v e ry s u m m e r to find th e
w in n e r o l th e a n n u a l "D o -lt-
YourscLf" A w a rd - T his y e a r a m a rrie d
c o u p le , R u d y a n d Iren e C ip ria n i,
w o n . A w rite r fro m D o-li-Y m trself is
in te rv ie w in g th em a t th e ir h o u se.
W rite r: W ell I’m very im p re s s e d by
all th e w o rk y o u ’v e d o n e o n y o u r
h o u se . H o w lo n g h a v e y o u b e e n
w o rk in g o n il?
R u d y : W e b e cam e in te re ste d in d o -it-
v o u rse lf sev eral y ears ago. O u r so n
Paul w as in a n accid en t an d lost th e
use of lus legs. H e 's in a w h eelch air.
W e h a d to m a k e c h a n g e s so th at he
c o u ld m o v e a ro u n d th e h o u se .
T h ere w as n o w a y w e c o u ld a ffo rd
to p a y to h a v e it d o n e . W e h a d to
learn to d o it o u rselv es.
W rite r: H o w d id you g o a b o u t
le a rn in g ?
sc h o o l a t n ig h t so thaL I c o u ld lea rn
c a b in e tm a k in g a n d elec trical
w irin g - L ate r Iren e w e n t so th a t
s h e c o u ld s tu d y p lu m b in g a n d
g e n e ra l c a rp e n try too.
W rite r: Tell m e a b o u t th e k in d o f
c h a n g e s y o u m a d e to th e h o u se
Ire n e : Y ou k n o w , y o u n e v e r re a lise
th e p ro b le m s d is a b le d p e o p le h a v e
u n til it a ffec ts y o u r o w n fam ily .
N o w a d a y s m o s t p u b lic b u ild in g s
h a v e ra m p s so th a t p e o p le in
w h e e lc h a irs can g e t in. a n d b u se s
h a v e lilts so th a t p e o p le w ith
d is a b ilitie s can get o n a n d off. But
ju s t im a g in e th e p ro b le m s P a u l
w o u ld h a v e in y o u r h o u se . W e
n e e d e d w id e h a lls so th a t h e co u ld
m o v e fro m o n e ro o m to a n o th e r.
A nd w e n e e d e d a b ig b a th ro o m so
th a t he c o u ld be as in d e p e n d e n t as
p o ssib le . W e h a d to c h a n g e a lot.
Ire n e : T h e e le c tric a l sy ste m . R u d y
c o m p le te ly re w ire d th e h o u se so
th a t Paul c o u ld tu r n o n a n d o ff th e
lig h ts a n d p lu g in a p p lia n c e s. W e
h ad to re d o th e w h o le h o u s e SO
th a t P aul c o u ld re ach th in g s a n d
d o w h a l h e w a n te d .
W ri ter: W h a t a re y o u w o rk in g o n
now r?
Iren e: W e 'v e ju s t fin ish e d re d o in g
th e k itch en so th a t P au l can d o a
little co o k in g - N o w w e 'r e
c o n v e rtin g th e g a ra g e in to a
w o rk s h o p so th a t he can m ak e
so m e m o n e y liv in g a p p lia n c e s.
W riter: H o w d o y o u p la n to s p e n d
th e 55(1,000 p riz e ?
Lrene: W e 're h o p in g to sta rt o u r o w n
c o n stru c tio n b u sin e ss so th a t vve
c an d o c o n v e rs io n s for p e o p le w ith
d isab ilitie s.

L o o k a t t h is : E x e r c is e 1 E x e r c is e 2
1 did this so that h e could do that. T h e se a re so m e of th e things th e Here a re so m e of th e things the
she couldn’t Ciprianis did. Look at the chart, ask Ciprianis are going to do. Ask
this would h appen. q u e stio n s with W h y7 and What's the q u estio n s and a n sw e r them.
that w ouldn’t and an sw er them . P lan P u r p o s e ___________
Im p ro v em en t P u rp o se install an elevator He'll be ab le to
I’m doing this so that he can do that. pul in swinging Paul could push get up stairs on
I do this sh e can 't d o o rs through with his his own.
this will h a p p e n w heelchair. convert g a ra g e into He'll be ab le to
that won't w iden doors T h e w heelchair w orkshop m ak e so m e
could g e t through. m oney.
install p h o n es in Paul could alw ays install lift on van T he w heelchair
S o that he could do that. I did this. every room g et to one. will b e ab le to get
sh e couldn't in an d out,
lower light sw itch es Paul could reach
this would happen , them design a b e e p e r He c a n call us at
that wouldn't put in ram ps T he w heelchair system any time
could get in and
So that he can do lhat, I'm doing this. E x e r c is e 3
out.
sh e cant
will happen, I do this. d esign rem ote Paul could open D iscuss: H ave you ev er c h an g ed
this
control device and close the front anything in your hom e? W hy?
that won’t
door.
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Be careful!

VilfKv C o n s tr u c tio n T e c h n o lo g ie s
SfL 1 I n te r n a tio n a l, In c . Local customs
1- Avoid wearing shorts or bathing suits
M FA in re lig io u s b u ild in g s
2. Remove your shoes before entering private
To-: I>anga River Irrigation Project employees homes to avoid offending your host.
From William Mooie. Project Director
Re: Advice to employees going to Mandanga 3. Avoid wearing bikinis oi other revealing
bathing suits.
M e d ic a l p r e c a u tio n s
1 To avoid infection, have your doctor give U se fu l e x p re s s io n s
you shots xor typhoid. cholera and yellow In order not to appeal rude, learn a few
expressior.s in Mandangan before your
leveT before departure.
arrival there:
2. To prevent malaria, start, taking Arslan
tablets two weaks before dapartura M andangan
E n g lis h
Hello.
3 To prevent, heat exhaustion. b e suie to Honda/ Good-bye,
drsnk adequate quantities of liquids L ay tan,
Yes.
4. Take salt tablets to avoid g a timer dehydrated. Yep.
No
Waw P le a s e .
5. Limit the time you spend working in Aii fomh cuh cfah brun
M uh ch a /5 bilged- Thank you
direct sunlight in order to prevent sunstroke. You’re waleome.
Kul Excuse me­
O o p zee . lt’s nice to See you
Up l e t zar How are you?
Hi dee du?
Fine.
Oh key do® k&y Be careful1.
Wah chaw.1

E x e r c is e 1

Look at the e x p re ssio n s m M an d an g an . P ractice with a p a rtn er using: How do vou m / ahh> ht M nm im gan?
Otti you translate (this) into Mamimigan? What does (that) mean in English?

L o o k a t t h is :
Do this I so that you don't do that.
I in order not to

Do this to avoid that.

in o rd er to doing that.
so that you ca n
CONTACT LEM S
Do this lo prevent lhat (from happening),
to stop CLEANER
som elhing (from) happening,
to k eep som eb o d y (from) doing that
To avoid contamination
E x e r c is e 2 do not touch tip of
W hy should w e k eep plastic b a g s aw ay from bottle to any surface
b a b ie s?
l o avoid the-danger a f suffocation.
or
To prevent (wine* from $uffwi*ting (themtvhva)
Look at the table above. Ask q u e stio n s ab o u t
th e s e w arning labels, an d a n sw e r them .

texoil
M o to r O il
I a
1 his is N O T
_ .
toy To p reven t e n g in e
To avoid danger of suffocation, w e a r, a lw a y s c h a n g e ail
keep this plastic b a y away from at re g u la r in te rv a ls.
b a b i e s and young c h i l d r e n .
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A n n o u n c e r: T o n ig h t on T V Close-up
o u r c o rre sp o n d e n t D iana R om ero
will talk to so m e "rat-ra ce
d ro p o u ts " — so m e v e ry h a p p y
p e o p le w h o 'v e giv en u p re g u la r
jobs a n d h igh .salaries to start a
n ew w av of life.
D ia n a : I'm h e re in n o rth e rn
V erm o n t. W here th e n earest to w n
is m o re than 25 m iles aw ay . Dan
a n d M ichelle G a lla g h e r w ere b orn
a n d lived m ost of their lives in
Boston. D an w as vice p re sid e n t of
m a rk e tin g fo r a p u b lish in g
c o m p a n y , a n d M ichelle w as a n
a d v e rtisin g executive. T hey g av e
u p th eir jobs rind m ov ed to this
re m o te area of V erm o n t fo u r y ea rs
ago. M ichelle, w h a t m a d e you g ive
u p ev e ry th in g for this?
M ic h e lle : E verything? A big h o u se
a n d expensive cars a re n 't
e v ery th in g . W e u sed to w o rk long
h o u rs—such long h o u rs, in fact,
th a t w e hardly e v e r sa w each oilier.
W e w a n te d to d o this y ears ago, L>ut
E x e r c is e 1
The people w ere very friendly. He felt
w elcome.
Thepmple were so friiiniily that hr felt
UK'hvm< ■’.
Continue.
1. He w as very old. He couldn't walk.
2. S he w as very busy. S he didn't slop
for lunch.
3. S he w as very late. She m issed ihe
plane.
4. He w as very sick. He couldn't go
out.
5. S h e had sp en t loo m uch m oney.
S he couldn't afford an o th er trip.
6. T here w ere too many people in the
boat It sank.
A n e w w a y o f life
w e w e re m a k in g so m u ch m o n ey
th at w e w e re afraid to q u it o u r
jobs. E ven the tim e w e sp e n t at
h o m e w a s so hectic th at w e n e v e r
h a d tim e to ju st be to g eth er. So
to u r y e a rs a g o w e trav eled a ro u n d
N ew E n g lan d o n v acation, W e saw
this place. It w as for sale, a n d w e
liked it so m uch w e d e c id e d to
it. T he n ex t Week w e q u it o u r jobs,
sold m o st o f o u r tilings, a n d h ere
w e a re!
D ia n a : H o w d o y o u earn a living?
M ich e lle : W e d o n 't need a lot. W e
h av e tw o m ilk co w s an d a few
chickens. W e g ro w all o u r o w n
v eg eta b les. It's a sim p le life. W e're
still so b u sy th a t w e w o rk from
d a w n to d a rk , b u t w e 're to g eth er.
A nd n o w w e h a v e K im berly,
w h o 's th ree. W e 're h a p p ie r than
w e 'v e e v er been.
D ia n a : T he m o to rcy cle I'm sta n d in g
n ex t to is a v ery special one,
Special b ec au se it's been all the
w a y a ro u n d th e w o rld . It belo n g s
to Luke M usto , w h o h as ju st co m e
back h e re to D etro it a fte r a th ree-
y e a r m o to rcy cle trip. Luke, w h a t
led you to q u it y o u r job a n d m ak e
this trip?
L u k e : I w o rk e d in a car factory on
the assem b ly lin e. I m a d e g o o d
m o n e y , b u t it w as re a lly
m o n o to n o u s. It w as so ro u tin e th a t
I n e v e r had to think. My job is
d o n e by a ro b o t now . Big
s u rp ris e .... A n y w ay , I b o u g h t th is
b ik e se c o n d h a n d , p u t tw o p a c k s
on the back, a n d got m y self on a
fre ig h te r to E u ro p e .
D i a n a: W h a t d id y o u d o fo r m o n ey ?
L u k e: I h a d a tittle m o n e y sav ed vip.
E x e r c is e 2
T he farm w as so beautiful that Ihey
bought it
It nvis sj«7r rf I’i'dutrful farm that tiny
bought it.
Continue.
1. The book w as so interesting that
s h e couldn’t stop reading it.
2. The problem s w ere so hard that
nobody could solve them.
3. The doctor w as so friendly that
everybody liked her.
4. The box w as so heavy that he
couldn'l lift it.
5. The Irip w as so exciting that h e ’s
going again.
b u t o f co u rse it d id n 't last long. I
h a d to find w o rk w h e re f co u ld . [
d id a lot ol d iffe re n t th in g s—
p ic k e d fruit, w a sh e d d ish e s,
w o rk e d a s a m echanic.
D ia n a : H o w d id p e o p le react to you?
L uke: E v e ry w h e re I w e n t, p e o p le
w e re so frie n d ly th a t I a lw a y s felt
rig h t at ho m e. T h ere w a s su ch a
tre m e n d o u s a m o u n t of in te re st in
th e b ik e th a t it w as easy to start a
conversation. U su ally , yon can
c o m m u n ic a te w ith o u t k n o w in g the
la n g u a g e .
D ia n a : Did you e v e r feel like g iv in g
u p and c o m in g h o m e?
L u k e: O n ly once, in B an g lad esh . I
g o t ao sick from so m e th in g I ate
that I had to go to a hospital. But il
d id n 't last long.
D ia n a : Y o u've h a d such an excitin g
tim e th a t y o u 'll find it h ard to
se ttle d o w n in D e tro it, w o n 't y ou?
L uke: I'm not g o in g tec N ex t w eek
I’m le av in g ag ain , b u t this tim e Iin
h e a d in g s o u th — to T ierra del
F uego. See you w h e n 1 gel back!
E x e r c is e 3
S he w as such a good tennis player
that nobody ever beat her.
Thi tennis player *.i good Unit notwrfu
r t # beat lit'r.
Continue.
1. It w as such a d an g ero u s job tnat
nobody would do it,
2. He w as such a good dancer that h e
won the prize.
3. They w ere su ch boring program s
lhal nobody w atched them.
4. It w as such a crazy story that
nobody believed it.
E x e r c is e 4
D iscuss: Would you ev er consider
being a “rat-race dropout?"
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Last of the airships?

liner. By 1437 it had e a rn e d 1,000

p a ss e n g e rs safely a n d h a d even
tra n sp o rte d circu s a n im a ls an d cars.
Its sister sh ip , the G m f ZepfK'lin, had
flow n o v e r a m illion m iles (1.6
m illion km ), am i h ad c arried 13,100
p asse n g e rs w ith o u t in cident.

N o b o d v k n o w s the ex act ca u se of the

Hiinicnburg d isaster. T he Hriuicnburs
w as filled w ith h v d ro g e n , w h ic h is a
h ig h ly fla m m a b le gas, and ev ery
safety p re c a u tio n h ad been taken to
p re v e n t accid en ts. S a b o tag e h as b een
su g g e ste d , b u t experts a t th e tim e
b eliev ed th at it w as c a u se d bv leak in g
g as w h ich w a s ig n ite d by static
electricity. It h ad been w a itin g to lan d
for th re e h o u rs b ec a u se of h eav y
A t 7:20 I’M on M ay 6, 1937, th e T he Hindeithurg w as th e last in a th u n d e rsto rm s, Tlie explosion
w o rld 's h r p est a irsh ip , the series of a irsh ip s which h ad been h a p p e n e d just as th e first m o o rin g
Hiiith’nbnrg. floated m ajestically o v e r d e v e lo p e d o v e r 40 y e a rs in b oth rope, w h ich w as wet,, to u ch ed the1
L ak eh u rst A irp o rt, N e w Jersey, a fte r E u ro p e an d the L 'nited States. T hey g ro u n d . T he m o st su rp ris in g th in g is
an u n e v e n tfu l cro ssin g from w e re d e sig n e d to c a rry p a sse n g e rs that 62 p eo p le m a n a g e d to escap e.
F ran k fu rt, G e rm a n y . Tlie re w e re 97 a n d c a rg o o v e r lo n g d istan ces. T he T he fata litie s w e re h ig h e st a m o n g th e
p eo p le on b o a rd for th e first A tlan tic Hiiideiiburg could, c arry 50 p a sse n g e rs c re w m e m b e rs, m a n y o f w h o m w e re
cro ssin g of the season. T h ere w e re a in 25 luxury c a b in s w ith dll the w o rk in g d e e p in sid e the airsh ip .
n u m b e r of re p o rte rs w a itin g to greet a m en ities of a first-class hotel. All the A fter th e Hi-iuitnburg d isaste r, all
it. S u d d e n ly rad io listeners h e a rd the Ccibins had h o t a n d cold w a te r a n d a irsh ip s w e re g ro u n d e d , a n d u ntil
co m m e n ta to r scream in g , "O h , m y electric heatin g . T h e re w as a d in in g recently, th ey h a v e n e v e r been
G od! Tt's b m k e n into flam es. It s room , a b ar, a n d a lo u n g e w ith a se rio u sly c o n sid e re d a s a co m m ercial
fla sh in g ...fla sh in g . U s flash in g d a n c e floor a n d a b ab y g ra n d piano. p ro p o si lion.
terribly." T h irty -tw o se c o n d s la te r the T he I Iin d en t ur$ h a d been b u ilt to
a irs h ip h ad d is in te g ra te d a n d 35 rival th e g re a t lu x u ry tra n satlan tic
E x e r c is e 1
p e o p le w ere d e ad . T h e A g e of th e liners— it w as a b le to cross th e
A l rs h i p w as <jy e r. A tlantic in less th an h alf th e lim e o f a Match the words from th e story in
Column 1 with their synonym s in
A irships—A chievem ents and D isasters Column 2.
1852 First airship flew over Paris. Co lu m n 1 Column 2
1010-14 Five zeppelin airships operated comm ercial flights within G ermany, majestically conveniences
carrying 35,000 people without injury, uneventful deaths
1914-8 Military zeppelins took part in 53 bombing raids on London during the disintegrated catastrophe
First World War. am enities ordinary
1919 British "R34.” First transatlantic crossing Both directions (10.128 km in rival blast
183 hours).. transported com pete w ith
1925 U S Wiemiulfflh (first helium airship) destroyed in a storm over Ohio. disaster undertaking
Heavy loss of life. ignited broken up
1926 Italian airship, the Norge, flew over North Pole. explosion grandly
1929 G erm an Graf, Zeppelin flew around the world. B egan comm ercial fatalities Lighted
transatlantic flights. proposition ca rried
1930 British R101" crash ed in France. Killed 42 out of 48 on board. British
airship program canceled. E x e r c is e 2
1931 U.S. Akron m service in USA— could carry 207 p a sse n g e rs. D iscuss, Would you like to take a ride
1933 Akron w recked in a storm. in a blimp? Why or why not?
1935 S ister ship, Li.S. Mtuvti. w recked.
1936 Htndetihurg built. Carried 117 p a ss e n g e rs in o n e flight.
1937 Himh'nbur$ crashed.
1938 Graf. Zeppelin 11 com pleted.
1940 Both G m f Zeppelins scrapped.
1958 U.S. Navy built a radar airship, Ihe “ZPG-3W "
1960 “ZPG-3W" crash e d in the ocean.
1961 U.S. Navy airship program ended.
Present; Currently airships (called blimp*) are u sed to prom ote various
corporations
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Eating Out
by Mimi Hilton
The Blue Mill
133 West River St.
730-8375
Closed Monday.
Reservations recommended.
This 3-month-old restaurant
has attracted attention because it
is a restored. 150-year-old mill.
The decor is chantung and warm
in an earlv-American. country
style.
The menu is also very
American, though it is a bit too
traditional tor my taste. The most
delicious main course we tried
was the country slew, which
consisted of potatoes, carrots,
peas, mushrooms, very tender
heef, and - surprise —some
smoked pork sausage. Because
Diner's
Journal
L o o k a t t h is :
It w as raining. S h e took her umbrella.
She fink ht'r i/mlw/h? b e a n ie ft ;r,j.< m/ning,
It w asn't raining. He took His umbrella
He took /us umbrella although
il wasn’t muting.
though
eivn i In' ugh
Eating out
Because the main courses are
so large, there is really no need for
an appetizer or soup. For those
who want a light meal, however, I
can recommend the green salad.
The clam chowder was tasty
because it was homemade, bui it
had no special distinction. The
oysters on the hall'-sheU were
nicely served on a bed of ice,
although 1 would have preferred a
beuer sauce for Lhem,
If you can still eai dessert after
all this, plus some rather good
unusually good. Among other homemade bread and creamery
well-prepared main courses was butter, try die apple pie. The
the fried chicken, because it wasn't apples were juicy and firm and the
pre-cooked and then reheated pastry was light.
Although the vegetables that Although service at this
came with the main courses were friendly restaurant is supposed to
fresh, they were overcooked. The be good, don’t count on it. Maybe
only exception was the string because it was crowded each time
beans, which were green and we went, we found service to be
crisp (a mistake?!). verv slow.
E x e r c is e
Now com bine th e se se n te n c e s with because or although.
1. He didn’t take th e job. The salary w as good.
2. S a ra h n ee d ed a new calculator. S h e bought one
3. They're afraid of flying. T hey flew to New York.
4. Mark w asn ’t thirsty. H e drank so m e milk.
5. They didn't buy the house. It w as expensive
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The W ashington, D C Metro
T rav elin g on th e W ash in g to n M etro
p re se n ts te w d ifficu lties fo r v isito rs
b e c au se of th e clea r co lo r-c o d ed m a p .
A t the b o tto m of th e m a p y o u wall
find fare an d trav el-tim e in fo rm a tio n .
Vou b u y y o u r farecard at o n e o f Ihe
y ello w v en d in g m ach in es. You can
use nickels, d im e s, q u a rte rs, o n e -
d o llar, fiv e-d o llar, te n -d o llar, a n d
tw e n ty -d o lla r bills, a n d th e m a c h in e
w ill g ive you change. You h a v e lo u se
y o u r fa recard to e n te r th e M etro
sy stem by in se rtin g il in to th e slo t a t
th e gale. Il will he re tu rn e d to y o u a t
th e O ther sid e o f th e g ate. Do th e
same th in g w h en ex itin g th e sy stem .
L isten to th ese p e o p le ta lk in g a b o u t
Ihe M e tro m ap . and follow th e ir
ro u te s on th e m ap .
P ie r o a n d M a r g h e r it a h a v e
j u s t a r r iv e d at N a t io n a l
A ir p o r t .
P iero : OK. W e h a v e to g e t to
D ean w o o d . C on you see it?
M a rg h e rita : Yes, i t s u p h ere. It looks
st.i easy . W e ju st take th e Y ellow
L ine to L 'E n fn n t Plaza, th e n
c h a n g e to the O ra n g e Line. 11 g o es
stra ig h t there. It's the se v e n th sto p
fro m L 'E n fan t P laza.
B e t s y is at t h e in f o r m a t io n
b o o t h at t h e P entagon.
B etsy: Excuse m e. HOW d o I get It
C o n n e c tic u t A v e n u e a n d Q S treet?
1 m ea n , w h ic h is Ihe n e a re s t M etro
statio n ?
A tte n d a n t: You w a n t D u p o n t C ircle.
T ak e a look at th e m ap . You take
th e Yellow Line to G a lle ry Place.
T hen y o u 'll h a v e to c h a n g e fo r the
R ed Line. It's th e th ird sto p .
B etsy: 1 see.
A tte n d a n t: O r y o u c o u ld Lake th e
Blue L ine to M etro C e n te r a n d
c h a n g e to th e R ed L in e th ere.
B etsy: W hich w ay is faster?
A tte n d a n t: It's a b o u t th e sam e.
B etsy: W ell, th a n k you.
L is t e n in g 1
Listen. Alice and Fred a re at the
Capitol H eights station. They're
discussing two routes. Which one did
they decide to ta k e 7
L is t e n in g 2
Listen. Alice an d Fred are going to visit
Ihe W ashington M onument. W hat
station a re they going to?
E x e r c is e 1
Practice with a partner. Give directions
from:
1. Court H ouse to National Airport
2. Federal Triangle to Union Station
3. Potom ac A venue to Gallery P lace
4. Duponl Circle to Rosslyn
5. Union Station to Arlington C em etery
6. College Park to Court H ouse
E x e r c is e 2
Here are som e (am ous W ashington,
DC landm arks with their n earest
Metro stations. Make conversations
about getting to them from: (a)
D eanw ood. (b) National Airport, and
(c) Union Station.
1. The F B I-Federal B ureau of
Investigation {Metro Center)
2. The K ennedy C enter (Foggy
Bottom-GWU)
3. The W ashington M onument
(Sm ithsonian)
4. The National Air and S p ace
M useum (L'Enfant Plaza)
5. The RFK Stadium (Stadium-Armory)
E x e r c is e 3
Practice with a partner S tate a
d eparture point and destination. Your
partner h a s to give you directions
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The Six O'Clock N ew s

A nd now , th e Six. O ’L lock R ep o rt w ith Jack

D ennehy.
G ood ev en in g . T h o u sa n d s of P o rtsto w n
resid en ts m a rch ed on City Mall to d ay to
p ro te st p la n s to b u ild a state p riso n n ear th e
city. A lth o u g h a light rain w as falling, an
e stim ated 5,000 p eo p le m a rc h e d o v er a m ile
from Ports tow n H ig h School to L ity H all,
w h ere G o v e rn o r B ro w n a n d M ayor H en ry
Flores w ere m e etin g to d isc u ss lhe project. A
new p riso n is n eed ed b eca u se th e o th e r sta te
p riso n s fire o v e rcro w d ed . Several sites for the
new p riso n w ere co n sid ere d , b u t P o rtsto w n
w as ch o sen because, in the g o v e rn o r's w o rd s,
"A ll a reas in the state m u st sh a re the
p ro b lem s of o u r p riso n s y s te m /' A lth o u g h th e
p ro testers ask ed to m e e t w ith th e g o v ern o r,
he refu sed an d re tu rn e d to th e capital. A fter
th e g o v e rn o r's d e p a rtu re , h ow ever, the m a y o r
m et w ith ihe o rg a n iz e rs of the m arch an d N o w to sp o rts: P o rtsto w n Fligh School S ta d iu m w as filled last night
ex p lain ed his position. w h e n th e P o rtsto w n P irates p lay ed th e ir tra d itio n a l riv als, th e H a rb o r
C ity R aid ers. P irate q u a rte rb a c k T ony R izzuto scored tw o to u c h d o w n s
F our en tire citv blocks w e re ev a c u a ted th is in the first half. A lth o u g h the R aid ers d id n 't score at all in the first
aftern o o n in O cean sid e becau se of a gas half, th ey w ent on to w in w ith tw o to u c h d o w n s a n d a field goal in th e
explosion. T he ex plosion o ccu rred a t 1:20 PM second half. In sp ite o f th e P ira tes' g ood sh o w in g in the first half, thev
in a d e se rte d b u ild in g o n Second Street. Fire c o u ld n 't seem to d o a n y th in g rig h t in th e seco n d . T h e final score:
D ep artm en t officials b eliev e th at the R aid ers 17, P irates 14.
e x p lo sio n w as d u e to leak in g gas. The
b u ild in g had been e m p ty for se v e ra l m o n th s, L o o k a t th is :
an d they su sp e c t th a t a gas m a in had cracked It w as snowing, so they canceled the gam e.
becau se of v ib ratio n s from w o rk b ein g carried or
o u t by the city on the street. They canceled Ihe gam e b e c a u se it w as snowing,
C o ast G u a rd h elico p ters w e n t into actio n b e c a u se of I the snow,
to d a y after a y a c h t capsized in C o o lid g e due to
S o u n d . D esp ite rain a n d h ig h seas, the or
helicopters w ere able to rescu e all but o n e of B ecause il w as snowing, they canceled the gam e.
th o se ab oard. T w o m en an d tw o w o m en w ere B ecau se of I Ihe snow,
p u lle d to safely, bui o n e of th e m en w as Due to
p ro n o u n c e d d ead on arriv al d e sp ite th e
rescue te a m 's efforts. T he o th e r th re e a re in It w as snowing, but they didn't cancel the gam e,
satisfactory co n d itio n . T he fifth p assen g er, a or
woman, w as not found. A lth o u g h the C o ast
They didn't cancel Ihe gam e although il was snowing,
G u a rd co n tin u es its search , sh e is p resu m ed
in spite of I the snow
d ro w n e d . T he C oast G u a rd h ad issu ed a
despite
siivill era) I w a rn in g this m urrtirig, b u t the
vacht set out from lhe N ew g a te M an n a in
sp ite of the w arning s. Although it w as snowing, they didn't cancel the gam e.
In spile of I the snow.
Incom plete rep o rts h av e reach ed this sta tio n Despite I
a b o u t a 100-m ile-an-hour c ar c h ase on
P o rtsto w n streets. O nly m in u te s ago, It w as hard, but sh e m an ag ed to win.
acco rd in g to these rep o rts, P o rtsto w n po lice or
w ere a lerted by a n a n o n y m o u s p h o n e call and
It w as hard. However, I sh e m an ag ed to win.
ru sh ed to catch a g an g th a t w as b reak in g into
a local d is c o u n t c lo th in g store. H o w ev er, the N evertheless. I
g a n g o f y o u n g m ales escap ed in a late -m o d e l or
ca r th a t alleg ed ly had been sto len tw o d a y s It w as hard. I S h e m anaged to win, I however.
ag o in H a rb o r C itv. T he g a n g w as a rm e d an d I nevertheless.
tired several tim es a t th e po lice c a rs b e h in d or
them . N ev erth eless, th e p olice Were a b le to It w as hard. S h e m anaged. I however. I lo win.
run th e g a n g 's car off th e road a n d arre st all I nevertheless, J
the m e m b e rs w ith n o in ju ries o n eith e r side
E x e r c is e
Write one new s Item for your local area.
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All the good n ew s

the B r id g e p o r t t im e s
Thursday. January

O ur New Y ear’s
Present
to the President
defects, flown to the United
Tlie president, speaking at
States under the auspices of
the American Bur — — —— --------
the American Medical
Association convention this
Association, were success-
Farmers bring in record soybean harvest this year
year, asked why newpapers
fully operated on las! week minimum effort—over 2 1/4 in the polluted water are
only prim bad news, "Why being caught in increasing
don’t they tell us things like at Houston General billion bushels.
Hospital in Texas. After a num bers.
how many planes, landed
brief convalescence, they • It was a great year tor
saleh in the United Slates » And a final note. The
will be Mown back to Seoul. animals, too. Some
in one day?" he asked. Here death t ale fro n t suicide is on
The AM A. which is residents o f Bolton,
is our New Year's present to the decline.
sponsoring ihe "Big Heart" Massachusetts, wanted
the president—-a column o f
program, plans to help to limit the number of
good-news items. E x e r c is e 1
many other children from pigs per farm, claiming
all over the world. that pigs depressed Find w ords in th e text that mean:
* In 1931. Alice Hoover 1. a general tendency
Meyers, now #8.years old. property values, A vote
• The governor of was taken, and the pig 2. physical imperfections
began writing her first 3. a written ag reem en t
California announced last supporters won 305 lo
novel, about life in a small
week at a meeting o f 200 195 not to restrict the 4. people who a re in favor of
Kansas town. Last week. som ething
state legislators that the number o f porcine
M ilbum University Press
state treasury has a surplus farm residents. 5. varieties: types of anim als or
published the 1,500-page plants
o f over $200 million with
novel. The Women in the
nearly $ I billion projected • CompTxac, a small 6. a sum of m oney that Is lacking in
Club, more than 60 years Ihe total am ount
for next year. This is an Delaware construction
after Mrs. Meyers put pen
amazing accomplishment in company in business 7. a period of recuperation
to paper. When u>ked about
view o f the condition of for less than a decade, 8. people Who m ake laws
her reaction to becoming a
thestate treasury six months was aw arded a 340 9. the collection of fruit, grain, or
published author a.t age KS.
ag o -a SI .5 million deficit! million contract to vegetab les m ade by a farmer
M rs. Meyers replied, "1 10. a period of ten y ears
hope there's time to write build three schools in
* According to reports, Kuwait. Winning
the next one!" there were 2*439.0.00 civil large contracts seems E x e r c i s e 2
and religious marriage to be a new trend for Find ex p ression s that m ean:
• O 'B are A irport 111
ceremonies this year, an small businesses 1. b egan to write
C hicago, the busiest airport
increase o f 1% over the 2. with no unusual occurrences
in the U nited States, reports
total for last year. • T he battle to clean 3, is decreasin g
that a toud ol 645.5H6
planes took o il and landed up the W est R iver is 4, with a s little work a s possible
• E ven farm ers are beini: won. Species
w ithout incident during the
sm iling— that is. the o ff is h w h ich even E x e r c is e 3
year. soybean farm ers, w ho w ere ten years ago could
able to bring in a record Work m groups to c re a te a new spaper
. E leven K orean children not have survived
harvest last y ear with a front page, with headlines a n d reports
w ith congenital heart dedicated entirely to good news. Each
m em ber of the group takes
responsibility for one new s item.

E x e r c is e 4

The p resident said that new spapers

always print b ad new s. Is th at Irue?
Why do you ihmk n ew sp ap ers might
concentrate on b ad new s? D iscuss.
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E very vear. (he A u stin , Texas,
o p e ra tio n of L em on C o m p u te rs gives
a F ourth of J u l y picn ic for all its
e m p lo y ees and their fam ilies. T he
picnic is held aL a lak e n ear Io w n , an d
e v e ry o n e en jo y s sw im m in g , w a te r
skiing, b o ating, p la y in g g am es, an d
especially, eatin g th e b ig b a rb ec u e
lunch.
Leslie C a rb o n e W o r k s in the
A cco u n tin g D e p a rtm e n t. S h e's
talking to D iane R om berg, the
p e rso n n el d irector.
LesJie: H i, D iane. W as th a t y o u r so n
D avid you w ere just talk in g to?
D iane: O h. hi. Leslie. Yeah, th a t w as
D avid I d o n 't k n o w w h a t to d o
w ith him . H e n e v e r w a n ts to play
w ith the o th e r kids.
L eslie: H e certain ly h as g ro w n sin ce
last year.
D ian e: Yeah, h e 's m u ch talle r than
m o s t k id s his age. O h, w ell. I low
d o vou like th e picnic? A re von
h a v in g a g o o d tim e?
The com pany picnic
Jackie: F ab u lo u s. W h at 1 sa w o v e r
th e re really s u rp ris e d m e. I th in k
th e re 'll be a lot of d e m a n d fo r o u r
n e w C2L p erso n al c o m p u ter.
Bari: T h a t's v ery in terestin g .
Jackie: Yes, really. W h at I lo u n d w as
very e n co u rag in g . W e h av e just
w h a l th e y 're lo o k in g for.
R ichard Fng is the Lem on C o m p u te rs
vice p re s id e n t w h o is in c h a rg e of th e
A u stin o p e ra tio n . H e 's just ru n in to
Bob F.wing, w h o is the p la n t m an ag e r.
R ic h a rd : I li, Bob. It's a n o th e r good
picnic, is n 't it?
Bob: Yeah, it really is.
R ic h ard : D id v o u g e t m v m e m o
a b o u t th e m e e tin g W ed n e sd a y ?
Bob: Y eah, ten o'clo ck , rig h t? Y our
m em o d id n 't say w h a t the
m ee tin g 's ab ou t. It's not b ad new s,
is it?
R ic h ard : N o, d o n 't w o rry . It's g o o d
n e w s in fact. W hat w e n e e d to d o
is in crease p ro d u c tio n of the C2L.
L ither w e'll h av e to go in to
o v e rtim e o r w e'll h av e to hire n ew
p eo p le.
Bob: Terrific! W hal w e 'll h a v e to
look at is how m u ch each w av will
cost.
R ic h ard : R ight, b u t w e can c o v e r the
facts an d figures o n W ed n e sd a y .
Let's n o t talk s h o p to d ay , T h a t's
n o t w h a t w e 're h ere for.
Bob: Y o u 're right. H a v e you tried the
barbecued ribs?
L eslie: O h , yes. g reat! L . u h . . .
w a n te d to ask y o u a b o u t th a t job L o o k a t t h is :
in th e \ !ew Y ork office. I don’1 know it'hul to do with him
D ian e: It's d e fin ite ly o p e n in g up. T hat's not what we re here lor.
A re you still in terested in it? What I sa w surprised me.
L eslie: 1 m ig h t be. 1 really d o n 't
k n o w w h a t to d o . I'm really h a p p y E x e r c is e 1
h ere in A u stin , b u t it w o u ld be
Role play in groups. Each m em ber ol
n ice to be in N ew York. M y fam ily
ihe group tak es Ihe role of o n e ol the
liv es in N ew Jersey. M ay b e I'll
characters. First act out ihe
a p p ly fo r it.
conversations, Then improvise
D ia n e : W hy not? D ro p by m y office
conversations as you circulate am ong
next w eek a n d I'll tell y o u w h a t I
the other ch aracters at the picnic (for
can a b o u t il. O f co u rse, y o u h a v e
exam ple D iane Rom berg and Jackie
to d e c id e w h a t v o u w an t.
Pulido. Richard Eng and Bart
C onners)
Jackie P u lid o is in ch a rg e o f the
M ark etin g D e p a rtm e n t. S h e 's just
E x e r c is e 2
seen R art C o n n e rs, w h o w o rk s in Ihe
A d v e rtisin g D e p a rtm e n t. D iscuss: Are com pany-sponsored
Bart: lackiet I see y o u 're back from activities outside of work a good place
y o u r trip, to conduct b u sin e ss? Why or why nol?
Jackie: Yes, I got in last n ig h t.
Bart: H ow d id it go?
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It's A lan X!lawman's first: d a y on his
first job. It’s Ln th e m a in te n a n c e
d e p a rtm e n t of a larg e factory. B urt
H ogg, w h o h a t w o rk e d th e re lo r 25
y ears, is sh o w in g A lan a ro u n d .
B urt: AI1 right, son. A ny q u e stio n s?
A lan: Uh ..y eah . W h ere •fan I lea v e
m y jack et a n d th in g s?
Burt: T h e re '5 a ro w of lockers o v er
th ere. It d o e s n ’t m a tte r w h ich o n e
y o u use. T ak e w h ic h e v e r o n e y o u
.w ant.
A lan: O h, th an k s. A nd I h a v e m y
Social S ecu rity card . T h ey told m e
to b rin g it. W h o sh o u ld 1 sh o w it
to?
B urt: Ju st take it u p to P ersonnel.
Y ou can sh o w it to w h o e v e r is
th ere.
A lan: W hen can I d o th a t?
B urt: It really d o e s n 't m atter. G o
w h e n e v e r you w a n t to, w h e n e v e r
it's co n v e n ie n t.
A lan: OK.
A lan: O h, a n o th e r th in g . Burt. W here
c an I p a rk mv m o to rcy cle?
B urt: T h e re 's p len ty o f ro o m in the
p a rk in g lot. Ju st d o n 't p u t it Ln a
sp a c e th a t's reserv ed . O th e r th an
th at, you can leav e it w h e re v e r
th e re 's ro o m . C o m e on, L'll sh o w
v o u w h e re vou'LI b e w o rk in g . In
here, T h a t's y o u r w o rk b e n c h , a n d
y o u r stool is here. J list w atch m e at
first a n d d o w h a te v e r I tell vou,
OK?
A lan: OK.
B urt: F irst of all, y o u can clean th ese
tools. T h e re 's so m e so lv e n t in th a t
b o ttle on th e shelf.
A lan: All eight . Is th e re a n y special
w a y to d o il?
B urt: H u h ? A sp ecial w ay? N o. A lan.
C lean th em h o w e v e r y o u w a n t to.
T h e re 's n o special w ay.
N e w on the job
S u p p ly C lerk : O h, B urt H o g g I see.
W h a t co lo r strip e s w o u ld y o u ILke^*
A lan : O h. I d o n 't k n o w . M ay b e I'd
b e tte r ask him .
S u p p ly C lerk : 1 su p p o s e Lie told y o u
to g e t a rig h t-h a n d e d sc re w d riv e r
too.
A lan : No, he w a n ts a left-h a n d ed
one.
S u p p ly C lerk : T h in k a b o u t w h al
y o u 're sa y in g . Ju st s to p and think.
A lan: But Burl s a id O h. I Im m ni.
O h, y e a h ...u h ...e x c u s e me.
A PEW MINUTES LATER
B u rt: W h a t look y o u so long, A lan?
A lan; W ell, th e s u p p ly ro o m d id n 't
h a v e w h a t y o u w a n te d , so 1 filled
o u t a re q u isitio n form a n d to o k it
to the p re s id e n t's office. Y ou’ve
been h e re so long th a t I'm su re
lie'll a p p ro v e w h a te v e r vou need.
1 0 :3 0 E x e r c is e 1
Burt: C o m e o n , A lan, y o u can sto p A: W hat would you like to do tonight?
for a w hile. It's tim e to r a break . B: f iifin'tcare— w hatever you like.
A lan : T h an k s.
Continue.
B urt: D o n 't th a n k m e, son. Y o u 're
1. Well, w here would you like to go?
d o in g a g o o d job. It's tim e for a
2. How do you want to go there?
c u p of coffee— o r w h a te v e r you
3. Which would you rather take— a
w a n t. O h , a n d a fter th e b reak , I
bus or a taxi?
w a n t you to g o to th e s u p p ly ro o m
4. W hen do you think w e should
a n d gel m e a few th in g s, OK?
leave?
A lan : Sure.
5. W here do you want to go for
B urt: G o o d . I need a can ol s trip e d
dinner?
p a in t, a ru b b e r h a m m e r a n d a
6. W hat do you want to have?
glass nail, a le ft-h a n d e d
7. W ho should we invite to the party?
s c re w d riv e r, a n d a b u ck e t o f
8. W hat should we se rv e ?
stea m . Ju st tell them B urt sent y o u .
At t h e s u p p l y r o o m E x e r c is e 2
A lan : Hi there. A: W hat should I do with th e s e old
S u p p ly C lerk : Hi there. n ew sp a p e rs?
B: If doesn't mutter. Dp whatever you
A lan : T'm h ere to g e t a can ot strip e d
p a in t. ii'd til (0.
S u p p ly C le rk : A w h a t? W h a t a re you Continue.
talk in g ab o u t? 1. So. which ol th e se books can I
A la n : I w as sen t h e re to p ick u p a can borrow?
of strip e d p a in t. 2. Who should I give my ticket to?
S u p p ly C le rk : A nd w h a t w ise g u y 3. W hen can I com e to s e e you?
told you Lo d o that? 4. How should I do It?
A lan : B urt— B urt H ogg. 5. W here can I park my car?
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g e t e n o u g h of th em .
g e t th e p ic tu re s th a t th ey sell to n e w s p a p e rs an d
m a g a z in e s. T h ey m a y re n t h e lic o p te rs, h o t-a ir b allo o n s, o r
e v e n m in i-su b m a rin e s. T h ey m ay sta y o u t all n ig h t in
fre e z in g rain . T h ey m a y g e t p u n c h e d o r e v e n sh o t at.
W h ile th e y d o n 't g e n e ra lly b re a k th e law , th e y m a y b rib e
d o o rm e n o r se c u rity g u a rd s to g e t th e ir shots.

O L is t e n in g
Listen and m atch the celebrities with their picture. T ake
notes under each photograph.

N ame: Duchess of Lichtenburg

N ame: . . . Name: . . .
A g e :37
Age. . . . Age. . . .
O ccupation: Duchess/multi-millionaire
O ccupation: . . . Occupation: . .
News: Planning a secret wedding to limo
N e w s :. . . News: . . .
driver.

N ame: . . . Name: . . . Name: . . .

Age: . . . Age: . . . Age: . . .
O ccupation: . . . O ccupation: . . . Occupation: . . .
News: . . . News: . . . News: . . .

E x ercise
D iscuss: Do celebrities have the right to private lives?
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A m essage to the stars

O u r p la n e t E arth is one of n in e
p lan ets rev o lv in g a ro u n d th e Sun, a
fairly sm all a n d o rd in a ry star, w h ich
lies in the o u te r areas of th e M ilky
W ay galaxy. T here a re ab o u t 250
b illion stars in o u r g alaxy a n d billio n s
of galaxies in the universe. P eo p le
h a v e a lw ay s w o n d e re d ab o u t th e
p o ssib ility of in tellig en t life form s on
o th e r p lan ets. In recen t years this h a s
becom e serio u s scientific specu latio n .
S om e scientists believe th a t th ere
m u s t b e larg e n u m b e rs of stars w ith
p lan ets th a t could su p p o rt liv in g
in tellig en t beings. P e rh a p s w e w ill
n e v e r know . The n e arest sta r is 4.3
lig h t-y ears aw ay. A lig h t-y ear is th e
d istan ce covered by lig h t [trav elin g at
a b o u t 186,000 m iles (300,000
k ilom eters) a second] in o n e year. It
w o u ld tak e the fastest E arth
sp acecraft ab o u t 40,000 y ears to reach
the n e arest star.
p laq u e , 6 inches by 9 inches (15.2 cm p ic tu re s of th e rin g s of S a tu rn an d
For a n u m b e r of y ears rad io x 22.9 cm ), w as p lace d o n th e d isco v ered p re v io u sly u n k n o w n
telescopes h av e been try in g to pick spacecraft. O n the p la q u e is a m oons. It th e n left th e so lar system .
u p signals from o u te r space, so far d ia g ra m sh o w in g the so lar sy stem Voyager 2 re a c h e d Jtip iter in Ju ly 1979,
w ith o u t success. T here are, h o w e v er, a n d its location in th e galaxy. T here is S atu rn in A u g u st 1981, U ran u s in
m illions of possible ra d io freq u en cies, also a d ra w in g o f a m a n a n d a Ja n u a ry 1986, a n d N e p tu n e in A u g u st
a n d th e re is n o re a so n w h y a w o m a n , sta n d in g in fro n t of a p ictu re 1989, b efo re leav in g th e so lar sy stem
com p letely alien civilizatio n sh o u ld o f th e spacecraft. T he m a n 's rig h t to trav el silen tly th ro u g h space. Its
n o t u se a d ifferen t ty p e of h a n d is ra ise d in a g e stu re of n ext sto p — n o o n e know s.
c o m m u n icatio n , su ch as x ray s or frien d sh ip . It is u n lik ely , h o w e v e r,
ev en a ty p e of w av e w e h a v e n o t y et A s w ell as a p icto rial p la q u e , Voyager
th a t th e p la q u e w ill ev er b e seen
d isco v ered . S u p p o se contact w e re again. If it w e re fo u n d by a n alien 2 carries a g o ld -sp ra y e d disc. T he disc
m a d e w ith b ein g s 300 light-y ears civ ilization, it seem s im p ro b a b le th at c o n tain s g reetin g s in 60 lan g u ag e s,
aw ay. By th e tim e w e h a d sen t o u r th ey w o u ld be ab le to in te rp re t it. 140 p h o to g ra p h s, a n d one a n d a h alf
rep ly a n d received th eir resp o n se, th e h o u rs of m u sic a n d songs, ra n g in g in
e a rth w o u ld be 600 y ears old er. It T h e V o y a g e r M is s io n sty le from B eethoven a n d M o zart to
w o u ld be an in terestin g , b u t ra th e r th e Beatles a n d C h u ck Berry.
E very 175 y ears th e larg e o u te r
slow -m ov ing, conversation! p la n e ts—Ju p ite r, S atu rn , U ra n u s, a n d E x e r c is e 1
N e p tu n e — a re in su ch a p o sitio n th a t
P io n e e r 1 0 a sp acecraft from E arth can fly p ast Imagine you could sen d a package,
T he first m a n -m a d e object to leav e all of th em . T he tw o Voyager weighing up to 25 kilos, which
o u r solar sy stem w as th e Pioneer 10 sp acecrafts w e re la u n c h e d in 1977 to could give an im pression
of civilization on Earth. ,
spacecraft. It w as lau n ch e d fro m p h o to g ra p h a n d in v estig ate these
C ap e K en n ed y o n M arch 2, 1972. It p lan ets. Voyager 1 reach ed J u p ite r in This would include
w as d e sig n e d to p ass close to th e F eb ru a ry 1979, a n d S a tu rn in recordings,
p la n e t Ju p iter. In 1983 it left th e o u te r N o v e m b e r 1980. It sen t b ack d ram a tic videotapes,
lim its of the p la n e ta ry system . A gold photographs,
film, etc. What
would you
choose to
sen d and why?

E x e r c is e 2
S p ace research
c o sts billions of dollars.
S om e people think that the
money would be better spent
on more practical projects here on
Earth. W hat do you think?
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s It's about time
Jan et a n d B ruce live in H o u sto n ,
Ja n e t’s y o u n g e r sister, P am w h o lives
in D eliver, is Hying d o w n to s p e n d a
long w eek en d w ith th em .
Jan el: Bruce, J think it's tim e to g o
a n d m e e t P am at th e a irp o rt.
B ruce: O h, no, th e re 's no need to
h u rry . T h e re 's p le n ty o f tim e. It's
o nly 8:30, T h ere w o n 't be m u c h
traffic a t th is tim e o f n ig h t,
|a n e t: You n e v e r k n o w , an d i th in k
y o u r w atch m u s t b e slo w , I h a v e
8:40. I'd ra th e r b e too e arly than
too late!
B ruce: It'll take h er a w h ile to get h er
lu g g ag e.
Janet: O h . co m e o n , Bruce! It’s tim e
w e w e re leav in g W e can a lw a y s
h a v e so m e coffee at th e a irp o rt.
Bruce: I'd ra th e r see th e e n d o f th e
basketball g am e, b u t n e v e r m in d ,
w e 'd b e tte r go.
B ruce: Janet! W ait a m in u te . T h e
p h o n e ’s rin g in g .
Jan et: HelJo? O h , Pam! W h e re a re
y ou?
P am : I'm still in D enver. T he flig h t's
been d e lay e d .
Ja n e t: You c a u g h t us ju st in tim e.
P am : O h , go o d . T he p lan e w o n ’t be
le av in g fo r a n o th e r h o u r a t least.
L ook, d o n 't b o th e r to co m e o u t to
th e a irp o rt,
la n e t: It's n o tro u b le. W e'll m eet vou.
P am : N o, I’d re a lly ra th e r vou d id n 't.
H o n estly . L oo k a t th is :
I’d rather I go there.
Jan et: N o w , d o n 't be silly, P am .
W e'll p ick you up. I'd rather you went there.
P am : N o, Janet, I'd ra th e r g e t a taxi, he didn't go there.
Jan et: W e'll be th ere, Pam! See you sh e
la te r, we
they
Jan et: O h, B ruce, th e re sh e is!
Bruce: It's a b o u t tim e. It's (about) time to go.
P am : Janet! Bruce! M m m . It's w e left,
w o n d e rfu l to see vou, b u t I'm w e w ere leaving,
rea lly e m b a rra sse d . It's alm o st It isn't a s I if Ithis were my first visit.
12:30. | though | he didn’t know.
Ja n e t: W ell, w e c o u ld n 't let you find
y o u r o w n w ay — n o t at th is tim e o f E x e r c is e 1
n ig h t
B ruce: D o w e h a v e to w a it fo r the T he b a g g ag e handling is slow They
should do som ething ab o u t it.
lu g g a g e o r is th a t all y o u hav e?
It's about time t/in/ did something about it.
P am : N o, th is is it. I d id n 't ch eck
anything- Continue.
B rnce: G reat! It a lw a y s tak es fo rev er 1. Its late. W e should go to the airport.
at th is a irp o rt. 2. S h e 's getting tired. S h e should go
Ja n e t: 1 k n o w . It's a b o u t lim e th ey to bed.
d id s o m e th in g a b o u t it. 3. He co u g h s a lot. He should stop
sm oking.
B ruce: I'll go a n d get th e car. I w o n 't 4. T he windows are dirty. W e should
b e long. clean them.
J a n e t: W ell, Pam , w h a t w o u ld you 5. T he b u s is late. It should be here.
rath tir d o to m o rro w m o rn in g , 6. H e's bored. He should find an
s le e p in o r g o sh o p p in g ? interesting job.
P am : You m e a n this m o rn in g ! I'd
ra th e r go sh o p p in g , b u t th e re 's no E x e r c is e 2
n e ed for y o u to co m e w ith m e. I'd Are you going to do il?
ra th e r y o u slep t in. Y ou m u st be No, I'd rather not do if. I'd rather you
e x h a u sted ! B esides, it is n 't a s il this did it.
w e re m y first v isit to H o u sto n .
Continue.
1. Are you going to write to her?
2. Would you like to drive?
3. Do you wanl to ask him?
4. Would you like to ch o o se ?
5. Do you want to a rran g e it?
6. Are you going to s e e the m an ag e r?
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The N e w York p olice force

/ Ff-11fcEn&r’S i S ^ ^

Beat it. Thank God you got

This is p rivate! here, officer.
The driver's losing
blood fast.

O fficer,
I did not go
th ro ug h a
red light.

She's only three

years old, and she's
T hey to o k all the V:
been m issing fo r
m oney in the
tw o hours.
cash register. j ' !; — ------ --— — -i

"T h an k s for in v itin g m e to sp e a k al o b v io u sly no g o o d if y o u d o n 't h av e E x e r c is e 1

y o u r c areer assem b ly . Y o u 'v e ask ed
m e to lalk a b o u t w h a t it's like b ein g a
police officer. W ell, l ‘m g o in g to be
h o n e st w ith you. it's n o p icn ic b eing a
police officer in N ew Y ork a n d y o u
have to b e su re it's w h at y o u really
w an t to do. W h en p e o p le n eed v o u r
help, th e y 're only too h a p p \ to see
von. Ikit sh o w u p w h e n they d o n 't
w a n t y o u a n d w h a t y o u can g e t called
is n 't fit to p rin t. You a rriv e fo r w o rk
a n d h av e no idea w h a t th e d a y will
b rin g : a traffic accid en t or a m u rd e r,
an arm ed rob b ery o r a false a la rm , a
req u est for d irectio n s o r a d ru g
o v erd o se. I gel asked a b o u t tre a tm e n t
for sick can aries. Social Security
p ay m en ts, politics, a n d p riso n visits- J
h av e to d eal w ith fam ily conflicts. I
g e t a n o n y m o u s th re a te n in g letters
an d p h o n e calls—and a lot of tim es 1
recognize w h o th e y 're from . I rarely
co m p le te a holid ay shift, especially
C h ristm as, w ith o u t h a v in g to re p o rt a
suicide, u sually c a u se d by loneliness.
E very d a y th ere are d ru n k s , fights,
bodies, d e m o n stra tio n s, th e bru tal
an d the b rav e, th e villains an d th e
victim s, the h a te rs an d th e lovers, and
th e just plain indifferent, ft is n 't easy.
W h at k in d of p e rs o n m e a su re s u p to
su ch a job? A nv one o f you. T h e re 's
n o m in im u m h eig h t re q u ire m e n t—
y o u can be tall o r short. But
reg a rd le ss ol y o u r height, y o u 're
th e sta tu re for th e job. T his m ean s
h av in g concern for p eo p le , a real
sense o f fa ir p lay, a n d co m m o n sense.
A nd if y o u d o n 't h a v e a se n se of
h u m o r, fo rg et it. T h e se q u a litie s are
m o re im p o rta n t than q u alificatio n s,
al th o u g h v o u n eed so m e of th o se too.
You h a v e to be a high sch o o l
g ra d u a te an d al least 20 v ears old lo
g et in to th e Police A cad em y . And
those exam s a re tough. F irst y o u h av e
to p ass a w ritte n exam . If y o u m ak e it
through, th at, y o u h av e lo lake a
p hysical ex am , a n d y o u 'd b e tte r b e in
g o o d shape. If y o u p ass that, you go
to the Police A cad em y for six m o n lh s.
N o w , the pay sta rts a t a b o u t 526,000 a
y ear. A n d b eliev e m e, y o u 'll e arn
e v e r y p en n y of it. Y ou'll h a v e to p u t
u p w ith lo n ely h o u rs on the n ig h t
sh ift a n d y o u 'll p ro b ab ly w o rk every
C h ristm a s. But th e re w a rd s y o u can
g e t for d o in g a goo d job w ill m ore
th a n c o m p e n sa te for th e low pay. If 1
h a v e n 't d im m e d y o u r e n th u sia sm
a n d y o u ’re still in terested , you can do
tw o things. First read a few bo o k s
w ritte n by ex-cops. T h e y 'll tell you
plenty. A nd also gel in touch w ith th e
D e p a rtm e n t of P erso n n el, 55 T h o m as
S treet, N ew Y ork, NY. O r call them a t
<212) 566-879(1. T h ey 'll tell you w hen
the next exam is b ein g given.
T h a n k s a lot. A nd good luck."
Answer th e se questions.
1. Who do you think the sp eak er is?
2. Whai do you think ihe sp eak er
m e a n s by the following:
a. "I'm going to be honest with
you.”
b. “It’s no picnic being a police
officer."
c. "What you can get called isn't fit
to print.1'
3. W h a ls a typical day like for a New
York Cily police officer?
4. W hat qualities a re n eed ed by
so m eo n e who w ants to becom e a
police officer?
5. W hat are the ag e a n d education
requirem ents for entrance into the
Police Academ y?
6. W hat ste p s d o es a person nave to
take to becom e a police officer?
7. W hat two things should som eone
do if he or s h e is interested in
becom ing a police officer'?
E x e r c is e 2
Discuss: A lol of television show s and
movies lake place in New York City.
Why do you think this is? Have you
been to New York? Would you like to
go? Why or why not?
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The microchip revolution

W hen co m p u te rs w ere first u so d . o n e
co m p u te r filled an en tire room . But
then, in 1^4M, the tran sisto r w as
invented bv three Bell L ab o rato ries
scientists, an d th e c o m p u te r w as
tran sfo rm ed from a huge, u n reliab le,
h eat-p ro d u cin g m ach in e into a
sm aller, m o re d e p e n d a b le , cooler one.
N ew p ro d u c ts w ere d esig n e d u sin g
this n e w technology. B ut a p ro b lem
d ev elo p e d ; As the p a rts g o in g into
p ro d u c ts becam e sm aller, w irin g
them to g eth er b ecam e an alm o st
im possible job. C o m p u te rs o f th a t
tim e typically h a d m ore th an 20,01)0
tran sisto rs an d th o u s a n d s o f o th er
co m p o n en ts.
hi 1958, tw o d ifferen t m en at tw o
different A m erican co m p an ies
sep a ra te ly d e v elo p e d a m odel o f a
circuit that w as b u ilt on a sm alt piece
of silicon, T h ere follow ed a d is p u te
o v er p a te n t rights, b u t Lhe d is p u te
w as e v e n tu a lly settled. Both m en are
now co n sid ered c o -in v en to rs of o n e
o f th e g re a te st technological id e a s of
o u r tim e, the chip.
T h e c h ip —a lso called m icrochip an d
in teg rated circu it— is a tiny piece ol
silicon a ro u n d 1 cm sq u are. It is
d en sely packed w ith m in ia tu re
electronic co m p o n en ts. The
c o m p o n e n ts are in te g rate d w ith each
o th e r to p erfo rm control, logic, and
m em o ry fu n ctio n s. T hey re q u ire very
little p o w e r a n d p erfo rm their
fu n ctio n s w ell.
G iven th e fact th a t the a v e ra g e chip is
sm a lle r th an a th u m b n ail a n d m ay
contain m illions of c o m p o n en ts, it is
re m ark ab le th a t it can b e
m a n u fa c tu re d . In fact, m a n u fa c tu rin g
p ro v ed to be so d ifficu lt th a t it w a sn 't
u ntil t w o y e ars afte r th e c h ip w as
cs’eated th at th e first c h ip s w e re
av ailab le for sale.
N o w a d a y s, w e take for g ra n te d all
th e thin g s th a t can be d o n e b e cau se o f
th e d e v e lo p m en t of the chip. C h ip s
are used in cars lo m ak e s u re th e fuel
m ix tu re is correct. T h ey are used in
cam e ras, calculators, an d w a tc h e s to
o p erate th e ir m ain fun ctio n s. In the
m ed ical field, ch ip s a re used in
p acem ak ers, h earin g aid s, an d a lm o s t
e v erv o th e r m edical d ev ice of any
com plexity. C h ip s are installed in
ho u seh o ld appliances, such as
refrigera tors, w ash er-d ry ers,
m icro w av e o v en s, TV sets, VCRs,
stereos, a la rm system s, an d
telephones. In so m e cases, th ey
p erform functions th at once h a d to be
p erform ed m anually. In o th e r cases,
they p erfo rm new functions, such as
tim ing a telep h o n e call, th a t Were n o t
av ailab le before. O f coursc, ch ip s are
the b u ild in g blocks of m o st
co m p u ters, a n d they e n ab le us to h av e
co m p u te rs on o u r d e sk s that d o the
k in d s of o p e ra tio n s o n c e reserv ed for
c o m p u te rs th a t filled e n tire room s.

L ook a t th is:
New products z v e r e dexigtmf using the
new com puter technology.
Both men nn now earrtfdetvd co-
invenlors ot one of the g reatest
technological ideas of our time, the
chip.
Nowadays, we take for granted all fhe
things that a w be dime b e c a u se of
the developm ent of the chip.
In som e c ases, they perform functions
thal once had ta be performed
manually.
E x e r c is e
Three Bell Laboratories scientists tm m ded Ihe transistor.
Tin' Iran-intor an* invented bp three Bell Uttmratories seiaitials.
Confinue.
1. The invention of the transistor transformed the com puter.
2. Two different men separately dei’elaped a model of a circuit.
3. They eventually settled a dispute over patent rights.
4. They pnehed the chip wilh miniature electronic com ponents.
5. They integrated the com ponents with each other lo perform control, logic, and
memory functions.
S. It is rem arkable that they can ntmiufneturr the chip.
7. W e now take for granted all the things w e a m do b e c a u se ol the chip.
8. C ar m anufacturers use chips to m ake su re the fuel mixture is correct.
9. Electronics m anufacturers use chips in cam eras, calculators and w atches to
operate therr main functions.
10. Chips allow m achines to do things which they never could do before.
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C a l if o r n ia
In 1848, gold w a s d isc o v e re d at
S u tte r's M ill, a b o u t 100 m iles east of
San F rancisco, a n d the first g re a t g old
rush b eg an . W ithin a y e a r 100,000
p e o p le , o n ly 8,000 o f w h o m w e re
w o m e n , had re a c h e d th e c o ast o f
C alifo rn ia. M ore th a n half o f them
h a d tra v e le d o v e rla n d acro ss the
A m e ric a n c o n tin e n t. "G old le v e r"
b eg an to sp re a d . H o m es, farm s, a n d
sto re s w ere a b a n d o n e d as e v e ry b o d y
raced fo r C alifo rn ia. M an y cam e bv
sea, a n d in July 1850, m o re th a n 500
sh ip s w e re a n c h o re d in San F rancisco
Bay, m an y of w h ich had been
d e se rte d by g o ld -h u n g ry sailo rs. A
Jew p e o p le b ecam e fa b u lo u sly rich,
b ui it w a s a risk v b u sin ess. L aw a n d
o rd e r b ro k e d o w n . E ven if a m in e r
' stru c k it rich" th ere w e re a lw a y s
th o se w h o w o u ld try to tak e it aw ay :
g a m b le rs, o u tla w s, thieves, a n d
sa loon keepers.
A u s t r a l ia
T lie next m ajo r gold r u s h o c c u rre d in
1851, w h e n g o ld w a s stru ck in N ew
S o u th W ales, A u stra lia . T his led to
a n o th e r sta m p e d e , an d m a n y rich
fin d s w ere m ad e. O th e r disc o v e rie s
w ere m a d e in V ictoria a n d
K algoorlie, W e stern A u stralia . In
so m e p laces m a s siv e n u g g e ts of gold
w ere fo u n d acc id e n ta lly , just lv in g on
th e g ro u n d . T h e "W elcom e S tran g e r"
n u g g e t, w h ich w as fo u n d in 1869,
w e ig h e d alm o st I" '7* p o u n d s (78.47
kilos).
G old rush
T he Y ukon
P e rh a p s th e m o st d ifficu lt c o n d itio n s
w e re ex p erie n c e d bv those
p ro s p e c to rs w h o b ra v e d th e
C a n a d ia n w in ters to w in g o ld from
th e Y ukon a n d K lo n d ik e riv ers. O n
A u g u st 16, 1896, th re e p ro s p e c to rs
s tru c k g o ld in B onanza C re e k , a
trib u ta ry of the K lo n d ik e River, a n d
then in a se c o n d creek w h ic h w a s
n a m e d Eldorado. In the Y ukon, gold
w as o b ta in e d by w a sh in g g ra v e l from
riv e rb e d s, a n d so o n as m u ch as $800
w o rth of g o ld w as b e in g ta k en fro m a
sin g le p a v o f d irt. W ith in a y ear, E x e r c is e 1
D a w so n h a d g ro w n from n o th in g to a Match the w ords from the story in
to w n of 30,000 p e o p le . E v ery b o d y Column 1 with their m ean in g s in
w h o e n te re d th e c o u n try h a d to carry Column 2.
a y e a r's s u p p ly o f lo o d a n d m in in g
C olum n 1 C o lu m n 1
e q u ip m e n t o v e r ste e p a n d fro zen
nugget a river or stream
m o u n ta in passes. H o rse s a n d
d o n k e y s d ie d in th e ice a n d sn o w , b u t stam p ed e that flows into a
th e p e o p le k e p t on g o in g . It is tributary larger o n e
gravei a narrow p a s s a g e
e stim a te d that, of th e 1.00,000 p e o p le
w h o se t o u t to r th e K londike, few er p a ss a criminal
than 40,000 a c tu a lly a rriv e d . O n ly outlaw a sudden rush of
4,000 e v er fo u n d g o ld , a n d v ery few people or anim als
o f th ese b e ca m e rich. a small lump
a mixture of small bits
S o u t h A f r ic a of rock or small
sto n es
By th e tu rn of Ihe c e n tu rv g o ld had
been fo u n d in S outh A frica, a n d th is
E x e r c is e 2
laid th e fo u n d a tio n fo r th e w o rld 's
la rg e st g o ld -m in in g in d u s try . T o d ay Find w ords in the story that m ean the
S o u th A frica a cco u n ts fo r 7Q'4 of sa m e thing a s the highlighted words.
w o rld g o ld p ro d u c tio n . V ast su m s of 1. The global econom y is
m o n e y are b e in g in v e ste d , a n d unpredictable
m o d e rn m in in g tech n o lo g y is b ein g 2. They rough!}/ calculated that only
u sed to sq u e e z e g old from the rock 40% of th e people actually arrived
in the Klondike.
T w e n t i e t h -c e n t u r y gold 3. Investors can m ake a lot of money
rush if the price of gold suddenly goes
high.
N ew fin d s a re b e in g m a d e in the 4. Only a small p ercen tag e of the
fo rm e r S o v iet U nio n , S au d i A rabia, m iners actually J w w m / gold
a n d th e U nited States. T h e largest 5. Prospectors in C a n ad a cimrageotiitlif
sin g le m in e in th e w o rld w a s
faced the cold and the ice.
d isc o v e re d in U z b ek istan , th en a 6. Thinking that you're going to find
S oviet rep u b lic, in 1958. H o w e v e r, in gold is som ew hat nnmtsimtbh:.
sp ile of recen t finds, m o d e rn -d a y 7. New gold ru sh es are limited to
"g o ld ru sh e s" a re u su a lly co n fin ed to trading gold in the world's gold
sp e c u la tio n o n th e g o ld m a r k e ts of m arkets.
Z u ric h . L o n d o n , a n d N ew York. A t
8. S om e prospectors found huge
tim e s o f e c o n o m ic u n c e rta in ty n u g g ets just lying around.
in v e s to rs ru s h h y sterica lly to buy 9. The ships w ere abandoned by the
g o ld , a n d th e p rice so ars, o ften o n ly sailors, who w ent in search of gold.
to fall back a g ain , G old fever is in 10. S om e investors have put i wry large
m a n y W ays irratio n a l, b u t h isto rically am ounts ol m oney into mining for
g o ld has a lw a y s h eld its v alu e, an d it gold.
is likely th a t in a n u n c e rta in w o rld it
w ill c o n tin u e to d o so. E x e r c is e 3
D iscuss: W hat would you do if gold
w as discovered n e a r your hom e?
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The circus is com ing

Jo h n : G ood m o rn in g . T his is Wh/it's

New, P ortshm 'n?, D ela w a re 's

PT.Earnum ’s
fa v o rite ra d io talk sh o w . I'm y o u r
host, John Barca. In th e stu d io w ith
m e as S a n d y th e
d a u g h te r of fam o u s circu s o w n e r
T.P. Farnham. Sandy, th e circus
w ill be h ere in P o rtsto w n for tw o
w eeks. T h a t's rig h t, is n 't it?
S an d y : Yes, th a t's rig h t, John. We
o p en to m o rro w for tw o w eeks.
Jo h n : H a s lh e circu s arriv e d yet.
S an d y ?
S a n d y : N o, not vet. It's 0 1 1 th e ro a d
so m e w h e re b e tw e e n N e w Jersey
and here.
J o h n : 1. s u p p o s e th e re 's n lot to be
d o n e b etw een n o w a n d th e first
sh o w .
S a n d y : Yes. Tve a lre a d y been here
for th re e day s, th e r e w e re all th e
a d v a n c e a rra n g e m e n ts to b e m ad e.
It's like p re p a rin g l o r a sm alt
in v asio n , I g u ess y o u co u ld say.
Jo h n : W hat d o von m ean?
S an d y : W elt, th ere a re so m an y
th in g s to be d o n e , you know .
T here a re p o ste rs to be p u t u p , f^ R T S T O W N
n e w s p a p e r a d s to be a rra n g e d , AUG 14-18
local w o rk e rs to b e h ire d . It goes 34a PM
a n a n d on.
Jo h n : W h en will the circu s ac tu a lly
arriv e? THEGREATESTSHOW ONEARTH I
S a n d y : In the next h o u r o r tw o. The
first tru c k s sh o u ld be a rriv in g a n y E x e r c is e 1 4. feed anim als
m in u te n o w , a n d th en the hard This is S andy’s checklist of 5. check sanitary arran g em en ts for
w o rk really begins. arrangem ents: th e anim als
Jo h n : M ost p e o p le love th e circus. 1. arran g e telephone lines {Delaware 6. provide straw for anim als
B ut n o t m a n y realize how m u c h T elephone Com pany) Make se n te n c e s.
w o rk th ere is, d o they? 2. consult police about parking The animal's have to be unloaded.
S an d y : T h a t's right. W e'll be (Portstown Police Departm ent)
w o rk in g all d a y a n d m o st of th e 3. c o n n e d w ater supply (Portstown E x e r c is e 3
nig h t. It's a lot like m o v in g a sm all D epartm ent of Sanitation) it’s eleven o'clock on Sunday morning.
a rm y . B ut I'm k e e p in g m y fin g ers 4. place ad s (Portstown Echo, Delaware T h ere’s a lot to be done. Sandy's
cro ssed . By to m o rro w m o rn in g Press, Portstown radio station WPTD) father. T.P. Farnham . is In charge of
e v e ry th in g will h a v e been set u p in 5. order food supplies for anim als the arrangem ents.
tim e fo r th e aftern o o n (Dover F eed Com pany)
p erfo rm a n c e But first th e re 's th e 1. ere c t big top
6. arran g e for fire protection 2. set up ticket office
big p a ra d e d o w n M ain S tre e t at (Portstown Fire D epartm ent)
11:30. D o n 't forget to co m e o u t a n d 3. park w agons
All of th ese ihings will have b een done 4. pul up stan d s
see us.
Jo h n : T hank you, S an d y , to r co m in g before the circus arrives. Make 5. erect c a g e s
in to talk to us. N o w d o n 't fo rg et, se n ten ce s. 6. connect g en erato rs
folks. T he b ig circu s p a ra d e w ill A telephone line will have been arranged- 7. put up safety net
start from the pier a t 1 1:30, go She'll Intuc contacted the Delaware 8. set up tightrope
alo n g M ain Street p a st die h igh Telephone Cumfmiif. 9. put up trapezes
10. set up ban d stan d
school, a n d end in Lincoln Park.
E x e r c is e 2 1 1 . place lo u d sp eakers in tent
F a rn h a m 's C ircu s w ill be in to w n
12. connect amplifiers
for tw o w eek s, u ntil A u g u st 28. S an d y ’s brother, Eddie Farnham , is in
13. se t up and connect lights
N ow to r o u r next g u e st... ch arg e of th e anim als. This is his
14. connect m icrophones
checklist.
15. ch eck everything
1. unload anim als
2. collect food supplies Make se n te n ce s.
3. clean c a g e s There's the big top to be erected.
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G etting things done

M ark an d T ina are g o in g on vacation O L is t e n in g 1

next w eek, th e y 'r e d riv in g to Lab
Vegas. M ark alw a y s gives T in a a lift Listen to the conversation betw een a
to w ork. H e 's d ro p p in g h e r off real e sta te agent and Robin and G ene
o u ts id e h e r office. Harvey, who are looking at the house.
M ark : T ina, I w o n 't be abLe to pick Check any items on your list that a re
you n p from w o rk tonight- I'm mentioned in the conversation.
h a v in g th e c ar tu n ed u p . I th o u g h t
w e 'd b e tte r h av e it d o n e before w e O L is t e n in g 2
go. When Robin and G ene are talking
T in a : G ood idea. W hen a re you about the house, they mention som e
p icking it up? things that they could do them selves
M ark: A t a q u a rte r to six. W hy? and som e things they would have to
T in a : Wrell, I w a n t to h av e m y hair have done. Look at the chart below
d o n e b efo re w e leave. I’ll try to and the example: They would haw to
m ake an a p p o in tm e n t to g et it have neu> cabinets and major appliances
d o n e a fter w o rk . T h en v o u can put in. Listen to the conversation again
p ick m e u p a t th e h a ird re sse r's. and com plete the chart.
M ark: OK. Call m e a t w o rk a n d let
m e kn o w w h a t tim e, OK? Do it Have it done
themselves by someone
T in a : All rig h t. I'll call you later. Bye. else
Put tn new
E x e r c is e 2 cabinets and
major appliances
A im e: Tim! T hat b a th ro o m faucet is Install
still d rip p in g . It's d riv in g m e
crazy! I th o u g h t y o u said y o u w ere
TIPS FOR VACATION DRIVERS plumbing
modern kitchen
go in g to fix it. Pui down new
B e fo re le a v in g o n a l o n g trip , tiles on floor
T im : O h, yeah. T he w ash e r n e e d s
d o rt’1 la r g e ! to.
replacing. h a v e a c o m p le te tu n e - u p Rewire house
A nne: W hy d o n 't vou rep lace it ■*'=» c h a n g e th e oil
then? c h e c k th e b a tte r y Put in more
T im : T h a t's e a sie r said th a n d o n e. I (eat tlie b r a k e s electrical
outlets
th in k y o u 'd better call a p lu m b e r • - - c h e c k th e tir e s c a r e f u lly a n d
c h a n g e o r r o ta te if n e c e s s a r y Cover all
an d get it done. I'm n o t really su re waifs with
h o w to d o it. Sorry, M om . plasterboard
Mark d o e sn 't have time to do any of
Paint all walls
th e se things himself. and ceilings
E x e r c is e 1 H e 's going to have tin car tuned up.
Convert small
Make conversations using Ihe Make five more sen ten ces. bedroom into
bathroom
following:
Install bath
1. that light’s still broken/socket/ E x e r c is e 3 and toilet
electrician plumbing
Tina's going to have her hair done.
2. the brake lights on my car aren't Repair roof
working/bulb/take it to a g arag e Make sen ten c es with:
3. o n e of the burners on the stove isn't wa s h/s h a mp oo/t ri m/dye /cut/p enn
Put in new
working/heating elem ent/electrician oil burner
4. Ihe reception on this TV set is very E x e r c is e 4
poor/cable/som eone from Ihe cable W eatherproof
windows
com pany
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condition. Imagine that you w ere
interested in buying it. What do you
think might need to be d one to it?
Theftvitae might need rep/tinting.
Make a list.
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G etting in shape

H ere a re in stru c t ions to r tw o fitness

Honolulu Marathon: exercises:

More Than 22,000 Will Hit the Road

Vfondav. December 10. 19M4 holds ihe men's record of 2:1 i 43 Both set their
More than 22.1X10 runners " ill compete in records in 1986.
Honolulu''-' twenty •first annual marathon. whidi the iimnuhon won't he a social occasion t. it.
w ill kick oft'al 5: '<) VM totnonW . About 64% o f iu>t ilie winners For Allan Katz. ;t radiologist from
the manors comc from Japan, ubouc 2%%from Largo. Florida, the marathon w ill be the perfect
Hawaii. 4% Irwm the Mainland. unit 3% from way to cclcbnite his fiftieth birthday. "When 1
<«lfcsf foreign countries Aihirdirf-the t'onipefitfjf* h&ttfd ilie Honolulu Marathim was on my
liv Women. birthday.' he said. ” 1 jam knew I had to be here.
Kenya's Cirajinils Ndeti. 23. is expected fuUike I t \ ruy thirty-third marathon. hut by far. the most
first plucc lor ilk mai. He should complete flic 26 memorable.” Dr. Kai7 expects to finish in aboul
miles and 3H5 yards <add metric conversion) in three and a half hours. W a r m -u p e x e r c is e
.about 2 twins. H) mimiles. The- first,place female S tan d w ith feet a p a rt a n d a rm s o u t at
winner is.e.\peclcd lo h& Holland''. Carta Beufskcns, s h o u ld e r level. B end fo rw a rd ,
4 1. who will probably ionic in ur aboul 2 hours. 30
tw istin g th e to rso at th e sa m e tim e to
m iniiicv A victory Is worth 100.00(1 to lmuIi nun
and woman who places first. hue the prize douhies
to u ch Ihe rig h t h a n d lo the le ft foot.
it'« record is set. Beurskens holds the women's
S tan d u p rig h t a g a in w ith a rm s o ut.
record of 2:? 1:i)l (hnihini I lussetn. also ol Kenya. T h en b en d fo rw a rd a n d tw ist,
to u c h in g th e left h a n d to th e rig h t
to o t. R ep e at 10 tim es on each sid e th e
first d a y , g ra d u a lly in c re a sin g to 20
re p e titio n s on e a c h side.
Questionnaire
1 Would you describe yourself as 7 II you panicjpate in sports,
□ Very f i t □ Average what is your favorite sport?
□ pretty fM D Oul o f shape □ Soccer □ American football
□ Baseball □ Basketball
2. Do vou ever yet out of Breath? □ Tennis □ Other (Specify)
□ Yes ; □ NO
Gan you touch your toes (w ithout
bending your knees)? 8. Do you own any sports equipment?
□ Yes □ No □ Yes □ No
Can you run lo r naif a mile'? If so, what?
□ Yes L No
Can you hang from a bar supporting T w is t in g sit - u p s
your own weight for 20 seconds? 9. Do yoti/dld ypu have to participate
D Yes □ No in sports at school/college? Lie on y o u r b ack w ith legs b en t aL th e
□ Yes □ Wo knees. You can p u t v o u r feet u n d e r a
3. Does your daily routine involve If so, whiqh ones? c h a ir o r h a v e so m e o n e h o ld y o u r feet
any physical exertion? d o w n . P lace h a n d s b e h in d h ead .
□ Yes □ NO Raise v o u r h ead a n d sh o u ld e rs a b o u t
How often? 3(.)°, h u t keep v o u r lo w e r back on th e
4. do you exercise regularly?
□ Yes □ No floor or m at. tw is t y o u r to rso a t the
10. Do vou/did you have Phys- Ed. (Physical sam e tim e to b rin g v o u r rig h t elbow
5. If you exercise regularly, how Education) classes al school/college? o v e r y o u r left th ig h . Then rep eat, th is
often do you do il? □ Yes □ Mo lim e b rin g in g v o u r left elb o w o v er
□ Every day
y o u r rig h t thigh. Repeal five tim es on
□ Every other day 11 Do you think sports or physical
□ Mare than once a week education should be a com pulsory part each side.
□ Once a week o l the school cu rricu lum 7
□ Less than once a week □ Yes □ No
E x e r c is e 2
6. if you exerdse regularly, 12. W h y? W h y not?
what do you do? G el so m eo n e to follow your
□ Sports □ D a n c in g □ Walking in stru ctio n s:
□ Jogging □ Bicycling □ W eightlifting
□ Yoga □ Swimming
11 you do ex ercises, d escribe how to
□ Other (W hal other types?) do them in detail.
If you participate in sports, describe
your favorite sp o n and briefly
explain the rules, without
E x e r c is e 1 mentioning the nam e of the sport.
Using the questionnaire above, interview another student. Then switch roles, and S e e if people c-an g u e ss which sport
answ er your partner's questions about your ex ercise habifs you have described.
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D on't panic!

GA- 1, Dan’l lorgel lo fasten 4. For further information,

Qik5ftALA«
pt-dcnti... youi seal bells. please consult the catd in Ihe
2, Please do noi Icovc seat pocket in front of you.
your seer while lhe 5. May wo remind passengers
seal bell light is on. that smoking is prohibited
3, Ple<B« look ol the on this flighl.
monitors for information (h . Smoking in lhe
aboul safely procedures. 4 ii lavatories or tampering
^ with the smoke defectors
T iff is a federal offense.

10. Here's the heodset. Let

8. I'll bring you me help you.
a blanket
in a minuie.

9. I'm ofrnid that we've run out of

chicken dinners.
s 1 v
11. We're going
ihrough some 13. Leave your things and proceed directly lo
turbulence. Please the emergency exits.
keep your ^eot
bells fastened.
12. We're going lo
make an 14. Come on. You can make it. Just pii
emergency landing. slide down the chute. J f'
Follow instructions.
Don't panic. A 15. I'll have lo push you.
XXVv*
E x e r c is e 1 8, The attendant said, “Would you mind moving your car?”
1. remind 9. She said. "I'm too busy now. Call back later.”
5he retntncferf tftert) to fasten their seat belts,. He buxxed her ntrl to shoot hint
2. warn
Continue, using these words:
She m im ed them not Iv leave Iheir seats. warn/advise/invite/remind/order/promise/ask/lell.
Continue.
3. instruct 8. promise 12. urge E x e r c is e 3
4. advise 9. tell 13- order Practice with a partner (one of you is Student A. the other
5. remind 10. help 14. urge is Student B).
6. warn 11. tell 15. force
Stu d ek t a Sil o ilkt B
7. invite
Ask B to meel you tonight. Promise to meet A.
E x e r c is e 2 Advise B not to eat so much. Tell A to mind his/her own
business.
Look at these sentences. Ask B to write a letter from Ask A to speak more
1. He said. “No, no...please don't shoot me." your dictation. slowly.
2. She said, "Whatever you do, don't go to that dentist." Invite B to a party. Refuse politely.
3. He said, “If I were you, I'd travel by train.'' O rder B lo be quiet. Tell A not to talk like that.
4. She said, “Would you like to come to a party on Remind B to repay the money Promise to pay tomorrow.
Saturday?" you lent him/her.
5. She said, “Don’t forget lo go lo fhe bank today." Order B to jump out of the Tell A not to be so silly.
6. The policeman said, “Turn oft the engine, and get out of window
the car:” Warn B not to go over the Tell A lo watch out for the
7. She said, “Don't worry. I'll definitely meet you at six speed limit. police!
o’clock."
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O L is t e n in g 1
M essag es

R osa Sam pson is a secretary at 3 /2 3 Peter D a le

9 :0 0 a.m. George T im e
Standard Security System s. Her boss,
Tel:
Peter Daniels, w as aw ay on business on
Message
Monday. S he took several m e ssa g es for
him. Listen to the conversations and
look at the m essages.
(Jrtjenl □HuBimoilrall CD Cnukct. □ Wi «p aaoi' Q
PrionM S T vuic. in □ Wflnte lo =sgyou □
It's T u e s d a y m o rn in g . P eter D an iels Operator:
h.is just re tu rn e d to th e office. L ook at
th e m essag es arid listen to R osa's
re p o rt, P eter: O K. W h at L*lse?
P eter; G ood m o rn in g , Rosa. C o u ld R o sa: G eo rg e cam e in lo o k in g for
y o u c o m e in f o r a m in u te , please? To: Peter Date; 3 /2 3
you. H e said h e w a n te d to m o rro w From: Watkins i imG: 3 :20 p.m.
R osa: G o o d m o rn in g , Peter. Did you off. Tel.
h a v e a g o o d h ip? P eter: D id he say w hy? Massage: C a n 't m ake m eeting
P eter: Yes, th an k s. It w e n t v erv w ell. R o sa: Yes. H e told m e his T u e s d a y p .m . He'll ca ll y o u
R osa: You hod a few m e ssa g e s g ra n d m o th e r h a d d ied a n d h e 'd W ed n esd a y a.m .
y e ste rd a y . S h o u ld I ru n th ro u g h h a v e to go to th e fu n e ral. >rv r : D Woiirnieucnll C 3 C-d.ll IWtfSf O w ulE iFa^pm
th em ? P e ter: O h, I'm so rrv to h ear th a t. I d Phom m t f w u m □ W a r n ro i e e ym
P eter: Yes, go a h e a d . b e tte r taLk to him late r on. Operator R o sa
R osa: O K. lu d v called. S h e sa id sh e Rosa: T hen loe W a tk in s called. I le
w o u ld n 't be in until F riday. said h e c o u ld n 't m a k e th e m e e tin g
P e te r O h ? W hy is that? th is a fte rn o o n b u t w o u ld call you
Rosa: S h e said she h a d th e flu. on W e d n e sd a y m o rn in g .
C h ris M a tth e w s
O L is t e n in g 2
Im agine that you are the adm inistrative assista n t to Chris M atthews, who Is out ot
the oftice for the day. Listen lo th e co nversations an d take m e ssa g e s.

To C h ris M a tth e w s T,w'r C h r is M a tth e w s l L r r m ^: -aw

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W H ILE YOU W ER E O UT W HILE YOU W ER E OUT
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yrgon; Q W.ll can O C*||M to « „ y o i.d WHILE YOU WERE OUT
Ulyoni Q Wifi col’ oofiln O Callort to noe yog □
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E x e r c is e 1
I Tr ^pi>ons<» □ wants >r, Y«i □ Rutumttl yw r j
Report the m e s sa g e s to Chris M atthews. For exam ple: P Win can nonln □ Catlirt to- 1rfW^ |
Wilson Auto Sale* culled. Then/ said vour new crrr wasn V ready yet

L o o k a t th is :
am /is ►w as "It's im portant.” S h e said (that) il w as important. W hen you a re reporting, you may also
a re -> w ere T h e y 're going to be late.” S h e said (that) they w ere n e ed to c h an g e th ese words:
going to be late.
h av e/h a s had “I've d o n e the Setters." S h e said (that) s h e had d one this * that
th e letters. th e s e th o se
d on’t -* didn’t ' I don't know.” S h e said (that) sh e didn’t know. h e re -* there
want -* w anted “I want a day off." S h e said (that.) sh e w anted a day off. now -+ then
didn'l do >• hadn't done “I didn’t finish It." S h e said (that) she hadn't finished il.
saw - had se e n “I saw him." S he said (that) s h e had se e n him. yesterday * the day before
w as/w ere *■had b een “I w asn 't th ere.” S h e said (that) s h e hadn't been there. tomorrow *• the next day
will/won’t - would/wouldn't “I w on’t do it.” S he said (that) s h e wouldn't do it. this (week) -* that (week)
c a n /c a h l » could/couldn't "I can 't do it." S h e said (that) s h e couldn't do it. last (month) • th e (month) before
may — might "I may do it." S h e said (that) sh e might do it. next (year) —* the next (year)

had done/w ou Id/could/ No change,

should/ought/m ight
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G iv in g peace a chance
This is One Hour and I'm B arbara
W aters. T onight, a n interv iew w ith
S andi sta n 's P rim e M inister Sim on
Prokow a, w ho earlier this w eek in
D avos, S w itzerlan d , sign ed a n historic
peace a g reem en t b etw een S an d istan
a n d lhe n ew co u n try of D eseret.
W aters: G o o d ev en in g , Mr. P rim e
M inister.
P rokow a: G ood evening .
W aters: Mr. P rim e M inister, th e
w orld is sim ply am az ed a n d
d e lig h te d Lhat y o u r co u n try sig n ed
this peace ag re e m e n t. W hal w as
the im m e d ia te effect of th is peace
a g reem en t?
P ro k o w a: The first th in g w a s a n
im m ed iate cease-fire.
W aters: H av e both p a rtie s h o n o red
ihe cease-fire?
P ro k o w a: O h. yes. So far.
W aters: W h at w ill h ap p en next?
P rokow a: Well, n o w w e h a v e to
begin talks to w o rk o u t th e d etails.
W aters: A re vou g o ing to relocate
y o u r citizen s w h o live in lhe new
c o u n try of D eseret?
P ro k o w a: Thai is o n e of the m an y
th in g s w e h a v e to w o rk o u t But
will they w ont to be relo cated ?
A fter all, th e y h av e b u ilt homes,
th ere. If they d o n 't w a n t to be
relo cated , can they c o n tin u e to live
th ere al ter o u r Iroops a re no longer
Ihere to p ro tect them ?
W aters: Will th e o lh e r p e o p le w h o
live th e re be able to g o v ern
th em selves?
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P ro k o w a: T h a i's a g o o d q u estio n .
I'm su re th e y w a n t to g o v e rn
th em selv es, b u t I'm n o t s u r e th a t
th at will be eco n o m ically p ossible
W aters: D o vou th in k th e y can g e t
h elp from o th e r n ations?
P ro k o w a: A b solu tely . I'm s u r e
D eseret’s le ad e rs w o u ld n e v e r
h a v e e n te re d in to these
a g re e m e n ts w ith o u t a ssu ra n c e s o f
so m e eco n o m ic aid.
W aters: Will y o u co o p erate w ith the
n ew g o v e rn m e n t? A fter all, you
once c o n sid ered them rebels.
P ro k o w a: W ell, w e w ill h av e lo
m o v e slo w ly , o f course. But I'm
su re th at, w ith tim e, re la tio n s w ill
b eco m e n o rm al.
W a te rs : A re v o u r p eo p le h ap p y
ab o u t th e p ro sp e ct o f peace?
P ro k o w a: T hose w h o b eliev e th a t w e
w ill really h av e p e ac e a re h a p p y .
But so m e p e o p le a r e h a v in g
tro u b le tru s tin g o u r o ld en em ies.
T hey d o n 't b eliev e w e a r e free
from w ar an d terro rism yet.
W aters: W h e n d o you th in k all the
d e ta ils will be sot Lied ?
P ro k o w a: It's h a rd to say. W e a re all
w illin g to w o rk v e ry h ard in the
next tew w eeks, 1 w o u ld lik e to say
th a t it w ill tak e one o r tw o m o n th s,
b u t I really d o n 't know , it d e p e n d s
on h o w sm o o th ly tilings go.
W aters: W h ere are you g o in g to hold
the first n eg o tiatio n s?
#
Prokowa: First w e a re g o in g to O slo,
N o rw a y . T hen w e a re g o in g to
P a r is . M a y b e w e w o n 't h av e to g o
a n y w h e re else a fte r that.
W aters: W ell, the w hole w o rld will
be h o p in g for y o u r success. T hank
you for b ein g w ith u s here ton ig h t,
Mr. P rim e M inister. Peace.
L o o k a t th is :
'W hat w as the immediate effect of this
p ea c e agreem ent?"
She ashed wluil the immediate effect of Hint
■peace agreement hud becrr.
“The first thing w as an im mediate
cease-fire."
He send flint the tin t thing h<id heert im
imn wdin le cease-fire.
"Have both parties honored the c e a s e ­
fire?"
Slu (inked if both parties had honored the
cease-f t ra.
“Oh. yes. So J a r "
lie said that both parties* had so far.
E x e r c is e 1
Look at the interview betw een B arbara
W aters an d Prime Minister Prokowa.
Report all lhe questions and answ ers.
E x e r c is e 2
Work with a partner. Role play an
interview betw een a fam ous TV
interviewer and a politician in the news.
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Here are som e notes about what jra*

happened on page 32 of Tru*t iht
Heart, when M elissa an d D or met for " '‘:-
Melissa sal alone by the empty swimming pool, watching the sun the first lime at a party. R ead The no tes
begin lo set behind the palm trees into the ocean beyond. She sat as and construct their conversation.
she had done so many times, thinking o f that last light two weeks P at Blaze Introduced her to Don. n siait.(
before. She remembered how Don had at first denied being with I t l l y o u iUl!j .
"Oh, /V1W/>srr. h i like you to meet Don
Teresa, but then when she had forced him m admit it, how he had l'" ( life air*
apologized and begged her for forgiveness. She frowned a little as Site Wnhnv right." »• "M l be
totr iia u.,,i|,;ic
-•
thought of her harsh words, and how Don, the only man she had Continue. ,r°
ever really loved, had broken down and cried like a baby when she now fy r
1. They greeted each other. nou r
had refused to see him again. That was two weeks ago, arid she had 2. He offered to get her som ething to Slir<. J " V;
heard nothing from him since. She hadn't wanted to call him, She eat -r fo ”
might want to admit, that she had been unfair or to tell him how- S h e thanked him. and ask ed him
much she regretted calling him a liar. She might even say that she
ISJ gel
yw, her ,---
just a little green salad.
hadn’t every
meantword.
to hurt him. Then she would be a liar too. She had He2 brought
brought her
her aa plate
plale heaped
heaped 1 to -M<)SC(1J
meant
■ — , roast haof
with ham beef, and
and Dpotato
O la tO ,d
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps startled her. She turned and salad and explained lhat the m eat r ' ,IJseon.
through the gloom she thought she could make out Don's familiar ■ranrisro ire
figure. Was it him? Could it possibly be? The approaching figure looked more appetizing.
stepped into the last patch o f sunlight., and the lust rays of the setting 5. S he explained that sh e w as a
sun illuminated his dark, curly hair. He stopped, unsure of himself, vegetarian and w as on a diet, but csc arc the t
“Oh, Don," lhal anyway sh e w asn’t very 1 to he rca-i-
doing here?"she said softly, trying to control her voice. “What arc. you >.'id griink "
hungry.
Melissa," he tried. “Don't send me away.” 6. He ask ed h er if sh e would like to ' K> IJeD** ,
She sighed deeply as he ran ro where she sat. dance, and sh e accep ted . . . look, v?
7. He said how much he liked the *K. W e c a J
Hl- took her hands tightly in his. "My darling," he whispered, rrsi . . ." 1
“('.an you ever forgive me?'
music, a n d sh e agreed. iainjiuJv. :
“1...,"
blame, but.,she” started but checked herself. “1 guess I'm partly to 8. He complim mviented » on’ her
hwj her 1 d for all. j .Vl
she *Hank<=ri
d ress ''K" thanked
tnarmtiU himmm and told— tfcriiig if hr->
He interrupted her. “That's all in the past. Let's not ever talk him what aa good
gooc' dance, he was. dren . . I
about ir again—not ever,... Darling, promise me something?”
“What?” site asked cautiously. 9. She invited d him to watch the 11 SJIIF?"
sunset j.om
Irom (h terrace and he
a terrace
the ) (' s Itrad.
"Here, this is for you. Please, please accept it, and vrcar it forev­ accepted.
er." He drew a small leather box from his pocket and leaned forward
to give it to her. Suddenly, the box fell from his grasp. He bent to pick 10 He asked if sh e ’d liKe to have
dinner with■ him
' the next evening.
evening, -jy peo .
|sjr&1 it up and at that moment his glasses slipped from his nose.
and sh e agreed.
“Damn! Now where have they gone? I can't see a thing without He su g g ested The Ranch Steak o ih< hrii
them,'' be explained. Melissa leaned over the arm of her chair to help
him. There w.is a crunch as his foot crushed the glasses. “Oh, no, now H ouse and explained that the
I've stepped on them!” he exclaimed. “Why can't f do anything right' owner w as an old friend from
Why do ! always ruin everything?" college. • different
Her faugbter pealed around the pool. “Oh, Don, you are incred­ S he reminded him that sh e w as a
12
ible. Who vegetarian and su g g ested The JcJlev<.*d
Come here."could hate somebody like you? I might even love you. G arden of Eden instead. ',,cd to *
13. He prom ised to pick her up at
eight o'clock. S h e explained that
sh e liked to drive and would prefer
P in to m eet him there.

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And they lived h ap p ily ever after...

if i L is t e n in g
Simon R ose an d Rachel P aterson
w ere married recently at Wall
Disney World. Listen lo them talking
about their wedding. W hal w as
traditional and what w as non-
traditional aboul it?
C om pare Iheir wedding with
w eddings in your country/
state/region/city.

Look a t the pictures below. Make up stories about the

w eddings In each of the pictures. Would you get married
on a ride or underw ater? Why or why nol9
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D iv id e d b y a co m m o n lan g u a ge

"England and America are two countries divided by a common language." L o o k a t t h is :

G eorge B ern a rd Sh a w

E n g lish is th e m o th e r to n g u e o f a p p ro x im a te ly 450 m illio n

p e o p le to d a y . B ut b e c a u se o f its im p o rta n c e as a la n g u a g e
of b u sin e ss, science, a n d p o p u la r c u ltu re , it is sp o k e n
a n d / o r u n d e rs to o d b y ro u g h ly o n e -th ird o f th e 5.5 b illio n WINDSHIELD/WINDSCREEN
p e o p le in th e w o rld .
.HOOD/BONNET
GAS/PETROL
B ecau se o f th is, th e re a re m a n y v a rie tie s o f E n g lish
(A m erican , B ritish, C a n a d ia n , A u s tra lia n , Ja m aic an ,
In d ia n , to n a m e a few ), a s w e ll as re g io n a l d ia le c ts. B ut
d e s p ite th e d ifferen ces, all E n g lish s p e a k e rs re c o g n iz e th a t
th e y a re sp e a k in g th e sa m e b a sic la n g u a g e .
FENDER/BUMPER MUFFLER/SILENCER
O r d o th ey ? LICENSEPLATE / NUMBER PLATE
GEAR SHIFT/GEAR LEVER
A NEW W ORLD, A NEW LANGUAGE

C o m in g t o g e t h e r

W h en th e E n g lish co lo n ists a rriv e d in N o rth A m eric a ,

th e y fo u n d n e w p e o p le a n d la n g u a g e s. A s th e y liv ed ,
fo u g h t, a n d tr a d e d w ith th e s e p e o p le , m a n y w o rd s ,
p h ra s e s , a n d u s a g e s w e re a d o p te d in to E n g lish . A s e a rly
as 1720, p e o p le b e g a n to n o tic e th a t a n e w , d is tin c t E n g lish
w as fo rm in g .
A s th e tw e n tie th c e n tu ry m o v e d o n , o p p o rtu n itie s fo r
c o m m u n ic a tio n b e tw e e n th e tw o n a tio n s g re w m o re
E x e r c is e 1 fre q u e n t. W o rld W a r II b ro u g h t m illio n s o f A m e ric a n
Below are a list of w ords “borrow ed” from o ther lan g u ag e s. tro o p s to G re a t B ritain. A lth o u g h th e re w a s so m e te n s io n
Match th e w ords with their original language. th e e n d re s u lt w a s a clo ser re la tio n s h ip a n d la n g u a g e .
spaghetti French
B ut th e re a l d riv in g fo rce fo r c o m in g to g e th e r w a s p o p u la r
bagel Native A m erican
c u ltu re . "T a lk in g p ic tu re s " fro m th e la te 1920s, te le v isio n ,
canyon Dutch
a n d ro c k m u sic n a rro w e d th e g a p b y in tro d u c in g id io m s ,
rodeo Yiddish (Jewish)
w o rd s , a n d u sa g e s. T h is tr e n d is a c c e le ra tin g to d a y , w ith
can o e French
c h e a p e r a n d q u ic k e r p h o n e lin e s w h ic h a llo w d a ta a n d
depot Spanish
v id e o tra n sm issio n th r o u g h o u t th e w o rld , a n d th e s p re a d
b o ss Italian
o f H o lly w o o d m o v ie s a n d A m e ric a n TV w o rld w id e .
tom ato Native Am erican
levee Spanish
E x e r c is e 2
G r o w in g a p a r t Below a re pairs of w ords, ea ch describing th e sa m e object
or p erso n . Do you know which a re Am erican an d which a re
T h e in d u s tria l re v o lu tio n in th e n in e te e n th a n d ea rly
British?
tw e n tie th c e n tu rie s in c re a se d th e d iffe re n c e s b e tw e e n
garb ag e/ru b b ish ground beef/m inced beef
A m e ric a n a n d B ritish E n g lish . B ecau se te ch n o lo g y
c a b a n a /b e a c h hut VCR/video
d e v e lo p e d s e p a ra te ly in b o th c o u n trie s, d iffe re n t w o rd s
p harm acist/chem ist y ard/garden
w e re u s e d to d e sc rib e th e sa m e object. S o m e ex a m p les:
cookie/biscuit napkin/serviette
A m e r ic a n E n g l is h B r itis h E n g lis h elevator/lift au b erg in e/eg g p lan t
th eater cinem a d rap es/cu rtain s trash b ask et/w aste bin
m ovie film
ex p ressw ay / p a rk w ay m o to rw a y NOTE: A ll of th e A merican w ords would b e understood by
tru ck lorry m ost British people.
railro ad railw ay
la n d in g gear u n d e rc a rria g e
co n d u cto r g u a rd
streetcar tram , trolley
su b w ay u n d e rg ro u n d
TV telly
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Y oshiko Kyo has been stu d y in g
E nglish a t a college in C alifornia.
She'll finish the course at the e n d of
this w eek. S he's going b ack h o m e to
Tokyo o n S aturday.
Streamline Taxis: S tream line Taxi.
Yoshiko: I'd like a cab to San
Francisco In tern atio n al A irp o rt for
S a tu rd ay m orning, please.
Taxis: OK.
Yoshiko: T here'll be th ree of us. H o w
m u ch w ill it be?
Taxis: W h a t's y o u r add ress?
Yoshiko: I'm a t 128 C o rtlan d
A venue.
Taxis: W e charge $45 for th a t trip.
Yoshiko: Forty-five dollars! Each?
Taxis: N o. T h at's all together. W hat
tim e d o you w a n t to leave?
Yoshiko: C heck-in tim e is 12 n o o n ,
b u t I d o n 't k n o w h o w long it takes
to get there.
Taxis: W ell, w e 'd b e tte r p ick y o u u p
at 11:00, ju st in case traffic is
heavy. Let m e have y o u r n a m e a n d
address.
Yoshiko: Yes, OK. T he first n a m e is
Y oshiko— th a t's Y-O-S-H-I-K-O—
a n d th e last n a m e 's K yo— K-Y-O.
Taxis: Kyo. 128 C o rtlan d A venue.
OK. E leven o'clock S atu rd a y
m orning. T hank you.
Mr. Berman: C om e in.
Yoshiko: H i, M r. B erm an. Do you
have a m inute? I ju st sto p p e d in to
say good-bye.
Mr. Berman: O h .. .going back to
Japan. W hen do you leave?
Yoshiko: T om orrow . M y flight is at
tw o o'clock.
Mr. Berman: W ell, hav e a g o o d trip
back. It's been nice h a v in g y o u
here, Yoshiko.
Yoshiko: T hank you, M r. Berm an.
W ell.. .u h .. .1 ju st w a n te d to th an k
you an d all th e o th er teachers.
Mr. Berman: W e'v e all enjoyed
h av in g y o u as a stu d en t.
Departures
Yoshiko: I'v e really learn ed a lot. I
h o p e to com e back n ext y ear— o n
vacation.
Mr. Berman: Send u s a p o stc ard a n d
let u s k n o w h o w y o u 're doing, and
com e see u s if y o u do g e t back.
Yoshiko: I'll d o that.
Mr. Berman: Oh. T h ere's th e bell.
Bye, Yoshiko. Flave a good trip.
Yoshiko: Bye, M r. B erm an, an d
th an k s ag ain fo r everything.
Yoshiko: Carlos! I'm g lad I d id n 't
m iss you.
Carlos: Fli, Yoshiko. W h en are y o u
leaving?
Yoshiko: T o m o rro w a ro u n d eleven
o'clock. I guess I w o n 't see y o u
ag ain , so good-bye. It's b een g re a t
k n o w in g you.
Carlos: T h at so u n d s so final. L et's
k eep in touch, OK?
Y oshiko: O h, sure. Y ou h a v e m y
ad d re ss, d o n 't you?
Carlos: Yeah, and rem em b er, if
y o u 're ever in C aracas, look m e
up. I'd love to see y o u again.
Yoshiko: O h, I will. Y ou can c o u n t
on that. A nd you d o the sam e if
y o u 're ever in Tokyo.
Carlos: Sure. W ell...g o o d -b y e.
Yoshiko: Bye, C arlos. Take care.
Mrs. Simmons: Yoshiko! The taxi's
here. A re y o u read y ? Do y o u have
ev erything?
Yoshiko: Yes, th an k y o u , M rs.
Sim m ons. A n d .. .th a n k y o u again.
Mrs. Simmons: T hank you, Y oshiko,
for th e p re tty p lan t. N o w d o n 't
fo rg et to w rite as soon as y o u get
h o m e—just to let u s k n o w th at y o u
g o t th ere safe and so u n d .
Yoshiko: OK. O r m ay b e I'll call
w h e n th e lo n g -d istan ce rates are
low. The tim e difference is a m ess,
b u t I'll m ak e su re I d o n 't call in the
m id d le of th e night.
Mrs. Simmons: Y ou're so sw eet,
Y oshiko. G ood-bye now . Y ou'd
b e tte r n o t keep th e taxi w aiting.
T ravel safely. Bye.
Yoshiko: Bye. Take care. Say g o o d ­
bye to M r. S im m ons for m e .. .bye!
E x e r c is e 1
Discuss: How are the custom s for
saying good-bye in American English
the sam e a s or different from your
language and culture? Are there any
differences for males and fem ales in
your language?
E x e r c is e 2
Role play in pairs. Take turns ordering
a taxi, saying good-bye to a teacher,
saying good-bye to a classm ate, and
saying good-bye to a sponsor.
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