KINGNOMEN

ENGLISH
GRAMMAR
GUIDE
FCE 2
FINAL COMPLEMENT
3TH EDITION

Lic.Paola Izurieta

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SUMMARY
This book purpose is improve
the SPEAKING SKILLS od the
FCE level of the Institute
Kingnomen Engish. In this
book we have comunication
topics as well as practice
listening and speaking skills.
You also have speaking
strategies, taking notes
strategies for the First
Certificate Test
 UNIT 1
listening
TOPIC: JOBS AND PROFESSIONS

Speaking
Work with a partner to discuss the following questions
Why would be your dream job and why?
Some people says there is not dream jobs because there are advantages
and disadvantages what do you think?

Discuss the issues raised by these questions:

Why do people decide to change jobs?
What factors make a person want to stay in his or her job?
What makes a job stressful?
What kinds of jobs have disappeared?
What new jobs are becoming popular?
1-01 Look at the photo What jobs are these?
What is the position about?
Which job is the job about?
Where is the Island located?
What does he have to do?
What's the description of the job place?
1-02

Listen to the VIDEO and answer to the questions

Mari: Hey, Jeff, what’s going on?

Jeff: Oh, I’m looking at the classified ads.It looks like I have to get a job
.Mari: I thought you had a job, at acomputer store or something?
Jeff: Yeah, but that’s part time. I need something full -time.
Mari: Really? But what about school ? What about your band ? How can you workfull-time?
Jeff: Well, to tell you the truth I’m probably going to drop out of school for a while. I’m just not in the
mood for studying these days. I’d rather spend my time playing with my band. But my father won’t
support me if I’m not in school.

Mari: I see… Well, what kind of job do you want to get ?

Jeff: Well ideally, something involving music like in a record store. But if that’s not possible… I don’t know, but
whatever I do, it’ll be better than my first job.
Mari: Oh yeah? What was that ?
Jeff: Believe it or not, the summer afterI finished high school I worked at Burger Ranch.
Mari: You? In a fast -food place? What did you do there?
Jeff: I was a burger flipper. You know, I made hamburgers all day long.
Mari: That sounds like a pretty boring job!
Jeff: It was the worst And I haven’t gone inside a Burger Ranch since I quit that job

Answer to the questions?

What kind of work he wants?
Where has he worked before?
How did he describe his job?
Why do you think he got that job?
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 UNIT 1
TOPIC:JOBS AND PROFESSIONS

TAKING NOTES STRATEGY

It is easy to remember information if you use into an outline.An outline separate main ideas in a clear way. An outline has key
word and phrases.Not complete sentences.

Take notes on the following text

1-03
Lecturer:
If you’ll be graduating from highschool or college in the next year or two, then I’m sure you’re
very concerned about finding a job. There are two questions that young people like you always
ask me. First, what are the best jobs going to be? And second, how can I prepare myself to get
one of those good jobs? Well in the next few minutes, I want to try to answerthese questions
for you, and I hope this information will help you make theright choices about your future care
Let’s start with a little history.I n the last 100 years, there’s been a big change in the U.S. job
market,from a manufacturing economy to a service economy. What does that mean? Well, in a
manufacturing economy people make things, like cars or furniture or clothes. In a service
economy, people do things. Uh, they cut your hair, they fix your shoes, they sell you a
computer. Uh,airline pilots, doctors, restaurant workers—all of these are examples of service
workers. OK? So again,my point is that the number of manufacturing jobs has been going down
for quite a long time. Now why do you think that is? What’s the cause?
Student 1:
I think automation, you know,robots, computers…
Lecturer:
That’s one reason, yes. Because of technology, we’re able to manufacture goods by using
machines instead of human workers. As a result ,thousands of manufacturing jobs don’t exist
anymore. OK, can you think of another reason?
Student 2:
Foreign competition. I mean…most manufacturing is done outside of the U.S. now, in countries
where the labor costs are cheaper.
Lecturer:
Yes, that’s right. According to the U.S. government, approximately 2.5 million manufacturing
jobs have disappeared just since 2001. And that trend is definitely going to continue as we
move further into the 21stcentury. But now let’s talk about service jobs. Here the trend is
exactly the opposite. At the same time that the number of manufacturing jobs is decreasing,
the number of service jobs is probably going to grow by more than 20 million just in the next
ten years! Now, would everybody please look at the handout I gave you, which shows a list of
the occupations that will grow the fastest between the years 2002 and 2012. If you study the
list carefully, you’ll see that most of the jobs on the list are in three categories: health care,
computers and personal care and services. Let me say a few words about each of these
categories.
 UNIT 1
TOPIC:JOBS AND PROFESSIONS

Part 2
First, health care. Almost half of the jobs on the list are in the field of health care. Uh,
medical assistants,physician assistants, physical therapy aides, dental hygienists—these
are just a few examples. According to the U.S. Department of Labor,the number of
health care jobs will increase by almost three million in the next ten years. And why is
that? Simple. We’re going to need more medical services because people are living
longer and longer. Also,because of developments in medical technology, people with
serious illnesses are able to live much longer than they could in the past. And many of
them need a lot of special care and medical help. All right, now, getting back to the list,
you can see that there will be many new jobs related to computers. We’re going to need
people who can design and build computers, like engineers, but in addition, there will be
lots of jobs for people who manage and operate computers, like data base
administrations. As you know,computers are used in everything these days from rockets
to coffee machines, so it’s no surprise that the number of jobs in the computer industry
is expected to grow by almost 30 percent in the next ten years. Now let me explain the
third category, personal-care services.Some examples of jobs in this group are caterers,
home-health workers,and day care providers. One reason for the huge growth in this
category is that most women now work outside the home. So a lot of the work that
women used to do in the home, like cooking and taking care of small children, is now
done by service workers. OK, now while we’re looking at the list, there’s one more thing
I’d like you to notice. Look at all the jobs that have a salary rank of 1. OK? And what do
you notice about the educational requirements for those jobs? That’s right. They all
require at least a Bachelor of Arts degree. So in conclusion, let me go back to the two
questions I mentioned at the beginning of this talk. First, where will the good jobs be?
We’ve seen today that the areas of greatest growth will be in the fields of computers,
health care, and personal services. If you still haven’t decided which career you want to
follow, you should think about getting a job in one of these fields. However, it’s important
to remember that many service jobs don’t pay very well. The best jobs all require a
college education. So the answer to the second question—how you can prepare yourself
to get a good job—the answer is simple. Go to college and get a degree. That’s the
bottom line.

The changing

US Market
Part 1

I. Questions this lect.will answer

A.______________________

B._______________________

II:History: Last 100 years change

in US labor market from _____ to_____

 UNIT 1
SPEAKING/LISTENING
TOPIC:JOBS AND PROFESSIONS

UNREDUCED PRONOUNCIATION

Have to hafta
Going to gonna
Got to gotta
I'm going to ask you I'm gonna ask you
What kind of What kinda

LISTENING FOR REDUCTIONS

Listen to the audio, read, then practice in pairs.Find the
reductions and unreductions in the dialog. Practice the
dialog with a partner

AUDIOSCRIPT
Manager: I’m going to ask you some questions,O.K.? What
kind of jobs have you had?
Applicant: Mostly factory jobs. The last five years I worked in
a plastic factory.
Manager: What did you do there?
Applicant: I used to cut sheets of plastic.
Manager: What do you want to do here?
Applicant: I don’t know I’ll do anything. I’m good with my
hands, and I’m a hard worker.
Manager: Why don’t you fill out an application in the office. It
looks like we’re going to have an opening next week. I’ll call
you.
Applicant: Thanks.

 UNIT 2
TOPIC: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

SPEAKING
1.Discuss these questions

Babies can begin to learn a language before they are born

Babies can make sounds in different accents
Learning two languages from birth causes delays in language learning
Second children are slaw talkers because their siblings do the talking for them
How much importance was given to speaking and writing your language correctly in your school?
Do you agree that being able to express yourself clearly is more important than having subject
knowlege?
Do you think that changes in a language are a good or a bad thing? Why?
Do you agree that many people in modern societies speak less well because their parents speak less
time talking to them when they were babies.?

LISTENING

2.01
2.Listen to the audio and answer the correct

When do you think human beings began speaking?

A.1'3 millions
B.50 thousand
6. Six thousand

Why do you think human developed language

A.The population expanded
B.They needed to comunicate more effectively
C.It's natural hability

How did Humans originally comunicated

A.By using gestures

B.By speaking
 UNIT 2

SPEAKING
TOPIC: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
LISTEN FOR MAIN IDEAS

.2.2
Listen to the answers to these questions.

1.Are they friends?

2.Why is Mary confused?
3.Why is people friendly?
4.What does it mean how are you?

2.2
Listen to the dialog and complete with the stressed words

Mari: Yolanda! Hi!

Yolanda: Hi, Mari, how are you?
Mari: Fine, thanks. Um, is anyone sitting here?
Yolanda: No, have a seat.
Mari: Thanks. So how have you been?
Yolanda: Oh, you know, busy. I’ve got school,and work, and I’m getting ready for my brother’s wedding next
month.
Mari: Oh, yeah.
Yolanda Anyway, it’s going to be a huge wedding and…

Mari: Oh, excuse me, uh… Nancy! Overhere!

Nancy: Hi!
Mari: Nancy, this is Yolanda. She works in the library. Yolanda, this is my housemate, Nancy. She teaches
English here.
Nancy: Nice to meet you, Yolanda.
Yolanda: You too. Well, listen, actually, I’ve got to go. I have to be at work in ten minutes. I’ll see you soon,
Mari. We’ll go to a movie or something.
Mari: Sure. How about Thursday night?
Yolanda: Uh, I have to check my calendar.I’ll call you, OK?
Mari: OK, see you.
Mari: I don’t understand Americans.
Nancy: Huh?
Mari: Did you hear what she said? “We’ll go to a movie. I’ll call you.” But every time I try to pick a specific day
or time, she says she’s busy, she has to check her calendar. And then she doesn’t call.
Nancy: Mm hmm…
Mari: Why do Americans say things they don’t mean? They act so nice, like they always say, “How are you,” but
then they keep on walking and don’t even wait for your answer. They’re so… how do you say it… two-faced?
Nancy: I know it seems that way sometimes,Mari. But it’s not true. It’s just that for Americans, friendliness
and friendship aren’t always the same thing.
Mari: What do you mean?
Nancy: Well, you know how Americans can be very open and friendly. Like, they invite you to sit down, they
ask you questions, they tell all about their families. So naturally you think

 UNIT 2
TOPIC:LANGUAGE

TAKING NOTES STRATEGY

You can use a matrix diagram to
show characteristics clearly
to compare the characteristics
organize your ideas about the characteristics

Take notes on the following text list the three cultures

2.3
they are talking about
Lecturer:
Good afternoon. To introduce mytopic today, I’d like you to listento two speech samples and tell me where
the speakers are from. Ready? OK, here’s the first one.
Speaker 1:
“Today’s weather forecast calls for partly cloudy skies in the morning,clearing by mid-afternoon with winds up
to 15 miles an hour out of the west. The high temperature will be 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and the low will be
64.”
Lecturer:
OK. Now, where do you think that speaker was from?
Audience:
America… the United States…Canada.
Lecturer:
Yes, most of you got it. That was what we call a standard American accent, which means the accent that is
spoken by the majority of people who live in the United States andCanada.Now, listen to a different speaker
reading the same text.
Speaker 2:
“Today’s weather forecast calls fo rpartly cloudy skies in the morning,clearing by mid-afternoon with winds up
to 15 miles an hour out ofthe west. The high temperature will be 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and the low will be
64.”
Lecturer:
And where is that speaker from?
Audience:
England… the United Kingdom…Great Britain.
Lecturer:
Yes, of course. That was British English. So you may have guessed by now that my topic for today’s lectureis
differences between standard American and British English. In particular, I want to examine three categories
of difference. First, andmost obvious, is pronunciation;second, vocabulary; and third,grammar. So to begin,
let’s go back to the subject of accent, or pronunciation. You had no trouble identifying theNorth American and
British accents because each of them has a unique sound. What is it? Well, one obvious difference is in the
pronunciationof the letter a . For example, most Americans say /kænt/, but the Britishsay /kant/. Or
Americans say /bæth/and the British say /bath/. The /æ/sound is very common in American English, but not
very common inBritish English. Another noticeable difference between American and British pronunciation is
the /r/ sound. InBritish English, the /r/ sound is very often dropped; it disappears. To give some examples,
Americans say /kar/but the British say /ka/. Americans say /f
rst/ but British say /fist/. Abig American city is New /york/ for Americans, but New /yok/ to theBritish. In the
two speech samples you heard at the beginning of this lecture, the American speaker said/forkæst/, but the
British said /fohkast/. In that single word, you can hear the difference both in the a vowel and in the
pronunciation of /r/.Listen again: /forkaest/, /fohkast/. A third difference is the pronunciationof the /t/ sound
in the middle of words. In British English, it is normally pronounced, but in American English,it changes to a
/d/ or disappears. For example: a British person will say “little,” but an American says“liddle.” You can hear this
difference particularly with numbers: British say “twenty one, twenty two,” and so on, but Americans drop the
/t/ and say“tweny one, twenny two,” and so on. So there you have just three of the differences that give
American and British pronunciation their unique sounds. There are many more.But now let’s go on to talk
about vocabulary
 UNIT 2
TOPIC:LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

SOUND AMERICAN BRITISH

SPEAKING

When should people should be allowed to do this things :

live away get married
get a credit
LIVE IN
from with
card
A COLLEGE
parents parents

permission

ROL SITUATIONS

When should people should be allowed to do this things :

It's 6 o'clock in the morning on

a Saturday. Your neighbohr

comes to your door to

complain
that your music is too loud.

You forgot about your dentist

appointment today at 5 p.m.
The doctors calls you to ask
what happened?

You don't feel well and you

need to leave your job. You
have to ask your boss por
permission
 UNIT 3
LISTENING/SPEAKING
TOPIC: ACTING ON ADVICE

Speaking

1.Have you ever been in situation like the ones in the

photos? What happened?
What problems did you have?

2.Look at the examples of the listening

3-01 In what situation would you expect to hear
them?
3.What structure is used?
Which structure sounds more direct ?
which structure sounds more polite?

Work with a partner and discuss these

situations
Think of situations where you given
instructions? What were they? Where they
strict or polite
were they polite
How did you feel about being given them?
Think of situations where you gave
instructions. What were they? Where you
stric or polite? How did you feel about
giving instructions?
 UNIT 3
SPEAKING
TOPIC: ACTING ON ADVICE

3-2
Listen to the dialog and complete with the stressed words

Mari: Hey, Jeff, I didn’t know you liked babies

Jeff: Well, Joey is ________ . I take care of him from time to time when Sharon’s ______________bAnd then
she does favors for me in return. Like last week____ lent me her car

Mari: And her _________s? Is he_____

Jeff: She’s not _________I don’t think she _____ was, actually.
Mari: Never?
Jeff: No, _____ . I think she’s ______ being a single mother.
Mari: Is that pretty _______in America?
Jeff: Well, it’s _______ becoming moreand more common. Even
Nancy talked about it. You know, before she got ________

Nancy: Hi, guys.

Mari/Jeff: Hi.
Nancy: Uh, ______ were you saying about me?
Jeff: That you used to talk about having a______ yourself before you
met Andrew.
Nancy: Oh yeah, I ______ that _____ was running out. You know, like, whati f I
______ got married?
Mari: Maybe I’m _________ , but I could
_________ bring up a baby by _____________ I think it would be so difficult…
Nancy: Yeah, raising a ______ is tough. I’m really_____ I met Andrew.
Mari: And, if you have a baby, you’ll have ________here to help you with________

Jeff: We’ll see. Speaking of babysitting, I’d ______check up on Joey

LISTEN FOR MAIN IDEAS

3-2

Listen to the answers to these questions.

What does she ask Joei?

Did she get married?

What did Nancy think about having a baby and
marriage?
What is Mary's opinion about having babies without
being married?
 UNIT 3
TOPIC:ACTING ON ADVICE

TAKING NOTES STRATEGY

You can use a problem-solution chart to list problems and possible
ways to solve them.
Example:

Symptoms of the flu Treatment

of the flu

fever take ibuprofen

3.03 Listen to the answers to these questions.

What kind of problem does Barbara have?

What does the doctor tells her to do?

3.03 Take notes and complete the following excercise fill in the details about Barbara's
complaints and Doctor's advance.

Barbara's complaints Doctor's Advice

 UNIT 3
LISTENING/SPEAKING
TOPIC: ACTING ON ADVICE

Speaking

When you phone a company you hear a set of instructions

of what to do next. Discuss these questions.
1.How do you feel abut hearing recorded instructions over the
phone?
2.Does it provide efficient customer service?
Do you prefer speaking to real people?
Why and why not?

3.4 Listen to the instrucions. What should you do in situations 1-6?

Phoning your mobile phone provider

1.You want to set up your credit
2.You want to change your tariff

Phoning a dentist
3.You want to make an appointment for a
check up
4.You want to prove your identity or address

Phoning a bank
5.You need to give your security code
6.You want to check your balance

 UNIT 4
SPEAKING/LISTENING
TOPIC:BEING INVENTIVE
Speaking
1.Work with a partner. Discuss the photos
Which invention do you think is the most important
Which do you use frequently

2.Read about the inventions and discuss these

questions
1.Which do you think are the best.? Which are the
most ridicoulous?
2.Why do you think each inventor thought it might
be sucessful?
3.Why do you think each invention failed.Suggest a
way in which each might be changed to make them
mores sucess

4.1 3.Listen to four people discuss and take note what couldn't live without

Hair dryer
Phone
Computer
Laundry

4.Match the exclamations with language function from the

box

Absolutely
Express agreement Fantastic
What a coincidence
Express admiratives Me too
Absolutely
Poor you
Express surprise Oh dear
Not really
Express sympathy Surely not
What a surprise
That's terrible
What a shame
Brilliant
You're joking

4.2 4.Listen to the sentences. Respond in an apropiate way using intonation to show surprise,
enthusiasm, etc.

5. Talk with a friend about an experience you had. Answer with a apropiate exclamations
 UNIT 5
SPEAKING/LISTENING
TOPIC:GLOBAL CONECTIONS
Speaking
Work with a partner. Discuss these questions
1.Look at the photos. How the work technology
change over the years
2.List as many things as possible you can use your
phone for
3.Compare your list with a partner.
4.Discuss the following questions:
1. How do you feel about hearing recorded
instrucions over the phone?
2. Does it provide efficient customer service
3. Do you prefer speaking to real people?
4. Why or Why not?

5.1
1.Listen to the audios Make notes on these points
For
From
Number
Message
2.Note any phrasals you see and match according to the meaning

when your voice cannot be clearly heard___________

connect a caller with someone else________
wait a phone call_______
achieve a phone connection_______
loose a phone connection_________

Speaking

Talk about a topic for 5 minutes talking about this topics

How are
What are What is
Why do
cell phone
some the best
people like
different
possible thing
from to have
negative about
landline blogs? effects of emails
phones?
email?

Why do you How can the

Why do
prefer, e-mail How can the internet help
people write
or telephone? internet help you to stay in
letters less
you with your touch with
than they did
studies? people?
in the past
 UNIT 5

SPEAKING
TOPIC: GLOBAL CONECTIONS

Listen to the answers to these questions.

5.02
What happened with the regular classes?
Why does he like online lessons better?
Where are the classmates from?
How does the teacher correct the pronounciation?

What does he advices Mary?

5.02 Listen to the dialog and complete with the stressed words
Jeff: [saying some words in Chinese]
Mari: Oh, sorry, am I ___________________________ ?
Jeff: No, that’s okay. I’m just _____________________________________________
on my Chinese homework.
Mari: Oh, I didn’t know you were taking ______________
.
Jeff: Yeah, I’m taking it______
.
Mari: Online? Doesn’t the college offer___________
classes?
Jeff: They do, but the regular f______________ classes were full. I like this
class better anyway.
Mari: Really? How come ?
Jeff: Well, for one thing, it’s so ______________ .I mean, I don’t need to ______________
about fitting it into my schedule. I can just go onlinewhenever I want and do my work.
Mari: Whenever? Don’t you have ______________
Jeff: Yeah, we have to post the homework and______________ in group discussions bya certain date. But I don’t fee
______________ , you know, the way I do in a regularclass.
Mari I see what you ______________. I’m not always ______________ to participate in class.
Jeff: Uh-huh. And ______________ thing I like: the ______________ in the class. My classmates are from
all over the States and even from ______________ There’s someone from Canadaand people from ______________ and
Brazil.
Mari: Wow. That’s a lot of different______________
zones! Seems like the ______________ world wants to learn Chinese these days.
Jeff:Yup. And get this: the instructor is in ______________
Mari: That’s so cool. But how does he correct your ______________ Don’t you need theface-to-face
contact ?
Jeff: No, he listens to our _____________recordingsand givesAnd once a week we talk on Skype.
Mari: So you know what everyone ______________ like?
Jeff: Sure. We’ve all become _______________ and chaton Facebook all the time, too. And we’ve all agreed to stay in
touch afterthe course ends and meet next year in ______________ !
Mari: Oh, so you’ll get some face-to-facecontact______________ all!
Jeff: Of course. You ______________ really get to knowa culture without______________ there.
Mari: True. That’s ______________ why I came here.Not just to learn ______________ but also to getto know the
______________ and customs.
Jeff: Right. But anyway, you should ______________ try an online class some time. Almostall American
______________ and universitiesoffer them, you know.
Mari: I probably will. You certainly got me ______________i

 UNIT 5
TOPIC:GLOBAL CONECTIONS

TAKING NOTES STRATEGY

You can use a matrix diagram to
show characteristics clearly
to compare the characteristics
organize your ideas about the characteristics
Take notes on the following text list the three cultures
they are talking about
5.03

1.In the U.S. there is kind of a general rule,which is that people stand about one arm’slength or
about 70 centimeters apart when they are talking. In contrast, Latin Americans usually stand much
closer to each other.

2In Arab cultures, for instance, you will also notice that men sit and stand very close to each other.
On the other hand, in East Asia, people usually stand farther apart than Americans do.

3.Next let’s talk about eye contact, which is the way people look at each other, or don’t look at each
other, when they’re talking. In the U.S. the rules are simple. You shouldlook at a person’s eyes when
you speak with them. To Americans this is a sign of respect and attention. If I’m talking to you in
class and you’re looking away from me, I migh think you’re not listening to me. But the exact
opposite is true in many cultures. In some parts of Africa and the Caribbean, for example, children
are taught to look down when they’re talking to a person with greater authority, such as a parent or
a teacher.

4.Similarly, in Japan an employee would not make direct eye contact with an employer. Itwould be
disrespectful.

5.The rules for touching are very different from one culture to another. Some cultures are more
affectionate than others. So, in Latin cultures such as Mexico and Italy, it’snormal for strangers to
hug each other on happy occasions. And it’s similar in France,where, maybe you know, everybody,
even total strangers, kiss each other as a form of greeting. But in Japan and many othercountries it
is not proper for strangers to touch each other, and even married people may avoid touching in
public
Take notes and complete the following excercise fill in the details
abut each culture.

Culture Age Details

 UNIT 5 SPEAKING/LISTENING
TOPIC:GLOBAL CONECTIONS

Use the notes of the previous activity to complete the following outline then fill the
missing information and check the answer

1._____________________________rude people stand arms's lenght apart when talking

Latin Americans _____________________________________________________________________
2.Arab culture________________________________________________________________________
Asia___________________________________________________________________________________

Practice the phone dialogs

A says:

I can't hear you very well

Can I speak to the Finance departmente please?
We're going to have to stop talkin soom. My battery is running out.
Well, I'd better go. It's getting late
Hang on a moment.I'll just turn the TV.off
Did you manage to get through the bank
I hate to say good bye to you darling
h.Whats's happening? I think we are breakin up.
I think we've got a few seconds left. We are going to be cut of in a moment.
Do you want to come round to my house this evening?

B says:

I'll just put you through

OK I'll try to speak up
Yes we're going through a tunnel I'll ring back you in a few minutes
No problem
That´l be great I'll check with my parents and call you back
Would you like me to call you back?
No, don't ring off now-There is something I've got to tell you first
Ok, Bye then. Thanks for ringing
Me too. Shall we hang up
Yes, but they put me on hold for 20 minutes
 UNIT 3 ANSWER SHEET
SPEAKING
TOPIC: ACTING ON ADVICE

3-2
Listen to the dialog and complete with the stressed words

Mari: Hey, Jeff, I didn’t know you liked babies

Jeff: Well, Joey is special . I take care of him from time to time when Sharon’s busy And then she
doesfavors for me in return. Like last week she lent me her car

Mari: And her husband ? Is he…

Jeff: She’s not married I don’t think she ever was, actually.
Mari: Never?
Jeff: No, never . I think she’s happy being a single mother.
Mari: Is that pretty
common
in America?
Jeff: Well, it’s certainly becoming more and more common. Even
Nancy talked about it. You know, before she got married
.
Nancy: Hi, guys.
Mari/Jeff: Hi.
Nancy: Uh, what were you saying about me?
Jeff: That you used to talk about having a baby by yourself before you
met Andrew.
Nancy: Oh yeah, I worried that time was running out. You know, like, what if I
never got married?
Mari: Maybe I’m old-fashioned , but I could
never bring up a baby by myself I think it would be so difficult…
Nancy: Yeah, raising a child is tough. I’m really lucky I met Andrew.
Mari: And, if you have a baby, you’ll have Jeff here to help you with babysitting

Jeff: We’ll see. Speaking of babysitting, I’d better check up on Joey

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Listen to the answers to these questions.

What does she ask Jeff?

Did she get married?

What did Nancy think about having a baby and

marriage?
What is Mary's opinion about having babies without
being married?