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n . M"k. /10 Q"ui ioM Start l"8 with · What " . .. .. . 40 , 122
18. M"k" .. Quosti "n Starti ng ,••dth "When" .. .. . . 42, 124
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20. tJI"k... Quest ion St" rt l ng .... Ith "Wh.,." ...... 46. 130
21. M"k . .. Quntio" ShIrti ng w ith "Why" •...•. 48. 132
22. Ask Him .. . •.. SO. 134
23. M"k in9 Compr.h.nslc.., Quost ions . . . . . 52, 1,6
24. Making Top ic al Qu.uti o ns ...... 64. 138
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26. Duty. ' .. 68. 142
21. QualIfIcations . .. . .. 10. 146
28. St ••• .,.ypu . . . "' 12. 150
29. Y.. or N o ! • .. ... 14, 1;4
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1. How did you get your first job?
Z. I-Iow coo you persuade your children to st udy hard?
J. How can you persuade your parents that academic
5uccen bn" everything?
II. Ilow much pocket money do you spend 0. monU,?
5. How many h ours d o you sleep ?
6. I low many h ours d o you study tnglish every day?
7. Ilow many cup:!< of coffee do you drink a day?
IJ. How many cigarettes do you snloke a doy1
g. H o w d o. you divvy up ' domestic cho res ' with your
partoer?
III How could you gel a good deal If you were buying a
cor?
1L How did you come to stort smoking and drinking?
J2. How d id you feel w h en you flr$t met yo u r current
sweet heart?
lJ. How do you go to school (or work)?
1'1. How does one win in athletics?' In life ?
15. How much money b "enough"]
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e7 lo ng as sex is n 't In volved .' Th e n , th ey would bot h
see each other as lovers. not 0$ friends. They would gel
lea lous' over nothing ond everythi ng. and Iry 0 interfere
In ea ch othe r'~ p rivate b usiness, ond t heir relations h ip
wou ldn't ]o s l long . In orde r to hove a morc solid
relationship, people should hove something In common '
such as a spiritual Hfe, 0 hobby, or a social activity. These
f(lcto rs contribu t e ' to u n derstand i ng each othe r 's
situa tion ond strengthen their re lationship.
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~ n on Ideal world. everyone would r eceive sal ary
In c reoses, promotions ond other lOb ~wards' based
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~ / In rea l Ufe , the m ost
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be th e speclo l Inl liotive'
you displ a y and the
re]all ons hlp you
d eve l o p with your
bo$$. If the two of you are
a good -fit, - you ore more likely
to enjoy your lob and advance your career Ihan I f you are
con stantly ot odds' with eoch ot her.
1 . Wh.... t I, tho: ....ost ob.lecllve way 0 1 rewll rd lng someone on
the job?
2 . Whal a ll en delennl~ job rewllrds In the re,,1 world?
3. What does - fl t- me.an In this contel(l?
4 . Sum up the parngrnph In your own words.
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1 MOne of es 'y fovorile
:pasll m m wh e n
travel Is readIng the bod Engl is h on l e (!-s hlrt$ a nd
posters. Sometimes th~ Ol'(! quite hilarious. '
F : I I'S not n ice 10 make fun of p co pl e. Es p ecially since
Englis h Isn 't their nalive language.
M : 011, I know Ihot. "m not making fu n of' them, really,
I'm lust laughIng ot thc odd ' English .
F : English Is cenalnly not on easy language to lea rn .
M : Ofcoul"5C nOI . Even notlve speakers are for from ' ~ rf(!Cl .
01 least a ccordI ng 10 swndord grammn r usage.
r : And ~ l'el1i n9.
M : And punctuatio.n. ' Even the British don't usually speak
the ~ kl n 9 's [n 9 Ii s h ~ pro])C rl y.
F : So why d o. you laugh 01 foreig n ers' m isuse and Ignore
the mi stake:< o f the nOllve users?
M ; I d on't kn o w. I guess It lusl Isn't funny when peop le
ca n't eve n usc their own la n gllo ge properly.
F : There Isn 't lust one Englis h . you know. The re are large
dlfferen c('$ l)e>twee n t he ways the la n guage Is u sed In
Engl a nd , the US, Australia, India, a n d Jamaico. for
In stance, a $ well o s the many diolect s ' within th ose
cou n tries,
M : Sure, And Ih ere ore a lso d l(feren ces bosed on cl o ss ' and
education, I've heord thut BBC annOUnCeD ore trained
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iF: I'm worried about our kids.
M : Why? What ha~ they done now?
F : II's n o t what they'w done, II's their lifestyle.'
M : You mean their hair and clothing styles? Those are lust
fads, ' they won't stick around ' long. I woul dn't worry
about those things.
F : No, I moon .something more Important. I moon the way
theyeot.
M : What do you mean?
F : I mean they Hke Western fast food too much. I don't
think It's healthy.
M : Mostly It's lust meat and bread, wl th some vegetables.
How can thaI be unhealthy ?
F : The meat Is mode from genetica lly altered ' cows and
pigs, and we don't know how that a ffWs long-te rm '
health. The vege tabl es are preserved ' with loIS of
chemicals, ' Nellher of Ihese condillons can be very
good, I think .
M: According to most schm tists and hOOlth officials, 11'5 all
very sofe.
F: It's 0150 ser ved ' with lOIS of salt and MSC ' other
additives. ' Even though these are natura] substa nces.
they're harmful to us.
M : You're lust being on alanYlls!. '
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M : Then whO! does "fashlonoble" moo n 7
F ; To be among Ihe fi rSI 10 inougura te ' 0 new ily le whkh
bec;omes popular laler an - but by then, Ihe In-t:rowd ' has
olready moved o n 10 the ne>;! tre nd. '
M : BU I whOI if wha t you think 15 goIng to lie popular lllrm; Ollt'
to be a real du d ?' If n obody follows your fash io n t N! nd .
Then yOU'N! m e rdy ecce n tric,' not fas h ionable.
1' : !:xactly. T hat's w hy you h ave to btl ooreful. You cion ', wo n t
10 rush 100 (Iuickly o r embrace a particu lar 'ly le 100 fu lly
u n til you see where the herd ' 15 going. If t h ey' re no t
following your lead, t hen you hoye 10 do $Omel hlng else 10
gel the i r allen lion. lI's a good Idea t o tryout several
dlftl'N!nl Ideas 01 Ihe same time-aIle of th(!m Is sun' 10
click.'
M : Uul whot obout pI!Ople like me who jusl weo r whatever is
available, as 1 llg as it fits and Ihe priCi! Is right?
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F , You poor dco rl Then yOU'N! not eV(! n port o f the common
herd - you si m ply don't have (lny l(lste whatsoever] '
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I . Art')'O' {Xlrf of/he in·crowd thaI d#!/l'I'mines whaf wl// be
fashionable?
2 . Who/Is)'O" main Crilfflorr for buying or WNring something?
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wrong?
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M : lust stres.sed out, ' I guess. Wo rk Is partIcularly hard theS('
days. (lnd I've been having a lot of family problems.
f : Wha t ore you doing 10 relieve the sl«'S$? Thol's Q prelty
unhealthy situation , you know.
M : Oh, it'll pass. ' Th ese ort' just ext rao rdInari ly ' tough
limes. Th ings should go bock 10 normo] soon . I'm all
tight.
F : Do n ' l be so b los~. · YOII n eed to do some th Ing. It's
dangerous.
M : When I was yOunger, I used to just go out a nd blow off (I
lot of steam, ' I 'd drink and dQn~ (mo porty 011 night.
then work through the next d ay and go home 10 bed.
The day ofter, I'd feel terrible because I WQS exhausted,
but after gelling Q good n ight's sleep I'd be okay.
f : Whol (I terrible method of deollng with the problem l
ThaI would Iusl odd 10 the stress. don 't you know thot?
M : I don'! k now, I thInk II used to work ' pretly well then.
But I wouldn 't r«ommend it as a regular troo lment- II
1"1'Q1Iy wou ld be slressful to do II all the lime.
F : And yet, mony people stili do. II 's the w o rst way of
tryin g to ~relleve~ 5tres.s-U's like pouring gcuoline on 0
nre to put it oul. '
M ; WhOI would you suggest?
f ; I like to go to the gym and work out ' three times 0 week
or so, and t h en toke (1 nla! $Q uno .·
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M; It's as though men and women are different species.'
F : I'm not sure if I should f~l Insulted or amused. What's
ootin9you1'
M : It's my wife.
F: Yes. Go on.
M : I work hard all day. I give her my pay every month. t
spend as much time with my fomlly as I con. I help with
hOUSl'hold chall'S. I don', dOle other women . And still,
after 10 yoors of morriage, she says thai she doesn't
know If 1 love her!
F : Do you tell her?
M: Words are chtup. ' PollIldons soy thIngs that are not
true all the UrnI'. II ~ms to me that my actions should
I:M! the proof of my love, not just talking about It.
F : But do you ever leU her you love her?
M: Sure. Once In (I while.' But If] told
her every day. she'd
wondt'r why I hod to
tel!p bringing the
subject up.' She'd think
I was trying to make
up ' for something (
was doing wrong_
F: You know, women
ilkI' to be told these
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F : Thank you fo r saying so. 8ul do you moon II?'
M : Of course I mean Itl
F : Well, the n , you see what' mOOn .
M : But how does one go about getti n g dl$COver«l?
F : That's th e ha rd part . Sometimes, 11', purely by occident.
But m n l nly you need (I good oge nt who can get you r
pl ctu r!:s to the right people and arrange lu st the right
au dl' lo n~. ' But lu sl one lucky break.' and you're Inl '
M : Wow. A real m ovie star! Wo uldn't that be something ]'
F : Trust m e. It 's lust a moiler o f time.
M : W hat If you have to do a nude Ke ne?
F : What's wro ng with that? It luSI I' Ic:l u r(!S. It's lust bu..l n ~,
thot's all. Wouldn 't you ilkI' to see me naked?
M : Of cou rse I would!
F : 8u I don 't g.cl any Ideas. ' I'm o nly talklng about a movie.
I'm not ready 10 get In volved In ony sort of relationship
thot could hurt my career.'
M : I'ersonally, of course, I'm greatly d1SO l'IoInlcd, but I l'e$pect
you r Wishes. I underswnd whot you rnl'On, but, even so, r
co n'l he lp but ho r' you change your mi nd ,
F : Well, let 's 9't to k n ow each ot h er belle r. Afler a few dOles,
lei'S see.
M : Fa ir e nough] ' A.nd which m ovie did you so.y you wonted 10
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M : Why don't you stop smoking?
F : I wish I could! It Isn' t like [
haven 't tried.
M : You never should have storted [n the fint ploce.
F : 1 know that. Sut that doesn't moke II any eas[er to stop,
you know.
M : I never undentood wha t the appro] ' was. You spend a
lot of money to put smoke directly Into your lungs, you r
fingers turn yellow, and your breath sm ells like a
garbage' dump.
F :Mmmmmm.
M : Excu$(' me. I don't mean ·you· personally, of course. I
mcon [n general.'
F : No, 1 think you're probably right. You con also odd all
the Inconvenience of having to go outside to smoke and
aU the ashes burning holes in your clothes. It's aU a very
silly habit, but one that is enormously ' ha rd to
abandon.'
M : Besides aU that, it causes people to look older- they get
wrinkles' around their eyes much emller If they smoke.
F : 1hot'$ probably the key to why people start. Almost
@Ieryone fint gelS addicted ' when very young. They
think smoki ng Is ·cool~ and makes them look mo re
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F : I sow you lost nIght!
M : Where?
F : At Avilon. You were lust leavi ng by one exit' as ] was
coming in the o ther, so I didn 't get to soy hi.
M : Yep. That was me all rig ht. Sorry I missed you ,
F : T hat's okay. You looked pretty preoccupIed ' anyway,
Who were you with ?
M : O h, so me gI rl .
F : Where did you m eet her?
M : ( wos ot on art gallery lookin g at som e new paintings,
and we just sta rted talki n g. She's quIte nice, actually.
F : And very pretty, too l Where do you ge t off, ' always
being with such beouUfJI wom en ?
M : Well, thank you , on be half of both of us!'
F : Where are you goi ng no w?
M : I' m on my way to an other gallery, But I have sevcT(I]
mInutes, If you have time for a oo ff~.
F : Where would you like to go?
M : Oh, anywhere Is okay. The first coffee sho p we see wo uld
s uit ' me fine.
F : Where's th e gallery you're going to?
M : Do wntown . II iust o pened, so I've n ever been th e re
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M : How do you get SO
much done?
F : I stay busy. Why?
M : It lust seems like e very time [ see you, you're on your
way to some exotic' loca le,' or lust boc k from there, or
you' re meetlng so me celebrlly o r businessman or
govern ment official or artist -som eone exclling. How
do you find th e time?
F : [ manage my schedul e pretty lightly, I guess. But I don't
have to waste a lot of hours at work every day, so my
time is my o wn .
M : How did you manage that?
f : As soon a s I sto ned working, I began Investing heavily
In the stock marke t. I poid pretty close (mention to what
I was doing, and I was pretty lucky I guess, so most of
my investments pold o ff' pretty well .
M : So yo u mode eno ugh money to retire?
F : In a manner of speaking.' yes. I st ill play the marKet
some, but not a s Intensely as before. Most of my capitol'
Is In pretty sofe, dependable,' venues ' such as money
markets and savIngs bonds.
M : How do you kei! p so bus y? Most retired people I know
lust sll around at home 011 the lime. They con't offord to
do anything.
F : That's not m y ldeo o f retirement] I wonted to be able to
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I : 00 ludges have 0 be lowyers?
F : It's probably a good Idoo, usually. But mainl y they need
to hove good judgment. The y should hove a sou nd '
understanding of both th e low and human nature.
M : Whal ab out coses In wh Ich the sentence is
automatically mandated ' by the low? When the~ Is no
ludlda]' dlscrellon ' allowed?
F ; In those cases, it doesn' t matter, does it? we might as
well just have 0 vendIng machine: insert the crime ond
It dispenses Ihe prescribed sentence. But Ihm's 0 terrible
syste m , I think, lows by their very na ture ore o n ly
generally appli cable' 0 any specific sitl.lotlon - every
((lse is In fo ci dIffe re nt , and we need to be ab le to
discern ' the na ture of these differences and apply 0 fair,
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M : Whot do you moon?
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hove odopt l'd lows Ihol
say the third commjs~joll ' ~
of a felo ny ' au tomatically '
loods to a life se n te nce.
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F : Do you know the poem about
Richard Cory?
M: Isn't that a song?
F : Orlglnally it was a poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson.
But later on, raul Simon ~wrole It as a song. The two
are very different. but they have the some theme.
M : Which Is?
F: That a penon can be rich and popular and still be
unhappy. In the end, Richard Cory mysteriously kills
hlm.self.
M: Do you think that's true?
r : I know thot money con't buy happiness., but I'm not so
su~ that rich people con', be happy.
M: Money can buy a lot of things thot make prople happy,
though. like a nice house, 0. fun vocation, books,
paintings, a new car. It can help you stay hlC'a lthy,
because you can offord to ~ a doctor regularly.
F : In the end, these are lust things. They're a substitute' for
real happlnes.s, but nOI actuol]y happiness.
M : They are symbols of a happy life. NOI everyone enjoys
art or travel, so for some prople th_ Ihlngs ore just a
waste of money. BUI if you're In love with droma and
you can't offord theater Udcets, you're pretty mlseroble.
F : And yet, people with no material posse$$lons 01 all are
often the happiest on earth.'
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- 4. R.l:omm.ndation ...... 2 L. ..t's "'a,m Up witt! So.... Ridd l.sl ...... 6 30 Lessons IIilM&U '---E·IlIllri.! nswer These Questions ~ 1. What Do Tllos. Sians Mllln? .. ... . 8, 86 2. Wh"t Ar. Th.y For? .... .. 10, 88 3. What Do You Say1 . . .. .. 12. 90 4. Wh"n D" V..HJ Say Th is? .... ,. 14. 92 5. What', Wrona? •. . .• . 16. 94 1----~mlZllllpverydaY Questions £ 6. ~Do you lik. Quntions . . .. 18. 96 1. ~Do you th ink you or.- Quutions ... . .. 20. 98 8 . "What" Qunti,,", ... . .. 22, 100 9. '"Who· Quntions . ... . . 24. 104 10. '"Why' Qu.,ti,,", . . .... 26. r06 11. ""'h.,." Quest ions ...... 28. 108 12. · When" Qun'!;""' ...... 30. 1[0 13. "Ho",,· auntions ...... 32, 112 14. -How oft.n" Quntie", . ..... 34. 11<1 I;. ·H".... to· Shot-runts ...... 36. 116 16. -Did you " ..... t" Quo,t ions ...... 38. 120
- 5. c o T E T s let's Practice Making Question~rllUM:!i . 1l10111IIL_ _ _ n . M"k. /10 Q"ui ioM Start l"8 with · What " . .. .. . 40 , 122 18. M"k" .. Quosti "n Starti ng ,••dth "When" .. .. . . 42, 124 19. Mel..... Cu..,t i" ,., Stc.. t i"g with " H o,.." ...... 44. 12 6 20. tJI"k... Quest ion St" rt l ng .... Ith "Wh.,." ...... 46. 130 21. M"k . .. Quntio" ShIrti ng w ith "Why" •...•. 48. 132 22. Ask Him .. . •.. SO. 134 23. M"k in9 Compr.h.nslc.., Quost ions . . . . . 52, 1,6 24. Making Top ic al Qu.uti o ns ...... 64. 138 What Do You Think'~lI5tfi:!i • ____ _ · 1l10.,WL 25. "Wh"" i . in- Q ..... -I lo .'If 66, 140 26. Duty. ' .. 68. 142 21. QualIfIcations . .. . .. 10. 146 28. St ••• .,.ypu . . . "' 12. 150 29. Y.. or N o ! • .. ... 14, 1;4 Reading Comprehensio" f i d *,£I4!$I.]. Opon ••• f o r You , Discussion! , •..•• 1;8
- 6. Let's Warm UPwith Some Riddles! 2. &ern Motherleee and Fatherle••,lnto tnl8 world without a eln, Mad .... a lou.:! roar ae I ent.ered, And "_r epoke sea In. 3. m,,", I• • c::erUln crime that If It (5 attempWd ii, punh,hable, but if' committed I. not.. What r. It? 4. What OC::CUr& Ont::" in a minute. twice In • moment. put never in an hour. 5. It 90815 up and down the etalr lll without moving. 6. Give It food and it wlll1Jvo: elve it water and it will die, 7. What'. the beginning of eternity. the end of time and "pace, the bsgl"nlng of tohe "nd. lind the end of _ry placei' 8. Take on8 out and ~rat(:h my head. I'm now blac;k tout on"" wa e red. 9. What ean you catch but not throw'!' 10. I run. Y" I have no ("Elill. What am 11 11. Tht!' more there Ie. the lue you He. 12. They come at night. without. being called and are 10illt In the dtAy without toelne etol,,". IZ,. Forward I am heavy. backward I am not. What am 11 14. there wa~ a round ereenhou~e. Ineide wa~ a ~maller white houee. In the white houee wae a red hou~e. And living in the red "ouee were lote of IInle blac:k babie~. 15. WI1at two word~ have the moet lette,.. in them1
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- 8. lilliS·· · WhatDo These Signs Mean?) I I txample 1 l f...,w", r ,.s 1 his sign warns people not to blow their horns. The symbol is usually displayed in a quiet area such as a residential area' Of school zone. As traffic becomes heavy, impatient drivers tend to make noise with their horns. So people in the quiet areas demand that drivers not be al1O.Ved 10 blow their horns. They say no one needs 10 blow their horns if everyone drives carefully and defensively. '
- 9. Talk, Talk, Talk1 / Part I 'G 'dA 5 ~ 6. 1. 8. @ 9. 10.
- 10. What Are TheyFor? ) I r(!) t is a small plastic card that people use when they buy goods or services without cash. It's 1I very convenient means o f purc::haslng things people want without having to pay lor them at once. However. problems arise if not used wisely . We 1I1J know credit cards ' encourage people to spend more . Banks Intensify' this problem by issuing credit cards to ~ unqualified ~ ' people. So, banks must be more ci!lreful issuing credit cards. and people should also be more responsible about their own spending.
- 11. Talk, T<Jlk, To'llk1 I I'ort I .. """at ar. the!! tor? ,. 2. ~ ,. •• ~ ~ a 5. 6. ~ ,. •• .:..... • •• • ...... . 9. w. B ---
- 12. h(§!.4W What Do YouSay? L----, ,,1 'RIII!Qd.MIII!,1 Ther~ aore some frequently used expressions for certain sltu&tons. They Dre useful for every studen t '0 know. Of course. there may be more than one expression 'Of lhe same !litUllIIon. Wh e n yo u le ll so m eo ne $o m e n eW$ a nd you don' , wa n' him o r he r 10 revelll' II 10 a n yone e l Sf!!. wha l d o you SIly? ~ OO'I rCp('a1 Ihts 10 anyone!
- 13. Talk, T.llk, Talk1 / Purl 1 t- ~at do ~ _11 7' 1. WhOI do you say when you sweo r' nO{ 10 repea l whal Is told 10 youl 1. Whol do you say when you SUggesl Ihol someone try 0 new rood? 3. Whol do you say when you WOn! !O su rpr1$4' someone wlth big n~ws? .., WhO! do you soy when you meet :someone who has illli! relumed from 0 long trip? S, Who! do you say whe n yo", wonder If someone else undenloll<U your S!alements?, 6, Whol do yo u $Oy whe n you don'! understond whot somoone hos sold o nd you won! II to be repeo!edl 7. Whot do you soy when you heor sod new s from 5Omeone? 6. Whot do you say when you wo ni to cho nge Ihe topic? 5, Whol do you say when yo u th ink so m eo n e Is lokl n g wlth you1 JD. W ho l do yOIl say when you don't ImdefSto nd someone', real moonIng? n . Whol do you say when you 01"$1 meel someone? J1. Whot do you say when you IntelTUpt' samoone or cut In front of him? 13, Whot do you say when you opologlze 0 someone? . _-_ ,_-_ ..- ....... "' _"'MII..-.............. _ ,. . - .. _ . . "',"" .....--.... ~
- 14. "tti,l!i!W When Do YouSay ThiS?) I-~ I'Re"d /VIe t I Let's !./Ilk about 111 whet slluatlons people woukI use the$e expressk>n5 .. J:;' f"",pl e J I Congr.. lul a l lo n sl ' " ••-.. I ~ nyllme so m eon e ha s accompli s he d so m e th in g ..J:'. wonhwhlle In Ufe-gl"l'dua loo, won a n a ward. ' gol a Job or a promotion. ' gotten married. or had a baby. ._-_ _..-._-. - _.- .~ -_ -._ ..................= .... ... -.......- ..... ~ ... =-
- 15. T,llk. T.llk. Talk1 I l'u n , 'Wh.n d o !!ON _y (his ? 1 . NIce 10 meet you. 2. It 's up 10 you. 3. I don't 'hlnk I ca n offord II. II . I don"lhlnk 50. 5. Excuse mel •• Con I lcove In m essoge? 7. If you weI'(' a my shoes. •• Walch OUI! Let's be reollstlc! •• HI II all de~nds. JL I dldn ' , moon Ihcl1. My (lr1l $00100. " "- t1p$ Don', gel up . ". Moke you rse lf a t h ome. J5. Don ', get m e wrong. J~ I' m solT)' 10 h ea r IhOI. 17. Ca n you hcor me? J& I'd love 10. J • . It $Crvcs you "ghl. za Ar1l you fo ll o wing m p7
- 16. "Ui,iI4 _ What's Wrong!) 1 ~.ad}t1f., 1 Students and non-native s peakers somelimes use strange expressions. Correct the following s«!nlences which are grammal>cally wrong. (Sometimes there may be ITlQTe than one conecllon neceSNory, or there may be more than one correct answer.) ,. J:."......p le They are discu ssing about h o w to Impro ve the la x ~ ;:::~ r hey are discussing how to Improve the lax system.
- 17. T.l lk, T.llk,T.llk 1 / 1'« '" I II> "'What's ...,ro"9' 1. We are Invited 10 her morrioge. 2. I O I)()logi~ 10 disturb you. 3. H e osked m ore m o ney. II. We opprcdole you for your kindness. 5. Mini.sklrts are recently popular among young women. 6 . He was absellt for a business [rip. 7. see you next m orning. 8. I love Koroo, spt'Clolly In spring. 9. The res ult 1.$ so[bned . .za It Is not allowed 10 smok(> here. JL I'll many you In case you SlOp smoking. J2 She wos deod from a trome oecld(>nl. 13. I have dlmculy 10 persuade her. J4. They senl II me . lS. 00 you know 10 make coffee? J6. I'm looming 10 drive a cor. 17. The cost Is expensive. l&. I hove a promise wllh him 01 6 p .m. J 9. Most of people ore afrold of death. ZOo Th e d(>IXlrlmeni siore IS ottrocilng (I 101 of clie nt s by lowering prlces. 2 1. !-Ie speoks En9l1sh very good. 22. Sh e's nOI sayi ng the truth. 23. The com pony Is very Incompetent In Ihe fosi-food morkel. Z4. He be«lm(> mod when he heard the news.. 25. She drives very rostly. 26. I don', know he Is honest. 21. He dido', mind to show me Ih e woy to Ihe hmel. 28. Old you go to swim yesterdoy? Z9. He', busy to road books. I 30. They're doing their be:it to scorch In lssl ng pt!"Ople i n the ~ o<:dd(>nt.
- 18. UN.!.I!W "Do you like"Questions ' "E'....... pl. 00 you like 10 ",alc h lV? e used 10 Wlch a lot of leIoMsion. r could do lhal while r I """ 00Ing something ...... liM snd,4ng or painting Bull lhese ~ I han:ly ewr turn lhe TV on. I lind II mo.teh mon! enjoyiobIo! 10 go out or read II booI< or IisWn 10 good musIc:. 1guess l"m bored' with _ldIing TV. . _...-
- 19. Talk, Talk, Talk1 / I'tnt " "f,.. n !!lWfl r th. . - q"lfl!!lt /O"'!!l: r 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Do)'Qu like Do you li ke read? ~o trovel? 00 you like to oot? ~o Do)'Qu like ~o sIng? Do)'Qu like 10 ea t OU1? 6. Do you like to exercl:oe? 7. 00 you like 10 p lay ony mu.slcol Instrument? 8. 00 you like to swim? 9. Oo)'Qu like ~o ploy cards? .Ill 00 you like 10 gamble? 11. 00 you like to wotch movl~1 12. 00 you like 10 ploy wl1h ch ildren ? H. 00 you like to sleep late In the m orning? 14. 00 you like to go 10 the mountains? 15. 00 you like 10 meel new people? 16. Do you like 10 s m oke? 17. 00 you like drinking? 18. 00 you like playin g golf? 19. Do you like playin g tennis? zo. 00 you like bowling? 21. Do you like writlng letters? 22. Do you like shopping? II Do you like talki ng? 24. Do you like hel p Ing those in need? ' 25. Do you Uke buying lottery' tlckelS? 26. Do you Uke lI1eat7 27. Do you Uke vegetobles? 28. Do you li ke row Osh7 29. Do you li ke W~lern food? 3a. Do you li ke klmchl? 31. Do you Uke music? 32. Do you li ke trad111onol music? 33. Do you like druslcol music? 34. 00 you like money? 35. 00 you like your curren t job? ."""..... '__ .. _ _ ... _10_ ..........,.,. .1n_ ' ~ ___ 01 - ' 1 ' ' ' ' _
- 20. iiiii.U'· "Do you think you are" Questions Do you th ink you are conSC:le ntlo u$? ' "-.,w ", f -( .ta hy don ' t you ask someone else? Obviously, ~ prejudiced' about my 0VJI1 I' m character. But I will say that I always try to do my best I don ' t think I ever deliberately' slack off' on a project. Sometimes I know [ fail to do something perfectly, but that is because I don"t have enough time or I don 't dearly understand the task. But, under the Circumstances, I could not have done the job better than [ did" ~F~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ·consc;.nhOUS : gui<Se<ll»' or _ _ • _ ... "' ''''''''' io rigrl1 o r _ .po-ejud;ce : "'" an ot>iect"' . ~ , _del,berate " ~ . Of"'" on putP".'" o ff : _;nectMtyOf .,... . slac ~ n. ... _
- 21. Talk, Talk, Talk1 I I'un II • "A.. ..,. ' W /l,. t,.~ qU/l, tiO ..,: 00 you think you ore healthy? ,. 00 you think you are generous? J. 00 you think you are humoro us? •• 00 you think you are inreiligenl? 5. 00 you think you ore smon? •• 00 you Ihlnk you ore hoppy? 7. Do you t hink you ore honest? •• 00 you tthink you ore open.mlndL>d? hink Ore too m orollstlc1 •• 00 you t hin k you ore moody? ' 00 you you '" U Do you think you ore superstitious? ' " Do Do you you think you thInk you Ote rellglous? ore diligent? " ". Do YOll thh.k you ore gentl e? " ,. Do Do you you thin k you th in k you ore klnd ? ore successful? ,. " Do you Ihln k you ore frugal? ' ... zo. Do Do 00 you you you Ihln k think t hInk you you you are po Uent? are forgetful? are talkat ive?' l L Do you t h ink you ore rich? I I Do you t h ink you ore optimistic? n. 00 ,. 00 you you t h ink think you yo u are low-abldlng?' are lozyl 15 00 you think you Ore good looking? ~=,;,::;:.=::c:::.....~-:::=~-:::: . ...... """",*", .. ,,, ..ong _ _ .,.....,'- ~ ,co. .................. _-
- 22. "Z;;'"M;- " What" QUes tlOltS) l:."'''Q,,"p/~ Wha t do yo u thi n k Is the best w a y t o Sl ay h ealtJ-oy? -.-s here are many ways to remain h e;,lthy. Di fferent .L people pu rsue ' many of them. They m;,y ta ke large amounts of vitamins Or tonics. ' Some blindly ' believe In :oorne diet or other, which m a y be commercially appealing ' but not medlc;,lly tested. Nonet heless. good health starts with weight con trol. This I, ;,chieved either through eating modera t ely 0 ' I e xercising regu larly, or both . ._._ _ - •_ .... t<yto_ ... _ _ _ ._ry .--........-.g"'_ ..._ . ~ , _"'_"'Il .... ... _ - -
- 23. T.llk, Talk, Talk1 /l'ul1 II .. "A."s we, these qo"r-It ia" 5: 1. What do you usually have for breakfast? :I. What do yau usually have for lunch1 J. What 1$ your favorite snaCk? 4. What do you want to be In the fu ture? 5. Whot b the most Important thing for you to do this yCQr? 6. What do you do to improve your English ? 1. What do you think about giving up ' o n ( ng lbh? 8. What do you think a re the adva n tages of having a good oo mmond of English? 9. What mode you marry you r wife (or husbond)? 10. Wha t do you think about prenuptial agrffmenl$? ' 11. What do you wont your chlldren to be in the future? 12. What makes you feel happy? lJ. W hat makes you feel sad? 1'1. What do you d o to moke your parents happy? 15. What do you d o to make your chUdr~n ha ppy? 16. What do you d o to moke your spouse hoppyJ 1 1.What d o you "",ually d o If you have (loold1 J 8.What Is your religion? 151.What do you th i n k about women s moking and drinking? 20. What do you think about b uying lottery tlckel5? :11. What Is your faVOrite $eO.$On? :12. W hat is your favorite food? D. W hat 15 Ihe 001 movie you've ever see n ? :14. What are you goi ng to be doing 01 10:00 p .m . tomorrow? 15. What do you think is the m 051lmportant th ing In life? ·.=C=~-.·_ _~, _ . _ - . . . . " . . , . . . _ _ I>f-'Io.<**hn._ . ~ = C' . ~_ , ~~~~~'G»
- 24. .. Xi......• "Who"Questions "I:.a m pl", Who do you admi re the most? ~ y parents. They sacrificed' everything for me. TIley '):: - gave up their personal dreams and financial well- being. They dropped out' of high school because they were too poor to get th rough. ' but they always emphasized the Importance o f a college education to me and my brothers and sisters. As iii rewtt. we enjoy II higher living standard than our parents. thanks to their efforts. Nothing is stronger than parental delerminlilion to raise ' their children well. j
- 25. Talk, Talk, Talk1 ! 1'","1 II Ii> "A.-,.s_, thae qUH tions; 1. Who is the breadwinner' In you r famlly? 1. Who cooks In your home? 3. Who does the dishes ot h ome? 4, Who takes aut' of your chILdren? 5, Who take.• core of you r parents? 6, Who makes more m oney - you o r your Spouse? 7. Who makes the m ajor dedslonS In your family? 8, Who Is in charge ' of finances' In your family? 9. Who decides which cha nne l to walch on TV? 1£1 Who 1$ you r faVOri te movie sto r? 1L Who do you think is the hopple$! person In the world? 11. Who do you think is the busiest person In Ih'" world? 13. Who do you think Is t he riche:n peT$On In the world? 14. Who do you think is Ihe m ost Importan t person in the world? ll. Who do you Ihlnk lies m OSI o ften ? 16. Who do you thin k Is the m OSI hon est pe no n in the world? 1 7. Who do you th ink IS t he most misera ble person In the world ? 1&' Who do you think Is the m ost Innuenllal person In the world? 19. Who makes you happy? 10. Who makes you wd? 1L Who makes you laugh ? 12. Who Is t he best singer? 13. Who Is the s mmtl'St person you know? 24. Who hos the best job In th e world? .__ 25. Who do you depend on for advice? . _ . . . . , - . . . . _ 1 0 ~ . _ ·lnc""""" : ... _",~",,,,,,,_ ' _ ''''''''"'"'Y_
- 26. lunt.I,.• "Why" QuestionS) ~ I E'.ampl. Why do you think people marry? A..nswe,. d'l eople naturally dislike being alone. They also have ~~ curiosity about people of the opposite sex. Marriages arranged between families are still common. However. these days. people get married for many reasons. Some marry simply because family members and friends are getting married. while others live together to save money. However, gold-diggers' marry for their partners money. Many people slill marry because they want children. But the majority of people marry because they are in love and want to stay with each other all Ihe " lime.
- 27. .. "A."SWC,. thc_quest/a".; 1. Why O~ you leornlng English? 1. Why do you thtn k people In general ore gelling foner? J. Why dolO mony people want 10 be sU m? ' II. Why do you think people a re hooked ' on rornpul<!l'1l? S. Why do you think people wotch TV instood of read ing (I book? 6. Why do you think some people choose to live in (I crowd ed ' e Uy? 1. Why cia you thin k peopl e wont 0 moke more money? IJ. Why do you t h ink peopl e need Q college degree? 9. Why do you think people gt'ncroUy d istrust govemment? Ul Why do you think t he number o f females who smoke Is 1~$l n9? How Oboul the n umber of you ng people? lL W h y do you think ju V<!ni le delinquency' Is on t he rlse? 12. W h y do you thInk people em igrate? ' 13. W h y do y<:>u thi nk people wont child ren ? 14. Wh y d o you think SOme people wont 10 be childless? 15. W h y do you think m ost pwple hove so m e reli glon7 16. Wh y do clot hing fa sh io ns change so qUlcldy7 17. Why do people do things they know are bod for Ihem? 18. Why are divorce roles cllmblng7 19. Why do you live where you do? 10. Why are some people more sucassfullho n ot hers' 1 ___"'- . __ ·...... :..-.. ____ 10_-. ..... . .... .~~ --"'-- ... .C<_ ,___...,._ .. ...".. _"""'"""""_I0_ ·oomiw1ot<t ' ....... .... - . . , " ' -
- 28. "£i$liM'M "Where" Que.tlon~ '£"'KQ m p l e I Where do you usually s hop? rA•• . wer usually shop In discount stores. I"m lNilling to ptroy the T membership fees. because I think I can save more over time due to' the reduced prices. However. I must be careful not to 00 tempted ' by cheap prices into buying things unless I have an immediate ' need for them . Otherwise. It' s Just wasting money. ,
- 29. Tdlk. Tillk. Talk1 / 1'",' .. .. A. ..s_~ flo. . . q ..~fions: J . WheTe do you liv" now? Why? Z. WheTe were you born? Describe wha l your homelown looks lIk.e. 3. Where do you usuolly go on Su ndoy? II. Where did you mCCl your currenl sweetheart ' for the firsl lime? 5. Where do you usually m eet your sWl>elheort? 6. Where do you wonl 10 go on your honeymoon? ' W hy? T. Where did you go on your losl VO(Ollon? 8. Where are you plonnlng 10 go for your nexl Summer "oeollon? 9. When:' do you won! to live ofter you n:'tire? Why? 1Ll Where do you usually go for u drink.? Why? 11. Where do you usually b uy your clothes? Why? 12. Where do you usually buy home 0I'PUonces? ' 13. Where ore you going ofter this closs? 14. Whel' do you most wont 0 "Islt? 15. Where do you hope to work? 16. Where ore your parents from? 1 7. Where Is your sweetheo.rt from? 11. Where do you wont to go to IIChool? 19. Where Is the prettiest Spol In the world? zo. Where ore your brolhms and sisters right now? ._-,_--- _._1<>---._ . . . .- - ,.Itfp,......... .appbnoo • . . - - . ...... . .~-- . _ ...
- 30. IIX(9,· ·I •• "When"Questions ) I .. 'E"xample ~ When do yo u fee l h a p py? A..sw", t!) feel happy whenever my family is healthy. But I was I especially happy when I had a baby. When I got a promo tion. I felt happ y too. Bu t the r e is only on e w a y t o be happy permanent ly : that is, we should feel happy about who INC are and remember that happiness com es from the little things w e accomplish . W e can never fee l hoppy unless we can enjoy t he thIng s we have around us now,
- 31. Talk, T,llk, Talk1 ! l'(II"t II J . When did you start lea rnin g English? 2. When do you feel like giving up on English ? 3. W hen do<!$ YOUT fa m ily eat out? If. When do you read the newspaper? 5. Wh en did you fa ll In love for the first ti m e? 6. Whe n di d you Sia n sm oki ng ond drinking? T. Whe n do you feel M~S5e<I? 8. When do you feel lonely? 9. When would you like to toke a round-the-world nip?' Ul When do you think of YOUT parenu? 11. Wh en do you think o f you . frien ds? 12. W hen will you get monied? 13.. When are you going to finish sch ool? 14_ When do you see a doctor? 15.. When do you think you w!ll win t he lottery?
- 32. IIW.!lAn "How" Ques tloM) I l,,::::: you know you, . . ,.n" low you? " . (S e call p.lIrentai love ~uncondlllonal. ~ meaning t~t l'I parents g ive top priority' to the ir c h ildren under 1111 c ircumstanc e s. Fo r exam p le, they try to provide their children with bene r food, a better ooucatlon , better medical c are , etc. Paren ts lire always re;,dy to sacrifice their own well-being fo r their ch ildren' s sake.' We all know that their love is endless, but we don 't know whll' real parentlll love Is until we become parents ourselves. Parents may not tal k about Iheir love fo r thei r c hildren , but we all know they will a lways love us . • pfIo<Ity • ~ ~to~'" utgOtC>J'
- 33. ft.-..._,.. tlt-. questlo...., 1. How did you get your first job? Z. I-Iow coo you persuade your children to st udy hard? J. How can you persuade your parents that academic 5uccen bn" everything? II. Ilow much pocket money do you spend 0. monU,? 5. How many h ours d o you sleep ? 6. I low many h ours d o you study tnglish every day? 7. Ilow many cup:!< of coffee do you drink a day? IJ. How many cigarettes do you snloke a doy1 g. H o w d o. you divvy up ' domestic cho res ' with your partoer? III How could you gel a good deal If you were buying a cor? 1L How did you come to stort smoking and drinking? J2. How d id you feel w h en you flr$t met yo u r current sweet heart? lJ. How do you go to school (or work)? 1'1. How does one win in athletics?' In life ? 15. How much money b "enough"] ·diwyUP ' _"'-..l"t>j .~'i<>""""' ,. """"""'_""'''_ •• '-"" 01_&<1 _ _
- 34. "",,,iH c-:- --::-::----:-:-- -) "' How often" Questions l r E'••m pl. How often do yo u vlsll your parents? " r know that as my ~rents gel older they wanl 10 see me more often. [ can read their minds when [ look inlO their eyes. I want to visit them as olten as possible, 100. but my work keeps me busy. And I have to think about my ~renl5-in-law as well. They also want to see thei r own child frequently. So I hoVi! 0 dilemma. ' If my spouse and [ alternate' visits between both families. I am see my own p.lIrents just once II month at best. ' So I try to visit them by myself whenever I can make the time. And when !"m 100 busy to see them. [ caU them o ften to say hello. -- ~ •• _ - - - . _ ... _ ~ ~~~ I .-:--.... - ,'*'"- - ""'_ .... _---....., .......... <II>~ .. - "..'--~-
- 35. ... }..."s_r th..-","estio"s: J. How often do you get you r hai r cut? 2. How o ften do you stay up all night? 3. How o ften do you take a both? 4. How often do)'Ou brush yourteeth? S. How o ft en do you take a nap? 6. How o ft en do you dream? 7. Ilow often do you exercise? 8. How often do you lie? 9. I low often do)'Ou drink? ltl How often do)'Ou think about your nO't love? lL How often do you h elp your wife with the chores? 12 How often do you call your sweetheort? 13. How often do you tell your swee th eart, - I love you"? 14. Ilow ofte n do you tell your children, - I love you · ? 15. How ofte n do you see a movie? 16. How o fte n do you visit your friends" J7. How o ft e n do you vsi! your in.lows? J8. How o fte n do you give money to you r parents? J9. How often do you eat out? zo. How often do you see your child's teacher? 2L How often do you play with your children? 22. How often s hou ld someone see a dentist? 23. How oflen do you go shopping? 24. How often do you gel to relax? How often have you traveled abroad?
- 36. .Riill"'.. " How to'" Statements "E"II'Qmple ~ Exp lain how to a c h ie ve your d reams. A..,_•• ~ irst of all. I must believe in myself aod ignore those r who try to discourage me. I must stop procraslinat- ing' and keep on trying. I know I will not fail if I try again and again un til I succeed. That"s the o nly way anyone can have dreams come true. ' I, . •
- 37. Tdlk. Talk. Talk1 I 1''''1 II ... Tell m e hQIN to d o tl..~ follow/mil' J . Expla in how to drive safely. 2. Explain how to SlOp drinking and sm oki n g . 3. Explain how to fi nd Mr. (aT Miss) Righi .' 4. Explain how to make your husband and Wife hoppy. 5. Explain how 10 m ake your children h"ppy. 6. Explain how to stay henlth y. 7. Explain how to Improve you r I:ng llsh . II. I:xplal n how to avoid becoming a henpecked ' husband . 9. Explai n how to avoid Letting frllmd$hlp sou r.' ll1 Explai n how to make up' with your est ranged ' friend . 11. I:xlliai n how to ovoid a tOlllsl . 11. Explai n how to use a ve nding machine.' 13. I:xplal n how to get fram yOUT ho me 10 h e re . 14. I:xplal n how 10 get rich. lS. Explain how to a ch ieve worl d peace. 16. (xplaln how to gel betler grades. 17. Explain ho w 1 win 01 a video gam e. 0 18. Explain ho w 10 get fram here to yo ur home. 19. Explain ho w your country come InlO being . .20. Explain h ow you lreol your lover. .~ --"'- _--.,.--<---- : -_ --..,.- _ - --_ _"""'._"'_b. . . . . . . . "'_. . _. . .,.,..,. :_-".-0i0ndIy ·__ . . ......... : .....- "' ... . . .. Itight ..... """ .. _ ..... _(sbjIO_~""'_IO_"'_ .......... ... """"""'"' ·..-.g~ : ._ .....
- 38. liiiJl'IA'i'I "Old you ever"~uestlonS) I~ E'••mpl. Old yo u ever do mu e ' mo ney or ti m e to a c h arity? ' "A-n e,.. sw 1 ~ go through ' cycles. Sometimes I try to donate money to every worthy cause' I come across, ' and then I think that my lillie contributions' are too small 10 make any difference . So r become mOTe selective, ' and give more money to just II few charities. And then r will worry that they are not genuinely' interested in solving a problem. but only In ma.k1ng money illegitimately, ' so then I win • • stop giving altogether. But then I'll feel guilty lind start making indiscr iminate' donations all over again. 1
- 39. T<llk, T<llk, Talk1 / 1'",1 II .. "A"$_r- theu "ue$t/o"s:; 1. Old you e>let eat dog meat? 2. Old you e>ler run In a mamthan7 J . Old you ever have a bli nd date? ' 'II. OLd you. ewr buy a lott"'1' ticket? 5. Old you ever d o nate your blood? 6. Old you ever get locked In on elevator? T. Old you ever say goodbye to a $weetheon? ~. Did you e>ler try to stop s m oking and drinki ng? 9. OLd you e>ler hoV1.' Q big opemtLon ?' Ul Old you e>ler go abrood on vQcot!on? l l. Old you ever cheat' On a t~t? 12. Old you ever do something you regretted later? lJ. Old you ever fall In love with SO lneon e who was n ot In terested In you? 14. Old you ever win ony m oney or other items In a lottery? ll. Old you ever dri nk too much? 16. Old you ever do something you weTe ~ry proud of? IT. Old you e>ler lose you r temper? ' I&. Old you e>ler do something bmve 01" heroic? 19. Old you ever crlUdze your best friend? 2Q; Old you ever gIve SOm OOne a surprise pony? ' ' .__ . __.:._- ......,.-----_...-- . __ "_IJICO'_ ~--~ ~~ ..- !_ : . . ....... WlIO~_·. _ _ .... ( a t > I _ . . __ .",,", : ...... .., . . . . . . . _ _ .outfI ..... "'"'""" ...... _ _ otgo<1"'11 _ _ _ ·. _~
- 40. "ma;;" Make a QuestionStarting with "What" ) I'R ...d ",./1 You know, s tudents are accustomed 10 answering the r leacher 's questi~ In the cLassroom, That's why they have difficulty communicating with each other In real slttJatlons, since talklng requiTes both Il$kIng and replying , The!.e 5ections a re designed to train students to make proper questions In a variety of cases. l."'/II..mple I wanl 10 be a docto " · a ••."••• r What do you wllnt to be In the future? Whal do you wa nt 10 be when you grow up? What do you want to do SQme day?
- 41. T'llk. Talk. Talk1 I I' "rt II I tor the following an5~rs, mak.e at least one question s tarl:lngwlth " What." 1 . I slepl all da y yeslerday. 2. I like bu lgogl. 3. I'm goi n g 10 ~ a movi e lonlghl. .q. I looch English In middle .school. S . Watermel o n Is the besl food In summer. 6. I fccl ~ IOl(ed whcn I listcn to music. 7. H e 90('$ to c hurCh every Sunday. 8. Math Is the m ast difficult subject for m e. 9. [think u si ng an English_English dictionary Is a good way 10 s tudy English . .ul [study c hem istry In college . 11. Yeste rday I went to ~ a m ov ie with m y girlfriend. 1 2 I mUSI gel a lob afler high school. 13. After collC<Je I want 10 be a n ewspape rm an. 14. I wanl to have spag h etti for lunch. lS. I have a dole tonight with a n ew boyfriend. 16. I ha ve to study hard if I'm going to sucC1lCd. 1 7. She wonts 10 be a m ovie Slar. 18. Th ey always told me 10 be paUenl. 19. I 5pcnl all day In Ihe Louvre when I was In Paris. 20. I think I ote 100 mu ch Ice ~m. 1
- 42. "i4111 .:1 Make aQuestion Starting with "When " ) 'E"Jfample I got my first Job six months afte r I graduated from college . .. QUe5tioHS When did you get your first Job? When did you 5tart working?
- 43. T.llk, Tdlk, Talk1 /I'"n II I .. Tor t h . following anSwtrs, " ..,k. at least one qllestion . tarling w ith "Whe n . H J. I (llw(lf5 get up m six. 2. I'm pl(lllnlllg 10 t(lke (I round·the·world trtp in five years. 3. lie will be oock tn two hauTS. 4. The Korron W(lr broke aUI' In 1950, S. My schOOl starts at nin .... 6. I want to retire ' as saan o s paS$lbll', moybe ot 50. 7. I feel hoppy when I ploy with my c hildren. 8. I usua lly go to bed ot midnight . 9. I quit unal<lng twa yeo.rs <>go • .lU I was bom In 1985. 11. Her faVOrite show is On Tuesday ot 9:00. 12. He met his wife five yean ago. 13. Th ... lr first child W(l S barn two yeaTS after they got m arried. 1'1. 1 think I will finish this c1os~ In 2 weekS. l5. Soo n after getting off th(' subway, he roollzed he'd left hl$ oog behind . ._,- - ..... .... .,...·. _ _ _ _ "'_ · ..."- ,P
- 44. kiXUilia· Makea Question Starting with "How" ) 'r Exampl. I usually Invite my friends home. and Mom prepares food and a special cake fo r us. And my friend s a lways give me books or movie tickets as presents. l a"~tions r How do you usually celebrate' you r birthday? • ___r====~ . ~. : _(Io~~ __ acwty
- 45. T ," .. n._~, . Tdlk, T.llk, Talk 1 1'<11", III 'n• • _ ••• • , ,.• • , on. qu . .''''' . tdrtl"g wlt:lt "H~. " 1. I'~ been living he,.., In K()rN1 for two ),oofS. 2. I've been ~ludyin9 English 5i n « m iddle school . 3. 1 brush my te-eth thT«' times a day. 4. I 0011 my pClrents once 0 week. 5. II was gn!ot. [ visited my g fandpore n l$ In Busan and enloyed walki ng On Taelongdoc beach. 6. I hove two close frtends. T. We rented Q condo for the weeke nd and spe nt all day o n Ihe slo pcl<.' 8. II Is 0 u5l'd OOT, so my friend gave II 10 me. 9. [t IOkes two hOUD by car from here to Oaejron. III I usually read two books (1 m o nth . l l. I wos Sllll~ to m~t 0 friend 0 (I coffee shop. bUI it wos very crowdoo. So the waitress hod me 511 (It 0 table with two girls. That's how I mel my wlfel 12. I proCllce at loos Ihree hours" day. 13. It w(lS 0 rool borgoin ' _ 1 gol them for only 20 bucks ' "piKe.' 14. My friends who smoked looked cool' to me and Ihey "r«amm('nded " it 10 me. 15. I n~er f",1t so bad in my lif",! ._ :.... - :=r:":. ;:-""-'" - · - . : to _ __ .,_; _ • eo<>I , _ ..... .... ... - """'"
- 46. "#£11.10 Make a QuestionStarting with "Where" ) E'.ampl. r I'm planning to go to Mt. Sorak this summ er. Questions Where are you going to go o n your vacation? Where do you want to go this summer? Where would you like to vacation? • ••
- 47. T.1 Ik, T.llk.T.llk 1 / I'uri III tor th. foIlotNI..g ..... _,." m ..... .. t 1."lIIt 0 ... ",u ...tlon lIItflrtl"g with 'Wh.re. H 1. I'm from ~1. Z. I live In longno. 3. I usu olly m~t my frien ds In 0 down town bookstore . ... 1 om going to go to the Eost 8eo.ch thl$ $um m er. 5. I was In BU5<ln yesterday. 6 . You can b u y dol hes ch wply 01 Oon gdoemoon . 7. I boughl It In (I d uty-free' shop. 8. We ca n meet In some Gan gnam caffee sho p . 9. My parents live On Jelu Island . .l(l I first m et my glrlfrlend at a m ovie Iheoler. 11. I Uved In Paris for five yeon, bu t I was too young so [ don 't remember m uc;h obout It. l l. My fat h er wa~ bom i n C h i<:ogo. b ut he g rew up i n MOKOW. 13. I left my p Unle o n the b us. I lf. They sa w wc;h ot her for the fi nll lime in Chi na , after corresponding fou r yWnl. 15. I we n l salsa dandng 01 0 dub last n lg h l. The p Lace was pocked. ' but II su re ww; fun!
- 48. Make a QuestionStarting with "Why" t xamplc I English Is necessary for my Job. i QUllstioff' Why are you learning English? Why Is English Important?
- 49. ~ to,.. elt. fo/lowl"g ...._ ......, ..........t I.",st on• .,.._tlo" st ..rtl.. g wltlt "Wit"." 1. I love the beautiful scenery In the co untry. Clean air makes m e feel refreshed, That's why [ live her('. 2. My wife ond I usually s leep lole In the morning, so we have nO Ume for breo.kfast, But _ don't car(' If we skIp' It; two meals a re enough for us. J. I do n 't think ma rriage Is a must ' fo. everybody. I feel very comfonoble living alone. ii, I m ade a fortune In $I:<Xb, SO I ron offord to en)oy my Ufe without havtng to work. Eor1y retirement has always been my dream. S. The Slack market Is too dangerous for me. So I save in the bonk. 6. I think the Incro<l$lng crime rote" due to' poor discipline' a t hom e. T. I Sla pped smo king fo r Six months . But my cu rrent workload Is keeping me so sires$<'!<! out that I started smoking ogol n . 8. Oh, no. I lust wont to relo" ot home. You know, th ere Is no Cu re for a cold. 9. Ru n nIng Is the best exerclsel It Is cheal' and we can do It anywher(' . .la We Or(' late! Don't worry, you o re perfectly so fe In my car even Qt this speed. 11. 8ecause I had on unexpecled expense. 12 I overslept. U . They paid so much Qllentlon to the oldest san that they neglected' their do ughter. I ~; ~Ul'SS I just didn 't study hard enough. ._ ---_..- ~ause he wos the handsomest man I ever met! .oIdp _ ... _ _ . . . _ _ .. - ._"" -""-"._'" _ foo"ao ... _ _ _ _ ....... .negIect ' ,--- _ _ , " " ' - 0 _ _. _. " -
- 50. Il£tiSiP" i F JtGmpic Ask him why he lives in the big city. l Q uest/o",. I Why do you live In th e big city?
- 51. Talk, Talk, Talk1 I [,,,,1111 A •• .om. I . As k him If II Is " good Idea 10 Iry to memorize the dictionary. r Z. Ask him if he is free Ihls afternoon. 3. Ask him If he wonlS 10 see 0 movie wilh uS lonlgh t . 4. Ask him Ifhe Is tired. 5. As k him w hat he thinks abou t Korean food. 6. Ask him w hat hiS major wos. 7. Ask him why he come to Korea. 8. M k him where he come from. 9. Ask hi m how the party was lost night. Ul Ask him If he con come olong with you to Ihe departmenl slor@. 11. Ask him what kind of music he likes_ 12 Ask him what he t h inks about learning Engllsh, 13. Ask him If he wants to buy a new car. 14. Ask him what the ~st way Is of avoiding stress. 15. As k him If he knows the ~st woy to stay healthy, 16. Ask him If he can afford to lend you this money. II. Ask h im If he co n have dinner wllh you tonight. 18. Ask him If he reads a newspaper every day. 19. Ask him If he gives money 10 a beggar whenever he sees one. 20. Ask him whOI he does when he is tired . 1L Ask him whkh h e likes beller, playi n g cards o r jusl lolklng. 12 Ask him how he gOI promoted. ' 13. Ask him If he is sure h e wi ll get a pay raise' nexl year. 111. As k him if he has any Ideas for belter edut;o llng Our children, 15. Ask him what he thinks IS Ihe besl way to t;urb' the rising divorce rate. 16. Ask him what type of woman he likes. 11. Ask him how many days of paid vocation he hru II year. 18. As k him If he ever tried to q u ll smoking. 19, Ask him why 1I Is Important to learn Engilsh. Ja Ask h im how he celebrates his birthday.
- 52. Making Comprehension Question. I r I:"'''Itf,P/e Data on 87 ,000 f~male nurses, ages 30 to 60, show Ihal women who drink two o r more c ups of coffee a I day are two thirds less likely to commi t suicide' than those who abSiain.' The finding' comes as a surprise. Furthermore, coffee lovers a lso tend to drink more I alco hol , s moke more end have more stress - all fac tors thought 10 be associated with ' high suicide l aU . risk. "".o I 1 . What was the occupation of the respondents? 2 . How old ",,-ere the people s urveyed? 3. Who is more !iUSCeptible ' to l§Uiclde? 4 . Why Is the fl ndlng surprisi ng?
- 53. Tillk, T<llk, T<llk1 / 1 III 'ul1 q..ad th. followi ..g articles a .. d a s k som e comp,.." . " sIo.. .,..estio ..s for . a ch 0 ... . o There are only two things to worry aboul _ o I:Uher you are well. or you are sick. o If you are well, then there IS nothing to wo rry a bout. o But If you are sick, there are two th lngs to worry about. o Either you will 9'"'t well,' or you will die. o If you get well, then there 15 nothing to worry about. o But If you die, there are o n ly IWO things to worry about. o Elthe. you go to heaven or 10 hell. o If you go to heo.ven, there is nothing to worry about. o If you go 10 hell, you'll be so dam ' busy s haking hands with old friends, you won't have time to worry. Q1) Q2) Q3) . _ :10 _ _ . .am : _lot ·<Iemr>od·......,Icw_
- 54. ~ n our honeymoon ' • U my wife an d I went to a remote ' village, beco use we hate busy places. We saved a lo t of money because we dldn', hove to buy plane tickets o r stay In on expensive hotel. And we enjoyed the quiet otmosp here' and the peace of not hav ing man y people around. Maybe even morc Importa n t, we really got to know each oth er, since we hod p lenty of time to tal k about how to li ve together, how to handle money. and how 10 divide our chores. Since my wife wo rks, she was very worried about h o w to hand le the h ouseho l d c h o res , but ! promised to pitch In. ' QI) Q2) Q3) .,_. :1101_ .hor"'''IOOi. :. "", ~ .. ..,.. ~_ "",",,"~ =~ .~ : . -",,-.u .piId'1ln : ...., Of _ _ ... _
- 55. Talk, Talk, Talk1 ! l'ur1 III - z, t am a S7_year_ald former manufacturing executive wllh a lovely wife and two grown daughte rs. I neve r went 1 college, bUI [ worked hard and eV('nluolly Invested 0 In s tarling my own s mall b usiness. Aft e r 12 years of stru99l1 n9 to gel II off Ihe ground, ' II foiled. I om now oul of work, ond mosl of my friends say I om unemployable since I om 100 old to start at Ihe bottom ,' and without 0 college degree I am not qualified ' for an e xecutive ' position. No one will hire me , regordless o f' m y experienc e. Howev e r, Ihough I hove been OUI of work (o r IW O years . I am nol givi n g up. I am s ure someone will recognize my value and give me (I good job. But I have loomed one thing' Educatlo n CAN make a dlfferen«. QI) Q2) Q" -.,--,"""""' .... ' Il'0l011 _ _ _ , . . , .~_ ' '''' __- org_._. . . _"'_"'"'_ ... _ _ _ _ <If , .. _ .. _ ... .••..,UlIr. '....... __ . . . _"'_._IOr.''''' ........... _._"' ~
- 56. ".'T ('S, ofcourse, men and women can be friends os e7 lo ng as sex is n 't In volved .' Th e n , th ey would bot h see each other as lovers. not 0$ friends. They would gel lea lous' over nothing ond everythi ng. and Iry 0 interfere In ea ch othe r'~ p rivate b usiness, ond t heir relations h ip wou ldn't ]o s l long . In orde r to hove a morc solid relationship, people should hove something In common ' such as a spiritual Hfe, 0 hobby, or a social activity. These f(lcto rs contribu t e ' to u n derstand i ng each othe r 's situa tion ond strengthen their re lationship. QI) Q2) Q3) ._.:-- =-==-======= _In .JeaI<>oJ. : _ ... '" IOOinD .110<:,.... "'_'"'" to """' ~ ·eo<>ltIbut. : ~ 0b0uI._ ·In C"lnmon :in jaio1 - " ' " ","':_-..aIIy
- 57. Talk, T'-llk, Talk1 / I'm! III b t don't belle'<! thol women are weoke r than men. Just look 01 the strong will mothers exhib It on behalf of' the Ir c hildren . But women have m ore pOli ence than men , (lnd th ey wIlL do obsolul(!ly anything for theIr child ren 's advoncemenl. History shows tha t there hove • always been s trong wome n behind great men . Ho wever, co ns<:rlpting ' women Is n o t lu st Q m oile r o f fairness. ' I think m e n Orf! more su itable for army li fe Ih on women. si n ce w omen ho ve (1 dut y to rol se children . In the lo ng run, Ihot role is (!Yen more Important for Ihe nolio n 's securi ty. ' Q O) Q'l QJ) 1 _01 "'-; - ·""_01 . .". _ _ 01........... _.'1; .... '... -,.... :_,..."..,-; ........ - _ _ ·~ ' ''''...,.,.-I . ~ , - ........... -~
- 58. / ) uLtteiUng people how to J....4 live their jives. I'm specking on beh(df of all the smokers out there. The way smokers are trroted today s outrageous! ' We art' law-abiding citizens who make an honesl living and pay our taxes, but in this country, If you smoke, you are mode to feel like 0 crimina l.' What gives you the right to soy, ·Smokers stink"?' In the building where I work, we ore forced to smoke outdoors, even in freezing weather. Is pneumonia' better than lung cancer? Your answer to all of this Is, ~WeU , just quit. ~ Well, I don't wont to quit. I enloy smoking. I'm not brooking any lows. And whethe r I smoke or not Is my buslne~, not yours. Society hos caused mo re psychological damage 0 us smokers thon second·hond smoke' could possibly do to your health. l QI) Q2) Q3) ·crimInooI : _ _ _ _ _ ", _ _ gt.ay0l._ .- -:._. _. . ""'11"--- .OU I ~ ,....,..qy_IO"'_~ III1NOt-"" .•_ : _ _ t...-y_ ' ~"'_ .-=ond _ _ _ • _ _ _ ..,. _ _
- 59. Talk, Talk, Talk1 /I'urt III .....,.s he m ()$1 Importanl th i ng i n bUSi ness Is 10 have a L siro ng will 10 overcome an y hards hip . Few pc ople succeed o n Ihe first Iry. and Klme mistakes are unavoidable fo r newcomers. SUI all successful busin essmen hove hod to get over adverslly.' AnOlher importanl faClor 1 money. of $ co urse . If your bUSineS$ suffe rs from nnonClol stmln.' you may nOI be oble 10 see the market sauollo n correctly. ond th is could lead 10 failu", . 50 owners s ho uld monoge their nnances ' conservatively.' Q» (V' Q 3) .~ _ _ _ :<>IfIe"'Y '51,.., •_ """IQJIIy:_• ....... : .........,.<Mou<oeoc • ~I ... : _ : _ _-
- 60. r cY f;> om, 49 yoo~ ogo. wh,n I woo 0 p~hooI". my E!) fother Clnd I went to a store for some small items. As we walked back to our car, my father looked CIt his change' and said, "We have to go back.~ It seemed the cashier ' had mistakenly ' given him changl:' for a 20 Instead of (I S5 bill. On the way bock home, [ asked my fother why he had gonl:' bock, since no one would have known i f he hod kepi the money. He explai ned that HE would know, Clnd that was enough for him. He put it this way, ~WhClt you think of yourself co n be (I lot more Important thon what others think of you. N QI) Q2) Q3)
- 61. T.llk Tillk. Talk1 / 1'<><1 III eopl~ are a lways complaining abou t tn~ nuls(mc~' of «,II phones. Wh enever I ~ $Ome(lne run a n!d Ught or drlv~ carelessly. 99 pen;e-n l of the time Ih~ per$On at the wheel ' Is talking On a cell phone. And now I h oor tnol cars will $OOn come equi pped with (ompul(ll"$ ena bling drivers to occe$s' the internet wh ile drivlngl Phones and TVs In our ca rs are already dangero u s d istractions; ' h ow mu c h worse It will be whe n people can surf the ne l' out on the hlghwayl There sh ould be a notiona l low making such nonsense Illegal. Co mputers? Internet a ccess? RidIculous! VOice-activated. hands-free computers Ihot lell you how to get somewhere ore the on ly exceptlons I ca n thInk of. Small VCRs for bockseat viewing on long trips are nne, but no driver should ever gel distracted from the maIn job of staying alert' at the wheel. ~ Q', Q" Q2) . _ : . _ 0 1 .......... . , . " ' _ : . _ _. ~ tt._ : -.g _to_""__ .<IiII,""',..... :_ ..... _,..,.. "''''.__ _ ·."... : _ " . . _ 0 1 ( 0 _ : _ _ 1...... · _ · _ ,.... _ : vohm ..... · MWI : _to_:vIgoIon!
- 62. cY everal yearsa9", my wife died of 'e) breast cancer, leaving me II widower at age 15. We hod two chlldnon, 6 and 8. 1 did not have Jlfe insurance' on my wIfe, though, fortunately, [ hod enough In savings to toke core of the burial' expenses without borrowing. But there wasn't much left over. ( soon discove red I could not provide the sa me stobie home environment tho l my wife hod supplied, and went through one child-cOTe provider o fter ano ther. I hod 0 cu t way back o n my working hOUTS, which d id not endear me to my employer or coworkers when they hod 10 pick up th e slack.' It ~ms my experience with the untimely' death of my wife is be<:oming 011100 common. My advice 0 you Is this: Both spouses shou ld get Ufe Insu rance policies that will e noble either o ne to maintai n the Independen ce and lifestyle he or she has today. in case tragedy strikes.' Kl._. . . "' __ _Irw.nnat .... ~~ 01~_..... ..... ...-_"' ...... -_: _IOtII"' _ _ _ ..,. ...... _boIIiII: ....... alp/ooconD._~ ... _ • • _ " ' .... _ --IrMIy ,.,...... . .do"'II""'I<to_ .... _ _ "' .............. "" ...... -1*:I<1IP.,._; -- :-...~ ~"'~
- 63. Talk, T.-l Ik,T.-tlk 1 I l'urt III Q" Q" Q3)
- 64. iiXii...·'" Making TopicalQuestions ) I~ "E'•• mple H ealth (;luestiol1$ H ow do you m anage your health? How often do you exercise? How often do you get a checkup?' What do you think Is the best way to slay healthy? How much of a I)roble m do you think stress is in lenns o f' our overall' health? --.... of."-'>ugh-"'~-""-- _"' I : :~-.. ...... -- : -.g~: -.-... ... -; ~
- 65. T,lIk, T,llk, Talk1 / P"rt III ~ M. AS "'A"II qN.stloH.5 <U flOW CA" on tit. /OUOMf;n9 topiCS: 1. Fri ends ,. Shopping z. M oney 17. Future plnn", 3. Educotlon ,. Morringe •• The environ ment 5. Family 19. SOCICI I success zo. Compu ters ,. lob l L Doting 7. VacoUon ZZ Pollt lC$ 8. Smoking a nd drinking I I Unemployment 9. TV Z<. Siocks ill l~. 25. The govern ment lL Retirement z< Religion lZ t:ngllsh ZT. 6eouly 13. Weekends Z& The future ". Co. l~ H obbles zg. Friendship Making money '"
- 66. "MilU' "What is it'" Qu.stlon~ ~ E'•• mpl. Wha l Is s upeTSlLllon? C'I up erstlllon Is --e) an Irrallonal belief in magic. But It Is dilficllt to be objective ' about this, -My" magical beliefs are not SlJperstltiOf!l. only "yours.- Superstitious phenorneniIo Include. for some people i' not aI: fortune telling. astrology.' having lucky o r unlucky numbers. prophecy.' reincarnation. ' an afterlife. divine Intervention .' and so forth. Even people who reject all religious and other "superstitious" deas may be lieve in things that do not seem 1 have an ob)ectlve reality. like love or free will OT some 0 political dogma. ' The long and short of it ' Is tNt while we don·, know ""","'"". - wooId , .. ,. """"" ,ho, 'I. " [ ~ not a complete mystery e.ther. and tNt some things are •..,j __-_ - __-- -- __ more pred.ctable ' INn they actually are --=-= ._......--=----==- .....-..,. .... :_... .. _ _............... •__ ......... '~ ' ''''-'''-'''--.g,o .. ..... --- - .-- ._ t _ __ . ~ , . _ " ' - * ' 9 .<iI>gmo ,.-.-. .. _ _ ............ _ - - __ IDng_ ...... af M ' _ _ _ ...... - . .
- 67. Talk, Talk, Talk1 ! I'url t A.""we, th •• e "".RIo.."., 1. What Is a newspaper? 2. What Is a magal!lne? 3. W hat Is a museum? If. What Is a weather fore<:ost7 S. Whal Is a m obile phone? 6. What Is (1 ~ 1(1mp? 7. Who! Is 0 co n scl~nc~? 8. Who! Is ph ilosophy? 9. Whu! Is d~moc:rao:y? .w What Is psychoanalysis? lL What Is the Inte rn e t ? 12 Whotls Insurance? 13. What Is a n extm·terrestrial (ET)? l1f. What Is relig io n ? 15. What Is a theme pork ? 16.What Is a diary ? 1 7. Whol Is auto biogra phy? 18.Wholl" a d iplo ma ? 19.What Is co n s umerism? 20. What Is rodsm? lL What Is nOUollollsm? 12. What Is patrtotism? 13. What Is o n en lrep~neur ? l1f. W hat Is hum('mlsm? 15. What Is pragma tis m ?
- 68. E"."mpfe Police man " ,,-".wer I ~ verybody knows the policeman is su pposed to L prolecl people and properly. ' He tries to bring Justice to people's lives by solving crimes. Sui I'm sure prevention is even more Important than solution. since iI's usually too late to make up the damage after it's done . • propeorty , - - - - . ... _01-
- 69. T.llk, T"lk, T"lk1 / I'urt 1 ... posalk about th e job respo"slbllltl. . 01 the following -r /t/o"s : J . Scientist z. Bodyguard ,. Firefighter •• 1'1lot 5 . Doctor •• l.owyer 7. ProfeSlllonol ath lete 8 . Weoth~rmo n 9. Polltldon ., Mogldan JL lu.... 12 Comedi an U Actor ". Stuntman 15. Nurse J6. So ldier J7. Poet ... J& Musldan za Vainter Vrh~51 ZL AStronaut ZL SuLLor ZJ Miner ". I n ventor ZS. Matchmaker
- 70. Ii#;'ijfD Qualifications) ... "E'xample l ;.::': :""' r ...,..s irst of all, he must r lo~ number5 and be accurate' with them. He must be honest. If he is not. he could eMily commit criminal acts by manipulating' the figures' at his disposal. ' But the most important qualification for an accountant is that he be able to keep his information confidential ' and no t leak ' any job-related financia l knowledge to um.uthorized ' people, Financial damage affects society as much as the individual. ~,~~~~~~~~-C"~~~~~ ·acc..... ht : Irw ~ om....."", _ . : eo<rKI .~!e :"""""""". __ (obl"'("")"'._"' d .1Igureo; : ........ 01 ......-. ", oaIwIaIlng _ """I . 101 one'. d ioposal : 0. _ .... ..,.' • . - _confiOonl i.al: _ __ :I>O<:omo """"",' ~. _ "'~ ·.....,lhotIzed : """"'" offici. pom>IIoIon
- 71. T.tlk , T.:lIk,Til lk 1 /1'<lr1 " .. --ra ' " ab<N.ot the Job qualification_ of the following po_ itlon_: 1. Teacher 2. Pol illdan 3. Doctor ... Parent 5. l udge •• 7. Lawyer Professiona l athlete 8. Newspaperman m •• Soldier Salespcl'$On U Firefigh ter 12 Buslne5S.nan l3. Scientis t ". Pollce.n"n Pilot " 16. Priest 17. Med iator 18. Biolog ist 19. Astronaut 20. OlpLomal L
- 72. "£iM*.,:1 Stereotyi!!) I ... 'E"lfample Politicians r ,.s f..'WOT hey are llars by nature. If a man couldn', lie, he 1 wouldn ' t hllve a future ' in politics. Furthermore , politicians are good at ' Justifying ' their lies. &nd they always seem ready to make up' another one. Power-hungry liars surely have difficulty understanding other people's real needs aod problems. We shouldn", believe anything they say.
- 73. T."1lk. T.llk. Tillk1 I I'm t 1 r ell us ~U" general intp"..,sion 01 tI•• following people: 1. FIIl'fghler z. I'Qllceman 3. Lawyer •• 00'''' 5. Tycoon 6. Nude model 7. Cob driver 8. Mortldan 9. Garbage man .Ill Ex.(;onvlct JL Toocher J2 Priest B. Nun H . I'loyboy 15. Actor J6. roet 17. Generol 1&. President 19. DictatOr 2Q AIDS pallent
- 74. Yes or No! ,..E'JI'Qmple Do you wa nt to be ric h? ~ f..swe, I ~ f course I want to be rich! The hard part is trying to U figure out ' how. I don' t want to do anything dishonest. and [ don', have any particular talent as a singer, actor, or novelist. It would be nice to gel rich by inventing some useful item everyone needs, or curing ill disease, but it's not likely thai I'll do anything [ike that. I don', have lIny rich relatives' that J can inherit any wealth from, either. So. If I'm going to be rich J guess I had beller marry a ri ch person or win a big lottery. ,
- 75. Tollk, T.lIk Tdlk1 / Pur' 1 ... 1....._". t h . - qu. .tlon.: "~H 0". " .. 0 " o ..d tell w"~. J . Do yo u wont to be moTf' beouliful1 Z. Do you wont to have power o~r others? J . Do you wont to live lon9"r1 4. Do you wont 10 be more Intelllgent? S. 00 you wont to hove 0 beoullful spouse? 6. Do you wonl to live frugally ' 0$ opposed to luxuriously? ' T. Is living In the dly belteT than living In the cou ntry? 8. Do you wont to Tf'moln single? 9. Do you want to have moTf' than two chlldr('n? III Do you want to have a college diploma? 11. Do you wont to be fomous? 12. Do you wont to be remembered fOTfOYer? n. Do you wont 10 live on upright ' life? J 4. Do you wo n t to go to the moon? J 5. Do you want to live obrood? 16. Do you wont to be a role model? 1 7. Do you want to be In the public spotlight' all the time? 1& Do you wont mOre than one spouse? 1 11. Would you like to be righ t all the lime? zo.. Do you wont to be nuent ' In a foreign longuoge? - --.- ."'•....y .- . - .. _ _ .... _ '~ '-"--"' '' --- .... .up<"Igh. , mooOlly _ _ : _ .......H{jIh!, - - _ ................ _ ............-
- 76. litii.l!Wfu Read thePassage and Answer the Questions ) I > "t ountless people tell me they I C would llke to wt better but do n ' t want to give up tauy ' food. Rother than th inking about wh a t th ey c an' t have, they ~ hou!d thlnk obou t whot they con eol. Fruit juice wllh sporkUng mineral wat er Is a delldou~ su bstitute fo r high_ caLorie soft drinks; snacks a nd cookl~ prepared wi th whole 9Tal n$ and d ried froits give co ndy bors good competition .' But the p robl em is thm It Isn', wsy 10 cho nge o ld habits. 1 au.stlons 1 . Do many people want 10 gl ..... up junk food ' fo r lhe sake <>f their health? 2. WhlOl could be 10 good s ubs tilute for hlg h -(:alorlO!: soft drinks? 3. What could be II good substitute for cand y bflrs? 4 . Is II easy to change old habits? 5 . Sum up the p;'IITlIgrlOph In you r 00,"1 word,.. -... .....". __ .~_ : ___ "'_._Io_ . _ . . . . __ _ .-,. : -.~--- _ _ bo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .,....., .....' :_ OO<>d_,~ _""""
- 77. T.llk, Talk, Talk 1 Il'urt l ~ n on Ideal world. everyone would r eceive sal ary In c reoses, promotions ond other lOb ~wards' based '2~~2!!.!2:::~~ / stnctly o n merit. ' But ~ / In rea l Ufe , the m ost ~ ~'-" •• Import ant factoJ"$ may be th e speclo l Inl liotive' you displ a y and the re]all ons hlp you d eve l o p with your bo$$. If the two of you are a good -fit, - you ore more likely to enjoy your lob and advance your career Ihan I f you are con stantly ot odds' with eoch ot her. 1 . Wh.... t I, tho: ....ost ob.lecllve way 0 1 rewll rd lng someone on the job? 2 . Whal a ll en delennl~ job rewllrds In the re,,1 world? 3. What does - fl t- me.an In this contel(l? 4 . Sum up the parngrnph In your own words. _ 1---",-"'- ._- , . __ .td , _ _ or. _ _ .....""'fo<. _ _ rr.tIloI_ ' .... _IO_....,...,.,." . . . . . _-..~
- 78. ~ -x youngster knocked on my door asking If [ would r j".- like to renew ' my dally newspaper .subscription. ' told him no, expla ining thol I seldom hod UrnI.' to read the I>oper. and thot lately I'd been lak[ng It fTOm th e [ front pon;h dIrectly to the trash. He thought about this, and then IKlld wilh enthusiasm , · Why. I' ll be happy to deliver it st rolght to the trush can for you!" Questions r I. 2. 3. Why did the young pe1'SOn visit? Why didn't the man ",.. m 10 renew his s u bscription? What did the young man suggest? 4. Sum up the story In your own words . ._ '-"""'''-''''-
- 79. Ta lk. T.llk,Talk 1 I " un t.:fl ll$Y with my CQrffr. I find IIltle time for housework - !Ill ' a fad thai become all 100 apparent ' the ntght my pur Se was s natched. ' wa s escorted homt!' by a pollct!' offlct!'r w ho wan ted 10 be s ure t h e thief had n o t u se d Ihe keys tn m y pocketbook 10 gatn e ntran ce 10 my opartment. Opening the d oor with 0 set of spare ' keys, he surveyed' the condition of my dark opartmenl with his flashlight . As I let out a sigh of relief. h e looked pu.uled. " Js this how you left It?" he asked . I . Why doesn' l Ihe woman clea n UI' he r apa rt rnen l? 2. DId the thlel break Into h eY "p"rtment? 3. Why "'..5 the policeman puzzled? 4. Sum up the S IOry tn your own words. ~I ._.:_- ._ ,.-,....--""_:-... ... ·_'ch :_'IV!)
- 80. overrot~ . Of course. toys moy h elp 0 chil d leorn ce rto l n s kills e orll e r thon h e would wi tho ut Ih <ern. But o the r yo un gstel"$ without those toys e<lslty catch up.' and Ihc rc Is n o evidence Ihal s u c h eo rly s kill acquis it ion will h e l p 0 c hil d d eve lop m o re In telligence. jncreose his motor coord ina tion. ' o r add to his sensory ow a ren ess ove r th e long r un . Far more Imporlo nt thon 10)'S In h e lping b ro ln develo pm ell1 0"" Ihe multi p l e ' kinds of st mulotlon the Infon t re<:elves- moot nOlO bl)' from con toct with othe r hUlnan~. T hese. for o bob),. 0"" Ihe most com pl ex. Ln tere5ti ng. Inex hau~tlb le ' MIO)'S Mhe con ever h ove. L Question", I 1. lJhat wrong notion ""' y som e p<lOple haV<.l about the va lu e of educ tollonal tovs? 2. What benefitS do toy" give c hILdren In lenns o f le.. rnlng some ",kILls? 3 . 00 toys make to chUd smart? 4 . .!hat Is moYo!! import .. nt than t<>yll in developing the brain? 5. Sum up the partograph In your ourn words. -==== _.,.Id> ... : __ ..... _ _ : _ _ _ _ '__ 01_ . . . . __. , .... • _ _ : _ _ _ 01 _ _ ' _ · muII_ : ..-.qIO_ ...... _ _ ...... <><..-... .....
- 81. T.llk, T.llk, Talk 1 Il'un he chief eXe<:ltiw. offic..r of on elec1 ro lllo company coile d In h i~ pubLl c· r~ l alLons director. · lI~ten . Wilson . Som eone Is trying to buy U$ OUI.· II's your lob to gel the p rice of o ur ~tock up so it 'L1 be too expen sive for them . I dOIl 't core how you d o it, just do m- T he n ex t day the price of the siock rose five points and the day anu another eight. The CEO W0 5 ~ delighted . " How d id you do II, ~~ Wllson ?- he os ked. " . started __ a rum o r ' the s to ck market o bvlowly liked ." " What was than " ". told them you were resigning." ' a. ~.tlon. r I . Wh"t does "public-..,I"Uons·· menn? 2 . Wh,,1 "'''' lhe CEO worried "bout? 3. What did In.. CEO order the PR director to do? 4 . Whlot d id Wilson do? 5. W"" I.... I lrnlegy ' successful? 6 . Sum ul' d... AOry In your own woods. · bu)lOUI : _ ... . - . " " " '..... _ _ "'''''')COI ..... • .....- , . ......... _ ' .... . 011 ... _ _ _ ...... _toe ..... .•_ot(IJ :._"' . . "'" • reMgn · gt..o""ano·. I<>I> .... _ , ....... _ ... _ _ "'"
- 82. our magi cwords, we can't affo rd II, should be a part of every ch ild's education. A child who has never heard those words - and has neve r been forced to abide by' their meaning- has surel y been cheated ' by his parents. As exercise s trength e n s the bod y, frugality strengthen s th e spirit. Without o c cas ional discip lin e , character suffers. ' l I Que.:stlo", I . What d oes ~ Be cbellied by his paren15 ~ mean ? 2. What d oes ~Character SUffeTS~ mean? 3. How do the M Fou r magic words g rea tl y benefit ' a M child's edUCllHon ? 4 . Sum u p the st ory In your own words . :- .::::r:- .... .",rrer : _ _ _ • · • - " ' , ... heI!>fI.' ... _IO_ . . . .1 ot.y~
- 83. T,llk, T,llk, Talk1 !1'<lT1 ~ nee whe n I was ridin g ho me on the s ubway during U rl,J sh hour, a strut m uSici a n boa rded ' carry ing a saxo pho ne. He began 10 p lay a n o ld tu ne very loudly and off-key.' After a few mi nu tes. he got o ut h is mo n ey cup an d a n n o un ced , MI will pass th is omo n g you. Be owo re Iho t if I do n ot colle<:t a 5urflc1ent am ount I wlll play for you again." 1 . What haPI>ened DOl the ride hom..? 2 . Wha t d.oe5 ~street mu sklan ~ mean? 3. What did the musklan do? 4 . W.., h e a good musicia n? 5. What d id the mu sklan SHy after he played? 6 . What d o you t hink wa s th e meaning of his final 5Ia t<': ",..",? 7 . Sum up the SIOry In your own word, . ---,ggo""",."""'._._-""'. _ "" , <>11_ _ .--.... """'"'" ""'.. "'.oong """"'~
- 84. ~ <jI -x t the breokfost table one morning. my husband J'- wos bemooning ' his poor record on t he stoc::k market. I, in tum , ' was telling him about my lotest diet - foiled w it h . "You kn o w , ho ney. W he said, looking u p from the sloc::k-mo rket section of the newspoper, · you're the only Investme nt I've ever mode thaI doubled." r I. 2. 3. Why was tho:! husband complaining? What is his wife trying to do? What dkl the hu sband's rema rk mean? 4. Sum up the s lOry in your own words. · _ , _ _ totoI""ialll; _ "" • .,IUm : ..... ."...... _ . _ . . . , .. . ~_
- 85. Talk, T.llk, T.llk1 / l'm1 I lokes IWO people 10 (ho n glng II only needs one, We end up ' feeling h elpless ' In our murrioges b <'couse we co n " The lrulh Is Ihol we n~d only leorn 10 control ounel~. If we abandon' ouc oltempts to chonge Our m ote and In s l eo d focus o n ourselves, surprisi n gly, bUI predictably, chan ges start 10 oa:ur In tile marriage It!if'lf. (JWtfs tlOI1S r I . Wh y do ..,., reel helpless 'n 'narrlagu? 2. What do..,., have 10 I",am for" "uccessful marriage? 3 . SUln up Ihe Slory 'n you r owY"I words. _ UP ,....... ,O._",. _ _ _ _ ~ ,_tO __ " ' _ ; _ · _ ; otve~""_
- 86. ilga.!"- M: What dOt's that sign mean? F: whi ch one? M : That one over t here. The road sign. r F : It 's a 5<1t of dlre.;tlon s for where to go. If you want to tum le ft, you have to keep In Ihe rIght lane and take the .second Ium. M : But If [ were driving, by Ihe t ime I flgur«l all of that aut' I would have alreody gone through the Intersection. ' F : ThaI" true, I sUppc::$". But Ihe next time you drove here you·d remem","r what to do. M : But the purpose o f a sign Is 0 make things easy fo r uS 0 unden;tand. F : Some sltuollons are not simple. I guess. Once you know where the dIfferent roads go. the sign Is act ua lly very stra ightforward. ' M : But only oft er It's tOO [atel What they rcolly need Is a simpler kInd o f rood structure. F : But that $ol utlon Is very ex~ n$lve. The si gn Is much more econo m ical. ' M : [ know thaI. But at leasl they OOlld erect seve rnl of them $I) a drlwr could hove :sQm e time In adva nre' to "'" able to ffl(Id the m and know whot 10 do when he gets to the Intersection. F ; Than probably a go<xIldeo. ...,--,--.--"'--- ·flgureOU'l ' ...... _ " " ' .. ·.tf~"""''''' <11«<1.",""", I~ ·.., ...........1eaI , _ _...... IIvOfty .In .......,.,. , _ .......... _ _ .. •
- 87. Talk, Talk, Talk1 / I'(lrt I M : Moonwhil~, I oon never find where I wont to go on Ihe first try. I take the wro ng turn o r mIss the turn oltogethcr, ond then I gel funhcr lost trying to backtrack. ' It jusl Isn't easy to turn arou nd and go back to wht!re you (a rne from. r : 1 kn ow. Most roa ds are just not laId out In a .series of small rectangles, ' and evc n wh e re th ey are It Isn' t always possible to make a tum. M : Even when you know where you ore, and where It is that you want to go, It Isn 't usua ll y very Intuitively ' simple to go there dl re<:tly. Ws very fnutroUng . 1 . What IJ tile driver's complaint? 2 . Give at least tWO $oluliom. •...::tangIoO ,. """e ... .... ","""""""COMO ..,""'..... ,..... --....g"'_"' _ _ _ fIot _ u_ • backl,_ ' ......... _ _ _ ""'" _ _ ..... b r l l g M _
- 88. M ; Let'smove out Into the country, tum off a!J the electricity, a nd grow our own food. f ; Why woul d you won t to do tha t? M ; II just seems to m e that life used to be slm pler-and easie r- before we had all these ~Iabor-sa v i n g ~ Inventions, F : Such os? M : We!J, escala tors and moving sidewalks, fa r insta nce. All they do is keep people from climbing o ne fligh t' of stairs o r walking maybe a hu ndred mete rs. As a ~sult , people ge t tha t m uch less exerctse and get fatter a nd fatter. F ; Nobody m akes you use them . If you wa nt to exercise, keep off.' But, as for me, I en loY the opportunity to relax a bit, after working all day. But I still go to the gym' regu larly. M : And calculators. People can't even do simple mo th problems a nymore. As a result , they aren't a s logical as they used to be. They do n 't thInk as cleo rl y. F : Hmmm . I was pretty good In m a th , but wh en I wo rked ou t problem s In my head o r on a p iece of paper, som etimes I made ca~lt'S$ mistakcs. The calculators will at leas t do the simple arithmetic' co rrectl y eve ry time. But I still have to know ho w to set up' the proble m correctly If I' m goI ng to c' _",,"~~~ ~ ._00-',,_- . - - . 1IoghI . 1o.Mop of! - . ""'_ -gyn..-.m ,._ot ...... _ " " _ _ ot_ . -"" ~
- 89. Talk, Talk, Talk1 / I'm' I ~t the right answer. It ~ms 10 m e thai we ~tl il have to have the some analytical ' skills as before. The calculator o nl y does what It's t ol d to do, after all . M : They soy Ihe :;orne thing about compute rs: Garbage ' In . Garboge Out. F : Tha~ '5 co nect. And with compute rs, you have 10 s pell everyt h ing e xactly rlgh l, :so actually Ihey h elp u s read and write belle r. M : Who~ they do Is ma ke uS rely on ' spell-ch eckers, which can't judge context and so don't know what word we'~ trying 10 s pell. And giving U5 ready- made, predigested "-'porU InSl~d of forctng uS to go ou~ and do research on ourown. F : PeopLe who don 't wanl to d o Ihe work will olways find some way of avoiding it. So what? It '$ olwoys been that way. M : MO$t o f the time, they don'~ use Ihe computer fo r anything except games and cha~ rooms. They're becoming ~vi rtuo l human bclngs~ who don't know how to perfonn in the.-eol world . TVs and campu~ers are ~urnlng uS Into 0 world ' of passive, unthinking , unresponsive 7.ombles. ' F : Is 1here anyt hing else about Ihe modem world you obje<:1 to?' M : All Ihose new so-calJed mool clnesl All they do i. make us depe nd e nl on !hern, so our natural h e aling obliities atrophy,' I , Whol do)'OO Juppo~ tM two peupJe MIOCJld Ihln' Obool cdlu/Qr L" phone"s7 ~ sp«mc. What Is a good Ihing aboof rvJ and comptJlt<l '_ _ _ _ _~ _ _~ , .-"-,- ..._ _ ",'_ _ _, _,... _ _ ·,.,..,on : ... _ - : - " _ ..... _ ,_ _ WOO1<I · .~ , a - __ -0I>j00c. to : ... _ (101'*_• _:- .... _ " " ' .. (ooriI ...... b _ ' " .. _ " ' _ ... _
- 90. ..ggm. . I 'Dlalogu, r F : HI, there! long time no see. M : Hi! How are you doing? r : I've bee n ab road. ' M : Excuse me, what did you say? It's very noisy In here! F : I said I took a trip. Let's find 0 quiet spot. Do you hove time? M : It's 2:35. F: No, 1 don' t wont to know what Ilme il ls. Are you free? M : No, It's nOl th ree yet. You hove olmost a half hour. F : Do you u nder:o;tand? M : Maybe I misunders tood. Could you te ll me again, please? F : 1 said 1 went to Europe on vocation. M: Le t's go somewhere that Isn't so noisy. 00 you have a minute? F : Greal idl'Ql M : Where did you go? F : everywhere! But [ spen t most of my time In Madrid. What a wonderfu l dtyl M: Old you hl'Qr the big news? F : No, wha t? M : ['m getting married . . -.....:! . _"""' ".,..• _ -....,.
- 91. Talk, Ta lk,Ta lk 1 / Purt I F : Rtolly? When? M : Lal er this summer. f :To who m ? M : Som eone I m et over the In ternet. I hoven 't ~n he r foce-to- f(lee yet. F : Noll d o n't believe you l Arc you kidding m e? M : No, I'm serious. ' And I Ih ln k I kno w he r better thon If we'd actually met. Appeoronces are very decei ving ' wmetimes, but you rcoll y have to communicate you r w hole self to get to kn ow someone o ver the ne t , F : I must $Oy thol I'm flabbergasted .' M : Not'tochange Ihe sub joo. Rut I ol$<> have some bod news.. F : O h l Wha t's Ihal? M : Y r o ld boy frie nd died In ou (> co r wreck .' Oldn' you hcar? r :O h, thot 's terribl ... I jusl got bock. Nobody hod lold me. Whal happe ned ? M : He W(lS drivi ng 100 fOM t guess and IUSI 105 control. My condo len ces. ' I'm sorry 0 be Ihe o n e 10 b reak the a wful ' news. I' : Wa~ an yone else hurt? M : No. li e was by himself. Que. t/o ... I . Whol is 1M COt1fuJion over 1M li(fll!l 2. 1$ cooruhlp' ~ 1M inle~ (> good idtol
- 92. iiii,itCW '!)la/ogu<l M : This is m y college roommate. F : 11·$ nice to meet you. Roomma te : Pleasel Don' t get up. May I foln YOII? M : By all meo.ns.' F : What do you do? R : I'm in show biz.' F : Really? What do you do? Are you an a ctor? R : No, I'm on agent .' M : He repre$enu so me of the mO$t famou$ people in th e country. F : No kidding! You look handsome enoug h to be In m ovies yourself. R : Thank you for saying so. You too. How would you like to get a port In some film? M : Co n I get you two so met hing to drink? R : [fyou don't mind. F : How abou t a sloe gI n?' R : Make that two. -- -::r... ..-.. : ~ _01_ '''9''''1 _ _ _ lQ,ootclioO_"""'_ond _ _ . ... : . /0lIl_"",," .... ~_
- 93. if!i'Sf!i'Sfl1!lpep' M : 111 be right bod:.. R : How W()uld you like to com e with me whe n I loove here? I co n In troduce you to a producer I'm m ccU n y. F : I'd love to. But I' m afraid I'm n ot dressed . R:Vou're flnel Just relax and be you~I f. ' F : This b 50 e XCitin g! It : Ce h: brlUes ' a re ju st like anybody e lse. Wou ld you like to have dinner wit h me afte rwords? F : O n ly If we ca n s to p at m y pla ce first 50 I CO " cho nge . R : Vou'r(> fine. But of cou~ we «on s top ther(> If you like. Or we oon go to my h ouse ond o rder out, ' If you wont to sove yoursel f 0 lot of trouble. r : I don't thi n k 50. I h ardly know you. R : It"s no bot h e r,' really. F : No . I m ean I'm not su re I s h o uld go to you r horne b y mysel f yel . R : Don' worry. You're sofe In my honds. ' F : Le t 's _ h ow It goes first ,' before I ag ree to anyt hIng like that . R : O ko y, tho!"s fine with me. (J ....tlO ..,. 1. Whof do ttN!~1001< like! 2. Who/ do)'OU think t~ agffll's intl'nt;o.u ore? .~ ._,....... - .1>01_ .... be __ . ... -,.ounooII ·~OUI , "'''''_'''be_ . u.t·. _ _ H_-. """a ""..-to _ . .v"',·........ lnmy_ -.-..._ _ ......_"'_"''''Y_
- 94. L 'DIalog." 1 MOne of es 'y fovorile :pasll m m wh e n travel Is readIng the bod Engl is h on l e (!-s hlrt$ a nd posters. Sometimes th~ Ol'(! quite hilarious. ' F : I I'S not n ice 10 make fun of p co pl e. Es p ecially since Englis h Isn 't their nalive language. M : 011, I know Ihot. "m not making fu n of' them, really, I'm lust laughIng ot thc odd ' English . F : English Is cenalnly not on easy language to lea rn . M : Ofcoul"5C nOI . Even notlve speakers are for from ' ~ rf(!Cl . 01 least a ccordI ng 10 swndord grammn r usage. r : And ~ l'el1i n9. M : And punctuatio.n. ' Even the British don't usually speak the ~ kl n 9 's [n 9 Ii s h ~ pro])C rl y. F : So why d o. you laugh 01 foreig n ers' m isuse and Ignore the mi stake:< o f the nOllve users? M ; I d on't kn o w. I guess It lusl Isn't funny when peop le ca n't eve n usc their own la n gllo ge properly. F : There Isn 't lust one Englis h . you know. The re are large dlfferen c('$ l)e>twee n t he ways the la n guage Is u sed In Engl a nd , the US, Australia, India, a n d Jamaico. for In stance, a $ well o s the many diolect s ' within th ose cou n tries, M : Sure, And Ih ere ore a lso d l(feren ces bosed on cl o ss ' and education, I've heord thut BBC annOUnCeD ore trained .pa-.e, ... _ _ • _- - = . .,"'''''''' - = _ ........ _....-to..-..,.. .. maII·""'o«(~"'I.Ihj ' _ • punc •. , _, & .... _ " ' _ _ ... _,0 _.. ___ .. foOI"'_ ,_:...,.......,.,--""11-....... ,_:_..--.:_ ."'-: ._01...._,.;o"-.,,y .... _ _ _ _ _O<OUI>"'_ v.....,."'. _ _ ... _ _ ... ".."...,........ ~_ 01_'"
- 95. to speak onarttfldal ' fonn thaI Is Intended to be neulml ,' na1 natura l. F : So there ore mony Engllshes, Intemctlng with one onother. M : On lap of' the fact thol English Itself Is on omol9Omollon ' o f man)' linguistic usages, It 's baslooll), 0 fonn of German, but ovcr lime , fo. his lorl<:al reasons, II adopted ' 0 large Fren<:h vocabulary as well as Greek ond lotl n and Celtic. And the n . us the Brilish (m p lre look ~ hape, It absorbed ' words from oll over the world, probabl )' from (!vcry known langU<lge group. F : 1 kno w that , M : .... nd It <:hanged without muc h ce ntral guldan<:e. There wcren 't even any dl<:Uonories until the 17005. F : foounote ly. ii's a very redundant ' longuoge , 50 0 101 of mlslakes con be mode wllhout serious Interference ' In the meonlng, M : Thol 'S greol com fort to ony o n e trying 10 leorn Ihe language. I'm sure. r : Thal's rlghl . Study, effoo, and practIce wHi help anyone Improve, but It Is not ne<:euo.y t o u se the language pe r fcc::tIy. Or evcn vcry close to perfectly, 1 gel one's point 0 tJCI"O$S. ' M: That's a good Ihlng, or the .... merico ns would never make any sense 01 all. .~ Q ..estlo... Why is nO~..,IO! ...... longU0ge use ofIen cons~ funny by nolive G :- ,--'" _ sp«>I<enl 2. Why do ~ /eoIn English, if if is so dilf'Kulrl • _ _ _ ........ " ' _ .-.!roo! . _ _ ....... _ _"••• :,:::~ _. . . ::~~~~~, Ciil ._-....-.g-- ·~ ,oodof>' _ ... ' ... ..... (OIhI ... _ · _ _ oombO"Io: _ .... _"'_111» ._ :.... _ ................ _"'-"""" ·1nI...... , .... ... _ ..... "'(OIhI: .......... ""' ... _"' _ _ .g.oI-=,.,.. , --~.
- 96. IINiI". I '1>"'09." iF: I'm worried about our kids. M : Why? What ha~ they done now? F : II's n o t what they'w done, II's their lifestyle.' M : You mean their hair and clothing styles? Those are lust fads, ' they won't stick around ' long. I woul dn't worry about those things. F : No, I moon .something more Important. I moon the way theyeot. M : What do you mean? F : I mean they Hke Western fast food too much. I don't think It's healthy. M : Mostly It's lust meat and bread, wl th some vegetables. How can thaI be unhealthy ? F : The meat Is mode from genetica lly altered ' cows and pigs, and we don't know how that a ffWs long-te rm ' health. The vege tabl es are preserved ' with loIS of chemicals, ' Nellher of Ihese condillons can be very good, I think . M: According to most schm tists and hOOlth officials, 11'5 all very sofe. F: It's 0150 ser ved ' with lOIS of salt and MSC ' other additives. ' Even though these are natura] substa nces. they're harmful to us. M : You're lust being on alanYlls!. ' '~: ""_""t. .Iaa ....... _ ........... ... ~ ... _ ... odopIecI _ _ _ I'OUI>-~_._. __ . ._ III'<7WfI'_"". __ "_ ~ · 1IUck aroonf ; _ ,-..Io<og _ .. ,.... '~- ~""'"---""" _. u_. .Iong . ...... .-- : -~-- . _ , __ _ _ _ l>I'ot_iII • (III>I . _ , _ _ lIO<>dI: _ _ .... .........,..~ . M SG , _~ ._'vo _ _~,...,.._ •."" ... _iII ...... """"'",. '0 oomM»Ing '0 .-.nisI , . _ _ frIgM _ _ . - y ................... 1m....,.. H. poo"""""""o ... _'Hy.
- 97. Talk, Talk, Talk1 I .... ,., ' I F : And th ey !noke u s too fo , and th ey hav e 100 mu<:h ch olesterol . ' M : The mOOI mokes them bigger ond stronger thon we were. o r the Ir grondparents. F : And the restouronts olwoy~ se rve the meals with 0 roft drInk . Pop ' 15 like condy In 0 <:on . It I$n·t very good for uS otoll. M : But I e nloy 0 good sodo myself, from time to time. ' F : So d o I, but not for every meal! Besid es, Ihe fUM f()Od Is served quIckl y. and peopl .. lust .. 01 alld get o u t. What Is happenIng to socia l dis<:ou.se7 ' Meuls ore 11 01 lust for fiLlIng our stomo<:hs, but for filling our hood~ with <:holle. as we ll , you know. M : People In a hurry mn't spend a lat of time eating, either. Fast food Is qul<:k and convenIent, and folrly In expe nsive. II 'S fun l F : You 're a s bad 0 5 the kids' M : ThoI'. n ot $(I terribly bod, is it? F : You ' re no bad as humon beings _ but your ooUng habits ore becoming terrible. You're 011 goI ng 10 en d up' being overweight with high blood pressu re and dogged ' arteries. Ihol 'S all . M : O kay. we·1I try 10 moderote ' our fast food Intoke. We'll eot beller mo)ab at home. when we can. AnythIng else? F : One m o re thlng l i don't thInk gIrls ore lea rnIng to cook onymore _ lhey think If they're hungry, 01L they hove to do Is go 10 Burger KI n g. What kInd of wIves and m o thers are they goI ng to be? I ~ au_t/o"_ 1. Who" if anything, i, wrong with a WlrS tem die!? 2. Whot kind 01 w;v". and tnOl.~r3 w i l l _ M who ~ learn how /0 ,o%:? ._,--,---""""- ._-,_.... _"'._- .~I- ._'..... _ ...... ·'",.,,'_ 1 ,_ ... _ 0_ """"' .. ."'-"-,-"'" .elo{l _ _ _ I0 _ _ _ _ . ..-a,. ....... _ _ ••_
- 98. F : Youshould work harder at getti ng rid of' your bod habits. M : Nobody 15 perfect. I've grown comfortable with my shancomlngs. ' Basically, I like myself as I am and don't see any ne«! to change. F : You're right: no one 1 perfect. But we're not animals, $ stuck wi th ' the hard-wired' Instinctual behavior patterns we're born with. We're huma ns, with brains that allow us to control ou r own actions If and when we desire to do so. M : That's the old "nature vs, nunure"' argument. "Are we what we a re becouse we're born that way-or be<:a use we learn to be that woyr Both sides have a point, but the truth is in between, ' I think. We are a combination of nature and nurture. F : I don'tlhink II's exactly In the middle, though. There are Inh erent ' de s ign IImltotio ns , ' We a re biologically human, n ot something else, So we (o n't lust sprout' wings and ny, no mailer how much we wont to. But within those limits, we a re almost Infl n itely e lastic.' We oon all be or do anything that Is humanly possible, b U l Wi.' have to try, and we have to train. M : On ly 10 0 point.' If we're born with 0 high lQ. we can do more th ings than If we're not very smort. ~-~ ===
- 99. F : Throughperseverance. ' even dull" people oon accomplish g reat t hings, in any field . I think it wos Tho ma s Edi son wh o s aid , MGenlus is 10 % in s pira tio n ' a nd 90% pel1$plrotlon. M, M : Then th e s lo w.wll ted ' have to swea t ' a lot to keep up! So m e do. admittedly, but Ihey ha ve to work harder at it Ihan o th u$ do - and they hav e 10 foc u s $0 hard o n aUalnlng som e narrow o bj l!dlvc ' that they lose slghl of Ih e lor9t'r picture. In fOCI, thaI 's truc for all o f 115. F : Oon 'l be so dem ea ning ' of people wllo aren'l a s smart a s you are. M : J' m nOI. I sold we ' re all IlkI.' tlltll. Let m e give yo u an e xam p le. F : O ka y. M : When I wo.s a kid . lance too k ho me (I bod report card. I had Fs In every su bject, b ut In Math I hod a D ' . When m y father a sked me why th is was so, I tol d h im th a t I had obviously spent 100 much time o n Moth! f : ThaI 's not funny. M : And n e ithe r is your nagging me to do b,mer. If you believe In working o n improvin g yourself 50 Ill uch , you mig hl st a rt by trying to show a linle m o re lole .o no:c' or o th er people's fau lts. I. How mIlCh COf'It roJ over our copobOli/ies do _ ~1 2 . Do yoo like ~ to point out YOOT flaws?' Why or why not? .--- - --"'".... -..,.",~.,.-..g"' . -"'-"","-. "' ·duII ''''"'''''"Y-._:_ - .~ , ... . . - . , . _ _ . _ " ' _ _ _ .. _;"g/lO ... "'-.g. .____ ..... _ . _ ,_ _ ._ ·wi".... 0000': · _ ·0000000 .... ,· J . . . ." " - " . ..,...,..",. .... ~ ... ._,._",...
- 100. 'f>/a/ogue M : Youca n ' t talk to kids these days. f : Sure you can. But that doesn't mean that they'll listen to youl M : That's just what I meon! I try to givt' m y sa n the benefit of my o wn experience, so he won't make the sa m e mistakes I did. But he just goes o n and does what he wants to anyway. as though I'd never sold a nything to him a t all. f :That's h ow we oil learn, [ guess. Un l e~s people experience so m ething fo r them sel ves, th ey never truly understand It. M : Then what's the purpose of education? F : Even though our childre n don't seem to be paying any attention to us, and even though they behave a s though we haven 't sold a thing, our words do registe r. ' After they've gone ou t and done so m et h ing stupid, they reme m be r what we la id them: a nd nex t time, Ihey tend to lis te n a little m ore ca refully. M : [ just wish we had all the answers! We cou ld spare' our kids a 101 of grief In that case-if, of course, they would actually pay attention 0 us. f : We'rf! a ll only human. Sometimes the most imponanl things are accomplished in spi te of th e received opinion of the "experts.H Uke Colu mbus-everyone told him he was wrong, bu t he ope ned up a wh ole new hemisp here' to the rest of Ihe world.
- 101. Talk, T,llk, Talk1 ! I'UTI I M : But he WAS wrong! He thought he was In the East Indle!i. Even 10 the day he died, he didn't know thot he hod "dlscoverf!d" AmeriCa, he though t he'd found a shortcut' to Asia . F ! But he changed the hislory af lh e world, nonetheless .' The $O rne Is true with the younger gen eration. Most ly, they' re ei the r goi ng to gel into trouble by nOI lI~tenlng to us, or Ihey'll ovoid 0 lot of problems hy fo llowing our advice. BUI, every now and then .' they 're going to do their own Ihing a nd end up with something marvel ousl ' M : Cu n you give me an y r ea l exam pl es, from yo ur ow n experience- not som e ma verick ' historical t1gu~ ? F : Of cou rse. My husband and I were dead set agaInst' ou r daughter's chOice of boyfrien d. Everything about him was wrong. Too old , wrong notlona llty, no moncy Or sta tu s, no prospects. He was a nice enoug h fell ow, but a reol loser. aut no m o tle r whot we $Old or d id , s he wos detennlned ' 10 m arry him . And she d id, too. It turns 01.11 ' 10 hove been the Dest decision of h er life. Even ofler all these years, they're slll1 l>erfedly happy togelher. I con'l imagIne a better son- In -low - even though oil of the negolL ves ore slm In ploce.' M : She was lucky. Usually th ese h od mat ch es e nd up as a mismatched coupi<'. and either 0 Uretlme of un h o ppiness or 0 nasty' divorce. F : True. 8 u l nobody co n see the (uture. We do the best we can, using OUT hcod or heart 10 gUide us to Ihe best o f Its abilLty. BU I ulti matel y, we have to make our ow n ch oices In Ufe, nOi lust accept someone e lsc·s id('O$, no molter how smart or we ll·int ended those Ideas are. -.. y --
- 102. M : Iguess I was the samc way when I was my san's age. Sometimes I wish I had listened more to myoid ma n, bUI at the ti me I was certain that I was right a nd he was wrong. Us ually, he turned out to be for wiser than 1- but, still, sometimes, 1 was glad that my choices worked o ut' cvcn if he disagreed at the time. F : Sta ndi ng on our own two feet ' is what makcs us human. M : Moybe. But chickens a nd monkeys sta nd on their own two feet, too, and they're not noted for their de<:ision- making ability. F :Well, ~chickens - are too cowardly' to act o n thcir own, and ~ monkey-see. mo nkey-do~ is just o n expression fo r though tless iml to tlan. But being hu man means using our brains and developing an independent attitude. lust because we act against ou r parents' wishes sometimes does n o t mea n that we don't love them or respect them-it just moons that we hove to live our own lives. Questions 1. Are young people more independent of their parents than they used to be? 2. Do we learn more from our own mistakes, Of others'? _wortr. out : find • -...en lOr ~ ..,.. __ on_·. ownlwOlIoM : .. .... ~. ~ '<;OW""" : IocU>g <:<IIngII
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- 104. c:::." F ;Work Hard, Play Hard! Thot's my motto. ' M; rm more laid back.' I Eke to take my Ume, do a good job, and rela)(. Life is too short to spend it all in a frenzy. ' F : Life Is too short to waste any of It. I have to b(' doing something 011 the time-there's plenty of time to sle<:!p after' die. M; We're all going to die eventually anyway. Whal does il matter whether I shake the world up' while I' m alive? It's more important to take some time to smell the roses, taste the coffee, enjoy the pleasant Ihlngs that life throws up ' around us. You can't just run all the time - where does II get you? F ; " gives you the salls faction of knowing you've done your damnesl every day to Eve life to the fullest. A person only goes through life once- but that's enough If he does il right. M: life Is for living. How can I do that if I'm too infernally ' busy to poy attention to the little
- 105. F : lookat those shoes! Aren't they just darling?' Ca n you wait a minute, [ wont to try them on. M : Don't you have enough shoes now? F : A lot of old, old-fa shio ned, shoes. But I wouldn't be cought dead wOOfing THEM now. ' M : Why not? Don't they fll? F : Of course they fit! M : Then, they're worn out? F : No, not at all. They're just ou t of fashion .' that's aU. M : Who dc.:ides whot's "foshionoble," anyway? F :Wedo! M : "Wen who? f : The people with good taste who the others copy. M : So. if everybody is wea ring long purple dresses and silver chains this year, that's why it's fashionable to wear long pu rple dresses and silver chains? F : Of cou rse not! If everybody docs it, then it's 0 cUche?' It's me rely po pular, not fashionable. -C ~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~dMIIng : ~:ado<_ . 1 ~ ' I to. c.ught _ waamg loth) now I _ ....or _ I"" J _ ~ -"" _o mo'- _0<.101 1 _ ,,,,,,_ .clk:... : ... .......-"""'*"""''''_ .............' Ib~ ouaIiIy 0<4'II«I
- 106. F : lookat those shoes! Aren't they just darling?' Ca n you wait a minute, [ wont to try them on. M : Don't you have enough shoes now? F : A lot of old, old-fa shio ned, shoes. But I wouldn't be cought dead wOOfing THEM now. ' M : Why not? Don't they fll? F : Of course they fit! M : Then, they're worn out? F : No, not at all. They're just ou t of fashion .' that's aU. M : Who dc.:ides whot's "foshionoble," anyway? F :Wedo! M : "Wen who? f : The people with good taste who the others copy. M : So. if everybody is wea ring long purple dresses and silver chains this year, that's why it's fashionable to wear long pu rple dresses and silver chains? F : Of cou rse not! If everybody docs it, then it's 0 cUche?' It's me rely po pular, not fashionable. -C ~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~dMIIng : ~:ado<_ . 1 ~ ' I to. c.ught _ waamg loth) now I _ ....or _ I"" J _ ~ -"" _o mo'- _0<.101 1 _ ,,,,,,_ .clk:... : ... .......-"""'*"""''''_ .............' Ib~ ouaIiIy 0<4'II«I
- 107. Talk, Talk, T.llk1 / I'u" I M : Then whO! does "fashlonoble" moo n 7 F ; To be among Ihe fi rSI 10 inougura te ' 0 new ily le whkh bec;omes popular laler an - but by then, Ihe In-t:rowd ' has olready moved o n 10 the ne>;! tre nd. ' M : BU I whOI if wha t you think 15 goIng to lie popular lllrm; Ollt' to be a real du d ?' If n obody follows your fash io n t N! nd . Then yOU'N! m e rdy ecce n tric,' not fas h ionable. 1' : !:xactly. T hat's w hy you h ave to btl ooreful. You cion ', wo n t 10 rush 100 (Iuickly o r embrace a particu lar 'ly le 100 fu lly u n til you see where the herd ' 15 going. If t h ey' re no t following your lead, t hen you hoye 10 do $Omel hlng else 10 gel the i r allen lion. lI's a good Idea t o tryout several dlftl'N!nl Ideas 01 Ihe same time-aIle of th(!m Is sun' 10 click.' M : Uul whot obout pI!Ople like me who jusl weo r whatever is available, as 1 llg as it fits and Ihe priCi! Is right? 0 F , You poor dco rl Then yOU'N! not eV(! n port o f the common herd - you si m ply don't have (lny l(lste whatsoever] ' ( J&4 .S tIOHS I . Art')'O' {Xlrf of/he in·crowd thaI d#!/l'I'mines whaf wl// be fashionable? 2 . Who/Is)'O" main Crilfflorr for buying or WNring something? _ _"' ."'''''''- ,_.---"'_ .................. ....... . _ • . . . . . - _ .. _ ·_,_"'OItl)""" ........ _ .-.. ,. _ _ 01_:...- _ ·ellck : .... ... .......... ..-. cetcto _ IO ... _ _ ''''''''''<11> .... "' ............ .,_..,.. .""""'_ _- _- ·"-"out : ....,,.. ..... ~ _ .". ____ , ____ 'c1 .eril..-' ......... _ "" _ ._eon ... _
- 108. r 'D'alogue r M: There's Qnew $IOre opening tomorrow. 00 you want to check it out?' F : Sure. But [dan't think ['II buy anything there. M : Why nol? F : Over the yean, I've hullt up' (l friendly relationship with Q few merchants. and ['d rather $pend my money with them than with some stranger. M: What If the pIia' I.s better? It's stupid to poy more than you have to for anything. F: ThaI's not 50 important, In thl! long run, ' J've learned that If I save 0 Uttle here and there, II doesn't really amount to much anyway-the prices are going to be about the $(lrne anywhere you go. But If I dOl business with people I like and trust, they'll help me make good chaices. They won 'I just try to nil me anything, knowing that they'll never see me again. M: Yes, [ agree thot quality Is Important. But so Is price. [ always try to find tbe best deal. If [only buy one item from one place, ond never buy anything there ogoln, the store hos $tlll served its purpose.' os for os I'm concerned.
- 109. Talk, Talk, Talk1 /""n I F :That'$ IU$t 100 alienating. ' We n eed to b r ing humo n relations bock Into o ur lives. Mo n ey Is only m oney. but people ore the m ost Important things. M : There aTe lots of Im portant IX'Ople In my life, and a few o f lhem aTe the merchants that I see on (I regu lar basis. li ke the old woman w ho rons Ihe IUtie g race'}' o n t he Carner. Somelhne~ t buy som e th ing there lust to help her out.' even thoug h I don't parti eul (l rly need the prod u ct. Bu t th a t's lust because it's conven ient for m e to sho p t h ere. If I cou ld save money by going el.sew here, I wou ld . F , Because I'm a valued ' customu, the pt.'Ople I shop wllh will go out of their way 10 g ive me th e best deal and t he best se rvice t h ey Co n . They wo nt my bUSiness, ceMalnly. but they 01$0 like me. ~ auat/a". I . /low carefully do you shop? Do you Jpend 0 101 o f lim'! comporiJon'Jhopping in advonu, or do you buy things on the- spur of the moment?' 2 . Is COlt Ihe molt important cOnJiderolion' in buying something?
- 110. "4;;;;4 •• '9;..... . r F : You L wrong? ook terrlblel What's M : lust stres.sed out, ' I guess. Wo rk Is partIcularly hard theS(' days. (lnd I've been having a lot of family problems. f : Wha t ore you doing 10 relieve the sl«'S$? Thol's Q prelty unhealthy situation , you know. M : Oh, it'll pass. ' Th ese ort' just ext rao rdInari ly ' tough limes. Th ings should go bock 10 normo] soon . I'm all tight. F : Do n ' l be so b los~. · YOII n eed to do some th Ing. It's dangerous. M : When I was yOunger, I used to just go out a nd blow off (I lot of steam, ' I 'd drink and dQn~ (mo porty 011 night. then work through the next d ay and go home 10 bed. The day ofter, I'd feel terrible because I WQS exhausted, but after gelling Q good n ight's sleep I'd be okay. f : Whol (I terrible method of deollng with the problem l ThaI would Iusl odd 10 the stress. don 't you know thot? M : I don'! k now, I thInk II used to work ' pretly well then. But I wouldn 't r«ommend it as a regular troo lment- II 1"1'Q1Iy wou ld be slressful to do II all the lime. F : And yet, mony people stili do. II 's the w o rst way of tryin g to ~relleve~ 5tres.s-U's like pouring gcuoline on 0 nre to put it oul. ' M ; WhOI would you suggest? f ; I like to go to the gym and work out ' three times 0 week or so, and t h en toke (1 nla! $Q uno .· ~~ ..... ,_........:."""_,o ...;."."'_ ~ ,--.-..y.- .. :=,:=:.=",-:~ .... ___ _ ·_011_ :_ _ ._ , _ _ .putOUl , _IIOt11ron>bumOng ... _ -,,*,- .-.. .--. ...... ._ouI ' ~ot~"""""'. _
- 111. M : ThaI'snormally port of my rouUnc. ' SUI I IU$I don't have the lime" these days. That"oS probably wh y I feel 50 stressed M F : I'm sure you're right. How about 0 good moswge7 Gel 50me clo!ie friend at work to rub your bock and neck for you, ond you r forehead. Thut will gille you so me good temlXlrory' relief. M : Thut"s a good Idea. I'll see what I can d o. Sut what I'd really like Is to be able to take moybc on hour off after lunch and to ke a nop. · F : 11'5 100 bod we don"llIlIe In Spoln. There. ellerybody tokes a sleSlo. ' M : Sound, wonderful" doesn't 111 And some COlnponles halle fodlliles for a brief «power napK to recharge em ployees ' batteries.' Sut we don't . F : Whal you really need to do Is Ond some hobby that Is not related to your work ond dellote 05 much time ond allentlon 10 it os you con. Vou"1I toke your mind off your doLly problems ond rechannel your mental processes. The result Is Ihe S(lIne as a power nap -you feel energized ond Tf'fTf'shcd. M : E used 10 hOlle 50me hobbles, bul I jusl gal bored with Ihem oflCr a while . F : Try agaIn. FInd somethIng thol really Interests you and throw youn;elf Int o ' 11. It can be anything -Calligraphy,' phot ogra phy, writing a so nnet , ' gardenIng, anything! You'lI feel a 101 beller. (2 ....tIoHII 1. Howdo)'OUrHl'" 2. Do)'OU ~ ~ Tnt and/or e,,~iK? ...-"'-- .......... , -_ •__.___ .... """"""'""" :_"' __ "". _ _ onIW:""'_ _ _ "'_"_IO ... . _ ,.'''''_' ____ _ ._ _ 0 ''''' ....)- ___ . ~I_ · .I' h ~_ .- ' ,. ,.·...... ...... - -...... _ _ . ,* . ..... _ ' ano' _ ~ ~
- 112. d$li··ii M:Remember Tom? f : from high school? Sure. Why? M: I do n 't know. I was just thinking about old times. wonder whatever became of him? F : Last I hrord he was In the army. M: That's the last I hrord too. But that WQS five or six yrors ago. f : At least!' Maybe longer. M : You know, I always thought he'd really make something of himself. ' He was always the top student, In every class. f : That's true. But he worked really hard ot it, too. Maybe too hord. M: What do you mean? F : He never had any time for anything except studying. So he didn't develop very good social skills. M : People liked Tom well enough. F : Sure. He was a good guy. But he didn't have any really close friends. His face was always buried In a book or a computer screen . M : But Isn't that how we accomplish important things? By working hard and being slngle·mlnded?' f : For a lot of people, sure. Maybe for most people. Most of the really great people In history were only good at one thing, and they devoted themselves entirely to honing ' it to perfection. M: So why didn't this work for Tom? F : Maybe It did, and we just don't know II. Or maybe It wlll, bu t hasn't yet.
- 113. M : Onthe other hond, life and x hool aren't neesso.rily the same. LoIS of people I've gone to school wllh W1.',n't very Impressive In the c;iassroom, but did oil right for themselves. F : Sure. Unless You', going to be a sch olQr, maybe doing well In sch ool _ getling all A's - Isn't nec:essorlly what we n~ to su cc~ In real life - which Is a much more co mplicated place than the very controlled, Qrllflctol envi ronment of any sch ool. M : Gelli n g o long wIth people, beIng Qble to negotIate. ' PQtle n ce, endu.once. learnIng self-dlsdpllne. I guess these are 011 good thIngs to have if one wis hes to ochleve o ne's rull potential. ' F : A good sense o f humor to get us through the hard limes, but (I serious dedlcot!on ' to work. M : FQlLQwlng through ' to make su r(' proleCU 0' completely finIshed. F : Knowing how to manage your time. Oolng work you love. M : I suppose you r looks playa big role In how well you do, also. f : I thInk Iho l's correct. Every study I've secn shows thai the beautiful p eop le get hired and promoted soo n er and m(lke more money Ihon the ordlnnry olles. M : And don' l forgel luck! F : Absolut ely. And none of these t htngs 0' dlrC:l ly learned 01 sch ool, o.e they? Q.mlo•• 1. Whot Is I~ lingle, most jrnpottonl quality nnded lor succe:u7 2. Who;J t~ moSf 5UCussful fN'rson -or I~ one moslli~ fO r succ~-Ihot you k.-..? . ~ ~I. - _.-........_ ...... ..-'_..... -..... .... ,_cr. .po'lI ''-' too 11''''''' _ . or _ _ _ _ _,_tntoo.ogn _ ·_a,, ... -. ___._.. _'_.'_'~. _ IO~_
- 114. f;-;~=:::.__. M; It's as though men and women are different species.' F : I'm not sure if I should f~l Insulted or amused. What's ootin9you1' M : It's my wife. F: Yes. Go on. M : I work hard all day. I give her my pay every month. t spend as much time with my fomlly as I con. I help with hOUSl'hold chall'S. I don', dOle other women . And still, after 10 yoors of morriage, she says thai she doesn't know If 1 love her! F : Do you tell her? M: Words are chtup. ' PollIldons soy thIngs that are not true all the UrnI'. II ~ms to me that my actions should I:M! the proof of my love, not just talking about It. F : But do you ever leU her you love her? M: Sure. Once In (I while.' But If] told her every day. she'd wondt'r why I hod to tel!p bringing the subject up.' She'd think I was trying to make up ' for something ( was doing wrong_ F: You know, women ilkI' to be told these - ~ --- - --- --- -- -- -- --- --- ~ d'- ... . . . _' :'__;;;;;;;_'''~-;;;;Iho __ --- --- . WIIor ....Iin!!I'? in._ :_:~ ' brInil~ :~'__,-_ _-ObOl_)fW? _'- :'UO-.. ...... up : . . . . - -
- 115. T,llk, T,llk, T.llk1 / 1',,' I things. Even If they know their sweetheartS lo ve them very much , Ihey like to be re minded some times. The m o re often t he beller. M ; Sut I don't nt.I!d oon5lO.n remlnde~ ' from m y wife. I know she loves me, ev!n if It Isn ' oosy fo r her to do so. F : But wh!her you n~d 10 be told or nOI, you $tlll enjoy verbol ' co nfirmation. ' dOIl'1 you? M : I don't dislike It, c;(:rtolnly. BUI I know she loves me beo:lusc of the way she loo ks at me ond t he things s he does for me. It's obvio us. The words are Itl cl ng on the coke.' F : But what good Is a coke wit h o ut iclng1 It's okay. It 's beller than no thing, but the Ictng makes It so much better. don't you think? M : [ s uppose so. F : I think you should tell her you love her every chance you get . M : Hmmm . Should I give her flowel'$ 100. d o you think? F : Flowers arc optl o nol. ' 8uI yes, absolutely. why n o t? And why not lewe ls a n d expe ns ive perfume and the like 0 $ we ll ? 0.11'1 you Ihlnk she Is wonh some exira attention? M : Of course she Is. F : And s h e 'll proba bl y reword ' yo u with s ome speclol atle n llo n too . Wouldn't you like that? M : Of ooUr:Cl [ would! ~ a .. _ tlons 1. Wh y don Ihe mon think women speok 0 diffHetil kHlf1!J09f! lhor ~n' rov Iell your 'f'OU'l! / /ow you . ' _- 2. Ho-oIlen do ----.... . ... _ . _, _ ............ . . , . . _ ........... _ ( 0 0 I I .. . . . _ ' ..1;'11_ ...... ...... _ .con .............. _,_0_.,_,,,0«011 ,_ ..,.. _ _ __ . o p t _ , ~ _ . , __ ''d , ~'''(001)1 _ _ ''''''' ___ lgoooI._'''''.''''''
- 116. £i•.lII. ~ 'D,...... M: I th ink I'm lust going to sto p watching the news or reading the newspopers. F: Why? M ; All you read about any more Is wor. The Cold War Is supposed to be finished, and we're supposed to be In a ~new age in which the UN keeps the peace. But that ff sure doesn't seem Uke the COSl!. r: [ dan', think things are any different than they ever were. A 101 of social scientists are convinced that aggression ' Is port of ou r biological make-up,' so there Isn't very much we can do about iI. M : I'm not sure they're correct-I know a lot of sweet- natured human beings whO would never hurt anyone. F : I do too, but aggression Isn't os simple as lust beating someone up' or shooting 01 him. Because we're human, we can Institutionalize' our basic Instincts In many ways. M : Have you been reading those SOCiology' book.!; again? Why don't you use plain English thot everyone can understand?
- 117. T.llk, Talk, Talk 1 / 1',,1 1 f : OK, I'll Iry. lei's assu me: for the $O.ke of Ihls discussion, Ihal aggression Is indo!ed part of our very being, II 'S part of whol mokes us human. Okay? M :OK. Sol r : But we ore also diffenmt indlvlduols, rlghl 7 Even If we ate shaped by the culture ond soctety we grow up in, we still come OUI different. right? M : Sure. I'm nOI Uke yo u, and vice versa, ' even thoug h we are about Ih e same age and we grew up togel h e r and Our family bo ckgro unds ore very sl mllo r. We' re obviously different In many woys. F : ObvlOl,l$ly. Even Ihough we 're biologically si milor In Ihol we're bolh human , rlght1 M:Yes. F : SO, If we are biologically the some- and If this Includes being aggressive. - and If we hove th e s ome sadol backg round, then why are we so dlffere nl? M : Moybe because sociologIsts don't understond obout the noture o f the human Individual; maybe society doesn 't s hOIXl us 01 all. F : ThaI'S a possl bllL ty. But s uppose th ey 're right. Then Ihe InSlllutlons Ih (H our soc ie ty Is mod e of- religions, gove rnm e n ts, sc hools, all th ose-con c honnel ' our aggressions In differe nt ways. Instead of violence, maybe we eKpress o ur aggression Ihrough on o r musIc or sparts Or our lobs or In our relationships - hundreds o f diffe rent ,,·ays. SO we are Mill oggresslve, we co n 't help it, we need to assert ' ourselv'5 againsl olhers. But maybe It doesn 'l hove to be by ottacklng them physically. -- ·_ . . ...... _(oItI_c_ .'fIee_ _ ...... _ _ _ . . et.nnOOI , _co (sIh)_o_.- _(ItI ..
- 118. M: So maybewe can end wars by having peaceful aggression? F : Sure. Maybe by putting more effort into things lik.e the Olympics and the World Cup, or international poetry contests. Beauty pageants. ' Painting competitions. Anything of that nature.' M : And then we cou ld still assert' our domino nee' but without hUlling anyane? F: Yes. M: What a novel' Ideo. let me think. about this some more. auestions 1. Are humans naturally aggressive or nat? 2. HOIV can we ossert our domirl(Jnce withoul hurting anyone? .F~''_ ===='''='=~ =''=':Ii l=C~'''' _ .===.~_ =~=. =~:==:=~ ... ''~:=_ =. ' 'h ~~=.= , . _ :=. _ ....... _ =J,=== . _~- ._,-..;- _ .nal , '~ ,,quaMla l ._'1I*lg .dor!IinInGe , - . . . . _ ..... : IIbingIy new.-
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- 120. r:::.e rF : Nothingis worse thon loving someone and not being loved back. M : So I hear. F : Come on, admit II. It's happened to you, too. M : Well. maybe when I wos very young. F : I thought you were moping ' over some girl only two or three years ogo. As I fl?oIl, YOll were always looking for some ex~ to go post her home, hoping to see her. You couldn't sleep, you couldn't 1;'01. Sut she never paid any attention to you at all. M: All righi, you win. You're right. I'm Q loser In love, too, lust like everyone else I guess. F : SUre. we all go through ' this experience ot least once In our lives. For some of us, mony, mony limes. M ; It's like some sort of disease. F : Or a neurosis. ' logically, we know that OUf behavior is illogical and self·defeating,' and ou r acti ons wHl lust make us feel worse. Sut we con't stop ourselves. M : On the ot h er hand , as painful as the rejection is, the pursuit Is deliriously ' joyful. Some of the best time!! I can remember were mooning around over' that girl you mentioned, and others just like her.
- 121. T.llk, Tllk, T.llk1 / l'u r1 I F : Yes. It's like being on drugs. ' Everyt h ing is disorien ted. ' o ur emotions ore exagge ra ted. ' We fee l giddie r ' than we shou ld , but (lIsa more ~verely dcp re!o5Cd. /III : There m ust be (In easier way to fall In love than that. f : There would be, if t he world were fai r. a ues tlOHS I. I/ov~ yotJ ever b«n madly in love with Jom«IIIE' who W(lJ ind;ff~fWIl' loword yotJ? 2. Why;J ~ing in /oIIe deJcribed aJ a ~roJi$~l .• ~'. . . L _----.,...ong --...,.----- .dtog ,. _ .... _ _ _ ...... eIIoe1.oolho _ _ _ _....,..efojIy.,.,. .11_ ,_ ~- , . - .. '__')'0.., _ _ , --.g .... ... .... --~
- 122. *9.1.; r'D,.. M:Wha t movIe would you like to ~~? F : Any movie at all! I just love movies! M: M(! too. TV and video are all right, I guess, but th e screen Is so small. and there arc too many dlstm(1lons. ' But In the theaters, It's quite litemlly a bigger_than_Hfe experience. It's like actually being there. F : I know what you mean. Ever since I was a little girl, I kn ew I would be a mOvie star some day. M: Really? Is that what you're going to do? F·Ofcoune. M: So you'~ studying acting? F : No, not really. But you don't need to know too much about ading to be a star. Mainly, ii's aboul looking good on film and projedi n g ' on interesting personality. M : Are you sure? F : Pretty sure. There are ~o me really good actresses, of coune, but mostly they gel supporting roles. ' The fans want to watch Ihe stars- n obody cores if they con act or not. The really bod ones get scrIpts ' that jusl ca ll for them to do very litt le, other than stand around and smile, and look .sexy. M: The n why aren't the~ m ore stars, If it's so easy? F : Because not everyone has the right look. M : How do you know that yo u do? F : Don't you think I'm beautiful enough to be a movie stor? M: Oh, well, yes, of coune. You're the prettiest girl I've ever seen.
- 123. Talk, Talk, Talk1 / I',., I F : Thank you fo r saying so. 8ul do you moon II?' M : Of course I mean Itl F : Well, the n , you see what' mOOn . M : But how does one go about getti n g dl$COver«l? F : That's th e ha rd part . Sometimes, 11', purely by occident. But m n l nly you need (I good oge nt who can get you r pl ctu r!:s to the right people and arrange lu st the right au dl' lo n~. ' But lu sl one lucky break.' and you're Inl ' M : Wow. A real m ovie star! Wo uldn't that be something ]' F : Trust m e. It 's lust a moiler o f time. M : W hat If you have to do a nude Ke ne? F : What's wro ng with that? It luSI I' Ic:l u r(!S. It's lust bu..l n ~, thot's all. Wouldn 't you ilkI' to see me naked? M : Of cou rse I would! F : 8u I don 't g.cl any Ideas. ' I'm o nly talklng about a movie. I'm not ready 10 get In volved In ony sort of relationship thot could hurt my career.' M : I'ersonally, of course, I'm greatly d1SO l'IoInlcd, but I l'e$pect you r Wishes. I underswnd whot you rnl'On, but, even so, r co n'l he lp but ho r' you change your mi nd , F : Well, let 's 9't to k n ow each ot h er belle r. Afler a few dOles, lei'S see. M : Fa ir e nough] ' A.nd which m ovie did you so.y you wonted 10 _1 l. Whol ~ ~ qUQlificol;om lOt' being 0 ~Ior' l 2. Whol dofi M '''''''''Y_ '_'''' SNmI 10 be 1M moll :~-='~':::;:::::::::: .....----.. - inl~rnled ~~~ ,)'0'-1' . . .., , _ _ • in? ... ...,.,.,.,,.,.. '_'hi,. _ ' _ ._ nV . '_'_,Nng ...... '!Ih ,,_ ,_,goot_ .........-' ... .don'.Il'.nr_
- 124. IRUi.I';1 .. 'DIalog M : Did you ever lose cmything on the subway? F : Only once. Why? M : last night [ was carrying a n extra bag. I put It up on the rock above my seat. When I got to my stop, [ bolted for' the door with the bag 1 usually carry. But as soon as 1 gol out, [ reallzed I'd left the other one behind. Sut It was too late, the door had just closed. [ watched the troln leave, cmd saw my bag, up on the rack where I'd left it, go too. It was a frustroti ng' experience. F : t kno w the feeling. It's like being in an automobile accident-a li your senses are heigh tened: and t!me seems 10 pass in slow moUon. M : That's exactly how it felt! F : Was there anything important In the bag? M : A little money and a credit card. And some sentimental' Items like pictures and things. F : What d id you do? M : Well, [ went to the ticket window. They told me to check the los t and Found' Office today, so I'm on my way now. F :There's a pretty good chance ' you'll get it back, 1 thi nk. M : What makes you so sure?
- 125. Talk, Talk, Talk1 / (,,,, I F : When [ len m y bog o n boord. ' II was terrible! I hod to fly o ut o f the! country fo r a job Interview In 3 days. Ru t my passport was In the bag I'd left beh lnd l If i didn 't get m y paSSport back, I'd be stuck. ' M : And you got It back? F : Yes! I wa 5 so Su re thai it wa s go n e fo rev e r thot I had already coiled Ih( police and th( (mbassy ' to r(port its J05S, a n d was trying to call th, p loce w h (u! 1 hod the Interv iew to try to resch edul e Ihe appoint m ent. M : W hat happened? F : Well, nct ually, th e Lost and Found Department called me to tell m e they hod my passport. So , picked It up as soon a s , rouid get there. Rut Ihen I hod to go back and ooncel all my police rl!pCrts and embossy ~portS. It was a very lo ng roup!1! of days. but I got to ny ou t o n sch('dule. Didn 't molter. though, I didn't get the job a nywa y. M : I h ope I'm that lUCky, bul I'm not optimistic. ' r : Why no t? M : All m y o t her friends who have lost something have told m e th ey n (!VeT got It bock. F : Thot'$ odd ,' you know ? Bec(luse m ost of m y fril!nds who hnve had that e xperience soy th ey olm os t always d id get It back. M : I gue$S 0111 ca n do Is h ope for the IX'st . 1. ~ you r.Jff lost something? Did you fll!1 il ood,' 2 , )'OU found 0 woller on rhe Jlreet with 0 lot 01 tnOrJe)' In It. whol would you do' , on _ : on ... . _ ... _ ....=::~~~ ' =_ • • 'uck . _ _ ... -,..od ·'-.-..:._10_. __ ' ............._.,...,. ___ ___ .G •• _ ~ ... _ '''' • ..... .~~.._.
- 126. idJi.lii:1 .. 'D/alogua M : Why don't you stop smoking? F : I wish I could! It Isn' t like [ haven 't tried. M : You never should have storted [n the fint ploce. F : 1 know that. Sut that doesn't moke II any eas[er to stop, you know. M : I never undentood wha t the appro] ' was. You spend a lot of money to put smoke directly Into your lungs, you r fingers turn yellow, and your breath sm ells like a garbage' dump. F :Mmmmmm. M : Excu$(' me. I don't mean ·you· personally, of course. I mcon [n general.' F : No, 1 think you're probably right. You con also odd all the Inconvenience of having to go outside to smoke and aU the ashes burning holes in your clothes. It's aU a very silly habit, but one that is enormously ' ha rd to abandon.' M : Besides aU that, it causes people to look older- they get wrinkles' around their eyes much emller If they smoke. F : 1hot'$ probably the key to why people start. Almost @Ieryone fint gelS addicted ' when very young. They think smoki ng Is ·cool~ and makes them look mo re moture. .1JIIfI9 , _ _
- 127. Talk, Ta lk,T.llk 1 I ',,,, I M : Or they're In oollegt' slru99ling with theIr studle5. Som('One hos lied and told them Ihot smoking helps relax them. There Isn'l any evidence Ihalll does any positIve good 0 oIL F : Out as long 05 movie SlOB and celebrities ' ploy characters' who smoke. Ihe Idea Ihollt Is coal to sm oke will continue, I'm of](1ld. M : Unless TV stations Slort Oooding ' the airwaves with spots tho make young sm o kers seem like real losers. ThaI has had dramallc effects In cou ntTles thaI have u sed that approach. r : I bel ' you 're righl. Prelchlng certaInly d Of'$ n o good~the kIds pay a lat more auentlon 10 what other kids think and do than 10 what Ihelr parents tell Ihem. M : And, of course. being young, they won t to experience th e wo rld on th eir o wn . The re's always a nalural generalion gap' b@tween adults and children . F : What abou l adding taxes to 10bocca? The money could be usP! 10 pay for Ihe negotlve advertising you menlioned. ond the hIgher cosl mlghl discourage t~na9l!rs Or college studenls from buyIng d goretles. M ,Unfortunately. Iho t doesn't u5uoll y have a very dramatic' effecl. When the high casu are fi rSI Introduced, ther$ always a sharp dive In pun:hoses. but soon Ihe levels ore Ihe $a1TH! as th.-y u.wd to be. People just get u.wd to th.., hIgher prices and adjusI' Ihdr spending habIts accordingly. ' F , Ho w Oboul banning ' Ihelr :;ale to mInors?' ----.l ~ .--- -------__.... __ -_.. __ --_ ..--._'--'_....._ _- , ~ , .,-- ._ ..... _1otI,' __ ....a.0I_ .CIItrlICI8f , • _ _ _ 10 .......... 01 ..... 0UtI . . . . - ..... ' . . - ... _ -.- .,.- . l boI , !' , _ ._10 _______ .....-,g ..... .. ._- '------'- ....... ... . . . ......
- 128. M : Thatworks If merchants are willing to follow the rules, but most aren't, unless they think there's a good' chance they'll be caught. It's hard for anyone 10 tum away' good paying customers. F : And besides, I suppose young kids can always find an older kid to buy It for them. M: Absolutely! They're not any different than kids at any other time In history. There's always a way to breo.k any rule, and kids are willing to go to a great deal of trouble to find it. F : What do you think about educational programs describing the real effects on heolth and aging' and so on? M: When I was In college my roommate saw an educational film like that. He said the pictures of the black skin tissue in the lungs turned him off' to the Ideo. of smoking. But within a week or so, he was smoking just as much as before. F : Like [ said, once one starts, it's very hard to stop, no matter how much he wonts to. M : But it can be done. There are various nicot!ne patches, for instance, and avoidance techniques that one can learn. I've seen it happen many limes, even for real hard-core' users! ~~u===~======~==== ~ · . tumlway :_IIobI_ .~ :~oIa ·tum oft : ...- _ or iIqAI1n lit» , 'rd :'II_or~
- 129. Talk, Talk, Talk1 / 1'111 I Ques tio n s 1. Why did you uarr smoking? If you nevrr lmolced, why not? 2. CklcritH a suC(~ufu/ way of ltopping a bad hob/I. 1
- 130. D'alogu e F :I sow you lost nIght! M : Where? F : At Avilon. You were lust leavi ng by one exit' as ] was coming in the o ther, so I didn 't get to soy hi. M : Yep. That was me all rig ht. Sorry I missed you , F : T hat's okay. You looked pretty preoccupIed ' anyway, Who were you with ? M : O h, so me gI rl . F : Where did you m eet her? M : ( wos ot on art gallery lookin g at som e new paintings, and we just sta rted talki n g. She's quIte nice, actually. F : And very pretty, too l Where do you ge t off, ' always being with such beouUfJI wom en ? M : Well, thank you , on be half of both of us!' F : Where are you goi ng no w? M : I' m on my way to an other gallery, But I have sevcT(I] mInutes, If you have time for a oo ff~. F : Where would you like to go? M : Oh, anywhere Is okay. The first coffee sho p we see wo uld s uit ' me fine. F : Where's th e gallery you're going to? M : Do wntown . II iust o pened, so I've n ever been th e re before. I hear it's go l so me really Interesllng pictures.
- 131. T.11k, Ta lk,Talk 1 / Pm1 I F : So, you're going to meet your new girlfriend there? M : ' wouldn't coli her my girlfriend, yet. f : Sut you're Interested in her, aren't you? M : Sure, why not? Wh ere Is this conyersatlon headed, anyway?' f : Oh, m just curiou s about your love Hfe, tha t's all. You' re a lways so prlyate. .. Q ..estlons 1, Whof is f~ man thanking lhe woman for an behalf 0( himRifl On INhalf 01 his dald 2. Do you offen go 10 011 ~xhibitj? _ _ .io _ _ lIo.. ~ ........ .. l _ _ 'Otlrd .... ?
- 132. r )II- 'l/alogue M : How do you get SO much done? F : I stay busy. Why? M : It lust seems like e very time [ see you, you're on your way to some exotic' loca le,' or lust boc k from there, or you' re meetlng so me celebrlly o r businessman or govern ment official or artist -som eone exclling. How do you find th e time? F : [ manage my schedul e pretty lightly, I guess. But I don't have to waste a lot of hours at work every day, so my time is my o wn . M : How did you manage that? f : As soon a s I sto ned working, I began Investing heavily In the stock marke t. I poid pretty close (mention to what I was doing, and I was pretty lucky I guess, so most of my investments pold o ff' pretty well . M : So yo u mode eno ugh money to retire? F : In a manner of speaking.' yes. I st ill play the marKet some, but not a s Intensely as before. Most of my capitol' Is In pretty sofe, dependable,' venues ' such as money markets and savIngs bonds. M : How do you kei! p so bus y? Most retired people I know lust sll around at home 011 the lime. They con't offord to do anything. F : That's not m y ldeo o f retirement] I wonted to be able to ~~~~~~-~~~~~~~~~ ·•• _ _ .• _ _ IO. _ _ or ___ ~._. -'Un: -.goo:.....- : !rom ........... ~ cI ..... _ . ._011 _.,....,.,.. ..... _ o t . ._ _ _..,.'___ .. _ .~ ..... : _' - ; g : _ .... '. ... _'_or~ -'~-- • _ _ , . _ - . . _ _ iIdIvItI' , ~ , - ,
- 133. T.llk, Talk, Talk1 ! 1'cC I enloy my life. 50 I worked hard _ and worked my money hard,' too!-unlll I had accumulated ' e n ough Ihol I could pay myself a deo:ent ' wlory every month ond still live well. And Ih n I qu it work lngl I'm not greedy.' I don't see any poln l ln acquiring a huge fortune '- l lusl wOIl I nough to last ' my ltfetlme, tn comfort. M : Eve n so. Yo u must have had a pretty good lob. F : y~, I did. 8ul I n ever much ca red for II. I Ihoughl it was boring. 8uI 1 knew It was going 10 be a folrly s hort -Ienn o.::cu palio n _ I hod always planned 10 do II for no more Ihan 25 yeai'll. and Ihn maybe I'd hav anOlhe r 25 10 enloy myself. M : And you quit oner 25 yeal'll? F : Actu,I11y, I onLy had 10 work for 22 yeol'll. I'd !'roche! all my financial goa15 In 2 1, so , took one more year to disentangle' myself from my buslness arrall'll and 10 fealher Ihe n~I ' a bil. Aft. Ihal, I've done pretty much whalever ,'.., wonted. M : You sure ore lucky. F : Luck had very lillIe 10 do wllh ' It. Ihough of course I wos fo riunol Ihol 1 dldn'l have bad luck. 8ul mainly II was hard work and plan n ing ahead. 1. Hc1w!)'OU planned lor )'OUr ~U,ement! 2. If you quit work today, what would YOU' IifJtyle be likel
- 134. liii4,illll 'DIalogue F : Your brolher and are nOI tolking. Would you mind a sking him whol he intends to do about his son? M:Okoy. M : He soid thot he in tends to do Ihe besl he con for your son. He wanlS to know If you have any Idws. F , ,uk him what he think5 about gelrtng a prtvote tuIOl. ' M : H@says that h@'lIlhink about a tutor, but he wonders If Ifs reolly nl'«5SOry. He also soys that he doesn 't wan l to deprt~· his son of having some expertellC(!S beyond lusl schOOlwork. F : Oh, he does, does he? Well, ask him how he expectS our son to get ahead In life If he dl.le$n't get Q degree from a good school! And osk him how he expcc15 to do that if he doesn't excel' In high schooL. M : Okay. I'll get bock to )·ou in a few minutes. F : What did he say? M : H@sald Ihal you worry too mUC You r boy Is doing fine h. as it IS, and he's developing other good qualities' than IlUt being a bookworm.' And he wonl$ 10 know if you' re L reody 10 deo.l with ' Ihis situation In a rational ' manner. ~ -~~~~ .1UIa ' . ~-..otof .-,,,, _IOOl_~~(odf.--~ ·....,.. 'bo_'(sItt_ .-........bo _ _ _(smI ... ..~ ,.-....,-.'-.-.g,. ·quIo'1 . _ ......... . ._w ~ h _~'_ ' ._ _ ,_on_1ogIooI
- 135. 'd1'8d1'8d1 •• P' F : What, does he think I'm being hTOllonal! Tell him Ihlll h e's t he one wh o's be ing ch il dish. ' He's Ihe one who doesn 't won t to spend ony money o n his own $Onl M : I'le wo n ts me to remi n d yo u of how much money h e's already spent an private lessons. He says Ihat he doesn't mind the money, bu t he Ihl n k5 there are lots of ot her ways to gel on educallon , And he soys Ihe maS! Important Ihlngs he's learned In Ure were all outside of school. F : Oh, reolly? Then would you ask him why trooting his wife as on equal port ne r In his marriage Isn't one of those Ihl n g5 he's loomed? M : He wont ed to tell me he's son y you feel Ihot way. He 's always tried to troot you with rf!Spe:, b ut If you think he hasn't done $0, he WllnlS you to kn ow he's $Orry and would like to talk II over with you In person. ' F : Okay. Tell him I'm ready, but only If he's ready 10 OIologi:re. And If he's roody to serlou$ly consider his son 's future, 1, Are the married couple together 01 not? 2. Reocomtrucl the husband's 1III'CKds. J .chikIioh , _ _ It oily . ~ __ ,~_ .• ..-,.-_--'Y
- 136. rm- I 'D'·'..•• r F : You're the only mole friend [ hay!'. Why do you think thal'$ true? M : I don't know. Whol do you mean? F : I mean every other man just wants to have sex with me. or else 19no~ me. You're the only one 1 con really talk '0. M : ['m sure you're exoggeroUng. I can certainly see why many men would want you sexually. but I can believe ['m the only one who enloys your company' as a friend. F : It's true, though. Somehow [ con retate' to you better than [ con even with rnnst of my female friends. II'S like you'lt! my best girlfriend. M : 00 you thlnkl'm too femInine?' r : No! I don'l think you're feminine at all! But you're lust very honest and sensitive. I con tell you things, and I alwoys know tho! you [bIen to whot I soy and empathize' with iI. M : Thot Isn't anything special. Everybody should treat their friends that woy, don't you think? F : Of course they shouldl But they don't. And men are particularly bad about it, I thi nk, They a lways have same o ther agenda,' and they don't co mmunicate very well.
- 137. M ; MenOil! lust like women. We're oil Imperfect creatures. bul we 011 have the ~a m ... n ...... d~ and desires. However, 5Omehow, soctety warps' a 101 of men . They're 5upposed to be ~s lrong be;au$e of the responsibility of sUl'poning a fomlly ond a nation. Sensitivity Is Interpreted ' 0$ a sign of weakness. F , Yeah. yeah. I've heard all of Ihls before. And women ore regorded a s the nunuring caTe.glvcrs,H 50 they act OUI ' the role thot ~soclely has crealed (or t h em. ! don't buy ' any of th is ex planation. qu ll e frankly. Men a nd women are IlI.'iI different, no matter what socie ty they belong to. M , Every person 15 different from every o th er_even Idenllcal twin s ' or ... not ... xactly alike. But Ihese differences or ... vorlollons on a th ... m .... • In a gen ... ral $('nse. all humons are th ... same biologically. Bul there are over-lapp ing ' cha rocterlsllcs Ihol we 0150 share mOr(! full y with people who a re like us. So, in a $ense, m ost men ore like other men , and somew hat different from women. no matter where they are from; ond Amer'lcans ore not th ... 5O.m... ru; Koreans, even tho ugh that doesn't m ean thaI o il Koreans ore the 5O m e. It's just endless vOr'lety against a commo n bockdrop. ' F , How did we gel off o n ' this sUbject? I wasn't loo king for a phl1050p hlcal dlscu~ion, I just wanted 10 let you know that I appred at e you r being such a good friend . M : I'm 50rry [gal o ff-track. ' Th anks for the compli ment.' Qu•• tlo. 1. Con men and ~ intetoct closely as frietdsl 2. How ~I a p!'nan's social,-ok o«t his 0' het pona/ity? ~~~ r ._-a! ppong,--. ' -.... .--. ---.... .......-'0._-.__ - _ on.ctl'l' _ _ _ .unlMt!'.,_ .- ,_ ......... --- ....,..... .buy ,- - - , '*'--~ ... - ·y_'..,.,.on.u,..... _ _ ....... ~ .... -~ 'lI'otIon ' ....cttod ... .·,,..,k............. . _101 _ ..,..,..,..,.., .....-,_,,_,-
- 138. ~,#;a!aJ ... 1)IGll ogu.. I M ; I don't see the need fo r doi ng this. F ; What? Separating the garbage? II 's to help co nserve ' the environmen t. M : I'm not stupld-I know why the cons a nd paper and glass should be separated! But I don't understand why WI need to do It. We go to all the trou ble of doing th ls- and w e even have 10 spe nd m oney o n speC ial , expen sive, trash bags!-ond t h en th e garbage men come by and dump It all inlO the so m e lruck anyway. It all just gets compocted' together. Why bother?' F : One thIng at a l Im e. Soon er or later, a bette r garbage system will be put Into place.' But by then , eve ryone wl!l be used to the sort Ing, and we'll all be be tt er off. ' M : Th in gs need to be beneT coordinated. ' It's not just the individuals who n eed t o conse rve and recycle, but gove rnm ents n eed to have e ffective progra m s. And businesses need to conSide r the da m age they're doing a nd not be so obsessed with ' sligh tly higher profits. They can be responsi ble and make adequate m oney, too! F : We're all in the wo rl d, toget h er, that's for sure. But we have to start so m ew here. M : O n e thing that would make a lot of diffe re n ce right now-more than t h is useless sortlng!-Is If people would stop li ttering. F ; Right. I go hiking, and It Ju st makes me sick. All the trash piled up everywh ere. The m ou ntains a re covered with mou ntains o f junk. All people h ave to do Is lake out with th em what eve r th ey brought in, Instead of leaving it behind. ·_ _0 : _(att»frcm_'-.....;....,. .. compecC : _ _IIn (lAAI.....,~ IMCII_ _ ,_ _ . r..n..-ofI ;i r I . _ _ . ~put_p.oe : lMI __ . ............. l c : _O_tc_~ . -- : ~ ... _ _ (att»
- 139. T,llk, Talk, Talk1 ' 1'1[1 I M ; On 0 $Imllar note. I also hate the nolse pollution. I go to some temple for pea.,.. and ..erenlty.' to get away from the hus tle ond bus tle ' of city Ufe . and $Orn e loudspeoker Is blori n g' owoy with 0 chont ' or something. U's like being a ssaulted ' by the street vendors ' early In the mo r n i ng . W he re can we find a n y quie t? J' ; We' re breot h l n g d irty air, drinking poiso ned waler. The fresh fruit we eot Is covered with pesticides.' The meal Is fu ll o f Ch e m icalS. The tre es , even the mountol n the m se lves. are bei ng cut down to build new aportmnts. Eve ry p ia.,.. Is full o f noise a nd bod sm e lls. Everything looks I)'a stle, ( amm erda!, ugly. M : And t h e wh o le world Is gett i ng th o l wa y. The re's no place to go to onyma n' thal 's stili u n spoiled. r : We all need to do more. So SlOp complolnLng abo ut seporotlng the !rosh . I . Who haJ f~ kJrgnl ~ fa pby in prol «t ....g thr enllironffYnlJ 2. What iJ _ thing fhol you can dol .--.-..- ono_ ·_ ',icM .•__ ... -- . .,.o_ .. .. - ,,,,,,-..._,,,_ . - . . _ _tt. , ...... ._. __--'I' _~ .... ,,,-,-,,,, _ - ' _. ..- ... ''_ . c ..... . _ . _ _ ._ ' 0_ _ --.~,,,-
- 140. r::::ue I F ; One of the nrst things I do wheneve r I visit someplace for the first tim e is go to the museum. M ; Why? F ; It's li ke being In vited Into somebody'! attic ' o r closet. You get real insight Into the way the people live a nd th ink. M : I've be{n to IoU of museums. A few of them were really awesome, ' I admit, but most of the m were pretty boring. A lot of the displays didn 't make sense to m e, ond it co n be p retty tiring looking at the same thing over and over. F : [ agree that museums are like anything else-there are good ones and bad ones. Bul the best on es orc worth every moment 1 spent In them, and th e worst ones are better than nothing. M : W hat do you look for in a good museum? F : Li ke you, I like variety. There's no reaso n to have to look 0 1 hundreds of broke n pots, fo r In sla n ce. One or two of each type Is plenty. M : 111 soy! '
- 141. T.1Ik, Talk, Talk1 / Port I r : And some simple explanallo ns of what you 're looking 0.1 arc vcry useful in putting th ings in COIIICXI. ' M~t of thc tim e. the InfonnOUon Is c lther Irrolevont ' to the ordinary vl silo r, ar too overwh l'!l m i ng to absa rb. So I think most curata rs' could do a better job ot tho t. M : Th c a thc r probll'!m J havl'! Is whcn museum s don't havc vc ry g)Od, reprcsentative, collecll ons. They usc 00 m any mock . u p s· or dioramas ' Instcad of s h owi n g uS Ihe real thi n gs. r : Ofte n that's just beca use Ihl'! re al things don't cxist ony more . Sa m c c ul t urcs are marc · pa ck. rat ' soclelles than o thcrs. Samc cultures lust 50Ve stuff automatically, ond o the rs constantly throwaway the old. M : And thcn Ihey b lame on invading ormy· for dest roying a r lo oting ' th e ir treasums, wh e n In fOCI thcy lust never bothered to keep them thcmselv~, 1 . Wh(J!;j Ihe btll museum you hoW! I!'VI!r vililed' 2. Have you l!'VI!'gane 10 che lame mUlwm more IOOI! oflul Why? ·- .... , .... -'-... __ . . . . . . _.t - ' . ..... _ -- . .,......... ,. ___ --~ ~.--....'Y.' IOO ·mock·...,, '. _. .,.,.., ........ kIo'_.·_ono.' ......... _ _ . • dlof..... _ -... _ _ .. _ _ _ ,,,. _ _ .. : e:-:: i.~ :':-~':=::::',,:;:.--~
- 142. hiiij,fii$ ~ 'D,.,.... I F:Which pe rson has the world's most useless job, the philosopher or the poet? M: What are you talking obout? F : Which one has thc k'Ost value to SOCiety? M : How do you define · value? And, more to the point. why do you think poets and philosophers don 't hove any? F: Oh, maybe they used to hov e (l function. Serore the scientific method wos developed, philosophers at least thought about how the world rea lly work ed. They developed moth and logic as rigorous' areas of study, and until about a hundred years ogo, Psychology was port of the Philosophy department~ In unive rsities. But as soon as the scien tific method was applied. philosophy no longer mattered . It become mere speculation' and semantics, ' with no real function In the world anymore. M : I think you' re absolutely wrong about that! The sdentlsb' k~p trying to reduce the world 10 Q few universal principles. From Einstein onwards. ' they hov e attempled to deVISE! === . rigor ,ono,,-' _ _ .1'I0ti0n'~ _specuIIl. _doopIyW.......,ona ..... _ :_.1'1..,..,.,_ _ .--.,. ... --.a.or .. ~d ... --.a.oI._ ........... .....- '-**'11_'-_._...-._ .... _ ........ _.' ...
- 143. o Unified Theoryof motter,' but reality Is for more varied and com pl eK than they wont It 10 be , Philosophers kl't'p eKponding the p:$5lbillties, In a logica l manner. Just by eKtropolall ng ' from the known , they are able 10 conceive' of t hings Ihat scie ntists don't even consider. For In stance, black holes were po stulated ' l o ng b efore a n y were discovered, F : But th ey were actually d iscovered by scie nl lsts! Until that lime, Ihey w ere entirely ImagInary. lik e faIries and unIcorns. ' M : BUI If it hodn been for phil osop h ers ImaginIng Ihe eKlslence o f black h o les, scle ntl sts wouldn'l have even thought to look for them. Th ey wouldn'l have devised eKperiments 10 delermine If Ihey hod fou nd them or not. F: 1 agree Ihot logIc· and t h e scle ntlflc ,ethoo were developed by philosophers, bUI o nce ~clenllsts ca m e Into being Ihey supeTSoNied ' t h e philosophers. If scien tists found data Ihat dldn 'l fit into Iheir IXlrodlgms, ' Ihey would use Ihe tools of science to try to figure out why things didn't work as predlcted-Ihey'd have found Ihe blo ck holes even If no one hod thought of t hem b@forehond. Ooll't forgel, In Ihe Middle Ages philosophe rs eKpcndcd ' a g reat deal of effort trying 10 de:tde h ow many angels could donee on the head of a pin - even though there are n 't a n y angels. M : I didn't soy philoso phers were always rig h t. But neither ore scientIsts. l ust look at how m o n y sclentlflc facts have been provo.d unlrue. Even well illto Ihe 20t h century. It was Impossible for men to travel foster than the speed of sound, according 10 sclenlists. 8u. maybe ev!n m ort! Importantly, phllosophh:ol Investigati ons of e th Ics ' are absolutely necessory if we are going to have m orol use of sctence- .conc:ooIv. ,' .. _IM....., .. _ ....._ .............. _ _ 'I.a.j- ._1., .......... '........ __ 01_ *' ... ,.,.,. .......--_._-.oIngIo . . . _ . . . . . - •__ - ----...-'-.....- _ _ _ ... _ , ...... _ _ _. _ . _ _ . . . 0 . .... .•,- ,_' __ .O_•. .~ , ... _ o I _ _ ' _ , ..... .oI~
- 144. do we reallywont to clone humo n beings or not? Wh y or why not? lust because something con be done doesn 't mean it should be done. F :O kay, I' m willing to reconsider my notions on philosophers. But I'm still right about the poets. What a worthless crew' they are! M : I can't believe you! In every culture, poetry exis ted lang before prose. The great poets tell us oboullhe world, and how we fit In to It, even bener than the philosophers do. They aren't particularly Interested In Wfacts,~ but only about ~ITUth and ~beouty. F : These are a lso areas of philoso phica l enqu iry, ' as I recall. M : Absolu tely. But for most philosophers-Plato and Nletsc he may be the only exceptions-words are b lunt ' too ls, li ke numbers. But t h e poets toke ph ilosophical speculation, human relations h ipS, emotions, Ideas of justice and love-anything that humans are capable of being concerned about-and transfo rming' them in to not only meaningful but also memo rable expressions. Sometimes, they don ' t even express Ideas, they lust present words and sounds in an Interestin g, pleasing manner, sort of like mUSicians do. F : But I don't see how that Is very importa n t. M : On a logical plane, ' II Isn't. The scientists have spoiled our enjoyment of many things that we can't find rea.sonable explanations for. But human culture cannot exist without a S('nse of the Ineffable. ' MUSiC, literature, dance, palntlng, sculpture, architecture, handicrafts - and poetry, maybe more than ony of the o thers-all of ._ ,_otpeope .tnq.....,. _ _ ... ..................... _-'01 ; .~OI ~ . 111..... ,-.... 101 •_ Iotm : m..g. _ _ .pI.- :._ ot -'lJll._OI_ . 1owft_ : .... ~OI_ot'*~ c.wOI . _ .. _
- 145. Talk, Talk, T.,Ik1 / I'rt I these things a T a bsolutel y v ll a l to us, even tho ug h th ey e d o n 't h a ve a fun c tl o nal va lu e . O r ma y be th e y a re ff fu m:tla nol fo r m ai n taIning o ur · Sou l, wha tever that Is. F : All rig ht , now that you m e n tio n It, wha t a bou t the Soul? Maybe re li g io n Is e ve n m o re u se less t h an poe tr y or phllosop h y. M : Or may be reli g io n Is reall y the marriage betwee n poetry a n d phll050phy, and the sou n;e o f both. F : W hoa ! Let's toke a b re a k. Th is co nve rsati o n b getti ng m uch heavier tha n I had Inten ded . 1. Prioritize the following according to value: phi/05Ophy. science, poetry; religion. 2 . Do we hove sooiJ l Why do you think $01
- 146. lY,II¥U l 'D ,.,.... M I : 00 ludges have 0 be lowyers? F : It's probably a good Idoo, usually. But mainl y they need to hove good judgment. The y should hove a sou nd ' understanding of both th e low and human nature. M : Whal ab out coses In wh Ich the sentence is automatically mandated ' by the low? When the~ Is no ludlda]' dlscrellon ' allowed? F ; In those cases, it doesn' t matter, does it? we might as well just have 0 vendIng machine: insert the crime ond It dispenses Ihe prescribed sentence. But Ihm's 0 terrible syste m , I think, lows by their very na ture ore o n ly generally appli cable' 0 any specific sitl.lotlon - every ((lse is In fo ci dIffe re nt , and we need to be ab le to discern ' the na ture of these differences and apply 0 fair, lust sentence. M : Whot do you moon? F : ror Instance, some sto tes hove odopt l'd lows Ihol say the third commjs~joll ' ~ of a felo ny ' au tomatically ' loods to a life se n te nce. M ; Whot's wrong with that? F ; ]t doesn't take In too«ount' the nature of the crime. ]f
- 147. T.llk, Talk, T,llk1 / I'n I Ihese were oil violent offenses, moybe this would moke some iM,'niM,'. But If all Ih! of them were relollvely minor c rim es, like bu rglo ry or plckpockell ng , I see m s preny eXlreme 10 lock up ' the guilty persall forever. [I's also very COSily ' to do $0. And Ihe ~lluoUon Is even WOI$e If the Ihlrd fe lo ny conviction Is largely a technlcollty ' rather Ihon a reol crime, Uke violating your parole ' In some mi n or woy fo r Insta nce. M : Whot woul d you suggest inslead? r : let (l h uman bet n g make Ih e final det e rmi natio n . Give h im $Om (' l~ay. · Moyb@ Ihe approp rlale $en lence would I)(' from 5 years In priso n 10 tlfe; mayb@, depending on the clrcu m s tan CC$, Ihe cho ice Is either 0 life S('ntence or Ihe dcoth penalty. ' Are th...., any exl('nuOling drcumstonces?' - only a wl$e person con make Ihol detennlnaUon, not on obsuocUon ' like ~ The Low.· M : 6uI Isn' , Ihe pro hle m Ihol l udg es have 10 0 much dlSCretlon? So If two people co mmit C$$Cnllall y the some cri m e, one moy b@punlshedseverelyand Ihe o ther gel off' IIghlly, delendlng on who ludges Ih elr ca se? F : Th ere Is somethi ng to be said for eqUid lu.Uce,· certoln ly. A partial solullon might be scts of guldcll n('s $u99('5Ied by l'(ln('ls of judges, poi n ti n g oul Ihe ·usual sc nl(,llee th ai socie ty 1mpos('5. Thai woy th(' IUdge would have a Sia ndard of jusllee he could opply, bUI h e w ould also be free to Impose 0 different sentence If h e th o ught ;1 approprtate ' 10 do $0. M : Moybe. Bal I bet Q lot of ludges approve 0( th e oUlomallc- $e nt e n ce sySlem. Thai way, they con a cl a s refer.,. i n _Iockup ,_ -t--, .-.-,.... _ _ .... . _ --...- .~_-.. .. _ _ _ ' ..... ... ~'-- .. oo:tIoo ... .....'n-,.'- . - .. _Ioo . -..,.... _ _ .......... ,lngcorcum., ..... . _ --' --''''''' '00' 0 11 , _ _ , _ .~ , . , - ,.............. _ .c:o.oIy _
- 148. applying the legalrules of evidence and so forth, hut they don't h ave to wrestle ' with their consciences in tough cases. If they do their job by conducting a fair trial, they do n 't have to wo n y about whether they're doing t he Uright thing by se n tenCing a person to death - they no longer have any choice in the motter, so they can quit wo rk at 5:00 and go home to lead a normal life. They don't have to lose a ny sl~p agonizing' over what to do. F : I'm sure there are lazy judges. But that doesn't mean they are good judges. The really dedicoted ones do the best they can to balance the demands of justice and the law- not ne:essarily the same thi ng - and accept their m o ral responsibH!ty in doing so. If people can't make hard decis ions, they shouldn·t be judges! Question s 1. Is copital punishment justified? Under what conditions? What wO(Jld a proper p(Jnishment be, im/ead of the death penalty? 2. Why are rich people p(Jnished less often than poor people?
- 149. Tollk, Tollk, Tollk 1 / 1'm1 'I
- 150. i,j.,:1 'Dialogue M ; Ton ight I'd like to Introduce you to my new girl frie nd. F : What? The strippe r,' you mean? M : Actually, she's an ex-stripper. ' These days she works In an office. r : I'm surprised at you. How could you date someone like tha t? M : 1 don't understand. I've doted lots of offi ce girls before. F : Don't be cutel' You know what I moon . A stripper! M : Why are you so prej udiced? ' You haven't even met her. F : But I know about her former profession. She doesn't have any shame! M : Yo u seriously mi sj udge her. She's actually o ne o f the most modest wome n I've ever known . She's very honest ond co ring . 00 you th in k she's (I prostitute' or whot? F : The next thing to a prostitute. M : Ac tually, w e s h o uldn't automatically ju dge prost itute s e ith e r- t he y're 011 dlf(e re n t, just like everyone else. F : Hmmmph! - '!f ~~ =-=~= _alripptr • _ _ _ ... ' .... _ . , . . ... . ' ' ' - . • ,.Il'101 _ _ .......,_'II_'_01 .. -.c. .Don'lbt_ , Oon,c:o,: ...... _ _ IO .. .....,.....,. _ _ ..... _ . . . '--.. . .::a;._ ~ . prwjudico : ...... _IO~............,_ ~_~''''''''' _ _ .ptOaIIuI. :. _ _ _ _ acu _ _ ..-r
- 151. Talk, T.lIk, Talk 1 ! pun I M : BuC In chis rose, !L's 0 rool injustk:e. Whot's wrong with the humon body? We've all got one, you know. F : 8ul we don't all s how it off In publiC. M : Everyone is dIfferent. A 101 of people wear clothes thaI leave very lillIe to Ihe Imagination, ' especla lly on Ih e beach. And there are a 10 of nudist colonIes ' and nude bcache .• In Ihe world. where people walk around wIthout ony clothes on 01 alt, hUI they' re nOI self·consclous le:ause nobody else is weoring a n ylhlng eLlher. They lell me Ihat after a while-a very short whl1e- lhey don'l even noUre anymore. f : You're avoiding the subje:l. M : No, I'm not. I'm soyi n g Ihol U's all relotve .' Oifferent cullu~' ho~ diffrnt stanoo rds of modesty ' In dlff,,,nt sltuatto ns, and there ore al~ Indl vlduol differences 0$ w ell. When my girl friend W05 younger. she need'd a lOb. She had 0 good body ond she wa s 0 good don cer, so she be:ome 0 strIpper. She says thol II wos emoorrossing ot first, hovl ng a 101 of stronge men looki ng 01 hr, bUI ~ he gol u.so..d to Lt . F : Thol$ w hat she told you ? M : Of course. Why sho uldn 't I believe her? On 5t('ge. the strIppers ore ju~t like olher performers. ' They me octors. There Isn't any genuin,,- sc uol oCUvlty going on, except maybe In the minds of the audIence. But there's no touching, no physlcol contoct of a ny kind. II's like i ng 0 model Or somebody On lelYislon _ you do n 't even think about the other peopl, you jusl do your joll ond Ihen you L go home . _-..---_. . _ _ -v _ 1 0 .... iMagIAMIon - . , _00 ... ......- -~~~~= . nudIt.':OI')' . _ ' _ _ _ _ 0010_ • • _ ...--,_ ' .... .-Iy ,_.................... r..... ....,.. ... _ .. •_ _ '-'...-.g . __..;n. _ _. .... '.... -,~'- , . .......'.....
- 152. F : Butdon 't you think these women ore pretty stupid, displaying themselves Uke that? M ; Some are, but th ey'd be stupid no maner what Job they had. But J've met a lot of her old friends who used to strip, o r still do In fact, and, as a group, t hese are some of the most In telligent women I've known. Between acts, t h ey tend to paSS the time by reading serious fiction, philosophy, poet ry. They're usually ve ry reserved, ' Introspective ' people-It's o nl y on stage that t h ey p retend to be exhibitionists.' F : It ~ms like you've done a lot of research. M ; Well, when I first go t to know my gi rl friend, 1 had misgivings. ' But the more I found out about her, the more Impressed 1 became. I don't contin ue to date her because she used to take her clothes off in public, I dot e her because she's a fine hum a n being with lots of good qu alities. F : Who also has a nice body. M : Yes, who also has a good body- but, more ImponanUy, a good mind and a good hean.
- 153. T.llk, Talk, Talk1 / I'rt I 1. If someoM' offer«llo pay you 10 take your clothes ott in publk, whal would you do? 2 . Are ·modeJtyN ond NmorolityN reialffilo eoch ot ~ or entirely diJtincll
- 154. • F : Doyou know the poem about Richard Cory? M: Isn't that a song? F : Orlglnally it was a poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson. But later on, raul Simon ~wrole It as a song. The two are very different. but they have the some theme. M : Which Is? F: That a penon can be rich and popular and still be unhappy. In the end, Richard Cory mysteriously kills hlm.self. M: Do you think that's true? r : I know thot money con't buy happiness., but I'm not so su~ that rich people con', be happy. M: Money can buy a lot of things thot make prople happy, though. like a nice house, 0. fun vocation, books, paintings, a new car. It can help you stay hlC'a lthy, because you can offord to ~ a doctor regularly. F : In the end, these are lust things. They're a substitute' for real happlnes.s, but nOI actuol]y happiness. M : They are symbols of a happy life. NOI everyone enjoys art or travel, so for some prople th_ Ihlngs ore just a waste of money. BUI if you're In love with droma and you can't offord theater Udcets, you're pretty mlseroble. F : And yet, people with no material posse$$lons 01 all are often the happiest on earth.' =-===
- 155. Talk, Ta lk,Talk 1 /I'rt 1 M : God must lov~ th~ poor, becuuse he made so many of them . F ,W hat do you meon by tho!? M : Most poor people aren 't very happy at all. They con sta ntl y have to worry about where and how they'll live, how to lake care o f thei r families, what would happen If t hey gal sick. Th ere of len Isn't any room ' In their dally lives for happlne». F : Th en you think you have to m, ri ch to be happy? M : I th ink it's very much an Indiv idual 5l1uo lon. So me folh seem n aturally o ptimislc a n d nloy 11fe, even when the rest of UJ can't understand what there IJ for the m to be so happy ol:out. Ot h ers can' t eve r S(!C m to have a good lime, no molte r how much they OWn. But most people seem to need Jo m e material well·b~l ng I n order to hov~ a conlen ted, ' h a ppy feeling. F : The p roblem , I guess, is Ihot people olwoys ~m to wonl m ore, and this discontent makes them un happy. M : Moybe. BUll think ii's hord to gc ne ralL w. ' 11 mIght be Ihot the c hall e n ge of - getting more~ Is wh a t gIves them th e g rt!otesl pleasure, not lust t he possessio n of Lt. F : I gues.~ people orc happy or unhappy lu~1 becouse th ey fed . that woy, not necessorily becouse there's so m e o bjective reason for thot feeling. ~ !2....t/o ... CHfirw, once and for 0.' whot a happy life- Is. 1---- 2 . Whol au: tM IhingJ lhol give }'Ott/he tnOJI happlMU? . · ~ I ood , ' • _ _It. . ........ ·~_IOr ___ , __ .'_oom_ _'_,..,.,.,.,.,..,.,fnm~. __ 'cao.
- 156. hU'!'W M : The o lde r I get, the harder II se(! m s to ke!p my weight slOble.' F : I kn o w what yo u mean. It used to be that I could gain a lot of weight ove r the holidays for instance, and gel rtd of It all in a we!k or so. Now it never se(! m s to go away, n o moner how hard I try. M : Why Is that , do you s uppose? F : It's metabol ism .' Our bodies slow down with time, and they lust don't bum off' the fat like they used to. I guess it has so meth ing to do with the fact that we a~n' l rcoUy growing a nymore - we've reached ou r adult height, so a ll the extra food we take in has to get sto red within our existing frame. M : It·s like pocki ng a Suitcase. It only ho lds.so mu ch, and If It gets 100 full II either won't dose o r it' ll ex plode.' F : That's right. Th ere's also a genetic predisposition. ' Some people won' t ever gel fot no matter how mu ch they f!Ot, and o lhers will, no motter h ow little. They lust ca n 'l help ' it. M : That's too pe$:'llmlstic. Anyone con lose weight. If you tak e in few er co lorles than you burn off, you will ine vitably' lose weight. F : Bu t for so m e fo lks it's mu c h harder than for othe rs, thol '$ all. --- -- --=---= - = = -== .motabo/I_-'Y'O cnang.o .,.ttIon ' ooncIoon: _II'.,..,.,..-.I.,,,..., __ •• aIM , not ,_ _ in.lMng ..... /1m! .DUmoff ' _ ( . . n ) I y - . . . . ·~ : _up : ''~_._01 __ ... . '- ._ '-.-.. _-, . . . . . -- _ _ .-,aMt_ ... _ .genootlC~Ion , ·_., _ _ _ COotIIio.-'1 .... ~ ..... OtICl
- 157. Im'li!iiii!iiIU.U' M : All we need Is dlsdpllne and will power. F : Or H n 't power. actually. But It ,still Isn't easy. wo 8 M ; Dri nkin g 0 lot o f water Is one woy of tackling' the problem. We feel full. but the..e isn't ony real nutritio n in the water. So we don't get hungry. and we lose weight anyway. F : Up to a point.' Su t we still need to eat. you know, whether we feel hungry o r no. M : So. we shoul d eat on e good meal a day. lust a s mall one, well.bo,lan,ed. That way we'll stay hrolthy. F : Thot'li work. I think. But whot aoout l)COp le whe) fast? ' M ; These do ys they usually ge t by on water and vitamins, maybe ,ul'pl e me nted ' bYe) lot of fruit lul ce. With core, someone con go for on owful lo ng Um e without eallng. But of COUI$(', this reqUires even more discipline thon (1 nonnol diet. I sure wo uldn recommend It! F : ~Ides, eating Is 0 soclo1 actlvily os well . I wo uldn't wonllO give ul' my lun ches with my friends. no matter how fal I go. Ii Q ....tlo. 1 . Somerimn ~ diet fO go;n wri9hl OJ owII. How would )'IXI exlviu ~ fa do lhot? 2. De5riOt)'lXlr typicol doily food and 1H!wrage' inlOke . ._Ioo :_.., ___ ........ _'._..... .,,.., .__ ..'_'onI:to _ _ ·ro_1OMi1 ..,_.,.onI _ _ .ouppI_' _1 ....J'I..t-,l .. _IO~~'_ '_~ ...,_. ~ - - - ,. - ... ''*'II.............. ,...... ...,., ....... ~- ..
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