1、1 Old friends, different choiceVocabulary TaskAnswers/ScripA Its been 10 years since I saw you last. I was able to travel and see the world. And I never got stuck being a housewife!B Things are going great for me these days. I finally settled down and got a real job. Now I work 9 to 5 at a neighborh
2、ood store. C Life has sure treated me well. I put myself through school. I was able to work my way up in a company. And then I started my own business.Listening TaskFirst Listening Answers 1. He went overseas for graduate school and is working at a high-tech company.2. She was in a few beauty contes
3、ts, but she never won.She now has two children.3. He works at the neighborhood post office and has two children.4. Shes the branch manager at the local grocery store.2)second listeningAnswer 1. He missed his home.2. She hopes her daughter will become a model.3. He loves his family.4. Shes proud of h
4、er new job.Script 1. A: Jim, I cant believe it-wow! I havent seen you since we graduated from high school! What have you been doing?B: Well, after I went overseas for graduate school, and I had a great time. But finally I had to come home and get a real job in a high-teach company.B: Yeah,I remember
5、 you always wanted an international lifestyle.A: Oh, I had a great time overseas, but I got home-stick, too.2. A: Carol, is that you?B: Yes, its me!A: Oh, its so good to see you! You know, Carol, I remember you always wanted to be a famous model and travel around the world. Did it happen?B: Well, no
6、. I was in a few beauty contests, but I never won, and nobody ever offered me a modeling contract.A: Oh, thats too bad.B: Yeah, but now I guess Im too old, and I have two young kids, a boy and a girl. You know, maybe my daughter will get to do it some day.3. A: What have you been up to over the year
7、s, Ed?B: Well, I have two beautiful children now and work 9-5 at the neighborhood post office.A: Hmm, I remember you always wanted to be a professional race car driverWhat happened?B: The closest Ive come to that is driving a Porsche over 100 mph on the Autobahn. No, my greatest achievement is my fa
8、mily.4.A: So, Nora, how have you been?B: Remember when we were in high school, I worked part-time job there. Ive been there ever since.B: Yeah?A: So when I graduated it seemed natural to get a And Ive been working my way up. Now Im the branch manager. Im making more money than some people who have c
9、ollege degrees!Real World Listening1. PredictAnswerstravel, old boyfriends, family, career2. Get the main ideaAnswersF Sharon and Karen havent seen each other for 30 years.T Sharon planned to get married to Jim after high school.T Sharon started her own advertising agency.F Sharon majored in art in
10、college.T Karen didnt want to get stuck being a housewife.F Karen had one child.T Karen traveled around Europe for a year.F Karen went to medical school.ScriptSharon: Hey, Karen, is that you?Karen: Sharon, wow! I cant believe it! Yes, its me. Gosh, its good to see you!Sharon: You, too! Whats it been
11、? Something like 20 years?!?Karen: Yeah, I cant believe were that old already.Sharon: Life sure has treated well. You look great!Karen: Thanks you do too! Whatve you been doing all this time? I remember you couldnt wait to marry Jim and start a family.Sharon: Hah! I never did get married. I was too
12、busy with school and then my job. I dont even know what happened to Jim.Karen: So what do you do?Sharon: I have my own advertising agency.Karen: Come on, Sharon! You?Sharon: Really. I majored in marketing in college and afterwards got a job with an advertising agency. I worked my way up, and when I
13、felt I understood the business really well, I left to start my own agency. Karen: Wow, thats pretty impressive. No wonder you havent had any time to get married.Sharon: Yeah. So, anyway, what about you? You were the one who was going to travel the world and do your own thing. You didnt want to get s
14、tuck being a housewife.Karen: Hah! Youre gonna laugh, but I AM a housewife, and a mother of three.Sharon: Oh, come on, Karen, youre not serious, are you? What happened to the travel?Karen: Well, I did travel around Europe for a year with some friends. But then I met Stan, and we got married right aw
15、ay. I helped put him through medical school, and then we had our children. I love being able to focus on my family, and when they leave home, Im going to start my careerif its not too late!Sharon: Its never too late.Unit 2 Just Who Are You?Vocabulary taskAnswer/ScriptA Im pretty sure that people lik
16、e me for who I m. Im just a typical, ordinary, regular girl. Im just like everybody else. B Im really into dancing at clubs. I spend really late nights going out with my friends. Now Im getting behind in my work.C Ive got a chance to do something big. I could go pro, go on the pro tour. But I need t
17、o drop out lf school. Well, I gotta do what I gotta do.Listening Task1) First ListeningAnswers1. He goes out clubbing every night. He can still get great grades.2. She has a scholarship to Harvard.3. He was an activist during the Vietnam War. He was put in prison for protesting.4. He collects baseba
18、ll cards.2) Second ListeningAnswers1. She thinks Sams really smart.2. She thinks Miriams scholarship is impressive.3. Shes surprised that Tom was an activist.4. He thinks Harolds collection is silly.Script1. A: Sam, how come youre so tired in class all the time? Another late night studying?B: Are yo
19、u kidding, Jennifer? I hardly study at all.A: How can that be? Youre the star student, the math ace .B: No, I go out clubbing every night. I dance til the bars thats why I cant keep my eyes open.A: Arent you getting behind in work?B: Nah, I just zip through my homework before dinner.A: You must be a
20、 genius.2. A: Mom, do you think Joey will ever be interested in me?B: Of course he will, Miriam. Youre such a sweet, sensitive girl.A: I dont want to be sweet and sensitive! I want to be beautiful and athletic. Instead, Ive got a hunch of pimples and Im a nerd.B: If this boy doesnt like you for who
21、you are, hes not worth it.A: But Mom, it doesnt work like that. Youve got to impress a guy to get him to even notice you.B: Well,does he know about your scholarship to Harvard?A: Guys like Joey dont care about stuff like that.3. A: So, Tom, what were you like in college?B: I was pretty serious. I st
22、udied political science at Berkeley in the 1960s.A: Really?B: Yeah, I was an activist during the Vietnam War.A: You?B: Yeah. You wont believe this. I even got stuck in prison for one of the protests against the war.A: Wow! Thats amazing. I didnt know that about you.4. A: Hey Harold, I didnt know you
23、 collected baseball cards.B: What? How do you know that?A: I was looking for a pencil the other day, and I saw the cards in your drawer. How come you never told us?B: Its secret! I dont really like people knowing what Im up to.A: Well, thats not such a bad thing.Real World Listening1. PredictAnswerT
24、J is good at skateboarding.2. Get the main ideaAnswersF TJ got second place in the pro skateboarding contest Last weekend.T TJ is going to go TV commercial.T Cesar thinks TJ will forget his friends after he becomes famous.T TJ feels like a regular guy.F TJ has a girlfriend.T TJ is parents dont want
25、him to drop out of school.F TJ doesnt want to drop out of school.X Cesar wants TJ to drop out of school.ScriptCesar: TJ, my man! I heard you won the Pro-Am stake-boarding contest last weekend.TJ: Yeah, Cesar, I did a flip on the half-pipe that really impressed the judges.Cesar: You impress me, TJ. Y
26、oure something else on that board!TJ: Ah, cmon, stop it, will ya?Cesar: But Ive seen you fly on a skateboard. Its amazing.TJ: Yeah, well, things have been goingood. Youll never believe what the latest is.Cesar: What?TJ: Nike wants me to do a commercial. Theyve been calling my agent.Cesar: Wow! I don
27、t believe that.TJ: You best believe it, my friend. Im going to get some big bucks for doing it, too.Cesar: Youre going big time now. I cant believe I even know you.TJ: Great, huh? Im gonna be on TV!Cesar: Yeah! Pretty soon youre not going to have time for someone like me.TJ: No way, Cesar. You know
28、my friends are important.Cesar: Yeah, but now youre hitting the big time.Everythings gonna change.TJ: You know Im just a regular guy.Cesar: No, youre not.TJ: Yes, I am. Ive got parents and a bratty sister, just like you. I took piano lessons when I was little, and I go to church on Sundays. I like w
29、atching cartoons, and my mom makes me take out the trash. And I worry about not having a girlfriend. See? Im just like everybody else.Cesar: I dont think so. Nobody else I know is doing a Nike commercial. Youre got it made, TJ.TJ: Yeah, but the problem is my parents.Cesar: Whats up?TJ: To really mak
30、e it big , Ive got to go on the pro tour ,and the only way I can go pro is to drop out of school ,but they dont want me to. They say Im ruining my future. But I may not get another chance two years from now may be too late.Cesar: So whatre you gonna for?TJ: Ive got to go for it. Im at the top of my game right now ,and thats what counts.Cesar: Yeah, you gotta do what you gotta do.
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