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UnitOnePersonalRelationships

（1）

PartOneViewing,Understanding,andSpeaking

VideoScript

Julia:

Oh,myGod!

Hi,guys.Howareyou?

Sorrytokeepyouwaitingforlong.How'slife?

You'reOK?

Herewego.

Mike:

Ireallydo.Itseemstoworkthatway.

Julia:

Thanks.

Mike:

Sohowareyou?

Julia:

I'mfine.Howareyou?

Mike:

Good.Good.

Julia:

Sowhatwereyouguystalkingabout?

Carlos:

Wewerejusttalkingabouttheidealroommate.

Julia:

Oh.

Jane:

Julia,youhavethreeroommates.

Julia:

Oh,yeah.

Jane:

Whatdoyouthinkmakesanidealroommate?

Julia:

Hmm.Well,Iwantmyroommatetobeaneatperson,asIwanteverythingtobeinorder.Idon'tliketoseeourroomsinamess.

Mike:

Youwantaneatperson.I'dlikemyroommatetobeverythoughtful.Thisisimportantbecausepeoplewholivetogetherneedtohelpeachother.Forexample,ifIweresickanditwasmyturntocleanthelivingroom,myroommatewoulddoitforme.AndIwouldnothesitatetoaskhimtodoafavorforme.Infact,I'mlucky.I'vearoommatelikethatrightnow.

Carlos:

Soyoumeanyoulikeahelpfulroommate,andhecanalwaysgiveyouahandwhenyouareintrouble.Ifyouaskme,Iwouldlikesomeonewhoisinteresting.

Jane:

Youmeanwhosharesyourinterests?

Carlos:

Notonlythat.Imeanheisreallyintelligentandinterestedinlearningnewthings.Hehasdifferentexperiencesfrommeandcanshareideaswithme.ThisroommateandI,wewouldimmediatelytelleachothereverything,andinthiswaybecomecloser.It'sanaturalcloseness,notsomethingwehavetoworkon.Sojustgivemesomebodyreallyintelligent,andwecanworktogether.

Julia:

Soyouareactuallylookingforafriend,notaroommate.Aroommatedoesn'thavetobeyourbestfriend.Ifyouhavesuchhighexpectationsofhim,youmightbedisappointed.Aroommateisdifferentfromafriend.Ifyouwanttolookforafriend,hedoesn'thavetobeyourroommate.

Jane:

Sofar,noonehasmentionedhonestyandIthinkthathonestyisreallyimportant.Doyouallagreewithmeonthis?

Julia:

Oh,yeah.

Mike:

Yes,Iagreewithyou.Youhavetolivewithyourroommateforalongtime.Ifyoudon'ttrusthim,howcouldyoubehappy?

Butifmyroommateishonest,thenIwouldwanthimformyfriend.Now,personally,Iamunwillingtolivewithaquietperson.Imeanapersonwhoissilentandhasnothinginterestingtosharewithme.Suchapersonwouldmakemefeelunhappy.

Julia:

Thenhowaboutagoodsenseofhumor?

Doyouthinkitisimportant?

Carlos:

Yes,Ithinkit'simportant.Wouldn'titbewonderfultolivewithsomeonewhoseesthehumorineverything?

You'dhavesomuchfuntogether,andyou'dneverbebored.

Mike:

Iagreewithyou,butit'simpossibleforaroommatetobeperfect.Iwouldhateformyroommatetowantmetobeperfect.Won'tyou?

Weshouldneverdemandtoomuchofourroommates.Orwe'llruinourrelationship,andweneedtorememberthat.

Julia:

OK,let'sberealisticandtrytoappreciatewhatwehavenow.

PartTwoListening,Understanding,andSpeaking

ListeningI

M=manW=woman

M:

Hello,776-2235.

W:

Oh,goodevening.It'sMrs.Richardshere.I'mphoningfromNumber65nextdoor.

M:

Yes?

W:

Well,I'vebeentryingtosleepsinceeleveno'clock,butI'mafraidthenoisefromyourhouseissoloudthatit'squiteimpossibleformetodoso.

M:

Oh,sorry.

W:

Wouldyoumindaskingyourfriendstobealittlequieterandturnthemusicdown?

I'msorrybutit'sabsolutelydeafening.

M:

Sorry.Yes,Iwill.

W:

Thankyou.

ListeningII

Onecoldeveningduringtheholidayseason,alittleboyaboutsixorsevenwasstandingoutinfrontofastorewindow.Thelittlechildhadnoshoesandhisclotheswereoldandtorn.Ayoungwomanpassingbysawthelittleboyandcouldreadthelonginginhispaleblueeyes.Shetookthechildbythehandandledhimintothestore.Theresheboughthimsomenewshoesandwarmclothes.

Theycamebackoutsideintothestreetandthewomansaidtothechild,"Nowyoucangohomeandhaveaveryhappyholiday."

Thelittleboylookedupatherandasked,"AreyouGod,ma'am?

"

Shesmileddownathimandreplied,"No,son,I'mjustoneofhischildren."

Thelittleboythensaid,"IknewyouhadtobearelativeofGod."

ListeningIII

"Areyougoingto181stStreet?

"askedanoldwoman.

Theyoungerwomanleavingthesupermarketwasinahurry,butshestoppedandturnedtolook.Shesawanoldladywithasmallbagofgroceriesatherfeet.Shewasbreathinghard.

"Ifyou'regoingtoward181stStreet,couldyoucarrymybagforme?

"

"Idon'thavethetimeforthis,"theyoungerwomanthought.Butwhenshesawtheoldwoman,wholookedverytired,shesaid,"Ofcourse."

Theoldwomantookholdoftheyoungerwoman'sarmandtheywalkedtogetherslowlyandtalked.Theywereneighborsbuttheydidn'tknoweachother.Theoldwomanlivedaloneandtheyoungerwomanlivedwithherfamily.Theytalkedaboutthedifficultyoflivinginabigcity:

theyoungerwomantalkedaboutthecostoffoodandtheproblemsofraisingchildren,theolderaboutloneliness.

Theyfinallyreachedtheoldwoman'sapartmenthouse.Sheseemedreluctanttogoin.Shereachedintoherpurse."Letmegiveyouadollarforyourtrouble,"shesaid.

"Oh,no.Itwasnotrouble."

"Well,we'reneighbors,"theoldwomansaid."We'llseeeachotheragain."

"Ihopeso."

Theoldwomantookherbagandstartedtogoin.Thensheturnedandsaidsadly,"Butthen,perhapswe'llneverseeeachotheragain."

UnitOnePersonalRelationships

（2）

PartThreeMoreListening

PracticeOne

Jane:

Laurie,itseemsincrediblethatyou'vebeenwithPeteforfiveyears.

Laurie:

Canyoubelieveit?

Jane:

Yes,it'shardtobelieve.Well,Irememberyouusedtosaythatyouwoulddoanythingforhim,absolutelyanything,nowdoyoustillthinkso?

Laurie:

Iremember.Peoplealwayssaythingslikethatwhentheyfallinlove,Jane.

Jane:

Exactly,butI'maskingyounow,afterfiveyears,wouldyoudoanythingforhim?

Laurie:

No,notanything.Obviously,therearethingsIwouldn'tdo,justtheothernight,Isaid"forgetit".Butwhatdoyouhaveinmind?

Givemeanexample.

Jane:

OK,right,nowlet'sthink.Now,ifum...OK,sayhewaswantedbythepolice,wouldyoulietoprotecthim?

Laurie:

Ooh,it'ddependonthecrimeIthink.Ifitwasatrafficticket,probably.Butno,ooh.Yes,Iprobablywouldactuallyevenifitwasaseriousone—isn'tthatterrible?

Ijustrealizedthataboutmyself.Yes,Iprobablywould,unless,ofcourse,hedidsomethingtome.

PracticeTwo

Jane:

Right.OK,we'llleavethatone,Laurie.Whataboutyourcareer?

Wouldyougiveupyourcareer?

IfPetewantedyoutogiveupyourjob,wouldyoudothat?

Laurie:

No,Jane,whycouldhepossiblywantmetogiveitup?

Jane:

Well,Idon'tknow,sayifhewasfeelingthreatenedbyyoursuccessorsomethinglikethat.

Laurie:

No,absolutelynot.

Jane:

Buthemightbe,whatifhereallywantedyoutogiveupyourcareer?

Wouldyou?

Laurie:

Ofcoursenot.Notforthatreason,no.Becausethatwouldbreakusupeventuallybecauseoftheresentment.Iwouldn'taskhimtogiveuphiscareer,unlesshechangedcareersandIdon'tknow,sayifhebecameahitmanorsomething.

Jane:

Whataboutifhe,sayifhefoundanewreligionorsomething,thathewascompletelyobsessedwithitandhewantedyoutoconverttothatreligion,wouldyoudothatforhim?

Laurie:

He'sagoodCatholicboy,soIsomehowcan'tseethathappening.Youmeanlikesomecultorsomething?

ThatIthinkwouldbethebeginningoftheend.Ifsomeone'ssoobsessiveaboutreligion,Ithink,thenthere'sonlyroomforthat.

Jane:

Butifyoulovedhim?

Andthatwaspartofhim.

Laurie:

I'dlethimgotohisGod.

PracticeThree

Ed:

HeyRocky!

You'vebeenholdingthiswallupallnight.Getoutanddancewithsomeonelikethatgirloverthere.

Rocky:

Noway,Ed!

Ed:

Ohcomeonman!

Whatkindofwomandoyoulike?

Rocky:

Iwantawomanthatfulfillsmyeveryneed,andthatgirlisnottherighttype.

Ed:

Hey.Wherehaveyoubeen?

Timesarechanging,andyou'renevergoingtofindawomanthatwillshineyourshoesandfillyourbeermugallthetime.Wakeup!

Rocky:

Ohreally?

Imetalotofwomenlikethat,justnotatthisparty.Oh,Ipreferwomenthatstayhome,cook,clean,andwatchthekids.

Ed:

Okay,butwheredoyoufitintothiswonderplan?

Imeanwhatareyourhouseholdresponsibilitiesonceyougethomefromwork?

Rocky:

Hmm.Eat,watchTV,andthrowoutthetrash.

Ed:

Wait,wait,wait.Ican'tbelieveI'mhearingthis.You'renevergoingtogetmarried.Irecentlyreadanewsreportthatsaidthat40percentofwomendon'tthinktheirhusbandsdotheirsharearoundthehouse,andyouseemtofitintothatmold.

Rocky:

That'sinteresting,butthatdoesn'tchangemypointofview.

Ed:

That'syourproblem.Well,Ilikewomenwhoareopen-mindedandhavesomethinginterestingtosay.Hey,andifIstickwithyouhere,thisisgoingtobealong,lonelynight.

PracticeFour

Norma:

Youknow,Brian,itdoesn'tlooklikeyou'vevacuumedthelivingroomorcleanedthebathroom.

Brian:

No,Ihaven't.Ugh.Ihadtheworstday.Iamsotired.Look,IpromiseI'lldoitthisweekend.

Norma:

Listen,Iknowthefeeling.I'mtired,too.ButIcamehomeandIdidmyshareofthehousework.Imean,that'stheagreement,right?

Brian:

Allright.Weagreed.I'lldoitinaminute.

Norma:

Comeon.Don'tbethatway.Youknow,Ishouldn'thavetoaskyoutodoanything.Imean,webothwork,webothliveinthehouse,weagreedthathouseworkis...isbothofourresponsibility,Idon'tliketohavetokeepremindingyouaboutit.Itmakesmefeellikean