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Carlos:

Wewerejusttalkingabouttheidealroommate.

Oh.

Jane:

Julia,youhavethreeroommates.

Oh,yeah.

Whatdoyouthinkmakesanidealroommate?

Hmm.Well,Iwantmyroommatetobeaneatperson,asIwanteverythingtobeinorder.Idon'

tliketoseeourroomsinamess.

Youwantaneatperson.I'

dlikemyroommatetobeverythoughtful.Thisisimportantbecausepeoplewholivetogetherneedtohelpeachother.Forexample,ifIweresickanditwasmyturntocleanthelivingroom,myroommatewoulddoitforme.AndIwouldnothesitatetoaskhimtodoafavorforme.Infact,I'

mlucky.I'

vearoommatelikethatrightnow.

Soyoumeanyoulikeahelpfulroommate,andhecanalwaysgiveyouahandwhenyouareintrouble.Ifyouaskme,Iwouldlikesomeonewhoisinteresting.

Youmeanwhosharesyourinterests?

Notonlythat.Imeanheisreallyintelligentandinterestedinlearningnewthings.Hehasdifferentexperiencesfrommeandcanshareideaswithme.ThisroommateandI,wewouldimmediatelytelleachothereverything,andinthiswaybecomecloser.It'

sanaturalcloseness,notsomethingwehavetoworkon.Sojustgivemesomebodyreallyintelligent,andwecanworktogether.

Soyouareactuallylookingforafriend,notaroommate.Aroommatedoesn'

thavetobeyourbestfriend.Ifyouhavesuchhighexpectationsofhim,youmightbedisappointed.Aroommateisdifferentfromafriend.Ifyouwanttolookforafriend,hedoesn'

thavetobeyourroommate.

Sofar,noonehasmentionedhonestyandIthinkthathonestyisreallyimportant.Doyouallagreewithmeonthis?

Yes,Iagreewithyou.Youhavetolivewithyourroommateforalongtime.Ifyoudon'

ttrusthim,howcouldyoubehappy?

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

Thenhowaboutagoodsenseofhumor?

Doyouthinkitisimportant?

Yes,Ithinkit'

simportant.Wouldn'

titbewonderfultolivewithsomeonewhoseesthehumorineverything?

dhavesomuchfuntogether,andyou'

dneverbebored.

Iagreewithyou,butit'

simpossibleforaroommatetobeperfect.Iwouldhateformyroommatetowantmetobeperfect.Won'

tyou?

Weshouldneverdemandtoomuchofourroommates.Orwe'

llruinourrelationship,andweneedtorememberthat.

OK,let'

sberealisticandtrytoappreciatewhatwehavenow.

PartTwoListening,Understanding,andSpeaking

ListeningI

M=manW=woman

M:

Hello,776-2235.

W:

Oh,goodevening.It'

sMrs.Richardshere.I'

mphoningfromNumber65nextdoor.

Yes?

Well,I'

vebeentryingtosleepsinceeleveno'

clock,butI'

mafraidthenoisefromyourhouseissoloudthatit'

squiteimpossibleformetodoso.

Oh,sorry.

Wouldyoumindaskingyourfriendstobealittlequieterandturnthemusicdown?

msorrybutit'

sabsolutelydeafening.

Sorry.Yes,Iwill.

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

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PartThreeMoreListening

PracticeOne

Laurie,itseemsincrediblethatyou'

vebeenwithPeteforfiveyears.

Laurie:

Canyoubelieveit?

Yes,it'

shardtobelieve.Well,Irememberyouusedtosaythatyouwoulddoanythingforhim,absolutelyanything,nowdoyoustillthinkso?

Iremember.Peoplealwayssaythingslikethatwhentheyfallinlove,Jane.

Exactly,butI'

maskingyounow,afterfiveyears,wouldyoudoanythingforhim?

No,notanything.Obviously,therearethingsIwouldn'

tdo,justtheothernight,Isaid"

forgetit"

.Butwhatdoyouhaveinmind?

Givemeanexample.

OK,right,nowlet'

sthink.Now,ifum...OK,sayhewaswantedbythepolice,wouldyoulietoprotecthim?

Ooh,it'

ddependonthecrimeIthink.Ifitwasatrafficticket,probably.Butno,ooh.Yes,Iprobablywouldactuallyevenifitwasaseriousone—isn'

tthatterrible?

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

PracticeTwo

Right.OK,we'

llleavethatone,Laurie.Whataboutyourcareer?

Wouldyougiveupyourcareer?

IfPetewantedyoutogiveupyourjob,wouldyoudothat?

No,Jane,whycouldhepossiblywantmetogiveitup?

Well,Idon'

tknow,sayifhewasfeelingthreatenedbyyoursuccessorsomethinglikethat.

No,absolutelynot.

Buthemightbe,whatifhereallywantedyoutogiveupyourcareer?

Wouldyou?

Ofcoursenot.Notforthatreason,no.Becausethatwouldbreakusupeventuallybecauseoftheresentment.Iwouldn'

taskhimtogiveuphiscareer,unlesshechangedcareersandIdon'

tknow,sayifhebecameahitmanorsomething.

Whataboutifhe,sayifhefoundanewreligionorsomething,thathewascompletelyobsessedwithitandhewantedyoutoconverttothatreligion,wouldyoudothatforhim?

He'

sagoodCatholicboy,soIsomehowcan'

tseethathappening.Youmeanlikesomecultorsomething?

ThatIthinkwouldbethebeginningoftheend.Ifsomeone'

ssoobsessiveaboutreligion,Ithink,thenthere'

sonlyroomforthat.

Butifyoulovedhim?

Andthatwaspartofhim.

dlethimgotohisGod.

PracticeThree

Ed:

HeyRocky!

vebeenholdingthiswallupallnight.Getoutanddancewithsomeonelikethatgirloverthere.

Rocky:

Noway,Ed!

Ohcomeonman!

Whatkindofwomandoyoulike?

Iwantawomanthatfulfillsmyeveryneed,andthatgirlisnottherighttype.

Hey.Wherehaveyoubeen?

Timesarechanging,andyou'

renevergoingtofindawomanthatwillshineyourshoesandfillyourbeermugallthetime.Wakeup!

Ohreally?

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

Okay,butwheredoyoufitintothiswonderplan?

Imeanwhatareyourhouseholdresponsibilitiesonceyougethomefromwork?

Hmm.Eat,watchTV,andthrowoutthetrash.

Wait,wait,wait.Ican'

tbelieveI'

mhearingthis.You'

renevergoingtogetmarried.Irecentlyreadanewsreportthatsaidthat40percentofwomendon'

tthinktheirhusbandsdotheirsharearoundthehouse,andyouseemtofitintothatmold.

That'

sinteresting,butthatdoesn'

tchangemypointofview.

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.

Listen,Iknowthefeeling.I'

mtired,too.ButIcamehomeandIdidmyshareofthehousework.Imean,that'

stheagreement,right?

Allright.Weagreed.I'

lldoitinaminute.

Comeon.Don'

tbethatway.Youknow,Ishouldn'

thavetoaskyoutodoanything.Imean,webothwork,webothliveinthehouse,weagreedthathouseworkis...isbothofourresponsibility,Idon'

tliketohavetokeepremindingyouaboutit.Itmakesmefeellikean