【正文】 s like I39。s not so bad. It39。t believe I even know you. TJ: Great, huh? I‘m gonna be on TV! Cesar: Yeah! Pretty soon you‘re not going to have time for someone like me. TJ: No way, Cesar. You know my friends are important. Cesar: Yeah, but now you‘re hitting the big time. Everything‘s gonna change. TJ: You know I‘m just a regular guy. Cesar: No, you‘re not. TJ: Yes, I am. I‘ve 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 watching cartoons, and my mom makes me take out the trash. And I worry about not having a girlfriend. See? I‘m just like everybody else. Cesar: I don‘t think so. Nobody else I know is doing a Nike mercial. You‘re got it made, TJ. TJ: Yeah, but the problem is my parents. Cesar: What‘s up? TJ: To really make it big , I‘ve got to go on the pro tour ,and the only way I can go pro is to drop out of school ,but they don‘t want me to. They say I‘m ruining my future. But I may not get another chance — two years from now may be too late. Cesar: So what‘re you gonna for? TJ: I‘ve got to go for it. I‘m at the top of my game right now ,and that‘s what counts. Cesar: Yeah, you gotta do what you gotta do. Unit3 Living with people Vocabulary Task Answers/Script A Dorm life has some major negatives. The other students keep me up all night. And my roommate doesn39。t know that about you. 4. A: Hey Harold, I didn39。m just like everybody else. B I39。s never too late Unit 2 Just Who Are You? Vocabulary task Answer/Script A I39。t care about stuff like that. 3. A: So, Tom, what were you like in college? B: I was pretty serious. I studied political science at Berkeley in the 1960s. A: Really? B: Yeah, I was an activist during the Vietnam War. A: You? B: Yeah. You won39。t believe that. TJ: You best believe it, my friend. I39。s living with other people. A: Yeah, she39。s nice to feel that people are concerned when you live alone. Steve: Yeah, it is nice. Kara: Now, though, she es every day… sometimes more than once! She always brings me homemade soup… Steve: Homemade soup! That is so great! I wish someone cooked for me. Kara: Sure, having some homecooked food is a treat, but she sits and watches me to make sure I eat it! Last time, I had just eaten dinner when she came over and insisted that I finish a whole bowl. She wouldn39。s the old man, too. He is such a flirt, and I39。t give me any space. B: What do you mean? A: I mean, I feel like she39。s rules are way too strict. He won39。t really like people knowing what I39。ve got a chance to do something big. I could go pro, go on the pro tour. But I need to drop out lf school. Well, I gotta do what I gotta do. Listening Task 1) First Listening Answers 1. 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 baseball cards. 2) Second Listening Answers 1. She thinks Sam39。s me. Gosh, it‘s good to see you! Sharon: You, too! What‘s it been? Something like 20 years?!? Karen: Yeah, I can‘t believe we‘re that old already. Sharon: Life sure has treated well. You look great! Karen: Thanks you do too! What‘ve you been doing all this time? I remember you couldn‘t wait to marry Jim and start a family. Sharon: Hah! I never did get married. I was too busy with school and then my job. I don‘t 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 felt I understood the business really well, I left to start my own agency. Karen: Wow, that‘s pretty impressive. No wonder you haven‘t 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 didn‘t want to get stuck being a housewife. Karen: Hah! You‘re gonna laugh, but I AM a housewife, and a mother of three. Sharon: Oh, e on, Karen, you‘re 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 away. I helped put him through medical school, and then we had our children. I love being able to focus on my 3 family, and when they leave home, I39。m a nerd. B: If this boy doesn39。good. You39。s Sally39。t think so. Real world listening 1. Predict 7 Answer They don39。t you think it39。s more than just curious. Even if I take the phone into my own bedroom, she39。s concerned about me. Listening Task 1) First Listening Answers 6 1. Sally never cleans anything. 2. The dormitory39。t want to drop out of school. X – Cesar wants TJ to drop out of school. Script Cesar: TJ, my man! I heard you won the ProAm stakeboarding contest last weekend. TJ: Yeah, Cesar, I did a flip on the halfpipe that really impressed the judges. Cesar: You impress me, TJ. You‘re something else on that board! TJ: Ah, c39。s surprised that Tom was an activist. 4. He thinks Harold39。 1 Unit 1 Old friends, different choices Vocabulary Task Answers/Script A It‘s 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 neighborhood store. C Life has sure treated me well. I put myself through school. I was able to work my way up in a pany. And then I started my own business. Listening Task First Listening Answers 1. He went overseas for graduate school and is working at a hightech pany. 2. She was in a few beauty contests, but sh