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Unit 2 Mixed feelingsInside view Conversation1 Kate :Come in. Hey, Janet. Janet :Hi Kate, are you busy? Kate :Yes, I’m just doing an essay. But it’s great to see you. So what’s new? Janet :Well, nothing much. Kate :You look a bit fed up. What’s bugging you? Janet :Well, I had a phone call from my parents and it made me feel homesick. It happens every time they call, and it gets me down. Kate :I’m sorry to hear that. I know how you feel. I love speaking to my mum and dad, but I always feel miserable after the call. Janet :My dad doesn’t say much, and I want to speak to him, but I wish I knew what to say. Kate :Don’t let it get to you. My dad doesn’t say much on the phone either. I call, he answers the phone, and says, “Hi, I’ll pass you to your mother.” It’s really irritating. Janet :But I miss him and my mother a lot, and I like to hear his voice. Kate :Just tell him what you’re up to. Janet :Sometimes I feel as if I made a mistake leaving home and ing to Oxford. Sometimes I feel like a moody teenager. Kate :Try not to worry about it, Janet. It’s normal to feel like that. I understand how you feel, but I bet everything will be fine next term. You’ll get used to it. Hey, why don’t you do what I do? Janet :What’s that? Kate :When my dad calls, I ask him for more money! He usually says no, but at least I get to hear his voice! Janet :Maybe. I’m sorry to take up your time, Kate, but I must go now. Bye! Kate :Wait a minute …! Conversation2 Kate :I think I may have upset Janet last night. Mark :What happened? Kate :She came to see me. I was busy doing an essay but I was really pleased to see her. She’d had a call from home, and said she was feeling homesick. Mark :Poor kid! It must be tough on you guys, living so far away from home. Kate :I tried to make her laugh, told her not to worry about it, and that it was normal to feel miserable. Suddenly she looked miserable, and then she got up and said, “I must go now” and left