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hi. Well, Amy called me. She told me the news. She said she’s got your job as a researcher.Talia: That’s right. Isn’t it great?Nick: Yeah, yeah ... she told me the news about you. When are you moving?Talia: Not until next week.Nick: Oh. Is there somewhere we can go for a few minutes?Talia: Sure. Here, e in here.Nick: So Amy told me you got an offer from Newsbeat. Where are they? Atlanta?Talia: No, Chicago.Nick: Right, Chicago. Anyway, she said they want you to start right away.Talia: True. But Nick, I …Nick: Wait, Talia. I have to tell you how I feel.Talia: OK. Go ahead. I’m listening.Nick: I know I haven’t been in touch, but it’s only because I didn’t want to get in the way. I know how important your career is to you.Talia: What are you talking about, Nick?Nick: What I’m trying to say is, I want to spend more time with you. I don’t want you to move.Talia: Good. Because THIS is where I’m moving.Nick: Huh?Talia: THIS, this is my new office. I turned Newsbeat down. Tony said he’d match their offer.Nick: So in other words ... I just made a fool of myself.Talia: No. As usual, you were just being honest. It’s one of the qualities I like most about you.Unit 11A: You39。m here with Jackie Bishop, sister of soccer player Dean Bishop. Jackie has decided to e forward. She is now going to tell us how she and her brother schemed② to frame③ Nick Crawford, the soccer star. Jackie? Jackie: You have to understand. Dean and I had been planning this for a long time. I posed as the VP④ of marketing from this phony⑤ shoe pany ... Talia: Kicks.Jackie: Right. Kicks Shoes. Cute name, don39。m going to get national exposure!Talia: OK. I39。t wait to see this when it39。ll tell the whole truth.Video 2 TranscriptJackie: I am so excited. You39。s addresses these days. Oh, hello, Nick! Remember me?Nick: I certainly do.Talia: What are you doing here? Jackie: Do you have a video camera? Talia: Yes.Jackie: Do you want a great story? One that will make us all really famous? Talia: What39。t be enough.Talia: Who is that? Jackie: Surprise! Talia: You? Jackie: I got your phone number from your friend, Amy. I was thinking about calling, but then I decided to just surprise you with a visit. Talia: Well, yes, this is a surprise.Jackie: It39。? Te? Cappuccino?Talia: I’ll have a cappuccino.Nick: Two.Unit 8 A Lesson LearnedVideo 1 TranscriptTalia: I’m too late, right? You already aired the story about Nick on the evening news? Tony: No, I decided not to. When I hadn’t heard from you, I decided to wait. Talia: Oh, gosh, what a relief. Tony: As a matter of fact, I was just going to call you. Talia: Well, I am so glad you waited, Tony.... Tahdah! Tony: So that’s the tape? Talia: Yup. This is the tape that will get Nick’s name cleared. Tony: OK. Let’s hear it. I have a tape player here somewhere. Amy: So, tell me. Tell me. Talia: It was perfect. I got it all on tape. Jackie said that she had posed as a Kicks executive ... Amy: No! Talia: Yes! And they both admitted that there was no Kicks! Amy: Get out of here! Talia: And Dean actually said that he had sent the tape to us. Amy: Unbelievable! Talia: Wait till you hear them. Hearing is believing! Tony: Talia, let me have the tape. Talia: Oh, sure. Here. Oh, this is so exciting. Video 2 TranscriptTalia: Here it is, the tape that will get Nick reinstated on the team. Just a minute. I must not have rewound it ... OK, now listen ... What’s going on? Is this tape player working? Tony: It’s been working just fine. In fact, I just had it cleaned last week. Amy: Try another tape and see if that works. Tony: Thanks, Amy. I was just about to try that. Amy: Did you check that the recording light was on? Talia: I was going to check it after I sat down but too much was going on. Tony: Did you press play and record together? Talia: I don’t know! I thought I did! The tape was moving. Tony: You probably just pressed play .Talia: This is a disaster. Tony: Sorry, Talia. I’m afraid you’ve just learned a lesson the hard way. Amy: Poor Talia. Talia: Poor Nick! How am I going to tell him?Unit 9 A Cancelled CelebrationVideo 1 TranscriptTalia: Who is it? Nick: Nick. Nick: Here I am! Ready to celebrate. Talia: Didn’t you get my message? Nick: No! What’s wrong? Are you OK? Talia: Yeah.... No... . Nick, I don’t know how to tell you... Nick: What are you talking about? Talia: The tape. I mean, there is no tape. I never recorded Jackie and Dean’s conversation. Nick: Yes, there is. I was there. Talia: No. I messed it up.① I didn’t press the right buttons. Nick: Oh, no! Talia: I feel awful. If I had been more careful, we would have had the evidence! Nick: Wow! And we were supposed to be celebrating tonight. Talia: How stupid! I can’t believe I didn’t press the right buttons! I just wish I had been more careful. Nick: And I wish you would stop kicking yourself.② Talia: Well, I’m supposed to be a professional! And I want to be a reporter!Video 2 TranscriptTalia: I wish I could go back and do it over. Nick: Well, you can’t. Take it from me. I’m an athlete. I know. You just have to forget what’s done and go on. Talia: You’re right. What’s done is done ③. Or in this case, what’s not done is done. Nick: Look, Talia, if you hadn’t done such a good job of covering④ the story, we never would have known the truth. Talia: How can you stay so positive? Nick: I don’t know. It’s just my nature. Talia: Well, I wish it were mine. I wish I were that optimistic. So, guess I’ll quit my job. Amy can take my place. She’ll be a good researcher.Nick: Talia, take it easy. You’re overreacting⑤. Things really aren’t so bad. Talia: Yes, they are, Nick. They’re terrible. And the most terrible part of all of this is that I let you down. Nick: Have I ever told you about my gra