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 company. And then I started my own business. Listening Task First Listening
Answers
1. He went overseas for graduate school and is working at a high-tech company. 2. She was in a few beauty contests, but she never won. She now has two children.
3. He works at the neighborhood post office and has two children. 4. She ' s the branch manager at the local grocery store.
2)second listening Answer
1. He missed his home.
2. She hopes her daughter will become a model. 3. He loves his family.
4. She ' s proud of her new job. Script
1. A: Jim, I can ' t belie-wveowit! I haven ' t seen you since we graduated from high school! What have you been doing?
B: Well, after I went overseas for graduate school, and I had a great time. But finally I had to come home and get a real job in a high-teach company. B: Yeah ， I remember you always wanted an international lifestyle. A: Oh, I had a great time overseas, but I got home-stick, too. 2. A: Carol, is that you? B: Yes, it ' s me!
A: Oh, it ' s so good to see you! You know, Carol, I remember you always wanted to be a famous model and travel around the world. Did it happen?
B: Well, no. I was in a few beauty contests, but I never won, and nobody ever offered me a modeling contract. A: Oh, that ' s too bad. B: Yeah, but now I guess I ' m too old, and I have two young kids, a boy and a girl. You know, maybe my daughter will get to do it some day. 3. A: What have you been up to over the years, Ed?
B: Well, I have two beautiful children now and work 9-5 at the neighborhood post office.
A: Hmm, I remember you always wanted to be a professional race car driver — What happened?
B: The closest I ' ve come to that is driving a Porsche over 100 mph on the Autobahn. No, my greatest achievement is my family. 4. A: So, Nora, how have you been?
B: Remember when we were in high school, I worked part-time job there. I ' ve been there ever since. B: Yeah?
A: So when I graduated it seemed natural to get a And I 've been working my way up. Now I ' m the branch manager. I money than some people who have college degrees! Real World Listening
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1. Predict
Answers travel, old boyfriends, family, career 2. Get the main idea Answers
F － Sharon and Karen haven't seen each other for 30 years. T － Sharon planned to get married to Jim after high school. T － Sharon started her own advertising agency. F － Sharon majored in art in college.
T － Karen didn't want to get stuck being a housewife. F － Karen had one child.
T － Karen traveled around Europe for a year. F － Karen went to medical school.
Script
Sharon: Hey, Karen, is that you? Karen: Sharon, wow! I can ' t believe it! Yes, it's me. Gosh, it see you!
Sharon: You, too! What ' s itenbe? 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 fa mily.
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: t had any Wow, that ' s pretty impressive. No wonder you haven time to get married.
t want 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 to get stuck being a housewife.
Karen: Hah! You ' re gonna laugh, but I AM a housewife, and a mother of three. Sha ron: Oh, come 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 family, and when they leave home, I'm going to start my career — if it's not too late! Sharon: It's never too late.
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