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Unit1That’swhatfriendsarefor!P22ConversationAListenandpractice.Chris:Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?Kim:Actually,Idon’t……Doyouthinkyoucouldhelpmefindone?Chris:Hmm.Whatkindofguysdoyoulike?Kim:Oh,Ilikeguyswhoaren’ttooseriousandwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Youknow...likeyou.Chris:OK.Whatelse?Kim:Well,I’dprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith–whoIcantalktoeasily.Chris:IthinkIknowjusttheguyforyou.BobBranson.Doyouknowhim?Kim:No,Idon’tthinkso.Chris:Letmearrangeforyoutomeethim,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.BListentoChrisandKimdiscussingBobafterKimmethim.HowdidKimlikehim?Chris:So,what’stheVerdict?WhatdidyouthinkofBob?Kim:Well,IwasworriedatfirstespeciallywhenIsawthathewearsnotonebuttwoearrings,Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoareintoheavyrockmusicandstufflikethat.YouknowwhatImean?Chris:Buthe’sjustaregularkindofguy,right?Kim:Yeah,wegotalongreallywell!Chris:Ijustknewyou’dlikehim.Kim:Yeah,Ido,andhe’sreallyfunny.Hehadmelaughinghystericallyduringdinner.Ithinkthepeoplesittingnexttousintherestaurantthoughtwewerecrazy.Chris:So,areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain?Kim:Definitely,infact,we’regoingtoaconcerttomorrownight.Chris:That’sgreat.P4ListeningWhataretheylike?BListentoconversationsaboutwhatthepeopleabovearelike.Writedowntwoadjectivesforeachperson.Howsimilarwereyourguesses?1.AndreaA:So,haveyouseenAndrealately?B:Yeah,Iseeherprettyoften.Weworktogetheratacafélatté.A:How’sshedoing,I’vebeenmeaningtocallher.B:Well,tobehonest!I’vealwaysthoughtshe’salittledifficult.Butthesedays,Ifindherimpossible.A:Whatdoyoumean?B:Oh,youknowhowsheis.Shehassuchstrongideasabouteverything.Ifyoudon’tagreewithhersheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou.A:Yes,that’strue.Butthat’swhyweloveher,right?B:Yeah,Iguessso.Butshe’schangedalotsinceshestartedcollege.Shetalkedaboutherselfallthetimeandshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.A:Hmm.MaybeIwon’tcallherafterall.2.JamesA:AreyougoingtoJamespartyonSaturday?B:Ofcourse,Jamesalwaysgivesthebestparties.Andtherearealwayslotsofinterestingnewpeopletomeet.A:That’strue.Idon’tknowwherehemanagestofindthemall.B:Well,youknowwhathe’slike.Hemakesfriendsveryeasily.Hereallylikestalkingtopeople,andhelovesinvitingpeopleover.A:Ur–Ur,heinvitedmefordinnerlastSaturday,whatafeast!B:Yeah,he’sagreatcooktoo.A:AfterdinnerIofferedtohelpcleanup,hetoldmenottoworryaboutit.Hesaidhe’dtakecareofitinthemorning.Hewaslike.It’snothing,nobigdeal.B:Yup,thatsoundslikeJames.3.Mr.JohnsonA:Haveyoumetthenewapartmentmanager?B:Mr.Johnson?Hmm.Yeah,Imethimlastweek.He’s…alittlestrange.A:Yeah,heis.I’mnotsureIlikehim.He’shardtopredict.Sometimeshe’sprettycheerfulandtalkative,andthenextdayhedoesn’tevensayhello.Ithinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.B:Ithinkyou’reright.Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe’sgoingtodosomething,heneveractuallydoesit?Hetoldmethreetimeshe’dcometofixthelightinmykitchen,andhestillhasn’tdoneit.P58ConversationRoommatesAlistenandpractice.Dave:Hello?Jim:Hi.Myname’sJimHunt.I’mcallingabouttheadforaroommate.Dave:Oh,right.Jim:Areyoustilllookingforsomeone?Dave:Yes,weare.Jim:Oh,good.I’mreallyinterested.Dave:Well,therearefourofus,andit’safairlysmallhouse,sowewantsomeonewho’seasytogetalongwith.Jim:I’mprettyeasygoing.Dave:Great!SocanIaskyouafewfairlystraightforwardquestionsaboutyourself?Jim:Noproblem.Ilikeitwhenpeoplearedirect.BThinkofthreequestionsthatDavemightaskJim.Thenlistentotherestoftheconversation.WhatquestionsdidDaveask?D:Whatdoyoudo,Jim?J:Oh,well,I’vehadalotofdifferentjobs,butI’mnotworkingrightnow.D:Oh?J:Yeah,Igotfiredfrommylastjobaboutsixmonthsago,soI’vebeenlookingforsomethingelse.Ihaven’tbeenveryluckysofar.D:Uh-huh.Well,therenthereis$1,200amonth–uh,that’s$300amonthforeachperson.J:Oh,Uh….D:Willyouhaveenoughmoneytopaytherenteverymonth?J:Yeah,Iprobablywill…ifIcanfindajob.D:Yeah.Uh,look,whereareyoulivingnow?J:Well,I’vebeenstayingwithafriendforthepastcoupleofweeks.D:Uh-huh.J:Yeah,buthe’saskedmetoleavebyFriday,soIreallyneedtofindaplacetolive.I’vehadtomovefourtimesinthepastyearand,well…D:Listen,Jim.Iappreciateyourtellingmeaboutyourself.Ilikeitwhenpeoplearehonestwithme.Anyway,Ihavetotalktomyotherroommatesaboutthis,andI’llgiveyouacalltomorrowtoletyouknowwhatwedecide.Whydon’tyougivemeyournumber?J:Sure,ittwo,two,three…Unit2CareermovesP82ConversationJobfairAlistenandpractice.Tim:Wow!Therearesomanyjobstochoosefrom!Whatdoyouthink?Diane:Workinginthemediacouldbefun–there’sTV,newspapers,theinternet….T:Well,let’slook.Hmm.Howaboutthis?YoucouldbeaTVnewsdirector.D:Areyoukidding?Directingthenewswouldbenerve-racking!T:Well,writingforamagazinemustbeexciting.Howaboutthat?D:No.I’mreallymoreinterestedinworkingwithcomputers.Hey,look.Designinginteractivemedia.I’dlikethat!T:Designinginteractivemedia?Itsoundsinteresting,butwhatisit?BListentotherestoftheconversation.Whatdoesaninteractivemediadesignerdo?Doesitsoundinterestingtoyou?Whyorwhynot?D:Well,mycousindesignsinteractivemedia,andfromwhatshetellsme,itsoundskindofinteresting.She’sinvolvedwithdesigningallthedifferentmediathatgointoaninteractiveCD-ROM.Youknow,sound,video,andgraphics.T:Uh-huh.D:There’