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Tim: Can we go ice-skating at the mall? Dad: Great idea. A dress, maybe?
Mom: Yes. As a matter of fact, weve got reservations Bev: Dad! You cant just buy her a dress. Shed never
for all of us to skate. buy a dress without trying on several first.
Amy: Right on, Mom! Dad: Well, Bev, were running out of time here. Cant
you think of something?
EXERCISE 7 (page 41) Bev: Well, you might get her a blouse. She loves
1. I wont be able to go with you tonight, but I blouses.
will be able to go tomorrow night. Dad: No way, Bev. I tried that once, and your mother
2. Im not going to attend college this fall, but I hated what I got her.
am going to attend in the spring. Bev: Well . . . lets see. How about a couple of nice
3. I will be able to help you tomorrow; scarves?
unfortunately, I wont be able to help you today.
Dad: Good! What material? What color?
4. We wont be traveling in Asia in July, but we
will be there in August. Bev: Why dont you look for a couple of silk scarves
5. They wont be moving to a new house in in some conservative color?
September, but they will be moving in November. Dad: Good idea. Will do. Well get there as soon as
6. Were not leaving this weekend, but we are we can.
leaving next weekend. Bev: OK, Dad, but hurry up! Mom could be home
7. We wont have visited every South American any minute.
country by the end of our trip, but we will have
seen most of them.
UNIT 5
UNIT 4 EXERCISE 6 (page 80)
A
EXERCISE 6 (page 62)
Professor: OK, folks. Today were going to talk
Bev:Hello? about a question related to hearing. I want to begin
Dad: Hi, Bev. This is Dad. by telling you about an experience I had the first
Bev: Dad! Where are you? Moms surprise party is time I heard my voice on a recording. It was at a
supposed to start in 15 minutes. Everybodys already speech class when I was in college. The professor
shown up. Were just waiting for you and Ray and recorded our voices and then played them back.
Mom. When I heard mine, I said, That couldnt have been
me. Theres got to be some mistake. I dont sound
Dad: Great. You dont think your mother has figured
like that. Now, Id venture to say all of you must
out whats going on, do you?
have had this experience at one time or another. Am
Bev: No, Im sure she hasnt. She thinks were all I right? Let me see a show of hands . . . Uh-huh, just
going to a concert this afternoon. She says shes as I thought. Now, the question is why. Why do we
really looking forward to it. hear our voices differently than others do? Based
Dad: Good. Anyway, heres the problem, Bev. Ray on what weve been studying, you should be able to
and I are at the department store trying to find a gift figure this out. Allison, what do you think?
for your mom, and we cant come up with anything.
Wife: Anything interesting in the paper? Mike: I dont have my wallet! I must have left it
somewhere, but I cant think where. Have you got
Husband: Not a whole lot. Theres a story about
any money, Steve?
reintroducing wolves into national parks.
Steve: I dont think so, but let me check. I didnt
Wife: Oh yeah? What does it say?
bring my wallet because you said you were paying
Husband: Oh, the usual nonsense. Its on the side of . . . Let me just look . . . oh yea, I found a few dollars.
the environmentalists. How much is the bill?
Wife: Why do you think its nonsense? Mike:Seventy-five.
Husband: Because its too pro-environmentalist. It Steve: Oh, too bad. Ive got less than $20.
doesnt really look at the viewpoint of ranchers and
Mike: Have you got a credit card with you?
hunters.
Steve: No, I dont. Actually, Sally and I dont have
Wife: Well, youre a hunter, so Im not surprised. But
any credit cards at all. We dont use them.
do you support the ranchers too?
Mike: Hmm. Maybe Mary has her card or some
Husband: Yes, I do, basically.
money with her. I sure hope so. Otherwise well be
Wife: Why? Do you think its a bad thing to put washing dishes.
wolves back into the wilderness?
Mary: Hi, guys. Were back. Is the bill all taken care
Husband: Well, yes, in a lot of ways I do. Wolves are of?
dangerous creatures. They kill farm animals. Theyve
Mike: No, its not. Weve got a problem. I dont have
even been known to kill people.
my wallet. Do you have any money, Mary?
Wife: Bill, where are you getting your information?
Mary: Gee, Mike, I dont know. Let me look . . .
Thats an old stereotype.
Looks like Ive got about $25.
Husband: All those old stories must mean
Mike: Well, Steve has about $15. Its still not enough
something.
to pay the bill. Do you have your credit card, Mary?
Wife: Well, I support the plan to put wolves back
Mary: No, I dont think so . . . Oh, wait a minute, but
into national parks.
heres my bank card. We can use it at an ATM. I dont
Husband:Why? think they take debit cards here.
Wife: Ive done some reading about it. They put a Mike: But there arent any ATM machines here, are
few wolves into Yellowstone National Park back in there?
1995. Theyve multiplied quite a bit and have done a
Mary: Yes, there are. Theres one in the hotel lobby.
lot to restore the balance of nature. There were too
many elk there, but the wolves have killed off some Mike: Whew! Saved. I just wonder what I could have
of the old and sick ones. Wolves are really intelligent done with my wallet . . .
and helpful.
Husband: Hmm. I guess youve got a point. But I still UNIT 9
think we have to consider the ranchers point of view.
EXERCISE 6 (page 144)
UNIT 8 A
Dr. Tanaka: OK, Josh, lets get started. Our first
EXERCISE 6 (page 130) meeting is only going to be a thirty-minute session.
We dont want to make this a brain-breaker. Now,
Mary: Mmm. That sure was a great meal. Thanks for
first I want you to tell me exactly how you feel when
suggesting this restaurant, Mike.
your teacher asks you to read.
Mike: Glad you liked it. There arent as many menu
Josh: I feel like a total, complete idiot. And I feel like
choices as at that restaurant we went to last month,
I have an ugly, high-pitched, squeaky voice.
but what they serve is really delicious.
Dr. Tanaka: Your voice sounds fine, Josh. Youre just
Steve: Yeah. And the prices are lower here, too.
going through a rapid adolescent growth period, so
Sally: Well, guys, Mary and I are going to the ladies your voice is changing. It happens to a lot of twelve-
room. Back soon. year-old boys. All right. Now, the key to getting you
Steve:OK. over this fear-of-oral-reading problem is to distract
Josh: Just for a second, and I started saying the line Jean: OK. Here we go. There was a school in
from the poem. After that it was fine. I think Im Oregon that was faced with a unique problem. A lot
going to like this. of the girls used lipstick, and they would put it on in
the girls bathroom. There was nothing wrong with
B that, but after theyd put it on, theyd press their lips
1. Our first meeting is only going to be a against the mirror just to make sure the lipstick was
30-minute session. on right, and that would leave dozens of lip prints
2. I feel like a total, complete idiot. all over the mirror. So finally the principal of the
3. And I feel like I have an ugly, high-pitched, school decided something had to be done about the
squeaky voice. problem.
4. Youre just going through a rapid adolescent
Greg: So what did he do?
growth period.
5. Now, the key to getting you over this fear-of- Jean: It wasnt a he; it was a she. Anyway, heres
oral-reading problem is to distract you from what she did: She told some of the girls to report
thinking about how well youre doing. to the bathroom, and shed meet them there with
6. Lets think of a short, easy-to-remember the school custodian. She explained to the girls that
phrase that you can keep in the back of your the lip prints were causing a major problem for the
mind. custodian because he had to clean the mirrors every
7. It was an icy, dark, stormy evening. day. To show the girls how difficult this was, she
8. It promised to be one of those famous three- asked the custodian to clean one of them. He took a
dog-nights. mop with a long handle, dipped it into a toilet, and
9. Its a night thats so cold you need three then cleaned the mirror with it. Ever since then there
large, warm, furry dogs to sleep with to keep you havent been any lip prints on the mirror.
warm. Greg: Gross. Pretty funny, though.
Jean: Are you sure youre not just saying that just so
you dont feel stupid?
UNIT 10
Greg: Nope. It wasnt exactly a joke, but it was
EXERCISE 6 (page 168) funny.
Jane: Hello? Brian: Super. Ill see you on the 15th at 6 a.m.
Thanks a lot.
Brian: Hello. May I speak with Jane Travanti?
Jane: Sure. Ill look forward to meeting you in
Jane: This is Jane.
person. Bye.
Brian: Jane, my name is Brian Hansen. Dr. Ralph
Stevens gave me your number. I understand that
you belong to an orienteering club. Im interested in UNIT 17
joining a group like that and getting to know some
people, and . . . he suggested calling you to find EXERCISE 7 (page 296)
out some details. Would you mind giving me some Good afternoon. Here is a bulletin from the
information about your club and about becoming a Mason County Sheriffs Office. Convicted bank
member? robber Charles Gallagher and two other inmates
Jane: Sure, Id be glad to. Are you new in town? are reported to have escaped from the maximum
Brian: Um, yeah, Ive been here about five months security prison in Grandview. Listeners may recall
and havent really met anyone. Dr. Stevens thinks I that two years ago Gallagher was sentenced to serve
need to stop working so hard and try to enjoy myself a minimum of 20 years without parole. The three
more. Hes probably right. prisoners are thought to have escaped in a prison
laundry truck. Authorities are not saying how the
Jane: Have you ever done any orienteering before?
break-out could have taken place, but according to
Lu Adijojo: Well, one reason is that many women of Mary: What did you mean when you said that your
military service age are mothers. I just dont think parents supported you?
its right for women to go off and fight when their Lillian: Well, when I was 12, I decided I wanted
children are at home. The motherly role is just too to become a champion swimmer and go to the
important. Olympics someday. My parents said theyd pay for
McGaffey: All right. What about his idea that lessons and training if I would stick to my plan and
fighting is not feminine? practice regularly. So I did. They helped me become
a disciplined person.
Lu Adijojo: I agree with the lady on this part.
Fighting in combat doesnt mean that a woman Mary: Twelve is pretty young to make a decision like
in unfeminine. I just think its not advisable for that. Didnt you ever get tired of practicing all the
mothers. We dont allow women in Singapore to fight time? And did you ever get discouraged?
in combat, and not even pro-military people want to Lillian: Sure I got tired of practicing, lots of times.
change that. And yes, I got discouraged whenever I had a hard
McGaffey: What do you think about Sarahs idea time learning a new stroke.
about national service in every country? Mary: Any regrets?
Lu Adijojo: I think its basically a good idea. But Im Lillian: None at all. Because swimming is a total
afraid this probably wont happen in most countries passion for me, I cant imagine myself doing
because there might not be enough money to carry anything else. But I owe it all to my parents. Once I
it out. started my lessons, they wouldnt let me quit.
Nancy: She and Stan want to buy another house. Nancy: Thanks, Marge. That was my thought, too. I
Personally I think shes been neglecting the children. just wanted some support.
Its important that she pay more attention to those Marge: Absolutely! You raised one family; you
kids. shouldnt have to raise another.