Unit1■WarmUp■ListeningTask1FirstListeningAnswersSecondListening

Script

Theneighborhoodchildrenmyageplayedtogether:eitheractive,physicalgames

outdoorsorgamesofdolls-and-houseindoors.I,ontheotherhand,spentmuchofmy

childhoodalone.Iwouldcurlupinachairreadingfairytalesandmyths,daydreaming,

writingpoemsorstoriesanddrawingpictures.Sometimearoundthefourthgrade,my

“big”(oftencritical,judgmental)Grandma,whowouldbeenvisitingussaidtome,

“Whatiswrongwithyou!Whydon’ttheotherchildrenwanttoplaywithyou?”I

rememberbeingstartledandconfusedbyherquestion.Iwouldneverbeen

particularlyinterestedinplayingwiththeotherchildren.Ithadnot,tillthen,occurred

tomethatthatwaseitheroddorsomethingwrongwithme.Norhaditoccurredtome

thattheydidnot“wanttoplaywith”me.Myfirstconsciousmemoryoffeeling

differentwasinthefourthgrade.Atthewardrobe,listeningtoclassmatesjoking,

chatteringandlaughingwitheachother,IrealizedIhadnotaclueaboutwhatwasso

funnyorofhowtoparticipateintheireasychatter.Theyseemedtoliveinauniverse

aboutwhichIknewnothingatall.Itriedtoactlikeothersbutitwassodifficult.Ifelt

confusedanddisoriented.Iturnedbacktomyinnerworld:readingbooks,writingand

daydreaming.Myinwardnessgrewmeinwaysthatcontinuedtomovemefurther

awayfromtheworldofmyagepeers.Theeasyflowofcasualsocialchathas

remainedforeverbeyondmyreachandbeyondmyinterest,too.

Unit2Personality■WarmUp■ListeningTask1Script

Everybodycheats.Whetherit'sthetaxidriverwhotricksavisitorandtakeshim

thelongwayround,ortheshopassistantwhodoesn'tgivethecorrectchange,or

thepoliceofficerwhoacceptsabride-everybody'satit.Cheatsinthenews

includethescientistwhoseresearchwasbasedonfakedata,thegameshow

contestantwhocollaboratedwithafriendintheaudiencetowinamillion

pounds,andthedoctorwhoforgedhisqualificationsandwasn'treallyadoctor

atall.Everybodycheats;nobody'splayingthegame.

Ischeatingacceptable,anaturalwayofsurvivingandbeingsuccessful?Or

isitsomethingthatshouldbefrownedon,andyoungpeoplediscouragedfrom

doing?Ifit'sthelatter,howcanweexplaintochildrenwhysomanybendthe

rules?

Takesportforexample.Thepinnaclewayoffootball,theWorldCup,wasrife

withcheating,.Whetherpretendingtobehurtordenyingahandball,footballers

willdoanythingforafree-kickorapenaltyshot.FrenchplayerHenry—

■RealWorldListeningScript

Mr.Washington:George,areyousureyouhadnothingtodowithchoppingdown

thecherrytree?

George:Idon'tclearlyrecallchoppingthistreedown.Mr.Washington:Isn’tthis

yourax

George：Thatappearstobeverysie?milartomyaxe.

Mr.Washington:Butyouraxeisrighthere,andthetreeisfreshlycut,andyouare

theonlypersonaround.Mrs.Washington:Oh,justdropit,andit’sonlyatree.

Mr.Washington:Butit’snotthetree.Wereallyneedtofindoutifhe’sbeinghonest

withus.Iwon’tputupwithlying,andheshouldn’tgetyouto

coverupforhim.

George：I’mgoingtosaythisonemoretime:Ididn’tchopdownthattree—the

cherrytree—andIdidnotaskanyonetolie.Notonetime.

Never!

Mr.Washington:George,there’snofresh-cutfirewoodaround,butyourhairand

clothingarefullofwoodchips,andthechipslooklikecherry

woodtome.Howdoyouexplainthat?George：Well,it’spossible

thatImighthaveswungtheaxeinaninappropriatemannerwhich

mighthaveresultedinsomeharmtothetree,butatthemoment

youaskedme,Iwasthinkingofwhat“chop”meansandmy

actiondidn'tmeetmydefinitionof“chopping”,soIdidn’tlie.

Mrs.Washington:Thisisnotreallyworthallthefuss.Evenifhedidit,it’sonlya

tree,Let’sforgetitandenjoythislovelyafternoon.George:Thankyou,Mom.We

havestatelyoaktreeonthefrontlawn.CanItrymyaxeagainthere?

Unit3Lifestyle■WarmUp■ListeningTask1Script:

Whenshehasyoungchildren,astay-at-homemomhastwojobs.Herhouseandher

kids.Astay-at-homemomisexpectedtodoallthehousecleaning.Sheisexpectedto

alwaysbetheonetogetupinthemiddleofthenight,dotheschool

things---room-mother,baker,coordinator,chauffeurandcarpooler,etc.Often,a

stay-at-homemomisexpectedtotakeover“daddy-type”choressuchas

lawn-mowingandtakingcarsforrepair.Imaginesittinginarepairshopwithtwo

squirmytoddlers!Theworsethingisthatthestay-at-homemomismadetofeelguilty

forsaying“no”.Thereasonthestay-at-homemomdoesnotgethernailsdoneorhave

aspadayisshefeelsguiltyforspendingfamilymoneyonherself.

Gosh,youallhavesuchhecticlives.I’mdizzyjusthearingyourdailyactivities.I

guessIhaveitnice.Ihavenoscheduleatall!IgetupwhenIwant.Iworkmy

businesswhenIwant.IshopwhenIwantto.IwashmyhairwhenIbatheorIdon’t

washmyhair.WhenIgotoworkallIhavetodoisopenupmyofficedoorinmy

houseandI’matworkalready.Notraffictodealwithandtherecanbe10feetof

snowonthegroundandIwouldn’thavetowalkaninchofitbecausemyhouse

connectsdirectlytomywarehouse!IfIgetupanddon’tfeellikeworkingIdon’t.

■ListeningTask2Script

ItookmyfirstdrinkandsmokedmyfirstmarijuanacigarettewhenIwas12

yearsold.Inhighschool,Iusedallkindsofdrugs.AfterhighschooluntilIwas21,I

didalotbingedrinking.WhenIwas31,Istartedusingcrackcocaine.That’swhen

therealproblemsbegan.

Iwasaddictedtoalcoholandcocaine,andmylifewasawreck.Itriedtoquita

numberoftimes.ImovedtoMexicoandgaveupcocaine.Istilldrankandsmoked

marijuana,butforthetimeIlivedthere,Iwasoffcocaine.Ithoughtthattimeoff

cocainewouldcompletelycuremeofanydesireforit,butwhenIgotbackintown

twoyearslater,Istartedusingitagainonlyfivedayslater.Everypartofmylifewas

messedup.Iremembermyoldestsonbeingembarrassedtobeseenwithme.He

wouldpassmeonthestreetwithhisfriendsbuthewouldn’tevenspeaktome.The

bottomcameformewhenIwasfinallyevictedfrommyapartment.Ilostmycarmy

car,myhomeandmysons.Ilookedinthemirrorthatday,andIcouldn’tlookmyself

intheeyes.Thenextmorning,Ishowedupatthetreatmentcenter.Thefirstfewdays

ofdetoxandtreatmentwerehard,butIwasconvincedthatIneededhelp,soIstayed.

I’vebeencleannowforfiveyears,andIhaveanewlife

WorldListeningScript

.■Real

Reporter:Areyoutreateddifferentlyintheworkplaceasawoman?

Nancy:Betweenchanginggenderandbecomingablonde,I’velost20IQpointsin

thepublic’seyes.Usetoyouradvantagethough,I’mnotprettyenoughtodoitvery

well.Itisachallenge.Ikindofbrokethroughtheglassceilingfromthewrong

direction.

Reporter:Switchingfromslackstopantyhosecannotbeeasy,evenifyouhate

slacks.

Nancy:Totellthetruth,ittookalotoftimeformetogetcomfortablewithyournew

self,yournewpresentation,learninghowtodealwithsociety.Womenspendtheir

wholelivesknowingwhatmakeupworkswellforthem,whatclothingworkson

them.Forpeoplelikeme,ittakesawhiletodo.Iamtall,whenIwalkintoaroom,it’s

likesomeonefromtheNBAshowedup.Tryingtofindclothingthatfitsmeisjustnot

thateasy.

Reporter:Howdothepeopleyouworkwith,theoneswhoknewyouasNeil,

consideryounow?

Nancy:Theresponseformewasreallypositive.wealljokedaboutwearing

pantyhose,whether“mycondition”wascontagious,thosesortsofthings.Butwhen

allwassaidanddoneandthedustsettled,everyonegotbacktowork.Nowifyou

weretotalkwithanyonewhoworkswithme,they’dsay,“what’stheissue?She’sjust

Nancy.”Thewholetransgenderthingiswellbehindus.

Unit4Family■WarmUp■ListeningTask1

ThetraditionalAmericanfamilyisa"nuclearfamily”.Anuclearfamilyreferstoa

husbandandwifeandtheirchildren.TheaverageAmericanfamilytodayhastwoor

threechildren.Insomecultures,peopleliveclosetotheirextendedfamily.several

generationsmayevenlivetogether.InAmerica,onlyinafewcasesdoesmorethan

onehouseholdliveunderoneroof.

Americanvaluesarevaluedinthehome.Manyhomesarerunlikeademocracy.

Eachfamilymembercanhaveasay.AsenseofequalityoftenexistsinAmerican

homes.Husbandsandwivesoftensharehouseholdchores.Oftenparentsgive

childrenfreedomtomaketheirowndecisions.Preschoolerschoosewhatclothesto

wearwhichtoystobuy.Youngadultsgenerallymaketheirownchoicesaboutwhat

careertopursueandwhomtomarry.

FamiliesinAmerica,likethoseineveryculture,facemanyproblems.Social

pressuresarebreakingapartmoreandmoreAmericanhomes.OverhalfofUS

marriagesnowendindivorce.MorethanoneinfourAmericanchildrenaregrowing

upinsingle-parenthomes.Asaresult,manypeoplebelievetheAmericanfamilyisin

trouble.

Evenso,thereisstillreasonforhope,manyorganizationsareworkinghardto

strengthenfamilies.Americanalmostunanimouslybelievethatthefamilyisoneof

themostimportantpartsoflife.Theyrealizethatproblemsinfamilylifeinrecent

yearshavebroughtseriousconsequences.Asaresult,moreandmorepeopleare

makingtheirfamilyapriority.Manywomenarequittingtheirjobstostayhomewith

theirchildren.Familiesaregoingonvacationsandoutingstogether.Husbandsand

wivesaremakingaconcentratedefforttokeeptheirfamilysolid.

TheUnitedNationshasdeclared1994the"Internationalyearoffamily".notjustin

America,butallovertheworld,peoplerecognizetheimportanceofastrongfamily

bond.

Unit5

HealthandDietWarmUpScript/AnswersListeningTask1Script

Ihadjustturned40,andhadspentmostofmyadultlifeworkingasapublicrelations

consultantwithlittletimetocook,letalonelearnhowtocook.ButafewyearsagoI

madearesolutiontostartwritingdowntherecipesIhadgrownupwithandposting

themtomywebsite.Icomefromabigfamily–sixkids-andthoughtwhataterrific

familyprojecttodocumentourfamilyrecipes!bothmyfatherandmotherare

excellenthomecooks,momraisesusall,anddadlovestoeatwellandenjoythe

experimentationoftryingoutnewrecipes.Iamspendingalotoftimewithmy

parentslately;wecookamealandthenoverdinnerdiscussthefinerpointsofthe

properwaytoproperwaytopreparethedishes,andwhetherornotanewrecipewas

worththeeffort.

Manyoftherecipesarefamilyrecipes,andmanyofthemarethosethatwepick

fromcookbooks,magazines,andnewspaperclippingswehavecollectedover

30years.butsometimesitishardwhenyouonlyaclipping.Therecipesshownhere

usemostlywholefoodingredientsandonlyoccasionallyafewthings,fromcansor

preparedfoods.webelieveinavaried,healthydiet,usingrealbutter,realcream,

eggs,andproteinfrommeat,fish,andcheese.

Aboutme,mynameisAliceBauerandIamapartnerinaconsultingfirminthe

sanFranciscobayarea.ImaintainseveralweblogsinadditiontoSimplyRecipesas

partof

ThankssomuchforvisitingSimplyRecipes!■ListeningTask2RealWorld

ListeningScript

Grace:Welcometo“Let’sGetintoShape”!I’myourhost,GraceStockdale.Today

ourprogramisabout10-minuteworkouttokeepfit.TodaywehavegabbyCollins

heretoshareherexperienceoffitnessandanswerlisteners’questionsonphysical

exercise.Thanksforjoiningus,gabby.

Gabby:hithere!I’mveryhappytosharesometimewithyou.

Grace:sogabby,asIknow,yourtwoten-minuteworkouts-whichtargetarms,

stomachandlegs—areaquickandsimplewaytogetintoshape.

Gabby:right,regardlessofyourleveloffitness,theyhelpyoutoloseweightandto

bevigorousenoughtoengageindailyroutinesandtohandlevariousstresses.You

know,obesityraisesthepossibilityofdevelopingdiseases.

Grace:absolutely!Exercisekeepsyoufitandhealthy.Andherecomesthefirstcall

forquestions.

Listener1:hello,gabby,runningisnotmything,sowhereshouldIstart?

Gabby:ifyou’veneverbeenarunner,startbywalkingquicklyforaminuteandthen

alternatebyjoggingforaminute.Dothisfourminutes.Ifyouarestartingwithagood

leveloffitness,jogforaminuteandsprintfortheotherminute.Againdothisforfour

minutes.

ListenerI:thankyou,gabby.

Listener2:hello,gabby.Eachtimeaftertheexercise,Ialwaysfeelstiffandsometime

mymusclespull,andit’shardtostartmynextworkout.

Gabby:afteranyexerciseyoushouldstretchthemusclesyouhaveusedthemost.

Stretchingmakesyoufeelmoreflexible.

Listener2:Isee.Ineedsomecool-downexercises.

Gabby:sure.Let’stakeanarmstretchasanexample.Sittingcross-legged,raiseyour

leftarmandplaceyourhandbetweenyourshoulderbladesasiftryingtoreachyour

bottom.Now,takeyourrighthandreachingacrossthefrontofyourchestandpush

theelbowoftheleftarmtoincreasethestretch.Holdfortensecondsandrepeaton

theotherside.

Listener3:hello,gabby.HowoftenshouldIdotheseexercise?

Gabby:hum,itdepends.Mytwoworkoutsaimtodoatleastthreesessionsaweek.

Listener3:hello,gabby.I…

ReviewUnits1-5ScriptPart1Part2

1.Sometimearoundthefourthgrade,my‘big’(oftencritical,judegmental)

Grandma,who’dbeenvisitingussaidtome,”What’swrongwithyou!Whydon’tthe

otherchildrenwanttoplaywithyou?”Irememberbeingstartledandconfusedbyher

question.I’dneverbeenparticularlyinterestedinplayingwiththeotherchildren.It

hadn’t,tillthen,occurredtomethatthatwaseitheroddorsomethingwrongwithme.

Norhaditoccurredtomethattheydidn’t“wanttoplaywith“me.

2.

Everybodycheats.Whetherit’sthetaxidriverwhotricksavisitorandtakesthem

thelongwayaround,ortheshopassistantwhodoesnotgivethecorrectchange,or

policeofficerwhoacceptsabribe----everybody’satit.Cheatsinthenewsincludethe

scientistwhoseresearchwasbasedonfakedate,thegameshowcontestantwho

cooperatedwithfriendintheaudiencetowithamillionpounds,andthedoctorwho

forgedhisqualificationsandwasn’treallyadoctoratall.Everybodycheats;nobody’s

playingthegame.

3.Everypartofmylifewasmessedup.Iremembermy

oldestsonbeingembarrassedtobeseenwithme.Hewouldpassmeonthestreetwith

friendsbuthewouldn’tevenspeaktome.ThebottomcameformewhenIwasfinally

evictedfrommyapartment.Ilostmycar,myhomeandmyson.Ilookedinthemirror

thatday,andIcouldn’tlookmyselfintheeyes.Thenextmorning,Ishowedupatthe

treatmentcenter.

4.Manyorganizationsareworkinghardtostrengthenfamilies.Americansalmost

unanimouslybelievethatthefamilyisoneofthemostimportantpartsoflife.They

realizethatproblemsinfamilyinrecentyearshavebroughtseriousconsequences.As

areselt,moreandmorepeoplearemakingtheirfamilyapriority.Manywomenare

quittingtheirjobstostayhomewiththeirchildren.Familiesaregoingonvacations

andoutingstogether.Husbandsandwivesaremakingaconcentratedefforttokeep

theirmarriagessolid.

5.Manyoftherecipesarefamilyrecipes,andmanyofthemarethosethatwepick

fromcookbooks,magazines,andnewspaperit’shardwhenyouonlyhavea

clipping.Therecipesshownhereusemostlywholefoodingredientsandonly

occasionallyafewthingsfromcansorpreparedfoods.Webelieveinavaried,healthy

diet,usingrealbutter,realcream,eggs,andproteinfrommeat,fish,andcheese.Part3

1.Melanie:Yourstoryofidentitytheftisquitescary.Whathappened?

Nick:Onedayearlyinthemorning,Iwasawakenedbyaloudknock.WhenI

openedthedoor,fivepolicemenwerestandingtheretellingmetogotojail.

IaskedwhyandtheysaidthatIwaswantedforbankfraud.Isaid“Inever

didthat!”andtheysaid“that’ssomethingwe’veneverheardbefore…tellit

tothejudge.”

Melanie:Didyoureallyhavetospendtimeinjail?Nick:Yes,Icertainlydid.

2.Mr.Washington:We’renotfinishedyet.NowI’mgoingtoaskyoudirectly.Did

youchop

downthe