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Unit 1 Old friends, different choicesVocabulary TaskAnswers/ScriptA 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 m e 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 m e well. I put m yself through school. I was able to work m y way up in a company. And then I started m y own business.Listening TaskFirst ListeningAnswers1. He went overseas for graduate school and is working at a high-tech com pany.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 m anager at the local grocery store.2)second listeningAnswer1. He m issed his hom e.2. She hopes her daughter will becom e a m odel.3. He loves his fam ily.4. She’s proud of her new job.Script1. A: Jim, I can’t believe it-wow! 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 tim e. But finally I had to com e hom e and get a real job in a high-teach company.B: Yeah，I rem em ber you always wanted an international lifestyle.A: Oh, I had a great tim e overseas, but I got hom e-stick, too.2. A: Carol, is that you?B: Yes, it’s m e!A: Oh, it’s so good to see you! You know, Carol, I rem em ber you always wanted to be a fam ous m odel 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 m e a m odeling 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, m aybe m y daughter will get to do it som e 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 rem em ber you always wanted to be a professional race car driver—What happened?B: The closest I’ve com e to that is driving a Porsche over 100 m ph on the Autobahn. No, m y greatest achievem ent is m y family.4.A: So, Nora, how have you been?B: Rem ember when we were in high school, I worked part-tim e job there. I’ve been there ever since.B: Yeah?A: So when I graduated it seem ed natural to get a And I’ve been working m y way up. Now I’m the branch m anager. I’m making m ore m oney than som e people who have college degrees!Real World Listening1. PredictAnswerstravel, old boyfriends, family, career2. Get the m ain ideaAnswersF －Sharon and Karen haven't seen each other for 30 years.T － Sharon planned to get m arried to Jim after high school.T － Sharon started her own advertising agency.F －Sharon m ajored 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 m edical school.ScriptSharon: Hey, Karen, is that you?Karen: Sharon, wow! I can’t believe it! Yes, it's m e. Gosh, it’s good to see you! Sharon: You, too! What’s it been? Som ething 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 rem em ber you couldn’t wait to m arry Jim and start a fam ily.Sharon: Hah! I never did get m arried. I was too busy with school and then m y job. I don’t even know what happened to Jim.Karen: So what do you do?Sharon: I have m y own advertising agency.Karen: Com e on, Sharon! You?Sharon: Really. I m ajored in m arketing in college and afterwards got a job with an advertising agency. I worked m y way up, and when I felt I understood the business really well, I left to start m y own agency.Karen: Wow, that’s pretty im pressive. No wonder you haven’t had any tim e to getmarried.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’t want to get stuck being a housewife. Karen: Hah! You’re gonna laugh, but I AM a housewife, and a m other of three. Sharon: Oh, com e on, Karen, you’re not serious, are you? What happened to the travel? Karen: Well, I did travel around Europe for a year with som e friends. But then I m et Stan, and we got m arried right away. I helped put him through m edical school, and then we had our children. I love being able to focus on m y fam ily, and when they leave hom e, I'm going to start m y career—if it's not too late!Sharon: It's never too late.IN THE NEWS —Ten Comm andments DisputeBy Cynthia KirkBroadcast: August 29, 2003This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS.Many people have watched a dispute over the placem ent of a stone m arker in the American state of Alabam a. The m arker represents the Ten Commandm ents -- rules for living that som e religions say cam e directly from God.On Wednesday, workers rem oved the Ten Commandm ents m onum ent from the center of a governm ent building in Alabama. The workers acted on a court order from a federal judge. The judge had ruled that leaving the m onum ent in a public place violated the United States Constitution. A PThe Chief Justice of Alabama’s Suprem e Court, Roy Moore, put the stone m arker in the state courthouse two years ago. Mister Moore is a Christian. He was known for his support of the Ten Comm andm ents when the state’s voters elected him chief justice in two-thousand. The Ten Commandm ents are a list of rules for living. Christians, Jews, and Muslims honor these directives as the word of God.Lawyers representing several groups took legal action to have the Ten Comm andments monum ent rem oved from the Alabama courthouse. They argued that putting it there was unconstitutional.Last year, Federal District Judge Myron Thompson ruled that the m onum ent’s placem ent violated the First Am endment of the Constitution. The First Am endm ent guarantees that religion and governm ent will be separate in Am erica. Judge Thom pson ordered the m onum ent rem oved by August Twentieth. He said that it could be put in a private area in the courthouse.Chief Justice Moore appealed the judge’s ruling. He argued that Am erica’s legal system is based on the Ten Comm andm ents. He also said he has the constitutional right to recognize God. But a federal appeals court and the United States Suprem e Court both rejected his appeals.Still, Chief Justice Moore decided to leave the m onum ent where it was. But Alabama’s associate Suprem e Court justices, the governor and the state’s lawyer disagreed. The eight judges voted last week to m ove the two and one-half ton m arker.Alabam a’s Judicial Inquiry Commission then suspended Chief Justice Moore on charges of violating court rules. The Court of the Judiciary could decide to punish or even rem ovehim from the high court. Mister Moore has thirty days to answer the charges against him. Supporters of the m onum ent’s rem oval say it is a great victory for the rule of law and the honor of religious choice. But Roy Moore and his supporters have said they will continue their fight to return it to the center of the courthouse.Under a nineteen-ninety-four federal appeals court ruling, signs with the Ten Comm andm ents m ay not be placed in courthouses in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. In recent years, courts also rejected efforts to place sim ilar signs in South Carolina and Kentucky.This VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS, was written by Cynthia Kirk. This is Steve Em ber.Unit 2 Just Who Are You?Vocabulary taskAnswer/ScriptA I'm pretty sure that people like m e for who I m. I'm just a typical, ordinary, regular girl. I'm just like everybody else.B I'm really into dancing at clubs. I spend really late nights going out with m y friends. Now I'm getting behind in m y work.C I've got a chance to do som ething big. I could go pro, go on the pro tour. But I need to drop out lf school. Well, I gotta do what I gotta do.Listening Task1) First ListeningAnswers1. He goes out clubbing every night. He can still get great grades.2. She has a scholarship to Harvard.3. He was an activist during the Vietnam War. He was put in prison for protesting.4. He collects baseball cards.2) Second ListeningAnswers1. She thinks Sam's really sm art.2. She thinks Miriam's scholarship is im pressive.3. She's surprised that Tom was an activist.4. He thinks Harold's collection is silly.Script1. A: Sam, how come you're so tired in class all the tim e? Another late night studying? B: Are you kidding, Jennifer? I hardly study at all.A: How can that be? You’re the star student, the m ath ace .B: No, I go out clubbing every night. I dance til the bars —that’s why I can’t keep m y eyes open.A: Aren’t you getting behind in work?B: Nah, I just zip through m y hom ework before dinner.A: You m ust be a genius.2. A: Mom, do you think Joey will ever be interested in m e?B: Of course he will, Miriam. You’re such a sweet, sensitive girl.A: I don’t want to be sweet and sensitive! I want to be beautiful and athletic. Instead, I've got a hunch of pimples and I'm a nerd.B: If this boy doesn't like you for who you are, he’s not worth it.A: But Mom, it doesn't work like that. Y ou’ve got to im press a guy to get him to even notice you.B: Well,does he know about your scholarship to Harvard?A: Guys like Joey don't care about stuff like that.3. A: So, Tom, what were you like in college?B: I was pretty serious. I studied political science at Berkeley in the 1960s.A: Really?B: Yeah, I was an activist during the Vietnam War.A: You?B: Yeah. You won't believe this. I even got stuck in prison for one of the protests against the war.A: Wow! That's am azing. I didn't know that about you.4. A: Hey Harold, I didn't know you collected baseball cards.B: What? How do you know that?A: I was looking for a pencil the other day, and I saw the cards in your drawer. How com e you never told us?B: It's secret! I don't really like people knowing what I'm up to.A: Well, that’s not such a bad thing.Real World Listening1. PredictAnswerTJ is good at skateboarding.2. Get the m ain ideaAnswersF –TJ got second place in the pro skateboarding contestLast weekend.T –TJ is going to go TV comm ercial.T –Cesar thinks TJ will forget his friends after he becom es fam ous.T –TJ feels like a regular guy.F –TJ has a girlfriend.T –TJ is parents don't want him to drop out of school.F –TJ doesn't want to drop out of school.X –Cesar wants TJ to drop out of school.ScriptCesar: TJ, m y m an! I heard you won the Pro-Am stake-boarding contest last weekend. TJ: Yeah, Cesar, I did a flip on the half-pipe that really impressed the judges. Cesar: You im press m e, TJ. You’re som ething else on that board!TJ: Ah, c'm on, stop it, will ya?Cesar: But I've seen you fly on a skateboard. It's am azing.TJ: Yeah, well, things have been goin'good. You'll never believe what the latest is. Cesar: What?TJ: Nike wants m e to do a comm ercial. They've been calling m y agent.Cesar: Wow! I don't believe that.TJ: You best believe it, m y friend. I'm going to get som e big bucks for doing it, too. Cesar: You're going big tim e now. I can't believe I even know you.TJ: Great, huh? I’m gonna be on TV!Cesar: Yeah! Pretty soon you’re not going to have tim e for som eone like m e.TJ: No way, Cesar. You know m y friends are im portant.Cesar: Yeah, but now you’re hitting the big tim e.Everything’s gonna change.TJ: You know I’m just a regular guy.Cesar: No, you’re not.TJ: Yes, I am. I’ve got parents and a bratty sister, just like you. I took piano lessons when I was little, and I go to church on Sundays. I like watching cartoons, and m y m om makes m e take out the trash. And I worry about not having a girlfriend. See? I’m just like everybody else.Cesar: I don’t think so. Nobody else I know is doing a Nike comm ercial. You’re got it made, TJ.TJ: Yeah, but the problem is m y parents.Cesar: What’s up?TJ: To really m ake it big , I’ve got to go on the pro tour ,and the only way I can go pro is to drop out of school ,but they don’t want m e to. They say I’m ruining m y future. But I may not get another chance —two years from now m ay be too late.Cesar: So what’re you gonna for?TJ: I’ve got to go for it. I’m at the top of m y gam e right now ,and that’s what counts. Cesar: Yeah, you gotta do what you gotta do.EDUCATION REPORT —More Male Teachers Wanted in the United StatesJerilyn WatsonBroadcast: August 28, 2003This is the VOA Special English Education Report.The National Education Association says the United States needs m ore m ale teachers. The association is the nation's largest teachers union. Last year its m em bers approved a cam paign to get m ore m en to becom e educators.The United States has three-m illion teachers. The National Education Association says only twenty-six percent of them are m en. And that num ber has decreased for the past twenty years.Today only about nine percent of teachers in elem entary schools are m en. More m en doteach older students. Forty-one percent of teachers in secondary schools are m ale. But that is the lowest ever.Traditionally, the m ajority of teachers in the United States have been wom en. As a result, the National Education Association says som e Am ericans believe that only wom en can teach.Also, the organization says teachers get less pay than people in other professions. So teaching m ay hold a lower social value than other jobs. The group says states with the highest pay generally have the highest num bers of m ale teachers.It says Michigan has the highest percentage of m ale teachers, thirty-seven percent. And that state is am ong the top five in teacher pay.There are other issues, too. Som e m en say they fear they m ight be accused of sexual wrongdoing. Many parents, though, say they would like m ore m en to teach.Yet the group MenTeach says som e schools m ake it difficult for m en. MenTeach is a national program with headquarters in Minnesota. It tries to get m ore m en to becom e teachers.A man from New Ham pshire recently wrote to MenTeach. He said he has been a substitute teacher, but could not get a m eeting about a perm anent job.Another m an, though, has had a different experience over the past three years. Angel Mercado teaches a class of six-year-olds in the United States territory of Puerto Rico. Mister Mercado says he loves working with young children. He says his m other was a big influence -- she is a retired teacher.A school counselor in the Washington area points out that m any children have parents who divorced or never m arried. She says good m ale teachers could provide an exam ple for children who do not have a father at hom e. Other educators say it is possible that som e m en might even be better than wom en at getting children to cooperate in the classroom.This VOA Special English Education Report was written by Jerilyn Watson.Unit3 Living with peopleVocabulary TaskAnswers/ScriptA Dorm life has som e m ajor negatives. The other students keep m e up all night. And m y roomm ate doesn't give m e any space.B My new roomm ate doesn't drive m e crazy. She never leaves her food or clothes all over the place. She never takes m y things without asking.C My dad's rules are way too strict. He won't let m e use the phone for m ore than 10 minutes. And I have to be back by a 9 p.m. curfew. I know it's because he's concerned about m e.Listening Task1) First ListeningAnswers1. Sally never cleans anything.2. The dormitory's rules are too strict.3. His m other listens in on his phone conversations.4. Her brother takes her things without asking.2) Second ListeningAnswers1. She doesn't take her old food out of the refrigerator. She leaves her stuff all over the apartm ent.2. She has to be back by 10pm. She can't invite friends to the room.3. His m om listens to the room. His m oon is too nosy.4. Her brother borrows her CDs. Her brother m esses up her room.Script1. A: Whoa, ours place is a m ess!B: Yeah, well, it's Sally's stuff. She never cleans anything and leaves her clothes all over the place-blobs of toothpaste on the sink, and old sm elly food in the fridge. She doesn't care that she's living with other people.A: Yeah, she's a total slob!2. A: Hi, little sister…how's your first week away at school?B: Well, I have to say that dormitory living has som e m ajor negatives.A: What? Like having to share the bathroom with a lot of people?B: Actually, that's not so bad. It's just that som e of the rules are so strict. Like, we have to be back in the building by a 10 p.m. curfew.A: Yeah, that sure sounds like dorm life!B: And we can't have friends in our room s!2. A: Ahhhh! My m om is so annoying. She doesn't give m e any space.B: What do you m ean?A: I m ean, I feel like she's spying on m e all the tim e .whenever I try to call som eone on the phone, she hangs around listening to what I say.B: She's probably just curious.A: It's m ore than just curious. Even if I take the phone into m y own bedroom, she'll suddenly com e in, without knocking, and pretend to be looking for som ething, just to check up on m e . I wish I could m ove out!B: What a bumm er.4. A: Harry, have you been listening to m y CDs again?!B: Alice! What's the big deal?A: The big deal is that it is so disrespectful to take things without asking. Plus, you m ess up m y room!B: Hey, you take m y sweaters without asking all the tim e!A: Yeah, well…that's different…B: I don't think so.Real world listening1. PredictAnswerThey don't respect her privacy.2. Get the m ain ideaAnswerThings that bother Kara:Mrs. Johnson visits Kara too often.Mrs. Johnson watches her while she eats.Mrs. Johnson wants to know where she is going.Mr. Johnson tries to hug and kiss her all the tim e.ScriptKara: Steve, rem ember the older couple that I rent m y apartment from?Steve: Yeah?Kara: Well, the wom an has been com ing up to see how I'm doing. At first I was really appreciative, you know, it's nice to feel that people are concerned when you live alone. Steve: Yeah, it is nice.Kara: Now, though, she com es every day…som etim es m ore than once! She always brings m e hom em ade soup…Steve: Hom em ade soup! That is so great! I wish som eone cooked for m e.Kara: Sure, having som e hom e-cooked food is a treat, but she sits and watches m e to make sure I eat it! Last tim e, I had just eaten dinner when she cam e over and insisted that I finish a whole bowl. She wouldn't leave until I did!Steve: Oh, c'm on, you could have it m uch worse.Kara: And, every tim e I go out she leans out the door to ask where I am going. It's like I'm 17 again!Steve: Would you rather have loud neighbors who kept you up all night?Kara: Well, it's not only her. It's the old m an, too. He is such a flirt, and I've always thought it was cute. Ya' know, an old m an ,80 years old , still flirting.Steve: Uh huh…Kara: So, today when I got hom e, he cam e up to m e, gave m e a hug…Steve: Yeah, so what…?Kara: And then, he kissed m e on the cheek…!Steve: Oh no! Well, m aybe you rem ind him of his granddaughter.Kara: Well, yeah, but don't you think it's kind of weird for him to kiss m e?DEVELOPMENT REPORT —Canning FoodBy Gary GarriottBroadcast: January 1, 2003This is the VOA Special English Developm ent Report.People have always had to find ways to keep food safe to eat. Methods to dry, sm oke and salt food were invented thousands of years ago. The process of canning is m uch more recent. This storage m ethod keeps food safe to eat for long periods of tim e. Today, canning is one of the m ost popular m ethods of storing food.Canning uses heat to kill bacteria and other m icro-organism s that cause poisons to form in food. Canning also takes away the air that these organism s need to live. One popular m ethod of canning uses a water bath.Clean fruits or vegetables are placed in glass bottles. The food can be put into thebottles either hot or cold. The cold m ethod is used for soft fruits and vegetables that could lose their shape or taste. Firmer fruits and m ost vegetables are usually cooked. They take up less space in the bottles.After the food has been placed in glass bottles, boiling water is poured into the bottles to about three centim eters below the top. Then covers are placed on the bottles, but are not turned all the way. The bottles are placed in a large container filled with warm water that is then brought to a boil.The water m ust com pletely cover the bottles, from three to five centim eters over the top. When the water boils, any air in the bottles will be expelled. The boiling continues for several m inutes. Then the bottles are allowed to cool. Finally, they are placed briefly into cold water. This m akes a strong barrier to keep the air out. In other words, a vacuum is created.When the bottles are completely cool, notes can be placed on them to identify what is inside. The bottles can then be stored in a cool, dark place at a tem perature of between four and twenty-one degrees Celsius.Canning allows your family to enjoy foods that m ight not com e fresh throughout the year. It is also a good way to store food for six m onths to a year, or even several years, in case of an em ergency. It does not cost m uch to continue canning every year once the equipm ent has been purchased.You can get m ore information about canning food from the group, Volunteers in Technical Assistance. VITA is on the Internet at .This VOA Special English Developm ent Report was written by Gary Garriott.Unit 4 High fashion, low budgetVocabulary TaskAnswers/scriptA I’m trying to watch m y spending. But this sweater m ay never be this cheap again! Oh, well, that’s what credit cards are for.B If only I could afford this killer dress. I guess I’ll have to wait until it’s on sale. In the meantim e, I’ll try to save up enough m oney.C This style is really in this year. It’s the latest thing. I know I’m just paying for the designer’s nam e. But it’s so m e. I’ve just got to have one.Listening Task1) Fist ListeningAnswers1. A $179 pair of Air Jordan gy m shoes.2. A $500 pair of designer pants.3. A $20 vintage dress.4. A purse that’s on sale.2) Second ListeningAnswers1. They’re the latest thing. He’ll be his team’s best player if he has them.2. He doesn’t want to look like he’s wearing cheap clothes. The pants will never go out of style.3. It’s a killer dress and she wants Mike to notice her.4. The style is in this year and it’s on sale.Script1. A: Oh, wow, look at these. They’re the latest Air Jordans.B: You’d really wear those? They look…so big.A: And they’re only $179.B: $179?! For a pair of gym shoes?A: These are the latest thing. I just got to have them. I’ll be the best player on the team in these. Oh, Mom, please!B: Okay, Jason, but this is the last tim e.2. A: Five hundred dollars for a pair of pants? You’re crazy to spend that m uch on clothes.B: Com e on, m an. These are the best. You just don’t understand.A: I understand that I can get a nice-looking pair of pants for around 50 bucks. You’re paying $450 f or the designer’s nam e.B: Maybe, but at least I never look like I’m wearing cheap clothes, unlike som e people I know. Besides, these pants will never go out of style.A: Okay, fine, suit yourself. It’s your m oney.3. A: Hey, Ellen, look at this vintage dress! It’s perfect for Mike’s party, don’t you think? And it’s really back in style now.B: Yeah. And it’s just your color.A: I know. It’s such a bargain, too … only $20. You can’t beat that! Mmm, but I don’t know, I’ve got so m any dresses in mfy closet already.B: Yeah, but this one is so YOU! It’s a killer dress! You’ve justgot to get it.A: Ooh, you’re tight. I’m going to go for it. I sure hope he notices m e in it.4. A: look, honey, a sale on those purses I was telling you about! I’ve never seen them so cheap!B: But do you really need a new purse?A: Well, not really, but this style is really in this year. I want to get one while they’re on sale.B: But I thought we were trying to save up so we could go som ewhere special on our vacation.A: Oh, I just can’t pass this up —I really wanted one, and they m ay never be this cheap again.B: Oh, I give up.Real World Listening1. PredictAnswersSusie likes to shop and spend m oney on expensive clothing while Rachel is on a student budget and wears m ostly jeans and t-shirts.2. Get the m ain ideaAnswers1. Susie cam e to visit to go shopping.2. A handbag from Prada, a black leather dress, a couple of skirts from Donna Karan and jeans.3. Susie wants to buy som ething for Rachel, but Rachel doesn’t want her to.4. Susie wants Rachel to cook dinner every night.ScriptRachel: So, Susie, how was the plane ride from London?Susie: Oh, I don’t know…all I could think about was getting here and going shopping. Rachel: Hmmm.Susie: Rachel, what’s wrong?Rachel: Susie, I thought you cam e to see m e! Isn’t that m ore important than shopping? Susie: Oh c’m on, Rachel. Shopping is so bonding!Rachel: All right, I’ll take you to the stores. What are you looking fly?Susie: Well, I want a handbag from Prada, and m aybe one of their black leather dresses…Rachel: Oh no…Susie: …a couple of skirts from Donna Karan, you know, the ones that are really fitted, a pair of jeans…Rachel: Whoa! How m uch m oney do you have, anyway?Susie: Oh, Rachel, you know I save up to com e to New York every year to go shopping. Now that you’re studying here, I want to go with you. So what are you going to get? Rachel: Are you kidding, Susie? I’ve got two words for you: “student budget.”I can’t afford to buy any clothing!Susie: Well, you’re just a jeans and T-shirt person, aren’t you? I am going to enjoy m yself no m atter how m uch it costs. I’m on holiday. Look, Rachel, I’ll buy you som ething, a new blouse , or skirt, whatever you want.Rachel: Well, I don’t want anyone to buy m e som ething I can’t afford m yself.Susie: Oh, don’t worry about that. And, there is no need to thank m e. It’s the least I can do since you’ll be cooking dinner every night while I’m here.Rachel: Dinner? What are you talking about?AGRICULTURE REPORT —Dairy Goat ProductionBy Gary GarriottBroadcast: Septem ber 2, 2003This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Goats have provided m eat and m ilk for people longer than sheep or cows. More people use m ilk products from goats than from cows. There are several hundred m illion goats in the world. They produce m ore than four-m illion tons of m ilk and m ore than one-million tons of m eat every year.Goat m ilk improves the diet of m any families around the world. In addition, goats are friendly anim als. They can be cared for by children.There are several ways to help goats produce m ore and better m ilk. One way is to give。