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M:DoyouhaveadateforthepartyyetW:Actually,Idon't.Doyouthinkyoucouldhelpmefindone
M:Hmm,whatkindofguysdoyoulike
W:Oh,Ilikeguyswhoaren'ttooseriousandwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor,youknow,likeyou!M:Ok,whatelse
W:Well,I'dprefersomeonethathavesomethingincommonwithwhoIcantalktoeasily.M:IthinkIknowjusttheguyforyou,BobBranson,doyouknowhimW:No,Idon'tthinkso.
M:Letmearrangeforyoutomeethim,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.Advanced1-2
M:So,what'stheverdictWhatdoyouthinkofBob
W:Well,Iwasworriedatfirst,especiallywhenIsawthathewearsnotone,buttwothoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoareintoheavyrockmusicandstuff
likeknowwhatImean
M:But,he'sjustregularkindofguy,rightW:Yeah,wegetalongreallywell.M:Ijustknowyoulikehim.
W:Yeah,I'sreallyhadmelaughinghystericallyduringthinkthepeoplesittingnexttousintherestaurantthoughtwewerecrazy.
M:So,areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain
W:Definitely,infact,we'regoingtoaconcerttomorrownight.M:That'sgreat.Advanced2-1
M:So,haveyouseenAndrealately
W:Yeah,Iseeherprettyworktogetheratacoffeelatte.M:How'sshedoingI'vebeenmeaningtocallher.
W:Well,tobehonest,I'vealwaysthoughtshewasalittlethesedays,Ifindherimpossible.
M:Whatdoyoumean
W:Oh,youknowhowshehassuchstrongideaaboutifyoudon'tagreewithher,sheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou.M:Yes,that's,that'swhyweloveher,right
W:Yeah,Iguessshe'schangedalotsinceshestartedtalked
aboutherself
alltheshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.M:Hmm,maybeIwon'tcallherafterall.Advanced2-2
W:AreyougoingtoJames'spartyonSaturday
M:Ofcourse,Jamesalwaysgivesthebesttherearealwayslotsofinterestingnewpeopletomeet.
W:That'sdon'tknowwherehemanagestofindthemall.
M:Well,youknowwhathe'smakesfriendsreallyreallylikestalkingtohelovesinviting
peopleover.
W:Uh-huh,heinvitedmefordinnerlastSaturday,whatafeastM:Yeah,he'sagreatcook,too.
W:Afterdinner,Iofferedtohelpcleanupandhetoldmenottoworryaboutsaidhe'dtakecareofitinthewaslike,“it'snothing,nobigdeal.”M:Yup,that'ssoundlikeJames.Advanced2-3
W1:HaveyoumetthenewappartmentmanagerW2:MrJohnsonHmm,yeah,Imethimlast'salittlestrange.
W1:Yeah,he'mnotsureIlike'shardtoheisprettycheerfuland
talktiveandthenextdayhedoesn'tevensaythinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.
W2:Ithinkyou'rehaveyounoticed
thathalfthetimewhenhesaidhewasgonnadosomething,heneveractuallydoestoldmethreetimesthathe'dcometofixthelightinmykitchen,andhestillhasn'tdoneit.Advanced3-1M1:Hello!
M2:Hi,mynameisJim'mcallingabouttheadforaroomate.M1:Allright.
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M2:AreyoustilllookingforsomeoneM1:Yes,we're.M2:Oh,good,I'mreallyinteresred.
M1:Well,therearefourofit'safairlysmallwewantsomeonewhoistogetalongwith.
M2:I'mprettyeasygoing.
M1_Great！So,canIaskyouafewfairlystraitforwardquestionsaboutyourselfM2:Noproblem！Ilikeitwhenpeoplearedirect.Advanced3-2
M1:Whatdoyoudo,Jim
M2:Oh,well,IhadalotofdiffierentI'mnotworkingrightnow.M1:Oh
M2:Yeah,IgotfiredfrommylastjobaboutsixmonthesI'vebeenlookingforsomethinghaven'tbeenveryluckysofar.
M1:,therenthereis$1200a's$300amonthforeavhperson.M2:,oh.
M1:WillyouhaveenoughmoneytopaytherenteverymonthM2:Yeah,IprobablyIcanfindajob.M1:Yeah,look,whereareyoulivingnow
M2:Well,I'vebeenstayingwithathepastcoupleofweeks.M1:Uh-huh.
M2:Yeah,buthe'saskedmetoleavebyIreallyneedtofindaplaceto
easy
'vehadmoved4timesinthepastyearandwell
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M1:Listen,Jim,Iappreciateyourtellingmeaboutlikeitwhenpeoplearehonestwith,IhavetotalktomyotherroomatesaboutI'llgiveyouacalltomorrowtoletyouknowwhatwedon'tyougivemeyournumberM2:Sure,it's2235Advanced4-1
W:Goodnews!Ifindasummerjob!M:That'sgreat!Anythinginteresting
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W:Yes,workingatanamusement'tthatsoundfantasticM:Sure,itdoes.
W:So,haveyoufoundanythingM:Nothingyet,butI'vegotacoupleofisworkingasaninternforarecordcompany-mostlyansweringIcangetalandscapingjobagain.W:Beinganinternsoundsmoreinterestingthanit'sprobablynotashard.M:Yeah,butalandscaperearnsmoremoneythananyougetagreattan!Advanced4-2
M:So,whatwillyoubedoingattheamusementpark,exactlyW:Actually,I'llhavetwo,I'llbeworkingataplacecalledChildren'shaveallkindsofinterestinggamesandeducationalactivitiesforyoungkids.IhavetogotoatrainingprogrambeforeIstarttofindouthoweverythingworks.
M:ThreedaysWow,theequipmentmustbeprettyhigh-tech.
W:Oh,itis-alotofcomputersandinteresting'sjustthekindofstuffthatkidslove.theperfectjobforknowhowmuchyoulovewhat'stheotherjob
W:Well,I'llalsobeoneofthepeoplewhoworksaroundtheparkgreetingpeople.M:Well,itsoundslike
M:Doyoumeanyou'llhavetodressupinacostume
W:Yes,asacartooncharacter!Iknow,Iknow,itsoundsit'scertainlynotasrewardingasworkinginChildren'sWorld,butit'spartofthejob.Advanced.5-1
W:Sowhereareyouworkinginthissummer,CarlosM:I'mworkingasatutorinalearningcenterforkids.W:Interesting!Whatkindof
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M:Iworkonsubjectstheyneedhelping,uh,mainingmathandEnglish.
W:Isyourjobhard
M:Notatall.Thekidsworkoncomputermostoftime.Wehavetohelpgetstartedandwhentheyareintoproblems.W:Doyouenjoyit
M:Oh,yes,workingwithkidsissomuchmorefunthanworkingwithadults.AndIcanchoosemyownhours.Aslongaswork8hoursaday.Icancallmeatanytimefrom8.to.Advanced5-2
W:Paul,didyoufindasummerjobyetM:Yeah,I'mworkinginarestraut.W:Oh,how'sitgoingM:Oh,themoneyisnotbad.
W:WhatareyoudoingAreyouwaitingtables
M:Iwish.No,I'mworkinginakitchen.Icutupthestuffforthechef,vegetables,meatandthings.I'llalsowashthedishes.W:Yuck!
M:Yeah,that's.prettyhardwork.Ididn'trealizehowhotitisinarestrautkitchenuntilItookthisjob.
W:Sowhydon'tyouquitM:I'dloveto.ButIneedmoney.Advanced5-3
M:Sowhatkindofjobdidyoufindforthesummer
W:I'mworkingforamarketingcompany.I'mgoingtomarketing.
M:Soyou'reoneofthosepeoplewhodrivesmecrazybycallingmeupand
tryingtopersuademetobuysomethingthatIhaveabsolutelynoneedfor.W:Exactly!M:Doyoulikeit
W:BelieveitornotIdo.It'salsoabunchofstudentsworkingthere,andwehavealotoffunwhenwenotmakingcalls.It'sreallyeasytoosincewejusthavetoreadthemfromscript.
M:Areyoudoingthisfulltime
W:Yes,butIworkfrom2intheafternoonto9atnight.SoIgettosleepaslateasIwanttointhemorning.
Advanced6-1M:Hello!
W:Hi,Robert.ThisisTina.M:Hi,Tina,what'sup
W:Well,actually,Iwaswonderingifyou'dmindlendingmeyourcamera
forafewdays.Iwanttotakesomephotosofmynewappartmenttosendtomyfolks.M:Sure,youcanborrowit.W:Oh,thanksamillion!Advanced6-2M:Hi,isMike.
W:Oh,hi,howarethingswithyou
M:Prettygood.Listen,IwaswonderingifIcoulduseyourvideogamessystemovertheweekend.
W:YoumeanmySonyPlayStation
M:Yeah,mysisteraskedmetotakecareofmynieceandnephewovertheweekend.Theyaresixandeight.AndIthoughtitwouldbeagreatwaytokeepthembusy.W:That'sagreatidea!Butkidsthatagelovevideogames.Ihavebadnews,mymachinesisn'tworking.I'vebeenmeaningtotakeitintogetfixed.ButIhaven'tgonnagottenaroundtoit.
M:Oh,toobad. 