Unit 1 Old friends, different choicesVocabulary TaskAnswers/Script1. Its been 10 years since I saw you last.2. I was able to travel and see the world. 3. And I never got stuck being a housewife! 4. Things are going great for me these days.5. I finally settled down and got a real job. 6. Now I work 9 to 5 at a neighborhood store. 7. Life has sure treated me well. 8. I put myself through school. 9.I was able to work my way up in a company.10. And then I started my own business.Listening TaskFirst Listening Answers 1. He went overseas for graduate school and is working at a high-tech company.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. Shes the branch manager at the local grocery store.Second listeningAnswer 1. He missed his home.2. She hopes her daughter will become a model.3. He loves his family.4. Shes proud of her new job.Real World ListeningPredictAnswerstravel, old boyfriends, family, careerGet the main ideaAnswersF Sharon and Karen havent seen each other for 30 years.T Sharon planned to get married to Jim after high school.T Sharon started her own advertising agency.F Sharon majored in art in college.T Karen didnt want to get stuck being a housewife.F Karen had one child.T Karen traveled around Europe for a year.F Karen went to medical school.ScriptSharon: Hey, Karen, is that you?Karen: Sharon, wow! I cant believe it! Yes, its me. Gosh, its good to see you!Sharon: You, too! Whats it been? Something like 20 years?!?Karen: Yeah, I cant believe were that old already.Sharon: Life sure has treated well. You look great!Karen: Thanks you do too! Whatve you been doing all this time? I remember you couldnt wait to marry Jim and start a family.Sharon: Hah! I never did get married. I was too busy with school and then my job. I dont even know what happened to Jim.Karen: So what do you do?Sharon: I have my own advertising agency.Karen: Come on, Sharon! You?Sharon: Really. I majored in marketing in college and afterwards got a job with an advertising agency. I worked my way up, and when I felt I understood the business really well, I left to start my own agency. Karen: Wow, thats pretty impressive. No wonder you havent had any time to get married.Sharon: Yeah. So, anyway, what about you? You were the one who was going to travel the world and do your own thing. You didnt want to get stuck being a housewife.Karen: Hah! Youre gonna laugh, but I AM a housewife, and a mother of three.Sharon: Oh, come on, Karen, youre not serious, are you? What happened to the travel?Karen: Well, I did travel around Europe for a year with some friends. But then I met Stan, and we got married right away. I helped put him through medical school, and then we had our children. I love being able to focus on my family, and when they leave home, Im going to start my careerif its not too late!Sharon: Its never too late.Unit 2 Just Who Are You?Vocabulary taskAnswer/Script1. Im pretty sure that people like me for who I m.2. Im just a typical, ordinary, regular girl.3. Im just like everybody else. 4. Im really into dancing at clubs.5. I spend really late nights going out with my friends. 6. Now Im getting behind in my work.7. Ive got a chance to do something big. 8. I could go pro, go on the pro tour.9. But I need to drop out lf school. 10. Well, I gotta do what I gotta do.Listening TaskFirst 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.Second ListeningAnswers1. She thinks Sams really smart.2. She thinks Miriams scholarship is impressive.3. Shes surprised that Tom was an activist.4. He thinks Harolds collection is silly.Real World ListeningPredictAnswerTJ is good at skateboarding.2. Get the main ideaAnswersF TJ got second place in the pro skateboarding contest Last weekend.T TJ is going to go TV commercial.T Cesar thinks TJ will forget his friends after he becomes famous.T TJ feels like a regular guy.F TJ has a girlfriend.T TJ is parents dont want him to drop out of school.F TJ doesnt want to drop out of school.X Cesar wants TJ to drop out of school.ScriptCesar: TJ, my man! 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 impress me, TJ. Youre something else on that board!TJ: Ah, cmon, stop it, will ya?Cesar: But Ive seen you fly on a skateboard. Its amazing.TJ: Yeah, well, things have been goingood. Youll never believe what the latest is.Cesar: What?TJ: Nike wants me to do a commercial. Theyve been calling my agent.