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Unit8MenandWomenListeningAudioTrack3-8-1Themaninthepictureishandsome,eventhoughheisbaldandhasafewwrinklesonhisface.Helooksathleticandmuscular.He’sgotnicewhiteteeth,bigeyes,bigears,andthickeyebrows.IfIhadtoguess,I’dsayhe’sanathlete.Theladyinthepictureiselegantandattractive.She’syoung,petiteandpretty.She’sgotlongstraighthairandaslimface.Shehasagoodfigure,slimbutnottoothin.She’sgotbigeyesandthickeyebrows.Myguessisthatshe’samoviestar.AudioTrack3-8-2/AudioTrack3-8-3/AudioTrack3-8-4Joan:Greetingseveryone!I’mJoanRivertonandI’mreportingdirectlyfromtheredcarpetattheCrystalAwards.Canyoubelieveit?Therearestarseverywhere!Speakingofmoviestars,herecomesonerightnow—DebraDanvers…Debra:Hello,Joan.Joan:Hello,Debra.Lookatyou!Debra:ThedressismadebyVeraWang.Doyoulikeit?Joan:Youlooksoelegant!Goodluckattheawardsshowtonight.Debra:Thanks!Joan:Thatdressisadisaster!HerecomesMarlaKelly,everyone’sfavoriteTVstar.She’ssopetite—Marla!Marla!Overhere!Marla:Goodevening,Joan.YoulookwonderfulJoan:Sametoyou,Marla.You’reasprettyasapicture!Marla:You’retookind.Joan:Goodluckinthere.Marla:Thanks,Joan.Joan:Well,frankly,hermakeupisOK,butthoseearringsareanightmare.Brad:Hello,Joan.Whatdidyoujustsay?Joan:Oh,hello,Brad.It’ssoccerstarBradLitz,everyone.He’sherewithhiswife,Yasmin.Yousurprisedme!…Don’tyoulookhandsomeinthatsuit!Brad:Thanks,Joan.Joan:Andlookatyou,Yasmin.You’realwayssoattractive!Areyounervous?Yasmin:Yes!I’mupfortheBestDirectorAward.IhopeIwin.Joan:I’msureyouwill.Yasmin:Thanks,Joan.Bye!Joan:Shewillneverwin.Hermoviewasterrible!Andhissuit…Ithinkitcamefromadiscountstore!It’ssocheap!Well,we’regoingtocutawaytoacommercial,butdon’tgoanywhere.We’llbebackin60secondswithmorestars…andmoreexcitement!!AudioTrack3-8-5/AudioTrack3-8-6Kylie:Hey,Alex,comehereasecond.Alex:Yeah?Kylie:Ineedyourhelp.I’mkindofattractedtoGabeMartin.Alex:AndIcanhelp?Kylie:Well,you’reaguy,aren’tyou?Look,here’sthesituation:hesitsnexttomeinmathclass.Ithinkhehasanicepersonality,butI’veneverspokentohim.WhatshouldIdo?Alex:Talktohim.Justlikeyou’retalkingtome.Kylie:YoumeanIshouldtalktohimfirst?Alex:Youtalkedtomefirst,didn’tyou?Kylie:That’sdifferent.We’refriends.Alex:Justtalktohim.Gabewilllikeit.Justbesincerewhenyoudoit.Kylie:Idon’tknow…Alex:Don’tbeshy.Gabe’sareallyniceguy.Weplayonthefootballteamtogether.Kylie:OK…MaybeI’lltry…AudioTrack3-8-7/AudioTrack3-8-8Tattoosmayappealtosomeyoungpeopleforvariousreasons,butposeriskstothematthesametime.Therearemanysideeffectsofgettingatattoo.Foronething,usinguncleanneedlesthatarenotsterilizedproperlyfortattoosmayleadtocontractingdiseases,suchasHIV.Tattoosalsolookveryunprofessional.Ifastudentwalksintoaninterviewwithatattooonhisorherneck,itmaylowertheirchancesofgettingthejob.Somepeoplemayeventhinktattoosaredisgusting.Tattoosmayalsobeparticularlyunattractiveandugly-lookingonfemales.Besides,tattoosarepermanentandarenoteasytogetridof.Whentheygetold,thetattooslooklikeamess.Sonomatterwhatreasonstheremightbeforgettingatattoo,youngpeoplemustalwaysremembertheconsequencesandrisks.Theyshouldn’tgetoneunlesstheyreallywanttokeepitontheirbodyforeverandarewillingtolivewiththeconsequences.AudioTrack3-8-9/AudioTrack3-8-10(Speaker1:RachelLevine)I’mRachelLevine.I’mapsychologist.Inmyview,theInternethascausedproblemsindating.SomepeoplethinktheInternetwillhelpthemfindlovealotfaster.Butevenifyouhaveagreatrelationshiponline,youstillhavetomeetfacetoface.Andthentherelationshipoftendoesn’twork.(Speaker2:CarmanTorres)I’mCarmanTorres.I’m26yearsold.Ithinkhigh-techdatingdoesn’twork,becauseyoucan’treallyjudgethingslikelooks,personality,andsincerityonline.Onthecomputerapersoncantellyoualloftheirgreatqualities,andleaveoutthebadpoints.Soyoucanwastealotoftimemeetingguysthatyoureallydon’tgetalongwith.(Speaker3:TinaGunderson)I’mTinaGunderson.I’m29yearsold.IknowInternetdatingisreallypopular,butI’venevertriedit.Ithinkthebestwaytomeetaboyfriendisatyourjob.Youcangettoknowapersonverywellinarelaxedway,withnopressure,becauseyou’renotdating.Youcanlearnabouthispersonalitybecauseyouspendalotoftimetogether.Youwillfindoutabouthisfamily,hisinterests,andhissenseofhumor.Bestofall,youcanaskotherpeople’sopinionofhim,andgetadvicefromyourfriends.Youcan’tgetallthisonline.AudioTrack3-8-11/AudioTrack3-8-12Interviewer:Doyouwanttogoonadate?Areyoustillsingle?Soarethesepeople!Weaskthemtwoquestions:Thefirstquestionis“Howdidyourecentlytrytomeetsomeone?”Thesecondquestionis“Howwouldyouliketomeetsomeone?”Afteryouhavelistenedtotheirresponses,youmayrealizesomething:Meetingsomeonespecialcanbeachallengeanywhere!Now,Deepak,tellmehowdidyourecentlytrytomeetsomeone?Deepak:Well,Iwenttoa“speeddating”eventinLondon.Thereisalongtable.Boyssitononesideandgirlssitontheother.Youtalktothepersonsittingacrossfromyou.Afterthreeminutesabellrings,andyoumoveonthenextperson.Youcheckoffthenamesofthepeopleyoulike.Itwasfun,butthreeminutesistooshort!Ididn’tmakeanymatches.Interviewer:Andhowwouldyouliketomeetsomeone?Deepak:I’dliketohavesomeoneintroducemetoanicegirl.Idon’tlikecasualdating.MaybeI’mtootraditional,butthat’showIam.Interviewer:OK,nowlet’sturntoNina.N