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JobWellDoneA:Andso,thatconcludesmyoutlineforourmarketingstrategynextyear.Thankyouverymuchforyourtime.B:Hey,thatwasquitethepresentation!Honestly,Iwascompletelyblownawaybyyourstrategyoutline.I’vegottasay,Alex,youreallywowedmetoday.A:Aw,comeon;itwasnothing.I’mjustdoingmyjob.B:No,Ithinkyoudeservesomerecognitionhere;Imean,ifIlookbackonyourpreviouspresentations,thisisahugeimprovement.A:Well,Kristindidgivemeahandwiththeslides,She’sarealwizonPowerPoint.B:AndIsawthatyoutookonboardmyfeedbackaboutpricingstrategies.Ireallyappreciateyoutakingthetimetothinkthoughmysuggestions.A:Yeah,well,thatwassomegoodadvice.Youmadesomereallygoodpoints.B:Well,Ijustwantedtosaywelldone.Reallyyoudidagreatjob.CheerUpA:Ok...I’lltalktoyoulater.ByeB:Carrie,areyouok?Youseemabitdown.A:Ijustgotoffthephonewithmyboyfriend.Heisalwaysgettingupsetandlosinghistemperovernothing.It’ssohardtotalktohimattimes.B:Maybeit’sjustthatheisstressedoutfromworkorsomething.Hedoeshaveaprettynervewrackingjobyouknow.A:Yeahbut,heisalwaysinareallyfoulmood.Itrytofindoutwhat’sbotheringhimorgethimtotalkabouthisdaybut,healwaysshutsdownandbrushesmeoff.B:Menarelikethatyouknow.Theycanfeelnervous,anxiousoronedgeandtheonlywaytheycanexpressitisbytryingtohideitthroughaggressiveness.A:Iguessyouareright.WhatdoyouthinkIshoulddo?Hewasn’talwaysthisgrouchyyouknow...B:Talktohim,trytocheerhimupwhenheisdownandifthatdoesn’twork,Isaygetridofhimandgetanewone!A:Youaresomethingelseyouknowthat?MovingA:Ok,that’sfine.Bye.B:Whathappened?A:That’sit,myleaseisup.Ihavetomove.B:What?Why?Can’tyourenewit?A:TheownerapparentlyissellingthisplacetomakewayfortheconstructionofaparkinglotB:Well,Icanhelpyoupack.WeshouldstartlookingforanewplaceforyouASAP.A:IthinkImightmoveinwithmyparentsforacoupleofmonthsuntilIcanfindsomething.Youknowhowharditistofindadecentplacearoundhere.I’mgonnahavetoputmostofmystuffinstorageforawhile.B:Well,letmeknowifthere’sanythingIcandotohelpout.A:Actually,wouldyoumindlookingaftermypettarantulaandsnakeforacoupleofweeks?B:hehe..sureFamilyBarbecueA:Iseverythingreadyforthebigfamilybarbecuetomorrow?B:Yep.ThesteaksandchickenaremarinatedandIalsoboughthamburgerbuns.A:Weshouldalsocookacoupledozenhotdogsandkebabs.B:Yeah,goodidea.Wecanputsomelawnfurnitureoutsidenexttothegrill.Ialsosetupthetentoutsidesowecanhidefromthesunifitgetstoohot.A:Great!IaskedGracetobringcupsandserviettesassheisalsobringingtwobigcoolersforthebeers.B:Thisisgonnabeagreatbarbecue!A:Ohno!It’sraining.CanIaskyouafavor?A:Um,sorrytobotheryou,um...mynameisRachel.I’mnewhere.CanIaskyouafavor?B:HiRachel,welcomeonboard.I’mafraidIcan’thelpyourightnow.I’mgettingreadyforaveryimportantmeeting.A:Excuseme,butcanIbotheryouforasec?C:Youknowwhat,I’dlovetohelpyou,butI’mabouttomeetanimportantclient.DoyouwannatrySeaninstead?Hesitsrightoverthere.A:SorrytointerruptyouSean,couldyoudomeaquickfavor?D:Actually,I’mworkingonadocumentthatisdueinacoupleminutes.Ireallycan’ttalktoyourightnow.Sorryaboutthat.A:Geeze!Ijustwanttoknowwherethebathroomis!What’swrongwithyoupeople!Silenceplease!A:Thosepeopleinfrontofusaremakingsomuchnoise.It’ssoinconsiderate!B:Don’tworryaboutit;it’snotsuchabigdeal.A:Oh...Ican’thearathing!Excuseme,canyoukeepitdown?C:Sure,sorry’boutthat!A:Someone’sphoneisringing!B:Honey,Ithinkit’syourphone.Didyouforgettoswitchitoff?A:Oh,no!You’reright.That’ssoembarrassing!C:Doyoumindkeepingitdown?I’mtryingtowatchamoviehere!LearninghowtodriveA:Ok!I’mreadyformydrivinglesson!ShouldIstartthecar?B:HoldonthereFittipaldi,firstlet’sgooverthingsonemoretime.Nowbeforeyoueventhinkofstartingthecar,makesureyourseatisatacomfortablepositionandyoucangripthesteeringwheelfirmly.Nextcheckyourrearviewmirrorstomakesureyoucanseeproperly.A:Wehavebeenthroughthisamilliontimes!Let’sgetgoingalready!I’mready!B:Finestartthecar.nowgentlystepontheclutchandshiftto1stgear.Good,nowaccelerategentlyandletgooftheclutchasyoudoit.Therewegogood!A:I’mdoingit!I’mdriving!Thisisawesome!Let’sturnsomemusicon!B:Keepyoureyesontheroad!Nomusic!Wearecominguptoaredlight,steponthebrakes.Whatareyoudoing?Isaidthebrakes!Lookoutforthosepeople!Getoffthesidewalk!A:Getoutofmyway!Thisisjustlikeplayingvideogames!B:It’sthepolice!Pullover!A:They’llnevertakemealive!MakinganAppointmentA:Hello,FairbrookConsulting,howmayIhelpyou?B:Yes,thisisJulianneHorton,andI’mcallingtoarrangeanappointmentwithMs.McNealy.A:Certainly,whatdaywereyouthinkingof?B:How’sThursday?Doesshehaveanytimeavailablethen?A:Um,letmedoublecheck,unfortunately,she’sbookedsolidonThursday,howdoesnextMondayworkforyou?B:Actually,I’vegotsomethingscheduledonMonday.CanshedoTuesday?A:Sure,Tuesday’sperfect.MayIaskwhereyou’recallingfrom?B:Sure,MertonFinancialAdvisors.A:Oh,actually,Tuesday’snogood.Sorryaboutthat.BreakingUpA:Honey,doyouhaveasecond?B:Sure!Areyouokay?Youseemabitworried.What’sonyourmind?A:Weneedtotalk.B:Okay...A:I’vebeenthinking,andwell,Ithinkweneedtostartseeingotherpeople.B:What?Why?Imean,we’vehadourupsanddowns,andwehavetheoccasionaldisagreement,butwe’rehappytogether,aren’twe?A:That’sjustit,I’mnothappyanymore,Tim.It’snotyou,it’sme.IknowthatIcanbehardtodealwith,a