Unit-2-Getting-older

Unit2Gettingolder,gettingwiser?ListeningtotheworldSharingScriptsP=Pasha;M1=Man1,etc.;W1=Woman1,etc.Part1P:Hi.I’mreallyexcitedaboutthenextfewmonths.I’mDJingonthebanksoftheRiverThamesintheheartofLondonandI’mplayingsomebeachparties.TodayI’vecometoCoventGardentofindouthowpeoplefeelabouttheirlives.Whatareyoulookingforwardtointhefuture?Part2M1:Er,I’mlookingforwardtohavingafamily:Idon’thaveafamilyrightnow.Er,I’mlookingforwardtobuyingahouse–er,IactuallyliveintheUnitedStatesrightnowandIhaven’tboughtahousethere,soI’mlookingforwardtothat.AndIguessI’mlookingforwardtoum,moretravel.W1:FindingajobthatI’mreallypassionateabout.M2:Er,nearfuture,I’mlookingforwardtoaholidaynextyear.I’mgoingtoVegaswithafamilythatIhaven’tbeenawaywithum,foraboutfiveorsixyearsnow.W2:Gettingagoodjob,andfinishinguniversity.M3:Nothingreally.Ikindofenjoymylifeatthemoment.Um,I...IliveinAustralianow,andI’vegotthingsthewaywelikethemathome,andlife’sgood.M4:Startinganewjobnextsummer.Part3P:Isthereanythingyouaren’tlookingforwardto?W1:No,no,there’snothingIcanthinkaboutthatI’mnotlookingforwardtointhefuture.M2:TheonethingthatI’dhavethoughtmostpeoplesayisdying.Quiteserious,but,otherthanthat,no–Ikindofembracelifetothefull;lookforwardtomostthings.W3:Um,Ihavetosay,thepremiseofgettingolder,andwithgettingolderyouhavemoreresponsibilities,sothat’sonethingIwon’t...I’mnotlookingforwardto.M1:Well,I’mnotlookingforwardtoretiring:Um,IlikemyjobandIlikeworking,andIthinkI’llbealittleboredwhenIretire.W2:It’squitestressfullookingforjobsandgoingtojobinterviews,soIdogetnervousaboutthat.M3:Gettingolder.Yourbody’sstartingtofalltobits.Notlookingforwardtothat,butit’llhappen.Part4P:Peoplesaythatyourschooldaysarethebestdaysofyourlife.Doyouthinkthat’strue?W1:Absolutely.Ido,yes,becauseyou’re,theworldisyouroyster.Youhavesomuchhope,somanydreams,andyoubelieve,youbelieveyoucanachieveanything.Soyeah,definitely,Ithinkso,yeah.M3:No.Schooldayswerehellonearthforme.Itwas(Theywere)theworstdaysofmylife.W2:Um,they’requitestressfulbecauseyouhaveexams,butIdothinkthey’refun:beingabletobewithyourfriendseveryday.SoIdothinkthatschooldaysare...aregooddaysinyourlife.M1:Lookingbackonit,Ihadagreattimeatschool.I’msureatthetimeitseemedalittledifficult,um,youknow,tryingtofitin,butnowwhenIlookbackonit,theywerefundaysand,youknow,I...I...Ilookatthemveryfondly.M4:Forme,personally,my,er...myschooldaysweremyfavoritebecauseI’vestillgotfriendsfrom,goingback20-oddyears.W3:That’swhenI’vecreatedmost...themostvaluablerelationshipsIhaveinmylife.M2:Formostpeople,yes,butwhenIleftschoolat16,IwasafulltimefootballeratIpswichTownFootballClubfortwoyears.So,livingawayfromhomewithfriendsanddoing,kindof,thebestthingIcoulddoinmylife,werethebesttwoyearsofmylife.ListeningScriptsPart1OK...so...I’vegotthedate...“Thursday,the20thofMay,2004.Dearthefutureme,Ihopethisletterhasfounditswaytoyou/me.AsIwritethis,Iam16inYear11;andasIreadit,Iam20.Wow!Iwillhavechangedsomuch.IcanonlyguesswhatIwillbelikeat20.IenvisagetomyselfatOxfordUni,sitting...”oh,thisisembarrassing...“sittingunderatreebytheriverinthecollegegrounds.IthinkI’llbewearingsomethingfloatyandabitindie,butIbetwhenIgetthis,it’ll,it’llberaining.”“AsIreadthis,I’llhavealreadyrememberedthatIfanciedTomSquires...”thereyougo,Tom...I’mlookingathimnow.“IwonderifI’lleverhavethegutstotellhim....Iknow,I’maromantic.Ihopethathasn’tchanged.Myplansformyselfinthefollowingyearsaretofindaman,someonegood-looking,romanticandintelligent,who,whosharesmyinterests–orjustTom.Eitherway,um,IhopeI’llhavesomeone.”Idon’trememberthis,“...andthenIthinkI’llhavethreechildrenwithlongbrownhairandgreeneyes.”“Well,I’llstopnoweventhoughIwanttowriteeverythingIcandown,butI’mrunningoutoftime.IhopeI’mhappyin2008,andIhopethislettermakesmefeelgoodaboutwhoIwas,oram,asIwritethis.Keepsmiling,andwhileIcan’treallysaybye,butgoodluckforthefutureandkeepdreaming.Don’tchangetoomuch,andbehappywithwhoyouare–IlikewhoIamnowmorethananyothertime.Love,Laura.”Part2ItallseemsveryshallowlookingbackandreadingwhatIthoughtI’dbedoingorhopedI’dbedoing.Ithinkmy16-year-oldselfmighthavebeendisappointedwithwhereIam,butbecauseIasmy20-year-oldselfhavesortofgrownupandmatured,I’mabsolutelyecstaticwiththewaywhereIam,anditdoesn’thavetobethisperfectsitting-by-a-lakekindofimage.ViewingScriptsN=Narrator;B=Dr.BradleyWillcoxN:TheremoteislandofOkinawaishometooneofthelongest-livingcommunitiesintheworld.Inapopulationofonlyonemillion,thereare900centenarians,apercentagethat’soverfourtimeshigherthanBritainandAmerica.It’saplacewhereagehasadifferentmeaning...wherepeoplelikeMr.Miyagicanexpecttolivewaybeyondhis92ndyear.Unawareofthelatestdietorlifestylefad,Mr.Miyagihasdevelopedhisownwayofdefyingtheagingprocess.B:They’renotthinkingabout“Gee,ifIdothis,I’mnotgonnaliveaslong,ifI...IhaveoneextradrinkorifIeatthisfoodor...”–they’renotthinkingaboutthatatall.Mostofthemcouldn’tcarelesswhatthescientiststhink.Theyjustgoabouttheirbusinessandlive.Theyjusthappentoliveaverylongtime.N:Theexplanationforthisextraordinaryphenomenonbeginsinthemostordinaryofplaces.LikeeverytowninOkinawa,thefruitandvegetablesho