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Book2Unit1AllaboutMeTrack2-1-1Nora(N):Isthatyourvan?Katherine(K):Yes,itis.We’removingin.N:Oh,Isee…We?Whois“we”?K:Myhusband,Myles,andI.Oh,I’msorry.Letmeintroducemyself.I’mKatherine—KatherineJones.N:I’mNoraNelson.K:It’snicetomeetyou,Nora.N:WelcometoParksideApartments.Ilivein2A.Bymyself.K:Oh,thenwe’reneighbors!We’removingintoApartment2B.N:It’saquietbuilding.Verynice.Exceptfor…WesandLydiain3B.K:Oh?N:Yes,theyplayloudmusicsometimes.K:Oh…Isee…N:Thentherearethetwostudentsin3A.Theyareclassmatesattheuniversity.K:Um…IthinkIneedto…N:They’regoodboys,buttheyhavetoomanyparties?K:I…N:Itisaquietbuilding,though…Let’ssee,there’salsoMrs.Hansonin3C.We’rerelated.She’smyaunt.Shetalksallthetimeand…K:Nora,I’msorry.I’mverybusyrightnow.Itwasnicemeetingyou.Really…Um,goodbye.N:Whatastrangewoman!Activity2JustafewoldkeepsakesAudioTrack2-1-3Boy(B):Hey,Grandma,what’sinthisbox?Grandma(G):Oh,nothingreally…Justafewoldkeepsakes.B:Keepsakes?G:Youngman,youknowwhatakeepsakeis!B:No,Idon’t.Ireallydon’t.G:Well,it’ssomethingyoukeep.It’ssomethingthatgivesyoualotofmemories.B:Oh.What’sthis?G:Nowdon’tgojustdiggingaroundinthere!...Hmmm,let’ssee…that’smyfirstdiary.B:CanI…?G:No,youcan’treadit!It’sjustpersonal!Iwroteaboutmyfirstboyfriendinthere.Hebecameyourgrandfather!B:Oh,OK….Wellthen,what’sthat?Ithasyourpictureinit.G:That’smypassport.Youcansee,ItraveledtoEuropebyship.B:What’sthatbigbook?G:Myyearbook.It’smyhighschoolbookofmemories.B:Classof1961!Boy,that’sold!G:That’saboutenoughoutofyou,youngman.Ithinkit’stimeweputthisboxwayand…Activity3:MyfirsttripaloneAudioTrack2-1-5Attheageofthirteen,Itookmyfirsttripalone.IwenttovisitmygrandparentsinLosAngeles.Ifeltverynervousabouttravelingsofar,butmymothersaid,“Don’tworry.You’llbefine.”Igotontheairplaneandtalkedforalongtimetoaverynicewomanwhosatnexttome.Mygrandparentsmetmeattheairportandtookmetotheirhome.Istayedtherefortwoweeks,andIhadsomuchfunwiththem!ItwasmyfirsttimeinLosAngeles,andIsawlotsofreallyinterestingplaces.Itheend,Ididn’twanttogohome!Activity4:MakingmemoriesAudioTrack2-1-7Apopularnewhobbyisscrapbooking—makingbeautifulbookstoholdspecialmemories.Scrapbookpagescanincludephotos,drawings,journalentries.It’snothardtomakeascrapbookthatyouwillenjoyformanyyears.Herearethesteps.1.Chooseathemeforyourscrapbookpages.Someexamples:“Schooldays,“Familytravel,”“Memoriesofmygrandparents,”“Baby’sfirstyear.”2.Selectphotosforeachpage.Twoorthreereallygoodphotosarebetterthantenso-sophotos.3.Findotherpaperkeepsakestousewithyourphotos.Lookforoldnewspaperclippings,postcards,tickets,reportcards,letters—anythingmadeofpaper.Useyourimagination!4.Designthepages.Putphotosandkeepsakestogetheroneachpageandmovethemarounduntilyoufindalayoutthatyoulike.5.Glueyourphotosandkeepsakesintoplace.Thendecorateyourpageswithfeltpens,paint,andstickers.Useyourimagination!6.Labelyourpages.Thisisthemostimportantstep!Remembertowritedownthe“5Ws”ofyourphotos:Who,What,Where,When,andWhy.Thiswillmakeyourscrapbookmuchmoreinterestingandvaluableinthefuture.Activity5:AbookofmemoriesAudioTrack2-1-9YearbookintheUnitedStatesMosthighschoolsintheUnitedStatespublishayearbook.Theyearbookcomesoutonceayear,usuallyinthespring.Itisarecordoftheschoolyear—a“bookofmemories”forthestudents.Insideayearbookiseachstudent’sphoto.Theseniorsaregraduatingsoon,andtheirphotosappearfirst.Nextarethejuniors.Theyareoneyearbehindtheseniors.Nextcomethesophomores,orsecond-yearstudents.Thelastphotosarethefirstyearstudents,thefreshmen.Theyearbookisnotonlyaboutstudents.Theteachershavephotos,too.Theyearbookalsohasphotosanddescriptionsofsportsteams,academicsubjects,andextracurricularactivities.Theseareactivitiesstudentsdoafterschool,suchasthechessclubandSpanishclub.Thereisevenayearbookclub.Studentsinthisclubwrite,design,andtakephotosallyearfortheyearbook.Attheendoftheyear,thebookisprinted.Intheyearbook,somestudentsreceivespecialtitles.Theseniorsvoteandchoosethe“classclown”(afunnystudent),the“mostlikelytosucceed“(astudenteveryonethinkswillbesuccessful),andthe“bestdressed”(astudentwithagoodfashionsense).Therearealsootherawardsandcategories.Studentstypicallysigneachother’syearbooks.Thisisespeciallyimportantfortheseniors,becausetheyaregraduating.Studentswritenotestoeachother,suchas,“Wehadalotoffun,”or“I’llneverforgetyou.”Theyalsowriteaboutallthefunandfunnyexperiencestheysharedinschooltogether.