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1Unit1atimetorememberA:Oh,i'mreallysorry.Areyouok?B:I'mfine.ButI’mnotverygoodatthis.A:NeitheramI.SayareyoufromSouthAmerica?B:YesIamoriginallywasborninArgentina.A:Didyougrowupthere?B:Yesidid,butmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsagowheniwasinhighschool.A:Andwheredidyoulearntorollerblade?B:Hereinthepark,thisisonlymysecondtime.A:Wellit'smyfirsttime;canyougivemesomelessons?B:Sure,justfollowme.A:Bytheway,mynameisTed.B:Andi'mAnna,nicetomeetyou.A:Heyhey,thatwasfun,thanksforthelesson.B:Noproblem,sotellmealittleaboutyourself,whatdoyoudo?A:Iworkinatravelagency.B:Really?Whatdoyoudothere?A:I'minchargeoftheircomputers.B:Oh,soyouareacomputerspecialist.A:Well,sortof.YeahIguessso.B:That’sgreat,andthenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI’mtaking.A:Ohsure,butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollerbladinglessons.B:It’sadeal.2A:Whereareyoufromoriginally?YuhungB:I’mfromChina,fromnearshanghaiA:Andwhendidyoumovehere?B:IcamehereafterIgraduatefromcollege.Thatwasin1992.A:Andwhatdoyoudonow?B:I’matransportationengineer.A:Isee,soyouareanimmigranttotheUnitedStates?B:Yesthat'sright.A:WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheUS?B:Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythingsreally.ButIguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatidon'thaveanyrelativeshere.Imeanihavealotoffriends,butthat'snotthesamething.InChina,onholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives,itisn'tthesamehere.A:Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?B:Oh,that’seasy.Mymom'ssoup;shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother'scookingA:WhereareyoufromAjay?B:I'mfromIndia.A:AndwhendidyoumovetotheUS?B:Itwasin1991.A:Areyoustudyinghereatthemoment?B:Notnow.Icamehereasastudent,andgraduatedtwoyearsago.I'mworkingasacomputertechnician.A:Aha.Andwhatwasitlikewhenyoufirstcamehere,wasitdifficult?B:Yeah,itwasattimes.Themaindifficultyihadwaswiththeeducationalsystem.Thingsareverydifferent3here.Teachingmethods,everythingisverydifferentfromwhatiwasusedtoinIndia.A:AndwhatdoyoumissthemostfromIndia?B:Totellyouthetruth,afteryouarehereforawhile,youdon'tmissanythingverymuch.Um,butiguesstheweatherandmyfamilyarethethingsimiss.Andthequalityoflife,thequalityoflifeismuchnicerbackhome,franklyspeaking.A:Hey,arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?B:Yeah,that'smeinfrontofmyuncle'sbeachhouse.Wheniwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeverysummer.A:Wow,ibetthatwasfun.B:Yeah,wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit'sstillupintheattic.A:Hey,Iusedtocollectshellstoowheniwasakid,butmyparentsthrewthemout.A:YouknowwhatIrememberthemostaboutgrowingup?B:What?A:Visitingmygrandparents'house.Youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountryandmygranddadhadahorsenamedblacky.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorseandshelovedmetoo.Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparents'house.AndeverytimeIcameback,blackyrememberedme.B:Oh,memories!Unit2CaughtintherushA:Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?4B:Goodquestion.Therearen'tenoughbusesonthisroute.A:SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.B:Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylinestoo.A:Yeah,thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.B:Andfewercars,there’stoomuchtraffic.A:Say,isthatourbuscoming.B:Yesitis,butlook,it'sfull.A:Ohno,let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee,wecantalkaboutthisletteri'mgoingtowrite.A:Soareyoureallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?B:Sure,I'mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.Theyaretooold,weneedmoremodernbuses,niceairconditionedones.A:Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.B:Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn'tenoughparkingA:That’sforsure.It'simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.B:Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.A:Oh,youmean,theyshouldn'tallowanycarsexpecttaxiesandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmmthatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.A:Excuseme,couldyoutellmewherethebankis?B:Thereisoneupstairs,acrossfromthedutyfreeshop.A:Ohthanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?B:Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8am.A:Good,andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?5B:Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.it’srightdownthehall.A:Ok,andjustonemorething,doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?B:Rightbehindyou,ma’am.Seethatsign?A:Oh,thanksalot.A:Excuseme,it'smeagain.I'msorryIneedsomemoreinformationifyoudon'tmind?B:Notatall.A:Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?B:Well,itdependsonthetrafficofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.A:Fortydollars?IguessI'lltakethebusthatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?Maybeafastfoodplace.B:Goupstairsandturnright,you'llseethesnackbaronyourleft.A:Thanksverymuch,haveaniceday.B:Youtoo.Unit3TimeforchangeF:Whatdoyouthink?M:Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge!D:Butthebedroomsaretoosmall,andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.F:Andit’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.M:Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy,anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.F:Let’sseeiftherealestateagenthas6somethingelsetoshowus.F:Well,howdoyoulikethisplace,then?D:Oh,it’smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebe