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Unit1AtimetorememberConversation2ATed:Oh,I’mreallysorry.AreyouOK?Ana:I’mfine.ButI’mnotverygoodatthis.Ted:NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromSouthAmerica?Ana:Yes,Iam,originally.IwasborninArgentina.Ted:Didyougrowupthere?Ana:Yes,Idid,butmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsago,whenIwasinhighschool.Ted:AndwheredidyoulearntoRollerblade?Ana:Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.Ted:Well,it’smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?Ana:Sure,Justfollowme.Ted:Bytheway,mynameisTed.Ana:AndI’mAna.Nicetomeetyou.Conversation2BTed:Hey,thatwasfun.Thanksforthelesson!Ana:Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?Ted:Iworkinatravelagency.Ana:Really!Whatdoyoudothere?Ted:I’minchargeoftheircomputers.Ana:Oh,soyou’reacomputerspecialist.Ted:Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.Ana:That’sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI’mtaking.Ted:Oh,sure...butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemoreRollerbladinglessons.Ana:It’sadeal!Listening4YuHongInterviewer:Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?YuHong:I’mfromchina...fromnearShanghai.Interviewer:Andwhendidyoumovehere?YuHong:IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoudonow?YuHong:I’matransportationengineer.Interviewer:Isee.Soyou’reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.YuHong:Yes,that’sright.Interviewer:WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?YuHong:Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon’thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat’snotthesamething.Inchina,onholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn’tthesamehere.Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?YuHong:Oh,that’seasy:mymom’ssoup!Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother’scooking.AjayInterviewer:Whereareyoufrom,Ajay?Ajay:I’mfromIndia.Interviewer:AndwhendidyoumovetotheU.S.?Ajay:Itwasin1991.Interviewer:Areyoustudyinghereatthemoment?Ajay:Notnow.Icamehereasastudentandgraduatedtwoyearsago.I’mworkingasacomputertechnician.Interviewer:Uh-huh.Andwhatwasitlikewhenyoufirstcamehere?Wasitdifficult?Ajay:Yeah,itwasattimes.ThemaindifficultyIhadwaswiththeeducationalsystem.Thingsareverydifferenthere.Teachingmethods,everythingisverydifferentfromwhatIwasusedtoinIndia.Interviewer:AndwhatdoyoumissthemostfromIndia?Ajay:Totellyouthetruth,afteryou’rehereforawhile,youdon’tmissanythingverymuch.Hmmm,butIguesstheweatherandmyfamilyarethethingsImiss.Andthequalityoflife.Thequalityoflifeismuchnicerbackhome,franklyspeaking.Conversation7AJeff:Hey!Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?Kim:Yeah,that’meinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeverysummer.Jeff:Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!Kim:Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit’sstillupintheattic!Jeff:Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!Conversation7BJeff:YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?Kim:What?Jeff:Visitingmygrandparent’shouse…youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovedthathorse–andshelovedme,too!Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent’shouse.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.Kim:Ah,memories!Unit2CaughtintherushConversation2ALynn:Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?Sam:Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.Lynn:SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.Sam:Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.Lynn:Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.Sam:Andfewercars!There’stoomuchtraffic.Lynn:Say,isthatourbuscoming?Sam:Yes,itis.Butlook.It’sfull!Lynn:Oh,no!Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI’mgoingtowrite.Conversation2BSam:So,areyoureallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?Lynn:Sure.I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They’retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses…niceair-conditionedones.Sam:Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.Lynn:Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.Sam:That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.Lynn:Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.Sam:Oh,youmeantheyshouldn’tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.Listening4Engineer:QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.Conversation8AErica:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?Man:There’soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.Erica:Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?Man:Itshouldbeopennow.