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-2-LESSON1BUTPATRICIAHASWORKEDINNEWSBEFORE.TEXTSteven:WhileMariaisaway,Iwanttoplansomegreatshows.Let'sdiscussourbeststories.Jake?Jake:AbbottLarkinisbuildinganewcomputerfactoryinStamford.Iwanttointerviewhimhereatthestudio.Steven:Good.When?Jake:Nextmonth.Steven:Tellmeaboutstorieswecandonow.Jake:TheNaturalHistoryMuseumhasanexhibitonarchaeology.Everyonesaysit'sfabulous.Iwanttodoastoryonit.Steven:That'sgood.JimStuartisdoingalocalstoryontheNatureCenter.Whatareyoudoing,Connie?Connie:I'mdoingastoryonemploymentagencies.Steven:Really?Thenmaybeyoucanhelpmewithabigproblem.Maria'sassistantissick.Connie:Oh,no.Kathy'ssick?What'swrong?Steven:She'llbeOK,butshecouldbeawayformonths.Jake:You'llneedhelpwhileMariaisaway.Steven:Whocanwehire?Anyideas?Connie:PatriciaWooislookingforajobnow.Steven:Howmuchexperiencehasshehadintelevision?-3-Connie:Sheworkedforanewspaperlastyear.Jake:IknowPatricia.She'sneverworkedintelevision.ThomasJonesisgood.Hewasawriteratanadvertisingagencyin1990.Nowhe'sawriterforamagazine.1990Connie:Buthe'sneverworkedinnews.Steven:HegraduatedfromColumbiaUniversitylastyear...AndGregOldenwenttoColumbia,buthedidn'tgraduate.AndPatriciaWoograduatedfromNewYorkUniversitythreeyearsago.Jake:GregOldenwasacameraman.Steven:He'sneverworkedinnews...ButPatriciahasworkedinnewsbefore.I'llcallPatricia.ThenI'lltalktoMariaaboutit.Jake:Thatwaseasy.Connie:We'relucky.Itcanbehardtofindtherightperson.Mynextstoryisaboutemploymentagencies.MikeandIaregoingtotwoemploymentagenciesthisafternoon.Connie:Everydayemploymentagencieshelpcompaniesfindtherightemployees.Theycomparejobqualificationsandrecommendthebestpeople.YesterdaywevisitedseveralagenciesinStamfordtofindouthowtheywork.Mike,I'dliketoseeagentscomparingpeople'sresumes.Justphotographtheirdiscussions.We'lledititlater.Man1:Thisfellowhasspent,ifwelookatit,from1973to1989...asascientist.Sohewasascientisttoo.119731989Woman1:JohnhasaPh.D.andJimdoestoo.-4-1Man1:Allright.Nowwe'lllookatBobhere.Well,youcanseehestartedoutasateacher,buthewasascienceteacher,soheknowsscience.1Lookingatit,Jim'salsousedcomputers...Bobhastoo.Connie:Here,Mike.Let'sfilmthesetwoagents.Woman2:Uh,Sandy'sworkedasacomputerprogrammer,but,uh,Johnhasn't.2Man2:And,uh,whatishissalarynow?Isthat,uh,isthataboutright?Ishelookingforanyincrease?2Woman2:...Ithinkitwasaboutforty-three.2Man2:Allright,nowwhohaveyougotoverhere?2Woman2:Ihavetheguyforthetrainingjob.Ithinkheisabsolutelyperfect!Heis.2Man2:...Howmanyyears'experiencedidhehaveworkingwiththem?2Woman2:Hehad,hehadthreeyears--butverysolidwork,uh,workingwiththe,uh...2--Man2:Whendidhegraduateandgethisdegree?2Woman2:Uh,hegraduatedin'84.Johnhasn'tusedanIBMcomputerbefore,andGeorgehasn'teither.21984IBMMan2:Doeshehavechildren?2Woman2:Oh!Yes,hedoes.Hehasone.2Man2:...Howmanychildrendoeshehave?2Woman2:Hehasone.Buthe'swillingtorelocate.Georgereallydoeshaveexcellentreferences,andJohndoestoo.They'rebothverygood.2-5-LESSON2SINCEMARIALEFT,I'VEBEENSOBUSYICAN'TTHINK.TEXTSteven:SinceMarialeft,I'vebeensobusyIcan'tthink.I'vebeenfixingthehouse.I'vebeenbuyingbadyfurniture.AndI'vebeenproducingtheshows...Whatelse?Oh.AtnightI'vebeenputtingupwallpaperinthebaby'sroom.It'sstillamess...Howdoparentsdoitall?Imaginehavingthreeorfourchildren!It'stoomuch...Andthemoney!AnneandIhavebeenspendingtoomuchmoney.Babiesareexpensive....IlikeWEFL,buttheycan'tpaymeenoughmoney.I'mgoingtolookforanotherjob.AbigNewYorktelevisionstationcanpaymealotmorethanIcanmakehere.WEFLSteven:Hello.Sam:Hi.ThisisSamFich.Steven:Sam.How'veyoubeen?Ihaven'tseenyouforamonth.Sam:I'vebeenbusy.I'vebeenmakingabusinessdealinCalifornia.I'minAspenrightnow.Steven:Yeah.Iunderstandyou'reskiingwithMaria.Sam:We'vemadeplanstomeetthisafternoon,butIcan'tmakeit,andIhaven'tbeenabletofindMaria.Shemovedtoadifferenthotel.Ifshecalls,tellherI'llmeetherfordinnerattheGrandHotelat8:00.800Steven:OK.TheGrandHotel.-6-Sam:How'sAnne?Steven:Anne'sfine.Shehasn'tbeensleepingwelllately,butthedoctorssayshe'sdoingfine.Sam:That'sgood.How'veyoubeen...Dad?Steven:Oh,I'vebeenworkinghardlately.I'mproducerwhileMariaisaway.Sam:That'sgreat.Itsoundslikeyou'vebeendoingwell...I'vegottogo.Uh,MariacancallmeattheGrandHotel.Seeyoulater.Steven:Bye,Sam.Steven:Connie,canIseeyouforaminute?Connie:WhatcanIdoforyou?Steven:Whathaveyoubeenworkingonthelastfewdays?Connie:I'vebeenworkingonthestoryonemploymentagencies.Steven:I'vebeenlookingatyourtravelstory.Ithinkyouneedmoreinterviews.Connie:Ithinksotoo.Steven:It'snotwherethey'vebeenthatmatters.It'swhattheydidthere.Iwanttoknowhowtheyfeelabouttheirtrip.Connie:You'reright.I'lldoitrightaway.Steven:Thatwaseasy.I'vebeenexpectingmoretrouble.Everyonehasbeenveryhelpful.Thestorieshavebeengood.Itcan'tbethiseasy.Steven:Jake,canIseeyouforaminute?-7-Jake:Hi.Steven:Jake,whathaveyoubeenworkingonsinceMarialeft?Jake:Thearchaeologystory.Steven:Ilookedatyourstory.What'sthepoint?Jake:Somearchaeologistshavediscoveredafantastictreasure,andthey'recomingtoNewYork.Steven:And?Jake:Andwhat?Steven:WhatdoesitmeantotheaveragepersoninStamford,Connecticut?Jake:It'soneofthemostimportantscientificeventsofthey