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Husband and Wife |
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Listening and Checking with transcription |
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In this last step, listen to the conversation again while you read the transcription. Finally, read the glossary information and notes at the bottom. This step also means good practice for your reading comprehension skills. |
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The wife has made some kind of public appearance at which she had to try to persuade a group of people to agree to something that is important to her, which they are inclined to resist. Because of her sensitive and timid nature she finds this kind of activity particularly difficult, but she wants to overcome her fear and succeed. Let's listen to them... |
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HUSBAND |
I'm proud of you. |
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WIFE |
It sure
wasn't easy, but I feel good about it. |
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HUSBAND |
It'll make it a lot easier next time, too. |
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WIFE |
I hope so. It was just about the hardest thing I ever did. |
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HUSBAND |
I think it was really better that I wasn't there to do it for you, though. |
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WIFE |
I know. But I wish you had been. It's all so much
easier for you... it just doesn't bother you at all. |
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HUSBAND |
You just have to realize that it doesn't matter what
they think. The worst they can do is say "No." And once you
realize that you don't have to take it personally... |
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WIFE |
That's just it. I don’t see how people can be so unfeeling... |
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HUSBAND |
Well, they're not going to change. So you've
got to look at it the same way they do... |
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WIFE |
Oh, I don't think I ever could. |
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HUSBAND |
... as a game... and that's just part of the game. It
doesn't have anything to do with persons, or how they feel about one
another. |
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WIFE |
A game? Yes, I think I could do that. Maybe I've been
taking it all too seriously... |
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HUSBAND |
Now you're catching
on. |
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WIFE |
I don't know. It still seems hard. But I'll think about
what you said and give
it a try. |
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GLOSSARY & NOTES |
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appearance: the act of appearing in public view |
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overcome = deal with, get over |
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I'm proud of = I feel respect for |
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sure = surely; certainly (informal usage). |
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though = although, however |
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bother = annoy |
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unfeeling = hardhearted, stonyhearted |
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you’ve got to = you have to; you must. |
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catching on = beginning to understand (informal). |
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give it a try = try it |
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Source: English Teaching Forum - Authors: Kathleen Seley & Lewis Barnett |
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