Jose: you’ll be on Church Avenue and it goes straight to the zoo. Ashley: oh, so it’s not too far.
Jose: no, but the traffic is usually heavy. And I don’t think the zoo has many parking spaces available for cars. Ashley: hmm…
Jose: maybe you should take the subway. Ashley: where do I catch it ?
Jose: there’s a sbuway entrance right in front of the park. Take the red line three stops. Cet off at the City Zoo stop. It’s pretty obvious. Ashley: thanks a lot. Jose: no problem
Ashley: oh, wait. Noe more thing. How much does the sbuway cost? Jose: two dollars.
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Realtor: Hello, Mrs Wills. I think this house is perfect for you. I hope you like it. Mrs. Wills: it’s nice and roomy.
Realtor: Yes, there’s a lot of room. It’s a four-bedroom house.
Mrs. Wills: Great. I need a room for my home office beacause I work at home a lot. And I need two rooms for my kid.
Realtor: And there’s also a big yard.
Mrs. Wills: Great! I’d love to have a garden. My kids can play there. Realtor: Shall we go outside and have a look? Mrs. Wills: OK.
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There are seceral ways to improve life in my city. Our biggest problem is transportation. We really need more ways to get around. I’d like to ride my bicycle to work, but there is too much traffic on the streets. We need safer places for bicyclingand walking. Another problem is the parks. We have some nice parks, but we don’t take good care of them and they are often dirty. We need cleaner parks, where children can play and adults can relax. One more problem is nightlife. There’s nothing to do in the evening! We should build a big theater for plays and concerts.
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Take back your street
Two neighbors meet on a city sidewalk. They talk about planting more flowers along their street, or asking the city council to add bike lanes to a busy road. In small but important ways, these people are changing the face of their cities.
All around the world, people are speaking up and working hard to make their cities safer and more pleasant for pedestrians. Cities have painted crosswalks on their streets, made streets narrower, put in traffic lights and speed bumps, and made plans to help more kids walk or bike to school.
Many people have learned from a man from Brisbane, Australia, named David Engwicht. His book Reclaiming Our Cities and Towns has a simple message. He says that in the past, streets
belonged to everybody. Kids played there, and neighbors stopped there to talk.
But now, streets are just for cars and trucks. People stay inside to get away from the noise and dangerous traffic, and we lose contact with our neighbors. Engwicht says that we should use streets for more than just transportation. People need to take back their streets.
Engwicht travels around the world, helping people think differently about pedestrians, streets, and neighborhoods. Besides his books and articles, he gives many speeches. He has worked in neighborhoods from Honolulu to Scotland.
While Engwicht was writing his book, he learned about how neighbors in the city Delft, in the Netherlands, stopped dangerous traffic on their street. They put old couches, tables, and planters in the streets. Cars could still pass, but they had to drive slowly. When the police arrived, they saw the value of these illegal actions to make the streets safer. Soon city officials started planning ways to make cars slow down, and “calm” the traffic.
Engwicht says we should think about streeets as our “outdoor living room.” Calming the traffic is just the beginning. In the future, streets will be safe places for childre again, and our neighbors will become our friends.
Unit2, Lesson B
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Jennifer: I want my dream house to be by a lake with a big yard. Iwant to have three bedrooms, and a big living room…family room…kitchen area so I can have parties and everyone can be together.
Calum: I'd like to have a big swimming pool and a large garden so I could eat outside.
Dennis: If I could have anything in rny dream house I would like to have a high-tech stove. VIartin: Of course a 52-inch plasma TV vould be nice.
Alejandra: I woulcl love to have a veranda…a wide veranda…where I can sit during the evenings and read books and xxratch the sun set.
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Dennis: If I could have anything in rny dream house I would like to have a high-tech stove.
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Gian : At my work I'm not allowed to smoke. Anyone who smokes needs to go outside.
Martin: I work for the phone company and we're not allowed to give out personal information about our customers.
Jennifer: We are not allowed to use our cell phones and we can't eat at our desks.
Dennis: In my house you can't smoke. And…um…as much as possible. You have to take your shoes off at the door.
Nick: I'm not allowed to make noise at night w hen my roommates are sleeping.
Calum: Well, there are actually too many rules in my dormitory, so I'm not allowed to do a lot of things. For instance, I'm not allowed to play music that's too loud so that it might disturb other people. I'm not allowed to smoke inside. I'm not alloxNed to have alcohol in the rooms…
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Calum: Well, there are actually too many rules in my dormitory, so I'm not allowed to do a lot of things. For instance, I'm not allowed to play music that's too loud so that it might disturb other people. I'm not allowed to smoke inside. I'm not alloxNed to have alcohol in the rooms…
City Living Imaginary Beach
Takeshi: I can't believe how hot it is out there. Why didn't we go to Hawaii with everyone else? Mike: Because we didn't have the money.
Takeshi: Well, why didn t we get an air conditioner'l
Mike: Hello? Same reason. And quit complaining! We're got air conditioning. Takeshi: Mike, that's a bowl of ice and a fan.
Mike: Takeshi, you've got to be more like me and use >rour imagination, then you too can have a beach vacation. See? (pulls down window shade with beach poster) Check our that gorgeous view. Takeshi: Right, but not exactly \
Mike: OK, come over here. Close your eyes. Feel that cool, ocean breeze. Takeshi: Mike, that's the fridge.
Mike: Come on! I said, \sea gulls…(makes sound like a seagull) hear the children laughing… (makes sound like children laughing) Why, I think I can even smell a barbeque…(waves a package of hot dogs) Takeshi: Raw hot dogs?
Mike: Don't worry. I'm going to cook them up on that grill over there.
Takeshi: Mike, you know you're not allowed to use a grill inside an apartment, right? Mike: OK. I'II use the microwave then.
Takeshi: A beach, with a microwave. Sure, Mike.
Mike: That's the beauty of \a remote control. Who could ask for anything more?
Takeshi: What about water? That's the main reason people go to the beach. What are you going to use for that? The bathtub?
Mike: No, that'd be silly. Here we go! (turns on CD player) Feel the ocean mist-- (sprays water on Takeshi)
Takeshi: :Mike, that's for spraying plants, not me!
Mike: You know, the sound of the waves, the ocean mist-- makes me want to surf. Takeshi : Surf?
Mike: Yeah, surf. (starts to fold up ironing board)
Takeshi: Mike, no. you can t stand on that, you'II break it!
Mike: No, I Won't. (stands on ironing board and pretends to surf) Look at me, dude---- I'm \
Takeshi: Yeah, cool. (takes cap off water bottle) Hey, \water in Mike's face) Huh, I'm getting the hang of this \Mike : Very funny, very funny indeed! (chases Takeshi)
Unit 3, Lesson A
Audio Track 3-3-1 ; 3-3-2 Lee: Hi, Ellie.
Ellie: Hi, Lee. How are you?
Lee: Good. Hey there. Brandon. He's so cute. And you're such a good mother.
Ellie: Thanks. Everyone says. \them.
Lee: How old is he now?
Ellie: He just turned two a month ago. Lee: Oh, no… The \Ellie: Yep. It s so exhausting… for both of us!
Lee: Does he throw things around? And cry a lot more?
Ellie: Yes, exactly. Sometimes he hits me. I don't know. He was so well-behaved before. Lee: It happens to most babies. They turn two and their personality changes. Ellie: It sounds like you have some experience with \
Lee: I certainly do. My children are five and eleven now. but I still remember when they were young. Ellie: What can I do?
Lee: Well, remember that it will pass… it won't last forever. Try to be patient. Audio track 3-3-3; 3-3-4
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Unit 3 lesson B