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1.Break the Ice
(1)
Oh,I鈥檓 really sorry:
Ted: Oh, I'm really sorry. Are you OK?
Ana: I'm fine. But I'm not very good at this.
Ted: Neither am I. Say, are you from South America?
Ana: Yes, I am originally. I was born in Argentina.
Ted: Did you grow up there?
Ana: Yes, I did, but my family moved here eight years ago when I was in high school.
Ted: And where did you learn to rollarblade?
Ana: Here in the park. This is only my s econd time.
Ted: Well, it's my first time. Can you give me some lessons?
Ana: Sure. Just follow me.
Ted : By the way, my name is Ted.
Ana: And I'm Ana. Nice to meet you.
(2) Hey, hey! that was fun
Ted: Hey, hey! that was fun. Thank you for the lesson!
Ana: No problem. So, tell me a little about yourself. What do you do?
Ted: I work in a travel agency.
Ana: Really! What do you do there?
Ted: I'm in charge of their computers.
Ana: Oh, so you're a computer specialist.
Ted: Well, sort of. Yeah, I guess so.
Ana: That's great. Then maybe you can give me some help with a computer course I'm taking.
Ted: Oh, sure...But only if you promise to give me some more rollarblading lessons.
Ana: It's a deal!
(3) Yuhong the Immigrant.
Interviewer: Where are you from originally, Yu Hong?
Yu Hong: I'm from China...from near Shanghai.
Interviewer: And when did you move here?
Yu Hong: I came here after I graduated from college. That was in 1992.
Interviewer: And what do you do now?
Yu Hong: I'm a transportation engineer.
Interviewer: I see. So you 're an immigrant to the United States.
Yu Hong: Yes, that's right.
Interviewer: What are some of difficulties of being an immigrant in the U.S.?
Yu Hong: Oh, that's not an easy question to answer. There are so many things, really. I guess
one of the biggest difficulties is that I don't have any relatives here. I mean, I have a lot of
friends,
but
that's
not
the
same
thing.
In
China,
on
the
holidays
or
the
weekend,
we
visit
relatives. It isn't the same here.
Interviewer: And what do you miss the most from home?
Yu Hong: Oh, that's easy: my mom's soup! She makes great soup. I really miss my mother's