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UNIT 1
Takeshi:
Man,
look
at
that!
In
New
York
there’s
always
something
being
built.
And
everything goes up so quickly … you never know
what’s going to
be around next
week.
Roberto: Yeah, but on
the other hand, sometimes I wonder about
overcrowding.
Maybe they need to start
building down more.
Takeshi:
Building down
Roberto: Yeah,
it’s when you build underground instead of
aboveground.
Takeshi: Nah,
that’s too much like living in a cave. I love the
skyscrapers!
They are the most
incredible feats of engineering!
Roberto: True. And some of the first
ones were built right here in New York
City.
Takeshi:
That’s right! You know, I wonder what New York
looked like before
all these buildings
popped up.
Roberto: I don’t
know, but I’d like to see this one when it’s
f
inished.
Takeshi: Yeah. I’ll bet it’ll be
something fantastic!
Roberto: Maybe … what do you think it’s
going to look like
Takeshi:
I
don’t
know
…
but
you
know
what
I’m
going
to
remember
what
it
looked
like.
Roberto:
What are you talking about And why are
y
ou taking pictures There’s
nothing there.
Takeshi: OK. You know how some people
get famous because they have pictures
of movie stars or performers before
they make it big
Roberto:
Yeah
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Takeshi:
Well, some buildings and architectural structures
get to be famous
too, like
the
Eiffel Tower or the
Empire State Building … right
Roberto: Yeah, and … There’s nothing
here!
Takeshi: Right! But
there will be. Someday this very spot may become
really
well-known
—
like
maybe
it’ll
be
some
incredible
hotel
that
the
rich
and
famous
stay
at.
And
I’ll
be
the
only
one
with
pictures
of
it
before
it was
built. Cool, huh
Roberto:
Uh
…
you are
too
much.
Hey,
let’s
ask
this
guy
what
your
“famous”
building’s going to
be. (to passing construction worker ) Excuse us,
can you tell us
what this is
going to be when it’s finished Maybe a
fancy hotel or something
Construction
worker:
Fancy
hotel
(laughs
)
No,
this
isn’t
going
to
be
a
hotel.
It’s going to be a
parking garage.
Roberto: A
parking garage. Uh … huh. Thanks.
Takeshi: Well … maybe … someone rich
and famous will park here.
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UNIT 2
Prof.
Morgan: Good. So change the first part and make
those corrections and
your paper will
be great.
Tara: OK. Thanks
for all your help, Professor
Morgan.
I’ll e
-mail my paper
to you
later today.
Prof. Morgan:
You know, technology is amazing. In high school I
used to write
my term papers on a
typewriter.
Tara: It must
have taken a long time to write a paper on a
typewriter.
Prof.
Morgan:
Well,
I
was
pretty
fast,
but
I
made
some
mistakes.
Actually,
the
ty
pewriters
weren’t
that
bad.
Now,
as
for
the
first
computers
…
oh my
gosh!
Tara: What do you
mean
Prof. Morgan: The first
computers were so unreliable. They used to crash
all
the
time.
And
they
were
not
as
affordable
or
as
fast
as
they
are
now.
Tara:
Mine’s
pretty
fast,
but
not
as
fast
as
some
of
the
newer,
more
expensive
ones.
Prof. Morgan: I know! And nowadays,
almost everyone has a computer. In those
days, nobody had their own computer. We
used to use the ones at the
university.
Tara:
In the computer lab
Prof.
Morgan:
Yeah,
that’s
all
we
had.
I’ll
never
forget,
one
spring,
during
final exams. Everybody was working on
their term papers, and the
electricity
went out!
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Tara: So
No big deal … laptops have batteries …
Prof.
Morgan:
Yes,
but
remember,
in
those
da
ys
we
didn’t
have
laptops.
If
your
computer crashed, you lost
everything.
Tara:
Everything
Prof. Morgan:
Everything. We used to lose information all the
time, but that
time it was terrible.
Everybody lost their papers that afternoon …
including me.
Tara: What did you do
Prof. Morgan: I went back to the good,
old-fashioned way.
Tara: You
mean typewriters
Prof.
Morgan: Nope. I used something more affordable,
portable, reliable,
disposable,
something that always worked.
Tara: What was that
Prof. Morgan: (holds up pencil and
paper) The first word processor.
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UNIT
3
Takeshi: So, what are
today’s headlines
Mike: I
don’t know. I’m reading the important stuff like
my horoscope and
the entertainment
section. Hey! Look at this! James Hammond is
playing
at CBGB’s
tonig
ht!
Takeshi:
James
Hammond.
Isn’t
he
that
famous
blues
guitarist
The
guy
with
the
silver
guitar and the long, black hair
Mike:
No,
that’s
Kevin
Diamond.
James
Hammond
is
the
singer.
He
has
short
spiky
hair, he always wears that really cool
white suit …
Takeshi: I know
him
—
he’s great!
Let’s go!
Mike: Ah, man!
It’s sold out!
Takeshi: Oh.
(sees someone across the room) Hey, look … that’s
Anna … Anna
Markovich.
Mike: What
Takeshi: Over there.
Mike: The one sitting down Wearing the
pink shirt
Takeshi: No. The
really pretty one with the long hair and glasses.
(waves )
You
know
her.
She
lives
in
our
building.
She’s
a
journalist.
She
writes
all the music reviews
for The Village Voice .
Mike: Well, what are you waiting for Go
over there and ask her if she can get
us some tickets for tonight!
Takeshi: Are you kidding I can’t do
that. I hardly know her! (Mike scowls)
Well, maybe I can …
Takeshi: (approaches Anna ) Uh … hi,
Anna! How are you
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