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M1=Man1,etc.;

W1=Woman1,etc.

Part1

P:

Hi.I’mreallyexcitedaboutthenextfewmonths.I’mDJingonthebanksoftheRiverThames

intheheartofLondonandI’mplayingsomebeachparties.TodayI’vecometoCoventGarden

tofindouthowpeoplefeelabouttheirlives.Whatareyoulookingforwardtointhefuture?

Part2

M1:

Er,I’mlookingforwardtohavingafamily:

Idon’thaveafamilyrightnow.Er,I’mlooking

forwardtobuyingahouse–er,IactuallyliveintheUnitedStatesrightnowandIhaven’t

boughtahousethere,soI’mlookingforwardtothat.AndIguessI’mlookingforwardtoum,

moretravel.

W1:

FindingajobthatI’mreallypassionateabout.

M2:

Er,nearfuture,I’mlookingforwardtoaholidaynextyear.I’mgoingtoVegaswithafamily

thatIhaven’tbeenawaywithum,foraboutfiveorsixyearsnow.

W2:

Gettingagoodjob,andfinishinguniversity.

M3:

Nothingreally.Ikindofenjoymylifeatthemoment.Um,I...IliveinAustralianow,and

I’vegotthingsthewaywelikethemathome,andlife’sgood.

M4:

Startinganewjobnextsummer.

Part3

Isthereanythingyouaren’tlookingforwardto?

No,no,there’snothingIcanthinkaboutthatI’mnotlookingforwardtointhefuture.

TheonethingthatI’dhavethoughtmostpeoplesayisdying.Quiteserious,but,otherthan

that,no–Ikindofembracelifetothefull;

lookforwardtomostthings.

W3:

Um,Ihavetosay,thepremiseofgettingolder,andwithgettingolderyouhavemore

responsibilities,sothat’sonethingIwon’t...I’mnotlookingforwardto.

Well,I’mnotlookingforwardtoretiring:

Um,IlikemyjobandIlikeworking,andIthink

I’llbealittleboredwhenIretire.

It’squitestressfullookingforjobsandgoingtojobinterviews,soIdogetnervousabout

that.

Gettingolder.Yourbody’sstartingtofalltobits.Notlookingforwardtothat,butit’ll

happen.

Part4

Peoplesaythatyourschooldaysarethebestdaysofyourlife.Doyouthinkthat’strue?

Absolutely.Ido,yes,becauseyou’re,theworldisyouroyster.Youhavesomuchhope,so

manydreams,andyoubelieve,youbelieveyoucanachieveanything.Soyeah,definitely,I

thinkso,yeah.

No.Schooldayswerehellonearthforme.Itwas（Theywere）theworstdaysofmylife.

Um,they’requitestressfulbecauseyouhaveexams,butIdothinkthey’refun:

beingableto

bewithyourfriendseveryday.SoIdothinkthatschooldaysare...aregooddaysinyour

life.

Lookingbackonit,Ihadagreattimeatschool.I’msureatthetimeitseemedalittle

difficult,um,youknow,tryingtofitin,butnowwhenIlookbackonit,theywerefundays

and,youknow,I...I...Ilookatthemveryfondly.

Forme,personally,my,er...myschooldaysweremyfavoritebecauseI’vestillgotfriends

from,goingback20-oddyears.

That’swhenI’vecreatedmost...themostvaluablerelationshipsIhaveinmylife.

Formostpeople,yes,butwhenIleftschoolat16,IwasafulltimefootballeratIpswich

TownFootballClubfortwoyears.So,livingawayfromhomewithfriendsanddoing,kind

of,thebestthingIcoulddoinmylife,werethebesttwoyearsofmylife.

Listening

OK...so...I’vegotthedate...“Thursday,the20thofMay,2004.Dearthefutureme,Ihope

thisletterhasfounditswaytoyou/me.AsIwritethis,Iam16inYear11;

andasIreadit,Iam

20.Wow!

Iwillhavechangedsomuch.IcanonlyguesswhatIwillbelikeat20.Ienvisageto

myselfatOxfordUni,sitting...〞oh,thisisembarrassing...“sittingunderatreebytheriverinthe

collegegrounds.IthinkI’llbewearingsomethingfloatyandabitindie,butIbetwhenIgetthis,

it’ll,it’llberaining.〞

“AsIreadthis,I’llhavealreadyrememberedthatIfanciedTomSquires...〞thereyougo,

Tom...I’mlookingathimnow.“IwonderifI’lleverhavethegutstotellhim....Iknow,I’ma

romantic.Ihopethathasn’tchanged.Myplansformyselfinthefollowingyearsaretofindaman,

someonegood-looking,romanticandintelligent,who,whosharesmyinterests–orjustTom.

Eitherway,um,IhopeI’llhavesomeone.〞Idon’trememberthis,“...andthenIthinkI’llhave

threechildrenwithlongbrownhairandgreeneyes.〞

“Well,I’llstopnoweventhoughIwanttowriteeverythingIcandown,butI’mrunningout

oftime.IhopeI’mhappyin2021,andIhopethislettermakesmefeelgoodaboutwhoIwas,or

am,asIwritethis.Keepsmiling,andwhileIcan’treallysaybye,butgoodluckforthefutureand

keepdreaming.Don’tchangetoomuch,andbehappywithwhoyouare–IlikewhoIamnow

morethananyothertime.Love,Laura.〞

Itallseemsveryshallowlooking