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spositive.Acomplimentisalwaysagoodicebreakerandwillusuallybeappreciated.Anynewseventisagoodicebreaker.Thefactis,anyopeninglinewilldo,aslongasit'

snotnegative,andaslongasit'

snotalie.Thebestwaytoenticeapersontohaveaconversationwithyouisbybeingsincereandrespectful,andlettingthemknowthatyouareinterestedintalkingtothem.

Onceyou'

vegotaconversationgoing,thebestwaytokeepitgoingisbyaskingtheotherpersonquestionsthatdon'

trequirejustayesornoanswer.Askquestionssimilartothoseareportermightasktodrawapersonout;

who,what,when,where,whyandhowquestions.Youkeepaskingquestionsbasedonthelastthingapersonsays.Thisiscalledthe"

elaborationtechnique"

.Onceyouhitonsomethingyoufindinteresting,keepaskingquestionsinordertogetthepersontoelaborateaboutthetopicasmuchaspossible.Agoodconversationalistelaboratesontheexperiencesthey'

vehad.Insteadofsayingthepartywasfun,tellwhyitwasfun.Describewhyyouhadagoodtime—whowasthere,whathappened,whereitwas,andhowpeoplearrangedtheparty.Gointodetail.Descriptionisthebestformofcommunicationbecauseitkeepspeople'

sinterestupandstimulatesthem.

Ifyoustartedaconversationwithanotherperson,andyou'

rehavingdifficultyendingit,thereareseveralsignalsyoucansendtotheotherpersonthatwillbringtheconversationtoitsclosewithouthurtinganyone'

sfeelings.

Breakingeyecontactisadiscreetsignalthattheconversationisabouttoend.Anotherwaytosignalistousetransitionwordslikewell,oratanyrate.Youmaywanttorecapallthatwassaid.Whateveryoudo,don'

tlietotheotherperson.Ifyou'

renotinterestedintalkingtothemagain,don'

tmentionthepossibilityofafuturemeetingjusttobepolite.That'

shypocritical.Instead,youmaywanttosay,"

Nicemeetingyou."

Andthen,leave.

Finally,besuretogivetheotherpersonagood,firmhandshake.Thefinalimpressionyoumakecanbejustasimportantastheinitialoneyoumade.

UINT3SECTIONB

FirstStory

MyhusbandandImetinhighschool.Duringoursenioryear,westudiesbiologytogether.Wetalkedandlaughedalotduringclass.OneFriday,weJokedthatweshouldgoonadatethatnight.Atfirst,Ididn'

tknowifhewasserious.Hedidn'

tknowifIwasjoking.ThatnightIputonanewdressandwaited.Hehadamoredifficulttime.HehadtoknockonthedoorwithoutknowingifIwouldbereadyornot.Butheknocked,andIwasready!

Thatwasourfirstdate.Thisyear,wecelebratedourfortiethweddinganniversary'

SecondStory

MyhusbandandImetonedayatanairport.ItwasChristmasday.IwaspickingupmyfriendBernd.HewascomingfromGermanytospendtheholidayswithmyfamily.Whilewewerewaitingforhisluggage,IheardamanspeakinginItalian.IdecidedtosaysomethingtohimbecauseIspeakItalian.Isaid,"

BuonNatale"

whichmeans,"

MerryChristmas!

"

WhenIspokeinItalian,hesaid,"

Mamamia!

WhydoyouspeakItalian?

Whoareyou?

Heaskedmeformyphonenumber.Hecalledmethenextday,andwedatedforayear.Thenwegotmarried.Sobecarefulwhoyoutalktointheairport!

ThirdStory

MywifeandImetthroughourparents.Ourparentsarrangedourmarriage.Beforewegotmarried,mywifeandIwantedtomeet.Ourparentsarrangedourfirstmeetinginarestaurant.Thatnight,wetalkedaboutourselvesandwhatwewantedinourlives.Wetalkedforhours.Wesharedourhopesanddreams.Afterawhile,wedecidedthatourparentswereright!

Andwegotmarried.

FourthStory

Mywifeand1metthroughamatchmaker.I'

manengineer,andinmyfield,mostpeoplearemen.Icouldn'

tmeetanywomenatwork.SoonedayIsawanadvertisementforamatchmakingservice,andIdecidedtocall.Thematchmakerintroducedmetomanynicewomen.Ienjoyedmeetingthem,butIdidn'

tmeetanyoneIwantedtomarry.Finally,sheintroducedmetomywife.IdecidednottodateanyotherwomenbecauseIlikedherverymuch.Weenjoyedthesamethings,andwelaughedalottogether.Wealsohadthesamegoalsandvaluesinlife.MywifeandIweremarriedsixyearsago,andnowwehavetwochildren.I'

mgladIpickedupthephoneandcalledthatmatchmaker!

UINT3SECTIONC

AmongmarriedcouplesintheU.S.,onefindsawiderangeoflivingpatterns.Someoldercouplesstillhavetraditionalmarriages,withthemanasbreadwinnerandthewomanashomemaker.Butmostyoungerwomentodayarenotcontenttobefull-timehomemakers.Thewomen'

sliberationmovement,whichsweptthecountryinthe1960s,changedattitudesandbehaviorforever.Today'

syoungAmericanwomanwantsmarriage,butshealsowantsherownidentity.Shewantswhatmenhavealwayshad—amarriagethatisimportantbutstillallowstimetopursueindividualgoals.ThemaJorityofAmericanwives,eventhosewithchildren,workoutsidethehome-Asaresult,theolderideathathousework,cooking,andchildcareare"

women'

swork"

isbeingdiscarded.InthecontemporaryAmericanmarriage,thehusbandandwifesharebothfinancialanddomesticresponsibilities.

Sharingmoney-makingandhousekeepingresponsibilitiesprovidesabetterlifeforthefamily.Ofcourse,problemscandevelopinthetwo-incomefamilyifthehusbandexpectshisworkingwifetobetheperfecthomemakerthathisstay-at-homemotherwas-Also,theremaybeargumentsifthewifeexpectsherhusbandtohelpwithhouseholdchores,butheisunwillingtodoso.Inmostfamilies,theworkingwifeprobablystillhandlesthelargestshareofthehousework,cooking,andchildcare.butshegetssomehelpfromherhusband.

ThecontemporaryAmericanmarriageisalsocharacterizedbyarelationshipofequalityandshareddecisionmaking.MostAmericanwomentodaywillnottolerateahusbandwhoconsidershimselftheboss.TheAmericangirlisgivenfreedomandeducationequaltoaboy'

s.Aftercompletinghereducation,sheisabletogetajobandsupportherself.Shedoesnotneedtomarryforfinancialsecurity.Sheisself-sufficientandwillnotacceptasubmissiveroleinmarriage.Whenhusbandandwifeareabletosharedecisionmakingandrespecteachother'

sviewpoints,theirmarriageisprobablycloserthanthoseofpastgenerations.Whentheybattlefordominance,they'

relikelytoendupindivorcecourt.

UINT4SECTIONB

“Ringouttheold,ringinthenew,”wroteAlfred,LordTennyson,thenineteenth-centuryEnglishpoet.Andthat'

sexactlywhatAmericansdoeveryDecember31.NewYear'

sEveisatimefornoiseandfun-Athomeorinrestaurants,mostAmericansdrinkanddinewithfriends-AtmidnightonNewYear'

sEve,bellsring,hornsblow,andfriendstoasteachotherwithchampagne.It'

salsocustomarytoexchangekisses.NewYear'

sEvefestivitiesoftencontinueuntiltwoorthreeo'

clockinthemorning.Manypeopletravelfromonepartytoanothertocelebratewithseveraldifferentgroupsoffriends

Thecountry'

smostcrowdedNewYear'

sEvecelebrationtakesplaceinNewYorkCity'

sTimesSquare.Since1907,thefamousball-loweringceremonyhasbeenaholidayhighlight.Tocelebratethearrivaloftheyear2000,anestimated2millionpeoplecrowdedintoTimesSquare,andhundredsofmillionviewedthesceneonTVThehuge,1,070-poundlightedcrystalballbeganitsdescentfroma77-footflagpoleat11:

59p.m.andreachedthebottomatexactlymidnight.Simultaneously,confetti,balloons,andfireworksbrightenedthenightsky.Itwasthebiggestpubliceventeverheldinthecity.

WhatdoAmericansdoonNewYear'

sDay?

Manysleeplatebecausetheystayedupallnightlong.ManywatchTVwhichoffersspectacularparadesandfootballgamesbetweenchampioncollegeteams.Fromancienttimestothepresent.NewYear'

scustomshavebeenconnectedwithsayinggood-byetothepastandlookingforwardtoabetterfuture.Therefore,NewYear'

sDayofteninspirespeopletostartnewprogramsandgiveupbadhabits.SomepeoplemakeNewYear'

sresolutions.Peopletalkabout"

turningoveranewleaf"

referringtoaclean,blankpageorafreshstart.TypicalNewYear'

sresolutionsaretospendlessmoney,giveupsmoking,beginadiet,orbenicertoothers.It'

ssafetoassumethatabouthalfofthemareforgottenbyJanuary31'

UINT4SECTIONC

Itwasacoolautumnevening.Mrs.Brownwassittinginherlivingroom,reading.Suddenly,therewasaloudknockonherdoor,thentwoorthreemoreknocks.Mrs.Brownputthesafetychainonherdoor.Thensheopenedthedooralittleandlookedout.Therestoodthreechildrenwearingmasksandcostumes.Whentheysawher,theyallshouted,"

Trickortreat!

Moneyoreats!

Mrs,Browndroppedacandybarintoeachchild'

sbag.

Thanksforthecandy,"

shoutedthechildrenastheyranofftoringanotherdoorbell-

You'

rewelcome,"

saidMrs.Brown."

Havefun,anddon'

tplayanypranks."

EveryyearonOctober31.HalloweensceneslikethisoccurthroughouttheUSA.Americanchildrenlovetodressupincostumesandgotrick-or-treating.Ifanadultrefusestosupplyatreat—candy,cookies,fruit,ormoney—thechildrenmayplayatrick.TypicalHalloweenpranksaresoapingwindows,writingondoorswithcrayons,overturning