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Lesson8

Lesson8

SectionOne

Task1:

Twins

Interviewer:

WecontinuewiththeWorldofInvestigation.Laura,anidenticaltwin,hasagreedtocontributetoourinvestigations.ImustapologizeforthefactthatLaura'stwincannotbeheretonight.AndI'dliketotellyou,Laura,howsorryweare.Youandyoursisterareveryclose,aren'tyou?

Laura:

Ofcourseweare.

Interviewer:

Interesting!

Yousaid'ofcourse'.Don'tyouthinktherearequiteafewsisterswhoaren'tclose?

Laura:

SarahandIaren'tjustsisters.We'reidenticaltwins.

Interviewer:

Itakeyourpoint.Howidenticalareyou,infact?

Laura:

Bothblonde,withbrowneyes.Sameheight,sameweight,samesize.Evenshoes.

Interviewer:

Asyou'rethesamesize,haveyoualwaysdressedalike?

Laura:

Ohyes.I'mtolditstartedwhenwewerebabies.Mummadeafeatureofhertwins.Andthenwegotintothehabitofbuyingtwoofeverything.

Interviewer:

Andyou'venevermindedhavingadoubleidentity?

Imean...anotherpersonexactlylikeyou?

Laura:

Sarahisn'texactlylikeme.Wemaylookidentical,but.Irememberourboyfriendscouldn'ttellusapart.

Interviewer:

Didn'tthatcauseproblems?

Laura:

Forthem,perhaps.Notforus.Wecouldn'tstoplaughing.

Interviewer:

IthinkyousaidyouandSarahweren'texactlyalike?

Justwhatdidyoumeanbythat?

Laura:

Sarahhasawell-fedhappyhusbandandfourhealthychildren.Whenshewaswashingup,Iwaslearningtotype.Whenshewasknitting,Iwaswritingarticlesfortheschoolnewspaper.Whenshewashavinghersecondchild,IwasinPanama,doingmyfirstjobforUnitedInformationServices.SeewhatImean?

Interviewer:

Andhaven'tyougotahealthyhusbandandhappychildren?

Laura:

Youmustbejoking.There'sneverbeenthetime...ortheinclination.

Interviewer:

Laura,you'vemadesomeveryinterestingpoints.Igatherthatyoudon'tfeelthatbehaviourispurelygenetic...thattheremightbesomeelementofenvironmentorchoiceorevenperhaps...

Laura:

ShallIconclude?

SarahandIareidenticaltwins...inappearance,thatis...butit'safactthatlifehaspresenteduswithdifferentopportunities,sowe'veledverydifferentlives.

Task2:

GeneticMake-up

AlanandBarbarahavejustreadanarticleabouttwinsandcoincidences.Theyarediscussingthearticleoverlunch.Listentotheirdiscussion.

Alan:

Thatideaaboutourgeneticmake-upisratherfrightening,isn'tit?

Barbara:

Doyoumeantheideathatbecauseofourgeneticmake-upweareboundtoactinaparticularway?

Alan:

Yes.Ifit'strue,thenitsuggeststhatcriminalsarebornandnotmade.

Barbara:

Notnecessarily.Itwouldonlymeanthatsomebodywasbornwiththepotentialtobecomeacriminal.

Alan:

Howdoyoumean?

Barbara:

Well,ifsomebodywasbornwithaparticularsetofgenesthatmadehimapotentialcriminal,itwouldbenecessaryforhimtobebroughtupinaparticularwayifhewasactuallygoingtobecomeacriminal.

Alan:

He'dhavetogrowupinafamilyofcriminals,youmean?

Barbara:

Yes,inthesortoffamilythatregardedcrimeasawayoflifeandsawthepoliceastheenemy.

Alan:

Theysayittakesathieftocatchathief.

Barbara:

Whatdoyoumeanbythat?

Alan:

Well,IsupposeImeanthatsimilarqualitiesarenecessarytobecomeasuccessfulcriminalorafirst-classpoliceman.

Barbara:

That'sabithardonthepoliceman,isn'tit?

Alan:

Idon'tthinkso.Intimeofwarmenwhomighteasilybeinjailwinmedalsforgallantry.

Barbara:

That'sbecausethey'rethesortofmenwhoaren'tsatisfiedwithanormaleverydayjob.

Alan:

Yes,they'remenwhogetboredwithordinarylifeandwantaction.They'reusuallyprettystrongcharacters,too.

SectionTwo

Task1:

CanITakeaMessage?

Secretary:

Mr.Turner'soffice.

Caller1:

Hello.I'dliketospeaktoMr.Turner,please.

Secretary:

I'msorry,he'sinameetingrightnow.MayItakeamessage?

Caller1:

Uh,yes.ThisisMaryRobertsfromtheFirstNationalBank.（Mm-hmm.）Wouldyouaskhimtocallmeat772-1852?

Secretary:

Okay.That's772-18-?

Caller1:

52.

Secretary:

Okay.

Caller1:

Hecanreachmeatthisnumberuntil,say,twelvethirty,orbetweentwoandfivethisafternoon.

Secretary:

That'sfine,MsRoberts.I'lltellhim.I'llgivehimyourmessage.

Caller1:

Thankyouverymuch.Goodbye.

Secretary:

Goodbye...Mr.Turner'soffice.

Caller2:

Yes.Hello.IsMr.Turnerin,please.

Secretary:

No,I'msorry,he'sinameetingrightnow.MayItakeamessage?

Caller2:

ThisisMr.Browncalling.IhavealunchappointmentwithMr.TurnerfortomorrownoonthatIhavetocancel.I'mgoingtobeoutoftownforawhile.WouldyouoffermyapologiestoMr.Turnerandhavehimcallme,please,toreschedule?

Mynumberhereis7439821.

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