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Unit8MenandWomen

Listening

AudioTrack3-8-1

Themaninthepictureishandsome,eventhoughheisbaldandhasafewwrinklesonhisface.Helooksathleticandmuscular.He’sgotnicewhiteteeth,bigeyes,bigears,andthickeyebrows.IfIhadtoguess,I’dsayhe’sanathlete.

Theladyinthepictureiselegantandattractive.She’syoung,petiteandpretty.She’sgotlongstraighthairandaslimface.Shehasagoodfigure,slimbutnottoothin.She’sgotbigeyesandthickeyebrows.Myguessisthatshe’samoviestar.

AudioTrack3-8-2/AudioTrack3-8-3/AudioTrack3-8-4

Joan:

Greetingseveryone!

I’mJoanRivertonandI’mreportingdirectlyfromtheredcarpetattheCrystalAwards.Canyoubelieveit?

Therearestarseverywhere!

Speakingofmoviestars,herecomesonerightnow—DebraDanvers…

Debra:

Hello,Joan.

Joan:

Hello,Debra.Lookatyou!

Debra:

ThedressismadebyVeraWang.Doyoulikeit?

Joan:

Youlooksoelegant!

Goodluckattheawardsshowtonight.

Debra:

Thanks!

Joan:

Thatdressisadisaster!

HerecomesMarlaKelly,everyone’sfavoriteTVstar.She’ssopetite—Marla!

Marla!

Overhere!

Marla:

Goodevening,Joan.Youlookwonderful

Joan:

Sametoyou,Marla.You’reasprettyasapicture!

Marla:

You’retookind.

Joan:

Goodluckinthere.

Marla:

Thanks,Joan.

Joan:

Well,frankly,hermakeupisOK,butthoseearringsareanightmare.

Brad:

Hello,Joan.Whatdidyoujustsay?

Joan:

Oh,hello,Brad.It’ssoccerstarBradLitz,everyone.He’sherewithhiswife,Yasmin.Yousurprisedme!

…Don’tyoulookhandsomeinthatsuit!

Brad:

Thanks,Joan.

Joan:

Andlookatyou,Yasmin.You’realwayssoattractive!

Areyounervous?

Yasmin:

Yes!

I’mupfortheBestDirectorAward.IhopeIwin.

Joan:

I’msureyouwill.

Yasmin:

Thanks,Joan.Bye!

Joan:

Shewillneverwin.Hermoviewasterrible!

Andhissuit…Ithinkitcamefromadiscountstore!

It’ssocheap!

Well,we’regoingtocutawaytoacommercial,butdon’tgoanywhere.We’llbebackin60secondswithmorestars…andmoreexcitement!

AudioTrack3-8-5/AudioTrack3-8-6

Kylie:

Hey,Alex,comehereasecond.

Alex:

Yeah?

Kylie:

Ineedyourhelp.I’mkindofattractedtoGabeMartin.

Alex:

AndIcanhelp?

Kylie:

Well,you’reaguy,aren’tyou?

Look,here’sthesituation:

hesitsnexttomeinmathclass.Ithinkhehasanicepersonality,butI’veneverspokentohim.WhatshouldIdo?

Alex:

Talktohim.Justlikeyou’retalkingtome.

Kylie:

YoumeanIshouldtalktohimfirst?

Alex:

Youtalkedtomefirst,didn’tyou?

Kylie:

That’sdifferent.We’refriends.

Alex:

Justtalktohim.Gabewilllikeit.Justbesincerewhenyoudoit.

Kylie:

Idon’tknow…

Alex:

Don’tbeshy.Gabe’sareallyniceguy.Weplayonthefootballteamtogether.

Kylie:

OK…MaybeI’lltry…

AudioTrack3-8-7/AudioTrack3-8-8

Tattoosmayappealtosomeyoungpeopleforvariousreasons,butposeriskstothematthesametime.Therearemanysideeffectsofgettingatattoo.Foronething,usinguncleanneedlesthatarenotsterilizedproperlyfortattoosmayleadtocontractingdiseases,suchasHIV.Tattoosalsolookveryunprofessional.Ifastudentwalksintoaninterviewwithatattooonhisorherneck,itmaylowertheirchancesofgettingthejob.Somepeoplemayeventhinktattoosaredisgusting.Tattoosmayalsobeparticularlyunattractiveandugly-lookingonfemales.

Besides,tattoosarepermanentandarenoteasytogetridof.Whentheygetold,thetattooslooklikeamess.

Sonomatterwhatreasonstheremightbeforgettingatattoo,youngpeoplemustalwaysremembertheconsequencesandrisks.Theyshouldn’tgetoneunlesstheyreallywanttokeepitontheirbodyforeverandarewillingtolivewiththeconsequences.

AudioTrack3-8-9/AudioTrack3-8-10

（Speaker1:

RachelLevine）

I’mRachelLevine.I’mapsychologist.

Inmyview,theInternethascausedproblemsindating.SomepeoplethinktheInternetwillhelpthemfindlovealotfaster.Butevenifyouhaveagreatrelationshiponline,youstillhavetomeetfacetoface.Andthentherelationshipoftendoesn’twork.

（Speaker2:

CarmanTorres）

I’mCarmanTorres.I’m26yearsold.

Ithinkhigh-techdatingdoesn’twork,becauseyoucan’treallyjudgethingslikelooks,personality,andsincerityonline.Onthecomputerapersoncantellyoualloftheirgreatqualities,andleaveoutthebadpoints.Soyoucanwastealotoftimemeetingguysthatyoureallydon’tgetalongwith.

（Speaker3:

TinaGunderson）

I’mTinaGunderson.I’m29yearsold.

IknowInternetdatingisreallypopular,butI’venevertriedit.Ithinkthebestwaytomeetaboyfriendisatyourjob.Youcangettoknowapersonverywellinarelaxedway,withnopressure,becauseyou’renotdating.Youcanlearnabouthispersonalitybecauseyouspendalotoftimetogether.Youwillfindoutabouthisfamily,hisinterests,andhissenseofhumor.Bestofall,youcanaskotherpeople’sopinionofhim,andgetadvicefromyourfriends.Youcan’tgetallthisonline.

AudioTrack3-8-11/AudioTrack3-8-12

Interviewer:

Doyouwanttogoonadate?

Areyoustillsingle?

Soarethesepeople!

Weaskthemtwoquestions:

Thefirstquestionis“Howdidyourecentlytrytomeetsomeone?

”Thesecondquestionis“Howwouldyouliketomeetsomeone?

”Afteryouhavelistenedtotheirresponses,youmayrealizesomething:

Meetingsomeonespecialcanbeachallengeanywhere!

Now,Deepak,tellmehowdidyourecentlytrytomeetsomeone?

Deepak:

Well,Iwenttoa“speeddating”eventinLondon.Thereisalongtable.Boyssitononesideandgirlssitontheother.Youtalktothepersonsittingacrossfromyou.Afterthreeminutesabellrings,andyoumoveonthenextperson.Youcheckoffthenamesofthepeopleyoulike.Itwasfun,butthreeminutesistooshort!

Ididn’tmakeanymatches.

Interviewer:

Andhowwouldyouliketomeetsomeone?

Deepak:

I’dliketohavesomeoneintroducemetoanicegirl.Idon’tlikecasualdating.MaybeI’mtootraditional,butthat’showIam.

Interviewer:

OK,nowlet’sturntoNina.Nina,howdidyourecentlytrytomeetsomeone?

Nina:

Well,IgrewupinasmalltownbeforeImovedtothebigcity.Backhome,therewasaguyIwasattractedto,butInevertalkedtohim.Recently,I’vetriedtomeetmenhere,butI’mstilltooshy.

Interviewer:

Andhowwouldyouliketomeetsomeone?

Nina:

Ithinkit’smorerelaxingtogooutinabiggroup.IwanttomeetsomeonewhenI’moutwithagroupoffriends.Thatfeelsmorenaturalandnotsostressful.

Interviewer:

Good.Kaleo,what’syourexperienceofmeetingsomeonespecial?

Kaleo:

Imetawomanatwork.Iaskedherout,butitcausedproblems.Ineedtofindanewplaceformeetingwomen.

Interviewer:

Thenhowwouldyouliketomeetsomeone?

Kaleo:

Ithinklooksareimportant,butIwanttomeetsomeonewithcommoninterests.Ilovewaterskiingandsurfing.MyfriendsaysthatInternetdatingisfun.Youcanreadallabouttheotherpersonbeforeyoucontacther.Thatmightworkforme.

Interviewer:

Wishyougoodluck.Now,Fumiko,tellushowdidyourecentlytrytomeetsomeone?

Fumiko:

Iwenttoakindof“matchmakingparty.”Therearethesamenumberofboysandgirlsattheparty.It’snotveryromantic.AndwhenIattended,thedrinkswereveryexpensive!

Interviewer:

Really,thenhowwouldyouliketomeetsomeone?

Fumiko:

I’dliketomeetsomeonebymyselfinaromanticway.Imaginethis:

Thereisahugerainstorm.Ahandsomestrangershareshisumbrellawithyou.Youandhefallinlove.Iknowitsoundscrazy,butthat’smyfantasy.

AudioTrack3-8-13

1.JoaninterviewedDebra,Marla,Brad,andYasmin.

2.Thewinnerwillreceiveadiamondring,anewsportscar,and$50,000.

3.Weneedtogetsomejuice,soda,andcoffee.

Speaking&Communication

AudioTrack3-8-14

Chris:

Guesswhat?

I’mgettingatattoo.

Tyler:

Areyouserious?

Why?

Chris:

Oh,I’vealwayswantedone.I’vealreadywaitedfortwoyears.NowI’mready!

Tyler:

Idon’tthinkyoushouldgetone.

Chris:

Whynot?

Tyler:

Well,foronething,it’sgoingtohurt.

Chris:

Iknow.That’swhateveryonesays.

Tyler:

Foranother,tattoosaren’teasytoremove.Whathappensifyouchangeyourmind?

Chris:

Yousoundlikemymom.She’snotveryhappyaboutmydecisioneither.

AudioTrack3-8-15

Doyouthinkcollegestudentsshouldgettattoos?

No,Idon’tthinksobecausetattoosarepermanent,youcan’tremovethemeasily.Moreimportantly,Ithinksometattooslookreallyugly.

Doyouthinkcollegestudentsshouldwearmakeup?

Yes,Ithinkthereisnoharminsometimeswearingmakeup.Besides,ithelpsmefeelconfidentandhidesmyspots!

AudioTrack3-8-16

Areyoudatingrightnow?

Me?

No,notatthemoment.

Comeon.Tellmethetruth.WhataboutthattallboyIalwaysseeyouwith?

YoumeanTony?

We’rejustinthesamestudygroup.That’sall.He’snotmytype.

Ohreally?

What’syourtype?

Well,heshouldbeintelligent,andhaveagoodsenseofhumor.Whataboutyou?

Well…Ihaven’tthoughtaboutthisseriously.ButI’mattractedtosmartguys,too.Goodlooksarenotimportanttome.Butheshouldbehonestandromantic.

VideoCourse

VideoTrack3-8-1

Calum:

I’mreallylookingforagirlwho’s…um…veryinterestingandfunny.Ithinkthatpersonalityisveryimportant,andIlikeelegantandromanticgirls.

Jennifer:

I’mreallyattractedtotall,handsomemen.Butalsoit’sveryimportantthatthey’reintelligent,witty,andhaveagoodsenseofhumor.

Nick:

Ithinkawomanisbeautifulwhenshe’ssmart,andfunny,andalsoverycaring.

Dan:

Ithinkthatawomanisbeautifulifshehaslonghair,ifshe’sverynatural,ifshe’sconfidentandstrongandtall.

Alejandra:

I’mattractedtomenwhoarehandsome,int

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