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UNIT1

Takeshi:

Man,lookatthat!

InNewYorkthere’salwayssomethingbeingbuilt.Andeverythinggoesupsoquickly…youneverknowwhat’sgoingtobearoundnextweek.

Roberto:

Yeah,butontheotherhand,sometimesIwonderaboutovercrowding.Maybetheyneedtostartbuildingdownmore.

Takeshi:

Buildingdown?

Roberto:

Yeah,it’swhenyoubuildundergroundinsteadofaboveground.

Takeshi:

Nah,that’stoomuchlikelivinginacave.Ilovetheskyscrapers!

Theyarethemostincrediblefeatsofengineering!

Roberto:

True.AndsomeofthefirstoneswerebuiltrighthereinNewYorkCity.

Takeshi:

That’sright!

Youknow,IwonderwhatNewYorklookedlikebeforeallthesebuildingspoppedup.

Roberto:

Idon’tknow,butI’dliketoseethisonewhenit’sfinished.

Takeshi:

Yeah.I’llbetit’llbesomethingfantastic!

Roberto:

Maybe…whatdoyouthinkit’sgoingtolooklike?

Takeshi:

Idon’tknow…butyouknowwhat?

I’mgoingtorememberwhatitlookedlike.

Roberto:

Whatareyoutalkingabout?

Andwhyareyoutakingpictures?

There’snothingthere.

Takeshi:

OK.Youknowhowsomepeoplegetfamousbecausetheyhavepicturesofmoviestarsorperformersbeforetheymakeitbig?

Roberto:

Yeah?

Takeshi:

Well,somebuildingsandarchitecturalstructuresgettobefamoustoo,likethe

EiffelTowerortheEmpireStateBuilding…right?

Roberto:

Yeah,and…?

There’snothinghere!

Takeshi:

Right!

Buttherewillbe.Somedaythisveryspotmaybecomereallywell-known—likemaybeit’llbesomeincrediblehotelthattherichandfamousstayat.AndI’llbetheonlyonewithpicturesofitbeforeitwasbuilt.Cool,huh?

Roberto:

Uh…youaretoomuch.Hey,let’saskthisguywhatyour“famous”building’sgoingtobe.(topassingconstructionworker)Excuseus,canyoutelluswhatthisisgoingtobewhenit’sfinished?

Maybeafancyhotelorsomething?

Constructionworker:

Fancyhotel?

(laughs)No,thisisn’tgoingtobeahotel.It’sgoingtobeaparkinggarage.

Roberto:

Aparkinggarage.Uh…huh.Thanks.

Takeshi:

Well…maybe…someonerichandfamouswillparkhere.

UNIT2

Prof.Morgan:

Good.Sochangethefirstpartandmakethosecorrectionsandyourpaperwillbegreat.

Tara:

OK.Thanksforallyourhelp,ProfessorMorgan.I’lle-mailmypapertoyoulatertoday.

Prof.Morgan:

Youknow,technologyisamazing.InhighschoolIusedtowritemytermpapersonatypewriter.

Tara:

Itmusthavetakenalongtimetowriteapaperonatypewriter.

Prof.Morgan:

Well,Iwasprettyfast,butImadesomemistakes.Actually,thetypewritersweren’tthatbad.Now,asforthefirstcomputers…ohmygosh!

Tara:

Whatdoyoumean?

Prof.Morgan:

Thefirstcomputersweresounreliable.Theyusedtocrashallthetime.Andtheywerenotasaffordableorasfastastheyarenow.

Tara:

Mine’sprettyfast,butnotasfastassomeofthenewer,moreexpensiveones.

Prof.Morgan:

Iknow!

Andnowadays,almosteveryonehasacomputer.Inthosedays,nobodyhadtheirowncomputer.Weusedtousetheonesattheuniversity.

Tara:

Inthecomputerlab?

Prof.Morgan:

Yeah,that’sallwehad.I’llneverforget,onespring,duringfinalexams.Everybodywasworkingontheirtermpapers,andtheelectricitywentout!

Tara:

So?

Nobigdeal…laptopshavebatteries…

Prof.Morgan:

Yes,butremember,inthosedayswedidn’thavelaptops.Ifyourcomputercrashed,youlosteverything.

Tara:

Everything?

Prof.Morgan:

Everything.Weusedtoloseinformationallthetime,butthattimeitwasterrible.Everybodylosttheirpapersthatafternoon…includingme.

Tara:

Whatdidyoudo?

Prof.Morgan:

Iwentbacktothegood,old-fashionedway.

Tara:

Youmeantypewriters?

Prof.Morgan:

Nope.Iusedsomethingmoreaffordable,portable,reliable,disposable,somethingthatalwaysworked.

Tara:

Whatwasthat?

Prof.Morgan:

(holdsuppencilandpaper)Thefirstwordprocessor.

UNIT3

Takeshi:

So,whataretoday’sheadlines?

Mike:

Idon’tknow.I’mreadingtheimportantstufflikemyhoroscopeandtheentertainmentsection.Hey!

Lookatthis!

JamesHammondisplayingatCBGB’stonight!

Takeshi:

JamesHammond.Isn’thethatfamousbluesguitarist?

Theguywiththesilverguitarandthelong,blackhair?

Mike:

No,that’sKevinDiamond.JamesHammondisthesinger.Hehasshortspikyhair,healwayswearsthatreallycoolwhitesuit…

Takeshi:

Iknowhim—he’sgreat!

Let’sgo!

Mike:

Ah,man!

It’ssoldout!

Takeshi:

Oh.(seessomeoneacrosstheroom)Hey,look…that’sAnna…AnnaMarkovich.

Mike:

What?

Takeshi:

Overthere.

Mike:

Theonesittingdown?

Wearingthepinkshirt?

Takeshi:

No.Thereallyprettyonewiththelonghairandglasses.(waves)Youknowher.Shelivesinourbuilding.She’sajournalist.ShewritesallthemusicreviewsforTheVillageVoice.

Mike:

Well,whatareyouwaitingfor?

Gooverthereandaskherifshecangetussometicketsfortonight!

Takeshi:

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