Unit 13 Never enough free time!
Vocabulary Task
Answers/Script
A My personal time is very important to me. But I’m always too lazy to do anything active. Give me my morning coffee and my new paper, and I’m happy.
B There’s nothing like hanging out with good friends. Even if I have to listen to them complain about their problems. Only sometimes, it’s a drag.
C I have a long list of projects I’ve got t get done. It seems like I’m always way too busy with work. I’m usually tired before the day even starts. But every day I have to wake up and do it all over again.
Listening Task
1) First Listening
Answers
1. Drink coffee and read the newspaper.
2. Play volleyball.
3. Go jogging. /work out.
4. Go to parties
2) Second Listening
Answers
1. All I want is my morning coffee and my newspaper.
2. I couldn’t imagine having kids right now.
3. You wanna go out for a veer after work?
4. I’ve got to go meet my study group.
Script
1. B: Martian? You’re going to clean the bathroom this morning, aren’t you?
A: Susan, I just poured my coffee.
B: C’mon…we’ve got a long list of projects to get done this weekend.
A: Ahhh… All I want is my morning coffee and my newspaper! I can’t begin the day without them!
2.A: hey, Bob, some people from work are getting together this weekend to play volleyball. If you have some free time, maybe…
B: Free time? To play volleyball? Hah! Obviously, you don’t have a baby. I’d love to play volleyball with you guys, but I need to stay home and take care of my kid. That’s what I do every weekend.
A: I couldn’t imagine having kids right now. I really value my free time.
3. A: Hey, David. Want to go out for a beer after work?
B: I wish I could, but I can’t—sorry, Mike. I always go jogging after work, and after that I’m usually too jogging after work, and after that I’m usually too tired to do anything else.
A: Hey, you know, I like to work out, too. You want to work out together?
B: Um…
A: Well, you know, I could take you to my gym as a guest. And then we could go for a drink afterwards, if you want.
B: Sounds great! But I doubt I’ll have time for a beer, I’ve got a lot of stuff to do at home.
4. A: Hey, hey, hey! It’s another Friday night! Time to party!
B: Not me—I’ve goota go meet my study group. Monday’s a big test.
A: Studying —on a Friday night? Man, don’t you have any fun?
B: It doesn’t seem like it. Lately I’m always way too busy with homework.
Real World Listening
1.Predict
Answers
read (the newspaper or a book); listen to tapes or CDs
2.Get the main idea
Answers
T - Carrie is tired.
? – Carrie is often late for work.
F – Carrie’s commute is less than an hour.
F – Carrie likes her commute.
T – Carrie loves living in the county.
T – Carrie is looking for things to do on her commute.
Script
Lori: Oh, good, you’re here. Another bad commute today?
Carrie: Yeah, sorry, I’m late. The stupid train was late again, and I missed my connection, and…gosh, I’m tired already, and the day hasn’t even started.
Lori: How long is your commute?
Carrie: Almost an hour and a half, on a good day. Three hours of my life every day, five days a week, you know. I’ve got to wake up at six in the morning just to make it in to work by nine or so. I feel like a techno-self.
Lori: that is long. I can walk here in 15 minutes. But you know, at least your commute is green. You can look at the trees and small towns…it must be nice.
Carrie: For the first 20 minutes yeah. But as soon as the train gets closer to the city, it is all concrete and steel. That’s when it starts to get really crowded. Today so many people were in the train that I felt like a sardine in a big sardine can.
Lori: Well, you could always move closer to the office.
Carrie: But I love living in the country. The air is so fresh and clean, and I can have a bigger place and it’s safe and all that. I just wish I had more time to enjoy it. Sometimes it seems like my whole life is get up early/take the train/work all day/take the train home/go to bed, and then wale up and do it all over again.
Lori: Well, can’t you find a way to make the trip more worthwhile?
Carrie: Well, I read the newspaper and sometimes I bring a book, but I don’t really enjoy it.
Lori: How about audiotapes or CDs? There’re novels or language learning tapes, relaxation tapes, relaxation tapes , all kinds of stuff on tape and CD.
Carrie: Yeah, good idea, maybe I’ll look into it. Anything will be better than complaining about this commute all the time.
Lori: Yeah, that’s for sure!
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