Unit12Hey,Tony!What'sup?Hey,Rob.Checkthisout.IgotapackagefrommyMom.Oh,yes!Cookies,Ihope.Nah,it'sacookbook.Twenty-MinuteMeals.It'sperfectforus,don'tyouthink?Yeah,Iguess.ButIwishshewould'vesentyoucookiesinstead.Thinkaboutit,though.Nomoreinstantramen,nomorefast-foodburgersTwentyminutesinthekitchen,andvoila!Wehaveawell-balancedmeal.Areyouin?Whateveryousay,ChefTony.Let'shavealook.Howaboutthis?SuperNachos.Nowthat'smykindoffood.Allright!Let'sgetstarted.Whatdoweneed?Whatwereallyneedisforyoutofindagirlfriendwhocancook.Yeah,right.Andthenyou'llfindone,too,andtheycantaketurnscookingforus.Sowhataretheingredients?Hmm...Chips,salsa,canofchili,andshreddedcheese.Thatsoundseasyenough.Well,we'vegothalfabagofnachochips.Thinkthat'senough?It'llhavetobe.Let'sseewhat'sinthefridge.We'vegotlotsofsoda...Halfasubmarinesandwich...Cheese!We'vegotthat...Oh,it'skindofmoldy,though.Kindof?It'sgreen!Dowehaveanychili?Sorry,man,IthinkIateittheothernight.Thatwasn'tyours.Anyway,Ihadacouplacans.There must be at least one left.Someinstantramen...And a jar of peanut butter.That's it.Oh, rats.It looks like we can't have nachos tonight after all.I guess not.Well, what's it gonna be?Instant ramen for the third night in a row?With peanut butter?I'm so sick of that junk!Let's go to the supermarketand get what we need to make Super Nachos.Yeah, and on the way,let's stop for hamburgers or a pizza.Yeah, cool.Can I take you order, sir?Yes,please.What would you like for starters?I'll have chicken and mushroom soup, please.Wouldyoulikewhiteorbrownbreadwithyoursoup?Brown bread, please.And for your main course?I'll have salmon with mashed potatoes, please.Would you like your salmon roasted or smoked?Roasted, please.And for dessert?I'll have cheesecake, please.And what would you like to drink with your meal?I’llhaveaglassofmineralwater,please.Yourmealwillbeservedinamoment,sir.Unit13Manager:Ok,timetogetup,women!Yourpubliciswaitingforyou!Woman1:Huh?Whatdayisit?Manager:It’sWednesday.We’reinMiddleburg,Ohio,tonight,attheSummerFestinthetownpark.Woman2:Yeah.Hopeitdoesn’train.Manager:Thentomorrowit’suptoClevelandtoplayforSarah’sinductionintotheHallofFame,followedbyanautographsigningsession.Woman1:Wishitwasusbeinginducted.Thefirstall-girlrockbandintherockandRollHallofFame…What’sonforFriday?Manager:FridaywehavetobeinthestudioinAkron.We’redoingaliveonlinechatonMTV.com.comeon,guys.You’llloveit.It’sat4:00,andthenwe’reintheStarlightDomethatnight.Woman1:WhereareweplayingSaturday?Manager:Pittsburgh,attheWaterfrontFair.We’llbethereSundayafternoon,too.Women2:Thisscheduleisbrutal.Whendowegetadayoff?Manager:Hah!We’rebookedthroughtheweekend,butwehavealightscheduleonMonday.WejusthavetodriveouttorecordthenewCDinSt.Louis,butatleastyoucansleeponthebus.Hmm?A:Mark,IneedsomehelpwithaPhysicsassignment?Canyoulendmeahand?B:Sure,butmyscheduleispretty atthemoment.A:Ionlyneedaboutanhourofyourtime.Whenareyoufree?B:Well,letmecheckmydiary.Let’ssee…HowaboutWednesdayafterlunch? A:Thatwon’twork.IhaveaChemistryclassthen.Iam Thursdayafterlunch–doesthatsuityou?B:Well,Iamsupposedtomeetafriendforcoffee,butIsupposeIcouldpostponeseeinghimuntilnextweek.A:Wouldyoumind?Ireallyneedsome ?B:Sure,noproblem.I’llpencilitinrightnow.A:ThanksMark.Ioweyouone.A:Lisa,whatareyouuptothisevening?B:Ihaveapianolesson. ,notmuch.Whydoyouask?A:Iwaswonderingifyouwantedtocatchamovie.It’sInternationalFilmnight.B:Iwouldloveto!Whattime?A:TheKoreanfilmIwanttoseeisplayingattentoseven.B:Iamafraidthat’stooearly.Mypianolessondoesn’tenduntilhalfpastseven.A:Hmm.Letmecheckthemovielistingsandshowtimes…Oh,perfect!Thefilmplaysagainat9o’clock .B:Oh,that’sfine,butwe’llhave90minutestokillaftermylesson.A:Well,shallwegraba afteryourpianoclassandthencatchthefilm?B:Goodidea.Thereisanicecafénexttothecinema.I’llmeetyouthereataquartertoeight.Unit14Alex:Grandma,whatarethesepictures?G:ThesearepicturesofAlaska.Alex:That’swhereyougrewup,right?G:That’sright,dear…IlivedthereuntilIwas19yearsold.Alex:Isthatyouinthispicture?G:Yes,that’sme…andmysister,Ruth…andourdog,Kusko.Thatwasoutbehindourhouse.Alex:Wow.Itlookscold!G:Yes,thatwasinthewinter…anditwascold…itsnowedalot!Andboy,Kuskojustlovedthesnow.RuthandIandKuskousedtoplayinthesnowforhours.Alex:Didyoumakesnowmen?G:Oh,wemadesomegreatsnowmen…Alex:Isthatyouinthispicture,too?G:Yes,that’smeandRuthagain…Iguesswewerebothinhighschoolthen…Alex:Whereareyou?G:WewerehikingnearSeward…wehikedalotinthosedays.Alex:Butwhere’sthesnow?G:Well,itdoesn’tsnowALLthetimeinAlaska,youknow.Thatwasinthespringtime…Springwasagreattimeforhiking…itwasalittlemuddy,though…Alex:Oh…G:Look,here’sapictureofRuthnow,outsideherhouse.Alex:That’sAuntRuth’shouse,inAlaska?Ithoughteverybodylivedinigloos!G:(laughing)Oh,no.Mostpeopleliveinregularhouses!…Aren’tthoseflowerslovely?Alex:Youmean,flowersgrowtheretoo?G:Ofcourse.Inthesummer,everythingjustblooms…it’ssunnyandtheweatheriswarm…Alex:Warm?Youmean,itwaswarmenoughtogoswimmingG:Oh,weallwentswimminginJulyandAugust…thewaterwascold…butswimmingwassomuchfun…Alex:Wassummeryourfavoriteseason?G:Youknow,Ilovealltheseasons,butIthinkmyfavoriteseasonwasautumn.Theleavesinthemountainsturningtogold…Ialwayslovedthatsignofthechangingseasons…Look,here’sapictureofthemountainsnearourhouseinthefall…Alex:Wow,Grandma,I’dliketogotoAlaskasometime.G:Well,Alex,I’vegotanidea.Let’sgotoAlaskatogethersometime.Alex:Yeah,Grandma,that’dbegreat.A:Thishotchocolateisjustwhatthedoctorordered.B:Itsureis–it’sabsolutely outsidetoday!A:Yes,freezingweather.Haveyouheardtheforecastfortherestoftheweek?B:Unfortunately,Ihave…Temperatures dropevenfurther.A:You’rekidding,right?B:Nope.TomorrowandFridayareexpectedtobechillywithflurries.A:Snow!Wealmostnevergetsnow.B:It .OnSaturday,theforecastisforcloudyskies,andablizzard.A:Imightstayindoorsallweekend.B:Thatmightbeawisethingtodo.Snowaccumulationis tobe20centimeters!A:Ohmy!That’senoughtobuildanigloo!Unit15Okay,sitbackinyourchair.Andletyourhandsrestlooselyinyourlap.Closeyoureyes.Nowliftyourshouldersupandthenletthemfall.Breathein,fillingyourlungswithair.Nowletyourbreathoutveryslowly.Imagineyouareonabeach.Seethesand,thetreesandthewater.Feelthesoftsandbelowyou.Letyourfeetsinkintothesand.Lookatthegentlewavesinthewater.Thewavesarecomingin…andgoingout.You’rebreathingslowlyandcalmly,likethewaves.Feelthewarmsunonyourskin.Oh,youfeelgood.You’rerelaxed.You’rewellandhappy.Now,seeyourselfslowlyleavingthebeach.Yourbodyiswarmandrelaxed.Youcomebacktoyourdailylifewithnewenergyandjoy.Andnow,slowly,openyoureyes.