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Unit1 Hi,mynameisJennifer.MyfriendscallmeJen.I'mauniversitystudent.Myfavoriteclassis English.It'sinroom309.Myemailaddressisjen@englishschool.edu.Timismyboyfriend.He's astudent,too. Unit2 DearJohn,Howareyou?I'minRomewithmyItalianteacherandmyclassmates.Myteacheris fromItaly.Now,helivesintheUS.Romeisbeautifulandinteresting.It'salsoverybusyand expensive!Well,seeyousoon!Carla. Unit3 Lookatthat!It'sanewMP3player.Wow,it'sverysmallandlight.Andit'snotexpensive.Thisis anicegiftformygirlfriendMarta'sbirthday.It'sherbirthdaytoday. Unit4 MynameisMary.I'mastudentatAmericanUniversity.I'mmajoringinbusiness.I'mtaking threeclassesthissemester.I'mdoingwellinmathandarthistory.I'mnotdoingwellin literature.Mysisteristakingsixclasses.Sheisn'tstudyingrightnow.She'swatchingTV. Unit5 I'maveryhealthyperson.Idon'teatmeat,Ieatfisheveryday.Forbreakfast,Ihavecerealand tea.Igotoarestaurantforlunch.IlikeKoreanfoodandJapanesenoodles.Atnight,myfamily eatsdinnertogetherathome.Mymothercooksverywell,andshemakesgreatfish! Unit6 Ihavealargefamily.Ihavetwosistersandthreebrothers.Myparentsaredivorced.Myfather issinglenow,butmymotherismarried.Mystepfatherhasthreedaughters.Hisdaughters' namesareEmily,Sue,andJane.Mymomandmystepfatherhaveason.Hewasbornin1998. Unit7 I'maverybusyperson.OnMondayandWednesday,IgotoSpanishclassat9:30.Classendsat 11:45.ThenIhaveastudygroupatnoon.OnTuesdayandFriday,Igotoworkinthemorning. ThenIworkoutatthegymintheafternoon.OnThursday,Iteachadanceclassat1:00inthe afternoon.ThenIgooutwithfriendsorgotothemovies.Ontheweekend,Ispendtimewith myfamily. Unit8 Myfavoriteseasonissummer.Inthesummer,IvisitmygrandparentsinMexico.Summerbreak lastsfromJunefifteenthtoAugustthirtieth.MyfavoritedayoftheyearisAugusttwentyfirst. It'smybirthday!Myrelativescometomygrandparents'houseforaspecialdinner.Itlastsfor threeorfourhours.

Unit9 Doyougetupearly,workallday,andgethomelate?Ontheweekend,doyouusuallydothe cleaningandshopping?Doyouhardlyeverhavetimetohangoutwithfriends?Thesedays,this iscommon.Manypeoplehaveabusyschedulebutsometimesit'sgoodtorelax,andhavesome fun! Unit10 Iamlookingforaroommatetosharemyapartment.Inmyapartment,therearetwobedrooms. Therearetwobedsandtwodressers.There'sasofainthelivingroom,buttherearen'tany chairs.Inthekitchen,there'sastoveandarefrigerator.It'sacleanapartment,andit's inexpensive.It'sfivehundredandseventyfivedollarsamonth. Unit11 Lookatthatcoolbluesuit!Ohno,it'sfourhundredandfiftydollars.Ilikethisgrayleather jacket,too.It'sonsaleforahundredandfortyfivedollars.Thispairofblackpantslooksnice. ButIdon'tliketheprice!Wow,clothingisveryexpensivethesedays. Unit12 Mychildrenareverysmart.MysonPeterisadoctor.Heisseriousandhardworking.He'salso veryshy.MydaughterMegisabusinesswoman.Sheworkswithinternationalcompanies.She canspeakfivelanguages!She'salsoverycreative.Inherfreetime,shevolunteersteaching children'sartclasses.

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Unit1 Ihaveabestfriend.HerfirstnameisAnn,andsheisinhertwenties,likeme.Sheisaverage heightandshehasshort,straighthair,likeme.Shehasdarkeyes,likeme.Infact,shelookslike me!Wehavethesameinterests,too.Webothspeaktwolanguages.Canyouguess?We're twins! Unit2 I'mtryingtostudy,butIcan'tthink!I'mstressedtodaybecausemyparentsarecomingback fromCanada.They'renervousaboutflying,andit'salongtrip.They'rescared.I'malittle worriedaboutthem.Ihopethey'redoingOK.I'mcrossingmyfingers! Unit3 So,youdon'thavealotofmoney,andyouloveshopping.Whatcanyoudo?CometoSuper Mall,thepricesaregreat!Manyofourstoreshavebeautifulclothingthatisreallyinexpensive. ThemusicstoreshavealotofCDsonsale,andatournewelectronicsstoreallthecomputers havelowprices.SuperMallhaseverything! Unit4 Ihaveaveryconvenientneighborhood.There'sabankonthecorner,nexttoalaundromat.The postofficeisinthemiddleoftheblock,betweenthelibraryandamovietheater.Thereisone problem.There'salotoftraffic,andthereisn'tanypublictransportationnearby.Butit'sOK, becauseIwalkeverywhere. Unit5 Youlovetotravel,butyoudon'tliketoprepare.CallTheTravelCompany!Wecanhelpwithall yourtravelneeds.Wecanpackyoursuitcases,helpyougetapassport,wecanevencheckthe weatherforyou.Isitchilly?Isitwarm?You'llknow!Sorelax,TheTravelcompanyisheretohelp. Unit6 Ilovetoplaybasketball.Iplaythreetimesaweekatschool.I'mverycompetitiveatsports,but I'malsoaseriousstudent.Everydayafterschool,Istudywithmyclassmates.ThenIstudyat home.Mydeskisorganizedallthetime.Iusuallymakegoodgradeseverysemesterbutit'shard work. Unit7 I'dliketochangemylife.MyjobisOK,butI'dliketofindabetterone.Mygoalistotravelalot andspeakmanylanguages.I'dalsoliketomovetoanothercountry.RightnowI'mgoingtolook foranotherjob,makemoremoney,andbecomesuccessful.ThenIcantakeabreakandtravel. Unit8 IadmireKofiAnnan.Heisahardworkingandintelligentleader.Heisanactivistforpeace.He wasborninAfricaandstudiedintheUnitedStates.HealsostudiedinEurope.Hestartedatthe UnitedNationswhenhewasonlytwentyfouryearsold.HereceivedtheNobelPeacePrizein 2001.

 Unit9 Iwenttomyclassreunionlastweek.Ihavegoodmemoriesofmycollegedays.Imademany friendsincollege.Atthereunion,Iforgotthenamesofsomepeople,butIrememberedtheir faces.Itwasalittleconfusing.Ididn'tfeelembarrassed,though,becausepeopleforgotmy name,too!I'mgladIwent. Unit10 WhenIsleepwell,Ifeelmoreenergetic.WhenIdon'ttakecareofmyself,Ibecomeexhausted. ThenIdon'thaveanyenergy,andIoftenfeelstressed.Lastweek,Ievengotsick.Ifeltterrible! Myheadhurt,andIhadastomachache.Istayedhomefromworkandfeltbetter.IknewI neededtosleep! Unit11 WhenIwassix,Icouldplaytheviolinverywell.IwasconfidentbecauseIhadalotoftalent.I competedagainstpeoplewhoweremucholder,butIjustcouldn'twin.ButIdidn'tgiveup.I practicedalotandnowIcanplayverywell.Iwincompetitionsallthetime! Unit12 HiJohn.Sorryyou'renottherebut,MattandIareboredsowe'regoingtoamovietoday.It's calledStarLines,andMattthinksitsoundsexciting.It'saremake,anditwasreleasedlastweek. Meetusinfrontofthetheaterinanhourifyoucancome.IhopeIseeyouthere!Bye!

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Unit1 WhenIwasinhighschool,Istudiedveryhard.Myfavoritesubjectwasbiology,andIalwaysgot goodgradesonmyreportcard.Now,I'magraduatestudentinbiology.Thissemester,I'm takingclassesfromeightinthemorningtothreeintheafternoonandI'mworkingataresearch hospitalatnight.It'sareallylongdaybutIenjoyit! Unit2 Doyouwantthebestmealforthelowestprice?CometoMario'sRestaurant,whereyoucan findthemostdeliciousfoodintown!Thesaladsarecrispierthananyotherrestaurant,andour hamburgersarethejuiciestaround!Anddon'tforget,ourdessertsarebiggerandsweeterthan Momcanmake!Believeme,thetastiestmealisatMario's.Andifyoucan'teatitall,we'llgive youadoggiebag. Unit3 Todayapuzzlingmysterywashappilysolvedinourtown.Lastnight,awomanvanishedfrom herhomeinthemiddleofthenight.Shedisappearedquietly,andtherewasnoevidencethata crimewascommitted.Detectivessearchedeverywhereforherallnightlong.Howeverearlythis morning,thewomancalmlywalkedintoherhome.Whenherhusbandandthepolice questionedher,shefinallyconfessed.Thereasonshewasmissingwasbecauseshedrovetoa town100milesawayforaholidaysale! Unit4 I'manoldfashionedguy,butmostofmyfriendsareverystylish.Acoupleofmyfemalefriends alwaystrytotakemeshopping.Ihaven'thadadateinalongtime,soIguessIneedanewlook. I'mconservative,soIdon'tthinkIshouldtrytobetooinnovativewithmystyle,butatailor madelookwouldbenice,andIwouldliketohaveafundate.somaybeI'dbetterfollowmy friends'adviceandgetamakeover. Unit5 Don'taskmehowIdoit.Ihavefivechildrenandaparttimejob!Forexample,onmost morningsIusuallymakeagrocerylist,cutoutcoupons,gogroceryshopping,andpickupthedry cleaning.ThenIunloadthegroceriesathomeandgotoIpickupthekidsfromthreedifferent schools!Ourneighborhoodisn'tinaveryconvenientlocation,sotheycan'ttakethebus.I'mso busyeveryday,Idon'tknowwhattodo!Wouldsomeonehelpme,please? Unit6 Inafewmonths,I'mgoingtograduatefromhighschool.Iwasacceptedattwoexcellent universities,butI'mnotreadytogotobacktoschoolyet.OneofthesedaysI'llgetadegree,but fornowI'mgoingtotakesometimeofftotravelandseetheworld.Idon'thavemuchmoney, somyparentsaregoingtopayformytrip.I'llpaythembacklater,afterIgotocollegeandgeta goodjob.

Unit7 HiSam,there'saspecialfestivalinmyhometownthisweekendtocelebratethenewyear. There'sabigbarbecueatthecenterofthecityandeveryonebringsfoodanddrinksandwears colorfulcostumes.Aftertheparty,there'sabigparade.Whenthefloatsgoby,thewholetown comesalive.It'sfantastic!Wouldyoubeinterestedingoingwithme?Callmebackandletme know.Bye! Unit8 Youwon'tbelievethedreamIhadlastnight!IwashikingintheforestwhenIfellandhurtmy foot.Iwassittingonthegroundwhenafoxpassedbyandstopped.Iwasafraidatfirst,buthe startedtotalk!Hetoldmetherewasahousenearby,thenheranaway.Iwaswalkingslowly towardthehousewhenthefoxcamebackwithaman.Themanhelpedmewalktothehouse.I wasturningtothankthefoxwhenwaswavinggoodbye! Unit9 I'vebeenaflightattendantforthreeyears.Youhavetobepleasantallthetime,andvery flexible.Ilovemyjob,butIwanttobemoreactive.Also,sinceIgotmarried,I'vespenttoo muchtimeawayfromhomeandmyhusbandisn'ttoohappyaboutit.So,I'mplanningtoquit myjob.I'vedecidedtobecomealocaltourguide,soIcanbeoutdoorsandworkclosertohome. ThenIcanseemyhusbandmoreoften! Unit10 MygirlfriendandIreallydisagreeaboutcellphones.Shedislikestalkingonthephone,butIlike tocallherallthetime.Sheonlyuseshercellphoneforemergencies,butImakecallsallday.I reallyenjoytalkingtomyfriends,andI'dliketotalktomygirlfriendevenmore!Thereisone thingweagreeonthough,webothcan'tstandpayingtheexpensivephonebills! Unit11 Sincehegothisnewcomputer,myboyfriendhasbeendrivingmecrazy!He'sontheInternetall thetime.Ididn'tusedtomindwhenhesurfedthenetonceinawhile,butnowheisdependent onit.Weusedtotalkalotandgoouttointerestingevents,butnowourrelationshipisn'tas strongasbefore,andit'sallbecauseofhiscomputer!Ihopehiscomputercrashes! Unit12 Itravelalotforbusiness.I'vejustcomebackfromatriptoLatinAmerica,andI'mleavingfor Russiatomorrow.IhavetodosomanythingsbeforeIgo.I'vealreadyunpackedmywarm weatherclothesfromBrazil,butnowIneedtopacksomeclothesforthecoolerclimatein Russia.Ialsohavetopaymybills,getmoretraveler'schecksandIconfirmmyflightplans.After thistrip,I'mgoingtoneedavacation!

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Unit1 You'renotsupposedtouseyourcellphonewhiledriving.Youaren'tallowedtosmokeinpublic buildings.Youmustn'tparkinfrontofthesubwayentrance.Ican'tstandalltheserules!Iparked atataxistandyesterday,becauseIjustwantedtobuyanewspaperatthenewspaperstand. WhenIgotbacktomycar,apolicewomanwasgivingmeaticket!Iyelledather,andguess what?Shegavemeanotherbecauseyou'renotsupposedtoarguewiththepolice.Rules,rules, rules.Theymakemecrazy! Unit2 Ican'twaittogrowup.I'monlyseventeenrightnowbutIhavealotofbigplans.I'mgoingtogo tocollegeinthefallandI'mreallyexcitedaboutit.It'llbesadtoleavehome,butit'llbefuntoo. ThenwhenIgraduatefromcollege,I'mgoingtogetagreatjob,orImaygotograduateschool.I don'tknowyet,butsomedayIthinkI'dliketogetmarriedandhaveababy,butyouneverknow. Imightdecidetobecomepresident,andthenIprobablywouldn'thavetimeforafamily! Unit3 I'veworkedattheBostonNewsforfiveyearsacopyeditor.Acopyeditormakescorrectionsafter thejournalistshavewrittentheirarticlesforthedifferentsectionsofthenewspaper.Thenheor shewritestheheadlinesforeacharticle.Copyeditorsareveryimportantpeoplebecausethey arethelastonestoseethenewspaperbeforeitisprinted,sotheyhavetocatchallthe mistakes.Mostnewspapersarepublisheddaily,socopyeditorsareusuallythelastpeopleto leavetheofficeeverynight!It'satoughjobbutit'sfun,sometimes. Unit4 IjustbrokeupwithmygirlfriendandIthinkI'vemadeabigmistake.Weweren'tgettingalong verywell,soIthoughtshewascheatingonme,butnowIknowIwaswrong.Icalledherto apologizelastweekandshehasn'tcalledmebackyet!Ireallymissher.She'ssoprettyand alwayslookssoelegant.Wereallymakeanattractivecouple,andwehavesomuchincommon. Istilllikeheralot,I'mnevergoingtogetoverher. Unit5 Haveyouevervisitedanothercountry?Wereyouembarrassedbecauseyoudidn'tknowthe differentcustoms?Nexttime,letCultureClubbeyourguide.Nomatterwhereyouare traveling,CultureClubclasseswillhelpyoulearnappropriatebehaviorforeverysituation.For example,inthesomecountriesshakinghandsistypicalwhenyoumeetsomeone,inothersit's moreappropriatetobow.IntheUSit'simportanttoleaveatipforthewaiterinarestaurant, butinothercountriestippingisnotnecessary.Don'tletculturalbarriersmakeyou uncomfortable,cometoCultureClubbeforeyounexttripandyou'llbereadytogo! Unit6 Lastyear,twomillionbumperstickerswereproducedbymycompany.Thesestickersaremost oftenusedforadvertisingdifferentproductsandservices.Ourstickerswereoriginally developedtocompetewithjunkmailinthelocalmarket,andsofar,they'vebeenagreat success.Althoughnotallpeopleliketoputbumperstickersontheircars,theycanputthemon windows,doors,eventhemselves!Thereisalotofcompetitionoutthereintheadvertising business,butaslongasourstickersareindemand,wewillcontinuetoproducethem!

Unit7 LastweekIwasreallysick.Iwastotallyexhausted,reallylightheadedallthetime,andIcouldn't stopcoughing.Myheadhurt,andtheaspirinItookdidn'thelp.Finally,Iwenttothedoctor.She gavemesomemedicineandcoughsyrupandtoldmetotakethemthreetimesaday.Shealso toldmetogetalotofrestanddrinkalotoffluids.Ifollowedheradvice,andnowIfeelgreat! Unit8 Mysisterisreallyathletic.She'sreallygoodwithhorsesandshehasbeenridingthemsinceshe wasfouryearsold.Shehasevenwonsomehorseshows.She'salsoamarathonrunner.Shehas beendoingthatforfiveyearsnow.Sherunsfivemileseveryday,andonweekends,sheruns ten.She'salwaysworkingtobecomeabetterrunner.I'mnotathleticatall,Ilovetoplaychess andothergames.Wedohaveonethingincommonthough,webothlovetowin! Unit9 Urbansprawlhasbecomeaseriousprobleminourcity.Trafficintheareahasbeenincreasing sincethenewhighwaywasbuiltin2003andmorepeoplehavemovedtothecity.However, there'stoomuchcongestionintheouterareasofthecity,andtherearen'tenoughpeopleliving downtown.Inmyopinion,ifmoreethnicrestaurantsandcafesopendowntown,morepeople willwanttolivethere.Itwouldbeabighelptotheproblem. Unit10 Ihatebeingpoor.I'malwaysshortofmoneyandallmyfriendsgotoprivateschoolsandhave cellphonesandcreditcards.IwishIwererichandfamous.IwishIcouldgetnoticedbyatalent agentandbecomeamoviestar.ThenIcouldbuyahouseatthebeachandalimousinetotake mewhereverIwantedtogo.OrI'dlovetojuststrikeitrich,andI'dneverhavetoworkagain. Butfornow,IguessI'dbetterjustkeepstudyingandgetmymoneytheoldfashionedway,hard work. Unit11 HiPam,thisisRob.Iwaitedforyouuntilteno'clocklastnight!Yousaidthatyouwouldhelpme withmypaperforhistoryclassandJimsaidthathesawyouatthegym.Soit'sobviousthatyou liedtome.Iwasreallycountingonyoutohelp.Usuallyyoukeepyourword,soIdon't understand.Tobehonest,itreallyhurtmyfeelings.ButIguessit'sonyourconsciencenow. Givemeacallifyouwanttotalkaboutit. Unit12 Now,thefinalquestionontheWorldLinkQuizShow!Answerthisquestionforonemillion dollars.Whatcountryhasalmosteighteenthousandmilesofcoastline,hugemountainranges withsomeoftheworld'smostactivevolcanoes,aswellasmanybeautifulwaterfalls,hot springs,andcaves?Someoftheworld'stallestskyscrapershavebeenbuiltinitscapitalcityand commutersareoftentransportedtotheirofficesbytheworld'sfastesttrains.Whereinthe worldisit?Japan!