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[ebra''him]

LESSON B, EX. 4 [p. 42, CD 2 Track 4]
Junko:

Hi, Andy!

Andy:

Hi, Junko. I see you’re reading another novel again.
So, what do you get out of reading so much literature?

Junko:

Well, you know, there are the practical things – you
know, like building your vocabulary and improving
your spelling.

Andy:

That’s true.

Junko:

But for me, the best thing you gain from literature is
that you learn to see things from another person’s point
of view.

Andy:

Yeah, yeah. I know what you mean.You can really see
things from a different perspective. In a way, it’s like
becoming another person and being able to see the world
through their eyes instead of your own.

Junko:

I know! It can be really enlightening. Or, when you
read a book about someone from a different country,
well, then you get all kinds of information about their
country and their culture. It’s almost as good as traveling
there. Well, not quite, but you know what I mean.

Andy:

In literature class, the professor has us pay attention
to the author’s writing style. She told us that we can
improve our writing by paying attention to the way the
author writes.

Junko:

Yeah, I can see how that would really help your
writing. I’m mostly interested in creative writing. For that,
you need to use your imagination. And I think that
reading trains your imagination, you know, stretches it.

Andy:

Definitely. After all, think of all those imaginative
movies they make from literature. Harry Potter, Lord of the
Rings, and, um, well, lots of others. But, honestly, I think
the part I like best about reading literature is the escape.

Junko:

The escape?

Andy:

Yeah, you know, I can just forget all my troubles and
escape into another world. It’s an awesome way to
just relax.

Awesome	Adj	Very great, large, or special and making you feel respect and STime fear
Enlightening	Adj	Giving you more information and undrestanding about STh
Imagination	N	[U] The ability to create ideas or pictures in your mind
Imaginative	Adj	STh which is new or celever and often unusual.
Literature	N	[U] Books,poems, etc that are considered to be art.
Novel	N	[C] A book that tells a story about imaginary people and events
Perspective	N	[C] The way you thing about STh
Stretche	V	[I,T] To make your body or part of your body straightter and longer
Trouble [+Doing STh]	N	[C,U] Problems, difficulties, or worries

Tanks to Mr.Hosseini
By ET

[ebra''him]

LESSON A, EX. 2 [p. 44, CD 2 Track 6]
Lisa

Hey, Adam! Check out this new music download site!

Adam

Let me see! Oh, wow. Lisa, that looks cool!

Lisa

I know! I just found it today. Plus, you can listen to free
samples of music, even if you don’t buy anything.

Adam

Awesome! Let’s see what they’ve got: 70s pop, 80s
   pop. Hey! Why don’t we check out the 70s pop?

Lisa

No way. My father listens to that all the time, and I’m
sick of it. The less I hear of that, the better.

Adam

Oh, well, OK. Um, what about this reggae tune?

Lisa

Go for it!

Adam

What do you think?

Lisa

I’m not crazy about it.

Adam

Me neither. I’m not into it at all. Why don’t you pick
one now?

Lisa

OK, let’s see. What’s this? Bluegrass?

Adam

Oh, yeah, bluegrass. I think that’s some kind of
country music.

Lisa

Well, here goes.

Lisa

Wow, that’s sort of cool. I kind of like it.

Adam

You do? I guess it’s kind of interesting, but it’s a little
weird. Anyway, let’s move on. How about this one? It’s a
new hip-hop single.

Lisa

That sounds good.

Adam

Here goes.

Lisa

Oh, yeah! That’s amazing!

Adam

I love it.

Plus /plʌs/	Pre	And also
Reggae	N	[U] A type of popular music from Jamaica with a strong beat
Single	N	A record or CD which includes only one main song
Weird	Adj	Very strange