Fam AARMO/) Mae and her brother Chew are very close, and they usualy agree on everything, However, they have a dis- agreement now. Read this conversation and find out: What do they disagree about? Mae: I juse don't understand how you can think like that, Chew! Ic isn't like you ar all. Chew: My wife and I simply want to send our dauighter to a private school. That's all. And you act like I've killed someone! What's the problem? Mae: Whar about my daughter? You know my husband and I don’t have the money to send ‘Wai to a private school. She'll have to go to public school. Chew: And why don’t you have the money? Both you and Kuo have good jobs, just like my wife and I Mae: You know why. We just bought a new house. All of our money went to buy that new house. ine. If buying a house is more important to you than education, that’s your choice. We want our daughter co have the best edu- cation possible Mae: But think how Wai will feel when her cousin Shu-Ling goes to private school. Those two girls are very close to one another. Chew: Yes, and | like that, Bur they'll still be close, even though they won't go to the same school, Mae: Ie’s nor that simple. Your private school i much better than the public school Wai will go (0. Chew: That's the reason we saved our money—so Shu-Ling can go-to an excellent school. ‘Mae: Buc chink what will happen to the two girls Now, because they're in the same class, they go to school together, take school trips Chew: together and do their homework together. Chews Thacediahe, Whardidetcoua sink of that before you bought your new house? Mae: Chev, listen to me. Don't send Shu-Ling to private school. Don't separate them. Wai will be crush: Chew: Perhaps, but she'll get over it. iv rie auoseaRy (eaae 94) * simply * publfe sehaol + excellent » erushad * at oven itWhich opinions do you agree with? Lelie Check as many as you want. CT think family harmony is important 1 Each family should make its own deci- You should give equal treatment to your sions. They shouldnt worry about what children and close relatives. their relatives say. i Ifyou don’ get along with Cousins don't need to be (i Life is hard, and we need your close relatives, you'll be so close, They'll have different | | our telatives to help us. We sorry. They'll tal lives lacer, anyway. should do everything we can all the time. to stay close to them. Now exchange your ideas with a classmate. Turn To Pace 82 ror an INTERACTION TIP. Here are some cases in which people feel they are not RAR treated rainy. YWhat do you think? Its Its not fair, fin Case 1: My older brother goes to a private university. My parents say | have to goto a public university because npeyicone have enough money for my education, But I want to go to a private university. It’s nt fair. Case 2: My parents make me wash dishes, but my older sister gets out Of it. Her job is taking out the trash, Dut that’s much easier to do. My arénis say she hes more homework ta do, so she shouidhit work too ward. | think it’s unfair: to my house and at that time my grandparents give them more “gi money” than they give me. They'say it's because they don't see my cousins very aften. | think this is unfair. Case 9: My grandparents Ive with us, On New Year's, my cousins come Case 4: When my sister and her husband built their house, my parents gave them a lot of financial support, Now | want to buy/a new condomine iim, but my parents say they can't help me financially. They say my sister has three Children and needs more support, but Im single and don’t have a family. It's not fain. Do you know any other examples like these?