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MODUL

DICTATION

Universitas Indraprasta PGRI

(UNINDRA)
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 Compiled by:Designed

Ricky Eka Sanjaya, M.Pd.

 PREFACE

Dictate means ‘Say’ or ‘Read Aloud’ to be written down by

another. ‘Dictation’ [dik'tei∫∂n] means something being dictated
to the listeners.
Language do not live in the textbook, they live in the things
people say and the cassettes in this subject of learning will go
with it and the purpose is to realize the English language in
everyday use with all it’s life either orally or writtenly.
This modul is not intended to help you to speak or write
English – at least not directly. This might help your
understanding and give you some ideas how to reply, to
restate, and to express everything you have heard into the
written symbols.
This modul is designed to help the students keep up the
progress of learning the subject of ‘Dictation’. It means that the
students have to get used to accents, stress, intonation,
prounounciation and the ideas of what they have heard.

Jakarta, 2022

Ricky Eka Sanjaya

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 CONTENTS
Page
Preface ....................................................................................................... i
Contents ....................................................................................................... ii
Section 1 : Pierced ........................................................................................... 1
Section 2 : TV or Not TV ? ................................................................................ 2
Section 3 : Beautiful Man ................................................................................... 3
Section 4 : Cosmetic Surgery ............................................................................ 5
Section 5 : I Can’t Say No ................................................................................ 6
Section 6 : Embarrasing Mother! ....................................................................... 7
Section 7 : The Unborn Child .......................................................................... 8
Section 8 : Family Harmony ........................................................................... 10
Section 9 : For The Sake of The Childern ........................................................... 11
Section 10 : Family Values ............................................................................... 13
Section 11 : Taking Care of Mother ................................................................... 14
Section 12 : A Reward or a Bribe ...................................................................... 15
Section 13 : Friends and Lovers? ...................................................................... 17
Section 14 : Tom Cat’s Story ............................................................................. 18
Section 15 : An Interbational Rlationship ................................................................ 19
Section 16 : 20 Years of Pain ............................................................................... 21
Section 17 : A Chocolate Lover’s Nightmare ........................................................ 22
Section 18 : Career Choice ................................................................................. 23
Section 19 : Following Him .................................................................................. 25
Section 20 : A Mother’s Worry ......................................................................... 26
Section 21 : A Good Parent ............................................................................ 27
Section 22 : Losing Touch ................................................................................. 29
Section 23 : A Daughter’s Decision .................................................................. 30
Section 24 : Whose Child? ................................................................................ 31
Section 25 : Helping Others ................................................................................. 33
Section 26 : A Woman’s Place ......................................................................... 34
Section 27 : To Tell or Not to Tell ......................................................................... 35
Section 28 : Why Don’t You Aceept Us? .................................................................. 37
Section 29 : Finders Keepers ................................................................................ 38
Section 30 : A Mother’s Story .............................................................................. 39
References ...................................................................................................... 41

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1 VALUE of People

Pierced
Situation : Phil is talking with his friend Brian. Phil is unhappy with his girlfriend, Michelle.
Why is he unhappy?

Brian : So, how’s Michelle? You guys are still ______________ together
Phil : Yeah, we are, but, I don’t know. It’s actually getting _______________ . I’m not
sure it’s going to last.
Brian : Are you serious? Man, ________________ a way to make it last. Michelle is
_________________ ! She’s got everything!
Phil : Yeah she is great. Really _______________
Brian : Yeah !
Phil : And fun ___________________ , and.... But, this is going to sound stupid.
Brian : What ?
Phil : It’s her __________________ .
Brian : Yeah, so, what about them?
Phil : Well, first she got her nose pierced.
Brian : Cool.
Phil : And then her ________________ .
Brian : Her ________________ ? Wow. I don’t know she did that.
Phil : I guess that was okay.
Brian : Yeah!
Phil : But then she went and got her _______________ . I don’t know if I can deal with it.
Brian : ____________________ ? Have you kissed her yet?
Phil : Yeah, I did kiss her!
Brian : Cool, huh?
Phil : It was __________________ !
Brian : ________________ ?
Phil : It __________________ ! And now every time I think about it I just start wondering
__________________ her body she’s going to pierce next.
Brian : Well, have you told her how you feel about it?
Phil : Yeah, I tried.
Brian : And?
Phil : I asked her if she could stop ____________ of them, at least when we were
together.
Brian : What did she says about that?
Phil : She said it was her right ___________________. You know, she said something
like, “Llook, you can’t control _______________. You should accept me the way I
am.” I was, Like, what?
Brian : I don’t know, man, I think you just don’t get it. You can’t let __________________
get between you and the women of your dreams.
Phil : Well, I don’t know if she’s the women of my dreams anymore.
Brian : What?
Phil : Besides, now every time when we get together she tells me how good I’d look with
_________________. It’s bad enough that she’s _____________. Now she want
me to do it, too?
Brian : Why not, man? It’s not ______________. And, you know, if it turns Michelle on.....
Phil : I can’t belive you agree with her.
Brian : Totally.
Phil : I don’t know what I’m going to do.
Brian : You’re going to get a piercing, man!

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2 VALUE of People

TV or Not TV?

Situation : Leach is talking about her time as a college student. Why did she decide to stop
watching television?

My family loves television. My ________________ are of watching TV with my family.

I think we had five or six __________________ at home - the bedrooms, the kitchen,
everywhere! At least one television was on all of the time.
When I went to university, I lived in ___________ my first year. Of course I had a TV,
so I continued watching ___________________. But after a while, I realized I had a problem.
My courses were hard - much harder than high school – and there was a lot of homework.
Also, I _____________ in my new environment. I started watching more TV to
___________________. Guess what? Soon I was spending more time watching TV than I
was on homework. Plus, I didn’t have a lot of friends. Maybe ____________________ made
me less social. At the end of my first year, my grades weren’t very good, and I was
____________________ in myself.
At home that summer, I watched television with my family a lot. At first I thought it was
great. But then ________________________. We talked all the time, but...always about TV.
Something was missing. Television brought us together, but in a way it also
_____________________.
When I go back to university, I _____________________ to do better. I walked into
my dormitory, and started to turn the TV on. But then an idea ________________ my head :
“stop watching TV!” suddenly it became __________________ : my old friend television was
really ________________! It had kept me from getting good grades, and from making
friends. I had to stop watching TV.
I did. I quit. I __________________ my television, and I’ve never looked back. I
started doing better in school, made more friends, actually started having more energy.
I don’t know if I’ll continue to lead a __________________. But if I do watch television
again, it won’t be like before. I ________________ that televison will never again be a major
part of my life.

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3 VALUE of People

Beautiful Men

Situation : Yumi and Amani have just started dating. They’re talking about each other to
their friends. What is Amani like? Whats is Yumi Like?

Yumi : I’m so glad you _____________________ to meet Amani, Because I think I’m falling
in love with him.
Sara : Wow!
Yumi : What did you think of him?
Sara : Come on. You can’t really be serious about a guy who ____________________?
Yumi : Why not? I mean, He’s beautiful, and...and I think that men should be beautiful if
they want to.
Sara : But it’s just not natural, you know? I – okay – he was beautiful, and.... I don’t know if
I __________ a guy looking beautiful. Maybe more, you know, naturally good-
looking. ______________, _______________ .
Yumi : Why? I mean, you wear makeup. Look at you: you’ve got on
_____________________.
Sars : I know.
Yumi : And how long did you spend on your hair this morning?
Sara : Well, an hour. But, okay – _____________________. I’m a woman. Women wear
makeup. Women spend an hour on their hair in the morning. It’s just – that’s how it
is. It’s totally different.
Yumi : And who came up with these ____________________ ? Why can’t men look
beautiful if they want to?

Amani : I’m so glad you finally ______________ Yumi, because I think I’m falling in love with
her.
George: Amani, she doesn’t wear any makeup.
Amani : Well, no, She doesn’t wear makeup, but that’s okay.
George: Doesn’t that _______________________ to you?
Amani : No. ________________ with that? There’s no problem with her not wearing make
up. She looks so beautiful without that.....
George : Well, wouldn’t she be, then, more beautiful if she were to wear makeup? I mean,
it’s _______________________ she needs it or not.....doesn’t it just strike you as a
little.....
Amani : Well....
George : .......odd that she doesn’t wear makeup?
Amani : Well, I mean, why should she ________________ to wear makeup, really, when you
think about it? I mean, she doesn’t need it.
George : Because that’s what women do.
Amani : Oh, but who came up with these social ______________? Why do women have to
wear makeup _________________________ beautiful?

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 I TURN TO YOU
By : Christina Aguilera

When I’m lost in the rain

In your eyes I know I’ll find the lights ________________________
When I’m ____________________________
When my world is goin crazy
You can turn it all around
And when I’m down you’re there ____________________________
You’re always there giving me all you’ve got

(*) For a _________ from the storm

For a friend
For a love to keep me safe and ____________
I turn to you
For the strength to be strong
For the will to carry on
For everything you do
For ________________________
I turn to you
I turn to you

When I lose the will to win

I just reach for you
And I can reach the sky again
I can do anything
‘Coz your love is so ________________
‘Coz your love ____________________ me
And when I need a friend
You’re always on my side
Giving me faith, taking me through the night

Back to ( * )

For the arms to be _____________________ through all the rain

For truth that will ________________
For someone to lean on
For heart I can ___________________ through anything
For that one who I can run to

Back to ( * )

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4 VALUE of People

Cosmetic Surgery

Situation : Ayu is 18 years old. She wants to have cosmetic surgery on her face. What does
she want to change? Why? What does her mother think?

Ayu : Mom, I have something _____________ to tell you.

Mother : What’s up?
Ayu : I’m going to have an operation to get my _____________ fixed.
Mother : What? Are you saying that you’re going to get _______________? At a hospital?
Ayu : Well, it’s....it’s not so expensive, and it’s only my ______________.
Mother : Only your ______________?!
Ayu : Yeah. It’s not like I’m going to, you know, do ___________________. I’m just going
to fix it so I can look prettier. And Mom, it’s my money. I’ve saved it. I’ve been
working to save my money, and I......it’s my body.
Mother : So that explains it. That’s why you’ve been working all those jobs. You’re beautiful
___________________________ . You look great.
Ayu : But, Mom, boys don’t see what _________________. If I look beautiful, then, you
know, I’ll be _____________________ by more boys. Maybe I’ll have a chance to
get jobs that I wouldn’t be able to if I didn’t fix my _________________.
Mother : Honey, you should _________________ people with your inner beauty. Your
personality, your intelligence – not your looks.
Ayu : Mom, you don’t understand. Boys aren’t _____________ by your intelligence and
your _________________. The first thing they see is your looks. If you’re not
beautiful, they wont approach you at all. Then how are they to know if you have
_____________________ ?
Mother : You can’t do this.
Ayu : Mom, I’m doing it whether ___________________.
Mother : I think you’re making ___________________________.

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5 VALUE of People

I Can’t Say No.

Situation : Brad is a busy man, but somehow he is always

helping people. Read his story. What is hihs problem?

I hate yo __________________ it, but I think

I have problem. Actually, I’m not sure what my problem is. But
____________________, I need help.
It seems like I’m always
____________________ for people, and I never
have time for myself. I mean, I like people, and I want them to like me, but it’s getting to bee
too much.
You see, like this week, I’m taking care of Rex. It’s a dog that belongs to woman in
my office. How did _________________ taking care of this dog? I don’t even like dogs. I
guess, it was in the office, and Sheila mentioned that she was having
________________________________, and she said if she couldn’t find
____________________, she couldn’t go on vacation. And suddenly I said, “Oh, I can take
care of the dog for you. No problem. “Why did I say that? I always seem to get into this kind
of situation.
Just last week, this guy across the hall had a problem with his toilet. So he called me!
And I __________________ this guy. He said that another neighbor said that I was really
good at fixing things, and that she was sure I _______________ to help him so how could I
say no? So I fixed it, and I really didn’t mind, it only took me about an hour.
It’s not only my neighbours and people at work. Like yesterday, my brother needed
helping fixing _____________________. I drove two hours to his house to help. It only took
ten minutes to repair, but my whole day was shot. And Rex ___________________ my sofa
while I was gone. _____________________________ happen to me all the time.
Oh, there’s the phone. That’s probably Emily. She’s ________________ this
weekend, and I told her I’d ___________________________. I just couldn’t say no.
Oh, what am I going to do?

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6 VALUE of People

Embarrasing Mother!

Situation : Risa is 15. Her mother is now 40 years old. Risa thinks her mother is acting
strange. Why does Risa think this?

Marie : Risa, I just saw your mom. It’s so cool that she _______________ that way. She
looks so _______________________.
Risa : ___________? ______________? Ugh! She’s so embarrasing! She’s driving me
crazy with the way that’s she always trying to wear young clothes and talk to you
guys about music and stuff.
Marie : But I don’t mind at all. I really like your mom. She’s fun.
Risa : It’s not fun for me. It’s been crazy ever since her 40th birthday. She’s been trying to
act like she’s been trying to act like she’s our age or _____________. It’s just wrong.
She wants to go shopping at the same stores as me, and half the time I can’t even
find my _________________________ because she “borrows” them.
Marie : Really?
Risa : She _______________ her hair, she started wearing these ______________ and
short skirts. And now she says she might get _________________!
Marie : No way!
Risa : If she does that I seriously won’t go out in public with her anymore.
Marie : I think it’s kind of cool that she wants to be your friend. She’s ________________
than my mom. With her it’s always “Where are you going? When are you coming
back? Who are you going with? “ I mean, I would love it if she took me shopping or
asked me for ________________________.
Risa : Yeah, but my mom has gone _____________________. And my dad, too. I mean,
he isn’t any help. He says she looks prettier and sexier than ever. “You are just like
a good wine, “ he says, “_______________________ with age.”
Eeewwww!
Marie : Eeewwww!
Risa : It’s disgusting!

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 I Swear
By : All 4 One

I swear by the moon and the stars in the sky

And I swear like _______________ that’s by your side

I see the questions in your eyes

I know what’s _____________________ your mind
Your can be sure I know my part
Cause I stand beside you through the years
You’ll only cry those ________________________
And though I make mistakes
I’ll never break your heart

(*) And I swear by the moon

And the stars in the sky I’ll be there (I’ll Be There)
I swear like the shadow that’s by your side ______________
For better or worse_____________________________
I’ll love you with every (single) beat of my heart
And I swear (I swear, I swear)

I’ll give you everything I can

I’ll build your dreams with these two hands
We’ll _____________________ on the wall
And when (and when) just the two of us are there
You won’t have to ask ______________________
‘cause as the time _______________________
My love won’t age at all

Back to (*)

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7 Issues in FAMILY

The Unborn Child

Sia and her husband, Ashat, have to make _________________. Sia, 38 years old,
and Ashat, 42, have always wanted a child. They have been married for 10 years and
____________________________ to have a baby.
Now Sia is _____________________________. Their doctor just told them that the
_________________ is not developing properly. If Sia gives birth, the baby will be badly
____________________, both mentally and physically. It will always need _____________
and special schools.
Sia is _______________________________. She is against abortion and she really
wants to have a baby now. Three years ago, Sia was pregnant but lost the fetus in the fourth
month. This __________________ may be her last chance. She thinks she can love and
take care of the baby, no matter how ________________________ it might be.
While Ashat has always been ________________ to abortion, he is having second
thoughts. Ashat has a good job, and the ___________________ from his company will pay
for Sia’s pregnancy. But it will not pay __________________ of the special care and schools
that the child will need.
Ashat is worried about the future, after the baby is born. he wonders what kind of life
it can have. Ashat also wonders how ________________________ baby will change their
lives. Finally, he is very worried about money. They will not have enough money for the
special care and schools.
What should they do? Should Sia have an abortion? Or should she have the baby
and ___________________________ then? But she must consider the feelings of her
husband. Together they _____________ must make a decision.

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8 Issues in FAMILY

FAMILY HARMONY

Mae : I just don’t understand how you can think like that , Chew! It isn’t like you at all.
Chew : My wife and I _________________ to send our daughter to a private school. That’s
all. And you act like I’ve killed someone! What’s the problem?
Mae : What 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 a good jobs, just like
my wife and I do.
Mae : You know why. We just bought a new house. All of our money ______________
that new house.
Chew : Fine. If buying a house is more important to you than education, that’s
_________________. We want our daughter to have the best education possible.
Mae : But think how Wai would feel when _____________ Shu-Ling goes to a private
school. Those two girls are very close to one another.
Chew : Yes, and I like that. But they’ll _____________________, even though they won’t go
to the same school.
Mae : It’s not that simple. Your private school is _____________ than the public school
Wai will go to.
Chew : That’s the reason we saved our money – so Shu-Ling can go to
______________________.
Mae : But think what will be happen to the two girls, now, because they’re in the same
class, they go to school together, take _______________ together and do their
homework together.
Chew : That’s right. Why ____________________ of that before you bought your new
house?
Mae : Chew, listen to me.Don’t send Shu-Ling to private school. Don’t separate them. Wai
will _____________________.
Chew : Perhaps, but she’ll ___________________________.

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9 Issues in FAMILY

For the Sake of the Children

“Wali, the results of the tests show that your _____________________is high . . . too
high for a man of your age. What’s wrong?” asks Dr. Netaka.
“I don’t know. Well, you know, I just don’t feel happy. I’m ________________. Is that
strange?”
“No, not at all. Unfortunately, many people are like that. Do you have any idea
_______________ your depression?”
Wali hangs his head and __________________ the floor. He is
___________________. He starts to say something, but stops.
“Hmm, “says his doctor. “I think you know __________________. You can tell me. I
won’t tell anyone else, not even your wife, Fionia.”
“My wife . . . Fionia. It’s funny that you should mention her name,” says Wali.
“Actually, I think my married is the problem. Did you know we’ve been married for 15 years?
_____________________, “ Wali sighs. “Our marriage is terrible. We
____________________ all the time. We can never agree on anything. It’s
_______________ to live with her. I guess . . . I don’t love my wife anymore.”
“What about your two children? Do you love them?” asks Dr. Netaka.
“Yes, very much. And that’s part of the problem. I’m afraid to _________________
because of the children. I think Fionia and I will have to stay married ____________ of the
children.”
Dr. Netaka thinks about this for a minute and then asks Wali, “Why? Why do you
think you have to stay with your wife because of your children?”
“Everyone knows that children _______________ when their parents get divorced. I
don’t want my children to ______________ and be unhappy and confused. And I don’t want
to lose them. If I divorce Fionia, she will probably keep the children. I would only be able to
see them every __________________. I couldn’t _________________. I would miss them
too much.”

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 MY HEART WILL GO ON
By : Celine Dion

Every night in my dreams

I see you, I feel you
That is how I know you go on
Far ____________________
And ______________ between us
You have come to show you go on

CHORUS : Near, far, wherever you are

I believe that the _________________
Once more you open the door
And you’re here in my heart
And my _________________ and on

Love can ______________________ one time

And last for a lifetime
And never let go till we’re one
Love was ____________________________
One true time I hold to
In my life we’ll always go on

Back to Chorus.

There is some love that will not ______________

You’re here, there’s nothing I fear

And I know that my heart will go on
_____________________ forever this way
You are safe in my heart
And my heart will go on and on

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10 Issues in FAMILY

Family Values

I was in the kitchen helping my mother when I heard ________________. I knew at

once what had happenned. I ______________ and ____________ to run toward the room
where the guests were, but my mother stopped me.
“Wait,” she said. “Lets return to our guests as if nothing has happened. Do not show
how __________________________ you are.”
“But mother, how can you say that? You know what has happened. Our
________________ has been broken. You heard ________________. This is terrible.”
My mother smiled at me and replied, “Yes I know. The vase that has been in our
family _____________________ is broken. But we mustn’t let our guests know how
___________________ it is.”
With that, she _______________________ the tea, and we returned to our guests.
When we entered the room, I saw at once that _________________ was right-the priceless
vase was in pieces on the floor. And standing next to ___________ was the 4-year-old son
of Mrs. Kim.
Mrs. Kim had ________________________ on her face. The boy was starting to cry.
He looked very guilty.
“I...I...well, somehow,” Mrs. Kim began to explain my mother quickly said, “Oh, that’s
all right. It was an old vase. It was __________________.”
“But the vase just ____________________ the shelf,” Mrs. Kim replied. “Oh, don’t
worry about it. Everything is just fine. Would you like some tea? And what about some of
__________________________?”
After our guests had gone, I asked my mother, “Why did you say that the vase was
____________________? You know that it was very valuable.”
“What else could I say?” my mother replied. “Could I say it was valuable? That the
boy had broken ________________________________________? Could I say that?”
“Well,” I said, “It’s the truth. We should always tell the truth.” “Not always,” explain my
mother carefully. “Sometimes we must not tell the truth. Sometimes it is the best
_______________________________________.” Is there no other way?” I asked. “Believe
me. I know. There is no other way.”

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11 Issues in FAMILY

Taking Care of Mother

Toshi : We have ___________________. Mother is too old to live alone.

Midori : Yes, you’re probably right. She is getting older, and since your father died, she
________________________.
Toshi : Mother will need someone to take care of her in the near future.
Midori : Perhaps we could _______________________. You know, someone who could
come in during the day, clean the house, __________________, make sure she
takes her pills.
Toshi : But nurses don’t do all of those things. You’re ________________ a nurse and a
housekeeper. Who _______________ for that? It will be very expensive!
Midori : Well, Toshi, what are you thinking?
Toshi : Since I’m the only child, we have to take care of her. She can come
_______________us.
Midori : Here? In _________________? There are only two bedrooms. We can’t move our
two daughters ____________________ small bedroom.
Toshi : What else can we do? We can’t __________________________ a nurse and a
housekeeper. I’m her only child. Her husband, brother and sister are all dead. We
have to take care of her.
Midori : Maybe we could look for ___________________.
Toshi : In Tokyo? You know that’s impossible. We tried looking last year and everything in
this area of Tokyo is too expensive.
Midori : Let’s move away from the city. __________________________.
Toshi : But then I would be far away from my office. It might take me two or three hours on
the train. I __________________________. No, the only solution is for Mother to
live with us here.

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12 Issues in FAMILY

A Reward or a Bribe

Kimo : I’m so tired of asking Kam and Tasama to do their _________. They never do
anything. They say they forgot or they were too ______________ homework.
Makana : I know what you mean. Yesterday, I was so _________ Kam because he
didn’t make his bed that I almost hit him.
Kimo : Not a good idea! We’ve already discussed ___________, and neither of us
believes that it’s a good idea.
Makana : I know, but what else can we do?
Kimo : I asked my brother for his advice this morning. He suggested that we pay the
children _______________________ the house.
Makana : What? Pay them for doing what they should do? Never!
Kimo : Well, that was I thought. But my brother told me about a plan _____________
in other families
Makana : How does it work? I’m _____________ to try almost anything.
Kimo : First we make a list of things that the boys have to do each day during the
week. You know, keep their room clean, make their beds,
_________________, and so on. We put it on the refrigerator so everyone
can see it.
Makana : OK, what next?
Kimo : Then we tell Kam and Tasama that they’ll get ______________________
each week if they do all of their tasks. But if they don’t do all the tasks, then
they’ll get no money. Nothing at all
Makana : Do you mean if the boys _______________________, they get no money?
Kimo : Right. Then they wouldn’t have any money for going to the movies or buying
comics or anything.
Makana : Well, I don’t know. That plan _________________________ to me.
Kimo : __________________________ as a reward!

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 RIGHT HERE WAITING
By : Richard Marx

Ocean’s apart day after day

And I _________________________________
I hear your voice on the line
But it doesn’t ___________________________
If I see you next to never
How can we stay forever

Reff. : Whereever you go, whatever you do

I will _____________ waiting for you
Whatever it takes oh how my heart breaks
I will _____________ waiting for you

I look _________________d all the times

That I thought would less for now
I hear _________________ I take ________________
But I can’t get near you now
Oh, can’t you see it babe
You get me going crazy

Back to Reff.

I wonder how we can survive this romance

But in the end if I’m with you ____________________________

Oh, can’t you see it babe

You get me going crazy

Back to Reff.

Waiting for you

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13 Issues in RELATIONSHIPS

Friends and Lovers?

Akira and Keiko leave the university library after several hours of studying together,
somehing they do often. Suddenly, Akira tries to kiss Keiko. Keiko is __________________.
“What are you doing, Akira?” Keiko asks, ______________________. “You’re my
best friend. __________________ friends for five years. __________________ to me than
my brother. And now you want to kiss me?”
Akira explains, “I want _________________________ to be even closer.”
“No, no, no! I __________________ of you in that way. You’re my friend. Best friends
don’t act that way.”
Akira ________________________. “I don’t understand. Don’t you see me as a
man?”
“Of course I do,” replies Keiko. “You’re a handsome man. But you’re a special
man...my best friend. So we can’t do this. _____________________?
“No, not at all. Here is how I see it. You’re a woman and I’m a man. We like each
other very much. We’re very close. So let’s do what is natural
________________________________.”
“Natural? I think our friendship is natural. I thought I understood you. Maybe I was
wrong,” cries Keiko.
______________________ is red. “So you really don’t like me at all. You just want
someone to talk to.” He ____________________________ quickly away.
Keiko’s anger turns to ______________. In her heart, she thinks Akira is wrong –
men and women can be friends ____________________. But now she’s not sure.
____________________ think like Akira?

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Tom Cat’s Story

My name is Tom and I am a cat. I have __________________
whose name is Felina. Felina is my owner. You see, she doesn’t
understand how people should take care of ____________. She
has very strange idea about the relationship between people and
pets.
Felina treats me like human child. She _______________
about me and tells me what to do _____________. She doesn’t want
me to go outside and play with the other cats. She makes me sit in _________________
every night while she watches television. Boring. And the programs she watches!
________________________________________!
There’s more. Felina brushes and combs me twice a day. She takes me to the
______________________ once a week for a bath and shampoo. Really. Cats can take care
of themselves. Doesn’t she know that we have tongues that we use _______________ and
keep clean? And the flea powder she puts on me – it _______________ and I think it might
give me skin cancer.
Felina thinks she knows what kind of food I like. She doesn’t even
_______________. She feeds me ______________________________ and she puts it in
___________________. Really! Who cares? All I want is some day –
_____________________________. And a little water. That’s all. Is that asking too much?
One time I managed to get out of the house. Did I have good time! I ran around with
some other cats in the neighborhood. We _________________ and
____________________ . I even killed a bird and ate it. Good fun. But when I returned home
Felina went crazy. She has so angry. She took me right to ____________________ for a
bath and shampoo, even though I had just been there the day before.
Once I had a relationship with ____________________ siamese down the street, but
Felina stopped it. Then Felina ___________________. Now I can’t be a father and have
children, and I have lost all of my interest in female cats.
To make __________________________, she wants to have me buried next to her! I
won’t be free of her even when I am dead. What a life.

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An International Relationship

Dear Diary,
Tonight Amir asked me to marry him! ___________________. I love him so much. It is hard
to believe that we have known each other for only eight months.
But _______________ I love him, I don’t know what to do. My parents would be
angry with me _____________________ a man from India. They want me to marry only a
Japanese man. My mother has told me that ______________________________________.
And that’s not all. There are so many other problems. I mean, where would we live? I
think it would be very hard for me to live in India. Would ______________ to Indian society? I
don’t speak any Indian languages. I would have a difficult time ______________________.
And I don’t want _________________ a housewife! That’s for sure.
I don’t think Amir would fit in to Japanese society, either. He doesn’t speak Japanese.
He ____________________________ when he tries to say a single Japanese word! It would
be impossible for him to find a job in Japan. Besides, he doesn’t even like Japanese food!
Maybe we could stay in the United States. Both of us will finish our studies in May.
I wonder if we could _____________________ here. That might be difficult. But even if we
could stay here, I don’t know if I want to live away from Japan. I would miss my family and
friends and everything.
And what about our children? __________________________ might have a difficult
time. Would they be Japanese? Indian? What? It is all ______________.
The more I write to you __________________, the more problems I see. I know that
marriage is difficult. More and more marriages _______________. And I think that
international marriages are even more difficult!
Oh, I am So confused.

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 Best I Ever Had
By : Vertical Horizon

So you __________ away

Into a grey sky morning
Now I`m here to stay
Love can be so boring
Nothing`s ___________ the same now
I just say your name now

(*) But it`s not so bad

You`re only the best I ____________
You don`t want me back
You`re just the best I ever had

So you ___________________
Now I`m just _______________
Remembering the girl
___________________ and lonely
Send it in a letter
Make yourself feel better

Back to ( * )

And it may take some time to

________________________
But I can`t take it so I run away and hide
And I may find in time that
You were always right
You`re always right

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20 Years of Pain

Abi L. is a small woman with a _________________. She speaks

_____________________. She seems like the nice woman who lives next door, not the kind
of person who is in prison ________________________ her husband. Abi tells her story
carefully, how the problem began, how after __________________ she finally killed her
husband.
Abi explains: “Before we were married, Moon was _____________, ___________
man I had ever met. Maybe that is why I married him. He was so kind. The first two years
were wonderful. But then something happened. He started __________________, not
coming home, and ______________________.”
She continues, speaking softly, “At first, when he was angry, he just
___________________. Then later he ___________________ or _______________ my
face a few times. After a while he started to beat me badly. Once he _______________ me
so hard I thought I was going to die.”
Abi looks down at her hands. They still have ________________ from the time her
husband pushed her through a window. The hands are small but strong enough to reach for
a kitchen knife and ________________ her husband to death. This is what Abi did last June
when her husband began to beat her again.
Wife – beating happens more often than most people know. Not just here, but all over
the world. In some societies, men believe it is their right to _________________. And though
there are laws againts ____________________, most men who hurt their wives are not
punished.
The reason? Most women say nothing when ___________. Abi did not tell her
relatives or friends. She _______________ the police. Abi explain: “The police do nothing. If
a woman calls the police, her husband can just give them money, and they’ll leave. Then
he’ll beat his wife more and more.”
Abi is now in prison, ________________________. Her friends say she should go
free. They believe she killed Moon in self-defense. Others say she must pay for her crime
with her own life.
Abi’s eyes are sad and tired. “I don’t know what will happen now. All I know is that
I killed my husband because I didn’t know what else to do.”

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A Chocolate Lover’s Nightmare

Situation : Sometimes a small act can cause a big problem. In this story, Lydia is in trouble.
Why? What does she decide to do next?

I’m in chocolate trouble! Last week our boss came back from Europe and brought
some ___________________ into the office. At lunch, when I went to the employee
refigerator to get my lunch, I saw the box in there, and I knew it was for us! But for the rest of
the day, my boss didn’t say anything. I ___________________ the refigerator, and back at
my desk, I couldn’t _________________ of the chocolate.
Then, around 4:00, I _________________ to go for coffee, but in fact I went to the
___________________and took out the box of chocolates. I was only going to smell it. But
when I had it in my hands I thought, “It’s okay, it’s for us. Why not have my piece a little
early?” So I opened it up and ate one and went back to my desk.
___________________, I found myself back at the refigerator. I looked at the box
and ______________ that you couldn’t tell one was missing. The box still looked full. I
thought, “I might as well have a second piece.” It was so good. I was in heaven. Then I
thought, “well, three isn’t so different from two... well, four isn’t so different from three...” until
suddenly I ____________________. I felt really stupid. I knew that I’d have
_______________ that I ate all of those chocolates. But, oh well – what’s done is done. I
closed the box and retied _________________ and thought, “At least it ________________
from the outside.”
The explosion came the next day. The chocolates were for a client. When the client
opened the box and it was half empty, my boss nearly ___________________________.
That was a week ago. Our boss is ___________________ and has been making everyone
work late. She keeps asking us over and over who ate the chocolates. She says she told
everyone ______________ that they were for a client. My collegues are _______________
with her attitude, but are also ________________ that “the thief” hasn’t
_____________________. I think that they secretly suspect me. I never thought this problem
would get so big. Should I quit my job? Admit the truth? Just let things
______________________? I’m in so much trouble

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Career Choice

Situation : Ted and Ken are good friends. They have just
graduated from university. Ted has been offered two job will
he take? Why?

Ken : So, how’s your ___________________ going?

Ted : Great. You won’t believe this – I got a job offer
from Wastrix! Oh, and one from Econotron, too.
Ken : Wastrix or Econotron? Wow, well, that should
be _____________________.
Ted : Yeah. I’m taking the Wastrix offer.
Ken : You’re kidding, rigth?
Ted : No, I’d be ________________ no to Wastrix. They’re a top company. I might never
get an offer like this again.
Ken : Wastrix has such a bad reputation. You know, the long hours.... the stress.....
Ted : Think about the money, though. The salary they’re offering me is 30% higher than
Econotron! It’ll ________________ a little ______________________.
Ken : I don’t know. You might _________________. In a few years, you’ll hate your life.
Ted : I have to at least give it a shot. It’s Wastrix! They’re the biggest company in my field.
Ken : You’re not even going to think about the Econotron offer?
Ted : Why should I?
Ken : Well, I’ll tell you why. A lot less overtime, a less competitive atmosphere. I’ve heard
it’s ______________________________.
Ted : Oh, _______________________________? Come on, that’s
__________________.
Ken : Well, think about the environment, then. Wastrix makes all those _______________,
and they have all those ______________________ about polluting the environment.
Econotron is, you know, a much more environmentally friendly company.
Ted : Now you’re really ___________________. I don’t believe all of that stuff about
Econotron. I think they’re just saying they’re environmentally friendly. Look, I just
have to take the job that’s going to help me _________________________.
Ken : I don’t know. It just might be a mistake.
Ted : Hey, talk to me in a couple of years when I’am giving you _______________ in my
Mercedes.

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 I Will Survive
By : CAKE

At first I was afraid. I was ____________________.

I kept thinking I could never live without you by my side.
But then I spent so many nights
Just thinking how you`d done me wrong. I __________________.
I learned how to ___________. And so you`re back ____________________.
I just walked in to find you here without that look upon your face.
I should have changed my fucking lock. I would have made you leave your key
If I`d have known for just one second
You`d be back ____________________ me.

( * ) Oh now go.
Walk out the door.
Just turn around now.
You`re not welcome anymore.
Weren`t you the one
Who tried to break me _________________?
Did you think I`d ___________________?
Did you think I`d lay down and die?
Oh not I.

( ** ) I will survive.
As long as I know how to love
I know I`ll be alive.
I`ve got all my life to live.
I`ve got all my love to give.
I will survive.
I will survive.

It took _________________I had just not to ______________________.

I`m trying hard ____________________
The pieces of my broken heart.
And I spent oh so many nights
Just feeling sorry for myself.
I used to cry.
But now I hold my head up high.

And you`ll see me with somebody new.

I`m not that stupid little person still in love with you.
And so you thought you`d _______________________,
And you expect me to be free.
But now I`m saving all my lovin`
For someone who`s lovin` me.

Back to ( * )

Back to ( ** )

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Following Him

Situation : Kyle and Lyn are planning to get married in three months, but they have a
problem. Kyle’s family wants him to move back to his small hometown. Why does his family
want to move back?

Kyle : Hello.
Lyn : Hi, Kyle.
Kyle : Hey.
Lyn : How are you?
Kyle : Great.
Lyn : How’s your father doing? Is he ________________?
Kyle : Uh, Lyn, I was just going to call you. We’ve got to talk.
Lyn : Kyle, we.... we can talk when you get back.
Kyle : Well, Lyn...
Lyn : When are you coming back? I miss you.
Kyle : I miss you, too. But, but ___________________________, you see. It’s difficult.
Lyn : What do you mean?
Kyle : Well, my.... my father’s ________________.
Lyn : Oh, that’s good.
Kyle : Yeah. Yeah. But he’s _______________, and he won’t be able to go back to work
for a long time.
Lyn : Oh.
Kyle : He... he wants me to stay here and..... and work in the family hotel.
Lyn : What? Work in the hotel?
Kyle : Yeah.
Lyn : Like, _________________________?
Kyle : Well, Lyn, my... my family really wants me to live here. In fact, I was thinking. I
wanted to ask you – how would you feel about moving here?
Lyn : Ah –
Kyle : I know, I know. It’s _____________________, but really, it’s a wonderful place and
it’s a great place to live and..... and have a family.
Lyn : Kyle, you’re not serious! How can you ask me to leave the city? All my friends, my
family are all here.
Kyle : I know.
Lyn : I have such ________________________. ____________ life is here. What about
your job?
Kyle : I know, I know. If I stay here, then I’ll have to quit my job and.... and just work in the
hotel. But my family they need me here.
Lyn : What about me?
Kyle : I love you, Lyn. I know.... I know this is __________________, and we weren’t
____________ it, but I want us to be together. Both of us, here. It won’t be forever.
Lyn : I don’t know, Kyle. I don’t know. I.... I just can’t see myself _______________ there.
I love you, I ______________, but I don’t want to live there. I know I would be really
unhappy.

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A Mother’s Worry

Situation : Margarita is a mother with a three-year old son, Marcos. She recently returned to
doing design work at her old company, but she has a problem. What is bothering her?

Hi, Rosa,
Sorry it’s been so long since I ________________ you. I’ve been very busy since I
returned to work. Do you remember that two months ago I decided that Marcos was old
enough to be ______________________? I think I _________________ you that I put him in
______________________ and went back to my old job at the advertising agency.
Now I need to ask your opinion about something. You know that three years ago
when Marcos was born I ___________________. At the time, I thought it was the best. But
you know me. I loved my work, and my company always said I could
____________________ I wanted to.
Do you remember how difficult it was for me ________________ my husband? Raul
is so traditional. He __________________ Marcos. Raul works a lot and can’t help me that
much. He also says that children should ________________ their mothers
_________________. But finally he agreed because, after all, he wants me to be
happy.
It’s been fun. I like my job and ____________________. But there’s a problem. It’s
been harder than I expected. Raul has started to complain. He tries to help, but he can’t cook
and he ___________________. Of course, he thinks he’s being a perfect husband. Marcos
gets sick sometimes at ___________________. So I have _________________ to take him
to the doctor or home. __________________, I’m really stressed. When I finally get home
after work, ________________________.
Even though it’s been harder than I expected, my job is very important to me. I know
that I can not be only a mother and a housewife. At the same time, as a mother, Marcos is
also very important to me. The teacher at ____________________ said that Marcos seems
fine. She said that being with other kids is good for him. Maybe so, but I’m not sure if I’m
doing the right thing.
What do you think? I can always _________________. I hope everything is fine with
you.

Take care,
Margarita

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A Good Parent

Situation : Darren is talking about his parents, and his

relationship to them. What is different about Darrent’s
parents?

You know how people always ask you about your

family . . . how many brothers and sisters do you have, what
do your parents do, questions like that?
Well, when I tell people about my family,
___________________, they don’t believe me.
You see, _____________________. Now, that’s not the hard thing to believe. A lot of
people are adopted. What’s different is my parents. I don’t have
_______________________________. I have two fathers. I was adopted by two men,
______________________. My two fathers are the only parents I’ve ever known.
My parents are great. Really open, ___________________. I’ve always been able to
talk to them about important things – school, sports, friends, problems I’m having. And now
that I’m in college and live away from home, we still talk on the phone all the time. They’re
really ___________________. I don’t have ________________ things like some of my
friends have to hide from their parents.
Okay, I know exactly what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Someone with two fathers
gay __________________, right?” Well, actually, I’m not. and, no, my parents aren’t
disappointed. They accept me just _____________________. They’ve even met my
girlfriend, Denise, and they think she’s great.
It hasn’t always been easy, though. Once, when I was about twelve, I invited a friend,
_____________ Rick, over to my house. When Rick met my two fathers, he didn’t say
anything. But later, Rick’s parents told him that he wasn’t ______________ with me
anymore. They said I wasn’t _________________ on their son. Even worse, they called my
school. They complained about my parents, and said my parents were _________________.
For no reason. Well, to make a long story short . . . I actually ________________ that school
and going over to a new one.
I don’t regret any of _________________, though. They’ve taught me a lot about life,
and I learned that I can’t ____________________ my parents.
You know, people ask ___________________ to be a good parent, and I’ll tell you:
being a good parent has nothing to do __________________. It’s all about love.

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 HEAVEN
By : Brian Adams

Oh, thinking about all our ____________________

There was only you and me,...
We were young and _________ and ________________

Now, nothing can take you away from me

We've been down _________________ before
But that's over now,
You keep me comin' back for more

(*) Baby you're all that I want

When you're ________________ here in my arms
I'm finding it hard to believe we're in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it here in your heart
It isn't ______________________ we're in heaven

Oh, _____________________ life you find someone

Who will turn your world around,... Bring you up when you're _______________
Yeah, nothing could change what you mean to me
Oh there's ______________that I could say,
But just hold me now, 'cause our love will ____________________

Back to ( * )

I've been waiting for so long,...

For something to arrive
For love to come along
Now ______________________ are coming true,...
Through the _____________________ and the bad
Yeah, I'll be standing there by you

Back to ( * )

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Losing Touch

Situation : Rozenn is 14, she grew up in Canada with her Canadian father and Brazilian
mother. Every year, she spends her summer vacation with her relatives in Brazil, but this
year she doesn’t want to. What will her parents decide?

Philip : Honey, I think we need to talk anout Rozenn’s plans for the summer. I mean, I know
you _________________________ about Rozenn staying _________________
your family, but I think we we should ____________ stay here in Canada during the
summer. She has band practice and the school summer camp.
Ana : Philip, my parents ___________________ if Rozenn didn’t go back to Brazil. And
you know that’s their __________________ to see her.
Philip : Well, I know that, but I’m just not sure we should make her go just because your
parents want to see her
Ana : Oh, it’s more than that. Also, she’s ________________ Portuguese. She needs to
_________________, or she’ll never __________________
Philip : Well, I know that’s important to you, but she’s had __________________ friends in
school, and the fact that she wants ______________________ now is a good thing.
Ana : But she always has fun when she goes to Brazil. It’s for _______________. And
honey, remember when she was born, we promised to __________________.
Philip : And we have done that. But she’s 14 and she wants to be __________________.
She can go next year.
Ana : She won’t want to go. Honey, you don’t know what it’s like to leave your country,
and your family. If Rozenn _________________ Brazil, she’s ________________
with me.
Philip : Well, I know she’ll do ______________, but at her age I just don’t like telling her
what to do.
Ana : Yes, she’s a good girl. But you also know that she sometimes likes
___________________________. It’ll be better if she goes. She’ll thank us in the
end.

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A Daughter’s Decision
Situation : Roy and Martha Brown have an 18-year-old daudhter, Jan. What does Jan want
to do? How do Roy and Martha feel?

Martha : Okay, honey, well, I think we need _______________ this some more. Yes, let’s talk
tomorrow. Bye, I love you, too.
Roy : Was that Jan?
Martha : Yeah
Roy : What’s the trouble this time?
Martha : I just _________________. Jan’s _______________. She wants to have an
abortion.
Roy : That’s . . . _________________. You know, I had a feeling something like this was
going to happen. What did you tell her?
Martha : Well, you know where I stand – I told her that she ____________________ with it.
She can’t have an abortion. We have to ________________ her to change her
mind.
Roy : I’m.... I’m not ___________________________, honey. I think Jan is right.
Martha : You can’t be serious! You think she should get an abortion? Don’t you remember?
That’s what everyone told me when ______________. “Get an abortion. You’re too
young to have a baby. It’ll _______________.” But I didn’t. And I thought you agreed
with me.
Roy : Well, I.... I did! Then. But that was you. You were ___________. You could handle it.
You knew what you were doing. And I was there to support you and help you raise
the baby. With Jan, it’s _____________________. She’s not responsible enough to
have a baby. And she can’t _______________ it. Look at all of the trouble she’s
having just taking care of herself. And she doesn’t want to be a mother.
Martha : She’s just saying that now because ______________. We have to show her that
things will be all right. We’ll help her. And being a mother _________________. Jan
___________________ if she has our support.
Roy : But this ________________ Jan responsibility. You know, honey, sometimes I think
. . . I just think abortion is the right think to do.
Martha : I don’t believe that. You know that. We need to make her see that abortion is always
__________________. She’ll regret it _________________________ if she goes
through with it, don’t you see?
Roy : I don’t know if it is a mistake for Jan. I just . . . I just don’t know.
Martha : Roy, this is something that ____________________________.

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Whose Child?

Situation : A surrogate mother is a woman who is paid to have another couple’s child. Here
are three women’s opinions about surrogate mothers. What is the process of being a
surrogate mother? What kind of problems can occur?

Lisa : What do you think about being surrogate mother? Let me tell you my story.

Three years ago, I had a baby girl, Stephanie. She was so beautiful, and when I think
about her, I know ________________ her parents are. Max and Betty wanted a child
so badly, and this was _______________ they could have their own child. I was so
happy to help. It’s so exciting to make a family for someone else. I know how
____________________________ – I have two lovely kids of my own – and I wanted
to share this with other people. I think more people should be surrogate mothers. It’s
_______________________________ to give life to others.

Ann : What do you think of surrogate motherhood? Let me tell you what happened to me
and my husband.

We are so sad. Our baby, Theodore, was born two weeks ago, and we had
everything ready for him: __________________, the clothes, the toys, and
________________ were ready for him to come home. But now we can’t even
______________ in our arms. It’s _______________. It’s because that.... that
woman, the surrogate mother refuses to give us our baby. It’s our baby. She agreed
to give us the baby as soon as it was born. we already __________________, and
already __________________, and we were prepared to pay her the rest...... when
she _____________________. Now she says she wants to keep Theodore and she
doesn’t want the money. She say’s that she loves him, and she can’t
____________________. But she couldn’t love him as much as we do. He’s our
Baby! It’s my egg that ________________ with my husband’s sperm in the
_______________. So Theodore has our DNA, not hers. This is all difficult and
expensive. She has _____________________ our baby.

Maria : What do I think of being a surrogate mother? Well, let me tell you my story.

I had a baby six months ago, little Brian. He was supposed to go to ______________
who couldn’t have their own childern, so they _____________, and they paid me
really well. But, unfortunately Brian was born ______________, and because he has
so small when he was born and he was born so early, he had _____________. Oh,
he was __________________, but, with all of these heart problems, the couple
decided that they didn’t want him. They said the contract was for
__________________. So, I decide to keep him. I... I couldn’t
_____________________ for adoption. I’d had him. But so far, he’s had three
operations. He’s getting better, but the doctors say that he’ll still need operations
when he’s older. And I love him. I’m.... I’m really happy to be his mother, but I’m really
worried. I ______________________ to keep him.

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 Better Man
By : Robbie William

Send someone to love me

I need to rest in arms
___________________________ from harm
In __________________ rain
Give me endless summer
Lord I fear the cold
Feel I’m getting old
Before my time

As ______________________ the shame

I will grow through this pain
___________________ I’m doing all I can
To be a better man

Go easy on ____________________
’cause it’s not my fault
I know I’ve been taught
To take __________________
Rest assured my angels
Will catch my tears
Walk me out of here
I’m in pain

As __________________ the shame

I will grow through this pain
___________________ I’m doing all I can
To be a better man

Once you’ve found that lover

You’re ____________________________
Love is all around
Love is all around
I know some have fallen
On _________________________
But love is all around

Send someone to love me

I need to rest in arms
_______________________ from harm
In ________________________ rain
Give me endless summer
Lord I fear the cold
Feel I’m getting old
Before my time

As _______________________ the shame

I will grow through this pain
___________________ I’m doin’ all I can
To be a better man

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Helping Others

A crazy man with __________________________ took over a city bus with 15

passangers and drove it ____________________ through the streets. But taxi driver Dal
Chong Yang did not stop to think.
Driving his taxi as fast as possible, he __________________ the bus. He then drove
in front of the bus for three kilometers, _________________________ and warning people to
get out of the way. The bus hit his taxi five times, as the crazy man tried to kill Mr. Yang.
Finally, the bus hit a tree and came to a stop with all of _______________________.
The crazy man was arrested by police.
Mr. Yang’s action helped save many lives, police said. They believe that the crazy
man wanted to ________________________ as many people as he could with the bus.
The taxi driver, Mr. Yang, is now a hero. Everybody knows his name and praises his
_______________________. “I was afraid, of course,” said Mr. Yang. “But I knew I had to do
it or a lot of people would be hurt, maybe killed.”
But some believe that what Mr. Yang did was wrong. “__________________ should
not be trying ______________________________________________,” says the chief of
police, “They really do not know how to do that, and they can get themselves __________ or
_________________.”
In fact, Mr. Yang was ____________________ and nearly ________________ when
the bus hit his car. He spent four months in the hospital and two months at home. Now he is
__________________ his taxi. But he can drive for only four or five hours each day because
of _______________________________, not like the 14 hours a day before his
__________________.

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A Woman’s Place

Interviewer : Congratulations, Professor Karlov, on your new book, A Woman’s

Place. I just finished reading it, and you really have
________________.
Professor Karlov : Yes. But my ideas are ___________________. Societies all over
the world are ____________________. Now, you have to think, why
are ______________________?
Interviewer : According to your book, Professor Karlov, you think the difficulties in
today’s world are ____________________________. Could you
explain that for our audience?
Professor Karlov : With pleasure. By _______________________ I mean the changes
in our society in ___________________ and responsibilities of men
and women. As everyone knows, what women do in society – their
___________________________ – has changed a great deal in the
past 50 years.
Interviewer : OK, I think everyone would agree with that. But so what?
Professor Karlov : Women in many societies no longer _____________ and take care
of children. They have jobs outside the home. This means they no
longer have the time ___________________. In today’s world,
children grow up with so many problems. They __________ of
school, they take drugs, they ________. Today’s children are lazy
and confused. They need ______________, love and support that
only mothers who are in the home can give. Women should return to
______________________ children. They are _________________
to do so. Men should continue to have the main responsibility for
____________________ for the family. We know from history that
men are suited for leadership and women are suited for raising
children
A woman’s place is in the home, raising the children and
_____________________. A man’s place is outside the home,
working to support the family. I know this is an old fashioned, or
______________, belief. But it is the one that fits the natural order.

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To Tell or Not to Tell

Dear Mohammed,
Thanks for the phone call yesterday; it was good to talk with you. You asked me if
__________________________, and I said no. But you were right, older brother –
something is ___________________, ______________________.
After talking to you yesterday, I decided to write you a letter. Writing often helps me
___________________________ and see life more clearly.
I accidently discovered that my company is ___________________ into a river near
one of its factories in the countryside. At first, I wasn’t concerned about this. I knew that the
owners of the company were _________________ and would not do
______________________.
But then I read a story in the newspaper about ________________________ into
rivers and how many of these chemicals are __________________. One chemical is very
dangerous to humans because, over time, it can __________________. And this is the same
chemical that my own company is dumping into that river!
I was _______________ at first. So I checked carefully and found out that I was right.
The company has been dumping this ____________ for about 18 months, and the owners
know about it!
Well, Mohammed, I am __________________. Of course, I could tell my boss. But
then he might tell the owners and they would fire me, __________________. Should I talk to
officials of the goverment? The owners are powerful men and might _____________, and
then I would lose my job. Perhaps I could talk to the journalist who wrote the story in the
newspaper.
As you know, I plan to retire in four more years. I am _________________ and find a
new job. Besides, I like my work. Well, I used to like my work. Now I am
___________________. It is getting difficult to continue my work as if nothing were wrong.
_____________________, older brother. I don’t know what to do.

Your’s
Arafat

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 MY IMMORTAL
By : Evanescence

I’m so tired of being here

Suppressed all of __________________
And if you have to leave
I wish that you have just leave
Because your presence ______________________
And it won’t leave me alone

(*) These _________________ won’t seem to heal

This pain is just too real
There’s just too much that time cannot ______________

( ** ) When you cried ___________________ all of your tears

When you scream ____________________ all of your tears
And I’ve held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me

You used _________________ me

By your ___________________
But now I’m bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts my once _________________________
Your voice it chased away ___________________ in me

Back to ( * )

Back to ( ** )

I’ve tried so _______________ myself that you’re gone

And though you’re still with me
I’ve been alone all along

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Why Don’t You Accept Us?

Let me tell you about Wing. He’s ___________________ I know – he can always
make me _______________, even when I __________________. He works hard at his job,
and all his co-workers think he’s great. He’s interested in movies and tennis and politics, just
like me. He’s ________________________ – only I can’t tell anyone.
Wing and I are couple – a homosexual, or gay, couple. We’ve been together for
almost six years. That’s a lot longer than _________________________. We try to spend as
much time together as we can, but because we are gay, there is always a problem.
When we go to parties, I can’t introduce Wing as my partner. I have to say, “This is a
friend of mine.” We never go to the same restaurant more than once or twice together
because people ____________________ us. We can’t live together, as other couples do. No
one wants to live near __________________________.
I can’t even tell my family about Wing. My parents don’t know that I’m gay. They think
there is _________________________ with homosexuals, that we’re not “normal.” So my
mother is always asking me, “when are you going to find _______________ and get
married?” I wish I could tell her that I’ve already _______________________ for me. But my
parents would never speak to me again. They would worry so much about what their friends
would think of their homosexual son.
I know in some countries, like the United States, this is not such a big problem. But it
is here. I wonder why society isn’t more understanding. Why can’t
______________________? It’s not fair. There is nothing wrong with Wing or with me. We
are just like everyone else. We don’t have ____________________ that other people might
catch. We are normal, ordinary people who would like to be ___________________.
Wing and I don’t want _______________________. We don’t want to change the
world. We just want to be together _________________________. What’s wrong with that?

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Finders Keepers

Suddenly it was ____________________. Money was falling from the sky and
begining to cover the ground __________________.
David thought he was dreaming. He saw $100 bills everywhere. All he head to do
was ________________ and ________________________. He did, He did it again. And
again. Soon he had more $100 bills than he could hold. David saw ________________ on
the ground. He __________________ with more $100 bills.
He ______________________ and saw, on the bridge over his head,
__________________. The truck ______________________ into another truck. The
accident was so bad that all of the money the truck was carrying
________________________ the road. The wind was _________________, so the bills
were _____________________.
David saw people running from everywhere. They were ________________ to each
other ____________________. They were _________________ money and putting it in
_____________________. He had never seen people working so quickly.
David then heard the sirens and saw _____________________ on the police cars as
they _____________________ to the accident on the bridge. He left quickly.
When he got home, David counted the money he _________________ – almost
$25,000. he had never seen so much money. And it was his! It belonged to him!
Or did it? David began think about that. Did it really belong to him? If it
_______________, then whose money was it? Well, thought David, it might belong to the
bank. It was the _________________ that crashed, and the money came from that truck.
But the money was just _____________________. He had not robbed a bank or
stolen the money from somebody. What he had done was different. And nobody knew him.
Nobody could say that he had _________________ the money. And then David thought of
all of those other people who were ____________________ the money, just like he had
done.
But David was worried. He wondered if he should return the money.

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A Mother’s Story

My heart ______________________ joy when he was dead. I knew then, when the
eelctricity was sent into that man’s body, that I would finally ______________.
Am I a monster? Am I __________________? Do I get excited when people are
killed? No, no, no! I am not a monster. I am a mother whose 18-years-old son was killed
_____________________. Before Wang was killed, I had not thought much about
______________________. Maybe I thought it was wrong. After all, killing someone who has
killed someone else really doesn’t help much. The other person is still dead, and killing the
murderer just ______________________.
But that all changed when my only son was killed. It happened five years ago. Wang
was working at __________________. He had just finished high school and was going to go
to a good university in a month. He was working ___________________ to help pay for his
education. Two men entered the store. They told my son to take all the money from
_________________ and put in a bag. He did this then ________________ Wang to open
the safe. Wang told them that he did not have the key.
One of the men had a gun and __________________ Wang. My son
__________________ him and told him that only owner had the key. The gunman than shot
him five times in the face and heart. My son _________________________.
Both robbers were __________________. The one who shot my son was
________________________ in the _____________________. I asked to see him die. I
wanted to be there. I needed to be there. My son’s death had to be __________________ .
So I watched when they ________________________. I saw him begging for his life.
Good, I thought, beg all you can. You must die for what you did.
I think about ________________ often now. Killing is wrong. But if you kill, you
should pay with your own life. It’s the only way we can stop ___________________.

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 Another Day In Paradise
By : Phill Collins

She _________________________ to the man on the street

’Sir, can you help me?
It’s cold and I’ve nowhere to sleep,
Is there somewhere you can tell me? ’

He walks on, doesn’t look back

He ___________he can’t hear her
Starts to _____________ as he crosses the street
Seems embarrassed to be there

(*) Oh think twice, it’s another day for

You and me in paradise
Oh think twice, it’s just another day for you,
You and me in paradise

She __________________________ to the man on the street

He can see she’s been crying
She’s got blisters on _________________________
She can’t walk but she’s trying

Back to ( * )

Oh lord, is there nothing more anybody can do

Oh lord, there must be something you can say

You can tell from __________________ on her face

You can see that she’s been there
Probably been ____________________ from every place
’cos she didn’t _________________ there

Back to ( * )

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Owen, Roger. People Talking. British Broadcasting Corporation.

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