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Listening - Tough predicaments

Part A - Listen to three people talk about predicaments. Number them from 1 to 3 in the order they are discussed.

1 - I just got a postcard from my friend Carrie. She lost all her money on vacation in Europe, isn’t that horrible?

• Yeah, that’s terrible.

• Jane, what would you do if you are on vacation overseas and you lost all your money and credit cards?

• I guess I’d call my parents and ask them to send me some money right away. What about you Bert?

• Yeah, I’d probably do the same thing, although maybe I’d try going to the embassy or consulate to see if they could help me.

• What about you, Susan?

• Well, I guess I’d probably sell my watch and camera or I might get a job as a waitress somewhere till I made enough money to buy a plane ticket home.

2 - You know, I’m really worried about Carol.

• Why?

• Well, I think she has a serious shopping problem.

• Really?

• Yes, she keeps buying things and putting everything on her credit card. I don’t think she realizes how hard it’s going to be to pay all the money back. I don’t know what to do?What would you do if you discovered a friend had major financial problems?

• Oh, no question, I’d talk to her about it.

• Oh, I don’t think I would.

• Why not?

• Well, because it’s really none of my business. I wouldn’t tell a friend what to do in that type of situation. So I wouldn’t say or do anything about it.

• Well, I think I’d probably talk to her family about it. It’s a personal problem and they should try to help her first.

3 - You know, I was faced with a tough situation the other day. I was walking on the street and saw two people fighting. It looked pretty violent, but I didn’t know what to do. So I just walked away. I figured it was none of my business, but now I think I should have done something what would you do if you saw two people fighting on the street?

• I’m not really sure, but I know I’d have to do something. I guess I would call the police.

• No, that takes too long. I try to break it up, but you could get hurt if you did that.

• Well, then I’d try to get someone to help me break it up. In the meantime I’d shout for someone to call the police.