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Unit 7 to 8 - Progress check

Page 57 - Exercise 3

Listening - I could just kick myself.

Listen to people talk about recent events and activities in their lives. What events and activities are they talking about? What quality does each person’s behavior demonstrate? Complete the chart.

1 - Mark

• I could just kick myself,

• Come on Mark, it could happen to anyone.

• I lost the game for us. All I had to do was to kick it past the goalie.

• Yeah, but that goalie is tough to get by.

• No way, I’m a much better player. And there was no one in the way. Everybody else was at the other end of the field.

• Yeah, but we all miss one sometimes.

• Yeah, and I won’t let that happen again.

• How are you going to do that?

• By playing the game better.

2 - Joan.

• I did it, I did it.

• My gosh Joan what happened?

• I did it, I did it.

• Joan, calm down. What happened?

• I got into the company I auditioned for.

• Really? That’s fantastic, but I thought you auditioned and didn’t make it.

• I did, I felt really bad about not making it for a while, but then I decided I couldn’t be depressed forever. So I started dancing again on my own. I worked really hard and by practicing every day. I got better and better. Then I saw in the newspaper that they were having auditions again. So I went in. I auditioned and I got in.

• That’s great. Congratulations.

3 - Kim

• Kim? When did you start doing this?

• Well, a few months ago. I’d never picked up a brush before.

• What made you start?

• I’m not sure. I’ve always wanted to paint or draw. But my brother was the artistic one. I was on the basketball team. Last month, I decided I wanted to take a class at the community center. It was this or yoga. I decided on this. I feel like I’ve learned how to relax by painting.

• Your not bad, you know?

• Thanks.

• Who is it?

• It’s you!