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Unit 7
Page 82, Listening Comprehension
Part One
A: Would you like some more dessert?
B: No, thanks, Linda. Everything was delicious, but I couldnt eat another bite! Thanks
so much.
A: So, Jeanne, how are your kids doing?
B: Well, that depends on which one
A: Well, how about the oldest? Thats Brian, right? How old is he now?
B: Hes fifteen. Brians fine. Brians always fine. Hes doing great at school. Im sure hell
get into a great university in a couple of years. Hes a great kidworks hard; he plays
by the rules and hes successful at almost everything he does. The only thing that
sometimes worries me about Brian is that he can be a little too self-critical.
A: Self-critical? How so?
B: Well, Brian can be pretty hard on himself: no matter how well he does at something,
hes not satisfied. He always feels he could do better.
A: Thats so interesting. Our first, Eric, is like that, too.
B: Really?
A: You know, I once read this article in one of those popular psychology magazines. It
said that first children are often self-critical because parents push them to succeed
more than they do with their other children. I dont mean to suggest you did that, and
I dont think we did that with Eric, but its interesting because its so common. I just
wonder why.
B: Well, I do think theres some truth to that in our case. Harvey and I were involved in
everything Brian did: music lessons, karate lessons, Chinese class on Saturday. We
drove him to all his classes. We picked him up after they were over. We always
asked him a lot of questions about how he was doing. He probably thought our
message to him was that he had to be good at everything. But we were just
interested. We didnt actually push him to be good at everything, but he may have
thought we expected a lot of him. Kids internalize those messages.
A: I imagine thats pretty typical. Its no ones fault.
B: And one more thingif you buy into thatyou knownurture theory.
A: Yeah?
B: Brians sister Annie wasnt born til Brian was eight. He really had more contact with
us and other adults than he did with someone closer to his age. Im sure all that
contact with us probably had a huge impact. And, interestingly, Brian has always
been comfortable with adults.
A: From what youre saying, it sounds like Brian is the classic first child. They say that
first children often feel more comfortable with people older than themselves. They
seem to have a short childhood and grow up fast.

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Part Two
A: So what about Annie?
B: Annies a whole nother story.
A: How so?
B: Well you know what they say about middle childrenits hard for them to feel special.
They have no special statustheyre not the first and not the babytheyre just in
between. Most middle children at least have a little time to be the baby and feel
special. But in Annies case, she never did. Her sister Lucy was born when Annie
was really still a baby.
A: I didnt realize that. How old was Annie when her sister was born?
B: Thirteen monthsjust over a year. Annie wasnt even walking or talking yet.
A: Hmm. How did Lucys arrival affect her?
B: Well, Annies not an unhappy kid. But she struggles with the things people say
middle children usually have a hard time with. Maybe a little more than the typical
middle child.
A: What kinds of things?
B: Well, Annies sort of jealous of both her siblings. Shes jealous of Brian because
were always saying how great he is. And shes jealous of Lucy because she thinks
Lucy gets more attention. Remember, Annie never had a chance to be the baby.
We think thats why shes a little bit of a rebel.
A: Annies a rebel? Shes only 7. How can she be such a rebel?
B: Well, nothing terrible, but . . . We know that if were going out, theres going to be an
argument with Annie about clothes. I ask her to wear shoes, and she wants to wear
sandals. We get dressed up to go to a nice restaurant and she wants to wear jeans.
Sometimes, we just give in and let her wear what she wants. We hate to keep
fighting with her all the time. This would never happen with Brian.
A: You know, it sounds like she may be trying to get the attention she thinks the other
two are getting.
B: You may be right. But, on the other hand, we dont really worry about her. Shes very
popular. No one has more friends than Annie. People just love her. Shes always
been very popular.
A: You know thats what they say about middle children. Theyre usually very popular
Part Three
A: And what about the baby? I guess if Annies seven, Lucy must be 6?
B: Right.
A: Well, you said that Brian and Annie are typical first and middle children. What about
Lucy? Is she a typical youngest child?
B: I guess she is. Shes pretty independent. Maybe thats because we didnt have as
much time for her as the others. Annie was only 13 months old when Lucy was born,
so we were still pretty busy taking care of Annie. We kind of just let Lucy develop on
her own. But that definitely had an effect on her personality. Like any kid, she wanted
our attention.
A: What did she do to get it?
B: Well, she learned how to make us laugh. Theres nothing Lucy likes more than
clowning around and making people laugh. Shes the family clown. Everyone
loves her.

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Page 84, Exercise A, Listening Comprehension


Conversation One
A: You look a little blue, Andy. Whats up?
B: I dont know. Nothing in particular. Im just feeling bored with my job. Every day its
the same old thing.
A: Im sorry to hear that.
B: Thanks.
Conversation Two
A: Lets have a party. Im in the mood to have a lot of people for dinner.
B: Mollie! You never stop! Youve got to be the most active person I know.
A: I just hate sitting around and thinking. I like a lot of action.
Conversation Three [M = U.S. regional]
A: Lets just stay home tonight. I need some peace and quiet.
B: Greg! Im getting sick and tired of staying home. Dont you want to get out and see
our friends?
A: Sometimes. But most nights Id rather just be with you and read or listen to music.
Conversation Four
A: So, Millie, where do you stand on the nature / nurture controversy?
B: Me? I guess I think the family is the most important factor. A happy early childhood
makes a person cheerful for life.
Conversation Five
A: So, Vera, what do you think is the best way to make your children have cheerful
personalities?
B: Are you kidding? People are born either happy or sad. The parents have nothing
to do with it. Once youre born, its too late.

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