Unit 10, Lesson 3
Express Personal Values
Audio Script
CONVERSATION 1
Beth: Luke! Tomorrow’s your first day in your new job. You’re not going to wear that earring, are you?
Luke: I was going to. Why not?
Beth: Well, if I were you, I wouldn’t wear it. It may not be appropriate in the office.
Luke: That’s crazy. What’s wrong with an earring, Beth?
Beth: Nothing. But lots of people are old-fashioned and they don’t think men should wear earrings... at least at the office.
Luke: You’re only 28 and you sound like my grandmother. This is the 21st century. In any case, I need to be who I am. I’m an individualist.
CONVERSATION2
Louise: Celia, what a great tattoo! When did you get it?
Celia: Just last week. But my husband thinks it’s awful.
Louise: Doesn’t he have one, too?
Celia: Yes. But he says it’s not the same thing.
Louise: You mean he thinks it’s OK for a man, but not for a woman?
Celia: You got it.
Louise: What a double standard!
CONVERSATION 3
Seth: Mark, I’m really unhappy. My daughter wants to go to law school.
Mark: That’s great! What’s the problem?
Seth: Well, I was hoping she’d marry a lawyer, not be one!
Mark: Why’s that?
Seth: Well, it’s just that I think men should be lawyers and women should stay home and have children
Mark: That’s a little sexist, if you ask me!
CONVERSATION 4
Dad: Kate! You can’t go out in those clothes. I can see your tummy!
Kate: So? That’s the style. Don’t you watch TV? Read magazines?
Dad: I don’t care. Girls should be modest. People will think you’re a bad girl.
Kate: But, Dad. You know I’m a good person. I follow all the rules. Everyone knows that!
Dad: That’s true. But modesty is very important for girls. If you’re modest, people will know you’re a good girl.