Transcripts & Answer keys

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Transcripts

1.

A: What’s your New Year’s resolution, Lee?

B: I’m really going to get in shape this year. I’m going to exercise every day and lose five kilos. You watch.

2.

A: Have you made any New Year’s resolutions?

B: Sure. I’m going to give up smoking. A: Why don’t you enroll in a program that helps people stop smoking?

B: That sounds like a great idea.

3.

A: I need to get more exercise.

B; You should do more walking. Maybe you could walk to the subway every day instead of taking the bus.

A: Yeah, I think I will.

B: And why not take up jogging?

A: Let’s not push it. I can’t stand

jogging-

4.

A: What are you going to do for the New Year?

B: Well, everyone tells me I look too thin. I need to put on a couple of

kilos.

A: Why don’t you join a gym and lift weights?

B: No time. I think I’ll go back and live with my mom. She’s the greatest cook.

5.

A: So, what are your New Year’s resolutions?

B: Well, I’m going to change my diet and start eating healthier food.

A: Really?

B: Yep, I’m going to start eating less meat and more vegetables.

6.

A: I’m getting a little fat in the stomach.

B: Yeah—I noticed.

A: Hey—come on! Anyway, I’m going to do something about it.

B: Are you taking up jogging?

A: No, but I’m going to start doing sit-ups every morning starting January first. Just like this. Watch. One…two…ugh!

Answer keys

1a, 2b, 3a, 4b, 5a, 6b