Spotlight on exams 4, module 4, listening page 81.0:00
Megan, you're still smoking.0:22
You said you were going to give up two weeks ago.0:25
Don't you know how bad it is for you?0:29
Think of all the illnesses you can get.0:31
I know all that, Jim.0:34
I'm just finding it really hard to give up.0:37
I mean, really tried?0:41
There are so many therapies these days that can help.0:44
What do you take me for?0:47
I've tried everything under the sun.0:49
Nicotine patches, hypnosis, you name it.0:51
Well, I suppose I can't talk.0:56
You know I used to smoke, don't you?0:58
I took it up when I was at university and I was under a lot of pressure during exam time.1:04
I'm telling you, it was the worst thing I ever did, taking up smoking.1:09
I couldn't play basketball anymore without getting out of breath.1:14
I kept getting an awful cough, My clothes and hair stank.1:19
But I managed to quit a couple of years ago.1:24
I haven't touched a cigarette since.1:27
So how did you do it?1:29
Well, like you, I felt I had tried everything.1:31
Nothing worked for me.1:35
I was really desperate.1:36
Then my girlfriend said she was fed up with me smoking.1:39
She told me to give up or she would break up with me.1:42
So what on earth did you do?1:47
Well, I really didn't want to lose my girlfriend.1:49
So I decided to give up smoking, however hard it was.1:52
In the end I went to an acupuncturist.1:56
There's one at the health center in town and he's really good.1:59
I had three sessions and after that I just didn't feel the need for a cigarette anymore.2:03
I can't imagine having needles stuck all over my body.2:10
I don't think I could do that.2:13
Well, if giving up smoking means enough to you, you'll try it.2:15
In fact, you hardly feel it at all.2:22
If you think of all the money you'll save by not buying cigarettes, you're right.2:28
Have you got the number?2:33
I'll call and make an appointment.2:34
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