Unit 1.7, exercise 2, page 18.0:01
Speaker A. I'm what people call a white collar professional.0:08
You know, the suits, the ties, the big office with a view.0:13
I must say it was quite tough getting to the top.0:17
And now that I'm here, it's pretty stressful.0:20
A lot of my colleagues play golf or squash when they want to let off steam after a hard day.0:23
I was never interested in that kind of thing.0:28
My wife is from the country, so she's always had an avid interest in gardening.0:31
A few months ago, I was watching her plant some roses.0:36
She asked me for some help and for the first time in my life, I actually got my hands dirty.0:40
I can honestly say I'm hooked.0:47
Speaker B. On graduating, I got a fantastic job offer from a very reputable company.0:51
I worked my way up the ladder and anybody at the firm will tell you that I always got results.0:59
That is, until management changed.1:05
The new boss is the type that likes to come in and shake things up.1:07
Well, he just has a different way of thinking.1:11
I can't work the way he wants me to.1:14
That's why I decided to take up my brother in law's offer.1:17
Okay, so it's a totally different kind of thing to what I have been used to.1:21
But I'm enjoying it and I'm doing things the way I want to.1:24
Speaker C. My husband and I got married very young and I worked in a supermarket so that he could finish his university degree.1:29
Our kids came along very quickly, and by the time little Joey, our youngest, had started school, I was still only 25.1:39
I was bored being at home alone all day.1:48
My husband Bill heard about the sociology courses being offered at the university in our town.1:51
Well, the people there were very enthusiastic about my secondary school grades and thought that I would do very well on their program.1:58
Last week I got my degree.2:07
I don't know who was prouder, me or my husband, Bill.2:09
Speaker D. I was born and raised on a large cattle farm.2:15
Of course, at my house we ate a lot of meat.2:21
After I had grown up and moved to the big city, I saw no reason to change the way I ate at least three times a week.2:25
I was still cooking and consuming steaks and roasts and so on.2:33
Then I began having health problems.2:38
My doctor put it down to lack of exercise and the way I ate.2:41
His diagnosis really frightened me.2:45
And since then I haven't touched a piece of beef.2:47
At first it was quite difficult, but now, two years later, I find I don't miss it.2:51
SPEAKER E After I had been married for five years, I got a great promotion at the bank.2:58
And we decided we could now finally buy our first house.3:05
It wasn't anything fancy, mind you.3:09
It was old and needed a lot of renovations.3:11
Now, I've always been good with my hands, so I decided I would do most of the work myself.3:14
Visitors always asked me who had done the work on the house, so I started to think about renovating houses on the side.3:19
Of course, with my regular job at the bank and now the work I do at the weekends, I rarely have a moment to myself.3:26
And the extra cash is nothing to complain about either.3:34
SPEAKER F the city has many advantages.3:38
It was fun to begin with, and there were lots of job opportunities and things to do.3:43
But we began to miss the simple things in life, like a walk on the beach and feeling more in tune with nature.3:49
We were both brought up in the country, so we took the plunge and moved here.3:57
Our city friends are amazed that we grow all our own fruit and vegetables and all the excess.4:02
We trade with others for goods and services.4:08
Now, when I want my hair cut, my hairdresser accepts apples or potatoes instead of money.4:12
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