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Interactions 2 Listening/Speaking, 4/e
Judith Tanka, University of California, Los Angeles
Lida R. Baker, University of California, Los Angeles

City Life

Drawing Inferences

Listen to the conversation again. Below are descriptions of potential roommates. Based on the information you hear in the conversation, decide if Anna would live with the people described below.



1

Mark is a guitarist. He is fairly neat and always takes care of his own dishes. He likes to play his guitar in the house a lot and often has band practice in the living room. Since he loves rock music, he always has his stereo on full blast.
A)No
B)Yes
2

Evelyn lives with Jim. They are both very social and love to have parties in their home. They have friends over all the time and like to talk, listen to music, and hang out in the living room and kitchen. Neither of them has a problem with noise. They keep the house in good condition.
A)No
B)Yes
3

Gloria is chemistry major and spends most of her time studying at the library. She is very rarely at home. She usually keeps the house clean. When she is at home, she is usually in her room doing homework or sleeping.
A)No
B)Yes
4

Julia works as a librarian at the college library. She enjoys quiet evenings reading, listening to classical music, or going to see movies with friends. She spends Saturday mornings cleaning her home and Saturday afternoons gardening or baking. She usually goes to bed early.
A)No
B)Yes
5

Emma is working on her dissertation in French literature. She spends a lot of time in her room working. She is very focused on her work and doesn't socialize much. Since she is so busy, her place is a mess most of the time. She doesn't do the dishes or clean the apartment for weeks. She also has a cat, and its hair is all over her apartment.
A)No
B)Yes