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Robert （Son）： Yeah； but Mom； you know he won't understand。
Robert's Mom （Mother）： Yes； he will。 You just have to explain it to him。
Robert （Son）： No； he won't。 He just wants me to study。 He doesn't like sports at all。
Robert's Mom （Mother）： Yes； he does。 He plays golf。
Robert （Son）： Mom； golf is not a sport。 It's a game for old people。
Robert's Mom （Mother）： Be careful！ I play golf too。
Robert （Son）： I know。 I just mean it's not sport like basketball。
Robert's Mom （Mother）： Oh； here es your father now。 We'll tell him。
Robert （Son）： Do you have to？
Robert's Mom （Mother）： Yes。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 3 Talking to Dad
（Robert's Dad es downstairs and joins Robert and his Mom at the table。）
Robert's Mom （Mother）： Good morning； dear。
Robert （Son）： Good morning； Dad。
Robert's Dad （Father）： Good morning； you two。 What were you just talking about？
Robert （Son）： Nothing。
Robert's Mom （Mother）： Robert； tell your father which you just told me！
Robert's Dad （Father）： What's that； Robert？
Robert （Son）： Well； it's really nothing。 But I am play a little basketball after school thesedays。
Robert's Mom （Mother）： Robert； it's more than just a little basketball。
Robert's Dad （Father）： Which is it； a little or more？
Robert （Son）： Dad； I am on the basketball team。 Isn't that great？
Robert's Dad （Father）： I'm not sure。 You know how I feel about you playing sports andnot studying。
Robert （Son）： But I am studying； Dad。 I promise。
Robert's Dad （Father）： I still don't like the idea of you playing when you should be doingschoolwork。
Robert （Son）： But I can do both。 I can play sports and do my schoolwork。
Robert's Dad （Father）： Are you sure？
Robert （Son）： Yes。
Robert's Dad （Father）： What do you think； dear？
Robert's Mom （Mother）： I think we should give him a chance。 If he can keep good gradesin school while playing basketball； then we should let him play。 But if his grades are bad；he will have to quit the team。
Robert （Son）： Yeah； Dad。 That's fair。
Robert's Dad （Father）： Well； it's sounds okay。 Let's give it a try。 But if you don't do yourschoolwork； you'll off the team。 Do you understand？
Robert （Son）： Yes。 Thanks Mom； you're great。
Robert's Mom （Mother）： Your father said yes； too。
Robert （Son）： Oh； yeah。 Thanks； Dad。
Robert's Mom （Mother）： Robert； you'd better go。 You'll be late for your bus。
Robert （Son）： Okay； I'm going。 Thanks for breakfast。
Robert's Mom （Mother）： Hurry up！
Robert （Son）： Bye！
Robert's Mom （Mother）： Bye！ See you tonight。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 4 Mom and Dad Have a Talk
Robert's Mom （Mother）： He sure is going up fast。
Robert's Dad （Father）： Tell me about it。 He seems to change every month。
Robert's Mom （Mother）： What do you think about him playing team basketball？ I'mworry that he'll neglect school and get too involved in athletics and all the otherdistraction for the e with playing sports。
Robert's Dad （Father）： Oh； I don't know。 I know I sounded negative about it just now withRobert。 But actually； I am happy he's playing。 I played sports from middle school and itdidn't hurt my grades。
Robert's Mom （Mother）： Are you serious？ You were lucky to graduate from high school。
Robert's Dad （Father）： I got good grades at university。 Besides； kids should get more outof middle and high school than books and tests。
Robert's Mom （Mother）： But this is the age where he will develop most of his habits； bothgood and bad。 What if he ends up liking sports more than school？
Robert's Dad （Father）： So what？ You say that as if it is the end of the world。 When I washis age all I cared about was sports and girls。 And look at me； I turned out just fine。
Robert's Mom （Mother）： That is because you didn't have any luck at either sports or girls；and realized you had better study when your went to college。
Robert's Dad （Father）： Careful！ When you say I didn't have any luck with women thatcould mean I was unlucky to have married you？
Robert's Mom （Mother）： All right。 I'll admit that after you entered university； you gotyour act together。 But； what are we going to do about Robert？
Robert's Dad （Father）： Nothing！ As it is； he is doing fine in school and so we will givehim a chance and see if he can handle both basketball and studies。 Who knows？ We mayhave a future NBA star for a son。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 5 On the School Bus
（Robert goes outside and catches his bus。 His friend Billy is already on the bus。）
Robert： Hey； Billy！ What's up？
Billy： Hey； Bobby！ How are you？
Robert： My name is 'Robert'； not 'Bobby'。
Billy： And my name is 'William'； but everybody calls me 'Billy'。
Robert： Well； that's you； not me。 Please call me 'Robert' from now on。
Billy： Okay； Bob。
Robert： Very funny。 I'm going to start call you 'William'。
Billy： No； I hate that name。 I promise to call you 'Robert' if you promise not to call me'William'。
Robert： I promise。 You see how easy that was。 Hey； are you going to the practice today？
Billy： Practice？ What practice？
Robert： Basketball practice； of course。
Billy： I almost forgot。 Yeah； I'm going。 What about you？ Did your Dad give youpermission？
Robert： Yep； can you believe it？ The old man is not so bad。
Billy： I think your Dad is really cool。 He is very better than my Dad。
Robert： That was what you think； but it's not true。 He only wants me to study； but myMom help me； so now I can play sports too。
Billy： What about your grades？
Robert： I promise that I would get good grades。
Billy： What if you don't？
Robert： If I don't； then I have to quit the basketball team。
Billy： I know you'll be studying hard this year。
Robert： Yes； I will。 I like basketball enough to make me want to study hard。
Billy： yeah； school is not so bad if you can both study and play。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 6 Basketball
（David is sitting behind Robert and wants to talk about basketball。）
David： I heard your guys talking of basketball。 Who do you think is the greatest playerever？
Robert： That's easy。 It's Michael Jordan。
David： I don't think so。 I think it's Shaquille O'Neal。
Robert： What？ Shaq？ Jordan is very better than Shaq！
David： No way！ Jordan has more fancy moves； but Shaq is better。
Robert： Are you crazy？ Shaq is just big and that is all。 Jordan is the better shooter。 He hasbetter defense。 He is more fun to watch。 And he has won more championships。 How doyou say Shaq is better？
David： I don't know。
Robert： What your mean you don't know？
David： I mean I don't know much about basketball。 I just heard my older brother sayingShaq was the best。
Robert： You don't know much about basketball and you are fighting with me。 Are you ona basketball team？
David： No； I am in a chess club。
Robert： Chess club？ Then you should talk about chess and not basketball。
David： Sorry。 Hey； do you like chess？
Robert： I hate it。 It is the most boring game on earth。
David： You shouldn't say that！ It is really fun！
Robert： Okay； I'm sorry。 I promise not to talk about chess if you promise not to talk aboutbasketball。
David： Okay； I promise。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 7 First Period
（Robert's first period of the day is English class。 His teacher is Mr。Hubbard。 ）
Mr。 Hubbard （teacher）： Good morning； class！
Students： Good morning； Mr。 Hubbard。
Mr。 Hubbard （teacher）： Did all of you have a fun weekend？ How abut you； Robert？ Howwas your weekend？
Robert： It was pretty good。
Mr。 Hubbard （teacher）： Robert； this is an English language class。 Please speak a littlemore。 Tell us all about what you did on Saturday and Sunday。
Robert： Let's see。 On Saturday； I went out to dinner。
（Robert stops and doesn't say anything more。）
Mr。 Hubbard （teacher）： Will you tell the class and me where you went out to dinner andwhat you ate？
Robert： Yes。 I went to T。G。I。 Friday's with my parents and my friend Tommy。 I had thesteak with French fries and Tommy has spaghetti。 After dinner； we both had a big ball ofice cream for dessert。 And then we play video games and then。。。
（Mr。 Hubbard thinks that Robert will never stop talking and so stop him。）
Mr。 Hubbard （teacher）： Thank you； Robert。 That is enough。
Robert： But I thought you want to hear everything。 I have a lot more to tell you。
Mr。 Hubbard （teacher）： No； that would be fine。 Class； please open your books to page 56。Today； we are going to talk about。。。
（Robert interrupts Mr。 Hubbard。）
Robert： But Mr。 Hubbard； I still have a lot to say。
Mr。 Hubbard （teacher）： Good！ Then you can tell me what you thought of story at page 56。
Robert： I didn't read it。