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Coach Malone： What？
Robert： Coach Malone； tell Billy shoes are not important。
Coach Malone： What are you talking about？
Billy： Coach Malone； I got a new Jordan's yesterday and I said they will make me a betterbasketball player。
Robert： Dim use my old Reeboks； but I said I'll still be a good basketball player。
Coach Malone： You are both right。 Good shoes are fortable and help you not to gethurt； but they won't make you a better player。 And a great player would play great in anyshoes。
Billy： So； who is right？ We bet five dollars。 Who wins？
Robert： Yeah； who wins？
Coach Malone： Nobody wins。 You are both partially right and you are both partially
wrong。 Now get ready for practice。 Robert； you practice lay ups。 Billy； you practice freethrows。 And don't worry； both of your shoes are fine。 If I had shoes that good when I wasyoung； I would have been a much better player。
Billy： See； I was right。 Give me my five dollars。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 15 Talking to Michelle
（After practice； Robert goes to where the cheerleaders are practicing and talks to Michelleagain。）
Robert： Hey； Michelle。 Do you have time to talk？
Michelle： Sure； do you want to talk here or go somewhere else？
Robert： Let's go somewhere else。
Michelle： Okay； where？
Robert： How about McDonald's？
Michelle： I like Burger King better。
Robert： Me too。 Let's go to Burger King。
Michelle： Cool！
（Robert and Michelle walk to Burger King and order their food。）
Waiter（a boy）： Hello； wele to Burger King。 May I take your order？
Robert： Yes； please。 I would like a cheeseburger； fires and a coke。 What about youMichelle？
Michelle： I will have a hamburger and a milk shake； please。
Waiter（a boy）： That's one cheeseburger； one hamburger； one French fires； one coke andone milk shake？
Robert： Right。
Waiter（a boy）： That will be five dollars and seventy…five cents； please。
（Handing him the money。）
Robert： Here you are。
Waiter（a boy）： Thank you。
Michelle： You don't have to buy me food。 I have money。
Robert： No； but I want to。
Michelle： Thanks。
（Michelle and Robert go and sit down。）
Michelle： So； what do you want to talk about？
Robert： Oh； nothing。
Michelle： You must want to talk about something。 You brought me all the way here andbought me food and everything。
Robert： Well； actually I was wondering if you have a boyfriend？
Michelle： No； why？
（Turning red。）
Robert： Well； I was wondering if you may want be me girlfriend。
Michelle： Sure； I love to。
Robert： Awesome。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 16 Homework
（When Robert goes home； he sits down at the kitchen table； opens his backpack and startsto do his homework。）
Robert： Mom； my homework is a little bit hard today。 Can you help me？
Mom： Sure； I'll be happy to help you； but I won't do your homework for you。
Robert： Don't worry； I only ask you when I have a really difficult problem。
（After about one half hour； Robert es to the difficult problem。）
Robert： Mom； can you help me now？
Mom： Of course； what's the problem？
Robert： I don't know what Samoa is？
Mom： Okay。 We can do this in two ways。 We can look it up in the dictionary or we canfind it on the internet。 Which do you think would be interesting？
Robert： The internet。
Mom： And which do you think will have more information？
Robert： The internet。
Mom： Well； we should go to the puter。
Robert： Cool； I didn't know homework could be so fun。
（They go into Robert's room and turns on his puter。）
Mom： Now click on search and then type in 'Samoa'。
（Robert does this and many pages and information appear。）
Robert： Wow； I can write a whole report now。
Mom： Yes； but don't copy it。 You have to write it in your own words； or it is cheating。
Robert： Okay； Mom。 And thanks； you are the best！
Mom： And don't play any puter games； just do your homework。
Robert： Mom； you don't have to say that。 I really want to study hard。
Mom： I know； but I'm your mother； it's my job to say things like that。
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Situation 17 Dinner
（While Robert is finishing his homework； his mother makes dinner。 When his fatheres home from work； Robert； his father； mother and older brother Sam go into thekitchen to eat dinner。）
Mother： Dinner's ready！ e into the kitchen。
Father： I'll be there soon。 I just have to wash my hands。
Father： Sam； Robert； you two wash your hands too。
Sam： Okay； Dad。
Robert： Yes； Sir。
Father： Robert； why are you being so polite？
Robert： No； Sir。 I'm not being polite。 I've just decided to be a good student。 That's all。
Father： I'm happy to hear that。 Playing game is fine； but getting good grades in school isimportant too。
Father： Dear； what's for dinner？
Mother： We have spaghetti and meatballs and garlic bread。
Sam： Great！ I love garlic bread。
Robert： Yeah； and I love meatballs。
Father： And you know I like spaghetti a lot。 You are the best； dear。
Mother： You don't have to say that。 I just love my family and I enjoy making you happy。
Sam： I'm happy。 And I will be even happier if you give me some more meatballs。
Father： Say 'please'。
Sam： Please give me some more。
Mother： That's better。
Robert： Dad； can I talk to you after dinner？
Father： Sure； but first let me have a cup of coffee； okay？
Robert： Okay。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 18 Talking to Dad
（Robert and his Dad finish dinner and then go into the living room to talk。）
Father： So； what did you want to talk to me about； Robert？
Robert： Well； Dad。 I talked to very nice girl today。 And she said she would be mygirlfriend。
Father： That's great； Robert。 Who is she？
Robert： Her name's Michelle。 And she is a cheerleader。
Father： A cheerleader？ Is she a nice girl？
Robert： Yes； she is very nice。
Father： Yes； but does she study hard？
Robert： Sure； she studies hard and she is pretty； too。
Father： That's good。 The best woman is one who is smart and pretty。
Robert： Like Mom？
Father： Exactly！ Your mother is the prettiest and smartest woman I know。 That's why Ilove her so much。 You should find the woman just like your mother。
Robert： I know。 And I know you'll like Michelle； Dad。 She is a lot like Mom。
Father： Okay。 When can I meet her？
Robert： Well； why don't I bring her here for dinner this Saturday or Sunday？
Father： That would be fine。 Why don't you make it Sunday？ Your mother and I are goingto the movies on Saturday night。
Robert： Okay； I'll invite her for dinner on Sunday night。
Father： I think that would be fine； but you should ask your Mom for permission； too。
Robert： I'll ask her。 Thanks； Dad。
Father： You are wele。 Hey； it's seven fifty…five。 I have to watch the news at eighto'clock。
Robert： I'm going to call her tonight and invite her。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 19 Robert Calls Michelle on the Phone
（Robert picks up the phone and dials Michelle's number。 The phone rings。）
Michelle's Mom： Hello？
Robert： Yes； hello！ May I speak to Michelle； please？
Michelle's Mom： Who's calling？
（Suddenly nervous。）
Robert： Um。。。is this a 3…2…6…1…6…2…6？
Michelle's Mom： Yes； it is。 May I ask who's calling？
Robert： Yes； I am a friend of Michelle from school。
Michelle's Mom： Oh？ Well； I'm Michelle's mother。 May I tell Michelle who is calling？
Robert： Please tell her that Robert is calling。
Michelle's Mom： Hold on just a minute and I'll get her。
Robert： Thank you。
Michelle： Robert； I can't believe you called so soon。
Robert： Hi； Michelle； how are you？
Michelle： I'm good。 I just finished dinner。 How are you？
Robert： I'm good； too。 Listen； I asked my parents if you could e over for dinner thisSunday； and they said 'yes'。 Is that cool？
Michelle： That's really cool！
Robert： So； do you want to？
Michelle： Of course I do。 Where do you live？ Is it far from city hall？ That 's where I live。
Robert： No； it's pretty close。 Get a pen。 I'll give you the address and phone number。
Michelle： Okay； I'm ready。 Go ahead。
Robert： All right。 First； you go down main street until you e the public library andturn right at the next street which is 5th Avenue。 Go down fifth Avenue for six blocks； andyou will see a big park with a playground。
Michelle： Okay； so far so good。
Robert： Turn left just before the park onto 11th street。 My house is the second one on theright； 1969 （nineteen sixty…nine）； 11th street。 Do you think you can find it？
Michelle： No problem。 I know right where that park is。 What's your phone number？
Robert： My number is 3…2…61…1…8…2。