Listening
Exercise: Ask Dr. Laura
Dr. Laura Schlessinger
Radio Call-In (3)
(on side B of your tape,
after the Joseph Campbell passage)
Caller
#1: Eleanor
Vocabulary:
|
alrighty
What's up? 'I am my kid's mom' (one of Dr. Laura's slogans; it is supposed to assert one's commitment to being a hands-on parent) to struggle financially diaper wording tush = buttocks, bottom |
security in between dilemma stability to bring up motor home not the ... type more than life and breath itself gosh darn (a mild expletive used ironically) to be bothered to ensure neurotic to be up to s.o. |
ideal
annoying burden off your back to make s.t. happen to feel guilty love handles = extra fat just above the hips goodness! survival to lay off on = to stop to gain weight thighs |
Listening
comprehension questions:
1.
How long has Eleanor been married?
2. What would Eleanor like to do, and what is her dilemma regarding this plan?
3. How do you think Dr. Laura feels personally about children, judging by
her comments on the noise the baby was making? What language mistake did she
make when she made this comment?
4. What kind of relationship do the children seem to have with their maternal
grandparents?
5. Do you think it would be reasonable for Eleanor to ask her parents to buy
and live in a motor home? Why or why not?
6. Do you agree with Dr. Laura's advice? Do you think Eleanor agrees and will
follow up according to Dr. Laura's advice?
7. What outcome do you predict for this situation?
Caller
#2 Melissa
Vocabulary:
| morally obligated workaholic |
moral I'd rather you try... clarification |
family-oriented criterion shock therapy |
Listening
comprehension questions:
1.
What is Dr. Laura's phone number in Arabic numerals?
2. What is Melissa's dilemma?
3. Do you think the conditions and threat she is setting before her husband
are reasonable?
4. Do you agree with Dr. Laura's advice?
Caller
#3: Heather
Vocabulary:
| to display male confused odd to have the 'warmies' = to have romantic feelings for |
subsequent relationships impression nun gal = female to be smushed together = to be pushed very close together |
cheek to cheek weird appearances matter to fight tooth and nail I stand for what I believe in. philosophical principle |
Listening
comprehension questions:
1. What is Heather's dilemma?
2. Do you agree that Heather's behavior in this matter is 'odd'?
3. Do you believe Heather when she says she doesn't have the 'warmies' for
her 'best friend'?
4. Why do you think Heather does what she describes in the call?