Ben : It’s crazy !
Nita : Now , ben
Ben : I can’t stand it !
Nita : Ben listen to me. What happened ?
Ben : These blockheads from …
Sofia : Oh no. you have not been fighting again , have you ben ?
Ben : No, unfortunately not. I wish I had been.
Nita : don’t be like that. What was it , this time ?
Ben : they said that we were a number one.
Sofia : they did ?
Ben : and that they were the number one.
Nita : why don’t you just let them ?
Ben : Because that is one not true. Who do they think they are ?
Tom : Language and social science , again ?
Ben : Yeah , blockheads ?
Nita : Won’t you stay away from them ?
Ben : um .. I don’t know
Sofia : I would if I were you
Tom : Me too
Ben : why ?
Sofia : well , we’re quite happy with that we’re doing.
Tom : it’s good to have that balance , you know. We need to have math and physics stuff all right. But we also need tohave these language and social studies. Come on , you can do it !
Ben : Yes , I suppose so
Tom : That;s good. Take poetry , for example. From poetry we can learn many things.
Sofia : the beauty of language , for one. It’s kind of cute listening to rhyming words.
Nita : which cannot be found in other classes
Ben : Yes , I suppose so.
Tom : then there is usually some philosophy in a poem. I love philosophy , especially Eastern philosophy
Sofia : And I like how poetry tell us about life about happiness and sadness , about love and hate , about truths and lies.
Nita : it’s like a song to me
Ben : yes , I suppose so
Nita : Ben , why do you go ‘yes. I suppose so’ all the time ?
Ben : because ii do not understand poetry.
Check your comprehension with the question below.
1. At the beginning of the conversation , Ben feels offended. From which sentences cann we know this ?
2. What does nita say to persude him ?
3. What is the use of such expressions ? can you find other expressions functioning the same in the text?
4. According to yhe conversation , what good can we get from poetry ?
5. In the conversation , we have these short forms. What are their complete sentences ?
a. I wish I had been. (line 8)
b. They did ? (line 14)
c. I would if you were you (line 22)
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