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Presenter: Hello, everybody, and welcome to our daily programme 'Five Minutes with a Star'. Today in our studio, we have Amy Jones, a psychologist and a writer whose books are mainly aimed at teenagers and their parents. Hello, Amy. Amy: Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me here today. Presenter: You have published a lot of stories for teenagers. What are the main themes of these stories? Amy: It's very hard to say. It's anything from friends, first crushes and braces to loneliness and loss. In fact, the themes are remarkably similar to the ones you remember from your own teen years. You see, people are people, and human emotions don't really change from decade to decade. Presenter: Is life harder today for teens than in previous generations? Amy: Well, as I have already said, the feelings are basically the same, life has become much more difficult with regard to college admissions. The admission process is more difficult and more intense than in the past. Kids have always worried about getting into college, but admission is not so easy now. Record numbers of kids are applying, and the number of available spots has not increased. Presenter: Do you think modern parents have unrealistic expectations or put too much pressure on teens? Amy: Surprisingly, as a psychologist, I haven't seen many reports of that. The teens are not complaining about pressure from their parents or even from their teachers. It seems that most parents are behaving pretty well, but the teens are putting pressure on themselves. Presenter: How are your books helpful to teens? Amy: I have lots of stories in which kids, I mean, the main characters, talk about how good they feel about themselves when they make the right decisions and how that improves their self-esteem. I also have lots of stories in which girls and boys realize they are terrific, just the way they are, whether it's in the area of weight, appearance, talent, or any of the other factors by which they measure themselves. Presenter: Why do you think it's necessary to boost teenagers' self-esteem? Amy: Self-esteem is so powerful. It frees up kids to make choices that are more about what they want and less about what they think they should do in order to feel better about themselves. If they already feel good about themselves, they are less likely to make bad decisions. Although every teen makes bad decisions, no matter how well we raise them. Presenter: What do you think is the main mistake parents make in communicating with their teenage kids? Amy: Teens need perspective instead of getting bogged down in the details of their daily, very busy lives. In my books, teens are described with their ups and downs, academic stress, issues with friends, crushes, family problems, and so on. Advice from parents does not always help, especially when parents say something like 'you will laugh about this one day', or when they relate a similar experience from their times. Presenter: How can parents help teens lead a healthy, balanced lifestyle then? Amy: Well, in my opinion, the best advice for teens may come from sharing the experiences of other teens. Because teens believe them. Parents can also help their teens by having reasonable expectations. Don't push them to take on more than they can handle. Also, parents should encourage teens to select activities based on interest and not based on resume value. Teens should pursue activities that they are truly interested in, not just the ones they think will look good. Presenter: Thank you very much, Amy. It has been very interesting talking to you. Amy: Thank you.

Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях 3–9 запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Прослушайте запись дважды. Пример ответа: 1 3. What do we learn about James White at the beginning of the interview? 1) He has been playing only in series for children. 2) He’s loved by people from different countries. 3) He’s got many international awards as an actor.

Presenter: Hello everybody and welcome to our daily programme '5 Minutes with a Star'. Today in our studio we have James White, an actor who has starred in numerous series and has a huge international fan base. Hello James. James: Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me here today. Presenter: When did you understand that you wanted to be an actor? James: I wish I could tell you it was my childhood dream, but that wasn't the case. When I was growing up, I was very much into playing basketball. Then I realized that I wasn't that great, and I wasn't going to make any money as an athlete, so I did sales for six years, and stumbled into acting after college. When a friend suggested I join a community theater, that started the ball rolling. Presenter: Your recent roles are so different from the ones you started with. Why so? James: You see, it's fun to do work that my kids can actually watch. I did a great movie called 'The Best Friend', about a girl and a dog. My daughter just loved that movie. I loved the people involved with it, and I thought it was a good choice. Recently, I've done a lot of faith-based, family-orientated films that my kids love, and it's been a lot of fun. Presenter: For the past years you've been starring in a series called 'The Magic'. How does it feel playing a parent of a teenager? Isn't it the first role of this kind for you? James: It's weird. It's funny. You kind of avoid playing parents for as long as you can. Once you start playing a dad, then you'll be playing a dad for the rest of your life. My television son, Nick, is a teenager who's fifteen and always resisting authority. We're in a tough stage in our relationship. That's not the case with my children, who are polite and kind and just a lot of fun. So I guess I can't say the role is very easy for me. Presenter: Your family lives in Minneapolis. What's it like commuting back and forth to Canada for filming The Magic? James: My wife is from Minneapolis, and all her family is there. We decided being with family would be better for our kids, and it really has been. They are growing up with cousins and grandparents. I go home every weekend, which makes this doable. I couldn't come up here for four months and not go home every weekend. That's not the way we want to raise our children. I want to be around them as much as I can. Presenter: As far as I remember, your children are 9 and 11 years old. Do they enjoy acting? Will they go in your footsteps? James: Well, my son definitely loves acting. He's really talented. My wife has a master's degree in acting from New York University. She's a much better actor than I am. She's a singer, and my son inherited that from her. He's got a fantastic voice. He is shy, so we sort of forced him to audition for a musical in middle school. He was the new kid in school, and we thought it might put him on the map. It did, and he loves it. I don't know if my daughter will get the bug or not, she also has a great voice, but she doesn't know it yet. We'll have to see what they both want as they get older, but we certainly won't encourage any kind of professional acting until they're adults. Presenter: What makes you a good parent? James: My wife and I never contradict each other in front of the kids. If you start doing that, there's no going back. We always show a united front no matter what, and then we work it out later, outside the presence of the kids. I rarely raise my voice, so when I do, it gets their attention. I think that helps. When you feel like it's important, make sure they hear you. That comes from my dad. My dad almost never yelled. Presenter: Thank you very much, James. It has been very interesting talking to you. James: Thank you.

Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях 3–9 запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Прослушайте запись дважды. Пример ответа: 1 4. Why did James get into acting? 1) He dreamed of it in his childhood. 2) He hated playing basketball. 3) He got into an amateur theatre by chance.

Presenter: Hello everybody and welcome to our daily programme '5 Minutes with a Star'. Today in our studio we have James White, an actor who has starred in numerous series and has a huge international fan base. Hello James. James: Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me here today. Presenter: When did you understand that you wanted to be an actor? James: I wish I could tell you it was my childhood dream, but that wasn't the case. When I was growing up, I was very much into playing basketball. Then I realized that I wasn't that great, and I wasn't going to make any money as an athlete, so I did sales for six years, and stumbled into acting after college. When a friend suggested I join a community theater, that started the ball rolling. Presenter: Your recent roles are so different from the ones you started with. Why so? James: You see, it's fun to do work that my kids can actually watch. I did a great movie called 'The Best Friend', about a girl and a dog. My daughter just loved that movie. I loved the people involved with it, and I thought it was a good choice. Recently, I've done a lot of faith-based, family-orientated films that my kids love, and it's been a lot of fun. Presenter: For the past years you've been starring in a series called 'The Magic'. How does it feel playing a parent of a teenager? Isn't it the first role of this kind for you? James: It's weird. It's funny. You kind of avoid playing parents for as long as you can. Once you start playing a dad, then you'll be playing a dad for the rest of your life. My television son, Nick, is a teenager who's fifteen and always resisting authority. We're in a tough stage in our relationship. That's not the case with my children, who are polite and kind and just a lot of fun. So I guess I can't say the role is very easy for me. Presenter: Your family lives in Minneapolis. What's it like commuting back and forth to Canada for filming The Magic? James: My wife is from Minneapolis, and all her family is there. We decided being with family would be better for our kids, and it really has been. They are growing up with cousins and grandparents. I go home every weekend, which makes this doable. I couldn't come up here for four months and not go home every weekend. That's not the way we want to raise our children. I want to be around them as much as I can. Presenter: As far as I remember, your children are 9 and 11 years old. Do they enjoy acting? Will they go in your footsteps? James: Well, my son definitely loves acting. He's really talented. My wife has a master's degree in acting from New York University. She's a much better actor than I am. She's a singer, and my son inherited that from her. He's got a fantastic voice. He is shy, so we sort of forced him to audition for a musical in middle school. He was the new kid in school, and we thought it might put him on the map. It did, and he loves it. I don't know if my daughter will get the bug or not, she also has a great voice, but she doesn't know it yet. We'll have to see what they both want as they get older, but we certainly won't encourage any kind of professional acting until they're adults. Presenter: What makes you a good parent? James: My wife and I never contradict each other in front of the kids. If you start doing that, there's no going back. We always show a united front no matter what, and then we work it out later, outside the presence of the kids. I rarely raise my voice, so when I do, it gets their attention. I think that helps. When you feel like it's important, make sure they hear you. That comes from my dad. My dad almost never yelled. Presenter: Thank you very much, James. It has been very interesting talking to you. James: Thank you.

Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях 3–9 запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Прослушайте запись дважды. Пример ответа: 1 5. Now James often plays in … 1) family movies. 2) films about pets. 3) sports dramas.

Presenter: Hello everybody and welcome to our daily programme '5 Minutes with a Star'. Today in our studio we have James White, an actor who has starred in numerous series and has a huge international fan base. Hello James. James: Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me here today. Presenter: When did you understand that you wanted to be an actor? James: I wish I could tell you it was my childhood dream, but that wasn't the case. When I was growing up, I was very much into playing basketball. Then I realized that I wasn't that great, and I wasn't going to make any money as an athlete, so I did sales for six years, and stumbled into acting after college. When a friend suggested I join a community theater, that started the ball rolling. Presenter: Your recent roles are so different from the ones you started with. Why so? James: You see, it's fun to do work that my kids can actually watch. I did a great movie called 'The Best Friend', about a girl and a dog. My daughter just loved that movie. I loved the people involved with it, and I thought it was a good choice. Recently, I've done a lot of faith-based, family-orientated films that my kids love, and it's been a lot of fun. Presenter: For the past years you've been starring in a series called 'The Magic'. How does it feel playing a parent of a teenager? Isn't it the first role of this kind for you? James: It's weird. It's funny. You kind of avoid playing parents for as long as you can. Once you start playing a dad, then you'll be playing a dad for the rest of your life. My television son, Nick, is a teenager who's fifteen and always resisting authority. We're in a tough stage in our relationship. That's not the case with my children, who are polite and kind and just a lot of fun. So I guess I can't say the role is very easy for me. Presenter: Your family lives in Minneapolis. What's it like commuting back and forth to Canada for filming The Magic? James: My wife is from Minneapolis, and all her family is there. We decided being with family would be better for our kids, and it really has been. They are growing up with cousins and grandparents. I go home every weekend, which makes this doable. I couldn't come up here for four months and not go home every weekend. That's not the way we want to raise our children. I want to be around them as much as I can. Presenter: As far as I remember, your children are 9 and 11 years old. Do they enjoy acting? Will they go in your footsteps? James: Well, my son definitely loves acting. He's really talented. My wife has a master's degree in acting from New York University. She's a much better actor than I am. She's a singer, and my son inherited that from her. He's got a fantastic voice. He is shy, so we sort of forced him to audition for a musical in middle school. He was the new kid in school, and we thought it might put him on the map. It did, and he loves it. I don't know if my daughter will get the bug or not, she also has a great voice, but she doesn't know it yet. We'll have to see what they both want as they get older, but we certainly won't encourage any kind of professional acting until they're adults. Presenter: What makes you a good parent? James: My wife and I never contradict each other in front of the kids. If you start doing that, there's no going back. We always show a united front no matter what, and then we work it out later, outside the presence of the kids. I rarely raise my voice, so when I do, it gets their attention. I think that helps. When you feel like it's important, make sure they hear you. That comes from my dad. My dad almost never yelled. Presenter: Thank you very much, James. It has been very interesting talking to you. James: Thank you.

Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях 3–9 запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Прослушайте запись дважды. Пример ответа: 1 6. It’s hard for James to play in The Magic because … 1) he has many conflicts with his kids. 2) his experience is different from the role. 3) he hates playing the role of a father.

Presenter: Hello everybody and welcome to our daily programme '5 Minutes with a Star'. Today in our studio we have James White, an actor who has starred in numerous series and has a huge international fan base. Hello James. James: Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me here today. Presenter: When did you understand that you wanted to be an actor? James: I wish I could tell you it was my childhood dream, but that wasn't the case. When I was growing up, I was very much into playing basketball. Then I realized that I wasn't that great, and I wasn't going to make any money as an athlete, so I did sales for six years, and stumbled into acting after college. When a friend suggested I join a community theater, that started the ball rolling. Presenter: Your recent roles are so different from the ones you started with. Why so? James: You see, it's fun to do work that my kids can actually watch. I did a great movie called 'The Best Friend', about a girl and a dog. My daughter just loved that movie. I loved the people involved with it, and I thought it was a good choice. Recently, I've done a lot of faith-based, family-orientated films that my kids love, and it's been a lot of fun. Presenter: For the past years you've been starring in a series called 'The Magic'. How does it feel playing a parent of a teenager? Isn't it the first role of this kind for you? James: It's weird. It's funny. You kind of avoid playing parents for as long as you can. Once you start playing a dad, then you'll be playing a dad for the rest of your life. My television son, Nick, is a teenager who's fifteen and always resisting authority. We're in a tough stage in our relationship. That's not the case with my children, who are polite and kind and just a lot of fun. So I guess I can't say the role is very easy for me. Presenter: Your family lives in Minneapolis. What's it like commuting back and forth to Canada for filming The Magic? James: My wife is from Minneapolis, and all her family is there. We decided being with family would be better for our kids, and it really has been. They are growing up with cousins and grandparents. I go home every weekend, which makes this doable. I couldn't come up here for four months and not go home every weekend. That's not the way we want to raise our children. I want to be around them as much as I can. Presenter: As far as I remember, your children are 9 and 11 years old. Do they enjoy acting? Will they go in your footsteps? James: Well, my son definitely loves acting. He's really talented. My wife has a master's degree in acting from New York University. She's a much better actor than I am. She's a singer, and my son inherited that from her. He's got a fantastic voice. He is shy, so we sort of forced him to audition for a musical in middle school. He was the new kid in school, and we thought it might put him on the map. It did, and he loves it. I don't know if my daughter will get the bug or not, she also has a great voice, but she doesn't know it yet. We'll have to see what they both want as they get older, but we certainly won't encourage any kind of professional acting until they're adults. Presenter: What makes you a good parent? James: My wife and I never contradict each other in front of the kids. If you start doing that, there's no going back. We always show a united front no matter what, and then we work it out later, outside the presence of the kids. I rarely raise my voice, so when I do, it gets their attention. I think that helps. When you feel like it's important, make sure they hear you. That comes from my dad. My dad almost never yelled. Presenter: Thank you very much, James. It has been very interesting talking to you. James: Thank you.