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4.	a. on the kitchen table	b. in the bedroom	c. on the floor
	SLEEPING: they will go to bed ______ .
	a. at 11:00 pm every	b. at 11:00 pm on	c. whenever they want
5.	night	weeknights
	CHILDREN: Bob and Jane will ______ .
	a. wait 5 years before	b. have no more	c. both stop working to take care
6.	they have children	than 3 children	of the children
	MONEY: Bob and Jane must both agree if one of them wants to spend _______ .
7.	a. less than $100	b. more than $100	c. more than $200
	COMMUNICATION: Bob and Jane must talk for 15 to 30 minutes _______ .
8.	a. every day	b. every 2 days	c. once a week
	BREAKING THE RULES: if someone breaks the rules, they must apologize and _____ .
	a. pay $50	b. do something to	c. never break the rule again
9.		make up for it
	DRIVING: if they get lost in the car, they must ask for directions _______ .
	a. after 5 min	b. after driving for 10 min c. when they are far from home
10. ANGER: when they get angry, they must not _______ .
	a. yell or use abusive	b. go to another room	c. show their anger
	language
11. CHANGING THE AGREEMENT: the marriage agreement must be updated ______ .
	a. once a year	b. every 5 years	c. if they get divorced

D. Listening Between the Lines. In the Background section you read some quotations by famous people about marriage. Read the following summaries of the quotations. Then listen to excerpts from the interview with Bob and Jane. Would Bob and Jane agree with the ideas in each summary? Circle Yes or No. Then explain why you chose your answer. Use specific examples from the interview to show why they would agree or disagree.

Excerpt 1. The quote by Iris Murdoch says that in most marriages only one person can get what he or

she wants.
Would Bob and Jane agree with this idea?	Yes	No

Why or why not? _________________________________________________________________

Exerpt 2. The quote by Friedrich Nietzsche says that to have a happy marriage, a man must be a good friend to his wife.

Would Bob and Jane agree with this idea? Yes No

Why or why not? _________________________________________________________________

Excerpt 3. The quote by André Maurois says that to have a successful marriage, a husband and wife must work to make each other happy.

Would Bob and Jane agree with this idea? Yes No

Why or why not? _________________________________________________________________

E. Reactions to the Marriage Agreement. Listen to people’s reactions to Bob and Jane’s marriage agreement. Do they think the agreement is a good idea or a bad idea? Listen for the speaker’s opinion and check Good idea or Bad idea. Then choose from the next page the reason for each speaker for his or her opinion. One reason isn’t mentioned.

		Speakers
Person 1:	Good idea	Person 4:	Good idea
	Bad idea		Bad idea
Person 2:	Good idea	Person 5:	Good idea
	Bad idea		Bad idea
Person 3:	Good idea
	Bad idea