WOMAN: So Eric, how long you lived in New York?

MAN: All my life, I was born here, like you’re new in town.

WOMAN: 2 months, I just moved here from Michigan.

MAN: Wow, that’s a big , New York must be quite a .  

WOMAN: Well, not exactly, I lived here once before, when I went to school. So, I guess you could say that I’m to life in New York, if that’s possible.

MAN: When you live here?

WOMAN: ummm, let’s see it must have been, 8 years ago, boy the city sure has since then.

MAN: I suppose so, I mean they’ve really cleaned up Times . It used to be so dirty, I mean now its just full of tourists.

WOMAN: Yeah and the seemed to run more on schedule now.

MAN: , I think the city’s safer, anywhere you go, probably because we have so many more police officers on the street.

WOMAN: Oh that’s for sure, you know one thing I can’t get used to is the noise, especially those trucks, they come at five in the morning and are so loud, the noise wakes me up every time.

MAN: I guess I’ve lived here so long, I don’t hear  anymore. I can sleep through just about anything. You know the one thing I am tired ? The weather. I mean I’m so sick and tired of these long cold winters I’m thinking about next year.

WOMAN: Really?

MAN: Yeah, I mean like I said I’ve lived here all my life, I feel like I need some kind of change, you know a new . It’s time to get out of New York.

WOMAN: mmmm, not me, I love  night life, the theatre, the great restaurants, I can’t wait to get out and discover all that New York is .

QUESTION 1: What did the woman do in New York before?

QUESTION 2: What changes has the woman noticed in New York?

QUESTION 3: What does the man say about Times Square?

QUESTION 4:  What can’t the woman get accustomed to?

QUESTION 5: What can’t the man stand about New York?