Conversation 1

Agent: The Lions are a great soccer team, you know!

Michael: Oh, I know.

Agent: If you join the Lions, you’ll become a great soccer player.

Michael: I’m sure I will. Will I travel much?

Agent: Sure! If you become a Lion, you’ll travel around the world.

Michael: Sounds great.

Agent: It is. And if you work really hard, you’ll be famous.

Michael: Well, I don’t know.

Conversation 2

Father: You shouldn’t join the Lions right now.

Michael: Why not?

Mother: If you become a soccer player, you’ll never go to college.

Michael: But I really want to play soccer. I want a job I love. I want to be happy.

Father: Of course you want to be happy, but there are many other interesting jobs out there.

Michael: But it’s my dream to play soccer with the Lions! This is really exciting!

Father: It is exciting. And I know you want to make a lot of money. But money isn’t everything, son.

Michael: I know. But if I don’t do this now, I’ll never do it.

Mother: But don’t you want to get an education?