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Test 1 Learning Center Man: Hi. Are you Paula? $ Woman: Jim? $ Man: Hi. Nice to meet you. $ Woman: Glad to meet you. $ Man: So, you need some tutoring in English? $ Woman: Yeah. Im taking English composition, and Im not doing very well on my essays. $ Man: Right. Um, well, first lets see if we can figure out a time to meet . . . that were both free. $ Woman: Okay. $ Man: How about Mondays? Maybe in the morning? I dont have any classes until eleven on Mondays. $ Woman: That would work, but I was hoping we could, you know, meet more than once a week. $ Man: Oh. Well, Tuesdays are out. Ive got classes and, uh, I work at the library part time on Tuesdays and Thursdays. But I could get together on Wednesdays. $ Woman: In the morning? $ Man: Probably nine-thirty would be best. That way wed have an hour to work before Id have to get ready for my eleven oclock. $ Woman: So that would be two hours a week then? $ Man: I could do that. $ Woman: Oh, but, would that be extra? You know, would I need to pay you for the extra session? $ Man: No. Um, just so you meet me here at the Learning Center, and we both sign in, then Ill get paid. Tutoring is free, to you, I mean. The school pays me. But we both have to show up. If you dont show up and sign in for a session, then I dont get paid. So . . . $ Woman: Oh, dont worry about that. I really need the help. I wont miss any sessions unless Im sick or something. $ Man: Okay then. So you want me to help you with your essays? $ Woman: Right. I could bring you some that have, you know, comments on them. Im getting Cs and . . . $ Man: Well, thats not too bad. Once I see some of your writing, we should be able to pull that up to a B. $ Woman: You think so? $ Man: Sure. But I need to explain something. Some of my students in the past . . . they expected me to write their essays for them. But thats not what a tutor is supposed to do. My job is to help you be a better writer. $ Woman: Oh, I understand that. But youll rea