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MARTIN: |
Good afternoon. I'm Martin Learner. |
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ASST: |
Good afternoon, Mr. Learner. I'm Mayor Walker's assistant. The Mayor
is expecting you. Please go in. |
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MARTIN: |
Thank you. |
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MARTIN: |
Good afternoon, Mayor Walker. |
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MAYOR: |
Hello. How are you? |
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MARTIN: |
Fine thanks. How are you? |
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MAYOR: |
Fine thanks. What can I do for you? |
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MARTIN: |
I'm
a reporter. I want to talk about the work people do in this town.
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MAYOR: |
Fine. |
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MARTIN: |
How long have you been
mayor of Greentown? |
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MAYOR: |
Three years. |
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MARTIN: |
How
many people live in Greentown? |
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MAYOR: |
Thirteen thousand. |
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MARTIN: |
Let's talk about the work people do. What do they do? |
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MAYOR: |
They work in small factories. They work in small businesses. |
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MARTIN: |
How
many factories do you have? |
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MAYOR: |
We
have five small factories. |
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MARTIN: |
What do they make? |
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MAYOR: |
Look at these pictures. See these people? |
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MARTIN: |
Yes. |
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MAYOR: |
They work in the battery factory. They make batteries. |
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MARTIN: |
What do they make? |
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MAYOR: |
They work in the tire factory. They make tires. |
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MARTIN: |
What do they make? |
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MAYOR: |
They work in the glass factory. They make windows and windshields. |
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MARTIN: |
What do they make? |
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MAYOR: |
They make bottles. And they make plastic bags. Come see the town.
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MARTIN: |
Thank you. I'd like that. |
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MAYOR: |
Do
you see those people? They work on the roads and streets. |
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MARTIN: |
I
see. How many teachers do you have? |
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MAYOR: |
About one hundred. They teach in the schools. Look at that school.
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MARTIN: |
Is
it a new school? |
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MAYOR: |
Yes, it is. Twenty teachers teach in that school. |
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MARTIN: |
Is
that a hospital? |
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MAYOR: |
Yes, it is. It's small. Twenty-three nurses work in the hospital.
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