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Question 5: lf a shop assistant gave you too much if there was a power cut? B Oh, yes, that'll be n ce. And how about
change, what wou d you do? Two po nts for c and Finally, what about security? The stores bel eve that lnvting Diane and Peter?
one for b. the security arches would stop shoplifters. But how A Sure, Do you th nk you could give them a
How did you score? Seven to nlne points shows a would shoppers feel about the arches? lf you just ring? l'll get some things ready
very honest person. Four to s x points ls OK you forgot to scan something ln the trolley, the a arm B OK.
are about average. Less than four points well, would ring when you went through the arch. 2 A Let's go out for a mea tonlght.
you're not very honest, are you? And f you scored Everyone in the store would ook at you. Wouldn't B OK. Where?
ten points - you must be joklng. You obvious y that be a blt embarrassing? A The Red Dragon?
didn't answer this quiz honestlyl Smaft shopping sounds very simple, but wou d it B lrlmm. We went there last time, l'd rather try
Seriously, though, for most people a lot would need smart shoppers? somewhere d fferent.
depend on the circumstances. For example, a ot of A Well, what about try ng that new ltallan place
peop e would keep money that they tound jn the El to.t near the station what's it called?
Husband This year, Karen, l'm go ng to g ve up
street if it wasn't very much, But if they found a lot B Mario's. Yes, people say t's pretty good. Shal
smoking. lt won't be easy. But 'm not going to
of money ln a wa let, they would take it to the I book a table tor nine o'c ock?
touch another cigarette.
police station, A lt's all right, I don't mind doing it. Could you
Wife You won't g ve up, You make a resolutlon
And some people would buy stolen goods if they pass the phone book?
every year, but you never keep it.
came from a shop or tactory, but they wou dn't buy B Here you are.
Friend I know, l'11 qive up, too. Then we can keep
them if they knew they were stolen from someone's A Thanks.
an eye on each other.
h ouse 3 A Would you like to go to the cinema tonight?
Husband Greatidea,]ohn, B No, I don't fancy go ng out. l'm a bit tired.
iEi or Wife Hmm. A Oh, OK. Well, why don't we hire a video?
Receptionist Cood eve-:ng. s,. B Yes, OK, but wou d you mind golng to get t?
February
Guest Good evenlng. Do you have a reservation l'm just going to have a bath.
Husband lt's aL right. We won't have any more.
in the name of Jones, please? A No, I don't mind. enloy seeing what they've
Friend Mm, no, we won't . ., ,
Receptionist Just a mlnute, s r. Yes, here we are. got. What do you fancy?
lYr A an Jones. Would you like a single room or a A year later B Oh anything - but nothing too serious, And
double, Mr.iones? Wife Happy New Year, Mike, Are you go ng to why don't you bring a couple of pizzas back
Guest l'd prefer a double, if you've got one. break your New Year's resolution aga n this year? with you?
Receptionist And how many nights are you Husband No, this year l'm going to keep it. A Good dea. OK, see you later.
staying? Wife And why is this year different?
Guest Three. Husband Because this year l'm going to stop El to.g
Receptionist Flne. Well, could you just fill in the making New Year's reso utionsl lnterviewer 'Pleasure is the beg nning and the
registration form and sign it at the bottom, end of I ving happily.' Those are the words of
El to.z the Greek philosopher Epicurus, who lived
p ease?
IVly husband's going to go on a diet. 2,3OO years ago. People have a ways tr ed to
Guest Yes, ceftalnjy.
Receptionist And how do you want to settJe the He lsn't going to drlnk so much beer. find pleasure and today we have many more
'm go ng to take more exerclse, p easures than the Ancient Greeks had. And yet
bit ?
Guest By credit card, if that's all right. l'm not going to work so hard, we still don't know a iot about this impoftant
My son's going to have a halrcut.
Receptionist Yes, of course. Could I just take an pad of life. Here in the studio is Dr Jonathan
He isn't golng to watch so much TV. Shamberg. Good evening, Dr Shamberg.
imprint of the card, slr?
Ivly daughter's golng to tidy her bedroom. Dr Shamberg Good evening. lt's a pleasure to be
Guest Yes, here you are.
She isn't go ng to ta k on the phone for hours,
Receptionist Thank you. And w ll you require a here,
We're going to be nicer to each other, lnteruiewer Yes, ndeed. Well, what thlngs give
newspaper and a wake-up ca in the morning?
Guest Yes, l'd like Ihe Times and a ca I at 7.30, We aren't going to argue with each other. people most p easure?
please. El to.a Dr Shamberg We don't all enjoy the same things
Receptionist 7,30. Very good, sir, Here's your Pleasure means different things to different
How many calories can you burn in one hour? Well,
key. Your room number is 429. The I ft is over people, Some people get pleasure from .jumping
it all depends on the activ ty.
there. Do you need any help with your uggage? out of aeroplanes or drivlng at 2OO kph For
You use calorles all the time, even when you are
Guest No, thank you. l've on y got a small others pleasure comes from relaxing in a hot
resting, Readlng, sleeping, sittlng and sunbath ng all
suitcase. bath or playing with children. Doing a crossword
use about 60 calories an hour.
Receptionist Well, enjoy your stay. or repairing the car give other peop e pleasure
Very I ght activltles use 75 calories, Examples are
Guest Thank you. lnterviewer What's the purpose of p easure?
eating, writing, knitt ng, shaving, driving and washing Why does it ex st?
El g.z up. Dr Shamberg Well, if pleasure didn't exist, we
Light activit es which use about I 00 calories an
Smart shopping, Would t be a good thing? Well, et's wouldn't exist, Pleasure is important for human
hour lnc ude playing the plano, gettlng dressed and
conslder some of the advantages and disadvantages, survival. lf we want to suryive, we have to do
The supermarkets thlnk that t would be a good having a shower. three things - eat, have children, and get on
thing. it would be quicker and there wou d be no Under moderate actlv ties which use between 1 O0 with each other. lf these th ngs give p easure,
and 2OO calories an hour we can put walking, doing
queues at the checkouts. They also think that prices we want to do them, So we suryive. That's why
would come down, because they wouldn't need housewor<. slopp ^g and skat ng we qet so much pleasure from food, being in
Energetic actlvities use 2OO-4OO calories. These
checkout assistants. So they would save money. Of love, and socializing.
inc ude horse riding, cycling, sw mming, skipping
course, the checkout ass stants wouldn't I ke that. lnteruiewer But what ls p easure?
They'd lose their jobs. and dancing. Dr Shamberg Pleasure is a chemical reaction in
Flna y there are strenuous actlv ties wh ch use up to
But would the stores real y need fewer people? They the brain. When we do someth ng that we enioy,
600 calorles an hour. These act vities inc ude
wouldn't need checkout assistants, but they'd need endorphlns and noradrenaline are produced
cl mbing stairs, jogging, digging the garden and
techn cians to look after and repalr the machlnes. These stlmulate pleasure centres in the brain,
And technicians earn more money than checkout play ng football, Interviewer And is pleasure good for you?
assistants, The shops would also need more security tEl 10.4 Dr Shamberg Oh yes. The happier you are ihe
guards and they'd need asslstants to help customers ,IA onger you will ive. But it isn't the great
What are we going to do today?
when there were problems, moments of pleasure that are mportant. Happy
B I don't know, Do you fancy going to the
What about the shoppers? What would happen if you peop e enjoy the ordinary everyday thlngs of life,
beach?
put somethlng back on the shelves? What would
A No, not really, I don't thlnk it's warm enough like cook ng a meal, going for a wa k or chatting
happen lf a child put extra things in the trolley or ran
But we could go for a picn c in the country, w th a friend.
the pen over Lots of things on the she ves? Would
B Yes, that's a good idea. Where shal we go? lnterviewer I see. Well, let's talk some more
people really trust the computers? You can watch an about your research into p easure ,,,
A Why don't we go to that p ace by the rlver?
assistant and you can argue with an assistant, but
You know, we went there with your friend
you can't with a computer. And what wou d happen
from Spa n.
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