Social Skills

	Social Skills
	*Cindy, Iris and Austin are reading a magazine together*
	Cindy:	Hay, look. This is my idol, Andy Lou.
	Iris:	He is so handsome that every girls like him.
	Cindy:	Oh, no. His fans range from four to eighty years of age.
	Austin:	Humph. It’s not something marvelous.
	Cindy:	What? Let me tell you about why he is welcomed. He is well known for his politeness, friendliness and enthusiasm.
	Iris:	Yes, Cindy, you’re right. And I know some tips which can help you be a welcomed person. Do you want to know?
	Cindy:	Yes, I do. I want to know these tips exactly.
	Austin:	Ok, I also want to know.
	Iris:	First, be good at communication. When you talk with others, be sure to express your opinion appropriately.
	Austin:	Un-huh. It seems that it’s true. Expressing opinion clearly and using terms wisely are important.
	Iris:	Yes. Also, maintaining a sense of humor is important if you want to be a welcomed person.
	Cindy:	Yeah, don’t take everything in life seriously and you will be happy.
	Austin:	But having a sense of humor excessively is not good. It will be an opposite effect.
	Iris:	Right. Then, it’s important to put yourself in other’s shoes.
	Cindy:	What do you mean?
	Iris:	It means that you can gain satisfaction from being thoughtful for others.
	Austin:	You also can discover your potential and know much about yourself.
	Cindy:	Oh, I understand. It sounds that it’s a pretty important thing.
	Iris:	It still has two tips for being a welcomed person. Smile would make everything be fine.
	Austin:	And it also helps to create a pleasant atmosphere.
	Iris:	Yes, and finally, having personal characteristics is the most important thing. You have to be self-confident.
	Cindy:	Maybe you also have some special abilities such as singing, playing basketball, and so on.
	Iris:	Certainly, they are important!
	Austin:	Wait, wait, I don’t quit understand. Why should we be a welcomed person?
	Cindy:	Oh, let me tell you the advantages of being a welcomed person. First, we can make a lot of friends. Everyone is attracted by you so that they like to be your friend.
	Iris:	In addition, we can make our life wonderful and meaningful.
	Cindy:	And you can get new information in work and daily life. For instance, if your friends are good at computer, they can tell you some information about computer.
	Austin:	Oh, I understand.
	Cindy:	And you can have more human resources at job in the future.
	Austin:	Oh, it has many advantages to be a welcomed person. I want to try it.
	Cindy:	Me too. I also want to be a welcomed person like Andy Lou.
	Iris:	All right. We all try it together.
	Austin:	Oops! What time is it?
	Iris:	Five twenty.
	Austin:	Oh, it’s terrible. I almost forget I have an interview today.
	Cindy:	An interview? What kind of interview?
	Austin:	In fact, I find a part-time job.
	Iris:	Wow, you find a part-time job! It’s not like your style.
	Cindy:	Ha! That’s right. What kind of job have you found? And why? Why do you want to work?
	Austin:	Uh, I…I just want to pay my tuition by myself. I find a job at gas station.
	Cindy:	Gas station. That would be really tired.
	Iris:	That’s true. And you have to smell the bad odor all the time.
	Austin:	I know. But I think I can stand it. In fact, I think we are already college students now. I don’t want my parents still worry about me, and it’s time for me to prove that I’m not a child who was hanging out all day anymore.
	Cindy:	But no matter how old we are, we still are children in parents’ mind.
	Iris:	Yah, although I have been in Taipei for almost one year, my mother still worry about that I can’t accommodated it.
	Austin:	Don’t you think they are so blithering? nagging and nosy?
	Iris:	Sometimes, but I know they are for my own good, usually I can accept what they say.
	Cindy:	However, in my senior high, my parents were very satisfied with. They think I spend too much time on something weren’t important, like join the guitar club, play volley ball in the school team and hang around with friends.
	Iris:	So did my parents. My parents even requested me that I must go home before six o’clock after school everyday, or they would not give me allowance.
	Austin:	Wow, how strict your parents are!
	Iris:	But I just know they are…
	Cindy:	For your own good!
	Iris:	That’s right. It is because they worry about that we can’t concentrate on our study.
	Austin:	Maybe it’s true. Since we were kids, they always worried about our health, grade and everything about us.
	Cindy:	Yah, their love is the greatest of all.
	Cindy:	Wait! What time do you have an interview?
	Austin:	About 7 o’clock.
	Iris:	Hey! Still have time. Don’t worry about it. You can do it!
	Austin:	I hope so……
	Cindy:	Hey! Do you know what movie will come on lately? Look! It’s Mission Impossible three. I want to see it.
	Austin:	Really? Who is the actor? Oh, Tom Cruise!
	Austin:	I know that. I’ve heard that movie. It is exciting, brilliant and amazing.
	Iris:	You have caught my eye. What time can we go to see it?
	Cindy:	Let me think. How about next Friday?
	Austin:	No problem.
	Iris:	Hey, Listen! That is Michael Jackson’s song. I haven’t heard it for long time.
	Cindy:	Cindy: Michael Jackson?! I think his dancing is better than his voice.
	Austin:	Ha! I agree it.
	Iris:	Yeah. His dance has great personality. It is difficult to imitate.
	Austin:	Hey! He is out-of-date. Recently the popular star of hip hop is Eminem. His songs are not bad. You can go listening it when you’are free.
	Cindy:	OK! I will try it!
	Iris:	There is one more thing.
	Cindy:	What is it?
	Iris:	How do you feel about tattoo? What are your opinions?
	Austin:	I can’t agree that.
	Cindy:	It must be very hurt.
	Iris:	Do you want to try it? If I have chance I want to try it.
	Austin:	Really? Are you sure?
	Austin:	I think that will have many problems. Like do your parents agree that?
	Cindy:	Not only that. According to the report, tattooing would cause the immune system sick.
	Austin:	I think you should think twice when you decide to do it.
	Cindy:	That’s right. I don’t want you regret in the future.
	Iris:	OK! I’ll think about it again.
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