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DESCRIBE WHAT THE NEED FOR AFFILIATION IS AND EXPLAIN HOW 
THE ADVERTISEMENT DISCUSSED BY THE PROFESSOR RELATES TO 
THIS CONCEPT. 
 
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Question 5
. Listen to the conversation. 
(Man)
Hey, Hana. How’s it going? Ready for spring break? 
(Woman)
Yeah, I’m really excited. I’m going out of town. My friends and I are going 
down to Florida for the break. 
(Man)
Wow! That sounds like fun. 
(Woman)
Yeah, but I have a little situation that I have to figure out before my 
vacation. 
(Man)
Yeah, what’s that? 
(Woman)
Well, I have a pet, you know, a cat. And I can’t take my cat with me on 
vacation, so I need someone to take care of him while I’m out of town. 
(Man)
Oh, do you know anyone who can help you out? 
(Woman)
Well, actually I could have my cousin take care of my cat. She said she’d 
be able to do it. It’s just that she can’t keep my cat at her apartment 
because there are no pets allowed in her building. So, I’d have to leave 
my cat in my apartment and she would come over twice a day and feed 
him and play with him. 
(Man)
Oh. 
(Woman)
Yeah, so she could do it, but she lives a little far away from campus. She 
would have to drive 30 minutes back and forth to my place every day. 
And my cat might get lonely, you know, being in my apartment all day 
alone. 
(Man)
Yeah, that’s kind of far and not a great situation for your cat. 
(Woman)
And she has never had a pet before, so I don’t know if she is responsible 
enough to take care of my cat. Taking care of a pet is a lot of work. 

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(Man)
Well, another thing you could do is take your cat to a boarding facility you 
know, a place where they have professionals to take care of your pets 
while you’re traveling. They have a place for your pet to sleep, and they 
play with them, and take them for walks and stuff. 
(Woman)
Yeah a boarding place, I never thought about that. I could do that, but I 
bet that it would be pretty costly. 
(Man)
It might be expensive, but you would have professionals taking care of 
your cat, so they would do a good job and you wouldn’t have to worry 
about your cat getting lonely. 
(Woman)
Yeah, that sounds good, but I don’t know. My budget is pretty tight right 
now. 
Now answer the following question. You have 20 seconds to prepare an answer 
and 60 seconds to give your spoken response.