Elementary and Pre-intermediate English Short Listening practice - Comparison 

Jeyhoon: hello, Carla. İ am super fine. İt is still cold in my place. Very cold. But I really enjoy the cold weather conditions. İ can focus on my business more effectively. 

Carla: Hello dears. Welcome to our conversation show. İ hope you have listened to our last storytelling podcast. 
Jeyhoon, how is it going? İs it still cold in your place? 

Carla: it is awesome to hear that you are being motivated in cold weather. Have you prepared your questions? 

Jeyhoon: yes certainly. İ made a few questions.  İf everyone is ready, let's get started. 
My first question is ' is there anyone around that you compare yourself with? 

Carla: Oh Jesus. Jeyhoon, frankly speaking, there is no one that I compare myself with. Why? According to my point of view, a comparison of our own with others is just the incapability of the person. İf there must be someone whom I compare myself with, this must be definitely 'me' compared to yesterday's 'me'.
This way is more stress-free and beneficial rather than comparing myself with others. 
People feel more stressed and depressed as they see others' success. Because I think they wish to be like them. But they don't know that successful people sacrifice something, I mean effort and time. 

Carla: I have a question, too. 
İs your fiancee jealous? How can you describe your fiancee?

Jeyhoon:  wow, this is a great question. İ think, like most girls, she is jealous, too. But for me, her attitude and behavior towards me are more important to me than her other characteristics. For me, a good wife or fiancee must be humble, cheerful, encouraging, kind, obedient, and more importantly, lively. These features are very crucial for me in building stable relationships. 
İ feel very angry when she gets jealous of me. She gets jealous of me, especially from my colleague. İ got used to her jealousies. She says to me that she trusts in me, but not girls.  İ think I have to teach her not to feel like this for our relationship's safety.
For me, what is more essential for me in a relationship is trust and loyalty. 
 
What do you think about strong leadership skills?

Carla: from my own perspective, a leader must be, first of all, demanding, loving as well as thoughtful. 
When I was working in the academy in Seul 2 years ago, our team leader was very caring and loving to his employees. Each time when we got into trouble at work, he used to guide and help us to solve the problem. We used to feel motivated and encouraged by his help. İ think we were very lucky to have such a leader.
Just imagine you work in a place where your boss is very aggressive, selfish, and humiliating. How would you feel if your boss is like that? Of course, you would feel dissatisfied and unmotivated. 
İ really hate when people are arrogant. 
People look more nice and pleasant when they are so sincere, smiling, kind, and uplifting towards others  in the public

Are you scared of being caught by a disease called covid-19?

Jeyhoon: I don't really have any idea what it is like to be caught covid-19. 
Most people say that this virus is more dangerous and threatening than others. They consider that only those whose immune systems are very strong can defeat the virus. 
Some others claim that children are safe and protected from such a disease because they have a strong immune system. But it is very clear that old people whose immune systems are weak should be more careful and protect themselves from being caught to this. 
We should eat healthy and nutritious food every day and do exercise at least an hour a day. So that we can boost our immune system.
İn response to your question, I can say that I am not scared of that sickness. İ am not also scared of dying early. 
 I have isolated myself totally from the people. When I need to buy something from the market, I wear a mask and keep the distance from people. That is really better and safe for me. 

İs there any person around you, who is annoying? 

Carla:  yeah, there is. İt is my neighbor. Lately, she keeps on visiting my house, sometimes even 3 times a day. She is very talkative and chattering. She always talks about her life, husband, and family. She always tells me about buying a new car. But she is afraid of telling this issue to her husband.  
İ think I am about to be bored of her. Why? Because she sometimes visits my house at nine o'clock in the morning. She doesn't even call me to be informed about her coming. She sometimes finds me working at my desk when she comes. 
İ think I must find an appropriate way to tell her that she must limit her visits. İ have to explain to her that I have more important businesses than her.

How about you, Jeyhoon. Who annoys you more in your neighborhood?

Jeyhoon: there is no one in my neighborhood annoying me. But when some of the people with whom I don't have a close relationship want to join us when I am in a cafe with my friends, I get annoyed. 
İ am an introverted and jealous person. İ have some close friends and I really enjoy spending time with them. 
But when unfamiliar ones want to join us, I feel so annoyed. Sometimes I even leave the place early because of them. 
İ know it is funny. But this is who I am. İ hope you will not condemn me for being so. 

That is all, Carla for today.. thanks a lot to you for answering my questions sincerely. 
 see you on our next story and conversation topic

Carla: thank you, too, Jeyhoon for making such great questions. 
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