the san francisco college of music. good school. what are you studying? guitar lessons to several children in boston. i love to work with kids. tanya's mother is here. do you want to talk to her? i'll be right there. come back soon, o.k.? all righty, take care. bye-bye. all right, rebecca casey, why should i hire you? i love working with children, and i have a lot of experience. go on... i'm a hard worker, i'm reliable... i take work seriously. what else? what else, um... i can sing... i can play the guitar and play the piano... and i need a job... oh, this job doesn't pay a lot. what is the salary? $7.50 an hour. i need you from 3:00 to 6:00 monday through friday. are there any benefits, like medical coverage or sick days? part-timers don't get any benefits, not even paid holidays. still interested? oh, i forgot to mention, i played on a softball team in boston. i played second base. great, i need to see what you can do. uh, you can take over softball practice today, right now in fact. there they are. can you handle it? i think so. o.k. let me introduce

the san francisco college of music! oh, rebecca, i'm so happy for you!er best friend sandy was excited for her and her brother supported her decision to go to music school, too. you're going to miss her, aren't you? the truth. is it all right with you if i go? narrator: they knew it was her dream. go for it. narrator: and now her brother is alone with her sick father in a hospital room in boston. why did she ever leave her father and her brother? why did she ever leave boston? and what was she coming home to? remember, as we continue with rebecca's story here's how you can connect with english. watch the videos-- by yourself, in a classroom, at home with family and friends. record the video. there are books to use while you watch the program. make sure you read the instructions on how to use the book carefully. the programs are closed-captioned. turn on your captioning for extra help in following the language. talk about the program with your friends and family and... how's dad? not good. the heart attack was pretty serious. are you free? thanks. how did

she got into a good school, frank-- the san francisco college of music. music school?ever pay off. you can't make any money in music. you're telling me! i thought she should go to a local college. well, that makes more sense to me. so why does she have to go all the way to san francisco? well, the school out there accepted her... and they offered her financial help. well, that's good, right? i guess so. hey, if you're so worried about this, why don't you talk her out of it? i can't change her mind. she's all fired up about the idea. says it's her dream. yeah, but dreams don't pay bills. yeah, well, there's nothing i can do. if this is what she wants, maybe i can help her with a car. well, if she's going to be driving, you know, all the way across country, she's going to have a decent car. hey... hey, here's one of those-- what-do-you-call-it -- oldsmobile deltas? yeah, oldsmobile delta. hey, looks in tiptop shape, look. oh, you don't know about used cars, frank. whew! what? 80,000 miles. oh, that's a lot of miles! we have to take a close look at the engine, the tires,