NARRATOR：

Listen to a conversation between two students.

MALE STUDENT：

Hey, didn't you get a new roommate recently?

Linda's her name, right? How's that working out?

FEMALE STUDENT：

Oh, Linda's nice, but,

well there's sort of a problem....

MALE STUDENT：

Oh?

FEMALE STUDENT：

Yeah, our schedules totally conflict.

I like to do my studying late at night in our room, but she likes to go to sleep early.

So, unfortunately, my studying my typing on the computer is keeping her awake.

MALE STUDENT：

What are you gonna do?

FEMALE STUDENT：

Well, we've talked about it.

Linda has to get up early every morning for class, so there's nothing she can do.

So as I see it, I've got two options.

MALE STUDENT：

What are they?

FEMALE STUDENT：

Well, I could adjust my schedule... start going to bed earlier and doing my studying either in the morning or sometime during the day, the way Linda does.

MALE STUDENT：

So you'd change your daily schedule so that it's more like your roommate's?

FEMALE STUDENT：

Yeah... that way I wouldn't be keeping her up at night.

MALE STUDENT：

Sure.

FEMALE STUDENT：

The thing is, I'm not really a "morning person" when it comes to studying—

so I'm not sure how much work I'd get done in the morning

or at other times of the day, since I tend to be busy then doing other things.

MALE STUDENT：

What's your other option?

FEMALE STUDENT：

Well, I could go to the library at night.

Do my studying there.

MALE STUDENT：

Why not do that... use the library?

FEMALE STUDENT：

Well, the thing is, I prefer the convenience of my own room.

The library's OK, but...

you know, I've got a really comfortable desk chair in my room and all my other stuff's there too...

my books, my notes...

the stuff I really need to help me study.