AppendixIKeytoExercisesUnit5PartIPre-ReadingTaskScriptfortherecording:Isiteasytobehard,easytobecoldtowardsothers
Thesingerofthesongyouareabouttohearthinksthattoomanypeoplearecruelandhavenofeelings
Hisparticulartargetisthosewhoclaimtocareaboutlargecauses,thepoorandunderprivileged,atthesametimeastheyarereadytoignoretheneedsoftheirfriends
Fromthesong,itsoundsasifhehasoneparticularfriendinmind,afriend—perhapsagirl
—whoseemstocaremoreforsocialcausesthanshedoesforhim
Butwhateverthereason,hecomplainsthattoomanypeoplefinditalltoo"easytobecold,easytosayno
"Listenandseewhetheryouagreewithhimornot
EasytobeHard■■ThreeDogNightHowcanpeoplebesoheartlessHowcanpeoplebesocruelEasytobehard,easytobecolaHowcanpeoplehavenofeelingsHowcantheyignoretheirfriendsEasytobeproud,easytosaynoEspeciallypeoplewhocareabouts