listen and fill in the blanks Jessica and George have just demonstrated for us the basic idea of today’s l ecture -- that friendship between women is different from friendship between men. This is an idea __1__ by Deborah Tannen in her book, You Just Don’t Understand: ___2___ , and that's what I'd like to talk about today. Now, Deborah Tannen is ___3___ who has written about the relationships between men and women, and why they often don‟t ___4___. According to Tannen, when a woman talks with a man, she‟ll often feel as though he isn't really ___5___ or that they aren't really having a conversation, right? And a man often doesn't understand ____6____ from him. “What‟s her point?” He wonders. “Where is this conversation going?” How many of you feel this sounds familiar? OK, most of you. Well, Tannen points out that we can understand this difference ___7___ when we examine how men and women view ___8___. OK, for a woman, her best friend is someone she can be close with and talk to . They ___9___ about everyday events in their lives. They share feelings and secrets. Talking gives women a chance to better understand their world and themselves. For a man, talking is generally more straightforward . It‟s about ___10___ facts. Men generally don't base their friendships on talking, but ___11___—getting together with buddies, ___12___, or ___13___. Men will often put down a woman's need to talk with her close friend about a subject ___14___. They don't understand how women can put up with such long conversations . OK, so, who here ___15___ Tannen's ideas?