2023年劍橋國際英語教程3級

Unit1That'swhatfriendsarefor!

P2

2Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Chris:Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?

Kim:Actually,Idon't.......Doyouthinkyoucouldhelpmefindone?

Chris:Hmm.Whatkindofguysdoyoulike?

Kim:Oh,Ilikeguyswhoaren'ttooseriousandwhohavecgoodsenseofhumor.Youknow...like

you.

Chris:OK.Whatelse?

Kim:Well,I'dprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith-whoIcantalktoeasiy.

Chris:IthinkIknowjusttheguyforyou.BobBranson.Doyouknowhim?

Kim:No,Idon'tthinkso.

Chris:Letmearrangeforyoutomeethim,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.

BListentoChrisandKimdiscussingBobafterKimmethim.HowdidKimlike

him?

Chris:So,what'stheVerdict?WhatdidyouthinkofBob?

Kim:Well,IwasworriedatfirstespeciallywhenIsawthathewearsnotonebut

twoearrings,Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoareinto

heavyrockmusicandstufflikethat.YouknowwhatImean?

Chris:Buthe,sjustaregularkindofguy,right?

Kim:Yeah,wegotalongreallywell!

Chris:Ijustknewyou*dlikehim.

Kim:Yeah,Ido,andhe'sreallyfunny.Hehadmelaughinghystericallyduring

dinner.Ithinkthepeoplesittingnexttousintherestaurantthoughtwewere

crazy.

Chris:So,areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain?

Kim:Definitely,infact,we'regoingtoaconcerttomorrownight.

Chris:That,sgreat.

P4

ListeningWhataretheylike?

BListentoconversationsaboutwhatthepeopleabovearelike.

Writedowntwoadjectivesforeachperson.Howsimilarwereyourguesses?

l.Andrea

A:So,haveyouseenAndrealately?

B:Yeah,Iseeherprettyoften.Weworktogetheratacaf6lattd.

A:How'sshedoing,1'vebeenmeaningtocallher.

B:Well,tobehonest!I'vealwaysthoughtshe'salittledifficult.Butthesedays,

Ifindherimpossible.

A:Whatdoyoumean?

B:Oh,youknowhowsheis.Shehassuchstrongideasabouteverything.Ifyou

don'tagreewithhersheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou.

A:Yes,that*strue.Butthat'swhyweloveher,right?

B:Yeah,Iguessso.Butshe'schangedalotsinceshestartedcollege.Shetalked

aboutherselfallthetimeandshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisat

everythingshedoes.

A:Hmm.MavbeIwon'tcallherafterall.

2.James

A:AreyougoingtoJaniespartyonSaturday?

B:Ofcourse,Jamesalwaysgivesthebestparties.Andtherearealwayslotsof

interestingnewpeopletomeet.

A:That'strue.Idon,tknowwherehemanagestofindthemall.

B:Well,youknowwhathe,slike.Hemakesfriendsveryeasily.Hereallylikes

talkingtopeople,andhelovesinvitingpeopleover.

A:Ur-Ur,heinvitedmefordinnerlastSaturday,whatafeast!

B:Yeah,he'sagreatcooktoo.

A:AfterdinnerIofferedtohelpcleanup,hetoldmenottoworryaboutit.He

saidhe'dtakecareofitinthemorning.Hewaslike.It'snothing,nobigdeal.

B:Yup,thatsoundslikeJames.

3.Mr.Johnson

A:Haveyoumetthenewapartmentmanager?

B:Mr.Johnson?Hmm.Yeah,Imethimlastweek.He,alittlestrange.

A:Yeah,heis.I'mnotsureIlikehim.He'shardtopredict.Sometimeshe,s

prettycheerfulandtalkative,

andthenextdayhedoesn'tevensayhello.Ithinkhemusthavepersonal

problemsorsomething.

B:Ithinkyou'reright.Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe'

sgoingtodosomething,heneveractuallydoesit?Hetoldmethreetimeshe'd

cometofixthelightinmykitchen,andhestillhasn'tdoneit.

P5

8ConversationRoommates

Alistenandpractice.

Dave:Hello?

Jim:Hi.Myname*sJimHunt」'mcallingabouttheadforaroommate.

Dave:Oh,right.

Jim:Areyoustilllookingforsomeone?

Dave:Yes,weare.

Jim:Oh,good」'mreallyinterested.

Dave:Well,therearefourofus,andit'safairlysmallhouse,sowewant

someonewho'seasytogetalongwith.

Jim:I'mprettyeasygoing.

Dave:Great!SocanIaskyouafewfairlystraightforwardquestionsabout

yourself?

Jim:Noproblem.Ilikeitwhenpeoplearedirect.

BThinkofthreequestionsthatDavemightaskJim.Thenlistentotherestofthe

conversation.WhatquestionsdidDaveask?

D:Whatdoyoudo,Jim?

J:Oh,well,rvehadalotofdifferentjobs,butVmnotworkingrightnow.

D:Oh?

J:Yeah,Igotfiredfrommylastjobaboutsixmonthsago,soI'vebeenlooking

forsomethingelse.IhavenJtbeenveryluckysofar.

D:Uh-huh.Well,therenthereis$1,200amonth-uh,that's$300amonthfor

eachperson.

J:Oh,Uh….

D:Willyouhaveenoughmoneytopaytherenteverymonth?

J:Yeah,Iprobablywill???ifIcanfindajob.

D:Yeah.Uh,look,whereareyoulivingnow?

J:Well,rvebeenstayingwithafriendforthepastcoupleofweeks.

D:Uh-huh.

J:Yeah,buthe'saskedmetoleavebyFriday,soIreallyneedtofindaplaceto

live.Ifvehadtomovefourtimesinthepastyearand,well

D:Listen,Jim.Iappreciateyourtellingmeaboutyourself.Ilikeitwhenpeople

arehonestwithme.Anyway,Ihavetotalktomyotherroommatesaboutthis,

andrIIgiveyouacalltomorrowtoletyouknowwhatwedecide.Whydon'Iyou

givemeyournumber?

J:Sure,ittwo,two,three

Unit2Careermoves

P8

2ConversationJobfair

Alistenandpractice.

Tim：Wow!Therearesomanyjobstochoosefrom!Whatdoyouthink?

Diane：Workinginthemediacouldbefun-there?sTV,newspapers,theinternet***.

T：Well,let,slook.Hmm.Howaboutthis?YoucouldbeaTVnewsdirector.

D：Areyoukidding?Directingthenewswouldbenerve-racking!

T：Well,writingforamagazinemustbeexciting.Howaboutthat?

D：No」'mreallymoreinterestedinworkingwithcomputers.Hey,look.Designing

interactivemedialdlikethat!

T：Designinginteractivemedia?Itsoundsinteresting,butwhatisit?

BListentotherestoftheconversation.Whatdoesaninteractivemediadesigner

do?Doesitsoundinterestingtoyou?Whyorwhynot?

D：Well,mycousindesignsinteractivemedia,andfromwhatshetellsme,itsounds

kindofinteresting.She'sinvolved

withdesigningallthedifferentmediathatgointoaninteractiveCD-ROM.Youknow,

sound,video,andgraphics.

T：Uh-huh.

D：There'sactuallyalotmoretoitthanyouwouldthink.Sheworkswithcomputer

graphicsandspecialeffects-andalsoinfilmingvideomaterialtoincludein

CD-ROMs.Andthenshehastodevelopwhattheycalltheuserinterfacenavigation

system.

T：Theuserinterfacenavigationsystem?!Nowwhatisthat?

D：Well,that'swhatletstheuserinteractwithallthedifferentelementsofthe

program.That,sreallythekey

toaneffectiveCD-ROM.

T：Ifyousayso.ltsoundsprettycomplicatedtome.Butyoualreadyseemtoknowa

lotaboutit.Maybeyoushouldbeaninteractivemediadesigner.

D：Hmm.Maybe.

PH

7ConversationSummerjobs

Alistenandpractice.

Tracy：Goodnews!Tvefoundasummerjob!

Mark：That'sgreat!Anythinginteresting?

T：Yes,workingatanamusementpark.Doesn'tthatsoundfantastic?

M：Sure,itdoes.

T：So,haveyoufoundanything?

M：Nothingyet,butI'vcgotacoupleofIcads.Oncisworkingasaninternfora

recordcompany-mostlyansweringphones.OrIcangetalandscapingjobagain.

T：Beinganinternsoundsmoreinterestingthanlandscaping.Andit'sprobablynotas

hard!

M：Yeah,butalandscaperearnsmoremoneythananintern.Andyougetagreattan!

BListentotherestoftheconversation.WhatisTracygoingtodoattheamusement

park?

M：Sowhatwillyoubedoingattheamusementpark,exactly?

T：Actually,VIIhavetwojobs.First,V11beworkingataplacecalledChildren,

sWorld.Theyhaveallkindsofinterestinggamesandeducationalactivitiesfor

youngkids.IhavetogotoatrainingprogramforthreedaysbeforeIstarttofindout

howeverythingworks.

M：Threedays?Wow,theequipmentmustbeprettyhigh-tech!

T：Oh,itis-alotofcomputersandinterestingdevices.lt'sjustthekindofstuff

thatkidslove.

M：Well,itsoundsliketheperfectjobforyou.Iknowhowmuchyoulivekids.So

what'syourotherjob?

T：Well.I'IIalsobeoneofthepeoplewhowalksaroundtheparkgreetingpeople.

M：Doyoumeanyou'11havetodressupinacostume?

T：Yes,asacartooncharacter!Iknow,Iknow.ltsoundssilly.Andit'scertainlynot

asrewardingasworkinginChildren'sWorld,butit'spartofthejob.

P12

Listening

AListentoCarlos,Paul,andJuliatalkingabouttheirsummerjobs.Wheredoeseach

personwork?Whitethecorrectnameundereachpicture.

Carols

Woman：Sowhereareyouworkingthissummer,Carols?

Carlos：rmworkingasatutorinalearningcenterforkids.

W：Interesting.Whatkindsofthingsdothekidsdothere?

C：Theyworkonsubjectstheyneedhelpin,uh,mainlymathandEnglish.

W：Isyourjobhard?

C：No,notatall.Thckidsworkoncomputersmostofthetime.Wehavetohelpthem

getstartedandwhentheyrunintoproblems.

W：Doyouenjoyit?

C：Oh,yes.Workingwithkidsissomuchmorefunthanworkingwithadults.AndIget

tochoosemyownhours.

AslongasIworkeighthoursaday,Icancomeinatanytimefrom8A.M.TO9P.M.

W：Luckyyou!

Woman:Paul,didyoufindasummerjob,yet?

Paul:Yeah,I'mworkinginarestaurant.

W:Oh,how'sitgoing?

P:Oh,themoneyfsnotbad.

W:Whatareyoudoing?Areyouwaitingtables?

P:Iwish!No」'mworkinginthekitchen.Icutupstuffforthechef-

vegetablesandmeatandthings.Ialsowashthedishes.

W:Oh,yuck.

P:Yeah.It'sprettyhardwork.Ididn'trealizehowhotitisinarestaurant

kitchenuntilItookthisjob.

W:Sowhydon'tyouquit?

P:rdloveto,butIneedthemoney.

Julia

Man:Sowhatkindofjobdidyoufindforthesummer?

Julia:Vmworkingforamarketingcompany.1?nidoingtelephonemarketing.

M:Oh,soyou'reoneofthosepeoplewhodrivesmecrazybycallingmeupand

tryingtopersuademetobuysomethingthatIhaveabsolutelynoneedfor.

J:Exactly.

M:Doyoulikeit?

J:Believeitornot,Ido.It,smostlyabunchofstudentsworkingthere,andwe

havealotoffunwhenwe'renotmakingcalls.lt7sreallyeasy,too,sincewejust

havetoreadfromascript.

M:Areyoudoingthisfulltime?

J:Yes,butIworkfromtwointheafternoonuntilelevenatnight,soIgettosleep

aslateasIwanttointhemorning.

Unit3Couldyoudomeafavor?

P14

2Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Jack：Hi,Rod.ThisisJack.

Rod：Oh,hi,Jack.What'sup?

J：rmgoingtomybestfriend,sweddingthisweekend.!?dlovetovideotape

it.WouldyoumindifIborrowedyouvideocamera?

R：Um,yeah.That'sOK,Iguess.IdonJtthinkV11needitforanything.

J：Thanksamillion.

R：Sure.Haveyouusedavideocamerabefore?It'sprettyeasy.

J：Yeah,acoupleoftimes.VVoulditbeOKifIpickedituponFridaynight?

R：Fine.Noproblem.

BListentotwomoretelephonecallsJackmakes.Whatelsedoeshewantto

borrowfromfriends?Dotheyagreetolendthemtohim?

1.

Andy：Hello.

Jacj：Hi,Andy.ThisisJack.

A：Oh,hi,Jack.

J：Iwaswonderingifyoucoulddomeafavor.

A；Thatdepends.

J：Well,Ihavetogotoaweddingthisweekend.WoulditbeOKifIborrowed

yournavybluesuit?

A：Oh,sure.Noproblem.

J：ThanksalotF11comebyandpickituptonight.

A：That'sfine.

2.

Rose：RoseRizzo.

Jack：Hi,Rose.ThisisJack.

R：Oh,hello.Howareyou?

J：Prettygood,thanks.Listen,thereasonVmcallingisIhaveareallybigfavor

toaskyou.

R：Yes?

J：RememberItoldyouaboutthatfriendofminewho'sgettingmarriedtoa

womanhemetinBarcelona?

R：Yeah,Iremember.And?

J：Well,thewedding,sthisSaturdayafternoon,andit'soutinthecountry-

aboutanhour,sdrivefromhere-andIwaswonderingifIcouldborrowyour

carfortheafternoontogetthere.

R：Gee,Jack,Vdreallylovetohelpyouout,butVmgoingtobeneedingmy

carallweekend」'vegotafriendcominginfromoutoftown,andIpromisedto

showherthesights.

J：Oh,OK.Iunderstand.Anyway,howarethings?!havenJtseenyouforages.

R：Oh,prettygood.

P16

5Listening

AListentothreetelephoneconversations.Writedownwhateachcaller

requests.Doestheotherpersonagreetotherequest?Check(J)YesorNo.

l.Tina

Robert：Hello?

Tina：Hi,Robert.ThisisTina.

R：Hi,Tina.What'sup?

T：Well,actually,Iwaswonderingifyou,dmindlendingmeyourcamerafor

afewdays.Iwanttotakesomephotosofmynewapartmenttosendtomyfolks.

R：Sure.Youcanborrowit.

T：Oh,thanksamillion.

2.Mike

Mike：Hi,Sandy.ThisisMike.

Sandy：Oh,hi.Howarethingswithyou?

M：Prettygood.Listen.IwaswonderingifIcoulduseyourvideogamesystem

overtheweekend.

S：YoumeanmySonyPlayStation?

M：Yeah.MysisterJsaskedmetotakecareofmynieceandnephewoverthe

weekend-they'resixandeight-

andIthoughtitwouldbeagreatwaytokeepthembusy.

S：That'sagoodidea-kidsthatagelovevideogames-but,well,Ihave

badnews：Mymachineisn*tworking.

rvebeenmeaningtotakeitintogetfixed，butIhaventgottenaroundtoit.

M：Oh,toobad.

S：Butyouknowyoucanalwaysrentone.Mostvideostoreshavemachinesto

rent.Youjusthavetoleaveadeposit.

M：Oh,perfect」'IIdothat.Thanks*Sandy.

S：Noproblem.

3,Phil

Phil：Hi,Greg.It'sPhil.

Greg：Hi.What,sup?

P：Notmuch,butIwaswonderingifIcouldaskyouforafavor.

G：Hmm…maybe.Tryme!

P：Well,Ihavetogooutoftownforafewdaysnextweek.

G：Uh-huh.

P:CouldIleavePollywithyouwhileI'mgone?

G：Polly?WhoJsPolly?

P：Youknow-Polly,mybird.

G：Oh,yeah.Iforgot?yourbird.Idon'tknow,Phil.Ireallydon'tlikebirds

verymuch.They'remessy,andtheymakealotofnoise,and…

P：No,notPolly.She,sreallyagreatbird.She,sreallycleanandveryquiet.She

won'tbotheryou-Ipromise.

G：Oh,allright.1'11doit.

P：Thanks.Ireallyappreciateit.r11bringheroveronTuesdaynight.

G：OK.Butyouowemeone!

P17

8Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Amy：Hello?

Jeff：Hello.MayIspeaktoSophia,please?

A：rmsorry,she'snotinrightnow.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?

J：Yes>please.ThisisJeff.WouldyoutellherthatTonyishavingapartyon

Saturday?

A：Un-huh.

J：Andwouldyouaskherifshe,dliketogowithme?

A：Allright,Peter.I'11giveherthemessage.

J：No,thisisJeff>notPeter.

A：Oh,rmsorry.

J：Bytheway>who'sPeter?

BListentoAmytalkingtoSophia.VVhoisPeter?IsSophiagoingtogotothe

partywithJeff?

Sophia：Hi!Vmhome!

A：Oh,hi.

S：Didanyonecall?

A：Uh-huh.YouroldfriendPetercalledafewhoursago.He'sgoingtobeintown

onSaturdayandwantstogettogetherwithyouSaturdaynight.Hesaidtocall

him.

S：Oh,super!Ihaven*tseenPeterinalmostayear.Anyothercalls?

A：Uh,yeah.Jeffcalled.HewantstoknowifyouwanttogotoTonyfspartywith

him.

S：Oh?WhenisTony'sparty?

A：OnSaturday.

S：Oh,perfect.That,sthesamenightTmgoingtogettogetherwithPeter,so

Ihaveanexcusenottogo.EvenifIweren*tgoingoutwithPeter,Iwouldn*tgo

anywherewithJeff.Oh,he'ssuchapain!

A：Oh,hedidn,tsoundsobad.Hesoundedkindofsweet.

S：Yeah,yeah,Iguessheis.lt'sjustthatIdonytwanttogooutwithhim-

andhejustdoesn'tseemtogetthemessage.Domeafavor.Amy：Ifhecalls

again,couldyoujusttellhimVmnothome?

A：Hmm.OK.

Unit4Whatastory!

P20

2ConversationStorytelling

AListenandpractice.

Jake：Whatanawfulstory!AcouplewassailingtheiryachtfromHawaiito

Mexico.WhiletheywerecrossingthePacific,theirboathitawhaleandsank!

Anne：Isthattrue?Whathappenedtothewhale?

J：Itdoesn,tsay!Ohandhere'sanotherone.AguyinLosAngleswasrobbing

abank.Butashewasescaping*hegotcaughtintherevolvingdoor.

A：Iguessitwashisfirstbankrobbery!

J：Yeah.Onandlistentothis.Someguygotlockedoutofhishouse,sohetriedto

get

inthroughthechimney.

A：Don'ttellme!Hegotstuckinthechimney!

J：Exactly.Andhewasstilltryingtogetouttwodayslaterwhenthepolice

rescuedhim.

P22

5ListeningNewsbroadcasts

AListentonewsbroadcastsaboutthreeevents.Takenotesabouteachevent.

1?

Amanwhoconsideredhimselfasnakecharmerwasstrangledtodeathon

Sundaybyathree-and-a-half-meterboaconstrictorinatowninThailand.lt

seemsthatthemanrushedtoseethegiantsnakeafterfriendstoldhimthe

serpentwasseenbesideoneofthetown'smainroads.Thesnakecharmerputit

aroundhisneck；whileheandhisfriendswerewalkinghome,thesnake

strangledhimtodeath.

2.

Twoteenagegirlswhodisappearedfromashipwerefoundaliveandwell.The

girlsturneduponFriday,nearasmalltownonthenortheastcoastof

Australia.Thegirlssaidtheywerevisitingafriendontheshipandfellasleepin

theirfriend'scabin.Whentheywokeup,theshipwasheadingforSingapore?

sotheydecidedtojumpofftheshipandswimtoshore.Theyfoundthemselveson

adesertedpartoftheAustraliancoast,andhadtowalkover100milestothe

nearesttown.

3.

EarlyTuesdaymorninginCalifornia)twopoliceofficerswhowerepursuinga

carthiefdownHollywoodBoulevardinahigh-speedchasewererescuedbythe

thief.Duringthechase,theofficers'caroverturnedandfellintoashallow

rivenTheofficerscouldn'tgetoutofthecar,whichwasrapidlyfillingupwith

water.Thethiefwentbacktothesceneoftheaccidentandhelpedrescuethe

officers.TheHollywoodPoliceDepartmenthasdecidedtodropchargesagainst

thethiefforsavingtheofficers'lives.

P23

8Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Brian：Someonestolemywalletlastnight!

Kate：Ohno!Whathappened?

B：Well,Iwasworkingout,andIhadputmystuffinmylocker,justlikeI

alwaysdo.WhenIcameback>someonehadstolenmywallet.IguessI'd

forgottentolockthelocker.

K：I'msorry.That,sterrible!Didyoulosemuchmoney?

B：Onlyabout$20.ButIlostmycreditcardandmydriver'slicense.Whata

pain!

BListentotherestoftheconversation.VVhatdidKatehavestolenonce?Where

wasshe?VVhathappened?

K：Hmm.ThatremindsmeofwhenIhadmypursestolenlastyear.

B：Really?Whathappened?

K：Well,itwaswhenIwasinBelgium.IwasonmywaytotheairportssoIwas

standingonthesideoftheroadwithmybags,tryingtofigureoutthebus

schedule.Anyway,thisabunchofguyscamebyandaskediftheycouldhelp

me.TheyspokeverybrokenEnglish>andIcouldn'treallyunderstandwhatthey

weresaying.Ireallyjustwantedthemtoleavemealone.Finally,theyleftand

whenIlookeddown,Irealizedmypursehaddisappeared.lthadmywalletinit

withallmytraveler,schecksandmymoneyandmycreditcard.Well,luckily>

Ihadputmyairlineticketandmypassportinoneofmycarry-onbags.

B：Howawful!Sowhatdidyoudo?

K：Well,firstIscreamedatthetopofmylungsandtriedtorunaftertheguys-

buttheywerelonggone.Then-thissoundsreallycorny-IdidjustwhatI

hadseenpeopledoonTV：Icalledmycreditcardcompany.

B：Weretheyhelpful?

K：Theywerelifesavers!Innotimeatalbthey'dgivenmenewtravelerJschecks

andanewcreditcard,andsentmeonmyway.

ReviewofUnits1-4

P26

2ListeningFavoritegripes

AListentotwopeoplediscussingthesetopics.Conipletethechart.

1Taxidrivers

A：Itreallyupsetsmewhentaxidriversdrivesofasti'malwaysterrifiedof

havinganaccident.

B：Thatdoesn'treallybotherme.IliketogetwhereI'mgoingquickly.ButIcan,

tstanditwhentheyhavetheirradiosturnedupallthewayfullblast.Youcan't

evenhearyourselfthink!

2Peoplewithdogs

A：Ihateitwhenpeopletaketheirdogsintoaparkandletthemmakemessesall

overtheplace.lt,ssoirresponsibleI

B：Youknowwhatbothersme?Ihateitwhentheygooutandleavetheirdogat

home,barkingallday.

3TVcommercials

A：Ican'tstanditwhentheyshowthesamecommercialtwiceinarow.Whydo

theydothat?Itdrivesmecrazy!

B：Thethingthatbothersmethemostiswhentheyinterruptaballgameatthe

mostexcitingmomenttoshowsomestupidcommercial.

4Storeclerks

A：Itreallyupsetsmewhenstoreclerkspretendtheyhaven'tnoticedyouand

juststandaroundchattingtoeachother.lt,ssorude.

B：Yeah.Orontheotherhand>theygiveyouthehardsell,andtrytogetyouto

buysomethingyoudon'treallywant.

Unit5Crossingcultures

P28

1Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Fred:IhearMaggieisgoingtowork

inIndia.

Pam:India!Wow!Ihearit'sa

beautifulplace,butIdon'tthinkI

couldeverlivethere.

F:Whynot?

P:Wellfit'stoofarfromhome.rd

missmyfamily.

F:Idon'tthinkFdmindmovingto

aforeigncountry.Thelanguageisthe

onlythingthatVdbeworriedabout.

f

P:Yeahfbutwouldntyoumissyour

friends?

F:Sure,forawhile,butrdmakenew

ones.

P:Youcertainlysoundveryconfident

F:Youknowfactually,thereisone

thingVdmiss.

P:What'sthat?

F:Mydog!

P29

4Listening

BListentoaradiobroadcastby

journalistJamesFallows,whotalks

aboutsomeofhisexperiencesin

Japan.

l.Whatisthemostdifficultthing

aboutlearningaforeignlanguage?

2.Whyisheabletoreadmorebooks

inJapan?

3.Whatotheradvantagesdoeshe

mention?

Announcer:Languageistakenfor

granted-unlessofcourse,you're

tryingtolearnonethatisnftyour

own.CommentatorJamesFallowshas

discoveredthatlivinginanother

countrycancreatebarriersto

communicationthatarelimitingin

somewaysandliberatinginothers.

Fallows:Rightnow,you'relistening

totheradio,butIbetyou'redoing

somethingelse,too-gettingdressed,

finishingyourbreakfast,leafing

throughthepaper,drivingtowork-

thatis,you7reenjoyingtheluxuryof

operatinginyourownfamiliar

language,whichyourbraincan

handlesoeasilythatithasplentyof

powerlefttosupervisetheother

thingsthatyoudo.

HereinJapan,I'vebeeninexile

fromthatcomfortableworld.IfIwant

tomakeanysensewhateverofthe

soundscomingoutoftheradio,the

TVspeaker,orsomeoneelse's

mouth,Ihavetoconcentratemy

completeattentiononthat

task.There'snobrainpowertospare

foranythingelse,includingwalking

orchewinggum.rvebecomeaman

whocandoexactlyonethingata

time.

Thispredicamenthasitsgoodand

badsideSeThebadpartisacertain

narrowing,toputitmildly,ofthe

informationflowingintomylife.You

takeininformationasifyouare

drinkingfromabigbeenstein[orme,

it'slikesuckingthroughatinyf

cloggedstraw.Butthegoodpartis

thesameenforcedneedto

concentrate.Imaydoonlyonething

atatimenowfbutIdothatthingvery

intentlyeOneofthethingsI've

begundoingmostseriouslyistoread

booksallthewaythrougheOfcourse,

weallreadbooksinAmerica,toofbut

preciselybecauseoftheother

distractions,it'softenhardtostick

withthem.Reviewsfexcerpts,TV

interviewstaketheplaceofactual

books.

Butherefwithmyone-trackmindand

myexhaustiveneedtoretreatinto

English,there1snothingtokeepme

fromfinishingabookonceIget

started.Ihavetheaddedplusof

spendingthreetofourhourseach

dayontheTokyotrainsystemfwhich,

whenit'snotsocrowdedthatI

f

cantraisemyarmsfletsmego

throughseveralbooksaweek.Indeed,

thankstothetrain,Iamtheonly

persononEarthactuallytohaveread

PaulKennedy7sfamousRiseandFall

oftheGreatPowersbook.This

whole-bookenvironmentchanges

yourworldviewfmakingyoumore

deeplybutmorespottilyinformed」

findthatIhavebecomemorepatient

withlong-windedexplanation,and

lesslikelytocutsomebodyelseoff

andmakehimgettohispoint.There

areproblemswiththisperspective,

f

toofImsure,butrightnowmy

braincan1thandlethinkingwhat

theymightbe.

AnnouncerThisreportwasoriginally

broadcastonNationalPublicRadio

onMorningEdition,andis

reproducedwithpermissionof

NationalPublicRadio.Any

unauthorizedduplicationis

prohibited.

P31

8Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Marta：Guesswhat!Ijustgotinvitedtomyteacheryshousefordinner!

Karen：Oh,hownice.

M：Yes,butwhatdoyoudowhenyou,reinvitedtosomeoneyshousehere?

K：Well,it'sthecustomtobringasmallgift.

M：Really?Likewhat?

K：Oh,maybesomeflowersordessert.

M：Andisitallrighttobringafriendalong?

K：Well,ifyouwanttobringsomeone,you'reexpectedtocallfirstandaskifit'

sOK.

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10ListeningUniquecustoms

Listentothreepeopledescribinguniquecustomstheyobservedwhile

traveling.Completethechart.

l.Alice

OnethingthatIneverreallygotusedtowhenIwastravelinginAsiawasthe

waypeoplemakenoisewhentheydrinksoup.Ithinkit'sbecausetheywantto

showthatthey'rereallyenjoyingtheirfoodsotheymakealoudslurpingnoise.lt

alwaysbotheredme.Iguessit'sbecausemyparentsspentyearswhenIwasakid

tellingmenottomakenoisewhileIwaseating.

2.Mark

WhenIlivedinSpain,Iwassurprisedathowlatepeopleeatinthe

evening.Whenyou'reinvitedtodinner,youareaskedtocomearoundnineo'

clockandyouusuallydon,tstartdinneruntilten.Andpeoplestayterriblylate

-sometimesuntiltwointhemorningorevenlater.Ifounditdifficult.Howdoes

onegetupandgotoworkorschoolthenextdayaftereatinganddrinkinguntil

threeinthemorning?

3.Susan

IlivedintheMiddleEastforawhile,andwhenIwentout,Ihadtoobeythe

localcustomofwearingsomethingovermyheadandwearingadressthat

coveredmywholebody.Atfirst,Ifounditarealnuisance,butafterawhile,Igot

usedtoitandevenstartedtolikeit.Youfeelreallysecure,andalsoyoudon't

havetoworryaboutwhattowearallthetime.

Unit6What'swrongwithit?

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2Conversation：

Listenandpractice.

Clerk：CanIhelpyou?

Helen：Yes,Vdliketoreturnthisjacket.

C：Istheresomethingthematterwithit?

H：Yes.Ididn'tnoticewhenIboughtit,butthereareafewproblems.First,ithas

atearinthelining.

C：Hmm,actually,it'storninseveralplaces.

H：Andsomeofthebuttonsareveryloose,thisonecameoff,infact.AndthereJ

sastainonthecollar.

C：rmreallysorryaboutthis.Wouldyouliketoexchangeitforanotherone?

H：Well,tobehonest,Idun'tthinkthisjacketisverywellmade.I'dratherget

arefund.

C：Iunderstand.Doyouhavethereceipt?

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4ListeningFairexchange?

Listentothreecustomersreturningitemstheypurchased.Completethechart.

1.

C：CanIhelpyou?

M：Y