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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
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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.
P32
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?
P34
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?
P36
4ListeningFairexchange?
Listentothreecustomersreturningitemstheypurchased.Completethechart.
1.
C:CanIhelpyou?
M:Y
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