listening U2B2

listeningU2B2PartOne  SpeakingdifferentLanguages(ThetelephoneringsinJulia'shome,andshepicksupthephone.)J:  Hello!M:  Hello,thisisMichael.J:  Hi,Michael.Howareyou?M:  I'mfine.Imissyoualotthough.J:  Me,too.Canwegettogetheragainbeforeyouleave?M:  Yes,sure!That'swhyIcalledyou.J:  Whereshouldwemeet?M:  Mm,howaboutinfrontofWanghuHotel?(SomepeoplearetalkingloudlyinJulia'shome.)That'snotfarfromyourhome.J:  Whichhotel?Ididn'thearyouclearly.M:  WanghuHotel.J:  OK!Whattime?M:  Mm;howabout12:30,tomorrowafternoon?J:  OK,seeyouthen.M:  OK.OK,seeyouthen.(InfrontofWanghuHotel,Michaeliswaiting.ButJuliaiswaitinginfrontofHuanhuHotel.)M:  (Helooksathiswatch,talkingtohimself.)It's1:35now!What'swrongwithher?J:  (Shelooksateverywhere,hopingtoseeMichael,thentalkingtoherself.)He'salwayslate!M:  (Helooksathiswatchagain,talkingtohimself.)Maybeshedoesn’twanttoseemeagain?J:  (Shelooksatherwatch,talkingtoherself.)It'salmost1:45now!Whereishe?CanitbethatheiswaitingatWanghuHotel?(JuliaquicklvrushestoWanghuHotel.TheresheseesMichael,whostandstherewaitinganxiously.)(InfrontofWanghuHotel)M:  Hi,Julia.Youaresolate.Howcome?J:  I'mlate?!I'mnotlate!Iwaswaitingsomewhereelse!Believeitornot,IwaswaitinginfrontofHuanhuHotel!M:  Oh,mygoodness!I'vebeenwaitinghereforonehour.Howcome youwenttoHuanhuHotel?ItoldyoutocometowanghuHotel!J:  ButitsoundedlikeHuanhuHoteltome!Youshould’vepronounceditmoreclearly.M:  I’msorry,but……butitneveroccurredtomeyouwouldhaveconfusedthetwo.J:  IwishI’drealizedthatsooner,sothatIwouldn’thavewaitedthereforsolong.Youknowwhat?Whenyoucalledyesterday,mymomhadagroupoffriendsover.TheyweresonoisythatIcouldhardlyhearyou.M:  That’swhy.Thenhowdidyoufigureoutthatitmightbehere---WanghuHotel?J:  Diditeveroccurtoyouthatwemightbewaitingattwodifferenthotels?M:  Iguessnot.Ithoughtyouweredelayedbytrafficorsomething.J: No！Youdon'tthink.Wheneverwemeet,wealwayshaveoneproblemoranother.N:ButlastSaturdaywasallright.Wehadnotroublewhatsoeverseeingeachother.J:It'salwaysmewhoiswaitingforyou.M:  That'snottrue！Wasn'tIwaitingforyoutoday?Anddoyoustillrememberthedaywhenwewentboating?Iwaitedforyouforabouthalfanhour!J:  Ifyoudon'twanttowaitforme,thenwaitforsomeoneelse.M:  Julia,it'snotthat.YouknowwhatImean.J:  Youjustdon'tlovemeanymore.M:OfcourseIdo.That'swhyI'mhere.IfIdidn'tloveyou,Iwouldn'thavewaitedhereforanhour.J:  Butyouneversay"Iloveyou"anymore.M:  DoyouthinkIhavetorepeatthesamethreewordsallthetime?Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.J:  Butifyoudon'tsayit,howdoIknow?M:  Comeon,Julia.Don'tbechildish.Arewespeakingthesamelanguage?Itseemstomeyoualwaysgetmewrong.J:  Well,if...ifIhadn'trealizedwhathadhappenedwewouldstillbewaitingattwodifferentplacesrightnow！M:  AreyousayingI'mstupid?Thenwhydidyoufallinlovewithme,then?J:  BecauseIamevenmorestupidthanyouare!(Bothlaugh.)M:  Now,let'sforgetit.Whydon'twegoforawalkinthepark?J:  Sure!(Theywalkawayhandinhand.)PartTwoListeningTwoMrs.Blackwashavingalotoftroublewithherskin,soshewenttoherdoctor:Howeverhecouldnotfindanythingwrongwithher.Sohesenthertothelocalhospitalforsometests.Thehospital,ofcourse,senttheresultsofthetestsdirectlytoMrs.Black'sdoctor.                Thenextmorning,hetelephonedhertogiveheralistofthethingsthathethoughtsheshouldnoteat,asanyofthemmightbethecauseofherskintrouble.Mrs.Blackcarefullywroteallthethingsdownonapieceofpaper,whichshethenleftbesidethetelephonewhileshewentouttoameeting.Whenshegotbackhometwohourslater,shefoundherhusbandwaitingforher.Hehadabigbasketfullofpackagesbesidehim,andwhenhesawher,hesaid,"Hello,dear.Ihavedoneallyour(her)shoppingforyou.""Doneallmyshopping?"sheaskedinsurprise."ButhowdidyouknowwhatIwanted?""Well,whenIgothome,Ifoundyour(a)shoppinglistbesidethetelephone,"answeredherhusband,"soIwentdowntotheshopsandboughteverythingyouhadwrittendown."Ofcourse,Mrs.Blackhadtotellhimthathehadboughtallthethingsthedoctordidnotallowhertoeat! ListeningIIDoYouSpeakBritishorAmericanEnglish?AmericanandBritishpeoplebothspeakEnglish,ofcourse,butsometimesitdoesnotseemlikethesamelanguage.Infact,therearesomeimportantdifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Firstofall,theysoundverydifferent.Often,Americansdon’tsayallthelettersineachword.Forexample,Americansmaysay"Idunno"insteadof"Idon'tknow",ortheymaysay"Whaddyasay?"insteadof"Whatdoyousay?"SoundisnottheonlydifferencebetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.Thetwolanguageshavedifferentwordsandexpressionsforsomethings.Forexample,somewordsforclothingaredifferent.Americansusetheword"sweater",buttheBritishsay"jumper".Americanswear"vests"overtheirshirts,butBritishpeoplewear"vests"undertheirshirts.Americanstalkabout"pants"or"slacks",buttheBritishtalkabout"trousers".TheBritishchipsareAmericanFrenchfries.ABritishchemistisanAmericandrugstore.InBritain,ifyouaregoingtotelephonefriends,you"ringthemup".InAmerica,you"givethemacall".Therearealsosomedifferencesingrammar.Forexample,Americansalmostalwaysusethehelpingverb"do"withtheverb"have".Theymightsay,"Doyouhaveanextrapen?"TheBritishoftenaskthequestionadifferentway.Theymightsay,"Haveyougotanextrapen?"ThesedifferencescanbeconfusingwhenyouarelearningEnglish.Butwhenthesamelanguageisusedindifferentplaces,itisunderstandablethatitchangesineachplace.BRITISHENGLISHadviseranalyseapologise/apologizeaxebehaviourcataloguecentrechequecolourcouncillorcounsellordefencedialoguefavourfavouriteenrolfulfilgreyhonourhumourinstaljewellerjewellerykerb(edgeofpavement)labelledlabourliqueurlicencelitremarvellousmetreneighbourorganize/organiseploughpractise(verb)practice(noun)programmepyjamasquarrelledrealise/realizesignalledskilfultheatrethroughtravelled,-llingtyre(onawheel)AMERICANENGLISHadvisoranalyzeapologizeaxe/axbehaviorcatalog/cataloguecentercheckcolorcouncilorcounselordefensedialog/dialoguefavorfavoriteenrollfulfillgrayhonorhumorinstalljewelerjewelerycurblabeledlaborliquorlicenselitermarvelousmeterneighbororganizeplowpractice(verbandnoun)programpajamasquarreledrealizesignaledskillfultheaterthrough,thrutraveled,-lingtire   AtSchoolBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishFriend/MateFriendRubberEraserMathsMathPublicSchoolPrivateSchoolStateSchoolPublicSchoolHolidayVacationPackedlunchSacklunch/baglunchSchooldinnerHotLunchStaffRoomTeachersLoungePlimsollsGymShoes"MuckingAround"/OffTaskOffTask/FoolingAround/"GoofingOff"PlayTime/BreakTimeRecessOpenDay/OpenEveningOpenHouseMarkingSchemeGradingSchemeDrawingpinspushpinsorthumbtacksHeadmaster/mistressHeadteacherPrincipalCaretaker/porterJanitorListeningIII(Mr.andMrs.JonesarehavingaconversationovereveningwhileMrs.Joneshappenstobelookingatsomeoftextbooksherdaughter,whoisinthefifthgrade,isusing.)Mrs.J:Listentowhatthisbooksays.Itreallymakesmeangry!WhentalkingaboutthesettlingofthewesternpartoftheU.S.,Itsays,“MENbythethousandsheadedwest."Thenontheverysamepageitsays,“TheaveragecitizenintheUnitedStatesisproudofHISheritage."Mr.J:What'swrongwiththat?It'strue.Idon'tunderstandwhyyouareangry.Mrs.J:Why?Becausewomenareleftout!Mr.J:Everyoneknowswhentheauthorsays"men"or"his"inthosesentencesthattheauthormeanstoincludewomen.Mrs.J:Ithinkyouarewrong.Whenyoungpeoplereadthesesentences,theysimplydonotformamentalimagewhichincludesfemales.Mr.J:Mm.Doyouhaveotherexamples?Mrs.J:YesIdo!Thisbookmentions"MAN-madeimprovementsthathaveraisedAmerica'sstandardofliving".Achildwillnotthinkthatfemalesaswellasmaleshavemadecontributionswhenreadingthis.Mr.J:  Istilldon'tthinkit'sveryimportant.Mrs.J:Ofcourseyoudon't!You'reaman.Butdon'tyouwantourdaughterandotherlittlegirlstohavetheideathattheycanbeimportantcitizensintheircountry,justasotherwomenhavebeeninthepast?Mr.J:Well,Iguessyou'reright.Ihopenotalltextbooksarelikethat.PracticeOne     Anequal-opportunityemployerWalkingdownthestreet,adogsawanadinanofficewindow.“Helpwanted.Musttype70wordsaminute.Mustbecomputerliterate.Mustbebilingual.Anequal-opportunityemployer.”Thedogappliedfortheposition,buthewasquicklyrefused.“Ican'thireadogforthisjob,”theofficemanagersaid.Butwhenthedogpointedtothelinethatread“Anequal-opportunityemployer”,theofficemanagersighedandasked,“Canyoutype?”Silently,thedogwalkedovertoatypewriterandtypedaletterwithoutamistake.“Canyouoperateacomputer?”themanagerinquired.Thedogthensatdownatacomputer,wrote(writing)aprogramandran(running)itperfectly.“Look,Istillcan'thireadogforthisposition,”saidtheofficemanager.“Youhavefineskills,butIneedsomeonewho'sbilingual.Itsayssorightinthead.”Thedoglookedupatthemanagerandsaid,“Meow.”PracticeTwo  SomeStatisticsAboutLanguagesThereareabout5,000languagesintheworld,andtheonewiththemostnumberofspeakersisMandarin,withabout650,000,000nativespeakers.Englishhasaround350,000,000nativespeakers.OneofthemostcommonsurnamesintheworldisZhang:Thereareabout350,000,000.SmithisthemostcommonEnglishsurname:Therearearound80,000inEnglandandWalesandanestimated2,382,509intheUnitedStates.ThelargestdictionaryintheworldistheOxfordEnglishDictionary,whichhas20volumes,21,728pages,290,500mainentries,andaround59,000,000words.Itliststhedefinitionsofaround615,000words.TheWebster'sInternationalDictionarylistsabout450,000words.Thechemicalnameforaproteinthathas1,913lettersisconsideredtobethelongestwordinEnglish.PracticeThree     WeatherorNotRamonRomeroisaseventeen-year-oldboyfromBolivia.HespeaksSpanishandalittlebitofEnglish.RamonlivesintheUnitedStatesnow,inLittleRock,Arkansas,withtheHutchinsons.Theyarenothisrealfamily.HisrealfamilyisbackinBolivia.TheycannotcometoAmericabecausetheyhavejobsanddutiesintheircountryandaren'tabletoleave.However,theydowanttheirsontohaveanAmericaneducationandbefluentinEnglish.Hemisseshisfamilyandwishestoseethem.Itseemsthatnooneunderstandshistruefeelings.ItisdifficulttolistentoEnglishallthetimeandthentoexpresshisthoughtsinEnglish.HisAmericanfamilyisverynicetohimandhelpshimineveryway.Inreturn,Ramondoeslittlethingstohelpthefamily.Forinstance,hetakesthedogforawalkeverymorningandeveryevening.Whenhecomesbackfromthemorningwalk,hetellsMrs.Hutchinsonabouttheweather.Thistellsherhowtodressherfour-year-oldson.OnTuesday,Mrs.Hutchinsonasks,“Howistheweathertoday?”Ramonanswers,“Itrain.”“No,Ramon,inEnglishwesay,'It'sraining.'”OnWednesday,itrainsagain.“It'srainingtoday,”reportsRamon.OnThursday,itsnows.OnFriday,thesunfinallyshines.Ramonisveryhappythathedoesn'thavetowearbootsorcarryanumbrella.Hecomesintothehousewithabigsmileonhisface.“How'stheweathertoday?”asksMrs.Hutchinson.“Oh,todayIamveryhappy,”repliesRamon.“Thereisnoweather.”PracticeFour    MyEnglishWasnotBad?Nick:Hi,Dieter.OK?Dieter:Oh,hi,Nick.Yes,I'mfine,exceptthatIhadabigproblemorderingmydrink.Ididn'tthinkmyEnglishwassobad!Nick:YourEnglishisverygood!Whatkindofproblem?Dieter:Well,lookatthisbeerI'vegothere—thiswarm,brown,Englishbeer—itwasn'twhatIwanted!Nick:Why,whatdidyouaskfor?Dieter:Well,Ijustaskedforasmallbeer.ThenthebarmanaskedwhattypeofbeerandsaidlotsofnamesthatIdidn'tunderstand—andsomethingaboutapieorapine.Ididn'tunderstandanything!Nick:Oh,no!Heprobablysaidapint!InEnglishyoudon'taskforabigorasmallbeer.Youaskforeitherapintorahalf.Apint'sthebigone.Dieter:SothisoneI'vegothereisahalf?Nick:Yes,that'sahalfofbitter.Bitter'sthenameforthattypeofbeer.Dieter:Ah,that'swhathesaid—bitter!Well,it'sverydifferentfromthebeerwedrinkinGermany,Imustsay.Nick:Yes,Iknow.TheycalltheGermantypeofbeerlager.Soyouhavetoaskforahalfoflager,orapintoflager.Dieter:OK.Iunderstandthatnow.Myanotherproblemwaschips.Iaskedforapacketofchips,andthebarmansaidsomethingstrange—thattheydon'thavechipsintheevening,onlyatlunchtime.Whatdidhemean?Nick:Yes,theyhavefishandchips,butIthinkyoumeantcrisps.InEngland,chipsarefriedpotatoes,youknow,Frenchfries.Theonesyoubuyinapacketarecrisps.Dieter:Well,intheendIdidn'tgetanythingtoeat.Soyousee,Idideverythingwrong!fishandchipsPartFourSectionILearningtoCommunicateinAnotherLanguageLearningtocommunicateinanotherlanguagemaybeverydifficultandfrustratingattimes,butitcanalsobeoneofthemostrewardingexperiencesinyourlife.Beingabletocommunicateinanotherlanguagewillopendoorsforyoutoexperienceaworldofnewpeople,places,andideas.Itwillofferyoualookatculturesfromeverypartoftheearth.Andifyouhavetheopportunitytoliveinanotherculture,theexperiencewillshowyoumanythings—aboveall,aboutyourownculture.Itwillrevealculturalsimilaritiesanddifferencesthatyouhavenevernoticedinthepast.Inaddition,theexperiencecanalsoshowyouagreatdealaboutyourownpersonalbeliefs,attitudes,andperceptions.Withinashorttimeinanotherculture,youwillfindthatyoubegintolearnagreatdealaboutyourselfandyourowncountryandculture.SectionII  HasMySpanishImproved? MywifeandIvisitedherfamilyinMexicotenmonthsafterweweremarried.IhadbeenworkingonmySpanishandwaslookingforwardtopracticingit.Onourfirsteveningthere,theentirefamilyheldapartyforus.Ispentalotoftimeentertainingthechildren,oneofwhomenjoyedexplainingtomeingreatdetail.LaterIsaidtomywife,“IreallythoughtmySpanishhadimproved,butwhenIwastalkingwithRolando,nomatterhowhardIconcentrated,Icouldn'tunderstandathinghewassaying.”“Noonecan,”shereplied,“he'sstilllearninghowtotalk.”SectionIII MenandWomenHaveDifferentStylesinConversationAtanearlyage,littlegirls'conversationislessdefiniteandexpressesmoredoubts,whilelittleboysuseconversationtoestablishstatuswiththeirlisteners.Thesedifferencescontinueintoadultlife.Inpublicconversations,mentalkmoreandinterruptotherspeakersmore.Inprivateconversations,menandwomenspeakinequalamounts,althoughtheysaythingsinadifferentstyle.Forwomen,privatetalkingisawaytoestablishandtestintimacy.Formen,privatetalkingisawaytoexplorethepowerstructureofarelationship.Teachingisonejobwhichshowsthedifferencesbetweenmen'sandwomen'swaysoftalking.Whenamanteachesawoman,hewantstoshowthathehasmoreknowledge,andhencemorepowerinconversation.Heuseshislanguagetoshowthis.Whenawomanteachesanotherwoman,however,sheismorelikelytotakeasharingapproachandtoencourageherstudenttojoinin.Butitdoesn'tsuggestthatwomenarenaturallymorehelpful.Actually,womenfeeltheyachievepowerbybeingabletohelpothers