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Joe: …headed wherever?

David: No, I was headed to Prague, but I didn’t really care if it took me a while or what.

Joe: Oh, that’s cool.

David: So I just kind of went with the flow of what was happening.

Joe: Yeah, what did you think of Germany while you were there, because I’ve never been there…

David: Kind of weird… Joe: …either.

David: …kind of weird. Uh, y’know, being, uh, being a Jew, uh…

Joe: [laugh]

David: …I was kind of aware of the history.

Joe: Yeah, I’m sure that that’s something that is pretty hard to forget.

David: Yeah, although, you know interestingly, the only person I met in Europe who was a deadhead was in Germany.

Joe: Oh really!

David: Yeah, and he was like so happy that I was into the Dead when he met me and I gave him one tape that I had…

Joe: [laugh]

David: …and he was just ecstatic, because they weren’t able to get tapes like we were at that point.

Joe: Oh, so he was actually German.

David: Yeah.

Joe: [laugh] That’s great.

David: Because this was before computers.

Joe: Yeah, well if you think about it the Dead played there in, uh, ’81, and, uh… David: Yeah, he, he knew about them. He knew what was up, but he was like,

y’know… Joe: Yeah.

David: …I could use some music. And he had a Dead shirt on. He showed me. It was funny.

Joe: Wait, he, he was actually wearing a Grateful Dead shirt when you met him? David: Uh-huh.

Joe: [laugh] That’s great.

David: It was like underneath a sweatshirt. He was like, “No, really.” He pulls over… He lifts up the sweatshirt. He was like “Look.” It was like an old tie-dye.

Joe: Were you wearing one also?

David: No.

Joe: Oh, so how did he know?

David: Uh, I just started talking about it and I had bootlegs with me. Joe: Oh, that’s great.

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A trip to Washington

Joe: Hello?

Eric: Hey, Joe, this is Eric.

Joe: Oh hey Eric, how’s it goin’?

Eric: It’s goin’ well. How ‘bout yourself? Joe: Yeah, I’m doin’ really well.

Eric: Great.

Joe: How was your trip up to Washington this weekend? Eric: Oh, it was just over the top.

Joe: Nice, nice. I… Eric: Yeah, it was…

Joe: …really wish I could have joined you guys. Eric: Yeah, well, you should really try next year.

Joe: Yeah, no, it’s, it’s definitely on my list of things to do, for sure.

Eric: Good.

Joe: Yeah, how was, did you, did you make it up there, uh, as you expected? I mean how was your, how was your trip up there?

Eric: Oh man, I am just fed up with the airlines.

Joe: [laugh] Eric: [laugh] Joe: What’s new?

Eric: If it’s not one thing, it’s another. I mean we, we got up there and, uh, and the flight was delayed. And it was really crowded. And then gettin’ out we just, you wait. And we waited and we waited and we waited for the luggage. And just, the wait just got out of hand.

Joe: Ugh…je-, y’know, we, I, y’know, I have not had a good experience with the airlines here domestically in probably about a year I would say.

Eric: Oh, I mean, it’s just… Joe: At least.

Eric: It’s getting worse and worse and worse.

Joe: Yeah. Well I hope that, that, that didn’t rain on your parade and…

Eric: No.

Joe: …that you actually were able to have a good time after you got up there. Eric: Oh, I mean it, they, it’s just so wonderful to be up there with those guys. It’s,

they’re like family.

Joe: You gotta tell me a little bit about it ‘cause you know I’ve never been there. Eric: Yeah, it, it’s such a beautiful place. They’ve got a bunch of cabins on the water,

um…. It’s, y’know, bein’ with friends and family all the time. And, uh, my kid had just a blast just bein’ out on the water and, um, just enjoyin’ himself. It was really his first time being able to, uh, be in a boat and realize that he’s on the water and not on the

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land. And, and it’s, at, at that age it’s, it’s just such a new experience, everything’s such a new experience. He just…

Joe: Yeah.

Eric:…it was wonderful.

Joe: So, how did he, uh, how did he handle the water? Was he like, uh, was he jumpy or was he, was he pretty calm while he was out there? ‘Cause I know…

Eric: He’s, he’s pretty calm. I mean, he’s a, he’s a water, a water baby of sorts…

Joe: [laugh]

Eric: …he just loves the water. He just loves to be in it. Up there the water’s really cold so, it’s not, we didn’t really get him in the water. And he had a little bit of problems with the life jacket. The life jacket was a little, little tight on him. And that just made him a little uncomfortable. But, he’s, after getting the first butterflies out of his stomach he just loved it. You could tell, he just was having the time of his life.

Joe: Oh, that’s great. He must have been psyched to see, uh, Derek’s kids also, and Mark’s new baby.

Eric: Oh absolutely, at this age, he, they do a lot of, of parallel play. And, because he’s not old enough yet to, to play with, he kind of plays alongside. But he’s just starting to get the hang of playing with and interacting with. And he just, he loves to be in packs of kids. It’s just he really has a great time.

Joe: Yeah, it’s like innate [laugh], y’know.

Eric: Yeah, it really is. It’s fun to watch him learn. He’s at this age of language explosion and certainly being around other kids really helps.

Joe: Oh, definitely. So you guys, uh, you went out on Mark’s boat so that must have been fun.

Eric: It was.

Joe: So, uh, what else did you guys do while you were there?

Eric: Well, y’know, on the whole boat thing…. We, uh, did some crabbing where we caught some crabs. And, uh, used the boat as sort of a shuttle to get from island to island. So we did a little bit of island hopping, with picnicking on some islands, uh…. We cooked some great meals, sort of, um, with the whole group of us together…

Joe: Oh, that’s great.

Eric: …yeah, and some people got some massages, just tried to chill out and relax, uh…. And it was just really low key. A really restful trip, which is what I think about when I think about Mark and their place up there.

Joe: Yeah, it sounds like you were really able to let go, huh?

Eric: It was, it was a longer trip for me than I’ve taken in the last couple of years, goin’ up there, we went for five, five or six days, and…

Joe: Oh, I didn’t realize you were goin’ that long.

Eric: Yeah, normally I’m just up there for a long weekend… Joe: Sure.

Eric: …but this time I thought, y’know, I haven’t taken a vacation in a while. And I just wanna get up there and chill out.

Joe: Oh, that’s great.

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Eric: Yeah.

Joe: Y’know, I understand that John’s living up there now as well and, uh, if for no other reason I should go up and visit everybody, y’know, while he’s there.

Eric: Absolutely. He, uh, he’s, he’s not living on their property anymore, uh…. He’s moved just to, y’know, really close by on the mainland off of Bellingham. So he’s in the area still. And he would just be tickled pink to see you and to hang out with you. I know he would, so…

Joe: Yeah, I mean, uh, it’s amazing how, y’know, uh, you can let so much time pass. And, uh, you don’t even realize it’s happened when it comes to visiting with friends who live far out of town.

Eric: That’s right…

Joe: Especially ones that are really close to you.

Eric: Yeah, and the oldest of friends, it’s, uh, it…. Time just really flies and before you know it, it’s just been a long time since you’ve seen somebody. So when you get that time it’s just wonderful to take advantage of it. And certainly John being all of a sudden on the West Coast, it’s great to be able to, to just jet up to Washington and, and see him, fairly easily.

Joe: Yeah. Yeah, I told him next year I’d, I’m going to make my best effort to get up there.

Eric: I hope, I really really hope you do.

Joe: Hey, uh, y’know Eric, time’s kind of escaped me tonight. I’m supposed to meet Kristin for dinner in a little bit. So, uh, y’know, I’d love for us to continue this conversation, uh, y’know, maybe tomorrow or somethin’, if you’re, if you’re available.

Eric: Hey, that’d be great.

Joe: Okay. Alright, listen, I’ll call you then. Eric: Alright, take care my friend.

Joe: Alright, bye.

Eric: Bye.

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BBC Learning English 6 Minute English

Quieter London

Dima: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com. I’m Dima Kostenko and to help you and me with the language today is Kate Colin.

Kate: Hello.

Dima: Kate and I both live in London, a buzzing capital city that’s no place for you if all you long for is calm, peace and quiet. Of course, there are many “pros and cons” of living in a big city like London.

Kate: Oh I like that expression — “pros and cons”! It means advantages, as well as disadvantages of something. Or to put it in even simpler words, both the good and the not so good sides.

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Dima: OK, let’s first of all think why living in a city can be a good thing. Kate: responds + list of 3–4 pros (Kate and Dima alternating)

Dima: That’s a nice positive list we’ve got here Kate — but surely there must be things about London that many people don’t like all that much?

Kate: responds + list of 3–4 cons (Kate and Dima alternating); Kate introduces “noise pollution”.

Dima: Yes, noise pollution, which is a widely used term. Can you explain what it means Kate?

Kate: Yes, it’s a term describing the amount and loudness of the unpleasant, sometimes even disruptive sound produced by too many people, too much traffic and so on.

Dima: Apparently, noise pollution is one of the main causes of stress suffered by city dwellers just about everywhere in the world, and here in London some experts have come up with the idea of reducing that in eight urban areas. In a moment we’ll hear from one of the experts but first we’ll need to get to grips with some key vocabulary, so it’s over to you Kate.

Kate: Responds. First of all, the word combination “screening from the noise”. This means building special shields, or screens, that will stop the unwanted sounds reaching you directly — they’ll protect you from too much noise. Next, “traffic calming”. This means taking steps to limit the number of cars in an area, as well as to prevent them from moving too fast. Then we’ll hear a nice phrasal verb “to green up”, meaning to plant more trees, flowers and other types of “vegetation”. And “vegetation” of course simply means plants in general.

Dima: Thanks Kate. OK, back to the story. One of the eight areas that we mentioned earlier is near The Monument, right in the middle of the City of London. And here comes this week’s question for you Kate. What measures do you think the experts propose in order to bring more quiet to the area around The Monument? Is it

a)screening from the noise;

b)traffic calming;

c)greening the area up, or

d)all of the above?

Kate: Guesses

Dima: Ok, good guess. Let’s listen to check your answer:

Things that we are looking at are possibly screening from the noise first of all, trying to eliminate the noise by traffic calming, looking at the types of vehicles, the noise from vehicles. Also perhaps greening the area up a bit with trees, with vegetation, that type of thing as well.

Kate: So the idea is to eliminate the noise by introducing all three measures — which means I was right/wrong with my earlier guess.

Dima: Responds. And I’m sure you’ll be pleased to hear that the idea now has official backing — from London’s Mayor Boris Johnson. Speaking just two weeks ago, the Mayor talked about improving the areas of rest, or as he put it, “places of calm and repose”. He also mentioned three more ways of keeping London quieter, including one

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that concerns London’s busiest airport, Heathrow. What are they? Let’s listen to find out, and here is some vocabulary that might come in handy:

Kate: A “siren”, which is a warning device that produces a loud wailing sound. “To bring in”, meaning to introduce, to put in service. And “expansion”, a noun that means becoming bigger in size or numbers.

Dima: Here’s Boris Johnson:

We’re reducing noise by making sure that the police only use their sirens when they have to, by bringing in a new lighter, quieter bus for London, stopping the expansion of Heathrow so you won’t have so many planes flying over London. And of course we want to improve places of calm and repose.

Kate: So the three measures that the Mayor mentions are using sirens less, introducing new, quieter buses and stopping the expansion of Heathrow airport so there aren’t so many planes flying over the city.

Dima: Sounds sensible to me. And as ever you can find out more about this and other related stories online by following the links from our website, bbclearningenglish. com. Also, if you have ever lived in a noisy city yourself and are up for a challenge, try to come up with a Noise Reduction Plan for that city, using some or all of today’s key vocabulary:

Kate: Pros and cons

noise pollution — screening from the noise — traffic calming — greening up — vegetation — sirens — expansion and — bringing in

Dima: Thanks Kate. And that’s all we have time for today. Until next week. Both: Goodbye!

(URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ general/sixminute/2009/10/091 022_6min_quiet_london.shtml)

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BBC Learning English 6 Minute English

Ethical Travel

Yvonne: This weekend, thousands and thousands of people will travel to countries across the world. And in Britain alone, about 60 million people take a holiday abroad each year! But forget the tourists and the people in the travel business for now because they’re happy. There are other people we need to think about…

Trisha Barnett, Head of Tourism Concern: We’re not making the connections between their poverty and our luxury.

Yvonne: I’m Yvonne Archer and you’re listening to Weekender with bbclearningenglish.com.

Most of us have probably heard of “package” and “all inclusive” holidays but when I asked around Bush House, not many of us had heard of “ethical travel”. Of course by now, we all know that long plane journeys cause serious damage to our environment but with “ethical travel”, there are other things to think about as well. Here’s another clue…

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Trisha Barnett, Head of Tourism Concern: Somebody once told me how when a hotel was built in the area that he lived in in the Pacific, it was as if a spaceship had arrived.

Yvonne: Trisha Barnett, head of Tourism Concern who’ve published “The Ethical Travel Guide”. There, Trisha was talking about the effect that tourists can have on the people who live in the countries they visit. In that case, the new hotel was like a spaceship — something very alien had landed in the Pacific.

As Trisha explains further, try to work out who wasn’t “consulted” and what she means by that…

Trisha Barnett, Head of Tourism Concern: Local people are really never consulted about what’s going on around them and that happens equally here, you know, in Britain. You don’t have to be abroad. But generally, we’re travelling further and further a field and the places that we tend to go to have very poor infrastructures for local people.

Yvonne: The local people — the community living in the area where the hotel was built, wasn’t “consulted” before the work began. No-one met with them to get their opinions on how the hotel would affect them — and the community certainly wasn’t asked for any advice. We also heard how the local people usually have very poor “infrastructures”, for example, little access to transport, electricity and even running water.

“Ethical travel” encourages tourists to be more aware of what’s happening in the countries they plan to visit. Hopefully, that will lead to “sustainable tourism”… we’ll be able to visit those countries in the future without causing problems.

The governments of many developing countries encourage tourism as a valuable form of income — an important way to make money. But as Trisha explains, the money is often used to pay off the countries’ debts and increase tourism rather than help local people like farmers.

Trisha Barnett, Head of Tourism Concern: The governments, encouraged by The World Bank and the IMF to pay back their debt, bring tourists in as much as they possibly can and feed all their money into the tourism infrastructure rather than say agriculture.

Yvonne: Did you know that in 24 hours, the average tourist uses the same amount of water that a local person might use in 100 days? Shocking, isn’t it? But according to Trisha, knowing what’s going on could lead to tourists helping to solve problems rather than adding to them. For example, do we know why the woman she mentions is carrying a metal bucket — a “pail” — that’s full of water on her head? And why isn’t she walking on a proper road?

Trisha Barnett, Head of Tourism Concern: You’re really not aware that when you use your shower and you plunge into the pool that that water might have been at the cost of local people and they don’t have running water at all. And in fact, it’s quite picturesque to see a woman walking down a dusty road with a pail on her head full of water. We’re not making the connections between their poverty and our luxury and the luxury and that infrastructure is at their cost.

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Yvonne: Is there anything that tourists could do to help in your own country? Do you think that “tips” — giving extra money to low-paid workers — keeps their wages low? Would gifts of clothes, toiletries, pencils and paper for them and their children be a good idea? And if tourists visited areas away from their hotels, would that provide local people with work as guides and encourage governments to provide better roads and transport?

“Ethical Travel” gives us lots to think and talk about. Why not visit us at bbclearningenglish.com to pick up some of the language you’ll find useful to do just that?

(URL: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rmhttp/worldservice/ learningenglish/weekender/scripts/weekender_060811_ethicaltravel.pdf)

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BBC Learning English 6 Minute English

Feeling good about your country

Rob: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish. Now, is there anything that makes you feel good about your country? This is what I’m talking about with Finn today. Hello Finn.

Finn: Hi Rob. Yes, this is something we call national pride. Pride is a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get because you or people or places connected with you have done something good.

Rob: So it is a good feeling. We can also say “to take pride in something” so we feel good about doing something.

Finn: Some people in Britain — or the United Kingdom — recently felt proud when it was announced the first ever British astronaut is to go to the International Space Station. An astronaut is a person who has trained to go into space.

Rob: We will talk more about this and what makes us proud soon. First I need to set you a question, Finn.

Finn: And hopefully I will take pride in getting it right, Rob?

Rob: Maybe. Do you know the nationality of the first astronauts to live in the International Space Station back in the year 2000?

a)Russian

b)Ukrainian

c)American

Finn: I’m going to say a) Russian.

Rob: I will let you know the answer later on. So, let’s talk more about national pride. Commander Tim Peake is to be the first British man to go to the International Space Station.

Finn: Many people in the UK feel pride that he is going to fly the flag for Britain. In other words, he is going to represent Britain in space.

Rob: Yes, it’s a good feeling to know that a person from your country is involved in space exploration.

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Finn: Well let’s hear from Tim Peake. What words does he use to describe his feelings?

Commander Tim Peake: I don’t think I need to tell you I am absolutely delighted with this decision. It was an honour to be selected in 2009 as an astronaut into the European astronaut candidate as British citizen. But it really is a true privilege to be assigned to a long duration mission.

Rob: He feels good! He says he is delighted — so very happy — and he described being chosen for the mission as an honour, so something he is proud to do.

Finn: And finally, he said it was a true privilege. That means he is very lucky to have the opportunity to do it. I suppose, I would feel the same if I was the first astronaut to represent my home country, Scotland.

Rob: Scotland, Finn? Not the United Kingdom!

Finn: Good point, I am both. As you know, the United Kingdom is made up of smaller countries, one of which is Scotland where I am from. Rob, I know you’re from England which is also part of the United Kingdom, or the UK. Do you take pride in being English or British?

Rob: Both. I am proud of our English history and countryside and I take pride in seeing England winning at football, sometimes! But I am also proud that England is part of the United Kingdom and how we have such a diverse population — so many different types of people.

Finn: That’s true and in the 2012 Olympics we were proud to see British athletes win lots of medals.

Rob: Well, the British are not as proud as some countries are. A BBC survey discovered people from developing and middle-income countries said the way their team performed at the Olympics was very important to their national pride. We asked people on Facebook what made them proud about their country and this is what some of them said:

Finn: Gilberto said: “In Brazil we are proud of Ayrton Senna who won Formula 1, and I am proud because Brazil is a wonderful Country to live in: we have nice places like beaches, waterfall, cities like São Paulo and good people.”

Rob: Sambath said: “Angkor Wat is the 7th wonder of the world that makes me proud to be Cambodian.”

Finn: Nachiya from India said she is proud of the country’s rich culture and that it has one of the great wonders, the Taj Mahal, a wonderful place.

Rob: So people and places can make give you pride. One thing I am proud of is the BBC — the British Broadcasting Corporation. It is something that is respected around the world, something in the United Kingdom we can be proud of.

Finn: Yes, I think it’s when you’re abroad, in another country, that you realise what makes you proud of your home country.

Rob: Yes, when I am abroad and I see something made in Britain or if I hear music by a British band, it makes me patriotic. That means showing love for your country and being proud of it. Earlier I asked you if you knew the nationality of the first astronauts to live in the International Space Station back in the year 2000?

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Finn: I said a) Russian.

Rob: You were sort of right. It was a bit of a trick question. The nationalities of the first people to go to the International Space Station were Russian and American. Well back here on planet earth we just have time for a reminder of some of the words we have heard today.

Finn: Yes. We heard:

national pride — to fly the flag — to represent — delighted — an honour — privilege — respected — patriotic

Rob: Thanks Finn. That’s all we have time for today. Please join us again soon for another 6 Minute English.

Both: Bye.

(URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/ sixminute/2013/05/130 530_6min_national_pride.shtml)

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BBC Learning English Talk about English Who on Earth are we? Part 12

A cultural journey

Callum: Hello and welcome to the last in our series about culture and inter-cultural communication. Who on Earth are we?

Over the course of this series, we’ve heard about some of the ways that we can explore cultural differences, we’ve come closer to understanding the nature of “culture” — and found ways that can help us communicate better with people from different cultural backgrounds. But have we come any closer to understanding what our own cultures are like — do we know “who on earth we are?” We’ll try to answer that question at the end of the programme. Before that, though, let’s look back at some of the main points covered during the series — and then consider how we can make practical use of this knowledge. We heard that the nature of the culture we grow up in is invisible to us. We don’t look at our own culture because, for us, it’s normal. We looked at language — and how languages are different, not just in the way they sound or the words they use, but because different languages represent both the different ways people experience the world, and influence the way the people of a culture think and behave. We considered the differences between verbal cultures, where people value talk and verbal reasoning — and non-verbal cultures, where silence is considered a positive thing because it can help to maintain social harmony. Then, we heard about the different ways people from different cultures use body-language, touch and gesture — and how this can affect, and be affected by, different cultural attitudes to time and space.

One of the most important ideas we covered, was the distinction between cultures where the individual is seen as central, and those where the group is seen as the most important unit. We looked at cultural dimensions — at how we can begin to see what a culture is like by considering things such as a culture’s attitude to power, whether

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