Listening Basics PartIII
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CHAPTER XII
Global Connections
Part I. Getting started
1. Intonation
A.Information questions have a rising-falling intonation pattern:
■Where do you live?
Yes or No questions and requests have a rising intonation pattern:
■Are you ready to go?
■Could you please repeat that?
B.
Listen to the following sentences. Repeat each sentence
after the speaker; then circle the rising arrow for rising intonation, and the falling arrow for rising-falling intonation.
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2. Words
Make sure you know the following words from the dialog: to post a message
to do a search to surf the Net word processing
What‘s up? from now on feel like
keep in touch with
3. 
Listen to the dialog and fill in the blanks
In the following conversation, Jeff helps Anna make a decision about buying a computer. What do you use your computer for? Which is easier for you: writing by hand or on the computer? How can computers help people all over the world keep in touch with each other?
Jeff:
Anna:
Jeff:
Anna:
the time. What do you do, _______________ the
_________________?
Jeff: Sometimes. But ____________ I use the ______________ to get information about things that I‘m ______________ in and to ____________ with people all over the world about
_____________.
Anna: How do you do ______________?
Jeff: Do you know what a ______________ group is? Anna: No.
Jeff: Well, it‘s a kind of _______________, except that it meets
_____________, and uh, _______________ who‘s interested can ______________ the group. If you‘re a ____________, you can go online _____________ you want and read
______________ sent in by other members, and of course you can also ______________ to any ______________ you want. Um, here, ______________.
Jeff: Here, I belong to a _____________ group about
_______________ ______________. Remember my friend
Hiroshi, the ______________ from Japan? Here‘s a
____________ he posted talking about … hip hop in
___________.
Anna: Jeff, this is a very ________________. Are there discussion groups for people _______________ ________________?
Jeff: I don‘t know … let‘s do a quick _______________ … OK, look here.
Anna: Wow! So many _________________!
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Jeff: Look, this one has 25 ______________ discussion groups and live _______________. You can __________________ with people from all over the world in _______________ time.
Anna: That sound like _______________! And if I ______________
a computer, I could do _______________ at home … I
_____________ have to do all my ____________ in the computer lab at ______________.
Jeff: So what do you ________________, Anna? Is it
_______________ getting a computer?
Anna: Yeah, I _____________ it is. Would you _______________
helping me pick one _____________?
Jeff: ______________ at _______________. Do you have
_____________ to go shopping this _______________? Anna: Let‘s go!
4.
Listen to the dialog once again and practice reading it
5.Retell the dialog avoiding reported speech
-as if you were Anna
-as if you were Jeff
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Part II. Lecture
The lecture is about misunderstanding that occur if people from different countries do not know about each other‘s customs.
1. Preview questions
Have you ever had guests from other countries come to your home? If so, did they behave in any way that was different from what you expected? How did you react to their behavior?
Have you ever traveled to or lived in other countries? If so, have you ever insulted someone or embarrassed yourself because you didn't know the local customs?
Do you try to learn about other countries' customs and traditions? Where dc you get your information?
2. Words
Read, define and find Russian equivalents for the following words from the lecture:
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insulted - _______________________________________________
misunderstanding, noun - ___________________________________
to illustrate - _____________________________________________
a hug - _________________________________________________
a bow - _________________________________________________
title of a person - _________________________________________
to vary - ________________________________________________
utensils - ________________________________________________
chopsticks - _____________________________________________
generous - _______________________________________________
universal - ______________________________________________
variation - _______________________________________________
embarrassment - __________________________________________
to interact with - __________________________________________
3. 
Listen to the lecture and fill in the following outline
Cultural Differences
Introduction: a little story is about ____________________________
________________________________________________________
I.Greetings
A.North America + Western countries: _____________________
B.Asia: ______________________________________________
1.Japanese prefer ___________________________________
2.People from Thailand ______________________________
II.
_______________________________________________________
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A.Americans: _________________________________________
B.___________________________________________________
C.___________________________________________________
III. Eating customs
A.Utensils
1.______________________________________________
2.in the West people usually use forks
3.India, Ethiopia, and Malaysia ______________________
B.___________________________________________________
1.Egypt, China: ___________________________________
2.Bolivians and Americans consider a clean plate a sign of satisfaction with food.
IV. ____________________________________________________
A.The Unites States
1.for dinner: bring flowers, wine, small gift
2.business: _______________________________________
B.Japanese + other Asians: _______________________________
________________________________________________________
e.g.: __________________________________________________
V. As we have more opportunities to interact with people from other countries ________________________________________________
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4.Answer the questions about the lecture
a.Explain the "rules" for greeting people in your community. What body language do you use? Do you bow, shake hands, hug, or kiss? Does it depend on your relationship to the person?
b.Is it customary to kiss a person you have just met? Would you feel embarrassed if this happened to you?
c.Discuss the use of names. For example, how do you address the following people: your teacher, your grandparents, your parents, your boss, your boyfriend or girlfriend, your husband or wife, your children? What titles do you use when speaking to these people?
d.Discuss the customs connected with giving gifts. What is your custom on the following occasions: birthdays; holidays; special events, such as graduations, the birth of a baby, or a wedding. Which gifts are polite? Which gifts are considered rude?
e.Why is it important for people everywhere to know about other people's customs and traditions?
5.Listen to the lecture once again and write out sentences with the active vocabulary (Ex. 2)
6.Retell the lecture
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Part III. Making Inferences
You are going to hear short passages about customs different countries. Listen to each passage. After each passage, you will hear a question or statement. Stop the recording and read the answer choices and circle the letter of the best answer.
1.a. It is rude to arrive late for dinner.
b.If you arrive for dinner exactly on time, the hosts probably will not be ready for you.
c.You should never be late for a business appointment.
d.University students have difficulty organizing their time.
2.a. comfortable
b.bored
c.nervous
d.grateful
3.a. Japanese people are friendlier than Americans.
b.Americans smile more than people from other cultures.
c.A smile can have different meanings in different cultures.
d.A smile has the same meaning in the United States and Puerto Rico.
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