Listening Basics PartIII

2.Should there be a law that prohibits people from talking on cell phones in public places: museums, movie theaters, and restaurants?

3.Are cell phones a safety hazard if used while driving?

4.Have cell phones made your life easier?

B. Present your results in percentages. Compare them with what Americans said in this study from the University of Michigan:

1.60% found people yakking on their phones a major irritation

2.40% said there should be a law that prohibits people from talking on cell phones in public places.

3.80% said cell phones were a safety hazard if used while driving.

4.80% said cell phones have made their lives easier.

9.Discussion

a.Are there situations where censorship is useful or justifiable? If you think so, give an example.

b.Is there censorship of the media in Russia? Do you agree with your government‘s policy on censorship?

c.Where do you get most of your news: radio, television, newspapers or some other resource?

d.Do you agree with the statement 'The violence in TV shows is just fantasy. People aren't influenced by it.‘? Why? Or why not?

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e.Do you agree with the statement 'Nowadays, there's too much violence on TV which encourages violent behavior and crime.'? Why? Or why not?

Think about:

•TV programs or soap operas you have seen recently. Were there violent scenes?

•children's shows. Statistics show that they are more violent than adult shows. What effect might this have?

•why violence in TV shows is so popular.

Below you will find a list of additional recordings to develop the topic of the chapter. Choose one, listen to it at home as many times as necessary and get ready to tell your group mates (or professor) about it.

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CHAPTER X

Justice

Part I. Getting started

1. Reductions

A. In rapid, informal speech, past forms of modals are reduced (most reductions are not acceptable in written English). For example, would have come = would’ve come or would’a come; should have said = should’ve said or should’a said; could not have been = couldn’t’ve been or couldn’a been.

There are several examples of reduced forms in the conversation you are going to hear. Listen to these examples of long and short forms and repeat the short form after the speaker.

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B. Listen to the reductions in the following conversation. It contains reduced forms. Write the long forms in the blanks.

A:The test _______________ __________________ been really hard.

B:Yeah, and it was too long. There wasn‘t enough time to answer all the questions.

2. Words

Make sure you know the following words from the dialog:

to apply

billing, n.

to interfere with

to be qualified for

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to hit smth off uptight

It‘s a long shot to hire

to make a living no big deal

to blow it, coll.

to have a good head on his shoulders Break a leg! coll.

3. Listen to the dialog and fill in the blanks

Jeff applied for a job as an office assistant in a doctor‘s office. In the following conversation, he is being interviewed by the office manager. What skills does an assistant in a doctor‘s office need to have? What questions will the office manager probably ask Jeff?

Manager: Mr. Evans, on your ________________ you list you

_______________ ____________________ as

―musician‖. Would you ______________ telling me why you‘re ________________ for a job in an

________________?

Jeff: Well, you ____________, it‘s pretty

_________________ to make a _________________ as a musician. I _____________, most musicians

______________ at other jobs during

________________.

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Manager: Yes, I know. But, uh, I‘m a little _______________ that your music may ________________ with your

_________________ in the office.

Jeff: I _______________ think there will be any

______________. It‘s _______________ that I work

__________________ a lot, but this job doesn‘t

_________________ until ______ a.m., right?

Manager: Yes. Well, uh, let‘s _____________ about your

_________________. Your ______________ job was at a computer _____________.

Jeff: _______________.

Manager: And I see that you‘ve _____________ in a

________________ office ______________. What did you … I _______________, what were your

______________________ there?

Jeff: I _____________ to answer ________________, make

__________________, _______________ letters, and take ______________ of the ______________.

Manager: I see. _____________, Mr. Evans, you‘re

_______________ ___________________ for the job.

The only thing is, well you‘d be the ______________

man working in an _______________ full of

________________. How do you ______________

_________________ that?

Jeff: I ______________ with two _________________, my

________________ and one of her ________________.

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It‘s no ________________ ________________ to me.

Manager: Well, okay, Mr. Evans. I _____________ that will be

________. You‘ll be _______________ from us in a

_______________ or _________________.

Jeff: All ____________. Thanks for _____________

____________. Manager: Good-bye.

Jeff: Bye.

Jeff: Hi, Nancy.

Nancy: Hi. How did your __________________ ____________? Jeff: I _____________ it, Nancy. The _______________

manager and I didn‘t ______________ it

_______________ very well. First of all, she

_____________ very _____________ when I told her I was a _________________. And you _____________

have seen her ____________when I told her I

_____________ with two _____________!

________________ if I‘d ______________ a woman I

______________ have had a _______________, but I

_________________ think it‘s a ______________

______________.

Nancy: That‘s not ______________. It‘s ________________ to

_________________ against people because of their sex.

If you‘re the _____________ person for the job, she has to ______________ you.

Jeff: I ______________, but …

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Jeff: Hello?

Manager: Can I ____________ to Jeff Evans, please? Jeff: _______________.

Manager: This is Marla Graham from Dr. Erickson‘s

_____________. I‘m ________________ to tell you that if you‘re still _________________ in working for us, well, we‘d be _____________ to have you.

Jeff: You‘re ______________. I ____________ the job?

Manager: Yes, Mr. Evans, you ____________ it. You‘ve got a

________________ head on your ________________. Besides, we ______________ that we ______________ a male ______________ around this office. Can you

_____________ on ________________ at 1:00? Jeff: I‘ll be _____________.

Manager: Okay. See you _____________.

Jeff: Great. Bye. I don‘t _____________ it! I ___________ the job!

Nancy: ______________________! _______________ a leg!

4. Listen to the dialog once again and practice reading

5.Retell the dialog avoiding reported speech

-as if you were the office manager

-as if you were Jeff

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