- •Different kinds of greeting Recording 1
- •Go over the list of words and word combinations and clear up any difficulties.
- • Listening Tasks
- • Language Focus
- •Recording 2
- •2. Listen to each dialogue again and try to guess where the action takes place. Fill in the table below.
- •Inviting people to a party Recording 3
- •Recording 4
- •2. Listen to the same interview for the second time and complete the statements given below.
- • Language Focus
- •Habits and customs. Recording 5
- •When in rome… Recording 6
- •Listening Tasks
- •1. You will hear five people describing their first visits to another country. Define the countries the speakers visited and the popular habits associated with them.
- •2. Listen to the recording again and choose from the list a – k what each person says about the country. Use the letters only once. There’s one extra letter you don’t need to use.
- •F The soil is incredibly rich there.
- • Follow-up Activity
- •Living in a foreign country Recording 7
- •1. Consult a dictionary if you have any difficulties in translating the following words and expressions.
- •2. Before listening think of three things that make life easy and three things that make life difficult for a person living in a foreign country.
- •2.2 Skin deep. People’s appearances
- •Describing people Recording 1
- •Language Focus
- •Recording 2
- •Recording 3
- • Listening Tasks
- • Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 4
- •1. Go over the list of words and clear up any difficulties.
- • Listening Task
- • Follow-up Activity
- •2.3 Interpersonal relations Topic Preview
- •Recording 1
- •1. Listen to the recording. Which of these sentences are true?
- •Recording 2
- • Listening Task
- •How to deal with difficult children Recording 3
- •Marriage guidance council Recording 4
- •1. Go over the list of words. Make sure there are no difficulties in understanding their meaning.
- •2. Practice these proper names and words.
- • Listening Task
- • Language Focus
- •Recording 5
- •1. Listen to Sam and Charlie talking about being married and being single and answer these questions:
- •2. Listen to their talk and take notes of Sam’s and Charlie’s arguments for and against marriage.
- •Recording 6
- • Language Focus
- •1. Complete the following sentences according to the dialogue.
- •2. Translate into English.
- •Recording 7
- • Listening Task
- •1. Listen to the conversation between Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Smith and choose the things they have mentioned in their talk.
- •2. Listen to the recording. Think over the right alternative to make up a true statement.
- • Language focus
- •1. Complete the following sentences in accordance with the dialogue.
- •2. Translate into English.
- •What sort of people may enjoy spreading gossip?
- •2. 4 Developing the mind
- •Recording 1
- •You are just making excuses!
- •2. Consult a dictionary paying attention to the different pronunciation of the word “either”. Listening Tasks
- •Iq tests Recording 2
- •What do you think these tests measure?
- •2. Listen to the final radio program extract and note down three pieces of advice for people doing iq tests mentioned in the recording.
- •A quiz Recording 3
- • Listening Task
- • Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 4
- •2. Listen to the recording again and answer the following questions.
- • Language Focus
- •2.5 Job options
- •Recording 1
- • Listening Tasks
- •2. Listen to the conversation again and complete the phrases.
- • Grammar Focus
- •2. Listen to the stress in these sentences from the grammar box in task 1.
- •3. Listen to the rest of the sentences. Mark the stressed words and then practice the sentences. Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 2
- • Listening Tasks
- • Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 3
- • Listening Tasks
- •2. Listen again and answer the questions.
- • Language Focus
- •Recording 4
- • Listening Tasks
- • Grammar Focus
- •Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 5
- • Listening Tasks
- • Language Focus
- • Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 6
- •2. Study the acis advertisement.
- • Listening Tasks
- •3. Listen to the last extract and answer the questions.
- • Language Focus
- • Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 7
- • Listening Tasks
- • Follow-up Activity
- •2.6 Views and news
- •Recording 1
- • Listening Tasks
- •2. Listen again and answer the questions.
- • Language Focus
- •Recording 2
- • Listening Tasks
- •2. Listen to the recording again and answer these questions.
- • Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 3
- • Listening Tasks
- • Follow-up Activity
- •What habits of the people you’ve just been listening to are very like the same as yours? tapescripts
- •2.1 Cross-cultural behaviour
- •Recording 1
- •Recording 2
- •Inviting people to a party Recording 3 Dialogue 1
- •Dialogue 2 Mary Hello, Mary Latimer here.
- •Dialogue 4
- •Have you ever considered living abroad? Recording 4
- •Habits and customs Recording 5
- •When in rome… Recording 6
- •Recording 7
- •2.2 Skin deep. People appearances describing people Recording 1
- •Describing people Recording 2
- •Recording 3
- •Recording 4
- •2.3 Interpersonal relations
- •Recording 1
- •Recording 2
- •How to deal with difficult children Recording 3
- •Marriage guidance council Recording 4
- •Talking about being married and being single Recording 5
- •Recording 6 Mrs. Jones Good morning, Mrs. Smith. What beautiful weather again!
- •Mrs. Jones Yes, but some people are complaining about the heat and grumbling because we haven’t had much rain for the gardens.
- •Recording 6
- •2.4 Developing the mind
- •Recording 1
- •Joan I don’t like them either, but on the other hand, if we didn’t have them, I don’t suppose I’d study at all.
- •Joan I suppose they do, but I don’t think that’s the point, either. Surely you have to do exams for people to find out if you know anything…
- •Iq tests Recording 2
- •A quiz Recording 3 Question 1
- •Question 2
- •Question 3
- •Question 4
- •Question 5
- •Recording 4
- •2.5 Job options
- •Recording 1
- •Recording 2
- •Julia: Bye-bye!
- •Recording 3
- •Recording 4
- •Man: Mmm ... And do you speak any foreign languages
- •Woman: Do you have any experience with this kind of work?
- •Recording 5
- •Recording 6
- •Recording 7
- •2.6 Views and news
- •Recording 1
- •Recording 2
- •Recording 3
PART TWO
CROSS-CULTURAL BEHAVIOUR:
LISTENING AND DISCUSSING
2.1. CROSS-CULTURAL BEHAVIOUR
Topic Preview
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Can you role play the two types of introductions: a self-introduction and third-party introduction?
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There are different ways of greeting people. And you may face different aspects of these greetings in different countries. How do you usually greet people in Belarus?
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Do you know the ways of greeting people in other countries?
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After greetings and introduction people usually talk about topics of general interest. What topics may be called topics of general interest?
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There are subjects that you shouldn’t talk about especially with someone you don’t know well. What do they include?
Different kinds of greeting Recording 1
Pre-listening Task
Go over the list of words and word combinations and clear up any difficulties.
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bang say bang, bang, bang on three cheeks chest bow bow according to the height of one’s hands or sort of chest height |
to hug to embrace to slap
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gosh to tuck to start off |
Listening Tasks
1. Listen to the recording and note down countries and greetings under the headings.
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Country |
Greeting |
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2. Listen to the recording once again and answer the following questions.
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Do Catriona and Bernard find it easy to greet people in different countries?
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What is a peculiar feature about greeting people in Thailand?
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Do children bow in Thailand too or do they start bowing just as they get older?
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Is hugging and embracing while greeting in Peru typical only of men?
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What do Catriona and Bernard think of the manner of greeting in Britain?
Language Focus
Complete the following sentences according to the recording.
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She comes along and says … on three cheeks straight away.
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You are more or less … if your hands go very high to your … , it means the person you are speaking to is much more important than you are, but if you hold your hands like this, sort of … height sort of thing, you’re more or less….
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If you meet them in the street and they immediately … both their arms and they put them right round you and they go …….
Follow-up Activity
Speak about different ways of greeting used by people of different social status in Belarus.
Recording 2
Pre-listening Task
Go over the list of slang phrases. Make sure you can guess their meaning.
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Goin’ down the local. Fancy a pint?
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‘Scuse me.
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New jacket…?
‘s right.
Dead smart.
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What’ for?
I dunno.
Listening Tasks
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Listen to six short dialogues. Which one is the most formal? Why?
2. Listen to each dialogue again and try to guess where the action takes place. Fill in the table below.
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Relationship |
Action takes place |
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Follow-up Activity
Act out conversations pretending different relations between speakers.
Inviting people to a party Recording 3
Pre-listening Task
Make sure you know the meaning of these word combinations.
to give smb a lift
to go out for a meal
to go on to a disco
to count smb in
to book the table
to be off with flu
to have a fight with smb
to baby-sit for smb
Listening Task
You are going to listen to four short conversations. Jim and Ann Ridley are organizing a group to go out. Ann is calling Alan Cranmer, Mary Latimer, Trish Rogers and Guy Faulkner. She invites them to have some supper together and then go to a disco.
Look through the questions. Listen to the recording twice, noting down your answers.
1. What time and place are Jim and Ann planning to meet friends?
2. Alan accepts the invitation. What does he offer to do?
3. What makes Mary accept the invitation so readily?
4. Trish Rogers can’t give the answer right now. Why?
5. Why isn’t Trish speaking to Dougie at the moment?
6. Why can’t Guy Faulkner join the group on Saturday?
7. What does Guy say he can do if things get really difficult with the kids?
Language Focus
Write down the expressions helping.
a) to start a telephone conversation
b) to ask about life
c) to give an invitation
d) to finish a conversation
Follow-up Activity
Make groups of 4-5 and act out short conversations following the pattern of the ones you’ve just listened to.
HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED LIVING ABROAD?