- •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
2.4 Developing the mind
EXAMS, EXAMS, EXAMS
Recording 1
Mick Exams, Exams, Exams! They’re a stupid waste of time!
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.
Mick Maybe, but you always forget what you’ve learned as soon as the exams are over, so what’s the point of it?
Joan I don’t agree with that at all. I remember nearly all of it.
Mick Well, you’re lucky that you’ve got such a good memory. And when you think of it, luck comes into it a good deal. Ninety percent of the results are luck! If you’re lucky, you get the questions you’ve studied! If not, they ask you something stupid, and you fail!
Joan Oh, no, Mick, you’re just making excuses because you don’t like studying much. If it’s all luck, why does Cedric always come top of the class?
Mick You’re going to say you like Cedrik, are you?
Joan Of course I don’t like Cedrik, but that’s nothing to do wit it.
Mick Well, I think he is wasting the time studying all night. When you leave school, they want people with practical experience, not qualifications on paper.
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
IQ – or ‘Intelligence Quotient’ tests have been around for nearly a hundred years now, although their usefulness is still much debated. The first tests were devised in France in early part of the twentieth century, but their use was limited to children until World War I, when the tests were given to two million American military recruits. The test measured both general knowledge and the ability to reason logically, and the results were used to decide who should get which job, and to identify the most intelligent recruits for training as future army officers. Their use was greatly expanded when the war ended…
… the vast majority of people fall somewhere in between … the chances are that you have something around average IQ of about a hundred. Only two per cent of people are at the “genius” level of 130 or more. Interestingly, more women tend to score around the average. There are fewer women than men at genius level, but fewer at the bottom as well, a fact from which any number of conclusions could be drawn! It’s also a matter of controversy that East Asians consistently perform better on IQ tests than Europeans… although no one has so far been able to explain exactly why! The bad news if you’re over twenty-three is that, although people’s knowledge increases as they get older, the average score on IQ tests goes down steadily, so that the time people reach the age of …
… and if you do find yourself tackling IQ test – either when applying for a job or just out of curiosity, here are a couple of handy tips to help you do better. Firstly, do two or three practice tests first. Research suggests that, with practice, your score will increase by between ten and fifteen per cent. Also, it helps to keep your mind clear. A survey of American businessmen revealed that they often made mistakes because they wore their neckties too tight – it cuts off some of their vital blood supply to the brain! And finally, have a good breakfast! Recent research reveals that people do better on IQ tests if they’ve had a healthy breakfast: cereals, coffee and orange juice are particularly recommended.