- •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
When in rome… Recording 6
Pre-listening Task
Learn the following words and expressions.
barren (adj) – неплодородный
lush (adj) – плодородный; богатый
seed (n) – зерно, семечко
geranium (n) – герань
chalet (n) – a house with a steeply sloping roof, common in places with high mountains and snow such as Switzerland (шале)
to drive smb nuts – сводить кого-либо с ума
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.
A Behaving in the right way can bring you success.
B If you give someone a present, it has to be wrapped beautifully.
C The portions of food in the local restaurants are terribly huge.
D The people are very hospitable.
E You feel quite unsafe there.
F The soil is incredibly rich there.
G People there have special code of politeness.
H You see two completely different types of people there.
I He used to visit his grandparent living there.
J The country seems so alien to the westerners.
K It’s hard to believe that the country is really so beautiful.
Now fill in the boxes with the letters (A – K).
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Susanna: |
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Neil: |
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Gertrud: |
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Nigel: |
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Language Focus
Fill in the sentences with the articles (-, a, an or the).
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… soil is … deep red and it looks as if you throw … seed in … ground and it would grow into … tree by … next day.
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There’re … cows in … mountains and you hear … cow bells.
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We do … things differently in this country, everything must be done with … charm.
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So … way … food is arranged is very beautiful.
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One of … things that stuck me really was … portions of … food when you go into … restaurant.
Follow-up Activity
Speak about the most popular habits of people from the USA, Poland, Japan, Switzerland and Uganda as viewed by the speakers. Add some more interesting things from the lives of peoples mentioned by the speakers.
Living in a foreign country Recording 7
Pre-listening Tasks
1. Consult a dictionary if you have any difficulties in translating the following words and expressions.
to leaf through the paper
luxury
to supervise
to be in exile
predicament
a tiny clogged straw
excerpt
distraction
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.
Listening Task
Listen to a radio broadcast by a foreign journalist in Japan talking about some of his experiences there. Try to give answers on the following questions.
1. What does James Fallows think is the most difficult thing about learning a foreign language?
2. Why is he able to read more books in Japan?
3. What other advantages does he mention?
4. What disadvantages does he concentrate on?
5. In what way has his outlook changed?
Language Focus
Fill in the sentences with the necessary prepositions.
1. Sometimes language is taken … granted.
2. Living in another country can create barriers … communication that are limiting
… some ways and are liberating … others.
3. Right now I’m leafing … the evening paper.
4. I’ve become a man who can do one thing … a time.
5. You take … information as if you drinking from a big beer stein.
6. There’s nothing to keep me … finishing a book once I get started.
7. I find that I become more patient … long-winded explanations, and less likely to
cut somebody … and make him get … his point.
Follow-up Activity
Have you had similar experiences? What is the most difficult thing about learning a foreign language for you?