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Unit 1 Starting out
Inside view
Conversation 1
Porter
Good afternoon.
Janet
Good afternoon.
Porter
New student?
Janet
Yes.
Porter
Welcome to Hertford College.
Janet
Thank you.
Porter
Can I have your family name, please?
Janet
Yes, it
’
s Li.
Porter
Er, L-double E?
Janet
No, L-I.
Porter
And what
’
s your first name, Ms Li?
Janet
Janet.
Porter
Janet Li... ah yes, there you are. Here are your keys.
Janet
Where
’
s my room?
Porter
You
’
re in Staircase 6 Room 5.
Janet
Who am I
sharing with?
Porter
Nobody. You have your own room. Er...there
’
s a Ms Santos in the room next to you.
Janet
Oh. My own room? In China we usually have several people in a dormitory.
Porter
Well, here you don
’
t have to share with anyone.
Janet
Thank you Sir.
Porter
No need to call me sir, Ms Li. Everyone calls me Stewart.
Janet
Please call me Janet!
Porter
OK, Janet, um, can you just sign for your keys, please?
Conversation 2
Kate
Hi, have you just arrived too?
Janet
Yes!
Kate
I guess we
’
re neighbours. My name
’
s Kate Santos.
Janet
I
’
m Janet Li. Where are you from?
Kate
From New York. How about you?
Janet
I
’
m from Anshan in China.
Kate
Is Janet your real name?
Janet
No, it
’
s my English name. My Chinese name is Li Hui. Is Kate your full name?
Kate
No, it
’
s short for Catherine.
Janet
So do I call you Catherine or Kate?
Kate
Everyone calls me Kate.
Janet
Nice to meet you.
Kate
OK, Janet. See you later.
Janet
Bye!
Conversation 3
Kate
Hey! This is awesome! Look at the size of this dining hall.
Janet
Is this where we have all our meals?
Kate
I guess.
Mark
You just arrived?
Girls
Yes!
Mark
Me too. By the way, I
’
m Mark. Nice to meet you.
Kate
Hi, I
’
m Kate.
Mark
Hi Kate, I guess you
’
re from the States.
Kate
Right! How can you tell? You
’
re British, huh?
Mark
Yes, I
’
m from London. And you are ...?
Janet
I
’
m Li Hui. I
’
m from China. But you can call me Janet.
Mark
Hi Janet. Welcome to England. What are you reading?
Janet
English.
Mark
How about you, Kate?
Kate
My major is law. And you?
Mark
I
’
m studying PPE.
Kate
That
’
s a special Oxford subject, isn
’
t it?
Outside view
Julie
My
name
’
s
Julie
Dearden,
and
I
’
m
the
Director
of
International
Programmes
here
at
Hertford
College.
Eugene
My name
’
s Eugene Berger, I studied here in Oxford for four years er, studying modern
languages at Somerville College.
Julie
Oh,
there
are
many
Oxford
traditions.
Oxford
is
a
very
old
university,
the
oldest
English- speaking
university
in
the,
in
the
world.
And
so
there
are
many
traditions
which
are
associated with the colleges, with the times of the year, and with sport, and with eating,
for example.
Eugene
Each college is very different um, from um, the others, and it has its own character.
Some colleges are very conservative, and some are much more liberal and have a tradition of
um, kind of liberal politics. But there are also some specific traditions.
Julie
Formal Hall is when we all eat together here in college, the professors and the students.
Usually
it
takes
places
at
seven
o
’
clock
in
the
evening,
and
the
professors
sit
on
high
table
which
is
the
table
over
here,
and
the
students
sit
on
common
table,
which
are
the
tables
here.
But everybody eats together. It
’
s a very beautiful evening because there are, there
’
s a
special meal and we eat by candlelight.
Eugene
I think er, the traditions that make Oxford so unique are firstly the Oxford Union and
er, secondly, May Day. The Oxford Union being a debating society where speakers come from
all around the world to address the students and even allow themselves to be questioned by
the students, making it a very interesting forum.
Julie
My favourite is er, May Day. And May Day is the first day of May, and we have a tradition
called May Morning, and on May Morning everybody gets up very early and the students have
a celebration. There is a choir which sings on top of the tower at Magdalen College and all
the people of the town and all the students go to listen to the singing. So it
’
s very nice.
Eugene
The
tradition
that
er,
was
most
important
to
me
was
probably
Summer
Eights.
I
was
a
rower.
And Summer Eights is a rowing competition, held in May in the summer term. And in this
competition, each college is trying to improve its place which it won the previous year and
gradually work its way up the river.
Julie
When
the
students
take
exams,
they
must
go
to
a
special
building
and
it
’
s
called
Examination
Schools. And also they must wear a special uniform, so they wear
E
.
gown like mine, a black
gown,
and
they
wear
a
white
shirt,
arid
the
men
wear
a
white
tie
and
black
trousers.
The
women
wear
a
white
shirt
and
a
black
skirt
or
black
trousers.
And
they
must
wear
this
uniform,
which
has a Latin name - sub fuse
—
and they must wear this uniform in order to take their
examinations.
Eugene
I
think
the
Oxford
traditions
lend
character
to
the
place
and
it
’
s
such
an
old
institution,
it should have traditions, but they can be very inconvenient. For example, sub fuse. This
is the uniform that we are required according to the university rules, to wear.
Julie
They also wear flowers in their buttonholes, and those flowers are carnations. And they
wear
different
colours,
the
students
wear
different
coloured
flowers
for
different
examinations. So when you take your first exam you wear a white flower, and when you take
your second exam you wear a pink flower, and when you take your final examination you wear
a red carnation.
Eugene
So we have to dress up in a full black suit, starched collar, white bow tie and carry
a mortarboard. And to write an exam in the summer heat whilst wearing all that which you
’
re
not allowed to take off is um, uncomfortable.
Julie
I really like the Oxford traditions, I think it
’
s part of our history, and part of um,
being a student or a teacher here at Oxford University.
Listening in
Passage 1
Interviewer
Can you tell me something about the Ivy League? You
’
re a professor at Harvard, is
that right?
Professor
That
’
s right, yes.
Interviewer
Tell me how many universities are there? How many institutions?
Professor
In
total
there
are
eight
institutions:
There
’
s
Harvard,
Yale,
Brown,
Columbia,
Cornell,
Dartmouth, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Interviewer
Ah, OK. And what
’
s the sporting ... I believe there
’
s some link with sports.
Professor
There certainly is, yes. Originally the Ivy League referred to the sports teams from
the universities which competed against each other, especially in football, basketball and
ice
hockey.
Now
sometimes
these
universities,
institutions,
chose
their
students
on
the
basis
of
their
skills
at
these
particular
sports.
But
in
the
last
50
years,
Ivy
League
schools
have
accepted a wider range of students because it wasn
’
t possible to be both world-famous for
research and also top class in sport.
Interviewer
And
what
about
their
academic
importance?
I
gather
they
’
re
academically
very,
very
important, they
’
re very well-known.
Professor
Absolutely at the top. They
’
re near or at the top of the USA colleges and university
rankings.
And
they
’
re
almost always
in the top
one per
cent
of
the
world
’
s
academic
institutions for financial resources.
Interviewer
And what does it mean socially to go to an Ivy League university?
Professor
Certainly if you
’
ve been to one of these institutions, you are presumed or assumed
to be at the top end of the scale. The Ivy League institutions have a reputation for social
elitism, many of the students are rich, intellectual, white Anglo- Saxon, protestants. Not
all of them of course, but quite a lot of them.
Interviewer
And
do
you
know
...
why
’
s
it
called
the
Ivy
League,
what
’
s
the
origin
of
the
name?
Professor
There
are
a
number
of
stories,
derivations,
but
possibly
it
’
s
based
on
four
universities,
and
IV,
the
letters
IV,
that
’
s
the
Roman
numeral
for
four.
Another
more
likely
story is that ivy plants, which are symbolic of the age of the universities, you know, would
be grown at the walls of these universities, these institutions, they cover the walls of the
buildings. The term was created by a sports journalist, I think in the 1930s.
Interviewer
Right, OK. And which is the oldest university?
Professor
The oldest goes back to the 17th century, that
’
s Harvard which was founded in 1636.
And the youngest of the institutions is Cornell which was founded in 1865.
Interviewer
And which has the largest number of undergraduates?
Professor
Cornell has the largest number, about 13,000, 13,500 undergraduates. The institution
with the smallest number is Dartmouth College with a little over 4,000.
Interviewer
And what about the acceptance rate? Is it hard to get into?
Professor
That ranges from about seven per cent to 20 per cent.
Interviewer
And any famous alumni? Famous old boys?
Professor
Hundreds!
Hundreds of
them. But I
suppose
worldwide, the two
that
would be definitely
known
all
over
the
world
would
certainly
be
George
Bush
who
went
to
Yale,
and
John
F
Kennedy,
President Kennedy, who was at Harvard.
Interviewer
Thank you.
Passage2
Andy
Did you see the film on television last night?
Jane
No, I was out. What was it?
Andy
A Beautiful Mind.
It
’
s about John Forbes Nash, the mathematician who won the Nobel Prize.
Jane
I
’
ve heard about that film, yes. He
’
s played by Russell Crowe, isn
’
t he? I like Russell
Crowe, he
’
s great.
Andy
That
’
s the one, yes.
Jane
What
’
s it about?
Andy
Well,
the
story
begins
in
the
early
years
of
Nash
’
s
life
at
Princeton
University
as
a
graduate
student.
Jane
That
’
s one of the Ivy League schools, isn
’
t it?
Andy
Yes, it
’
s all set in New England, lovely old buildings, beautiful autumn colours. It
’
s
lovely to look at. Anyway, Nash meets his roommate Charles, a literature student, who soon
becomes his best friend. Nash admits to Charles that he is better with numbers than people,
and the main thing he
’
s looking for is a truly original idea for his thesis paper.
Jane
So he
’
s not interested in having fun?
Andy
Well, yes, but he
’
s not very good with people or successful with women, that
’
s all. But,
you know, it
’
s one of these bad experiences with people which ultimately inspires his
brilliant work in mathematics.
Jane
No good at relationships, so he becomes a genius at maths?
Andy
That
’
s about right, yes. So when he finishes his studies at Princeton, he accepts a job
at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Five years later, he meets Alicia, a student who
he falls in love with and eventually marries.
Jane
Ah! At last, the love interest!
Andy
Yes, but wait a moment. Nash believes that he
’
s been asked to work by William Parcher for
the
US
Department
of
Defense
on
breaking
Soviet
codes.
At
one
point
he
’
s
chased
by
the
Russians,
and it
’
s after this that he becomes mentally ill.
Jane
I think I
’
ve seen this in the trailer to the film.
Andy
So
when
he
’
s
put
in
a
psychiatric
hospital,
he
thinks
the
Soviets
have
captured
him.
He
’
s
given
this
painful
treatment
which
affects
his
relationship
with
his
wife.
And
his
intellectual
skills. So he stops taking the medicine.
Jane
It sounds quite hard to watch.
Andy
Well,
it
is,
but
it
’
s
well
acted
and
directed,
and
so,
you
know,
there
’
s
a-bit
of
distance
between the audience and what
’
s happening on film.
Jane
So what happens next?
Andy
Well, then his illness returns, so he and his wife decide to try and live with it. It all
gets a bit complicated, because we
’
re no longer sure if Charles, you know, his old friend,
or even Parcher were real, or if they were just people that existed only in Nash
’
s mind.
Jane
That sounds awful. He must have been so ill,
Andy
Actually,
I
’
m
kind
of
giving
away
the
twist
in
the
story.
Anyway,
later
in
his
life,
while
he
’
s using the library at Princeton again, he asks his rival Martin Hansen if he can start
teaching again. And so the story ends when he goes on to win the Nobel Prize in Economics.
Jane
Well, it sounds like a great film.
Andy
Yes, you should see it sometime.
Unit 2 Food, glorious food!
Inside view
Conversation 1
Kate
Oh, this looks nice.
Mark
Cool.
Waitress
Good afternoon, table for three? Come this way.
Mark
Let
’
s have a look at the menu.
Mark
Thank you.
Janet
Thank you.
Waitress
The specials are on the board.
Kate
So, what sort of food do you like, Janet?
Janet
Well, I like spicy food. And I
’
m not very fond of raw food! What would you recommend?
Mark
Why don
’
t you try the chicken curry? That
’
s nice and spicy.
Janet
What
’
s in it?
Mark
Chicken cooked in tomatoes and onions with Indian spices.
Janet
I
’
ll try it.
Do we all choose
a selection of dishes to share
or only one
dish
per person?
Mark
Usually one dish per person.
Kate
Or the moussaka looks good.
Janet
What
’
s it made with?
Kate
It
’
s made with lamb and eggplant. It
’
s a Greek dish.
Janet
How is it cooked?
Kate
It
’
s baked in the oven.
Janet
Mm, that sounds good too.
Kate
And as a starter?
Janet
What
’
s minestrone soup?
Mark
It
’
s an Italian soup with vegetables and pasta. It
’
s delicious!
Janet
OK, I
’
ll have that.
Kate
Waitress?
Waitress
What can I get for you?
Kate
Well,
for
the
starter,
can
we
have
two
minestrone
soups,
and
for
the
main
course,
one
moussaka
and one curry, please. What about you, Mark?
Mark
I
’
ll have the prawns with garlic and the chilli con carne. And could you bring us some
water, please?
Waitress
OK.
Mark
Thank you.
Waitress
Thanks.
Janet
What
’
s chilli con carne?
Mark
It
’
s a spicy Mexican dish with beef and beans. It
’
s very hot!
Conversation2
Janet
That was great! Except I don
’
t like cold water. I usually drink hot water.
Kate
Hot water? We never drink hot water except with tea. Let
’
s have a dessert. What would you
like, Janet?
Janet
Any suggestions?
Kate
Well, why don
’
t you try the apple strudel? It
’
s an Austrian dish. It
’
s made with apple,
pastry and spices.
Janet
No, I
’
m not so keen on pastry. ... What
’
s a chocolate brownie?
Mark
It
’
s a kind of chocolate cake.
Janet
How is it made?
Kate
It
’
s made with flour, eggs and butter ...
Mark
And lots of chocolate!
Kate
You
’
ll love it.
Janet
What kind of ice cream is there?
Kate
I
’
ll ask ... Excuse me ... What flavour ice cream do you have?
Waitress
Strawberry, vanilla and chocolate.
Janet
I
’
ll just have a fruit salad, I think.
Mark
And Kate, what are you going to have?
Kate
Same for me
.
Mark
Could you bring us two fruit salads, and a chocolate brownie?
Waitress
Sure.
Outside view
Voice-over
We were lucky to be invited into the kitchen at the Dooky Chase
’
s Restaurant. Leah
has been working in the restaurant for over 50 years. She told us about her life and she
explained how to make a simple dish called
Leah
This is a very simple dish. First you get some shrimp. You can do this dish with chicken
or shrimp, but I like it with the shrimp better. So you just brown a little thing...
Interviewer
And, and what
’
s, what
’
s the actual, what
’
s the cooking in?
Leah
Butter.
Interviewer
OK.
Leah
It
just
cook,
so
here
you
get
a
little
cholesterol,
but
hey,
that
’
s
it,
a
little
cholesterol.
Then you wanna get the garlic. So you see it works two forces. You get the cholesterol, and
then you get a little garlic, cut out on the cholesterol, you see.
Interviewer
OK. And where did you, where did you learn all the cooking?
Leah
Well, my mother, you know. I
’
m the top of the line of 11 children, so you get to learn
how to cook whether you like it or not. You get to cook that way. Then here you want to add
a little mushroom in here, this is just sliced button mushroom. If you like other mushroom,
you can do that, we just saute that in there. You know, at home, when you, you have to cook,
everybody
had
that
turn
in
the
kitchen.
So
this
is
a
dish
that
is
used
in
several
restaurants,
but this is my own version. Some people do it different than this, but I like it this way,
because I like the ... Can you smell the garlic in there?
Interviewer
Oh, yeah.
Leah
Alright?
Interviewer
That smell is very strong.
Leah
Uha, and then you want to add your peas. It
’
s very, very simple.
Interviewer
And did you, did your mum run the restaurant as well?
Leah
No, no, my mother-in-law. My mother-in-law had this restaurant before I came in. And she
started it in 41. I came in in 46. So, and I added many things. You have to understand in
41. Now here we can add our potatoes. You see our shrimp is all cooked there.-Just add the
potato. You can pre-cook your potatoes. You can boil them, or in this case, we, we blanch
them
a
little
bit.
In
that
and
just
toss
together,
and
you
get
one,
you
get
just
one
casserole
like here. And you can put a little pepper on it. Give it a good dash of pepper. A little
salt. It
’
s very simple, but it
’
s a good dish. And as I said, you can do it with chicken
breast or shrimp. You see? Toss it and get it there.
Interviewer
And what do you, what do you call the dish?
Leah
A shrimp Clemenceau. And I, I really don
’
t know how it got that name, but it
’
s popular
in this area. But as I said, some people do it a little different. You can take wine at this
point. You can hit a little wine in there if you like it, but I, I just don
’
t like to kill
the
taste
of
the
butter
and
the
garlic.
I
like
that
a
lot.
And
you
can
take
the
parsley,
always
parsley.
Interviewer
That
’
s parsley, isn
’
t it?
Leah
Parsley. Uhm. And I
’
m gonna show you something that all Creoles keep in their kitchen.
You see you get kind of a like a dull look here. But every Creole has this paprika in their
kitchen.
And
give
it
all
a
dash
of
paprika.
And
you
get
a
little
color
there,
you
see?
A
little
red color there. And it
’
s very, very simple, great dish to eat. Not hard to make. You see?
And you have a good dish.
Listening in
Passage 1
Ben
If it
’
s a formal meal, maybe Thanksgiving or Christmas, or if you
’
re with your boss or
someone
like
that,
you
are
being
careful
about
your
table
manners.
So
you
’
d
wait
until
everyone
is served before you eat. But most of the time,, if you know each other well you would just
go
ahead
and
start.
It
’
s
more
usual
to
entertain
them
at
home
because
it
shows
your
hospitality.
We
have
a
lot
of
barbecues
outside,
maybe
in
the
garden
or
maybe
at
a
campsite.
But
sometimes
if you don
’
t want to cook, you can go to a restaurant.
Oh, well, after dessert you
’
ll have a little talk, then talk some more, have some coffee.
Then you
’
ll say,
’
s time for us, we should get going.
’
t then
you
’
re probably going to be rude and stay too late.
Michelle
Well, it would be between 8 and 8.30. It is unusual that if somebody is invited for
8 they would be
there at 7.30 or 7.45. Probably
8, or 8.30 would be when all
the guests
would
arrive. It
’
s OK to refuse something if you don
’
t like it, but it might be embarrassing.
For example, if I
’
m cooking dinner and I discover one of my guests is a vegetarian, I
’
ll
feel a bit frustrated that I didn
’
t know before. But usually everyone tries everything.
Tom
Well, usually the host serves the guests, so you should make sure you tell him or her not
to give you too much, because yes, it
’
s quite important to eat everything on your plate.
It doesn
’
t matter if you leave something, but if you leave a lot, it will look as if you
don
’
t like their cooking.
My mother always told me to put my hands on my lap, under the table when I wasn
’
t eating,
and I would be in big trouble if I ever put my elbows on the table. But actually I know that
in some countries that
’
s considered rude. So I might rest my hands or my arms on the table,
and I suppose it
’
s a bit more relaxed today than it used to be when I was young.
No, it
’
s the worst thing you can do if you
’
re eating. Any strange noises are absolutely
forbidden. I mean you can say
you drink soup or eat noodles, you have to do it in silence, otherwise it
’
s considered very
bad manners.
Passage 2
News-reader
The government announced today that they are going to ban advertisements for junk
food during TV programmes for children under the age of 16. The rules will include any foods
that are high in fat, salt and sugar. There will be a total ban on ads during children
’
s
programmes
and
on
children
’
s
channels,
as
well
as
adult
programmes
watched
by
a
large
number
of children. But there will not be a total ban on all ads for junk food which are shown on
television before 9 pm. This was thought to be
industry. The new rules will come into effect before the end of December this year, and mean
that television channels will lose about
?
39 million in revenue for advertising.
So why has the government introduced this ban? We asked leading food and nutrition expert,
Neil Bennett.
Neil
Well, we all know that over the last 30 years, what we call junk food, bad food with too
much fat and salt, has become easily available and eating habits have changed.
However, in recent years many of us have become aware of the importance of keeping fit and
eating healthily,
and this means people are not
going
to fast food
restaurants so
often. So,
the
result
is
that
the
fast
food
business
has
increased
the
number
of
ads
in
order
to
recover
some of the business it
’
s lost.
News-reader
And how do the fast food restaurants do this?
Neil
The biggest problem is that they aim their ads at young people. One well-known fast food
restaurant chain sells
hamburgers
which come with a free gift,
usually
a toy which
is linked
to
a
new
children
’
s
film.
Other
fast
food
restaurants
aim
their
ads
at
teenage
and
college-age
men, trying to make their food trendy and, you know, kind of masculine food.
News-reader
So a ban on junk food ads will stop the sales of junk food?
Neil
Almost certainly not, but it might reduce the growth of the fast food industry.
News-reader
So you
’
re in favour of the ban?
Neil
As a nutritionist, I am. As a father of two young children, I
’
m not sure.
News- reader
Why not?
Neil
Because less money from advertising will mean less money for children
’
s TV programmes.
So we
’
re likely to see more cheap and violent cartoons, and fewer programmes produced
specially for children.
News-reader
So the choice is between junk food and junk television?
Neil
Yes, that just about sums it up.
News-reader
Neil Bennett, thank you.
Unit 3 Learning to think
Inside view
Conversation 1
Mark
Hi, what
’
re you doing?
Janet
Oh, nothing much... Well, I
’
m just doing this quiz here in the newspaper.
Mark
Let
’
s have a look then.
Janet
Here. It
’
s called,
’
ve just done it. Do you want
to have a go?
Mark
OK, might as well. I
’
m not busy.
Janet
Right. Look, I
’
ll read the statements. Then you have to answer
Mark
Yea.
Janet
OK. Physical exercise improves your memory. True or false?
Mark
True, I suppose. It sounds like the right answer.
Janet
You
’
re right, exercise does improve your memory. Next statement: 30 per cent of people
have a visual
memory.
Mark
That sounds about right. True?
Janet
No, wrong, I
’
m afraid. In fact, 60 per cent of people have a visual memory.
Mark
Really? Actually, I
’
ve got a pretty good memory.
Janet
Have you? OK... Next one... When you
’
re tired, it
’
s more difficult to remember things.
Mark
That
’
s true, obviously. I can
’
t remember a thing when I
’
m tired.
Janet
Correct! If you do one activity for a long time, your memory will improve.
Mark
I
’
m not sure ... True?
Janet
Actually, it
’
s false.
Mark
Oh!
Janet
Eating fruit and vegetables can improve your memory.
Mark
I read something in
The Times
about that. True.
Janet
True, it says here.
Mark
Oh, no! I
’
ve got a lecture. I
’
d forgotten. I
’
d better get going!
Janet
Oh, Mark! What a good memory you have!
Conversation 2
Kate
You
’
re looking a bit down, Janet. What
’
s up?
Janet
Well... I
’
m finding studying at Oxford quite hard.
Kate
You
’
re telling me! There
’
s so much work!
Janet
It
’
s
not
the
amount
of
work
-
but
everything
’
s
so
different.
In
China,
generally
we
have
large
classes, we don
’
t have
tutorials. And mostly, our teacher tells
us what we should do.
So I
’
m not used to asking questions or discussing things. I find it difficult.
Kate
You have to memorize a lot, don
’
t you?
Janet
Yes, but I
’
m good at that.
Kate
You
’
re lucky. There
’
s so much to remember studying law! I have difficulty sometimes, I
really do.
Janet
Yes,
well,
we
’
ve
been
trained
to
do
that.
But
we
don
’
t
have
so
much
training
in
critical
thinking.
Kate
What do you mean by critical thinking?
Janet
Let me think ... I think it
’
s giving your opinion and then justifying it.
Kate
Yes, I suppose that
’
s what our teachers have always encouraged us to do.
Janet
I am getting better at it, I suppose.
Kate
Hey! How about this? Let
’
s pretend I
’
m your tutor. I
’
ll make a statement. Your task is
to examine it and then ask questions.
Janet
OK.
Kate
Everyone is capable of learning a second language. Go on, ask a question!
Janet
Why do you say that?
Kate
That
’
s what the research tells us. Now ask another one.
Janet
Can you give an example of some research?
Kate
Um ... No! Look, I
’
m starving and I can
’
t think at all when I
’
m hungry.
Outside view
Part 1
Teacher
Good morning, class.
Students
Good morning.
Teacher
What we
’
re going to do today is start off looking at mind maps or mind mapping. Now
have any of you heard about mind maps before?
Students
Yes ... No ...
Teacher
Yes. Some of you have, some of you haven
’
t.
OK. Have any
of
you actually used
mind maps
in the past?
Students No ...
Teacher
No? OK. Who can tell me what a mind map is?
Student 1
It
’
s a way of thinking.
Teacher
It is a way of thinking. Mind maps are diagrams which help us to generate ideas, and
also
to
organize
or
structure
our
ideas
related
to
a
topic.
What
I
’
d
like
to
do
next
is
look
at
some
of
the
uses
or
the
reasons
for
using
mind
maps.
What
are
some
of
the
reasons
for
using
mind maps?
Student 2
To make a list?
Teacher
To make a list? Yes. We could say to brainstorm ideas. Everyone contributes then-ideas
as
many
ideas
as
quickly
as
possible,
from
everyone
in
a
shorter
time,
er,
as,
as
we
can
manage.
OK,
brainstorming
is
one
of
the
most
important
um,
um,
uses
of
mind
maps.
What
might
be
another
use or another reason for using mind maps?
Student 3
It can help me take notes in the class.
Teacher
OK, for the note-taking, a very good reason. Mind maps help us to get an overview or
a, a quick understanding about a subject. By using mind maps to collect the main ideas from
what
the
teacher
says,
you
can
keep
a,
a
very
general
understanding
of
a
topic
and
understand
connections quite easily and um, quickly. What are some other uses of mind maps?
Student 4
Preparing for exams?
Teacher
OK.
Preparing
for
exams.
That
’
s
a,
a
very
good
reason.
We
might
call
this,
er,
revision.
Before an exam, after having studied for many, many days or even weeks, you might want to
capture
the,
the,
the
very
general
understanding
about
the
subject.
Are
there
any
other
uses
that you can think of for mind mapping?
Student 5
We can also use it for finding answers.
Teacher
For finding answers. That
’
s, that
’
s a very good, good answer. We could call this
problem- solving.
We
can
use
mind
maps
to,
to
see
other
possible
alternatives,
or
options
to,
to, to solve a problem. OK. Next, I
’
d like us to talk about some of the advantages or the
benefits of using mind maps instead of just writing everything on a piece of paper. One of
the most obvious advantages, as you can see, is that mind maps are very visual. They give
us um, almost a picture, a, a different perspective in terms of a picture, or a diagram of
understanding
information
or
understanding
connected
ideas,
which
is
very
helpful
for
people
who like to learn from a different way. Are there any other advantages that you can think
of for mind mapping?
Student 4
It lists the main points.
Teacher
They do. They do list the main points. We could call this um, a quick summary. As you
can
see,
we
have
main
ideas
throughout
our
mind
map,
not
long
texts.
And
in
this
way,
it
helps
us
to
grasp
the,
the
key
ideas
and
the
key
connections
for
mind
maps
or
for
our
given
subject.
Are there any other advantages you can think of?
Student 1
To think creatively.
Teacher
To think creatively. That
’
s, that
’
s a very good point. We could call this creative
thinking.
And
what
we
mean
here
is
basically
thinking
outside
of
the
box
or
thinking
laterally.
Mind maps are illogical and by being illogical they encourage us to think creatively, you
might say.
Part2
Teacher
Next, I
’
d like us to think about aspects of design or constructing mind maps. So far
we have completed three quarters of our mind map about mind maps. And then I
’
d just like
you to have a look at this mind map and tell me what some of the most noticeable or striking
features are that we can talk about.
Student 2
There is a centre.
Teacher
There is a centre. There is what we call a central word, a central word or a phrase.
It might also be a sentence or a question. You might have that in the centre of the board
and
your
related
thoughts
spiraling
or
radiating
out.
What
else
do
you
notice
about
the
design
of this mind map?
Student 1
There are only words, not sentences.
Teacher
Exactly. There are many what we call key words as they capture the main thought of, of
an issue rather than a long sentence or, or a passage. This helps us to concentrate on the
main issues and find connections between these issues as well. What other aspects of design
do you notice here?
Student 5
It looks like a tree.
Teacher
It does look like a tree because it has branches. By having branches, it shows how, um,
thinking is radiating out or spiraling out from key ideas or central ideas to key words to
sub-words and, and so forth. Are there any other aspects of design which you notice in this
particular map?
Student 2
You used a lot of colours.
Teacher
I
did.
I
perhaps
use
too
many
colours.
I
have
used
different
colour
to
show
the
different
key words or different aspects of mind mapping. You might like to use different colours to
highlight different sections of a mind map or key information. Or you may, you may choose
to have it all in one colour. It
’
s very much a personal choice, depending on how you like
to,
to
think
and,
and
plan
your
thinking.
You
might
also
like
to
use
images
or
pictures
related
to some of the key words. Or you might even use symbols. We
’
ll put a question mark because
this again is a personal choice and how you like to design your mind maps. For example, I
might
choose
to
use
a
thought
bubble
as
a
symbol,
highlighting
or
identifying
my
central
phrase,
mind maps. This could be a, a feature of my own mind maps. Whenever I design a mind map, I
highlight my central thought using a speech bubble symbol.
Listening in
Passage 1
Interviewer
With us today is Martin Downes, a carpenter, who
’
s 51. A year ago, Martin had a
stroke. But he
’
s
been lucky enough to make a full recovery from it. Can you tell us how it all began,
Martin?
Martin
I
’
m
very
happy
to
—
not
that
I
remember
much
at
all.
I
was
at
a
customer
’
s
house,
building
a cupboard,
and the next thing I knew, I woke up in hospital with people in white coats bending over
me.
Interviewer
It must have been very frightening.
Martin
It was. But what was really frightening was that I couldn
’
t speak. I couldn
’
t say a
word. And I couldn
’
t
understand much that people said to me.
Interviewer
How awful!
Martin
Yeah! I don
’
t know what would have happened to me if I hadn
’
t had my family. But they
were there for
me, they really were. I had something called aphasia, where the part of your brain gets
damaged that
affects your speech and language. But they started treatment for the condition almost
immediately. This
speech and language therapist came to see me every day for 12 weeks. They made me do all
these
exercises.
Interviewer
What kind of exercises?
Martin
I had to match words and pictures and say their names. You see, I
’
d also forgotten the
names of a lot of
things. She had this thing called a word board and I could point to words and phrases
on it that I wanted
to say. I had to repeat words up to 20 times
—
boy, it was hard, so hard.
Interviewer
Could you say anything to begin with?
Martin
I could say three words.
“
Hi
”
,
“
Yes
”
and
“
No
”
. That was all. And there were a lot
of words I couldn
’
t understand
—
I had to learn their meanings all over again.
Interviewer
It must have been very frustrating.
Martin
It
was,
but
I
was
determined
to
get
better.
I
was
in
hospital
for
three
and
a
half
months.
When
I
got
home
I
got
a
special
computer
programme
that
I
worked
with
every
day.
And
slowly
my language came back to me. It was a struggle, a big struggle. I had to learn to read
and write again too.
Interviewer
Why do you think that you were able to recover completely? It
’
s not that common,
is it?
Martin
I was lucky. I was given the right drug at the right time. And I had 12 weeks of therapy,
five days a week. That
’
s very important, apparently.
Interviewer
And now that you
’
re better how do you feel about your life?
Martin
What can I say? I
’
m just grateful to have my life back.
Passage 2
Interviewer
In 1907 an Italian educator called Maria Montessori opened a school in Rome that
taught
young
children
using
methods
that
were
very
different
from
traditional
teaching.
Today,
the
Montessori
method,
as
it
’
s
known,
is
used
in
nursery
schools
in
countries
such
as
America,
Canada, Britain and Germany. Recent research shows that children educated at a Montessori
nursery do better later on at school than other children in all subjects. We asked two
Montessori
teachers,
Claudia
Rosella
and
Sarah
Harrington,
to
explain
what
makes
their
nursery
school different. Sarah...
Sarah
I think the first thing to say is that a Montessori classroom is very quiet, very clean.
Everything stays in the same place. So the children are calm and quiet as a result.
Interviewer
So they
’
re not encouraged to be noisy.
Sarah
No, definitely not...
Interviewer
Claudia?
Claudia
Yes,
the
classroom
’
s
very
important.
Another
important
principle
is
that
children
direct
their own learning. They choose what they want to do.
Interviewer
So the teacher doesn
’
t tell the child what to do?
Sarah
Not
at
all.
While
a
child
is
doing
an
activity
we
observe
them.
Then
we
work
with
the
child
for a short time and then leave them to work on their own.
Interviewer
That
sounds
excellent.
And
what
about
your
equipment?
It
’
s
often
made
of
wood,
isn
’
t
it?
Sarah
Yes, and a piece of equipment is often designed for one activity only.
Claudia
Right. It
’
s so that the child can see if they
’
re getting something right or wrong.
Interviewer
So they don
’
t need the teacher so much
Sarah
That
’
s
right. Another
Montessori principle is
the
importance
of
physical
activity.
Children
learn
by
doing,
so
when
they
’
re
learning
to
read,
for
example,
the
letters
are
made
of sandpaper so that children can feel the shape of the letter.
Interviewer
Do you think there are disadvantages with Montessori methods?
Claudia
Yes, there are. Maria Montessori didn
’
t understand how important it is for children
to use their imagination. If she was alive today, she would recognize that. But still, the
fact is, her methods are very successful.
Unit 4 Person to person
Inside view
Conversation 1
Kate
Oh, I must make a quick call.
Jacky
Hello, Jacky Gordon speaking.
Kate
Hello, can I speak to Abbie, please?
Jacky
I
’
ll see if she
’
s in, can you hold on?
Kate
Sure.
Jacky
Hello? She
’
s out, I
’
m afraid. Can I give her a message - er ... or I can ask her to call
you back?
Kate
Could you ask her to call me back?
Jacky
Sure. Who
’
s calling?
Kate
Kate Santos.
Jacky
Kate Santos, OK. Does Abbie have your number?
Kate
Yes, she does.
Jacky
I
’
ll tell her you called.
Kate
Thanks.
Janet
Abbie? I know a girl called Abbie. She reads English, doesn
’
t she?
Kate
Yes, how do you know her?
Janet
She has a tutorial just after me so we chat a bit. We get on really well.
Kate
Yes,
everyone
likes
Abbie.
I
think
it
’
s
because
she
’
s
really
interested
in
people
-
she
’
s
a very good listener. She should be, she works for Nightline.
Janet
Nightline?
Kate
Oh, I haven
’
t told you, I
’
ve joined it.
Janet
What is it? I
’
ve never heard of it.
Kate
Look, I
’
ve got a leaflet about it.
Janet
So
...
Kate
It
’
s a university helpline for students who are having problems. I
’
m training to be one
of the people they can call to talk to.
Janet
You mean, you
’
re a volunteer?
Kate
Yes.
Janet
Oh, that
’
s great, Kate.
Conversation 2
Abbie
Hi, Abbie speaking.
Kate
Hi, Abbie, it
’
s Kate Santos.
Abbie
Hi!
I
’
m
sorry
not
to
have
called
you
back.
I
’
ve
got
a
lot
on
at
the
moment.
How
’
s
things?
Kate
Fine. I just wanted to let you know I won
’
t be able to come to the next training session.
Abbie
Um ... It
’
s quite an important session. Oh, can you hold on a moment. There
’
s someone
at the door.
…
Abbie
Hi, I
’
m sorry, look, can I call you back later?
Kate
Sure. What time?
Abbie
Is three o
’
clock OK?
Kate
Three
’
s fine.
Abbie
OK, I
’
ll call you then. Speak soon.
Kate
Bye.
Abbie
Bye.
…
Kate
Abbie
’
s my Nightline trainer.
Janet
You
’
re saying she
’
s your Nightline trainer! But she
’
s still a student.
Kate
Well, experienced students train new students, that
’
s the way it works.
Janet
Oh, I see.
Kate
It
’
s great! At the moment, she
’
s training us in listening skills.
Janet
Listening skills? What do you mean, listening skills?
Kate
Um ... The ability to really listen to someone and make them feel you
’
re listening. It
’
s
very important.
Janet
I
’
ve never thought about that before.
Kate
Yes, for example, one thing you can do is listen carefully and then repeat what someone
says but maybe a little differently.
Janet
So what you
’
re saying is, repeat what someone says but maybe not the exact same words?
Kate
Yes.
You
see,
when
you
do
that,
you
check
you
’
ve
understood
and
you
show
them
you
’
re
really
listening.
Janet
So they know you
’
ve really heard them.
Kate
Very good, Janet. I can see you
’
ve got it already! Hi,... how
’
s it going?
Outside view
Voice-over
It
’
s the most popular means of communication in the 21st century. Nobody writes
letters any more, especially young people. They all use text messaging instead. Officially
called SMS - short message service - text messaging is slow to enter, and you can only key
in 160 characters. So why is it such a success? The first text message was sent in 1992, but
texting only became commercially available in 1995. It has grown incredibly quickly since
then. Just look at the graph. In 1999, the number of texts sent reached one billion. Over
the next three years, it grew to 20 billion! So people have now sent billions of texts, and
the number continues to rise. It isn
’
t difficult to see why it quickly became part of youth
culture.
Emily
I use it every day. I don
’
t call a lot of people on it. I just use it for text messages
because it
’
s easy and quick to send things and arrange things by text.
Heidi
Mainly to friends. Sometimes it
’
s useful to get information for work as well. You know,
if people want to give you contact numbers or things like that, it
’
s easier than phoning.
Andy
I
’
ve had my mobile phone for about three years. I mostly use it for just texting my mates
and arranging sort of social meetings with them.
Alice
I like texting. I don
’
t really talk much on it except just to make arrangements but
texting
’
s the biggest thing I do.
Male
I probably text message about ten, 15 times a day.
Alice
Usually, I don
’
t know, about ten. Ten to 15. Fifteen maybe to 20.
Voice-over
It isn
’
t just young people who use texting. Companies use it too - for advertising
and promotion. For example, the Orange telephone network has run a text message promotional
campaign
since
April
2004.
People
text
a
special
number
on
a
Wednesday
and
receive
a
discount
voucher
by
text.
They
show
this
message
to
any
one
of
450
cinemas
in
Britain
and
get
two
tickets
for the price of one. Why Wednesday? Wednesday has always been the worst day of the week for
cinemas.
Since
the
campaign
started,
cinema
attendance
has
risen
on
Wednesdays
by
nearly
ten
per cent. And, of course, TV uses text message voting to decide lots of things. Texting has
been one of the most successful inventions for years.
Listening in
Passage 1
John
Are you packed?
Mike
Yup. Everything
’
s there.
John
Sure you
’
ve packed your mobile?
Mike
I
’
ll look again, John ... yes.
John
Well, we
’
ve got another ten minutes before we need to leave, so we might as well relax.
You
know
someone
told
me
an
amazing
story
yesterday
about
these
Australians
who
got
completely
lost in some national park.
Mike
And don
’
t tell me, they used their mobile to get help?
John
That
’
s right!
Mike
So what happened?
John
Well,
it
was
this
guy
with
his
son
and
niece
-I
think
she
was
about
14
-
and
they
were
hiking
in this really rugged country and they got completely lost - no idea where they were at all.
Mike
That
’
s not going to happen to us.
John
No, it isn
’
t. Anyway, the guy had his mobile and he phoned the emergency services
—
it
wasn
’
t dark yet - and they sent out a search party, but they couldn
’
t find them. And then
-this is the interesting bit - the guy sent photos of the place where they were.
Mike
I
’
d have thought of that.
John
Yes, well it
’
s pretty obvious, really. And in the photos there were mountains in the
background,
and
the
staff
at
the
emergency
service
centre
were
able
to
identify
exactly
which
mountains they were. And they used the photos to pinpoint their location, you know, to get
the exact location.
Mike
How did they do that?
John
They used mapping software.
Mike
Right.
John
Anyway, by then it had got dark and really freezing. So they slept behind this ridge and
covered themselves with leaves. And you know what the young girl said afterwards? She said,
Mike
Really, wasn
’
t she frightened?
John I don
’
t
think so.
Mike
So - is there a happy ending?
John
Yes, well they sent out helicopters as soon as it was daylight and the helicopter hovered
over
the
area,
and
the
man
kept
talking
to
them
till
they
were
able
to
pinpoint
his
location.
And when they finally found them they were only 400 metres away from where they
’
d expected
them to be.
Mike
Amazing!
John
And that
’
s because they
’
d moved 400 metres away from where they
’
d taken their photos
because the ground was too rough to sleep on.
Mike
Incredible!
John
And the moral of the story is-
Mike
Always take your mobile phone with you when you go hiking.
John
And take one that has a camera.
Mike
Hey, I think we should go, John.
John
Yes, OK. You think we
’
re going to get lost?
Mike
No chance, mate!
Passage2
Social networking - it
’
s the 21st century way of having fun - online. And if you
’
re under
40,
you
probably
use
a
social
networking
site
-
maybe
when
you
should
be
working.
It
’
s
well-known
that office workers spend up to two hours a day on a site, exchanging messages and photos. And
do students ever do anything else? Different social networking sites are used by different age
groups.
For people in their 20s, the most popular site is Facebook, the online phenomenon started
by an American student in 2004. It
’
s taken only four years to make Facebook a huge success -
and the website
’
s made its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, a very rich man indeed.
What
’
s extraordinary about Zuckerburg is that he started Facebook when he was only 18. He
was
a
student
at
Harvard,
one
of
America
’
s
top
universities,
when
he
launched
the
website,
working
from
his
college
room.
In
only
two
weeks,
more
than
two-thirds
of
his
college
had
signed
up and in a year, thousands of colleges were using it. Today, Facebook has millions of users.
More than half of them visit the site at least once a day.
So what makes Facebook so special? Like other networking sites, you create a profile with
photos, you list your interests, you exchange messages and join groups of friends. But where
Facebook is different is that it gives you a privacy that you just don
’
t get on other sites.
Unlike other sites, you have a lot of control over what users can see about you. As a result,
one- third of Facebook users give out their mobile numbers - they know it
’
s safe to do so.
But you still need to be careful about what you think is safe to show people. One reason
is
that
more
and
more
employers
are
using
to
check
out
potential
employees.
Is
the
person
you
’
ve just interviewed as good as he seems? Facebook can provide the answer. If a 26-year-old
man says on Facebook that he
’
s been travelling round the world for the last three years, and
in his interview he said he
’
d been working in an office -
well, he probably
won
’
t
get the job.
Unit 5 All
you need is love
Inside view
Conversation 1
Kate
Hi, Becky,
how
’
s it going
?
Becky
Good!
Mark
Guys, look, can you help me with a problem?
Janet
Yes, of course.
Mark
The
thing
is,
there
’
s
this
girl
I
really
like
called
Jenny
Sparks.
She
’
s
a
Fresher,
realty
stunning, reads history. I know her name because someone pointed her out to me, but I
’
ve
never actually spoken to her. Do either of you know her?
Kate
No.
Janet
No, I don
’
t know her. Mark, how can you like her if you haven
’
t met her?
Kate
It
’
s because she
’
s absolutely gorgeous, Janet.
Mark
That
’
s
right!
I want to ask her
out, but first
I
’
ve got
to
meet her. Got
any suggestions?
Becky
Guys! You want to order?
Mark
Sorry.
Kate
Three cappuccinos?
Becky
Sure.
Janet
Do you know anyone who knows her? You could ask them to introduce you.
Mark
No, I don
’
t, that
’
s the problem.
Kate
Are you matchmaking, Janet?
Janet
What
’
s matchmaking?
Kate
Making introductions between people who might like each other. We don
’
t do that here. How
about just walking up to her and saying Hi? Why don
’
t you do that?
Mark
No.
Kate
Why not?
Mark
I
’
m not usually shy, but - she
’
s so ... you know ...!
Janet
Oh, Mark!
Kate
Just believe in yourself, Mark. You
’
re a great guy!
Janet
I understand Mark completely.
Kate
Well, it
’
s the only way he
’
s going to get to talk to her.
Mark
OK, I
’
ll give it a try.
Becky
Solved the Jenny problem yet? ,
Girls
Thank you.
Janet
You
’
ll be fine. Mark. She
’
ll like him, won
’
t she, Becky?
Becky
Of course she will!
Conversation 2
Mark
Hey, guess what, guys, I
’
ve got a date with Jenny.
Kate
You did it, you asked her out?
Janet
When are you seeing her?
Mark
Saturday. We
’
re going to The Eagle and Child.
Janet
Sounds great.
Mark
Yeah! The thing is, I
’
m a bit nervous.
Janet
Are you?
Mark
Yes, I
’
m afraid I
’
ll make a fool of myself. I could do with some more advice.
Kate
Any ideas?
Janet
Um ... I
’
m thinking.
Kate
Well... One thing is ... if you
’
re nervous, it
’
s easy to talk too much, so remember not
to do that.
Mark
Good point. I
’
ll remember that.
Janet
You should make her feel special. Show her you
’
re really interested in her.
Mark
I am really interested in her.
Janet
Well, you should show her you are.
Mark
That
’
ll be easy! What else?
Kate
It
’
s a good idea to look good.
Mark
That
’
s pretty obvious!
Kate
I mean clean clothes, Mark!
Mark
Oh ... thanks, Kate! Any more advice?
Kate
Yes, the most important thing is, just be yourself.
Becky
How
’
s it going, Mark?
Kate
He
’
s worried this girl won
’
t like him.
Becky
She
’
ll love you! Ready to order?
Outside view
Part 1
Voice-over
Finding
someone
to
love
isn
’
t
easy.
For
years,
single
people
have
looked
for
prospective
mates
in
a
few
tried-and-true
ways.
They
met
in
school
or
at
work,
through
friends
or relatives. Or they met by chance in bars, at weddings, or at parties. Today there
’
s a
new
way
to
find
that
special
someone.
Many
people
have
met
boyfriends,
girlfriends,
fiancés
,
husbands, and wives in a way that didn
’
t exist up to about ten years ago. The Internet has
completely
changed
the
world
of
dating.
Anyone
can
look
for
a
match
online
at
one
of
hundreds
of different websites like these.
Consultant
There
are
approximately
150
million
singles
in
North
America,
and
what
’
s
interesting
is that a lot of them are trying online dating.
Speaker 1
I
’
ve never tried Internet dating.
Speaker 2
I have friends who have tried Internet dating, and one of them is getting married to
the person he dated.
Speaker 3
I have not tried Internet dating, but I have a friend who has.
Speaker 4
I have not tried Internet dating.
Speaker 5
I have tried Internet dating. I had one good experience and one bad experience
Speaker 6
I
’
ve tried Internet dating. It worked out very well.
Carol
Hi!
Daughter
Hi!
Carol
Oh, it
’
s good to see you! You look great!
Daughter
Thank you.
Carol
Hey, I love the color.
Daughter
Thank you. Come in, come in.
Voice-over
How does Internet dating work? Carol is about to find out. She
’
s having dinner with
her daughter, who has just registered on an Internet dating site.
Carol
So how
’
s work?
Daughter
Work is really good. It
’
s busy, so I
’
ve been making money.
Carol
Good. Have you met anyone yet?
Daughter
No, not yet. But I just signed up. Mum? Mum, come on. I
’
ll show you.
Consultant
To get started with Internet dating, there are four steps. The first one is to find
the service that works for you. Second step is to create your profile. Find a great picture
of yourself that shows you doing something that you enjoy. Write about who you are and who
you
’
re
looking
for.
Third
step
is
to
start
searching
for
that
special
someone.
Use
the
search
function
on
the
site
to
identify
people
in
your
area
that
you
may
want
to
hook
up
with.
Fourth
step is to reach out to those people. You write them a nice short letter. Show that you
’
re
interested in them and off it goes. After that, sit back, cross your fingers, and hope for
the best.
Part 2
Daughter
OK. We open the browser, we go to the website.
Carol
OK.
Daughter
Mum, sit down.
Carol
OK.
Daughter
And it
’
s basically a search engine
–
a search engine for a boyfriend. So I enter my
criteria. I am a woman, looking for a man between the ages of 24 and 32.
Carol
OK. Interesting.
Daughter
And then I click
Carol
OK.
Daughter
And
then
a
screen
with
all
the
candidates
who
meet
my
criteria
comes
up.
Oh,
look.
’
ve
just come back from a safari and I
’
m looking for a little more adventure.
Carol
He
’
s not interested in a relationship.
Daughter
’
m
30
years
old,
but
I
still
haven
’
t
found
my
dream
lover.
He
’
s
looking
for
someone
who doesn
’
t exist.
Carol
You, you
’
ve always stayed away from unrealistic guys. Don
’
t start now.
Daughter
’
ve recently broken up after 12 years of love. I
’
m looking for another woman just
like Linda.
Carol
He hasn
’
t gotten Over Linda yet.
Daughter
I
’
ve
never
wanted
to
date
a
guy
who
’
s
still
in
love
with
someone
else.
’
m
desperate?
Carol
No
way!
Daughter
No
way! No
way!
Consultant
Internet dating is not just for desperate people. It
’
s become very mainstream, and
the stigma has gone away. It helps because we
’
re very busy in our professional lives now,
and it gives us an easy way to meet people that we normally wouldn
’
t come across in our
day-to-day lives.
Carol
Ooh!
Daughter
Ooh!
Doctor!
Carol
Doctor!
Daughter
Ski. Hello! Looking for someone who
’
s funny and spontaneous.
Carol
That
’
s you.
Daughter
He likes jazz and cycling and skiing. I like to ski.
Carol
There you go.
Daughter
Carol
Aww ... Come on, that
’
s great!
Daughter
What
’
s this guy?
Carol
He
’
s cute.
Daughter
He
’
s 26. He
’
s a marketing assistant. He
’
s looking for a woman who
’
s confident in
herself and her surroundings.
Carol
That
’
s you.
Daughter
Someone who knows how to laugh.
Carol
That
’
s you.
Daughter
’
s
a good answer. OK. Outdoor guy Twenty-four. Grad student.
Carol
So he
’
s smart.
Daughter
’
m looking for a really fun woman who loves the outdoors, hiking, skiing. A good
sense of humor is a must.
Carol
Again, funny, good sense of humor.
Daughter
His perfect date is a canoe trip down a river that leads to the ocean. Swimming and
a picnic on the beach.
Carol
Well, you could bring the picnic part, anyway.
Consultant
A great profile paints a broad picture of who you are and what you like to do with
your life but does not bore the person.
It
’
s
not
a
book;
it
’
s
a
brief
essay.
You
have
to
reel
them
in
in
the
first
five
or
ten
seconds.
Otherwise, they
’
re going to move on to the next person.
Voice-over
Carol looks for someone too.
Carol
What about me?
Daughter
OK. Um, looking for a man between the ages of ...
Carol
Forty-five.
Daughter
To...
Carol
Fifty-five.
Daughter
Search.
Carol
Mmm! What do you think about this guy?
Daughter
He
’
s cute. Um, he
’
s 52.
Carol
He
’
s looking for an attractive woman who is kind.
Daughter
He likes to go sailing!
Carol
I love that! Exotic places? Come on!
Daughter
What if Dad knew you were doing this right now?
Carol
Oh, shush!
Listening in
Passage 1
Interviewer
So - tell us about how you first met.
Amy
How we first met... Oh, it wasn
’
t very romantic.
David
I thought it was very romantic.
Interviewer
Why don
’
t you begin at the beginning?
Amy
Good idea. Well, I was 22 and I
’
d just left uni and I went on holiday to the French Alps
with a girlfriend. And someone invited us to go climbing. But my friend got ill so I went
without her. There was this group of about eight guys and two girls.
David
There were four girls.
Amy
Alright! Well, anyway, no one had told me that the mountain we were going to climb was -
vertical - and that we were climbing with ropes! I was terrified, absolutely terrified, I
just really hadn
’
t expected it.
David
She was terrified! I noticed her immediately. She looked so scared -she was wearing this
great hat
—
but she was white as a sheet.
Amy
Oh, I don
’
t know about that, but I remember I was shaking all over. David came over and
started talking to me and telling me how safe it was with the ropes. And he was so sweet,
you know I think I fell in love with him right then.
David
Yeah, it was the same with me ... We roped up and I made sure I stayed next to her ...
I kept talking to her and encouraging her.
Amy
It really helped. I think I would have fallen off the mountain if you hadn
’
t done that.
David
Rubbish! You were perfectly safe. Anyway, we got to the summit
—
it was a kind of flat
area - and Amy just collapsed - she couldn
’
t stand up!
Amy
It
’
s true, I couldn
’
t. I felt -I was just - everyone ignored me except David - everyone.
David
Quite a few people came to talk to you.
Amy
They didn
’
t!
David
They did!
Amy
Well, you talked to me, and that
’
s all that mattered.
David
Thank you!
Amy
So -
David
So we climbed back down the mountain.
Amy
which was just as bad -
David
and we headed for the nearest village and we both had huge pizzas.
Amy
I didn
’
t eat a thing! I was still feeling too sick.
David
You did, you know.
Amy
You know, you have a terrible memory sometimes.
David
So do you! ... To cut a long story short, we got married six months later and went on a
three-week honeymoon to Barbados.
Amy
Two weeks!
David
And we
’
ve lived happily ever after.
Passage2
Presenter
And now let
’
s move on to online dating, a way of meeting a potential partner that
’
s
becoming more and more popular. James O
’
Hanlan and Claire Goodall are two online dating
experts who are going to give all you listeners advice about how to use online dating safely
and successfully. James ...
James
OK. The first thing to say is, don
’
t be nervous. A lot of people are and it
’
s very
understandable.
But
there
’
s
no
need
to
be,
provided
you
follow
the
rules,
which
we
’
re
going
to tell you right now. Isn
’
t that right, Claire?
Claire
Absolutely.
James
So, let
’
s begin at the beginning. When you join an online dating site, the first thing
you do is give some basic information about yourself. Now, don
’
t be tempted to lie - about
your age, for example. If you want a good relationship, you need to be honest. If you
’
re
not, you
’
ll get found out and that could be painful.
Claire
Another thing - it
’
s a good idea to use a photo, you
’
ll get many more replies than if
you don
’
t.
James
But use a recent photo, not one that was taken ten years ago!
Claire
Let
’
s
move
on
to
the
next
stage.
You
’
ve
had
some
responses
and
chosen
one
or
two
people
you
’
d
like
to
chat
with.
Now,
the
most
important
advice
here
is,
don
’
t
give
out
any
personal
information until you
’
re 100 per cent sure you
’
re that happy to do so. That includes your
real name, your phone numbers, your workplace address and your email address. Use the email
facility at the website and only give out your email address when you feel completely safe.
James
And email for as long as you want, it
’
s a great way of getting to know a person. Then,
the next stage is to talk on the phone. Now that
’
s very revealing, because you
’
ll hear the
person
’
s voice, and also because people have to be spontaneous on the phone - they can
’
t
think about what they
’
re going to say for half a day, unlike emails.
Claire
Then, if you
’
re feeling really comfortable, agree to meet. But always choose a public
place. Don
’
t go to someone
’
s home.
James
A cafe or bar is the best choice.
Claire
And don
’
t forget to tell a friend where you
’
re going and what time you expect to be
back. That
’
s important.
James
Another good idea is to ask the same friend to call you during the meeting so that if you
want to leave quickly you can say that something urgent
’
s come up and you have to go.
Claire
That
’
s everything! If you follow this advice you should be perfectly safe. And you may
find the man -
James
... or woman
—
Claire
... of your dreams!
James & Claire
Happy hunting!
Unit 6 Shop fill you drop!
Inside view
Conversation 1
Janet
So, are you looking for anything in particular?
Mark
Maybe a T-shirt or a polo shirt.
Janet
We could go into the covered market and have a look at the shops in there.
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