[00:00.00] Unit 3 Culture
[00:03.42]Part Two Listening-Centered Activities
[00:08.06]Listening 1
[00:10.22]Exercise 1
[00:12.53]Directions: Listen to the interview and fill in the table with what you've learned from the tap
[00:21.20]Terry Joyce talks about her experience of living and working in England
[00:27.58]where she has been for the past eleven years.
[00:31.86]I:So, Terry. You're been in England for quite a long time now.
[00:35.64]T: Hmm.
[00:36.94]I:What differences do you notice between England and the United States?
[00:40.82]T:Obviously the biggest difference is the people
[00:43.96]The average Englishman is…mm cold and not very open.
[00:49.79]I: Oh.
[00:50.94]T:In the United States it's very differen
[00:53.53]We start conversations with people in the street,in the subway;
[00:57.49]we're a lot more outgoing than people her
[01:00.52]You know, when I first ca
[01:02.60]I couldn't understand why I was getting so little reaction from people
[01:07.14]but now I see that they thought I was overpowering and too friendly too soon.
[01:12.83]I:But,tell me;does the Englishman improve as you get to know him?
[01:16.54]T:Oh yes.
[01:17.83]I:Oh good.
[01:19.13]T:Once you have made a friend
[01:20.82]it's a friend for life, but it takes a very long time
[01:24.60]I'll tell you something that I think is very importan
[01:27.66]An Englishman in America is respecte
[01:31.12]Everyone wants to talk to hi
[01:33.28]We're inquisitiv
[01:34.64]we love his accent and his countr
[01:37.16]But Americans in England are thought to be little inferior because of their loud behavior and their language
[01:43.32]One thing I've learned is that English people like a certain distance
[01:47.96]When I was talking to someone
[01:49.84]he would move away, you kno
[01:51.82]move backward
[01:53.26]and I thought "Do I smell? Am I boring him
[01:57.43]The reasons was, you see, Americans stand closer when they're talking
[02:01.93]Again, English people like a certain distance.
[02:06.11]Exercise 2
[02:08.52]Direction: Listen to the interview again and discuss in groups the following question
[02:17.41]Terry Joyce talks about her experience of living and working in Englan
[02:23.78]where she has been for the past eleven years.
[02:27.60]I:So, Terry. You're been in England for quite a long time now.
[02:31.49]T: Hmm.
[02:33.00]I: What differences do you notice between England and the United States?
[02:36.89]T: Obviously the biggest difference is the people
[02:39.91]The average Englishman is…mm cold and not very open.
[02:45.60]I: Oh.
[02:46.54]T: In the United States it's very differen
[02:48.98]We start conversations with people in the street, in the subwa
[02:53.20]we're a lot more outgoing than people her
[02:56.04]You know, when I first came
[02:58.16]I couldn't understand why I was getting so little reaction from peopl
[03:02.52]but now I see that they thought I was overpowering and too friendly too soon.
[03:08.24]I: But, tell me; does the Englishman improve as you get to know him?
[03:12.02]T: Oh yes.
[03:13.32]I: Oh good.
[03:14.58]T: Once you have made a friend
[03:16.24]it's a friend for life, but it takes a very long tim
[03:20.09]I'll tell you something that I think is very important
[03:23.11]An Englishman in America is respected
[03:26.39]Everyone wants to talk to hi
[03:28.37]We're inquisitiv
[03:29.66]we love his accent and his country
[03:32.29]But Americans in England are thought to be little inferior because of their loud behavior and their language
[03:38.92]One thing I've learned is that English people like a certain distance
[03:43.42]When I was talking to someone
[03:45.36]he would move away, you kno
[03:47.34]move backwards
[03:48.85]and I thought "Do I smell? Am I boring him
[03:53.03]The reasons was,you see, Americans stand closer when they're talking
[03:57.67]Again, English people like a certain distance.
[04:02.14]1. Why did Terry get little reaction from the English people when she first arrived there?
[04:09.16]2. Whom do you like to made friends with, Americans or English people? Give your reasons.
[04:17.26]Listening 2
[04:19.24]Exercise 1
[04:21.40]Directions: Listen to the story carefully and complete the summary of the story by filling in each of the blanks with an appropriate word.
[04:32.81]Many centuries ago, a group of Jews landed in India and immediately went to the king
[04:41.30]They told him that they were lost and wanted to settle in his kingdom.
[04:47.50]In those days any foreigner was viewed with suspicion
[04:52.79]So the king was hesitant about letting them in
[04:56.68]He sent for one glass of milk and one glass of wate
[05:01.32]He asked the leader of the Jews to taste the mil
[05:05.10]Then he poured out some milk and added some wate
[05:10.03]He asked the leader to taste the milk again and said:"What is the difference in taste?"
[05:17.52]The leader said:"The second time the milk tastes terrible
[05:23.64]"That is because of the water added to the milk," said the kin
[05:28.32]"The water dilutes the milk and spoils its tast
[05:33.00]So you too your addition will spoil the kingdom
[05:38.04]The leader of the Jews thought for a moment and asked for another glass of mil
[05:44.70]He then added sugar to the milk and asked the king to taste i
[05:50.39]It tastes sweet," said the king.
[05:53.88]The leader of the Jews bowed his head and said:"Oh, kin
[05:59.71]That is how we would like to live her
[06:02.95]as the small amount of sugar which sweetens the large quantity of milk and not as the water which dilutes the milk
[06:12.06]Please with him the king granted them permission to stay.
[06:17.50]Exercise 2
[06:19.37]Directions: Listen to the story again and discuss in pairs the following questions.
[06:27.90]1) Why did the king allow them to stay?
[06:32.44]2) What is the moral of the story?
[06:36.43]3) Do you think people from different cultures can live harmoniously together? Give your reasons.
