physical distance between people when engaged in conversation is closer than what is usual north of the border. And for Middle Easterners, typical Arab conversations are at close range. Closeness cannot be avoided.
As is the case with most of our behavior, our use of space is directly linked to the value system of our culture. In some Asian cultures, for example, employees do not stand near their bosses; the extended distance demonstrates respect. Extra interpersonal distance is also part of the cultural experience of the people of Scotland and Sweden, for whom it reflects privacy. And in Germany, private space is sacred.
Keys:1.A 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.B
Task3:We don't know what to do with them. Script
A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman, and an American lawyer were passengers on a fast train speeding across the French countryside. As time wore on, they gradually became friendly with one another, introducing themselves and shaking hands. Eventually, the Russian took out a large bottle of vodka and poured each of his traveling companions a drink. Just as the American businessman was sipping the vodka and praising its fine quality, the Russian hurled the half-full bottle out of the open window.
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\thousands of liters of it—far more than we need.\
The American businessman shook his head and leaned back in his seat, obviously baffled by the Russian's reasoning.
A little later, the young Cuban passed around a box of fine Havana cigars. The men enjoyed this treat and made admiring remarks about the pleasure of smoking good Havana cigars. At that very moment the Cuban took a couple of puffs of his cigar and then tossed it out of the open window.
\said. \you threw that perfectly good cigar away. I find your actions quite puzzling.\
\the Cuban replied, \a dime a dozen in Cuba. We have more of them than we know what to do with.\
The American businessman sat in silence for a moment. Then he got up, grabbed the
lawyer, and threw him out of the window. Keys:
1.The Russian hurled the half-full bottle of vodka out of the open window.
2.He answered, \is plentiful in my country. In fact, we have thousands and thousands of liters of it—far more than we need.\
3.The businessman said, \you threw that perfectly good cigar away. I find your actions quite puzzling.\4.He replied, \are a dime a dozen in Cuba. We have more of them than we know what to do with.\
5.The American businessman sat in silence for a moment. Then he got up, grabbed the lawyer, and threw him out of the window. He did that probably because he thought there were too many lawyers in the United States. Viewing and speaking: Task 1:Reviving the image of tea Keys:
(1)disappearing (2)kicking (3)tea shop (4)image crisis (5)update (6)compete (7)fast
(8)product designers (9)contacts (10)similar (11)want (12)challenge (13)consumer (14)traditional Task 2:Talk after viewing Script
As people become espresso fiends and cappuccino connoisseurs, the traditional British tea are being kicked off the menu by designer coffees. Unit 3 test
Part I
Keys: 1.B 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.D Part II (1) values (2) purpose (3) true (4) Nowhere (5) equality (6) races (7) laboratory
(8) Although Edwards specifically mentions young men, young women also compete in organized sports without regard to their race or economic background
(9) Many Americans believe that learning how to win in sports helps develop the habits necessary to compete successfully in later life
(10) the competitive ethic taught in sports must be learned and cultivated in youth for the future success of American business and military efforts Part III
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.D Part IV
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.A
Uint4
Taste the sweets and bitters of family life
I.Lead in Task 1:
Extended family;DINK family;Nuclear family;Single parent family II. Basic Listening Practice Keys: 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D III. Listening In
Task 1:Nuclear family living patterns Script:
A nuclear family is typical in highly-industrialized societies.
Beginning in the early 20th century, the two-parent family known as the nuclear family was the predominant American family type.
Generally children live with their parents until they go away to a college or university, or until they find jobs and acquire an apartment or home of their own.
In the early mid-20th century, the father was typically the sole wage-earner, and the mother was the children's principal caregiver.
Today, often both parents hold jobs. Dual-earner families are the predominant type for families with children in the United States.
Increasingly, one of the parents has a non-standard shift, that is, a shift that does not start in the morning and end in the late afternoon.
In these families, one of the parents manages the children while the other works. Prior to school, adequate day care of children is necessary for dual-earner families. In recent years, many private companies and home-based day care centers have sprung up to fulfill this need.
Increasingly, companies are getting involved in the arrangement of day care. Governments are providing assistance to parents that require day care as well. Keys: (1)typical (2)known (3)Generally (4)find (5)apartment (6)sole (7)principal
(8)Dual-earner families are the predominant type for families with children in the United States
(9)adequate day care of children is necessary for dual-earner families (10)companies are getting involved in the arrangement of day care
Task 2:Fatherhood in Australia Script:
Can it be true that Australian men spend more time during the week brushing their teeth than they do alone with their children?
A new study from the University of New South Wales has discovered that during the working week, Australian fathers only spend an average of just over a minute each day alone with their children.
Australian mothers, on the other hand, spend three hours a week purely looking after their children—a much greater disparity than in other countries like America, Denmark, Italy, and France, where couples divide the childcare more evenly. These findings will probably infuriate those who want to shake off the perhaps unfair image of Australia as a land of old-fashioned male chauvinism.
According to the study, Australian fathers appear to like the fun aspects of parenthood, but shy away from the boring housework. So while they tend to be happy taking the kids to the park or to sporting events, they are unlikely to participate regularly in feeding, bathing, or taking the kids to school. In short, Australian parenting is seen as a woman's job and a man's hobby.
Many people believe that the last 20 years have seen the arrival of the so-called \—the man who is willing to share the housework and childcare.
The new man has a picture of his children on his computer desktop at work; he never misses the kids' school plays, and he skips a drink at the bar after work so that he can get home in time to read bedtime story to their kids.
This study suggests that the new man feels a little more at home in Europe than in Australia.
Indeed, a poll conducted in the U.K. for the think tank the Fatherhood Institute in January indicates that almost 70 percent of British women think that men are as good at raising children as women.
That's something for Australian men to ponder while they brush their teeth! Keys:1.B 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.A
Task3: Views on filial piety see change Script:
With fast economic development in Hong Kong, young people are less likely to cherish the traditional notion of filial piety.
Instead, they are gradually taking a new approach to a welfare society, according to a three-year survey conducted by the City University of Hong Kong.
As many as 85 percent of the respondents expect the government to take up the responsibility for supporting the elderly, and 77 percent agree with the idea that the burden should fall on society as a whole rather than on individual families.
Researcher Richard Wong, who took charge of the study, is sad about the eroding of traditional family bonds.
He said that while most people still respect their parents and grandparents, they
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