[00:06.56]Speaking: [00:08.25]Exercise 1 Listen to Phil [00:11.27]and Liz discussing advertisements. [00:14.23]Which of them interrupts the other rudely? [00:17.68]Hey, Liz. Have a look at this. [00:19.24]Mm? [00:20.01]It's a really sweet ad for Moth...
[00:00.62]They do try to make their products attractive [00:03.58]but it's up to us whether we'll buy their [00:05.90]products or not. If you... [00:07.25]Rubbish! That's not true. [00:09.53]Just think of all the people [00:11.11]who are encouraged t...
[00:03.16]Unit 12 Culture Shock Culture corner [00:06.92]Australia Aborigines-the Native Australians [00:10.94]Aborigines probable came to Australia [00:13.25]from Indonesia 50,000 years ago. [00:16.38]The oldest bone found in Australia [00:18.78]was...
[00:01.42]Aboriginal legends, [00:02.91]songs and dances tell of powerful spirits [00:06.34]who created the land and people [00:08.09]during the Dreamtime. [00:10.22]There was no written Aboriginal language and, [00:13.06]in fact, most of the 600 tri...
[00:04.05]Unit 12 Culture Shock Lesson 1 Visiting Britain [00:10.22]Dear Aunt Mei: [00:11.96]I can't believe I've been in London [00:13.98]for 6 months already! [00:15.83]I certainly owe you an apology [00:17.30]for not writing more often. [00:19.10]...
[00:01.86]First of all, the food. [00:03.60]When I first got here, [00:04.47]I was amazed to find that London [00:06.29]is such an international city. [00:08.44]There are people from all over the world [00:10.47]living here and as a result, [00:12.40...
[00:00.93]I think we should consider staying [00:02.91]in the English countryside [00:04.14]for a few night as I know you enjoy hiking. [00:06.92]We can wander through the fields [00:08.43]and even pick a few mushrooms to have [00:09.93]with our brea...
[00:05.49]Unit12 Culture Shock Lesson2 Mind Your Manners [00:11.27]Exercise 2 Listen to Part 1 of the interview [00:15.08]about communication in different cultures. [00:17.99]Compare what the expert says with your answer [00:20.72]from Exercise 1. [0...
[00:01.87]Which cultures, then , are open [00:04.36]and which are closed? [00:06.42]Mm, people from Latin cultures [00:08.83]usually show their felings more [00:10.80]for example, the Italians. [00:12.98]When asked if they would show [00:14.25]that t...
[00:07.40]Exercise 3 Listen to Part 2 of the interview [00:11.28]and complete the table. [00:13.53]What differences are there in the way [00:15.24]people actually express themselves [00:17.47]using hand movements and that sort of thing? [00:20.24]Wel...
[00:01.81]And what about speaking? [00:03.53]Right, well people from open cultures [00:05.74]are more likely to interrupt [00:07.50]or speak at the same time as the other person. [00:10.49]In closed cultures, [00:12.15]one person starts speaking [00:...
[00:01.95]dialogue 2(informal) [00:04.87]So,what do you think we should do this weekend [00:08.69]What about going canoeing again? [00:10.83]Yeah,last time we went it was great! [00:13.95]Oh,we should take our flashlights [00:16.68]and explore taht c...
[00:07.90]Exercise 7 Listen to the dialogues again. [00:13.35]This time Christina sounds rude.Why? [00:18.84]dialogue 1 [00:21.78]Could you pass the salt? I'm sorry? [00:24.35]I said,could you pass the salt? [00:26.89]Yes,there you are. [00:31.40]dia...
[00:03.22]Unit 12 Culture Shock Lesson 3 Living Abroad [00:09.05]When I first arrived in San Francisco, [00:11.79]I had a difficult time understanding certain [00:14.50]aspects of the American way of doing things. [00:17.80]Once I went to visit an Am...
[00:01.73]But my host kept on putting more food [00:04.27]in my rice bowl. [00:05.88]They didn't seem to hear me saying [00:07.72]No, thank you in my poor spoken Chinese. [00:10.86]This was a very special experience [00:12.73]I had in China.In my cul...