[00:03.24]Unit 19 Communication Culture Corner [00:08.30]English Around the World [00:10.65]Nowadays,there are around 400 million speakers [00:14.44]of English as a first language in countries [00:17.23]such as Australia,Britain,Canada, [00:19.48]Ire...
[00:01.49]American English [00:03.47]In 1806, Noah Webster published his first [00:06.91]Dictionary of American English. [00:08.96]This not only had American words [00:10.82]and expressions,but also introduced a new, [00:13.77]simplified spelling whi...
[00:01.40]Australian English [00:03.55]Australian English began in 1788 [00:05.91]when the first British prisoners [00:07.64]were sent away to Australia [00:09.39]as punishment. [00:11.10]For fifty years, Australia was one big prison. [00:14.23]The A...
[00:02.75]Unit 19 Communication Language Awareness 4 [00:08.70]Lonesome Male of the Galapagos [00:11.60]Jo Tuckman on the Galapagos Islands [00:14.83]Celebrity is not usually a characteristic [00:17.49]associated with middle-aged giant tortoises [00:...
[00:01.01]Recently, there was another threat [00:03.02]when the tanker Jessica ran aground [00:04.83]near the islands. [00:06.48]It is believed to have leaked almost [00:08.32]a million litres of oil into the sea. [00:11.75]At first, it was feared th...
[00:02.80]Unit19 Communication Lesson1 Telecommunications [00:09.55]21st Century Mobile Phones [00:12.69]The latest research done [00:14.40]on the mobile phone industry [00:15.94]shows that China is now ahead of the USA [00:18.68]as the world's large...
[00:01.26]Mobile phone technology has advanced [00:03.63]at an incredible rate in the last few years. [00:06.57]The first generation (1G) mobile phone system [00:10.03]was developed to make [00:11.35]and receive telephone calls anywhere [00:13.32]wit...
[00:00.95]Mobile phone functions are also being used [00:03.38]in schools. [00:04.90]In France, schools are using mobile phones [00:06.82]for exam revision. [00:08.45]In Australia, Brisbane University [00:10.52]is using SMS to help foreign students [...
[00:03.60]Unit 19 Communication [00:07.68]Lesson 2 Varieties of English [00:11.13]Exercise 4 Listen to the dialogue [00:14.46]and decide if these statements are true (T) [00:17.66]or flase (F). [00:20.53]Good day, mate!I'm Richard from Australia. [00...
[00:01.33]They sound so different! [00:03.49]Do they still mean the same thing? [00:05.74]Definitely! [00:06.60]Let me think of another example for you. [00:08.95]Ah, here's one! Robert, say example. [00:12.02]Example. [00:13.52]Now you say it, Pam!...
[00:01.17]Exercise 7 Now listen to these sentences [00:05.48]and decide whether they are spoken [00:08.00]in an Australian accent or a British accent. [00:12.68]1. Did you say you're going [00:14.23]sailing this weekend? [00:16.99]2. I'm going on a d...
[00:01.26]Exercise 9 Listen to the Canadian travel [00:04.92]dialogues. Use the Strategies to choose [00:08.10]the correct alternative for each dialogue. [00:11.29]dialogue 1 [00:13.60]Good morning, Sir. [00:14.79]Good morning.I'm with the Trans-Cana...
[00:01.61]Dialogue 2 [00:04.36]Can I help you? [00:05.57]I was wondering if you could give me [00:07.09]information about visits [00:08.53]to some of the buildings in Toronto, please? [00:10.83]Yes, we have a good brochure [00:12.76]on some of the hi...
[00:02.00]Dialogue 3 [00:04.35]There and you can see the wide open spaces [00:07.20]of the Prairies. [00:09.00]Later today we're stopping off in Winnipeg [00:10.97]for the night. [00:12.32]There is a trip to the fort [00:13.48]and then an evening mea...
[00:01.94]Exercise 11 Pronunciation. [00:05.21]Listen and think about language and intonation. [00:09.13]Which requests are polite and indirect, [00:12.34]and which are too direct and possibly rude? [00:16.93]1 I want a seat by the window. [00:20.47]...
