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Lesson7
Task1:
LearningaForeignLanguage
ProfessorErnestWatsonwasansweringquestionsonaradiophone-inprogrammeonthesubjectoflearningaforeignlanguage.
Listener:
Hello,Professor,canyouhearme?
ProfW:
Yes,wecanhearyoufine.
Listener:
MynameisHumphries,AlbertHumphries,andIliveinBalham,inLondon.
ProfW:
Yes,goodeveningMr.Humphries.Whatisyourquestion?
Mr.H:
I'vebeenstudyingSpanishforsomeyears.IgotoSpainonholidaysometimes.I'velearntquitealotofgrammarandvocabulary.ButIfinditverydifficulttospeak,andwhenIwenttoSpainthissummer,Icouldn'tunderstandtheSpanishpeopleatall.Igotreallydisheartened.
ProfW:
Yes,itisaproblem.HowlonghaveyoubeenstudyingSpanish?
Mr.H:
Aboutfouryears.
ProfW:
Yes,howexactly?
Goingtoaneveningclass,usingtapes...?
Mr.H:
I'vebeengoingtoaneveningclassandI'vewatchedquitealotoftheBBCtelevisionprogrammes.
ProfW:
Oh,yes.They'reverygood.DidyoubuytheBBCbook?
Mr.H:
No,weuseadifferentbookintheclass.ButIwatchedtheprogrammes.
ProfW:
Yes,Isee...Mr.Humphries,Ialwaysthinkthatlearningalanguageisratherlikelearningtodrive.Now,youcouldn'tlearntodriveacarbysittinginaclassroomorwatchingtelevision.Ithinkwhatyouneedisalotofpracticeinusingthelanguage.
Mr.H:
That'sallverywellifyouliveinthecountrywheretheyspeakthelanguagebutIdon't.
ProfW:
Yes,Iunderstandtheproblem.Thoughevenifyouliveinthecountrywherethelanguageisspoken,youhavetoreachacertainstandardbeforeyouareabletohaveconversationswiththenatives.Iwasthinkingperhapsyoumightarrangewithanotherstudentorstudentstohaveregularconversationpractice.
Mr.H:
ButtheotherstudentsmakethesamemistakesasIdo.
ProfW:
Ithinkyou'reconfusinglearningwithpracticing.RememberwhatIsaidaboutdrivingacar.Learningtospeakmeansbeingabletoputtogethertherightgroupsofwordsandtosaytheminareasonablyaccurateway.
Mr.H:
AndwhataboutlearningtounderstandrealSpanish?
ProfW:
Well,again,youneedpracticeinhearingtheSpanishlanguagespokenbySpanishspeakers.ThereareSpanishspeakersinLondon.GetoneofthemtoreadsomeextractsfromaSpanishnewspaperontoacassette.Haveyougotacassetterecorder?
Mr.H:
Yes.
ProfW:
Thenyouwanttolistenandlistenandlistentotherecordingsuntilyoualmostknowthembyheart,justasifyouwerelearningtodrive,you'dpracticeparkingthecar,overandoveragain,tillyoucoulddoitperfectly.Learningtospeakalanguageisaveryhardbusiness.Youdon'tneedahugevocabulary.Youneedasmallvocabularythatyoucanusereallyefficiently,andtobeabletodothatyouneedlotsandlotsofpractice.
Task2:
IntheLibrary
Woman:
Goodmorning.
Librarian:
Morning,canIhelpyou?
Woman:
Yes,I'dliketojointhelibrary.We'renewtothedistrictyousee.
Librarian:
Certainly.Wellallweneedissomesortofidentificationwithyournameandaddressonit.
Woman:
Ohdear.Wejustmoved,yousee,andeverythinghasmyoldaddress.
Librarian:
Adrivinglicence,perhaps?
Woman:
No,Idon'tdrive.
Librarian:
Yourhusband'swoulddo.
Woman:
Yes,buthislicencewillstillhavetheoldaddressonit.
Librarian:
Perhapsyouhavealetteraddressedtoyouatyournewhouse?
Woman:
No,I'mafraidnot.We'veonlybeenthereafewdaysyouseeandnoone'swrittentousyet.
Librarian:
Whataboutyourbankbook?
Woman:
That'sjustthesame.Ohdear,andIdidwanttogetsomebooksoutthisweekend.We'regoingonholidaytorelaxafterthemove,yousee,andIwantedtotakesomethingwithmetoread.
Librarian:
Well,I'msorry,butwecan'tpossiblyissueticketswithoutsomeformofidentification.Whataboutyourpassport?
Woman:
What?
Ohyes,howsillyofme.I'vejustgotanewoneanditdoeshaveournewaddress.I'vejustbeentobookourticketssoIhaveitonme.Justaminute.Hereyouare.
Librarian:
Thankyou.Well,that'sallright.Nowifyou'dliketogoandchooseyourbooksyourticketswillbereadyforyouwhenyoucomebacktothedesktohavethemstampedout.
Woman:
Oh,thankyou.Er,howmanybooksamIallowedtotakeout?
Librarian:
Youcantakefourbooksoutatatimeandyoualsogettwoticketstotakeoutmagazinesorperiodicals.Newspapers,I'mafraidcan'tbetakenout;theyhavetobereadhere.
Woman:
Ohthat'sfine.Wehaveourowndailynewspaperdeliveredtothehouse.Oh,doyouhavearecordlibrary?
Somelibrariesdo,Iknow.
Librarian:
Yes,wedo.Youhavetopayadepositof￡5incaseyoudamagethem.Butthatentitlesyoutotakeouttworecordsatatime.Wealsohaveeverythingavailableoncassetteifyoupreferit.Cassettesseemtobemuchmorepopularthanrecordslately.
Woman:
Ohyes,asamatteroffact,IwouldprefercassettesbutIwon'ttakeanyouttoday.I'llleaveituntilwecomebackfromourholidays.Couldyoushowmewhereyourhistoryandbiographysectionsare,please?
Librarian:
Yes,justovertheretoyourright.Ifthere'sanyparticularbookyouwantyoucanlookitupinthecatalogue,whichyou'llfindjustroundthecorner.
Woman:
Thankyou.Oh,andhowlongamIallowedtokeepthebooksfor?
Librarian:
Forthreeweeks.Afterthatyoumusttelephonetorenewthebooksifyouwishtokeepthemlonger.Otherwisewecharge20padayfineforeachbook.
Woman:
Ohdear.We'regoingawayforsixweeks.CanIrenewthemnow?
Librarian:
I'mafraidnot.Youmustdothatattheendofthreeweeks.Someoneelsemightwantthemyousee.Andinthatcasewehavetoaskyoutoreturnthem.
Woman:
Youmean,ifsomeonewantsthemaftermythreeweeksareupIhavetobringthemback?
Librarian:
Yes,butjusttelephoneandwe'llseewhatwecando.
Woman:
ButI'mgoingtoTahiti.Itwouldcostafortune.
Librarian:
Well...
Woman:
Oh,nevermind.I'llleaveituntilwegetback.It'snotworthallthebother.I'llgetsomepaperbacksintheairport.Well,thankyou.I'msorryI'vebeensuchanuisance.Goodmorning.
Librarian:
Notatall.Goodmorning.
UnitedWorldColleges
Receptionist:
UnitedWorldColleges.CanIhelpyou?
Julian:
Yes,I'dlikesomeinformationaboutthecolleges,please.
Receptionist:
Holdtheline.I'llputyouthroughtotheInternationalSecretary.
Creighton:
Goodmorning.RobertCreightonspeaking.
Julian:
Goodmorning.Myname'sJulianHarrisandIhaveafriendinSpainwho'sinterestedinapplyingforaplaceatoneofthecolleges.Thereareoneortwoquestionswhichshe'dlikemetoaskyou.
Creighton:
Goahead.
Julian:
Thanks.Thefirstoneis:
whatlanguageisusedfornormallessons?
Creighton:
Well,themainlanguageofinstructioninallthecollegesisEnglish.ButatPacificCollegeinCanadasomesubjectsaretaughtinFrench,andattheCollegeoftheAdriaticsomemaybetaughtinItalian.
Julian:
Right.Hernextquestionisaboutfees.Isitexpensivetogotooneofthecolleges?
Creighton:
Students'parentsdon'thavetoberich,ifthat'swhatyoumean.Therearescholarshipsforallcolleges,butwedoaskparentstohelpbypayingwhattheycanafford.
Julian:
Good,she'llbegladtohearthat.Nowshewantstoknowsomethingaboutgettingintoacollege.Doesshehavetogethighmarksinherexaminations?
Creighton:
Ah,yes,wellshewillhavetodowell,butacademicabilityisnottheonlythingthat'simportant.Wealsolookatpersonalqualities.
Julian:
Whatsortofthingsdoyoumean?
Creighton:
Maturity,theabilitytogetonwellwithpeoplefromdifferentcountries,thatsortofthing.
Julian:
Ofcourse.Iunderstandwhatyoumean.Herlastquestionisaboutherotherinterests.Canshedopaintingandmoderndancing,forexample?
Creighton:
Yes,probably.Itdependsonthestaffatthecollegesheenters.Eachcollegehasitsownspecialactivities,suchastheatrestudiesorenvironmentalwork,inwhichstudentscantakepart.
Julian:
Good.Ithinkthat'sall.Thankyouverymuchforyourhelp.
Creighton:
You'rewelcome.Ihopeyourfriendsendsinanapplication.
Julian:
I'msureshewill.Thanksagain.Goodbye.
Creighton:
Goodbye.
IRemember...
Grace:
It'ssogreatseeingyouguysagain.
Curtis:
Yeah.
Martin:
Iagree.
Grace:
Ican'tbelieveit'sbeentwentyyearssincewewereallincollegetogether.
Martin:
Youknowsomething,Irememberitasifitwereyesterday.
Curtis:
Ido...（Yeah.）Iwasjustgoingtosay,asifitwereyesterday.
Martin:
Incredible.
Grace:
Martin,whatdoyouremembermostaboutourcollegedays?
Martin:
Oh,Iremembermost?
Grace:
Uh-huh.
Martin:
Curtis'shair...downtohiswaist.
Curtis:
Now,IrememberhowGracelooked.（Wha...）Shealwayshadaflowerpaintedonherface,rememberthat?
Martin:
Oh,yes.Irememberthat.
Grace:
Nowwait,wait.Let'snotforgetaboutMartinandhisair-conditionedbluejeans.IneversawanybodywithmoreholesintheirjeansthanMartin.
Martin:
They'reaclassic.Youknow,Istillhavethosebluejeans.（Oh.）
Grace:
Stillhavethem?
Idon'tbelieveit.
Curtis:
Oh.Incredible.Idon'teither.
Martin:
AndIstillwearthem,too.
Curtis:
Youknow,Iwasjustthinkingtheotherday—it'sfunny-aboutthatworst...worstthingthathappenedincollege.
Martin:
Theworstthing?
Grace:
Whatwasthat?
Curtis:
Yeah.Thetimeweweredrivinghomefromcollegeforaspringbreak,remember?
（Oooh.）（Ooh.Yeah.Oooh.）Itwasaholiday,andeverygasstationwasclosed.Andt
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