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Student:

IguessbecausetheclassstartedbeforeIgothere.

3）Woman:

Doctor,youhavetocomeimmediately—mybabyswallowedsomecamerafilm!

Doctor:

Justcalmyourself,nothingwilldevelop.

4）Customer:

Waiter,thiswateriscloudy.

Waiter:

Thewater'

sokay,madam.It'

sjustthattheglassisalittledirty.

5）Woman:

Thebridewearswhiteonherweddingdayasasymbolofhappiness,forthisisthemostjoyousdayinherentirelife.

Whydoesthegroomwearblack?

Task2

Catherine:

IthinkfirstlyIfindtheFrenchlanguage,verymelodictolistento.It'

sveryeasyontheear,anditalmostsoundspoetic.Nomatterwhatkindofmoodtheindividualisin,who'

stalking,orwhatthey'

retalkingabout,thereseemstobearhythmtothelanguage.Andit'

srounded;

therearenosharp,jaggededgestothelanguage,soit'

sverypleasingtotheear.

Chris:

IthinktheaccentIreallylikeistheDanespeakingEnglish.TheysoundawfulwhentheyspeakDanish,butwhentheyspeakEnglishthere'

sabeautiful,low,sensitive,verysoftqualityaboutit.

Donald:

IlikethewaytheybringtheirFrenchpronunciationintoEnglish.Theycan'

tpronounce"

h"

sandtheycan'

th"

properly.AndIthinkthatactuallysoundsverynice.AlsoIliketherhythmtheybringFrenchrhythmsintoEnglish—nice,steadyrhythmsandIlikethattoo.It'

sjustit,it...wheneverIhearaFrenchpersonspeakingEnglishitsoundsmoregentleandmorelyrical.

Lesley:

IthinkthemostattractiveforeignaccentsformeareMediterraneanaccentsbecausethey,ifyoulike,importtheirowncultureintotheEnglishaccentandgiveitalotoflifethatsometimes,thatkindof—thegesturesandeverythingthattheEnglishpeopledon'

thave,soyougetabeautifulmixtureoftheseriousNorthernEuropeanandtheSouthernEuropeantogether.

Susan:

IliketheSwedishaccentbecauseit,itmakesmesmileandthewayit'

sspokenissosing-songythatyoucan'

thelpbutsmilewhenotherpeopleactuallyspeakit.Anditalwaysmakesyouwanttotryandputtheaccentonyourself.

Task3

Thespellingandmeaningofwordsareveryinteresting.Butwhat'

smoreinterestingisthehistoryofaword,orwhereitcamefrom.Let'

sexaminesomeofthewordsandseehowtheygotintoourlanguage.

LUNCHLunchperhapscomesfromanoldSpanishwordlonje,aslabofham.Wemayalsogetourwordfromaformoflump,maybealumpofbread,butwhetherlunchcomesfromhamorbread,itmeantahunkofsomethingtoeat.

ATLASAnatlasisastrongman,andalsoabookofmaps.ThestoryofthiswordbeginsalongtimeagoinGreece.TheancientGreeksbelievedthattheirgodshadoncebeenaraceofgiantscalledTitans.TheTitansfoughtwithanothergroupofgodscalledOlympians,andtheOlympianswon.AtlaswasaTitan.Hewaspunishedforfightingbyhavingtostandatthewesternedgeoftheworld,holdingtheskyonhisheadandhands,sothatitwouldnotfallontheworldandsmashanything.

AftertheancientGreekreligiondiedout,theideaofAtlaschanged.Fromholdinguptheskywithhisheadandhands,hecametobethoughtofasholdingtheworldonhisshoulders.Mercator,amapmakerofthesixteenthcentury,usedapictureofAtlasonthecoverofabookofmaps,soabookofmapscametobecalledanatlas.

Thewordhasstillanothermeaning.Thetopboneoftheneckiscalledatlasbecauseitsupportsthehead.

GOOD-BYEGood-byeisablessing;

originallyitwasGodbewithye,andinthecourseoftimeitbecameoneword.Manyofourgreetingsaregoodwishes,butwesaythemwithsolittlethoughtthatweforgetthis.Whenwesaygoodmorning,goodevening,goodnight,andsoon,whatwearereallysayingis,"

Ihopeyouwillhaveagoodmorning（orevening,ornight）."

DAISYThedaisyhasalittlegoldeneye,likeatinysun.PerhapsthisisthereasontheEnglishpeoplenameditday'

seye,orperhapstheychosethenamebecausetheEnglishdaisyclosesatnight.TheEnglishlovedtheirdaisies,whichwerepinkandred,aswellaswhite.Sixhundredyearsorsoago,theEnglishpoetChaucersaid:

Thedaisy,orelsetheeyeoftheday,

Thequeen,andprettiestflowerofall.

Task4

Mathew:

Chris,whyisitthattherearesomanydifferentlanguages,andthatinEuropecertainlyifyoutravelmorethanahundredmiles,you'

relikelytofindpeoplespeakingacompletelydifferentlanguagetoyourown.

Well,it'

struetosaythattherearehundredsandhundredsofdifferentlanguages.It'

sperhaps...however,moreinterestingandmoreinformativetosaythatthereareseveraldifferentgroupsoflanguages.MostEuropeanlanguages,withtheexceptionofIthinkFinnishandBasqueandHungarian,Ibelieve,belongtotheIndo-Europeangroupoflanguages.I'

mnotsoverysuremyselfoftheactualdetailsofthehistoryoftheselanguages,butyoucanbeverysurethatmostoftheselanguages,say,LatinandGreekandourownlanguageandGermanandFrenchandalltheothers,areconnected.ThereasonwhyyoucantravelfromonevillagetoanotherinSwitzerlandandfromoneareatoanotherinEnglandandfinddifferentdialects,ifnotdifferentlanguagesspoken,isthatseveralhundredyearsagocommunicationwasbywordofmouth.Wordofmouthmeantthatpeoplehadtomove;

ifpeopleweretomovetheyneededroadsandtherewerenoroads.

DoyouseeanychanceforauniversallanguagelikeEsperanto?

Notforanartificiallanguage,no.IsupposetheRomanCatholicChurchusedLatin,butLatinhadaparticularreligiousbasisandthisisprobablywhyitwasthereforechosen.Idon'

tseeverymuchchanceforEsperanto;

Ithinkit'

sanawfullygoodideabutIdon'

tbelievethatlanguageworkslikethat.Ithinkpeoplewillprobablyworktowardsthemostconvenientlanguagetouse.Theywillnotsetouttolearnanewlanguage.Itseemstomethatwe,eitherEnglish,RussianorChinese,perhapsJapanese,willbethelanguagesofthefuture.Mybet'

sonEnglish.

Maggie,whydoyouthinkitisthatsofewEnglishpeoplespeakasecondlanguage?

Maggie:

Ithinkwhenyoulearnalanguageatschool,ittendstoberatheradeadoccupation,andit'

sverydifficulttostimulateanyinterestamongschoolchildren.Butwhenyouactuallygotothecountryandyouspend,sayamonthwheninanexchangevisitwhenyou'

reaschoolgirl,oraschoolboy,thenyousuddenlybecomemoreinterestedbecauseyouwanttocommunicatewithpeoplewhenyou'

reactuallyabroad,andit'

snotsafetorelyonthefactthatmostpeoplespeakEnglishwheninforeigncountries.IthinkEnglishpeopletraditionallythoughtthatforeignersalwaysspokeEnglish,andalotofforeignersdo,buttherearepeoplethatyoumeetinthestreetoryouwanttotakeabussomewhere,thenyoufindthatyouneedtospeakthelanguageandit'

sveryunnervingtobeinasituationwhereyoucan'

tcommunicatewithpeoplewhenyoudowanttotravelaround.

Haveyouevergoneabroadandlearntalanguageinthecountry?

Yes,wellwhenIwasasecretaryIwentandlivedinGenevafortwoyears.AndIlearntFrenchatschoolbutIreallydidn'

tspeakitatall.IknewittheoreticallybutIwasn'

tabletocommunicatewithpeople.ButIwasinasituationwhereifIdidn'

tspeakFrench,thenIwouldnothavebeenabletodomyshoppingandbuyfood,andsoIpickedthelanguageupandImadefriendswithFrenchpeople—SwissFrenchpeople,andIfoundthatifIwantedtocommunicatewithallthepeoplethatImet,thenIhadtolearnFrench,andIthinkit'

sthebestmethodoflearningbecauseyou'

reinthesituation.It'

sveryhardattimes—youcansitthroughdinnerpartiesandnotunderstandwhat...what'

sgoingonandyouthinkeverybodythinksyou'

restupidbecauseyoucan'

tcommunicatewiththem,butit'

sthehardwaybutIthinkit'

sthebestwaytolearn.

Elfriede,youcomefromAustriaandyetyou'

vebeenlivinginEnglandnowforthelastthreeyears.Hashavingtolearnandspeakanotherlanguagecreatedgreatproblems?

Elfriede:

Atthebeginningyes,itwasratherdifficultformetogettherightjob.Afteryou'

velivedhereforoneortwoyearsyougettoknowthesystemandthenthat'

squitegood.Youknowhowtouselibrariesandyougettoknowwheretocallinemergencies.Yougettoknow...tryingtogetaradioandunderstandtheradioandalltheprogrammestheyhaveandwhenthey'

reonandthelittlestories.

WhataboutEnglishhumourontheradio?

Ithinkthattakesavery,verylongtimetounderstandand,I'

msorrytosaythatIhaven'

tmanagedyettounderstanditcompletely,butIfinditveryinterestingtospeakotherlanguagesbecauseEnglishpeoplehavedifferent...haveadifferentmentality,andhaveaverydifferentcharacterandadifferenttemperamentanditisfascinatingformetotalktothem,andalsoformyselftobeabletoexpressmyselfinadifferentlanguageandtocommunicatewiththem.

Task5

Number1

Fiona:

Okay,Deek,I'

moffnow.[Okay.]Everything'

sokay,isit?

Deek:

Yes,Ithinkso.Theonlythingis...isshelikelytowakeup?

No,Idon'

tthinkso.Shedoesn'

tusually,but...

Whatifshedoes?

Well,yes.Don'

tworryaboutit.Herdummy'

sbythebed,soifyoujustpickherup,giveherthedummy,giveheralittlebitofacuddle;

[Yes.]singtoherifyoulike.

ShallIreadherastoryorsomething?

Yes,anythinglikethat.[Yes.]Thensheshouldjustgobacktosleepagainquitehappily.

Okay.

Oh!

AndI