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tthey?

Imean,theyfortheirfoodandtheirownvegetablesanddidthingsforthemselves.Wedothesamesortofjobforyearsandyears.There'

snoinourlives.Tuition

Youneedaholiday.That'

swhat'

sthematterwithyou.

Task4

CanIhelpyou?

Yes,IwanttoflytoChicagoonWednesday,7th,andreturnonFriday,9th.

OfOctober?

No,November.Howmuchisthefare?

FaresarecheaperifyoustayoverSaturdaynight.

Thanks,butunfortunatelyI'

vealreadyarrangedsomebusinessherethatFriday.SoI'

lljusthavetopaytheextracost.

Whattimeofdaywouldyouprefer?

Morningorafternoon?

Morning,becauseIhavetobetherebyearlyevening.Isthereameal?

Yes,they'

llbeservingbreakfast,andyou'

llalsoseeamovie.

Whatmovie?

Inbothdirectionsthey'

llshowafeaturefilm.

Soundsgood,butwhat'

sthefare?

$850,roundtrips.

That'

smorethanIexpected.

Hangerclosetaislesection

permanently

Task5

Andwelcomeonceagainto"

PeopleToday"

.Nowit'

stimeforour"

EyeontheWorld"

Section,withMarkPerkins.Mark!

Thanks,Anna.Yes.Intonight'

s"

WegotoJapan.Now,everyoneknowspeopleinJapanworklong,hardhours,butjustwhatdopeopledointheirfreetime?

Well,wedidasurveyofleisureactivitiesinJapan,andhereistheTop10.Inthefirstplaceiseatingout.Asyoucansee,eatingoutisbyfarthemostpopularfree-timeactivity.Inthesecondplacecomesdriving.Yes,itappearsJapanesepeoplelikenothingmorethandrivingaroundcitiesandintothecountrysideintheirfreetime.Itmayseemstrangetoyouandme,butthereyouare!

Next,inthethirdplace,istravelingwithinJapan...toallthoselovelytemplesandgardens,Iguess.Thefourthis,guesswhat,Anna?

I'

venoidea.

Karaoke,ofcourse.Lotsofpeopleenjoysingingalongwiththeirfavoritesongs.TheninthefifthplacewehavewatchingDVDsandvideos,followedbylisteningtomusic.Butjustlookwhatwehavehereintheseventhplace--tripstomuseumsandzoos.Thenwaydownintheeighthplacecomesgoingtobars,andafterthat,gardening.IguessnotsomanypeopleinJapanhavegardens.Andfinallyinthetenthplacewehaveplayingthelottery.Andwhowouldn'

twanttowinlotsofmoney?

Backtoyou,Anna.

Thanks,Mark.Now,let'

sgotosee...

Task6

Peoplehavealwayswantedtoknowaboutthepast.Childrenliketorememberandtalkaboutfunthingstheydid.Theyliketohearstoriesabouttheirparents'

lives.Peoplewonderaboutwhathappenedbeforetheywereborn.

Sometimes,peoplelearnaboutthepasttosolveaproblemtheyhavenow.Theymightaskquestionslikethese:

howdidwegetintothismess?

Whatcanwedotogetoutofit?

Youcanlearnaboutthepastinmanyways.Themostimportantwayisbystudyingwrittenrecords.About5,000yearsago,peoplelearnedtowritedownwhathappenedtothem.Perhapsamanhadbeenboughtorsold.Famouskingsandqueenswantedtheirdeedsrecorded.Theywantedpeopleinthefuturetoknowhowgreattheywere.

Historyisthewrittenrecordofthepast.Theperiodsincepeoplelearnedtowriteiscalledhistorictimes.Theperiodbeforepeoplelearnedtowriteisoftencalledprehistory.Inaddition,itisknownasprehistoric."

Pre"

means"

before"

.Wecanlearnmuchaboutthepastfromwrittenrecords.Butmanythingswereneverwritten.Andmostwritingsfromthepasthavebeenlost.However,wecanstilllearnmuchaboutthepastfromotherthingspeoplehaveleftbehind.Insomeplaces,thereareruinsofcitiesbuiltthousandsofyearsago.Ruinsaretheremainsofthingsbuiltinthepast.Theycanstilltellusmanythingsaboutthepeoplewhobuiltthem.

Peoplewhodigupandstudyoldruinsarecalledarchaeologists.Studyingruinsaddstowhatweknowabouthistorictimes.Buttheremainsofbuildingsandotherthingsareallweknowofprehistoricpeoples.Thesethingsgiveusmanycluesaboutthewayspeoplelivedbeforetheylearnedtowrite.besotted

Asyoumightguess,thefartherwegobackintohistory,thelessweknowforsureaboutwhathappened.Wehavetomakemoreandmoreguesses.Weknowalotaboutwhathappened50yearsago.Weknowlessaboutwhathappened500yearsago.Weknowevenlessaboutwhathappened5,000yearsago.Ingeneral,thelongeragosomethinghappened,thelesswecanknowaboutit.

Task7

TheIndiansalsousedsmoketosendsignals.Theymadeafire,andputwetgrassonit.Thentheycoveredthefirewithawetblanket.Afterafewmoments,theytooktheblanketsawayagain.Thismadeacloudofsmoke.Theycouldsendsimplemessagesinthisway.Onecloudofsmokemeant"

danger"

.Twocloudsmeant"

Everythingisallright"

.Threecloudsmeant"

Help"

.

InthethickforestsofAfrica,itusedtobedifficulttotravelfromvillagetovillage.Butdrumscouldbeheardfrommanymilesaway.Peopleinthispartoftheworlddiscoveredthattheycouldusetheirdrumsforsendingmessages.TheydidnotuseaspecialcodeliketheMorseCode.Theymadetheirdrums"

speak"

Likepeople.Theydidthisbyplayingtunesthatsoundedlikesimplesentencesintheirlanguages.

TheIncasofSouthAmericaneverdevelopedawayofwritingtheirlanguages,buttheyusedtosendmessagesbytyingknotsinrope.MenusedtorunwithsuchknottedropesfromtowntotownalongtheIncaroads.Manyoftheseropemessageshavebeenfound,butnobodycanunderstandwhattheymean.

Task8

Haveyoureadthis?

Thearticleaboutthatnewsurvey...

Yes,Itookaglance.Itseemsprettyobvioustome.Youdon'

treallyneedasurveytotellyouthis,doyou?

Well,Idon'

tknow.Itisn'

tthatsimple,isit?

Imeansomepeoplelikelivinginthecountry...

yeah,andyoucanseewhy--lessstress,lesstraffic,lesssmog...ButIdon'

tthinkit'

sjustaquestionofwhatyoulike...

No,it'

smorelikeaquestionofworkandmoney...

Yeah,themainquestionwhymanypeopledon'

twanttoliveinthecountryisbecausetheycan'

tfindajobthere.

Thisarticlehereagreesthatit'

seasiertofindworkinlargecities,butitdoesn'

tagreeit'

sthemainimportantreason.

Whynot?

Itsaysitmightbethemainreasonforolderpeople,butforyoungerpeople,evenifjobsareeasilyavailableinthecountry,theystillwouldratherstayinlargecities.

Iseethepoint.There'

sthelureofthebrightlightsofthecities...

Yes,nightlife,music,andyouthcultureingeneral,youknow.

Yeah,what'

sthethingtheynowtalkabout?

"

Leisure-timeactivities"

?

"

Free-timefacilities"

Yeah,thatwasit.Pubs,clubsandthingslikethat.

Yeah,andmovietheatres,libraries,museums,exhibitions...

Anddiscosandthechancetomeetotheryoungpeople.

Apartfromthesocialsideofthings,thearticlealsomentionedafewthings.Moreopportunitiesforcontinuingtheireducation,betterfacilitiesfortheirchildreninfuture,betterlivingconditionsingeneral.

Well,thesurveyseemstomakequitealotofsense.

Task9

WeweespendingourholidayinCyprusandonedaywedecidedtoclimbamountain.Itwasanunwisethingtodointheheatofthesummer,Isuppose,butwewereboredwithswimmingandlyinginthesunalldaylong,andwantedtodosomethingdifferentforachange.Therewerefourofusaltogetherintheparty,twoAmericanstudents,anothergirlandme.Weonlytooktwopacks,bothofwhichwerequiteheavysotheboysagreedtocarrythem.Ineachofthepacksweputtwosleepingbags,sometinnedfoodandchocolateandawater-carrier.

Wedidn'

tknowwhichsideofthemountaintoclimbandwedidn'

thaveamap,butwethoughtthatonesidelookedeasiertoclimbsowesetoff.Itwasaboutmidday（wenevergotupearlyonholiday）andthesunwashighinthesky.Itwasterriblyhot.Becauseitwassohotweworesandals,thinskirtsandshorts.Wehadtohurrytocatchthebusuptothefootofthemountainandweforgotourhatsandsunglasses.

Thewayupthemountainwasrocky,andthesharprockscutoursandalsbadly,sobadlyinfactthattheyfelltopieces.Alsothewildbushesscratchedourlegspainfully.Afterafewhoursweweresothirstythatwedrankallthewater.Wedidn'

tworryaboutthisbecausewehadheardallabouttheclearmountainstreamsinthatpartofthecountry.Weweren'

thungryatall,sowedidn'

ttouchthefood.Thenwefoundanoldwellbyashepherd'

shut.Wefilledourwatercarrierswithwaterandtheoldshepherdgaveussomegoats'

milktodrinkandsomegoats'

cheesetoeat.OneoftheAmericanboysdidn'

tlikethemilksohedrankthewater.Thenwesetoffagain.

Afterwalkingforaboutanhour,theAmericanboywasviolentlysick.Ofcoursewehadtoturnback.Itwasgettingdarkandwelostourway.Nobodybackinthetownknewwehadgoneupthemountain.Wecouldn'

tseeandoneoftheboysfelldownandbrokeoneofhislegs.Wetriedtosleepbutcouldn'

tbecauseoftheintensecold.Wewereterrified.

Task10

D:

DanW:

WindyS:

Shopassistant

Ican'

tbelievethistraffic!

W:

Well,...it'

srushhour.

We'

llnevermakeitontime.

Yes,wewill!

Oh,there'

salittlemarket.Let'

sstopandgetsomesoda.

Wearelate.Wedon'

thavemuchtime..

Look!

it'

sadrive-through.It'

llbequick.Wedon'

tevenhavetogetoutofthecar.