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Unit1OneWorld

PartB

ListeningTasks

AConversation

BirthdayCelebrationsAroundtheWorld

Exercise1

Listentotheconversationandwritedownanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

Chairman:

WelcometothisspecialbirthdayeditionofOneWorld.Tonightwehaveaspecialprogramdedicatedtobirthdaycelebrationsaroundtheworld.WithusinthestudiowehaveShaheenHagandPatCane,whohaveaweeklycolumnonbirthdaysintheTorontoDailyStar.

Shaheen:

Goodevening.

Pat:

Goodevening.

Chairman:

Shaheen,perhapswecouldbeginwithyou.HowarebirthdayscelebratedinIndia?

Shaheen:

Well,perhapswe'reallassumingthateveryoneintheworldcelebratestheirbirthday.Thisjustisn'tthecase.Low-incomefamiliesinIndia,forinstance,simplycan'taffordanyfestivities.AndmostMuslimsdon'tcelebratetheirbirthdays.

Pat:

IthinkShaheenhasraisedaninterestingpointhere.TheChristianchurch,too,wasactivelyagainstcelebratingbirthdays.

Shaheen:

OfcoursesomeMuslimsdocelebratetheirbirthdays.InEgypt,TurkeyandIndonesia,forexample,therichpeopleinvitefriendsandfamiliesaround.Butnotinsmallvillages.

Chairman:

HereinEnglandyourtwenty-firstusedtobethebigone.Butnowitseemstohavemovedtoeighteen.Isthattrue?

Pat:

Yes,inmostpartsoftheWesteighteenisnowthemostimportantbirthday.InFinland,forexample,eighteenistheagewhenyoucanvote,youknow,orbuywines,driveacarandsoon.ButinJapanIthinkyouhavetowaittillyou'retwentybeforeyoucansmokeordrink.

Shaheen:

IknowinSenegal,whichisanotherMuslimcountry,girlsgettovoteatsixteenandboysateighteen.AndinBangladesh,girlsateighteenandboysattwenty-one.

Chairman:

That'sinteresting.Imeanisittypicalthataroundtheworldgirlsareconsideredtobemorematurethanboys?

Shaheen:

Yes,Ithinkso,andinMexicoandArgentina,forexample,theyhaveenormouspartiesforfifteen-year-oldgirls.

Pat:

YouknowinNorwaytheyhaveagreatpartyforanyonewho'snotmarriedbythetimethey'rethirty.It'skindofembarrassing.Imeanyougetpepperthrownatyou.

Chairman:

Pepper?

Whypepper?

Pat:

I'mnotreallysure.

Shaheen:

Sodoesthatmeanthatonyourtwenty-ninthbirthdayyoucanstartthinking"GodIbettergetmarried"?

Pat:

Well,I'mnotsurehowseriouslytheytakeit.

Chairman:

InEnglandwehavequitebigpartiesforyourfortieth,fiftieth,sixtiethandsoon.

Pat:

Well,inJapanyoureighty-eighthisconsidered...Chairman:

Eighty-eighth?

Pat:

...tobetheluckiestbirthday.EightisaveryluckynumberinJapan.

Questions

1.WhatisOneWorld?

2.Whatisthetopicoftheprogram?

3.WhatdoShaheenHagandPatCanedo?

4.Whydon'tsomepeopleinIndiacelebratetheirbirthdays?

5.WhyistheeighteenthbirthdaysoimportantinFinland?

6.Whycangirlsinsomecountriesgettovoteatanearlieragethanboys?

7.WhichofthecountriesmentionedintheconversationareMuslimcountries?

Exercise2

Listentotheconversationagainanddecideifeachofthestatementsyouhearistrue（T）orfalse（F）.

Statements

1.TheprogramisbroadcastinCanadaeveryday.

2.Peopleeverywhereintheworldcelebratetheirbirthdays.

3.ManyMuslimsdonotcelebratetheirbirthdaysforreligiousreasons.

4.InEngland,thetwenty-firstbirthdayisveryimportant,whichisunusualintheWest.

5.Thetwenty-firstbirthdayisveryimportantinJapan.

6.InNorway,youngmenandwomenusuallygetmarriedbeforethirtytoavoidhavingpepperthrownatthem.

7.EighteenisaveryluckynumberinJapan.

8.Itcanbeconcludedthatourworldismademorecolorfulbythemanydifferentwaysbirthdaysareobservedindifferentcountries.

SpeakingTasks

PairWork

A.Reflectionsonthetext

Youhavejustheardaprogramaboutbirthdaycelebrationsaroundtheworld.

Whatdoyouthinkofthecelebrations?

Whyisitthatsomepeopledonotcelebratetheirbirthdays?

Whatdoesyourbirthdaymeantoyou?

Exchangeviewswithyourpartner.Youmaymentionthefollowingpointsinyourdiscussion.

○whatbirthdaysmeantoyou

○howbirthdaysareobservedaroundtheworld

○whysomepeopledon'tcelebratetheirbirthdays

B.Picturetalk—Talkingaboutweddingcustoms

ASample

Mostpeopleintheworldholdaweddingceremonywhentheygetmarried.However,likebirthdaycelebrations,weddingcelebrationsareconductedindifferentways,dependingonwhereyoulive,whichreligionyoubelievein,andhowgoodisyourfinancialsituation.Thefollowingarethreegroupsofpicturesshowingthreeweddingceremoniesheldindifferentplacesandatdifferenttimes.Giveabriefdescriptionofeachpictureandthenmakeacomparisonbetweenthethreeweddings.

PossibleDescription（forreference）

Pictures（a）—（c）showatypicalweddingceremonyheldinachurchinaWesterncountry.Inthefirstpicture,thebrideisseenwalkingdowntheaisle,leaningonherfather'sarm.Sheiswearingawhiteweddinggownandholdingabouquetofflowersinherrighthand.Alleyesturntoherassheslowlymovesforwardtotakeherplacebesidethebridegroominfrontoftheclergyman.

InPicture（b）wecanseetheclergymanpresidingovertheweddingceremony.Heisaskingthebrideandthebridegroomtheusualquestionsonsuchanoccasion.

InPicture（c）theparentsofthebrideandthebridegroomaregivingalargepartyinagarden.Guestsarriveinformaleveningdress.Thereismusicanddancing.

Pictures（d）—（e）presentatraditionalChineseweddingheldathome.

InPicture（d）,wecanseeahallthrongedwithpeople.Thereareredlanternshangingonbothsidesofthehall.OnthelanternsarewrittentheChinesecharacter"doublehappiness".

InPicture（e）wecanseethebridegroom'sparentsseatedinhigh-backedchairs.Thebrideandbridegroomarebowingtothem.Thebridegroominhislonggownlooksveryrespectful.Thebrideisdressedinbrightredbutwecan'tseeherfacesinceitiscoveredwithapieceofredcloth.Alongthetwosidesoftheweddinghallstandthefamilymembers,relativesandfriends.

Pictures（f）—（h）showaweddingbanquetheldinabigrestaurantinChina.

InPicture（f）,wecanseethebrideandthebridegroomstandingattheentrancegreetingtheguests.Thebridewearsalongwhitedress,andthebridegroomisinatuxedo.InPicture（g）,wefindourselvesinalargebanquethall,decoratedwiththecheerfulcolorsofaweddingparty.Aboutahundredguestsareseatedaroundtablesthataregracedwithallkindsofdeliciousfoodanddrinks.Thehost,whoisthefatherofthebridegroom,ismakingaspeech,expressinghisthankstotheguestsforcomingtohisson'swedding.

InPicture（h）thebridehaschangedtoatraditionalChineseredgown,orqipao,whichiselegantlycutandshowsherfinefigure.Sheandthebridegroomaregoingroundthetables,exchangingtoastsandsharingajoyfulmomentwiththeguests.

ComparingFromthepictures,wecanseethataweddingisanimportanteventeverywhereintheworld.IthasbeensoinChina,forexample,fromtheolddaystothepresentandthesameholdstrueinWesterncountries.Asarule,thereisabigceremony,attendedbyfamilymembers,relativesandfriends,whohavecometosharethejoyofthisspecialoccasioninthelivesoftwopeopleinlove.Foodisplentifulandlaughterfillstheair.Toallthosepresent,theceremonyisbothsacredandjoyous.However,whilesacrednessandjoyarethespiritofallweddings,thewaypeopleobservetheoccasionvariesfromplacetoplaceandchangesovertime.Thisisreflectedinvariousrespects.First,inWesterncountries,manypeoplegetmarriedinachurchwhileinChinathisisrare.Second,WesternpeopleoftenchooseascenicspottoholdweddingpartieswhereasmostpeopleinChinagivetheirweddingpartieseitherathomeorinarestaurant.

Third,inWesterncountries,thecolorofthebride'sdressiswhite,whichisasymbolofpurity,whileinChina,traditionally,thecolorofthebride'sdressisred,whichisasymbolofhappiness.

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Nowusetheabovesampleasyourmodelandcarryonsimilaractivitieswithyourpartneraccordingtothepicturesgivenbelow.

PartC

TestYourListening

Listentothepassagethreetimesandsupplythemissinginformation.

FirstReading

OneWorldOneMinuteisauniquefilmprojectthatinvitesparticipantsineverycountryaroundtheglobetorecordsimultaneouslyoneminuteoftheirlives,oneminuteofourworld.Sponsorsofthisprojecthavechosen12:

48GMT,September11th,2002astheoneminutetorecord.Atthatmomentexactlyayearearlierbegantheterroristattacksthatledtothedeathsofmorethan2,000peoplefromover60countries.Formanythiswillbeatimeofremembranceandreflection.Andforothersthiswillbeanappropriatetimeforinternationalcommunication,cooperationandsharing.ThisistheideabehindtheprojectOneWorldOneMinute.ParticipantsarefreetochoosewhatandhowtorecordtheirOneMinute.Somemaywanttotakephotographs,somepaintordrawpictures,whileothersmaywanttowritesomethingandrecordtheirreadings.ThematerialcanbesubmittedtotheprojectorganizersinScotlandviaorpostwithin6weeksofSeptember11th.Allthematerialwillthenbemadeintoafeature-lengthfilm,whichwillcapturethatOneMinuteofourexistence.Thefilmwillexploretherichdiversitythatisbothhumanityandourworld.Itwillallowavoicetoallpeopleregardlessofnationality,religion,race,politicalviewpoint,genderorage.TherichdiversitythatisHumanityshallbethereforalltosee.Participantswillnotonlybekeptinformedoftheprogressofthefilmandthereleaseprocessbutwillbeinvite