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Book5Module1Listening

Book5Module1Listening

Thinkaboutproblemsexchangestudentshave.Numbertheminorderofimportance.

（Theanswersareopen.Theanswersgivenherearenottheonlyones.Checkanddiscusswithsomeoneelse.）

1.understandingthelanguage1

2.gettingonwithpeople2

3.food4

4.differentschoolsubjectsandtimetable3

5.localcustoms5

6.climate6

Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.

ask;exist;happen;give;live;speak;think

Hello,andwelcometotoday'seditionofIntheair.Asyouknow,everyweekonthisprogrammewediscussanaspectofthewaywelivenow,andtoday'stopicisthelanguagewespeak—English.Sothat'ssomethingwhichaffectsusall.Thequestionis,what'sgoingtohappentothewaywespeakEnglishinthefuture?

AreweallgoingtospeaklikeAmericans?

OrwillBritishEnglishstillexist?

Lateronwe'regoingtoaskyoutophoneinandgiveyourviewsonthesubject,butfirstwe'regoingtospeaktotwoyoungpeople,oneAmerican,andoneBritish,whohavespenttimeonaneducationalexchangeintheother'scountry,becausewethoughtperhapstheywouldhavesomeinterestingideasonthesubject.

Listentotheinterviewsandanswerthequestions.

1.Whofoundthelocalaccentdifficulttounderstand?

2.Whodidn'tfindthelocalaccentdifficulttounderstand?

3.Whogetsonwellwiththeotherstudents?

4.Whoplayedinaschoolsportsteam?

5.Whodiscoveredalivelymusicscene?

6.Whoenjoyedtheend-of-yeardance?

7.WhothinkseveryonewillspeakAmericanEnglishoneday?

8.Whothinksit'sonlynaturalthattherearelotsofvarietiesofEnglish?

Possibleanswers:

1.Samantha.

2.Callum.

3.Samantha.

4.Callum.

5.Samantha.

6.Callum.

7.Callum.

8.Samantha.

Listenandanswerthequestions.

1.WhichpartofthecountryisSamanthastayingin?

2.Howlongdidittakehertounderstandwhatpeopleweresaying?

3.Whatdidshenoticeaboutthepronunciationofwordslikedanceandbath?

4.WhatisthelastquestiontheintervieweraskedSamantha?

5.HowlongdidCallumspendintheUS?

6.Whatdidn'thelikeabouttheplacehestayedin?

7.Whatdidhesayaboutthewaypeoplespoke?

8.WhatdidgirlslikeaboutCallum?

Possibleanswers:

1.ThenorthofEngland（LeedsinYorkshire）.

2.Twomonths.

3.They'rethesameasinAmericanEnglish.

4.Doyouthinkyou'llgohomespeakingwithanorthofEnglandaccent?

5.Tenmonths.

6.Theclimate（hotandhumid）.

7.It'seasytounderstand;theyspokeratherslowly.

8.HisEnglishaccent（itwascute）.

Listeningscript

Part1

Interviewer:

Hello,andwelcometotoday'seditionofIntheair.Asyouknoweveryweekonthisprogrammewediscussanaspectofthewaywelivenow,andtoday'stopicisthelanguagewespeak—English.Sothat'ssomethingwhichaffectsusall.Thequestionis,what'sgoingtohappentothewaywespeakEnglishinthefuture?

AreweallgoingtospeaklikeAmericans?

OrwillBritishEnglishstillexist?

Lateronwe'regoingtoaskyoutophoneinandgiveyourviewsonthesubject,butfirstwe'regoingtospeaktotwoyoungpeople,oneAmerican,andoneBritish,whohavespenttimeonaneducationalexchangeintheother'scountrybecausewethoughtperhapstheywouldhavesomeinterestingideasonthesubject.

Part2

Interviewer:

I'dliketospeaktoourAmericanguestfirst.Hi,Samantha,welcometotheshow,andwelcometoEngland!

Samantha:

Thanks!

Interviewer:

Whereareyoufrom?

Samantha:

I'mfromAlbany,inNewYorkState.

Interviewer:

WhendidyouarriveintheUK?

Samantha:

Twomonthsago,inSeptember,atthebeginningoftheschoolterm.

Interviewer:

Howdidyougettohearabouttheexchange?

Samantha:

Isawanadvertisementinmyschoolmagazinebackinthestates.

Interviewer:

Whereareyouattendingschoolnow?

Samantha:

InLeeds,inYorkshire.

Interviewer:

Andhowareyougettingon?

Samantha:

I'mgettingonjustfine,nowthatIunderstandthelocalaccent.

Interviewer:

So,itwasdifficultatfirst?

Samantha:

Yes,becauseIdidn'tgetwhatpeopleweresayingforacoupleofdays.IthinkthatwasthebiggestproblemIhadwhenIarrived.

Interviewer:

Butthenyougotusedtoit?

Samantha:

Yes—andnowitseemsquitenormal.Infact,insomewaystheaccenthere,inthenorthofEngland,remindsmeofAmericanEnglish.

Interviewer:

Howdoyoumean?

Samantha:

Well,liketheysaybathinsteadofbath,orDoyouwanttodanceinsteadofdance,liketheydoinotherpartsofBritain.

Interviewer:

What'sbeenthemostpositivethingabouttheexchangesofar?

Samantha:

Definitelythepeople,especiallytheotherstudentsinmyclass.They'rereallyfriendly.

Interviewer:

IsthereanythingelseyoulikeaboutlivinginBritain?

Samantha:

Lotsofthings,likethemusicsceneinLeeds,forinstance.IlikeLeedsbecausethere'smoregoingonherethanbackhomeinthestates.Theschoolhasacreativemusiclaboratory,whichisreallyinteresting.

Interviewer:

I'vegotaquestiontoaskyou,Samantha,aboutthefutureofEnglish.DoyouthinkinthefutureeveryonewillspeakAmericanEnglish?

Samantha:

No,whyshouldthey?

SinceEnglishisspokenallovertheworld,Iguessit'sonlynaturalthattherearelotsofvarieties.

Interviewer:

Sodoyouthinkyou'llgohomespeakingwithanorthofEnglandaccent?

Samantha:

Ohno,Ididn'tmeanthat!

Interviewer:

WellnowI'dliketoturntoourotherguest,anotherexchangestudent,that'seighteen-year-oldCallumNightingale.Callum,yourecentlyreturnedfromtheUS.Howlongwereyouthere?

Callum:

Tenmonthsaltogether.

Interviewer:

Andwherewereyou?

Callum:

Iwasinafertileagriculturalregion,inafairlysmalltowninMississippi.

Interviewer:

That'squitealongwaysouth,isn'tit?

Callum:

Yes,itis.

Interviewer:

Whatwasthemostdifficultproblemyouhad?

Callum:

Ireckonitwastheclimate;itwashotandhumidforalotofthetime.

Interviewer:

HowdidyougetonwithAmericanEnglish?

Callum:

Well,Ididn'treallyhaveanyproblemswiththeaccent.Itwaseasytounderstand,theyspeakratherslowly.

Interviewer:

Butdidtheyunderstandyou?

Callum:

That'sagoodpoint.Ithinktheydid.AsIwastheonlyBritishpersonintheschooltheymadeafussofme.Thegirlsallsaidmyaccentwascute.

Interviewer:

Whatwasthebestmomentofyourstay?

Callum:

Ithinkitwastheprom,that'stheschooldanceattheendoftheyear.

Interviewer:

IwanttoaskyouacoupleofquestionsaboutAmericanEnglish.Didyoufindthatalotofwordsaredifferent?

Callum:

Yes,especiallyatschool—theyhavegrades,wehaveyears,thenthenamesofsubjectsareabitdifferent,like"civics",whichbasicallymeanslawandgovernment.Andsomesportsaredifferent—footballmeansAmericanfootball,notsoccer—Iactuallyplayedinthesoccerteam.ThentheAmericanwordformathsismath,withoutthe"s"—thatseemslikeaverysmalldetail.ButthefirsttimeIheardit,itsoundedstrange...butyougetusedtoit.WhenIcamehomemymumsaidIhadpickedupanAmericanaccent,butit'swornoffnowIthink.

Interviewer:

Callum,doyouthinkthatinthefutureeverybodywillspeakanAmericanvarietyofEnglish?

Callum:

Maybeyes.IthinktheBritishwillspeakAmericanEnglishbecausetheyheariteverydaynow,onTV,infilmsandsoon.

Interviewer:

Andareyouhappyaboutthat?

Callum:

Idon'tknow.IsupposeIdon'tmind,really.Everythingchangessoonerorlater.