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Unit2Mixedfeelings
Insideview
Conversation1
Kate:
Comein.Hey,Janet.
Janet:
HiKate,areyoubusy?
Kate:
Yes,I’mjustdoinganessay.Butit’sgreattoseeyou.Sowhat’snew?
Janet:
Well,nothingmuch.
Kate:
Youlookabitfedup.What’sbuggingyou?
Janet:
Well,Ihadaphonecallfrommyparentsanditmademefeelhomesick.Ithappensevery
timetheycall,anditgetsmedown.
Kate:
I’msorrytohearthat.Iknowhowyoufeel.Ilovespeakingtomymumanddad,butI
alwaysfeelmiserableafterthecall.
Janet:
Mydaddoesn’tsaymuch,andIwanttospeaktohim,butIwishIknewwhattosay.
Kate:
Don’tletitgettoyou.Mydaddoesn’tsaymuchonthephoneeither.Icall,heanswers
thephone,andsays,“Hi,I’llpassyoutoyourmother.”It’sreallyirritating.
Janet:
ButImisshimandmymotheralot,andIliketohearhisvoice.
Kate:
Justtellhimwhatyou’reupto.
Janet:
SometimesIfeelasifImadeamistakeleavinghomeandcomingtoOxford.
SometimesIfeellikeamoodyteenager.
Kate:
Trynottoworryaboutit,Janet.It’snormaltofeellikethat.Iunderstandhowyoufeel,but
Ibeteverythingwillbefinenextterm.You’llgetusedtoit.Hey,whydon’tyoudowhatIdo?
Janet:
What’sthat?
Kate:
Whenmydadcalls,Iaskhimformoremoney!
Heusuallysaysno,butatleastIget
tohearhisvoice!
Janet:
Maybe.I’msorrytotakeupyourtime,Kate,butImustgonow.Bye!
Kate:
Waitaminute…!
Conversation2
Kate:
IthinkImayhaveupsetJanetlastnight.
Mark:
Whathappened?
Kate:
Shecametoseeme.IwasbusydoinganessaybutIwasreallypleasedtoseeher.She’dhadacallfromhome,andsaidshewasfeelinghomesick.
Mark:
Poorkid!
Itmustbetoughonyouguys,livingsofarawayfromhome.
Kate:
Itriedtomakeherlaugh,toldhernottoworryaboutit,andthatitwasnormaltofeelmiserable.Suddenlyshelookedmiserable,andthenshegotupandsaid,“Imustgonow”andleftmyroom.Itwasreallysudden.IfeltasifI’dsaidsomethingwrong.
Mark:
Maybeshewasjustbeingpolite.Itwasprobablybecausesherealizedyouwereworkinganddidn’twanttodisturbyou.
Kate:
Ijustwonderifshefounditdifficulttotalkaboutherfeelingswithme.MaybeIshouldn’t
havetriedtomakeherlaugh?
PerhapsshethoughtIwasn’ttakingherseriously.
Mark:
Iwouldn’tworryaboutit.Putyourselfinhershoes.HowwouldyoufeelifyouwereastudentatcollegeinChina?
Kate:
Iknow.That’swhyIfeelbad.Ifonlyshehadstayedlonger!
IwishIcouldhavehelpedhermore.
Janet:
Hey,everyone!
Mark:
HiJanet,youlookcheerful!
Janet:
Yes,I’vejustgotmyessayback.Igotanalphaminus!
Kate:
Whatanamazinggrade!
Welldone.
Mark:
I’mreallyhappyforyou,Janet.
Janet:
Ifeelontopoftheworld!
Outsideview
Sebastien
Hi.I’mSebastien.I’mfromGermany.Um,theideaofIQofameasureofyourbrainpowerhasbeenaroundforawhile,butrecentlythere’sbeenthisnewideaoftheEQ–youremotionalquotient.Andbynow,it’sactuallyalmostbeingregardedasmoreimportant.Ifyoulookatit,businesseswill…Well,theywillpreferemployingpeoplewithgreatEQ.Well,ofcourse,IQcannotbedisregarded,butum,EQdoeshaveitsimportanceaswell.Uh,Ibelievethat,um,…Imean,people,mostpeoplewillhave,um,theirbasicmeansofcommunicatingwithotherpeople.Mostpeoplearesomewhatsociallyadept,andjustlikemostpeoplehave,youknow,abasicgeneralknowledge.Butthen,whatIthinkreallyisthedifferencebetween
IQandEQ,Imean,youcanhavea“brainiac”,andtheywillbegreatatmostthingstheydo,butifyoujustcan’tgetalongwithhim,ifyoujustcan’tcommunicatewithhim,Imean,youknow,he’snotreallythatuseful.
Kim
Hi.ThisisKim.I’moriginallyfromKorea,andIwasraisedinCalifornia.Andtoday,wearegoingtotalkaboutthedifferencesbetweenIQandEQ–IQmeaningyourintelligence,EQmeaningyouremotions.Now,in…WhenIwas,whenIwasalittle,littleboyinKorea,Ihadtotake…IthinkI’dtakenliketwoorthreeIQtestsbeforetheageoften,whichiswhenImovedtoCalifornia.So,Iguesswestressalotofimportanceonintelligence,onhavinggreatIQscores.ButafterImovedtotheStates,Ilearnthowtoassociatewithpeople,andalongthelinesthatthiswordEQcameup,youknow,emotional,caringabout…It’sbasicallyhowyoudealwithpeople,how
youmakepeoplefeel,andhowpeoplemakeyoufeel.
Ithinkthey’reequallyas,asimportant,butitseemsthatintheEasternworldtheykindofstressonthatalotmorebackinthedays.ButIthinkagain,youknow,nowthatwithInternetandpeoplearecommunicatingsomuchfaster,there’sabettermixtureofthetwoIthink.There’sastressonEQinKoreaaswell,andastressonIQintheStates.Thankyou.
Ted
Hello.MynameisTed,andI’mfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Today,I’mgoingtotalkalittlebitaboutIQorEQ–whichismostimportant,orwhichismoreimportant.Now,foralongtimewhenIwasgrowingup,peoplesaid,“IQ.What’syourIQ?
TakeanIQtest.”ButthenEQ,youremotions,howyouinteractwithpeople,thatbecameveryimportant.AndIthinkthey’re…thatpeoplemightbeontosomethingwiththat,becauseyourEQ–howyoudealwithpeople,howyouinteractwithpeople–isimportant.Now,abigpartofthis,inmyopinion,islistening.IknowI’mtalkingalotrightnow,butifyouwanttogetalongwellwithpeople,youhavetolistentothem,sojusttakeaminute,maybeshutyourmouthforaminute,andlistentoothers,andthenyoucanunderstandandcommunicatewiththeminabetterway.So,partofEQ,Ithink,islistening–listeningtoothers–anditcanbemoreimportantthanIQ.
Listeningin
Passage1
Presenter
We’refortunatetohaveasourguesttodayDrJennaHudson,whohasjustwrittenabookabouthowcoloursaffectusinoursurroundings,especiallyintheworldofadvertising.It’scalledMarketColours.DrHudson,whicharethemostcommoncoloursinadvertisingandmarketing?
DrHudson
Well,ofcourse,itdependswhatimagethemarketingteamwishtoprojectwiththeirproducts.Soforexample,weoftenthinkofblueasacoldcolour,butitalsomakesyoufeelpeaceful,quiet,anditdoesn’tsuggeststrongemotions.Soit’safavouriteforbanksandinsurancecompanies,whowishtosuggesttheimagethattheyaretrustworthy.Andforsellingproducts,it’softenusedto
suggestsomethingispureandfresh.
Whataboutred?
Youcansellalmostanythingwithred.It’sahotcolour,whichsuggestsafeelingofenergyandevenpassion.Itgrabsyourattention,andcanmakepeoplebuyalmostanything.Youoftenseeredonmagazinecovers.Butifyouuseittoomuch,itlookscheapandmaymakepeopletired.Andorangehasasimilareffecttored,it’supbeatandhappy,itsuggestspleasantfeelingsandimages.Mostpeoplereactwelltoorange,andit’sespeciallypopularinadvertisingandonpackagingforbakedfood.
Whataboutyellow,forinstance?
Yellowisthecolourofsunshineandit’sapositive,happycolour,soit’susedalotinadvertising.Butit’salsooftenusedforwarningsigns,directionsigns,andsoon,whereyouhavetoreadthemessagequicklyandatadistance.
Whataboutlesspopularcoloursforadvertising?
Surprisingly,greenisn’tusedmuchinadvertisingexceptforgardenproducts.It’sfriendlyandrestful.Itcanbecoolandsoothing,thecolourofapplesandmint,butitcanalsobequitestrongandmanypeopleassociateitwithunpleasantideasofdecayorslimycreatures.Butmostcoloursarenotprimarycolours,they’reacombination.Absolutely.Soyellow-orangeiscommon,andoftenusedtogiveanimpressionofstyleandclass,itlookslikegold.Butit’snotoftenusedinlettersbecauseit’snotverystrong.Andyellow-greenremindspeopleoffeelingsick.
Blue-greenworkswellasacoolcolour,suggestingfreshness,andissometimes
usedfortoothpasteproducts,bathroomproducts,foodandhouseholdcleaningproducts.Ithasmanyoftheadvantagesofbluewithoutthedisadvantagesofgreen.
Fascinating.Thankyouverymuch,Dr
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Passage2
Presenter:
Whatmakesyouembarrassed,Sally?
Sally:
Oh,I’measilyembarrassed.Ifanybodynoticesmeorlooksatme,Igetveryembarrassed.WhenpeoplesingmeHappyBirthdayonmybirthday,Igetveryembarrassed.
Presenter:
Andwhatmakesyouupset?
Sally:
Whenpeopleareselfish,peoplewhothinkonlyofthemselves.Andcruelty–Ican’tbearpeoplewhoarecruel,especiallytoanimalsorchildren.
Presenter:
Jake,whatmakesyoudepressed?
Jake:
Ihateitwhenitrains,andIdon’tlikepeoplewholookdownonme,whothinkthey’resuperiortomewithoutanyreason.
Presenter:
Andwhatmakesyouangry?
Jake:
Whenpeopledon’tbehaveproperlyinpublic,badbehaviourlikedroppinglitterorpeoplepushingeachotheronthebusorthetrain.
Presenter:
Andrew,whatmakesyoucheerful?
Andrew:
Iliketoseeeveryonearoundmebeinghappyandhavingapositiveattitudetowardsthefuture,optimisticpeople.
Presenter:
Andwhatmakesyoujealous?
Andrew:
Well,tobehonest,Ijustneverfeeljealous.Ican’tseethepointofit.
Presenter:
Monica,whatmakesyouproud?
Monica:
I’mproudwhenI’msuccessful,especiallyinmywork.BeingrecognizedbymybossforwhatIcandomakesmefeelreallyproud.Oh,andmyfamily.I’mveryproudofthem.
Presenter:
Andwhatmakesyounervous?
Monica:
EverytimeIteachanewclass.ThenightbeforeI’mverynervous.Youdon’tknowwhatthekidsaregoingtobelikeandhowthey