1、 other families respect this, and try not to sit down right beside them. Finally, there is the Personal Territory. In public places, people automatically mark out an area of personal space. If a man enters a waiting room and sits at one end of a row of chairs, it is possible to predict where the nex
2、t man will sit. It wont be next to him or at the other end of the room, but halfway between. In a crowded space like a train, we cant have much personal territory, so we stand looking straight in front of us with blank faces. We dont look at or talk to anyone around us.Exercise A:1. When we talk abo
3、ut a territory, we mean a defended space.2. These signals are important, because they warn the visitor that he is entering a foreign country.3. People behave differently when theys house.4. In public places, people automatically mark out an area of personal space.5. It wont be next to him or at the
4、other end of the room, but halfway between.A TerritoryI. Territory, a defended space A. Territory is marked by territorial signals. a. Animals mark out their territories with their personal scent, their territorial signals.b. Human beings have three kinds of human territory, marked by different terr
5、itorial signals. II. Three kinds of human territory A. Tribal Territories or countries a. Countries have a number of territorial signals. 1.The borders, guarded by soldiers, with customs barriers, flags, and signs2. Uniforms and national anthems.B. Family Territorya. Family Territory1. The front doo
6、r.2. The driveway.b. When a family goes to the beach or to the park for a picnic, they mark out a small territory with towels, baskets, and other belongingsC. Personal Territory a. In public places people automatically mark out an area personal space. b. In a crowded space, we stand looking straight
7、 in front of us with blank faces.section two listening comprehensionpart 1 DialoguesDialogue I Credit CardI recently touring around America found there was a chap I was with . He . we were booked in by an American organization into a hotel, paid for by them, but they would not let him go through the
8、 lobby to his room unless they had a credit card number to prove that he was a human being that was trustworthy, right, right. In other words weve got to the stage now with credit cards, however friendly you look, however wealthy you look, or however nice you look . (Thats right, it doesnt matter, t
9、hey just want to see that number.) Excuse me, where is your credit card?Because you know you cant rent a major automobile in the States, you know, you cant rent without, without using a credit card, you cant, you know like you were saying, go into a hotel .I think that whats underneath that is the s
10、ociety in which youre only good if you have numbers attached to you, (Mm.) that are computerised, (Yeah.) and can trace you, and everybodys insured against everybody else (Yeah.) and . that side of credit I find rather upsetting. Its kind of ugly, isnt it? Like a lot of people ,its a great facility,
11、 if youre disciplined with it. 1.D 2. D 3. CDialogue 2 Card Insurances Ill tell you about one awful experience that happened to me, erm, I took out, erm . one of these card insurances that cover all your cards (Mm.) should your cards be stolen and I had my handbag snatched* in a store and immediatel
12、y got the store security, who were very quick, got me into their office and we phoned all of the credit cards that I had on me, within ten minutes. Which is what they tell you to do?Yeah. When, I suppose by the time wed got to all of them it about half an after the bag had been snatched. Got up to t
13、he top floor of the office, started ringing round, and the whole thing was done within half an hour. Erm, when the bag was snatched it went through apparently a chain of people, out of the store, and it went two miles away and they managed to . three different people had spent over 2,000 on four of
14、my cards .But youre only liable* for the first 50.I wasnt liable for any of it. Because thank goodness I had this insurance.None of it. Yeah.But .Touch wood* quick. That was . Theyd spent it within twenty minutes of stealing.Thats incredible, isnAnd the thing that absolutely horrified me was I was c
15、lose to limits on two of the cards, the ones that I do clear every month (Mm mm.) I was close to the limit Im allowed on those, and they, both of those cards they went into banks, said they were me, and got (No!) well over what the top limit would have been.Really! Well it just goes to show, you cou
16、ld walk into a bank and get more than you could possibly ever pay off*!I couldnt probably, because I go in, and they say, No, youve spent it all already?Right, right.1. F 2. F 3, F 4. T 5. T 6. T 7. F 8.TPassage 1 Credit Cards The system of bank credit cards operates in much the same way as a store
17、credit account except that the holder is not restricted to making purchases in one place. Cards can be presented at any place where the bank card sign is displayed, and that could be at a shop, a service station, a hotel, a restaurant or in fact at all kinds of businesses. The sales assistant imprin
18、ts the card details onto a sales voucher* which the customer signs, and the card is then returned to the customer. Each month the bank sends the holder a credit card statement setting out where purchases were made and totalling what is owing. A payment has to be made within 25 days of the date of th
19、e statement, but not necessarily the full amount. If the customer pays in full within this time the use of the card does not cost anything, But if he decides to pay only the minimum repayment shown on the statement 5 or 5% of the outstanding* balance*, which- ever is the greater - he automatically c
20、hooses to use the systems extended repayment facility. The remaining balance is then carried forward and attracts interest at the rate of 2.25% per month. Bank credit cards are more versatile than store credit accounts in that they also enable people to obtain cash .Any bank displaying the bank card
21、 sign will arrange a cash advance* for a card holder, whether or not be is one of their own customers. For money drawn in this way the bank makes a charge at the rate of 2 25% a month calculated. cash advances appear on the monthly bank card statement. The bank credit card system operates entirely s
22、eparately from cheque accounts but nevertheless it is a customers previous relationship with his bank that is used as a guide to the amount of credit he will be extended. When a card is issued a personal credit limit is imposed indicating the maximum that can be owing at any one time. This is confid
23、ential* between customer and bank and does not appear on the card. The system of bank credit cards operates in much the same way as a store credit account except that the holder is not restricted to making purchases in one place. Bank credit cards can be presented at any place where the bank card si
24、gn is displayed and in fact at all kinds of businesses. Bank credit cards also enable people to obtain cash.Exercise B:1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. D 7.B 8. B Exercise C:1. Bank credit cards can be presented at any place where the bank card sign is displayed, e.g. at a shop, a service station, a hote
25、l, a restaurant, etc.2. Each month the bank sends the holder a credit card statement setting out where purchases were made and totalling what is owing,3. The customer can pay in full within 25 days of the date of the statement or he can pay only the minimum repayment shown on the statement4. Because
26、 they also enable people to obtain cash.5. When a card is issued a personal credit limit is imposed indicating the maximum that can be owing at any one time.Part 3 NewsNews Item 1Thousands of public workers have begun to demonstrate violently against a retirement reform plan passed by Brazilian lawmakers Wednesday. Demonstrators clashed with riot police in front of Congress after the chamber of deputies approved the measure. Brazilian media reports say at least 60 people were injured. Some demonstrators said the president had betrayed them by seeking approval
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