Listen To This1lesson 26
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A. Different Opinions about Women.
1. Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) for each of the following questions.
(1) Which of the following statements is not true of the man?
a. He is against Women's Liberation Movement.
b. He has strong prejudice against women.
c. He is not afraid to tell his firm belief to anyone.
(2) Which of the following statements is not true of the woman?
a. She supports the Women's Liberation Movement.
b. She is articulate and can express herself forcefully.
c. She doesn't think that women are intellectually inferior to men.
2. Fill in the blanks to provide a summary of the man's ideas.
He saw a demonstration by a group in Trafalgar Square . In his opinion, they all talked . He believed that it was to protest and that women should and not . He thought that a woman's place was , and men, because they were intellectually men.
B. George.
1. Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) for each of the following questions.
(1) When does the story take place?
a. In the morning.
b. In the afternoon.
c. In the evening.
(2) Who is George's mother worried about?
a. Her husband.
b. Her son.
c. Her brother.
(3) What does George's mother want?
a. She wants her husband to talk to George.
b. She wants her son to eat, drink and be merry.
c. She wants her son to study in a university.
(4) When did George leave school?
a. Three months ago.
b. Three years ago.
c. Two months ago.
(5) According to George's mother, what doesn't he do every day?
a. Smoking.
b. Playing records.
c. Getting drunk.
(6) Where did they have the talk?
a. In the bedroom.
b. In the study.
c. In the living-room.
(7) What jobs has George's mother not suggested?
a. In a bank.
b. In an insurance company.
c. In a university.
(8) What does George want to do at the moment?
a. To travel and see the world.
b. To work with a travel agency.
c. To stay at home and take a rest.
2. True or False Questions.
(1) George's father would like to have a rest rather than talk to his son.
(2) George's father was confused when he heard that George didn't want an office job.
C. Shoplifting.
1. Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) for each of the following questions.
(1) Who is the speaker?
a. A manager of a small supermarket.
b. A manager of a big supermarket.
c. A manager of a small branch of a big supermarket.
(2) What does he mainly talk about?
a. The prevention of shoplifting.
b. The causes of shoplifting.
c. The psychological trend of shoplifting.
(3) Who constitutes the great part of shoplifters?
a. People in their early thirties.
b. People in their twenties.
c. Teenagers in groups.
(4) Which of the following methods is not used by the manager in preventing shoplifting?
a. Putting chains or alarms on goods.
b. Hiring store detectives.
c. Using closed-circuit television.
2. Fill in the following blanks.
(1) I have to try to prevent it, or else I'll .
(2) The teenagers do shoplifting for .
(3) The store detectives walk around like , otherwise they'll be .
(4) We have big signs up, saying " ," but that doesn't .
(5) Putting cash desk at can prevent the to walk straight out with things, but it also worries the who hasn't found what he wanted.
(6) Closed-circuit television is . In fact, all methods of prevention are quite , and naturally they make our prices , but it has to be done, otherwise will make all the prices , and doesn't want that.
D. Discussion.
1. True or False Questions.
(1) Tania has some performances every day, but today is an exception.
(2) Tania began her practice at two o'clock this morning.
(3) According to Tania, the young dancers' technique and feeling for music are excellent.
(4) Being a dancer, Tania has to travel a lot. Though these travels are comfortable, she hates leaving her family for weeks or months.
(5) Tania has devoted herself to dancing for twenty years; she enjoys the life of a dancer.
(6) In Tania's eyes dancing is living for her.
(7) James, a friend of Tania's, is very much worried about his career.
(8) James' dilemma is that he enjoys dancing, but he doesn't want to sacrifice a normal, ordinary life for dancing.
(9) Tania will quit dancing for her family.
(10) Tania thinks it impossible to have both of dancing and a normal, ordinary life at the same time.
(11) Tania's advice for James is that since he is very talented and loves dancing, he should go on with his career as a dancer.
2. Fill in the following blanks.
(1) Move some chairs. Let's sit .
(2) It all depends. You must twenty years of practising six hours every day.
(3) I'm confused. Do you think I should ?
(4) I'm getting up early. I'm travelling.
(5) I can see now that just being dancing isn't enough .
(6) It depends what you want. And that all of you. You must .
Dictation.
Fourth of September, nineteen seventy-seven
2. Twenty-four, eight, sixty-three
Twenty-fourth of August, nineteen sixty-three
3. Seven, seven forty-three
Seventh of July, nineteen forty-three
1. Ten sixty-six
2. Seventeen seventy-six
3. Eighteen one
4. Nineteen eighteen
5. Two thousand
6. Fifty-five B.C.
1. O-two-o-two, two-seven-four-one-four
2. O-one-four-eight-three-two-nine-double one
3. O-three-o-four-two-three-eight-double seven
4. O-one-double four-one-double four-double six
5. O-four-seven-three-five-eight-nine-o-five
1. R.S.V.P. (French, meaning "Please reply.")
2. et cetera (Latin, meaning "and so on")
3. care of
4. approximately
5. p.p. (Production Phase)
6. i.e. (Latin, meaning "that is")
7. e.g. (Exempli gratia. = For example.)
8. P.T.O. (Please turn over.)
9. Limited
10. Co. (Company)
11. versus
12. P.S. (postscript)
13. VIP (Very Important Person)
14. Great
15. Avenue
16. Road
17. Street
18. Gardens
19. Square
20. Park
21. Crescent
22. A.D. (Anno Domini)
23. B.C. (Latin, before Christ)
24. a.m. (ante meridiem)
25. p.m. (post meridiem)
26. MP (Member of Parliament)
27. BBC (the British Broadcasting Corporation)
28. VAT (Value-Added Tax)
29. TUC (Trades Union Congress)
30. AA (Automobile Association/Atomic Age/Associate in Arts)
31. RAC (Royal Aero Club)
32. PC (Personal Computer)
33. EEC (European Economic Community)
Man: I see that dreadful women's liberation group was out in Trafalgar Square yesterday. Hmm. In my opinion, they all talk rubbish.
Woman: But you can't really believe they all talk rubbish.
Man: Of course, I can. I consider that it is unfeminine to protest.
Woman: But you can't really believe it's unfeminine to protest.
Man: Women should be seen and not heard.
Woman: But you can't really believe that women should be seen and not heard.
Man: Certainly. It's my belief that a woman's place is in the home.
Woman: But you can't really believe that a woman's place is in the home.
Man: Yes. And she should stay there. Women should look after men.
Woman: But you can't really believe women should look after men.
Man: Created to feed and support them. That's what they were. I'm certain that women are intellectually inferior to men.
Woman: But you can't really believe women are intellectually inferior to men.
Man: Not only inferior, but I know they can't do a man's job.
Woman: But you can't really believe they can't do a man's job.
Man: Yes, Maggie. That's my firm belief. But don't tell your mother I said that.
George's mother was worried about him. One evening, when her husband came home, she spoke to him about it.
"Look, dear," she said, "you must talk to George. He left school three months ago. He still hasn't got a job, and he isn't trying to find one. All he does is smoke, eat and play records."
George's father sighed. It had been a very tiring day at the office.
"All right," he said, "I'll talk to him.
"George," said George's mother, knocking at George's door, "your father wants to speak to you."
"Oh!"
"Come into the sitting room, dear."
"Hello, old man," said George's father, when George and his mother joined him in the sitting-room.
"Your father's very worried about you," said George's mother. "It's time you found a job."
"Yes," replied George without enthusiasm.
George's mother looked at her husband.
"Any ideas?" he asked hopefully.
"Not really," said George.
"What about a job in a bank?" suggested George's mother, "or an insurance company perhaps?"
"I don't want an office job," said George.
George's father nodded sympathetically.
"Well, what do you want to do?" asked George's mother.
"I'd like to travel," said George.
"Do you want a job with a travel firm then?"
"The trouble is," said George," I don't really want a job at the moment. I'd just like to travel and see a bit of the world."
George's mother raised her eyes to the ceiling. "I give up," she said.
A manager is talking about the prevention of shoplifting.
Well, I manage a small branch of a large supermarket, and we lose a lot of money through shoplifting. I have to try to prevent it, or else I'll lose all my profits. A lot of shoplifting is done by young people, teenagers in groups. They do it for fun. They're not frightened so we have to make it difficult for them. Obviously a supermarket can't have chains or alarms on the goods, so we have store detectives, who walk around like ordinary shoppers, otherwise they'll be recognized. We have big signs up, saying 'shoplifters will be prosecuted,' but that doesn't help much. We've started putting cash desks at all the exits, we've found we have to do that, or else the shoplifters will walk straight out with things. Of course, that worries the ordinary shopper who hasn't found what he wanted. We also use closed-circuit television, but that's expensive. In fact, all good methods of prevention are quite expensive, and naturally, they make our prices more expensive, but it has to be done, otherwise shoplifting itself will make all the prices much higher, and the public doesn't want that!
Principal: We are very honored to have Tania Matslova here today. It is only ten o'clock and Tania has already done two hours of practice. And she kindly agreed to watch your rehearsal after that. She is very interested in the training of young dancers and wants to ask questions. Don't forget, however, that Miss Matslova has two performances today. She must not get too tired ... Miss Tania Matslova.
Tania: Good morning. We're going to be very informal, aren't we? Why are you standing? Move some chairs. Let's sit in a circle.
(sound of chairs being moved, excited voices and piano music)
Tania: That's better. I can see you now. And I want to congratulate you. Your rehearsal was very professional. I was impressed by your technique and your feeling for the music. I remembered myself twenty years ago. Do you think twenty years is a long time? It all depends. You must look forward to twenty years of practising six hours every day. Twenty years of traveling uncomfortably. Twenty years of going to bed instead of going to parties. Do you look forward to this discipline? I didn't know how difficult my life was going to be, but I wouldn't change it. The important thing is ... I'm still dancing. For me, dancing is living. I'm so sorry. I'm talking too much. Would you like to ask me some questions?
James: I would. I'm really worried about my career, Miss Matslova.
Tania: Please call me Tania. What's your name?
James: James, Tania.
Tania: So, James. Why are you worried?
James: I love dancing but I hate changing in cold dressing rooms. I don't mind practising every day. In fact, I like it, I enjoy exercising. But I'm fed up with going to bed early every night and refusing invitations to parties. I like travelling ... but not if it's uncomfortable. I'm confused. Do you think I should carry on?
Tania: It depends what you want, James. Would you rather go on dancing or would you rather live a normal, ordinary life?
James: I want to do both.
Tania: That, my dear James, is impossible. I'm fed up with getting up early. I'm tired of travelling. I've always hated leaving my family for weeks or months. But ... I'm a dancer and I look forward to dancing as long as I can. What can I say? If you don't want to be a professional dancer more than anything else, you'd better change your plans.
James: Thank you, Miss M ... er, Tania. Your advice was really helpful. I can see now that just being keen on dancing isn't enough for a career.
Principal: I'm quite sure you are all grateful to Miss Matslova for spending so much time with you.
Tania: James, please let me know what you decide to do. I think you are very talented but that isn't enough. It depends what you want. And that applies to all of you. You must make up your minds.
Jacqueling got out of the bus and looked around her. It was typical of the small villages of that part of the country. The houses stood in two long lines on either side of the dusty road which led to the capital. In the square, the paint was peeling off the Town Hall, and some small children were running up and down its steps, laughing. On the other side there were a few old men sitting outside a cafe playing backgammon and smoking their pipes. A lonely donkey was quietly munching the long dry grass at the foot of the statue that stood in the center of the square. Jacqueling sighed.
