新编大学英语听力1Unit Three

[00:00.00]Unit 3   Culture
[00:03.42]Part Two  Listening-Centered Activities
[00:08.06]Listening  1
[00:10.22]Exercise  1
[00:12.53]Directions: Listen to the interview and fill in the table with what you've learned from the tap
[00:21.20]Terry Joyce talks about her experience of living and working in England
[00:27.58]where she has been for the past eleven years.
[00:31.86]I:So, Terry. You're been in England for quite a long time now.
[00:35.64]T:  Hmm.
[00:36.94]I:What differences do you notice between England and the United States?
[00:40.82]T:Obviously the biggest difference is the people
[00:43.96]The average Englishman is…mm cold and not very open.
[00:49.79]I: Oh.
[00:50.94]T:In the United States it's very differen
[00:53.53]We start conversations with people in the street,in the subway;
[00:57.49]we're a lot more outgoing than people her
[01:00.52]You know, when I first ca
[01:02.60]I couldn't understand why I was getting so little reaction from people
[01:07.14]but now I see that they thought I was overpowering and too friendly too soon.
[01:12.83]I:But,tell me;does the Englishman improve as you get to know him?
[01:16.54]T:Oh yes.
[01:17.83]I:Oh good.
[01:19.13]T:Once you have made a friend
[01:20.82]it's a friend for life, but it takes a very long time
[01:24.60]I'll tell you something that I think is very importan
[01:27.66]An Englishman in America is respecte
[01:31.12]Everyone wants to talk to hi
[01:33.28]We're inquisitiv
[01:34.64]we love his accent and his countr
[01:37.16]But Americans in England are thought to be little inferior because of their loud behavior and their language
[01:43.32]One thing I've learned is that English people like a certain distance
[01:47.96]When I was talking to someone
[01:49.84]he would move away, you kno
[01:51.82]move backward
[01:53.26]and I thought "Do I smell? Am I boring him
[01:57.43]The reasons was, you see, Americans stand closer when they're talking
[02:01.93]Again, English people like a certain distance.
[02:06.11]Exercise  2
[02:08.52]Direction: Listen to the interview again and discuss in groups the following question
[02:17.41]Terry Joyce talks about her experience of living and working in Englan
[02:23.78]where she has been for the past eleven years.
[02:27.60]I:So, Terry. You're been in England for quite a long time now.
[02:31.49]T:  Hmm.
[02:33.00]I:  What differences do you notice between England and the United States?
[02:36.89]T:  Obviously the biggest difference is the people
[02:39.91]The average Englishman is…mm cold and not very open.
[02:45.60]I:   Oh.
[02:46.54]T:   In the United States it's very differen
[02:48.98]We start conversations with people in the street,  in the subwa
[02:53.20]we're a lot more outgoing than people her
[02:56.04]You know, when I first came
[02:58.16]I couldn't understand why I was getting so little reaction from peopl
[03:02.52]but now I see that they thought I was overpowering and too friendly too soon.
[03:08.24]I: But, tell me; does the Englishman improve as you get to know him?
[03:12.02]T:   Oh yes.
[03:13.32]I:   Oh good.
[03:14.58]T:   Once you have made a friend
[03:16.24]it's a friend for life, but it takes a very long tim
[03:20.09]I'll tell you something that I think is very important
[03:23.11]An Englishman in America is respected
[03:26.39]Everyone wants to talk to hi
[03:28.37]We're inquisitiv
[03:29.66]we love his accent and his country
[03:32.29]But Americans in England are thought to be little inferior because of their loud behavior and their language
[03:38.92]One thing I've learned is that English people like a certain distance
[03:43.42]When I was talking to someone
[03:45.36]he would move away, you kno
[03:47.34]move backwards
[03:48.85]and I thought "Do I smell? Am I boring him
[03:53.03]The reasons was,you see, Americans stand closer when they're talking
[03:57.67]Again, English people like a certain distance.
[04:02.14]1. Why did Terry get little reaction from the English people when she first arrived there?