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PartOneSpeakingdifferentLanguages
(ThetelephoneringsinJulia'shome,andshepicksupthephone.)
J:
Hello!
M:
Hello,thisisMichael.
J:
Hi,Michael.Howareyou?
M:
I'mfine.Imissyoualotthough.
J:
Me,too.Canwegettogetheragainbeforeyouleave?
M:
Yes,sure!
That'swhyIcalledyou.
J:
Whereshouldwemeet?
M:
Mm,howaboutinfrontofWanghuHotel?
(SomepeoplearetalkingloudlyinJulia'shome.)That'snotfarfromyourhome.
J:
Whichhotel?
Ididn'thearyouclearly.
M:
WanghuHotel.
J:
OK!
Whattime?
M:
Mm;howabout12:
30,tomorrowafternoon?
J:
OK,seeyouthen.
M:
OK.OK,seeyouthen.
(InfrontofWanghuHotel,Michaeliswaiting.ButJuliaiswaitinginfrontofHuanhuHotel.)
M:
(Helooksathiswatch,talkingtohimself.)It's1:
35now!
What'swrongwithher?
J:
(Shelooksateverywhere,hopingtoseeMichael,thentalkingtoherself.)He'salwayslate!
M:
(Helooksathiswatchagain,talkingtohimself.)Maybeshedoesn’twanttoseemeagain?
J:
(Shelooksatherwatch,talkingtoherself.)It'salmost1:
45now!
Whereishe?
CanitbethatheiswaitingatWanghuHotel?
(JuliaquicklvrushestoWanghuHotel.TheresheseesMichael,whostandstherewaitinganxiously.)
(InfrontofWanghuHotel)
M:
Hi,Julia.Youaresolate.Howcome?
J:
I'mlate?
!
I'mnotlate!
Iwaswaitingsomewhereelse!
Believeitornot,IwaswaitinginfrontofHuanhuHotel!
M:
Oh,mygoodness!
I'vebeenwaitinghereforonehour.HowcomeyouwenttoHuanhuHotel?
ItoldyoutocometowanghuHotel!
J:
ButitsoundedlikeHuanhuHoteltome!
Youshould’vepronounceditmoreclearly.
M:
I’msorry,but……butitneveroccurredtomeyouwouldhaveconfusedthetwo.
J:
IwishI’drealizedthatsooner,sothatIwouldn’thavewaitedthereforsolong.Youknowwhat?
Whenyoucalledyesterday,mymomhadagroupoffriendsover.TheyweresonoisythatIcouldhardlyhearyou.
M:
That’swhy.Thenhowdidyoufigureoutthatitmightbehere---WanghuHotel?
J:
Diditeveroccurtoyouthatwemightbewaitingattwodifferenthotels?
M:
Iguessnot.Ithoughtyouweredelayedbytrafficorsomething.
J:
No!
Youdon'tthink.Wheneverwemeet,wealwayshaveone
problemoranother.
N:
ButlastSaturdaywasallright.Wehadnotroublewhatsoeverseeingeachother.
J:
It'salwaysmewhoiswaitingforyou.
M:
That'snottrue!
Wasn'tIwaitingforyoutoday?
Anddoyoustillrememberthedaywhenwewentboating?
Iwaitedforyouforabouthalfanhour!
J:
Ifyoudon'twanttowaitforme,thenwaitforsomeoneelse.
M:
Julia,it'snotthat.YouknowwhatImean.
J:
Youjustdon'tlovemeanymore.
M:
OfcourseIdo.That'swhyI'mhere.IfIdidn'tloveyou,Iwouldn'thavewaitedhereforanhour.
J:
Butyouneversay"Iloveyou"anymore.
M:
DoyouthinkIhavetorepeatthesamethreewordsallthetime?
Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.
J:
Butifyoudon'tsayit,howdoIknow?
M:
Comeon,Julia.Don'tbechildish.Arewespeakingthesamelanguage?
Itseemstomeyoualwaysgetmewrong.
J:
Well,if...ifIhadn'trealizedwhathadhappenedwewouldstillbewaitingattwodifferentplacesrightnow!
M:
AreyousayingI'mstupid?
Thenwhydidyoufallinlovewithme,then?
J:
BecauseIamevenmorestupidthanyouare!
(Bothlaugh.)
M:
Now,let'sforgetit.Whydon'twegoforawalkinthepark?
J:
Sure!
(Theywalkawayhandinhand.)
PartTwo
ListeningTwo
Mrs.Blackwashavingalotoftroublewithherskin,soshewenttoherdoctor:
Howeverhecouldnotfindanythingwrongwithher.Sohesenthertothelocalhospitalforsometests.Thehospital,ofcourse,senttheresultsofthetestsdirectlytoMrs.Black'sdoctor.Thenextmorning,hetelephonedhertogiveheralistofthethingsthathethoughtsheshouldnoteat,asanyofthemmightbethecauseofherskintrouble.
Mrs.Blackcarefullywroteallthethingsdownonapieceofpaper,whichshethenleftbesidethetelephonewhileshewentouttoameeting.
Whenshegotbackhometwohourslater,shefoundherhusbandwaitingforher.Hehadabigbasketfullofpackagesbesidehim,andwhenhesawher,hesaid,"Hello,dear.Ihavedoneallyour(her)shoppingforyou."
"Doneallmyshopping?
"sheaskedinsurprise."ButhowdidyouknowwhatIwanted?
"
"Well,whenIgothome,Ifoundyour(a)shoppinglistbesidethetelephone,"answeredherhusband,"soIwentdowntotheshopsandboughteverythingyouhadwrittendown."
Ofcourse,Mrs.Blackhadtotellhimthathehadboughtallthethings
thedoctordidnotallowhertoeat!
ListeningII
DoYouSpeakBritishorAmericanEnglish?
AmericanandBritishpeoplebothspeakEnglish,ofcourse,butsometimesitdoesnotseemlikethesamelanguage.Infact,therearesomeimportantdifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.
Firstofall,theysoundverydifferent.Often,Americansdon’tsayallthelettersineachword.Forexample,Americansmaysay"Idunno"insteadof"Idon'tknow",ortheymaysay"Whaddyasay?
"insteadof"Whatdoyousay?
"
SoundisnottheonlydifferencebetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.Thetwolanguageshavedifferentwordsandexpressionsforsomethings.Forexample,somewordsforclothingaredifferent.Americansusetheword"sweater",buttheBritishsay"jumper".Americanswear"vests"overtheirshirts,butBritishpeoplewear"vests"undertheirshirts.Americanstalkabout"pants"or"slacks",buttheBritishtalkabout"trousers".TheBritishchipsareAmericanFrenchfries.ABritishchemistisanAmericandrugstore.InBritain,ifyouaregoingtotelephonefriends,you"ringthemup".InAmerica,you"givethemacall".
Therearealsosomedifferencesingrammar.Forexample,Americansalmostalwaysusethehelpingverb"do"withtheverb"have".Theymightsay,"Doyouhaveanextrapen?
"TheBritishoftenaskthequestionadifferentway.Theymightsay,"Haveyougotanextrapen?
"
ThesedifferencescanbeconfusingwhenyouarelearningEnglish.Butwhenthesamelanguageisusedindifferentplaces,itisunderstandablethatitchangesineachplace.
BRITISHENGLISH
adviser
analyse
apologise/apologize
axe
behaviour
catalogue
centre
cheque
colour
councillor
counsellor
defence
dialogue
favour
favourite
enrol
fulfil
grey
honour
humour
instal
jeweller
jewellery
kerb(edgeofpavement)
labelled
labour
liqueur
licence
litre
marvellous
metre
neighbour
organize/organise
plough
practise(verb)
practice(noun)
programme
pyjamas
quarrelled
realise/realize
signalled
skilful
theatre
through
travelled,-lling
tyre(onawheel)
AMERICANENGLISH
advisor
analyze
apologize
axe/ax
behavior
catalog/catalogue
center
check
color
councilor
counselor
defense
dialog/dialogue
favor
favorite
enroll
fulfill
gray
honor
humor
install
jeweler
jewelery
curb
labeled
labor
liquor
license
liter
marvelous
meter
neighbor
organize
plow
practice(verbandnoun)
program
pajamas
quarreled
realize
signaled
skillful
theater
through,thru
traveled,-ling
tire
AtSchool
BritishEnglish
AmericanEnglish
Friend/Mate
Friend
Rubber
Eraser
Maths
Math
PublicSchool
PrivateSchool
StateSchool
PublicSchool
Holiday
Vacation
Packedlunch
Sacklunch/baglunch
Schooldinner
HotLunch
StaffRoom
TeachersLounge
Plimsolls
GymShoes
"MuckingAround"/OffTask
OffTask/FoolingAround/
"GoofingOff"
PlayTime/BreakTime
Recess
OpenDay/OpenEvening
OpenHouse
MarkingScheme
GradingScheme
Drawingpins
pushpinsorthumbtacks
Headmaster/mistress
Headteacher
Principal
Caretaker/porter
Janitor
ListeningIII
(Mr.andMrs.JonesarehavingaconversationovereveningwhileMrs.Joneshappenstobelookingatsomeoftextbooksherdaughter,whoisinthefifthgrade,isusing.)
Mrs.J:
Listentowhatthisbooksays.Itreallymakesmeangry!
WhentalkingaboutthesettlingofthewesternpartoftheU.S.,Itsays,“MENbythethousandsheadedwest."Thenontheverysamepageitsays,“TheaveragecitizenintheUnitedStatesisproudofHISheritage."
Mr.J:
What'swrongwiththat?
It'strue.Idon'tunderstandwhyyouareangry.
Mrs.J:
Why?
Becausewomenareleftout!
Mr.J:
Everyoneknowswhentheauthorsays"men"or"his"inthosesentencesthattheauthormeanstoincludewomen.
Mrs.J:
Ithinkyouarewrong.Whenyoungpeoplereadthesesentences,theysimplydonotformamentalimagewhichincludesfemales.
Mr.J:
Mm.Doyouhaveotherexamples?
Mrs.J:
YesIdo!
Thisbookmentions"MAN-madeimprovementsthathaveraisedAmerica'sstandardofliving".Achildwillnotthinkthatfemalesaswellasmaleshavemadecontributionswhenreadingthis.
Mr.J:
Istilldon'tthinkit'sveryimportant.
Mrs.J:
Ofcourseyoudon't!
You'reaman.Butdon'tyouwantourdaughterandotherlittlegirlstohavetheideathattheycanbeimportantcitizensintheircountry,justasotherwomenhavebeeninthepast?
Mr.J:
Well,Iguessyou'reright.Ihopenotalltextbooksarelikethat.
PracticeOneAnequal-opportunityemployer
Walkingdownthestreet,adogsawanadinanofficewindow.“Helpwanted.Musttype70wordsaminute.Mustbecomputerliterate.Mustbebilingual.Anequal-opportunityemployer.”
Thedogappliedfortheposition,buthewasquicklyrefused.“Ican'thireadogforthisjob,”theofficemanagersaid.Butwhenthedogpointedtothelinethatread“Anequal-opportunityemployer”,th
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