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t.Iwasthewomen'
strackcoach.
2)Instructor:
Mr.Jenkins,whyareyoulate?
Student:
IguessbecausetheclassstartedbeforeIgothere.
3)Woman:
Doctor,youhavetocomeimmediately--mybabyswallowedsomecamerafilm!
Doctor:
Justcalmyourself,nothingwilldevelop.
4)Customer:
Waiter,thiswateriscloudy.
Waiter:
Thewater'
sokay,madam.It'
sjustthattheglassisalittledirty.
5)Woman:
Thebridewearswhiteonherweddingdayasasymbolofhappiness,forthisisthemostjoyousdayinherentirelife.
Whydoesthegroomwearblack?
Task2
Speakers
Preferences
Reasons
lstspeaker
French
Melodic;
easyontheear;
poetic;
arhythmtothelanguage;
rounded;
nosharp,jaggededges;
pleasing
2ndspeaker
DanespeakingEnglish
Beautiful,low,sensitive,verysoftquality
3rdspeaker
FrenchspeakingEnglish
Nicepronunciationof"
h"
and"
th"
;
verynice,steadyrhythms;
gentle;
lyrical
4thspeaker
Mediterraneanaccents
Mediterraneanculture;
givesEnglishlife;
beautifulmixtureoftheseriousNorthernEuropeanandtheSouthernEuropean
5thspeaker
Swedishaccent
Makeshersmile;
sing-songy;
makesherwanttoimitate
Catherine:
IthinkfirstlyIfindtheFrenchlanguage,verymelodictolistento.It'
sveryeasyontheear,anditalmostsoundspoetic.Nomatterwhatkindofmoodtheindividualisin,who'
stalking,orwhatthey'
retalkingabout,thereseemstobearhythmtothelanguage.Andit'
srounded;
therearenosharp,jaggededgestothelanguage,soit'
sverypleasingtotheear.
Chris:
IthinktheaccentIreallylikeistheDanespeakingEnglish.TheysoundawfulwhentheyspeakDanish,butwhentheyspeakEnglishthere'
sabeautiful,low,sensitive,verysoftqualityaboutit.
Donald:
IlikethewaytheybringtheirFrenchpronunciationintoEnglish.Theycan'
tpronounce"
sandtheycan'
properly.AndIthinkthatactuallysoundsverynice.AlsoIliketherhythm:
theybringFrenchrhythmsintoEnglish--nice,steadyrhythmsandIlikethattoo.It'
sjustit,it...wheneverIhearaFrenchpersonspeakingEnglishitsoundsmoregentleandmorelyrical.
Lesley:
IthinkthemostattractiveforeignaccentsformeareMediterraneanaccentsbecausethey,ifyoulike,importtheirowncultureintotheEnglishaccentandgiveitalotoflifethatsometimes,thatkindof--thegesturesandeverythingthattheEnglishpeopledon'
thave,soyougetabeautifulmixtureoftheseriousNorthernEuropeanandtheSouthernEuropeantogether.
Susan:
IliketheSwedishaccentbecauseit,itmakesmesmileandthewayit'
sspokenissosing-songythatyoucan'
thelpbutsmilewhenotherpeopleactuallyspeakit.Anditalwaysmakesyouwanttotryandputtheaccentonyourself.
Task3
spelling;
meaning;
history;
aslabofham;
alumpofbread;
hunkofsomethingtoeat;
astrongman;
abookofmaps;
thetopboneoftheneck;
Olympians;
holdingtheskyonhisheadandhands;
Sixteenth;
onthecoverofabookofmaps;
blessing;
Ihopeyouwillhaveagoodnight;
day’seye;
ithasalittlegoldeneye,likeatinysun;
theEnglishdaisyclosesatnight;
theEnglishlovedtheirdaisies.
Thespellingandmeaningofwordsareveryinteresting.Butwhat'
smoreinterestingisthehistoryofaword,orwhereitcamefrom.Let'
sexaminesomeofthewordsandseehowtheygotintoourlanguage.
LUNCHLunchperhapscomesfromanoldSpanishwordlonje,aslabofham.Wemayalsogetourwordfromaformoflump,maybealumpofbread,butwhetherlunchcomesfromhamorbread,itmeantahunkofsomethingtoeat.
ATLASAnatlasisastrongman,andalsoabookofmaps.ThestoryofthiswordbeginsalongtimeagoinGreece.TheancientGreeksbelievedthattheirgodshadoncebeenaraceofgiantscalledTitans.TheTitansfoughtwithanothergroupofgodscalledOlympians,andtheOlympianswon.AtlaswasaTitan.Hewaspunishedforfightingbyhavingtostandatthewesternedgeoftheworld,holdingtheskyonhisheadandhands,sothatitwouldnotfallontheworldandsmashanything.
AftertheancientGreekreligiondiedout,theideaofAtlaschanged.Fromholdinguptheskywithhisheadandhands,hecametobethoughtofasholdingtheworldonhisshoulders.Mercator,amapmakerofthesixteenthcentury,usedapictureofAtlasonthecoverofabookofmaps,soabookofmapscametobecalledanatlas.
Thewordhasstillanothermeaning.Thetopboneoftheneckiscalledatlasbecauseitsupportsthehead.
GOOD-BYEGood-byeisablessing;
originallyitwasGodbewithye,andinthecourseoftimeitbecameoneword.Manyofourgreetingsaregoodwishes,butwesaythemwithsolittlethoughtthatweforgetthis.Whenwesaygoodmorning,goodevening,goodnight,andsoon,whatwearereallysayingis,"
Ihopeyouwillhaveagoodmorning(orevening,ornight)."
DAISYThedaisyhasalittlegoldeneye,likeatinysun.PerhapsthisisthereasontheEnglishpeoplenameditday'
seye,orperhapstheychosethenamebecausetheEnglishdaisyclosesatnight.TheEnglishlovedtheirdaisies,whichwerepinkandred,aswellaswhite.Sixhundredyearsorsoago,theEnglishpoetChaucersaid:
Thedaisy,orelsetheeyeoftheday,
Thequeen,andprettiestflowerofall.
Task4
A.
1)T
2)T
3)F
4)T
5)F
B.
1)b
2)c
3)a
4)c
5)c
6)b
MATTHEW:
Chris,whyisitthattherearesomanydifferentlanguages,and
thatinEuropecertainlyifyoutravelmorethanahundredmiles,
you'
relikelytofindpeoplespeakingacompletelydifferentlanguage
toyourown?
CHRIS:
Well,it'
struetosaythatthereareer...hundredsandhundredsofdifferentlanguages.It'
sperhapsum...however,moreinterestingandmoreinformativetosaythatthereareseveraldifferentgroupsoflanguageser...MostEuropeanlanguages,withtheexceptionofIthinkFinnishander...Basqueand...HungarianIbelieve,belongtotheIndo-Europeangroupoflanguages,I'
mnotverysuremyselfofthe...theactualdetailsofthehistoryoftheselanguages,butyoucanbeverysurethater...mostoftheselanguages,sayLatinandGreekndourownlanguageaander...Germanander...Frenchand...alltheothers,areconnected.ThereasonwhyyoucantravelfromoneWillagetoanotherinSwitzerlandander...fromoneareatoanotherinEnglandandfinddifferentdialects,ifnotdifferentlanguagesspoken,isthatum...severalhundredyearsagocommunicationwasbywordofmouth.Wordofmouthmeantthatpeoplehadtomove;
ifpeopleweretomovetheyneededroadsandtherewerenoroads.
DoyouseeanychanceforauniversallanguagelikeEsperanto?
Notforanartificialer...language,no...IsupposetheRoman
CatholicChurchusedLatin.butLatinhada...aparticularreligiousbasisandthisisprobablywhyitwasthereforechosen.Idon'
tseeverymuchchanceforEsperanto;
Ithinkit'
sanawfullygoodideabutIdon'
tbelievethatlanguageworkslikethat.Ithinkpeoplewillprobablyer...worktowardsthemostconvenientlanguagetouse.Theywillnotsetouttolearnanewlanguage.Itseemstomethater...eitherEnglish,.RussianorChinese,perhapsJapanese,willbethelanguageofthefutureer...Mybet'
sonEnglish.
Maggie,whydoyouthinkitisthatsofewEnglishpeoplespeakasecondlanguage?
MAGGIE:
Ithinkwhenyoulearnalanguageatschool...ittendstobe
ratheradeadoccupation,andit'
sverydifficulttostimulateanyinterestamongschoolchildren.Butwhenyouactuallygotothecountryandspendsayamonthin...inanexchangevisitwhenyou'
reaschoolgirl,oraschoolboyum...thenyousuddenlybecomemoreinterestedbecauseyou...youwanttocommunicatewithpoeplewhenyou'
reactuallyabroad,andit'
snotsafetorelyonthefactthatmostpeoplespeakEnglishwhenum...inforeigncountries.
Mm...IthinkEnglishpeopletraditionallythoughtthat...thatforeignersalwaysspokeEnglish,andalotofforeignersdo,buttherearepeoplethatyoumeetinthestreetoryouwanttotakeabussomewhere,
thenyoufindthatyouneedtospeakthelanguageand'
it'
sveryunnervingtobeinasituationwhereyoucan'
tcommunicatewithpeoplewhenyoudowanttotravelaround.
Haveyoueverbeenabroadandlearnter...alanguageinthecountry?
Yes,wellwhenIwasasecretaryIer...wentandlivedinGeneva
fortwoyears,andIlearntFrenchatschoolbutI...Ireallydidn'
tspeakitatall.IknewittheoreticallybutIwasn'
tabletocommunicatewithpeople.ButIwasinasituationwhereifIdidn'
t
speakFrench,thenIwouldnothavebeenabletodomyshoppingandbuyfood,andsoIpickedthelanguageupandImadefriendswithFrenchpeople...SwissFrenchpeople,andIfoundthatifIwantedtocommunicatewithall...allthepeoplethatImet,thenIhadtolearnFrench,andIthinkit'
sthebestmethodoflearningbecauseyou'
reinthesituation.It'
sveryhardattimes—youcansitthroughdinnerpartiesandnotunderstandwhat...what'
sgoingonandyouthinkeverybodythinksyou'
restupidbecauseyoucan'
tcommunicatewiththem,butit'
s...it'
sthehardwaybutIthinkit'
sthebestwaytolearn.
Elfriede,youcomefromAustriaandyetyou'
vebeenlivinginEnglandnowforthelastthreeyears.Hashavingtolearnandspeakanotherlanguagecreatedgreat
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