新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说教程2 听力原文

新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说教程2听力原文新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说教程2听力原文新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说教程2听力原文新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说教程2听力原文编制仅供参考审核批准生效日期地址：电话：传真:邮编:Unit1LifeisalearningcurveListeningtotheworldSharingScriptsH=Hina;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.Part1H:Ihaveafull-timejobbutIlikelearningnewthingsinmysparetime.Atthemoment,I’mstudyingSpanish.I’menjoyingitbutI’mfindingitquitedifficult.Todaywe’reaskingpeopleaboutlearningnewthings.Part2W1:I’mlearningtospeakanotherlanguage,actually.I’mlearningFrench.I’malsolearning,er,todrive.W2:I’mlearningtoplaygolfatthemoment.Um,myhusbandandmysonplaygolf,andwhenwegoonholiday,IfeelthatIwanttobeabletoplaywiththem.W3:I’mlearningtospeakSpanish.W4:IamlearningArabic.M1:Well,I’vebeenlearningtoplaytheguitarforabout50yearsnow.Andit’saconstantprocess,sostilllearningbits,yes.W5:I’mlearningyogaatthemoment,andI’mfindingitquitehard.M2:ThecoursesI’mtakingare,aretrainingcoursesforleadership,er,negotiation,(and)evaluation.M3:I’mlearningSwahili.W6:Atthemoment,I’mlearningtopaintanddrawineveningclassesforadults.W7:I’mstudyingpart-timeafterwork.M4:I’veer,justlearnedhowtoer,doalotofkayaking.W8:Iamlearninghowtodesignawebsiteatthemoment.W9:I’minachoirsosinging,Iguess,isprettymuchtheonlythingI’mdoingatthemoment.M5:Atthemoment,I’mtakingupanewinstrument.It’satraditionalinstrumentfromZimbabwe,andit’scalledthembira.Er,letmeshowyou.Part3H: What’sthemostdifficultthingyou’veeverlearned

M5:Patience,Ithink.W4:Arabic.M2:Courage.W3:Learningalanguageisparticularlydifficultformyself(me),soprobablylearningtheSpanish.W6:ThemostdifficultthingIhaveeverlearnedisMandarinChinese.IdiditineveningclassesafewyearsagoandIfounditreally,reallydifficult.W5:Probablycapoeira,whichisaBraziliandance,martialart,fightthing.It’sacombinationofallofthesethings.Andyes,thatwasverydifficultbecausetherewerelotsofunusualbodymovementstolearn.W1:Learningtodrivewasthemostdifficultthing.M3:Well,IlearnedsomeSanskrit,andthat’sgotum,ninecases,twomorethanLatin.It’squitedifficultbymoststandards.M4:IthinkIfoundFrenchveryhardatschool.W2:Um,Ilearnedtoplaythetrumpetatschool.Thatwasprettydifficult.Er...andmaybelearningtodrive.Ihatedlearningtodrive.ListeningScriptsP=presenter;S=SallyP:Hi.You’relisteningtoAsktheExpertandintoday’sprogramwe’retalkingaboutlanguagesandhowtolearnalanguage.OurexperttodayisSallyParker,whoisateacher.HiSally.S:Hello.P:Sally,ourfirstquestiontodayisfromAndy.Hesays,“I’vejuststartedlearningEnglish.MyproblemisthatI’mtoofrightenedtospeak.Mygrammarisnotverygood,soI’mworriedaboutsayingthewrongthing.”HaveyougotanyadviceforAndy

S:OK.Well,thefirstthingisIthinkAndyshouldpracticespeakingtohimself.P:Speakingtohimself

I’mnotsurethat’sagoodidea.

S:Iknowitsoundssilly,buttalkingtoyourselfinaforeignlanguageisareallygoodwaytopractice.Youdon’thavetofeelembarrassed,becausenobodycanhearyou.Youcantalktoyourselfaboutanythingyoulike–whatyouhadforbreakfast,whereyou’regoingfortheweekend–anything.Andthemoreyoudoit,themoreyouwillgetusedtohearingyourownvoiceandyourpronunciation,soyouwon’tfeelsofrightenedintheclassroom.Andyshouldtryit.P:Hm,Isupposeso.AnythingelseWhatabouthisgrammar

S:HehasonlyjuststartedlearningEnglish,soheisgoingtomakelotsofmistakes,butthat’snotaproblem.That’showhe’lllearn.Andyshouldn’tworryaboutmakingmistakes.P:You’reright.SoAndy,trytalkingtoyourself,anddon’tworryaboutmakingmistakes.OurnextproblemcomesfromOliviainBrazil.Sheisworriedaboutpronunciation.Shesays,“TheproblemisIcan’tunderstandnativespeakers.TheyspeaksofastandIcan’tunderstandtheirpronunciation.”SoSally,anyideasforOlivia

S:Well,firstofallit’sagoodideaforhertopracticeherlisteningskills.SheshouldlistentoEnglishasmuchaspossibletogetusedtohowitsounds.Listentothenews,listentopodcasts,(and)watchEnglishtelevision.P:OK–that’sagoodidea.S:Andanotherthingsheshoulddoistofocusonlisteningandreadingatthesametime.IfyoulistentosomethingontheInternet,youcanoftenreadthetranscript.Ifyoulistenandreadatthesametime,it’llhelpyouseewhatthewordssoundlikeandhowthewordssoundwhenanativespeakeristalking.P:Great.Thankyou,Sally.Well,huh,I’mafraidthat’sallwehavetimefortoday,butnextweekwe’llbe…ViewingScriptsN=Narrator;I=IanDeary;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.N:RecentresearchintothehistoryofIQtestsinScotlandsuggestsyourIQscoremightpredict,toanextentatleast,yourhealthandevenyourlifeexpectancy.W1:Youhave45minutestodothetest,OK

M1:OK.N:BillandDavinaare79yearsold.Thisisthesecondtimethey’vedonethistest.Thefirsttimewasin1932,whenevery11-year-oldinScotlandwasputthroughanintelligencetest.It’stheonlytimethiskindofmasstestinghaseverbeendoneintheUK.TheresultswererediscoveredrecentlyinanEdinburghbasement.Ifyouwanttoknowhowourintelligencechangesaswegetolder,theseresultsareapotentialgoldmine.I:Webroughthundredsofpeoplebackandwegotthemtosittheexactsametestthattheyhadsatwhentheywereaged11.Now,thesepeoplearenow79or80yearsold.Wegavethesameinstructions.Wegavethesametest.Andwegavethesametimelimit.M2:ItwasalittlestickierthanIthoughtitwouldbe.M3:Iwalkedthroughitquitehappily,quitehonestly.W2:IfeltImusthavebeenverybrightat11ifIsatthatexamandpassed.N:Thereweresomeintriguingresults.Almosteveryonehadabetterscoreat80thantheydidat11.Butsomehadgonefrombeingjustaveragelyintelligenttoamuchhigherlevel.I:Now,that’swhatreallydrivesourresearch.We’reinterestedin:Whyhavethosepeoplewho’vegone(peoplegone)fromIQ100,atage11,upto110or120WhathavetheydonerightWhatcanbetherecipeforsuccessfulagingWe’refindingthatthepersonwithmoreeducation,eventhoughtheyhadthesameIQinchildhood,isdoingslightlybetterinoldage,onaverage.Thepersonwhohadamoreprofessionaljob,inoldage,isdoingslightlybetteronaveragethanthepersonwhohadamanualjob,despitethefactthattheystartedatthesamelevel.Thepeoplewhosmokedhavegotslightlylessgoodmentalabilitythanyouwouldexpect.N:What’sevenmoreremarkableisthatthekidswhohadhigherIQscoresat11aretheveryonesstillalivetoday.SoitseemshighIQinchildhoodisgoodforsurvival.SpeakingforcommunicationRole-playScriptsA:Ah,OK,soweneedtothinkofthebestideasfortakingtests.B:Yep.A:Er,well,howaboutthisoneIt’sagoodideatostudywithfriendsatthesametimeeachday.B:Mm,inmyopinion,thisisareallygoodidea.Youcanmakeitaregularpartofyourdailylife.A:Youmeanlikehavingbreakfastatthesametime,lunchatthesametime,studyingatthesametime.B:Yes.AndalsoIthinkithelpswhenyoustudywithfriends.A:Yeah,I,Ithinkit’smoremotivating.B:Andyoucanactuallytalktosomeone,notjustlookatbooks.IfindthatifI’monlyreadingmynotesit’seasytoloseconcentration.Istartthinkingaboutotherthings.Butwhenyouaretalkingtosomeone,itreallyhelpsyouconcentrate.So,yes,Iagreewiththisone.A:OK.Anotherideaisnottoeattoomuchbeforetheexam.B:Oh,reallyA:Mm,whenIeatalot,Igetsleepy.B:Oh,Isee.Ithinkitdepends.Becauseifyoudon’teatenough,youstarttofeelhungryinthemiddleoftheexam.A:Mm,that’strue.B:Andthenyoucan’tconcentrate.A:Yeah,that’strue.B:So,I’mnotsureaboutthisadvice,forme.AsIsaid,Ithinkitdepends.Ialwaystrytoeatagoodmealbeforeanexam.I’msonervousthatInevergetsleepy.A:Hm.OK.WhatotherideasdoyouhaveB:Well,there’sonethingIalwaysdobeforeanexam.A:What’sthatB:Igotobedearlythenightbefore.A:Right.B:Ialwaystrytosleepforeighthoursthenightbeforetheexam.FurtherpracticeinlisteningShortconversationsScriptsConversation1W:Itisthethirdtimemypaperhasbeenrejectedbyjournalsbecauseoflanguageproblems.M:Youknow,thereisawritingcenteroncampus.IhadnevergotagradebetterthanCforanyofmytermpapersbeforetheyhelpedmeout.Q:WhatcanwelearnfromtheconversationConversation2M:YousaidyouwouldchooseSpanishasyoursecondforeignlanguage.WhydidyoufinallychooseFrenchinsteadW:MygrandfatherspeaksfluentFrenchandhesaysthatFrenchisalanguagethatanytrulyculturedpersonmustknow.Q:WhydoesthewomanchoosetolearnFrenchConversation3W:Youseemtohavenoproblemunderstandingnativespeakersnow.HowaboutDr.Brown’sspeechlastnightM:Excellent.Butitwasstilltoofastformetofollow,especiallywhenDr.Browntalkedaboutthoseabstracttheories.Q:Whatdidthemandolastnight

Conversation4M:ItseemstomethatMelissaisinabadmoodtoday.What’swrongwithherW:Melissaforgottobringheridentificationcardyesterdayandshewasnotallowedtoenterthecontest.Youknowshehadpreparedforthecontestformonths.Q:WhatmadeMelissaunhappyConversation5W:Ithinkmytimeatschooliswastedbecauseitisjuststudyingbooksanddoingtests.M:Butyoualsolearnnewideasandnewwaysofthinking.Andmoreimportantlyyoumeetpeopleanddevelopyourunderstandingofpeopleatschool.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’sopinion?LongconversationScriptsM:Miranda,let’sspeakaboutyourperformanceinclass.You’renotparticipating;you’recarelesswithyourassignmentsandoftenhandtheminlate.Youdon’twanttobehere,doyouW:I’msorryDr.Smith.It’sjust…I’vegotlotsofthingstodo.I’mstudyingWebdesignandI’mafirst-classplayeronourgolfteam.It’shardtoseewhyIneedtotakeaSpanishlanguageclass!M:Well,I’msorryyoufeelthatway,butlearninganotherlanguagecanimproveyourperformanceinallofyourefforts.Anditcanbeveryusefulsometimes,forinstance,whenyouvisityourfatherinMexico.W:Gosh!Whatdoyoumean,professorJustbecausemyfatherdoesbusinessinMexicoI’msupposedtolearnSpanish–ontopofeverythingelseIhavetolearnIt’sjusttoomuch!AndifIdon’tspendenoughtimeonthegolfcourse,Iwon’tremainafirst-classplayeronthegolfteam.Istilldon’tseewhyIshouldlearnalanguagethat’ssohardforme.TherearenoverbtensesonthegolfcourseorinWebdesign!M:ListenMiranda,I’veknownyourfathersincewewerestudentsatuniversity20yearsago–andhaveknownyousinceyouwerealittlegirl.Ofcourse,therearenoverbtensesingolforWebdesign.ButIamgivingyougoodadvice.Pleaselisten.W:Yes,ofcourse,you’relikemyfavoriteuncle.M:Yourbrainisn’tlikeacupthathaswaterflowingoveritsedgewhenitisfull.Instead,it’slikeamuscle.LearningSpanishexercisesyourbraininnewways,makingitstronger.Itwillstrengthenyourcriticalthinkingskillsandcreativity.W:Really!ThenIguessIcangiveitatry.Passage1ScriptsIbeganlearningSpanishwhenIwasinhighschool,usingatraditionalacademicmethodofstudyingverbs,sentencestructures,andgrammarbyusingtextbooksandnotmuchelse.Ifounditveryeasytolearn,butwasfrustratedwiththeslowpaceandrepetitivenatureofallmySpanishclasses.SoIworkedextrahardinmysparetimeandaskedmyteacherifIcouldskipalevelbytheendofthesemester.Thiswasunsuccessful,however,becausetheschoolwasnotwillingtotestmeorotherwiseprovethatIcouldbesuccessfulinthetoplevelafterskippingalevel.Thismadethingsevenmorefrustrating,asthenIwasstuckinaclasswhereIalreadyknewthematerial!ThenIwentontocollegewhereIthenusedthelanguageextensivelybothinandoutoftheclassroom.IstudiedSpanishliterature,culture,andlinguisticsandverymuchenjoyedtheculturalandlinguisticelements,butfoundthein-depthstudyofliteratureaveryunbalancedwaytostudySpanish.IgotalotoutofusingmySpanishoutsideoftheclassroom,includingatriptoMexicowithachurchgroup,whereIfoundmyselfactingasaninterpreter.Itwascertainlychallenging,butitwasalsoalotoffun.IthenalsovolunteeredtobeaninterpreterinthecommunityschoolsandalsousedmySpanishtoteachEnglishtosomeSpanishspeakers.ThisisprobablywhereIlearnedthemost!Q1:Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker’sSpanishlearningexperienceinhighschoolQ2:WhatmadethespeakerfeelfrustratedwhileleaningSpanishinhighschoolQ3:WhatdidthespeakersayaboutherstudyofSpanishliteratureincollegeQ4:WhichexperiencebenefitedthespeakermostintermsofheruseofSpanishPassage2ScriptsandanswersHaveyoueverheardofhomeschoolingItisalegalchoiceforparentsinmostcountriestoprovidetheirchildrenwithalearningenvironmentasan1)alternativetopublicorprivateschoolsoutsidethehome.Parentscite2)numerousreasonsforhomeschoolingtheirchildren.ThethreereasonsthatareselectedbythemajorityofparentsintheUnitedStatesaretheconcernaboutthe3)traditionalschoolenvironment,thelackofreligiousormoralinstruction,andthedissatisfactionwiththe4)academicinstructionatpublicandprivateschools.Homeschoolingmayalsobeafactorinthechoiceofparentingstyle.Homeschoolingcanbeachoiceforfamilieslivinginisolated5)countrysideorlivingbrieflyabroad.Alsomanyyoung6)athletesandactorsaretaughtathome.Homeschoolersoften7)takeadvantageofeducationalopportunitiesatmuseums,libraries,communitycenters,athleticclubs,after-schoolprograms,churches,parks,andothercommunityresources.8)Secondaryschoollevelstudentsmaytakeclassesatcommunitycolleges,whichtypicallyhaveopenadmissionpolicies.Groupsofhomeschoolingfamiliesoftenjoinuptogethertocreatehomeschoolco-ops.Thesegroupstypicallymeetonceaweekandprovideaclassroomenvironment.Thesearefamily-centeredsupportgroupswhosemembersseektopooltheirtalentsandresources9)inacollectiveefforttobroadenthescopeoftheirchildren’seducation.Theyprovideaclassroomenvironmentwherestudentscandohands-onandgrouplearningsuchasperforming,scienceexperiments,artprojects,foreignlanguagestudy,spellingcontests,discussions,etc.Parentswhosechildrentaketheclasses10)serveasvolunteerstokeepcostslowandmaketheprogramasuccess.

Unit2JourneyintotheunknownListeningtotheworldSharingScriptsF=Finn;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.Part1F:I’vespentalotoftimelivingindifferentcountriessothereisn’toneplaceIthinkofashome.I’velivedinScotlandandPolandandChina.Ilovegoingtonewplacesandlearningaboutnewcultures.Today,I’maskingpeopleabouttravel.Part2W1:Ilovetravel.It’soneofmypassions.M1:Well,Ienjoyitalot.IhavetraveledtoIndiaseveraltimes.Ilivedthere,andI’velivedhere,andI’vebeentoIstanbulonceandIenjoyedthatverymuch.W2:I’vedonequiteabitoftravelingonholidaysandstuff.Ithinkit’sgood,goodexperience.W3:Yougettomeetdifferentpeoplecomingfromdifferentbackgrounds,andthat’sreallyimportanttogetanunderstanding.M2:It’salwaysjustnicetogetoutandexperienceadifferentcultureanddifferentlifestyle.W4:Igetveryexcitedaboutthethoughtofgoingtomostcountries,anycountry.W5:Ilovetotraveltodifferentcountries.M3:Absolutelylovetraveling.I’vebeentravelingforabouttwoandahalfyearssolidnow.W6:I’vebeentoTurkey.I’vebeentoEgypt.I’vebeentoMalta.M4:IworkasanexpeditionleaderandsoIactuallyoperateindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld,manyplacesoutsidetheUnitedKingdom.Part3F: Whatdoyoulikeabouttraveling

M3:Ithinkyoumaturealotwhenyoutravel.You,er,youlearn…oh,justcompletelydifferentexperiencestowhatyou’reusedtoathome.W6:Iliketheairportexperience.Ilovethat.M5:Ilikethearrivalmorethanthetraveling.W5:Toseeartespecially.Welovetoseetheaterinothercountries.M4:Youseesome,someofthemostbeautifulsceneryaroundtheworldwhichyouwouldn’texperienceinothercountries.M2:Ijustreallylikegettingoutthereandexperiencingadifferentculture,gettingfarawayfrom,youknow,whatwe’reusedtoinAustralia,andmeetingnewpeople.W4:Theanticipationofbeinginanewplace,ofseeingverydifferentthings,er,ofhearingadifferentlanguage,(and)ofeatingdifferentfood.Everythingthattravelhastooffer.Part4F: Whatdon’tyoulike

W6:Idon’tlikelongflights.W3:Isupposeplanejourneysaren’talwaysthemostexcitingofthings.W1:Flying.Idon’tparticularlylikeflying,butit’sanecessitywhenyouliveinIreland,youknow.M2:IsupposethebiggestproblemIhavewithtravelingislivingoutofasuitcase.W4:Inallhonesty,Iactuallyseethewholetravelasanadventureinitself.So,er,when,whenIwasbackpacking,andweall…weranoutofmoney,orwewereindangeroussituations,Iactuallyquiteenjoyedthat.M4:YouspendalotoftimeoutsidetheUnitedKingdom,andthedisadvantageofthatis,thatyou,youtendtomissfamiliesandfriends.Imissoutonnormalthingsinlife,so…I’vebeenoutsidetheUnitedKingdomfortwothirdsoftheyear.I’dsaythat’sthemaindisadvantage.W5:ThehardestthingformeisthatIamhandicapped.Andsosometimesgettingaround,especiallyveryoldcities,isverydifficult.M5:Mywife’susuallylatefor…gettingtotheairport.Itwasn’tuntilI,IgotmarriedIactuallystartedmissingflights.ListeningScriptsOneplacethatIthinkeveryoneshouldhavethechancetoseeisVenice.Buttheproblemisthatthisbeautifulandcharmingcityisslowlysinking.Eversincethe14thcenturyengineershavetriedtoworkoutawaytostopthefloodsinVenice,butsofarnobodyhasmanaged.Sometimesthereareasmanyas40floodsperyearbetweenMarchandSeptember,andVeniceisactuallysinkingatarateoftwoandahalfincheseverydecade.It’sverypossiblethatyourgrandchildren,andtheirgrandchildrenwillneverhavethechancetoseethisfragilecity.Everyoneshouldhavethechancetoenjoythecity,towalkacrossitsfamousbridges,throughitsancientsquares.TherearenocarsinVenice,andmanypeoplethinkithelpsthistobeoneofthemostromanticcitiesintheworld.So,canitbesaved

Well,theyaretrying.Barriersarebeingputintotryandstopthewatergettingtoohigh.Thisisviewedasatemporarymeasure,althoughtheyshouldlast100years,sotheproblemisfindingapermanentsolution.Ifyouwantmyadvice,gotherewhileyoustillcan,andthentogetherwecanputpressureonthegovernmenttospendthemoneyitneedstofindapermanentwaytokeepthisbeautifulandhistoriccityforfuturegenerations.Wehaveanopportunitynowtosavethiscity,andwemust,beforeit’stoolate.ViewingScriptsV=Voice-over;M1=Man1,etc.;JL=JoannaLumley;W1=Woman1,etc.;EH=EamonnHolmes;JJE=JocelynJeeEsien;AF=AlexFraser;JP=JohnPalmer;MJ=MelanieJones;LS=LucySassoon;Vs=VoicesV:Therearesomanyamazingplacestoseearoundtheworld.Herearesomeofyourfavorites.WelcometoBangkok!Withoversixmillionpeople,it’sbig,it’sbusyandyouloveit!It’sverygoodforshoppingandthenightlifeisgreat,too.M1:It’sgotlotsofclubs,bars,shops,food…Everythingyouneed,really.V:Thereare400templesinBangkok,soBangkokisanimportantplaceforBuddhistsaroundtheworld,andtouristslovetovisitthetemples,too.V:YoualsolovetheMasaiMarainKenya.It’safantasticplacetowatchanimals:zebras,elephants,antelope,hippos,andlions.Youcanseethemall.So,whyisitsospecial

JL:Hugeopenspaces,fantasticanimals,justwideopenfreedom,warmth,friendliness,andallunderneaththegreatAfricanskies.V:Nowapopular,romanticcity…thecityoflights,Paris.W1:Tome,Parisiselegant,romanticandexpensive.W2:Gointhespringandenjoytheartgalleries.V: AndenjoytheviewsofthecityfromthetopoftheEiffelTower.V:BacktoAfricanow,SouthAfrica.Yes,it’sCapeTown.AndbehindCapeTownisthe1,000-meter-highTableMountain,withitsfantasticviews.EH:CapeTownisoneofmytopthreeplacesonearth.JJE:Friendlypeople,loadsofbeaches,andthefoodisunbelievablycheap.M2:Wewentthereum,overNewYearanditwaslovely.Imean,justalovely,lovelyplace.EH:Greatplace,CapeTown.V:YoulovethemountainsandbeachesthatmakeCapeTownsospecial.Andtheselittleguys–thepenguins.V:Thisisthebigmoment:thenumberoneplacetoseebeforeyoudie.Yourfavoriteis…theGrandCanyon!TheGrandCanyonisanamazingplace.YoucanreadabouttheGrandCanyonandyoucanlookatphotographsandvideos,butnothingcanprepareyoufortherealthing.AF:Thereissomuchtoseethatyouneverstopseeingsomethingnew.JP:Thecolorsarejustso…amazing.MJ:Witheverychanginginchofthesunset,thecolorsinthecanyonchange.LS:Irememberactuallysittingthere…andIjustcried.V: Butthere’sonlyonewordthateveryonesayswhentheytalkabouttheGrandCanyon:Vs:Itreallyisawesome…Justcompletelyawesome…Awesome…“Awesome”istheword…Itwasawesome…Awesome…Awesome…“Awesome”istheonlyword…Trulyawesome.SpeakingforcommunicationRole-playScriptsConversation1Man:Excuseme.We’retryingtogettothecarnival.IsthistherightbusstopWoman:Yes,butyoudon’tneedthebus.It’sveryclose.Man:Oh!CanwewalkWoman:Yes,ittakesabout10minutesfromhere.Justgostraighton.You’llhearthemusic!Man:OK.Thankyouverymuch.Conversation2Woman:Excuseme,canyouhelpmeI’mlookingforthePlazaHotel.IsthistherightwayMan: Um…PlazaHotel,er,PlazaHotel.Oh,yes,keepgoing,pastthecinemaandtakethefirstleft.Woman:OK.Man:Thenkeepgoingforabout15minutesuntilyoureachtheendoftheroad.Andyou’llseethesignforthehotel.Youcan’tmissit.Woman:OK.Um,canyoushowmeonthemapMan:Sure.Conversation3Man1:Excuseme,wewanttogettoTheGrandMotel.IsitfarWoman:Um…sorry,I’venoidea.Jim,doyouknowMan2:WhatWoman:TheGrandMotelMan2:TheGrandMotelYeah,it’sjustoverthere.Er,justgototheendofthisstreet.Goleftandgopastthe…um…there’sarestaurant.Gopasttherestaurantandit’sontheleft.Man1:Ontheleft.SoIneedtogototheendofthestreet,turnleft,gopasttherestaurantandit’sontheleft.Man2:Yeah,that’sit.Man1:Thanksalot.GroupdiscussionScriptsOK,well,wewouldliketogotoEasterIsland.Itisveryisolated,veryfarfromotherplaces.Er,wearegoingtotraveltherebyplaneandstaywithdifferentfamiliesandthetripisgoingtotakethreemonths.Wewanttoexperiencethelocalculture,theirmusic,food,andwayoflife.Soourplanistospeaktothelocalpeopleaboutthesethingsandtofilmthem.Wehopetofindoutabouttheirtraditionsandtoseewhattheythinkoftheirhistory.Well,um,finally,myhusbandandIalwayswantedtogotoEasterIsland.IreadaboutitwhenIwasachildandIsawpicturesoftheseamazingstoneheadsontheisland.Soforusthisisthejourneyofourdreams.FurtherpracticeinlisteningShortconversationsScriptsConversation1M:Istillcan’tdecidewhetherweshouldhaveawholepackagetouroraself-drivetour.W:Awholepackagetourmeanshavingtospendtimeintheconfinedquartersofacoach,busortrainwithpeopleyouarenotfamiliarwith,butconsideringourbudget,perhapswehavetosacrificecomfortandprivacy.Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutawholepackagetourConversation2W:IwassoshockedwhenIsawthetiny,dirtyhouseswherethechildrengrewup.M:SowasI.I’mafraidthattheydon’thaveenoughfood,letalonegotoschool.Nexttimeweshouldhaveourdaughtercomewithus.Shealwaystakesthingsforgranted.Q:Whatarethetwospeakersplanningtodo

Conversation3M:Iwillsayitagain:Indiaisnotasafeplaceforawomantotravelalone.W:ButifIweartheproperclothes,andlearntheculturaldosanddon’ts,itshouldbefine.Pleasedon’tbesoalarmed.Q:WhatwillthewomandoConversation4W:I’mgoingtotravelwithmyfive-year-oldthissummer.ButIfeelkindofuncertainwhetherthingswillworkout.M:YouknowJaneSheandherhusbandspendeveryholidaytravelinginajeepwiththeirsonanddog.Probablyyoushouldgotoherbeforeyougo.Q:WhatdoesthewomanfeeluncertainaboutConversation5M:Manypeopleloveagoodstoryaboutsomebodytravelingintime–eithertorepairthefuture,ortoobservethepast.WhyaretimetravelstoriessopopularW:Ithinkit’shumannaturetodreamofwhat-ifs.WhatifIcouldseeanalienQ:WhatarethetwospeakerstalkingaboutLongconversationScriptsM:It’sgoodtohaveyoubackatworkEmily.HowwasyourtriptotheAmazonrainforestW:Itwaslikeaspectaculardream;IsawsomanymorethingsthanIevercouldhaveimagined.Theplantsaresothickthatyoucouldn’tevenseethesunortheskyabove,andtherearemoreshadesofgreenthanI’veseenbeforeinmylife!M:Wow,withsomanyplants,howdidyougetaroundW:WerodeatourboatdowntheAmazonRiver–itconnectsthewholejungle,andthelocalpeopleuseittotravel,too.It’samazingbeingsomewheresofarawayfromtechnology,withoutanyelectricityformilesandmiles.Thelocalpeopledon’tevenseetheworldoutsideofthejungle,nevertravelingmorethan15minutesupordo