新标准大学英语视听说教程4

PAGEPAGE32Unit1NinetofiveInsideviewConversation1JanetWhatawonderfulview！Thisissuchagreatcity.Doyouevergettiredof livinginLondon,Andy?Andy"WhenamanistiredofLondon,heistiredoflife;forthereisinLondonall thatlifecanafford."JanetThisisaquotationbySamuelJohnson,isn'tit?AndyCorrect!SodoyouhaveanyplanswhenyoufinishatOxford?JanetI'vegotanotheryeartogo,andthenIsupposeI'llgobackhome.AndyAndwillyoufindajob?JanetIthinkI'llhavetodomyMastersbeforeIlookforwork.ButImustadmit Londonisveryspecial.DoyouthinkyouwouldeverleaveLondon?AndySure!I'dlovetocometoChinaoneday,andIliketraveling.ButIthinkI'll alwayscomebackhere.JanetWell,yourrootsarehere,andtherearesomanyopportunities.AndyButhaveyoueverthoughtoflivinginLondonforayearortwo?JanetYes,butwhatcouldIdohere?Ihadplannedtobecomeateacher.ButI've oftenthoughtiftherewasajobIcoulddohereinpublishing,maybeasan editor,I'dgoforit.AndyThatsoundslikeagoodidea.Ithinkthatwouldreallysuityou.JanetMaybeIshouldupdatemyCVandsendittooneortwopublishers.AndyDon'tmakeitlooktoogood!JanetWhynot?AndyWell,ifyouenjoyworkingwithLondonTimeOff,wedon'twantyouworkingwithanyoneelse!JanetOh,workingwithyouandJoe,it'sgreatfun,andreallyinteresting.Icouldn't thinkofabetterwaytofindoutaboutacity.AndySo,maybeyoushouldthinkaboutapplyingforajobwithus.JanetButdoyouthinkI'dstandachance?Imean,I'mnotsureifJoelikesme.AndyDon'teventhinkaboutit!Joeisverystraighttalking,andIpromiseyouthat you'dknowifhedidn'tlikeyou!JanetPerhapsweshouldbothupdateourCVsandlookforjobstogether.AndyHey,right!Thatwouldbefun.Conversation2JanetTalkingaboutfutureplans,howdoyouseeyourcareerdeveloping?AndyMycareer?Will,IlikeworkingforLondonTimeOff.It'spartofalarger mediacompanycalledLiftOfUSA,sotherearelot'sofopportunities.But…JanetButwhat?AndyIt'snotalwaysveryeasyworkingwithJoe.Imean,Ithinkofhehasa differentagenda.Ilikehiswork,butsometimesIdon'tthinkhisheart'sinhis job.JanetHowdidheendupinLondon?AndyHedidmediastudiesintheStates,andthenfoundaworkasangoferatLift OffinNewYork.JanetWhat'sangofer?AndyGoforthis,goforthat.It'sawordfortheleastexperiencedpersoninthefilm andTVindustry.ThenhecametoLondonandgetaproperjobasan researcheratLiftOffUK,andthenafterafewyearshegottheproducer'sjob onLondonTimeOff.JanetHe'sgoodathisjob,isn'the?AndyYes.He'sconfidentandverycompetentatwhathedoes,sothepeoplewho workwithhimratehimquitehighly.JanetExceptyou?AndyNo,Iratehimtoo.AndIgetonwithhimquitewell,althoughwe'renotbest buddiesoranythinglikethat.It'sjustthat…Iwhathisjob!JanetNowweknowyourlittlesecret.IpromiseIwon'ttellanyone!AndyIt'sOK,Isuspectheknowsittoo.ButifIcan'tbeaproduceronLondonTime Off,thenIguessI'llfindsomethingelsewhere.Janet,therewassomethingI wasgoingtoaskyou.JanetSure,whatisit?AndyIwaswondering…oh,it'snothing.Anyway,allthistalkaboutyourfuture careerismakingmethirsty.Let’sdoforadrink.JanetWhoseround?AndyYours!OutsideviewPart1SamanthaGraduation.Whataday!Yourlifeisabouttobegin!Andthenyourparentssay…MotherGetajob.SamanthaItellyou!Lookingforyourfirstjoboutofcollegecanbeprettyhard.Readingallthejoblistingsissoannoying.Eventryingtofigureoutwhattheactualjobiscanbedifficult.Searchingthroughthewantadscanbesoboring.Andwritingyourresumeisreallyhardwork.SamanthaIdon’thavethatdayopen.SamanthaGettingajobinterview,andthangoingonit–thewholeprocessisprettytough.InterviewerSorrytokeepyouwaiting.Uh,haveaseat.Ihaveyourresumehere,andyou’reinterestedintheassistant’sposition.SamanthaYeah.Yeah,Iam.InterviewerWell,therightcandidateforthisjobhastobeveryoutgoingandsociable.Afterall,itisasalesposition.SamanthaWell,I’marealextrovert.Definitely.InterviewerAndtherightcandidatehastohavegreatself-confidence.Customersneedtofellthatyouknowwhatyou’retalkingabout.SamanthaWell,I’mreallyself-confident.Um,IknowwhatI’mtalkingaboutandIthinkIcanprojectthat.InterviewerSo,whatskillswouldyoubringtothisjob?SamanthaWell,IrealizethatI’mcompletelyoverqualifiedfortheposition.Imean,um,inmylastjob,Iwasrunningthewholeplace.InterviewerOh,soyou’vesupervisedpeople?SamanthaYep.Fiveofthem.So,obviouslyIcoulddothisjob,noproblem.Ialsohavereallygoodcomputerskills.Um,whatelsedoyouwanttoknowaboutme?InterviewerUh…SamanthaEventhoughIwastryingreallyhard,eventhoughIhadsentoutabout300resumes,eventhoughIaskedallmyfriendsandrelativesiftheyknewofanything,Iwasn’tgettinganywhere!Despiteallmybestefforts,Iwasstillunemployed.Part2MotherPlease,whydon’tyouseeacareercounselor?I’llpayforit.Anythingtohelpyougetajob!PhyllisSamantha,I’mPhyllisStein.Welcome.SamanthaOh,hi,Phyllis.Nicetomeetyou.SamanthaSo.Ifigure,heck,whynot?ImetwithPhyllisStein,aprofessionaljobcoach.PhyllisInterviewingisvitaltogettingthejobthatyouwant.SamanthaSheshowedmehowtoprepareforaninterviewbydoingresearchonthepositionandthecompany.Andlater,shecoachedmeonmyinterviewingskills.PhyllisIamgoingtopretendtobeyourinterviewer,andthenwe’llstopitandreplayitandlookatthevideoandseewhatwecouldlearnfromthat.OK?PhyllisIdon’tthinkthatyoushouldgointoaninterviewhavingnotpracticedwithsomeofthequestionsthatareprettystandard.PhyllisTellmeaboutyourself.SamanthaWell,myparents–mymomisasocialworker,andmydadisanengineer.PhyllisYourpreparationisreallyimportant.PhyllisWhatdoyouknowaboutourorganization?SamanthaWell,Isawon,um,theInternetthatyoudobusinesspublishing?Right?PhyllisThere’sawholerangeofthingsthathavetodowithhowyoupresentyourself.PhyllisWhyshouldIhireyou?SamanthaOh,well,um,I’mareallyoutgoingperson,andIlike,Ilikepeoplealot.I’mresponsibleandnice.PhyllisYouneedtothinkaboutwhattheinterviewerisactuallylookingfor.PhyllisSamantha,whatwasamajorproblemthatyou’veencounteredandhowdidyousolveit.SamanthaIhaven’treallyhadanyproblemstodealwith.PhyllisThankyou.Now,let’slookatyourmockinterviewonvideotape.PhyllisIthinkitboilsdowntopreparation,presentation,andunderstandingwhattheinterviewerislookingfor.PhyllisTellmeaboutyourself.SamanthaUm,well,mynameisSamanthaGreenand,um,IgrewupinCambridgeand,um,IwenttoBostonCollege.PhyllisAnotherwayofansweringitisnottellingaboutyourself,buttellingaboutyourselfinrelationshiptothejob.So,theydon’tcaresomuchaboutyourparentsandthatyourwanttoliveinCambridge.Theymayneedyoutobeabletobeatroubleshooter.Youusesomeexamplesinyourlifefrombeingatroubleshooter.SamanthaIhaven’treallyhadanyproblemstodealwit.PhyllisOneofthingsthatsomeonewhoisanassistantinatradeshowisdoing,isdealingwithproblems.PhyllisYouneedtobesurethatyoustay,sourtof,ontargetwithpresenting…presentingyourselfinthestrongestpossibleway.Part3SamanthaThistimeIfeltalotmoreconfidentwhenIwentinforinterview.SamanthaIhavedevelopedstrongcommunicationskills.IncollegeIworkedontheschoolpaper,andI’vebroughtsomewritingsamplestoshowyou.Ialsoworkedeverysummeratabed-and-breakfast.Iworkedalotwithourguests.Ibookedreservationsoverthephone,gotthemwhattheyneed,andhandledanycomplaints.SamanthaWell,IfeellikeIdidn’treallywell,We’llsee.Speaker1Makingagoodfirstimpressionisthemostimportantpartofajobinterview.Speaker2Arrivingontheimportantpartsofajobinterview.Speaker3It’sveryimportantthatyouarebeingconfidentandyou’rebeingclearinyouranswersandlisteningcarefully.Speaker4Notfidgetingandbeingconfidentarethemostimportantthingsinajobinterview.Speaker5Writingathank-younoteisthemostimportantthingyouwanttodoafterajobinterview.Speaker6Andgointherewithafirmhandshake.ListeninginPassage1“It’snotenoughtoaskwhatsuccessfulpeoplearelike…Itisonlybyaskingwheretheyarefromthatwecanunravelthelogicbehindwhosucceedsandwhodoesn’t.”ThisisthebasicideaofanintriguingbookcalledOutliers,bytheAmericanjournalistMalcolmGladwell.Thebookexploresthefactorswhichcontributetopeoplewhoareextremelysuccessfulintheircareers,forexample,therolethatfamily,culture,andfriendshipplay.GladwellexaminesthecausesofwhythemajorityofCanadianicehockeyplayersareborninthefirstfewmonthsofthecalendaryear,whatthefounderofMicrosoftBillGatesdidtoachievehisextraordinarysuccess,andwhytheBeatlesmanagedtoredefinethewholeofpopularmusicinthe1960s.GladwellpointsoutthattheyouthhockeyleagueinCanadarecruitsfromJanuarythefirst,sothatplayersbornearlyintheyeararebigger,strongerandbetterathletesthanothersbornlaterintheyear.Andbecausetheyhavethisadvantageatthestartoftheirsportscareer,they’regivenextracoaching,andsothere’sagreaterchancethatthey’llbepickedforanelitehockeyteaminthefuture.Hecallsthisphenomenonaccumulativeadvantage,abitliketheideathattherichgetricherandpoorgetpooer.Successdependsontheprocessbywhichtalentedathletesareidentifiedasmuchasitdoesontheirownabilities.Anotheraspectwhichcontributestosuccessisthe10,000hourrule.GreatsuccessdemandsanenormousamountoftimeforpracticeandTraining.Forexample,theBeatlesperformedliveinHamvurgGermanymorethan1,200timesoverfouryears,muchmorethanthe10,000hoursGladwellclaimsisnecessaryforgreatsuccess.SobythetimetheyreturnedtoEngland,theyhaddevelopedtheirtalentandsoundedcompletelydifferentfromanyothergroup.Inthesameway,BillGateshadthousandsofhours’worthofprogrammingbecausehehadaccesstoacomputerathishighschool.Healsobecameateenagerjustattherighttimetotakeadvantageofthelatestdevelopmentsincomputertechnology.Allthroughthebook,Gladwellrepeatshisclaimthatit’snotjusttalentorgeniuswhichdeterminessomeone’ssuccess,butopportunity,advantageandevensimplegoodluck.Outliershasmetwithextraordinarysuccess,matchedonlybyGladwell’sowncareerover25yearsinjournalism.Asaresult,manycriticshaveseenitasanautobiography,inwhichthewriterappearstobeapologizingforhisownpersonalachievements.Buttheideathatyouhavetobebornattherightmoment,intherightplaceandintherightfamily,andthenyouhavetoworkreallyhardisathought-provokingwayofrevisitingourtraditionalviewofgeniusandgreatachievement.It’scertainlyworthreading,aslongasyoudon’ttakeittooseriously.Passage2Presenter:Hiwe’retalkingabouttypicalworkinghoursintheUSandinBrazil. Eric…um…you’refromtheStates,tellmewhatarethetypicalworking hoursintheStates?Eric:Er…traditionallypeoplegotoworkat9o’clockinthemorningandthey finishatabout5,sosortofa9to5.Presenter:And,andPennyI…Iknowyou’reEnglishbutyouworkinBrazil,what arethehoursinBrazil?Penny:Umvariesslightly,sometimesyoucanstartumonanearliershift,say,8 o’clockinthemorningto5umor9until6.ButinBraziloftenpeople willworklongerhoursthanthis.Presenter:Right,right,OK.Andwhatkindofclothesdoyouwear?Imeandoyou, doyoudressupformallyorinarelaxedway?Eric: Itusedtobethatyouwouldwearajacketandatietoworkfor…formen buternowadaysanopenshirtisOK.Youdon’tnecessarilyhavetowear atieandsometimesonaFridayyoucanwearapairofjeanstowork.Presenter:Ohright,thedressdownFriday?Eric:ThedressdownFriday,that’sright.Presenter:Doesthatstillhappen?Eric:Yes,yessureitdoes.Presenter:AndhowaboutinBrazil?Penny: Umit’sfairlycasual,quiteinformal,umImeanyouneedtolookneat andtidyobviously,butyou,youhaveyourownchoicereallyonwhat youwouldwear,therearenorulesandregulations.It’simportanttolook smartbutbecomfortable.Presenter: Right,yeahanddoyouhavemealbreaksoristhat…youjustfitin mealswhenyoucanor…?Eric: Lunch,lunchisusuallyanhour,sometimesalittleshorterifyouhaveto doalotofworkfromyourdesk.Presenter: Yeah.HowaboutBrazil?Penny:That’sthesame,aboutanhour.Presenter: And,andwithovertime,Imean,ifyou…Imeanyou’reobviously contractedtodoacertainnumberofhours.Whathappensifyoudomore thanthehoursthatyou…that’sinyour…thatareinyourcontract?Eric: IhavetomakeafairlystrictrecordofmyhourssoifIgobeyond5 o’clockonmostdaysIputinforovertime.Presenter: Right.Eric: Andit’s…thefirsthoursisonehourofovertimeandthenthere’sI think15minuteperiodsafterthat.SoIcouldworkanhourandaquarter.Presenter: Andyou’dbepaidforthequarterhours?Eric:That’sright,bythequarterhour.Presenter: HowaboutinBrazil?Penny: It’s,it’salotlooserinBrazilactually.We,weoftenendupdoing overtimebutunfortunatelynotpaid.Presenter: Fine.That’shardluck.Andwhataboutholidays,whataboutinthe States?Youdon’thavemuchholidaysintheStates,doyou?Eric： No,whenyou,whenyoustartatacompanyyougettwoweeksholidayortwoweeksvacationaswesay…PresenterYeahEricUmthenit’susuallynotuntilyou’vebeenatthecompanyforaboutfiveyearsthattheygiveyouanotherweek.Soyougetthreeweeksafteryou’vebeenthereforfiveyears.PresenterAnd,and,andwhataboutinBrazil?PennyUmit’squitegoodactually—30days.PresenterSoundsverygenerous.PennyYeahIcan,Icanpopbackto…PresenterIsthat30workingdaysor30daysintotal?PennyThat’s30workingdays.PresenterWowthat’s….PennyYesyeahit’sagooddeal.PresebterWhataboutretirement？Iknowit’salongwayoff?Whendoyouretire?EricGenerallyspeakingit’sat65.PresenterAnd,andthesameforwomen?EricUm,Ithinkalittlesoonerthanthatforwomen.WomenIthink62or63.PresenterRight,good.And,andinBrazilisitsimilar?PennySimilartothestates.It’sumafter60forwomen,65formen,orumifyou’veclockedupabout30or35yearsofservicethenyoucanretireafterthat.PresenterRight.Andwhen…doyouhaveapayday?Whenispayday?EricUmwellwegetpaid,er,twiceamonth,sowegetpaidatthebeginningofthemonthandthenwegetpaidinthemiddleofthemonthatthe15thgiveortake.PresenterYeah,andwhataboutBrazil、PennyIthinkitalldependswhichcompanyyou’reworkingfor.FortheoneIamworkingforrightnowIgetpaidtwiceamonthbutwhenIbegan,withadifferentcompanythatwasonceamonthso,itvaries.PresenterAndarethereanycompanybenefitsthatyouhaveinthestates?Doyouhaveacompanycarorapension？EricYeanwegetacompanycar.We’reableto…weleaseacarineffectbutit’sacompanycarthatwegetfor18monthstotwoyearsandthenwe,er…wecanmoveontoanothermodelfromthat.Thereisafairlygoodpensionscheme,that’sstillworking,andhospitalizationaswell.PresenterOhthat’simportant.EricYeah,ahealthplanthroughworkisveryimportant.PresenterRight.AndwhataboutinBrazil?PennyYeanexcellentbenefitslikethat.WellImeanitdoesdependonthecompanyandthestatusofyou,ofyourjobbutumyoumightgetacar,unlivingaccommodation,umschoolforthechildren,umthey’llpayforyourlunch,travelpasses,umgasoline,healthinsurance,allsortsofbenefitsactuallyit’sverygood.PresenterSoundsverygood,withtheholidayandallthosebenefitsitsoundsagreatplacetowork..Unit2AgoodreadInsideviewConversation1JoeOk,whenyou’vefinishedchatting,let’sgetdowntowork.AndyOk,sure.JenetFinebyme.What’sontheagenda?JoeFirstuptodayisReadallaboutit!Now.Iassumeveryonehasreadallthebooksforthefeature？Hasanyonereadanyofbooks?AndyWell,Joe,thereareover20newbooks,comingoutnextmonth,so…JoeI’msorry,Ireallythinkthat’squiteunacceptable.It’syourjob!Whataboutyou,Janet?JanetI’msorrybutthisisthefirsttimeI’veworkedonReadallaboutit,andIdidn’tknowIwasmeanttoreadallthebooks.AndyHaveyoureadthem？JoeNo,butthat’swhyyou’remyassistant.You’remeanttoassistme.AndyIt’struethatweneedtoreadthebooks,Joe,butwehaven’t…JoeOk,hereyougo.You’realwaysmakingexcuse!AndyAndwhat’smore,wehaven’tevenchosenthebookyet.JoeOK,let’sgetonwithit.What’sonthelist?JanetIsupposewe’relookingforbookswithaLondonangle?AndyNotnecessarilyJanetIsitOKtolookfornon-fictiontoo?JoeAbsolutely.JanetOK,here’sanidea.There’sanewbiographyofCharlesDickenswhichI’mreadingAndySoundsgood-hisbooksarealwaysonTV.JanetYouseeI’mstudyingDickensatuniversity,andInoticeditinthebookshoplastweek.It’sreallyinteresting.JoeOK,tellusmore.JanetWell,it’sadescriptionoftheLondonlocationswherehesetmanyofhisbooks,likeOliverTwistandDavidCopperfield.AndySoundsrightupyourstreet!JoeWelldone,Janet.MaybeyoucanshowAndyhowtoplanthefeature.OK,that’siteveryone.Let’sgettoit!Conversation2JanetWhat’sthematterwithJoetoday?AndyNoidea.He’sabitlikethatsometimes.Hegetsannoyedwithme,butIdon’treallyknowwhy.JanetHewasn’tbeingatallfair.Howoftendoeshegetlikethis?AndyWell,Isupposeit’snotveryoften.Butsometimeshereallygetsonmynerves.JanetDon’tletitgettoyou.He’sprobablygottoomuchwork,andhe’sstressed.AndyWell,heshouldkeephisproblemsawayfromthestudio.Anyway,you’retheexpertonDickens,tellmesomethingabouthim.JanetWell,CharlesDickenswasoneofthemostpopularnovelistsin19thcenturyBritain.Manyofhisnovelsfirstappearedinmagazines,inshortepisodes.Eachonehadacliffhangerattheendthatmadepeoplewanttoreadthenextepisode.AndyAndwasheaLondoner?JanetHewasborninPortsmouthbuthisfamilymovedtoLondonwhenhewastenyearsold.AndyAndhesetmostofhisstoriesinLondon,didn’the?JanetThat’sright.Heknewthecityverywell.AndyWhereaboutsinLondonarehisstoriesset?JanetAroundtheLawCourtsinthecentreofLondon.Heworkedasacourtreporterandmanyofthereallifestoriesheheardincourtinspiredsomeofthemostfamouscharactersinhisnovels.AndyIthinksomeofhisstoriestakeplacesouthoftheriver?JanetThat’sright,especiallyaroundDocklands.Thethingwas…Dickenswasasocialcommentatorasmuchashewasanovelist-hisstoriesdescribethehardship,thepoverty,andcrimewhichmanyLondonersexperiencedinthe19thcentury.ItmakesmewanttoreadsomeDickensagain.MaybeI’lljustgoshoppingforacopyofGreatExpectations.AndyAnyway,youdidmeahugefavor.Thatwasarealbrainwavetosuggestthenewbiography.JanetCherrup,Andy.Itwasn’tyourfault.AndyNo,it’sOK.I’llgetoverit.Goon,offyougoandenjoyyourshopping!OutsideviewPart1Britishpeoplereadalot.Theyreadbooks,Newspapersandmagazines.Andofcoursetheyreadtextmessagesontheirmobilephones.Sixty-fivepercentofBritishpeoplelist“readingforpleasure”asamajorhobby.Aquarterofthepopulationreadsmorethan20bookseachyear.Sowheredothesebookscomefrom?Well,therearebookshopswhereyoucanbuybooks.Andtherearelotsofpubliclibrarieswhereyoucanborrowbooksforfree.Part2Inthislibraryyoucanborrowbooksbutyoucanalsobuyacupofcoffee,lookatanartexhibition,sitinaquietstudyareaorconnecttotheInternet.YoucanalsonowborrowCDs,videosorDVDsoffilmsandtelevisionprogrammes.Somelibrariesevenletyouborrowcomputergames.Thereareoftenreferenceroomswhereyoucangotolooksomethinguporgotostudy.Manylibrarieshavealsogotspecialroomswithbooksandphotographsaboutthehistoryofthearea.Librariesareveryimportantinschoolsanduniversitiesbothforreadingforpleasure.

Part3TheBritishLibraryisoneoftheworld’sgreatestLibraries.TheQueenopenedit’snewbuildingin1998.ItreceivesacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritainandaddsthreemillionnewitemseveryyear.It’sgotbooksofcourse,butalsosoundrecordings,music,maps,newspapersandmagazines.Peoplepredictedthatradio,thentelevision,thentheinternetwouldkillreading,butitisstillaverypopularactivity.

ListeninginPassage1MikeSohowlonghasyourbookgroupbeenrunning?ChrisWell,letmesee,it’sover20yearsnow.Ithinkit’sactuallyoneoftheoldestbookgroupsaround,becauseitwasonlyabout20yearsagothattheystartedtobecomefashionableintheUK.MikeAndhowoftendoyouhavemeetings?ChrisWemeetaboutonceeveryfourorfiveweeks,althoughwetrytoavoidmeetingsinthesummerholidays,andduringtherun-uptoChristmaswhenweallstarttogetbusywithotherthings.MikeAndhowmanymembersdoyouhave?ChrisWe’reteninall.althoughit’srarethateveryonecanattend.MikeAndwhathappensduringthemeeting?ChrisWell,weusuallymeetatoneofourhomes,andwestartfairlylate,around8.30,andthehostpreparesdinner,andsometimeduringthemeal,someoneasks“Sowhatdidyouthinkofthebook?”andthat’swhenthediscussionstarts.MikeItsoundsquiteinformal.ChrisItis,yes,andsometimesifwehaven’tenjoyedthebook,themealbecomesmoreimportantthanthediscussion.Butit’sfairlyrarethatnoonelikesthebook,anditgetsquiteinterestingwhenopinionsaboutitaredividedMkieandwhatsortofbooksdoyouread?ChrisOh,allkinds,actually,notjustnovels,althoughImustadmitthatbeingamemberoftheclubmakesmereadmoremodernfictionthanImightdootherwise.Butwealsoreadtheclassics,youknowthenovelsweallreadorshouldhaveread30yearsago,andit’squitegoodfuntorevisitthem,toseeifourviewsofthebookshavechanged.Were-readThomasHardyrecently,andwhereasIusedtoloveitwhenIwasastudent,thistimeIthoughtitwasexasperatinglydull.Andwereadnon-fiction,quitealotofhistoryandtravelwriting.Acoupleofthememberslikepoetry,whichIdon’t,butyouknow,we’retolerantofeachother’schoice,anditgivesusachancetotrythingswewouldn’tusuallyreadMikeAndhowdoyouchoosethebooks?ChrisWell,attheendoftheeveningthepersonwhohoststhedinner-basically,thecook-Hastherighttochoosethenextbook.MikeAndthatworksOK?ChrisYes,althoughthere’squitealotofstressonchoosingsomethingthatwillearneveryoneelse’srespect.Andwe’vegotonememberwholikessciencefiction,sowetrynottogotohisplacetoooften!

Passage2Well,thankyouforyourkindwelcome,andforgivingmetheopportunitytogivethisbrieftourofLiteraryEngland.Ican’tclaimit’sanauthoritativetour,asI’mnotaprofessionalliteraryspecialist.However,Ihavetwoamateurpassions:oneistravelandtheotherisreading,andEnglishliteratureinparticular.AndthislectureisadescriptionofdifferentvisitsIhavemadetoplacesinBritainandIreland,chosenspecificallyfortheircloselinkswithwell-knownwritersofwhatwecalltheclassicsofEnglishliterature.Justtogiveyouanoverviewofthelecture,I’mgoingtostartinmyhometownofLondon,whichisalsothehomeofmanywell-knownwriters.ButIthinkthatthepicturewehaveinourmindofLondonhasbeenlargelyfashionedbytheworkofCharlesDickensandShakespeare.DickensianLondonillustratedmostclearlybyhisbookOliverTwist,andShakespeare’sLondonbringstomindtheplayswrittenandperformedhere,suchasRomeoandJuliet.We’llalsohavealookatthememorialofgreatBritishwriters,Poets’CornerinWestminsterAbbey.ThenoffwegotoOxford,anothercityrichinitsliteraryhistory.I’mgoingtofocusonthegreatestofOxford’sliteraryalumni,JRRTolkien,theprofessorofEnglishwhowroteLordoftheRings,whichisnowfamousthroughouttheworldbecauseoftherecentseriesoffilms.ThenweturnsouthtowardsthegentlecountrysideofHampshire,homeofJaneAusten,wherehervariousnovels,includingPrideandPrejudiceareset.ShealsospentaperiodofherlifeinthemagnificentGeorgiancityBath.ThenweturnnorthtothehillsofWestYorkshirewherewefindBrontecountry,socalledbecauseitwasthehomeofthethreesisters,Charlotte,EmilyandAnneBronte.PerhapsthetwobestknownnovelsareCharlotteBronte’sJaneEyre,andEmilyBronte’sWutheringHeights,alsomadeintosuccessfulfilms.Thenuptothenorthwest,tothestunninglandofmountainsandLakelandpoets.PerhapsitsmostfamoussonisWilliamWordsworth,whosepoem“Iwanderedlonelyasacloud”hasbeenlearntbygenerationsofschoolchildrennotjustinBritain,butaroundtheEnglish-speakingworld.Sothat’sthebasicrouteLiteraryEngland,althoughI’llbetakingseveraldaystovisitotherfamouswriterswhoseworkcontributestotheglorywhichisEnglishliterature.Let’sstart…Unit3FashionstatementsInsideviewConversation1Tanya Hey!Thatlooksgoodonyou!Youshouldtryiton!Janet Nothanks.I’mjustlooking.Tanya Goon,try