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...wd......wd......wd...Unit1LifeisalearningcurveListeningtotheworldSharingScriptsH=Hina;W1=1,etc.;=Man1,etc.Part1H:Ihaveafull-timejobbutIlikelearningnewthingssparetime.Atthemoment,I’mstudyingSpanish.I’menjoyingbutI’mfindingitquitedifficult.we’reaskingpeopleaboutlearningnewthings.Part2W1:I’mlearningspeakanotherlanguage,actually.I’mlearningFrench.I’malsolearning,er,todrive.W2:I’mlearningplaygolfthemoment.husbandandsonplaygolf,andwhenwegoonholiday,IfeelthatIwanttobeabletoplaywithW3:I’mlearningspeakSpanish.W4:IamlearningArabic.M1:Well,I’vebeenlearningtotheguitarforabout50yearsnow.Andit’saconstantprocess,sostilllearningbits,yes.W5:I’mlearningyogaatthemoment,andI’mfindingquitehard.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:Iamlearninghowdesignawebsiteatthemoment.W9:I’minachoirsosinging,Iguess,isprettymuchtheonlythingI’mdoingatthemoment.M5:themoment,I’mtakinganewinstrument.atraditionalinstrumentfromZimbabwe,andcalledthembira.letshowyou.Part3H:What’sthemostdifficultthingyou’veeverlearned?M5:Patience,Ithink.W4:Arabic.M2:Courage.W3:Learningalanguageisparticularlydifficultformyself(me),soprobablylearningtheSpanish.W6:ThedifficultthingIhaveeverlearnedisMandarinChinese.IdideveningclassesafewyearsagoandIfounditreally,reallydifficult.W5:Probablycapoeira,whichisaBraziliandance,martialart,fightthing.It’sacombinationofallofthesethings.Andyes,thatwasverydifficultbecausetherewerelotsofunusualbodymovementstolearn.W1:Learningdrivewasthemostdifficultthing.M3:Well,IlearnedSanskrit,andthat’sgotninecases,twomorethanLatin.It’squitedifficultbymoststandards.M4:IthinkIfoundFrenchveryhardschool.W2:Ilearnedplaythetrumpetatschool.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’mtoofrightenedspeak.Mygrammarisnotverygood,soI’mworriedaboutsayingthewrongthing.〞HavegotanyadviceforAndy?S:OK.Well,thefirstthingisIthinkAndyshouldpracticespeakingtohimself.P:Speakinghimself?I’mnotsurethat’sagoodidea.Iknowsoundssilly,buttalkingyourselfaforeignlanguageisareallygoodwaytopractice.Youdon’thavetofeelembarrassed,becausenobodycanhearyou.Youcantalkyourselfaboutanythinglike–whatyouhadforbreakfast,whereyou’regoingfortheweekend–anything.Andtheyoudoit,themoreyouwillgetusedtohearingyourownvoiceandyourpronunciation,soyouwon’tfeelfrightenedtheclassroom.Andyshouldtryit.P:Isupposeso.Anythingelse?Whatabouthisgrammar?S:HehasonlyjuststartedlearningEnglish,soheisgoingtolotsofmistakes,butthat’snotaproblem.That’showhe’lllearn.Andyshouldn’tworryaboutmakingmistakes.P:You’reright.SoAndy,trytalkingyourself,anddon’tworryaboutmakingmistakes.OurnextproblemcomesfromOliviainBrazil.Sheisworriedaboutpronunciation.Shesays,“TheproblemisIcan’tunderstandnativespeakers.TheyspeaksofastandIcan’tunderstandtheirpronunciation.〞SoSally,ideasforOlivia?S:Well,firstofallit’sagoodideaforhertopracticelisteningskills.SheshouldlistenEnglishasmuchaspossibletogetusedtohowitsounds.Listenthenews,listentopodcasts,(and)watchEnglishtelevision.P:OK–that’sagoodidea.S:Andanotherthingsheshoulddoisfocuslisteningandreadingatthetime.IfyoulistentosomethingtheInternet,canoftenreadthetranscript.Ifyoulistenandreadatthetime,it’llhelpseewhatwordssoundlikeandhowthewordssoundwhenanativespeakeristalking.P:Great.Thankyou,huh,I’mafraidallwehaveforbutnextweekwe’llbe…ScriptsN=Narrator;I=IanDeary;W1=etc.;=Man1,etc.N:RecentresearchintothehistoryofIQtestsinScotlandsuggestsyourIQscoremightpredict,toextentleast,yourhealthandevenyourlifeexpectancy.W1:Youhaveminutestodothetest,M1:OK.N:BillandDavinaare79yearsold.Thisisthesecondthey’vedonethistest.Thefirstwasin1932,whenevery11-year-oldScotlandwasputthroughintelligencetest.It’stheonlythiskindofmasstestinghaseverbeendonetheUK.TheresultswererediscoveredrecentlyinanEdinburghbasement.Ifyouwanttoknowhowourintelligencechangesaswegetolder,theseresultsareapotentialgoldmine.I:Webroughthundredsofpeoplebackandwegotthemtosittheexacttestthattheyhadsatwhentheywereaged11.Now,thesepeoplearenowor80yearsold.Wegavethesameinstructions.gavethetest.Andwegavethetimelimit.M2:ItwasalittlestickierthanIthoughtitwouldbe.M3:Iwalkedthroughitquitehappily,quitehonestly.W2:IfeltIhavebeenverybrightat11ifIsatthatexamandpassed.N:Thereweresomeintriguingresults.Almosteveryonehadabetterscoreat80thantheydidat11.Buthadgonefrombeingjustaveragelyintelligenttoamuchhigherlevel.I:Now,that’swhatreallydrivesourresearch.We’reinterestedin:Whyhavethosepeoplewho’vegone(peoplegone)fromIQ100,atage11,upto110or120?Whathavetheydoneright?WhatcanbetherecipeforsuccessfulWe’refindingthatthepersonwitheducation,eventhoughtheyhadtheIQinchildhood,isdoingslightlybetteroldage,onaverage.Thepersonwhohadamoreprofessionaljob,oldage,isdoingslightlybetteronaveragethanthepersonwhohadamanualjob,despitethefactthattheystartedthesamelevel.Thepeoplewhosmokedhavegotslightlylessgoodmentalabilitythanyouwouldexpect.N:evenmoreremarkableisthatthekidswhohadhigherIQscoresattheveryonesstillaliveseemshighIQinchildhoodgoodforsurvival.SpeakingforcommunicationRole-playScriptsA:Ah,OK,soweneedtothinkofthebestideasfortakingtests.B:Yep.A:Er,well,howaboutthisIt’sagoodideastudywithfriendsatthetimeeachday.B:inopinion,thisareallygoodidea.Youcanitaregularpartofyourdailylife.A:Youmeanlikehavingbreakfastatthetime,lunchthesametime,studyingatthetime.B:Yes.AndalsoIthinkithelpswhenyoustudywithfriends.A:Yeah,I,Ithinkit’smotivating.B:Andyoucanactuallytalksomeone,notjustlookatbooks.IfindthatifI’monlyreadingnotesit’seasytoloseconcentration.Istartthinkingaboutotherthings.Butwhenaretalkingtosomeone,itreallyhelpsyouconcentrate.So,yes,Iagreewiththisone.A:OK.AnotherideaisnoteattoomuchbeforetheB:Oh,really?A:whenIeatalot,Igetsleepy.B:Oh,Isee.Ithinkitdepends.Becauseifyoudon’teatenough,youstarttofeelhungrythemiddleoftheexam.A:that’strue.B:Andthenyoucan’tconcentrate.A:Yeah,that’strue.B:So,I’mnotsureaboutthisadvice,forAsIsaid,Ithinkdepends.IalwaystrytoeatagoodbeforeI’msonervousthatInevergetsleepy.A:OK.Whatotherideasdoyouhave?B:Well,there’sonethingIalwaysdobeforeA:What’sthat?B:Itobedearlythenightbefore.A:Right.B:IalwaystrytosleepforeighthoursnightbeforetheFurtherpracticeinlisteningShortconversationsScriptsConversation1W:Itisthethirdpaperhasbeenrejectedbyjournalsbecauseoflanguageproblems.M:Youknow,thereisawritingcenteroncampus.IhadnevergotagradebetterthanCforanyoftermpapersbeforetheyhelpedout.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?Conversation2M:YousaidyouwouldchooseSpanishasyoursecondforeignlanguage.WhydidyoufinallychooseFrenchinstead?W:MygrandfatherspeaksfluentFrenchandhesaysthatFrenchisalanguagethatanytrulyculturedpersonknow.Q:WhydoesthechooselearnFrench?Conversation3W:Youseemtohavenoproblemunderstandingnativespeakersnow.HowaboutBrown’sspeechlastnight?M:Excellent.Butitwasstillfastfortofollow,especiallywhenDr.Browntalkedaboutthoseabstracttheories.Q:Whatdidthedolastnight?Conversation4M:IttothatMelissaisabadmoodtoday.What’swrongwithher?W:Melissaforgotbringheridentificationcardyesterdayandshewasnotallowedtoenterthecontest.Youknowshehadpreparedforcontestformonths.Q:WhatmadeMelissaunhappy?Conversation5W:Ithinkatschooliswastedbecauseitisjuststudyingbooksanddoingtests.M:Butyoualsolearnnewideasandnewwaysofthinking.Andimportantlyyoupeopleanddevelopyourunderstandingofpeopleschool.Q:Whatdoesthethinkoftheopinion?LongconversationScriptsM:Miranda,let’sspeakaboutyourperformanceclass.You’renotparticipating;you’recarelesswithyourassignmentsandoftenhandtheminlate.Youdon’twanttobehere,doyou?W:I’msorryDr.Smith.It’sjust…I’vegotlotsofthingsdo.I’mstudyingWebdesignandI’mafirst-classplayeronourgolfIt’shardtoseewhyIneedtotakeaSpanishlanguageclass!M:Well,I’msorryyoufeelthatway,butlearninganotherlanguagecanimproveyourperformanceallofyourefforts.Anditcanbeveryusefulsometimes,forinstance,whenvisityourfatherinMexico.W:Gosh!Whatdoyoumean,professor?JustbecausefatherdoesbusinessinMexicoI’msupposedlearnSpanish–ontopofeverythingelseIhavetolearn?It’sjusttoomuch!AndifIdon’tspendenoughthegolfcourse,Iwon’tremainafirst-classplayeronthegolfteam.Istilldon’tseeIshouldlearnalanguagethat’ssohardThereareverbtensesthegolfcourseorinWebdesign!M:ListenMiranda,I’veknownyourfathersincewewerestudentsatuniversity20yearsago–andhaveknownyousinceyouwerealittlegirl.Ofcourse,therenoverbtensesingolforWebdesign.ButIamgivingyougoodadvice.Pleaselisten.W:Yes,ofcourse,you’relikefavoriteuncle.M:Yourbrainisn’tlikeacupthathaswaterflowingoveritsedgewhenitisfull.Instead,it’slikeamuscle.LearningSpanishexercisesyourbrainnewways,makingitstronger.Itwillstrengthenyourcriticalthinkingskillsandcreativity.Really?!ThenIguessIcangiveaPassage1ScriptsIbeganlearningSpanishwhenIwasinhighschool,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’sSpanishlearningexperienceinhighschool?Q2:WhatmadethespeakerfeelfrustratedwhileleaningSpanishinhighschool?Q3:WhatdidthespeakersayaboutherstudyofSpanishliteratureincollege?Q4:WhichexperiencebenefitedthespeakermostintermsofheruseofSpanish?Passage2ScriptsandanswersHaveyoueverheardofhomeschooling?Itisalegalchoiceforparentsinmostcountriestoprovidetheirchildrenwithalearningenvironmentasan1)alternativetopublicorprivateschoolsoutsidethehome.Parentscite2)numerousreasonsforhomeschoolingtheirchildren.ThethreereasonsthatareselectedbythemajorityofparentsintheUnitedStatesaretheconcernaboutthe3)traditionalschoolenvironment,thelackofreligiousor
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