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problemsfacingforeignstudents

TodayI'dliketotalkaboutsomeoftheproblemsthatstudentsfacewhentheyfollowacourceofstudythroughthemediumofEnglish--ifEnglishisnottheirmothertongue.Theproblemscanbedividedintothreebroadcategories:psychological,culturalandlinguistic.ThefirsttwocategoriesmainlyaffectthosewhocometostudyinBritainfromAsiaandAfrica.I'llcometocommentonlybriefyonthesetwocategoriesandthenspendmostofthetimelookingatlinguisticdifficultieswhichapplytoeveryone.someofthecommonpsychologicalproblemsreallyinvolvefearofunknown:forexample,whetherone'sacademicstudieswillbetoodifficult.Lookingattheculturalproblems,wecanseethatsomeofthemareverypracticalnature,forexample,arrangingsatisfactoryaccommodation.Othersarelesseasytodefine.Thelargestcategoryseemstobelinguistic.let'slookatthisinsomedetails.Moststudents,intheirowncountries,willhavelittleopportunitytopractiseusingEnglish.WhenforeignlearnersfirsthavetheopportunitytospeaktoanEnglish-speakingpersonthenmayhaveashock"theyoftenhavegreatdifficultyinunderstanding!I'lljustmentionthreeofthepossiblereasonsforthis.

First,itseemstostudentsthatEnglishpeoplespeakveryquickly.Second,theyspeakwithavarietyofaccents.Third,differentstylesofspeechareused.Forallofthesereasonsstudentswillhavedifficulty,mainlybecausetheylackeverydaypracticeinlisteningtoEnglishpeoplespeakingEnglish.

Whatcanastudentdothentoovercomethesedifficulties?Obviously,attendEnglishclassand,ifalanguagelaboratoryisavailable,useitasmuchaspossible.HeshouldalsolistentoprogramsinEnglishontheradioandTV.Perhapsmostimportantofall,heshouldtakeeveryopportunitytomeetandspeakwithnativeEnglish-speakingpeople.Inaddition,thestudentprobablyhasdifficultyinspeakingEnglishfluently.Theadviceherewillseemdifficulttofollowbutit'snecessary.Firstly,hemustsimplifywhathewantstosaysothathecanexpresshimselfreasonablyclearly.Secondly,hemusttrytothinkinEnglish,nottranslatefromhismothertongue.ThiswillbegintotakeplaceonlywhenhisuseofEnglishbecomesautomatic.UsingalanguagelaboratoryandlisteningtoEnglishasmushaspossiblewillhelp.I:question:1.whatdoesthelecturemainlydisscuss?[d]2.whatkindofstudentsisthespeakerreferringto?[b]3.whydostudentshavedifficultiesinunderstandingEnglishspeech?[a]4.how,accordingtothespeaker,canforeignstudentslearntospeakEnglishfluently?[b]5.whichofthefollowongstatementscanbeinferesfromthepassage?[c]PartC

Attheageof64andhavingonlya1937diplomafromanapprenticetrainingschool,IdecidedtoenrollinannewweekendcollegeprogramatFindleyCollegeinOhio-nowtheUniversityof

My'excuse'forgoingtocollegeatthatagewastofindwhatididrightinbusinessfor33years.Thesecondreasonwastoprovetomyselfthatiwasan'A'student-whichiaccomplishedbymakingthedean'slistthesecondsemester.Becausethedeanofthecollegeknewthatiexpectedtobetreatedlikeanyotherstudent.webothlaughedabouttheprofessorwhorushedintothedean'sofficeandexplained,'ihaveatrusteeofthecollegeinmyclass!whatdoido?'whenthedeantoldmeaboutit,myresponsewas,'ihopeyoutoldhimtofailmeifididn'tdothework.'thedeanreplied,'thatisexactlywhatitoldhim.'thedean'slist:学院院长公布的优秀学生名单trustee:董事question:1.whendidthespeakerreceivehisdiplomas?[a]2.thespeakerreceivedtwoB.A.degreesafterafive-yearstudyatacollege.whatsubjectsarethesedegreesin?[d]3.whatwasoneofthereasonswhythespeakerwenttocollege?[c]4.whydidtheprofessorfeelsonervouswhenhefoundthespeakersittinginhisclassasoneofhisstudents?[b]5.whatisthemainlessontobedrawnfromthepassage?[b]Lesson2PARTAAmericanMarriageCustoms

PeopleintheU.S.,whentheyattainlegalageandmeetcertainmedicalrequirements,arefreetochoosetheirownmates.Onceacouplehasdecidedtogetmarried,themancustomarilygivesthegirladiamondring.Theuseofringcomesfromtheancientcustomofusingaringtosettleanimportantagreement.Whentheweddingdayisdecidedupon,thegirlsendsoutweddingannouncementsorfriendsandrelatives.Thethensendweddinggiftstothegirl’shome.Ontheweddingdayitissupposedtobebadluckforthebrideandgroomtoseeeachotherbeforethewedding.Anotheroldcustomthatpeoplebelievewillbringgoodlucktothemarriageisforthebridetowear’somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,andsomethingblue’.Beforetheweddingdaythegroomalwayschoosesa‘bestman’,agoodfriendtohelphimandstandbesidehimduringtheweddingceremony.thecustomofhavinga’bestman’isthoughttohavecomefromancenttimeswhenastrongfriendhelpedthegroomescapefromthebride’sfather.Whenacouplemarries,thegroomgiveshisbrideaweddingring.Manymarriagesaredoubleringceremoniesthatis,thebrideandthegroomexchangerings.Theweddingringiscustomarilyasimpleplaingoldband.Theroundnessoftheringsymbolizeseternityandannouncesthatthecoupleisunitedforlife.Theweddingringiswornonthethirdfingerofthelefthand.Peoplebelievethataveinfromthethirdfingerrunsdirectlytotheheart.Neartheendoftherecepition,whichisofferedbythebride’stheparents,thebridethrowsherbouquetflowerstotheunwedbridemaids.Thelucklygirlwhocatchesitissupposedtobethenextinthegrouptothemarried.Asthebrideandthegroomleavefortheirhoneymoon,theguestsallthrowconfettionthem.Thisidasymbolofjoyandhappiness.I答案1-5cbaccII答案“FFFFTPARTCInmanyhomes,divorceiscausedbythe‘battlebetweenthesexes’.tounderstandtheproblem,onemustrememberthemordernAmericanwomanisfreed.Duringchildhoodandadolescence,theAmericangirlisgivenfreedomandeducationwhichisequaltoaboy’s.aftercompletingschool,sheisabletogetajobandsupportherself.Shedoesn’thavetomarryforfinanicalsecurity.Sheconsidersherselfanindependent,self-sufficientperson.Shewantsahusbandwhomshecanrespect,butshedoesn’twanttobedominatedbyhim.Shewantademocratichouseholdinwhichshehasavoiceinmakingdecisions.Whenahusbandandwifeareabletosharedecisionmaking,theirmarriageisprobablycloser,stronger,andmoresatisfying.Otherwise,thecoupleislikelytowindupinthedivorcecourt.Whenacouplegetsdivorced,thecourtusuallyrequiresthemantopayhisformerwifeamonthlysumofmoney.Ifthecouplehaschildren,theyusuallyremainwiththemother,andthefatherisexpectedtopayfortheirsupport.Althoughdivorcedisquitecommonintheunitedstates,80percentofthosewhogetdivorcedremarry.Theremarriagesallowthousandsofpeople,especiallychildren,toenjoyfamilylifeagain,butatthesametimemanytroubleshavearisen.Awell-knownAmericanjoketellsofawifecallingtohersecondhusand,‘Quick,John!Comehereandhelpme!Yourchildrenandmychildrenarebeatingupourchildren!’答案：1-5dbcbdLesson3PARTATelephonemessageforMrDrawson9:00Amanda

MrDawson'soffice.Jenny

oh,it'sJenny.canyougiveMrDawsonamessage?Iwon'tbeintillFriday.I'vegottheflu.Isawthedoctorthismorning.Amanda

OK,jenny.I'llpassthemassageon.Ihopeyou'llfeelbettersoon,9:40Amanda

MrDawson'soffice.canihelpyou?MrWatkins

mayispeaktoMrDawson's,please?Amanda

I'mafaidhe'sawayinbusiness.he'llbebacktomorrow.canitakeamessage?MrWatkins

Please.it'sTomDatkinshere.look.ican'tmakethemeetingonTuesdayafternoon.somethingimportant'scomeup.i'llringPeteronWednessday.11:30Amandahello,godfrey.whatcanidoforyou?Godfrey

MrDawsonisn'there,ishe?

Amanda

No,nottilltomorrow.Godfrey

Ah...it'sjustthatiwantfridayoff.yousee.mygrandmotherdiedyesterday.i'llhavetogotothefuneral.Amanda

Oh,iamsorry.howoldwasshe?Godfrey

92.12:15Amanda

MrDawson'soffice.Salesman

canyouputmetothroughtoMrDawson?Amanda

I'mafraidheisn'theretoday.wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?Salesman

Oh,right,wadley'sgaragehere.it'sabouthisnewcar.itisn'treadyyet.there'sastrikeathefactorytoday.2:10Amanda

Goodafternoon.MrDawson'soffice.MissDobson

Goodafternoon.thisisJulietDobsonfromwesternVideoSyetems.MrDawson'satthetradefairinLyon,isn'the?Amanda

yes.that'sright.heshouldbeheretomorrow.MissDobson

well,camyougivehimthismessagefirstthinginthemorning?I'mafraidwemustcancelourlastorder.thecustomershavechangedtheirmindsagain!3:20Amanda

Goodafternoon.MrDawson'soffice.MrGonzalez

hello,thisisMiguelGonzalezspeaking.isPeterthere?Amanda

No,i'mafraidhe'sawayonbusinesstoday.canipassonamessage.SenorGonzalez?MrGonzalez

yes,imaybeinLondonfrom21stto25st.iwanttoseePeterthen,ifpossible.it'sabouttheagencyinMexico.4:35Amanda

MrDawson'soffice.MrsEllis

Myname'sSamanthaEllis.canyougetMrDawsontophonemeassoonashegetsbackfromLyon?itreallyisveryurgent.4:55Amanda

MrDawson'soffice.MrBerry

Ah,MissHayward.thisisCharlesBerry.Amanda

Oh,goodafternoon,sir.MrBerry

I'vegotanimportantmessageforMrDawson.giveittohimtheminutehecomesin.justsay,'Don'tsupplyMasonandCompanyuntilfurthernotice'.I'llexplainlater.(It'sTuesdaymorning.PeterDawsonhasreturnedtotheofficeafterhisbusinesstriptoLyon.)Peter

Goodmorning,Amanda.couldyoucomeinforaminute,please?Amanda

Goodmorning,MrDawson.didyouhaveagoodtrip?Peter

Yes,thankyou.werethereanymessagesformeyesterday?Amanda

yes,quiteafew.shallijustrunthroughthem?Peter

please.Amanda

Jennyphoned.shesaidshewouldbeintillFriday.Peter

Oh,why'sthat?Amanda

shesaidshehadtheflu.she'dseenthedoctor.Peter

Right,goon.Amanda

ThenMrWatkinscalled,hesaidhecouldn'tmakethemeetingthisafternoonbutwouldringyouonWednesday.Peter

OK.Amanda

Godfreycameinlookingforyou.hesaidhewantedFridayoff.Peter

Didhe?Amanda

yes,hetoldmehisgrandmotherhaddiedandhe'dhavetogotothefuneral.Peter

Oh,dear.I'dbetterseehimlater.Amanda

AndWadley'sGaragecalled.theysaidyounewcarwasn'tready.Peter

Oh,no...whyonearthnot?Amanda

theysaidtherewasastrikeatthefactoryyesterday.Peter

Again!Amanda

AfterlunchMissDobsonphoned.shesaidthatWesternVideoSystemshadtocanceltheirlastorderbecausetheircustomershadchangedtheirminds.Peter

Pity!Amanda

MrGonzalezcalledfromMexicotosayhemightbeinLondonfrom21stto25th.hesaidhewantedtoseeyouthen.PeterOh,good.Ihopehecanmakeit.Amanda

thenaladyphoned,Samantha,Ellis.sheaskedyoutophoneherassoonaspossible.shesaiditwasurgent.Peter

Ah,Samantha.iwonderwhatshewants.Amanda

Ohandjustbeforefive.MrBerryphoned.hetoldusnottosupplyMason&Co.untilfurthernotice.hesaiditwasimportantandthathewouldexplainlater.Peter

Anythingelse?Amanda

No,that'sit.Coffee?Peter

Please,,thatwouldbenice.答案1-5cbccdPARTCTheUnitedStatesisatelephoneland.Almosteveryoneusesthetelephonetomakeorbreaksocialengagements,tosaytheir'thankyou's',todotheirshoppingandordering(evenfromfoodanddrugstores),andtoobtainallkindsofinformation.telephonesaresaveyoufeetandendlessamountsoftimenottomentionmultiplebusorsubwayfares!DheU.Stheyaresowidespreadthatyouwillfindtheminbusesandairterminals,rainroadstations,stores,hotels,thelobbiesofmanyofficebuildings,restaurantsandinsmallboothsalongstreetsandhighways.Itissimpleandquicktohaveaprivatephoneinstalled.youjustcallthetelephonecompanyandtheywillcometoinstallitonaspecialdaybyappointment,whenitisconvenientforyou.youfilloutaformandpayadepositofsome40dollarsforthephoneand,ifyouareformallyemployed,youmayevenbefreedfromthisfee.答案：1-5dbbac大学英语精读5听力原文LESSON42009-03-1721:48PARTA

DrColeman'sSabbaticalLeave

IntheUnitedStatesauniversityprofessorisgrantedafewmonthsoffreedomfromhisdutiesapproximatelyeveryseventhyearfortraveloradvancedstudy.thisperiodoffreedomfromteachingiscalleda'sabbaticalleave'.

Fewsabbaticalleavesareinterestingenoughtobedescribedinnationalnewspapersandmagazines.recently,however,therewasanexception.thepubliclearnedhowDrJohnR.Coleman,presidentofHaverford

Attheageof51DrColemanwasdeterminedtoescapefromuniversitylifeforafewmonthsandtogetavarietyofexperiencesintheworldofwork.heespeciallywantedtolearnaboutpeople.peoplewhodohardphysicallaborwereparticularlyinterestingtohim.

Tellingnooneofhisplans.DrColemanstartedhissabbaticalleaveonafarminCanada,hundredsofmilesfromhiscollege.Gettingupat4:30eachmorning,workingthirteenhoursadayinfieldsandbarns,hepreparedhimselfphysicallyforhisnextjob,diggingditches,inAtlanta,Georgia,afterthat,thecollegepresidentwasheddishesinabostonrestaurant,duringthelasttendaysofhisleave,heworkedasagarbagecollector.

Thisunusualsabbaticalleavewasconductedingreatsecrecy.Colemantelephonedhisfamilyonceaweek,'justtoletsomeknowwhereiwasandthatiwashealthy.'noneofhisstudentsorco-workersatHaverford

therewasonlyoneemployerwhosensedsomethingunusual.'atarestaurantinboston,ihadbeenonthejobexactlyonehour--iwaswashingdishes--whenthebosscameoverandsaid,'I'mafraidyouwon'tdo.'andhandedmetwodollars.immediatelyiaskedhimwhy,buthejustsaid,'it'snotyourwork.sorry.'

thatwasthefristtimeinmorethanthirtyyearsasajobholderthatColemanhadheardsuchwords.ithelpedhimunderstandhowamanofhisagemightfeelwhenhesuddenlyrealizeedhehadlosthisjob.

aftertwomonthsofworkingwithhishands,Colemanreturnedfromhisunusualsabbaticalleave,convincedthattheexperiencehadbeenworthwhile.hehadsomegoodthingstosayaboutpeoplewhodohardphysicalwork.'alotofmyco-workerswouldcomplainwhenthewastooheavy,'hesaid,'butthey'dcomplainalotmorewhentherewasnothingtodo.'

hefoundthatprideandsatisfactioncamechieflyintheformofpraisefromco-workers.eventhoughpaywasimportant,whatbroughtthegreatestsatisfactionwasknowinthatsomeonehadnoticedhowajobwasbeingdone.

attheendofthesabbaticalleaveDr

Colemanfeltthathistimehadbeenwellspent.henowbelievesthateveryyoungpersonshouldberequiredtospendatleasthalfayearintheworldofworkbeforestartinguniversitystudies.1.whatdoprofessorsusuallydoduringtheirsabbaticalleave?[c]2.whichofthefollowingjobshadn'tDrColemantakenduringhissabbaticalleave?[a]3.howdidhefeelwhentherestaurantownergavehimtwodollars?[d]4.whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutDrColeman?[b]5.whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?[c]PARTC

IarrivedintheUnitedStatesonFebruary6,1991,butiremembermyfirstdayhereveryclearly.myfriendTomwaswaitingformewhenmyplanelandedatKennedy

shortlyafterTomleft.iwenttoarestaurantnearthehoteltogetsomethingtoeat.becauseicouldn'tspeakawordofEnglish.Icouldn'ttellthewaiterwhatiwanted.iwasveryupsetandstartedtomakesomegestures.butthewaiterfailedtounderstandme.iwasreallyatalosswhattodo.finally,iorderedthesamethingthemanatthenexttablewaseating.afterdinner,istartedtowalkalongBroadwayuntilicametoTimesSquarewithitsmovietheaters.neonlights,andhugecrowdsofpeople.ididn'tfeeltiredsoicontinuedtowalkaroundthecity.iwantedtoseeeverythingonmyfirstday.iknewitwasimpossible.butiwantedtotry.

whenireturnedtothehotel.iwasexhausted,buticouldn'tsleepbecauseikepthearingthenoiseandpolicesirensduringthenight,ilayawakeandthoughtaboutNewYork.itwasreallyaverybigandfascinatingcitywithsomanytallbuildingsandbigcars,andfullofnoiseandbusypeople.ialsodecidedrightthenthatiwouldlearntospeakEnglish.1.whendidthespeakerarriveinNewYork?[d]2.whatimpressedthespeakermostonherwaytothehotel?[d]3.whatdidthespeakerdoimmediatelyafterherfriendleft?[b]4.whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker?[c]5.whatcanweinferfromthepassage?[a]

Lesson5PARTA

SleepingHabitsWoman

goodmorning,sir.Man

Er,goodmorning.Woman

iwonderifyou'dliketoanswerafewquestions.Man

weller...Woman

we'redoingamarketsurvey.Man

thatdepends,whatsortsofquestionsarethey,eh?Woman

well,it'squestionsaboutyoursleepinghabits.Man

sleepinghabits?Woman

Mm.Man

well,isupposethat'sallright.yes,well,whatdoyouwanttoknow?Woman

right,Um,whatwouldyoudoifyouheardastrangenoiseinthemiddleofthenight?Man

i'dwonderwhatitwas,er,isuppose,andtheni'dum,seeifithappenedagain.Woman

Mm.Man

iwouldlieawakealittlewhile.waitingtoseeifithappenedagain,andifitdidisupposei'dgetup...Woman

Mm.Man

andgoandseewhatitwas.Woman

verycourageous.um,ifyou,ifyoucan'tgettosleepatnight,er,whatdoyou,whatdoyoudo?haveyouaspecialmethod?Man

well,igenerallygotosleepstraightaway.idon'thaveanytroublegettingtosleep.Woman

Mm.Man

well.ifidohave...occasionally,happensaboutonceeverysixmonths,isuppose,thatican'tgotosleepandtheni,er,ilieawakeandi,um,thinkaboutthings.Woman

Mm,Mm.thinkaboutthings.and,er,whataboutbeforegoingtobed?whatdoyoudobeforeyougotobed?Man

well.i,italldepends,er.ifi'vebeenouti,i,don'tdoanything.ijustcomehomeandgostraighttobed.icleanmyteeth,ha,ha.Woman

Mm,good,good.Man

that'sonethingidobeforeigotobed.Um,well,ioccasionallyreadabitbutifireadigo,itendtogostraighttosleep.i,i,canusuallyreadaboutapageandthenigotostraightoff.Woman

Mm,yes,metoo.yeah,and,um,whenyoudream,whatdoyoudreamabout?Man

Aah!nowthat'saveryinterestingquestion.Woman

Mm.Man

yes,ihavebeendreamingagreatdealrecentlyasithappens.Woman

haveyou?Man

Mm.Woman

haveyou?Man

Um,i'vehaddreameverysingle...all,allthewaythroughmyholidays.i'vejustcomebackfrommyholidayandi'vebeendreamingeverysinglenight.quiteworryingdreams,veryworryingdreams.forexample,ihadadreamaboutparrotstheothernight.Woman

parrots?Man

yes,greenparrots.imean,theyshouldn'thavebeentherebecauseweweren'tinanytropicalcountryoranything.Woman

er,no.no.Man

itwasaflockofparrots.Woman

aflock?Man

aflock.awholeflockofparrots.Woman

that'sfunny.Man

andthereiwasclimbingupthisstreambed...Woman

yes,Um.Man

withtheseparrotsflyingaround.ha,mostextraordinary.Woman

really.yes,wouldyoudescribetha