Unit1

ShortConversations

1.W:Idon'tknowwhattosayaboutyournewgirlfriend-sheseemssocold,sodistant.

M:Deepdown,she'salovingperson.Theproblemisthatshedidn'thavealovingfamilylike

ours.Soshedoesn'tknowhowtoexpresslove.

Q:Accordingtotheman,what'swrongwithhisnewgirlfriend?

2.W:Youlookatmyfatherandseeatoughmanwithagunandbloodonhishands.ButIsee

himasamanwhoalwaysprovidesfbrhisfamily.

M:Whoa,waitaminute.1didn'tsayanythingofthesort.Iadmireyourfatheralot.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthewoman'sfather?

3.W:Youknow,Ineverunderstoodwhymyparentskeptgivingsecondchancestomy

brother.Heneverdoesrightbythem.

M:Thenyoudon'tunderstandthenatureoflove.Lovemeansneverquittingonthe

oneyoulove.

Q:WhatdoesthewomanNOTunderstand?

4.W:IfonlyIhadmoremoney,Iwouldbuymyparentseveiythingtheywanted.

M:That'saverynicethought,butit'sreallynotnecessary.Visitthemmore.Thatshould

beenoughfbrthem.

Q:Whatshouldthewomandofbrherparents?

5.W:Excuseme!Haveyoualreadystartedclass?OramIontime?

M:I'vealreadybegunthelesson,We'retalkingaboutthemeaningoflove.Please

takeyourseat-

Q:Whatisthetopicfortheclass?

6.W:Somelearnfromtheirparents,somefromtheirfriends...butifapersonhasnever

learnedaboutlove,hislifeisawaste.

M:Iagreewhole-heartedly.Thankfully,Ilearnedaboutlovefrommyparentsatanearly

age.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

7.W:It's10O'clock!You'relateagain!Ijustdon'tknowwhattosayanymore.

M:Sweetheart,love,darling,youshouldknowthatmybeinglatehasnothingtodowithmy

lovefbryou.Trytounderstandme.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

8.W:SometimesI'mgladourmotherisn'talive,IthinkifshecouldseethepersonI've

become,she'dreallybedisappointed.

M:Momhadalotoflovefbryou.Ifshewereherenow,shewouldn'tjudgeyouthatway.

Shejustwould'vebeenhappytoseeherkidsandhelpthemwhenshecould.

Q:Accordingtotheman,whatwouldtheirmotherNOThavedoneifshewerealive?

9.M:PardonmeoUm,whydon^youteachusanythingaboutloveinclass?

W:Well,loveisimportant,butit'snotagoodtopicfortheclassroom.Youshouldlearnabout

lovefromyourparentsorgrandparents.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

10.W:I'vebeenthinkingabouthowIcouldteachmychildrentobemoreloving.

M:Soundslikeajobforyouandyourhusband.HowaboutIgiveyousomevacationtime?

Youcouldtakeafamilytripandtalkmorewithyourkids.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

LongConversation

M:SometimesIreallydon'tunderstandyou.Youareoftenrudetoourchildren,youneverplay

withthem,andyourarelysayyoulovethem.Thisisn'thowparentsaresupposedto

act.Wheredidyoulearnsuchbehavior?

W:Hey!Idon'tthinkFvetreatedthemanydifferentlythanmyparentstreatedmeandmy

sisters!

M:Sothal'swhereyoulearnedit...fromyourparents?

W:Myparentsweregood.Theyraisedthreechildren.

M:FromwhatIcansee,theydidn'tteachyouhowtobealovingperson.Whatisgoingto

happentoourkids?Ifyoukeeptreatingthempoorly,they'regoingtogrowuptobejustlike

you.

W:Listen,there'salotthatIcanlearnaboutbeingagoodmother,butIstillthinkI'mdoing

agoodjob.Lookatourkids.They'realreadykindandlovingpeople.AndIdon'tthinkyou

haveanyreasontoworry.

Q:1.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

2.Accordingtotheman,whatisthewrongwiththewaythewomantreatsthechildren?

3.Accordingtotheman,whatdidn'tthewoman'sparentsteachher?

4.Whatdoesthewomanthink?

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

Passage

Allparentswanttoraiseahappy,successfulandlovingchild,butthereislittleagreement

abouthowbesttoreachthisgoal.Overtheyears,parentshavetrieddramaticallydifferentways.

Theyhaveputtheirbabyonaschedule,ortheyhavefedondemand;theyhavelettheirbabycry

himselftosleep,ortheyhavepickedhimupassoonashecried;theyhavegiventheirchild

whateverhewants,ortheyhavetaughthimtogeteverythingthroughhisownefforts.These

contrastingparentingstrategiesarisefromquitedifferentviewsofthenatureofchildrenand

childhoodandtherolesofparents.Someparentsviewtheirchildasnaturallysocial.Tothem,

theirjobistoallowhimthespacetosucceed.Othersthinkthattheirchildshouldbetaughthowto

act.Thereareprobablypositivesandnegativestoeachmethod.Noneofthemguaranteesthatyour

childwillbecomethelovingindividualyouwanthimtobe.Butsomethingsarecertain-achild

willbemorelikelytobelovingifyoushowhimlove,moresuccessfulifyougivehimexamples

ofsuccess,andhappierifyouarehappy.

Q:1.Whatisthispassageabout?

2.WhatdoparentsNOTagreeupon?

3.Whydoparentshavedifferentmethodsforraisingchildren?

4.Howwillafatherraisehischildifhebelieveshischildisnaturallysocial?

5.Whatcanwebecertainof?

SupplementaryListening

I.M:Hello?Yes,Um,canIgetsomehelpoverhere?

W:Surething,handsome.What'llitbe?

M:Amenu,please.

W:Wedon'tservefood-justthebeersyouseeonthewall.

M:Allright.Whataboutthatone?It'sGerman,right?

W:Yeah,Itis.Isthatwhatyon^like?

M:That,lldo.ButTdlikeacoldoneifyougotone.

W:Surething,sweetie.That'llbe$6.25.

M:Say,you'rekindafriendly,wren71you?

W:Supposeitcomeswiththejob.Itpaystobenicetopeople,don'tyouthink?

M:Isupposeitdoes.That'swhatmymothersaidtomeanyway.Oh,wait.Waitasecond.Oh

no.Ican'tbelievethis.

W:What'swrong?

M:IthinkIleftmywalletsomewhere.

W:Quick,lookaround.It'sgottabearoundhere.Maybeonthefloor.

M:No...it*snotthere.Idon'tknowwhereitcouldbe.Anychanceyoucanbeniceandgive

thebeerforfree?

W:Nochanceofthathappening.No,ifnoone'spaying,I'mnotnice.

Q:1.Whatisthemandoinginthisconversation?

2.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

3.Whatdoesthemanwant?

4.Whatdidtheman'smotherteachhim?

5.Whenisthewomanfriendly?

2.It'sdifficulttoknowwhatistrulyhappeninginsidearelationship.Thoughawomanmight

appeartobehappy,shemaybeavictimofviolence.Andthoughamanmayappeartobegentle,

hemightnotactuallybe.Everyyearestimatesrangefrom3.4millionactsofviolenceagainsta

wifeorgirlfriendto3.9millioninthissmallcountry.

Thisisbadnews.Unfortunately,thereismore.Nearlyone-thirdofwomenreportedbeing

beatenbyahusbandorboyfriendatsomepointintheirlives.Someofthisviolenceresultedin

injuriesthatrequiredadoctor'scare.Thirty-sevenpercentofwomenwhosoughtemergencyroom

treatmentforviolence-relatedinjuriesin2005wereinjuredbytheirownhusbandsorboyfriends.

What'smore,twenty-sixpercentofallfemalemurdervictimsin2006werekilledbytheir

partners.

Whatthismeansisthatweasasocietymustlookforthesignsofviolence.Doyouknow

someonewhooftengivespoorexcusesforbeinghurt?Maybeyoushouldtalkwithherabout

violence.Oftenawomanwillstayinaviolentrelationshipbecauseshebelievesherhusbandor

boyfriendlovesher.Butsheshouldknowthatviolencedoesnotequallove.

Q:1.Accordingtothepassage,whatisdifficult?

2.Howmanywomenarebeatenbyahusbandorboyfriendperyear?

3.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?

4.Whatpercentageoffemalemurdervictimswerekilledbyapartnerin2006?

5.Whydoesawomanoftenchoosetostayinaviolentrelationship?

3.Whodoesn'tlovebeinginlove?Atruelovelistenstotalkaboutwork,letsyouhavethatlast

Dsliceofpie,and(usually)rememberstotakeoutthetrash.Heisreadytoforgetallkindsof

2)misunderstandings.Andhealwaysthinksyou're3)beautiful,evenwithoutmakeup.

Scientistshavelongbeenkeentoprovethatlovegivesushealth4)benefitstoo.

Researcherscan'tsayforsurethataloverismoreimportantthanalovingfamilyorwarm

friendshipwhenitcomesto5)wellness.Buttheyarelearningmoreabouthowaromanticpartner

makesusstronger,withhealthgainsthat6)rangefromfasterhealingandbettercontrolover

illnessestolivinglonger.

Thebenefitsofloveare7)explicitandmeasurable.AstudylastyearfromtheUniversityof

Pittsburghfoundthatwomeningoodmamageshaveamuchlowerriskofheardiseasethanthose

inhigh-stressrelationship.TheNationalLoveandHealthStudy8)hasbeentrackingmo】ethana

millionsubjectssince1979.Thestudyshowsthatmarriedpeoplelivelonger,9)havefewerheart

atlackandlowercancerrates,andevengetpneumonialessfrequentlythansingles.Anewstudy

fromtheUniversityofIowaalsofoundthatcanerpatientswith10)ast】ongsenseofconnectionto

othersandinsatisfyingrelationshipswerebetterabletofightoffcancer.Itseemsthatlovehelps

peoplestrengthentheirimmunesystems.

Unit2

Listening

10shortconversations

1.Wwow!Youlookgreat!Whathaveyoubeendoingtolooksogood?

MIhavebeenliftingweights.Ireallyfeelgreat.Strange,butithardlytookanytimeatall

beforeIstartedseeingimprovementsinmybody.

2.Mcanyouhelpmeopenthisbottle?Someoneputthecapontootight.

Wsurething!Umm...there!Hey,thatwasn'ttightatall!Youreallyneedtoworkouta

littlemoreandbuildupyourstrength!

3.MIjustdon'tknowwhatIamgoingtodoaboutmyenergylevel!NomatterwhatIdo,I

alwaysfeeltired!

Where'sanidea:sinceyouhavealreadybeenexercisingalotwithnoresult,maybeyou

canchangeyourdiet.

4.MI'dreallyliketobeginanexerciseprogram,butIsimplydon'tknowhowtobegin.

WI'vespokentoadoctoraboutit.Iwilltellyouwhatyoutoldme:startoffwithalittle

bitofrunningandthendomoreandmoreeveryday.

5.MI'vebeenfeelingterriblelately.Doyouthinkexercisecouldhelpme?

WIcan'tsayforsure.Itprobablywouldn'thurt,butexercisecan'tcureallofyour

problems.

6.Wyoualwaysdosowellinyourclasses!

Mrunninggivesmeenergytostayuplateintothenight.Thisallowsmetostudymore.

Dothesameandrunwithmetomorrow!

7.Mthere'sastrangelimpinyourwalk.Didyoupullamuscleorsomething?

Wnah.IjustfeelabittiredfromalloftheexerciseFvebeendoingatthegym.ril

returntonormalinjustamoment.

8.MhaveyouseenhowmuchweightAngela'sputon?Whydoyouthinkshestopped

exercisingandstartedeatingsuchunhealthyfoods?

Witisasadstory.Herparentsgotdivorced,andnowsheistotallyignoredherhealth.

9.Whello?AreyouthepersonItalkedtoonthephoneaboutcheckinginforan

appointment?

Myes.Justsignyournameonthispieceofpaper,andthedoctorwillseeyouassoon

asheisfree.

10.WI'vebeensoveryworried,andIdon'thaveaclueastowhyI'vebeensosick.

Mtrynottoworrytoomuch.Dosomerunning,seemeinaweek,andletmeknowif

thingschange.Filrunsometestsonyouifyouarestillnotfeelingwell.

Understandingalongconversation

Mhey!Holdup!Canyouspareaminute?

Wugh,doyouthinkyoucanmakeitquick?

MPHonlyneedaminute,andthenyoucanreturntoyourrun.

Wfine,what'sup?

MMaandPaaskedmetotalktoyouaboutalltheexercisingyou'vebeendoing.Theytold

meIcouldfindyouhereattheschooltrack.

Wsowhatofit?

Mtheythinkyou'vebeendoingabittoomuch.

WyouknowwhatthedoctorsaidifIdon'tgetactive,Icoulddieofaheartattack.

Myeah,butIdon'tthinkhemeantforyoutodosomuch.Youshouldtakeitslowly.Maybe

youcouldbuildanexerciseprogramthatbecomesmoreandmoredifficultastimegoesby.

Wisthatwhatyourdoctorsaid?

Mno.itisjustcommonsense.Everyoneknowsyoushoukln'loverworkyourselfwhenyou

startexercising.

Wthanksfortheconcern.ButtellMaandPathatrilbefinewithwhatTmdoing.

Understandingapassage

Itisveryimportanttoexercise.Manystudieshaveshownthatregularactivityandexercise

canimproveoverallhealthsubstantially.Exercisereducestheriskofheartdiseasebyupto35%,

strokebyabout28%,certaincancersby20%andmore,andhighbloodpressurebyanamazing

52%.Exercisecanalsohelpyoutobuildhealthybonesandmuscles.Athletesmustdophysical

trainingonaregularbasistoincreasetheirlevelofperformance.Exercisingincludeswalking,

running,bikingandplentyofotheractivitiesaswell.Myadvicewouldbetopicksomethingyou

enjoydoingandwouldn'tmindpursuingonaregularbasis.Then,youmuststicktoaschedule.

Youcanevenpickafewdifferentactivitiestomixthingsupandkeepitinteresting.Also,always

stretchbeforephysicalactivity!Thisisveryimportantasyoudonotwanttopullmuscles.Most

importantly,tokeepahealthybodyyoumuststayACTIVE!

Unit3waystowin

1W:Thepresidenthasdecidedthatthecurrenteducationsystemmustbechanged.

M:Yeah.Butthequestioniswhattochangeandhowtochangeil.I'dlikealeaderwhohasreal

idealsforhowthingscouldbedone!

Q:whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

2W:AnewlanguageschoolfromEnglandgasgottenalotofattentionbecauseofitsuccessin

teachingstudentsEnglish.

M:Isawsomethingonthenewsaboutit.Ishouldaskmyteacherwhathethinks.

Q:HowdoesthemanknowoftheEnglishlanguageschool?

3W:Mydaughter,collegeentranceexamiscomingup,andIdon'tthinkshe'sready.

M:Youmightwanttosendhertoatestpreparationschool,modelledontheschoolsinJapan.

Studentstheredoquitewell.

Q:whydoesthemanrecommendthetestpreparationschool?

4W:OurschoolhasstartedofferingclassesinChinesephilosophyandreligions.

M:Fveactuallytakensomeoftheseclasses,aswellasaChinesecookingclass.Andnowi

wanttovisitChinatoseehowthepeoplelive.

Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttolearnaboutwhenhetravelstochina?

5W:doyouhaveanyideasforhowicouldimprovemystudyskills?

M:therearealotofspecialtechniquesandevenclassesonthesubjectofstudyskills,butI

thinkyoushouldforgetaboutallofthat.Juststudymore!

Q:whatshouldthewomando?

6W:I'vebeenthinkingalotabouthowicouldbecomehappier.Butidon'tknowwhattodo.

M:Well,1thinkyoushouldgiveupontheideathatmoneybringshappiness.Trylearningfrom

poor,simplefarmers.Theyalwaysseemhappy.

7W:Well,Ican'tseewhyyouaretravellingtoGermany.

M:Iknowyouwantmetostayhere,butmybossissendingme.Vmsupposedtohavealookat

afactorythereandlearnsthfromit.

Q:WhyisthemantravellingtoGermany?

8W:Whenthemeetingbegins,I'dlikeyoutointroducethemethodofnegotiationyoulearned

whileyouwereinJapan.

M:OK.Doyouhaveplanstodiscusshowthesemethodscanbeused,orcan1dothat?

Q:Whatarethespeakertalkingabout?

9W:Whileyou'reawayinAustralia,FdlikeyoutolearnallyoucanaboutAustralianbusiness,

anythingwecanusetomakeourcompanybetter.

M:OK,Iwill.Tilworkhardandmakethebestofthisopportunity

Q:Whatistheproblemrelationshipbetweenthetwospeaker?

10W:AftertryingneweducationmethodsfromGermany,Japan,andIndia,I'mstillshockedto

findthatnothingishelpingourstudentshereimprove.

M:Maybethemethodsaren'tsuccessfuloutsideoftheirourcountriesandweshouldstickto

ourlocalBritishways.

Q:wherearethespeakers?

1-5DCBCC

6-10BACBA

Understandingalongconversation::

M:Mandyhasbeenworkingreallyhardtogetintoagoodcollege.Iwonderwhetherihere's

anythingwecandotohelp.

W:Well,wecouldsendherajuku.

M:Awhat?ThatsoundsJapanese.

W:ItisJapanese.AjukuisaJapaneseschoolthatpreparesstudentsforthecollegeentrance

examination.

M:ThereareJapaneseschoolshereintheUnitedStates?

W:Notquite.ThereareschoolsherethatareinthestyleoftheJapaneseones.Andtheyarevery

successfulinpreparingstudentsforbigexams.

M:Thatsoundsgood,butidon'tthinkMandywouldwanttoleavetheschoolshe'satnow.

W:Shewouldn'tleave.Jukuareattendedinadditiontoregularschools.She'dgothereeveryday

intheevening.Andshe'dalsoattendonweekends.

M:YouthinkMandywoulddothat?it'dtakealotofherfreetimeaway.

W:Ourdaughterisagoodstudent,andshewouldn'tmindtheextraworkinvolved.

M:OK,maybewecangoandvisitonefirstbeforewemakeanydecisions.Howabouttomorrow?

Questionforthedialogueabove:

1whatarethespeakerstaiikingabout?B

2whatdojukuschoolspreparestudentsfor?C

3whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?A

4howdoesthewomanfeelaboutMandy?B

5whatistheproblemrelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?D

[Understandingapassage:1

Youngpeoplegotoschooltogatherinformation,becomerespectablemembersofsociety,

andpreparethemselveseitherforuniversitystudyofferemployment.Anditisateacher'sjobto

helpstudentsaccomplishthesegoals.Butarepublicschoolteachersdoingagoodjob?

Arecentreporthasananswer-NO.Andthedetailsaredisturbing.Forone,researchersclaim

that57%ofallclasstimeiswasted.Duringthistime,noteachingorlearningisactuallytaking

place,asteacherhasgiventhistimetostudentstodowhateverthatwish.Ifstudentswanttotalk

tofriendsorplaycomputergames,thatiswhattheydo.Secondly,teachingareneglectingtheir

classesbysometimesnotevenbeingintheroomwiththeirstudents.Accordingtothereport,

teachersspend33%ofthetimeoutsideoftheclassroomwheretheirstudentscan'tseethem.

Thirdly,andprobablymostdisturbingofall,10%to12%ofteachersaredrunkwhentheyare

givingtheirlessons.

Itisclearthatsthmustchangeifpublicschoolswishtohelpstudentsaccomplishtheirgoals.

Anditseemsthatteachersshouldbesupervisedifimprovementsaretobemade.

Questionsforthepassageabove:

1whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A

2accordingtothereport,whathappensduringhalfoftheclasstime?B

3howmuchofclasstimedoteachersspendoutofthesightoftheirstudents?A

4whatdoesthespeakerfindmostdisturbing?C

Whatisthefirststeptowardimprovingschools?A

Unit4

UnderstandingShortConversations

1.W:ItusedtobethatpicturesofUncleSamwereusedjusttoencouragementojointhe

army.Butnowyoucanseehisimageinmanyotherplacesaswell.

M:Yeah.Therearepicturesofhimallovertheplace,especiallyinadvertisements.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

2.W:TheStatueofLibertyrepresentsawelcomingspirittowardimmigrants,right?

M:Well,mostly.Butatfirst,itrepresentedfreedomfromslavery.Then,itstoodforthe

friendshipbetweenFranceandtheUS.Andthenevenmore。

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

3.W:Inthepainting,AmericanGothic,afarmerisholdingaweapon.Why?Ishegoingto

war?

M:No!That'snotaweapon!He'sholdingatoolfordoingfarmwork!

Q:Whatmistakedidthewomanmake?

4.W:I'vetraveledaroundtheUS,butIhaven'tdiscoveredanythingthatseemsto

representit.

M:Youhaven'tbeentoWashingtonD.c.then.Ifyouhad,youwould'veseenalotof

buildingsandstatuesthathavecomestorepresenttheUS.

Q:WhyshouldthewomantraveltoWashingtonD.c.?

5.W:WhatdoyouthinkcomestomindwhenforeignersthinkoftheUS?

M:I'mnotsure.ButIhopetheythinkofourbeautifulforestsandnaturalwonders.

AfteralLthisiswhatIthinkof.

Q:Whatdoesthemanwishfor?

6.W:IhadnoideathatAmericawassofamousforitspainters.

M:Well,therehavebeenmorethanafewgreatAmericanpaintersoHowever,Idon't

thinktheUSvaluesthemasmuchasitshoulddo.

Q:Accordingtotheman,whatiswrongwiththeUS?

7.W:IhavetowriteareportonAmerica'sgreatestsymbol,butIdon'tknowwhatitis.

M:Well,youhavealottochoosefrom.There'stheGoldenGateBridge,theWhite

House,theStatueofLibertyandsoon.ButifyouaskedmeIthinkit'sthepaintingAmerican

Gothic.

Q:Accordingtotheman,whatisAmerica'sgreatestsymbol?

8.W:Idon'tthinkAmericahasasymbolthatcompareswitheithertheEiffelTowerin

ParisortheGreatWallofChina

M:Whatareyoutalkingabout?Therearemanysymbolsinthiscountry..Takethe

WashingtonMonumentforexample,itholdsalotofimportanceforpeoplehere.

Q:WhatdoesthemanthinkoftheWashingtonMonument?

9.W:Let'ssee…sofarwe'vebeentoYosemiteNationalPark,theBlackHills,andthe

HooverDam.What'sthenextstoponthistour?Fmgettingkindatiredofsitting.

M:Fmnotexactlysure.Givemeamomentandri1askthebusdriver.

Q:Wherearethespeakers?

10.M:TmnotsurewhyMomandDadtookusonthistourofgreatAmericansymbols.

W:Seeingthesethingsupcloseissomuchbetterthanlearningabouttheminschool,I

thinktheyjustwantedustoenjoyourselves.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

UnderstandingaLongConversation

AudioScript

W:Pleasebecarefulasyouboardtheship.We'vehadabitofraintoday,andthedeckis

slippery.There,nowasyousettleintoyourseats,letmesharesomeinformationaboutthe

StatueofLiberty,Butfirst,doesanyonehaveanyquestions?

M:IhavesomequestionsabouttheStatue.

W:Couldyoupleasespeakup?

M:Isaid,IhavesomequestionsabouttheStatue!

W:Wellthen,letmehearthem,

M:Well,yousee,I'mwritingareportforschool,SoIneedsomedetails,suchashowbig

theStatueis,whenitwasbuilt,andsoon.Mostly,Ijustneedgeneralinformation.

W:OK.YouknowthattheStatuewasbuiltinFrance,right?

M:Sure,

W:Well,theFrenchoriginallywantedtocompletetheStatueby1876,buttheyhadtrouble

gatheringfundsforit.So,itwasn'tfinisheduntil1884,ItwasthentransportedtotheUS,

It'sworthmentioningthattheStatuewassentinpieces,whichwerereassembledafter

arrivinginNewYork.

M:Whenwasthat?

W:In1885.

M:HowtallistheStatueofLiberty?

W:Altogether,fromthegroundtothetipofthetorch,theStatueisabout93meterstall.

M:That'sabittallerthanIthought.

W:Mynumberincludesthebasesize.Butsubtractingtheheightofthebase,theStatueis

about46meters.

UnderstandingaPassage

Iamnotonlyapainter,butastudentofart.Sometimes,Idon'tquiteunderstandwhy

apieceofartissopopular,orwhyitmeanswhatitdoestopeople.SuchwasthecasewhenI

firstthoughtaboutAmericanGothic,GrantWood'sfamouspaintingoftwofarmers,

AmericanGothicwasinspiredbyatripthatWoodmadein193O.Hesawahousethat

wasbuiltinthe1870sor1880s,andhewasveryattractedtoitsstrongdesign.Hethenmade

aquicksketch,wentbacktohisstudio,andbeganhispaintingimmediately.Inadditiontohis

sketchmadethatyear,heusedan1890photographtohelphim.

Thepaintingwasstronglycriticizedbypeoplewhothoughtitmadefunofsimple

farmers.1admit,Ioncethoughtthesamething,Tome,greatpaintingsareonesthattryto

understandpeople,nottolaughatthem.AndIdidn'tlikeAmericanGothic.WhenIsawthe

paintinginperson,IrecognizedthestrengthinthefacesofthefarmersoIstartedtoseethat

theartistwasexpressingthestrengthofsimpleAmericanfarmers.Thisiswhysomany

peopleseethepaintingasasymboloftheUS.

Homework

One

W:Youlooklikeyou'rehardatwork.Doyouhaveatestcomingup?

M:No,Ihaveareportthat'sduenextweek.IhavetowritefivepagesontheStatueof

Liberty.Tmstillgatheringinformationonit.WhatI'velearnedisreallyquiteinteresting.

W:It'kindofembarrassing,butIdon'tknowmuchaboutit。

M:MindifIeducateyou?

W:Mind?Heck,Vdappreciateit.

M:0K.so,herearesomefactsthatIlearnedfrommyresearch.TheStatuestands46meters

highandweighs225tonsoItwasfirstconstructedinFrance,TotravelfromParistoNew

YorkHarbor,theStatuehadtobedisassembledinto300piecesandshippedinmorethan200

woodenboxes.

W:Whenwasitfirstdisplayed?

M:OnOctober28th,1886,PresidentGroverClevelanddeliveredanaddressattheStatue's

dedicationceremony,duringwhichshewasultimatelyunveiledtotheAmericanpeople.

Two

ViolentcomputergamesmightbeteachingchildrentobeviolentoAdultmoviesmaybe

teachingchildrentouseunacceptablelanguage。ButwhatisbeingtaughtbyBarbiedolls?

ManypeoplethroughouttheyearshavecomplainedaboutBarbiedolls.Hereareacoupleof

theircomplaints.

Forone,peoplesaythatBarbieencouragesanunrealisticimage.Thedoll'swaististoo

thin,herneckistoolong,andherbreastsaretoobig.Someparentsanddoctorsare

concernedabouttheideasthisgivestoyounggirls.Theysaythatyounggirlsgrowupwith

anideaofbeautythatissimplyimpossible.Younggirlswillstopfromeating,exercisetoo

much,andstilltheycannotmatchupwithBarbie.

Barbiealsoseemstobelivinginamostlywhiteworld.Barbieiswhiteandher

boyfriendiswhite。DefendersofBarbiesaythiscomplaintisnotfair,andtheypointtothe

manyBabiesofdifferentraces.In1978,Mattel,thecompanythatmakesBarbie,cameout

withaHawaiianBarbie.ThentheyfollowedthisupwithaBlackBarbiein1979,anAsian

Barbiein1981,andanIndianBarbiein1982.

Unit5

Shortconversations

1.W:Filneverforgivemyse