新世纪研究生英语听说教程完整版(1-9单元)

Unit1DifferencesBetweenCulturesThinkingAheadStudentsareaskedtodiscussthefollowingquestionsingroups.Thereferenceanswersforthequestionsareofferedbelow:1.Howdoyouthinkabouttheword“culture”?Cultureisawordforpeople’s“wayoflife”,meaningthewaytheydothings.Agroupofpeoplehasaseparateculturewhenthatgroupsetsitselfapartfromothersthroughitsactions.Culturesarewhatmakecountriesunique.Eachcountryhasdifferentculturalactivitiesandculturalrituals.Cultureismorethanjustmaterialgoods,thatisthingsthecultureusesandproduces.Cultureisalsothebeliefsandvaluesofthepeopleinthatculture.Culturealsoincludesthewaypeoplethinkaboutandunderstandtheworldandtheirownlives.2.Whyshouldwestudycross-culturalcommunication?Cross-culturalcommunicationreferstothestudyofsuccessfulcommunicationsacrossdifferentcultures.Itconcernstheunderstandingoftraditionandmodernization,consistencyandchange.Asweunderstandsomeoftheongoingnationalcharacteristicsofapeople,wecanexaminehowthiscultureisseenfromtheoutside,howitinteractswithotherculturesandhowitischanging.Theincreaseininternationalbusinessandinforeigninvestmenthascreatedaneedforexecutiveswithknowledgeofforeignlanguagesandskillsincross-culturalcommunication.Thechallengeisthatevenwithallthegoodwillintheworld,miscommunicationislikelytohappen,especiallywhentherearesignificantculturaldifferencesbetweencommunicators.Miscommunicationmayleadtoconflict,oraggravateconflictthatalreadyexists.Soitisveryimportantthatweshouldstudycross-culturalcommunication.(From)PartIVideoTimeInthispart,studentswillhave2taskstoaccomplish.Task1Intask1,studentswillwatchavideoclipfromGuaShaandthendotheexercisesasrequired.Beforewatching,studentsaresupposedtoreadthewords,expressionsandculturalnotesrelatedtothevideo.TranscriptMrs.Xu:Howcomeitdoesn’tlooklikethecourtroomonTV?Judge:Becauseitisn’tacourtroom,Mrs.Xu.Doeseitherofthecounselorhaveproblemwithmyholdinghearingsinchambers?Totellyouthetruth,becauseIcan’tstandthatawfulechointhecourtroom,youknow,windsinthegallery.(Peoplewerechuckling.)LawyerQuinlin:Noproblem,yourhonor.JohnQuinlin,attorneyforthedefense.JudgeHorowizs:WhythatI’veneverseenyouaroundbefore,Mr.Quinlin?LawyerQuinlin:I’veneverhadthehonor,yourhonor.Er,Idealmostlywiththeintellectualpropertyrightscases.Judge:Applesandoranges〔风马牛不相及〕,MrQuinlin;Thetwoareasoflawhavevirtuallynothingtodowitheachother.LawyerQuinlin:Well,yes,ofcourse.SoItoldmyclient.Butheinsistedonmyrepresentinghim.AlsoI’dliketohavetherecordshowthatmyclientonlyhadtwodays’noticeofthishearing;alsoformeonly24hours’preparationtime.Judge:Ithinkweareputtingthecartbeforethehorse〔本末倒置〕,yourcounselor.Thishearingisforthepurposeofdeterminingwhetherthereissufficientevidencetoadvancecourtproceedings,sotakeoffyourlawyercaps.Andbeforewegetcaughttotheseformalities,let’sjusttalkaboutthematter.WilltheChildWelfareAgencycaretostart?LawyerDavis:Yes,yourhonor.Wearepreparedtoproceedinanywayyousaveit.Threedaysago,wereceivedatelephonecallfromthesocialworkerondutyatSt.MatthewhospitalinformingusofapossiblecaseofchildabusediscoveredasaresultofmedicalexaminationbyDoctorMichaelLongman.UponadministratingtreatmentintheERtoDenisXu,DoctorLongmanhadreasontosuspectthatDenishadbeenthesubjectofphysicalabuse.Judge:I’vereadthereport,Ms.Avery.Verythoroughasusual.LawyerDavis:Asyoucansee,themedicalreportindisputablyprovesthatDenisXuhasbeenasubjectofdeliberate,long-termneglectandabuse.LawyerQuinlin:Objection!Nofoundation,justconjectureandspeculation!Judge:Thisisahearing,notatrial,Mr.Quinlin,butyoumakeafinepoint.LawyerDavis:Inordertosupplementthemedicalreport,youwillknowthatweprovidedadditionalevidence.(LawyerDavisopenedasuitcase.)LawyerQuinlin:Yourhonor,wehaven’treceivedanycopiesofevidenceorreportrelatedtothiscase.MargaretAvery(murmuring):Ithoughtyouprovidedthemwithcopies.LawyerDavis:En.Sorry,yourhonor,norecite.MargaretAvery:Idon’tknowhowthiscouldhavehappened.LawyerDavis:Yourhonor,theCWAwascurrentlycarryingafullinvestigationofthiscaseandhaslocatedaconsiderablenumberofwitnesses,allofwhomarepreparedtotestifyregardingMr.DatongXu’sviolentnature,andtheneglectandabusehehasinflictedonhisyoungsonDenis.LawyerQuinlin:AndIcanproduceahundredwitnessestotestifythatheisagoodhusbandandfatherwhoratherdiethanseehisfamilyharmed.Icountmyselfchiefamongthosewitnesses.MargaretAvery:Asmycolleaguehasjuststated,weareinthemidstofafullinvestigation,butwewillnotbecallinganywitnesses:wefeelthereisnoneed.DatongXu:Shereallydoesn’thaveanywitnesses.LawyerQuinlin:Orshethinksshedoesn’tneedany.MargaretAvery:Yourhonor,IhaveincontrovertibleevidencethatIfeelwewillquicklysettlethismatterinthecourt’smind.(MargaretAveryandLawyerQuinlinbothwalkedtothejudge.)LawyerQuinlin:Yourhonor,perhapsIdon’tunderstandfamilylaw,butIdounderstandDatongXu.Theseaccusationsareludicrouslaughable.MargaretAvery:Perhapsyoudon’tunderstandyourfriendaswellasyouthinkyoudo.(MargaretAverypresentedpicturestothejudge.)MargaretAvery:Accordingtothedoctor’sreport,theconditionandcolorationofthebruisewereinflictedtwodayspriortoDenis’headinjury.WebelievethesephotographsaresufficientevidencetodemonstratethatDenisXulivesinadangeroushomeenvironment,andshouldremainundertheprotectionofthestate.Judge(sternly):Pleasereturntoyourseat.LawyerQuinlin:(toDatongXu)Howcouldyoudothistoyourson?Isthissomethingyouforgottofillmeinon?Didyouthinktheywillnevernoticeyourson’sbacklikeapieceofroastbeef?DatongXu:ThatisGuaSha,atraditionalChinesemedicaltreatment.Denishadstomachachethatday,andGuaShaissimplyacure,a…ahomeremedy,youcallit.IhadthisdoneonmeinthistimewhenIwasakid.LawyerQuinlin:Ifthisiswhatyoucallsomekindoftreatmentthathedoesseewhatyouconsideredaschildabuse!Judge:Ifyoutwowanttochitchat,wecanallgohome.Doesthedefensehavesomethingmoretoadd?LawyerQuinlin:No.DatongXu:YesIdo!Ithinkyoudon’tunderstand.Youknow,GuaShaisatraditionalChinesemedicaltreatmentusedfornearlyallkindsofillnesses.Forthousandsofyears,ChinesemedicinehadrecognizedthattherearesevenJingandeightMai〔七经八脉〕.Er,forexample,itislikesmallstreamsthatrunintoriversandinturnsfallintoasea.Aperson’sbodyhasaninvisiblebutverycomplexsystemofvesselnetwork,justlikethecomputernetwork.AndalsothehumanQifromDantianfinallygoestoDantian.Itisthesameprinciple!!Judge:Yourkind,whatishesaying?DatongXu:It’sthekindof…(interruptedbythejudge)Judge:Wedon’tunderstandwhatyousay.PerhapsIshouldputitinanotherway.WhatdoesitsayoneveryMissourilicenseplate?DatongXu:Show-mestate〔用证据说话〕.Judge:Precisely.CanyougetanauthoritativemedicalexperttobackyourtestimonyinplainEnglishthatanoldcountryjudgecanunderstand?DatongXu:Yes,Icantry.Judge:DidyoudothisGuaShatoyoursonyourself?(Apause)Judge:Mr.Xu?DatongXu:Yes,Ididitmyself.Mrs.Xu:No!Itwasn’thim.(DatongXustartedtospeakChinese.)Judge:Iwarnyou:thishearingmustbeconductedinalanguageweallcanunderstand.Didyouhavesomethingtoaddatthisdiscussion?Mrs.Xu:No,yourhonor.Judge:Letmeaskyouonemoretimeforthesakeofclarity.DidyoudothisGuaShatoyourson?DatongXu:Yes,Idid.Judge:ThenuntilIwasshownotherwise,IhavenochoicebuttoconcludethatDenisXulivesinanunsafehomeenvironment,andshouldbekeptunderthesupervisionoftheChildWelfareAgencytendingafulltrialonthecharges.KeytoExercisesExercise1WatchingforDetailsStudentsareaskedtowatchthevideoclipandchoosethebestanswerstothequestions.1)D2)C3)BExercise2WatchingforSpecificInformationStudentsareaskedtowatchthevideoclipagainandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformation.LawyerDavis:Yes,yourhonor.Wearepreparedto1)proceedinanywayyousaveit.Threedaysago,wereceivedatelephonecallfromthesocialworkerondutyatSt.Matthewhospital2)informingusofapossiblecaseofchildabusediscovered3)asaresultofmedicalexaminationbyDoctorMichaelLongman.Upon4)administratingtreatmentintheERtoDenisXu,DoctorLongmanhadreasontosuspectthatDenishadbeenthesubjectofphysical5)abuse.DatongXu:YesIdo!Ithinkyoudon’tunderstand.Youknow,GuaShaisa6)traditionalChinesemedicaltreatmentusedfornearlyallkindsof7)illnesses.Forthousandsofyears,ChinesemedicinehadrecognizedthattherearesevenJingandeightMai.Er,forexample,itislikesmall8)streamsthatrunintoriversandinturnsfallintoasea.Aperson’sbodyhasan9)invisiblebutverycomplexsystemof10)vesselnetwork,justlikethecomputernetwork.AndalsothehumanQi〔气〕fromDantian〔丹田〕finallygoestoDantian.Thesameprinciple!Task2Intask2,studentswillwatchavideoclipabouttheartofpaper-cuttingandthendotheexercisesasrequired.Beforewatching,studentsaresupposedtoreadthewords,expressionsandculturalnoterelatedtothevideo.TranscriptTheArtofPaper-cuttingWhatIhavedoneisonlyaroughideaofwhatI’mgoingtocutout.ThenI’mgoingtocutitoutwithmyscissors.(Folkpaper-cuttingisaChineseartform.It’sjustliketraditionalChinesepainting,oilpaintingorcalligraphy.What’swonderfulaboutpaper-cuttingisthatitisn’tjustlimitedtopeopleinthecountryside—everyonefromalldifferentcommunitiesdoittoo.)(Justlikeshementioned,LiuRentriesherbesttopromotetheartinChinaandalsotheworld.)Ilikedoingfreehandpaper-cutting.Ideallyyoushouldn’tdrawadesignonthepaperandthencutitout.Thebestpartaboutpaper-cuttingisyou,thepaperandscissorsworkingtogether.In1993,IwasinvitedtoexhibitChinesepaper-cuttingtoothercountries.IhopetobuildmorerecognitionforChinesefolkpaper-cutting.Inordertopassonthisartform,IteachpeoplewhoreallylovetheartofChinesepaper-cutting,andIdon’tchargethemanytuition.Lastyear,IhadanAmericanstudentwhowasstudyingChinesecultureataUKuniversity.HecametoChinatowritehisthesis.IgavehimsomelessonsonChinesepaper-cutting.Afterhewentbacktocontinuehisstudies,heenteredalogodesigncompetitioninhisuniversity.Hecreatedalogobydoingapaper-cuttingandhewonthetopprize!TheyoungstudentwassoexcitedandhetoldmethathiscollegefriendsallwantedtolearnmoreaboutChinesepaper-cuttingandevenaboutme.TheartformiswarmlywelcomedintheUK.Mydreamistosetuponeortwopaper-cuttingmuseumsinothercountries.WhenIwasyoung,Imadebutterfliesindifferentartforms.Ithinkeveryoneisbornwithartistictalent.KeytoExercisesExercise1WatchingforDetailsStudentsareaskedtowatchthevideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.1)What’swonderfulaboutpaper-cutting？Paper-cuttingisn’tjustlimitedtopeopleinthecountrysideandeveryonefromalldifferentcommunitiesdoesittoo.2)WhatdoesLiuRentryherbesttodo?Shetrieshardtopromotethepaper-cuttingartinChinaandalsotheworld.3)WhatdoesLiuRendotopassontheartofpaper-cutting?Inordertopassonthisartform,sheteachespeoplewhoreallylovetheartofChinesepaper-cutting,andshedoesn’tchargethemanytuition.4)WheredoesLiuRen’sstudentcomefrom?America.5)WhatisLiuRen’sdream?Herdreamistosetuponeortwopaper-cuttingmuseumsinothercountries.Exercise2WatchingforSpecificInformationStudentsareaskedtowatchthevideoclipagainandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformation.Ilikedoing1)freehandpaper-cutting.Ideallyyoushouldn’tdrawadesignonthepaperandthencutitout.Thebestpartaboutpaper-cuttingisyou,thepaperand2)scissorsworkingtogether.In1993,Iwasinvitedto3)exhibitChinesepaper-cuttingtoothercountries.Ihopetobuildmore4)recognitionforChinesefolkpaper-cutting.Inordertopassonthisartform,IteachpeoplewhoreallylovetheartofChinesepaper-cutting,andIdon’t5)chargethemanytuition.Lastyear,IhadanAmericanstudentwhowasstudyingChinese6)cultureataUKuniversity.HecametoChinatowritehis7)thesis.IgavehimsomelessonsonChinesepaper-cutting.Afterhewentbacktocontinuehisstudies,heenteredalogodesign8)competitioninhisuniversity.Hecreatedalogobydoingapaper-cuttingandhewonthetopprize!TheyoungstudentwassoexcitedandhetoldmethathiscollegefriendsallwantedtolearnmoreaboutChinesepaper-cuttingandevenaboutme.TheartformiswarmlywelcomedintheUK.Mydreamistosetuponeortwopaper-cuttingmuseumsinothercountries.WhenIwasyoung,Imade9)butterfliesindifferentartforms.Ithinkeveryoneisbornwith10)artistictalent.PartIIListeningActivitiesInthispart,youwillhave3listeningtaskstoaccomplish.Task1Intask1,studentswilllistentoapassageaboutnationalsymbolsandthendotheexercisesasrequired.Beforelistening,theyaresupposedtoreadthewords,expressionsandculturalnotesrelatedtothepassage.TranscriptNationalSymbolsWhenmanypeopleinthewestthinkofChina,theanimalthattheythinkofisthedragon.Forthem,thedragonisanaggressivemonsterthatbreathesfire.Manypopularlegendstellofhowdragonskilledbraveknightsandatebeautifulmaidens.ForChinesepeoplehowever,thedragonisnotanevilmonster.It’saculturalandspiritualsymbolforprosperityandgoodluck.Thedragon’smaintaskistocreateharmonyandbringrain.Dragonsarecelebratedinartandarchitecture,andofcoursethedragondanceisaverypopularritual.MillionsofChinesehavetheword“long”,meaningdragon,aspartoftheirnames.Chinaisn’ttheonlycountrytohavethedragonasitssymbol.Wales,oneofthefourcountriesintheUK,hasareddragonproudlydisplayedonitsflag.TheonlyothercountryintheworldwithadragononitsflagisBhutan,thetinycountrybetweenChinaandIndia.Almostallcountriesintheworldhaveananimalsymboltorepresenttheircountry,anditisparticularlyobviousduringsports.TheEnglishseelionsasbrave,proudanimalsandtheEnglandfootballteamhavethreelionsonthefrontoftheirfootballshirts.Australiaisfamousforkangaroos,ofcourse.ThenationalrugbyteamismorecommonlyknownastheWallabies,akindofsmallkangaroo.Similarly,theSouthAfricanteamareknownastheSpringboks,atypeofAfricanantelope,andtheNewZealanders,whetherplayingsportsornot,arecommonlyknownasKiwis.AkiwiisanativeNewZealandbirdthatcan’tfly.Allcountriesareproudoftheirsymbols,whichtheyfeelreflectnationalcharacteristicsorthebeautyandvarietyoftheirnaturalenvironments.Recently,aShanghaiprofessorclaimedthatusingthedragonasanationalsymbolcouldmakewesterncountrieshaveanegativeviewofChina.Butinaninternetsurvey90%ofChinesepeoplewantedtokeepthedragon,andasweareallfamiliarwiththatChinesesymbol,peopleinthewestwouldnodoubtwantChinatokeepthedragontoo.KeytoExercisesExercise1MakingaSoundJudgmentStudentsareaskedtolistentothepassageanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).F1)PeopleinthewesthavethesameideasaboutdragonsaspeopleinChina.F2)InChina,dragonsbringbadluck.T3)Onlytwocountriesintheworldhaveadragonontheirflag.T4)TheEnglandfootballteamhavethreelionsonthefrontoftheirfootballshirts.T5)ManyChinesepeoplewanttokeepthedragonasasymbolofChina.Exercise2ListeningforSpecificInformationStudentsareaskedtolistentothepassageagainandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformation.Whenmanypeopleinthewest1)thinkofChina,theanimalthattheythinkofisthe2)dragon.Forthem,thedragonisan3)aggressivemonsterthat4)breathesfire.Manypopular5)legendstellofhowdragonskilledbraveknightsandatebeautifulmaidens.ForChinesepeople,however,thedragonisnotanevilmonster.It’saculturaland6)spiritualsymbolfor7)prosperityandgoodluck.Thedragon’smaintaskistocreate8)harmonyandbringrain.Dragonsarecelebratedinartand9)architecture,andofcoursethedragondanceisaverypopular10)ritual.MillionsofChinesehavetheword‘long’,meaningdragon,aspartoftheirname.Exercise3EssayWritingChina,asoneoftheoldestcountriesintheworld,doesnotonlyhavethedragonashersymbol,butalsoalotofothers,whichkeepdistinctiveancientChinesefeatures.NowstudentsareaskedtowriteanessayentitledChineseSymbolswithnolessthan160wordstointroduceotherdistinctivesymbolsofChina.SampleChineseSymbolsItisknowntoallthatnationalsymbolsareheavilyculture-oriented.Withtheworld’slongestcontinuouscivilization,formorethan40centuries,itspeoplecreatedaculturewithstrongphilosophies,traditionsandvalues.Thus,thenationalsymbolsforchinaarenumerousanddistinctive.Thefirsttomentionis,theGreatWall,whichisoneofthesymbolsofChinaandoneofthesevenwondersintheworld.Intheimperialperiods,thismagnificentconstructionwasusedinthedefenseofenemies.Sublimeasitis,theGreatwallistheonlyconstructiononearththatcanbeseenfromtheouterspace.WhenmanypeopleinthewestthinkofChina,theanimalthattheymaythinkofistheGiantPanda,whichisthenationalanimalofChina.GiantPandaisoneofthemostpreciousanimalsintheworld.Itiseasilyknownbyitslarge,distinctiveblackpatchesaroundtheears,andonitsrotundbody.Terracotta-claywarriors,whichunearthedinXi’an,isanothersymboltorepresentChineselonghistory.Itisafamousancientcity,whichwassculpturedinQinDynasty,thefirstdynastyofChina.Asoneofthecradlesofhumancivilization,Chinapossessessomanytreasureswithdistinctivecharacteristics.Theabovementionedarejustadropofwaterintotheseaandagravestoneincomparisonofthesand.Task2Intask2,studentswilllistentoadialogueaboutcultureshockandthendotheexercisesasrequired.Beforelistening,theyaresupposedtoreadthewords,expressionsandculturalnoterelatedtothedialogue.TranscriptCultureShock(TerryJoycetalksaboutherexperienceoflivingandworkinginEngland,whereshehasbeenforthepastelevenyears.)Interviewer:So,Terry.YouhavebeeninEnglandforquitealongtimenow.Terry:Mmm.Interviewer:WhatdifferencesdoyounoticebetweenEnglandandtheUnitedStates?Terry:Obviouslythebiggestdifferenceisthepeople.TheaverageEnglishmanis…mmm…coldandnotveryopen.Interviewer:Oh.Terry:IntheUnitedStatesit’sverydifferent.Westartconversationswithpeopleinthestreet,inthesubway;we’realotmoreoutgoingthanpeoplehere.Youknow,whenIfirstcame,Icouldn’tunderstandwhyIwasgettingsolittlereactionfrompeople,butnowIseethattheythoughtIwasoverpoweringandtoofriendlytoosoon.Interviewer:But,tellme:DoestheEnglishmanimprovesasyougettoknowhim?Terry:Oh,yes.Interviewer:Oh,good.Terry:Onceyouhavemadeafriend,it’safriendforlife,butittakesaverylongtime.I’lltellyousomethingthatIthinkisveryimportant.AnEnglishmaninAmericaisrespected.Everyonewantstotalktohim.We’reinquisitive.Welovehisaccentandhiscountry.ButAmericansinEnglandarethoughttobealittleinferiorbecauseoftheirloudbehaviorandtheirlanguage.OnethingI’velearnedisthatEnglishpeoplelikeacertaindistance.WhenIwastalkingtosomeone,hewouldmoveaway,youknow,movebackwards,andIthought.“DoIsmell?AmIboringhim?”Thereasonis,yousee,Americansstandcloserwhenthey’retalkingwhileEnglishpeoplelikeacertaindistance.KeytoExercisesExercise1MakingaSoundJudgmentStudentsareaskedtolistentothedialogueanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).F1)ThebiggestdifferencetheintervieweenoticesbetweenEnglandandAmericaistheaccent.T2)WhentheintervieweefirstwenttoEngland,shegotlittlereactionfromthepeoplethere.T3)FriendshipwithanEnglishmanlastslongerthanthatwithanAmerican.F4)WhentheintervieweetalkedwiththeEnglishpeople,theyusuallymovedbackwardsbecauseofherbadsmell.T5)Accordingtothedialogue,AmericansinEnglandarethoughttobealittleinferiorbecauseoftheirloudbehaviorandtheirlanguage.Exercise2ListeningforSpecificInformationStudentsareaskedtolistentothedialogueagainandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformation.1)Englishpeople,ingeneral,arecoldandnotveryopen.ComparedwiththeEnglishpeople,Americansaremoreoutgoing.2)WhentheintervieweefirstwenttoEngland,shewasconsideredoverpoweringandtoofriendlytoosoon.3)IttakesalongtimetomakefriendswiththeEnglishpeople.Butonceafriendismade,itisafriendforlife.4)TheAmericansliketotalkwithanEnglishmanbecausetheylovehisaccentandhiscountry,whileAmericansinEnglandareconsideredinferiorbecauseoftheirloudbehaviorandtheirlanguage.5)Whentalkingwitheachother,AmericansstandcloserwhileEnglishpeoplelikeacertaindistance.Exercise3TopicResearchAfterlisteningtothedialogue,weknowthatculturedifferencesmaycausetheanxietyorfeelingsofsurprise,disorientation,uncertainty,confusion,etc.,especiallywheninaforeigncountry.Thiskindofanxietyorfeelingiscalledcultureshock.Doyouknowhowtocopewithcultureshockinordertoenjoyahappytimeinaforeigncountry?Trytoresearchintothistopicandpresentyourideastotheclass.ReferenceforthePresentationCultureshockhappenstothosewholeavehomeandliveinanaliencountry.Itispossibletoshortenthedurationofcultureshockorminimizeitsimpact.Herearethreesuggestionstheyoffertoanyoneplanningastayinaforeignland.Firstly,weshouldbeawarethatsuchathingascultureshockexists.Itwillaffectthosewhocometoaforeignlandforthefirsttime,however,itdoesn’tlastforever.Next,weshouldknowthatweareresponsibleforoursalvation,notthesurroundingortheforeignculture.Thirdly,trytoaccepttheideathatcultureshockisaveryvaluableexperience,whichmaybealittlebitpainful.Itwillstretchyourmind,broadenyourperspectives,deepenyourinsightintoyourselfandwidenyourtoleranceforotherpeople.AdditionalListeningInthissection,studentswilllistentoapassageaboutJourneytotheWestandthendotheexercisesasrequired.Beforelistening,theyaresupposedtoreadthewords,expressionsandculturalnotesrelatedtothepassage.TranscriptJourneytotheWestWhatdoyougetwhenyoucombinea16thcenturyworkofChineseliterature,arenownedChinesetheatredirectorandaBritishrockstar?TheresultisMonkey:JourneytotheWest,ashowwhichblendsacrobatics,music,animationandmartialartstotellthestoryofSunWukongandhistravellingcompanionsontheirjourneyofredemption.PerformedinMandarintosell-outcrowdsinLondon’sTheatreRoyallastweek,theshowisastageadaptationofthefamousChinesenovelJourneytotheWest.“Anunclassifiableextravaganza”washowTheGuardiandescribedtheshow,whileanotherreviewersaiditwasaperformancethat“leftnogenreuntouchedandwhosescaleofambitioncouldonlybemarveledat.”Indeed,fordirectorChenShi-zheng,bringingthewildlyimaginativeChinesetaletoa21stcenturywesternaudiencewasacreativechallengethatallowedhimandhisteamtomixtogetherawiderangeofinfluences.ThescorewascomposedbyBritishmusicianDamonAlbarn,leadsingerofBlurandco-creatorofthevirtualcartoonbandGorillaz.ItisplayedbyanorchestrathatusesbothwesterninstrumentsandthetraditionalChinesepipa〔琵琶〕,guzheng〔古筝〕andzhongruan〔中软〕.Anotheraspectwhichmakesthisshowstandoutistheuseofanimation,whichisprojectedontoalargescreenbehindthestage.DirectorChensaid“theintegrationofanimationandsoundwasreallyaworkofgenius.”TheMonkeyKing,asSunWukongisknowninEnglish,aswellasPigsy,Sandyandahostofothercharactersandmonstersarebroughttolifeby40acrobatsfromtheDaliancircustroupe.EventhoughTheMonkeyKingislesswell-knownoutsideNorth-EastAsia,manyBritishpeoplefondlyrememberacult1970sTVseriescalledMonkey.Andthisisn’tthelastBritishpeoplewillbeseeingofTheMonkeyKingthissummer.KeytoExercisesExercise1ListeningforDetailsStudentsareaskedtolistentothepassageandchoosethebestanswerstothequestions.1)D2)C3)CExercise2MakingaSoundJudgmentStudentsareaskedtolistentothepassageagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).T1)JourneytotheWestwaswritteninthe1500s.F2)TherewerelotsofticketsleftunsoldfortheperformancesinLondon.F3)TheshowwasinEnglish.F4)TheshowusedonlytraditionalChineseinstruments.T5)ManypeopleintheUKwerealreadyfamiliarwiththecharacterofSunWukong.PartIIIOralPracticeInthispart,studentswillhave3taskstoaccomplish.Task1GroupDiscussionStudentsareaskedtolistallthebodygesturesthattheycanthinkof,andthendiscusswhateachgesturemeansinaChineseorforeigncontext.Afterthediscussion,theycansharewiththewholeclass.SampleInChina,whenpeoplemeeteachother,theywillshakehandswitheachother.However,meninRussia,FranceandArabcountrieswillkisseachotheronthesidefacewhentheymeeteachother.Thedifferencealsoexistsinhowtowavetheirhands.ForAmericanpeople,theywillwaveeachothergoodbye.ButSouthAmericanwillnotleaveifyouwavegoodbyetothem,becauseintheircu