its a small world

ntencesinspeaking

‘suptoyou.由你决定。

ou.我羡慕你。

Igetintouchwithyou?HowcanIcontact/reachyou?我怎么和你联系？

anIwashmyhands?请问卫生间在哪？

reyouheaded?你要去哪？

‘tbornyesterday.我又不是三岁小孩。

youdoforrelaxation?你做什么消遣？

‘sasmallworld.这世界真小。

‘smytreatthistime.这次我请客。

themostconvenienttimeforyou?你何时最方便？

iscussion

Topic1:PhysicalAttractiveness

ulartelevisionriesFriendsplayed

onanorexicchicinanadwhichwassoonpulled.

Insomeways,repeated

ave

becomesoudtoeingextremelythinwomenthatwehavelearnedtothinkthatthisis

whatisbeautiful.

ThemystiqueofthinbeganwiththearrivaloftheBritishmodelTwiggyinthelate

ngfivefeetsixinchestall,sheweighedonly91poundsandwasdubbed

Britain‘hen,fashionmodelshavebecomeincreasinglythinner,

withbodyweightsnearly25percentlessthantheaverageAmericanwomanwhoweighs

140pounds.

Ithinktherearetwoprimarythingsgoingonrightnowwiththeculturalavailabilityof

,thewholesocietyisinvolvedintheperfectiongame,alright,thatwe

allcanfixourbodies,n,Ithink,amongyoungwomen,they

areincreasinglytunedintoacelebrityculturewherethemodels‘andactress‘bodiesare

veryductiveandhard

aboutidealizedbeautyand

perfectionofacertaintype.

Theg

plus-sizeicon,KateDillonstartedoutasaskinnymodel.

Ithinkithappenstoeverybodyatsomepointwhereyoufeelonewayaboutyourlf.

Andthatyourinitial,yourintuitionaboutwhoyouareisthatyou‘reagoodperson,that

you‘rebeautiful,thatyou‘restrong,thatyou‘natsomepointit‘smet

withanoutsideforcethat‘stellingyou,―no,you‘renoneofthothings.‖

ssittingatmy

mirror,s

thinkingIwaslike,―yeah,I‘mfine.I‘mlookinggood.‖Youknow?AndwhenIgotto

school,itwasjust,theywerejusthorribletome,theritwasin

PEorcominghomeonthebuveryday,they‘dstandup,andtheywouldjumpupand

down,andtheywouldchant,―overweightKate,overweightKate‖.AndIrememberjust

like,youknow,I‘alwayswearthemassive

sweaters,andIwassittinginthefrontat,andjustliketryingsohardnottocry,becauI

wassoembarrasdandhorrified.

Topic2:InnerBeauty

Ibelieveinmystery.

Ibelieveinfamily.

IbelieveinbeingwhoIam.

Ibelieveinthepoweroffailure.

AndIbelievenormallifeixtraordinary.

ThisIbelieve.I‘aythisweekcomesfromour

collaborationwithUSAWeekendfromtheircall-outtoreaderstosubmitstatementsoftheir

corebeliefs.

nshe

readaboutourproject,sheimmediatelybegantowriteofherbeliefthatstartedtodevelop

‘sLisaSandiwithheressayforThisIBelieve.

ayweeimagesofperfectbodieswecannever

gthroughpubertyinto

adulthoodandnowintomiddleage,I‘vewastedalotoftimelamentingthesizeofmyhips,

yasIapproachmyfifties,Ibelievemy

mybody.

unately,Iarrivedwithoutall

armisashortstubwithasmallhandandthreefingers

odfortune,re

fighterswhostruck―Ican‘t‖frommyvocabularyandreplaceitwith―Iwillfindaway‖.

Theybelievedthedevelopmentofthemind,heartandsouldeterminedwhoyouareand

d,itwasacatalyst.

redsurgery;itwasdraggedtophysical

taughttorespectmybodybuttorememberitwasonlyavehiclethatcarriedtheimportant

things,er,Iwastaughtthatthebodiescomeinallshapes,colors

andsizesandthateveryonewasstrugglinginsomewaywiththeirphysicalinadequacies.

InfomercialshaveconvincedmethismustbetruealthoughthroughadolescenceIfoundit

difficulttobelievethecheerleadingsquadhadanylf-doubts.

Inmyalternativelyformedbodies,Ihavelearnedlessonsaboutpatience,determination,

dycan‘aughtall

theneighborhoodkidstoeatwiththeirfeet,askillitlearnedinthechildren‘shospital.

EventuallyIlearnedtotieshoes,crosdthestagetopickupacollegediploma,

backpackedthroughEuropeandchangedmybaby‘oplethinkIammy

yearsbutIhave

hastaughtmetorespectmy

fellowhumans,ords,myideasandmy

ledwithlove,humor,r

fellowhumanbeingand,likeyou,Iamsomuchmorethanabody.

Exerci:Discussthefollowingquestions.

waysdoyouthink

differentculturescanaffectpeople‘sunderstandingofbeauty?

ttertobephysicallyattractiveorintelligent?Isitbettertobephysicallyattractive

orwealthy?Doesbeautyaffectone'ssuccessinlife?

rsonalitytraitisthemostimportantforinnerbeauty?Howdoyoudefinebeauty,

usingyourownwords?

Unit2Biodiversity

ntencesinspeaking

urtime.慢慢来，别着急。

2.I‘mcrazyaboutBruceLee/rockmusic.我迷死李小龙/摇滚乐了。

addressyou?我怎么称呼你？

syournameagain?请再说一遍名字好吗？

oucareforacupofcoffee?要杯咖啡吗？

ogood.到目前为止都好。

esmecrazy.它让我疯了。

ershowedup.她一直没有出现。

‘snotlikehim.那不像是他的风格。

n‘tgetthrough.电话打不通。

iscussion

Topic1:EndangeredSpecies

Climatechangeisnormallybadnewsforendangeredspecies,butinthecaof

Australia‘sGreyNurShark,somescientistssuggestitmightactuallyhelptheirfightfor

survival.

TheGreyNurSharkisoneofAustralia‘smostcriticallyendangeredspecies.A

surveyin2002estimatedtherewerefewerthan500inthecriticallyendangeredpopulation

livingoffthecountry'estcoast,theyarevulnerablebutnotyet

lia‘stwoGreyNurSharkpopulationshavebeenisolatedfromeach

otherformorethan100,owthewatersparatingthetwopopulations

emperatures

riduetoglobalwarming,warmerwaterscouldresultinthesharksinhabitingthesame

harkpopulationsunite,theextinctionriskmaybereduced.

Topic2:ConrvationofBiodiversity

The22rearchersthatcreatedthesurveyarehopingitwillhelpwiththe

conrvationofmorethan2,300speciesofplantsandanimalsthatarefoundonlyin

Madagascar.

Only587,000squarekilometersinsize,Madagascarisconsideredoneofthemost

significantoftheso-calledbiodiversity―hotspots,‖threatenedareasoftheworldthatare

amongthemostbiologicallyrich.

―Wehadalotofspeciesandwewantedtouthedataatthefinestscalethatwe

possiblycould,atthemostpreciscaleandthemostdetailedscale,‖shesaid.―Andthat

twhyoneofthebig

advanceswastheavailabilityofanewpieceofsoftwarethatallowedustotacklesomany

speciesoversuchalargeareaandwithsomuchdetailoratsuchafineresolution.‖

Topic3:Health

AccountantSydneyBrookmanlovestwothings,working,whichhe‘sbeendoing

since1937.―Idon‘twannaretire;IwannakeepworkingaslongasIcanlive.‖Andtelling

jokes.―Icanrattleoff100jokes,50Icantell,justbymemory.‖

Heis97yearsold.―aldemandsmay

bealittleless,butIcan‘thelpthat.‖

HeisayoungstercomparedtoRheaTauber,tesa

ently

turned100.

―Theyheldabigpartyformeonmy100birthdayandeverybodyinthewholecounty

ethey‘veneverheardofanybodywhois100yearsoldstillworking.‖

Forthelast35years,she‘sbeenlivingonherownandsaidshe‘

keepsheronhertoes.

―WhenIwas100yearsold,theysaid,‗Youshouldn‘all

stepstoclimbup.‘Butthat‘‘smyexerci:upanddownthesteps.‖

AtatimewhentheAmericanlifeexpectancyis78years,thereisnoobviousreason

whyRheaandSydneyshouldstillbealive,‘atinghabits

wouldmakeanutritionistweep.

―teeverydietarylaw.‖

AndRheaisreferredtobyherowndoctorsas―themiraclelady‖.―Theycan‘tfigureout

hewayIdo,enjoylifethewayIdo,goabout,andtravel.‖

Exerci:Discussthefollowingquestions.

reanyadvantagesthatglobalwarmingcanbringabouttoendangeredspecies?

oplethinkthathumanneedsforfarmland,housing,andindustryaremore

greeordisagreewiththis

pointofview?Whyorwhynot?

today

havenoticedthisproblem,butfewactionsaretaken,whydoyouthinkpeopledolittle

aboutit?Whatdoyousuggesttosolvethisproblem?

ethetipsforlongevity?

uldsay:whatthisproblemis;what

causoftheproblem;howitaffectspeople'shealth;andexplainhowtosolvethis

healthproblem.

urvey(GroupWork)

Eachgrouptakeasmallsurveytofindoutyourclassmates‘opinionaboutreasonsto

‘show:

e7reasonsforyou:

(1)Toprotectpossiblemedicinesources,forexample,forcancerorAIDStreatment.

(2)Toprotectworldfoodcurityagainsttheriskofdiaorpests.

(3)Toprovideawidervarietyoffoodspeciesforpeople‘sdietandhealth.

(4)Tokeeptheclimateinbalance.

(5)Toprovideavarietyofspeciesthatcancopewithnewclimateconditionsinthe

future.

(6)Torespectnature.

(7)Toprerveplantandanimalspeciesfortheirownsake.

iewyourclassmatesbyaskingthemtochoo3mostimportantreasons.

heirchoices,andtakenotesontheirreasonsbehindtheirchoices.

include5parts:the

purpoofthesurvey,method(howyouconductedthesurvey),results(rememberto

uthestatistics),discussion(howdoyouanalyzeyourresults)andconclusion.

entationinallwillbe

within20minutes.

Forexample:

Youcanrecordtheresultsofyoursurveylikethis.

Top3reasonsNumbersClassmates‘Comments

5Toprovideavarietyofspeciesthatcan

copewithnewclimateconditionsinthe

future.

14Becauglobalwarming

isbecomingarious

problemnowadays.

…

3Toprovideawidervarietyoffood

speciesforpeople‘sdietandhealth.

12Becauthebiodiversity

inourdietisgetting

smaller.

…

Unit3Cloning

ntencesinspeaking

ckandtiredofhotels.我讨厌旅馆。

est.请便/别客气。

keepaneyeonmybag?帮我看管一下包好吗？

‘skeepintouch.让我们保持联系。

‘scallitaday.我们今天到此为止。

n‘thelpit.我没办法。

ing‘scomeup.有点事。

‘sgettothepoint.让我们来谈要点。

atinmind.记住那件事。

saclocall.太危险了。/千钧一发。

Exerci:Makeshortconversationswiththeaboveufulntences.

iscussion

Topic1:HistoryofCloning

ThisistheVOAEnglishAgricultureReport.

TheUnitedStatesgovernmenthasdecidedthatfoodfromclonedcattle,pigsandgoats

dandDrugAdministrationalsosaysitfoundnorisksinmeatand

milkfromoffspringborntothem.

atoryprocess

ryoisputintoafemaleanimal

which,ifallgoeswell,givesbirthtotheclone.

atstudiesforveralyearsbeforeitannounceditsdecisioninafinal

it,for

now,theindustryisbeingaskedtocontinueavoluntarybanonsuchproducts.

lmajor

foodcompaniessaytheyhavenoimmediateplanstogetinvolved.

TheFoodandDrugAdministrationwillnotrequireanyproducttobeidentifiedas

cerwouldneedapprovaltolabelaproduct

―clone-free‖.Theagencysaysthatcouldbemisleadingbecauthefoodisnodifferent

fromotherfood.

tsdecisiononincompleterearchinto

terforFoodSafetycriticizedtheuofstudiessuppliedbycloning

companies.

ycloningiscruel

andcanleadtosufferinginclonesbornwithabnormalities.

agencynoted

thatexpertsinNewZealandandtheEuropeanUnionhavecometothesamefindingsabout

,SouthKoreaandTaiwansaytheywanttostudythe

issuefurtherbeforetakingaction.

tlythe

UnitedStateshasaboutsixhundredanimalclones.

Clonesarecostly,iculture

raditionallybredoffspring

wouldenterthefoodsupplyinstead.

ThefirstmammalclonedfromanadultcellwasDollythesheep,borninScotlandin

couldnotdecideaboutthesafetyoffoodfrom

clonesofsheeporotheranimalsbesidescattle,pigsandgoats.

Andthat‘stheVOAEnglishAgricultureReport,writtenbyJerilynWatson.I‘mSteve

Ember.

Topic2:ClonedAnimals:SafetyIssues

ThisistheVOAEnglishAgricultureReport.

TheUnitedStatesgovernmentwantstoknowwhatthepublicthinksaboutitsfindings

dandDrugAdministrationsaysmeatandmilk

fromclonesofadultcattle,alcalledthem―as

safetoeatasthefoodweeateveryday.‖Andwhenthoclonesreproducexually,the

agencysays,earchonclonedsheepislimited.

tedStates

thisyearcouldbecomethefirstcountrytoapprovethesaleoffoodsfromclonedanimals.

First,however,thepublicwillhaveninetydaystocommentonthreepropod

edalongreport,calledadraft

riskasssment,ncysaysitmustreceive

readytoactveralyearsago,butan

advisorycommitteecalledformorerearch.

Fornow,thegovernmentwillcontinuetoaskproducerstohonorarequestthatthey

stalotandaredifficultto

oplethinkfarmersmightfinditdifficulttoexportproductsfromcloned

rightsactivistsalsohaveobjections.

stfoodfromcloningixpectedtocomenotfromclones

themlves,clonesareexpectedtobe

opinionstudiesshow

srearchalso

showsthatthepublicknowslittleaboutcloning.

akenfromaso-calleddonoranimalis

,theembryoisplacedintotheuterusofa

rocessissuccessful,thepregnancyreachesfulltermandagenetic

scientificreasontorequirespecial

paniescouldidentifyproductsas

―clone-free,‖ifstatementsdonotsuggestthatoneproductmightbesaferthananother.

Andthat‘stheVOAEnglishAgricultureReport,writtenbyJerilynWatson.

Topic3:DebatesOverHumanCloning

ence,and

indeedallsociety,isfacinganewdilemma:whetherornottotryandsavemorelives

throughhumancloning.

otuntil

1997thatscientistssuccessfullyclonedthefirstmammal,thenowworld-famoussheep

gtechniqueshavecontinuedtoimprovesincethen,andtodaythere

areclonedmice,salmon,andcattle.

Somescientistswanttoapplythemethodsudincloninganimalstoproduceskin,

organs,hemethodsinvolvestakingadultcells

r,morecomplex,

techniquetakembryocellsanddevelopsthemintoawidevarietyofcelltypesandtissues.

Itisthisplanneduofhumanembryosthathasresultedincontroversyandcriticism.

Thecloningofhumancellsprovidesthepotentialtofindcuresandeliminatedias.

question

whetheritisrightto―PlayGod‖inanattempttocurethedisabilitiesanddiasofthis

thegreathopesforcloningincludetheabilitytoperformtransplants,

whenevertheyareneeded,mple,peoplewithlungcancermay

istsalsolookforwardtotheday

whenpeopleinwheelchairscanwalkagain,andillnesssuchasAlzheimer‘sand

Parkinson‘sDiacanbeprevented.

aginemass

ofidenticalpeople,andtheproductionof―perfect‖

mighteveneheadlesshumanbodiesbeingstoredathospitalsfortheir―spareparts‖.With

suchthought-provokingpossibilitiesforthe21stcentury,humancloningwillnodoubt

continuetoreceivewidespreadattentionandscrutiny.

Exerci:Discussthefollowingquestions.

ghtbesomeofthebeneficialapplicationsofcloning?

ldaclonebeagoodsourceforablood,organ,orbonemarrowtransplant?

Medicaladvancessavelives,butdoestechnologygotoofar?Discusswhetheranything

andeverythingshouldbedonetosaveaperson‘slife.

thinkitisagoodorbadideaforpoliticianstodecidewhatscientistscanandcannotdo?

Howaboutreligiousauthorities,manyofwhomarealsooppodtohumancloning?

Whoshouldmakesuchdecisionsandwhy?

urvey(GroupWork)

Eachgrouptakeasmallsurveyrespectivelytofindoutyourclassmates‘opinionabout

‘show:

iewyourclassmatesandask3yes/noquestions:

(1)Isitacceptabletocloneanimals?

(2)Isitacceptabletoclonehumans?

(3)Isitacceptabletogeneticallyalterfarmproduce?

couldn‘ttellthereasonsveryclearly,

youmaypreparesomereasonsforthemtochoofrom.

heyesandnorespons,andtakenotesontheirreasons.

include5parts:the

purpoofthesurvey,method(howyouconductedthesurvey),results(rememberto

uthestatistics),discussion(howdoyouanalyzetheresults)andconclusion.

entationinallwillbe

within20minutes.

Forexample:

Youcanrecordtheresultsofyoursurveylikethis.

QuestionsYesNoReasons

1Isitacceptabletoclone

humans?

ilecouplesmightchoo

humancloningtohaveacopyofone

ofthemratherthanacceptgenesfrom

anunknowndonor.

hniqueofhumancloning

isnotready.

remanyproblemsthat

surroundtheissue.

……

Unit4Love

ntencesinspeaking

1.I‘llbelookingforwardtoit.我期待这一天。

sareslim.机会很小。

mit.一点也不。

4.I‘mbehindinmywork.我工作进度落后了。

‘sapainintheneck.那真是麻烦/棘手的事。

‘reinthesameboat.我们的处境相同。

hiswatering.我在流口水了。

yourecommend?你推荐什么？

llover.我全身酸痛。

runny/runningno.我流鼻涕。

iscussion

Topic1:LoveandMarriage

MatchmakingrviceshavebecomeaboomingbusinessinJapan,thankstoapopular

ookMarriageHuntingEraco-authorToukoShirakawa

wrotethatsingleshadtoworkharderfortruelove,andthatwaitingforasoulmatewasnot

nedtheterm―konkatsu‖—aplayontheJapanewordsformarriageand

action.

as

speoplewere

cretlyarchinguntilherterm―konkatsu‖madeitokaytodosopublicly.

Shirakawacomparesthe―marriagehunt‖ourageshuntersto

mpanievenhostminarstoprepare

m―konkatsu‖hasbecomesopopularthereiven

atelevisiondramanamedafterit.

ThatpopularityiswelcomenewsforJapan,wherethebirthratehasbeendeclining

formorethanthreedecadesnow,andthecountry‘

percentageofmenandwomenwhoremainsingleintotheirlate30shastripledsincethe

governmentsayswithoutmarriage,therearenochildren.

Topic2:ParentalLove

CharlesSpearmanandNancyBurnetthavebeenmarriednineyears.―Whenweare

outsideinthecommunity,weknowotherpeopleperceiveusasablackandwhitecouple.

Butinsidethehou,we‘reacoupleandwe‘rethinkingofthechallengesandthe

opportunitiesanyothercouplehas.‖

IntheVirginiasuburbwhereSpearmanandBurnettlive,theirmarriagewouldhave

‘eCourtsdroppeddownlaws

prohibitinginterracialmarriage.

RichardandMildredLoving,whowerealsoresidentsofVirginia,ledthat

battle.―testamenttolove,courageand,I

think,thelegalprofessiontopavethewayforthechangesthathavetakenplacein(thepast)

40years.‖

SpearmanandBurnett,whowerebothpreviouslymarried,sayiftheyhadmetearlier,

nettsaysitmayhavebeenmorechallenging.

―BecauIcamefromamoreconrvativesmallercity,atownandgrewupeing

‘treallypredicthowmyfamilyatthattime

wouldhavebeenabletoacceptthatdifference‖.

40year-old,RachelLerman,knowswhatitisliketobeapersonofcolorina

majoritywhitecommunity.―AlotofpeopleIdon‘eIwas

aboutblack‖.ButLerman‘marriedAlexDiaz-Asperven

vethree-year-oldtwinboysAlejandroandMigue.―Wetookeveryaction

yitispeoplewhoareaware,

peoplewholookatthemandask‗howdidthathappen?Gosh,oh,yougotoneformum,

onefordad.‘‖

Despitesuchcomments,Lerman,whofatherwasNigerian,saysshebelievesher

childrenwouldhaveabetterexperiencegrowingupinWashingtonDCthanshedid

growingupinsuburbanBostoninthe70s.

―Beingbi-racialisn‘tsomethingalotpeopledidn‘tlikeHalleBerry

ent

foreAmericansbecamefamiliarwithBarackObama,

Oscar-winningactressHalleBerryandgolfsuperstarTigerWoods,bothofwhomare

multi-racial,werepublicfiguresinAmerica.

Topic3:Humanitarianlove

Eleven-year-oldZachBonnerwalkedacrossthesoutheasterncountrysideonhis

1,900kilometerhiketobringattentiontotheplightofhomelesschildren.―Ithinkit‘s

ridiculousthatthere‘sanychildthatdoesn‘thaveahomeinthiscountry,here,inAmerica,I

thinkit‘shorrible.‖HetraveledfromFloridatoWashington,etoldan

audiencetherearemanychildhomelesschildren.―Itstillamazesmetheamountofpeople

stilltodaywhodon‘truthis,notonlydoesit

exist,butit‘sgettingwor‖.

ZachsaysTherearemanyreasonsthatchildrenarehomeless.―Becauofthe

economiccrisisgoingonrightnow,it‘sgettingworbecauofpeoplelosingtheirjobs,

refore,that‘salsoareasontheybecomehomeless.

Andsometimes,thefamiliesareabusivetowardthechildandtheyrunaway.‖

IttookthreeyearsforZachtofinishhiswalk,whichbeganwhenhewasonlyeight.

erhowtiredhe

got,hefelthehadtokeepwalking.―Whenachildgetstiredofbeinghomeless,youknow,

theydon‘tgettothink,‗Well,I‘mtiredofbeinghomeless,soI‘mnotgoingtobehomeless

anymore.‘SowhyshouldIbeabletosay,‗Well,I‘mtiredofwalking,soI‘mnotgoingto

walkanymore.‘‖HismotherLaurietookeachstepwithhim,andhissisterKellyfollowed

ttheystayedinadonatedrecreationalvehicle.

Exerci:Discussthefollowingquestions.

aracteristicsdoyoulookforinagirlfriendorboyfriend?

ougotoTVshowsfordatingsuchasIfYouAretheOne(非诚勿扰)?

parentswillstandbyyouifyougointoatransnationalmarriage?

nyoudotohelptheunderprivileged?

ouunderstandthestatementthattheoneyoulovemostiswhocanhurtyou

thesamemost?

urvey(GroupWork)

Eachgrouptakeasmallsurveytofindoutyourclassmates‘opinionaboutonlineromance.

‘show:

3yes/noquestions.

iewyourclassmatesbyaskingthemyouryes/noquestions.

heyesandnorespons,andtakenotesonanyinterestingcommentsthatthey

angivethemreasonsforthemtochoofrom.

include5parts:the

purpoofthesurvey,method(howyouconductedthesurvey),results(rememberto

uthestatistics),discussion(howdoyouanalyzeyourresults)andconclusion.

entationinallwillbe

within20minutes.

Forexample:

Youcanrecordtheresultsofyoursurveylikethis.

QuestionsYesNoClassmates‘Comments

1Doyouagreewithfinding

romanceontheInternet?

105Yes,Ithinkitveryconvenientto

developanonlinerelationship.

It‘smorecomfortabletotalkonline.

No,Idon‘tbelievethatIcanfindreal

lovethroughinternet.

Unit5MediaandCulture

ntencesinspeaking

pullingmyleg?你在开玩笑吗？

2.I‘llkeepmyearsopen.我会留意的。

‘tmuch.那是微不足道的。

dneck.不分上下。

5.I‘mfeelingundertheweather.我不舒服。

‘tgetmewrong.不要误会我。

7.I‘munderalotofpressure.我压力很大。

‘retheboss.你是老板，一切听你的。

‘sthisregarding?这是关于哪方面的？

deadbody!休想！

Exerci:Makeshortconversationswiththeaboveufulntences.

iscussion

Topic1:TraditionalMediavsNewMedia

essionhas

astfiveyears,some

ofthecountries‘biggestandmostestablishedregionalnewspapershaveentheir

hadvertisingrevenuecontinuingtofall,adaptingtochange

ualGAestimatesaround1,000jobshavegoneinlocal

newspapersinthepastyearalone.

GotaChesterRomanAmphitheatermisplacedonGoogleMaps,it'scurrentlywhere

theChesterMagistrateCourtis.

InChester,people'vesatdowntodiscusshowtheyshouldcovertheircityforover230

stnewspapers,isingrevenuesare

down,adaptingwasn'tthechoice,butanecessity.

"Peoplewithintheindustryrealizethatitisadifferentworld,it'sadifferentwaydoing

avetoadaptandIthinkstuffof,Ihavetoacceptthat,onthewhole,Ithink

this,thattherewerealwaysdinosaurs,therewerealwayspeoplethatwouldnotaccept

change,buttheyhavetodoortheyhavetofallbythewayside."

Thenewspaperisstillthecornerstonehere,butthewebsiteistheirgrowthmarket.

―...itwasameerkatonits,stoodonitsbacklegs,lookingthroughthepatiowindow,it

wasabsolutelyfrozen,shivering."

―Inthelastyear,ontheChesterChroniclesite,we'veenabout450%increain

uniqueurs,whichisquitestaggeringandthat'snotatthemomentshowinganysignof

reallytremendousnewsthatwearereachingsomanymorepeoplewith

ourproduct.‖

InEsx,yalocal

newspapereditorwhotookredundancy.

―refewer

housforsale,aren'tbuyingcars,sothe

motoringctiongetssmallerandthesamewithjobs,youknow,thesituation‘svacantpage

getsmore,morereduced,butcommunitywebsitesofferingcheapadvertising,providingthe

etthemessagearound,'theyarethere',whichIhavemanagedto

do,Ithinkthat'sthewayahead.‖

monconcern

ishowtobalancegoodjournalismwithfinancialrealities,adilemmathatgoesbackmany,

manyyears.

Topic2:MediaandPeople

ReneeMontagne:e

willmeetamanwhokeepsverylittleprivate,infact,putshislifeonlinewithasoundtrack.

ewritesheisa

22-year-oldstudentattheUniversityofMissouri,thatapersonalitytestgavehima78%

scoreinemotionalstabilityandthathedoesn'tandmore,andit's

justoneofhissixblogs.

SteveInskeep:AndnowwearegonnatalktoJonathonCarlsonandaskwhether

onCarlson,welcome

totheprogram.

JonathonCarlson:Thankyouforhavingme.

SteveInskeep:Iwannaaskfirstaboutthewebsiteonwhichyourblogxist,

nwhatthatisforpeoplewho'veneverenit.

JonathonCarlson:Um,MySpaceisoneofveralsocialnetworksthatallowpeopletopost

profilesandthebasicconcepthereisthatyouaregonnafindotherursthatshareyour

ypersonalexperience,mostoftheotherursyoufindarepeopleyou

knowofflineanyway.

SteveInskeep:Youkeepablogaslotsofpeople,perhapsmillionsofpeoplenotdo.

JonathonCarlson:Six

SteveInskeep:Yeah,whysix?

JonathonCarlson:Ihaveablogthat'

er4aresmallerblogs

thatI'ustablogaboutblogsactually.'CozI,Iguess

I'mthatinterestedinthem.

SteveInskeep:n,whatareyourlimits?Whatarethingsyouwouldnever

postonline?

JonathonCarlson:thereisalotof

nwhenItupmyprofiles,Ineverputmyphone

numberonthere--itsays"Uponquest"--ethearejustbits

ofinformationIjustdon''

leavethochannelsopentothem.

SteveInskeep:Soyoudohavesomelimits,whichisveryinteresting,becauone

wouldimaginethatafterreadingall6ofyourblogs,theremightbeverylittleneedtoever

callyouandaskanythinginthefirstplace.

JonathonCarlson:Yeah,well,IguesstheonegroupthatIguessitdoesconcernmethat

dIdon'tparticularlyplanon

sisabigconcern

foralotofpeopleofmyage.

SteveInskeep:Havepeoplethatyouknowalreadyhadproblems?

JonathonCarlson:Um,'tknowanyonewhohaspersonallyhad

any't

knowanumberofstudents

whohavetakendownpersonalinformationbadonthethreatofthothings.

SteveInskeep:Totheextentthatyouareabletoknow,who'sreadingyourblogs?

JonathonCoulson:Um,eofthat,Ihavequiteafewfriends

hereatschoolthathaveblogsbecauofme,andkindofreadmine,

politicalblogactually,cksouttoabout60people,who

justareinterestedinhearingmythoughts.

SteveInskeep:Itsoundslikeyoudon'treallyworryaboutwho,whoreadsthisstuff,

onceyougotyourmomoutofthewayanyway?

JonathonCoulson:Um,well,Idon'eInoted,

IthinkI''thavemuch

alinformation,Idon'tthinkit'erthanthat,anythingIam

thinkingorsaying,I'dliketoputouttherebecauifI'mwrong,Icouldonlylearnfrom

people'sfeedback.

SteveInskeep:Intheend,giventhatyouaremostlycommunicatingwiththefew

peopleyoualreadyknow,what'sthepointreallyofpostingallthostuff?Whynotjust

pickupaphone,ndanE-mail?

JonathonCoulson:That'antageIthinktoMySpaceandblogs,

'thavetocallthemandexpectthemtopickupthe

phone,stputitonmyblog.

Andattheirconvenience,ssomepersonal

satisfactiontomealsoinpostingtothegeneralaudience.

Topic3:Sports

InChinahe'sknownas―theFlyingFish‖;inAmericatheycallhim―theBaltimore

Bullet‖.

Whateveryoucallhim,AmericanswimmerMichaelPhelpslooksdestinedtobecomea

houholdnameacrosstheworldafterbreakingtheOlympicrecordformostgoldmedals

inasingleGames.

Phelps'stotalofeightgoldsinBeijingputhimoneaheadofcompatriotMarkSpitz's

previoustallytin1972.

MichaelPhelpsdominatedthefieldinvenofhisracesandtanamazingven

,however,haveonecloshaveinthe100mbutterfly

whichhewonbythesmallestpossiblemarginofjust0.01conds,andinanotherhehadto

contendwithafaultypairofgoggles.

therhe

isornot,whatisitthatmakesMichaelPhelpssogood?

hastheperfectbodyshapefora

swimmer:hisarmspanislongerthanhisheight,hehasveryflexiblejoints,hugelungs,and

hisincrediblylargefeet(size14US,size49inChina)actlikeflippersinthewater.

Tofeedhishugeswimmer'sbody,Phelpatsanastonishing12,000caloriesaday,six

timestheaverageforamanofhisage.

Accordingtohiscoach,Phelpsstartswithabreakfastofchampions:"Threefriedegg

sandwicheswithchee,tomatoes,friedonionsandmayo,afiveeggomelette,abowlof

grits,threeslicesofFrenchtoastandthreepancakeswithchocolatechips."

Hethenslipsintoaswimsuitwhichhasbeenmakingwavesintheworldofswimming.

DesignedbyNASA,theAmericanspaceagency,thesuitismadeofaspecialmaterial

whichissaidtohelpathletesswim2%faster.

MichaelPhelpsshouldspareathoughtforhismum,whofirstpushedhiminto

swimmingasawayofmakingfriends,andwhobelievedinhimwhenoneteachersaidhe

wouldneverbeasuccess.

Whateverthereasonforhissuccess,Phelpsadmitstherewasperhapsalsoabitofluck

involvinginwinninghiightmedals.

"Iguesightisaluckynumberforme,too,ningceremonystartedon

8/8/twasmeanttobe,"hesaid.

Exerci:Discussthefollowingquestions.

oukeepupwithcurrentevents?Doyouthinkthatnewsreportinghasgotten

better,gottenwor,orstayedthesameoveryourlifetime?

ethemajordifferencesbetweentraditionalmediaandmodernmedia?Howhas

technologyaffectedthewaythatwereceivenews?Inwhatwayshavemodernmedia

changedpeople‘slife?(Forexample,privacyprotection)

peoplesointerestedintheprivatelivesofcelebrities?Doyouthinkthatmost

newspapersprintwhat'sreallyimportant,orwhatwillmakethemllmorenewspapers?

WhataboutTVnews?Whataboutonlinenews?

urvey(GroupWork)

Eachgrouptakeasmallsurveyrespectivelytofindoutyourclassmates‘opinionabout

‘show:

3yes/noquestions.

iewyourclassmatesbyaskingthemyouryes/noquestions.

heyesandnorespons,andtakenotesonanyinterestingcommentsthatthey

add.

include5parts:the

purpoofthesurvey,method(howyouconductedthesurvey),results(rememberto

uthestatistics),discussion(howdoyouanalyzetheresults)andconclusion.

entationinallwillbe

within20minutes.

Forexample:

Youcanrecordtheresultsofyoursurveylikethis.

QuestionsYesNoClassmates‘Comments

1DoyouthinkthatEnglish

languagemovieshave

affectedothercultures?

105Ithinkitdependsontheindividual

viewer.

Yes,theydo,anditcan‘tbehelped.

No,Idon‘tbelievethatmoviesareso

powerful.

learningEnglishfrom

watchingforeignmovies.

Unit6Development

Exerci:Readingaloud(Toberecorded)

Atallagesandincomes,/asteadilygrowingnumberofmen/aretighteningtheirmuscles,/

filingtheirfingernails,/havingtheirsmileswhitened/andeyesundrooped/–orworrying

thattheyshould.

Thatis,/whilehighlyindustrializedcountries/mayhaveahigheconomiclevel,/literacy

rate,/andlifeexpectancy,/theyusuallysufferaproblem/thatisgrowingmoreriouvery

year:/environmentalpollution./

ntencesinspeaking

givemeahand?能帮个忙吗？

eryousay.随便你。

‘llcometome.我会想起来的。

eit.你说出来。

einyourshoes.如果我是你的话。

6.I‘llplayitbyear.随兴之所至。/到时候再说。

uldtakeadvantageofit.好好利用。

‘stalkovercoffee.边喝边聊。

9.I‘measytoplea.我很好相处。

‘sgivehimabighand.让我们热烈鼓掌。

iscussion

Topic1:EconomicDevelopment

Despitetheglobaleconomiccrisis,USinvestorsarebeingtoldtostronglyconsider

‘llbethemessagelaterthismonthwhenWashington

hoststhe7thBiennialUS/AfricaBusinessSummit.

CorporateCouncilonAfricaCEOStephanHayesdescribesAfricaasa―booming

businessopportunity.‖HesaystheupcomingsummitwillallowUScompaniestoethe

continentasan―esntialastacrossmanybusinessctors.‖

―Ithinkit‘sthiscountry‘‘s

‘swheregovernmentandprivatectorcometogetherevery

eit‘sinWashington,D.C.,you‘vegotsomekeygovernmentleadersin

theUSalsoprovidingleadership.‖

PresidentObamaandSecretaryofStateHillaryClintonhavebeeninvitedtospeak,as

wellastheUStradereprentativeandthecommercecretary.

―We‘haveabout

10headsofstatethatarecomingsofar.‖

Inall,about2,000peopleareexpectedtoattendthesummit,mostfromtheAmerican

privatector.

―Technically,theUnitedStatesprivatectoristhelargestinvestorinAfrica,butso

akeawayoiloutoftheequation,thenalotofothercountries

aregreaterinvestors,lsowilllikelypassus

upthisyearininvestmentinAfrica.‖

USfirmsinvest$sinessis

essaysit‘tructure,

forexample.

―It‘rtogetthingstothemarket,inorderto

haveportsthatwork,there‘s

certainlyfillingthatvoidtocertainextent,butthere‘re

opportunitiesforAmericanbusinessaswell.‖

Cellphonesareanotherinvestmentopportunity.

―Africahasbasicallyjustskippedoverlandlinesandgonetomobilecellphones,doing

,lessthan10percentofthepopulationofAfricaisusingthocell

e‘satremendousmarket.‖

TheheadoftheCorporateCouncilonAfricasaysotherpromisingareasinclude

tourism,healthcareandpower.

―‘thave

theIT(Internet)‘thaveroadsunlessthere‘sapowerctoralsothat

htnowthatgrowthisjustabouthittingthemaximum

powercapabilities.‖

WhileHayestoutsAfricaasbeingripeforinvestment,whatassurancesdoeshegive

regardingrisks?

―Ican…‘s

‘reare

manycountriesinAfricathataregoodplacestoinvest,solidplacestoinvest.‖

Topic2:SocialChanges

‘scalled

―GainingGround:Women‘sRightsintheArabGulf.‖SeniorrearcherSanjaKellysaysit

updatesasimilarstudytheorganizationconductedfiveyearsagoinBahrain,UnitedArab

Emirates,Kuwait,Oman,QatarandSaudiArabia.

―Theresultswerequiteencouraginginthenthat…herewemaythinkthat

women‘srightsintheGulfareonthemarge.[Yeah.]Eventhoughthisisstillperhapsthe

mostrestrictiveregionintheentireworldintermsofwomen‘srights,wearenoticingthat

women‘srightsactivistshavesuccessfullypushedforchangeinmanyinstances.‖

Someofthemostvisiblechangesforwomen,Kellynotes,havebeenmadeinKuwait.

―Ratherrecently,youmayhavenoticedthatwomenhavegainedmanymorerightsand

veen5percent

2003,only46percentof

workingwomenwereemployed,whereasnow51percentofworkingwomeninKuwaitare

employed.‖

2005,aftera

three-decade-longstruggle,Kuwaitiwomenfinallywontherighttovote.

l-KaziisaprofessorofsociologyatKuwaitUniversityandakeyactivistinher

country‘swomen‘ectionoftheFreedomHoureport,shesays

gettingtherighttovotewasabigaccomplishmentforthewomenofKuwait.

―There‘ssomuchthathasbeendoneasfarashavingawomen‘scommittee,women

nowasministersinthemunicipalcouncil,‘veen

—somelaws—havebeen

putonholdorevenrevokedwhenwehavelobbiedenough,andI‘msureifwedidn‘thave

thevoicewewouldn‘thavebeenabletodothat.‖

OmanisanotherGulfcountrywherewomenhaverecentlyachievedbasicrights

esthatdespiteongoingdiscrimination,

Omaniwomenhavestillmanagedtomakegainsinhighereducation,theworkforceand

lfwasacandidateforOman‘sParliamentin2003andlostby

only100votes.

―Itwasveryempoweringexperienceformylfandalsoforotherwomenwhowere

encouragedfornexttime,only15womencandidatesintheentirecountryin

2003,andtherewere20womenwhoranforthenextelections.‖

Womeninothercountries,notablyBahrainandtheUnitedArabEmirates,arealso

enjoyingnewrights,saysSanjaKelly.

―IncountriessuchastheUAEaswell,eventhoughthecountryitlfisveryrestricted

intermsoftheirpoliticalrightsandcivilliberties,theyhaveintroducedaverylimited

en,forthefirsttime,were

anwalected

andeightadditionalwomenwereappointedforthisbody.‖

Despitethegains,thecontributorstotheFreedomHoureportconcludethatmuch

moreprogressisneededforwomeninpracticallyallaspectsofsocial,economicand

politicallifeintheArabGulfstates.

Topic3:RemainingChallenges

Script1

Cambodia‘sancienttemplesatAngkorWatareunderthreatfromthelargenumbersof

refearsthatongoingdamagetothetemples‘

softstonemaymeantheycouldeventuallybedestroyed.

ThetemplesatAngkorWatareconsideredamongthebestsurvivingexamplesof

pleswerebuiltaboutathousandyears

iefworkonthewallstellsofthemanythreatstheancientempiresurvived

ayanewthreattothetemplescomesfrommasstourism.

Thousandsoftouristsnowvisittheareaeveryday.

esthattoomanypeoplewalkingonthestonesare

damagingthetemples.―MasstourismdestroysanymonumentsandespeciallyKhmer

monumentsforaverysimplereason—

imaginemillionsofpeoplewalkingon.‖

nexcavatinginandaroundtheancientcityforfiveyears.

Hesaysvehiclepollutionaffectsthestoneaswell.―Everybodygoesatthesametimetoe

theBayon,everybodygoesatthesametimetoetheBakeng,everybodyentersthecityof

AngkorThomatthesamespot.‖

lydrewupplansfornewtypeoftourismatAngkorWat,butsays

thatsofarhisrecommendationshavebeenignored.―Youcanextendnewtypeoftourism

withtheforest—nerarieswithnew

waysoftransportation,withelephants,withbicycles—makesomeexcavationsatsome

points,explaintopeoplewheretheyareinthecity.‖

airwayshave

atmoremustbe

done.

―Weneedtolearnfromtheadvice—howtoincreathetechniques,howtoputmore

ways,howtoprotectlongertime,howtogetpeopletounderstandespeciallyawarenessto

eycometheyhavetounderstandhowtoprotecttogether.‖

WithtouristnumbersatAngkorWatgrowingeveryyear,mostagreemoreneedstobe

doneifthetemplesaretobeprotectedforfuturegenerations.

Script2

Thearethefacesofthehungry,wherefoodcoststoomuchtoafford.

TheUnitedNation‘sFoodProgramsaysatleast850millionpeopleworldwideare

iveDirectorJotteSheeran:―Theworld‘smiryindexisrising,asilent

tsunamithatrespectsnoborders—mostdon‘tknowwhathitthem.‖

HereinSomalia,thepriceofthefoodstaplesorghumhasdoubledsinceFebruary.

PeterSmerdonoftheWorldFoodProgrampredictstherisingpriceswillpushpoorpeople

intodestitutionorevendeath.―Wemayhavetoeithercutrationsorcutthenumberof

peoplethatwefeedinSomaliabecauoftheincreadcosts.‖

Th

Peruviandefenministersayshiscountrycopesbymakingpotatobread.―Wheatisn‘t

producedhere;it‘epotatomixedintothe

bread,wetrytoavoid,tocontrolasmuchaspossible,thecostofthebread.‖

TheWorldBank,RobertZoellick:―PoorpeopleinYemenarenowspendingmorethan

aquarteroftheirincomesjustonbreadbeforetheypayforotheresntialfoodsfortheir

children,letalonebasichealthcareorshelter.‖

InAsia,ceofrice,thestapleforAsian

countries,inThailandsurgedtoarecordhighonThursday.

Thehungryaredriventodesperateacts,asdesperationbecomesthesubstituteforfood.

InHaiti,t,thesame.

ProfessorVandaFelbab-BrownofGeorgetownUniversitysaysworldhungerthreatens

globalcurity.―Anti-Americangroupssuchasal-Qaidawillbeabletomobilize

marginalized,frustratedpopulationsthatareespeciallyaffectedbythefoodcrisis.‖

Someterrorismexpertssayal-QaidawillblameWesterncountriesforthelackoffood,

thenumoderntechnologyforrecruitment.

JanLaneiswiththeHomelandSecurityPolicyInstituteatGeorgeWashington

University.―Peoplearen‘epulledintorebellion

throughthosocialnetworks.‖

alliesneedtocountertheradicalideaswithlong-term

solutions.―It‘‘

havetoofferandencouragealternativevisionsandhopesanddreamsfortheyouthsto

weworktoensuretheycanhaveanalternativefuture,otherthan

onethatpullsthemintoextremists.‖

Lanesaysglobalcounter-actionneedstostartnowbeforethedeepeningfoodcrisis

adypredictingthatmorethan100millionadditionalpeoplecould

beplungedintohungerandmalnutritionbecauofthecrisis.

CarolynPresutti,VOANews

Exerci:Discussthefollowingquestions.

ountryintheworlddoyouconsidertobethemostdeveloped?Wouldyouliketo

livethere?Whyorwhynot?

wevaluethelevelofdevelopmentofacountry?Inwhatwaysdoyouwish

yourowncountryweremoredeveloped?

ainabledevelopmentpossibleintoday‘sworldinwhichpeoplearebecoming

richerandconsumingmoreoftheEarth‘snaturalresources?Howimportantis

sustainabledevelopmentinrelationtoissueslikeclimatechange,poverty,terrorism,

etc?

urvey(GroupWork)

Eachgrouptakeasmallsurveyrespectivelytofindoutyourclassmates‘opinionabout

‘show:

3yes/noquestions.

iewyourclassmatesbyaskingthemyouryes/noquestions.

heyesandnorespons,andtakenotesonanyinterestingcommentsthatthey

add.

include5parts:the

purpoofthesurvey,method(howyouconductedthesurvey),results(rememberto

uthestatistics),discussion(howdoyouanalyzetheresults)andconclusion.

entationinallwillbe

within20minutes.

Forexample:

Youcanrecordtheresultsofyoursurveylikethis.

QuestionsYesNoClassmates‘Comments

1Isitimportantnowfora

countrytoprotectthe

environmentwhile

developing?

105Yes,theenvironmentalpollutionis

growingmoreriouveryyear.

No,developingcountriesshould

developeconomyfirst.

2IsitpossiblenowforChina

toprotecttheenvironment

whiledeveloping?

………