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Unit11

Understandingthetext

PartASummarynotes

DifferencesPaulFound(P)orOtherpeopleSaid(O)

2.Northernersaremore“closed”butveryloyalfriendsO

Whentheyhaveacceptedyou;southernersaremore

superficial,moreimmediatelyfriendly,butnotvery

loyalfriends.

3.Thenorthisgrey;thesouthislightP

4.Moreheavyindustryinthenorththaninthesouth.P

5.Peopleinthenorthlookmoremiserable—butarenotinP

reality.

6.LessluxuryandimpressionofpovertyinthenorthP

7.Clothesinthenortharegreyandboring(tokeepwarm)P

8.Northernersmakebetterfriends.P

9.ThebeerisbetterinYorkshirethaninthesouth,exceptLondon. P

10.Northernpeoplethinkthemselvestoughanddirect,but O

southernersthinkthenorthernersarerudeanduneducated.

11.Southernersthinkofthemselvesasbeingsophisticatedandrefined,O

butnorthernersthinkthesouthernersaresoftandweak.

12.Differentaccents. P

13.Womenhaveverydifferentimpressionsofthemselvesinthe O

northandsouth(more/lessattractive;more/lesssophisticated,etc.)

14.Thesouthhasmorerefinedtastesinfood. O

15.Most“British”dishescomefromthenorth. P

16.Thenorthissuperficiallypoorerthanthesouth. P

17.Housesandrentsaremoreexpensiveinthesouth.P

18.Northernpeoplearemorecarefulwiththeirmoney. P

19.Northernersaremorefanaticalintheirsupportoffootballteams. P

20.Entertainmentinthenorthisbetter(andcheaper). P

PartBUnderstandingstrengthofopinion

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Unit12

Understandingthetext

PartA:Comprehendingthetext

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PartB:Summarisingthetext

Table1:ComparisonbetweenHongKongandGreeland

HongKongGreenland

Populationsevenmillionfifty-eightthousand

SizeofterritorytinythreetimesthesizeofTexas

Climatehumidandhotinsummertemperaturevaryingbetween

notthatcoldinwinterminusfivedegreesCelsiustominus

thirtydegreesCelsiusinthewinterandplusfivedegreesCelsiustoplusfifteendegreesCelsiusinthesummer

plentyoflightandverydry

LanguagesCantoneseandEnglishDanishorEastInuit

(andPutonghua)

Table2:Commonproblemswithmixed-racemarriagesandsuggestedsolutions

Problemssolutions

DifferentLanguagesspeakingacommonlanguage--forexample,English

Differentculturesacceptingthedifferences

Bringingupchildrenenablingchildrentoknowtwoculturesratherthanone

PartC:Interpretingthetext

Cindy

“Jorgen’sfamilyhavealsobeengreat…Greenlandersareaverywarmandhospitablepeople.”

“Ithinkdifferentculturesaddtoapersonality,andyouseethatbasicallypeoplearethesameeverywhere.Therearecertainuniversalattributesthattendtobepresentinalltheculturesoftheworld.”

“HoweverthetemperaturesdonotfeelascoldasinotherpartsofEuropeastheclimateisverydry.Thereisalsoplentyoflight,andalthoughinwinterthenightsseemtolastforever,itisnevertotallydark.”

“Asyoucansee,noneofthesechallengeshaveanythingtodowithJorgen,sowehavenoproblemsonthatscore.”

“Iwouldsaythatbeingwithahusbandwhounderstandsmeandissensitive,issomethingIvaluethemost.”

Jorgen

“Wehaveanexcellentrelationshipnow.”

“IthinkithelpsthatneitherofusspeaksEnglishasanativespeakerbecausewearemorepatientwiteachotherandwetryhardertobeunderstood.”

“IusuallyrattleontheDanishorEastInuitwhenIamangry…butastheotherpersondoesn’tunderstandaword,nobodycangetupset…”

“Totellyouthetruthwedon’tseeeachotherasbeingfromadifferentraceorculture.”

“Ithinkifwejustacceptthedifferencesanddon’tmakeabigdealaboutthem,ourchildrenwillgrowupknowingtwoculturesratherthanone,whichshouldmakethemricherandnotpoorerforit.”

“….IthinkfeelingthatIamwithmysoulmate,eventhough,likeyousaid,wearefromworldsapart,issomethingIcherishthemostinourrelationship.”

Unit13

Understandingthetext

PartA:Comprehendingthetext

LimitationsSolutions

LackofimmediatecommunicationBroadcastinglessonsthroughthetelevisionand

betweenteachersandstudentsradio

Usingmoderntelephoneservices

Usingfacsimilemachines

Usingsatellitetechnology

UsingtheInternet

LackoftelephonecablenetworkTryingsatellitetransmissions

insomeremoterareas

3.LimitedtelevisionreceptionDeliveringtapesofthebroadcasts

Theabsenceofanationwidemakingface-to-facecontactwitheachstudentoncetelephoneinfrastructureayear:

Teachersvisitstudents,or

studentsattendmini-school

Anagram

videos3.radios4.satellites5.Internet6.facsimile7.audios

PartB:Summaisingthetext

1i2c3e4b5a6g7b8f9d

InstitutionsServicesProvided

1.TheNewSouthWalesGovernmentEstablishedTheCorrespondenceSchool,SchooloftheAir,threeregionalstationsand19DistanceLearningCentres.

2.TheAliceSpringsSchooloftheAirProvidededucationalservicesinamoreefficientway(thancorrespondence)

3.TheOpenTrainingandEducationNetworkProvidedqualitydistanceeducationservicesandflexibledeliveryofcoursestoawidevarietyofinstitutionsandclientsbyemployingeducationalandtechnologicalspecialiststowrite,broadcast,distribute,coordinateandmarketdistanceeducationservicesandmaterials.

4.SchoolsofIsolatedandDistanceEducationCreatesanddeliverseducationalmaterialstoeveryschoolinWesternAustraliaandtoeveryremotelearningarea.

Unit14

Understandingthetext

PartA:Summarywork:atable

FearsandworriesPositiveExpectations

Hethoughthemightbe“onthe“jam-packed”withthingstodo

scrapheap”.

HethoughthemightbeconsideredHehadalreadyretiredonce,andenjoyedthechangesit“ofnouse”.broughtabout,thenewcountry,etc.

Howwouldhemanagefinancially?Moneyisnotarealproblemhealreadyhasagood“package”frombefore.

HewasnervousofhavingtheofficialHasenoughtimetodoallthethingshehasbeenputting

statusofbeing“retired”.off“untiltomorrow”.

PartB:Note-taking:personalinformation

AlbertMair

Physicaldetailsyoungpetite;wiry

Detailsofprofessionalyoungteachersuccessfulcareerinteaching—deputyhead

Characterveryquiet,/pensive;determined;

honest/truthful;tough/strong-willed/brave/gutsy;

confidentalthoughhelpfultoothers;

quietwise;

friendly;

sensible(notafraidtoaskothersforhelp)

AdditionalinformationDidn’tliketojoininMarriedtoalecturer.

thestaffroom

conversations.(Would

marryformoneyifit

wasenoughmoney!)

ReasonsforinclusionToillustratetheover-confidence,Tointroduceapersonwhoseems

evenarrogance,ofyouthtohavehadagreatinfluenceonthewriter

Togiveanexampleofhowhis

(thewriter’s)characterhadbeenTodescribesomeofthequalities

formedovertheyears.ofasuccessfulteacheratthetime.

TointroduceinterestingToillustratehowdifficultitwas

charactersfromhislifetimetostartoutasateacher.

inteaching.Toprovidethecontextforan

interestinganecdote.

Toshowtheendofhisfirsttermofteaching(nowhehasreachedtheendofhislasttermofteaching)

PartC:Interpretingthetext

Becausehedoesn’tfeel“cold”,hestillfeelslifeistobeenjoyedtothefull.

Becausetheyweretryingtotease(inawaybully)Albertbecausehewasquietbuthehadmadethemrealizetheyhadnotaccuratelyunderstoodhischaracteratalltheywereembarrassed.

Toprovideexamplesofseeminglymeaninglessorveryunimportantincidentthataresoclearlyrememberedwhenthemoreimportanteventsofhislifeseemtobeforgotten.Thisshowsusthat,perhaps,itistheaccumulationoftheseseeminglyunimportanteventsthatshapeandmouldourcharacterandourlife.

Itmeansthatthepastandthefuturealwaysseemtobemoreenjoyable,moreexcitingthanthepresent.Thepresentalwaysseemsadisappointment.

Heissayinghehopesthathewillalwaysbetoobusydoingthings,enjoyingthepresentandthinkingaboutthefuture,tospendmuchtimelookingbackandbeingnostalgic.

Unit15

Understandingthetext

PartA:Comprehendingthetext

Persia,Arabia,IndiaandEgypt

hehadleftsomethinginthepalace

theyhadbetrayedhim.

morethanathousandlovelyyounggirls

thethievesbeathimandcutoffhisfingers,andhedidnotwanttosufferanymore

merchantswhentheywenttoAliBaba’shouse

pouringhotoilontheirheadsonebyone

heenjoyedlisteningtoherstoriesandalwayswantedtoheartheendings,whichweregiventhenextday

PartB:Interpretingthetext

BeforelisteningtoSheherezade’sstoriesAfterlisteningtoSheherezade’sstories

madstoppedkillinginnocentgirls

killedinnocentgirlsappreciatedhiswife’stalents

lostwisdomtorulehiskingdomrealizedthatnotallwomenwerewicked

andfaithless

realizedthathemustputhiskingdominorderagain

abletorulehiskingdomwisely

PartCSummarisingthetext

People/charactersMajorevents

1.SirRichardBurtontranslatedthestoriesintoEnglish

4.KingShahriahbetrayedbyhiswifeandmaidservants

becamemad

killedoneinnocentgirl(hisnewwife)everyday

marriedSheherezade

realizedhisownfaultbecauseofSheherezade

5.SheherezadetooktheinitiativetomarryKingShahriahsoasto

converthim

toldthekingpartofastoryeachnight

successfullyconvertedtheking

6.AliBabaoverheardthemagicpasswordandstolethe40thieves’moneyandtreasure

Killedallthethievesandlivedhappilyasarichmanfortherestofhislife

7.AliBaba’sbrotheroverheardthemagicpassword

caughtbythethieves

killedbythethieves

Unit16

Understandingthetext

PartA:Comprehendingthetext

theyweretoomuchinvolvedinhislifeandcareer

inTupelo,whereElviswasborn,manyinhabitantsweredescendantsoftheAfricanslaveswhohadbroughtthemusicaltraditionswiththemfromAfrica

heattendedchurchesofthearea,whereheexperiencedboththemusicofthewhiteChristianfundamentalistsandthebluesandgospelmusicoftheblack

theireconomicalsituationwasunstable

thislethimcomeacrossScottyMooreandBillBlack

hisfirstrecordsmadeinalocalrecordingstudiowerenotreallyprofitable

hestillneededtoworkinalocalelectricalcompanyinthedaytimewhenBlueMoonofKentuckywasputonthemarket

itwassuggestedthatheshouldgobacktodrivingalorryinsteadofwastinghistimesinging

PartB:Summarisingthetext

Gothisfirstguitar

MovedtothebigcityofMemphisinTennessee

Early1950’sPaidtohaveacoupleofrecordsmadeinalocalrecordingstudio

RecordedThat’sAllRight,BluemoonofKentuckyandsignedaone-year

contracttoplayliveonacountrymusicprogramme

Got$40,000forallsongshehadrecordedfromRCAwith$5,000asabonus

MadethefirstfilmLoveMeTender

Boughtalargehouseandpieceofland

PartC:Interpretingthetext

ReasonsforElvis’sSuccess

BettereconomicsituationafterWorldWarTwolettheyounghavemoremoneytospend.

Theyoungwereeagertoenjoythemselvesandweredeterminednottobeputoffbytheold-fashionedcomplaintsmadebytheirparents’generation.

Motorcars,whichbroughtanewmobilitytoyoungpeople,wereavailable.

Televisionbecamepopular,whichgavetheyoungaccesstoawholeworldofinformationandsecond-handexperience.

Elvis’simageandsongssuitedthetasteofyoungpeople.

ReasonsforElvis’sDeclineinPopularity

NewforcessuchastheBeatles,theRollingStones,BobDylanandJoanBaezwerestirringinthemusicworld.

Elvis’sratherna?ve,countrybackgroundandsimple,unsophisticatedviewoftheworldseemedtobeoutdated.

Unit17

Understandingthetext

PartA:Comprehendingthetext

ColumnAColumnB

Notseriously.

Itislessofanexceptionthanitusedtobe.

Itisnotpossibleforanon-Chineseobservertoseeanychange.

ThegeneralpatternsofbehaviourofuniversitystudentsinChinatowardsthestaffoftheuniversity.

ThestudentsintheWestarelessrespectfultotheirteachersthanthoseinChina.

BemorelikeAlbertEinstein.

Teacherswouldbeveryhappyifstudentschallengedthemmore

inclass.

Itsuggeststhatshe/hehasnotbeenlisteningto,thinkingabout,

considering,analyzing,etc.theinformationgiven.

PartB:Interpretingthetext

Itmeansthatpeoplewhohaveaskillandcandosomethingpracticalandproductive,dojustthattheyproducesomething.However,peoplewhocannotdoanythingpracticalorproductive,teachotherpeoplehowtodoso.

Heisaskingthereadertoassumethatthebehaviourofthestudentsgenuinelyreflectstheirinnerthoughtsandopinions.Inotherwords,thattherespecttheyshowoutwardlytoteachersisaproductoftherespecttheyactuallyfeelforthem(andnotapretence)

Heissuggestingthatwhenastudentquestionsateacheraboutsomeaspectofthelesson,itistheinformation,nottheteacherthatisbeingquestionedthereforeitisnotdisrespectfultotheteacher.

Hemeansthateducationshouldnotsimplebeamatterofateacher“giving”informationandastudent“receiving”.Thestudentandtheteacherneedtointeract,exchangeideas,argue,etc.foreffectiveeducationtotakeplace.

Hesaysthatthisisasignthatthestudentisawareofhisorherthoughtprocesses.Healsosaysthestudents’classmatesmayalsobeconfusedandsowouldbenefitfromhisquestion.Finally,theteacherwouldappreciatethequestionasitshowsthestudenthasbeenlisteningcarefullytoknowyoudonotunderstandsomething,youmusthavetried(andfailed)tofollowtheargumentbeingpresented.

Unit18

Understandingthetext

PartA:Comprehendingthetext

givinggiftssuchasHelloKittyandWorldCupdolls

presentingtherestaurantasawholesomeplaceforfamilyget-together

openingtheRonaldMcDonaldHouseCharitiesorganization

ensuringmaximumuseofsustainableandrecycledmaterials

supportingenvironmentalistorganization

insistingonsystemsthatworkintheirfranchisees’interests,whichisanear-watertightguaranteeofhighstandardsofhygiene

providinglow-fatorevenentirelynon-meatmeals

PartB:Summarsingthetext

McDonaldbrothersranarestaurantinSanBernardino.

Therestaurantsoldhugequantitiesoffoodanddrinkonthebasisoflowpricesandalimitedrangeoffood.

HediscoveredtherestaurantinCaliforniawithawinningformula.

HeputtheideaofachainofrestaurantssellinghugequantitiesoffoodanddrinkonthebasisoflowpricesandalimitedrangeoffoodtothetwoMcDonaldbrothers.

OneofthemarketingstrategieswasapplyingtheMcDonaldnametofooditemsundersuchnamesas“McMuffin”.

Intheseregions,McDonald’swasabletointroduceitstechniquesinanapproachsimilartowhattheyhadusedinthe1950’sand1960’sintheUS.

Thecachetofthenew,thefuturisticandtheforeignwasaddedtoMcDonald’smarketingstrategiesinmany“ThirdWorld”countries,sothateveryonegotaccesstotheHollywooddream.

GiftssuchasHelloKittyandWorldCupdollsaregiventoattractyoungcustomers.

AlocalmayorcondonedthedestructionofMcDonald’srestaurantinhistownbecauseitrepresentedanattackonFrance’sgreatculinarytradition.

McDonaldsprosecutedtwopeopledistributingleafletscriticizingthem.

McDonald’sopenedabuildingcalledRonaldMcDonaldHousethataimedtoprovideaholidaybreakforfamilieswhosechildrenweecriticallyill.

BeefproducedinLatinAmericaonlandthathadoriginallybeenrainforestwasusedtomakeMcDonald’shamburgers.

Unit19

Understandingthetext

PartA:Takingnotes:chronologicalorder

TimePeriodFeaturesofAboriginalLife

TheLastIceAgeFirstarrivedinAustralia

50,000to100,000yearsbeforethepresentMigratedinwavesfromSE/SAsia

Settledeitherinthecoastalregionsorisland

Palaeolithiclifestyle

Madetoolsfromstone,bone,wood,reedsandshells

Nofarming,nomadiclifestyle,huntingandcollectingberries,etc.

Mostlycarnivorousdiet(kangaroos,emu,goannas,snakes,birdsandfish)

Livedintribesoccupyinglargeareasofland

Eachregionhaditsownrootlanguageandtribeshadalargenumberofdialects

Tribalterritorymarkedbyfeaturesinthelandscape

Fewtribalwars

Beliefin“TheDreamtime”.

Greatrespectandcarefornature

Late1700stolate1800sDisplacedfromtheirlands

Cultureunderattackfromsettlers

Forcedintoassimilationthroughintermarriage,religionanddispossession

Placedonreservesundersupervision

GenocideinTasmania

FirsthalfofthetwentiethcenturyChildrenremovedfromparentsandfostered

to1960sbywhitefamiliesorinspecialinstitutions

Increasingnumberofpoliciestoforcefully“control”them

1970stopresentdayIncreasedpoliticalvoice

Triedtoregaintheirlands

Somevictoriesinthecourts

Increaseinalcoholism,unemploymentandlossofidentity

PartB:Interpretingthecontext

Heisshowingthatitisthewordthatthehistorybooksuse,butitisnotacorrectwordtouseasAustraliahadactuallybeendiscoveredtensofthousandsofyearspreviously.TheAboriginesweretherefirst.

Asthesealevelsweremuchlowerthen(ortheoceanfloorwasmuchhigher),thereweremanyislandsinexistencethathavesincedisappeared.ThismeanttheAboriginescouldwalkand“islandhop”theirwaytoAustralia,usingtheislandsasbridges.

ThenativedogofAustralia(thedingo)originallycamefromThailand;thereareracialsimilaritiesbetweentheAboriginesandpeoplefromtheSouthAsiansubcontinent.

b)

Abeliefthatnaturalfeaturesandanimalsrepresentspiritsormythologicalbeings,andthatthespiritancestorsfirstmadethelawsandcustomsofthetribe.

Becausetheyhadnoimmunityagainstthediseasethesettlersbroughtwiththem.

TheAboriginesdidnotfarmthelandorconstructanyinfrastructure,sotheEuropeansregardeditas“emptyland”,andthereforeuninhabited.

TheEuropeanstooktheirlands

forcedthemtomarryEuropeans

triedtoconvertthemtoChristianity

tooktheirchildrenandplacedtheminwhitefamiliesorspecialinstitutions,andkilledtheminTasmania

Theylosttheiridentity,whichinturncausedalcoholismandunemployment

WiththeAborigines.

Unit20

Understandingthetext

a)Becausehisgrandfatherhadtoldhimsuchwonderfulstoriesaboutthetimewhenhewas

livinginIndiawiththeBritishArmythatthewriterwantedtovisitalltheplaceshehad

heardsomuchabout.

b)Becausehehadbeentoobusywithhisstudiesandthenwithhiscareer.

c)WhentheBritishleftHongKonghewasremindedofasimilareventin1945,whentheBritishleftIndiaandhisgrandfatherwentbacktoEngland,Hedecideditwastherighttimetofulfillhisdreamsandgothere.

Bombay

Mainreasonforhisvisit:HadtoflyintoIndiathereasithastheairport.

DetailsofCity:NowcalledMumbai

OldIndiancars

Peopleseemedfriendlybuttriedtostealhisluggage

Luxurioushotel

EverybodyspokesomeEnglish

AfewoldBritish-stylebuildings

Writer’