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Iguessthat’dhavetobemygrandfather.Iwasveryclosetohim,andhetaughtmetostandupformybeliefs.Hewasalwaystellingmeaboutthis…

Sowhatpeopleoreventshavehadanimpactonyourlife?

Speaker2:

Ithinkthattravelingmygapyearmademegrowupandseeboththebeautyoftheworldand,well…justthegenerosityofordinarypeople.ItraveledalotaroundAsiaandyouknow,Ifoundthatinsomeofthepoorestcountries,likeCambodiaandLaos,peoplesharewhateverlittletheyhave,andtheypossessarealjoyforlife.It’sprobablymademealessselfishperson.

Interesting…soyouwouldrecommendthatyoungpeopletakeagapyeartodiscoverthemselvesandtheworld?

Definitely.ItgivesyouanopportunitytolearnabouttheworldbeyondtheoneyougrewupinandIfounditreally…

Couldyoutellmewhatthingsinyourlifehavehadthegreatestinfluenceinformingyourpersonality?

eaker3:

Well…acoupleofyearsagoIwasonarealityTVshowwhereagroupofyoungpeoplealllivedinahousetogether.Eachweeksomeonewasvotedoffbytheaudience.Igotdowntothefinalthree!

Isupposebeingontheshowandseeinghowtheothercontestantsbehavedmademerealizehowselfishandspitefulsomepeoplecanbejusttogetwhattheywant.Ialsorealizedit’sbesttojustbeyourselfinlife.Ifyoupretendtobesomeonedifferentpeoplewilleventuallyseethroughthelies.

Right…Andhowdidyoufeelwhenyouwereeventuallyvotedoff?

Speaker3:

Relieved,tobehonestwithyou.Butyouknow,aslightregretthatIdidn’twinbecauseIkindof…

Soyoucantellme,whatonethingdoyouthinkthathashadthebiggestimpactonyourlife?

Speaker4:

Hmm,that’sadifficultquestion.ButIthinkhelpingvictimsofthetsunamiin2004hadaverygreatimpactonme.I’mhalfThaiandI’djustarrivedinThailandforafamilyChristmasholiday.WhenIheardthenewsIknewIhadtohelp-youcouldn’tnot.Iendedupactingasaninterpreterforagroupofvolunteerdoctors.Itwasanincrediblydifficulttimebutyouknow,eveninthemiddleofsuchahorrifictragedythereisstillahugeamountofgenuinehumankindness.

That’samazing!

Andhasitchangedthewayyouviewyourfuture…

Passagetwo

Tony:

TalkingtoustodayinourLifeChoicesseriesisJoanRobinson,anacademiccounseloratManchesterUniversity.Shegivesadvicetoschoolstudentsonchoosingtherightsubjecttostudyatuniversity.Joan,welcometotheshow.

Joan:

ThanksTony.

SoJoan,whatdoourlistenersneedtothinkaboutwhenchoosingacourse?

It’sahuge,potentiallylife-changingdecision,isn’tit?

Yes.Igenerallygivestudentsadviceintwoareas.Firstly,knowyourself,andsecondly,thinktothefuture.

Whenyousay“knowyourself”whatdoyoumean?

Basically,Imeanevaluateyourownpersonalstrengthsandweaknesses,yourpersonalitytraits（特质）andthethingsyoulike.

Isee…Sohowcanourlistenersdothis?

Well,startbyaskingyourselfquestionstohelpreflectonyourlifesofar.Forexample,whatsubjectsareyougoodat?

Areyouanorganizedandself-disciplinedperson?

Areyouconfidentandoutgoing?

Doyoulikeworkingwithothersinateamordoyoupreferworkingalone?

Thesekindsofquestionswillhelpyoudiscovermoreaboutyourself.

Soundslikegoodadvice.Howaboutyoursecondpointregardingthefuture?

Well,yourchoiceofmajorsubjectislikelytohaveasignificantimpactonyourfuturecareersoit’simportanttolookintothiscarefully.Irecommendyouchecknotonlywhichacademicsubjectswillhelpyougetintoaparticularareaofwork,butalsolookcarefullyatwhatuniversitiesoffer.Eachuniversityhasitsstrengthssotrytochooseonethatisthebestinyourchosenfield.Findoutwhatlinksthedepartmenthastorelatedindustriesandleadingcompaniesinit.

Goodpoint.NowI’dliketotakesomecallsfromourlisteners.FirstupwehaveJamesontheline.Hi,James!

Howcanwehelp?

James:

Hi.I’minterestedincareerinITandI’dliketoaskJoanwhethershethinksit’sbettertogotoahighlyrespecteduniversity,likeOxford,ortostudysomewherethathasmoreofavocationalfocus?

Well,James,youknowitreallydependsonwhatyouexpecttogetoutofauniversityandhowyouseeyourfuture.BasicallyahandfulofthebrightestgraduatesarepickedfromthetopuniversitiesaroundtheworldtojointheleadingITcompanies.SoI’dsayifyou’reahigh-flyerthenthisistheroutethatmightbeforyou.Butifyouarelookingforamoremainstream（主流）careerthenyoushouldconsideracoursethathelpsyouacquirepractical,transferableskillsthatyoucanuseintheworkplace…andlookatwhichuniversitieshavethebestlevelsofgraduaterecruitmentforthekindofjobyouareaimingfor.

Isee!

Thanksalot.Thatreallyhelpsmeout…

UNIT3

Listeninginconversation1

Lily:

Sowhatwasthehighlightofyourtripto（South）Korea?

Hugh:

Wellthat'

s…letmesee...it'

sgottobegoingtoseeNanta.

Lily：

WhatonearthisNanta?

Hugh：

It'

sthisamazingliveshow-parttheater-partdance-partmusic.

Soundsreallyinteresting.Butwhy’sitsobrilliant?

Ithinkit'

stheenergyoftheperformers.Alsoithasauniqueconcept.It'

samixtureoftraditionalKoreanmusic,percussionanddrums,intoawesternstyleperformance

I'

veneverheardofit.HasiteverbeenperformedintheWest?

Yeah,it'

sbeenasell-out.They'

vetouredinover30countriessincetheshowbeganin1997.It'

sanon-verbalperformancesotherearenolanguagebarriers.That'

swhat'

smadeitaninternationalsuccess.

Whatelsemakesitsospecialthen?

Well...theotherthingisthatalltheactiontakesplaceinthekitchen.Youseethesefourchefspreparingthefoodforaweddingreception.Theperformersuseknives,dustbinlidsandvariousotherkitchenutensilstocreateahypnoticsoundtrack.Thefoodliterallyflieseverywhere!

It'

shilarious.

ThatsoundsquitefunnyImustadmit.Isthereanactualstorythough?

Ohyes,thereisastory.Thefourchefshavetopreparethemealby6o'

clockandtheyalsohavetogivethemanager'

snephewcookinglessonstoo,whichaddstothefun.There’sloadsofaudienceparticipationanddespitetherebeingnolanguageinvolvedyougetcompletelyengrossed.It'

sreallyquitewacky!

Andwhatabouttheaudience?

Isupposetheystartthrowingfoodaround…?

Notquite!

Buttheyaretotallyinvolvedinwhat'

sgoingon-everyonelovesit.It'

sareallygreatfamilyshow.Infactit'

soneofthebestshowsI'

veeverseen.Jim,myfriend,sayshetakesallhisvisitors.He'

sseenitabouteighttimesandstilllovesit.

Ibetit'

spopularwithtouriststhen.

Wellapparentlyoveramillionforeigntouristsin（South）Koreahaveseentheshowandit'

shadarunonBroadwaytoo.ItfirstgotpopularaftertheyappearedattheEdinburghFestival.NowtheyareplanningtotourmorecitiesinAsiawhere（South）Koreanpopularcultureisbecomingincrediblytrendy.

Bythewaywhatdoes“Nanta”mean?

ItmeansrandomdrumminginKorean.TheEnglishnamefortheshowisCookin’,whichgivesyouaclearerideaofwhatit'

sallabout.

You'

vegotmeinterestednow.I'

llhavetocheckitoutontheinternet.

Listeningin

Conversation2

KathyRichardsisaspecialistarttourguide.Kathy-canyoutelluswhattrendsyou'

venoticedinrecentyears?

Kathy:

Well,oneofthebiggestphenomenaI'

venoticedisahugeincreaseinvisitorstogalleries-andagrowinginterestinmodernartingeneral.

Whatdoyouthinkthereasonisforthat?

Well,thereareseveralreasons,Ithink.Themostimportantonesarefirstly,thatsomenewcontemporaryartgallerieshaveopenedwhichhavehadalotofpublicity,andsecondlytheyoungergenerationfeelmorecomfortablewithmodernartsothekindofpeoplevisitinggalleriesischanging.Finally,thenewgenerationofgallerieshavebecomedestinationsinthemselves...theytendtobehousedinamazingbuildings.

Sowhicharethemostpopularnewgalleries?

Well,theTateModerninLondonhashadover30millionvisitorssinceitopenedin2000.Theannualaverageisnowover4.5million.TheMuseumofModernArt,orMoMAinNewYorkisanoldergallery,itwasfoundedin1929buthasbeenrecentlyrenovatedandexpanded.Thisworkwasfinishedin2006andithadover2.5millionvisitorsinthefirstyearafterreopening.AnotherverysuccessfulnewgalleryistheGuggenheiminBilbaoinSpain.Itopenedin1997andnowgetsaboutamillionvisitorsayear.

Thoseareprettyimpressivefigures.MaybethefactthattheTateModernisfreetovisitmighthavesomethingtodowithit?

struethatentrancetothepermanentcollectionisfreebutthenumbersofpeoplevisitingthetemporaryexhibitionarealsohigh-andtheentrancefeeisusuallyabouttenpounds.

Doyouhavetopaytogetintotheothergalleriesyoumentioned?

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