1、CollegecultureUnit1Unit1CollegecultureInsideviewConversation1Janet:SothisistheCherwellBoathouse-itslovely!Andlookatthosepeoplepunting!Itlooksquiteeasy.Mark:Imnotsosureaboutthat!Janet,theresdsoImweatnhtiendgtKoadteiscaunsswithyou.Somepeopleincollegeareorga
2、nizingcharityeventsthisterm.Wevedecidedtogetinvolved.Janet:RaisingmoneyforcharityRight.InChina,peopleraisemoneyforcharitybutstudentsdontusuallydothat.Mark:Studentsoftendothathere.Anyway,werethinkingofdoingsponsoredpunting.Janet:Sponsoredpunting!Whatstha
3、tKate:Sponsoringiswhenpeoplepayyoutodosomething-likerunalongdistance.Sopeoplewouldbesponsoringstudentstopunt.Janet:Whatagreatidea!Idlovetojoinyou!Mark:Thatswhyweretellingyouaboutit.Sothatsdecidedthen.Letsmakealistoftweneedtodo.Kate:Illdotha
4、t.Oneofthefirstthingsweshoulddoischoosethecharity.Mark:Yes.Andchooseadayfortheevent.Andweneedtodesignthesponsorshipform.Iveonehere.Kate:Thatlooksfine,butwemustchangethewording.WhowantstodothatMark:Illdothat.WhathavewegotsofarKate:Chooseacha
5、rity.Alsoadayfortheevent.ChangethewordingonthesponsorshipformUmWehavetodecidewherethepuntwillstartfrom.Mark:CherwellBoathouse,noquestion!Itsaverybeautifulroutefromhere,apparently.Kate:Imwithyouonthat.Janet:MetooConversation2Janet:ImnotusedtoboatsWo
6、ah!-Mark:Whoops!Kate:Watchout!Younearlyhitmewiththatthing!Mark:Sorry!Ididntmeanto.OK,wereoff!Kate:MaybeIshoulddothepunting.Mark:Itsfine.Ivegotthehangofgitivneowmeachance-.Kate:Well,Idliketohaveago.Mark:SupposingIdothefirsthour.Thenyoucantake
7、overforawhile,ifyouwantto.Kate:Yes,great.Janet:Yourereallygoodatit,Mark!Thisisfantastic!ItsexactlyhowIimaginedlifehere!Lookoverthere-isntitlovely!Kate:Yes,itis.Janet:Kate,everythingsorganized,isntit,forcollectingthesponsorshipmoneyKate:Yes,Ivearran
8、gedforpeopletogetthemoneytomebynextFridayiftheyhaventpaidonline.Illciotuanlltup.Janet:Good.Wedbetterhaveameetingsoonafterthat,dontyouthinkHowmuchhaveweraisedKate:About600.Janet:Fantastic!Imsoenjoyingthis!Mark:Heyguys,Ivegotasuggestibowaboutmoving
9、overtothebankandwecanhaveourpicnic!Hey,look,theresLouiseandSophie!Mark:WhooGirlsMark!Janet:AreyouallrightMark:ErOfcourseImallright.Kate,Ithinkitsyourturntopunt!OutsideviewV/OHarvardUniversityinCambridgeisoneofthebestuniversitiesintheworld.Wespoke
10、toAlexJude,theuniversitysHeadofCommunications.HeexplainedthatHarvardlooksforthebestandmosttalentedstudentsfromaroundtheworld.AlexHarvardactuallyseeksstudentsfromaroundtheworld,thebeststudentsthatwecanfind,tostudychemistry,orstudyliterature,orstudygovernmen
11、t,orbusiness.Ourbusinessschoolisparticularlywell-knownaroundtheworld,asisthemedicalschoolandlawschool,so,um,and,andtheKennedySchoolofgovernment,fortheJohnF.KennedySchoolofGovernment,so,era,wedoseekvery,verytalentedstudentsandwehaveopendoorsforthem.
12、V/OWeaskedfivestudentsatHarvardtotelluswhatkindofsociallifetheyhave.AshleyUm,wellrelaxingisalittlehardtodoaroundhere,butbasically,Imean,Istill,I,Ilivenearbyanyway,soIseealotofmyfriends,andUm,theresagoodsociallifehereifyoulookforit.Igotothe
13、gym,run.SothatswhatIdo.AdamItiswhateveryouwantittobe.Itsgood.Ifyouwannagooutparty,doanythingyoucan.Ifyouwannasitinyourroomandstudyallnightlikemyfriendoverhere,youcanalsodothat.BrianSocially,likeyousaid,its,itsalotofwhatyoumakeit.Um,wterdn
14、oitineshere,andthavefraso,youknow,thats,itsobviouslynotassocial.Theresnotasmanypartiesastherewouldbeanothercampus.Um,butonaFridayorSaturdaynight,there,there,therewillbeaparty.Usuallyweendupstudyinguntilabout10oclock.Andthenwe,andthenwellgooutan
15、dhavefunmaybe,orjustwatchamoviewithfriends,or,youknow,whateverisgoingonforthenight.JodieNoteveryonewouldagreewithme,obviously,butits,Ithinkitsafunplacetobe.Int.HaveyoumadealotoffriendsJodieOh,definitely.Int.:Mm.JodieMany.Int.What,whatdoyoudowithy
16、ourfriendsJodieUm,well,Iliketogotoconcerts.Iminthreemusicgroups,soIhavelotsofrehearsalsduringtheweekforthat.Um,justdo,youknow,somefunthings,ontheweekend.V/OWeaskedtheHarvardstudentsiftheyusetheInternet.AshleyUm,I,Iuseitafairlygoodamount.Um,ourli
17、brarysystemisonline,soIusethatalot.Andalotofmyclasses,youknow,havetodoresearchpapers.Youcanfindalotofinformationonthere,so.Int.Sohowoftendoyouuseit,aweek,adayAshleyUm,Iuseitprobablyonmoreofaweeklybasis.Maybethreeorfourtimesaweek.BrianOhye
18、s,definitely.WelivethroughtheInternetactually.Well,IdoalotofresearchthroughtheInternet;followmestocksontheInternet.Um,well,eventhoughe-mailisnotofficiallyInternet,we,thatshowwecommunicatealotatcollege,so,throughth-meaeil.Johnforalotof,Idont,wedon
19、thaveTVinmyroom,soIuseit,uh,uh,gototheCNNwebsite,keepuponcurrentevents,thingslikethat.Uh,Ialso,uh,youknow,theressomelittlegamestoUm,Iusetheinternetmostlyfor,er,Idsay,sortoefsle.iIsmureapnu,rIppolsay,um,IuseitovertheInternet.Um,justum,Igo
20、totoseewhatshappening,followtheBostonRedSox,thingslikethat.Um,Ithinkalotofcoursesuseittopostthings,butI,Idonthatmuchforresearch,orthings.Itendtousethelibrariesforsuchthings,so.ListeninginPassage1V/OHi,ImNickCarter,andthisisSUR,youruniversityrad
21、iostation.Thismorningwewentaroundcampustoaskfreshersnowhalf-waythroughtheirfirstyearthequestion,“Howareyoufindinguni”Herearesofmtheoanswerswegot.Speaker1Itscool.ItseverythingIhopeditwouldbe.Imveryambitious,IwanttobeajournalistandIwanttogettot
22、hetopoftheprofession.IvestartedwritingfortheuniversitynewspapersoIgotmyfootontheladderalready.Speaker2ImworkinghardandtheteachingisasgoodasIexpected.AndIvemadesomegoodfriends.ButImveryhomesick.ImNigerianandmyfamilyssofaraway.IwenthomeatChris
23、tmasforamonth-thatreallyhelped,butman,Imissmyfamilysomuch.Speaker3“HowamIfindinguni”Itsgreat.Itsnotperfect,nothingis,but,like,Ivegotabrilliantsocialife,justbrilliant,andIvemadelotsoffriends.ForthefirstfewmonthsIjustdidnenoughwork.ButI-Italk
24、edaboutitwithmyparentsandImworkinghardernowandgettinggoodgrades.Speaker4Actually,IvebeenquiteIonelytobehonest.Imabitshyeveryoneelseseemedtofinditseasytomakefriendsstraightaway.Butthingshavebeenbetterrecentlyyeah,theyhave.Ivejoinedacoupleof
25、clubsandlike,itreallyhelpstogettoknowpeoplewhenyouhavesharedinterests.So,yeah-Imfeelingalothappiernow.Speaker5Unisgreat,Iloveit.Myonlyproblemanditisteq-aubigproblem-ismoney.Myparentsarebothunemployedso,youknow,theycanenoughformetoliveon,soIl
26、ot,havehadtodothesame.IdonSpeaker6Ilovemysubject,History,andIthelpmefinancially.Mygrantjustitisnsjustnott-ve-tiamkenjoabpaasrtawaitress-alotofpeopleIknow,likeatwanttohavehugedebtsattheend.m,Imgettingfantasticteachinghere.Iwanttobeauniversity
27、lecturerandthatmeansIhavetogetafirst.Ihaveagoodsociallifebutworkdefinitelycomesfirstforme.Passage2OxfordandCambridge-twouniversitiessosimilarthattheyareoftenspokenoftogetheras“Oxbridge”.TheybreothintheUK,fairlynearLondon,andbothregularlycometopin
28、anyrankingoftheworldstunsivbeersities.Thetwouniversitiesbeganwithinacenturyofeachother.OxfordUniversity,now900yearsold,wasfoundedtowardstheendofthe11thcentury.In1209therewasadisputebetweentheuniversityandthetownspeopleofOxford.Asaresult,someoftheOxfor
29、dteachersleftandfoundedauniversityinthetownofCambridge,some84milesaway.Eversincethen,thetwoinstitutionshavebeenverycompetitive.Unlikemostmodernuniversities,bothOxfordandCambridgeconsistofalargenumberofcolleges.Oxfordhas39andCambridge31.Manyofthesecoll
30、egeshaveoldandverybeautifularchitecture,andlargenumbersoftouristsvisitthem.InallUKuniversities,youneedgoodgradesinthenationalexamstakenat18.ButtogetintoOxfordandCambridge,itsnotenoughtogetAgradesinyourexams.Youalsohavetogoforalonginterview.Inthe
31、seinterviews,studentsneedtoshowthattheyarecreativeandcapableoforiginalthinking.Throughthecenturies,bothuniversitieshavemadehugecontributionstoBritishculturallife.Theyhaveproducedgreatwriters,worldleadersandpoliticians.Cambridge,inparticular,hasproducedscienti
32、stswhosediscoveriesandinventionshavechangedourlives.Amongthegreatuniversityinstitutionsistheworldsmostfamousdebatingsociety,theOxfordUnion,whereundergraduatesgetachancetopractisespeakinginpublic.CambridgecosmedyclubFootlightshasproducedmanyfirst-classcomedia
33、ns,whilesomeoftheUKsmosttofarsmousacandactressesbegantheircareersatTheOxfordUniversityDramaticSociety,knownasOUDS.ThentherethseOxfordandCambridgeBoatRace,whichtakesplaceeveryyearinMarchorApril,andiswatchedontelevisionallovertheUK.Sowithallthisexcell
34、enceinsomanyfields,itsnotsurprisingthattheambitionofcleverstudentsallovertheworldistoattendeitheroneofthesegreatuniversities.Unit2InsideviewConversation1Kate:Comein.Hey,Janet.Janet:HiKate,areyoubusyKate:Yes,Imjustdoinganessay.Butitsgreattoseeyou
35、.SowhatsnewJanet:Well,nothingmuch.Kate:Youlookabitfedup.WhatsbuggingyouJanet:Well,Ihadaphonecallfrommyparentsanditmademefeelhomesick.Ithappenseverytimetheycall,anditgetsmedown.Kate:Imsorrytohearthat.Iknowhowyoufeel.Ilovespeakingtomymuman
36、ddad,butIalwaysfeelmiserableafterthecall.Janet:Mydaddoesntsaymuch,aInwdanttospeaktohim,butIwishIknewwhattosay.Kate:Dontletitgettoyou.Mydaddoesntsaymuchonthephoneeither.Icall,heanswersthephone,andsays,“Hi,Illpassyoutoyourmother.”Itsre
37、allyirritating.Janet:ButImisshimandmymotheralot,andIliketohearhisvoice.Kate:Justtellhimwhatyoureupto.Janet:SometimesIfeelasifImadeamistakeleavinghomeandcomingtoOxford.SometimesIfeellikeamoodyteenager.Kate:Trynottoworryaboutit,Janet.Itsnormal
38、tofeellikethat.Iunderstandhowyoufeel,butIbeteverythingwillbefinenextterm.Youllgetusedtoit.Hey,whydontyoudowhatJanet:WhatsthatKate:Whenmydadcalls,Iaskhimformoremoney!Heusuallysaysno,butatleastIgettohearhisvoice!Janet:Maybe.Imsorrytotake
39、upyourtime,Kate,butImustgonow.Bye!Kate:Waitaminute!Conversation2Kate:IthinkImayhaveupsetJanetlastnight.Mark:WhathappenedKate:Shecametoseeme.IwasbusydoinganessaybutIwasreallypleasedtoseeher.Shehadacallfromhome,andsaidshewasfeelinghomesick.Mark
40、:Poorkid!Itmustbetoughonyouguys,livingsofarawayfromhome.Kate:Itriedtomakeherlaugh,toldhernottoworryaboutit,andthatitwasnormaltofeelmiserable.Suddenlyshelookedmiserable,andthenshegotupandsaid,“Imustgonowmyroom.Itwasreallysudden.IfeltasifIdsai
41、dsomethingwrong.Mark:Maybeshewasjustbeingpolite.Itwasprobablybecausesherealizedyouwereworkinganddidntwanttodisturbyou.Kate:Ijustwonderifshefounditdifficulttotalkaboutherfeelingswithme.MaybeIshouldnhavetriedtomakeherlaughPerhapsshethoughtIwasnuslt
42、y.takingherserioMark:Iwouldntworryaboutit.Putyourselfinhershoes.HowwouldyoufeelifyouwereastudentatcollegeinChinaKate:Iknow.ThatswhyIfeelbad.Ifonlyshehadstayedlonger!IwishIcouldhavehelpedhermore.Janet:Hey,everyone!Mark:HiJanet,youlookcheerful!Ja
43、net:Yes,Ivejustgotmyessayback.Igotanalphaminus!Kate:Whatanamazinggrade!Welldone.Mark:Imreallyhappyforyou,Janet.Janet:Ifeelontopoftheworld!OutsideviewSebastienHi.ImSebastien.ImfromGermany.Um,theideaofIQofameasureofyourbrainpowerhasbeenaroundfor
44、awhile,butrecentlytherebeenthisnewideaoftheEQyouremotionalquotient.Andbynow,itacstuallyalmostbeingregardedasmoreimportant.Ifyoulookatit,businesseswillWell,theywillpreferemployingpeoplewithgreatEQ.Well,ofcourse,IQcannotbedisregarded,butum,EQdoes
45、haveitsimportanceaswell.Uh,Ibelievethat,um,mean,people,mostpeoplewillhave,um,theirbasicmeansofcommunicatingwithotherpeople.Mostpeoplearesomewhatsociallyadept,andjustlikemostpeoplehave,youknow,abasicgeneralknowledge.Butthen,whatIthinkreallyisthediffer
46、encebetweenIQandEQ,Imean,youcanhavea“abnrdaitnhieaycwil”lb,egreatatmostthingstheydo,butifyoujustcantgetalongwithhim,ifyoujustcantcommunicatewithhim,Imean,youknow,henotreallythatuseful.KimHi.ThisisKim.ImoriginallyfromKorea,andIwasraisedinCaliforni
47、a.Andtoday,wearegoingtotalkaboutthedifferencesbetweenIQandEQIQmeaningyourintelligenee,EQmeaningyouremotions.Now,inWhenIwas,whenIwasalittle,littleboyinKorea,IhadtotakeIthinkIdtakenliketwoorthreesIQelfesretheageoften,whichiswhenImovedtoCaliforn
48、ia.So,Iguesswestressalotofimportanceonintelligence,onhavinggreatIQscores.ButafterImovedtotheStates,Ilearnthowtoassociatewithpeople,andalongthelinesthatthiswordEQcameup,youknow,emotional,caringaboutItsbasicallyhowyoudealwithpeople,howyoumakepeop
49、lefeel,andhowpeoplemakeyoufeel.Ithinktheyreequallyas,asimportant,butitseemsthatintheEasternworldtheykindofstressonthatalotmorebackinthedays.ButIthinkagain,youknow,nowthatwithInternetandpeoplearecommunicatingsomuchfaster,theresabettermixtureof
50、thetwoIthink.TheresaEQinKoreaaswell,andastressonIQintheStates.Thankyou.TedHello.MynameisTed,andImfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Today,ImgoingtotalkalittlebitaboutIQorEQ-whichismostimportant,orwhichismoreimportant.Now,foralongtimewhenIwasg
51、rowingup,peoplesaid,“IQ.WhatsyourIQTakeanIQtest.”ButthenEyouremotions,howyouinteractwithpeople,thatbecameveryimportant.AndIthinktheythatpeoplemightbeontosomethingwiththat,becauseyourEQ-howyoudealwithpeople,howyouinteractwithpeople-isimportant.Now
52、,abigpartofthis,inmyopinion,islistening.IknowImtalkingalotrightnow,butifyouwanttogetalongwellwithpeople,youhavetolistentothem,sojusttakeaminute,maybeshutyourmouthforaminute,andlistentoothers,andthenyoucanunderstandandcommunicatewiththemin
53、abetterway.So,partofEQ,Ithink,islistening-listeningtoothers-anditcanbemoreimportantthanIQ.ListeninginPassage1PresenterWerefortunatetohaveasourguesttodayDrJennaHudson,whohasjustwrittenabookabouthowcoloursaffectusinoursurroundings,especiallyintheworld
54、ofadvertising.ItcsalledMarketColours.DrHudson,whicharethemostcommoncoloursinadvertisingandmarketingDrHudsonWell,ofcourse,itdependswhatimagethemarketingteamwishtoprojectwiththeirproducts.Soforexample,weoftenthinkofblueasacoldcolour,butitalsomakesyou
55、feelpeaceful,quiet,anditdoesnstuggeststrongemotions.Soitasfavouriteforbanksandinsurancecompanies,whowishtosuggesttheimagethattheyaretrustworthy.Andforsellingproducts,itsoftenusuggestsomethingispureandfresh.WhataboutredYoucansellalmostanythingwithred.
56、Itsahotcolour,whaicfheesluingggeosftesnergyandevenpassion.Itgrabsyourattention,andcanmakepeoplebuyalmostanything.Youoftenseeredonmagazinecovers.Butifyouuseittoomuch,itlookscheapandmaymakepeopletired.Andorangehasasimilareffecttored,itsupbeatandhap
57、py,itsuggestspleasantfeelingsandimages.Mostpeoplereactwelltoorange,anditsespeciallypopularinadvertisingandonpackagingforbakedfood.Whataboutyellow,forinstanceYellowisthecolourofsunshineanditsapositive,happycolour,soitsusedalotinadvButitsalsooftenusedforwarningsigns,directionsigns,andsoon,whereyouhavetoreadthemessagequicklyandatadistance.WhataboutlesspopularcoloursforadvertisingSurprisingly,greenisnustedmuc