[00:00.00]But in my lonely room I cry [00:03.52]The tears of a clown [00:06.61]When there's no one around [00:10.20]Oh, yeah, now if there's a smile on my face [00:16.95]Don't let my glad expression [00:20.52]Give you the wrong impression [00:23.29]D...
[00:00.00]Unit 27 [00:05.02]Reading and vocabulary [00:07.10]Perfect behaviour in an imperfect world [00:10.52]1 Q My wife and I recently had a guest [00:14.27]who book two calls on her mobile phone [00:16.99]while she was with us. [00:18.83]Both int...
[00:00.00]2 Q There seems to be confusion [00:05.84]about social kissing. [00:07.73]When-and whom- should we kiss on the cheek? [00:10.65]Are we supposed to kiss once, [00:12.34]twice or even three times [00:14.33]like in some countries? [00:16.69]St...
[00:00.00]3 Q Do you have any recommendations for [00:06.81]responding to a situation in which a close [00:09.30]friend has failed an exam? [00:12.86]A In this situation the only thing you can do [00:16.36]is to be sympathetic, [00:17.86]If your frie...
[00:00.00]A Much depends on the way in which you ask. [00:05.84]Don't put the person down. [00:07.68]This situation can be embarrassing, [00:09.73]as it is very likely that the other person [00:12.15]will be sensitive on the point. [00:14.34]It would...
[00:00.00]Unit 27 [00:05.46]Listening and speaking [00:07.25]4 You are going to listen to a radio interview [00:11.08]with Dr. Chen Lisha, an expert [00:13.77]on communication skills. [00:16.30]Rosemary, what are the most common situations [00:18.75]...
[00:00.00]So that's quite general so why don't we, [00:02.58]can we think of a specific example, [00:04.10]maybe that party again? [00:05.52]Oh, let's suppose you're erm [00:07.45]introduced to someone, [00:08.85]again a total stranger [00:09.55]you'...
[00:00.00]Er all this information could come out [00:02.22]of their mouths [00:03.33]er but what they really should be doing [00:04.90]in that situation is asking some questions [00:07.63]to get the other person talking to them, [00:09.90]not too man...
[00:00.00]And what about eye contact? [00:02.60]Well, if we don't look at someone they [00:04.18]immediately think that they can't trust us [00:06.08]or we're not telling the truth, [00:07.63]so eye contact is very important. [00:08.85]We've got to m...
[00:00.00]We may also fall into the trap of not listening [00:02.33]enough to what the other person has said [00:04.15]because actually we may be becoming emotional [00:05.99]too and therefore we listen less actively to [00:08.99]what the person's sa...
[00:00.00]And when you summarise something, [00:01.99]how, how do yo do that effectively? [00:03.89]Well, if you think of summarizing [00:05.36]as being simply restating , [00:07.63]in a more compact form, [00:09.67]what the other person has said to...
[00:00.00]Unit 27 [00:05.93]Task: decide what to say [00:08.09]in a difficult situation [00:10.54]Movie star or doctor? [00:12.94]My best friend, Li Qianlian, aged 17, [00:16.06]is very clever and she's also beautiful. [00:18.47]It's always been her...
[00:00.00]Qianlian is keen to go to university [00:03.32]but she definitely [00:04.27]doesn't want to study medicine [00:06.26]She used to simle all the time [00:07.83]but now she looks washed out and unhappy [00:10.51]She's also lost a lot of weight...
[00:00.00]Monica likes college, [00:01.81]but living with Julia is spoiling everything, [00:04.39]and she feels she needs to speak to someone. [00:06.74]But who? [00:07.54]Her aunt and uncle can see no wrong [00:09.71]in their daughter, [00:10.96]and...
[00:00.00]Unit 27 [00:05.71]Real life [00:06.89]Getting people to do things [00:09.35]1 The pictures show four situations [00:12.55]in which one person wants another person [00:15.02]to do something [00:16.41]Can you guess what the situations are? [0...
