新视线大学英语第三版视听闻教程2听力原文-Unit 1Life is a learning curveListening to the worldSharingScriptsH = Hina; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.Part 1H: I have a full- time job but I like learning new things in my spare time. At the moment, Im studyingSpanish. I m enjoying it but I m finding it quite difficult. Today we about learning new things.re askiPart 2W1: Im learning to speak another language, actually. Im learning French. Im also learnidrive.W2: Im learning to play golf at the moment. Um, my husband and my son play golf, and when we go on holiday, I feel that I want to be able to play with them.W3: Im learning to speak Spanish.W4: I am learning Arabic.M1: Well, Ive been learning to play the guitar for about 50 years now. And its a constanso still learning bits, yes.W5: Im learning yoga at the moment, and Im finding it quite hard.M2:The courses Imtaking are, are trainingcourses forleadership, er, negotiation,(and)evaluation.M3: Im learning Swahili.W6: At the moment, Im learning to paint and draw in evening classes for adults.W7: Im studying part-time after work.M4: Ive er, just learned how to er, do a lot of kayaking.W8: I am learning how to design a website at the moment.W9: Im in a choir so singing, I guess, is pretty much the only thing Im doing at the momeM5: At the moment, Im taking up a new instrument. Its a traditional instrument from Zimbabwe,and its called the mbira. Er, let me show you.Part 3H:What s the most difficult thing youve ever learned?M5: Patience, I think.W4: Arabic.M2: Courage.W3: Learning a language is particularly difficult for myself (me), so probably learning the Spanish.W6: The most difficult thing I have ever learned is Mandarin Chinese. I did it in evening classes afew years ago and I found it really, really difficult.W5: Probably capoeira, which is a Brazilian dance, martial art, fight thing. Its a combination ofof these things. And yes, that was very difficultbecause there were lots of unusual bodymovements to learn.W1: Learning to drive was the most difficult thing.M3: Well,I learned some Sanskrit, and thats got um, nine cases, two more than Latin. Itdifficult by most standards. / -M4: I think I found French very hard at school.W2: Um, I learned to play the trumpet at school. That was pretty difficult. Er . and maybe learning to drive. I hated learning to drive.ListeningScriptsP = presenter; S = SallyP: Hi. Youre listeningAskto the Expert and in todays program were talking about languages andhow to learn a language. Our expert today is Sally Parker, who is a teacher. Hi Sally.S: Hello.P: Sally, our first question today is from Andy. He says,“I ve just started learning English. Myproblem is that Imtoo frightened to speak. My grammar is not very good, so Imworriedabout saying the wrong thing.”Have you got any advice for Andy?S: OK. Well, the first thing is I think Andy should practice speaking to himself.P: Speaking to himself? Im not sure thats a good idea.S: I know it sounds silly, but talking to yourself in a foreign language is a really good way topractice. You dont have to feel embarrassed, because nobody can hear you. You can talk toyourself about anything you likewhat you had for breakfast, where youregoing for theweekend anything. And the more you do it, the more you will get used to hearing your ownvoice and your pronunciation, so you wont feel so frightened in the classroom. Andy shouldtry it.P: Hm, I suppose so. Anything else? What about his grammar?S: He has only just started learning English, so he is going to make lots of mistakes, but thata problem. Thats how hell learn. Andy shouldnt worry about making mistakes.P: You rightre. So Andy, try talking to yourself, and dont worry about making mistakes. Our nextproblem comes from Oliviain Brazil. She is worried about pronunciation.She says, “Theproblem is I cant understand native speakers. They speak so fast and I canunderstand theirtpronunciation.”So Sally, any ideas for Olivia?S: Well, first of all its a good idea for her to practice her listening skills. She should listen toEnglish as much as possible to get used to how it sounds. Listen to the news, listen to podcasts, (and) watch English television.S: And another thing she should do is to focus on listening and reading at the same time. If you listen to something on the Internet, you can often read the transcript. If you listen and read atthe same time, it ll help you see what the words