视听说2(第三版)Unit1_P02-04Talk about Learning experiences

H: I have a full-time jobbut I like learning new things in my spare time. At the moment, I’m studying Spanish. I’m enjoying it but I’m finding it quite difficult. Today we’re askingpeople

about learning new things.

Key

2.

1) new things  

2) At the moment 

3) quite difficult

Part 2

Scripts

W1: I’m learning to speak another language, actually. I’m learningFrench. I’m also learning, er, to drive.

W2: I’m learning to play golf at the moment. Um, my husband and my sonplay golf, and when we go on holiday, I feel that I want to be able to playwith them.

W3: I’m learning to speak Spanish.

W4: I am learning Arabic.

M1: Well, I’ve been learning to play the guitar for about 50 years now.And it’s a constant process, so still learning bits, yes.

W5: I’m learning yoga at the moment, and I’m finding it quite hard.

M2: The courses I’m taking are, are training courses for leadership,er, negotiation, (and) evaluation.

M3: I’m learning Swahili.

W6: At the moment, I’m learning to paint and draw in evening classesfor adults.

W7: I’m studying part-time after work.

M4: I’ve er, just learned how to er, do a lot of kayaking.

W8: I am learning how to design a website at the moment.

W9: I’m in a choir so singing, I guess, is pretty much the only thingI’m doing at the moment.

M5: At the moment, I’m taking up a new instrument. It’s a traditionalinstrument from Zimbabwe, and it’s called the mbira. Er, let me show you.

Key

3. 1, 3, 7, 8.

Part 3

Scripts

H: What’s the most difficult thing you’ve ever learned?

M5: Patience, I think.

W4: Arabic.

M2: Courage.

W3: Learning a language is particularly difficult for myself (me), soprobably learning the Spanish.

W6: The most difficult thing I have ever learned is Mandarin Chinese. Idid it in evening classes a few years ago and I found it really, reallydifficult.

W5: Probably capoeira, which is a Brazilian dance, martial art, fightthing. It’s a combination of all of these things. And yes, that was verydifficult because there were lots of unusual body movements to learn.

W1: Learning to drive was the most difficult thing.

M3: Well, I learned some Sanskrit, and that’s got um, nine cases, twomore than Latin. It’s quite difficult 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 prettydifficult. Er ... and maybe learning to drive. I hated learning to drive.

Key

4. 1) I’ve ever learned 

2) found  

3) a combination 

4) body movements 

5) Learning to drive 

6) nine cases 

7) by most standards 

8) French 

9) hated