Philoxenia; A radical approach to friendship is a discourse of friendship that, according to Gandhi, finds its existence through philoxenia, “a love for guests, strangers, and foreigners.” Ghandi continues that “philoxenic solidarities are .. emotionally risky.
TASK 2.Start listening President Clinton and Bono in a question-and-answer session with 200 students from around the world. Do the following things:
Q1. Bono introduces his question to Clinton with a long speech (1 minute). Copy the first words:
“I agree with the President, ................................................the scholars, ........................................... ..........................are here as .............................................. I want to ask ............................................”
Q2. Bono agrees with him in the long range. What about? ..................................................................
Q3. What is the idea of his aquestion: “Is that in the best....? .................................................................
Q4. Copy the first words from Clinton: “Let me ....................................................................................
TASK 2.The most successful motion picture director of all time, Steven Spielberg is given the first turn to speak.
Q1. Copy his first sentence after “Oh, George [Lucas], young ..............,.............................................
Q2. Why did he do all his work?..........................................................................................
Q3. What was his main plan for life/work?... .......................................................................................
TASK 3.Listen to Steve jobs, founder of Apple Computers, and a also a precocious achiever in 1982!
Q1. Copy his first words: Good afeternoon, ..................................................................................
Q2. How formal is he addressing the audience? .........................
Q3. How does the audience react to him?................................................
Q4. Copy one of the key ideas in his speech:...........................................................................
List1.1. Life’s achievementsKEY-
TASK 1. Go to the screen > open it changes every time (last day there were Rosa Parks, George Luckas, .
TASK 2. Bono .
Q1.“I agree with the President, we want to hear, the people that are here as the Academy’s guests ,
Q2. In the long range, cooperation will bring peace.
Q3. Is that in the best interest of the United States and in the long range
Q4. Let me answer in a way that is not confrontational as you asked it.
TASK 2.Spielberg
Q1. “Oh, George [Lucas], young we were, like the students who are watching as today..
Q2. eam his living
Q3. He had NO plan at all.
TASK 3.Steve Jobs
Q1.Good Afternoon. Everone here’s probably been sitting all afternoon
Q2.informal mostly
Q3. laughing, clapping, being involved and rejoicing at his remarks.
Q4.To innovate means make new connections, so we need to widen our experiences.
FOLLOW UP.
It is interesting to know that all the audioclips can be downloaded.
Education in the 21st Century. Description: Who will shape the "information highway?" What role should the government have in regulating and controlling telecommunications? The objective of this program is to explore what this revolution will mean to our nation and most importantly to the life of each student.
List1.2. James Michener. The writer as storyteller 3-4 level 20-30 min
GOAL. To understand the passages in detail where he explores his work from an interview.
FACTFILE. Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist James A. Michener has entertained the planet creating one hit after another. His books emphasize harmonious relationships among people aiming at overcoming ignorance and prejudice.
You will listen to the short pieces of a long interview held in 1971 where Michener reviews his life achievements. The listening pieces are recorded in Quicktime.
WARMING UP.
Q1.What kind of novels do you like? ......................................................................................................
Q2.Have you read interviews about writers and their work? Who? .........................................................
Q3. Which is the most successful historical novel in the last 5 years? ....................................................
Q4. Who is your favourite historical novelist in any language? ...........................................................
Q5. How long does it take to write a novel if you have to look up the facts of the past? ..........................
LANGUAGE PRACTICE
TASK 1.Listen to passage1 (0:29) and answer these questions. He looks back at his origins.
Q1. He confesses he’s a mix. What aspects are part of this mixture?
…………………… ……………………… …………….…… ……………………
Q2. What is the positive news, according to him? ……………………………………………………..
Q3. What was he missing at home? ……………………………………………………………………..
TASK 2. He deals with material things. Listen to passage2 (0:56) and answer these questions.
Q1. What toys did he never have?: ………………… ……………… …………………… ………………..
Q2. What decision did he come up with in his early childhood? ……….…………………………………..
Q3. How important was money in his adult life? ……………………………………………………………..
TASK 3. He felt quite free in his early teens. Listen to passage3 (0:50) and answer these questions.
Q1. How much money did he need to have on the road? ………………………………………………
Q2. Why was it so easy to hichhike? …………..…….………………………………………………….
Q3. How far did he travel? ………………………………………………………………………………….
TASK 4. Life is made up of differences. He ponders about turning points in life. Listen to passage4 (0:36) and answer these questions.
Q1. His 3 main influences were: ……………………. ……..………..….. ………….………………………
Q2. How good were his marks in school? ……………………………………………….
Q3. Which were his dreams for the future? ……………………………………………….
TASK 5. He emphasizes the sudden moments of inner life. Listen to passage5 (0:42) and answer these questions.
Q1. When does he find time to be alone? …………………………………………………………….
Q2. What piece of advice does he give about ‘differential experiences’ in our lives?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Q3. How was he transformed during these inspiring moments?
………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………
TASK 6. He lived through some critical moments in his twenties in the Pacific. Listen to passage6 (1:06) and answer these questions.
Q1. In which context did the event take place? a) holidays b) research c) war
Q2. What were the problems with the plane? Give details. ……………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………….
Q3. What did he think the third time the task was performed? ………………………………………………
TASK 7. He reflects on his enduring habits. Listen to passage7 (1:42) and answer these questions.
Q1. What does he assume about any new project he undertakes? ………………………………………
Q2. What are the two implications of his decision? …………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………
Q3. Why does he break up his severe discipline of working at home?
…………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………….
TASK 8. He recalls one fixture of his writing. Listen to passage8 (1:14) and answer these questions.
Q1. Does he acknowledge the difficulty to read his thick works? ………………………………………….
Q2. When does he know the reader is engrossed in his novel? ………………………………………….
Q3. How does he phrase his gift as a novelist? …………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………
DETAILED LISTENING. Revisit some passages.
TASK 9. Life In his early teens was free indeed. Finish the passage doing a dictation passage3.
Again and again, when I was 14 and 15, I ………………………………………………………….……. …….………………………. I think I had a quarter and a dime [coins] …………………………………… …..………………... Never phased me a bit. Go …………………………………………..………………. ………………... In those days, it was easy to do. Everybody ……………………………………….. .………………... , and …….……………………………………………………... . If they liked you, they would ……………………………………………………... …………………………………………………….. . And there were no weirdoes on the road then. …………………………………………………………….... ……………. I had a ……………………………………………………... …………………………………....
TASK 10. Life is made up of differences. He ponders about turning points in life. Listen to passage4 (0:36) and answer these questions. Fill in the blanks:
Q1. “I do believe that everyone growing up ………………… differential opportunities”
Q2. “I think young people ………………………………… that differential experience that is going to ……….. them ……..……. dead center.”
Q3. “I had no …………………………………………………. . And I never had …….……………………...”
TASK 11. He reflects on his enduring habits in passage7 (1:42). Fill in the blanks.
A fundamental difference between ………………………………………………………… is that when I start a project, I know ……………………………….. three years. So ……………………………………… ……… ………………………………………………………………… three years. And two, I have to have a pretty …………………………………………………………………… three years. I work every day of the week. I get up ………………………………………………. And I have to …………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… for my professional obligations. But I work every day.
TASK 12. He expresses the continuity in storytelling. Listen to passage9 (0:44) and fill in the blanks.
I believe throughout history, through all of history, ………………………………………… days of the human race, when people ………………………………………………………… at night, they wanted to remember what had happened and ……………………………………………….. ………………………… and maybe get new dedication to the next day. Well, I'm one of the guys ………………………………… and did the talking.
FOLLOW UP. Read the transcript and the full interview at www.achievement.org
KEY. List1.2. James Michener. Writer as storyteller
WARMING UP. Open.
TASK 1. He looks back at his origins.
Q1. What aspects are part of this mixture? Jewish, Negro, Irish, Russian
Q2. What is the positive news, according to him? I did have a solid childhood fortunately, because of some wonderful women who brought me up.
Q3. What was he missing at home? I never had a father or a man in the house, and that was a loss, but you live with that loss.
TASK 2. He deals with material things.
Q1. Toys he never had: bicycle, little wagon, baseball glove, pair of sneakers.
Q2. Decision he came up to at his early childhood: that's the way it is. I'm not going to beat my brains out about having nothing
Q3. Money importance in his adult life? never part of my life so why worry about it.
TASK 3. He felt quite free in his early teens.
Q1. How much money did he need to have on the road? I did it on nothing. (I would leave home with 25 or 35 -- 35 cents. I think I had a quarter and a dime on two of my trips.
Q2. Why was so easy to hichhike? Everybody had a new car, and they wanted to show it off. Often times feed you and take you to their home
Q3. How far did he travelled? Go right straight across the continent…. I went everywhere
TASK 4. Life is made up of differences. Which were his turning points in life.
Q1. His 3 main influences were: books and travel and some good teachers.
Q2. How good were his marks in school? pretty good “all A’s” (top grades) and good at sports.
Q3. Which were his dreams for the future? No projections, no yearnings.
TASK 5. He emphasizes the sudden moments of inner life.
Q1. When does he find time to be alone? After Friday afternoon, he gets through the week, and eats something. And then along came these differential experiences
Q2. What piece of advice does he give about ‘differential experiences’ in our lives?
(they are)experiences that you don't look for,don't plan for, but, boy, you better not miss them.
Q3. How was he transformed during these inspiring moments?they give you a vision. The things that give you a challenge.
TASK 6. He lived through some critical moments in his twenties in the Pacific. Listen to passage six (1:06) and answer these questions.
Q1. In which context did the event took place? a) holidays b) research c) war
(Admiral Halsey had his fleet headquarters there, and I was working there)
Q2. What were the troubles with the plane? Give details. we had to make three passes at the air field. The weather was really quite bad. A big turn to the left to get over the mountain and get out to sea, turn 360 degrees, and come back .. . and you hope you can make that turn because you need both elevation and speed
Q3. What did he think the third time the task was performed? “wait a minute. This isn't going to work. This is tough. We may have had it.”
TASK 7. He reflects on his enduring habits.
Q1. What does he assume about any new project he undertakes? when I start a project, I know it's going to take at least three years.
Q2. What are the two implications of his decision? two things ensue. One, it has to be a pretty good idea to keep me excited for three years. And two, I have to have a pretty good head of steam just to keep going physically and mentally for three years
Q3. Why does he break up his severe discipline of working at home? And I have to take time out for research or a trip here or there or for my professional obligations
TASK 8. He recalls one fixture of his writing.
Q1. Does he acknowledge the difficulty to read his thick works? the first one hundred pages, which are very difficult, and I make them difficult.
Q2. When does he know the reader is engrossed in his novel? a person, (with moderate interest in what I am writing about,) and if she or he will stay with me for the first one hundred pages, the reader will be hooked.
Q3. How does he phrases his gift as a novelist? (I know how to tell) what's happening on the next story and the next story and the next. That I have. And that's a wonderful gift. That's storytelling. And I prize it. I try to keep it cleaned up. I try to keep it on focus.
Detailed tasks. TASK 9. Passage three. Again and again, when I was 14 and 15, I would leave home with 25 or 35 -- 35 cents sticks in my mind. I think I had a quarter and a dime on two of my trips. Never phased me a bit. Go right straight across the continent. In those days, it was easy to do. Everybody had a new car, and they wanted to show it off. If they liked you, they would pick you up and often times feed you and take you to their home. And there were no weirdoes on the road then. There were, but we never saw them. I had a vivid experience in those years. I went everywhere, and I did it on nothing.
TASK 10. Fill in the blanks:
1. “I do believe that everyone growing up ..faces.. differential opportunities
2. I think young people …ought to seek.. that differential experience that is going to …knock… them off … dead center.
3. I had no …great vision. of what I could be. And I never had any …yearning..
TASK 11. Passage 7. A fundamental difference between other people and me is that when I start a project, I know it's going to take at least three years. So two things ensue. One, it has to be a pretty good idea to keep me excited for three years. And two, I have to have a pretty good head of steam just to keep going physically and mentally for three years. I work every day of the week. I get up early and go right to the typewriter. And I have to take time out for research or a trip here or there or for my professional obligations. But I work every day.
TASK 12. He expresses the continuity in storytelling. Listen to passage nine (x0:42) and fill in the blanks.
I believe throughout history, through all of history, way back to the most early days of the human race, when people gathered around the fireplace at night, they wanted to remember what had happened and reflect upon the big events of that day and reassess values and maybe get new dedication to the next day. Well, I'm one of the guys who sat around the fireplace and did the talking.
FOLLOW UP.
Listen to the full interview in http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/mic0int-1
Chapter ONE. A long time ago, there was a man Bian Heh who lived in Central China. One day he became very excited because he dug a tough and cut stone containing jade in the place called Hushan.
The surface of tis jade was coarse and looked like any ordinary stone. Without cutting the rock or however he knew in his heart that there was jade inside, because he learnt from his family the skill of finding jade which often hides in ordinary rocks.
Bian Heh was not self-centered. He would have given the rock to his parents but they were both dead. Instead of keeping the rock for himself the first thing that came to his mind, as he was a loyal citizen, was to present the jade to his king.
So he walked, walked and walked finally reaching the king’s palace so he could give his jade to the king. the king send for the jade craftmen to look at the stone. Unfortunately the jade craftmen looked at it and they thought that it was not more than a piece of rock.
The king was very angry because the king thought that Bian Heh purposely tried to fool him. The king didn’t kill Bian Heh though. Instead he had his left foot cut off. Ouch!
Chapter TWO. When the next king succeeded to the throne Bian Heh this time was in a doubt. As a loyal citizen he once again walked a long way and offered the jade to his new king. He did this because he still believed that there was jade inside the rock. Guess what? Another jade craftmen took it but he thought that it was not more than a piece of rock. Poor Bian Heh! This time he suffered the loss of his right foot. Ouch!, ouch!
Chapter THREE. Years later yet another ruler took power. At this time Bian Heh was in odds full of dismay. He douldn’t walk but still believed that there was jade inside the rock. For three days he hold the jade and wept and wept until his eyes steamed with blodd.
The new ruler heard the news and had Bian Heh brought to him. The king asked him:
- “What make you cry so sadly?”
Bian Heh said:
- “I didn’t cry because my feet wre cut off but because my jade had been considered a mere rock and my loyalty has been viewed as deception. This has hurt me deeply!”
The new ruler took a look at Bian Heh and shifted between believe him or being suspicious of him. He ordered his craftmen [jadders] to chisel his rock open.
Beyond anybody’s imagination a bright rare beautiful piece of jade was found inside. The king was so joyful that he not only named the jade Bian Heh jade in his honour that he also gave Bian Heh a great deal of gold and silver.
The jade was so special that one can see his own reflection. During the daytime it acts just like a mirror and it shines at night. Anyone who carries it feels cool in summer and warm in winter. Besides it is also believed to have the power of getting rid of evil spirits.
News about the magic of the jade spread rapidly to every state. All the kings wanted to own this piece of jade. Believe it or not one king offered not one, not two, not three but 15 cities to trade for this piece of jade.
Because of that many touching stories related to it grew throughout Chinese history.
TASK1. Listen to the first 5 minutes ONCE and answer these questions about the narrator’ family.
Q1. Where was she born? ...................
What did she in the US? ......................
Q2. Her fond memories from childhood show that her mother spent a lot of time with her hair. How did it look like? ..................................................
Q3. What was the weather like that particular afternoon? ..................................................
Q4. Were they in love before marriage? ...............................
Q5. Where did her parents get married? ...............................
Q6. Why did they go to Taiwan? .....................
TASK2. The role of Jade in the story. Listen to the first half again and answer these.
Q1. Why did her mom give the child her jade bracelet? ..................................................
Q2. Mom mentions the ‘dowry’. how is it defined? ..................................................
Q3. What two questions does the girl ask? ........................... .....................................................
LANGUAGE PRACTICE.
TASK 3. Listen to the first two chapters (5:10> 7:32) in Bian Heh’s Jade story ONCE and answer these questions.
chapter I.
Q1. Why did Bian Heh become so excited? ..................................................
Q2. Was he sure about the properties of his discovery? Explain. ..................................................
Q3. Did Bian Heh keep the treasure? ..................................................
Q4? What was the court jadders’ judgement (stone craftmen)? ..................................................
Q5? What was the reaction of the king? ..................................................
chapter II. Q6. What happened next? ..................................................
Q7. Was Bian Heh in doubt about his next action? ..................................................
Q8? What was his reward this time? ..................................................
TASK 4. Listen to the final chapter, III (7:32> 9:51) in Bian Heh’s Jade story and answer these questions.
Activity one. Q1. How did Bian Heh react to the new king’s enthronement? Explain. ..............................................................................................................
Q2. How did Bian Heh explain his weeping to the king?..........................................................................
Q3. Write two of the Bian’s jade properties? ..................................................................................
Q4. How can we consider the folktale a succesful one? .........................................................................
TASK 5. Listen again and complete the transcript for Chapter III (7:32> 9:51).
For three days he hold the jade and wept and wept until his eyes …………………. with blood.
The new ruler heard the news and had Bian Heh …………………… to him. The king asked him: “What make you cry so sadly?”
Bian Heh said: “I didn’t cry because my feet were cut off but because my jade had been considered a ………… rock and my loyalty has been …………………… as deception. This has hurt me deeply!”
The new ruler took a look at Bian Heh and shifted between believe him or being suspicious of him. He ordered his craftmen to ………………….. his rock open.
NARRATOR’S EPILOGUE.
To experience the meaningful work, truth, beauty, and mystery.
TASK 6. Answer these questions about the ending of the podcast.
Q1? Which narrative device does she use at the end to counterpart “once upon a time...”?
Xilingshi found white worms eating the mulberry leaves and 1……………….. shiny cocoons. She accidentally 2…………….. a cocoon into hot water. As she 3……………. with the cocoon in the water, to her surprise, a 4………………. cobweb separated itself from the cocoon. She 5………….. it …. and found that one 6………….. thread was 7……………….. itself from the cocoon. She had discovered silk.
worksheet 2. List 1.2. Jade (China)
TASK1. Q1. Where was she born? ...Taiwan .... What did she in the US? ..Graduated...
Q2. Her fond memories from childhood show that her mother spent a lot of time with her hair. How did it look like? ....long black hair (2 parts and 5 sections) > made a pair of plaits ..
Q3. What was the weather like that particular afternoon? .....hot / not a breeze of cooling air...
Q4. Were they in love before marriage? .....No, met through a match maker (Chinese tradition)...
Q5. Where did her parents get married? ....in Fujian province, Chinese mainland..
Q6. Why did they go to Taiwan? ... honeymoon...
TASK2. The role of Jade in the story.
Q1. Why did her mom give the child her jade bracelet? ..to let her comb her hair /stop fidgeting ...
Q2. Mom mentions the ‘dowry’. how is it defined? ...gifts the bride gives to the broom ....
Q3. What two questions does the girl ask? ..Why (give) jade?... ..Is it more expensive than gold?
TASK3. The story of Bian’s jade.
Q1. Why did Bian Heh become so excited? because he dug a tough and cut stone containing jade.
Q2. Was he sure about the properties of his discovery? Explain. Very sure, because he learnt from his family the skill of finding jade
Q3. Did Bian Heh keep the treasure? as he was a loyal citizen, was to present the jade to his king.
Q4? What was the court jadders’ judgement? they thought that rock was not more than a piece of rock.
Q5? What was the reaction of the king? the king thought that Bian Heh purposely tried to fool him. The king didn’t kill Bian Heh though. Instead he had his left foot cut off.
Q6. What happened next? ..A new king took the throne..
Q7. Was Bian Heh in doubt about his next action? ..Yes, but he was loyal again...
Q8? What was his reward this time? he had his right foot cut off
TASK 4. Final chapter III. Q1. How did Bian Heh react to the new king’s enthronement? Explain. Kept firmly in his beliefs and was weeping for 3 days until he got bloody tears
Q2. How did Bian Heh explain his weeping to the king? ..he doubted of his loyalty not acceptting that there was jade inside
Q3. Write two of the Bian’s jade properties? a) at daytime it acts just like a mirror and it shines at night. b) anyone who carries it feels cool in summer and warm in winter. c) believed to have the power of getting rid of evil spirits.
Q4. How can we consider the folktale a succesful one? .. the magic of the jade spread and many touching stories related to it grew throughout Chinese history.
TASK 5. Complete the transcript for Chapter THREE.
For three days he hold the jade and wept and wept until his eyes 1…………………. with blood.
The new ruler heard the news and had Bian Heh 2…………………… to him. The king asked him: “What make you cry so sadly?”
Bian Heh said: “I didn’t cry because my feet were cut off but because my jade had been considered a 3………. rock and my loyalty has been 4.………………… as deception. This has hurt me deeply!”
The new ruler took a look at Bian Heh and shifted between believe him or being suspicious of him. He ordered his craftmen to 5.………………….. his rock open.
TASK 6. NARRATOR’S EPILOGUE. Answer to these question for the ending of the podcast.
Q1? Which narrative device does she use at the end to counterpart “once upon a time...”? Many things have passed since my mum has told me this story and my hair is much shorter and it is not longershiny and dark.
Q2. How does she relate to the Chinese identity and the story? Being Chinese I’ve finally ealised that the value of jade (in China) is like mum’s expectations for her children
Q3. Give the three values associated with jade. honesty, integrity, proper behaviour
FOLLOW UP. A couple of suggestions.
Listen to a couple of other stories form the list of Silk Road series.
Try to find the written version of Peach boy (Motomaro in Japnese) and compare with the oral one you here.
For a historical context in Chinese culture read the short page the Spring and Autumn Period, Bian Heh in the Chu state got a rough jade on Mount Chu. The story tells us how hard to seek for the truth from facts. http://edu.sina.com.cn/en/2002-12-20/8098.html
For a narrative use of the story read the enhanced version at
