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1、Task11)Man:IhadthegirlsrunningincircleswhenIwasincollege.Woman:Ineverknewyouwerethecampushero.Man:Iwasn't.Iwasthewomen'strackcoach.2)Instructor:Mr.Jenkins,whyareyoulate?Student:IguessbecausetheclassstartedbeforeIgothere.3)Woman:Doctor,youhavetocomeimmediately—mybabyswallowedsomecamerafilm!Doctor:Ju
2、stcalmyourself,nothingwilldevelop.4)Customer:Waiter,thiswateriscloudy.Waiter:Thewater'sokay,madam.It'sjustthattheglassisalittledirty.5)Woman:Thebridewearswhiteonherweddingdayasasymbolofhappiness,forthisisthemostjoyousdayinherentirelife.Man:Whydoesthegroomwearblack?Task2Catherine:IthinkfirstlyIfindt
3、heFrenchlanguage,verymelodictolistento.It'sveryeasyontheear,anditalmostsoundspoetic.Nomatterwhatkindofmoodtheindividualisin,who'stalking,orwhatthey'retalkingabout,thereseemstobearhythmtothelanguage.Andit'srounded;therearenosharp,jaggededgestothelanguage,soit'sverypleasingtotheear.Chris:Ithinktheacc
4、entIreallylikeistheDanespeakingEnglish.TheysoundawfulwhentheyspeakDanish,butwhentheyspeakEnglishthere'sabeautiful,low,sensitive,verysoftqualityaboutit.Donald:IlikethewaytheybringtheirFrenchpronunciationintoEnglish.Theycan'tpronounce"h"sandtheycan'tpronounce"th"properly.AndIthinkthatactuallysoundsve
5、rynice.AlsoIliketherhythmtheybringFrenchrhythmsintoEnglish—nice,steadyrhythmsandIlikethattoo.It'sjustit,it...wheneverIhearaFrenchpersonspeakingEnglishitsoundsmoregentleandmorelyrical.Lesley:IthinkthemostattractiveforeignaccentsformeareMediterraneanaccentsbecausethey,ifyoulike,importtheirownculturei
6、ntotheEnglishaccentandgiveitalotoflifethatsometimes,thatkindof—thegesturesandeverythingthattheEnglishpeopledon'thave,soyougetabeautifulmixtureoftheseriousNorthernEuropeanandtheSouthernEuropeantogether.Susan:IliketheSwedishaccentbecauseit,itmakesmesmileandthewayit'sspokenissosing-songythatyoucan'the
7、lpbutsmilewhenotherpeopleactuallyspeakit.Anditalwaysmakesyouwanttotryandputtheaccentonyourself.Task3Thespellingandmeaningofwordsareveryinteresting.Butwhat'smoreinterestingisthehistoryofaword,orwhereitcamefr