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person in Thailand eats five grams of chile pepper everyday---the most in the world.
6. The Aztec Indians of Mexico loved chile peppers so much that they gave them to their king as a gift.
7. The hottest chile pepper in the world is the habanero. It is bright orange and grows in the Caribbean.
8. There are chile sauce factories on every continent except Antarctica.
Optional Listening 4
In many countries of the world people are living longer than before. People have healthier lifestyles and healthcare is better too. Okinawa is an island off the coast of Japan. The people on Okinawa the Okinawans may have the longest lives and healthiest lifestyles in the world.
Researchers did a study. They started their study by looking at city and town birth records from 1879. They didn’t expect to find many centenarians in the records. They were very surprised to find so many old and healthy people living in Okinawa. The United States for example has 10 centenarians per 1001000 people. In Okinawa there are 34 centenarians per 100100 people
What is the Okinawans’ secret First they eat a healthy diet. They eat many fresh fruits and vegetables. They also eat fish often and drink a lot of water and green tea. But researchers think that the Okinawans have other healthy habits as well. They don’t do hard exercise such as weightlifting or jogging--- instead they prefer relaxing activities like gardening and walking. Researchers say that older Okinawans also have a good attitude about aging. They sit quietly and relax their minds with deep breathing exercised. They also enjoy massage.
Keys:
OL1: A. We should support and celebrate local food tradition B. 1. fast 2.life 3. farmers 4. Europe 5. members.
OL2: A. Adam: buttery Janet: spicy Abby: sweet Minh: healthy.
OL3: A. F T F F T F B Capsacin is a chemical in the chile that produces heat and makes your mouth feel hot. It has no flavor or smell. Habanero is the hottest chile pepper in the world. It it bright orange and grows in the Caribbean.
OL4: A. What they eat: fresh fruits and vegetables fish What they drink: water green tea How they exercise: gardening walking How they relax: deep breathing exercises massage.
OL5: 1. contest 2. tomatoes 3. adding 4. spicier 5. comes off 6. gets covered with 7. judging starts 8. tastes the other dishes 9. has ever tasted 10. win the test. Unit 4 Optional 1
Interviewer Hi, what’s your name? Gio Gio.
Int Hi, Gio, Where are you from? G Milan, Itally.
I Welcome to New Youk, them! G Thank you.
I Where are your clothes from?
G My brother. I’m always borrowing clothes. I How would you describe your style?
G Casual, I guess. I’m not very innovative. I just wear the same thing all the time.
I Hi, there. Elena Hi,
I Who are you? E I’m Elena.
I And where are you from?
E I’m from right here in New Youk.
I A hometown girl. And your clothes are from…? E A store in my neighborhood. There was a sale. I Great! How would you describe your personal style? E Retro. It’s fashionable now.
I It looks old-fashionable now. ….in a good way, of course.
I Good evening. What is your name? V Vicki.
I You look beautiful. V Thank you
I That dress is very stylish.
V My mother gave it to me. It was tailor-made! I Wonderful. Where are you from, Vicki! V. I’m from Hong Kong.
I How would you desvribe your personal sense of style? V Classic, I suppose. I like to dress up. Optional 2 1
A: I’m new in town and I’d like to make some friends. What should I do? B: You ought to join a sports club. A: But I don’t like sports.
B: You could look for friends on the Internet. 2
A: I don’t know what to wear to the party tonight. What should I wear? B: You could wear your new jeans or your black pants. A: It’s a formal dress party.
B: Oh, then you shouldn’t wear pants after all. You definitely ought to wear a dress. 3
A: I still don’t understand this grammar. What should I do?
B: You had better get some help or you will fail the test. It’s on Thursday. A: Maybe I could take the test on Friday. That would give me extra time. B: Well, you had better not delay. There’s not much time!
Optional 3 A
A sense of style
1. I’m a salesclerk in a woman’s clothing store. My boss is great, but she has a very strict dress code. We have to wear long skirts, black shoes, no jewelry, and on and on. It’s really boring, so I’m planning to dye my hair red. What do you think?
2. I love my girlfriend, but she complains a lot about my clothes. She doesn’t want to go anywhere with me because I always wear old jeans and a T-shirt. I don’t care about looking like a fashion magazine. I just want to be comfortable! What’s your advice? B
1. I’m a salesclerk in a woman’s clothing store. My boss is great, but she has a very strict dress code. We have to wear long skirts, black shoes, no jewelry, and on and on. It’s really boring, so I’m planning to dye my hair red. What do you think?
Expert’s opinion: Sorry, but I have to side with your employer. A business wants to have a particular look, so they tell you what to wear. If you want to show off your individual style, you had better do it in your free time.
2. I love my girlfriend, but she complains a lot about my clothes. She doesn’t want to go anywhere with me because I always wear old jeans and a T-shirt. I don’t care about looking like a fashion magazine. I just want to be comfortable! What’s your advice?
Expert’s opinion: I think you ought to have a serious talk with your girlfriend and explain how you feel. We all have our own style and taste. In my opinion, she thinks too much about appearances.
Optional 4
Today I started my new part-time job as a trendspotter. I was nervous and didn’t know what to expect. Well, guess what? It was a lot of fun! I’m telling all my friends, “You should think about becoming a trendspotter, too”
On Saturday morning, we had to report to a recording studio by 10 a.m. The “Trends Coordinator,” mandy, explained the schedule. Then she gave us a tour. That was really cool!
Next we sat around a big table in a room. They gave each person three cards. One card said “Yes—All the way!” Another said, “It’s OK.” The third one said, “No way!” We listened to about 10 different songs. After each song we had to hold up a card. They played some hip hop, rock, heavy metal; and dance music. The heavy metal was “No way” for me.
Do you know the rock group called “Gifted”? They’re really popular right now. Well, they have a new CD coming out. We saw six different CD covers. (I guess they are trying to choose one.) This time, we didn’t have cards. Instead, we just talked about the covers we liked. Mandy asked us questions, “Which ones do you like?” “Why do you like them?” “Would you buy a CD with this cover?”
We finished at 12:30. We will meet again next week at a boutique downtown. We will look at some new fashions. Each week we go to a different location. Oh yes, we also received a free CD for our tour. This “job” doesn’t pay, but we get a free stuff! That’s all for now!