Listening Basics PartIII

__ cultural influ__ __ __ __ in Sa__ Francisco. Ma__ __ people vis__ __ the ar__ __ .

B. Listen to the audio to check your answers.

C. Listen to the program and put the following events in the correct historical order.

_______ Chinatown in San Francisco, California, began.

_______ Chinatowns were also established in cities in the western states of Oregon and Washington.

_______ San Francisco Mayor John Geary held a ceremony honoring Chinese efforts to improve the city.

_______ The first Chinese immigrants arrived in Chicago, Illinois.

_______ The first Chinese settlers arrived in London.

_______ The first railroad system across the United States was finished.

_______ The largest number of immigrants came to Chicago.

_______ Chinatown is a leading cultural influence in San Francisco.

14. American Views Of Asian Immigrants

A.Listen to the song ―From Here to Shanghai‖ written by

Irving Berlin in 1917, who, incidentally, was born in Siberia, and immigrated to the U.S. in 1905. Listen close and fill in the missing

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words. (―Chingaling‖ was a famous magician. ―Ching-Ling-Foo‖ is a name that simply sounds Chinese to the ears of the singer.)

I‘ve often (1) ____________ down to dreamy

Chinatown,

The home of Chingaling.

It‘s fine! I must (2) ___________,

But now I‘m going (3) ___________

I can see the real, real thing.

I‘ll soon be there in a (4) ___________ chair,

For I‘ve got my (5) ___________ from here to Shanghai.

Just picture me (6) ___________ Oolong tea,

(7) ___________ by a Chinaman, who speaks way up high. (―Hock- a-my, Hock-a-my‖)

I‘ll eat the way they do with a (8) ___________ of wooden sticks, And I‘ll have Ching Ling Foo,

Doing all his magic (9) ___________.

I‘ll get my (10) ___________ from a pale pigtail,

For I mean to sail,

From here to Shanghai.

I‘ll have (11) ___________ teaching me to speak their language, gee!

When I can talk Chinese, I‘ll come home on the (12) ___________,

Then have a lot of fun, (13) ___________ people what I please.

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B. Listen to the audio and complete the chart supplying information about attitudes towards Asians in the U.S.A.

period

19th century

Mark Twain

WWII

Nowadays

15. Diverse Make-up of a California Valley

A. Words

Make sure you know the following words from the audio. to roam

to trek agrarian outpost

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a produce to trigger multitudes

prominent among them rancher

to harbor loom

to connote

B. Listen to the program and outline the history of the valley.

I.18th century : a. Indians

1.time period ______________________________

2.occupation _______________________________

b.Spanish soldiers

1.date of arrival ____________________________

2.the first settlement _________________________

3.purpose of the settlement ____________________

II.19th century

a.Gold rush

1.immigrants from __________________________

2.French and Italians started __________________

3.Paul Masson introduced ____________________

III. 1950s - immigrants from ________________________________

_______________________________________________________

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IV. 2000s – immigrants from ________________________________

_______________________________________________________

a.Vietnamese _______________________________________

b.Indians ___________________________________________

c.Koreans __________________________________________

V. My family experience

a.my wife __________________________________________

b.our children _______________________________________

c.our son‘s wife _____________________________________

d.our older daughter‘s husband _________________________

e.myself ___________________________________________

VI. It is time to re-examine _______________________________

because _________________________________________________

VII. The greatest challenge the Silicon Valley faces today is _______

_______________________________________________________

C.Answer the following questions:

1.What is Houston‘s attitude about ―polycultural‖ society?

2.What does Houston mean when he says, we need to ―re-

examine the word ‗minority?‘‖

D. Use the above passages by Houston as a model to write about your own town. You‘ll need to do a bit of research probably. Describe the past for a half page, and then speculate about the future direction of your town for half a page.

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D. Familiarize yourself with map of the USA below. Listen to the text and mark the cities and states relevant to the American musical scene on the map. Be ready to explain each of your choices.

17. Political Identities

Listen to a radio report from Singapore dealing with the political situation in the USA before the presidential elections of 2008. The reporter Jonathan Steven discusses Mrs. Clinton and Mr.

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Obama and their attitudes towards racial and gender issues. Complete the chart.

Self presentation, image

Racial attitude

Afro-Americans‘ support

Hispanics‘ support

Gender attitude

Part V. Speaking

1. Discussion

A. One day you meet a young man or woman. You begin talking and discover that the two of you have many opinions and ideas in common. You enjoy each other's company so much that you agree to meet for coffee the following day.

In the following weeks you meet many more times. As you get to know each other better, you begin to fall in love and talk about the

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future. However, there is a serious problem. Your parents have told you that they expect you to date people from the same background (race, religion, education, or social class) as you. However, your new boyfriend / girlfriend comes from a very different back ground. You know that your parents will be angry if you decide to keep seeing this person.

You must make a decision. Will you continue seeing this person, knowing that your parents will disapprove, or will you end the relationship now, before it becomes more serious?

B. Discuss the following questions in small groups.

1.Have you ever had a friend, boyfriend, or girlfriend who came from a different background than you? What was the difference? What did your parents say about this relationship?

2.Could you fall in love with/or marry a person from a different background than you? What would your parents say if you wanted to do this?

3.In your opinion, is it important for two people in a romantic relationship to be similar in race, nationality, religion, economic status, or educational level? Why or why not?

4.If two people come from different backgrounds, what problems might they have in their relationship?

5.What are the advantages of two people from different backgrounds getting married?

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2. Interview

Work with a partner. Take turns interviewing each other about your experiences as "global citizens." Use the following questions; feel free to add others that interest you.

1.Do you enjoy traveling?

2.How many different countries have you visited?

3.How many languages do you speak?

4.What is the strangest food that you have ever eaten?

5.Do you use e-mail? Are you connected to the Internet?

6.Would you like to live or work in another country for several years? Which country?

7.Would you marry a person from another country? If so, what languages would you want your children to learn?

8.In your current or future work, how important is contact with the international community?

9.Right now you are studying English. Which other languages do you think you will need to learn in the future?

3. Reports

Prepare a short presentation about your typical day as an international citizen. Use expressions for generalizing in your presentation (E.g. generally, typically, normally, most of the time, usually, as a rule, ordinarily and etc.).

1. Use the questions to guide you. For example: Which imported products do you use every day?

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