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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to “International Clock Talk”, our weekly radio program about cultural differences. Today we are honored to have invited a number of people form different countries to give us their view.
You my be interested to know that some of our guests arrived at the studio very early, while others turned up at the last minute!
Time, and how different cultures deal with it, it what we are going to talk about first. Please stay with us and hear about the different views of time.


Short Conversations
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1.
W: It’s time for “International Clock Talk”! Time to discuss how you feel about time!
M: Well, since we all come from the same country, I think our views will be similar.
Q: Why does the man believe the people will have similar views?
2.
W: It annoys me the way my foreign friends treat time.
M: I just read a book about this problem! It’s entitled International Clock Talk.
Q: Which problem is the book about?
3.
M: Australians are so relaxed about time! It drives me mad!
W: That’s the way they are. While you are here, you’ll have to get used to it.
Q: What advice does the woman give the man?
4.
M: Have you noticed differences between our cultures?
W: Sure. In my country, people don’t care about time very much. Here, you take it seriously.
Q: How do people in the woman’s country feel about time?
5.
W: Can you explain why you’re always five minutes late for conferences?
M: Oh, I’m sorry. In my country, people are often late.
Q: Why is the man late for conferences?

5.
W: Can you explain why you’re always five minutes late for conferences?
M: Oh, I’m sorry. In my country, people are often late.
Q: Why is the man late for conferences?
6.
W: What do you appreciate most about life in Germany?
M: German people are rarely late for meetings. I never have to deal with latecomers.
Q: What does the man like best about life in Germany?
7.
M: I’ve heard that Chinese people are very relaxed about time.
W: That used to be true. Nowadays, people are increasingly bothered by lateness.
Q: According to the woman, how have Chinese people changed?
8.
M: Why did you walk out of the restaurant abruptly? We had just started talking.
W: Just started? We were there for two hours! In my country, meals take 15 minute!
Q: Why did the woman walk out of the restaurant so abruptly?
9.
W: What did Mom think about her trip to Russia? I’m so looking forward to hearing about it.
M: She didn’t say much. When I picked her up at the airport this morning, she was just eager to get home to see Dad. She just said the food was great there.
Q: What is the relationship between the two speakers?
10.
M: It’s only 6:30, and you’re done! I don’t finish work till 10. You are very efficient.
W: Well, Tom finished two hours earlier than me. That’s a sign of efficiency in my country.
Q: How my hours ea

rlier did the woman finish her work than the man?
Long Conversation
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M: You travel a lot. Which people do you think are the most time-conscious?
W: I think it’s probably the Swedes.
M: Really, what makes you say that?
W: Well, on my last trip to Sweden, I order a taxi to pick me up at my hotel at 6:25 am. I got to the street at 6:27, but the taxi had already left.
M: That’s a little hard to believe. Is it true?
W: Absolutely, everything runs on time there. There’s no room for mistakes. Everyone is very time-conscious!
M: They must seem very stiff and serious!
W: Sure, but once you get to know them, you find kind, caring people behind their serious faces.
M: This is very different from my experiences traveling in South America. Of course, people there are very kind, but they don’t care much about time.
W: I agree. South Americans don’t put very much stress on time. They’re always late for everything, but no one seems to mind.
Understanding a Passage

1.C 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B

The biggest problem in my company has to do with culture, in particular our different ways of looking at time. People from some countries think it is ok to show up late for a meeting and some people even don’t think they need to come at all! As president of the company, however it is my responsibility to tell them that this is not acceptable. Whereas in some other countries attending meetings is not considered very important, in this country, and especially in this company, meeting must be attended on time. Not being on time causes inefficiency. I spent all night thinking about the exact words that I would use to explain my feelings. I even wrote my words down. I planned to discuss this problem at the meeting today, and entitled my speech “International Clock”. Unfortunately, I have a problem – no one came to the meeting!
Movie Speech

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Secretary: Natalie’s on line one.
Adam: What’s up, honey? You look upset.
Natalie: Oh, Adam, I just talked to the vet and made them… they had to put Oliver to sleep.
Adam: What? He wasn’t even that sick.
Natalie: Oh, I know. But apparently he had some kind of, I don’t know… highly infectious canine virus or something. And, and they had to put him down. It’s the law.
Adam: Oliver was licking Clara’s face this morning.
Natalie: Don’t worry, because I asked the same thing, and the virus is harmless to humans. So um…So she’s fine.
Adam: This is going to break her heart, and you know that.
Natalie: No, it won’t. I want you to down to Repet…and get Oliver replaced.
Adam: I’m not going to have some freak of science sleep in my daughter’s bed.
Natalie: Oh, Adam, for heaven’s sake. It’s not dangerous.
Adam: No, yes, no, no. Oliver can live on in our memories.
Natalie: She’s only eight. She won’t understand that, honey.
Adam: Look, it’s the n

atural process of life. You’re born, you live and you die. She has to learn about it some day.
Natalie: Yeah, but she doesn’t have to learn about it on your birthday. It’s hard…
Adam: I really appreciate that, honey.
Natalie: Will you do it?
Adam: No.
Natalie: Thank you, darling. And Clara thanks you too. I love you. Bye, bye.
Adam: But I won’t do it. No, no, no, listen. Natalie, I just won’t…