Unit 2: Listening Tasks
You will hear intereviews with two Taiwanese citizens.
Listen closely to each interview and fill in the missing information below,
then answer the questions which follow -
Mr. Ten Mrs. Lin Year of Birth ___________ ___________ Birthplace ___________ ___________ Father's Occupation ___________ ___________ Arrival in Taiwan ___________ ___________ Feelings About Japan ___________ ___________ English Study? ___________ ___________ |
- How much older is Mr. Ten than Mrs. Lin?
- Which person came from a richer family?
- How did Mr. Ten learn Japanese?
- Why does Mrs. Lee have stronger anti-Japanese feelings than Mr. Ten?
- What did Mrs. Lee study overseas?
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2. Taiwan and Mainland China: A Comparison
First read the following seven sentences and reword each sentence,
expressing the same basic meaning in a different tape.
Then listen to the tape and decide whether each statement is true, false, or unknown.
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1. Mainland China's land area is about 28 times larger than Taiwan's. Rewording: The land area of the PRC is around 28 times bigger than the ROC's. 2. Mainland China's population is about 15 or 16 times larger than Taiwan's. Rewording: ____________________________________________________________. 3. Mainland China is the world's most populated country. Rewording: ____________________________________________________________. 4. Mainland China's gross national product (GNP) is roughly equal to Taiwan's. Rewording: ____________________________________________________________. 5. 50% of all people in mainland China do some kind of farm work. Rewording: ____________________________________________________________. 6. Most Taiwanese like sushi, which this isn't popular in mainland China. Rewording: ____________________________________________________________. 7. Taiwan is a one-party state. Rewording: ____________________________________________________________.
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