Daily Archives July 11, 2015

Imagine that you are in situations similar to those of the people who were interviewed. What would you do? Circle the letters of all the answers that apply. Compare your responses with a partner.

You are alone in a city and it is late. You need to get home.

Would you. . .

a take the bus or train, even...

One way to be sure that you have understood what you have heard is to be able to retell the information to someone else from memory. You do not need to use the same words that the speaker used.

1 Read the following questions before you listen to the interview with Gail and Tom.

1 What happened to Gail? Where ...

1 Read the following statements before you listen to the interview with Arpad and Evelina.

_ 1 Evelina is concerned about the crime news that she sees on TV.

2 Arpad is not bothered by loud groups of teenagers on the street.

3 Evelina is not worried about the availability of guns.

4 Arpad says that someone wa...

In this section you will hear four people share their opinions about crime. First, you will hear Evelina and Arpad, the parents of a young boy, discuss their fears about crime in society. Then Gail, a professional dancer, and Tom, a graduate student, will talk about being crime victims.

BEFORE THE INTERVIEWS

laboratory

D getting started

In this section you are going to discuss deviance, crime, and types of crime. You will also listen to some news reports about different types of crime.

READING AND THINKING ABOUT THE TOPIC

1 Read the following passage.

In all societies, some behaviors conform to what is ex...