CHAPTER 1 THE POPULATION BEFORE LISTENING Vocabulary Preview @ 1. census 2. populous 3. race 4. origin 5. geographical 6. comprise; make 7. relatively; progressively 8. Metropolitan; densely 9, gender 10. statistically 11. birth; increasing 12. expectancy Notetaking Preparation @ 1.27 milli, 227M 2.3% 3. 2:10 4.02% 5.808% 6.757% 7.% 8. 145, 000/145 thou/l45k 9, 0.9% 10. 9:10 © 31245 Fst Listening Third Listening @ TEX; 19M-; W.; pop; metro; 2:10Accuracy Check © 1. China & India. 2. Almost 309 million. 3. Hispanics, 4, Texas, 5. The South and West. 6, Fewer than 2:10. 7. More than 5 million. 8.5.1 years. 9. 1.9 years. 10. First, decreasing birth rate; second, increasing life expectancy, CHAPTER 2 IMMIGRATION BEFORE LISTENIN Vocabulary Preview @ 1 persecution 2. settlers; colonists 3. stages 4. widespread 5, scarcity; abundance 6. expanding; citizens 7, widespread 8. quotas; eliminated 9. share 10. sanctions; decline jotetaking Preparation o 1. 1850 2, 1915 3. the 1840s 4. 1890-1930. 5. bet. 1750 & 1850 6. 1776 7. 1882 8. 1929 9. 1860 10. appro. 1830-1930 oe 1, France 2, Germans 3. Scotland 4. the Irish 5. Great Britain 6. Denmark 7. Norway 8. Sweden 9. the Dutch 10. Greeks 11. Italy 12. Spain 13. Portugal 14. the Chinese 15. the Philippines 16. Mexico 17. Indians 18. Russia 19. Poland 20. the Vietnamese @ 1. Denmark, Norway, Sweden. 2. Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal.3, Russia, Poland. © 42315 © 1. The Three Major Stages of the Great Immigration 2. Reasons for the Great Immigration 3, Decline in Immigration 4, Immigration in the U.S. Today Third Listening 1965; ; 12.8; 3/4; Eur; 2000; VN Accuracy Check 1. Settlers or colonists. 2. Dutch, French, German, Scotch-Irish settlers and blacks. 3. The third stage. 4, Southern European and Eastern European countries, 5. First, the doubling of the population in Europe between 1750 and 1850. Second, the unemployment caused by the Industrial Reve olution, Third, the land scarcity in Europe. 6. Available farmlands, plentiful jobs and freedom from religious or political persecution. 7. The frequent failure of the potato crop in 8. First, various laws. Second, economical Third, geopolitical events such as World 9. They are immigrants from Mexico, Chin rather than from Europe. 10. Global warming and social unrest, Ireland between 1845 and 1849. events such as the Great Depression. War I. a, India, the Philippines and Vietnam,CHAPTER 3 WORK IN AMERICA BEFORE LISTENING Vocabulary Preview @ 1. decrease; industry 2. down; up 3. stricter; illegal 4, employed; down 5. wages; Security 6. workforce 7. stagnant; unemployment 8. unions 9. risky; pensions 10. optimism Notetaking Preparation @ 1b2¢3 © 1. agric 2. ser sect 3. child labr 4. stag wages & high unempl 5. hth insr 6.$ 7. outsc & adv tech 8. lower wages & loss job 9. lack regl 10. consvt U1. librl 12, polrzd @ 54213 First Listening 1. Changes in Work from 1900 to 2010 2. Workforce in the U.S. Today 3. Reasons for Current Economic Situation 4. Government Should & Should Not Do Third Listening ts + Stats; WWII; mid; "; 33% Vas aC) Accuracy Check @ 1.38 percent. 2. 3 percent. 3. Services. 4. 77 percent.5. 19 percent; almost 73 percent. 6. Social security / health insurance 7. 40 percent. 8. China and India. 9. Lack of regulation. 10. Cautious optimism. / better working conditions. VIDEO COWBOYS IN NORTH AMERICA Stee Vocabulary Preview 8 . ranches; don’t mind 2. child-bearing age 3. the outdoors 4. duties 5. exposed to; 50 below 6. hold on to their culture; a vanishing breed 7. gear Second Viewing 1. four 2. lifestyle 3. single; month 4. math 5, horse; cattle 6, feeding; million Third Viewing 1)4 2) cult; stl; $800—1,200/m; 3 mis/d; 70-100; week 3) how wk catl;otds; bel ‘many; women past chid-bng age; duts. 5) vanishng/last/dyng breed; fl catls ers_ The American Character CHAPTER 4 FAMILY IN THE UNITED STATES Vocabulary Preview @ 1. rocks 2. interact; about 3. characterized; standard 4, configuration 5. conformity 6. outgrowth 7. discrimination 8. nonconforming 9. unsuitable 10. claim Notetaking Preparation © 52431 LISTENING 9 a Third Listeni @ WWI, mia; @; div; charac; soc; + Accuracy Check 1. Blacks.2. A married couple with children where the husband worked and the wife stayed home, 3. Uncommon. 7 4, The cost of living rose rapidly. ; a i ’s lil nd the antiwar m«¢ ‘ual revolution, women's liberation a1 n : ; iat focus on one’s career and work. Second, a drive for self-expression and self-fulfillment. 7. The second period. 8. The first period. / 9, Getting married and having children. 10. Simply changing. CHAPTER 5 RELIGION BEFORE LISTENING Vocabulary Preview @ 1. denominations 2. worship 3. affiliation 4. surveys 5. poll 6. secular 7. tend; institutions 8. Amendment 9. trend 10. revival Notetaking Preparation @ Before class; While notetaking; After lecture @ 1 Before class + Do assigned rdg in prep * Be on time & find good seat * Bring ntbook & sharp pencils or pens 2. While notetaking + Use symbols & abbrevs * Put a? for missed info 3. After lecture * Review notes asap * Ask prof 2s if nec * Chk notes with classmate + Fix notes as necess@ 31254 First Listening O» @ |. Religious Groups in the Us, 2. The Importance of Religion 3. The Influence of Religion on American Political Life 4, Religious Diversity in the U.S. Third Listening @ Eur; &; free; sep; ex.; influ; indirect AFTER LISTENING Accuracy Check 1. Because people in other countries are often only exposed to American culture through television, films, and videos on the Internet. These are media that, in general, ignore the role and importance of religion in the United States. 2. Protestant, 51%; Catholic, 24%. 3. Because people from many different countries and religious backgrounds immigrated to the U.S. 4. The United States: 41%; France: 15%; Britain: 10%. 5. Freedom of worship. 6. It means that religion should not have a place in the public sphere. 7. Conservative. 8. Rise of the religious right. 9. Abortion and prayer in schools. 10. America.CHAPTER 6 BIRTH, MARRIAGE, AND DEATH BEFORE LISTENING Vocabulary Preview @ |. bewildering 2. momentous 3. baptized 4, elaborate 5. conducted 6. deceased 7. buried 8, wake 9, funeral; eulogy 10. cremated Notetaking Preparation @ 1. bewldmg s/o undstd tradis & custms new ple 2. brid wear s/t old, new, borwd, blue 3, wdng cermny simpl, w/ fmly memb & frnds, or elab 4. for wdng cermny & celebts, brid’s famly pay expns © 31452 First Listening 1. Customs and Traditions about Birth 2. Customs and Traditions about Marriage 3. Customs and Traditions about Death Third Listening fath’s; ppl; =; cermny; w/; 100s; @ Accuracy Check 1. Shortly before the baby is due, 2, Men's participation at baby showers is becomi min, ee ig More common. 4. The bride's family. 5. A religious ceremony.6. Something old, something new, 7. The groom. 8. A eulogy. something borrowed, something blue. VIDEO THROUGH THE EYES OF A CRITIC BEFORE VIEWI Vocabulary Preview oe 1. took me ages 2. idiot 3. curious 4. missing out on 5. illuminating 6. a high five 7. hugged; never mind that 8. the surface Second Viewing 1. sorry; missing out on 2. computer; effort 3. relationship; fascinated 4. close; come 5. marine Third Viewing ur assignmt; Gd, nv mnd, gd to see u; Show me; Wow; photos; give high 5Challenges at Home and Abroad CHAPTER 7 MULTICULTURALISM BEFORE LISTENING } Vocabulary Preview @ 1. metaphor 2. blending; homogeneous 3. alloy 4. excluded; segregation 5. assimilate 6. mosaic 7. adopted; multiracial 8. inherit; absorb 9. assimilation 10. deny Notetaking Preparati @ 1. Infact 2. For instance 3. however 4. Rather 5, furthermore 6. Therefore © 24513 First Listening a Third Listening @ cult; MP; diff; +; ie; BS =Eco Accuracy Check oO . It means not only traditions, that people in a society share. First, a person who focuses on other countries. The single culture view, The metaphor of a melting pot. African, Asian, and American Indian groups. The metaphor of a patchwork quilt. 15%. Asia or Latin America. One, they inherit some of their culture from their families. Two, they absorb some of their culture subconsciously from just living in the culture—through TV and videos, for example. Three, they choose some cultural influences that they find attractive from the many subcultures in the U.S. 10. If assimilation doesn’t take place in the first generation, it will by the second or third generation. but more importantly, the basic beliefs and values n “traditions” alone. Second, people from CRA AMAL CHAPTER 8 TWO VIEWS ON CRIME FORE LISTENING : Vocabulary Preview © 1 atitibute; demographics 2. enforcement; penalties 3. bribery; embezzlement 4, blame; shortcomings 5. injustice 6. alienated 7. underclass 8. deter 9, socializes; compassion 10. conscience Notetaking Preparation Society's role a * Overcome the alienation of the underclass eee ty ~ help them feel like part of sociel 7 sive them the same benefits that others have+ good education + health care + employment @ 31425 @© 1. People Are Good by Nature 2. People Are Aggressive by Nature 3. Possible Solutions Third Listening © wh-coll; polit; ex; BUT; NO; SO; > Accuracy Check o 1. 13.4 percent. 2. Bribery, political corruption, embezzlement, 3. Racism, poverty, and injustice, 4, Because they do not have many of the benefits that most Americans have. 5. No. 6. Basically aggressive and sometimes violent, 7. By socializing us and punishing us, 8. Those who commit white-collar crimes have usually enjoyed many of the material benefits of society, 9. Good education, health care, and employment. 10. The second theory,CHAPTER 9 THE UNITED STATES AND THE WoRLD BEFORE LISTENING Vocabulary Preview @ 1. predicting 2. foreseeable 3, Stability 42% predict threat 5. sanctions 6, bal: 7 8. intimidated 9. persuasive 10. magnet Sir 11. framework Notetaking Preparation oe leg. BRIC 2. UNESCO; UN 3. NATO 4, ASEAN; e.g. 5. EU; ie; U.S.A. @ 34215 First Listening 1. Economic Reasons 2. U.S. Hard Power 3. U.S. Soft Power Third Listening force; econ; wrld; Mid; NATO; &; ASEAN Accuracy Check Brazil, Russia, India and China. . Economic and military strength. = : First, it has enough money to help out other countries in a crisis. Second, it can also help maintain financial stability in the world. It would make Chinese goods more expensive and less world market. The threat or use of force. NATO. ASEAN. Britain and France. eer attractive to the > PARK9, Nanotechnology and biotechnology. aA 10. The European Union, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization, VIDEO MY JOURNEY IN THE MUSLIM WORLD BEFORE VIEWING Vocabulary Previ @ 1. pressure 2. artistic 3. relatives; granddaughter 4. security 5. Catholics 6. village 7. civil war Second Viewing 1. share; since 2. dolls 3. economic 4. fires; next Third Viewing 1) Dolls: Islamic altntv + Barbie 2) Ldy fled CW: Ms Americans — dctatshp & ecn hrdsh 3 os os Flo M.: @ New Medinah, Mississippi = Ms vig esp, Sunni Ms a 1 Hispanic-Americans — Islam, @Houston 5) Penn.: 3,200 prsnrs ineld 800 Ms (most A frican-Americ 6) Los Angeles: Persian-Americans & Iranian-A meric a ae ans } frs @ New Year +CHAPTER 10 PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES BEFORE LISTENING Vocabulary Preview 1. compulsory 2. secular 3. curriculum; standardized 4. federal; funds 5. credits; electives 6. elected; appointed 7. tuition 8. vouchers 9. affiliated 10. implement Notetaking Preparation 1. 1. Economic reasons for U.S. remaining a global player 2. A. Enough money to help others in a crisis B. US. helps maintain stability as a market for the world’s goods 3. 1. natural disasters 2. countries in bad financial situation 3. countries with political problems 4. a. tsunami b. volcanic eruption © A. state Department of Education b. Sets number of credits 1. size of state & population a, Determine what students study ii, electives ». Hire teachers & administratorsC. Schools a. How to teach each course b. Prepare & give classroom examinations to students @ 25134 LISTENING ed First Listening @r Third Listening pub; Ss; >; $$; 4; Ay; 22 critics Accuracy Check 1. 18 years old. 2. First, there is no nationwide curriculum set by the federal government. Second, there are no particular nationwide standardized examinations, 3. First, state department of education; second, school districts; third, schools. 4. It sets the state’s minimum curriculum requirements for K through 12 / It sets the number of credits a student must complete in order to graduate high school. 5. This board is elected by the citizens ofthe district or appointed by local officials. 6. The federal government: 12%; state taxes: 43%; local taxes: 44%. 7. Because public schools are funded mainly by local taxes, schools in Poorer communities do not have the same amoun wealthier communities. 8. Tuition costs, 9. Because people feel that standardized testing leads teachers to rather than what they feel students need. 10. Common Core State Standards (CCS), 1 of money as schools in “teach to the test”CHAPTER 11 THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS BEFORE LISTENING Vocabulary Preview @ | accredited; evaluators 2, enrolled 3. 5. application; transcript 6. underg 10. skilled 11: options Notetaking Preparation 0 1. SAT; ACT 2. GRE 3. MBA 4. GMAT 5. LSAT 6. TOEFL; IELTS campus; dormitory 4, requirements raduate 7. readiness 8, Prestigious 9, lenient © 32145 eo 1. Facts & Figures about Colleges & Universities in the U.S. 2. Admission Policies 3. Community Colleges hird Listening teq; HS; Ts; SAT; LSAT; Ss; IELTS ra Accuracy Check 1. Approximately 5,000. 2. There are more private U.S. colleges than public ones. 3. 76%, 4, From about $20,000 to te Me ication and a hij ool transcript. a So ee cde ee i level of difficulty of courses taken in high school,participation in the extracurricular activities and work experience. Some schools will have personal interviews with students. 7. They are unimportant, 8. GMAT & LSAT. 9. First, admission standards at community colleges are usually more lenient than those at four-year colleges and universities; second, it is cheaper to attend a community college; third, people attend community colleges for many different purposes. 10. An associate's degree or a certificate. CHAPTER 12 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BEFORE LISTENING Vor lary Preview @ 1 steadily; dip 2. surged 3. disciplines 4. virtually 5. cites 6. net 7. policies 8. away 9. incentive Notetaking Preparation @ 1.No, though many distance education programs do have a residency requirement. 2. No, though DE courses generally have time limits. 3. No, it isn't. 4. It can save a student money in terms of not having to travel to campus for classes, and the like. 5. The latest version of Windows, a microphone and Internet connection, 6. No, it isn't. 7. They are more likely to complete traditional programs, © 25314 First Listenin & Figures about International Students2. Benefits Brought by International Students 3. Three Criticisms Third Listening 0 Areas; Manag; Eng; Comp; Phys; Sc; Soc Accuracy Check 1, More than 760,000. 2. India. 3. Business and management, engineering, math and computer science. 4, Sociology, psychology, and political science. 5. New York. 6. More available. 7. About 20 billion dollars. 8. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 9, 0.07%. 10. No. VIDEO THE STORY OF HIRAM BINGHAM BEFORE VIEWING Topic Preview 2,5, 4, 6, 3, 1 Second Viewing 1. tall; handsome 2. word; nature 3, break 4, history 5. U.S.; Latin hird Viewing 2 . tal/hndsm; ognzer; tchng; «weal. both with & prstg; mvd-» parents; ‘snr yr clg; sons; Irg houses; but L Am hstry; to tch L Am hstry; U.S. nd expts Ik him in futUNIT | The Official Side CHAPTER 13 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN THE ECONOMY BEFORE LISTENING } Vocabulary Preview |. capitalism; ownership 2. enterprise; intervention 3, attitude 4. polluting; comply 5. spill; disaster 6. violating 7, competitive; fixing 8. stability; expenditure 9. inflation 10. gridlock Notetaking Preparation Oi. 2b 3. Before the Civil War, the government did not have money for internal improvements to the country. 4, Govt 1 role in eco 5 President Franklin Roosevelt adopted the New Deal to take an increased role in the welfare of the people, @ 15234; J; BUT; Expend; condtns; indus; " EGorc aD cy Chi Any two of songs, poems, books, and inventions. Tt means the freedom to produce, buy and sell goods and labor without government intervention. The government might provide national defense and those things that private businesses could not or would not normally provide. It is greater. The government uses various legal means to try to regulate businesses and to protect the environment. These people may be too young or too old or too ill or otherwise unable to support themselves. A good thing. To avoid financial crisis by preventing banks from taking risks with others’ money. Taxation, expenditure, and setting the interest rate. 10. It raises the interest rate. ve + aN so 9 CHAPTER 14 GOVERNMENT BY CONSTITUTION BEFORE LISTENING Vocabulary Preview © | principles; branches 2. enacting 3. executes; originate 4, enforced 5. jurisdiction 6, override; veto 7. impeach; resigned 8. constitutionality 9, narrowly 10. nominates If © |. Power of court to invalidate, or overturn, any law passed by legislature that court believes to be unconstitutional. e 2. No. Not explicitly expressed in Constitution, still controversial.3, Britain. 4, Less. In Germany, slow to exe reasons. In Canada, judiciary has rise judicial review for cultural and historical had judicial review since 1982. @ 1. The presidential power of veto is checked in that Congress can override a ae tt jority. residential veto by a two-thirds majorit oe 2. The judicial power to interpret laws seems to have no checks against it. © 35142 LISTENING © 1. Three Branches of Government 2, Separation of Powers 3. A System of Checks and Balances Third Listening ; oppty; ck; 2ed; abt; sep; apprvd Accuracy Check 1, The U.S. Constitution is the oldest written Constitution in continuous use in the world. n The legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch. The executive branch of the pros government executes the laws that originate in The president, It means each branch of the government some way, the acts of each of the othe It means that a president who f earner feels very Strongly that a new law is wrong may This may put an end to this n » wes I has a specific way to check, or limit in branches, a 2 lew law forever, ~ 2 r e. é Z g 8 @. a9. He might have been impeached or charged by Congress. 10. Any candidate who is nominated for the Supreme Court by the president must be approved by the Congress and, therefore, can expect to be questioned very closely by members of the Senate. CHAPTER 15 COMMON LAW AND THE JURY SYSTEM BEFORE LISTENING Vocabulary Preview @ |. innocent; guilty 2. civil; code 3. sentence 4. precedent 5. verdict; damages 6. testimony; witnesses 7. prosecutes 8. testify; prove 9. proof; convicted 10. involuntary 11. plea-bargain; prosecutor Notetaking Preparation 1. a. be a U.S. citizen b. be at least 18 years old . live in the judicial district for a year 4. know English well enough to follow the court proceedings 2. a. people with a serious mental or physical condition or with a felony record b. members of the military on active duty, police and firefighters, as well as public officials ©. people for whom jury duty’ would cause a severe hardship or inconvenience 3. a. people who know someone in the case b. people who have information about the case ©. people who may have strong prejudices about the case O3is24First Listening 1. Common Law and Civil Law 2. The Jury System 3. Plea Bargaining Third Listening @ Ri citz; bet; def; $; prosee; not; ++ Accuracy Check 1, Innocent until proven guilty. 2. Common law. 3. Six or twelve. 4, The jury. 5. Civil trial. 6. Criminal trial. 7. To see that the trial is conducted according to the law. 8. The jury decides whether they believe the testimony they hear and whether the evidence presented to them seems true and reasonable. 9. 80%. 10. Because this saves the state time and money. VIDEO DEMON FISH BEFORE VIEWING } Vocabulary Preview © 1. political penalty 2. within a span of; halt 3, familiar with 4, abstract threat 5. stamp out 6. Time and time again; hold po 7. a natural transitionSecond Viewing 1. Washii 3 fal vi uni fashington 2. attack; fall 3. movie 4, President; nothing 5. puni: 4 . punis Third Viewing 1) Ist recorded: P sailor fall ovrbd & ! saved; shks ci s i 2) interact wth shks; shk strikes NJ. shore ec eee 3) killed; ds; attacked — nthng halt shk strikes; pnishd a! safe