Who on Earth are we 2

Callum: Hello and welcome to Talk about English. Today we have the second in our series on culture, Who on Earth are we? In this programme presenter Marc Beeby tries to answer the difficult question: what is culture? Heres Mark. Marc:Culture is a di

Who on Earth are we 3

Callum: Hello today we have the third programme in our series on culture and inter- cultural communication: Who on Earth are we? In this programme Marc Beeby looks at language and culture. Heres Marc Marc: Hello. Today we begin our look at the build

Who on Earth are we 4

Callum: Hello. Culture and communication is the topic of this programme from the Talk about English series, Who on Earth are we? Communication's done so naturally by all of us that we take it for granted and we don't think very much about what happe

Who on Earth are we 8

Callum: Hello. Recently in our Talk about English series, Who on Earth are we? Marc Beebys looked at the differences between cultures that value the individual, and those that value the group, or the collective. Heres Marc to tell us about the work

Who on Earth are we 7

Callum: Hello and welcome to the eighth programme in our series Who on Earth are we. In the last programme Marc Beeby began an investigation into the differences between cultures where the individual is seen as central individualist cultures and tho

Who on Earth are we 6

Callum: Hello and welcome to Talk about English. Today in our series Who on Earth are we? Marc Beeby examines the differences between individual and collective based cultures. If youre someone who likes privacy, your own space, making your own decis

Who on Earth are we 5

Callum:Hello. In recent programmes in this series, Who on Earth are we? Marc Beebys looked at some of the more obvious ways that cultures can be different from one another -the different ways we use language, or non-verbal communication, for example

Money drives business and the economy

Jackie: Money is a powerful force. From the notes and coins in our pockets to the billions that flow around the world each day -It drives business and the economy. Money is the topic of this second chance to hear Insight Plus - your guide to the lan

Free trade

Free trade 自由贸易 NB: Please note this is not a word for word transcript of the audio programme Abigail:Discussions about free trade are often in the news, and they bring with them talk of summits and conferences, of tariffs ( 关税 ) and subsidies

immigration

immigration 移民 NB: Please note this is not a word for word transcript of the audio programme Gary:Todays big story is migration.Well focus on some of the issues and, of course, the language behind the topic, and well look at how migration is repor

Information society

Information society 信息社会 Gary: [from Covent Garden in London] Ive chosen one of the hottest days of theyear to take a short stroll from our BBC studios to nearby Covent Garden. Imvisiting Hakim Kahtan, whos manager of Global Tele-Call. This part

water

Gary:Water Do we have enough of it? Will this precious resource be the cause of future wars? Turn the pages of your newspaper, tune in to the radio news: these topics appear over and over again. Water is a subject that affects us all; it touches our

oil can cause a global crisis

Jackie: Oil makes our world go roundthey call it black gold. It fuels our cars, runs our industries, it makes our countries work. So when oil prices go up, or when supplies are scarce, oil can cause a global crisis. Oil is the topic of this second c

How far should science go to help the sick and the suffering

Jackie: Welcome to BBC Learning English dot com and Insight Plus - a series first broadcast in 2001 that looks at the language of issues you hear about in the news. How far should science go to help the sick and the suffering? Today on Insight Plus,

global warming

Jackie: Welcome to BBC Learning English dot com and another chance to hear Insight Plus - a series, first broadcast in 2001 that looks at the language of issues you hear about in the news. The earth is in danger. And some say the greatest threat is

Human rights

Jackie:Welcome to bbclearningenglish.com and a second chance to hear Insight Plus - a series first broadcast in 2001 that looks at the language of issues you hear about in the news. Todays topic is Human rights - do we have a right to freedom, food

Big Brands

Jackie: Welcome to bbclearningenglish.com and another chance to hear Insight Plus, a series first broadcast in 2001 that looks at the language of issues you hear about in the news. Todays topic is Big Brands, companies which see the entire world as

Who on Earth are we 11

Callum: Hello and welcome to the last in our series about culture and inter-cultural communication Who on Earth are we? Over the course of this series, weve heard about some of the ways that we can explore cultural differences, weve come closer to u

Who on Earth are we 10

Callum: Hello and welcome to Talk about English and the tenth programme in our series on culture, Who on Earth are we? Today, with the help of Rebecca Fong, a teacher of inter-cultural communication at the University of the West of England, Marc Bee

Who on Earth are we 9

Callum: Hello and welcome to Talk about English and the tenth programme in our series on culture, Who on Earth are we? Today, with the help of Rebecca Fong, a teacher of inter-cultural communication at the University of the West of England, Marc Bee