1 00:00:00,450 --> 00:00:00,980 Hi there. 2 00:00:00,990 --> 00:00:03,030 I hope you're doing fantastic today. 3 00:00:03,060 --> 00:00:09,450 Right now we're going to go through a section three of the listening exam and we're going to apply our 4 00:00:09,450 --> 00:00:14,850 strategy and tactics so that you can be able to do a great job when you take the exam. 5 00:00:14,850 --> 00:00:20,640 As you know, Section three question types are the same as Section one, two and four. 6 00:00:21,180 --> 00:00:27,390 It's either going to be some form of fill the blank or multiple choice here in the very beginning for 7 00:00:27,390 --> 00:00:31,710 questions 21 through 25, we have multiple choice questions. 8 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:36,420 So, you know, that means we need to be aware of the keywords and the question. 9 00:00:38,590 --> 00:00:45,820 Because those key words in the question are what the answer is going to connect to within the conversation. 10 00:00:45,820 --> 00:00:48,250 The person is going to say these key words. 11 00:00:48,250 --> 00:00:50,320 They're going to paraphrase them most likely. 12 00:00:50,740 --> 00:00:53,350 And then the answer is going to be connected to that. 13 00:00:53,710 --> 00:00:59,320 In addition, with the answer choices, they're most likely going to use synonym language when they're 14 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:00,130 speaking. 15 00:01:00,130 --> 00:01:02,140 So they're not going to say the answer choice. 16 00:01:02,140 --> 00:01:03,040 Exactly. 17 00:01:03,490 --> 00:01:08,620 You need to make sure that you watch out for the tricks that they do, especially when it comes to using 18 00:01:08,620 --> 00:01:14,410 exact language they love, using exact words to pull students to the wrong answer choices. 19 00:01:14,650 --> 00:01:19,330 Now, afterwards, I'm going to point all this information out to you so you can be aware of. 20 00:01:21,750 --> 00:01:27,810 In addition to the multiple choice questions, we have a second type of multiple choice question. 21 00:01:27,930 --> 00:01:33,960 Where you have to decide is number 26 about the parole fairy tales. 22 00:01:34,140 --> 00:01:38,190 Is that connected to choice A, B, C, D, E, F, or G? 23 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:43,050 With this kind of question we're always watching out for synonym language. 24 00:01:43,050 --> 00:01:44,700 They're going to use synonym language. 25 00:01:44,700 --> 00:01:47,430 They're not going to say exactly hard to read. 26 00:01:47,460 --> 00:01:51,510 They're going to use some synonym language because they're testing your English. 27 00:01:52,700 --> 00:01:53,360 Okay. 28 00:01:53,450 --> 00:01:53,780 All right. 29 00:01:53,780 --> 00:01:55,280 So let's go ahead and get started. 30 00:01:55,520 --> 00:02:01,040 Now, before I before I do that, some students ask me, well, how do you know which words to choose 31 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:02,570 from the question? 32 00:02:03,180 --> 00:02:08,070 Well, when you read a question, you can always tell what the question is asking about. 33 00:02:08,070 --> 00:02:14,190 So, for example, number 22, it says Trevor says the module about the purpose of children's literature 34 00:02:14,190 --> 00:02:15,060 made him. 35 00:02:15,180 --> 00:02:16,800 So really what I'm listening. 36 00:02:17,530 --> 00:02:18,610 I'm listening. 37 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:23,740 What did the module what did the module about the purpose make him do? 38 00:02:24,070 --> 00:02:25,690 That's what I'm listening for. 39 00:02:26,590 --> 00:02:29,150 What if what did Trevor for number 21? 40 00:02:29,170 --> 00:02:32,230 What did Trevor find interesting about the purpose? 41 00:02:32,890 --> 00:02:34,510 That's what I'm listening for. 42 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:40,000 I'm listening for those key words because that's what the answer is going to be connected to. 43 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:40,660 All right. 44 00:02:40,660 --> 00:02:41,560 Let's get started. 45 00:02:42,380 --> 00:02:43,280 Hello, Trevor. 46 00:02:43,310 --> 00:02:44,360 Hello, Stephanie. 47 00:02:44,570 --> 00:02:48,920 You said you wanted to talk about the course I'm taking on literature for children. 48 00:02:48,950 --> 00:02:50,000 That's right. 49 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:54,980 I'm thinking of doing it next year, but I'd like to find out more about it first. 50 00:02:55,010 --> 00:02:55,580 Okay. 51 00:02:55,580 --> 00:02:58,700 Well, as you probably know, it's a one year course. 52 00:02:58,730 --> 00:03:02,870 It's divided into six modules, and you have to take all of them. 53 00:03:03,140 --> 00:03:08,750 One of the most interesting ones for me at least, was about the purpose of children's literature. 54 00:03:08,780 --> 00:03:14,720 You mean whether it should just entertain children or should be educational as well? 55 00:03:14,750 --> 00:03:15,260 Right. 56 00:03:15,260 --> 00:03:21,350 And whether the teaching should be factual, giving them information about the world or ethical teaching 57 00:03:21,350 --> 00:03:22,250 them values. 58 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:28,730 What's fascinating is that the writer isn't necessarily conscious of the message they're conveying. 59 00:03:28,940 --> 00:03:35,180 For instance, a story might show a child who has a problem as a result of not doing what an adult has 60 00:03:35,180 --> 00:03:36,260 told them to do. 61 00:03:36,290 --> 00:03:39,550 Implying that children should always obey adults. 62 00:03:39,650 --> 00:03:41,450 Oh, I see what you mean. 63 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:45,500 That module made me realise how important stories are. 64 00:03:45,590 --> 00:03:49,220 They can have a significant effect on children as they grow up. 65 00:03:49,490 --> 00:03:54,590 Actually, it inspired me to have a go at it myself just for my own interest. 66 00:03:54,620 --> 00:03:59,750 I know I can't compete with the really popular stories like the Harry Potter books. 67 00:03:59,750 --> 00:04:00,950 They're very good. 68 00:04:00,950 --> 00:04:04,940 And even young kids like my seven year old niece love reading them. 69 00:04:06,110 --> 00:04:10,190 I'm very interested in illustrations in stories. 70 00:04:10,310 --> 00:04:11,900 Is that covered in the course? 71 00:04:11,930 --> 00:04:12,620 Yes. 72 00:04:12,620 --> 00:04:17,750 There's a module on pictures and how they're sometimes central to the story. 73 00:04:17,840 --> 00:04:18,050 Hmm. 74 00:04:18,170 --> 00:04:18,890 That's good. 75 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:25,940 I remember some frightening ones I saw as a child, and I can still see them vividly in my mind years 76 00:04:25,940 --> 00:04:26,720 later. 77 00:04:26,990 --> 00:04:31,760 Pictures can be so powerful, just as powerful as words. 78 00:04:32,210 --> 00:04:38,090 I've always enjoyed drawing, so that's the field I want to go into when I finish the course. 79 00:04:38,450 --> 00:04:40,910 I bet that module will be really helpful. 80 00:04:40,940 --> 00:04:41,990 I'm sure it will. 81 00:04:42,020 --> 00:04:46,980 We also studied comics in that module, but I'm not convinced of their value. 82 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,830 Not compared with books. 83 00:04:49,220 --> 00:04:55,700 One of the great things about words is that you use your imagination, but with a comic, you don't 84 00:04:55,700 --> 00:04:56,370 have to. 85 00:04:56,390 --> 00:05:02,720 But children are so used to visual input on TV, video games and so on. 86 00:05:03,020 --> 00:05:06,850 There are plenty of kids who wouldn't even try to read a book. 87 00:05:06,860 --> 00:05:11,120 So I think comics can serve a really useful purpose. 88 00:05:11,150 --> 00:05:14,990 You mean it's better to read a comic than not to read at all? 89 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:17,430 Yes, I suppose you're right. 90 00:05:17,450 --> 00:05:20,930 I just think it's sad when children don't read books. 91 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:25,070 What about books for girls and books for boys? 92 00:05:25,190 --> 00:05:27,140 Does the course go into that? 93 00:05:27,170 --> 00:05:27,620 Yes. 94 00:05:27,620 --> 00:05:29,960 There's a module on it for years. 95 00:05:29,990 --> 00:05:37,130 Lots of stories in English at least assumed that boys went out and did adventurous things and girls 96 00:05:37,130 --> 00:05:39,260 stayed at home and played with dolls. 97 00:05:39,890 --> 00:05:44,750 I was amazed how many books were targeted at just one sex or the other. 98 00:05:44,930 --> 00:05:49,400 Of course, this reflects society as it is when the books are written. 99 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:50,420 That's true. 100 00:05:50,810 --> 00:05:53,900 So it sounds as though you think it's a good course? 101 00:05:53,930 --> 00:05:54,830 Definitely. 102 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:12,940 Have you been reading lots of children's stories to help you decide whether to take the course? 103 00:06:12,970 --> 00:06:19,990 Yeah, I've gone as far back as the late 17th century, though I know there were earlier children's 104 00:06:19,990 --> 00:06:20,890 stories. 105 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:25,960 So does that mean you've read Peru's fairy tales, Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, and so on? 106 00:06:25,990 --> 00:06:32,380 Yes, they must be important because no stories of that type had been written before. 107 00:06:32,410 --> 00:06:33,880 These were the first. 108 00:06:33,910 --> 00:06:36,550 Then there's the Swiss family Robinson. 109 00:06:36,580 --> 00:06:37,780 I haven't read that. 110 00:06:37,810 --> 00:06:45,280 The English name makes it sound as though Robinson is the family surname, but a more accurate translation 111 00:06:45,280 --> 00:06:52,960 would be the Swiss Robinson's because it's about a Swiss family who are shipwrecked like Robinson Crusoe 112 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:54,910 in the novel of a century earlier. 113 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:56,560 Well, I never knew that. 114 00:06:56,770 --> 00:07:00,230 Have you read Hoffmann's The Nutcracker in the Mouse King? 115 00:07:00,250 --> 00:07:02,920 Wasn't that the basis for Tchaikovsky's Ballet? 116 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:03,790 The Nutcracker? 117 00:07:03,820 --> 00:07:04,840 That's right. 118 00:07:05,350 --> 00:07:08,680 It has some quite bizarre elements. 119 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,830 I hope you've read Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince. 120 00:07:11,860 --> 00:07:15,370 It's probably my favorite children's story of all time. 121 00:07:15,430 --> 00:07:17,170 Oh, mine too. 122 00:07:17,470 --> 00:07:24,300 And it's so surprising because Wilde is best known for his plays, and most of them are very witty. 123 00:07:24,310 --> 00:07:27,610 But the happy prince is really moving. 124 00:07:28,270 --> 00:07:35,860 I struggled with Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, three long books, and I gave up after one. 125 00:07:35,890 --> 00:07:37,750 It's extremely popular, though. 126 00:07:37,780 --> 00:07:42,840 Yeah, but where is something like the happy prince just carried me along with it. 127 00:07:42,850 --> 00:07:46,720 The Lord of the Rings took more effort than I was prepared to give it. 128 00:07:46,750 --> 00:07:48,180 I didn't find that. 129 00:07:48,190 --> 00:07:49,150 I love it. 130 00:07:50,260 --> 00:07:52,630 Another one I've read is War Horse. 131 00:07:52,660 --> 00:07:53,370 Oh, yes. 132 00:07:53,380 --> 00:07:55,930 It's about the First World War, isn't it? 133 00:07:56,050 --> 00:07:59,200 Hardly what you'd expect for a children's story. 134 00:07:59,230 --> 00:08:00,100 Exactly. 135 00:08:00,100 --> 00:08:02,380 But it's been very successful. 136 00:08:02,740 --> 00:08:04,140 Have you read any. 137 00:08:05,260 --> 00:08:05,650 Okay. 138 00:08:05,650 --> 00:08:08,530 Let's go ahead and go over the answer choices. 139 00:08:08,830 --> 00:08:18,250 Number 21 is A and the reason why it's a is the person said the man said what's fascinating, which 140 00:08:18,250 --> 00:08:21,200 is a synonym for saying interesting. 141 00:08:21,220 --> 00:08:26,560 What's fascinating is that the writers were not conscious of the message they were conveying. 142 00:08:26,860 --> 00:08:33,400 That is a match, a paraphrase match for choice a where it says the fact that authors may not realize 143 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:37,900 the values that they're teaching, that is an exact paraphrase match for that. 144 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:43,390 Now, some of you may have chosen be, but you would be wrong. 145 00:08:43,410 --> 00:08:49,530 You would be wrong because it was the woman who said is it is interesting, educational. 146 00:08:49,980 --> 00:08:51,720 We want to know what Trevor said. 147 00:08:51,750 --> 00:08:57,660 The man and yes, they do expect you to know people's names, whether they're male or female. 148 00:09:00,030 --> 00:09:02,280 So those were her words. 149 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:09,270 And she used those exact words, entertaining and educational, because the test makers know that many 150 00:09:09,270 --> 00:09:13,410 students are going to say, I heard that word, and so I'm going to pick that answer. 151 00:09:13,410 --> 00:09:16,470 And that's why you keep getting things wrong choice. 152 00:09:16,500 --> 00:09:23,040 See, the man said the word adults again to pull you towards C with an exact word, but he did not say 153 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,320 they expect children to imitate the characters. 154 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:30,390 In fact, he said that adults expect children to basically imitate adults. 155 00:09:31,560 --> 00:09:34,500 Number 22, the choice is see? 156 00:09:36,260 --> 00:09:37,370 The person said. 157 00:09:37,580 --> 00:09:40,670 Inspired to have a go at it myself. 158 00:09:41,650 --> 00:09:46,000 That is a paraphrase of decide to start writing some children's stories. 159 00:09:46,390 --> 00:09:48,940 So it's all about paraphrasing everybody. 160 00:09:48,940 --> 00:09:49,630 That's what you're doing. 161 00:09:49,630 --> 00:09:51,880 You have to be able to pick out paraphrasing. 162 00:09:51,910 --> 00:09:56,740 Now here are the traps, the man said, popular, trying to pull you to choice. 163 00:09:56,770 --> 00:09:58,390 B said the word good. 164 00:09:58,660 --> 00:10:00,400 Trying to pull you to choice. 165 00:10:00,430 --> 00:10:01,780 Choice B also. 166 00:10:01,930 --> 00:10:03,550 But he did not say. 167 00:10:03,550 --> 00:10:05,800 It made him wonder how far the popularity. 168 00:10:05,890 --> 00:10:08,340 Popularity reflects good quality. 169 00:10:08,350 --> 00:10:09,420 He didn't say that. 170 00:10:09,430 --> 00:10:13,960 They just said the word popular for popularity and the word good as a trap. 171 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:20,470 Also, he said his niece loves reading, but he did not say he wants to analyze stories that his niece 172 00:10:20,470 --> 00:10:21,170 reads. 173 00:10:21,190 --> 00:10:27,430 They said the word niece and reads or word form of reads again to trap you and pull you to that answer. 174 00:10:27,430 --> 00:10:31,070 Choice 23 is a straightforward. 175 00:10:31,070 --> 00:10:34,110 The answer is a she said drawing. 176 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:37,240 That's the field I want to get into the module. 177 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,040 The module is helpful. 178 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:40,960 So they stated the reason why. 179 00:10:42,260 --> 00:10:44,010 23 was beat was a trap. 180 00:10:44,030 --> 00:10:48,650 She said the word illustration, but she said nothing about remembering beautiful illustrations. 181 00:10:48,650 --> 00:10:52,700 In fact, she said the opposite and that they were not beautiful to her. 182 00:10:53,240 --> 00:11:02,810 And then also 20, 20, 23 C is a trap with the word word with the word words because they said is just 183 00:11:02,810 --> 00:11:04,100 as powerful. 184 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:10,820 They didn't say more important, they said just as powerful, which means equal to 24. 185 00:11:10,850 --> 00:11:12,080 The choice is B. 186 00:11:12,830 --> 00:11:19,010 The woman said that the comics can serve a purpose, and then the man said It's better to read a comic 187 00:11:19,010 --> 00:11:20,150 than nothing at all. 188 00:11:20,210 --> 00:11:22,250 Yeah, I suppose you're right. 189 00:11:22,250 --> 00:11:23,480 That's his agreement. 190 00:11:24,340 --> 00:11:27,850 His agreement that they are they have the potential to be useful. 191 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:36,240 They repeated the word books several times to get students to hear the exact word books and hopefully 192 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,010 pick choice A, which is wrong. 193 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,560 Number 25, the answer is B. 194 00:11:41,700 --> 00:11:44,340 Again, this one was fairly straightforward. 195 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,650 The man said, I was amazed. 196 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:53,790 That's the same as saying surprised and how the book's targeted synonym for aimed to one six or the 197 00:11:53,790 --> 00:11:55,830 other synonym for boys or girls. 198 00:11:56,130 --> 00:11:58,800 That means the correct choice is B. 199 00:11:58,980 --> 00:12:02,160 They did a lot of paraphrasing using synonyms. 200 00:12:02,310 --> 00:12:10,410 That's what you have to do with these answer choices is not is not pick what you hear is can you hear 201 00:12:10,410 --> 00:12:13,990 an answer choice and pick the paraphrase match. 202 00:12:14,010 --> 00:12:16,620 That's what you're doing with these multiple choice questions. 203 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:24,100 Now 26 through 30 was fairly straightforward. 204 00:12:24,550 --> 00:12:30,100 26 they said no type like it before, which is a match for starting a new genre. 205 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:38,470 27 is e should be Swiss Robinson like Robinson Crusoe, a novel essentially a century earlier. 206 00:12:38,500 --> 00:12:40,060 That's a match for EA. 207 00:12:40,390 --> 00:12:43,870 Original title refers to another book 28. 208 00:12:43,870 --> 00:12:48,340 They said it's the basis for Tarkovsky's Ballet. 209 00:12:48,370 --> 00:12:56,260 The Nutcracker that's a match for sea inspired the work inspired a work in a different area of art ballet. 210 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,540 29 is be took more effort. 211 00:12:59,540 --> 00:13:08,240 That means it was hard to read and 30 is g hardly what you hardly what you'd expect, which is a synonym 212 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:10,070 for unlikely topic. 213 00:13:10,990 --> 00:13:19,210 So when you have this kind of question, what you're really dealing with is they're testing your ability 214 00:13:19,210 --> 00:13:26,200 to be able to pick out the pick out a synonym or a paraphrase of one of the answer choices. 215 00:13:26,770 --> 00:13:29,080 That's how they're going to test your English. 216 00:13:30,350 --> 00:13:30,830 All right. 217 00:13:30,830 --> 00:13:37,910 So with this information in mind, let's go ahead and I'm going to listen to it one more time as I go 218 00:13:37,910 --> 00:13:46,400 through the questions and answers with the key tricks, traps and connecting information to answer choices 219 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:47,840 right before you. 220 00:13:47,870 --> 00:13:49,100 So let's do that now. 221 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:51,380 Hello, Trevor. 222 00:13:51,410 --> 00:13:52,460 Hello, Stephanie. 223 00:13:52,700 --> 00:13:57,020 You said you wanted to talk about the course I'm taking on literature for children. 224 00:13:57,050 --> 00:13:58,100 That's right. 225 00:13:58,190 --> 00:14:03,050 I'm thinking of doing it next year, but I'd like to find out more about it first. 226 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:03,680 Okay. 227 00:14:03,680 --> 00:14:06,800 Well, as you probably know, it's a one year course. 228 00:14:06,830 --> 00:14:10,970 It's divided into six modules, and you have to take all of them. 229 00:14:11,270 --> 00:14:16,850 One of the most interesting ones for me at least, was about the purpose of children's literature. 230 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:22,820 You mean whether it should just entertain children or should be educational as well? 231 00:14:22,850 --> 00:14:23,360 Right. 232 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:29,450 And whether the teaching should be factual, giving them information about the world or ethical teaching 233 00:14:29,450 --> 00:14:30,350 them values. 234 00:14:30,860 --> 00:14:36,830 What's fascinating is that the writer isn't necessarily conscious of the message they're conveying. 235 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:43,280 For instance, a story might show a child who has a problem as a result of not doing what an adult has 236 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:44,360 told them to do. 237 00:14:44,390 --> 00:14:47,690 Implying that children should always obey adults. 238 00:14:47,750 --> 00:14:49,490 Oh, I see what you mean. 239 00:14:49,580 --> 00:14:53,600 That module made me realise how important stories are. 240 00:14:53,690 --> 00:14:57,320 They can have a significant effect on children as they grow up. 241 00:14:57,590 --> 00:15:01,110 Actually, it inspired me to have a go at it myself. 242 00:15:01,130 --> 00:15:02,720 Just for my own interest. 243 00:15:02,750 --> 00:15:07,840 I know I can't compete with the really popular stories like the Harry Potter books. 244 00:15:07,850 --> 00:15:09,040 They're very good. 245 00:15:09,050 --> 00:15:13,010 And even young kids like my seven year old niece love reading them. 246 00:15:14,180 --> 00:15:18,290 I'm very interested in illustrations in stories. 247 00:15:18,410 --> 00:15:20,000 Is that covered in the course? 248 00:15:20,030 --> 00:15:20,720 Yes. 249 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:25,850 There's a module on pictures and how they're sometimes central to the story. 250 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:26,150 Hmm. 251 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:26,990 That's good. 252 00:15:27,450 --> 00:15:34,040 I remember some frightening ones I saw as a child, and I can still see them vividly in my mind years 253 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:34,790 later. 254 00:15:35,090 --> 00:15:39,860 Pictures can be so powerful, just as powerful as words. 255 00:15:40,310 --> 00:15:46,190 I've always enjoyed drawing, so that's the field I want to go into when I finish the course. 256 00:15:46,580 --> 00:15:49,010 I bet that module will be really helpful. 257 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:50,090 I'm sure it will. 258 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:55,080 We also studied comics in that module, but I'm not convinced of their value. 259 00:15:55,100 --> 00:15:56,960 Not compared with books. 260 00:15:57,290 --> 00:16:03,800 One of the great things about words is that you use your imagination, but with a comic, you don't 261 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:04,460 have to. 262 00:16:04,490 --> 00:16:10,820 But children are so used to visual input on TV, video games and so on. 263 00:16:11,150 --> 00:16:14,950 There are plenty of kids who wouldn't even try to read a book. 264 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:19,250 So I think comics can serve a really useful purpose. 265 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:23,090 You mean it's better to read a comic than not to read at all? 266 00:16:23,930 --> 00:16:25,550 Yes, I suppose you're right. 267 00:16:25,580 --> 00:16:29,030 I just think it's sad when children don't read books. 268 00:16:29,180 --> 00:16:33,170 What about books for girls and books for boys? 269 00:16:33,290 --> 00:16:35,210 Does the course go into that? 270 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:36,950 Yes, there's a module on it. 271 00:16:37,250 --> 00:16:44,270 For years, lots of stories in English at least assumed that boys went out and did adventurous things 272 00:16:44,270 --> 00:16:47,360 and girls stayed at home and played with dolls. 273 00:16:47,990 --> 00:16:52,850 I was amazed how many books were targeted at just one sex or the other. 274 00:16:53,030 --> 00:16:57,470 Of course, this reflects society as it is when the books are written. 275 00:16:57,500 --> 00:16:58,520 That's true. 276 00:16:58,910 --> 00:17:02,030 So it sounds as though you think it's a good course? 277 00:17:02,060 --> 00:17:02,930 Definitely. 278 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:11,940 Have you been reading lots of children's stories to help you decide whether to take the course? 279 00:17:11,970 --> 00:17:18,990 Yeah, I've gone as far back as the late 17th century, though I know there were earlier children's 280 00:17:18,990 --> 00:17:19,890 stories. 281 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:24,960 So does that mean you've read Peru's fairy tales, Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, and so on? 282 00:17:24,990 --> 00:17:31,380 Yes, they must be important because no stories of that type had been written before. 283 00:17:31,410 --> 00:17:32,880 These were the first. 284 00:17:32,910 --> 00:17:35,550 Then there's the Swiss family Robinson. 285 00:17:35,580 --> 00:17:36,780 I haven't read that. 286 00:17:36,810 --> 00:17:44,280 The English knight makes it sound as though Robinson is the family surname, but a more accurate translation 287 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:51,960 would be the Swiss Robinson's because it's about a Swiss family who are shipwrecked like Robinson Crusoe 288 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:53,910 in the novel of a century earlier. 289 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,560 Well, I never knew that. 290 00:17:55,770 --> 00:17:59,210 Have you read Hoffmann's The Nutcracker in the Mouse King? 291 00:17:59,220 --> 00:18:01,920 Wasn't that the basis for Tchaikovsky's Ballet? 292 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:02,790 The Nutcracker? 293 00:18:02,820 --> 00:18:03,840 That's right. 294 00:18:04,350 --> 00:18:07,680 It has some quite bizarre elements. 295 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,830 I hope you've read Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince. 296 00:18:10,860 --> 00:18:14,380 It's probably my favorite children's story of all time. 297 00:18:14,470 --> 00:18:16,170 Oh, mine too. 298 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:23,300 And it's so surprising because Wilde is best known for his plays, and most of them are very witty. 299 00:18:23,310 --> 00:18:26,640 But the happy prince is really moving. 300 00:18:27,270 --> 00:18:34,860 I struggled with Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, three long books, and I gave up after one. 301 00:18:34,890 --> 00:18:36,750 It's extremely popular, though. 302 00:18:36,780 --> 00:18:41,810 Yeah, but where is something like the happy prince just carried me along with it. 303 00:18:41,820 --> 00:18:45,700 The Lord of the Rings took more effort than I was prepared to give it. 304 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:47,180 I didn't find that. 305 00:18:47,190 --> 00:18:48,150 I love it. 306 00:18:49,290 --> 00:18:51,600 Another one I've read is War Horse. 307 00:18:51,630 --> 00:18:52,370 Oh, yes. 308 00:18:52,380 --> 00:18:54,930 It's about the First World War, isn't it? 309 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:58,200 Hardly what you'd expect for a children's story. 310 00:18:58,230 --> 00:18:59,100 Exactly. 311 00:18:59,130 --> 00:19:03,870 But okay, a couple of things I want to point out to you very quickly. 312 00:19:04,110 --> 00:19:09,270 In between numbers 28 and 29, they had a distraction trap. 313 00:19:09,570 --> 00:19:13,330 A distraction trap after they gave the answer for number 28. 314 00:19:13,360 --> 00:19:17,580 You heard them start talking about some book called The Happy Prince. 315 00:19:17,700 --> 00:19:20,280 That's not even in our list of stories. 316 00:19:20,730 --> 00:19:22,110 But they like to do this. 317 00:19:22,110 --> 00:19:28,380 They start doing this in Section three and do it a lot more in section four where they are doing a distraction 318 00:19:28,380 --> 00:19:28,620 trap. 319 00:19:28,620 --> 00:19:33,180 They start talking about something that is not related, related at all. 320 00:19:33,360 --> 00:19:39,120 Just to throw you off so you can lose track of where you are in terms of listening for an answer choice. 321 00:19:39,120 --> 00:19:40,680 So be aware of that. 322 00:19:44,120 --> 00:19:51,710 Also for number 24, some of you may have chosen C as an answer choice because you heard the man say 323 00:19:51,710 --> 00:19:57,620 that he thought comic books did not help with imagination, but the man said that the woman did not 324 00:19:57,620 --> 00:19:58,570 agree with him. 325 00:19:58,580 --> 00:20:04,670 You heard him follow follow him up by saying the word, but which means she's about to contradict him. 326 00:20:04,670 --> 00:20:05,870 So that's not agreement. 327 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:12,020 And then for 21, they didn't say that adults expect children to mimic them, but they expect children 328 00:20:12,020 --> 00:20:13,220 to obey adults. 329 00:20:13,220 --> 00:20:17,210 They did not say anything about children imitating characters in literature.