M: you’re right! Thanks very much. I’ll try again to kick my smoking habit. W: That’s OK. Well, if you’re feeling bad now, you can smoke outside, in the open air, of course.

M: Oh, no! I’ll start from now on! W: That’s great. Text 9

W: Are you ready for your trip?

M: Not really. I still have to buy some clothes.

W: Well, what’s the weather like where you are going?

M: It’s really hot in the summer, so I’m going to buy some shorts and a few T-shirts. W: What about the rest of the year?

M: People say that the fall can still be warm until November, so I’m going to buy some jeans and a few casual shirts.

W: Will you need any warm clothes for the winter?

M: Well, the weather doesn’t get too cold, but it often snows in the mountains, so I’m going to buy a couple of warm sweaters, a jacket, and a hat. I don’t have room in my suitcase to pack a coat, so I’m going to wait until I get there and buy it when I really need it.

W: Are you going to take anything else?

M: They say it rains cats and dogs in the spring, but again, I’ll probably just wait and pick up a raincoat later on. But I’m going to take a good pair of shoes because I plan on walking to and from school every day. Text 10

Hello, everyone. My name’s Karl Roberts and I’ll be your teacher of this course, Language and Culture.

To begin with, please take a look at the teaching programme in front of you. As you should all know by now, this course is given on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3: 15 to 4: 50 in the afternoon. We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using the research lab every other week on Friday in Room 405 during the last two months of the course.

Uh, this is the Text for this lesson, Beyond Language. Unfortunately, the books haven’t come in yet, but I was told that you should be able to buy them at the bookstore the day after tomorrow. Again, as you see on your course outline, the grade is determined by your performance in the mid-term and final exams, classroom tests, and on your research work. My office hours are from 9: 00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. on Wednesdays, and you can set up a date to meet me at other times as well.