Web address of listening activity:
http://www.esl-lab.com/bath1/bath1.htm
Listening exercises:
1. What is the first thing you do when visiting a Japanese public bath?
A. pay the entrance fee
B. take off your shoesC. put your clothes in a locker
2. What surprised Phil when he went to the bath?
A. The entrance fee was expensive.
B. People sit down when they bathe.
C. The attendant could see him undressing.
3. What do you wear when bathing?
A. a swimming suit
B. shorts
C. nothing
4. Traditionally, the bath was a place where people could:
A. socialize with their neighbors.
B. make informal business deals.
C. find marriage partners for their children.
5. What do people sometimes do after their bath?
A. watch videos
B. drink something, like teaC. play Japanese chess with friends
Score = 100%
Correct answers:
1. take off your shoes
2. The attendant could see him undressing.
3. nothing
4. socialize with their neighbors.
5. drink something, like tea
Answers to pre or post-listening questions:
I. Pre-Listening Exercises [Top
Name two customs or traditions visitors to your country may have difficulty adjusting to. As part of this discussion, talk about any points that visitors should be aware of when staying as a guest at a home in your country.
Answer:
1. In China, when eating food, we will always use chopsticks.
2.When foreigner do businesses with Chinese, they will always have a lot of drinks during the dinners.
Vocabulary Exercises:
Nate: Hey Phil: Have you ever been to a Japanese public bath? I hear it's (1)quite an experience.
Phil: Yes, and what an experience.
Nate: What do you mean?
Phil: Well, it's nothing like (2)visiting a swimming pool in the States.
Nate: Well, what do you do when you go to a public bath?
Phil: First, you have to take off your shoes before you (3)enter .
Nate: Okay.
Phil: Then, you pay an entrance fee to the man or woman at the front (4)counter. [Um-huh]. Next, you get undressed in the dressing room. And I was very surprised . . . and a little (5) embarrassed to see that the woman who took my money was sitting on a platform where she had a clear view of the men's side of the dressing room. Really? This allows the workers to keep an eye on the patrons' (6) belongings while they are in the bath.
Nate: Wow. And do you wear a bathing suit or something?
Phil: Oh no! You don't wear anything. Then you go into the main bathing area and wash your body while sitting on a small (7)stool about 40 centimeters high.
Nate: On a stool!
Phil: Yeah. It was really hard getting used to bathing in that (8) position. Sometimes, even, people wash each other's backs.
Nate: Oh really. So, what do you do after that?
Phil: Well, after you've (9)rinsed off all the soap off, they usually have two or three large baths where you can soak for a while.
Nate: Do you actually share the bath with other people?
Phil: Yeah. Traditionally, the bath played an important (10)role in the community. It gave neighbors an opportunity to socialize while bathing.
Nate: Huh. Interesting.
Phil: When you're all done bathing, people relax in the dressing room by watching TV, drinking tea or juice, or talking to friends. It's quite an experience.
Correct Answers:
1. quite
2. visiting
3. enter
4. counter
5. embarrassed
6. belongings
7. stool
8. position
9. rinsed
10. role
Score = 90%
Key Vocabulary [Top]
platform (noun): a raised area where you can sit
clear (adjective): not blocked or covered
patron (noun): customer or visitor
belongings (noun): possessions
stool (noun): a small chair often made of wood or plastic
rinse (off) (phrasal verb): remove soap or dirt from something using water
soak (soak): leave something in water or other liquid for a period of time
socialize (verb): to talk to or associate with others in a friendly manner
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