Examiner:
W hy do people often fe e l proud of w h e re the y com e fro m ?
Candidate:
People fe e l th e need to belong, to a clu b , to a fam ily, to a gro up of frie n d s , to a region, and
to a country. W here you com e fro m is tied up w ith so m an y o th e r th in g s th a t it says an a w fu l
lo t about you, and so is of th e u tm o s t im p o rta n c e in de fin in g w ho you are. For exam ple, it
affe c ts w h a t you eat, w h a t la nguage you speak, and how you behave to w a rd s o th e rs . Being
proud of w h e re you are fro m is th e re fo re an extension of being proud of w ho you are.
Examiner:
Does in te nse p a trio tis m have any disadvantages?
Candidate:
Oh, un do ub te dly. The flip s id e of p a trio tis m is xenophobia, people d is lik in g o th e rs w ho
are fro m a n o th e r c o u n try and a s s o c ia tin g a ll k in d s of ne gative c h a ra c te ris tic s w ith th e m .
People are cap ab le of be lie vin g th a t everyone fro m 'th a t c o u n try over th e re ' is m ean, rud e,
d irty et cete ra . It's q u ite frig h te n in g , re a lly, because it c o u ld be arg ue d th a t xenophobia has
m ade it e a s ie r fo r g o v e rn m e n ts to ju s tify going to w a r w ith o th e r n a tio n s over th e c e n tu rie s .
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See page 79 fo r text.
Track 30
W hat is the m ost im p o rta n t fe s tiv a l in y o u r cou ntry?
Do you th in k th is fe s tiv a l w ill s t ill be as im p o rta n t in th e fu tu re ?
T ell m e how w e d d in g s are ce le b ra te d in y o u r country.
W hat are som e fo rm s of tra d itio n a l da ncing in y o u r cou ntry?
Sample answers:
Examiner:
W hat is the m o s t im p o rta n t fe s tiv a l in y o u r country?
O ur m o s t im p o rta n t fe s tiv a l is w ith o u t do u b t C h ris tm a s . We a ll lo ok fo rw a rd to it fo r m on th s,
buying p re s e n ts fo r o u r loved ones and d e co ra tin g o u r hom es. It's m a g ic a l fo r everyone
b u t fo r c h ild re n especially. W hen we k n e w F athe r C h ris tm a s w as about to vis it, m y s is te r
S am antha and I w e re alw ays too excited to sleep.
Do you th in k th is fe s tiv a l w ill s t ill be as im p o rta n t in the fu tu re ?
Yes, I th in k so. I th in k people often fo rg e t th e tru e m eaning of C h ris tm a s , th o ugh - I mean,
the y d o n 't th in k ab ou t th e s to ry of th e b irth of Jesu s - and in the fu tu re th e y 'll probably
re m e m b e r it even less. They see it m o re as a tim e fo r buying and receiving presents.
T ell m e how w e d d in g s are ce le b ra te d in y o u r country.
W ell, th e w e dd ing p a rty is th e m o s t in te re s tin g bit. A fte r th e cerem ony, everyone has a
huge m e a l and the n dances a ll nigh t, s o m e tim e s to tra d itio n a l m usic played by a band,
s o m e tim e s ju s t to pop m u s ic played by a DJ. I p re fe r th e tra d itio n a l m u s ic because you can
h e a r pop m u s ic any tim e , and the old, tra d itio n a l songs have so m uch m eaning and h is to ry
behind th e m . The o ld e r g e n e ra tio n alw ays kno w a ll the w o rd s so the y sing along!
W hat are som e fo rm s of tra d itio n a l da ncing in y o u r cou ntry?
F olk dancing is qu ite po p u la r, even am ong young people. The da nce rs w e a r tra d itio n a l
costu m e , w h ic h lo oks b e a u tifu l. My fa v o u rite is a c irc le dance p e rfo rm e d by w o m en , b u t
th e re 's also a m a rc h in g dance and a couple dance. I'm a fra id I d o n 't k n o w an ythin g ab ou t the
ch o re o g ra p h y of th e se dances. I ju s t k n o w I like w a tc h in g the m .
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