(Picture above: A male student wears a wig, disguising himself as a beauty selling betel nuts.)
Some foreigners think of beauties selling betel nuts along streets as
part of Taiwanese culture. Others take these girls as a symbol of
porn. What’s your opinion?
Let’s listen to Jenny’s broadcast and join us in the discussion…..
[audio:http://203.72.57.5/englishsound/beauties.mp3]
Outline of the Broadcast: Hi, this is Jenny again??…Do you like my show? Today we are talking about a new topic: ‘Beauties Selling Betel Nuts in Taiwan.’ Betel nuts are typical and local food in Taiwan. Foreigners find it strange seeing people chew betel nuts and spew out the betel nut juice. One weird and interesting phenomenon in Twaiwan is that you can find some beauties,selling betel nuts along the streets. Whether under cold or hot weather, they are wearing only few and sexy clothes. What image do they represent Taiwan?……..Let me know????? You can either leave your message on our discussion board or on the Blog??. or just call in??and let me know you love my talk show…
Content of the Broadcast in Detail
by Class 306 Vanessa
beauties_sellingbetelnuts.docKeywords:
1. betel nuts (n)
2.image(n)
3.represent(v)
4.beauty(n)
Sentence patterns:
1.Whether…….or (not)……
Whether it rains or shines, he goes jogging every day.
Whether it rains or not, he goes jogging every day.
2.S+find+O+Ving
We can find beauties selling betel nuts along the streets in Taiwan, rain or shine.
Hi\r\nThe program is great!!\r\nI really like it and address my..um…anyway it is good,keep going!!!\r\n\r\nI thought “chemical changes" should be better changed to “chemical reaction".\r\n\r\nAnother comment is “sell betel nuts along the street" or “sell betel nuts by the street" or we might consider to use “off road" in some cases.\r\n\r\nCan anyone give me comments??\r\n\r\n\r\nA Drop-by Teacher
Do these beauties represent Taiwanese culture?\r\nMake any comments.
Well, in fact, I don’t like these beauties who sell betel nuts. And I thinck it can’t represent Taiwainese culture. Think about if other countrise people see it? It makes our country a bad image!!
I don’t think these beauties can represent Taiwanese culture.Actually,in my opinion,these is a bad image for Taiwan.Why?Beacuse selling betel nuts not only destroy our environment but making drivers in danger when they saw these beauties.30610
No, I think it cant stand for the whole of Taiwan culture. Though The culture in Taiwan is multiply. But it merely represents a little part of Tawian culture.It is too worldly to be a feature to Taiwan.306 39
I think it is not Taiwanese culture. Those beauties are sexy and popular with men who buy betel nuts, but I don’t like this phnomenon increase traffic chaotics anymore.30620