Look at the quotation and photos, and decide why Andy might say it to Janet.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

                                                                                                                           --- Samuel Johnson

The quote on Page 2 of the Listening and Speaking book is from an exchange with Boswell on the excitement of living in London, and the complete quote is: “Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. " "No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.”

Language and Culture

1. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was a scholar, lexicographer 词典编纂者,  poet and man of letters. He was a prolific writer but is most famous for compiling the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language. Unlike previous dictionaries, his dictionary contained the derivation of each word; this became a model for later dictionaries. He is also known for the biography written about him by James Boswell in 1791.

2. A master’s degree (an MA or MS/MSc-master of science) is a postgraduate degree, which usually includes a dissertation or research project. A PhD (a Doctor of Philosophy degree, from the Latin Philosophiae Doctor) is adoctorate. In the USA this involves completing postgraduate courses and a research thesis; in Britain it is mostly completed by research, so the thesis is generally longer.

In Britain, all teachers in primary and secondary schools are graduates, and many have higher qualifications. They also need to be qualified by completing a postgraduate certificate in education (a PGCE), which takes a year. Teachers in universities, especially those starting out, generally also need to take a short training course.

This video from CNN is about one of the traditional jobs in India: coconut picker, watching it as a warm-up exercise.

Cultural Notes

1. The job listings are the lists of jobs and vacant positions in the newspapers or journals. Some newspapers, such as The Guardian 英国《卫报》, have certain jobs on specific days, for example, media jobs on Mondays, education and academic jobs on Tuesdays, and so on. Job applications nowadays are often made online.

2. A mock interview is a practice interview, like a rehearsal, to prepare with guidance for real interviews.

3. A bed and breakfast or B&B is a type of guest house found in Europe and North America. B&Bs are usually quite small (typically 4-11 rooms), run by the owner, and cheaper than a hotel. They do not have all the facilities of a hotel, but they are normally friendly and comfortable. The price includes breakfast, but not lunch or dinner. This type of accommodation is popular with tourists and business people on a smaller budget.

Passage 1 is a radio programme reviewing a book by the Canadian journalist Malcolm Gladwell, who writes about how some people become famous and successful in their career. Here are pictures of Malcolm Gladwell and some of his books:

Malcolm Gladwell (1963- ) is a Canadian journalist, best-selling writer, and speaker. He lives in New York and has written five books: The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath and The Art of Battling Giants. All five books were The New York Times  best-sellers.

Gladwell's books and articles often discuss research in the social sciences, particularly in the areas of sociology, psychology, and social psychology. (社会心理学)

In his book Outliers: The Story of Success, Gladwell attempts to explain the success of extradinary successful people. He challenges the view that success is solely dependent on a person's ambition, intelligence, or hard work, and examines the idea that a person's environment can also affect one's opportunity for success.

Summarizing his book, Gladwell notes that success "is not exceptional or mysterious. it is grounded in a web of advantages and inheriances, some deserved, some not, some earned, some just plain lucky."