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Read a short passage and then listen to part of a lecture on the same topic.

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问题     Read a short passage and then listen to part of a lecture on the same topic.
    Reading Time: 45 seconds
    Myths and Legends
    Myths are stories that explain the origin of events from the distant past, as, for example, how the universe was created, how human beings and animals populated the Earth, the reason that death exists, and the nature of the afterlife. Myths are usually tied to religious beliefs and involve beings with supernatural powers. In contrast, legends usually refer to stories about a more recent period of time, and the characters are often real people with heroic qualities that reflect the values of their society and culture. Because the heroes in legends often become larger than life as the legend is retold and embellished, they may actually be attributed with supernatural powers like their mythological counterparts. This blurs the distinction between mythology and legends.

    Now listen to part of a lecture in an anthropology class. The professor is talking about the legend of Paul Bunyan.
    Question
    Using the main points and examples from the reading, explain the differences between myths and legends. Then refer to the lecture to explain why Paul Bunyan would be considered a legend.
    Preparation Time: 30 seconds
    Recording Time: 60 seconds
Narrator 2: Number 4. Read a short passage and then listen to part of a lecture on the same topic. Then listen for a question about them. After you hear the question, you have 30 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to record your answer.
Narrator 1: Now read the passage about Myths and Legends printed on page 358. You have 45 seconds to complete it. Please begin reading now.
[Reading time: 45 seconds] Narrator 1: Now listen to part of a lecture in an anthropology class. The professor is talking about the legend of Paul Bunyan.
Professor:
Paul Bunyan is one of the more popular characters in American legends. A hero among the lumberjacks of the American Northwest, Paul Bunyan had the size, strength, and the frontier spirit of the North American continent that embraced the stories about him. According to legend, Paul Bunyan was a giant of a man who ate forty bowls of porridge for breakfast and used wagon wheels for the buttons on his shirts. His feet were so large that while he was walking west across Minnesota, his footprints created 10,000 lakes. He’s also attributed with the creation of the Grand Canyon, Puget Sound, and the Black Hills. Some of my colleagues who specialize in folklore believe that the legend has a French-Canadian origin; however, they agree with me that the whole idea of the giant fits in well with the expansion of the frontier in both Canada and the United States. The legend was retold and embellished in the logging camps of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Some of the earliest publications are found in the Detroit News Tribune in 1910.
Narrator 1: Using the main points and examples from the reading, explain the differences between
myths and legends. Then refer to the lecture to explain why Paul Bunyan would be considered a legend.
Narrator 2: Please prepare your answer after the beep.
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[Preparation time: 30 seconds]
Narrator 2: Please begin speaking after the beep.
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[Recording time: 60 seconds]
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