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Unit 3 Global Art and Culture Part One Understanding Short Conversations Language and Culture 1. MADD (Conver. 1) Mothers Against Drunk Driving, a non-profit organization in the United States and Canada that seeks to stop drunk driving. 2. Thanksgiving Day (Conver. 2) Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States, and around the same part of the year in other places. 3. World Vision (Conver. 5) World Vision International is an Evangelical Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. Scripts with Key 1. W: I plan to join an organization called MADD. It stands for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Driving an automobile drunk is a serious crime in Canada and the USA. M: I know about that group. It was created by Candace Lightner, after a drunken driver killed her 13-year-old daughter. The group works to reduce deaths caused by drunk driving. Q: What made Candace Lightner decide to create MADD? 2. M: Why are the people here in Canada so unfriendly? I said, “Happy Thanksgiving” to several people, but they didn’t reply. W: Don’t you know? Canada celebrates Thanksgiving a month earlier than Americans. It’s in October here. Q: Why aren’t the Canadians replying to the man’s “Happy Thanksgiving” greeting? 3. W: My friend from Germany told me Thailand has beautiful beaches. We have been here two days, and I still haven’t seen any beaches. M: That’s because we are in the north part of the country. The beaches are in the south part. Q: Why haven’t they seen any beaches? 4. M: Did you know that there are millions of people in western Africa that do not have safe drinking water? As a Canadian, it’s hard to imagine such a deadly crisis. W: Yes,