|1| The conversation begins with a British professor talking to a Japanese professor
about a lesson he had conducted with his Japanese students. He explains how one of
his students ( ① ) him by referring to one of the colors of traffic lights as blue
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( 2 ) of green. The Japanese professor points out that in the Japanese language
some objects that are usually thought of as green in many languages are ((3 )
using a Japanese word for blue. The British professor then describes similar ( ④ )
in other languages and cultures, such as that of the Berinmo in Papua New Guinea.
They also discuss how Japanese and other languages also have ( ⑤ ) words for
light blue and blue.
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2| This leads to a discussion about whether Japanese people are( ⑥ ) different
things when they look at objects, or whether they are just ( ⑦ ) different terms to
describe them. The British professor then brings up a study that investigated how
bilingual speakers of Greek and English ( ③ ) different shades of blue. He notes
that the conclusion of the study was that those people who spent more time in the UK
were ( 9 ) likely to describe the shades of light blue and blue as very different from
each other.
3 The Japanese professor continues the conversation by bringing up a second study
that further examines the idea that language can( 10 ) the way we think. This
study involved Japanese and English speakers and found that the Japanese speakers
judged shades of light blue and blue to be further apart. Both professors conclude the
discussion by noting the ( ① ) in interpreting the results of these studies, with the
Japanese professor observing that language could be influencing thought or that other
( 2 ) factors could be at work.
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