Bi ht: Listening Practice Through Dictation CD 4-17 - V.A

Unit 17 Rock, Paper, Scissors
G : Come on, Tony, lets go to a movie tonight. B : We went to a movie on Saturday, Mary, but we havent gone bowling for a long time. G : I know, lets play rock, paper, scissors to decide!
B : Rock, paper,scissors? Itsounds like an interesting
sort of game! How do you play it?
G : First, we each make a fist with our right hand, and then we shake our fists at the same time: one, two, three. On the count of three, you can
keep your hand in a fist- thats rock- or open
your hand with the palm flat- thats paper- or keep your fist, but put out your first and middle
fingers- thats scissors. The winner is the person who has the stronger item. B : That sounds stupid, because rocks are stronger
than paper and scissors, so the rock will win
every time.G : Thats true in real life, Tony, but thats not how
it works in this game. Rock can break scissors, but rock can be covered by paper, and paper can
be cut by scissors. So rock defeats scissors, paper beats rock, and scissors beats paper. B : Its interesting that each item in the game can
defeat one other thing and lose to one other
thing. I wonder who invented this game. G : I dont know, but its played al over the world. Theres even a rock, paper, scissors world
championship that has been held every year in Europe since 1934.