Chào các thính giả yêu mến của chương trình Học Tiếng Anh qua các chủ đề của chương trình học tiếng anh cùng Radiome. Mình là Diệu Hoa.
Chủ đề nghe Tiếng Anh của chúng ta ngày hôm nay có tựa đề là: Talking About Other People nghĩa là nói về những người khác. 
Vì bài nghe khá dài nên mình sẽ tách làm hai phần để các bạn dễ dàng theo dõi hơn nhé!
Các bạn cùng chú ý lắng nghe với tiết tấu chậm rãi của chương trình Spotlight nhé. Note lại những từ bạn nghe chưa rõ và xem lại ở bản text để làm phong phú thêm vốn từ vựng của mình nhé!

Voice 1 
Welcome to Spotlight. I’m Joshua Leo.
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And I’m Christy VanArragon. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
Voice 1 
In 2005, the government of a small town in Colombia made an unusual law. They began giving punishments for gossip - including fines and prison sentences.
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Gossip is common everywhere in the world. Most people love to share private information about other people. But gossip can cause serious damage. Today’s Spotlight is on gossip.
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So why did the government of Icononzo make a law against gossip? They were hoping to fight a very serious problem. In this area, there is a long conflict between the government and the rebel group FARC. For many years, FARC has hoped to change the government by attacking normal people. They kidnap people from throughout the country. Sometimes they ask for money. Sometimes they make demands of the government.
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This conflict causes fear and anxiety among normal people. In the town of Icononzo, it also caused gossip. Gossip about the conflict was causing even more problems for normal people. Ignacio Jimenez was the town leader. He described the problem to the BBC. Some gossip says that particular people support the FARC. Other gossip may say that a person has been giving information to the government. This gossip may be complete lies. But these lies have serious effects on people’s lives. People avoid their normal activities. Because of gossip, the government may even arrest innocent people. Or the FARC may attack and kill citizens. Mr Jimenez said,
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‘It is a tradition for gossip to spread through small towns. It is a part of life. But it is worrying that people are going to prison or being murdered because of gossip’.
 Voice 1  
For that reason Mr. Jimenez has established punishments for people guilty of gossip. He has established fines and prison sentences. People found guilty of gossiping could go to prison for four years. Mr Jimenez said that the people of Icononzo will have to think more before accusing other people of anything! Hopefully they will see that there is no such thing as an innocent piece of gossip.
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For most people, gossip does not threaten their lives.  But it can still cause a lot of hurt. So why do people share gossip? Why is gossip so common?
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There is an English expression, “There is nothing like a juicy bit of gossip!” People love to pass secret information to each other - about other people’s lives. The information they spread is called a ‘rumour.’ A rumour may have a base of truth. But often it does not. Rumours can be complete lies. But this does not matter to the people who gossip!
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Doctor Ann McGee Cooper is a writer and business advisor. She helps people find creative solutions to problems - such as gossiping at work. In her work, she describes some of the reasons people like to gossip.
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First, gossip is about other people’s lives - not our own. This can make the gossipers feel safe. Gossip does notseem to affect us.
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Second, sharing secret stories is a way of connecting to people. When people share gossip, they feel closer. As the gossip spreads, new people may add extra information. This makes them feel even closer. They feel important, because they know a secret. It becomes like an unspoken agreement, “We are so good, and they are so bad!”

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