大學(xué)英語聽說教程3-Unit-4-Marriage

./Unit4MarriagePartAPre-listeningTaskQuestionsforDiscussionWhatdoyouthinkofmarriage?Doyouthinkahappymarriageisthemostimportantthinginyourlife?Whatkindofpersondoyouwanttomarry?Whatareyourstandardsinchoosingalifecompanion?Whatdoyouthinkiscrucialforahappymarriage?Whatusuallycausestroublesinamarriage?Doyouthinkdifferencesbetweenhusbandandwifeareunavoidable?Ifyoudo,couldyousuggestsomewaysforthemtodealwiththeproblem?Haveyouheardofmarriageagreements?Doyouthinkacoupleshouldsignamarriageagreementbeforegettingmarried?AdditionalQuestionforDiscussionDoyoungmenandyoungwomenhavethesamestandardsinchoosingaspouse?Ifnot,whynot?LanguageFocusHerearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumayfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.Bothmenandwomenconsidermarriageaveryimportantpartoftheirlives.Mostmenwouldliketheirspousestobeyoungandbeautiful.Othersconsiderinnerbeautymoreimportant.Whenawomanchoosesherspouse,sheoftenputsemphasisonhischaracter/temperament/education/profession/income/appearance/familybackground.Someyoungwomentodayconsider…ofgreatimportanceinchoosingaboyfriend/lifecompanion.Happinessinmarriagedoesnotdependonmaterialwealth.Marriagesbasedonmutuallovecreateahappyandharmoniousatmosphereinthefamily.Mutualrespectandunderstandingbetweenhusbandandwifecontributemuchtoahappymarriage.Educationisanimportantconditionforagoodmarriagebecauseacouplewhoseeducationallevelsdonotmatchmaynothavemuchtosaytoeachother/haveconstantargumentsoverfamilyissues,bigorsmall.Amarriagebasedonromanticlovealonewillnotnecessarilylastlong,forasenseofresponsibilityisalsoessentialtoasuccessfulmarriage.Iwouldmarrysomeonewholovesmeandcaresformemost.Iwouldmarrysomeonewhoisgenerous/intelligent/ambitious/broad-minded/considerate/good-looking/kind-hearted/humorous.Iwouldn’tliketomarrysomeonewhoistoomoney-conscious/stingy/selfish/hot-tempered/narrow-minded/rude/impolite/possessive.Eachindividualisuniqueanddifferencesbetweenhusbandandwifearethereforeunavoidable/aruleratherthananexception.It’sveryimportantforhusbandandwifetoshowappreciationofeachother/talkandgettoknowwhathisorherpartnerexpects.Amarriageagreementsoundstoopractical/lacksromanticflavor/reducesmarriagetomerebusiness.Ithinkawrittenmarriageagreementshowshowmuchyouandyourpartneraregoingtorespecteachother’sneedsandexpectations/promisesaharmoniousrelationshipinmarriedlife.Troublestartsinamarriagewhenonepartnerkeepscomplainingaboutsmallthings,makingtheotherfeelresentful.Constantlycriticizingyourpartnerandhisorherfamilygivesrisetotroublesin/maydestroyamarriage.Lackofunderstanding/toleranceoverdifferencesmaybringtroublestoamarriage/causeamarriagetofail.PartBListeningTasksConversation1AMarriageAgreement<PartOne>WordBankoutlinev.todescribebrieflywithfewdetails概述spousen.ahusbandorwife配偶peta.denotingathingthatonefeelsparticularlystronglyabout格外的,極其的peeven.sth.thatannoysyou惹人生氣的事物bugv.<Americanslang>toannoy,toirritate激怒articlen.asectionofalegalagreementthatdealswithaparticularpoint協(xié)議的條款petpeevesth.thatyoustronglydislikebecauseitalwaysannoysyou格外惹人生氣的事Script:<TomandLindahavesignedamarriageagreement.Bothagreenottobreaktherulesoutlinedintheagreement.John,areporter,istalkingtothemabouttheagreement.>John:Tom,Linda,firstI’dliketoaskyouwhyyoudecidedtowritethisunusualagreement.Tom:Wefoundthatmanyproblemsarecausedwhenapersonhasdifferentexpectationsfromhisorherspouse.Wewantedtotalkabouteverythingopenlyandhonestlybeforewestartedlivingtogether.Linda:Alsowebothknowhowimportantitistorespecteachother’spetpeeves.Like,Icangetveryannoyedifothersleavestuff—clothing,papers,everything!—lyingaroundonthefloor.Itreallybuggedme,soweputthatintheagreement.John:ThisismentionedinArticle1:CleaningUp,isn’tit?Itsays,"Nothingwillbeleftonthefloorovernight.Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed."Tom:ThenI’llknowclearlywhatLinda’sexpectationsare.John:Isee.WhataboutArticle2:Sleeping?Itsays,"Wewillgotobedat11p.m.andgetupat6:30a.m.exceptonweekends."I’msuresomepeoplehearingthiswillthinkthatthisagreementisn’tveryromantic.Tom:Well,wedisagree.Wethinkit’sveryromantic.Thisagreementshowsthatwesatdownandtalked,andreallytriedtounderstandtheotherperson.Alotofproblemsoccurinamarriagewhenpeopledon’ttalkaboutwhattheywant.Linda:That’sright.Whenwedisagreedaboutsomething,weworkedoutasolutionthatwasgoodforbothofus.IwouldmuchratherhaveTomreallylistentomeandunderstandmyneedsthangivemeabunchofflowersoraboxofcandy.Exercise1Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.1.WhichstatementbestsummarizesthemarriageagreementbetweenTomandLinda?a.Itisasetofrulesthatwillrestricttheirpersonalfreedomtoacertainextent.b.Itisasetofrulesthatwillenablethemtoliveuptoeachother’sexpectations.c.Itisasetofrulesthatwillpreventthemfromgettingadivorce.d.Itisasetofrulesthatwillsavetheirmarriage.2.AccordingtoTom,whatwillgiverisetoproblemsinamarriage?a.Differentinterests.b.Differentpetpeeves.c.Differentexpectations.d.Differentsleepinghabits.3.WhatcanbeinferredaboutLindafromtheconversation?a.Sheissensibleandwell-organized.b.Shedoesn’tlikeflowersorcandyverymuch.c.Sheistoopracticaltobeagoodwife.d.Sheisquick-temperedanddomineering.Exercise2Listentotheconversationagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.WhydidTomandLindadecidetosigntheagreement?Becausetheywantedtounderstandeachother’sexpectationssothatpotentialproblemscouldbeavoidedandtheycouldlivehappilytogether.2.WhatisArticle1about?Cleaningup.Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed.3.WhatisArticle2about?Sleeping.Timeforbed:11p.m.;timetogetup:6:30a.m.exceptonweekends.Conversation2AMarriageAgreement<PartTwo>WordBankupdatev.tomakesth.up-to-date更新makeituptobecomefriendsagainafteraquarrel爭吵后和解figureouttoworkoutthesolutiontoaproblem想出Script:John:Linda,doyouspendalotoftimecheckingtoseeiftheotherpersonisfollowingtherules?Arguing?Linda:No,notatall.Tom:Alotofcouplesarguebecausetheydon’tunderstandeachother’sexpectations.Ithinkwespendlesstimearguingthanmostcouplesbecausewebothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.John:Whathappensifoneofyoubreaksarule?Tom:Well,that’sinArticle13ofouragreement.John:Isit?Ohyes,Article13:BreakingRules."Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnicefortheotherpersontomakeitup."Linda:Yeah,likelasttimeTombroketheruleofdriving.John:What’stherule?Linda:Theruleiswemustaskfordirectionsifwearedrivingandgetlostformorethanfiveminutes.John:Whathappened?Tom:Weweredrivingtoafriend’swedding,andwegotlost.Lindawantedtostopatagasstationtoaskfordirections,butIthoughtIcouldfigureitout.Linda:Thenwedrovefortymilesinthewrongdirectionandendedupbeinglateforthewedding.Tom:SoItookherouttodinner.IknewwhatIshoulddotoapologize.John:That’sveryimportant,Ithink,knowinghowtoapologize.Bytheway,doyouplantoupdateyouragreementatall?Whatifthingschangeinyourlifeandaruledoesn’tworkanymore?Linda:We’vethoughtaboutthattoo.Article14statesthatwemustreviewthisagreementonceayearandmakenecessarychanges.John:Well,itwasreallynicetalkingtoyouboth.Thankyouverymuchforyourtime.Tom&Linda:Thankyou.Exercise1Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.1.HowmanyarticlesareprobablyinTomandLinda’smarriageagreement?a.12.b.13.c.14.d.15.2.HowdoTomandLindafeelabouttheirmarriageagreement?a.Lindaisnotveryhappywithsomeofthearticlesintheagreement.b.Tomthinkssomeofthearticlesintheagreementaretoostrict.c.BothTomandLindaaresatisfiedwithit.d.BothTomandLindaarenotsatisfiedwithitandtheywanttomakealotofchangestoit.3.Whatwillhappentotheirmarriageagreementinayear’stime?a.Theywillreviewthearticlesandmakechangestoupdatethem.b.Theywillsitdownandwriteoutanewagreement.c.Theywillnotmakeanychangestotheagreement.d.Theywillnotneeditanymore,astheyarebothfamiliarwithitscontents.Exercise2Listentotheconversationagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.Whatisstatedintheruleofdriving?Itisstatedthatiftheygetlostformorethanfiveminuteswhentheyaredriving,theymuststopandaskfordirections.2.WhatisArticle13about?Whatdoesitsay?Article13isaboutbreakingrules.Thearticlesays,"Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnicefortheotherpersontomakeitup."3.WhatisArticle14about?Whatisstatedintheagreement?Itisaboutreviewingthecontentsoftheagreement.Itstatesthattheymustreviewthisagreementonceayearandmakenecessarychanges.SpeakingTasksPairWorkDebating—ArgumentsfororagainstgivingfirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouseASampleNowadays,someyoungpeoplegivefirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouse.Areyoufororagainstthisstandardinchoosingaspouse?Expressanddefendyourviewsfromtheperspectivesgiveninthecardbelow.Topic:Isitrighttogivefirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouse?Perspectives:1.Fromtheperspectiveofastudent<positive>2.Fromtheperspectiveofasocialworker<negative>PossibleArguments<forreference>Fromtheperspectiveofastudent<positive>Ithinkitisverynaturalforpeopletogivefirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouse.Weallknowhowimportantmoneyis.Withoutmoney,wecanhardlydoanything.Lackofmoneyinamarriagewillcauseproblemstothecouple.Eventhoughthecouplemayhavemarriedforlove,beingalwayshard-pressedformoney,lovewillsoonbereplacedbyquarrelsandendlessworriesovermoneymatters.Ifthishappens,cantheylivehappilytogether?SoIthinkitisveryimportanttofirstconsiderifyourfuturespouseisabletosharetheresponsibilityofsupportingafamily.Ifnot,justwait.Fromtheperspectiveofasocialworker<negative>Nowadays,someyoungpeopleconsidereconomicstatusthemostimportantfactorwhentheychooseaspouse.Theythinkmoneycanbringeverythingtheywant,likeabigapartment,acar,oratripabroad.However,canthesematerialthingsreallyensurehappiness?Idon’tthinkso.Amarriagebasedsolelyonmaterialwealthwillnotnecessarilybeahappyone.Countlessexampleshaveshownthatrichpeopleoftenhaveunsuccessfulmarriages.Ahappymarriageisbuiltonadeeploveandaffectionbetweenhusbandandwife,whichcannotbeboughtbymoney.Nowusetheabovesampleasyourmodelandcarryonsimilaractivitieswithyourpartner.Topic:Isitrighttogivefirstprioritytoauniversitydegreeinchoosingaspouse?Perspectives:1.Fromtheperspectiveofsomestudents<positive>2.Fromtheperspectiveofsomeotherstudents<negative>SomeIdeasforReferenceTheArgument<positive>AuniversitydegreeisthefirstthingI’dconsiderwhenIchoosemylifecompanion.Ithinktwopeoplewithverydifferenteducationalbackgroundswouldhaveproblemsincommunication.Apersonwithauniversitydegreehasbeenexposedtoawiderangeofknowledge/iswell-educated.Whatgreatpleasureitistospendyourlifewithsomeonewhocanshareyourenjoymentofmusic,artandliterature,ordiscusswithyouallsortsofsubjectsfromthebeautyofnaturetoaliensinouterspace/newadvancesinscienceandtechnology.Awell-educatedpersontendstobemorecultured,andmoreunderstanding,whichwillensurehappinessinamarriage.Awell-educatedpersonismorelikelytohaveagoodcareer.Auniversitydegreeisalmostamustinthecompetitivejobmarketnowadays.Thereforeagoodeducationalbackgroundiskeytoasuccessfulcareer,whichwillbringharmonyandsecuritytofamilylife.TheCounter-argument<negative>Idon’tthinkauniversitydegreeissoimportantinchoosingone’slifecompanion.PersonalityisthefirstthingIwouldtakeintoconsiderationwhenIchooseaspouse.Tomymind,affection,honesty,generosity,kindness,sympathy,andcouragearethequalitiesIvaluemore.Ithinkaperson’smoralvirtueisveryimportantanditisnotdecidedbytheamountofschooleducationheorshehasreceived.Auniversitydegreedoesnotnecessarilybringhappinesstoamarriage.Mutualaffectionandunderstandingarekeytoahappymarriage.Apersonwithauniversitydegreeisnotnecessarilywell-educated.Itdependsonhowmucheffortsheorhemadewhileatcollege.Ibelieveinlove/loveatfirstsight.I’dliketomarrythepersonIlove,andtogetherwecanpursuethedreamsofourlife.Idon’tthinkauniversitydegreecanensuresuccessinacareer.Experienceissometimesmoreimportantthanformaleducation.Asamatteroffact,manyentrepreneursinChinahaven’tevenreceivedsecondaryeducation.Theirsuccessactuallyreliesontheirunusualpersonalityandopportunitiesavailable.PartCTestYourListeningAConversationListentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthewoman’shusband?Hedoesn’tsharehouseworkathome.Hedoesn’tknowhowtoputthingsinorder.Hedoesn’tcareforhiswifeandchildren.He’slazy