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大学英语听说3Unit5

Unit5

II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:

Ofalltheholidayspeoplecelebrate,Christmas,Easter,Mother'sDay...whicharethemostimportanttoyou?

M:

ChristmasandEaster,becausetheymarkeventsinJesusChrist'slife:

hisbirthandhisescapefromatombintoheaven.Theotherfestivals,Ithink,aremainlycreatedtoincreasesales.

Q:

Howmanyholidaysdoesthemanbelievetobeimportant?

C）Two.

2.Script

M:

IusedtolovegivingmymotherapresentonMother'sDay.Italwaysmadehercry.Thenshe'dhugmehardenoughtosqueezethebreathoutofme.

W:

Mothersarereallynodifferentfromanyoneelse.Theylovetobeloved,that'sall.

Q:

Whatwasthemother'sresponsetoherson'sgift?

A）Shewasbesideher-selfwithjoy.

3.Script

M:

Everycountryhasitsownuniqueholidays.ThereisoneexclusivetosomeBritishCommonwealthcountrieslikeBritain,AustraliaandCanada.That’sBoxingDay.

W:

Iknow.Andit'saperfectdateforaholiday,beingthedayafterChristmasDay.Apparentlyitbeganwiththecustomofgivingthepoorboxesoffood;thusaboxingday.

Q:

WhatwastheoriginofBoxingDay?

B）Givingpoorpeoplefood.

4.Script

M:

IabsolutelyhateChristmasshopping.Icanneverfigureoutwhattobuyforeveryone,soIrusharoundlikeanidiotatthelastminute,buyingjunk.

W:

Thenmaybeyoushouldn'tbuyanygifts.Justtellpeople"MerryChristmas!

"instead.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

C）Shethinksthemancandosomethingelseinsteadofbuyingjunk.

5.Script

M:

WhenallthechildrencomehomeforChristmas,therewon'tbeenoughroomforeveryone...whatshallwedo?

Maybesomewillhavetostayinahotel.

W:

Iwantthemallhere.We'llmakeitwork.Icanhardlywaittoseeeveryone;itdoesn'tmatterifwe'reabitsquished.We'llbeliketurkeystuffing.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

C）Shewon’tcareifthechildrenarecrowdedathome

III.ListeningIn

Task1:

ExpensiveHolidays

Script

Grace:

So,Mark,whatareyougoingtogetmeforChineseValentine'sDay-aholidayfortheCowherdandGirlWeavertomeet?

Mark:

Sorry,I'veneverheardofit.Anyway,wealreadycelebratedValentine'sDayinFebruary.Igaveyouabunchofredroses.

Grace:

Butthere'sanotherlover'sdayintheworld.Isn'titwonderfuliflovershavemorethanonelover'sdayayear?

Mark:

DoyoumeanIhavetogetyouapresentforteachlover’sday?

Grace:

Well,you’dbettergivemeapresentfromtimetotimeifyouwanttowinmyheart.

Mark:

IgaveyouabeautifulcardonNewYear'sDay...andaChristmasgiftacoupleofdaysbeforethat.ThenIinvitedyoutoadinnerontheChineseNewYear'sDay,thatis,theSpringFestival.

Grace:

Thankyouforthat.NowadaystheChineseSpringFestivalisgettingpopularhere.Andit'sexciting.

Mark:

ButfewpeoplehereknowanythingaboutaforeignLover'sDay.

Grace:

Yousee,Ienjoycelebratingholidaysagainandagain.

Mark:

Butit'shardonthewallet.I'llendupinthepoorhouseatthisrate.

Grace:

Butit'sromantic!

Anddon'tforgetit'sonlyanothermonthbeforemybirthday.

Mark:

Yourbirthdaywaslastmonth!

Ialreadyboughtyouaring!

Grace:

ThatwasmybirthdayontheWesterncalendar.Nextmonth,it'smybirthdayonthelunarcalendar!

Questionandkey

1.WhatgiftisthewomanaskingfromthemanforChineseValentine’sDay?

D）Notmentioned.

2.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewomanlike?

C）BothAandB.

3.Whatdidthemanalreadydoforthewoman?

D）Alloftheabove.

4.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthewoman’sintentiontocelebrateholidaysagainandagain?

A）Hewillbecomepoor.

5.Howmanytimesdoesthewomanwanttocelebrateherbirthday?

B）Twice.

Task2AprilFool’sDay

Script

OnaflightfromtheWestCoasttotheEastCoast,theleadflightattendantwaseagertogetinearlyasherboyfriend,apilot,wasgoingtohaveashortstopoveratthedestinationairport.Shemadeapointoftellingherfellowcrewmembersaboutthis.BecauseitwasApril1st,AprilFool'sDay,thedaypeopleplaytricksononeanother,thecaptaindecidedtohavealittlefun.

Aboutanhourbeforelanding,hemadeanannouncementthatwentlikethis:

"LadiesandGentlemen,thisisthecaptainspeaking.Ihavealittlebitofbadnews.There'resomethunderstormsatourdestination,andthey'vecurrentlyclosedtheairport.Theyexpectittoreopeninabout30minutestoanhour.Asonemightexpect,thiswillresultinlongdelays.Aswe'vecomeallthewayfromtheWestCoast,wedon'tevenhaveenoughfueltocircleuntiltheairportreopens.Therefore,wearegoingtobedivertingtoCleveland,andweshouldbelandinginabout30minutes.We'lltakesomefuelthereandgetyoubackonyourwaytoouroriginaldestination.I’mterriblysorryforthedelay.However,we’11getyoutherejustassoonaspossible."

Itwasatthismomentthatyoucouldhearsomeonerunninguptothecockpit.Thecockpitdoorflewopen,andsureenoughitwastheleadflightattendantmumblingsomethinglike,"Thiscan’tbehappening.WhatshallIdo?

"Asshewentonpainfully,thecaptainmadeanotherannouncement:

"LadiesandGentlemen,happyAprilFool'sDay!

”

Key

1.T2.F3.T4.F5.T

Task3whattodoformom?

Script

Youngmenandwomen,tomorrowwillbeMother'sDay.Someofyouarestillwonderingwhattodoforyourmom.Here'smyadvice.

Lookoutforanythingthatsheplanstobuy,andbuyitifyoucanaffordit.Forexample,acasualdressorformalofficewear.Or,itmaybeahairclipwithatouchofdifference.Checkedoutifsheisplanningtogetanewmicrowaveoranewsteamiron,andgiveittoherifyoucanaffordit.

Youcangetsomeideasbyconsideringwhatherlikesanddislikesare.Ifshelikescats,howaboutgivingherapetorsomethingthathasacat’spictureonit?

Butmakesureshedoesn'tfindoutthatyou'regettingherapresent.Lethergiftbeapleasantsurprise.

Definitelyspendsometimewithher,especiallyifyouarenotlivingwithher.Makeherfeelspecial.Forexample,youcancookaspecialdishfortheday.Youcanalsothrowalittlepartyandinvitethosewhoareclosetoher.

Andofcourse,ifsheenjoysoutings,takealittletripwithher.Andifpossible,takeonewithyourentirefamily.She'llloveitforsure.Afterall,sheistheonewhotakescareofallofyou.Aspecialtriptothecountrysidecouldshowherhowmuchyoucareforher.Ifsheishappy,I'msureyou'llfeelhappy,too.

Key

（1）buy

（2）officewear

（3）likes

（4）cats

（5）pet

（6）time

（7）specialdish

（8）littleparty

（9）littletrip

（10）countryside

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1Eat,drinkandbemerryonChristmas.

Script

Nora:

Mymotherboughtanenormous25-poundturkeyforChristmasdinner.I'msoexcited!

Susan:

（1）WehavegooseandhamforChristmasdinneronbothChristmasEveandChristmasnight.

Nora:

OurtraditionalChristmasdinnerisaturkey,sogiganticthat

（2）weeatleftoversfordays.

Susan:

Chrisswears（3）he'llrefuseahugedinnerandsticktoahealthymealoftofuandsalad.

Nora:

Noway.He'skidding!

Waittillheseeswhathismothercooks:

roastturkeywithstuffing,gravy,mashedpotatoes,peasandplumpuddingfordessert!

Susan:

（4）WeheapupourpresentsunderthetreeandopenthemonChristmasmorning.

Nora:

WeopenoneChristmasEve,moreChristmasmorning,andtherestthenextday.

Susan:

Wow!

（5）Yourfamilyprolongsthecelebrationforthreedays!

Nora:

WestartbydecoratingthetreeonChristmasEve,puttingornaments,lightsandartificialsnowflakesonit.

Susan:

Doyouhangstockingsbythefireplaceandhaveastarontopofthetree?

Nora:

Yes.Andwehaveanotheractivity.Wealso"givenotexpectingtoget".

Susan:

That'sapeculiarexpression.Whatdoyoumeanbythat?

Nora:

It'ssecretgiving.Wesneakuptothedoorofsomebodywewanttogiveagiftto,ringthedoorbell,andrun.

Susan:

So,you'renotexpectinganything;you'rejustbeinggenerous.That'sakind-heartedgesture.

Nora:

（6）Isn'tthatwhatthetruespiritofChristmasissupposedtobe?

MODEL2ThePilgrims'spiritofThanksgivingliveson.

Script

Chris:

WillNorabespendingThanksgivingwithusthisyear?

Susan:

No,she'sgoinghometo

（1）spendtheholidaywithhermotherandbrother.Shehasn'tseenherfamilyinoverayear.

Chris:

Iknowhowshefeels.ThanksgivingissuchabigfamilyholidayintheStates.

Susan:

ItbeganasacelebrationbythePilgrims.

（2）Theywerehappyjusttohavesurvivedtheirfirstharshwinterinthenewlandin1621.

Chris:

Butwasn'tthatharshwinterfollowedbyanabundantharvest?

Susan:

Yes,（3）that'sgoodreasontocelebrate:

theyhadbeatentheoddsandwerestillalive.Itwasatimetorelaxand"countyourblessings".

Chris:

Youknow,mostculturesseemtohavesomesortofcelebrationlikethis--don'ttheChinesehaveafestivalofmooncakestocelebratetheharvestmonth?

Susan:

Yeah,theydo.Ibelievetheroundmooncakesalso（4）symbolizeafamilyreunion.

Chris:

Well,todayThanksgivingintheStateshasdevelopedintoamajorholiday.

Susan:

True,it'saveryemotionaltime.Familiesoftentravelgreatdistances（5）tobetogetherandshareahugedinner.Jamie'smotherwillhaveaturkeyandaham,cornonthecob,yams,peasandcarrots,andtotopitalloff,pumpkinpie.

Chris:

（6）Justthinkingaboutallthatfoodmakesmymouthwater,andIthinkI'mgoingtogain10poundsthisyear.

Susan:

Butyouhavetherestoftheyeartolosethoseunwantedpounds.AndlosingweightwillgiveyousomethingtobethankfulfornextThanksgiving.

MODEL3Don'tletghostsfrightenyouonHalloween

Script

Susan:

HeyKim!

（1）AreyouOK?

Youseembadlyshaken.Wheredidyougo'?

Kim:

Justtothecorner,butI'mfrightenedoutof