大学英语听说教程3 Unit 4 Marriage.docx

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大学英语听说教程3Unit4Marriage

Unit4Marriage

PartA

Pre-listeningTask

QuestionsforDiscussion

1.Whatdoyouthinkofmarriage?

Doyouthinkahappymarriageisthemostimportantthinginyourlife?

2.Whatkindofpersondoyouwanttomarry?

Whatareyourstandardsinchoosingalifecompanion?

3.Whatdoyouthinkiscrucialforahappymarriage?

4.Whatusuallycausestroublesinamarriage?

5.Doyouthinkdifferencesbetweenhusbandandwifeareunavoidable?

Ifyoudo,couldyousuggestsomewaysforthemtodealwiththeproblem?

6.Haveyouheardofmarriageagreements?

Doyouthinkacoupleshouldsignamarriageagreementbeforegettingmarried?

AdditionalQuestionforDiscussion

Doyoungmenandyoungwomenhavethesamestandardsinchoosingaspouse?

Ifnot,whynot?

LanguageFocus

Herearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumayfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.

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.

PartB

ListeningTasks

Conversation1

AMarriageAgreement（PartOne）

WordBank

outlinev.todescribebrieflywithfewdetails概述

spousen.ahusbandorwife配偶

peta.denotingathingthatonefeelsparticularlystronglyabout额外的，极为的

peeven.sth.thatannoysyou引人动气的事物

bugv.（Americanslang）toannoy,toirritate激怒

articlen.asectionofalegalagreementthatdealswithaparticularpoint协议的条款

petpeevesth.thatyoustronglydislikebecauseitalwaysannoysyou额外引人动气的事

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,“Wewillgotobedat11.andgetupat6:

30a.m.exceptonweekends.”I’msuresomepeoplehearingthiswillthinkthatthisagreementisn’tveryromantic.

Tom:

Well,wedisagree.Wethinkit’sveryromantic.Thisagreementshowsthatwesatdownandtalked,andreallytriedtounderstandtheotherperson.Alotofproblemsoccurinamarriagewhenpeopledon’ttalkaboutwhattheywant.

Linda:

That’sright.Whenwedisagreedaboutsomething,weworkedoutasolutionthatwasgoodforbothofus.IwouldmuchratherhaveTomreallylistentomeandunderstandmyneedsthangivemeabunchofflowersoraboxofcandy.

Exercise1

Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

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.

Exercise2

Listentotheconversationagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.WhydidTomandLindadecidetosigntheagreement?

Becausetheywantedtounderstandeachother’sexpectationssothatpotentialproblemscouldbeavoidedandtheycouldlivehappilytogether.

2.WhatisArticle1about?

Cleaningup.Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed.

3.WhatisArticle2about?

Sleeping.Timeforbed:

11.;timetogetup:

6:

30a.m.exceptonweekends.

Conversation2

AMarriageAgreement（PartTwo）

WordBank

updatev.tomakesth.up-to-date更新

makeituptobecomefriendsagainafteraquarrel争吵后和解

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.

Exercise1

Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

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.

Exercise2

Listentotheconversationagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.

isstatedintheruleofdriving?

Itisstatedthatiftheygetlostformorethanfiveminuteswhentheyaredriving,theymuststopandaskfordirections.

2.WhatisArticle13about?

Whatdoesitsay?

Article13isaboutbreakingrules.Thearticlesays,“Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnicefortheotherpersontomakeitup.”

3.WhatisArticle14about?

Whatisstatedintheagreement?

Itisaboutreviewingthecontentsoftheagr