Unit14EastorwesthomeisbestWord格式.docx

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1.A:

Hi,Liz,Iheardyou’vejustmovedintoanewapartment.Howdoyoulikeit?

B:

Oh,wonderful.It’sveryspacious.

A:

Congratulations!

Butlookatmine,thereisnoroomtoswingacatinit.

Anyway,itisbetterthancoveringyourselfwiththemoon.Ibetyouwillgetyouridealhousesoonerorlater.

2.A:

Hereweare,John.It’smycrashpadinthiscity.

Itlookscozyandcomfortable.

Yes,itisanoldhousebutithasatouchofclass.

Good,Ithinkwewillhaveagooddreamtonightafterthelongjourney.

3.A:

Rose,howdoyoulikethehouse?

IhadmyeyesonitsinceIfirstsawit.

Ilikeittoo.Solet’stakeit.

Oh,it’ssowonderful.Weshallhavearoofoverourheads.

4.A:

IvisitedStevelastweek.Heisnowlivinginajerry-builtcabinonlywithalousymattressandashakytableinit.

Oh,really?

What’swrongwithhim?

Hecouldn’tpayhismortgage.

PoorSteve,let’sdosomethingtohelphim.

5.A:

Goodness,Joe,yourhousehastakenonanewlook.

Theroomdecorationshavebeenjazzeduprecently.

Nowondereverythinglookssobrightandshiny.

Thankyou.Whynotsitdownandhaveacupofcoffee?

ListeningTask

2.ListeningActivity

1）FirstListening

Answers

1.However,somestudentsarenotveryrealisticintheirexpectationsofhomestayexperiences.Whendescribingtheirdreamhomestay,theytalkabouttheirhomestay“mums”attendingtotheirneedsbecausetheypaygoodmoneytobelookedafter.Theyalsoexpecttheirhomestayfamilytobepleasantandhappyallthetimesotheyneedneverfeelunhappyandlonely.

2.Ahomestayisnotlikestayinginahotelorhostel,whereserviceworkersarepaidtobecourteousandcheerfulinordertomakeguestsfeelathome.Althoughstudentspayfortheirboardandlodging,itiswrongtoexpectthehomestayfamilytoservegueststhesamewayhostelsandhotelsdo.Homestayhostsprovidethisserviceforsocialorculturalreasonsratherthantomakemoney.

2）SecondListening

1.Inahomestayfamily,aninternationalstudentisamemberofthefamily,notacustomerwhois"

king”oralwaysright.Youcan’torderroomserviceorthrowwettowelsanddirtyclothesaround.

2.Asahomestayguest,youneedtobeindependentandtodevelopyourowninterestsratherthandependonyourhoststokeepyouhappyandentertained.

3.Youcan’talwaysexpectyourhomestayfamilytobeontheirbestbehaviorallthetime.

4.Onelastpieceofadvice:

Don’ttalknegativelyaboutyourhomestayfamilytoyourcollegematesorfriends.

Script

Justasatyourownhome

Theconceptofahomestayexperiencehasbecomepopularrecently,especiallyamonginternationalstudentsandworkingpeopleresearchingintothepracticesofhostcountries.

However,somestudentsarenotveryrealisticintheirexpectationsofhomestayexperiences.Whendescribingtheirdreamhomestay,theytalkabouttheirhomestay“mums”attendingtotheirneedsbecausetheypaygoodmoneytobelookedafter.Theyalsoexpecttheirhomestayfamilytobepleasantandhappyallthetimesotheyneedneverfeelunhappyandlonely.

Ahomestayisnotlikestayinginahotelorhostel,whereserviceworkersarepaidtobecourteousandcheerfulinordertomakeguestsfeelathome.Althoughstudentspayfortheirboardandlodging,itiswrongtoexpectthehomestayfamilytoservegueststhesamewayhostelsandhotelsdo.Homestayhostsprovidethisserviceforsocialorculturalreasonsratherthantomakemoney.

Inahomestayfamily,aninternationalstudentisamemberofthefamily,notacustomerwhois“king”oralwaysright.Youcan’torderroomserviceorthrowwettowelsanddirtyclothesaround.Ifyouareahomestaystudent,youareexpectedtofollowhouserules,whichmightincludetakingcareofyourownroomaswellastidyingupafteryourselfinthekitchen,bathroomorotherroomsyoumightuse.

Asahomestayguest,youneedtobeindependentandtodevelopyourowninterestsratherthandependonyourhoststokeepyouhappyandentertained.Yourhostshavetheirownjobsandresponsibilitiesandyoumustlearntobeindependent.Youneedtodevelopyourownfriendsinthecollegeorthroughsocialclubs.Buryingyourselftotallyinbooks,withnotimeforasociallife,isemotionallyandmentallyunhealthyandwillmakeyouhomesickaswell.

Youcan’talwaysexpectyourhomestayfamilytobeontheirbestbehaviorallthetime.Justasinyourownhome,theremightbemisunderstandings,squabblesandstress.Homestayfamiliesmightquarrelovermoney,children’sperformance,toomuchworktimeandtoolittlefamilytime--thingsyourownfamilyprobablyquarrelsabou