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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.

ThisismentionedinArticle1:

CleaningUp,isn’tit?

Itsays,“Nothingwillbeleftonthefloorovernight.Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed.”

ThenI’llknowclearlywhatLinda’sexpectationsare.

Isee.WhataboutArticle2:

Sleeping?

Itsays,“Wewillgotobedat11p.m.andgetupat6:

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

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

That’sright.Whenwedisagreedaboutsomething,weworkedoutasolutionthatwasgoodforbothofus.IwouldmuchratherhaveTomreallylistentomeandunderstandmyneedsthangivemeabunchofflowersoraboxofcandy.

LanguageandCultureNotes

1.Backgroundinformation

Amarriageagreementissometimeswrittenandsignedbytwopeoplewhoplantogetmarried.Thepurposeofamarriageagreementvaries.IntheUnitedStatesandsomeothercountries,somemarriageagreementsaredesignedfordivorce（especiallyforasecondmarriage）ortosetconditionsformarriagesothattheexpenseforalawyer’sfeecanbesavedwhentroublesariseinamarriage.Somearedesignedforthebenefitofthemarriage:

tofacilitatetherelationshipbetweenspousessothatacouplewillstartouttogetherandstaytogether.ThemarriageagreementsignedbyTomandLindainthetextisanexaggeratedcaseofthesecondtype.

Thetopicareainamarriageagreementisdecidedbythecouple’spurposeofsigningtheagreement,whichmaybetodeveloptrustandtogetherness,ortorespectindividualinterests.Thetopicstobecoveredinamarriageagreementorcontractinrelationtothesegoalsmaybeasfollows:

everydayroutine,budgeting,creditcards,property,familyobligations,childcare,socialobligations,travel,hobbies,attire.

2.apersonhasdifferentexpectationsfromhisorherspouse

Aspouseexpectstheothertoactinadifferentwaythantheotherispreparedto.Asseparateindividuals,husbandandwifedonotnecessarilythinkoractinthesameway.

3.abunchofflowersoraboxofcandy

Thesearecommongiftsforwomen.“Abunchof”isusedtotalkaboutpeopleorthingsthatarealikeandareviewedasagroup.Forexample,wecanalsosayabunchofkeys,abunchoffruit/grapes,abunchofpeople,awholebunchofthings.

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:

11p.m.;

timetogetup:

6:

30a.m.exceptonweekends.

Conversation2

AMarriageAgreement（PartTwo）

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Linda,doyouspendalotoftimecheckingtoseeiftheotherpersonisfollowingtherules?

Arguing?

No,notatall.

Alotofcouplesarguebecausetheydon’tunderstandeachother’sexpectations.Ithinkwespendlesstimearguingthanmostcouplesbecausewebothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.

Whathappensifoneofyoubreaksarule?

Well,that’sinArticle13ofouragreement.

Isit?

Ohyes,Article13:

BreakingRules.“Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnicefortheotherpersontomakeitup.”

Yeah,likelasttimeTombroketheruleofdriving.

What’stherule?

Theruleiswemustaskfordirectionsifwearedrivingandgetlostformorethanfiveminutes.

Whathappened?

Weweredrivingtoafriend’swedding,andwegotlost.Lindawantedtostopatagasstationtoaskfordirections,butIthoughtIcouldfigureitout.

Thenwedrovefortymilesinthewrongdirectionandendedupbeinglateforthewedding.

SoItookherouttodinner.IknewwhatIshoulddotoapologize.

That’sveryimportant,Ithink,knowinghowtoapologize.Bytheway,doyouplantoupdateyouragreementatall?

Whatifthingschangeinyourlifeandaruledoesn’tworkanymore?

We’vethoughtaboutthattoo.Article14statesthatwemustreviewthisagreementonceayearandmakenecessarychanges.

Well,itwasreallynicetalkingtoyouboth.Thankyouverymuchforyourtime.

Tom&

Linda:

Thankyou.

1.stopatagasstationtoaskfordirections

Gasstationscanbefoundonroadsandhighways.Theyareusuallythebestplacetoaskfordirections.

2.drovefortymilesinthewrongdirection

Possiblythecouplewasdrivingonahighway.Onceyoumissanexit,itwillbeverydifficultforyoutogetbacktotherightdirection.Youhavetodriveonandonuntilyouseethesignwhereyoucanturnback.

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.

1.Whatisstatedintheruleofdriving?

Itisstatedthatiftheygetlostformorethanfiveminuteswhentheyaredriving,theymuststopandaskfordirections.

2.WhatisArticle13about?

Whatdoesitsay?

Article13isaboutbreakingrules.Thearticlesays,“Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnicefortheotherpersontomakeitup.”

3.WhatisArticle14about?

Whatisstatedintheagreement?

Itisaboutreviewingthecontentsoftheagreement.Itstatesthattheymustreviewthisagreementonceayearandmakenecessarychanges.

SpeakingTasks

PairWork

Debating—Argumentsfororagainstgivingfirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouse

ASample

Nowadays,someyoungpeoplegivefirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouse.Areyoufororagainstthisstandardinchoosingaspouse?

Expressanddefendyourviewsfromtheperspectivesgiveninthecardbelow.

Topic:

Isitrighttogivefirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouse?

Perspectives:

1.Fromtheperspectiveofastudent（positive）

2.Fromtheperspectiveofasocialworker（negative）

PossibleArguments（forreference）

Fromtheperspectiveofastudent（positive）

Ithinkitisverynaturalforpeopletogivefirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouse.Weallknowhowimportantmoneyis.Withoutmoney,wecanhardlydoanything.Lackofmoneyinamarriagewillcauseproblemstothecouple.Eventhoughthecouplemayhavemarriedforlove,beingalwayshard-pressedformo