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Unit1Parents

Unit1Parents

PartA

Pre-listeningTask

QuestionsforDiscussion

1.Doyouoftencallorwritetoyourparents?

Ifyes,howoften?

2.Doyoualwaysrememberyourparents’birthdays?

Whatdoyouusuallydoforyourparentsontheirbirthdaysandwhy?

3.HowdoyoucelebrateMother’sDay?

4.Whydoyouloveandrespectyourparents?

5.Doyouthinkparents’lovefortheirchildrenisthegreatestloveintheworld?

Ifyoudo,explainwhy.

Demo:

4.Whydoyouloveandrespectyourparents?

Ithinkparents’lovefortheirchildrenisunconditionalandisaselflesslove.Theygavebirthtousandraisedus.Theyhaveagreatexpectationforusandprovideeverythingweneedtoliveandstudyinuniversity.Evenifwethinkthatourparentsaresometimesmeananddon’tunderstandus,lovingourparentsisafulfillingpartofourlife,andrespectingthemisatraditionalvirtue.

AdditionalQuestionforDiscussion

Isthereagenerationgapbetweenyouandyourparents?

Howdoyouresolveyourdifferences?

Demo:

Yes,there’ssomethingyoucouldcallagenerationgap.MyparentsandIhavedifferentopinionsonquiteafewthings.Myparentsdon’tlikethetypeofmusicIlistento.Theydon’tseemtohaveanyinterestinfootballorbasketball.Theythinklittleofthefashionthatispopularonuniversitycampuses.I,onmypart,don’texactlysharesomeoftheirinterestsandconcerns.Butweneverletourdifferenceshurtourfeelingsforeachother.Mostofthetimewewouldagreetodisagree.

LanguageFocus

Herearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumayfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.

●Icall/writetomyparentsonceaweek/everyweekend.

●Icall/writetomyparentswhenI’vedonewellinatestorexam/Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellthem/I’veearnedafinancialgrant/I’mshortofmoney/I’vegotproblems/I’msick.

●Icall/writetomyparentsregularlynomatterhowbusyIam.

●IthinkofmyparentswheneverIfindthatI’vemadesomeprogressinmystudies/whenIwinanaward.

●Onmyparents’birthdays,Iusuallybuythemsomegiftswithmypocketmoney/sendthemcards/tellthemhowspecialtheyaretome/dosomethingcreativetotrytoexpressmylovefortheminaspecialway.

●IusuallycooksomethingspecialformymotheronMother’sDay.Myfatherwilltakemymotherandmeoutfordinnertocelebrate.

●Ilovemyparentsbecausetheygavemelife/havesacrificedalotinbringingmeup/arealwaysthereformewheneverIneedthem.

●Irespectmyparentsbecausetheyhavetaughtmetobehonest,generous,open-minded/arerolemodelsforme.

●Parents’lovefortheirchildisselfless/foreverstrong/neverchanging.

●Thereisnolovelikeamother’sloveforherchild.

●Nobondisstrongerthanthatbetweenparentandchild.

●MyparentsalwaystellmethatI’mspecial/alwaysfindtimeformewhenIneedcomfortingandencouragement/makeitapointtospendsometimewithmeeveryweekandtalkwithmeaboutmyfriends,school,activities,dreamsandhopes.

PartB

ListeningTasks

Passage1

DatingwithMyMother（PartOne）

WordBank

datev.togooutwithamemberoftheoppositesex,esp.regularly与异性朋友约会（尤指经常性地约会）

n.anoccasionofdating约会

suspiciousa.feelingthatyoudonottrustsb.orthatthereissth.wrong猜疑的

drivewayn.aprivateroadthatconnectsaprivatehousetoastreet私人车道

curlv.tomakeintocoils使（头发）卷曲

getaroundto...tofindtimefor...找时间做……

Peggy（女子名，Margaret的昵称）

Script:

After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.

ItwasPeggy’sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,“Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon’tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.”

The“other”womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.

MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.

“What’swrong?

”sheasked.

“Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,”Isaid.“Justthetwoofus.”

“Iwouldlikethatalot,”shesaid.

WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.“ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan’twaittohearaboutourevening,”Mothersaid.

LanguageandCultureNotes

1.Backgroundinformation

IntheUnitedStatesmanyoldpeoplelivebythemselveseitherbecausetheydonotwanttobeaburdentotheirchildrenorbecausetheyprefertomaintaintheirindividuallifestyles.Whentheycannottakecareofthemselves,theyareoftensenttospecialnursinghomesfortheaged.Theydon’tseetheirchildrenonaregularbasis.SoformanypeopleinAmerica,oldagecanbeasadandlonelytime.Thestoryexploresthelonelinessoftheoldpeopleandalsothelovebetweenasonanddaughter-in-lawandtheirmother.

2.dating

Americandatingcustomsaresomewhatdifferentfromthoseinourculture.YoungpeopleinAmericaseedatingasatimeforfun,oftenwithoutanyromanticinterestinmind.Onlyaftersometimewhentwopeopledecidetohaveasteadyrelationshipdotheythinkofeachotherasboyfriendandgirlfriend.

3.tokeeplovealive

tokeeplovestrong

4.beyondfamilyget-togethers

apartfromfamilyreunions

5.Herhairwascurled

Mostlikelyshehadbeentothehairdressertohaveherhaircurled,whichshowssheregardedthedatewithhersonasanimportantevent.

Exercise1

Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?

a.Neverdatinganotherwoman.

b.Askinghismothertolivewithhisfamily.

c.Seeingmoreofhismother.

d.Takinghiswifeandchildrentoadinnerandamovie.

2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker’smother?

a.Shehaslivedalonelylifeformanyyears.

b.Shehasgotthreechildren.

c.Shedoesnotgetonwellwithherdaughter-in-law.

d.Sheoftengoesoutwithherladyfriends.

3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?

a.Understandable.b.Caring.

c.Sympathetic.d.Friendly.

Exercise2

Listenagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.WhatwasPeggy’sidea?

Whatdidshesaytoherhusband?

Shesuggestedthatherhusbandspendmoretimewithhismother.Shesaidtoherhusband,“Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon’tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.”

2.Howdoyouknowthatthemotherwasexcitedaboutthedatewithherson?

1）Whenthespeakerdroveintohismother’sdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoatonandshehadherhaircurled.

2）Shehadtoldherladyfriendsaboutthis.

Passage2

DatingwithMyMother（PartTwo）

WordBank

fancya.notordinary;fashionable高档的，豪华的

trailn.path走过的路程

bragv.totalktooproudlyaboutsth.orsb.夸耀

catchupon…tospendtimedoingwhathasbeenmissed补上（文中意为“事后得到关于……的消息”）

drop…offallow…togetoutofavehicle让……下车

fillsb.inonsth.tosupplysb.withdetailsaboutsth.为……提供有关……的消息

Script:

Wedidn’tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.

“Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,”shesaid.

“Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,”Isaid.

Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother’slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.

“I’llgooutwithyouagain,”mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,“butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.”

Iagreed.

“Howwasyourdate?

”mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.

“Nice…nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,”Isaid.

MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican’tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.

Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage.

LanguageandCultureNotes

1.hereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows

Everythingwrittenonthemenuisjustablurtoherbecausehereyesightisfailingduetolong-sightednessofoldage.

2.takeinamovie

gotoseeamovie

3.Ican’tgetenoughofthesestories.

IlikethestoriessomuchthatIwanttohearmoreandmoreofthem.

4.Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.

Busywithhiscareerandthreechildren,thespeakermusthaveledastressfullife.Inotherwords,hehastokeepupaveryfastrhythmoflife.Butdatingregularlywithhismothertotalkaboutthepastandthep