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大学英语听说教程UnitMarriage
Unit4Marriage
PartA
Pre-listeningTask
QuestionsforDiscussion
1.WhatdoyouthinkofmarriageDoyouthinkahappymarriageisthemostimportantthinginyourlife
2.WhatkindofpersondoyouwanttomarryWhatareyourstandardsinchoosingalifecompanion
3.Whatdoyouthinkiscrucialforahappymarriage
4.Whatusuallycausestroublesinamarriage
5.DoyouthinkdifferencesbetweenhusbandandwifeareunavoidableIfyoudo,couldyousuggestsomewaysforthemtodealwiththeproblem
6.HaveyouheardofmarriageagreementsDoyouthinkacoupleshouldsignamarriageagreementbeforegettingmarried
AdditionalQuestionforDiscussion
DoyoungmenandyoungwomenhavethesamestandardsinchoosingaspouseIfnot,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格外的,极其的
peeven.sth.thatannoysyou惹人生气的事物
bugv.(Americanslang)toannoy,toirritate激怒
articlen.asectionofalegalagreementthatdealswithaparticularpoint协议的条款
petpeevesth.thatyoustronglydislikebecauseitalwaysannoysyou格外惹人生气的事
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’titItsays,“Nothingwillbeleftonthefloorovernight.Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed.”
Tom:
ThenI’llknowclearlywhatLinda’sexpectationsare.
John:
Isee.WhataboutArticle2:
SleepingItsays,“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,doyouspendalotoftimecheckingtoseeiftheotherpersonisfollowingtherulesArguing
Linda:
No,notatall.
Tom:
Alotofcouplesarguebecausetheydon’tunderstandeachother’sexpectations.Ithinkwespendlesstimearguingthanmostcouplesbecausewebothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.
John:
Whathappensifoneofyoubreaksarule
Tom:
Well,that’sinArticle13ofouragreement.
John:
IsitOhyes,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,doyouplantoupdateyouragreementatallWhatifthingschangeinyourlifeandaruledoesn’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.WhatisArticle13aboutWhatdoesitsay
Article13isaboutbreakingrules.Thearticlesays,“Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnicefortheotherpersontomakeitup.”
3.WhatisArticle14aboutWhatisstatedintheagreement
Itisaboutreviewingthecontentsoftheagreement.Itstate