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Unit4Marriage

Unit4Marriage

PartA

Pre-listeningTask

QuestionsforDiscussion

1.Whatdoyouthinkofmarriage?

Doyouthinkahappymarriageisthemostimportantthinginyourlife?

2.Whatkindofpersondoyouwanttomarry?

Whatareyourstandardsinchoosingalifecompanion?

3.Whatdoyouthinkiscrucialforahappymarriage?

4.Whatusuallycausestroublesinamarriage?

5.Doyouthinkdifferencesbetweenhusbandandwifeareunavoidable?

Ifyoudo,couldyousuggestsomewaysforthemtodealwiththeproblem?

6.Haveyouheardofmarriageagreements?

Doyouthinkacoupleshouldsignamarriageagreementbeforegettingmarried?

Demo:

1.Whatdoyouthinkofmarriage?

Doyouthinkahappymarriageisthemostimportantthinginyourlife?

Inmyopinion,ahappymarriageisthemostimportantthinginone’slife.Althoughitisrelativelyeasyformanypeopletogetmarried,itisreallyhardtohaveanidealmarriageforbothmenandwomen.Whenthehoneymoonisover,manycouplesstarttoexploretherealmeaningofahappymarriageandbecomeseriousabouttheirrelationship.Theytendtohaveunrealisticexpectations,assumingtheirspousescanreadtheirmindsastowhattheywantandneed.Butreallifeisnotaromanticfairytaleanymoreandtheybegintodisagreeorarguewitheachother.Ifboththecouplecouldresolvetheirdisagreements,theirmarriagewouldbehealthyandhappy.

AdditionalQuestionforDiscussion

Doyoungmenandyoungwomenhavethesamestandardsinchoosingaspouse?

Ifnot,whynot?

Demo:

Idon’tthinkyoungmenandyoungwomenhaveexactlythesamestandardsinchoosingaspouse.There’salargenumberofstudiesshowingwhatthesestandardsareformenandwomenindifferentpartsoftheworld.Generallyspeaking,whenawomanchoosesherspouse,sheoftenputsemphasisonhischaracter,temperamentandeducationwhileamanwouldlikehisspousetobeyoungandbeautiful.You’llfindthatthedifferenceshaveagreatdealtodowithculturaltraditionsandsocialinfluence.

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’tit?

Itsays,“Nothingwillbeleftonthefloorovernight.Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed.”

Tom:

ThenI’llknowclearlywhatLinda’sexpectationsare.

John:

Isee.WhataboutArticle2:

Sleeping?

Itsays,“Wewillgotobedat11p.m.andgetupat6:

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

Tom:

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

Linda:

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）

WordBank

updatev.tomakesth.up-to-date更新

makeituptobecomefriendsagainafteraquarrel争吵后和解

figureouttoworkoutthesolutiontoaproblem想出

Script:

John:

Linda,doyouspendalotoftimecheckingtoseeift