1、 Are you crazy? You cant do that! What will my friends say? I just want to have a normal family.Q: What is the girl saying?2. Script Good evening, Mrs. Jones. The manager sent you these roses and his best wishes to you both for a happy anniversary. Thank you. We like the room and the service here, a
2、nd we especially appreciate the managers consideration/ What can we learn from the conversation?3. Script While Im scrambling the eggs, could you put the flour into the bowl? You bet, darling. Ill also turn the oven on so that it gets warmed up. Where does this conversation probable take place?4. Sc
3、ript I have a very important meeting tonight, and Im afraid I cant miss it. But this evening is the parents meeting at school, and I was expecting youd come to it. OK, Ill phone Dad, maybe he and his girlfriend will come. What can be inferred from the conversation?5. ScriptW1: So youre still single?
4、 If youd listen to me and used the Internet, youd have a husband by now.W2: I did use the Internet. I posted an ad that read “Husband Wanted”. There were dozens of e-mail responses. But they all said pretty much the same thing: You can have mine. What can we infer from the conversation?Keys: 1.C 2.A
5、3.B 4.C 5.DIII. Listening InTask1: Reasons for a DivorceScript Im divorcing my husband. How long have you been married? Thirteen years. Do you have children? Yes, and I have to protect them from any more harm from my husbands irresponsibility So, what are your grounds for divorce? Well, first of all
6、, he keeps changing jobs. Weve had moved four times in thirteen years! And, you believe that will be good grounds for divorce? I do have a right to stability for my children and myself, dont I? Arent they his children, too? But my husband isnt fulfilling his duties! Is he paying the bills? Well, yes
7、, but we just live around the poverty line. Our kids are being teased by other kids at school because we cant dress them in good clothes! We have to live in a small department and drive an old car! Does the car run? Yes, but it looks OLD! Do you yell at him and call him names? Well, he yells at me!
8、So, those are the reasons to not honor your husband. Are you going to give him joint custody in this divorce? No, just visitation rights. Why? Because the law permits me to. And, what about the financial demands of this divorce? Im demanding half of all we have, which isnt much, and large support pa
9、yments.After thirteen years marriage, the woman wants to divorce her husband, claiming he is irresponsible. When asked for the specific grounds for divorce, she gives these reasons: First, he keeps changing jobs, and the family has had to move four times in thirteen years, but she wants stability fo
10、r her children and herself. Second, although he is paying the bills, they just live around the poverty line. Her children are being teased by other children for not dressing good clothes. Also, they had to live in a small apartment and drive an old car, though it still runs. Worse still, the husband
11、 yells at her, though she admits she also yell at him and calls him names. As for the divorce arrangements, the woman will give the husband only visitation rights instead of joint custody. Moreover, the woman will demand half of all they have and large support payments.Task 2: What four-letter words
12、?Dorothy was the only child of her family, born when her parents were mid-aged. They spoiled her badly. At the age of 33 she still lived at home. Her mother and father treat her like a princess. She seemed perfectly content with that situation, so her friends were surprised when she announced she wo
13、uld soon get married. People who knew her well said the marriage wouldnt last long. But for the present, she and her new husband approached happy.As soon as the newly couple returned from their honeymoon, the bride called her mother.“How does everything go?” her mother asked.“Oh, Mom,” she began, “t
14、he honeymoon was lovely! So romantic! We had a wonderful time. But on our back, Bob started using terrible language. Stuff Id never heard before. Really awful four-letter words. Youve got to come get me and take me home. Please, Mom!” the new bride sobbed over the telephone. “But, honey,” the mother
15、 asked, “What four-letter words?”“I cant tell you, Mom. Theyre too awful! Come get me, please!“Darling, you must tell me what has upset you so much. Tell me what four-letter words he used.”Still sobbing, the bride said, “Mom, words like dust, wash, iron, and cook.” FTFFTTask3: A Woman Who Chose Not to RemarryAfter 17 years of marriage, my husband left me for my best friend, Monica. Wha
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