听说教程3 Unit 1 Parents.docx

1、听说教程3 Unit 1 ParentsUnit 1 ParentsPart BListening TasksPassage 1Dating with My Mother (Part One)Word Bankdate v. to go out with a member of the opposite sex, esp. regularly 与异性朋友约会（尤指经常性地约会） n. an occasion of dating 约会suspicious a. feeling that you do not trust sb. or that there is sth. wrong 猜疑的dri

2、veway n. a private road that connects a private house to a street 私人车道curl v. to make into coils 使（头发）卷曲get around to . to find time for . 找时间做Peggy （女子名，Margaret的昵称） Script:After 22 years of marriage, I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy. I started

3、dating with another woman.It was Peggys idea. One day she said to me, “Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably wont believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer.”The “other” woman my w

4、ife was encouraging me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago. Right after his death, I moved 2,500 miles away to California and started my own life and career. When I moved back near my hometown six years ago, I promised myself that I would s

5、pend more time with mom. But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.Mom was surprised and suspicious when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie. “Whats wrong?” she asked. “I thought it woul

6、d be nice to spend some time with you,” I said. “Just the two of us.”“I would like that a lot,” she said.When I pulled into her driveway, she was waiting by the door with her coat on. Her hair was curled, and she was smiling. “I told my lady friends I was going out with my son, and they were all imp

7、ressed. They cant wait to hear about our evening,” Mother said.Language and Culture Notes1. Background information In the United States many old people live by themselves either because they do not want to be a burden to their children or because they prefer to maintain their individual lifestyles.

8、When they cannot take care of themselves, they are often sent to special nursing homes for the aged. They dont see their children on a regular basis. So for many people in America, old age can be a sad and lonely time. The story explores the loneliness of the old people and also the love between a s

9、on and daughter-in-law and their mother. 2. datingAmerican dating customs are somewhat different from those in our culture. Young people in America see dating as a time for fun, often without any romantic interest in mind. Only after some time when two people decide to have a steady relationship do

10、they think of each other as boyfriend and girlfriend. 3. to keep love aliveto keep love strong 4. beyond family get-togethersapart from family reunions5. Her hair was curledMost likely she had been to the hairdresser to have her hair curled, which shows she regarded the date with her son as an impor

11、tant event.Exercise 1Listen to the recording and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.1. What would make the speaker closer to his wife, Peggy? a. Never dating another woman. b. Asking his mother to live with his family. c. Seeing more of his mother. d. Taking his wife and children to

12、a dinner and a movie.2. What do you know about the speakers mother? a. She has lived a lonely life for many years. b. She has got three children. c. She does not get on well with her daughter-in-law. d. She often goes out with her lady friends.3. Which of the following adjectives best describes Pegg

13、y? a. Understandable. b. Caring. c. Sympathetic. d. Friendly.Exercise 2Listen again and complete the answers to the following questions.1. What was Peggys idea? What did she say to her husband?She suggested that her husband spend more time with his mother. She said to her husband, “Life is too short

14、, you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably wont believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer.”2. How do you know that the mother was excited about the date with her son?1) When the speaker drove into his

15、mothers driveway, she was waiting by the door with her coat on and she had her hair curled.2) She had told her lady friends about this.Passage 2Dating with My Mother (Part Two)Word Bankfancy a. not ordinary; fashionable 高档的，豪华的trail n. path 走过的路程brag v. to talk too proudly about sth. or sb. 夸耀catch

16、up on to spend time doing what has been missed 补上（文中意为“事后得到关于的消息”）drop off allow to get out of a vehicle 让下车fill sb. in on sth. to supply sb. with details about sth. 为提供有关的消息Script:We didnt go anywhere fancy, just a neighborhood place where we could talk. Since her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows, I had to read t