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大学英语听说3Unit4

Unit4

II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

M:

Amy,sitdown,weneedtotalk.YourmotherandIaregoingtoseparate.

W:

What?

Areyoucrazy?

Youcan’tdothat!

Whatwillmyfriendssay?

Ijustwanttohaveanormalfamily.

Q:

Whatdoesthegirlsay?

C）Shedoesn’twantthefamilytobreakup.

2.Script

M:

Goodevening,Mrs.Jones.Themanagersendsyoutheserosesandhisbestwishes.Happyanniversary!

W:

Thankyou.Weliketheroomandthehere,andweespeciallyappreciatethemanager’sconsideration.

Q:

Whatcanwelearnfromthedialog?

A）Themanagersendsflowerstocelebratethecouple’sanniversary.

3.Script

W:

WhileI’mscramblingtheeggs,couldyouputtheflourintothebowl?

M:

Youbet,darling.I’llalsoturntheovenonsothatitcanpreheat.

Q:

Wheredoesthisdialogtakeplace?

B）Inachicken.

4.Script

W:

Ihaveaveryimportantmeetingtonight,andI’mafraidIcan’tmissit.

M:

Butthiseveningistheparents-teacherconferenceatschool,andIamexpectingyou’dcome.OK,I’llphoneDad.Maybeheandhisgirlfriendwillcome.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromthedialog?

C）Theboy’sparentshavedivorced

5.Script

W1:

Soyou’restillsingle?

Ifyou’dlistenedtomeandusedtheInternet,you’dhaveahusbandbynow.

W2:

IdidusetheInternet.Ipostedanadthatread,“HusbandWanted”.Thereweredozensofresponses.Buttheyallsaidprettymuchthesamething:

Youcanhavemine.

Q:

Whatcanweinferfromthedialog?

D）Manywomenwouldbehappytoberidoftheirhusbands.

III.ListeningIn

Task1:

NuclearFamilyLivingPatterns

Scriptandkey

Anuclearfamilyis（S1）typicalinhigh-industrializedsocieties.Beginningintheearly20thcentury,thetwo-parentfamily（S2）knownasthenuclearfamilywasthepredominantAmericanfamilytype.（S3）Generallychildrenlivewiththeirparentsuntiltheygoawaytoacollegeoruniversity,oruntilthey（S4）findtheirjobsandacquirean（S5）apartmentorhomeoftheirown.

Intheearlymid-20thcentury,thefathertypicallythe（S6）solewage-earner,andthemotherwasthechildren’s（S7）principlecaregiver.Today,oftenbothparentsholdjobs.（S8）Dual-earnerfamiliesarethepredominanttypeforfamilieswithchildrenintheUnitedStates.Increasingly,oneoftheparentshasanon-standardshift;thatis,ashiftthatdoesnotstartinthemorningandendinlaterafternoon.Inthesefamilies,oneoftheparentsmanagesthechildrenwhiletheotherworks.

Priortoschool,（S9）adequatedaycareofchildrenisnecessaryfordual-earnerfamilies.Inrecentyears,manyprivatecompaniesandhome-baseddaycarecentershavesprungupfulfillthisneed.Increasingly,（10）companiesaregettinginvolvedinthearrangementofdaycare.Governmentsareprovidingassistancetoparentsthatrequiredaycareaswell.

Task2:

FatherhoodinAustralia?

Script

CanitbetruethatAustraliamenspendmoretimeduringtheweekbrushingtheirteeththantheydoalonewiththeirchildren?

AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofNewSouthWaleshasdiscoveredthatduringtheworkingweek,Australianfathersonlyspendanaverageofjustoveraminuteeachdayalonewiththeirchildren.Australianmothers,ontheotherhand,spendthreehoursaweekpurelylookingaftertheirchildren-amuchgreaterdisparitythaninothercountrieslikeAmerican,Denmark,Italy,andFrance,wherecouplesdividethechildcaremoreevenly.ThesefindingswillprobablyinfuriatethosewhowanttoshakeofftheperhapsunfairimageofAustraliaasalandofold-fashionedmalechauvinism.

Accordingtothestudy,Australianfathersappeartolikethefunaspectsofparenthood,butshyawayfromtheboringhousework.Sowhiletheytendtobehappytakingthekidstotheparkortosportingevents,theyareunlikelytoparticipateregularlyinfeeding,bathing,ortakingthekidstoschool.Inshort,Australianparentingisseenasawoman’sjobandaman’shobby.

Manypeoplebelievethatthelast20yearshaveseenarrivaloftheso-called“newman”-themanwhoiswillingtosharethehouseworkandchildcare.Thenewmanhasapictureofhischildrenonhiscomputerdesktopatwork;henevermissesthekids’schoolplays,andheskipsadrinkatthebarafterworksothathecangethomeintimetoreadbedtimestorytotheirkids.

ThisstudysuggeststhatthenewmanfeelsalittlemoreathomeinEuropethaninAustralia.Indeed,apollconductedintheU.K.forthethinktanktheFatherhoodInstituteinJanuaryindicatesthatalmost70percentofBritishwomenthinkthatmenareasgoodatraisingchildrenaswomen.

That’ssomethingorAustralianmentoponderwhiletheybrushtheirteeth!

Key:

1.F2.T3.T4.F5.T

Task3:

Viewsonfilialpietyseechange.

Script

WithfasteconomicdevelopmentinHongKong,youngpeoplearelesslikelytocherishthetraditionalnotionoffilialpiety.Instead,theyaregraduallytakinganewapproachtoawelfaresociety,accordingtoathree-yearconductedbytheCityUniversityofHongKong.

Asmanyas85percentoftherespondentsexpectthegovernmenttotakeuptheresponsibilityforsupportingtheelderly,and77percentagreewithideathattheburdenshouldfallonsocietyasawholeratherthanonindividualfamilies.

ResearcherRichardWong,whotookchargeofthestudy,issadabouttheerodingoftraditionalfamilybonds.Hesaidthatwhilemostpeoplestillrespecttheirparentsandgrandparents,theytendtoequateeconomicassistancewithlove.Whenaskedabouthowtheywouldshowtheirlovefortheiroldparents,manysimplysaidtheywouldsendthemtooldpeople’shomes.Otherssaidtheywouldgivemoney,andonlytwopercentoftherespondentssaidtheywouldbereadytotakecareofthepsychologicalhealthoftheirparents.

Accordingtothestudy,middle-agedpeoplewhohavechildrenoftheirowntaketheirfilialdutiesmoreseriously.Also,marriedwomenknowbetterthanmentheneedforthiskindoflovingcare.

ResearcherWongquestionedthewisdomofadoptingthenewconceptofgovernmentwelfare.Hesaid,“Awelfaresocietyisfoundedonhightaxrates,buthereinHongKongthepersonaltaxrateisonly15percent.Howcanyouexpectthegovernmenttotakecareofalltheelderly?

”

Hefurtherpointedoutthatevenwhenasocialsecuritynetworkcansupportallseniorcitizens,itcannotreplacethelovethatonlyfamilymemberscangive.

Questionandkey:

1.Accordingtomostoftherespondents,whoshouldtakeuptheresponsibilityforsupportingtheelderly?

A）Thegovernment.

2.Whichofthefollowingisawayformostrespondentstoshowrespectandlovefortheiroldparents?

A）Providingthemwitheconomicassistance.

3.Whichofthefollowingtypesofpeoplehavemorelovingcarefortheiroldparents?

A）Middle-agedpeopleandmarriedwomen.

4.AccordingtoResearcherWong,whyisawelfaresocietynotrealisticinHongKong?

D）Thepersonaltaxrateisnothighenough.

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

C）Itisasadthingthatmostpeopleprefertoshifttheresponsibilityforsupportingtheelderlyontothesociety.

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1Isyouthwastedontheyoung?

Amy:

I’dliketotalktoyou,sostopwhatyou’redoingforaminute.

Bill:

Whatisit,Amy?

（1）I’mhavingahectictimeworkingonthisreportfortomorrow’smeeting.

Amy:

Well,you’realwaysprettybusy,and

（2）it’sbeenmorefiveyears,almostsix,sinceweweremarried.

Bill:

Yes.（3）Timehasgonesofast,butthey’vebeengoodyears.

Amy:

Iknow,butIwanttohaveababy—Iwantustohaveababy.

Bill:

Iknowyoudo.Butremember,wesaidwe’dwaituntilwecouldaffordit.

Amy:

Butfiveyearsisalongtimetowait.Anyway,it’slongenough.

Bill:

（4）I’mthisclosetogettingapromotion.

Amy:

（5）Whathasthatgottodowithit?

Wecouldwaitforeverifwewaitedforthe“perfect”moment.Soonwe’llbetoooldtoenjoyinghavingababy.

Bill:

Youknow,（6）youhaveagoodpoint.Thisreportcanwait.I’lldoittomorrowmorning.Let’sopenabottleofwineandenjoyourselves.

MODEL2SomanypeopleintheUnitedStatesgetdivorced!

Script

Kim:

HiAmy.

Amy:

Hi!

Lookatthisheadline,Kim.

Kim:

Wow!

（1）SomanypeopleintheUnitedStatesgetdivorced!

Amy:

ButthisisnotuncommonintheWest.Insomeplaces,

（2）thedivorceratecanbeashighas50percent.

Kim:

Itseemsstrangetomethat（3）Westernersfallheadheelsinlovequickly,ifnotatfirstsight,buttheyalsoleaveeachotherquickly.

Amy:

Isitthesameinyourcountry?

Kim:

Idon’tthinkso.Inmycountry,（4）somemarriagesbreakup,butmostcouplesstaytogether.

Amy:

（5）Dopeoplegetmarriedyoung?

Kim:

Notreally.Notmanypeoplegetmarriedbeforetheageof20.

Amy:

Hmm.（6）Dowomanusuallyworkaftertheygetmarried?

Kim:

No,alotofwomenstayhometotakecareoftheirfamilies.Butmorewomenworknow.

MODEL3WhynothavebothourparentshereforChristmas?

Script

Amy:

Youknow,Christmasiscoming.AndI

（1）haven’tseenDadforages—healwayshassuchgreatstoriestotell.

Bill:

Iknowwewenttmyfolks’lastyear,but

（2）mymom’sbeenprettysick.ThismightbeherlastChristmas.

Amy:

She’sbeenill,but（3）don’texaggerate.Youjustdon’tlikemymother.That’swhyyoudon’twanttogotomyparents’

Bill:

She’sneverlikedme.（4）NeverthoughtIwasgoodenoughforyou.

Amy:

Well,you’renot…But（5）seriously,mom’snotsosad.She’sjustgotathickskinandlikestohideherfeelings.

Bill:

Idon’tthinkso.

Amy:

WhynothaveourbothfamilieshereforChristmas?

Bill:

Thatwouldmake22ofusifweinvitedeverybody.

Amy:

（6）WhynotjusthavebothourparentshereforChristmas?

Bill:

Goodidea.Justdon’tseatmenexttoyourmother.

V.Let’sTalk

WhenIknewmyparentssplitup