大学英语听说教程UnitMarrieWord格式.docx

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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.

ThisismentionedinArticle1:

CleaningUp,isn’titItsays,“Nothingwillbeleftonthefloorovernight.Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed.”

ThenI’llknowclearlywhatLinda’sexpectationsare.

Isee.WhataboutArticle2:

SleepingItsays,“Wewillgotobedat11p.m.andgetupat6:

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

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

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:

11p.m.;

timetogetup:

6:

30a.m.exceptonweekends.

Conversation2

AMarriageAgreement（PartTwo）

updatev.tomakesth.up-to-date更新

makeituptobecomefriendsagainafteraquarrel争吵后和解

figureouttoworkoutthesolutiontoaproblem想出

Linda,doyouspendalotoftimecheckingtoseeiftheotherpersonisfollowingtherulesArguing

No,notatall.

Alotofcouplesarguebecausetheydon’tunderstandeachother’sexpectations.Ithinkwespendlesstimearguingthanmostcouplesbecausewebothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.

Whathappensifoneofyoubreaksarule

Well,that’sinArticle13ofouragreement.

IsitOhyes,Article13:

BreakingRules.“Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnicefortheotherpersontomakeitup.”

Yeah,likelasttimeTombroketheruleofdriving.

What’stherule

Theruleiswemustaskfordirectionsifwearedrivingandgetlostformorethanfiveminutes.

Whathappened

Weweredrivingtoafriend’swedding,andwegotlost.Lindawantedtostopatagasstationtoaskfordirections,butIthoughtIcouldfigureitout.

Thenwedrovefortymilesinthewrongdirectionandendedupbeinglateforthewedding.

SoItookherouttodinner.IknewwhatIshoulddotoapologize.

That’sveryimportant,Ithink,knowinghowtoapologize.Bytheway,doyouplantoupdateyouragreementatallWhatifthingschangeinyourlifeandaruledoesn’tworkanymore

We’vethoughtaboutthattoo.Article14statesthatwemustreviewthisagreementonceayearandmakenecessarychanges.

Well,itwasreallynicetalkingtoyouboth.Thankyouverymuchforyourtime.

Tom&

Linda:

Thankyou.

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.

1.Whatisstatedintheruleofdriving

Itisstatedthatiftheygetlostformorethanfiveminuteswhentheyaredriving,theymuststopandaskfordirections.

2.WhatisArticle13aboutWhatdoesitsay

Article13isaboutbreakingrules.Thearticlesays,“Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnicefortheotherpersontomakeitup.”

3.WhatisArticle14aboutWhatisstatedintheagreement

It