大學(xué)英語聽說教程3 Unit 4 Marriage

大學(xué)英語聽說教程3Unit4Marriage大學(xué)英語聽說教程3Unit4Marriage大學(xué)英語聽說教程3Unit4Marriage資料僅供參考文件編號：2022年4月大學(xué)英語聽說教程3Unit4Marriage版本號：A修改號：1頁次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：Unit4MarriagePartAPre-listeningTaskQuestionsforDiscussionWhatdoyouthinkofmarriageDoyouthinkahappymarriageisthemostimportantthinginyourlife

WhatkindofpersondoyouwanttomarryWhatareyourstandardsinchoosingalifecompanion

Whatdoyouthinkiscrucialforahappymarriage?Whatusuallycausestroublesinamarriage?DoyouthinkdifferencesbetweenhusbandandwifeareunavoidableIfyoudo,couldyousuggestsomewaysforthemtodealwiththeproblem

HaveyouheardofmarriageagreementsDoyouthinkacoupleshouldsignamarriageagreementbeforegettingmarried

AdditionalQuestionforDiscussionDoyoungmenandyoungwomenhavethesamestandardsinchoosingaspouseIfnot,whynot

LanguageFocusHerearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumayfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.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.PartBListeningTasksConversation1AMarriageAgreement(PartOne)WordBankoutlinev.todescribebrieflywithfewdetails概述spousen.ahusbandorwife配偶peta.denotingathingthatonefeelsparticularlystronglyabout格外的，極其的peeven.sth.thatannoysyou惹人生氣的事物bugv.(Americanslang)toannoy,toirritate激怒articlen.asectionofalegalagreementthatdealswithaparticularpoint協(xié)議的條款petpeevesth.thatyoustronglydislikebecauseitalwaysannoysyou格外惹人生氣的事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.Exercise1Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.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.Exercise2Listentotheconversationagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.WhydidTomandLindadecidetosigntheagreement?

Becausetheywantedtounderstandeachother’sexpectationssothatpotentialproblemscouldbeavoidedandtheycouldlivehappilytogether.2.WhatisArticle1about?

Cleaningup.Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed.3.WhatisArticle2about?

Sleeping.Timeforbed:11p.m.;timetogetup:6:30a.m.exceptonweekendsConversation2AMarriageAgreement(PartTwo)WordBankupdatev.tomakesth.up-to-date更新makeituptobecomefriendsagainafteraquarrel爭吵后和解figureouttoworkoutthesolutiontoaproblem想出Script:John:Linda,doyouspendalotoftimecheckingtoseeiftheotherpersonisfollowingtherulesArguing

Linda:No,notatall.Tom:Alotofcouplesarguebecausetheydon’tunderstandeachother’sexpectations.Ithinkwespendlesstimearguingthanmostcouplesbecausewebothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.John:Whathappensifoneofyoubreaksarule?

Tom:Well,that’sinArticle13ofouragreement.John:Isit

Ohyes,Article13:BreakingRules.“Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnicefortheotherpersontomakeitup.”Linda:Yeah,likelasttimeTombroketheruleofdriving.John:What’stherule?

Linda:Theruleiswemustaskfordirectionsifwearedrivingandgetlostformorethanfiveminutes.John:WhathappenedTom:Weweredrivingtoafriend’swedding,andwegotlost.Lindawantedtostopatagasstationtoaskfordirections,butIthoughtIcouldfigureitout.Linda:Thenwedrovefortymilesinthewrongdirectionandendedupbeinglateforthewedding.Tom:SoItookherouttodinner.IknewwhatIshoulddotoapologize.John:That’sveryimportant,Ithink,knowinghowtoapologize.Bytheway,doyouplantoupdateyouragreementatall

Whatifthingschangeinyourlifeandaruledoesn’tworkanymore?Linda:We’vethoughtaboutthattoo.Article14statesthatwemustreviewthisagreementonceayearandmakenecessarychanges.John:Well,itwasreallynicetalkingtoyouboth.Thankyouverymuchforyourtime.Tom&Linda:Thankyou.Exercise1Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.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.Exercise2Listentotheconversationagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.Whatisstatedintheruleofdriving?

Itisstatedthatiftheygetlostformorethanfiveminuteswhentheyaredriving,theymuststopandaskfordirections.2.WhatisArticle13aboutWhatdoesitsay

Article13isaboutbreakingrules.Thearticlesays,“Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnicefortheotherpersontomakeitup.”3.WhatisArticle14aboutWhatisstatedintheagreement

Itisaboutreviewingthecontentsoftheagreement.Itstatesthattheymustreviewthisagreementonceayearandmakenecessarychanges.SpeakingTasksPairWorkDebating—ArgumentsfororagainstgivingfirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouseASampleNowadays,someyoungpeoplegivefirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouse.AreyoufororagainstthisstandardinchoosingaspouseExpressanddefendyourviewsfromtheperspectivesgiveninthecardbelow.Topic:Isitrighttogivefirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouse?

Perspectives:1.Fromtheperspectiveofastudent(positive)2.Fromtheperspectiveofasocialworker(negative)PossibleArguments(forreference)Fromtheperspectiveofastudent(positive)Ithinkitisverynaturalforpeopletogivefirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouse.Weallknowhowimportantmoneyis.Withoutmoney,wecanhardlydoanything.Lackofmoneyinamarriagewillcauseproblemstothecouple.Eventhoughthecouplemayhavemarriedforlove,beingalwayshard-pressedformoney,lovewillsoonbereplacedbyquarrelsandendlessworriesovermoneymatters.Ifthishappens,cantheylivehappilytogetherSoIthinkitisveryimportanttofirstconsiderifyourfuturespouseisabletosharetheresponsibilityofsupportingafamily.Ifnot,justwait.Fromtheperspectiveofasocialworker(negative)Nowadays,someyoungpeopleconsidereconomicstatusthemostimportantfactorwhentheychooseaspouse.Theythinkmoneycanbringeverythingtheywant,likeabigapartment,acar,oratripabroad.However,canthesematerialthingsreallyensurehappinessIdon’tthinkso.Amarriagebasedsolelyonmaterialwealthwillnotnecessarilybeahappyone.Countlessexampleshaveshownthatrichpeopleoftenhaveunsuccessfulmarriages.Ahappymarriageisbuiltonadeeploveandaffectionbetweenhusbandandwife,whichcannotbeboughtbymoney.Nowusetheabovesampleasyourmodelandcarryonsimilaractivitieswithyourpartner.Topic:Isitrighttogivefirstprioritytoauniversitydegreeinchoosingaspouse?

Perspectives:1.Fromtheperspectiveofsomestudents(positive)2.Fromtheperspectiveofsomeotherstudents(negative)SomeIdeasforReferenceTheArgument(positive)AuniversitydegreeisthefirstthingI’dconsiderwhenIchoosemylifecompanion.Ithinktwopeoplewithverydifferenteducationalbackgroundswouldhaveproblemsincommunication.Apersonwithauniversitydegreehasbeenexposedtoawiderangeofknowledge/iswell-educated.Whatgreatpleasureitistospendyourlifewithsomeonewhocanshareyourenjoymentofmusic,artandliterature,ordiscusswithyouallsortsofsubjectsfromthebeautyofnaturetoaliensinouterspace/newadvancesinscienceandtechnology.Awell-educatedpersontendstobemorecultured,andmoreunderstanding,whichwillensurehappinessinamarriage.Awell-educatedpersonismorelikelytohaveagoodcareer.Auniversitydegreeisalmostamustinthecompetitivejobmarketnowadays.Thereforeagoodeducationalbackgroundiskeytoasuccessfulcareer,whichwillbringharmonyandsecuritytofamilylife.TheCounter-argument(negative)Idon’tthinkauniversitydegreeissoimportantinchoosingone’slifecompanion.PersonalityisthefirstthingIwouldtakeintoconsiderationwhenIchooseaspouse.Tomymind,affection,honesty,generosity,kindness,sympathy,andcouragearethequalitiesIvaluemore.Ithinkaperson’smoralvirtueisveryimportantanditisnotdecidedbytheamountofschooleducationheorshehasreceived.Auniversitydegreedoesnotnecessarilybringhappinesstoamarriage.Mutualaffectionandunderstandingarekeytoahappymarriage.Apersonwithauniversitydegreeisnotnecessarilywell-educated.Itdependsonhowmucheffortsheorhemadewhileatcollege.Ibelieveinlove/loveatfirstsight.I’dliketomarrythepersonIlove,andtogetherwecanpursuethedreamsofourlife.Idon’tthinkauniversitydegreecanensuresuccessinacareer.Experienceissometimesmoreimportantthanformaleducation.Asamatteroffact,manyentrepreneursinChinahaven’tevenreceivedsecondaryeducation.Theirsuccessactuallyreliesontheirunusualpersonalityandopportunitiesavailable.PartCTestYourListeningAConversationListentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthewoman’shusband?

Hedoesn’tsharehouseworkathome.Hedoesn’tknowhowtoputthingsinorder.Hedoesn’tcarefor