大學英語聽說教程3-Unit-4-Marriage

PAGEPAGE4Unit4MarriagePartAPre-listeningTaskQuestionsforDiscussionWhatdoyouthinkofmarriage?Doyouthinkahappymarriageisthemostimportantthinginyourlife?Whatkindofpersondoyouwanttomarry?Whatareyourstandardsinchoosingalifecompanion?Whatdoyouthinkiscrucialforahappymarriage?Whatusuallycausestroublesinamarriage?Doyouthinkdifferencesbetweenhusbandandwifeareunavoidable?Ifyoudo,couldyousuggestsomewaysforthemtodealwiththeproblem?Haveyouheardofmarriageagreements?Doyouthinkacoupleshouldsignamarriageagreementbeforegettingmarried?AdditionalQuestionforDiscussionDoyoungmenandyoungwomenhavethesamestandardsinchoosingaspouse?Ifnot,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.c.Theywillnotmakeanychangestotheagreement.d.Theywillnotneeditanymore,astheyarebothfamiliarwithitscontents.Exercise2Listentotheconversationagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.Whatisstatedintheruleofdriving?Itisstatedthatiftheygetlostformorethanfiveminuteswhentheyaredriving,theymuststopandaskfordirections.2.WhatisArticle13about?Whatdoesitsay?Article13isaboutbreakingrules.Thearticlesays,“Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnicefortheotherpersontomakeitup.”3.WhatisArticle14about?Whatisstatedintheagreement?Itisaboutreviewingthecontentsoftheagreement.Itstatesthattheymustreviewthisagreementonceayearandmakenecessarychanges.SpeakingTasksPairWorkDebating—ArgumentsfororagainstgivingfirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouseASampleNowadays,someyoungpeoplegivefirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouse.Areyoufororagainstthisstandardinchoosingaspouse?Expressanddefendyourviewsfromtheperspectivesgiveninthecardbelow.Topic:Isitrighttogivefirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouse?Perspectives:1.Fromtheperspectiveofastudent(positive)2.Fromtheperspectiveofasocialworker(negative)PossibleArguments(forreference)Fromtheperspectiveofastudent(positive)Ithinkitisverynaturalforpeopletogivefirstprioritytoeconomicstatusinchoosingaspouse.Weallknowhowimportantmoneyis.Withoutmoney,wecanhardlydoanything.Lackofmoneyinamarriagewillcauseproblemstothecouple.Eventhoughthecouplemayhavemarriedforlove,beingalwayshard-pressedformoney,lovewillsoonbereplacedbyquarrelsandendlessworriesovermoneymatters.Ifthishappens,cantheylivehappilytogether?SoIthinkitisveryimportanttofirstconsiderifyourfuturespouseisabletosharetheresponsibilityofsupportingafamily.Ifnot,justwait.Fromtheperspectiveofasocialworker(negative)Nowadays,someyoungpeopleconsidereconomicstatusthemostimportantfactorwhentheychooseaspouse.Theythinkmoneycanbringeverythingtheywant,likeabigapartment,acar,oratripabroad.However,canthesematerialthingsreallyensurehappiness?Idon’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’tcareforhiswifeandchildren.He’slazyandrude.Whatdoyouknowaboutthewoman?She’sjustgotajob.Sheearnsalotofmoney.Shedoesmostofthehouseworkathome.Shehasbadrelationswithherhusband.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’scomplaints?Hethinksthewoman’shusbandislazyandmessy.Hedoesn’twanttopassjudgmentonthewoman’shusband.Hethinksthewomancomplainstoomuch.Hethinksthewomanshouldaskherhusbandtosharethehousework.Script:M:Ah,c