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Unit1Parents
Unit1Parents
PartA
Pre-listeningTask
QuestionsforDiscussion
1.Doyouoftencallorwritetoyourparents?
Ifyes,howoften?
2.Doyoualwaysrememberyourparents’birthdays?
Whatdoyouusuallydoforyourparentsontheirbirthdaysandwhy?
3.HowdoyoucelebrateMother’sDay?
4.Whydoyouloveandrespectyourparents?
5.Doyouthinkparents’lovefortheirchildrenisthegreatestloveintheworld?
Ifyoudo,explainwhy.
Demo:
4.Whydoyouloveandrespectyourparents?
Ithinkparents’lovefortheirchildrenisunconditionalandisaselflesslove.Theygavebirthtousandraisedus.Theyhaveagreatexpectationforusandprovideeverythingweneedtoliveandstudyinuniversity.Evenifwethinkthatourparentsaresometimesmeananddon’tunderstandus,lovingourparentsisafulfillingpartofourlife,andrespectingthemisatraditionalvirtue.
AdditionalQuestionforDiscussion
Isthereagenerationgapbetweenyouandyourparents?
Howdoyouresolveyourdifferences?
Demo:
Yes,there’ssomethingyoucouldcallagenerationgap.MyparentsandIhavedifferentopinionsonquiteafewthings.Myparentsdon’tlikethetypeofmusicIlistento.Theydon’tseemtohaveanyinterestinfootballorbasketball.Theythinklittleofthefashionthatispopularonuniversitycampuses.I,onmypart,don’texactlysharesomeoftheirinterestsandconcerns.Butweneverletourdifferenceshurtourfeelingsforeachother.Mostofthetimewewouldagreetodisagree.
LanguageFocus
Herearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumayfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.
●Icall/writetomyparentsonceaweek/everyweekend.
●Icall/writetomyparentswhenI’vedonewellinatestorexam/Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellthem/I’veearnedafinancialgrant/I’mshortofmoney/I’vegotproblems/I’msick.
●Icall/writetomyparentsregularlynomatterhowbusyIam.
●IthinkofmyparentswheneverIfindthatI’vemadesomeprogressinmystudies/whenIwinanaward.
●Onmyparents’birthdays,Iusuallybuythemsomegiftswithmypocketmoney/sendthemcards/tellthemhowspecialtheyaretome/dosomethingcreativetotrytoexpressmylovefortheminaspecialway.
●IusuallycooksomethingspecialformymotheronMother’sDay.Myfatherwilltakemymotherandmeoutfordinnertocelebrate.
●Ilovemyparentsbecausetheygavemelife/havesacrificedalotinbringingmeup/arealwaysthereformewheneverIneedthem.
●Irespectmyparentsbecausetheyhavetaughtmetobehonest,generous,open-minded/arerolemodelsforme.
●Parents’lovefortheirchildisselfless/foreverstrong/neverchanging.
●Thereisnolovelikeamother’sloveforherchild.
●Nobondisstrongerthanthatbetweenparentandchild.
●MyparentsalwaystellmethatI’mspecial/alwaysfindtimeformewhenIneedcomfortingandencouragement/makeitapointtospendsometimewithmeeveryweekandtalkwithmeaboutmyfriends,school,activities,dreamsandhopes.
PartB
ListeningTasks
Passage1
DatingwithMyMother(PartOne)
WordBank
datev.togooutwithamemberoftheoppositesex,esp.regularly与异性朋友约会(尤指经常性地约会)
n.anoccasionofdating约会
suspiciousa.feelingthatyoudonottrustsb.orthatthereissth.wrong猜疑的
drivewayn.aprivateroadthatconnectsaprivatehousetoastreet私人车道
curlv.tomakeintocoils使(头发)卷曲
getaroundto...tofindtimefor...找时间做……
Peggy(女子名,Margaret的昵称)
Script:
After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.
ItwasPeggy’sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,“Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon’tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.”
The“other”womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.
MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.
“What’swrong?
”sheasked.
“Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,”Isaid.“Justthetwoofus.”
“Iwouldlikethatalot,”shesaid.
WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.“ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan’twaittohearaboutourevening,”Mothersaid.
LanguageandCultureNotes
1.Backgroundinformation
IntheUnitedStatesmanyoldpeoplelivebythemselveseitherbecausetheydonotwanttobeaburdentotheirchildrenorbecausetheyprefertomaintaintheirindividuallifestyles.Whentheycannottakecareofthemselves,theyareoftensenttospecialnursinghomesfortheaged.Theydon’tseetheirchildrenonaregularbasis.SoformanypeopleinAmerica,oldagecanbeasadandlonelytime.Thestoryexploresthelonelinessoftheoldpeopleandalsothelovebetweenasonanddaughter-in-lawandtheirmother.
2.dating
Americandatingcustomsaresomewhatdifferentfromthoseinourculture.YoungpeopleinAmericaseedatingasatimeforfun,oftenwithoutanyromanticinterestinmind.Onlyaftersometimewhentwopeopledecidetohaveasteadyrelationshipdotheythinkofeachotherasboyfriendandgirlfriend.
3.tokeeplovealive
tokeeplovestrong
4.beyondfamilyget-togethers
apartfromfamilyreunions
5.Herhairwascurled
Mostlikelyshehadbeentothehairdressertohaveherhaircurled,whichshowssheregardedthedatewithhersonasanimportantevent.
Exercise1
Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.
1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?
a.Neverdatinganotherwoman.
b.Askinghismothertolivewithhisfamily.
c.Seeingmoreofhismother.
d.Takinghiswifeandchildrentoadinnerandamovie.
2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker’smother?
a.Shehaslivedalonelylifeformanyyears.
b.Shehasgotthreechildren.
c.Shedoesnotgetonwellwithherdaughter-in-law.
d.Sheoftengoesoutwithherladyfriends.
3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?
a.Understandable.b.Caring.
c.Sympathetic.d.Friendly.
Exercise2
Listenagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.
1.WhatwasPeggy’sidea?
Whatdidshesaytoherhusband?
Shesuggestedthatherhusbandspendmoretimewithhismother.Shesaidtoherhusband,“Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon’tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.”
2.Howdoyouknowthatthemotherwasexcitedaboutthedatewithherson?
1)Whenthespeakerdroveintohismother’sdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoatonandshehadherhaircurled.
2)Shehadtoldherladyfriendsaboutthis.
Passage2
DatingwithMyMother(PartTwo)
WordBank
fancya.notordinary;fashionable高档的,豪华的
trailn.path走过的路程
bragv.totalktooproudlyaboutsth.orsb.夸耀
catchupon…tospendtimedoingwhathasbeenmissed补上(文中意为“事后得到关于……的消息”)
drop…offallow…togetoutofavehicle让……下车
fillsb.inonsth.tosupplysb.withdetailsaboutsth.为……提供有关……的消息
Script:
Wedidn’tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.
“Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,”shesaid.
“Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,”Isaid.
Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother’slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.
“I’llgooutwithyouagain,”mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,“butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.”
Iagreed.
“Howwasyourdate?
”mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.
“Nice…nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,”Isaid.
MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican’tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.
Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage.
LanguageandCultureNotes
1.hereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows
Everythingwrittenonthemenuisjustablurtoherbecausehereyesightisfailingduetolong-sightednessofoldage.
2.takeinamovie
gotoseeamovie
3.Ican’tgetenoughofthesestories.
IlikethestoriessomuchthatIwanttohearmoreandmoreofthem.
4.Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.
Busywithhiscareerandthreechildren,thespeakermusthaveledastressfullife.Inotherwords,hehastokeepupaveryfastrhythmoflife.Butdatingregularlywithhismothertotalkaboutthepastandthep
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