大学听说教程3 Unit 2 Coincidence.docx
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大学听说教程3Unit2Coincidence
Unit2Coincidence
PartA
Pre-listeningTask
QuestionsforDiscussion
1.WhatiscoincidenceGiveanexampletoillustrateit.
2.HaveyoueverexperiencedorreadaboutanamusingcaseofcoincidenceIfyes,whatisit
3.HowdopeoplereacttocoincidencesHowimportantaretheyinhumanlife
4.CancoincidencesbeexplainedWhyorwhynot
5.WhatcancoincidencesdoAretheymostlybeneficialorharmful
6.WhatdoyouthinkcanbethecausesofcoincidencesDoyouthinkcoincidencesarebeyondchance
AdditionalQuestionforDiscussion
Doyouthinkthereisacause-and-effectrelationshipbetweeneventsthatsharesomesimilaritiesWhyorwhynot
LanguageFocus
Herearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumayfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.
Coincidencereferstothephenomenoninwhichtwoormoreeventswhicharesimilarorrelatedhappentotakeplaceatthesametimeorplace.
It’s/Whatacoincidencethat…
Coincidenceisnotrare.Ithappensarounduseveryday.
Itsohappenedthatthreeofourclassmateswerebornonthesameday.
Comparedwithnon-coincidentalevents,coincidencesarerare.
Coincidenceistheresultofpurechance/ourmemories.
Thehumanmindtendstolookforpatternsinevents/remembereventsthatmatchbutforgeteventsthatdon’tmatch.
Speakofthedevilandhewillappear/thedevilcomes.
Nocoincidences,nostories.
Everythingunderthesunispossible.
Coincidencesmakegreatstories/verygoodtopicsforsmalltalk.
Coincidencesmakelifemoreinteresting/amusing/colorful.
Coincidencestendtostayinourmemorylonger.
Peopleremembercoincidencesandlovetopassthemaroundamongfriends.
It’smeaninglesstotrytoexplaincoincidences.
Somepeopletrytofindacause-and-effectrelationshipbetweeneventsthathappentosharesomesimilarities.
Somepeoplebelievecoincidencesaretheworkofmysteriousforces/supernaturalpowers.
Somepeoplebelievecoincidencescanrevealrelationshipsbetweenevents,humanbeingsandnaturalphenomenathatarenotobvioustothem.
Coincidenceshavenothingtodowithgoodluckorbadluck/nopowertopredictfutureevents.
Asthesayinggoes,“Goodfortuneseldomrepeatsitselfbuttroublesnevercomesingly.”
PartB
ListeningTasks
Passage1
WhataCoincidence!
(PartOne)
WordBank
tuitionn.paymentforschooling学费
somehowad.forsomereasonthatisnotclear由于某种未知的原因
clickv.tobecomesuddenlyclearorunderstandable突然变得明白
realestateagentapersonwhosebusinessistobuy,sellorlookafterhousesorlandforpeople房地产经纪人
notedowntowritedown记下
Andrew(男子名)
Stewart(姓)
Script:
Andrewhadalwayswantedtobeadoctor.Butthetuitionforamedicalschoolin1984was15,000dollarsayear,whichwasmorethanhisfamilycouldafford.Tohelphimrealizehisdream,hisfather,Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,begansearchingthehouse-for-saleadsinnewspapersinordertofindextrabusiness.Oneadvertisementthathenoteddownwasforthesaleofahouseinanearbytown.Mr.Stewartcalledtheowner,tryingtopersuadehimtolethimbehisagent.Somehowhesucceededandtheownerpromisedthathewouldcometohimifhefailedtogetagooddealwithhispresentagent.Thentheymadeanappointmenttomeetanddiscussthething.
Asgoodthingsarenevereasytoacquire,thetimefortheappointmenthadtobechangedalmosttentimes.Onthedaywhentheyweresupposedtomeetat3o’clockintheafternoon,Mr.Stewartreceivedanothercallfromtheowner.Hisheartsankashefearedtherewouldbeanotherchangeoftime.Andsoitwas.Theownertoldhimthathecouldn’tmakeitatthreebutifhewouldcomerightthen,theycouldtalkitover.Mr.Stewartwasoverjoyed.Leavingeverythingaside,heimmediatelysetouttodrivetothehouse.
Asheapproachedthearea,hehadastrangefeelingofhavingbeentherebefore.Thestreets,thetrees,theneighborhood,alllookedfamiliartohim.Andwhenhefinallyreachedthehouse,somethingclickedinhismind.Itusedtobethehouseofhisfather-in-law!
Theoldmanhaddiedfifteenyearsagobutwhenhewasalive,hehadoftenvisitedhimwithhiswifeandchildren.Herememberedthat,likehissonAndrew,hisfather-in-lawhadalsowantedtostudymedicineand,failingtodoso,hadalwayshopedthatoneofhistwodaughtersorhisgrandchildrencouldsomedaybecomeadoctor.
Exercise1
Listentothestoryandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.
1.Whoarethetwomaincharactersinthestoryyouhavejustheard
a.Mr.Stewartandhisson.
b.Mr.Stewartandhisclient.
c.Mr.Stewartandhisfather-in-law.
d.Mr.Stewart’sfather-in-lawandtheownerofthehouse.
2.HowdidMr.Stewartgettoknowtheownerofthehouse
a.Fromahouse-for-saleadvertisementinanewspaperputupbytheowner.
b.ThroughtheintroductionofMr.Stewart’sfather-in-law.
c.Theyattendedthesamemedicalschool.
d.Theylivedinthesameneighborhood.
3.WhatproblemdidMr.Stewarthave
a.Hehadnohousetolivein.
b.Hehadlosthisjob.
c.Hewasdisappointedwithhisson.
d.Hedidnothaveenoughfundsforhisson’scollegeeducation.
4.Whatisthecoincidenceinthestoryyouhavejustheard
a.Hisclient’shousewastheonethatoncebelongedtoafriendofhis.
b.Hisclient’shousewastheonehisfamilyoncelivedin.
c.Hisclient’shousewastheonehisfather-in-lawoncelivedin.
d.Hisclient’shousewastheoneheoncewantedtobuy.
Exercise2
Listentothestoryagainandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformation.
Thestoryhappenedin1984.Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,hadasonwhosenamewasAndrew.Theyoungmanwantedtogotoamedicalschool.Butthetuitionwassohighthathisfathercouldn’taffordit.Inordertohelphissonrealizehisdream,Mr.Stewartsearchednewspaperads,hopingtofindextrabusiness.Oneadvertisementcaughthiseye.Itwasforthesaleofahousenearwherehelived.Butalthoughhesucceededinpersuadingtheownerofthehousetolethimbehisagent,theappointmenttimewaschangedagainandagain.Atlast,hereceivedaphonecallfromtheowner,askinghimtogoanddiscussthematterwithhimrightaway.Mr.Stewartputasideeverythinghewasdoingandleftimmediatelyforthehouse.Whenheapproachedthearea,hefoundeverythingtherelookedfamiliartohim.Andwhenhesawthehouse,herealizeditwashisfather-in-law’soldhouse.Hehadvisiteditmanytimesyearsagowhenhisfather-in-lawwasstillalive.Whatacoincidence!
Passage2
WhataCoincidence!
(PartTwo)
WordBank
lattern.thesecondoftwothingsorpersonsjustmentioned后者
intriguev.tofascinate;toappealstronglytosb.激起……极大的兴趣
mystifyv.tofillwithwonder;tocompletelypuzzle使困惑;使大为惊奇
standinga.beingataparticularleveloramount(水平、量等)现有的,现在显示的
coverv.tobeenoughtopayforsth.够支付
bearv.tohaveorshow具有,带有
miraclen.awonderfulevent奇事,不可思议的事
blessingn.aluckything幸事
beinfortobegoingtoexperiencesth.必定会经历
receiptslipawrittenorprintedstatementacknowledgingthatsth.hasbeenpaidfororreceived收条
cometotoamountto合计,总数为
insb.’splaceinsteadofsb.代替某人
Script:
Whenheenteredthehouse,Mr.Stewartwasevenmoreamazedtofindthatthehousewasdecoratedexactlyashehadrememberedit.Hetoldtheowneraboutthisandthelatterbecameintriguedtoo.However,theywereinforevengreatersurprises.Itsohappenedthatinthemiddleoftheirdiscussion,apostmancametodeliveraletter.AndtheletterwasaddressedtoMr.Stewart’sfather-in-law!
WereitnotforMr.Stewart’spresencethereandthen,theletterwouldbereturnedasnopersonofthatnamelivedinthehouseanylonger.Asthepostmandemandedasignatureonthereceiptslip,Mr.Stewartsignedforhislong-deceasedfather-in-law.Mystified,theownerurgedMr.Stewarttoopentheletterandseewhatitcontained.Theletterwasfromabank.Whenheopenedit,twowordsimmediatelymethiseye—“Foreducation”.Itwasabankstatementofanamounthisfather-in-lawhadputinyearsagoforhisgrandchildren’seducationneeds.Withtheinterestithadearnedovertheyears,thestandingvalueoftheamountcametoalittleover$15,000,justenoughmoneytocoverthetuitionofAndrew’sfirstyearatamedicalcollege!
Anotherthingthatisworthmentioningisaboutthepostman.Theoriginalpostman,whohadworkedinthisneighborhood,calledinsickthatday.Sothepostman,whowasnewtothearea,cametodelivermailinhisplace.Haditbeentheoldpostman,theletterwouldundoubtedlyhavebeenreturnedtothesender,asheknewfullwellthatnopersonbearingthatnamelivedinthathouseanylonger.
ThemiraclewasablessingforAndrew.Withthemoneygiventohimbyhisgrandfatherhewasabletostudymedicine.NowheisadoctorinIllinois.
Exercise1
Listentotherecordingandwritedownthecoincidencesmentionedinthetext.
1.ThehousewasdecoratedexactlythesameasMr.Stewartrememberedit.
2.Mr.Stewarthappenedtobeinthehousewhenapostmancametodeliveralettertohisfather-in-lawwhohaddied15yearsago.
3.Theoldpostmanhadcalledinsickthatday,andthepostmanwhocameinhisplacewasnotfamiliarwiththeneighborhood.Otherwisetheletterwouldhavebeenreturnedtoitssender.
Exercise2
Listentotherecordingagainandwritedownanswerstothefollowingquestions.
1.HowdidtheownerfeelaboutthefactthatMr.Stewart’sfather-in-lawoncelivedinthehouse
Hewasintrigued.
2.Whatwasinsidetheletterdeliveredbythepostman
Abankstatement.
3.WhatdidMr.Stewartlearn
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