Uint3II.BasicListeningPracticeScriptM：Amy,sitdown,weneedtotalk.YourmotherandIaregoingtoseparate.W：What!Areyoucrazy?Youcan'tdothat!Whatw川myfriendssay?Ijustwanttohaveanormalfamily.Q：Whatisthegirlsaying?ScriptM：Goodevening,Mrs.Jones.Themanagersentyoutheserosesandhisbestwishestoyoubothforahappyanniversary.W：Thankyou.Weliketheroomandtheservicehere,andweespeciallyappreciatethemanager'sconsideration/Q：Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?ScriptW：WhileI'mscramblingtheeggs,couldyouputtheflourintothebowl?M：Youbet,darling.I'llalsoturntheovenonsothatitgetswarmedup.Q：Wheredoesthisconversationprobabletakeplace?ScriptW：Ihaveaveryimportantmeetingtonight,andI'mafraidIcan'tmissit.M：Butthiseveningistheparents'meetingatschool,andIwasexpectingyou'dcometoit.OK,I'llphoneDad,maybeheandhisgirlfriendwillcome.Q：Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?ScriptW1：Soyou'restillsingle?Ifyou'dlistentomeandusedtheInternet,you'dhaveahusbandbynow.W2：IdidusetheInternet.Ipostedanadthatread“HusbandWanted".Thereweredozensofe-mailresponses.Buttheyallsaidprettymuchthesamething：Youcanhavemine.Q：Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?Keys：1.C2.A3.B4.C5.DListeningInTaskl：ReasonsforaDivorceScriptW：I'mdivorcingmyhusband.M：Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?W：Thirteenyears.M：Doyouhavechildren?W：Yes,andIhavetoprotectthemfromanymoreharmfrommyhusband'sirresponsibilityM：So,whatareyourgroundsfordivorce?W：Well,firstofall,hekeepschangingjobs.We'vehadmovedfourtimesinthirteenyears!M：And,youbelievethatwillbegoodgroundsfordivorce?W：Idohavearighttostabilityformychildrenandmyself,don'tI?M：Aren'ttheyhischildren,too?W：Butmyhusbandisn'tfulfillinghisduties!M：Ishepayingthebills?W：Well,yes,butwejustlivearoundthepovertyline.Ourkidsarebeingteasedbyotherkidsatschoolbecausewecan'tdressthemingoodclothes!Wehavetoliveinasmalldepartmentanddriveanoldcar!M：Doesthecarrun?W：Yes,butitlooksOLD!M：Doyouyellathimandcallhimnames?W：Well,heyellsatme!M：So,thosearethereasonstonothonoryourhusband.Areyougoingtogivehimjointcustodyinthisdivorce?W：No,justvisitationrights.M：Why?W：Becausethelawpermitsmeto.M：And,whataboutthefinancialdemandsofthisdivorce?W：I'mdemandinghalfofallwehave,whichisn'tmuch,andlargesupportpayments.Afterthirteenyearsmarriage,thewomanwantstodivorceherhusband,claimingheisirresponsible.Whenaskedforthespecificgroundsfordivorce,shegivesthesereasons：First,hekeepschangingjobs,andthefamilyhashadtomovefourtimesinthirteenyears,butshewantsstabilityforherchildrenandherself.Second,althoughheispayingthebills,theyjustlivearoundthepovertyline.Herchildrenarebeingteasedbyotherchildrenfornotdressinggoodclothes.Also,theyhadtoliveinasmallapartmentanddriveanoldcar,thoughitstillruns.Worsestill,thehusbandyellsather,thoughsheadmitsshealsoyellathimandcallshimnames.Asforthedivorcearrangements,thewomanwillgivethehusbandonlyvisitationrightsinsteadofjointcustody.Moreover,thewomanwilldemandhalfofalltheyhaveandlargesupportpayments.Task2：Whatfour-letterwords?ScriptDorothywastheonlychildofherfamily,bornwhenherparentsweremid-aged.Theyspoiledherbadly.Attheageof33shestilllivedathome.Hermotherandfathertreatherlikeaprincess.Sheseemedperfectlycontentwiththatsituation,soherfriendsweresurprisedwhensheannouncedshewouldsoongetmarried.Peoplewhoknewherwellsaidthemarriagewouldn5tlastlong.Butforthepresent,sheandhernewhusbandapproachedhappy.Assoonasthenewlycouplereturnedfromtheirhoneymoon,thebridecalledhermother.“Howdoeseverythinggo?”hermotherasked."Oh,Mom,"shebegan,"thehoneymoonwaslovely!Soromantic!Wehadawonderfultime.Butonourback,Bobstartedusingterriblelanguage.StuffTdneverheardbefore.Reallyawfulfour-letterwords.Youvegottocomegetmeandtakemehome.Please,Mom!”thenewbridesobbedoverthetelephone."But,honey/5themotherasked,"Whatfour-letterwords?""Ican5ttellyou,Mom.They5retooawful!Comegetme,please!55Task3：AWomanWhoChoseNottoRemarryScriptAfter17yearsofmarriage,myhusbandleftmeformybestfriend,Monica.WhatIhadfearedmostbecamereality：Ibecamethesingleparentoftwoyoungchildren.Mydaughtergrewincreasinglyunhappy.Seven-year-oldJoannahadanxietyattackswhenevershewasleftaloneformorethanafewminutes.Five-year-oldSophiewouldvomiteverymeal.Underthepsychologicalpressure,Ithoughtaboutremarriage.Myfriendsarrangeddinnerwithsinglemenandinvitedmetopartiestomeetthelatest"someonespecial”.ButlaterIchangedmymind.Acolleagueofminesaid,"Secondmarriagesusuallyendindivorce,andchildrenaredestroyedbyit.”Thereissometruthinhiswords.Researchpublishedin2004showedthatchildreninblendedfamilieswerenomoreemotionallyhealthythanthoseinsingle-parentfamilies.Notlongago,mynow-teenagedaughterandIwenttolunchatourfavoriteItalianrestaurant.Whileeating,wetalkedaboutafriendofourswhowasdivorcinghersecondhusband.Wewereworriedabouthowthebreakwouldharmherthreechildren,twoofwhomwerestrugglingtogetfreeofdrugs.Joannaputdownherforkandlookedatme.“Mom,I'mgladyoudidn'tremarry,"shesaid."Ifyouhaddivorcedagain,Imighthavetrieddrugsorevenconsidersuicide."Atthatmoment,Irealized,onceagain,thatsinglenesswasrightchoiceforme.Whatwasthespeakermostafraidof?WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?Whatdidthespeaker'scolleaguesay?Whichofthefollowingistrue?Ifthespeakerhaddivorcedagain,whatmightherdaughter,Joanna,havedone?Kes：1C2.A3.B4.B5.BSpeakingOutMODEL1Isyouthwastedontheyoung?Amy：I'dliketotalktoyou,sostopwhatyou'redoingforaminute.Bill：Whatisit,Amy?I'mhavingahectictimeworkingonthisreportfortomorrow'smeeting.Amy：Well,you'realwaysprettybusy,andit'sbeenmorefiveyears,almostsix,sinceweweremarried.Bill：Yes,timehasgonesofast,buttheyvebeengoodyears.Amy：Iknow,butIwanttohaveababy-Iwantustohaveababy.Bill：Iknowyoudo.Butremember,wesaidwe'dwaituntilwecouldaffordit.Amy：Butfiveyearsisalongtimetowait.Anyway,it'slongenough.Bill：I'mthisclosetogettingapromotion.Amy：Whathasthatgottodowithit?Wecouldwaitforeverifwewaitforthe"perfect51moment.Soonwe'llbetoooldtoenjoyinghavingababy.Bill：Youknow,youhaveagoodpoint.Thisreportcanwait.I'lldoittomorrowmorning.Let'sopenabottleofwineandenjoyourselves.NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGA：I'vegotsomethingimportanttotellyou：I'mpregnant.B：What?You'repregnant?Wow,I'dlovetohaveababy.A：Well,Iunderstandyouwanttobeafather.It'sbeenmorethanthreeyears,almostfour,sinceweweremarried.B：Yes,timehaspassedsoquickly,butwestilldidn'thaveababy.A：Iknow,butwecan'taffordtohaveonenow.IfIleavemyjobformorethantwoweeks,I'llloseitforever.B：Iknowyouwill.Butremember,ifwedon'thaveonenow,it'llbetoolate.We'llbebusierinfuture.A：Thereissomethinginwhatyousaid.Fouryearsisalongtimetowait.ButIreallylikemyjob.What'smore,I'mveryclosetogettingpromotion.B：Butababybornebyawomaninher30smaybephysicallyandintellectuallylesshealthy.Ifwewantedtoholdontoyourjob,wewouldwaitforever.Soonwe'llbetoooldtoenjoyababy.A：Youreallyhaveapoint.I'llchoosethebabyoverthejob.B：Good,TiltryhardertomakebothendsmeetM0DEL2SomanypeopleintheUnitedStatesgetdivorced!ScriptKim：HiAmy.Amy：Hi!Lookatthisheadline,Kim.Kim：Wow!SomanypeopleintheUnitedStatesgetdivorced!Amy：Butthisisnotuncommoninwest.Insomeplaces,thedivorceratecanbeashighas50percent.Kim：ItseemsstrangetomethatWesternersfallheadheelsinlovequickly,ifnotatfirstsight；buttheyalsoleaveeachotherquickly.Amy：Isitthesameinyourcountry?Kim：Idon'tthinkso.Inmycountry,somemarriagesbreakup,butmostcouplesstaytogether.Amy：Dopeoplegetmarriedyoung?Kim：Notreally.Notmanypeoplegetmarriedbeforetheageof20.Amy：Hmm.Dowomanusuallyworkaftertheygetmarried?Kim：No,alotofwomenstayhometotakecareoftheirfamilies.Butmorewomenworknow.NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGA：ItseemsstrangetomethatWesternersfallheadheelsinlovequickly,buttheyalsoleaveeachotherquickly.B：Isitthesamewhereyoulive?A：Idon'tthinkso.Inmycountry,mostcouplesstaytogether.B：Whatisthedivorcerateinyourhomeland?A：Thedivorceratecanbeaslowas10percent.B：That'squitelowerthaninourcountry.A：Well,what'sthedivorcerateinyourcountry?B：About50percent,ifI'mnotmistaken.A：Oh,that'sreallyhigh!B：Dopeoplegetmarriedyoung?A：Notreally.Notmanypeoplegetmarriedbeforetheageof22.B：Manyofouryoungpeoplegetmarriedbefore20.Isitcommonforwomeninyourcountrytoworkaftertheymarry?A：Yes,mostwivesworkevenaftertheyvegotababy.B：Inmycountry,alotofwivesstayhometolookaftertheirfamilies.MODEL3WhynothavebothourparentshereforChristmas?ScriptAmy：Youknow,Christmasiscoming.AndIhaven'tseenDadforages-healwayshassuchgreatstoriestotell.Bill：Iknowwewenttmyfolks5lastyear,butmyMom'sbeenprettysick.ThismightbeherlastChristmas.Amy：She'sbeenill,butdon'texaggerate.Youjustdon'tlikemymother.That'swhyyoudon'twanttogotomyparentsBill：She'sneverlikedme.NeverthoughtIwasgoodenoughforyou.Amy：Well,you'renot…Butseriously,Mom'snotsosad.She'sjustgotathickskinandlikestohideherfeelingsBill：Idon'tthinkso.Amy：WhynothaveourbothfamilieshereforChristmas?B川:Thatwouldmaketwenty-twoofusifweinvitedeverybody.Amy：WhynotjusthaveourparentshereforChristmas?Bill：Goodidea.Justdon'tsitmenexttoyourmother.NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGA：Youknow,theSpringFestiveiscoming,andwehavetoconsiderwheretohavetheSpringFestiveEvedinner.B：Whathaveyougotinmind?A：SinceI'vebeenbusy,Ihaven'tseenmomforquitesometime—she'salwaysbeensokindtous.B：Iknowwewenttmyfolks'lastyear,butmymom'sbeensick.Sheneedscomfort.A：Myparentsalsoneedcompany.IfIdon'thavetheSpringFestiveEvedinnerwiththemfortwoyearsrunning,theywillbeextremelydisappointed.Asamatteroffact,mymomisalreadyblamingmeforneglectingthem.B：Whatcanwedothen?A：Letmethink.Whynotinviteourparentshereforthedinner?B：Buttheylivesofarawayfromus.It'sinconvenientforoldpeople.A：Thenwecaninvitefourofthemtoarestaurantnearthem.B：Good,idea.Onthenextmorningwecanvisitbothourparents.A：Anddon'tforgettobringgifts.LetsTalkScriptIfyouwantmetotellyouwhyIremarried,that'smystory.RemarriedisthelastthingI'dconsiderfortwoyearsaftermydivorce.Ihadheardaboutthehighrateofremarriagefailure.Moreimportantly,Iwonderedhowremarryingwouldaffectmy10-year-oldson.MyheartachedwhenIsawmysondrawapictureofhimself,myex-wifeandmeholdinghands,withsadnessonourfaces.Sincemyparentshavemarriedanddivorceeighttimesaltogether,IhopemysonwouldnothavetogothroughthesamepainIhadexperienced.Asaresult,myprimaryfocusafterdivorcewasmyrelationshipwithmysonJohn,notfindingawife.Astimewentby,mysongraduallygrewup,andhebecameofmylonelinessandanxiety.Onedayheaskedmetoconsiderdating.Thefirsttimerhesaidthis,Iignoredhim.Thesecondtimehebroughtitup,Ireconsideredmyreservationsaboutdating.IbegantodateMaria.Asourrelationshipdevelopedoverthefollowingyear,Iwasconcernedaboutmysonwouldactuallyrespondtoher.Atfirst,John'saffectionforMariawaslukewarm.Forinstance,hewouldhugher,buttheactseemedmechanical.Butafterseveraltimes,hewarmeduptoher.Seeingthatthetimewasripe,IaskedMariatomarryme.Sheaccepted,soourfamilyoftwosmoothlybecameafamilyofthree.Thinkingback,Ibelievemyremarryingwastherightchoice.Somesingle-parentsarestillhesitantaboutremarrying.Nowthatyouveheardmystory,Ihopeyouwon'thesitateandletgoldenopportunitiesslipthroughyourfingers.

ChangesintheSpeaker'sAttitudetoRemarriageReasonsorDetailedDescriptionFortwoyearsaftermydivorce,remarriagewasthelastwordI'dconsider.Highrateofremarriagefailure.Remarriage wouldaffectmyson.Hedrewapictureofthethreeofus.Myparentsmarriedanddivorcedeighttimesand1hopemysonwouldhavenosuchpain.Myprimaryfocuswas

myson,notawife.1ignoredmyson'ssuggestionthat1considerdating.Hegrewupandbecameconsciousofmylonelinessandanxiety.1reconsideredmreservationaboutdatingandbegantodateMariaThesecondtimehebroughttheissueup.1wasconcernedaboutmyson'srespondtoher.Atfirsthisaffectionforherwaslukewarm：hishugwasmechanical；butseveralmonthslaterhewarmeduptoher.

1askedMariatomarrymeandsheaccepted.Seeingtimewasripe.Ourfamilyoftwobecameafamilyofthree.1believemyremarryingwastherightchoice.DebateSAMPLEA：OnthewholeIdon'tsupportremarriage.Toomanyremarriageshaveturnedouttobeunsuccessfulandendindivorce.B：Ifyousaymanyremarriageshavefailed,thatmeansotherremarriageshavesurvived,orevenbloomed.Weshouldnotonlylookatthedarkoftheissue.A：Butthere'retoomanyfactorscontributetothefailureofasecondmarriage.Forexample,asyoubecomeolder,youmayfinditincreasinglydifficulttoadjusttoadifferentpatternoflifewithanewmate.Oncethere'saconflictneitheriswillingtogivein.B：ThereVeconflictseverywhere,butyoushouldnotneglectthatanadulthaspsychologicalandphysicalneeds.Withoutacompanion,onemayfeellonelyandanxious.A：Inanewfamilythehusbandtendstocomparehisnewwife5sweakpointwithhisex-wife'sstrongpoint.Andthewifedoesthesame.B：Iwishyou'dseenthefilmTheSoundofMusic.ThegovernessMariablendedsosmoothlyintotheCaptain'sfamily.A：Itisnoteasyforchildrentoacceptthenewmotherorfather.Itissimplyimpossibleforthemtoforgettheirbirth-mother'slovingcareandthehappymomentsintheirchildhood.B：ButhowhappyaretheCaptain'ssevenchildrenwiththeiradoptedmotherMaria!Ifthenewmothershowsgenuinecareforthekids,theyw川graduallywarmtoher.Ontheotherhand,manychildreninasingle-parentfamilyareunderpsychologicalpressureandsufferfromanxietyattack.So,thesinglelifeisnottherightchoice.FurtherListeningandSpeakingTaskl：EarlyMarriageScriptAttheageof12,Lisahasbeenmarriedforthreeyearstoayoungmanshemetjustafterfinishingsecondaryschool.Hetreatedherwell.Shealmostdiedduringthebirthoftheirfirstchild,bornayearaftertheirmarriage.Thesecondchild,born18monthslater,wasalsoagirl.Latelysheandherhusbandquarrelfrequently.Shewantstogotovocationalschooltolearnskillstoaddtothefamilyincome,buthismotherinsistsshestayhomeandproduceason.Thisexampleisbynomeansexceptional.Earlymarriageiscommoninmanypartsoftheworld.Earlymarriageleadstoearlymotherhood.Insomedevelopingcountries,20percentoroverhalfofthewomengivebirthtotheirfirstchildbeforetheageof18.Expectationsfromparents,in-lawsandsocietyaretoproduceachildassoonaspossible.Manyyoungwivesfeelpressuretobearson.Thistypicallyresultsinearlyandfrequentpregnancies.Indevelopingcountries,morethanhalfamillionwomendieeveryyearfromcausesrelatedtopregnancy.Therearefourimportantreasonsforthesedeaths.Birthareeither“toosoon,tooclose,toomany,ortolate”.Accordingtostatistics,itisyoungwomenwhomostdieduringpregnancy.AtwhatagedidLisagivebirthtoherfirstchild?WhatdoesLisawant?Whydowomeninsomedevelopingcountrieshavebabiesearly?Whatarethereasonswomendiefromchildbirth?Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Keys：1,B2.D3.A4.D5.CTask2：NuclearFamilyLivingPatternsScriptAnuclearfamilyistypicalinhigh-industrializedsocieties.Beginningintheearly20thcentury,thetwo-parentfamilyknownasthenuclearfamilywasthepredominantAmericanfamilytype.Generallychildrenlivewiththeirparentsuntiltheygoawaytoacollegeoruniversity,oruntiltheyacquiretheirownjobsandmoveintotheirownapartmentorhome.Intheearlymid-20thcentury,thefamilytypicallywasthesolewageearner,andthemotherwasthechildren'sprinciplecaregiver.Today,oftenbothparentsholdjobs.Dual-earnerfamiliesarethepredominanttypeforfamilieswithchildrenintheUnitedStates.Increasingly,oneoftheparentshasanon-standardshift；thatis,ashiftthatdoesnotstartinthemorningandendinlaterafternoon.Inthesefamilies,oneoftheparentsmanagesthechildrenwhiletheotherworks.Priortoschool,adequatedaycareofchildrenisnecessaryfordual-earnerfamilies.Inrecentyears,manyprivatecompaniesandhome-baseddaycarecentershavesprungupfulfillthisneed.Increasingly,acompany'sarrangementofdaycareaswellasgovernmentassistancetoparentsrequiringdaycareisoccurring.Task3：TheyarecomingforChristmas,ScriptAmaninPhoenixcallshissoninNewYorkthedaybeforeChristmasandsays,ulhatetoruinyourday,butIhavetotellyouthatyourmomandIaredivorcing,Forty-fiveyearsofmiseryisenough.“Dad,whatareyoutalkingabout?”thesonscreams.“Wecan'tstandthesightofeachotheranylonger,"thefathersays."We'resickofeachother,andI'msickoftalkingaboutthis,soyoucallyoursisterinChicagoandtellher."Frantic,thesoncallshissister,whoexplodesonthephone."Oh,heck,they'regettingdivorced,"sheshouts."I'lltakecareofthis."Losingnotime,shecallherfatherandscreamsathim,"Youarenotgettingdivorced.Don'tdoa