New College English
Book2Viewing,Listening&Speaking
Unit1Love
Part One Viewing,Understanding and Speaking
Video Script
Topic:Different ways of dating
Episode I An American way of dating
Characters:Heather(female)and Kevin(male)
Setting:In a pizza restaurant
(Two young people,both freshmen in a small mid-western college of the United States,are sitting in a pizza restaurant.They have ordered their pizza and are talking while they wait for it.) Kevin:Hey,girl,come on.Good to see you.
Heather:How are you?
Kevin::What happened today?
Kevin
…
Kevin:That’s fine.So what do you want to order?You like the pepperoni,yeah?…(to the waitress)Ok.So two Greek islands,one egg tort and one chill juice and milk.Thank
you.
Heather:Do you realize that we’ve been together for two months now?Who would have thought that when we happened to sit next to each other in Asian history class it would lead to
this!
Kevin:Yeh,and this is a real change for me.
Heather:Oh?You didn’t date anyone steadily in high school?
Kevin:No,I didn’t.I was too busy with sports.My high school was so small that any of us who liked to play and wanted to could be on almost all of the teams.I played football in the
fall,basketball in the winter,and baseball in the spring.
Heather:But you’re not playing football this fall.
Kevin:No,I’m going to try out for baseball in the spring.That’s what I like the best.So,when
a very interesting and intelligent girl happened to sit next to me in Asian history,I
decided it was time to date some if she was interested too.(He smiles broadly.) Heather:I’m glad you did.(She returns a smile.)
Kevin:Did you date much in high school?
Heather:Yes,I did.In fact,I had a steady boy friend for almost two years.
Kevin:What happened to him?
Heather:During our senior year we both decided that since we were going to attend college in different parts of the country we should stop dating.I guess we realized that we were
really quite different from each other.He wanted to get away from home,so he’s in a
large university out East.I wanted a small college near home,so here I am.
Kevin:Lucky me!So were your parents happy with your steady boy friend?
Heather:They liked him ok,but I know they thought we spent too much time together.I think they were happy when we broke up.They really didn’t say much though.They usually
trust my judgment.
Kevin:Had you dated much before that?
Heather:A little,for school parties,movies etc.,nothing serious.I usually spent more time with the girl friends.My parents didn’t think I should date until I was sixteen.
Kevin:Yes,I think some kids do start dating too young these days.My sister,she is fourteen now and thinks she has a boy friend.My parents tell her she’s really too young to date,
but they think it’s ok if she goes out in a group where he’s included.
Heather:I guess you were around guys most of the time with all of your sports activities,but you seem comfortable being with me.
Kevin:Well,I did date occasionally,but I didn’t find anyone really interesting until now.(He laughs meaningfully.)Besides,I usually have to spend most of my money keeping my
old car running.
Heather:Would it help if we go Dutch tonight?
Kevin:No,after all I invited you.Besides,I had a really good job at the gasoline station near my home last summer and was able to save up quite a bit for nights like this.So,it’s my
treat!!
Heather:Ok.That’s nice of you.
Kevin:After we eat,are you willing to drive around the lake with me and just talk some more?
Or would you rather go to a movie?
Heather:It’s a beautiful night so let’s go for a drive.I don’t think we’d like the movies that are on anyway.They’re all just too silly.
Kevin:Fine with me.Oh,here comes the pizza,so let’s eat.(to the waitress)Thank you.Thank you.
Episode II A Chinese way of dating
Characters:Da Ming(male)and Xiao Mei(female)
Setting:1)in a garden
(Twenty years ago,Xiaomei was waiting in a garden in the evening.Daming hurries in out of breath.)
Xiaomei:You are late.You’ve never been late before.What happened to you today?
Daming:Oh,Xiaomei.It’s so nice to see you.I can tell you that I would not be here at all if I hadn’t jumped down from the second floor window.
Xiaomei:You jumped from the window?Tell me exactly what happened?Did you hurt yourself? Daming:No,I am fine,I am fine.Mum shut me up in the room.She wants me to meet her friend’s daughter,the girl I mentioned to you before.She is coming and I’m supposed to see her.Mum probably thinks I am still in my room.
Xiaomei:Your mum wants you to make friends with her,then marry her,doesn’t she?
Daming:Yes,I’m afraid so,but I’m interested only in you.I think about you all the time.I will never agree to meet any other girl.I would rather die than leave you.
Xiaomei:I love you too,Daming.I can’t imagine what my life will be like without you. Daming:But I don’t have a cent.My family is poor and I’m penniless.I have nothing with me except for a poem I wrote for you.
Xiaomei:You wrote a poem for me?How sweet!
Daming:Would you like me to read it to you?
Xiaomei:Of course.Please.
Daming:It’s called Love Is Is......
Listen:
Love is the greatest feeling,
Love is like a play,
Love is what I feel for you,
Each and every day,
Love is like a smile,
Love is like a song,
Love is a great emotion,
That keeps us going strong,
I love you with my heart,
My body and my soul,
I love the way I keep loving,
Like a love I can't control,
So remember when your eyes meet mine,
I love you with all my heart,
And I have poured my entire soul into you,
Right from the very start.
Do you like it,Xiaomei?
Xiaomei:Yes,I like it very much.I don’t need anything else as long as you keep writing poems for me.
Daming:I will write you poems for as long as I live.
Xiaomei:Now we have nothing but each other…
Daming:But we have love.Isn’t that enough?
Xiaomei:As long as we have love we’ll manage somehow.
Exercise1
Directions:You’re going to watch a video in which you’ll see two different ways of dating,An American way and a Chinese way.Read the following part carefully,which will make
it easy for you to understand the video.
1)try out for something try to be chosen as a member of a team,for a part in a play etc.参
加……选拔或挑选
e.g.I)I tried out for a swim team when I was a kid.
II)Why did you decide to try out for the Olympics?
2)date someone have a romantic relationship with someone与某人约会
e.g.I)Is he still dating Sarah?
II)How long have you been dating Nicky?
date much/some/a little经常/有时/偶尔与别人约会
e.g.I)Did you date much in high school?
II)I had dated a little before I met George.
III)I decided it was time to date some if she was interested.
3)steady boyfriend/girlfriend someone that you have been dating,usually exclusively,for a
long time已确定(情侣)关系的男/女朋友
e.g.I)Life is much too enjoyable to think about steady boyfriends.
II)Now at16Steven has a steady girlfriend of15,who he has been going out with for several months.
4)happy with someone/something satisfied with someone/something对……感到满意
e.g.I)She’s perfectly happy with the man she’s got.
II)Anne wasn’t very happy with their decision.
5)break up(people in a marriage,group or relationship)separate or do not live or work
together any more离异，关系破裂
e.g.I)He lost his job and his marriage broke up.
II)The police were attacked as they tried to break up the crowd.
6)go Dutch share the cost of something,especially a meal各人付各人的账，平摊费用
e.g.I)My boyfriend and I often go Dutch on dates.
II)Why shouldn’t they go Dutch when they go out?
7)Here comes someone/something(used to say that)someone/something is coming toward
you某人/某物来了
e.g.I)Here comes the spring again.
II)“Look out,here comes the doctor.”
8)shut someone up keep someone in a place away from other people关入，禁闭
e.g.I)She can’t spend her whole life shut up in her office.
II)I’ve had a terrible cold and have been shut up in my room for a week.
Exercise2
Directions:Now watch the video and pay attention to how the speakers talk about their relationships and their views on dating.Then choose an appropriate answer to each
of the questions.
Episode1
1)Heather and Kevin have been dating for___________.
A)three months B)two months C)twelve months
2)Heather and Kevin first met each other___________.
A)in a class B)in Asia C)in a restaurant
3)Kevin decided to date Heather because Heather is___________.
A)interesting and intelligent B)sitting next to him C)his classmate
4)According to their conversation,what’s the appropriate age for kids to start dating?
A)14B)16C)18
5)How would Heather and Kevin pay for the meal that night?
A)They would go Dutch.B)Heather would pay for it.
C)Kevin would pay for it.
Episode2
6)Why was Daming late that night?
A)He was hurt on the way.
B)He had to repair the second floor window.
C)He was prevented from going out.
7)What did his mother expect him to do that night?
A)To visit her friend.B)To meet her friend’s daughter.C)To stay in his room.
8)Which of the following words can best describe the character of Daming in the video?
A)Penniless.B)Cheerful.C)Determined.
Key to Ex.2:1)B2)A3)A4)B5)C6)C7)B8)C
Exercise3
Directions:Watch the video again and fill in the missing words in the incomplete lines of the speakers’.
Episode1
1)I played______in the fall,______in the winter,and______in the spring.
(football,basketball,baseball)
2)In fact,I had a__________________for almost two years.(steady boy friend)
3)I________we_________that we were really quite different from each other.
(guess,realized)
4)I think they were happy when we____________.(broke up)
5)My parents tell her she’s really too young to date,but they think it’s ok if she goes out______ ____________where he’s included.(in a group)
6)I had a really good job at the gasoline station near my home last summer and was able to
____________quite a bit for nights like this.(save up)
7)Oh,____________the pizza,so let’s eat.(here comes)
Episode2
8)You’ve never been late before.What______________you today?(happened to)
9)I would________be here______________if I hadn’t jumped down from the second floor window.(not…at all)
10)I have nothing with me____________a poem I wrote for you.(except for)
Exercise4
Directions:Watch the video a third time.This time you are required to repeat a few important lines.What you have said will be recorded so that you can compare your
pronunciation and intonation with the speakers’.Try to imitate their pronunciation
and intonation.
Episode1
1)--You didn’t date anyone steadily in high school?
--No,I didn’t.I was too busy with sports.
2)--Lucky me!So were your parents happy with your steady boy friend?
--They liked him ok,but I know they thought we spent too much time together.
3)--…but you seem comfortable being with me.
--Well,I did date occasionally,but I didn’t find anyone really interesting until now.
4)--Had you dated much before that?
--A little,for school parties,movies etc.,but nothing serious.
Episode2
5)--Your mum wants you to make friends with her,then marry her,doesn’t she?
--Yes,I’m afraid so,but I’m interested only in you.I think about you all the time.
6)--I will never agree to meet any other girl.I would rather die than leave you.
--I love you too,Daming.I can’t imagine what my life would be like without you.
Exercise5
Directions:Now you know a little about dating.Please talk about your own dating experience if you have any.For those who dated little or didn’t date at all before,please give your
reasons for it.Is that because you thought you were too busy/young to date?Or
because you saw many disadvantages of dating?Or because you didn’t meet any
interesting person?Or your parents discouraged you to do so?Or…What you’re
going to say will be recorded so that your teacher will be able to know how well you
can express yourself.If you want to improve your performance,try again before you
submit your recording.
Listening,,Understanding and Speaking
Part Two Listening
Listening I
Script(sung by a man)
Love Story
Where do I begin to tell the story of how great love can be,
The sweet love story that is older than the sea?
The simple truth about the love she brings to me.
Where do I start?
With her first hello,she gave a meaning to this empty world of mine.
There’s never been another love another time.
She came into my life and made the living fine.
She fills my heart,she fills my heart,
With very special things,with angel’s songs,with wild imaginings.
She fills my soul with so much love,
That anywhere I go,I’m never lonely,with her along,
Who could be lonely?
I reach for her hand,it’s always there.
How long does it last?
Can love be measured by the hours in a day,
I have no answers now but this much I can say,
I know I need her till the stars fade away,
And she’ll be there,and she’ll be there.
Exercise1
Directions:Listen to the following song and fill in the blanks with the words you hear from the recording.
Where do I begin to tell the story of how great love can be,
The sweet love story that is1)___________than the sea?
The simple truth about the love she2)____________to me.
Where do I3)___________?
With her first hello,she gave a4)________________to this empty world of mine.
There’s never been another love another5)____________.
She came into my life and made the living6)_____________.
She fills my heart,she fills my heart,
With very7)______________things,with angel’s songs,with wild imaginings.
She fills my8)_____________with so much love,
That anywhere I go,I’m never lonely,with her along,
Who could be lonely?
I reach for her9)______________,it’s always there.
How long does it10)____________?
Can love be measured by the11)_____________in a day,
I have no answers now but this much I can12)_____________,
I know I need her till the stars fade away*,
And she’ll be there,and she’ll be there.
*这首歌的歌词中此句有不同版本，有“are far away”，“fade away”，还有“burn away”，从意思上说，“fade away”最合适。
Key to Ex.1:1)older2)brings3)start4)meaning5)time6)fine7)special8)soul
9)hand10)last11)hours12)say
Exercise2
Directions:Listen to the song again and sing along.
Listening II
traditionally emotion generous unfeeling associate Titanic attract Tapescript
Traditionally the heart is the part of the body where emotions come from.If you are a warm-hearted person,for example,you are kind and thoughtful towards others.If you have a heart of gold,you are a very generous person.But if you are heartless,you are cruel and unfeeling.
Of all the emotions,it is love that is the most associated with the heart.In love songs,all over the world,love almost always goes together with the heart.As the song from“Titanic”says:“You are here in my heart and my heart will go on and on.Love can touch us one time and last for a lifetime,and never let go till we’re gone.”
Perhaps the role of the heart in love comes from what happens to it when you feel really
attracted to someone.The strong feelings of attraction make your breathing speed up and your heart beat faster.(155words)
Exercise1
Directions:Listen to the passage and fill in the following blanks with the exact words you hear from the tape.
Traditionally the heart is the part of the body where emotions come from.If you are a warm-hearted person,for example,you are1)______________and thoughtful towards others.If you have a heart of2)______________,you are a very generous person.But if you are3) ______________,you are cruel and unfeeling.
Of all the emotions,it is4)______________that is the most associated with the heart.In love5) ______________,all over the world,love almost always goes together with the heart.As the song from“Titanic”6)______________:“You are here in my heart and my heart will go on and on. Love can7)______________us one time and last for a8)______________,and never let go till we’re9)______________.”
Perhaps the role of the heart in love comes from what10)______________to it when you feel really attracted to someone.The strong11)______________of attraction make your breathing12) ______________up and your heart beat faster.
Key to Ex.1:1)kind2)gold3)heartless4)love5)songs6)says7)touch8)lifetime
9)gone10)happens11)feelings12)speed
Exercise2
Directions:Listen to the passage again and in groups write down any words or phrases that are related to love or heart.
Key to Ex.2:lover,affection,like,love at first sight,lovely,lovable,heartache,heartbroken,with all one’s heart,a heart-to-heart talk,break one’s heart,warmhearted,heartless,half-hearted,sweet heart,fall in love
Listening III
Words you need to know:
challenge要追求的目标security安全survival生存nurturing生儿育女的
bread-winner养家糊口的人emotional情感上的spiritual精神上的
soul mate性情相投的人/情侣update更新
Tapescript
In past generations,the challenge of dating was different.Men and women wanted a partner who could fulfill their basic needs for security and survival.Women looked for a strong man who would be a good bread-winner;men searched for a nurturing woman to make a home. This practice that worked for thousands of years has suddenly changed.
The new challenge of dating is to find a partner who not only will be supportive of our
physical needs for survival and security but will support our emotional and spiritual needs as well. Today we want more from our https://www.doczj.com/doc/1b8828016.html,lions of men and women around the world are searching for a soul mate to experience lasting love,happiness,and romance.
It is no longer enough to just find someone who is willing to marry us,and we want partners who will love us more as they get to know us:we want to live happily ever after.To find and recognize partners who can fulfill our new needs for increased closeness,good communication, and a great love life,we need to update our dating skills.(185words)
Exercise1
Directions:Listen to the tape carefully and then work in pairs to answer the following question.
Which of the following is a best title for the passage you have just heard?
A)Dating Skills to Find an Ideal Partner
B)Differences in Dating,Past and Present
C)Change of Family Roles,Past and Present
D)Updating Your Dating Skills to Find a Soul Mate
Key to Ex.1:B
Exercise2
Directions:Listen to the passage again and work in small groups to discuss the following questions.
1)What kind of partner did men and women of the past generations want?
2)What kind of partner do men and women now search for?
3)What kind of person would be your ideal husband/wife?Describe him/her to your group.
Key to Ex.2:
1)They wanted a partner who could fulfill their basic needs for security and survival.Women
looked for a strong man who could support his family;men searched for a nurturing woman to make a home.
2)Now they want to find a soul mate to experience lasting love,happiness,and romance.
3)–My ideal husband would be someone who is handsome,strong,well-educated,intelligent and
thoughtful.He loves and understands me,shares my emotions and interests.He knows how to listen to and talk with others and has a good sense of humor.He would support me when I need it and comfort me when I’m in low spirits.He should be successful in his career and earn enough money so that we can live a comfortable life and travel around in the world.
–My ideal wife would be a lady who is beautiful,lovely,gentle,caring,and romantic.She is well-educated,sensitive and cheerful and has a good sense of humor.She loves me and can provide a cozy atmosphere when at home.She is a good cook and knows how to prepare nutritious meals.She is supportive and capable of handling various tasks in life so that I can focus on my work.She can make suggestions when I need her ideas.She would be my life-long partner and a good mother of our children.
Part Three More Listening
1.Practice One A Mother's Love
Words you need to know:
bywords口头禅
Script
You can see it in her eyes—
in her gaze and in her sighs.
It is a mother's love.
You can feel it in her touch--
in her tender hugs and such.
It is a mother's love.
You can hear it in her words--
in her praises and bywords.
It is a mother's love.
She cares.She understands.
She lends an ear and holds our hands.
She gives us a mother's love.(72words)
Directions:You’re going to listen to a poem about mother’s love twice.Listen carefully and complete the lines by filling in the blanks with the missing words.
You can see it in her eyes—
in her1)______and in her2)______.
It is a mother's love.
You can feel it in her3)______--
in her tender4)______and5)______.
It is a mother's love.
You can hear it in her6)______--
in her7)______and bywords.
It is a mother's love.
She cares.She8)______.
She9)______an ear and10)______our hands.
She gives us a mother's love.
Key to Practice One:1)gaze2)sighs3)touch4)hugs5)such6)words7)praises
8)understands9)lends10)holds
2.Practice Two Talk to Kids(Part I)
Words you need to know:
honor给以荣誉ceremony仪式compliment(n.&v.)赞美intellectual智力的acknowledge(ment)承认unique独特的，极不寻常的
Tapescript
My son's primary school celebrates Valentine's Day in a wonderful way.Each day throughout the month of February,the school honors each student in informal ceremonies.At the ceremony, classmates,teachers and parents get together to deliver compliments to that particular child.They believe that a child's emotional and social skills should be developed alongside their intellectual skills.Learning to acknowledge qualities and strengths in others--and receiving that acknowledgment gracefully--is a very important learning lesson.
I know I compliment my son frequently,and certainly try to make sure he knows he is loved. But I realize that I have never actually pointed out,one by one,specific qualities that make him unique and so special to me.And how infrequently we really point out what is special in others. Sure,we say,"I love you"or"thanks"regularly,but when do we take the opportunity to really and truly examine what makes a person special?What is unique and different about them?
This year,the time was scheduled for my son to receive more than40compliments from his peers,teachers,parents,and himself.Each child had their day at the center of the circle,their friends coming up one by one to give a gift of powerful words.This year,my son heard that his thoughtfulness was appreciated,his ideas important,his expressions inspiring.He was also expected to write and deliver a compliment to each of his classmates.
(244words)
Exercise1
Directions:Listen to the recording and pay attention to the main idea of the story.Then decide which of the following statements can best summarize the passage you have just
heard.
A)Students will,one by one,receive compliments from their classmates during the Valentine’s
Day celebration.
B)My son’s school emphasizes the development of emotional and social skills as well as
intellectual skills on Valentine’s Day.
C)My son’s school makes Valentine’s Day celebration a very important learning lesson for
both the students and their parents.
Key to Ex.1:C
Exercise2
Directions:Listen to the recording again and then decide which of the following statements are true or false.Write T for true and F for false in the space provided.
____1)My son’s school celebrates Valentine’s Day everyday in February.
____2)During the celebration the school honors students,teachers and parents.
____3)Learning to acknowledge other people’s strong points is also very important to students.
____4)I often compliment my son but never actually point out his specific qualities.
____5)Students should learn how to say“I love you”and“Thanks”regularly.
____6)Parents seldom point out special qualities of kids other than their own children.
____7)My son heard over40compliments from his classmates,teachers and parents.
____8)My son was expected to compliment his teachers this year during the celebration.
Key to Ex.2:1)T2)F3)T4)T5)F6)T7)T8)F
3.Practice Three Talk to Kids(Part I I)
Words you need to know:
witness亲眼目睹tenderness亲切、善意emotional易动感情的on my behalf代表我amaze使惊奇incorporate吸收、合并reminder提示
Tapescript
In the end,I had to ask my husband to read my Valentine compliment to our son.I was simply crying too hard to get the words out.Witnessing the tenderness of school-age children saying what they thought was special about my little boy proved too much for me.But I was not alone.When I warned my son I might get emotional,he said"That's OK,lots of parents cry."He was right.
This is what my husband read to our son on my behalf:
Dear Cole:
Your love of language and information has always amazed me.I love learning from you and with you.I admire how new words are so easily incorporated into your vocabulary.I think you are fresh and eager and loving.
I admire that relationships are important to you.I like to listen to the connections you make with past experiences.I think you are good at remembering.
I love how you are proud of yourself when you try something new.I feel proud,too.
I like how your whole body tells a story,and your expressions make me feel good.I am proud of your willingness to express your fears and appreciate the reminder that you will grow at the pace that suits you best.I love your jokes and your fondness for telling them over and over--so I will laugh.I think you are fun to be with.
I love that you are my son.
I am really grateful to this school for creating a learning environment.These exercises benefit the parents as well as the kids.That,to me,is a Valentine worth giving.
(275words)
Exercise1
Directions:You’re going to listen to the second part of“Talk to Kids”twice,in which the mother tells us what she said to her son in a ceremony and how she is grateful to her son’s
school for arranging the activity.Now listen to the recording carefully and complete
the speech with the missing words.
Dear Cole:
Your love of language and information has always amazed me.I love1)______from you and
with you.I2)______how new words are so easily incorporated into your3)______.I think you are fresh and eager and4)______.
I admire that5)______are important to you.I like to listen to the6)______you make with past7)______.I think you are good at8)______.
I love how you are9)______of yourself when you10)______something new.I feel proud, too.I like how your whole11)______tells a story,and your12)______make me feel good.I am proud of your13)______to express your14)______and appreciate the reminder that you will grow at the15)______that suits you16)______.I love your17)______and your18)______for telling them over and over--so I will19)______.I think you are fun to be20)______.
I love that you are my son.
Key to Practice Three:1)learning,2)admire,3)vocabulary,4)loving,5)relationships,6) connections,7)experiences,8)remembering,9)proud,10)try,11)body,12)
expressions,13)willingness,14)fears,15)pace,16)best,17)jokes,18)
fondness,19)laugh,20)with
4.Practice Four My Family
Words you need to know:
abuse虐待、伤害scar伤疤insight深刻见解admit承认millionaire
百万富翁sports superstar超级运动明星diligence勤劳dream of梦想、想望
Script
I grew up in a family with six sisters.In my lifetime I have seen all of them abused by the various men in their lives.Even my mother has the scars from two unsuccessful marriages.
When I was a teenager,my mother shared some insight into all of their failed relationships. She explained that they really weren't expecting to be treated as queens,but they did desire two things from the men in their lives:to be told frequently that they are loved and to be shown often that they are special.It was at that point I decided I would be the sort of husband my mom and sisters had dreamed of but never had.
When I was dating my wife-to-be I remembered those two points my mother shared with me years earlier.I admit that I struggled trying to be able to express my love in words and in action.For most men,it isn't natural for us to be romantics.But then again,it isn't natural for us to be millionaires or sports superstars.It does take effort,practice and diligence.But the rewards are there.
Now we’ve been married for9years.I really,truly,deeply love my wife and let her know it every day by what I say and what I do.Our friends and family members all admire us and want to know our secret.(233words)(From Xu Ming)
Exercise1
Directions:Listen to the recording and pay attention to the main idea of the story.Then choose an appropriate title for the passage.
A)My Self-Introduction
B)My Mother’s Failures
C)Pain and Suffering of Women in My Family
D)How I became an Ideal Husband
Key to Ex.1:D
Exercise2
Directions:Listen to the recording again and fill in the missing words in the following statements.
1)I can still see the scars my mother has from two____________.
2)When I was a teenager,my mother shared some insight into all of their____________.
3)I wanted to be the sort of husband my mom and sisters had____________but never had.
4)When I was dating my wife-to-be I tried to be able to express my love in______and in_____.
5)For most______,it isn't______to be romantics,millionaires or sports superstars.
Key to Ex.2:1)unsuccessful marriages2)failed relationships3)dreamed of
4)words,action5)men,natural
Part Four Testing Yourself
1.Good Old Days
Script
Life was very different in the1950s than it is today.Divorce was not common.Husbands went out to work to support the whole family.Most women with children depended on their husbands’incomes and didn’t work.Children didn’t come home after school to an empty house as many do today.Families did more things together.One of the favorite family pastimes was a drive in the country.Gas was cheap.People had big cars,and the whole family could ride comfortably.Before TV and home computer games became popular,people talked to each other more.Children didn’t have as many toys,and they played more games together.On Saturday the neighborhood theaters had special movies for children.The shows cost only25cents.
People stayed at one job for most of their lives.They didn’t change jobs every year like they do today.They also lived in the same house for a long time.They didn’t move as much.
Services were better in the1950s.Doctors often came to a sick person’s house,especially if you were“sick in bed”.Milkmen delivered fresh dairy products daily to homes.There were no self-service gas stations,and attendants used to wash your car windows and check your oil free of charge.(210words)
Directions:Listen to the recording twice and decide which of the following are mentioned in the recording.Put a tick in the space provided.
____1)Divorce was not common.
____2)Husbands worked to support the whole family.
____3)Gas was cheap.
____4)People drove more than they do today.
____5)People talked to each other more.
____6)Children had more games to play.
____7)More movies were on for children and cheap.
____8)People didn’t change their jobs so often.
____9)People didn’t move so much.
____10)Patients didn’t have to go to hospitals.
____11)Milkmen delivered their products daily to homes.
____12)Cars were washed at gas stations free of charge.
Key to Practice One:1)2)3)5)7)8)9)11)
2.East Meets West and Loves It
Script
Hisham and I will be married twenty years this February.Everybody said it would not work. He is Jordanian,Muslim,and I am Italian,Catholic.We met in Florida twenty-two years ago. What we had in common was nothing except youth.He could barely speak the English language, and I thought Arabs were from India.Within a year I found out where Jordan was exactly and he could say"I love you"in broken English.
When we got married people actually placed bets at our small wedding in my family's dining room.They thought our relationship would not last a year.Hisham did not tell his parents he was married for almost five years.He felt that if he failed at school his family would blame the marriage.Of course everybody,from Arabs to Americans,thought he married me to get a green card.I knew he didn't.
I lived in his country for six years after graduation and had a son there.Through Hisham's eyes I saw the beauty of his culture and religion and the simple ways of his people.Being from New York and living in Amman,Jordan,I still had my Christmas tree's each year,my Easter eggs and even a Halloween pumpkin in the window.I also took some of their ways--cooking,methods of mothering,socializing--and it enhanced my own character in the long run.
Throughout the years,I was not the Italian girl from New York,not the American married to the Arab;I was a beautiful blended person with two children and a man who loves me.
(264words)
Directions:Listen to the recording twice and choose the most appropriate answer to each of the following questions.
1)Hisham and I have been married for_______.
A)twenty-two years B)twenty years C)almost twenty years
2)At the beginning we had nothing in common except that_______.
A)we both speak English B)we both were young C)we both were in Florida
3)When we got married,people were afraid that____________.
A)we would soon break up B)we would keep the marriage a secret to his parents
C)Hisham would fail at school because of the marriage
4)Everybody,from Arabs to Americans,thought he married me____________.
A)for my knowledge of his country B)for a green card
C)for his education
5)I lived in__________for six years after graduation and had a son there.
A)Jordan B)Florida C)Italy
6)With the help of Hisham,I________.
A)learned more about his family B)enjoyed their festivals and holidays
C)appreciated his culture and religion and the simple ways of his people
7)Throughout the years,I became_________.
A)an American with a Jordanian husband B)an Italian woman from New York
C)a better person with a happy family
8)It seems important to their successful marriage that_________.
A)the husband and wife have stayed in both countries for many years
B)the wife respects her husband’s culture and religion and their ways of life
C)the husband improved his English and the wife found out where Jordan was exactly
Key:1)C2)B3)A4)B5)A6)C7)C8)B
3.Love You and Love Your Weakness
Script
A man had two large pots for carrying water.One pot had a crack in it,while the other was perfect.At the end of the long walk from the stream to his house,the cracked pot arrived only half full.For two years the man had been delivering only one and a half pots full of water everyday to his house.Of course,the perfect pot was proud of itself.And the cracked pot felt ashamed and miserable because it was able to do only half of the work.After two years of failure,it spoke to the man one day.
"I am ashamed of myself,and I want to apologize to you.I have been able to deliver only half my load because of this crack in my side,"the pot said.The man felt sorry for it and said,"As we return to the house,I want you to look at the beautiful flowers along the path."Indeed,as they went up the hill,the cracked pot saw the sun warming the beautiful flowers on the side of the path.But it still felt bad because half of the water had run away,and again it apologized.
Then the man said to the pot,"Did you see that there were flowers only on your side of the path,but not on the other pot's side?That's because I have always known about you and planted flower seeds on your side of the path,and every day you've watered them.For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the house.Without you,the house would not look so beautiful."(277words)
Directions:Listen to the story twice and complete the following statements by filling in the blanks with the missing words.
1)The man had two large pots,one pot having a crack in it and the other being______.
2)When the man got to his house from the stream,the cracked pot was only____________.
3)For two years,the cracked pot felt______and miserable.
4)After two years of_______,the poor pot spoke to the man one day.
5)It______to the man for its being able to finish only half of its work.
6)The man wanted the pot to see the flowers along the path as they returned to the______.
7)The man also pointed out to the pot that there were flowers only on its______of the path.
8)That was because the man had known about the pot and planted____________there.
9)And everyday the cracked pot had______these flowers.
10)For two years the man had been able to_______these flowers to decorate the house.
Key:1)perfect2)half full3)ashamed4)failure5)apologized6)house7)side
8)flower seeds9)watered10)pick
Unit2Communication Problems
Part One Viewing,Understanding and Speaking
Video Script
Topic:Speaking Different Languages
Setting:1)In a public phone booth（公共电话亭）and one girl student’s home(She and her boyfriend are making a date over the phone.)
2)In front of Wanghu Hotel(望湖饭店)
3)In front of Huanhu Hotel(环湖饭店)
Characters:A young man and a girl,who are girlfriend and boyfriend.
[It is in the80s.Michael and Julia have just graduated from university and love each other.Julia will stay in the same city,where she has found a good job.Michael will go back to his hometown. Before they part,they want to see each other again.]
(The telephone rings in Julia’s home,and she picks up the phone.)
Julia:Hello!
Michael:Hello,this is Michael.
Julia:Hi,Michael.How are you?
Michael:I’m fine.I miss you a lot though.
Julia:Me,too.Can we get together again before you leave?
Michael:Yes,sure!That’s why I called you.
Julia:Where should we meet?
Michael:Mm,how about in front of Wanghu Hotel?(Some people are talking loudly in Julia’s home.)That’s not far from your home.
Julia:Which hotel?I didn’t hear you clearly.
Michael:Wanghu Hotel.
Julia:OK!What time?
Michael:Mm,how about12:30,tomorrow afternoon?
Julia:Ok,see you then.
Michael:Ok.Ok,see you then.
******************************************************************************* (In front of Wanghu Hotel,Michael is waiting.But Julia is waiting in front of Huanhu Hotel.) Michael:(Looking at his watch,talking to himself)It’s1:35now!What’s wrong with her? Julia:(Looking at everywhere,hoping to see Michael,then talking to herself)He’s always late! Michael:(Looking at his watch again.Talking to himself.)Maybe she doesn’t want to see me again?
Julia:(Looking at her watch,talking to herself)It’s almost1:45now!Where is he?Can it be that he is waiting at Wanghu Hotel?(Julia quickly rushed to Wanghu Hotel.There she saw Michael,standing there waiting anxiously.)
******************************************************************************* (In front of Wanghu Hotel.)
Michael:Hi,Julia.You are so late.How come?
Julia:I’m late?!I’m not late!I was waiting somewhere else!Believe it or not,I was waiting in
front of Huanhu Hotel!
Michael:Oh,my goodness!I’ve been waiting here for one hour.How come you went to Huanhu Hotel?I told you to come to Wanghu Hotel.
Julia:But it sounded like Huanhu Hotel to me!You should’ve pronounced it more clearly. Michael:I’m sorry,but…but it never occurred to me you would have confused the two.
J u lia:I wish I’d realized that sooner,so that I wouldn’t have waited there for so long.You know what?When you called yesterday,my mom had a group of friends over.They were so noisy
I could hardly hear you.
Michael:That’s why.Then how did you figure out that it might be here—Wanghu Hotel?
Julia:Did it ever occur to you that we might be waiting at two different hotels?
Michael:I guess not.I thought you were delayed by traffic or something.
Julia:No!You don’t think.Whenever we meet,we always have one problem or another. Michael:But last Saturday was all right.We had no trouble whatsoever seeing each other. Julia:It’s always me who is waiting for you.
Michael::That’s not true!Wasn’t I waiting for you today?And do you still remember the day when Michael
we went boating?I waited for you for about half an hour!
Julia:If you don’t want to wait for me,then wait for someone else.
Michael:Julia,it’s not that.You know what I mean.
Julia:You just don’t love me anymore.
Michael:Of course I do.That’s why I’m here.If I didn’t love you,I wouldn’t have waited here for an hour.
Julia:But you never say“I love you”any more.
Michael:Do you think I have to repeat the same three words all the time?Actions speak louder than words.
Julia:But if you don’t say it,how do I know?
Michael:Come on,Julia.Don’t be childish.Are we speaking the same language?It seems to me you always get me wrong.
Julia:Well,if…if I hadn’t realized what had happened we would still be waiting at two different places right now!
Michael:Are you saying I am stupid?Then why did you fall in love with me,then?
Julia:Because I am even more stupid than you are!(Both laugh.)
Michael:Now,let’s forget it.Why don’t we go for a walk in the park?
Julia:Sure!(hand in hand)
Exercise1
Directions:You’re going to watch a video in which the boyfriend and girlfriend misunderstand each other again and again.Read the following part carefully,which will make it easy
for you to understand the video.
1)how come used to ask why something has happened or why a particular situation exists,
especially when you are surprised by it怎么会；为什么
e.g.I)How come Mrs.Wallace knows my name?
II)"I didn't even eat lunch today.""Really?How come?"
2)confuse v.mistake one thing for a different thing混淆
e.g.I)It’s easy to confuse them because they are so alike.
II)People might well confuse the two products.
3)figure out be able to understand something or solve a problem想出，理解，明白
e.g.I)Can you figure out how to do it?
II)Dazedly I got back into bed and tried to figure out what had happened.
4)whatsoever https://www.doczj.com/doc/1b8828016.html,ed to emphasize a negative statement（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何
e.g.I)He's had no luck whatsoever.
II)I have no reason whatsoever to doubt what he says.
5)Actions speak louder than words used to mean that one is judged by what one does,and not
by what one says事实胜于雄辩
e.g.On this playing field,actions speak louder than words.
6)childish adj.(disapproving)behaving in an immature way幼稚的
e.g.I)I'd like you to explain your childish behaviour.
II)It was so childish of him to stamp（重步走）out of the restaurant just because people didn’t agree with what he said.
Exercise2
Directions:Now watch the video and pay attention to what is happening between the two speakers.
Then decide whether each of the following statements is true or false.Put T for
“true”and F for“false”in the space provided.
_____1)Before leaving,Michael is calling Julia to make a date.
_____2)Julia can’t find Michael in front of Huanhu Hotel because he’s late.
_____3)Julia is late for the date because she is delayed by the traffic.
_____4)The noise made by Michael’s friends causes the misunderstanding as to where to meet each other.
_____5)Michael and Julia come from different countries,which leads to failure in their communication.
_____6)After the argument,Michael and Julia go for a walk in the park happily.
Key to Exercise2:
1)T2)F3)F4)F5)F6)T
Exercise3
Directions:Watch the video again and fill in the missing words in the incomplete lines of the two speakers.
Misunderstandings between Julia and Michael: