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1、Unit 4Outside ViewActivity 1Activity 3Listening inNews ReportActivity 1ScriptMany universities in the US are offering an Adopt-a-Grandparent programme. Through this programme, student volunteers are given the opportunity to adopt a senior adult living in a local nursing home as a “grandparent”. Each
2、 week students have the chance to spend time with their adopted grandparents talking, sharing stories and participating in a planned activity. In addition to regular visits, students are encouraged to write letters and send presents to their adopted grandparents. The elderly are also encouraged to d
3、o the same.This programme provides senior adults with a sense of purpose and belonging. Not everyone who lives in a nursing home gets visitors or enough visitors, or has grandchildren of their own. Students commit to spending one hour a week with their adopted grandparents, but some end up visiting
4、for three or four hours a week. They do it because they like spending time with the elderly. There is no credit offered. The programme helps students develop a sense of social responsibility and community awareness. More importantly, both students and the elderly learn from each other and form a fam
5、ily bond.1. What do we learn about the Adopt-a-Grandparent programme from the news report?2. How does the programme benefit the elderly?Activity 2ScriptA growing number of South Korean fathers are choosing to take a break from their careers to help bring up their children. Until recently, this is st
6、ill regarded unthinkable as childcare has always been considered womens responsibility in the male-dominated society of South Korea.South Korean women have long believed that employers give them a lower salary and dont give them promotion because theyre likely to take time off to have children. They
7、 are also reluctant to be stay-at-home moms, having sole responsibility for all household duties. These concerns among women have contributed to a record low birth rate.President Park Geun-hye has announced a multi-billion plan to help couples to have larger families. Fathers who take paternity leav
8、e will receive a government aid equivalent to 40 per cent of their monthly income, capped at 1.0 million won. According to the plan, men and women are entitled to up to one years paternity or maternity leave.1. What is considered unthinkable in South Korea?2. Why is there a low birth rate in South K
9、orea?Passage 1Activity 1ScriptHost: Theres a question thats been argued about for a long time. Which is more important, your family environment or your genes? Well, a story has come up in the news about identical twins, separated at birth. Theyve just been reunited. And guess what? There are some am
10、azing coincidences in their life stories.Heres the story two American girls called Tamara and Adriana were separated at birth and adopted by two different sets of parents. And this is where the coincidences begin. Both families ended up living 25 miles apart. Both girls decided to study psychology a
11、t universities that are only a mile apart from each other. Isnt that strange?And this girl, whos a friend of both of them, insists they meet. Just before they meet, Adrianas mother tells her that she has a twin sister. Can you imagine how that must feel when youre 20 years old to learn you have a tw
12、in? And when the girls meet, its like looking in a mirror theyre identical!Now get this! Both Tamara and Adrianas adoptive fathers died when the girls were children. Both girls fell through glass doors at the age of five thats hard to believe, isnt it? Their boyfriends look alike and have similar na
13、mes Alex and Adam. And this is the best part both of them have the same recurring dream. Isnt that incredible they have the same dream! I think its an amazing story. So, for all those of you out there who have comments, and Im sure you do, the lines are open. OK, weve got Josh on the line. Hi Josh!J
14、osh: Hi.Host: So, what do you make of this story?Josh: Its a great story but it doesnt surprise me at all. Im an identical twin.Host: You are?Josh: Yeah, my brothers called Toby, and were 22, and were going out with two sisters . and were having a double wedding next June.Host: Congratulations! So,
15、what do you think? Is it our genes that decide who we are? These kind of stories seem to suggest it.Josh: Well, Im not a scientist, but I think so.Host: Research tells us that its about fifty-fifty.Josh: I, I disagree.Host: Thanks Josh. OK, our next caller is .Activity 2Answer CDBCADCDPassage 2Activ
16、ity 1ScriptVoice-over: Kidney transplants are of two kinds transplants from dead people and living transplants, transplants from people who are alive. Mostly the donor, the person who gives the kidney, is a relative a parent, brother or sister. We all recognize that its one of the most selfless things a person can do, to give a
