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1、Unit 4II. Basic Listening Practice1. ScriptM: Amy, sit down, we need to talk. Your mother and I are going to separate. W: What? Are you crazy? You cant do that! What will my friends say? I just want to have a normal family.Q: What does the girl say?C) She doesnt want the family to break up.2. Script
2、M: Good evening, Mrs. Jones. The manager sends you these roses and his best wishes. Happy anniversary!W: Thank you. We like the room and the service here, and we especially appreciate the managers consideration.Q: What can we learn from the dialog?A) The manager sends flowers to celebrate the couple
3、s anniversary.3. ScriptW: While Im scrambling the eggs, could you put the flour into the bowl?M: You bet, darling. Ill also turn the oven on so that it can preheat.Q: Where does this dialog take place?B) In a chicken.4. ScriptW: I have a very important meeting tonight, and Im afraid I cant miss it.M
4、: But this evening is the parents-teacher conference at school, and I am expecting youd come. OK, Ill phone Dad. Maybe he and his girlfriend will come.Q: What can be inferred from the dialog?C) The boys parents have divorced5. ScriptW1: So youre still single? If youd listened to me and used the Inte
5、rnet, youd have a husband by now.W2: I did use the Internet. I posted an ad that read, “Husband Wanted”. There were dozens of e-mail responses. But they all said pretty much the same thing: You can have mine.Q: What can we infer from the dialog?D) Many women would be happy to be rid of their husband
6、s.III. Listening InTask 1: Nuclear Family Living PatternsScript and keyA nuclear family is (S1) typical in high-industrialized societies. Beginning in the early 20th century, the two-parent family (S2) known as the nuclear family was the predominant American family type. (S3)Generally children live
7、with their parents until they go away to a college or university, or until they (S4) find their jobs and acquire an (S5) apartment or home of their own.In the early mid-20th century, the father typically the (S6) sole wage-earner, and the mother was the childrens (S7) principle caregiver. Today, oft
8、en both parents hold jobs. (S8)Dual-earner families are the predominant type for families with children in the United States. Increasingly, one of the parents has a non-standard shift; that is, a shift that does not start in the morning and end in later afternoon. In these families, one of the paren
9、ts manages the children while the other works.Prior to school, (S9) adequate day care of children is necessary for dual-earner families. In recent years, many private companies and home-based day care centers have sprung up fulfill this need. Increasingly, (10) companies are getting involved in the
10、arrangement of day care. Governments are providing assistance to parents that require day care as well. Task2: Fatherhood in Australia?ScriptCan it be true that Australia men spend more time during the week brushing their teeth than they do alone with their children? A new study from the University
11、of New South Wales has discovered that during the working week, Australian fathers only spend an average of just over a minute each day alone with their children. Australian mothers, on the other hand, spend three hours a week purely looking after their children-a much greater disparity than in othe
12、r countries like American, Denmark, Italy, and France, where couples divide the childcare more evenly. These findings will probably infuriate those who want to shake off the perhaps unfair image of Australia as a land of old-fashioned male chauvinism.According to the study, Australian fathers appear
13、 to like the fun aspects of parenthood, but shy away from the boring housework. So while they tend to be happy taking the kids to the park or to sporting events, they are unlikely to participate regularly in feeding, bathing, or taking the kids to school. In short, Australian parenting is seen as a
14、womans job and a mans hobby.Many people believe that the last 20 years have seen arrival of the so-called “new man”-the man who is willing to share the housework and childcare. The new man has a picture of his children on his computer desktop at work; he never misses the kids school plays, and he sk
15、ips a drink at the bar after work so that he can get home in time to read bedtime story to their kids.This study suggests that the new man feels a little more at home in Europe than in Australia. Indeed, a poll conducted in the U.K. for the think tank the Fatherhood Institute in January indicates th
16、at almost 70 percent of British women think that men are as good at raising children as women.Thats something or Australian men to ponder while they brush their teeth!Key: 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. TTask3: Views on filial piety see change.ScriptWith fast economic development in Hong Kong, young people are less likely to cherish the tra
