Robert: For their time, the movies of the forties and fifties were excellent. But try to compare them with today?s technology, and you?ll find there isn?t anything to compare. It?s so superior today.
Richard: I agree. UNIT3
II. Listening Skills
1. M: Will you love and keep him in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?
W: I will.
Q: Who is the woman?
2. W: Mike, wake up1 It is time to go to school. Hurry up or you?re going to be late!
M: Don?t worry. I can sleep all day long. Did you forget today is Martin Luther King?s birthday?
Q: Who is the woman most likely to be?
3. M: Could I see your driver?s license and registration, please? W: What?s the matter, officer? Q: Who is the man?
4. M: I?d like to ask you about the research paper you assigned that we have to do by the end of the semester.
W: ok. What would you like to know? Q: Who is the woman most likely to be?
5. W: I?ve cleaned the windows, mopped the floors, and folded the laundry. Is there anything else that you would like me to do before I cal lit a day?
M: Did you do the living room yet? Q: Who is the woman most likely to be? 1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.A III. Listening In
Task 1: Don?t be a chicken!
Gilbert: Hey, Henry, is Sarah coming with us? Henry: Yes. Why?
Gilbert: Nothing. I?m just asking.
Henry: Just asking? But why is your face flaming red? Ah-huh, someone has a crush on Sarah, doesn?t he?
Gilbert: Who has a crush?!
Henry: Come on, Gilbert, don?t be such a chicken. If you like her, just go and tell her. Maybe she likes you.
Gilbert: But I don?t have the guts to ask her out. Henry: What are you so afraid of?
Gilbert: I?d totally die if she turned me down.
Henry: But that?s better than keeping everything to yourself. You?ve got to let her know. Come on! You?ve got to take a chance!
Gilbert: I don?t know… Well, maybe you?re right, but how am I going to tell her I like her?
1. go out 2. flaming red 3.crush 4. chicken 5. likes 6. guts 7. turn him down 8. keeping everything 9.tell her
Task 2: Dating in America
Before marriage, younger Americans date each other, that is, they often go out together. Casual dating usually begins in the early teens, and in the late teens a pattern of steady dating develops. There is a great possibility that one goes to a dance with one person, to a football game with another, and to a picnic with a third. Sometimes two couples go out together. This is known as \among young people. Large groups of boys and girls may go around together. Young people may go out together for a long time, which is, in effect, a public statement of their intention to marry. Men and women go out together a great deal, especially those in cities. This is \They ski together and they dine together, either at restaurants or in each other's homes. The American dating system is a rather casual one. Often young Americans who hardly know each other go out on dates. It is also acceptable for them to arrange a \young people who have not met before.
(1) early (2) late teens (3) Double-dating (4) Group dating (5) marry
(6) Adult dating (7) hardly (8) Blind date (9) never / not
Task 3: An American Wedding
American weddings are not always the same. I'd like to show you pictures of my wedding. When we got engaged, an announcement was published in the newspaper. The announcement typically includes the names of the bride, the bridegroom and their parents and when the wedding is expected to be held. About a month before the wedding, we sent out wedding invitations to relatives and friends. This is the church where we had the wedding. My father gave me away to my future husband. Then the minister started the wedding ceremony. He greeted the guests and talked about the meaning of marriage. Next, we exchanged vows and gave each other rings. This is the main part of the wedding. After the vows, the minister prayed for us. Then the minister declared us husband and wife, and we kissed each other. Here is my sister, who was a bridesmaid. This is the bouquet I carried. Traditionally, the unmarried women gather after the wedding, and the bride throws her bouquet to them. The one who catches it will, according to tradition, be the next person to get married. At the reception, we cut the wedding cake and fed each other bites of the cake. Then we toasted each other with champagne. Finally the reception was over, and the minister signed the marriage certificate and we were legally married.
3-2-1-8-4-7-6-9-5 IV. Speaking Out
Model 1 I just broke up with Alice!
John: Hey, Se-Jin, what?s wrong with you? You look so down! Se-Jin: Nothing.
John: I know it?s not your studies, so it must be girl trouble. You must have a broken heart.
Se-Jin: Well, you?re right. I just broke up with Alice.
John: Oh, I?m sorry. I thought you two were made for each other. Se-Jin: Well, you never know. I want to settle down, but she wants a career while she?s still young.
John: Well, it?s always difficult to choose between career and family. Se-Jin: Maybe you?re right.
John: I don?t know what to say to comfort you, but try to cheer up! Se-Jin: Yeah, but it?s hard to forget her at the moment. You know, we were together for almost three years.
John: There?s lots more fish in the sea and you?ll find your perfect match!
Now Your Turn
A: Why do you look so upset? B: I?m all right.
A: I know it?s not your work. So anything wrong with Susan and you? B: Well, you?re right. I just spilt up with her.
A: Oh, I?m sorry. I thought the two of you made a good match.
B: I think I should have a career first but she wants to get married right now.
A: Well, it?s hard to make a choice between career and family. B: Yeah, it?s hard.
A: I know it?s difficult, but try to cheer up!
B: You know, we were together for a long time. I can?t get her out of my mind.
A: Well, you?ll find a good match sooner or later. Model 2 Leo proposed to me.
Mary: Laura! Guess what! Leo proposed to me! Laura: Wow. That?s wonderful. Did you accept?
Mary: Not yet. I have some doubts…like the age factor. I?m really robbing the cradle here.
Laura: I know he?s fur years younger than you, but he?s mature for his age.
Mary: I?m worried about the cultural differences, too.
Laura: But I can see that both of you have the same interests and personalities. That?s even more important.
Mary: Maybe you?re right. Now Your Turn
A: Can you believe it? Philip made a proposal to me! B: How wonderful. Did you say yes?
A: Not yet. I?m concerned about the age gap. He?s much younger than me.
B: I know he?s a few years younger than you, but I think he is mature than mind.