综合英语教程5课前听力练习

1综合英语教程5Unit1ListeningandspeakingactivitiesInterview1AHappyFamily1DiscussionDiscussthefollowingquotation:Whatkindoffamilyisahappyfamily?Whatisanunhappyone?Allhappyfamiliesresembleoneanother;,everyunhappyfamilyisunhappyinitsownfashionLeoTolstoy',AnnaKareninaBackgroundMeganisamotherinherthirties.Sheisahomemaker.Butshewasonceanartistandmarketingmanagerwithanadvertisementcompanybeforeshehadchildren.Herhusbandisabusinessconsultantinaninvestmentcompany.Thenhavethreechildren,a12-gear-olddaughter,a9-year-oldsonanda7-gear-oldsonwhoisverginterestedinlearningChinese.TheyoungestboyaspirestoclimbtheHimalagaMountainswhenhegrowsup.Andhemadeapinkyswearwiththeauthorto80withhimwhenhegoesmountaineeringinChina.2Listenandtakenotes______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Basedonyournotes,discussthefollowingquestionswithyourconversationalpartner.Questions1、WhatisMegan'sideaofahappyfamily?2、Whatislifelikeinalowermiddleworkingclassfamily?3、WhatisherviewofAmericanfamiliesingeneral?4、Whatareherexpectationsofherchildren?5、WhatchangedoestheSept.11eventcauseintheattitudeofordinaryAmericanstowardfamilylife?3LanguageworkListentothepassageagainandfindexpressionsforthefollowingblanks.1)Afamily,whosemembers,includingtheirrelativessuchascousinsandgrandparents,livetogether,iscalled_______________.2)Youmayownalotofthingsinlifesuchascars,abeautifulhouse,andposhfurniture,butyourfamilymaynotbeahappyone.Soahappyfamilymaynotbe_______________.3)Forthewoman,itis_______________thatchildrencanseetheirfathereveryevening.4)Americanfamiliesaremoreandmorediverseinstructure.InMegan'sopinion,Americanfamilyis_______________.5)Americansare_______________howtheyfeelaboutfamilylifeafterSept1lth.26)InMegan'sopinion,tokeepAmericanvalues_______________.,Americansmustimprovetheirattitudetowardfamilylife.Interview2HusbandandWifeACross-CultureMarriageListentothesecondinterviewaboutanotherfamilyinwhichthehusband,Bill,isAmericanandhiswife,LinLin,isofChineseorigin.Theyweremarriedabouthalfayearagoalthoughtheyhadknowneachotherforseveralyears.Beforeyoulisten,thinkofthefollowingquestions---1、Whatisthemostimportantthingbetweenhusbandandwifeinordertocreateahappyfamily?2、Wouldyouliketomarrysomeonefromanotherculture?Whatwouldbethedifficultiesinacross-culturemarriage?1Questionsfordiscussionafterlistening1)Didthelisteningconfirmyourthoughts?2)ThinkofMegan'sviewinthefirstinterview.HowdoesBill'sviewdifferfromhersaboutanidealhappyfamily?2ListenandtalkListenagainandtakenotesaboutthefollowingtopics.l)WhenBillsaysahappyfamilyisanintimateone,howdoesheexplainthisidea?2)HowdoesBillfeelaboutLinLin'sfrequentcallstoherfamily?3)FromwhatBillsaidabouthisfather,canyouenvisionwhatkindofmanheis?4)WhatistheworryofLinLin'smother?5)Billisnotworriedabouttheculturaldifferencesbetweenhimandhiswife'sfamily.Butwhatpreventstheircommunication?6)HowdoesBillthinkofLinLin'sfather?7)WhatisLinLin'smisunderstandingofthefamilyrelationshipinAmericanculture?8)Whatisthejokebetweenhusbandandwife?9)Billmentionsthefinancialarrangementforthewedding.Whatpointdoeshewanttomakehere?Basedonyournotes,discusstheabovequestionswithyourconversationalpartner.Unit2ReadingParentsandChildrenPre-readingdiscussion1、Didyourparentsurgeyoutostudywhenyouwereatmiddleandhighschools?2、Howdidyourespondtotheirurges?3、Didyouunderstandyourparentsthen?TrueorfalseTF1.TheUptonfamilydidnotgoouttoplaysportsduringthesnowingdaysbecauseSuzannefeltGod'scalltoslowdown.2.PsychiatrstAlvinRosenfeldarguesinherbookthatAmericanparentsthinkhyperparentingistheonly3correctparentingmethod.3.TheauthorsofthisfeaturestorySeemtoimplythatstabilityinmarriageandworkinglifeisrelatedtoone'ssocialandeconomicalconditions.4.Parentshavetocanetimeofftheirworkinordertodrivetheirlddsaroundforvariousactivitiesandsports.5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthephenomenonofparentsasagentswasunusualabout20or30yearsago.6.Sometimesoverbearingparentsmaycausebothmoralandphysicalproblemsintheirchildren.7.Inawinnertakesallsociety,thewinnerwillberewardedandrespectedbyallmembersofthesociety.8.ManyAmericansworkharderthanthepeopleinmanyothercountriesbecausetheywanttomakemoremoneyinordertosupporttheirchildren'seducation.9.CathyHagnerdidnotunderstandthevalueofthoseeducationalactivitiesherchildrenhadsignedupfor.10.EliseHernerisagoodexampleofhowparentstriedtoreducestress.11.Oncetheparentsbecomehabituallyinterventional,itishardforthemtochangeevenwhentheirchildrenarestudyingatcolleges.12.Thewritersofthisarticleseemtosuggestaremedythatparentscanachievemorebydoingless.LanguageworkOddOneOutCircletheexpressionsthatdon'tbelonginthegroups.1.insecureunstablecertitudevolatile2.appallingjourneyfrenziedtripfranticrushmadscramble3.diminishingdwindlingtrophyaugment4.cutbackexpandscaledownalleviate5.supervisingdirectingstage-managingsabotaging6.dramaticchangeseismicshiftoverwhelmingswitchvisible