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Unit3II.BasicListeningPractice5.ScriptM:Amy,sitdown,weneedtotalk.YourmotherandIaregoingtoseparate.W:What!Areyoucrazy?Youcan’tdothat!Whatwillmyfriendssay?Ijustwanttohaveanormalfamily.Q:Whatisthegirlsaying?6.ScriptM:Goodevening,Mrs.Jones.Themanagersentyoutheserosesandhisbestwishestoyoubothforahappyanniversary.W:Thankyou.Weliketheroomandtheservicehere,andweespeciallyappreciatethemanager’sconsideration/Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?3.ScriptW:WhileI’mscramblingtheeggs,couldyouputtheflourintothebowl?M:Youbet,darling.I’llalsoturntheovenonsothatitgetswarmedup.Q:Wheredoesthisconversationprobabletakeplace?4.ScriptW:Ihaveaveryimportantmeetingtonight,andI’mafraidIcan’tmissit.M:Butthiseveningistheparents’meetingatschool,andIwasexpectingyou’dcometoit.OK,I’llphoneDad,maybeheandhisgirlfriendwillcome.Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?5.ScriptW1:Soyou’restillsingle?Ifyou’dlistentomeandusedtheInternet,you’dhaveahusbandbynow.W2:IdidusetheInternet.Ipostedanadthatread“HusbandWanted”.Thereweredozensofe-mailresponses.Buttheyallsaidprettymuchthesamething:Youcanhavemine.Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?Keys:1.C2.A3.B4.C5.DIII.ListeningInTask1:ReasonsforaDivorceScriptW:I’mdivorcingmyhusband.M:Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?W:Thirteenyears.M:Doyouhavechildren?W:Yes,andIhavetoprotectthemfromanymoreharmfrommyhusband’sirresponsibilityM:So,whatareyourgroundsfordivorce?W:Well,firstofall,hekeepschangingjobs.We’vehadmovedfourtimesinthirteenyears!M:And,youbelievethatwillbegoodgroundsfordivorce?W:Idohavearighttostabilityformychildrenandmyself,don’tI?M:Aren’ttheyhischildren,too?W:Butmyhusbandisn’tfulfillinghisduties!M:Ishepayingthebills?W:Well,yes,butwejustlivearoundthepovertyline.Ourkidsarebeingteasedbyotherkidsatschoolbecausewecan’tdressthemingoodclothes!Wehavetoliveinasmalldepartmentanddriveanoldcar!M:Doesthecarrun?W:Yes,butitlooksOLD!M:Doyouyellathimandcallhimnames?W:Well,heyellsatme!M:So,thosearethereasonstonothonoryourhusband.Areyougoingtogivehimjointcustodyinthisdivorce?W:No,justvisitationrights.M:Why?W:Becausethelawpermitsmeto.M:And,whataboutthefinancialdemandsofthisdivorce?W:I’mdemandinghalfofallwehave,whichisn’tmuch,andlargesupportpayments.Afterthirteenyearsmarriage,thewomanwantstodivorceherhusband,claimingheisirresponsible.Whenaskedforthespecificgroundsfordivorce,shegivesthesereasons:First,hekeepschangingjobs,andthefamilyhashadtomovefourtimesinthirteenyears,butshewantsstabilityforherchildrenandherself.Second,althoughheispayingthebills,theyjustlivearoundthepovertyline.Herchildrenarebeingteasedbyotherchildrenfornotdressinggoodclothes.Also,theyhadtoliveinasmallapartmentanddriveanoldcar,thoughitstillruns.Worsestill,thehusbandyellsather,thoughsheadmitsshealsoyellathimandcallshimnames.Asforthedivorcearrangements,thewomanwillgivethehusbandonlyvisitationrightsinsteadofjointcustody.Moreover,thewomanwilldemandhalfofalltheyhaveandlargesupportpayments.Task2:Whatfour-letterwords?ScriptDorothywastheonlychildofherfamily,bornwhenherparentsweremid-aged.Theyspoiledherbadly.Attheageof33shestilllivedathome.Hermotherandfathertreatherlikeaprincess.Sheseemedperfectlycontentwiththatsituation,soherfriendsweresurprisedwhensheannouncedshewouldsoongetmarried.Peoplewhoknewherwellsaidthemarriagewouldn’tlastlong.Butforthepresent,sheandhernewhusbandapproachedhappy.Assoonasthenewlycouplereturnedfromtheirhoneymoon,thebridecalledhermother.“Howdoeseverythinggo?”hermotherasked.“Oh,Mom,”shebegan,“thehoneymoonwaslovely!Soromantic!Wehadawonderfultime.Butonourback,Bobstartedusingterriblelanguage.StuffI’dneverheardbefore.Reallyawfulfour-letterwords.You’vegottocomegetmeandtakemehome.Please,Mom!”thenewbridesobbedoverthetelephone.“But,honey,”themotherasked,“Whatfour-letterwords?”“Ican’ttellyou,Mom.They’retooawful!Comegetme,please!”“Darling,youmusttellmewhathasupsetyousomuch.Tellmewhatfour-letterwordsheused.”Stillsobbing,thebridesaid,“Mom,wordslikedust,wash,iron,andcook.”Keys:FTFFTTask3:AWomanWhoChoseNottoRemarryScriptAfter17yearsofmarriage,myhusbandleftmeformybestfriend,Monica.WhatIhadfearedmostbecamereality:Ibecamethesingleparentoftwoyoungchildren.Mydaughtergrewincreasinglyunhappy.Seven-year-oldJoannahadanxietyattackswhenevershewasleftaloneformorethanafewminutes.Five-year-oldSophiewouldvomiteverymeal.Underthepsychologicalpressure,Ithoughtaboutremarriage.Myfriendsarrangeddinnerwithsinglemenandinvitedmetopartiestomeetthelatest“someonespecial”.ButlaterIchangedmymind.Acolleagueofminesaid,“Secondmarriagesusuallyendindivorce,andchildrenaredestroyedbyit.”Thereissometruthinhiswords.Researchpublishedin2004showedthatchildreninblendedfamilieswerenomoreemotionallyhealthythanthoseinsingle-parentfamilies.Notlongago,mynow-teenagedaughterandIwenttolunchatourfavoriteItalianrestaurant.Whileeating,wetalkedaboutafriendofourswhowasdivorcinghersecondhusband.Wewereworriedabouthowthebreakwouldharmherthreechildren,twoofwhomwerestrugglingtogetfreeofdrugs.Joannaputdownherforkandlookedatme.“Mom,I’mgladyoudidn’tremarry,”shesaid.“Ifyouhaddivorcedagain,Imighthavetrieddrugsorevenconsidersuicide.”Att