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Unit1ParentsPartBListeningTasksPassage1DatingwithMyMother(PartOne)Script:After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.ItwasPeggy’sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,“Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon’tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.”The“other”womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.“What’swrong?”sheasked.“Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,”Isaid.“Justthetwoofus.”“Iwouldlikethatalot,”shesaid.WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.“ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan’twaittohearaboutourevening,”Mothersaid.Exercise1Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?a.Neverdatinganotherwoman.b.Askinghismothertolivewithhisfamily.c.Seeingmoreofhismother.d.Takinghiswifeandchildrentoadinnerandamovie.2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker’smother?a.Shehaslivedalonelylifeformanyyears.b.Shehasgotthreechildren.c.Shedoesnotgetonwellwithherdaughter-in-law.d.Sheoftengoesoutwithherladyfriends.3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?a.Understandable.b.Caring.c.Sympathetic.d.Friendly.Exercise2Listenagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.WhatwasPeggy’sidea?Whatdidshesaytoherhusband?Shesuggestedthatherhusbandspendmoretimewithhismother.Shesaidtoherhusband,“Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon’tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.”2.Howdoyouknowthatthemotherwasexcitedaboutthedatewithherson?1)Whenthespeakerdroveintohismother’sdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoatonandshehadherhaircurled.2)Shehadtoldherladyfriendsaboutthis.Passage2DatingwithMyMother(PartTwo)Script:Wedidn’tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.“Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,”shesaid.“Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,”Isaid.Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother’slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.“I’llgooutwithyouagain,”mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,“butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.”Iagreed.“Howwasyourdate?”mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.“Nice…nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,”Isaid.MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican’tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage.Exercise1Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?a.Learningaboutone’sfamilyhistoryismoreimportantthanwork.b.Oneshouldspendtimecatchinguponmissinglinksinone’sfamilyhistory.c.Spendingtimewithone’sagedmotherisarewardingexperience.d.Lifewillbemoremeaningfulifyoucanbalanceworkandfamily.2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?a.Thespeakerfindshisdateswithhismotherasrewardingashehadexpected.b.Thespeakercareslittleabouthisfamilyhistory.c.Thespeakerknowsnothingabouthisparents’past.d.Thespeakerisproudofhiswifeandchildren.3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?a.Thespeaker’smarriageisincrisis.b.Thespeakermustbeaworkaholic.c.Thespeaker’smotherwon’thavetoworryaboutherfutureanymore.d.Thespeaker’sfamilylifebecomeshappierafterhisregularoutingswithhismother.Exercise2Listentotherecordingonceagain.Thencompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.Whatdidthespeakerdowhenhehadthefirstdatewithhismother?Hetookhismotherouttodinnerinaneighborhoodplace.2.Whatdidthespeakerthinkofthedatewithhismother?Hethoughtitwasnicerthanheexpected.3.Howoftendothespeakerandhismothermeeteverymonth?Acoupleoftimes.4.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofspendingtimewithhismother?Hethinksthat1)spendingtimewithhismotherhastaughthimtheimportanceofslowingdown;2)datingwithhismotherhashelpedhismarriage.PartCTestYourListeningShortConversationsListentofiveshortconversationsbetweentwospeakersandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.1.a.Parentsshoulddealwithteenagedrinkingseriously.b.Parentsshouldn’tallowtheirchildrentoomuchfreedom.c.Childrenshouldbeawareoftheconse