听见英国 UNIT 7 LISTENING 4 Living Alone 独居生活

 

LISTENING 4    Living  Alone 独居生活

 

Vocabulary

 

下面1~6是和在大学生活有关的名词，（A）~（E）则是相关的动词，请将1~6的名词和
（A）~（E）的动词连起来，一个名词有可能搭配二个以上的动词。

 

1.  housework                   (A) to share

2.  shopping                     (B) to go

3.  a flat with three flatmates       (C) to do

4.  friends                      (D) to make

5.  bills                        (E) to pay

6.  rent

 

Listening Warm-Up¹

 

下面的句子如果符合对话内容，请在前面打勾做记号。

___________They both live with their parents.

___________They both live with flatmates.

___________The man lives with flatmates and the woman lives with her parents.

 

Task 1

 

请根据对话内容，选出一个正确的答案。

 

1.       which statement² is true about the man?

(A)   He still lives with his parents.

(B)   He’s been living away from his parents for a few weeks.

(C)   He’s been living away from his parents for a few months.

(D)  He’s been living away from his parents for a long time.

 

 

 

2.       How often does the man cook?

(A)   Never

(B)   Usually

(C)   Every weekend

(D)  Some weekends

3.       Can the man have parties anytime?

(A)   Yes, because he lives away from his parents.

(B)   No, because he has fussy³ neighbours.

(C)   Probably, because he lives alone.

(D)  Maybe not, because he’s living with other flatmates.

4.       Why does the woman like to live alone?

(A)   She can meet new people easily,

(B)   She doesn’t like her parents.

(C)   She likes housework.

(D)  It is better than getting married.

5.       Which statement is true about the woman?

(A)   She once lived alone but now lives with her parents.

(B)   She likes cooking.

(C)   She is good at cooking.

(D)  She is rich.

 

Task 2  

 

请根据对话内容回答问题。

1.       When did the man move?

A: __________________

2.       How many people does the man live with?

A: ___________________

3.       What do they do?

A: ___________________

4.       Who does the woman now live with?

A: ____________________

5.       Why did the woman move back with her parents?

A: ______________________

 

 

Task 3

 

下面是对话部分的内容， 请再听一次对话，在空格内填入遗漏的部分。

 

David: Well, maybe. But now I share with two other_____________.

Amanda: What do they do?

D: They’re also students.

A: So, no problem. They’d probably like to meet your friends and enjoy ____________.

That’s why I like to live away from my parents. You can meet more people and can make more friends.

D: Yes, that’s true. Amanda. But there is so much________________ and things to pay for. TV licence⁴ , gas and electricity bills, and the house rent.

A: Yes, but it’s good experience …________________for when you get married one day.

D: Urm, Maybe. So you really like living ___________?

A: I did.

D: What do you mean, you ‘did’?

A: Well, now I’m living with ________________again.

D: Why’s that?

A: I had to move because I_______________ cooking for myself, and I had no more__________. 

1 warm-up   

n.准备动作，热身，预热，热身赛

参考例句：

• Warm-up exercises is necessary for competitors to start swimming.对游泳运动员来说，在开始之前做热身运动是非常必要的。
• I never bother to do warm-up exercises.我向来懒得做热身运动。

2 statement   

n.陈述；声明；综述

参考例句：

• The government will put out a new statement tomorrow.政府将于明天发布一项新声明。
• Put down your statement in black and white.把你的话用白纸黑字写下来。

3 fussy   

adj.为琐事担忧的，过分装饰的，爱挑剔的

参考例句：

• He is fussy about the way his food's cooked.他过分计较食物的烹调。
• The little girl dislikes her fussy parents.小女孩讨厌她那过分操心的父母。

4 licence   

n.证书；许可证，执照；v.许可；批准

参考例句：

• The restaurant applied for a licence to sell wine.那家餐厅申请售酒许可证。
• He hadn't paid his television licence fee.他尚未缴纳电视机使用许可费。