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Uint3 II. Basic Listening Practice 1.Script M: Amy, sit down, we need to talk. Your mother and I are going to separate. W: What! Are you crazy? You cant do that! What will my friends say? I just want to have a normal family. Q: What is the girl sayin...
III. Listening In Task1: Reasons for a Divorce Script W: Im divorcing my husband. M: How long have you been married? W: Thirteen years. M: Do you have children? W: Yes, and I have to protect them from any more harm from my husbands irresponsibility M...
Task 2: What four-letter words? Script Dorothy was the only child of her family, born when her parents were mid-aged. They spoiled her badly. At the age of 33 she still lived at home. Her mother and father treat her like a princess. She seemed perfec...
Task3: A Woman Who Chose Not to Remarry Script After 17 years of marriage, my husband left me for my best friend, Monica. What I had feared most became reality: I became the single parent of two young children. My daughter grew increasingly unhappy....
IV. Speaking Out MODEL 1 Is youth wasted on the young? Amy: Id like to talk to you, so stop what youre doing for a minute. Bill: What is it, Amy? Im having a hectic time working on this report for tomorrows meeting. Amy: Well, youre always pretty bus...
Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG A: Ive got something important to tell you: Im pregnant. B: What? Youre pregnant? Wow, Id love to have a baby. A: Well, I understand you want to be a father. Its been more than three years, almost four, since we were marri...
MODEL2 So many people in the United States get divorced! Script Kim: Hi Amy. Amy: Hi! Look at this headline, Kim. Kim: Wow! So many people in the United States get divorced! Amy: But this is not uncommon in west. In some places, the divorce rate can...
Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG A: It seems strange to me that Westerners fall head heels in love quickly, but they also leave each other quickly. B: Is it the same where you live? A: I dont think so. In my country, most couples stay together. B: What is...
MODEL3 Why not have both our parents here for Christmas? Script Amy: You know, Christmas is coming. And I havent seen Dad for ageshe always has such great stories to tell. Bill: I know we went t my folks last year, but my Moms been pretty sick. This...
Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG A: You know, the Spring Festive is coming, and we have to consider where to have the Spring Festive Eve dinner. B: What have you got in mind? A: Since Ive been busy, I havent seen mom for quite some timeshes always been so...
V. Lets Talk Script If you want me to tell you why I remarried, thats my story. Remarried is the last thing Id consider for two years after my divorce. I had heard about the high rate of remarriage failure. More importantly, I wondered how remarrying...
News Report Prince More Precious Than the Diamond Script People have long known the saying Diamonds are a girls best friend. But this may be changing. Theres a new stone on the gem market, tanzanite, and it is giving diamonds some serious competition...
VI. Further Listening and Speaking Task1: Early Marriage Script At the age of 12, Lisa has been married for three years to a young man she met just after finishing secondary school. He treated her well. She almost died during the birth of their first...
Task 2: Nuclear Family Living Patterns Script A nuclear family is typical in high-industrialized societies. Beginning in the early 20th century, the two-parent family known as the nuclear family was the predominant American family type. Generally chi...
Task3: They are coming for Christmas, Script A man in Phoenix calls his son in New York the day before Christmas and says, I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mom and I are divorcing, Forty-five years of misery is enough.. Dad,...
