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Uniｔ 4
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 cａｎ’t dｏ ｔｈaｔ! Ｗhaｔ ｗiｌｌ　my fｒｉeｎdｓ　say?　Ｉ ｊｕｓt　want to have a norｍaｌ ｆamily.
Ｑ: Wｈat doｅs the ｇirl sａｙ?
Ｃ） Sｈe　doeｓｎ’t　want　ｔhe faｍily ｔo　break up.
2. Script
M:　Gｏod evｅning, Mrs. Jones. The　managｅr sends　yoｕ thｅse roseｓ and ｈis best　wisｈes.　Happｙ　anniversary!
Ｗ： Ｔｈaｎk yｏu． We ｌｉｋe the　rooｍ and ｔhe ｓervice heｒe，　and wｅ　eｓｐｅciａｌly ａpprｅｃiａte thｅ manager’s conｓideraｔiｏn.
Q: Ｗｈat can we　leａrn from tｈe ｄiａlog?
A) Thｅ mａｎageｒ sｅnds fｌowers tｏ ｃelebｒatｅ thｅ ｃｏupｌｅ’s anｎiversary.
3．　Sｃrｉpt
W: Wｈile I’m scrambling　ｔｈe　ｅgｇs,　ｃoｕld yｏｕ pｕt the　fｌouｒ inｔo the bｏwl？
M： Ｙou　bｅt,　darling．　Ｉ’ll　ａlso　tｕｒn tｈｅ oｖen on sｏ that　it　cａn ｐrｅｈｅaｔ.
Ｑ:　Where does　tｈiｓ ｄｉalog　taｋｅ　placｅ?
Ｂ） In a ｃhｉckｅn.
4. Sｃript
W: I have ａ　ｖeｒｙ imporｔant　mｅetinｇ toｎight, ａnｄ I’m afrａid　Ｉ ｃan’t mｉss　it．
M:　Buｔ　ｔhｉs eｖenｉnｇ　iｓ the parenｔｓ－teacheｒ cｏｎference　at schoｏl, anｄ I　am exｐｅctｉng you’ｄ cｏｍe. OK，　I’ll　ｐhoｎe Dａd． Maybe he ａｎd his　girｌｆriend wilｌ　ｃoｍｅ．
Ｑ: Wｈat　can ｂe inferred　fｒｏm　ｔhe　ｄiａlｏg？
Ｃ) Thｅ　ｂoy’s ｐarents have divoｒced
5. Sｃｒipt
W1: Ｓｏ ｙou’re　stiｌl ｓｉngle?　If ｙou’d　listeｎed ｔo ｍｅ and　usｅｄ ｔｈe Ｉnｔerneｔ, yｏu’d haｖｅ a ｈusband by now．
W2: Ｉ did　uｓｅ thｅ Ｉnｔeｒnet. I poｓted　aｎ aｄ that ｒead， “Husbａnd Ｗanted”. Thｅre ｗerｅ dｏｚeｎs of ｅ－maｉl　responses． Bｕt ｔｈeｙ aｌl saｉd pretty　much　the　ｓaｍe　ｔhing: Ｙou　caｎ　have　miｎe.
Ｑ: Ｗhat can we iｎｆｅr　from the　diaｌoｇ?
D) Maｎy women　woｕｌｄ be　happｙ to ｂe ｒｉｄ of ｔｈｅｉr hｕsbaｎdｓ．

IＩI． Lisｔening In
Ｔask 1: Nｕｃleaｒ Ｆamｉly Livinｇ Ｐａtterｎｓ
Sｃｒipt ａｎｄ　key
A nｕcｌeaｒ faｍily ｉs （S1) ｔypiｃal in high-iｎdustｒialiｚed ｓocｉeties. Ｂｅgｉnｎing in　ｔhe ｅarｌy ２０th　ｃenｔｕｒy， ｔｈe　two-parｅnt　family　（Ｓ２） kｎoｗn as tｈe　ｎｕcｌear familｙ waｓ the　predoｍiｎaｎt American faｍily ｔyｐe． （S3)Generalｌy　ｃhildren liｖｅ wiｔh ｔhｅir parｅｎｔs unｔil　they go　aｗay　ｔo a　collegｅ oｒ uｎｉｖersｉty， or uｎtｉl　they (S４) find theｉr ｊobｓ and ａｃquirｅ　an (S5) apaｒtment or home of their　ｏwn．
In tｈe　earlｙ mid－20th cenｔｕｒy, tｈe fａther tyｐicaｌｌy　thｅ （S6) sole wage-earｎer， aｎｄ ｔｈｅ mｏther wａs　the chｉldren’ｓ (Ｓ7) prｉnciple caregｉｖer.　Ｔoday, oｆｔen　ｂotｈ paｒents　ｈoｌd jｏbs. (S8)Dｕal－earner　ｆaｍiｌｉeｓ　arｅ the pｒedｏminant typｅ ｆor　families　ｗｉth ｃｈilｄreｎ in the　Uniteｄ　Ｓｔateｓ．　Ｉncreasｉngly, onｅ of ｔｈe paｒentｓ haｓ ａ non-ｓtandａrd ｓhｉft； ｔhat is, a　shifｔ tｈat　does not staｒt iｎ thｅ　mｏrｎing aｎｄ ｅnd　in latｅr ａｆtｅrnｏｏn. In these fａｍilies，　one of　tｈe parents　mａｎages the　childrｅｎ　while ｔhｅ otheｒ works.
Ｐrior tｏ sｃhool，　(Ｓ９) ａｄｅｑｕate　ｄay　caｒｅ ｏf children is ｎecesｓａry fｏr dｕal－eａrｎｅr familiｅs． In ｒecｅnt years, many　privaｔe cｏmpａnｉes and home-ｂased day carｅ centers have sprｕｎg up fuｌfilｌ this nｅｅｄ. Ｉｎcreａｓｉngly, (１0) comｐａniｅs aｒe geｔtinｇ inｖoｌved ｉｎ thｅ　arraｎｇeｍenｔ ｏf ｄａｙ cａrｅ.　Goverｎmeｎts aｒe prｏvｉding assisｔａncｅ to ｐarｅnts　thａt ｒeｑｕire day care as ｗell.

Task2：　Fathｅｒｈood iｎ　Aｕstralia?
Ｓｃript
Can　it be true that　Austｒaliａ ｍeｎ ｓpenｄ　mｏre tｉme　duriｎg the wｅｅk brusｈinｇ thｅir teｅtｈ thａn tｈｅy　ｄo　ａｌoｎe with　ｔheｉr cｈiｌdｒen?　A new sｔudy　from the　Unｉｖｅrｓｉty of Neｗ Soｕth　Wａｌes ｈａｓ ｄｉscｏｖerｅd　tｈａt duriｎg ｔhe ｗorkiｎg　week， Austｒalian　faｔheｒs only spend　aｎ　averagｅ of jｕst oｖeｒ a miｎute eaｃh dａｙ　aｌone　wiｔh their childｒｅn. Ausｔrａliａn mｏtherｓ, oｎ ｔｈｅ　otｈer ｈand，　spenｄ thｒeｅ hoｕrs　a week　ｐｕrｅly lookiｎｇ ａｆｔｅr　their chｉlｄrｅｎ－a much grｅaｔer dispariｔy than in oｔhｅr ｃountrｉｅｓ likｅ Ａｍeｒｉcａｎ,　Denｍａｒk, Italy， ａｎd　Frａｎcｅ， where　ｃｏupｌes ｄｉvｉｄe　the　childcａrｅ ｍore evｅnly. Ｔhｅsｅ finｄings　wｉll　proｂaｂｌy iｎｆuriａte　those who want to shake ofｆ tｈe ｐerｈａps　unfaiｒ　ｉmage of Auｓｔralia ａs ａ laｎd oｆ oｌd－fashioｎed mａle chaｕｖinｉｓm.
Ａｃcordinｇ tｏ　ｔhe studｙ, Austraｌian fathers aｐpｅar to like the ｆuｎ aspeｃts of ｐａrenthｏod,　buｔ shy awaｙ from tｈe ｂoriｎｇ housework． Ｓo　while they tend to be happｙ taking the　ｋids to ｔhe paｒk or　to sｐortｉng　eveｎtｓ, thｅy　aｒe　unlikely　to partｉcｉpａte regularlｙ ｉn feｅｄiｎg， batｈiｎg, oｒ taｋiｎg tｈe kｉｄs to　sｃhool.　In shorｔ, Australｉan pａｒｅｎting　is　sｅｅn　as ａ wｏmａｎ’s jｏb aｎd　a man’s　ｈｏbby.
Ｍany　peｏple beｌｉeve　tｈａt　thｅ last 20　years have　seen aｒriｖａl of thｅ so-called “new ｍan”-the ｍaｎ wｈo　is willinｇ ｔｏ ｓhare ｔhｅ ｈｏusewoｒk　and cｈiｌｄcaｒｅ． Tｈe ｎｅw mａn haｓ a pictｕre　ｏf ｈis chiｌdrｅｎ　ｏn hｉｓ　cｏmputer　deskｔop at woｒk; ｈe　ｎever misｓes the kids’　schｏol playｓ, and ｈe ｓｋiｐs a　driｎk　at thｅ bａr aｆｔｅr worｋ so that he can ｇet home ｉｎ tiｍe ｔo rｅad　bedtime　story tｏ their　kiｄs.
This study ｓuｇgestｓ　thａt　the nｅw man　feｅls　a little　more at home in Eｕrｏpｅ ｔhａn　ｉn Australia. Iｎdeed， ａ poll ｃonｄuctｅd in the U.K. for thｅ tｈiｎk　tank ｔｈe Fatheｒhooｄ Instｉtute in Jaｎuaｒy　inｄicateｓ that　almost　70　perｃent ｏｆ Ｂｒiｔisｈ　ｗoｍen ｔhink that men are as good aｔ　raｉｓｉng ｃhildren ａs　ｗomen．
Thaｔ’s sometｈing　or Ａusｔraｌian ｍeｎ to poｎdｅr　whilｅ they　brush ｔheｉｒ ｔｅeth!

Key: 1.　F 2. T 　 3. Ｔ 　　4. F 　5. T

Tａsｋ3: Ｖｉewｓ on fiｌiaｌ pieｔｙ sｅe ｃｈangｅ.
Script
Ｗith　faｓt ｅｃonomiｃ dｅｖelopment iｎ Hong Koｎg，　ｙouｎｇ ｐeopｌe ａｒe less lｉｋely to cherish　ｔhe ｔradｉtionaｌ notｉon ｏf filial　pieｔｙ． Inｓteａd， ｔhey are gｒaduaｌｌy ｔakinｇ a ｎew ａｐprｏａch　ｔo a ｗｅlｆａｒe ｓｏcietｙ, according to　a ｔｈｒeｅ-ｙeaｒ cｏnducｔｅd　by ｔhｅ Cｉty　Unｉversity　ｏf　Hoｎg Konｇ.
As many　ａｓ ８5 percent of the resｐondeｎts eｘpect　thｅ　gｏvernmenｔ to tａke　uｐ　ｔhe responsibｉlｉty for ｓupporting　the eｌderlｙ， ａｎd　7７ percｅnt aｇree with idea thａt the ｂｕrden sｈoulｄ fall on　socｉety ａs　a　wｈｏle ｒather than　oｎ indiｖiｄｕaｌ ｆamilies.
Rｅsearcｈｅr　Richard Ｗｏng, whｏ took ｃｈａrｇe of ｔhe ｓtuｄy， is sad ａboｕt the ｅroｄiｎg oｆ　tｒaditionaｌ familｙ ｂonds. Ｈe said　that wｈｉle most ｐeoｐｌｅ stiｌl　rｅspｅct　theｉr parents　aｎd gｒａｎdparentｓ,　they tｅnd　to　ｅquａte　econoｍｉc　assistaｎce　witｈ lovｅ. When aｓｋed ａｂout how they woｕld　sｈow ｔheir　loｖe fｏr　their　old　parents，　mａnｙ ｓimply saiｄ　tｈey woｕｌd　senｄ tｈeｍ　to old ｐeｏｐlｅ’s　ｈoｍｅs.　Others　said theｙ wｏulｄ giｖｅ moｎeｙ, and oｎly two ｐerｃｅnｔ oｆ　thｅ respondｅnts saｉｄ they　woｕld be　rｅaｄｙ　to　take care of tｈｅ　pｓychologｉｃal　heａｌｔh　of　their pａreｎts.
According to　thｅ ｓtuｄy, middle-ａged　peopｌe ｗho　haｖｅ cｈildrｅn of theｉｒ　own　take their fｉlｉal ｄutiｅs more ｓeriouｓｌy. Ａlso,　marrｉｅd women ｋnｏｗ　betteｒ than meｎ the nｅed ｆｏr　ｔhiｓ ｋｉnd　oｆ　ｌovｉｎg　caｒe.
Ｒeseａrcｈer Wｏng ｑuｅstioｎｅd the ｗisｄｏm of adoptiｎg ｔhe　neｗ conceｐt of ｇｏvernｍent welfare． He sａid,　“Ａ wｅlfaｒe socｉｅty iｓ　ｆｏundeｄ on　ｈiｇh tax rates,　but　here iｎ Ｈoｎg Koｎg tｈe ｐeｒsonａl tａx rａte is ｏnｌy　15　perceｎt.　Hoｗ can ｙoｕ　eｘpeｃt thｅ goveｒnmeｎt　to take cａre　of　all tｈe　eldｅrly?”
Ｈe furthｅｒ pointeｄ oｕｔ　that　eｖen wｈen ａ　socｉａｌ ｓecuriｔy network can sｕｐport ａll senior cｉtizens,　it caｎnot ｒeｐlａｃe ｔhe　lｏve tｈaｔ oｎlｙ　ｆａmily meｍｂeｒs cａｎ ｇive.
Ｑuestｉｏn　aｎd ｋey:
1. According tｏ mosｔ of ｔhｅ rｅｓpondｅnts， whｏ shｏuｌd take up ｔhe rｅspｏnsｉbility fｏr supｐorｔing thｅ　eldｅrlｙ?
A) Ｔhe govｅrｎｍent.
2. Whicｈ　oｆ tｈe follｏwiｎg is　a waｙ　foｒ　mosｔ ｒｅｓpｏndents to　ｓhow ｒeｓpect　ａnd ｌove foｒ their oｌd parｅnts?
A) Pｒoｖidinｇ them ｗitｈ　econｏmic assistaｎcｅ．
3. Ｗhiｃh of ｔhe folloｗing typｅs of　people　haｖｅ ｍore lovｉng　care ｆoｒ　their　ｏld pａｒｅnts？
A) Ｍiｄdle-aged peｏpｌe and mａｒｒiｅｄ　womeｎ.
4. Aｃcoｒdｉng ｔo Researcheｒ Wｏnｇ,　wｈy　iｓ a welfare sｏciety　nｏt reａliｓtic ｉｎ　Hｏnｇ Kong?
D） Ｔhe ｐｅrsonaｌ　tax　ｒate　is not hｉｇh　eｎｏugh.
5. Ｗhat ｉs tｈe　paｓsage maiｎly abouｔ？
C) Iｔ is　a saｄ thing that ｍoｓt　ｐｅople ｐｒefｅr tｏ　shiｆｔ ｔhｅ responsｉbｉliｔｙ for sｕppｏｒtinｇ　ｔｈe　elderlｙ onto ｔｈe sｏcieｔy.
IV．　Sｐｅａｋiｎg Ouｔ
MＯDEＬ　１　Is youtｈ wasted on ｔｈｅ ｙｏung?
Amy： I’d ｌike tｏ　tａlk　ｔo yoｕ， ｓo　stop　ｗhａt you’re doing ｆoｒ a mｉｎuｔe．
Ｂill: Ｗｈａt ｉs　ｉｔ， Ａmy?　(1） I’m　ｈａving　a　hｅｃｔｉc ｔimｅ working oｎ ｔhis rｅport for tomorｒoｗ’s ｍｅeting.
Amy：　Well,　yoｕ’rｅ always　prｅtty busy, aｎd　（2） it’s been more five years， alｍost ｓix， sｉncｅ　wｅ ｗｅre ｍarｒied.
Bilｌ: Ｙes．　（3) Timｅ hａs ｇｏｎe sｏ fast, but tｈeｙ’ｖe　bｅen goｏd ｙears.
Aｍｙ:　Ｉ knｏw, bｕt Ｉ ｗaｎt　to　have ａ babｙ—I wａnt ｕs　to have　a baby．
Ｂill: I　knｏｗ you ｄｏ. Buｔ reｍemｂer, we said we’d waiｔ uｎｔil ｗe coｕlｄ afｆoｒd iｔ.
Amy: Ｂut ｆive yｅａrs　is a ｌong ｔimｅ　tｏ waｉｔ.　Aｎyｗay, it’s long enough.
Ｂiｌl: (4) I’ｍ ｔｈｉs cｌose to gettinｇ a pｒomoｔiｏn.
Aｍy： (5) What hａs that　goｔ tｏ dｏ ｗitｈ　it?　Wｅ could waiｔ ｆoreｖｅｒ ｉｆ we waｉｔeｄ for the “ｐerｆｅcｔ” mｏmeｎｔ. Soon ｗe’ll ｂe　tｏo old to　enｊoying havｉng a ｂａｂy.
Ｂill:　　Ｙｏu ｋnow,　（6)　ｙou have　a　goｏd　poｉnt. Tｈis ｒｅpoｒｔ can wait． I’ll do it tｏmorrｏw morninｇ． Lｅt’ｓ　opeｎ a bｏttle　of ｗｉｎe and ｅnjoy ourｓeｌvｅs.

MODＥＬ2 Sｏ manｙ pｅoｐｌe in　the Uｎitｅd Ｓtａtes get diｖoｒcｅｄ！
Scriｐｔ
Kiｍ: Hi Amy.
Amy:　Hi! Looｋ aｔ tｈｉｓ ｈeadline, Kim.
Kim: Wow! （1) Ｓｏ　many　pｅoplｅ　in　tｈｅ Uｎｉｔｅd Stａtｅs geｔ ｄivoｒcｅd!
Aｍｙ：　Ｂｕt tｈis　iｓ　not uncommon ｉn the Weｓｔ. Ｉn　ｓome placｅs, (2) tｈe　ｄivｏrｃe raｔe cａn ｂe as higｈ　ａs 50 perｃent．
Ｋim: It seemｓ　ｓｔrange　to　mｅ thａt (3)　Weｓternerｓ faｌl　head　heels ｉn love quiｃｋｌy　, if not at　fiｒst　sigｈt, but　they aｌｓo lｅａvｅ ｅacｈ ｏｔheｒ　quicｋly.
Amｙ: Is iｔ thｅ　samｅ in your country?
Kｉm: Ｉ don’t thiｎｋ　so. In　mｙ ｃoｕntｒy， (4） some mａrｒiages ｂｒeａｋ ｕp, buｔ　ｍost　ｃoｕｐlｅs stay toｇｅtｈer.
Ａｍy:　（5)　Ｄo people　ｇｅt married　yｏｕnｇ?
Kiｍ:　Nｏt rｅally. Not　ｍany peoｐle geｔ maｒriｅd　beｆｏre　tｈe ａge oｆ　２０．
Amy:　Hmm. (6) Do ｗoman uｓuallｙ　ｗorｋ aｆter they get ｍaｒｒied?
Kim:　No,　a lot　of ｗomeｎ stay hｏｍe to taｋe　ｃａre　of thｅir faｍilｉeｓ. But morｅ　wｏmen　work now.

MODEL3　Ｗｈy　not have bｏth　ｏur　paｒｅnts here ｆｏr　Christmas?
Scriｐｔ
Amy:　Yoｕ knｏｗ, Chrisｔmas is　coｍinｇ． And I (1) hａven’t seeｎ Dad ｆor ａｇeｓ—he　ａlｗays hａs suｃh great stories tｏ tell.
Biｌl： I kｎｏw　ｗe went t my ｆolks’ lasｔ yｅａr, buｔ　(2) my mｏm’s　bｅｅn pretty sｉcｋ.　Tｈｉs migｈｔ ｂe　her lａst Cｈｒiｓtｍas.
Ａmｙ： Ｓhe’s　been ｉll, ｂut (3) don’ｔ ｅxaggerate. Ｙoｕ　juｓt　dｏn’t　like ｍy ｍotｈｅr. Ｔhａt’ｓ ｗｈy you don’ｔ want tｏ ｇo to my parenｔs’
Ｂill: She’s neｖｅr lｉｋeｄ ｍe.　(4) Never ｔhouｇht I ｗas　good eｎoｕgh fｏr yｏu.
Ａmy: Welｌ, ｙｏu’ｒe not…　Ｂut　(5)　seｒiｏｕｓly, mｏm’s noｔ　so　sａｄ. Shｅ’ｓ　jｕst　gｏt a thick　skｉｎ ａnd liｋes　tｏ hide her　fｅｅlｉngs.
Biｌｌ: I　doｎ’ｔ tｈiｎｋ so.
Amy: Ｗｈy　ｎot　have ouｒ boｔh faｍilieｓ ｈere　ｆｏr　Cｈrｉsｔmas？
Bilｌ: Thａt　ｗould maｋｅ 2２ ｏｆ us ｉf we inviｔed everｙbody.
Aｍｙ: (6)　Wｈｙ not juｓt　have bｏtｈ our paｒents hｅre fｏr Chrｉｓｔｍas?
Biｌl: Gｏｏd idea. Ｊust don’t ｓeaｔ ｍe next ｔo your　ｍoｔher．

V．　Leｔ’s Talk
Wｈen　I knew　my ｐａrｅntｓ sｐlit up
1. Script　and kｅy
Wheｎ　Ｉ， when　Ｉ ｋnｅｗ thａt my paｒｅntｓ split uｐ, it felt likｅ a piece of　my heart or ｓomethｉng　ｗaｓ ｇone. Like， at fｉrst,　I ｄidn’t　ｌike　ｋｎow what ｉt　ｗas，　ｂut I coｕld already　fｅeｌ it ａnd it　was reallｙ ｗｅird. And　ｗhen　Ｉ （1) cry, I ｕsuaｌｌy ｇo　to　ｍy mum ａｂout it ａｎd just ｔalｋ to ｈｅr. Ｓo in some wａyｓ it’s veｒｙ　tｒaumaｔizing， buｔ in ｏtｈer wayｓ it’s ａ (2) relieｆ ｔo just　talk aboｕt ｉt. Ｉ dｏn’t reａlly　share this sｔuff wｉｔh ｍy dａd ‘cａｕｓe ｈe’s　the very (3)　sｔrong ｔypｅ of　peｒson whｏ　doesn’ｔ cry a loｔ．
I wｉsh ｔhａt theｙ wｏuld haｖe just been　mｏre (4) ｕndｅｒstanding abouｔ how　Ｉ wｏｕld feel, ’　cauｓe I think I dｏn’ｔ　know what　hapｐened, bｕt I ｔhiｎk they mｉgｈｔ haｖｅ ｊust gｏne　strａight　into　it and jｕst ｄecｉded on it　ｗitｈout thinｋing aboｕｔ wｈａt it　would ｂe　liｋe　for me. And iｎ ｔhａｔ　ways　I’m rｅalｌy （5) angry with them anｄ stuff.
I ｄｉdn’t　reallｙ see my dad ｍuch ’ cａuｓｅ ｈｅ wｏｒkｅd, aｎd　sｏ I dｉｄｎ’t, I wasn’t reａlｌｙ awaｒe thaｔ he’ｄ actualｌｙ （6) left. Wｈｅn I　was　about ｔhree　oｒ fｏur,　Ｉ juｓt sｔarted (7)　wondｅrｉng wｈeｒe he wａs and what　ｈe was dｏinｇ. Ａｎd　my　ｍum toｌd ｍe wheｎ I wａs about (8) five　oｒ six.
Whｅn Ｉ dｏ　mｙ dｒawiｎgｓ wｈeｎ I　feel (9)　sad ｏr anything, it’s liｋe a wavｅ oｆ　caｌmｎeｓｓ jｕst wａsｈed ｏver ｍe. Iｔ ｒelieｖes ａ ｌot of (10) stress and　it just　ｆeeｌs ｆｉnｅ　after． Oｆ ｉf ｉt dｏeｓn’t, I go taｌk tｏ　my (11)　frｉends or ｉｎvite ｔhem for a sleｅｐoｖer. We　do lots of ｓilly aｎd ｆｕn　thinｇs,’ causｅ　ｔhat’ｓ anｏther way ｉｔ （1２) ｈｅlｐs.
The hａｐpy timｅ iｓ (13） Christmas． Uｍ, Ｉ remember　whｅｎ　I ｗent arｏunｄ ｔｏ　my nan　aｎd　ｇraｎddａd’s.　Aｎd it was all ｍy (14)　ｃousins ｔhｅｒｅ， all mｙ　ｆａmiｌy, aｎｄ wｅ　ｗｅre iｎ the dｉning ｒoom. Ａnd I wａs just　ｓtaｒing at ｔheｍ, gｏｂsmacked abｏut ｈoｗ mａnｙ (15)　ｐreｓenｔｓ ｔherｅ weｒｅ: big,　gigantic，　ｓｍalｌ, ａnd rｅally smaｌl.　Ａnd　I was ｊust so　excitｅd and Ｉ　got ｍｙ　firｓt　paｉr oｆ　hiｇh heeｌｓ ｔｈen and I　waｓ　reaｌｌy， Ｉ ｗａs ovｅr tｈe moｏｎ.

VI. Fｕrｔher　Listening ａnd　Sｐeaking
Task1: Reａsons ｆｏr ａ Divorce
Scriｐt
W:　Ｉ’m 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 hｕｓbanｄ’s irrespｏnsｉｂility
M: Ｓo, what arｅ yｏur grouｎds for dｉvｏｒｃe？
W:　Well, ｆirst　of　all， he ｋeｅps　changinｇ jobs. Wｅ’ｖｅ　haｄ ｔo ｍove ｆoｕｒ timeｓ in １3　yeaｒｓ!
M: Ｙoｕ beliｅｖe ｔhaｔ　wｉll be gｏoｄ groｕnｄｓ fｏr divorcｅ?
W: I　do ｈave a ｒight to stability ｆor my chｉldren anｄ myself, dｏｎ’t　I?
Ｍ: They are his chilｄreｎ too, arｅn’t they?
W:　Ｂut　ｍy　huｓbａnd iｓｎ’t　fulｆiｌlｉng his dｕtｉｅs!
M: Is he paｙｉng tｈe　biｌls?
W:　Well， yeｓ， but　we ｊust liｖe aroｕnｄ tｈe　ｐoverty ｌine. Ｏｕr　ｋids aｒe ｂeinｇ　teasｅd by　other ｋids ａｔ sｃhoｏl beｃause ｗe can’t dｒｅsｓ theｍ ｉｎ　gｏod clｏthes！ Wｅ hａve to live ｉn　ａ sｍaｌl　dｅpartｍｅnt anｄ drive aｎ　olｄ ｃar!
Ｍ: Ｄoeｓ　ｔｈe ｃaｒ run?
W： Yes, buｔ it ｌoｏks OＬD！
Ｍ: Do ｙou yell at him anｄ calｌ　him nａmes?
Ｗ: Weｌl, he　yelｌs at　me！
Ｍ: So, ｔｈosｅ　aｒe tｈe reaｓons tｏ ｎｏt ｈonoｒ ｙour hｕsbａｎd.　Are you goｉng to giｖe hｉm　joiｎt　ｃuｓtoｄy in this dｉｖorｃe？
W：　Ｎｏ, just　visiｔation rights．
Ｍ: Ｗｈy?
Ｗ:　Because the ｌaw　permits me it.
M: Ａｎd what about thｅ fiｎanｃial demanｄs of this ｄivorcｅ?
W: Ｉ’m dｅmａnding ｈａlf　ｏf　alｌ we have，　whiｃｈ isn’ｔ much, and　ｌaｒge sｕｐport ｐaymｅnｔs．

Ｋey
(1) ｄivorce ｈer hｕsｂａnd 　 (2） irrｅspoｎsiｂle
(3) ｃhａｎgｉng ｊoｂｓ 　 （４) stａbilｉty
(5) billｓ 　　　 　　 　 (6） ｐｏverty　tiｍe
(７) apaｒtment 　 　 　 　 (8) ｙells at
(9) ｃalｌs hiｍ naｍes 　 　 （10） half
Task 2: Ｓiｎgle-parｅnｔ problｅｍs?
Ｓcripｔ
Qｕｅsｔion:
Hｉ,　I hａｖe ｂeｅn divorceｄ for　eiｇht years. Mｙ ex sees our child Mａｒｉａ on a　regｕlaｒ　basis. Sｈe　is eighｔ　anｄ in thｅ seｃond　graｄｅ.　Mｙ ｅx has a ｗife that is 20． My　ex　and his wife gｏ tｏ school alｍost every day　ｔｏ seｅ our　daughter. Ｏur daughtｅｒ　has ｆaiｌed tｈe seｃoｎd gradｅ and nｏｗ hａs ｔo　repeat it. I　haｖe　seｅn her　ｇｒaｄｅs　plｕｍmｅt ｓｉnｃe　those two stａrｔed shoｗｉｎg　uｐ at schoｏl. Theｙ are ｂoｔh vｅry cｏnｔrolling ａnd veｒbally ａbｕsivｅ tｏ mｅ aｎd　to our dauｇｈter． I’m concｅrned aboｕt ｔhis． He ｆorced my dauｇhter tｏ ｃalｌ his wife moｍmy.　I am ｒｅａlly ｔired of theｉｒ　ｕnkind ｖisits. I　don’ｔ　knoｗ wｈat to do．　If　yｏu havｅ anｙ　adｖｉcｅ to　give　ｍe,　Ｉ would　ｂｅ grａｔefuｌ. Thanｋs.
Anｓwer （ｂy ａ　woman psｙｃhiaｔrｉst):
Hi, Dｉaｎa. It’s　oｂｖioｕｓ　to me thaｔ yｏｕr ｄａuｇhter is　ｈavinｇ problems with tｈe ｖisits． I would suggｅｓt having a frank　conveｒsatｉｏｎ ｗｉth ｙoｕr ｄaughter ｔｏ　ｓeｅ what ｓｈｅ fｅels ｔhe　probｌems arｅ． If　sｈｅ sayｓ ｉt is　all　tｈesｅ ｐroblemｓ ａs　you have stated above， I would ｔry to talk ｔo ｙour eｘ　about her　problｅmｓ. I’ll tｒy　to sｔick to ｗhat ｙour daｕgｈteｒ feeｌs ｔo bｅ thｅ problems and　hope he　wｉll hｅlp　youｒ dauｇhter　do　betｔer　at scｈｏｏｌ.
If　hｅ iｓ ｎｏｔ responｓive, tｈen　I’ｌl tａke　yｏur　dauｇｈｔer foｒ counｓｅｌiｎg to heｌp her.
You can’ｔ maｋe others ｄｏ ｔhｉnｇs that ａre riｇｈｔ for your child, noｔ　ｅven tｈe faｔheｒ,　so sｐend your ｅnergｙ　on tｈｉngs ｙoｕ caｎ coｎtｒｏl ｌiｋe ｃounｓeliｎg fｏr　your dauｇhter． Alsｏ， yoｕ ｓｈｏｕlｄ　spend quaｌｉｔｙ tim