1、Unit 3Pros and Cons of Mixed Marriage Pros and Cons of Mixed Marriages Pros: advantages Cons: disadvantages 1. The number of mixed marriage has gone up. 2. Most people think mixed marriages are fine. 3. Some people think mixed marriage have compatibility problems. Understanding short conversations 1

2、. M: Could you tell me about the pros and cons of mixed marriages? W: I can tell you the pros, for sure. After being married to a foreigner for 20 years, Ive yet to discover any cons. Q: What cant the woman tell the man?Understanding short conversations 2. W: The wedding is next week, but I still do

3、nt know if marrying a person of a different race is right. M: There are a lot of pros and cons of mixed marriages, but overall theyre good. Q: How does the man feel about mixed marriages? Understanding short conversations 3. M: The French have a lot of charm. I think youll enjoy being married to one

4、. W: Not everything about them is charming. And Im going to have some trouble dealing with culture. Q: What concern does the woman have about marrying a Frenchman?Understanding short conversations 4. W: Has anyone criticized you for marrying someone of a different race? M: I expected people to. But

5、they havent so far. Besides, I dont care what people think. My wife and I hit it off A-OK. Q: What did the man expect?Understanding short conversations 5. W: Thats great youre getting married, but do you have a clue about your new wifes culture? M: Sure. Learning about her peoples way of doing thing

6、s was the first thing I did when I decided to marry her? Q: What did the man do first when he decided to get married? Understanding short conversations 6. W: Ive heard that you canceled your wedding plans. Whats the problem? M: Money is very important to people from her culture. She left me when she

7、 discovered Im poor! Q: Why was the wedding canceled? Understanding short conversations 7. M: I cant believe how good your Chinese language skills are! How did you improve so quickly? W: I married a Chinese man. We talk every day. Hes helped me a lot. Q: What does the womans husband help her with?Un

8、derstanding short conversations 8. W: I have a question for you. Would you ever marry a person from another culture? M: Thats a tough one! If I do, itll probably be to someone from a culture similar to mine. Q: What kind of woman would the man marry?Understanding short conversations 9. W: Our marria

9、ge is falling apart. Didnt you know your family wouldnt approve of you marrying a foreigner? M: I never expected it to be a problem. Its not their marriage after all; its ours. Q: What is the mans relationship to the woman?Understanding short conversations 10. M: Ive been thinking about getting marr

10、ied. Do you know what the divorce rate of mixed marriages is? W: What do you mean, mixed races or mixed religions? The rate for the first is 65 percent; the second, 70 percent. Q: What is the divorce rate of marriages between people of different races? Key: 1-5: D A B C D 6-10: A D B A B Understandi

11、ng short conversations Key: 1-5: A B D D AUnderstanding a long conversation Marriage can change people a great deal, and marriage to a person of a different culture can change a person even more. At first, I harbored reservations. I wasnt sure how compatible wed be. Understanding a passage Somehow,

12、however, we made it work. And I found myself growing to become more like him. I started picking up Chinese characteristics and began speaking English with a Chinese accent! My brother joked, saying I was even beginning to look Chinese. Understanding a passage My husband has changed a lot too, becomi

13、ng more like Canadian in attitude. I suppose that we will continue to grow more alike as time goes by; that is exciting to me. A person, after all, should change during his/her life time. Understanding a passage Key: 1-5: B D D A BUnderstanding a passage Key: 1. night 2. definitely 3. love 4. wise 5

14、. My wife. Understanding a Movie Dialog 6. 26 7. died 8. youngest 9. goes by 10. gotten oldStory-retelling Key: Fill in the blanks: 1. physically OK 2. To the kitchen 3. a bowl of ice cream with strawberries 4. I dont need to write it down 5. a plate of bacon and eggs Tongue twister woodchuck: n. 土撥

15、鼠土撥鼠 chuck : v. throw away 丟棄，拋擲丟棄，拋擲Sayings 1. You dont love a woman because she is beautiful, but she is beautiful because you love her. 你不因女人美麗而愛她，女人卻因你愛她而美麗。 2. Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage. 有沒有愛情的婚姻,就會有沒有婚姻的愛情。Sayings 3. Absence to love is what wind

16、is to fire. It extinguishes the small; it inflames the great. 離別之于愛情，好比風之于火，離別之于愛情，好比風之于火， 它能它能將小火熄滅，使大火熊熊燃燒。將小火熄滅，使大火熊熊燃燒。Sayings 4. Sometimes souls touch before eyes see , creating the most intimate love of all . for love starts in the heart 有時候，在雙眸對視之前，兩顆心已有時候，在雙眸對視之前，兩顆心已經發生了碰撞，碰撞出最親密的愛情。經發生了碰撞，碰撞出最親密的愛情。因為，愛是從心開始的。因為，愛是從心開始的。 Supplementary listening (How to pop the question?) Key: 1-5: A B D C DThe High Divorce Rate in America Today Key: 1-5 B D B C A VOA Special English Key: 1. the