Unit 4 Marriage 合Home Notation Pre-listening Task Language Focus A B 1.Do young men and young women have the same PART standards in choosing a spouse?If not,why not? I don't think young men and young women have D exactly the same standards in choosing a spouse. There's a large number of studies showing what these standards are for men and women in different parts of the world.Generally speaking,when a woman chooses her spouse,she often puts emphasis on his character,temperament and education while a man would like his spouse to be young and beautiful.You'll find that the differences have a great deal to do with cultural traditions and social influence. 9 Back V上语升法教36并⊙2010 全新版大学英语（第二版）听说教程3
Unit 4 Marriage 1. Do young men and young women have the same standards in choosing a spouse? If not, why not? I don’t think young men and young women have exactly the same standards in choosing a spouse. There’s a large number of studies showing what these standards are for men and women in different parts of the world. Generally speaking, when a woman chooses her spouse, she often puts emphasis on his character, temperament and education while a man would like his spouse to be young and beautiful. You’ll find that the differences have a great deal to do with cultural traditions and social influence. Pre-listening Task Language Focus
Unit 4 Marriage aHome∥Notation PA A Pre-listening Task Language Focus PA Here are some sentences and structures that you may find useful in discussing the previous questions. A D Both men and women consider marriage a very important part of their lives. Most men would like their spouses to be young and beautiful.Others consider inner beauty more important. When a woman chooses her spouse,she often puts emphasis on his character temperament education profession income appearance family background. VW上语计教6北©2010 全新版大学英语（第二版）听说教程3
Unit 4 Marriage Pre-listening Task Language Focus Here are some sentences and structures that you may find useful in discussing the previous questions. • Both men and women consider marriage a very important part of their lives. • Most men would like their spouses to be young and beautiful. Others consider inner beauty more important. • When a woman chooses her spouse, she often puts emphasis on his character / temperament / education / profession / income / appearance / family background
Unit 4 Marriage 合Home Notation PART Pre-listening Task Language Focus B B PART Some young women today consider.of great importance in choosing a boyfriend life companion. D Happiness in marriage does not depend on material wealth. Marriages based on mutual love create a happy and harmonious atmosphere in the family. Mutual respect and understanding between husband and wife contribute much to a happy marriage. V上语外教36并⊙2010 全新版大学英语（第二版）听说教程3
Unit 4 Marriage Language Focus • Some young women today consider . of great importance in choosing a boyfriend / life companion. • Happiness in marriage does not depend on material wealth. • Marriages based on mutual love create a happy and harmonious atmosphere in the family. • Mutual respect and understanding between husband and wife contribute much to a happy marriage. Pre-listening Task
Unit 4 Marriage 合Home☑Notation PA A Pre-listening Task Language Focus A B Education is an important condition for a good marriage because a couple whose educational levels D do not match may not have much to say to each other have constant arguments over family issues,big or small. A marriage based on romantic love alone will not necessarily last long,for a sense of responsibility is also essential to a successful marriage. I would marry someone who loves me and cares for me most. V上语法教法6北©2010 全新版大学英语（第二版）听说教程3
Unit 4 Marriage Language Focus • Education is an important condition for a good marriage because a couple whose educational levels do not match may not have much to say to each other / have constant arguments over family issues, big or small. • A marriage based on romantic love alone will not necessarily last long, for a sense of responsibility is also essential to a successful marriage. • I would marry someone who loves me and cares for me most. Pre-listening Task
Unit 4 Marriage 合Home Notation PART Pre-listening Task Language Focus B B PART I would marry someone who is generous intelligent ambitious broad-minded considerate good- D looking kind-hearted humorous. I wouldn't like to marry someone who is too money- conscious stingy /selfish hot-tempered narrow- minded rude impolite possessive. Each individual is unique and differences between husband and wife are therefore unavoidable a rule rather than an exception. V上语外教36并⊙2010 全新版大学英语（第二版）听说教程3
Unit 4 Marriage Language Focus • I would marry someone who is generous / intelligent / ambitious / broad-minded / considerate / goodlooking / kind-hearted / humorous. • I wouldn’t like to marry someone who is too money- conscious / stingy / selfish / hot-tempered / narrow- minded / rude / impolite / possessive. • Each individual is unique and differences between husband and wife are therefore unavoidable / a rule rather than an exception. Pre-listening Task