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Part
Ⅰ
Getting ready
Family education, a rather
controversial issue, is now receiving more and
more
attention from the parents. As is
known by ail, the younger generation is the
flower of one country, the hope of
tomorrow and the future pillar of one
s
tate.
Then, how on earth
should the parents, the first teachers of
children, behave in
bringing up their
children?
A
The following words and phrases will
appear in this unit. Listen carefully
and
study the definitions.
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1.
pick up:
stop for and take or bring (persons) along with
one
2.
rebel: resist any
authority or control
3.
smack: n. slap, a sharp blow with the
open hand or any flat object
v. slap
loudly, strike with the open hand or any flat
object
4.
reason: argue or
talk in a logical way
5.
spank: striking with something flat, as
the open
hand, esp. on the buttocks,
as in punishment
6.
adopt: take (sb) into one's family as a
relation, esp. as a son or daughter,
by
legal process
7.
adolescent: a boy or a girl from
puberty (|f#S8) to adulthood; teenage
person
8.
soap
opera: radio or TV serial drama with domestic
problems, etc. in a
sentimental and
melodramatic (jj|f&[ifil$$!]#j) way
9.
lenient: merciful, not severe in
disciplining, punishing, judging, etc.
10.
Spare the rod, spoil
the child.: A child who is not punished will
become un-
disciplined and unruly.
You are going to hear a
short passage on the rules for children. Supply
the
missing words.
When
parents make a lot of rules about their children's
behavior, they make
_________?for themselves. I used to
spend half my time making sure my rules
were ________, and the other half
answering questions like
whenever he
likes, so why can't I?
mum
doesn't mind who he plays
with
I
drink__________too?
Jack's mum, I
decided, was a__________woman. I started saying
things
like
'______. You can
drink as much wine as you like
_____you get up
.
I don't mind how'._____
gela
as__________as you like.
The
______________ have been marvelous. They don't
want to get up late any
more,
they've decided they don't like wine,
and, most important, they've_______.
playing with Angela. I've now realized
(as Jack's mum realized a long time ago)
that they only _____ to do all these
nasty things because they
weren't_______to.
Ⅱ
Radio phone-
in
From ancient times to the present,
human beings are never free from personal
problems. Fortunately, in modern
society, one can always seek help or advice
from a variety of sources such as
psychologists, TV programs, radio hot lines
and so on and so forth.
_____
A
this
section you are going to hear a telephone
conversation on a radio
program called
1.
First listen to some
names.
Tessa Colbeck
Brighton
Maurice Rex
Manchester
Rosemary
Norfolk
Christine
2.
Now listen to the
conversation. While listening for the first time,
add more
key words in the left-hand
column. After the second listening, answer the
follow-
ing questions.
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Notes
column
nauak
Questions
1.
Apart from the radio
presenter, how many people are invited on this
programme?
2.
Who is Doctor Maurice Rex?
He is
at the University of
Nor-
11
folk.
3.
If you
live in London, which number should you ring?
4.
How old will the caller
be in two months' time?
5.
How long does it take the caller to
walk from her friend's house to hers?
6.
What's the name of the
caller's friend?
7.
Why
doesn't the caller's dad allow her to stay out
late?
Because he is_________________and
is afraid that it may
not
be_________________.
8.
If
the caller doesn't come home on time, what will
her dad do? He will not let
her_____________________.
9.
Maurice gives advice to the caller.
W
hat is it?
Maurice advises
her to dad and have a______
quietly
with her
about it.
B
Now try this: listen to
a more authentic version of the telephone
conversation. Do the multiple choice.
1.
Tessa Colbeck is
a______.
a.
doctor
b.
writer
c.
university teacher
d.
radio presenter
2
If you live outside
London, the number you should ring is_____2222122.
a.
10
b. 21
c.
01
d. 20
3.
The
caller is supposed to get home
at
night.
a.
at a quarter to
ten
b.
after
ten o'clock
c.
at a
quarter after ten
d.
before ten o'clock
4.
Tessa Colbeck first thinks that the
caller lives in____
a.
Brighton b.
Manchester
c.
London
d.
Norfolk
5.
What
does Tessa suggest the caller do at the end of the
conversation?
a.
Tell her
dad what she thinks about it.
b.
Ask her dad why he does so.
c.
Persuade her dad to
pick her up.
d.
Promise
her dad that she will behave in her friend's
house.
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Family discipline
Notes
Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:
talk,
Speaker 3: talkmucU
According to a report carried out by
the magazine Children, nine out of ten
parents smack their children, but
parents often misunderstand their children's
bad behavior. Is it right for parents
to use smacking as a punishment? Will
parents feel guilty about using it?
A
You are going to hear
some people talking about their attitudes towards
the
punishment of children. While
listening for the first time, add more key words
in
the left-hand column. After the
second listening, decide whether the speaker in
each passage is a parent or a kid.
Write
A Parent or a Kid?
Speaker 1:
Speaker 3:
_____
Speaker 4:
Speaker 5:
Speaker 6:
lt&wtaUo&i,
?
Speaker 4: _____ Speaker 5: _____
Speaker 6: _____
B
Listen to the monologues
again. Look at the following chart. For the first
two
columns, tick one suitable attitude
for each speaker. For the last column, fill in
the missing information according to
what you hear on the tape. You can refer