Unit Three Family and Marriage,Section Listening and Speaking Section Intensive Reading Section Grammar Section Applied Writing Section Reading Practice Section Cultural Tips,Section Listening and Speaking Holding a Meeting,Tune In Task 1 Directions: There are 10 recorded dialogues in this task. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. The dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.,BACK,Task 2 Directions: Listen to the dialogue twice and fill in the blanks with the missing words， then have a role-play with your partner.,Listen On,Task 1 Warming Up Patterns Learning 1. Good morning/afternoon, everyone. 2. If we are all here, lets get started/start the meeting/start. 3. Please join me in welcoming (name of participant) 4. Were here today to. 5. So, if there is nothing else we need to discuss, lets move on to todays agenda. 6. Shall we get down to business?,7. Shall we start with.? 8. I think that takes care of the first item. 9. Shall we leave that item? 10. OK, why dont we quickly summarize what weve done today? 11. The meeting is closed. 12. I declare the meeting closed. 13. (Mister/Madam) chairman. 14. May I have a word? 15. In my opinion.,16. How do you feel about.? 17. Good point! 18. I get your point. 19. Id just like to repeat that. 20. Im afraid I didnt understand that. Could you repeat what you just said? 21. I dont quite follow you. What exactly do you mean? 22. Are there any more comments? 23. Were running short of time. 24. Well, that seems to be all the time we have today. 25. Im afraid thats outside the scope of this meeting.,Task 2 Directions: Listen to the dialogue twice and choose the best answer to the following questions. Key Words & Phrases conference center 会议中心 seminar semin: n. 研究会 lecture lekt n. 演讲 accomplishment kmplimnt n. （常pl.）成就；造诣,Task 3 Directions: Listen to the short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are 5 questions. The conversations and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given below. Conversation 1,Key Words & Phrases tentative tenttiv adj. 暂定的 admission dmin n. 许可；允许 board b:d n. 委员会；董事会 tempo tempu n. 速度 characteristic ,kriktristik n. 特性 comment kment n. 注释；评论,Conversation 2 Key Words & Phrases potential ptenl adj. 潜在的 be involved in/with和有关 CMO=Chief Marketing Officer市场总监 CEO=Chief Executive Officer首席执行官,Speak Out,Task 1 Listen and Write Directions: In this part you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase. The incomplete answers are printed below. You should write your answers in the blanks and then retell the passage in your own words.,Key Words & Phrases subsidiary sbsidiri n. 子公司 shareholder ,huld n. 股东 autonomous :tnms adj. 独立的；自治的 consist of由组成 Managing Director 常务董事 target market 目标市场,Task 2 Role-play Directions: Here are more situations. Work with your partner and make more conversations. 1. You want to express your own opinion when participating in a meeting. 2. You are called on to conduct a meeting.,Section Intensive Reading The Real Life Theater of a Cross-border Family,Preview Mutual understanding, compromise and love must be the best ingredients for any mixed marriage.,BACK,Text,The Real Life Theater of a Cross-border Family “Look at this, it is really delicious. This time, I assure you, it is not spicy.” I proudly pointed at the pigs feet braised in soy sauce, enjoying my own achievement greatly. “Come on, please try one!” I encouraged her, but she ran away, terrified. “Darling, please dont disappoint me! Ive spent three hours cooking it!” I tried to stop her from running away. She desperately struggled, protesting loudly，“Horrible! I am afraid of your pigs feet. Anyhow there is absolutely nothing to eat apart from bone and disgusting skin! Have mercy, please!”,Unfortunately my Sichuan food turned out to be a failure. During the whole week, my wife was full of complaints, saying that my masterpiece had turned a gentle, quiet beauty into a toilet sprinter. However this Sichuan style Chinese food made me extremely happy. During the whole week, in the kitchen, I chewed the remaining pigs ear and feet with enjoyment and satisfaction, swallowed the Mapo bean curd and the fish-flavored shredded pork with enjoyment. I enjoyed my spicy Sichuan food so much that my face was covered with red spots and my stomach was burning. Of course, when I was devouring all these delicacies, my civilized wife never showed up, reluctant to see the pigs ear and feet and her husbands extremely hungry look.,From then on, I started to eliminate without mer