视野大学英语一二三四ListeningI.ppt

ListeningIn Watchanddiscuss roommates Discuss Howtogetalongwithroommates Debate Livingalonevs livingwithroommates Question Whatwouldyoudoifyouhaveproblemswithyourroommate s Debate Onvs offcampus Doyouprefertolivealoneorwitharoommate I dratherlivealone Tome privacyisextremelyimportant And Ifeelitwon tbeeasytofindareallygoodroommate Iheardalltheroommatestoriesandthemajorityofthemwereabouthowawfulroommateswereandhowitwasimpossibletogetalong Undoubtedly withroommateseverybodystartsoutwithbestwill Butwhentimepasses peoplegetcrankyandyoucanfindyourselfinsomehotwater Thatcanbeonminorthings likecleaningthebathroom usingsomebodyelse ssoapandpayingforcertainbills Buttheseminorthingscancometoaseriouspointanddestroyyourrelationship Mypointisthatifit slikelythatyou llendupfeelingresentfulwitheachother whyshouldyoulivetogetheratall Discuss Howtogetalongwithroommates Tipsforlivingwithroommates 1 Open honestandconstantcommunicationisthekeytosuccessfulroommaterelationships Takesometimetotalkaboutthethingsyou recomfortablewithandnot 2 You dbettersetgroundrulesupfront e g Whenistherentcheckdue Whowillcleanthelivingroom Isitacceptabletobringaboyfriend girlfriendbacktotheroom Acceptthefactthatyou llhavetomakecompromises 3 It sagoodideatodividethechoresasmakingbeds dusting washingdirtydishesandtakingoutthetrash 4 You llhaveabettertimebeingtogetherifyoucanbeconsiderate Ifyouseeyourroommatestudying turndownthevolume Don ttakethingswithoutpermission Washthedishesafteryouusethem especiallyifthedishesaren tyours Whatwouldyoudoifyouhaveproblemswithyourroommate s Question IfIhaveproblemswithmyroommate Iwilltrytotalktohim hertofindoutthereasons Thesooner thebetter It sverylikelythatwemyhaveoffended botheredeachotherwithoutknowingit It snotwisetobottlethefeelingsupandstoptalkingtoeachother Inthiscase theproblemsmayaccumulateandsodotheunhappyfeelingsabouteachother Lookingatthingsfromhis herperspectivemayhelpalottoo ButifI mreallyunfortunateandhaveanextremelyoverbearing unreasonableroommate I llcertainlystanduptohim her Ifthereisnowaythatwecanworkitout theonlythingIcandoistochangemyroommate Ibelievetherewillalwaysbesomebetterroommatesoutthere Debate Whylivealone Whyhavearoommate Whylivealone 1 Privacyisprobablythemostcommonreasonforlivingalone Someoneelse sproblemscanbecomeyoursifyoulivewithhim her Livingaloneeliminatethepotentialforhouseholdconflicts Whylivealone 2 Livingalonealsomeansyoucanliveinaverysmalllivingspacewithoutfeelingtoocrowded Youdon thavetorelyonsomeoneelsehonoringhis herobligations topayrent topayutilities etc Youdon thavetotoleratesomeoneelse sbadhabitsormakecompromisewithhim her Whyhavearoommate 1 It softencheapertolivewitharoommateascosts rent utilities food aresplit Youcanoftenaffordabiggerapartmentwithmorelivingspaceandbetterfacilitiesifyousplitthecosts Companionshipcanalsobeabigplus Havingsomeonearoundtoshareyourupsanddowns ortoaccompanyyoutowatchthelatestmoviecanbeagreatasset Livingwitharoommatecanaddtoyourfeelingsofsecurity Whyhavearoommate 2 Aroommate sassistancecanbeinvaluableduringanemergencyorillness Yourroommatecansharetheresponsibilityofdoinghouseholdchores Havingaroommatecanassureyourparentsthatyouarenotallaloneandmakethemlessworried Livingwitharoommatecanbringyougreatconveniencesinceyourroommatecananswerthephonewhenyou renotathome lendyoumoneywhenyoucan tfindyourwallet andletyouintotheapartmentwhenyouleaveyourkeysatafriend shouse Whyhavearoommate 3 Debate Advantagesoflivingoncampus vs livingoffcampus Disadvantagesoflivingoncampus vs livingoffcampus Livingon campuswillallowyoutomeetmorepeopleandestablishmorefriendshipsthanifyouliveoff campus It softencheapertoliveoncampus Studentswholiveoncampushavemorecontactwithfacultyandstaffmembers Advantagesoflivingoncampus 1 Studentswholiveoncampusaremoreinvolvedincampusleadership organizationsandactivities Studentswholiveoncampusaremorelikelytoexperiencegreateracademicsuccess There snoneedtoworryabouttraffictomakethat8 00amclass Advantagesoflivingoncampus 2 Ittakesashortwalkfromallofyourclasses thelibrary athleticfacilities thedininghall andallofthespecialeventsofferedoncampus Youdon thavetowastetimeandmoneyondrivingtoschool findingaparkingspace andsoforth Whenlivinginadorm itcanbeveryhardtofindprivacy Youhavetosharebedrooms bathrooms etc Disadvantagesoflivingoncampus 1 Thecloselivingquartersmeanthatyoumayneverhavequiettimeinyourdormbecausetherewillalwaysbesomethinggoingon Atmostcolleges thedormroomsareverysmalla