视听说新unit7答案

1、The Parent TrapListening inLanguage and culture 1 Adoptive parents are those who have adopted a child, that is, they have taken someone elses child into their family and legally made the child part of their family. Coincidence is a situation in which separate things happen by chance at the same time

2、 or in the same way. To get is informal for to understand someone or something, for example, Do you get it? Do you get the message? Get this is a signal that the speaker is about to say something interesting, surprising or newsworthy, which you need to understand or receive.Listening inLanguage and

3、culture 1v.n. coincidenceadj. adoptiveadv.adoptadoptioncoincideadoptivelycoincidentalcoincidentallyPlease give the corresponding forms of the words.Did you get the meaning of the exercise here?Yes, I got it.Listening inPassage11 Work in pairs and answer the questions.1) Do you know any twins, either

4、 identical or fraternal?2) Whats the difference between identical and fraternal twins?Yes, a friend of my mother has twin boys: They are identical and it is easy to be confused about who is who, except that one is left-handed and the other is right-handed.Identical twins come from the same egg and a

5、re of the same sex, whereas fraternal twins come from different eggs and may or may not be of the same sex.Listening in3) Do you know any stories about identical twins who were separated at birth, adopted and then reunited later in life?4) What is often strange about these stories?Yes, Shakespeares

6、play, A Comedy of Errors, tells the story of two sets of identical twin boys who were born on the same night in the same inn.In Shakespeares play, the humour depends on the confusion between the identical twins who dont actually meet until near the end of the play. In many other stories, the strange

7、 thing is how similar the twins are, even though they have been brought up separately.Listening inListening and understanding2 Listen to Passage 1. Work in pairs and complete the factfile.Factfile Nationality of the girlsUniversity subject studied by both girlsAge when the girls metAge when the girl

8、s fell through glass doorsJoshs ageMonth of Joshs and his twins weddingAmericanPsychology20Five22JuneNow check the answersListening inListening and understanding3 Listen to Passage 1 again and answer the questions.Attention: please work in pairs while listening to the passage. Give a comment after g

9、etting the answers. Eight pairs of you will be asked to stand up: A reads the question; B answers; then A gives comment.1 What question does the chat show host want to discuss in the programme?2 What happened to the girls when they were born?3 How do the girls meet?Which is more important, your fami

10、ly environment or your genes.They were separated and adopted by different families.A friend of both of theirs insists they meet.Listening in4) What do we learn about the girls adoptive fathers?5) What do we learn about the girls boyfriends?6) What are we told about a dream?7) What do we learn about

11、Josh and his brother?8) What does research tell us according to the host?Both their adoptive fathers died when they were children.Their boyfriends look alike and have similar names.They have the same recurring dream.They are identical twins and are going out with two sisters.Genes decide 50 per cent

12、 of who we are and our environment decides the other 50 per cent.Listening inExample comments This is an important question because it affects all of us . So the twins didnt meet after that until they were adults . I expect they were a bit nervous when they first met after so many years of separatio

13、n . I wonder why their mothers didnt arrange for the twins to meet after the adoptive fathers had died .Listening inDeveloping critical thinking4 Work in pairs and discuss the questions.1 Does this story interest you? Why?2 What might be the reason for coincidences in the lives of twins?3 Which do y

14、ou think is more important, family environment or genes? Think about your own family and other families you know.Listening inExample answers1 Yes, its interesting because they met after 20 years, which must have been a strange feeling for them, especially when they look so similar.2 Well, perhaps th

15、eir genes prepare them for certain things, such as boys they like or having certain dreams. On the other hand, whoever has reported this story is clearly looking for coincidences and probably if the same reporter asked lots of other people who arent twins about similar events, there would also be co

16、incidences. For example, lots of children fall down at the age of five and many have similar dreams.Listening in3 Well, of course they are both important. Genes or heredity are important, as we can see many musicians have musical parents and many scientists have parents who are scientists. The envir

17、onment is important because without a good environment a musician or scientist probably wont develop their talents and skills. In one sense, the environment is more significant for society because we can try to make sure that children have the best environment for healthy and intelligent development

18、, whereas we cant really make sure that children have the best genes, even if we knew what the best genes are.Example answersListening inPassage 25 Work in pairs and check the meaning of the words and expressions below. Use the words to say what you think the passage is about.scared operation close

19、courage donor selflessgrateful safe(have a) kidney transplant(have) kidney failure Now listen to Passage 2 and check your answers.Listening inExample answers I guess the passage will be about someone with a kidney failure who needs a kidney transplant so someone agrees to e a donor perhaps this seco

20、nd person is scared of the operation but because they are selfless and courageous they do give their kidney. The operation is safe and the sick person is grateful.Listening inListening and understanding6 Listen to Passage 2, Part 1 and complete the sentences.1 We all recognize that its one of the mo

21、st selfless things a person can do, _ to someone, but as the operation es safer and safer, _ people are doing it.2 We talked to two sisters who have had the experience Henrietta Longmore, a journalist aged 40, married with one son, and her sister, Teresa Parker, _, married with two children.3 She wa

22、s the big sister and she was _ to us younger kids.Listening inListening and understanding4 Then we shared a flat and had a lot of _.5 I felt very protective of my brother and sisters because, _, our parents were always so busy.6 Henrietta got kidney failure _, but for several years she was fine and

23、seemed quite healthy.7 The hospital was brilliant and I really did feel fine, _.Now check your answersListening inListening and understanding6 Answers1 We all recognize that its one of the most selfless things a person can do, _ to someone, but as the operation es safer and safer, _ people are doing

24、 it.2 We talked to two sisters who have had the experience Henrietta Longmore, a journalist aged 40, married with one son, and her sister, Teresa Parker, _, married with two children.3 She was the big sister and she was _ to us younger kids.to give a kidneymore and moreaged 38just like a motherListe

25、ning inListening and understanding 4 Then we shared a flat and had a lot of _. 5 I felt very protective of my brother and sisters because, _, our parents were always so busy. 6 Henrietta got kidney failure _, but for several years she was fine and seemed quite healthy. 7 The hospital was brilliant a

26、nd I really did feel fine, _.the same friendslike Teresa saysfive years agomost of the timeHave you done a good job?6 AnswersListening inListening and understanding7 Listen to Passage 2, Part 2 and answer the questions.1 When did Henrietta e very ill?2 What was Teresas reaction?3 What reassured Tere

27、sa and her family?4 What dont people know about kidney transplants?She became very ill a year ago.She was terrified and decided to find out more about giving Henrietta a kidney.The hospital reassured them.People only need ten per cent of one kidney to be completely healthy.Listening inListening and

28、understanding7 Listen to Passage 2, Part 2 and answer the questions.5 Why did Teresa get better so fast after the operation?6 How does Henrietta feel about Teresa?7 What would Teresa like to do now?She got better so fast, because she knew shed done something worthwhile and felt very good.She feels v

29、ery grateful.Shed like to do something that no one knows about.Listening inDeveloping critical thinking1 How risky is it to be a kidney donor?2 Was Henrietta Longmore right to accept a kidney from her sister?3 What do you think of Teresa Parkers action?4 Would you consider donating a kidney to a sic

30、k relative?5 Would you agree to donating one of your organs to save someones life after you die?8 Work in pairs and discuss the questions.Listening inDeveloping critical thinking1 How risky is it to be a kidney donor?2 Was Henrietta Longmore right to accept a kidney from her sister?Example answers.Any major operation like this has some risk, but kidney transplants are more straightforwar