Listen for general understanding1.Watch the clip and choose the best answer to the following question. What can we infer from the clip you’ve just watched?

A. Nowadays, it is fashionable for husband staying at home to be a homemaker.
B. The reason for the increasing male homemakers is that they cannot find a full-time job.
C. These fathers stay at home to look after children in order to avoid a crisis of fatherhood.
D. Even nowadays, single dads are not so accepted as single moms by the society.

Listen for detailed information: watch the clip again and complete the following blanks.*Kirsty's parents: The difference is Kirsty's parents have _____ roles. The mother the ______, the father part of a growing ____ of men turned _____.*John Stanley: John Stanley is something of a(n) _____. A single father ____ to bring up his young son. Mr Stanley from Corbey is one of the only __% of families run solely by men. He is ______ from his partner but unlike _______ cases, won _____ of three-year-old Shawn.* The Dixon’s case: In the Dixon’s case, they are now both ____ and both ___ the work of child ____. Now they are both working and both still do the work in the house.

Fill in the blanks with the words you learned in Clip Two (Unit Two).1. The new ____ of walking holidays puts the emphasis on enjoyment, not endurance.这种新型的徒步旅行假日重在愉悦身心，而不是为了锻炼耐力。2. Carlson noticed another____; his plant had bloomed twice.卡尔森注意到另外一件怪事：他的植物开了两次花。3. Their____ aim is to destabilize the Indian government.他们唯一的目的就是要动摇印度政府的统治。4. Next week they will ____ places and will repeat the switch weekly.下周他们将交换座位，并且以后每周换一次。5. The sound of ____ shooting could still beheard.仍能听见零星的枪声。6. The plaintiff's ____ witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.原告唯一的证人嗜赌成性，游手好闲，其证词一下子就被推翻了。7. They accept and value people as individuals, and are strongly ____ .他们接受并尊重他人的独立性, 极富平等精神。

1. According to the speaker, what is the good thing of a text message on Valentine’s Day?

A. It is much cheaper compared with other ways to express love.
B. You nearly always get a response.
C. It could contain very sentimental thoughts.
D. It is more convenient compared with other ways.

2. Which of the following is NOT true about this year’s Valentine’s Day?

A. In Britain’s biggest flower market, the trade doubles an average day.
B. The number of text message sent doubles the daily average.
C. The flower prices triple through Valentine’s Day.
D. The number of Valentine cards is 20% up on last year.

3. What can we infer from the clip?

A. Many people choose not to celebrate Valentine’s Day because it’s quite commercialized.
B. The electronic ways become more popular than those traditional ways of celebration.
C. Many people still think it’s always good to give each other presents on Valentine’s Day.
D. Many people think that Valentine’s Day has lost its original significance.

Watch the clip again, and match the categories on the left with their corresponding numbers on the right.