(14) cousins (15) presents
Task 2:What's your answer?
She felt it was very traumatizing, but in other ways it was a relief to just talk about it.
She makes drawings when she feels sad. She feels that it's like a wave of calmness just washes over her. It relieves a lot of stress. She talks to her friends or invites them for a sleepover. They do lots of silly and fun things together. Task 3:Let's group work!
VI. Further Listening and Speaking Listening Task:
Task1: Reasons for a divorce Keys:
(1) divorce her husband (2) irresponsible (3) changing jobs (4) stability (5) bills (6) poverty line (7) apartment (8) yells at
(9) calls him names (10) half
Task 2: Thick cloud of pollution covering southern Asia Script Question:
Hi, I have been divorced for eight years. My ex sees our child Maria on a regular basis.
She is eight and in the second grade. My ex has a wife that is 20. My ex and his wife go to the school almost every day to see our daughter.
Our daughter has failed the second grade and now has to repeat it. I have seen her grades plummet since those two started showing up at school.
They are both very controlling and verbally abusive to me and to our daughter.
I'm concerned about this. He forced my daughter to call his wife mommy.
I am really tired of their unkind visits. I don't know what to do. If you have any advice to give me, I would be grateful. Thanks. Answer (by a woman psychiatrist):
Hi, Diana. It's obvious to me that your daughter is having problems with
the visits.
I would suggest having a frank conversation with your daughter to see what she feels the problems are.
If she says it is all these problems as you have stated above, I would try to talk to your ex about her problems.
I'll try to stick to what your daughter feels to be the problems and hope he will help your daughter do better at school.
If he is not responsive, then I'll take your daughter for counseling to help her.
You can't make others do things that are right for your child, not even the father, so spend your energy on things you can control like counseling for your daughter.
Also, you should spend quality time with her and allow her to vent her feelings on you, and let her know you are always there for her no matter what happens. Try to keep her self-esteem high.
When a child fails a grade, they will feel bad. Good Luck! Keys:1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C Task3: A man who remarried Script
If you want me to tell you why I remarried, here's my story.
Remarriage was the last word I'd consider for two years after my divorce.
I had heard about the high rate of remarriage failures.
More importantly, I wondered how remarriage would affect my 10-year-old son, John.
My heart ached when I saw my son draw a picture of himself, my ex-wife and me holding hands—with sadness on our faces.
Since my parents have married and divorced eight times altogether, I hoped my son would not have to go through the same pain I experienced. As a result, my primary focus after the divorce was my relationship with John, not finding a wife.
As time went by, my son gradually grew up, and he became conscious of my loneliness and anxiety. One day he asked me to consider dating. The first time he said this, I ignored him. The second time he brought it up, I reconsidered my reservations about dating. I began to date Maria. As our relationship developed over the following year, I was concerned about how my son would actually respond to her.
At first, John's affection for Maria was lukewarm. For instance, he would hug her, but the act seemed mechanical. But after several months, he warmed up to her.
Seeing the time was ripe, I asked Maria to marry me. She accepted. So the two of us blended smoothly into the three of us. Thinking back, I believe my remarriage was the right choice.
Some single parents are still hesitating about remarriage. Now that you've
heard my story, I hope you won't hesitate and let golden opportunities slip through your fingers. Keys: (1) the last word (2) remarriage (3) picture (4) eight times (5) wife (6) dating
(7) loneliness and anxiety (8) second (9) response to her (10) lukewarm (11) warmed up (12) accepted (13) ripe (14) blended into (15) right
Viewing and speaking:
Task 1:Mother-daughter relationship Script