Read the new words and expressions carefully. Have
a brief look at the key words and phrases if necessary.
Then read the exercises if you have your textbook at hand.
Listen to the conversation
carefully and try to do exercise A.
A. Fill in the blanks to give a brief outline
of the talk.
Speaker : _______________________
Topic: __________________________
In the West marriage is a _______________________
In India ________________ is very common. The young
couple meet for the first time __________________.
In Japan _____________________ still take place. But
the young couple get a chance ______________ and if one of
them says "Oh, no, I could never marry him or her".
they ______________________. If they like one another,
then ________________________.
In parts of Africa polygamy is quite common. A man
can have ________________________________.
Conclusion: Professor Stuart believes that various forms
of arranged marriage have __________________
B. True or False Questions. Write
a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the
recording and write an F if it is false.
( ) In the West people believe that
marriage should be based on romantic love.
( ) In Japan marriage is often arranged
by an intermediary, usually the girl's aunt.
( ) According to the professor, though
polygamy sounds fine from the man's point of view, the man
in fact takes on a great responsibility and economic burden.
Listen for the third time
and check your answers. Then you may refer to the
key.