Unit Ten Western HolidaysⅠ. Pre-listening ActivitiesPart 1略Part 21. six; remarrying; unusual 2. tradition; death 3. card; message; great ■ ScriptThe origins of Fathers’ Day are American and it was inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart. He was a veteran of the US Civil War and his wife died giving birth to their sixth child. He raised six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly unusual back in those days. His daughter, Sonora Dodd, realized when she was an adult what her father had sacrificed for his children. It was in the early 1900s and she was actually at church one day, listening to a sermon on Mothers’ Day. She thought there should also be a Fathers ’ Day celebration. And so the tradition was born, on the third Sunday every June, close to the anniversary of Sonora’s father’s death. Britain took the idea of Fathers’ Day from the American celebration and it has been celebrated officially since the 1970s.Fathers ’ Day is never quite such the big commercial event that Mothers’ Day is, probably because it hasn’t been in existence for so long. But what do people do for Fathers ’ Day Well, most people would buy their fathers a card. The card would probably have a nice message in it saying what a great Dad their father is. Some people do buy presents as well.Ⅱ. Listening TasksTask 1 Understanding News ReportsNews Item One1. A 2. B News Item Two1. B 2. A News Item Three1. B 2. D 3. B■ ScriptNews Item OneQuestions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.American filmmakers are actively luring Chinese movie fans to the cinema with more Chinese plots and characters. The motion picture, Kung Fu Panda 3, is a prime example of...
