ListeningListeningAsfarasyouknow,whatkindofcountryisUtopialike?1.LookatthepictureoftheidealsocietyofUtopia.2.ListentoSirThomasMore’sstoryaboutUtopia.CheckyouranswerstoExercise1.3.Listentothestoryagainandanswerthequestions.civilised:highlydevelopedidentical:exactlyalikeandequalshowoff:炫耀；卖弄authority:powerhaveauthorityoverrepresentative:代表parliament:国会remark:commentmakeremarksaboutsthadopt：takeorfollow采用，采纳KeyWordsKeyWords1)WhatkindofcountryisUtopialike?Givesomeexamples.Itisthemostcivilizedcountryintheworld.Forexample,allthetownsareidenticalandallthebuildingsarelaidoutinanorderedway.Questions2)HowdothepeopleinUtopiausuallyspendtheirtome?Peopleonlyhavetoworksixhoursaday.Whentheyarenotworking,theygotolecturesorplayinterestinggames.3)HowaretheUtopiansocietyandfamiliesorganized?Utopiansocietyandfamiliesarewellorganized.Thereisaheadofeachfamily.Thereisaleaderineachareaofthetownandeachtownhasamayor.Eachtownhasthreeparliamentaryrepresentatives.4)ArethereanydivorcesinUtopia?Whatifsomemarriedpeoplehaveaffairs?Divorceispossibleonlywhenboththehusbandandwifewantit.Thereareseverepunishmentsifmarriedpeoplehaveaffairs.5)DoesUtopiaevertradewithothercountries?Why/Whynot?6)Arethereanywarsintheircountry?Why?Utopianevertradeswithothercountrybecausethereisnothingthatitneeds.ThereisnowarinUtopia,becausetheyhatewar.Theyfightonlyinself-defense.Storyteller:IwasinBrugesonbusinesswhenImetthisveryinterestingman.Hehadtraveledforyearsandhadhadlotsofstrangeadventures.AmongstthemhehadspentfiveyearsontheislandofUtopia.Iinvitedhimtodinnerandaskedhimtotellmeallaboutit.Man:Well,tostartwith,itisthemostcivilizedcountryintheworld.Allthetownsareidenticalyouknowandallthebuildingsarelaidoutinanorderedway.Everybuildinghaspipedwaterandthehousesarelargewithglasswindows—justthinkofthat!Well…thereisnoprivatepropertyinUtopiaandvariousfamilieslivetogetherineachofthelargehouses.Everybodywearsthesamekindofclothesandsothereisnofashion.Nobodyhasanydesiretoshowoffandgoldandsilverhavenovalue–unlikeinoursociety.everythingiswellorganizedandpeopleonlyhavetoworksixhoursaday.Theyusuallyhavealloftheirmealsinalargecommunaldiningroom,butcanhavethemathomeiftheywant.Atsupperpeoplelistentomusicandhaveinterestingdiscussions.Whentheyarenotworking,theUtopiansgotolecturesorplayinterestinggameslikechess.TherearenoinnsinUtopiaandnogamblingeither–sothat’sverydifferentfromoursocietyisn’tit?Youknow,peopletaketheirpleasurefromlivingahealthyandusefullife.Utopiansocietyandfamiliesareverywellorganized.Thereisaheadofeachhousehold,whoisalwaystheoldestmalebytheway.Husbandshaveauthorityovertheirwivesandparentshaveauthorityovertheirchildren.Thereisaleaderineachareaofthetownandeachtownhasthreerepresentativeswhoaresenttotheparliament,wheremajordecisionsaretaken.ThereareveryfewlawsinUtopia,becausethereisnoneedforthem.Sotherearenolawyers–justimaginethat.Butifsomeonebehavesbadlytheycanbemadeintoslaves—theslavesinUtopiaareconvictsorforeignerswhohavetoworkveryhard.Girlscanmarrywhentheyare18andboyswhentheyare22.Divorceisonlypossiblewhenbothhusbandandwifewantit.Thereareseverepunishmentsformarriedpeoplewhohaveaffairs.Theguiltypeoplecanbemadeintoslaves.Utopiaisaveryrichcountrybutnevertradeswithothercountries,becausethereisnothingthatitneeds.Utopiansarepeacefulandhatewarandtheyonlyfightinself-defense.Storyteller:ImadesomepoliteremarksaboutUto...
