工程硕士研究生实用英语听说教程unit3

Unit 3Section 14My family lets see my mother shes 61.my father died many years ago,so I dont remember him very well.i have two brothers and the most wonderful husband in the world.i have two ,no ,three sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law. They all have children,which means I have ,lets see,one,two,three,four,yeah four nieces and two nephews. I have lots of cousins ,more than 20,and I havesix aunts but only three uncles who are still alive. And your family, is it bigger than mine?5 Tim：hi ,my name is tim . I come from a preety big family. I have three brothers: ted ,bill and frank. I also have a sister, pat . So there are five of us in my family,plus my parents,of course. I m the oldest and my sister is the youngest;she plays the piano really well and wants to be a professional musician.Mary : hello, I am mary. I m an only child, with no brothers or sisters. But we do have lots of pets-three dogs two cats ,a parrot ,and a rabbit. My father loves animals . you never know what he s going to bring home. Yesterday ,he came home with a.Jane : hi ,my name is jane. We re all girls in my family-except for my father,of course. I have four sisters . the youngest ,Debbie,is only four and the oldest ,diane,is twenty-four. We really prond of diane; she ran in the last marathon here and she finished in the first twenty! My two younger sisters, Karen and michelle are still at school.David :hi I m david .there are five people in my family altogether:my parents,my older brother,my older sister and me. My sister susan is a nurse. My grandmother lives with us too;she s incredible-she s eithty and still very healthy. She goes for a long walk every day. And that s not all. She also.6Have you got any brothers or sisters,Gloria?Yes I ve a sister and a brother.Are you the oldest?No ,I m number two.my sister is the oldest and Daniel is the youngest.Are you all married?Well,my sister and I ,we re married,bur Daniel isnt . he s still at home with my parents. Actually I think I ve got a photograph of me and my family. Would you like to see it?Yes ,very much.Hmm I m sure I ve got one somewhere. Yes here you are, this is a photo of my wedding.Oh when was that?Last summer. That is my husband ,oliver.And this is you father at the end?Yes, and this is my mother sitting in the middle there.Is this your sister beside your mum?Yes , that is my big sister,marionMmm, she looks like youYes I suppose she does. That s her husband aaron behind her.And these are their children, I assume.Yes those are my two nephews, ben on the left and josh on the right, and my brother is holding my little niece, Rebecca.Mmm, she s very sweet. And what about your brother? Tell me about himWell, he s still single, but he s got a girlfriend. Her name is Alison. Well she s his fiancée really,because they re engaged,but they re not in any hurry to get married yet.I see. Well they re still young. What does your father do?He s a salesman for a chemical firm.Oh really? Where does he work ? Is he?Section 22 Hi alice. Can I join you?Oh sure . take a seat.So what are you doing with all these photos?Oh I m just sorting through them. I want to decide which ones to put in frames.Hmm. Who are all these people?Oh its just my family. I ll put them away . I m sure you re not interestedNo,no,no thats ok . I m I m interested. Show me . (really?well ,ok ). so who s this nice older woman?Oh this one. That s my grandmother. Her name s carol. Oh and that s my dad in the picture with her.That s your dad ?(mm-hmm) wow ,he looks so young.I know.some of these photos are really old. Hey,here s one of both my mom and him on their wedding day. Look Wow,they look so happy. (yeah) I dont think I ve ever met your parents.Really?Yeah. What are their names?Oh dong and Irene.And who s this guy in the dark suit?Oh that s my uncle frank, my dads brother. And the woman in the yellow dress is his wife ,my aunt ellenOh I ve met their daughter,havent I ?Thats right, you have,my cousin gina. I have a photo of her somewhere . Oh here it isYeah thats her. (mm-hmm)and who is everybody in this photo?Oh,thats bill and kumikoWhos billMy brother.kumiko is his wife.I didnt know you have a brother.Oh,yeah. Well he lives in japan ,so I dont see him very often. Oh and this is their son, herry.Oh your nephew s so cute.(yeah). And who s this?Oh that s jack ,my husband.That s jack. What s he wearing?A rabbit costume. We went to costume party last Halloween, and he went as.3Here in the middle with the beautifu white hair is my mother . we call her joyYou call your parents by their first names?Yeah,we always have. Have next to my mother on the left is Andrew my father.With the glasses?Yeah ,with the glasses and the bald head. Isnt he cute? Actually he looks pretty goog for someone 70years old ,dont you think ?He sure does,and your mother is she the same age?No,she s five years youger. She turned 65 just last month.Does your father still work?No he s retired nowAnd your mother?Oh she s been a housewife all her life and she always will be.And is that you standing next to your mother?No that s my sister Debbie. I m over here between my father and my brother eric.You and your sister look so alike.That s what people say but she s taller than me and her hair is curly . my hair s always been straight.Is she older or younger?Oh she s older. They re all older. I m the youngest in the family. Dont I act it? Let s see.Debbie I six years older than me ,so that makes her 39 ,eric s 36,and next to Debbie is the oldest,my brother bruce . he s 44.Are they all married?Yes ,all except bruce. I dont think he s ever going to get married. Debbie has one child a girl and lives with her husband in Hawaii. They re both doctors . eric s been married for 15years and has three kids , two boys and a girl.He got married young.Yeah, he did. And his wife was only 18.What kind of work does he do?He s a teacher.And bruce?He s a bus driver.