to give in B: Therere conflicts everywhere, but you should not neglect that an adult psychological and physical needs. Without a companion, one may feel lonely anXIous A: In a new family the husband tends to compare his new wife's weak point with his ex-wifes strong point. And the wife does the same B: I wish you'd seen the film The Sound of Music. The governess Maria blended so smoothly into the Captains famil A: It is not easy for children to accept the new mother or father. It is simply impossible for them to forget their birth-mother's lov ing care and the happy moments in their child hood B: But how happy are the Captains seven children with their adopted mother Maria If the new mother shows genuine care for the kids, they will gradually warm to her. On the other hand, many children in a single-parent family are under psychological pressure and suffer from anxiety attack. So, the single life is not the right choice VI. Further Listening and Speaking Taskl: Early Marriage scI At the age of 12, Lisa has been married for three years to a young man she met just after finishing secondary school. He treated her well. She almost died during the birth of their first child, born a year after their marriage. The second child, born 18 months later, was also a girl. Lately she and her husband quarrel frequently. She wants to go to vocational school to learn skills to add to the family income but his mother insists she stay home and produce a son This example is by no means exceptional. Early marriage is common in many parts of the world. Early marriage leads to early motherhood. In some developing countries, 20 percent or over half of the women give birth to their first child before the age of 18. Expectations from parents, in-laws and society are to produce a child as soon as possible. Many young wives feel pressure to bear son. This typically results in early and frequent pregnancies In developing countries, more than half a million women die every year from causes related to pregnancy. There are four important reasons for these deaths. Birth are either too soon, too close, too many, or to late. Accord ing to statistics, it is young women who most die during pregnancy 1. At what age did Lisa give birth to her first child? 2. What does lisa want? 3. Why do women in some developing countries have babies early?9 to give in. B: There’re conflicts everywhere, but you should not neglect that an adult has psychological and physical needs. Without a companion, one may feel lonely and anxious. A: In a new family the husband tends to compare his new wife’s weak point with his ex-wife’s strong point. And the wife does the same. B: I wish you’d seen the film The Sound of Music. The governess Maria blended so smoothly into the Captain’s family. A: It is not easy for children to accept the new mother or father. It is simply impossible for them to forget their birth-mother’s loving care and the happy moments in their childhood. B: But how happy are the Captain’s seven children with their adopted mother Maria! If the new mother shows genuine care for the kids, they will gradually warm to her. On the other hand, many children in a single-parent family are under psychological pressure and suffer from anxiety attack. So, the single life is not the right choice. VI. Further Listening and Speaking Task1: Early Marriage Script At the age of 12, Lisa has been married for three years to a young man she met just after finishing secondary school. He treated her well. She almost died during the birth of their first child, born a year after their marriage. The second child, born 18 months later, was also a girl. Lately she and her husband quarrel frequently. She wants to go to vocational school to learn skills to add to the family income, but his mother insists she stay home and produce a son. This example is by no means exceptional. Early marriage is common in many parts of the world. Early marriage leads to early motherhood. In some developing countries, 20 percent or over half of the women give birth to their first child before the age of 18.Expectations from parents, in-laws and society are to produce a child as soon as possible. Many young wives feel pressure to bear son. This typically results in early and frequent pregnancies. In developing countries, more than half a million women die every year from causes related to pregnancy. There are four important reasons for these deaths. Birth are either “too soon, too close, too many, or to late”. According to statistics, it is young women who most die during pregnancy. 1. At what age did Lisa give birth to her first child? 2. What does Lisa want? 3. Why do women in some developing countries have babies early?