新视野大学英语PremaritalAgreements.docVIP

I. Structure Analysis The text is about a social phenomenon ?prenups or premarital agreements, including: Part I (Para. _________ ) A social phenomenon--premarital agreements Part II (Para. _________ ) Who needs to have prenups? ?three types of peoplem Part III (Para. _________ ) Some points to be taken care of regarding prenups Part IV Evaluations positive negative be of no use to some happy marriages. (para.16) II. Understanding 1. What are prenups ? (Para. ________ ) ① Prenups are designed to address the problems of the division of ______________________ if a couple divorces. ② Prenups are negotiated by ________________ and signed by _______________________________ a marriage ceremony. Examples: ??? some examples of crazy clauses of premarital agreements an example of prenups– the case of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 2. Who needs to have prenups? (Para._________ ) ① For those who may have _________________________ in a divorce and who want to _______. ② For those who want to _____________ to be _____________ their children and grand children. ③For those who have/are in line for __________________ or __________________, while the future partner has little or nothing at all. 3. How to deal with problems regarding prenups? (Para._________ ) ① __________________ are necessary. ② __________ is required to write the document. ③ Don’t use __________________ as your future spouse does. Advice from the lawyers ① Don’t sign prenups __________________. ② Watch out if your spouse is living abroad with ___________________. 4. Evaluation of prenups. (Para._________ ) ① Prenups are __________________. ② Sometimes it may help ________________________________. ③ Sometimes it proves to ___________________________________. III. Summary Signing agreements before marriage has become popular in the United States since 1980s. __________________ are designed to solve problems like how to divide up ______________ if a couple divorces. Some people are s