初级口语(LRC)-英语听力初级口语part2
Oral Workshop: Reproduction Lesson 8-15 ;
Lesson 8 ;
Text B Interesting Pictures ;
"Food really tastes good cooked over an open fire," ;
Lloyd remarked as he took another bite of his hot dog. ;
"It sure does," replied Fred." ;
I wish this weren't the last night of our camping trip, ;
but school starts next week."A couple of days after returning home, ;
Lloyd and Fred took the exposed film out of their camera ;
and took it to the camera shop to be developed. ;
They were told that the pictures would be ready Thursday. ;
Thursday was just two days away. ;
Fred and Lloyd could hardly wait to see how their pictures came out. ;
They planned to show their pictures to everyone at school ;
as soon as school was back in session. ;
Fred and Lloyd felt very pleased when they showed their teacher the pictures ;
they had taken on their vacation. ;
She said that they were some of the most interesting pictures she had seen. ;
7.Read the following passage once. ;
Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
Who Waits for Whom? ;
Mr and Mrs Allen go grocery shopping on Saturday mornings. ;
Mr Allen never enjoys these trips. ;
Mrs Allen does the shopping and he sits in the car and waits for her. ;
This morning there were a lot of people and it took Mrs Allen longer than usual. ;
An hour went by and finally a man came up to Mr Allen. ;
"Excuse me,"he said, "is your name Allen? ;
Your wife is waiting for you at the check- out counter. ;
She doesn't have enough money for the groceries!" ;
Lesson 9 ;
Text A Stop Eating Fried Potatoes ;
Mrs Jenkins went to her doctor one day, because her heart was giving her trouble. ;
The doctor listened to her heart carefully and did a few other things. ;
Then he said,"Well,Mrs Jenkins,stop smoking, ;
and then you'll soon be quite all right again." ;
"But doctor,"answered Mrs Jenkins quickly, "I've never smoked. I don't like smoking." ;
"Oh,well,"said the doctor,"then don't drink any more alcohol." ;
"But I don't drink alcohol,"answered Mrs Jenkins at once. ;
"Stop drinking tea and coffee then,"the doctor said to her. ;
"I only drink water," answered Mrs Jenkins. "I don't like tea or coffee." ;
The doctor thought for a few seconds and then said, ;
"Well,...er...do you like fried potatoes?" ;
"Yes,I like them very much,"answered Mrs Jenkins. ;
"All right,then stop eating those." ;
said the doctor as he got up to say goodbye to Mrs Jenkins. ;
Text B Keep Him in Bed ;
MRS WELSH:Get up, Peter.It's late. ;
PETER:I can't get up, Mom.I'm ill. MRS WELSH:What's the matter with you? ;
PETER:I have a headache and a bad stomachache. ;
MRS WELSH:You have a fever too.I'm going to call Dr Dawes. ;
Don't get out of bed. ;
PETER:Oh,I can't get out of bed. I'm too ill. ;
MRS WELSH:Operator, give me Spring 3-2546,please. ;
Hello,this is Mrs Welsh.Is Dr Dawes there?Thank you. ;
I'll wait...Dr Dawes,this is Mrs Welsh. ;
Can you come to the house,please? ;
DR DAWES:Who's ill? MRS WELSH:Peter,my son. ;
DR DAWES:What's the matter with him? MRS WELSH:I don't know. ;
He has a headache,a bad stomachache and a fever. ;
DR DAWES:Keep him in bed.Where do you live? ;
MRS WELSH:We live at 44 Washington Avenue. ;
DR DAWES:All right, Mrs Welsh,I'll be there soon. ;
MRS WELSH:Thank you.Good-bye Dr Dawes. ;
7.Read the following passage once. ;
Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
Harry is looking at a man in the street. He is talking to Jack about the man. ;
Harry:Who's that man with the black bag? ;
Jack:I can't see a man with a black bag. ;
Harry:He was standing at the door of that house a moment ago. ;
Now he's walking down the street. ;
Jack:Oh,that man. I don't know who he is.He's a stranger. ;
Harry:Look at the man who's running after him. ;
Jack:Yes.Perhaps the stranger is a thief. ;
Harry:I don't think so. ;
Jack:Wait a minute.I can recognize the man who's running after him. ;
It's Mr Green. ;
Harry:Now I remember Mr Green told me yesterday that his brother was coming. ;
Lesson 10 ;
Text A A Beautiful Dress ;
One day Mrs Jones went shopping.When her husband came home in the evening, ;
she began to tell him about a beautiful cotton dress." ;
I saw it in a shop this morning,"she said,"and..." ;
"And you want to buy it,"said her husband."How much does it cost?" ;
"Forty pounds." "Forty pounds for a cotton dress? ;
That is too much!" But every evening, when Mr Jones came back from work, ;
his wife continued to speak only about the dress, ;
and at last,after a week,he said,"Oh,buy the dress! ;
Here is the money!" She was very happy. But the next evening, ;
when Mr Jones came home and asked, "Have you got the famous dress?" ;
she said,"No.""Why not?"he said. ;
"Well,it was still in the window of the shop after a week, ;
so I thought,nobody else wants this dress, so I don't want it either." ;
Text B Which Bus Shall I Take? ;
Jane Foster has just met Henry Taylor. ;
Jane is on her way to the hospital to see her friend, Susan Green. ;
HENRY:Where are you going,Jane? ;
JANE:I'm going to the hospital to see Susan Green. ;
HENRY:I saw her yesterday.She was a little better. ;
JANE:Must I catch a number 7 bus to get there? ;
HENRY:No,you needn't. A number 13 bus will also take you to the hospital. ;
JANE:Number 13 buses run much more frequently,don't they? ;
HENRY:Yes.I caught a number 7 bus yesterday, ;
and I had to wait for half an hour at the bus stop. ;
JANE:Thank you,Henry. I'll get a number 13. ;
HENRY:But number 13 buses leave from the centre of town. ;
You'll have to walk two miles to catch one. ;
7.Read the following passage once. ;
Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
Mrs Jones was still cleaning the house when her husband came back from work. ;
She was wearing dirty,old clothes and no stockings, ;
her hair was not tidy,she had dust on her face, ;
and she looked dirty and tired.Her husband looked at her and said, ;
"Is this what I come home to see after a hard day's work?" ;
Mrs Jones's neighbour, Mrs Smith, was there. ;
When she heard Mr Jones's words, ;
she quickly said goodbye and ran back to her house. ;
Then she washed, brushed and combed her hair carefully, ;
put on her best dress and her prettiest stockings, ;
painted her face,and waited for her husband to come home. ;
When he arrived,he was hot and tried. ;
He walked slowly into the house,saw his wife and stopped. ;
Then he shouted angrily,"And where are you going this evening?" ;
Lesson 11 ;
Text A A Visit to Conway Castle ;
Dave's class at school were studying English history, ;
and one day their teacher said to them,"Well,boys, ;
on Friday we're all going to get on a bus and go to Conway. ;
There's a beautiful castle there,and we're going to visit it." ;
The boys were very happy when they heard this. ;
"Now,has anybody got any questions?" the teacher asked. ;
"How old is the castle,sir?"Dave asked. ;
"It's about seven hundred years old, Dave,"the teacher answered. ;
"What's the name of the castle,sir?" another boy asked. ;
"Conway Castle," the teacher said. ;
On Friday the boys came to school at 9 o'clock and got into the bus. ;
They visited Conway Castle,and then they came back and went home. ;
"Well,"Dave's mother said to him when he got home," ;
did you like the castle,Dave?" "Not very much," Dave answered." ;
The stupid people built it too near the railway." ;
Text B What Are You Going to Do? ;
Robert and Peter are talking about the end of the school term. ;
Robert is going to leave school and start work, ;
but Peter is going to stay at school. ;
PETER:Are you going to leave school at the end of the term? OBERT:Yes,I am. ;
PETER:What are you going to do? OBERT:I'm going to be a clerk. ;
PETER:What does a clerk do? ;
OBERT:He works in an office.He writes letters and reports, and he types. ;
PETER:I want to be a vet. OBERT:A--what? ;
PETER:A vet--a veterinary surgeon. OBERT:Good gracious! What's that? ;
PETER:A vet's a man who takes care of sick animals.He's an animal doctor. ;
OBERT:I once read a story about a person who talked to animals. ;
It was very interesting. ;
7.Read the following passage once. ;
Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
Mrs Neat ;
Mrs Neat was tidy and orderly. ;
One day she got on a bus,went up on top and sat down. ;
When the conductor asked her for her fare, ;
she opened her bag, took out her purse, closed her bag, opened her purse, ;
took out a shilling, closed her purse, opened her bag, ;
put in her purse and closed her bag.She paid her fare. ;
The conductor gave her a ticket. ;
Lesson 12 ;
Text A What a Mess! ;
Bill Lane has just touched some wet paint. ;
MR FIELD:You mustn't touch the wet paint,Bill. ;
BILL:I'm sorry. I won't do it again. ;
MR FIELD:Try to be more careful in future. ;
BILL:I shall.I wasn't as careless as John Sampson. ;
He walked across that wet cement over there. ;
MR FIELD:The workmen oughtn't to leave it without a notice. ;
BILL:The headmaster asked them not to do so. ;
MR FIELD:Then why isn't there a notice? ;
BILL:They went to their stores to get one.Here they come with it now! ;
MR FIELD:But look at them!They've forgotten about the wet cement ;
and they're walking across it to put up the notice! ;
Text B A Tall and Slim Girl ;
At five feet six inches, ;
Rosa was taller than every other student in the sixth grade. ;
She worried about this all the time,in school and at home. ;
Her mother told her to stand up straight and be proud that she was so tall and slim. ;
"Someday,"her mother said,"you'll be happy that you're tall." ;
This made Rosa happier, ;
but she was still afraid her classmates were making fun of her behind her back. ;
One day,all this changed when Mr Ransom,the coach from the youth club, ;
asked Rosa to play center on their basketball team. ;
He said that Rosa was a good ball player ;
and her height would make her valuable as center. ;
Now,she really was proud to be tall. She was someone special. ;
7.Read the following passage once. ;
Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
Better Be a Stupid Man ;
It was a beautiful spring morning. ;
There wasn't a cloud in the sky,and the sun was warm but not too hot, ;
so Mr Andrews was surprised when he saw an old gentleman at the bus-stop ;
with a big,strong black umbrella in his hand. ;
Mr Andrews said to him,"Are we going to have rain today, do you think?" ;
"No,"said the old gentleman,"I don't think so." ;
"Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you?" ;
"No,the sun is not very hot in spring." ;
Mr Andrews looked at the big umbrella again and the gentleman said ;
"I am an old man,and my legs are not very strong, ;
so I really need a walking-stick. ;
But when I carry a walking-stick,people say, ;
"Look at that poor old man",and I don't like that. ;
When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, ;
people only say, "Look at that stupid man." ;
Lesson 13 ;
Text A Give Me a Big Box of Chocolates ;
John liked chocolates very much,but his mot -her never gave him any, ;
because they were bad for his teeth,she thought. ;
But John had a very nice grandfather. ;
The old man loved his grandson very much, ;
and sometimes he brought John chocolates when he came to visit him. ;
Then his mother let him eat them,because she wanted to make the old man happy. ;
One evening,a few days before John's seventh birthday, ;
he was saying his prayers in his bedroom before he went to bed." ;
Please,God," he shouted, ;
"make them give me a big box of chocol- ates for my birthday on Saturday." ;
His mother was in the kitchen, ;
but she heard the small boy shouting and went into his bedroom quickly. ;
"Why are you shouting,John?" she asked her son. ;
"God can hear you when you talk quietly." ;
"I know,"answered the clever boy with a smile, ;
"but Grandfather's in the next room,and he can't." ;
Text B You Are Too Young To Buy Alcohol ;
Later that day,Steve told the group that he had decided to go back to Edinburgh. ;
"I want to see the rest of the Festival,"he explained. ;
That evening,they all went to a pub for a final drink with Steve. ;
They left a message for Malc: GONE TO THE WHITE HORSE.SEE YOU THERE! ;
Malc arrived back quite late.He went round to the pub immediately. ;
He was feeling very pleased with himself. ;
BILL:How did it go,then? ;
MALC:Oh,fantastic! I took some really good photographs. ;
I'm sure I shall win that competition. ;
LISE:Well,you'd better buy us all a drink, then! ;
MALC:Yes...What would you all like? ;
I'd like four pints of best bitter ... oh,and two lagers and line. ;
BARMAN:...Oh,excuse me,sir.How old are you? MALC:Sixteen.Why? ;
BARMAN:Well,I'm afraid you're too young to buy alcohol. ;
You have to be eighteen,you know. ;
7.Read the following passage once. ;
Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, ;
and stayed with a farmer.Every day he went out with his paints ;
and his brushes and painted from morning to evening,and then when it got dark, ;
he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. ;
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, ;
"No,I do not want money--but give me one of your pictures. ;
What is money?In a week it will all be finished, ;
but your painting will still be here." The artist was very pleased ;
and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings. ;
The farmer smiled and answered,"It is not that. ;
I have a son in London He wants to become an artist. ;
When he comes here next month,I will show him your picture, ;
and then he will not want to be an artist any more I think." ;
Lesson 14 ;
Text A They Don't Talk ;
Mr Jones was very angry with his wife, and she was very angry with her husband. ;
For several days they did not speak to each other at all. ;
One evening Mr Jones was very tired when he came back from work, ;
so he went to bed soon after dinner. ;
Of course,he did not say anything to Mrs Jones before he went upstairs. ;
Mrs Jones washed the dinner things and then did some sewing. ;
When she went up to bed much later than her husband, ;
she found a piece of paper on the small table near her bed. ;
On it were the words,"Mother.-- Wake me up at 7 a.m.--Father" ;
When Mr Jones woke up the next morning,it was nearly 8 a.m.-- ;
and on the small table near his bed he saw another piece of paper ;
He took it and read these words:"Father. --Wake up.It is 7 a.m.--Mother." ;
Text B A Dirty Car ;
John,Peter and Mark are brothers. ;
Their father has a new car,and they clean it for him. ;
It has just rained, and the car is very dirty. ;
John is looking at it,and he is talking to Peter. ;
JOHN:The car hasn't been cleaned for a few days. ;
PETER:No,it hasn't. It's very dirty. JOHN:Someone ought to clean it today. ;
PETER:Mark should clean it.It's his turn. ;
JOHN:No,he cleaned it last time.It's your turn. ;
PETER:No,it isn't. You always clean it after Mark. ;
JOHN:Oh dear,is it really my turn? In that case,I'll clean it tomorrow. ;
PETER:Clean it now. Only lazy people say they'll work tomorrow. ;
JOHN:Then I'll clean it the day after tomorrow. ;
PETER:You are lazy. You ought to be ashamed.You should enjoy working. ;
7.Read the following passage once. ;
Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
Ellen walked briskly out into the yard ;
and took a deep breath of cool,fresh air.She was eager to begin work. ;
This time of year, with the new growth everywhere, ;
always made her feel that she had to help things grow. ;
She gathered her tools and went to the patch of freshly turned earth ;
and began to dig rows of holes. ;
Then she carefully picked up one fragile plant and placed it in a hole. ;
Over and over she performed this same task ;
and then gently patted the earth around each plant.Her growling stomach ;
and the sun high overhead told her when it was time to take a break. ;
Lesson 15 ;
Text A A Welcome Surprise ;
Let's now visit Mary Miller.Mary and her mother are happy today. ;
The postman has brought a letter from Mrs Miller's brother. ;
He's coming to visit the Millers with his family. ;
Mary and Mrs Miller have to plan meals and festivities. ;
Mary offers to go shopping to help her mother. ;
MRS MILLER:Mary, please go to the door.I hear the bell. ;
MARY:It's the mailman, Mother.Here's a letter from Uncle George. ;
MRS MILLER:Give it to me...How wonderful! He's coming to visit us. ;
MARY:When's he coming? ;
MRS MILLER:He's coming by car on the twenty-fourth. ;
He's staying from the twenty-fourth to the twenty-sixth. ;
MARY:Let me look at the calendar.Good! ;
The twenty-fourth is a Saturday.Is he coming alone? ;
MRS MILLER:No,he's coming with Aunt Cynthia and the girls. ;
MARY:Mother,I don't remember the girls. How old are they? ;
MRS MILLER:Your cousin Fay is fifteen.Rose -mary is older than Fay.She's seventeen. ;
MARY:Are they going to stay here with us? ;
MRS MILLER:Of course The girls can stay in your room with you. ;
MARY:Mother,may we have a party? ;
MRS MILLER:If you like, ;
but now we have to think about meals and many of other things. ;
MARY:Prepare the list, Mother.I can go shopping. ;
I can go to the small stores. Everyone knows me there. ;
Lesson 8 ;
Text B Interesting Pictures ;
"Food really tastes good cooked over an open fire," ;
Lloyd remarked as he took another bite of his hot dog. ;
"It sure does," replied Fred." ;
I wish this weren't the last night of our camping trip, ;
but school starts next week."A couple of days after returning home, ;
Lloyd and Fred took the exposed film out of their camera ;
and took it to the camera shop to be developed. ;
They were told that the pictures would be ready Thursday. ;
Thursday was just two days away. ;
Fred and Lloyd could hardly wait to see how their pictures came out. ;
They planned to show their pictures to everyone at school ;
as soon as school was back in session. ;
Fred and Lloyd felt very pleased when they showed their teacher the pictures ;
they had taken on their vacation. ;
She said that they were some of the most interesting pictures she had seen. ;
7.Read the following passage once. ;
Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
Who Waits for Whom? ;
Mr and Mrs Allen go grocery shopping on Saturday mornings. ;
Mr Allen never enjoys these trips. ;
Mrs Allen does the shopping and he sits in the car and waits for her. ;
This morning there were a lot of people and it took Mrs Allen longer than usual. ;
An hour went by and finally a man came up to Mr Allen. ;
"Excuse me,"he said, "is your name Allen? ;
Your wife is waiting for you at the check- out counter. ;
She doesn't have enough money for the groceries!" ;
Lesson 9 ;
Text A Stop Eating Fried Potatoes ;
Mrs Jenkins went to her doctor one day, because her heart was giving her trouble. ;
The doctor listened to her heart carefully and did a few other things. ;
Then he said,"Well,Mrs Jenkins,stop smoking, ;
and then you'll soon be quite all right again." ;
"But doctor,"answered Mrs Jenkins quickly, "I've never smoked. I don't like smoking." ;
"Oh,well,"said the doctor,"then don't drink any more alcohol." ;
"But I don't drink alcohol,"answered Mrs Jenkins at once. ;
"Stop drinking tea and coffee then,"the doctor said to her. ;
"I only drink water," answered Mrs Jenkins. "I don't like tea or coffee." ;
The doctor thought for a few seconds and then said, ;
"Well,...er...do you like fried potatoes?" ;
"Yes,I like them very much,"answered Mrs Jenkins. ;
"All right,then stop eating those." ;
said the doctor as he got up to say goodbye to Mrs Jenkins. ;
Text B Keep Him in Bed ;
MRS WELSH:Get up, Peter.It's late. ;
PETER:I can't get up, Mom.I'm ill. MRS WELSH:What's the matter with you? ;
PETER:I have a headache and a bad stomachache. ;
MRS WELSH:You have a fever too.I'm going to call Dr Dawes. ;
Don't get out of bed. ;
PETER:Oh,I can't get out of bed. I'm too ill. ;
MRS WELSH:Operator, give me Spring 3-2546,please. ;
Hello,this is Mrs Welsh.Is Dr Dawes there?Thank you. ;
I'll wait...Dr Dawes,this is Mrs Welsh. ;
Can you come to the house,please? ;
DR DAWES:Who's ill? MRS WELSH:Peter,my son. ;
DR DAWES:What's the matter with him? MRS WELSH:I don't know. ;
He has a headache,a bad stomachache and a fever. ;
DR DAWES:Keep him in bed.Where do you live? ;
MRS WELSH:We live at 44 Washington Avenue. ;
DR DAWES:All right, Mrs Welsh,I'll be there soon. ;
MRS WELSH:Thank you.Good-bye Dr Dawes. ;
7.Read the following passage once. ;
Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
Harry is looking at a man in the street. He is talking to Jack about the man. ;
Harry:Who's that man with the black bag? ;
Jack:I can't see a man with a black bag. ;
Harry:He was standing at the door of that house a moment ago. ;
Now he's walking down the street. ;
Jack:Oh,that man. I don't know who he is.He's a stranger. ;
Harry:Look at the man who's running after him. ;
Jack:Yes.Perhaps the stranger is a thief. ;
Harry:I don't think so. ;
Jack:Wait a minute.I can recognize the man who's running after him. ;
It's Mr Green. ;
Harry:Now I remember Mr Green told me yesterday that his brother was coming. ;
Lesson 10 ;
Text A A Beautiful Dress ;
One day Mrs Jones went shopping.When her husband came home in the evening, ;
she began to tell him about a beautiful cotton dress." ;
I saw it in a shop this morning,"she said,"and..." ;
"And you want to buy it,"said her husband."How much does it cost?" ;
"Forty pounds." "Forty pounds for a cotton dress? ;
That is too much!" But every evening, when Mr Jones came back from work, ;
his wife continued to speak only about the dress, ;
and at last,after a week,he said,"Oh,buy the dress! ;
Here is the money!" She was very happy. But the next evening, ;
when Mr Jones came home and asked, "Have you got the famous dress?" ;
she said,"No.""Why not?"he said. ;
"Well,it was still in the window of the shop after a week, ;
so I thought,nobody else wants this dress, so I don't want it either." ;
Text B Which Bus Shall I Take? ;
Jane Foster has just met Henry Taylor. ;
Jane is on her way to the hospital to see her friend, Susan Green. ;
HENRY:Where are you going,Jane? ;
JANE:I'm going to the hospital to see Susan Green. ;
HENRY:I saw her yesterday.She was a little better. ;
JANE:Must I catch a number 7 bus to get there? ;
HENRY:No,you needn't. A number 13 bus will also take you to the hospital. ;
JANE:Number 13 buses run much more frequently,don't they? ;
HENRY:Yes.I caught a number 7 bus yesterday, ;
and I had to wait for half an hour at the bus stop. ;
JANE:Thank you,Henry. I'll get a number 13. ;
HENRY:But number 13 buses leave from the centre of town. ;
You'll have to walk two miles to catch one. ;
7.Read the following passage once. ;
Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
Mrs Jones was still cleaning the house when her husband came back from work. ;
She was wearing dirty,old clothes and no stockings, ;
her hair was not tidy,she had dust on her face, ;
and she looked dirty and tired.Her husband looked at her and said, ;
"Is this what I come home to see after a hard day's work?" ;
Mrs Jones's neighbour, Mrs Smith, was there. ;
When she heard Mr Jones's words, ;
she quickly said goodbye and ran back to her house. ;
Then she washed, brushed and combed her hair carefully, ;
put on her best dress and her prettiest stockings, ;
painted her face,and waited for her husband to come home. ;
When he arrived,he was hot and tried. ;
He walked slowly into the house,saw his wife and stopped. ;
Then he shouted angrily,"And where are you going this evening?" ;
Lesson 11 ;
Text A A Visit to Conway Castle ;
Dave's class at school were studying English history, ;
and one day their teacher said to them,"Well,boys, ;
on Friday we're all going to get on a bus and go to Conway. ;
There's a beautiful castle there,and we're going to visit it." ;
The boys were very happy when they heard this. ;
"Now,has anybody got any questions?" the teacher asked. ;
"How old is the castle,sir?"Dave asked. ;
"It's about seven hundred years old, Dave,"the teacher answered. ;
"What's the name of the castle,sir?" another boy asked. ;
"Conway Castle," the teacher said. ;
On Friday the boys came to school at 9 o'clock and got into the bus. ;
They visited Conway Castle,and then they came back and went home. ;
"Well,"Dave's mother said to him when he got home," ;
did you like the castle,Dave?" "Not very much," Dave answered." ;
The stupid people built it too near the railway." ;
Text B What Are You Going to Do? ;
Robert and Peter are talking about the end of the school term. ;
Robert is going to leave school and start work, ;
but Peter is going to stay at school. ;
PETER:Are you going to leave school at the end of the term? OBERT:Yes,I am. ;
PETER:What are you going to do? OBERT:I'm going to be a clerk. ;
PETER:What does a clerk do? ;
OBERT:He works in an office.He writes letters and reports, and he types. ;
PETER:I want to be a vet. OBERT:A--what? ;
PETER:A vet--a veterinary surgeon. OBERT:Good gracious! What's that? ;
PETER:A vet's a man who takes care of sick animals.He's an animal doctor. ;
OBERT:I once read a story about a person who talked to animals. ;
It was very interesting. ;
7.Read the following passage once. ;
Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
Mrs Neat ;
Mrs Neat was tidy and orderly. ;
One day she got on a bus,went up on top and sat down. ;
When the conductor asked her for her fare, ;
she opened her bag, took out her purse, closed her bag, opened her purse, ;
took out a shilling, closed her purse, opened her bag, ;
put in her purse and closed her bag.She paid her fare. ;
The conductor gave her a ticket. ;
Lesson 12 ;
Text A What a Mess! ;
Bill Lane has just touched some wet paint. ;
MR FIELD:You mustn't touch the wet paint,Bill. ;
BILL:I'm sorry. I won't do it again. ;
MR FIELD:Try to be more careful in future. ;
BILL:I shall.I wasn't as careless as John Sampson. ;
He walked across that wet cement over there. ;
MR FIELD:The workmen oughtn't to leave it without a notice. ;
BILL:The headmaster asked them not to do so. ;
MR FIELD:Then why isn't there a notice? ;
BILL:They went to their stores to get one.Here they come with it now! ;
MR FIELD:But look at them!They've forgotten about the wet cement ;
and they're walking across it to put up the notice! ;
Text B A Tall and Slim Girl ;
At five feet six inches, ;
Rosa was taller than every other student in the sixth grade. ;
She worried about this all the time,in school and at home. ;
Her mother told her to stand up straight and be proud that she was so tall and slim. ;
"Someday,"her mother said,"you'll be happy that you're tall." ;
This made Rosa happier, ;
but she was still afraid her classmates were making fun of her behind her back. ;
One day,all this changed when Mr Ransom,the coach from the youth club, ;
asked Rosa to play center on their basketball team. ;
He said that Rosa was a good ball player ;
and her height would make her valuable as center. ;
Now,she really was proud to be tall. She was someone special. ;
7.Read the following passage once. ;
Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
Better Be a Stupid Man ;
It was a beautiful spring morning. ;
There wasn't a cloud in the sky,and the sun was warm but not too hot, ;
so Mr Andrews was surprised when he saw an old gentleman at the bus-stop ;
with a big,strong black umbrella in his hand. ;
Mr Andrews said to him,"Are we going to have rain today, do you think?" ;
"No,"said the old gentleman,"I don't think so." ;
"Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you?" ;
"No,the sun is not very hot in spring." ;
Mr Andrews looked at the big umbrella again and the gentleman said ;
"I am an old man,and my legs are not very strong, ;
so I really need a walking-stick. ;
But when I carry a walking-stick,people say, ;
"Look at that poor old man",and I don't like that. ;
When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, ;
people only say, "Look at that stupid man." ;
Lesson 13 ;
Text A Give Me a Big Box of Chocolates ;
John liked chocolates very much,but his mot -her never gave him any, ;
because they were bad for his teeth,she thought. ;
But John had a very nice grandfather. ;
The old man loved his grandson very much, ;
and sometimes he brought John chocolates when he came to visit him. ;
Then his mother let him eat them,because she wanted to make the old man happy. ;
One evening,a few days before John's seventh birthday, ;
he was saying his prayers in his bedroom before he went to bed." ;
Please,God," he shouted, ;
"make them give me a big box of chocol- ates for my birthday on Saturday." ;
His mother was in the kitchen, ;
but she heard the small boy shouting and went into his bedroom quickly. ;
"Why are you shouting,John?" she asked her son. ;
"God can hear you when you talk quietly." ;
"I know,"answered the clever boy with a smile, ;
"but Grandfather's in the next room,and he can't." ;
Text B You Are Too Young To Buy Alcohol ;
Later that day,Steve told the group that he had decided to go back to Edinburgh. ;
"I want to see the rest of the Festival,"he explained. ;
That evening,they all went to a pub for a final drink with Steve. ;
They left a message for Malc: GONE TO THE WHITE HORSE.SEE YOU THERE! ;
Malc arrived back quite late.He went round to the pub immediately. ;
He was feeling very pleased with himself. ;
BILL:How did it go,then? ;
MALC:Oh,fantastic! I took some really good photographs. ;
I'm sure I shall win that competition. ;
LISE:Well,you'd better buy us all a drink, then! ;
MALC:Yes...What would you all like? ;
I'd like four pints of best bitter ... oh,and two lagers and line. ;
BARMAN:...Oh,excuse me,sir.How old are you? MALC:Sixteen.Why? ;
BARMAN:Well,I'm afraid you're too young to buy alcohol. ;
You have to be eighteen,you know. ;
7.Read the following passage once. ;
Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, ;
and stayed with a farmer.Every day he went out with his paints ;
and his brushes and painted from morning to evening,and then when it got dark, ;
he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. ;
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, ;
"No,I do not want money--but give me one of your pictures. ;
What is money?In a week it will all be finished, ;
but your painting will still be here." The artist was very pleased ;
and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings. ;
The farmer smiled and answered,"It is not that. ;
I have a son in London He wants to become an artist. ;
When he comes here next month,I will show him your picture, ;
and then he will not want to be an artist any more I think." ;
Lesson 14 ;
Text A They Don't Talk ;
Mr Jones was very angry with his wife, and she was very angry with her husband. ;
For several days they did not speak to each other at all. ;
One evening Mr Jones was very tired when he came back from work, ;
so he went to bed soon after dinner. ;
Of course,he did not say anything to Mrs Jones before he went upstairs. ;
Mrs Jones washed the dinner things and then did some sewing. ;
When she went up to bed much later than her husband, ;
she found a piece of paper on the small table near her bed. ;
On it were the words,"Mother.-- Wake me up at 7 a.m.--Father" ;
When Mr Jones woke up the next morning,it was nearly 8 a.m.-- ;
and on the small table near his bed he saw another piece of paper ;
He took it and read these words:"Father. --Wake up.It is 7 a.m.--Mother." ;
Text B A Dirty Car ;
John,Peter and Mark are brothers. ;
Their father has a new car,and they clean it for him. ;
It has just rained, and the car is very dirty. ;
John is looking at it,and he is talking to Peter. ;
JOHN:The car hasn't been cleaned for a few days. ;
PETER:No,it hasn't. It's very dirty. JOHN:Someone ought to clean it today. ;
PETER:Mark should clean it.It's his turn. ;
JOHN:No,he cleaned it last time.It's your turn. ;
PETER:No,it isn't. You always clean it after Mark. ;
JOHN:Oh dear,is it really my turn? In that case,I'll clean it tomorrow. ;
PETER:Clean it now. Only lazy people say they'll work tomorrow. ;
JOHN:Then I'll clean it the day after tomorrow. ;
PETER:You are lazy. You ought to be ashamed.You should enjoy working. ;
7.Read the following passage once. ;
Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
Ellen walked briskly out into the yard ;
and took a deep breath of cool,fresh air.She was eager to begin work. ;
This time of year, with the new growth everywhere, ;
always made her feel that she had to help things grow. ;
She gathered her tools and went to the patch of freshly turned earth ;
and began to dig rows of holes. ;
Then she carefully picked up one fragile plant and placed it in a hole. ;
Over and over she performed this same task ;
and then gently patted the earth around each plant.Her growling stomach ;
and the sun high overhead told her when it was time to take a break. ;
Lesson 15 ;
Text A A Welcome Surprise ;
Let's now visit Mary Miller.Mary and her mother are happy today. ;
The postman has brought a letter from Mrs Miller's brother. ;
He's coming to visit the Millers with his family. ;
Mary and Mrs Miller have to plan meals and festivities. ;
Mary offers to go shopping to help her mother. ;
MRS MILLER:Mary, please go to the door.I hear the bell. ;
MARY:It's the mailman, Mother.Here's a letter from Uncle George. ;
MRS MILLER:Give it to me...How wonderful! He's coming to visit us. ;
MARY:When's he coming? ;
MRS MILLER:He's coming by car on the twenty-fourth. ;
He's staying from the twenty-fourth to the twenty-sixth. ;
MARY:Let me look at the calendar.Good! ;
The twenty-fourth is a Saturday.Is he coming alone? ;
MRS MILLER:No,he's coming with Aunt Cynthia and the girls. ;
MARY:Mother,I don't remember the girls. How old are they? ;
MRS MILLER:Your cousin Fay is fifteen.Rose -mary is older than Fay.She's seventeen. ;
MARY:Are they going to stay here with us? ;
MRS MILLER:Of course The girls can stay in your room with you. ;
MARY:Mother,may we have a party? ;
MRS MILLER:If you like, ;
but now we have to think about meals and many of other things. ;
MARY:Prepare the list, Mother.I can go shopping. ;
I can go to the small stores. Everyone knows me there. ;
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