英语初级口语教程

Lesson1

TextA

HowOldIsShe?

Awomanwashavingsometroublewithherheart,soshewenttoseethe

doctor.Hewasanewdoctor,anddidnotknowher.sohefirstaskedsome

questions,andoneofthemwas,''Howoldareyou?"

"Well,"sheanswered,"Idon'tremember,doctor,butIwilltrytothink."She

thoughtforaminuteandthensaid,"Yes.Iremembernow,doctor!WhenI

married,Iwaseighteenyearsold,andmyhusbandwasthirty.Nowmyhusband

issixty,Iknow.Andthatistwicethirty.SoIamtwiceeighteen.Thatis

thirty-six,isn'tit?"

TextB

CouldISpeaktoJim,Please?

A:Hello,332440.

B:Ohhell。，Sally.ThisisDaveThomsonhere.CouldIspeaktoJimplease?

A:I'mafraidhe'snotinatthemomentDave.Hewentoutaboutanhourago

andhe'snotbackyet

B:Anyideawhenhemight?beback?

A:Well,heshouldn'tbelong.Hesaidhewasjustgoingtogetsomepaint.But

Iwouldn'tbesurprisedifhe'sstoppedoffatthepubon

B:O.K.well,tellhimI'vecalled,willyou,andI'lltryagainlater.

thewayback.

A:Allright.Goodbye,Dave.

B:ThanksthenSally.Goodbye.

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7.Readthefollowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhile

readingandretellthestorytoyourpartner.

Accident

Theriver,yousee,wasneverreallysafeatthattimeoftheyear-earlyautumn,

Imean,whenthereisheavyrainfall.SowhenIheardthechildrenhadgone

swimming,astheyusedtoaltspringandsummer,Iknewtheremightbean

awfulaccident.AndwhentheycamehomelatewithoutlittleKatie,Iguessed

whathadhappened.

Lesson2

TextA

ButtheChineseDid!

OnedayTomsaidtooneofhisfriends,"I'mgoingtohaveaholidayinPeking.

ButIdon'tspeakChinese,soI'llgotoeveningclassesandhaveChineselessons

foramonthbeforeIgo/'

Hestudiedveryhardforamonth,andthenhisholidaysbeganandhewentto

China.

Whenhecamebackafewweekslater,hisfriendsaidtohim,"Didyouhaveany

troublewithyourChinesewhenyouwereinPeking,Tom?"

“No,Ididn'thaveanytroublewithit,"answeredTom."ButtheChinesedid!"

TextB

AttheBirthdayParty

MRsRoss:Welcome,Peter.Givemeyourcoatandhat.

PETER：Thankyou,MrsRoss.

MRsRoss:Theboysandgirlsareinthelivingroom.Wait,I'llcallJohn.

***

JOHN:Hi,Peter.Whyareyoulate?

PETER:Mymothermademedressup.

JOHN:That'sgood.Alicehassomeprettyfriends.

PETER:YouknowIdon'tlikegirls.

士★★

PETER:Happybirthday,Alice.Manyhappyreturnsoftheday.Here'sapresent

foryou.

ALIcE:Thankyou,Peter.Comeintothediningroom.I'mgoingtocutthecake

soon.

JOHN：Havesomesandwiches,Peter.

PETER:Thanks.John,who'sthatgirl?

JOHN:That'sJoan.She'spretty,isn'tshe?Shelikestodance.Askhertodance.

PETER:Well,Idon'tknow.

JOHN:Don'tbeafraid.Sheisn'tgoingtobiteyou.

PETER:Who'safraid?I'rrinotafraid.

★

PETER：Wouldyouliketodance,Joan?

JOAN:Yes,Thankyou.I'dliketodanceverymuch.

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7.Readthefollowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhile

readingandretellthestorytoyourpartner.

Self-service

Ifyouareinahurryandyouwanttohaveaquickmealthereisnobetterplace

thanaself-servicerestaurant.Yougointotherestaurant,pickupatray,knife,

fork,andspoonandqueueatacounterwherethefoodisondisplay.Youpick

outwhatyouwantandputitonyourtray,whichyouhavetopushalonga

specialracktillyoureachthecashier.Thecashierwillgiveyouyourbill.After

paying,youtakeyourtraytoanytableyoulike.Youcansitaloneorwith

anothercustomer.Youcanhaveagoodmealintenminutes.And-asthereisno

waiteryoudon'thavetogiveatip.

Lesson3

TextA

ThereIsSomethingVeryNiceInsideYourDrum

ItwasJimmy'sbirthday,andhewasfiveyearsold.Hegotquitealotofnice

birthdaypresentsfromhisfamily,andoneofthemwasabeautifulbigdrum.

"Whogavehimthatthing?”Jimmy'sfathersaidwhenhesawit.

"Hisgrandfatherdid/'answeredJimmy'smother.

"Oh,"saidhisfather.

Ofcourse,Jimmylikedhisdrumverymuch.Hemadeaterriblenoisewitbit,

buthismotherdidnotmind.Hisfatherwasworkingduringtheday,andJimmy

wasinbedwhenhegothomeintheevening,sohedidnothearthenoise.

Butoneoftheneighboursdidnotlikethenoiseatall,soonemorningafew

dayslater,shetookasharpknifeandwenttoJimmy'shousewhilehewas

hittinghisdrum.Shesaidtohim,"Hullo,Jimmy.Doyouknow,there's

somethingveryniceinsideyourdrum.Here'saknife.Openthedrumandlet's

findit."

TextB

MayISeeaHat,please?

MRRoss:MayIseeahat,please?

SALESMAN:Whatsizedoyoutake?

MRRoss:I'msorry.Idon'tknow.

SALESMAN:I'llmeasureyou...Youtakesize6,Whatcolourhatwouldyoulike?

MRRoss:Brown,please,

SALESMAN:Herearesomenicebrownhats.Trythishaton.It'saverygoodone.

MRROss:Yes,Ilikethisone.ltgoesverywellwithmycoat.Howmuchisit?

SALESMAN:It's$9.95(ninedollarsandninety-fivecents).Doyouwantmeto

putitina

box?

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7.Readthefollowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhile

readingandretellthestorytoyourpartner.

Thepoliceinthebigcitywerelookingforathief.Atlasttheycaughthim.But

whiletheyweretakingphotographsofhim-fromthefront,fromtheleft,from

theright,withahat,withoutahat-hesuddenlyattackedthepolicemenandran

off.Theytriedtocatchhim,buthegotaway.

Thenaweeklaterthetelephoneranginthepolice-station,andsomebodysaid,

"YouarelookingforBillCross,aren'tyou?"

"Yes."

"Well,helefthereforWaterbridgeanhourago.”

Waterbridgewasasmalltownabout100milesfromthecity.Thecitypoliceat

encesentfourdifferentphotographsofthethieftothepoliceinWaterbridge.

Lessthantwelvehourslatertheygotatelephonecallfromthepolicein

Waterbridge."Wehavecaughtthefourththisevening,wethink.

Lesson4

TextA

What'stheMatterwithYou?

MRsWELsH:Goodafternoon,DrDawes.

DRDAwEs;Goodafternoon,MrsWelsh.

MRSWELSH:Pleasecomethisway,Doctor.Peter'sinthisroom.

DRDAwEs:Well,Peter.I'msorryyou'reill.What'sthematterwithyou?

PETER:Idon'tknow,Doctor.I'mill.Ehaveaheadacheandastomachache.

DRDAwEs:Showmeyourtor.gue.Whatdidyoueatyesterday?

PETER:Well,DoctorJ...

DRDAwEs:Didyoueatanycake?

PEKE:Yes,Iatesomecake.

DRDAwEs:Didyoueatanyicecream?

PETEK:Well,yes,Idid.Iatesomeicecream.

DRDAWEs:Didyoueatanycandy?

PETER:Well,yes,Idid.Iatesomecandy.

DRDAwES:Youngman,tellmeeverythingyouateyesterdayevening.

PETER:WeiI,DoctorJwenttoabirthdayparty.

DRDAwEs:Isee!Howmanypiecesofcakedidyoueat?

PETER:Three,Doctor.

DRDAwEs:Howmanyplatesoficereamdidyoueat,youngman?

PETER:Gosh,Doctor.Ihadonlythreeplatesoficecream.Johnhadfour.

TextB

HowDidYouhoseYourWay?

MrsBrown'soldgrandfatherlivedwithherandherhusband.Everymorninghe

wentforawalkintheparkandcamehomeathalfpasttwelveforhislunch.

ButonemorningapolicecarstoppedoutsideMrsBrown'shouseattwelve

o'clock,andtwopolicemenhelpedMrBrowntogetout.OneofthemsaidtoMrs

Brown,''Thepooroldgentlemanlosthiswayintheparkandtelephonedtous

forhelp,sowesentacartobringhimhome."MrsBrownwasverysurprised,

butshethankedthepolicemenandtheyleft.

"But,Grandfather,"shethensaid,"youhavebeentothat

parknearlyeverydayfortwentyyears.Howdidyouloseyourwaythere?"

Theoldmansmiled,closedoneeyeandsaid,"Ididn't

quitelosemyway.IjustgottiredandIdidn'twanttowalkhome!"

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7.Readthefollowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhile

readingandretellthestorytoyourpartner.

Onemorningamanwascrossinganarrowbridgewhenhesawafishermanon

theshadybankofthedeep,smoothriverunderhim,sohestoppedtowatchhim

quietly.

Afterafewminutes,thefishermanpulledhislinein.Therewasabig,fatfishat

theendofit.

Thefishermantookitoffthehookandthrewitbackintothewater.Thenheput

hishookandlineinagain.Afterafewmoreminuteshecaughtanotherbigfisb.

Againhethrewitbackintotheriver.Then,thethirdtime,hecaughtasmallfish.

Heputitintohisbasketandstartedtogetreadytogo.Themanonthebridge

wasverysurprised,sohespoketothefisherman.Hesaid,"Whydidyouthrow

thosebeautiful,bigfishbackintothewaterandkeeponlythatsmallone?"

Thefishermanlookedupandanswered,"Smallfrying-pan."

Lesson5

TextA

SummerPlans

PeterandMaryaretalkingabouttheirplansforthesummer.Maryisgoingto

workinthecity,butPeterisgoingtogotocamp.Marythinksthattheirfriend

Johnisgoingtothemountainswithhisfamily.

PETERL:WhatareyougoingtodoafteryoureturnfromWashington?

MARY:I'mgoingtostayinthecity.

PETER:Whatwillyoudoallday?

MARY:I'mgoingtoworkwithmyfatheratthestore.Intheevening,I'llread

books,

Onweekends,I'llgotothebeachwithmyfamily.

PETER:Haveyoueverworked?

MARy:No,butIcanlearn.Whatareyougoingtodothissummer?

PETER:I'mgoingtocamp.I'vegonetocampforfoursummers.

MARY:I'venevergonetocamp.Whatdoyoudothere?

PETER:Wedomanythings.Inthemorning,wegoswimmingandboating.In

theafternoon,

weplaybasketballortennis.Wesitaroundacampfireatnight.Wesingortell.

stories.

MARY:Thatsoundswonderful.

PETER:Itiswonderful.What'sJohngoingtodothissummer?

MARY：Ithinkhe'sgoingtothemountainswithhisparents.

FETER:Well,solong,Mary.Havefun.

MARY:Youtoo,Peter.GivemyregardstoJohn.'8I'llseeyouinSeptember.

TextB

MyDishwasher

MrsWilliamslivedinasmallstreetinLondon,andnowshehadanewneighbour.

HernamewasMrsBriggs,andshetalkedalotaboutherexpensivefurniture,

herbeautifulcarpetsandhernewkitchen.

"D。youknow,"shesaidtoMrsWilliamsoneday,"I'vegotanew

dishwasher.Itwashestheplatesandglassesandknivesandforksbeautifully.

*1

"Oh?"MrsWilliamsanswered."Anddoesitdrythemandputtheminthe

cupboardtoo?"

MrsBriggswassurprised."Well,"sheanswered,"thethingsinthemachineare

dryafteranhour,butitdoesn'tputthemaway,ofcourse."

"I'vehadadishwasherfortwelveandahalfyears,"MrsWilliamssaid.

MOh?"MrsBriggsanswered."Anddoesyoursputthethingsinthecupboard

whenithaswashedthem?"Shelaughednastily.

"Yes,hedoes,"MrsWilliamsanswered."Hedriesthedishesandputsthem

away."

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7.Readthefollowingdialogueonce.Underlinethekeywordswhile

readingandretelltoyourpartnerthedialogueinyourownwords.

FrankandCharlesdiscusslastnight'stelevisionprogramme.Frank:Didyou

watchtelevisionlastnight,Charles?

Charles:Yes,Idid.

Frank：Itwasagoodgame,wasn'tif?

Charles:Oh,Ididn'twatchthefootballmatch.Iwantedto,butmywife

preferredtoseethe

Frank:Whatapity.Itwasquiteexciting.Bothteamsplayedverywell.

Charles:Howdiditfinish?

Frank:Itfinishedinadraw.Whatwasthefilmlike?

Charles：Itwasquitegood.But.ImissedthebeginningofitbecauseIhadtoeat

first.

Frank:Didyourwifeenjoyit?

Charles:No,shedidn't.Afterhalfanhoursliestoppedwatchingandstartedto

reada

book.

Lesson6

HowtoMakeEverybodyHappy

Peter'sunclelivedinthecountry.OncePeterwenttostaywithhimforafew

weeks.Whenevertheywentforawalkorforadriveinthecarandtheypassed

somebody,hisunclewaved.Peterwassurprised,andsaid,MUncleGeorge,you

knoweverybodyhere.Wheredidyoumeetthemall?"

"Idon'tknowallthesepeople,"saidhisuncle.

"Thenwhydoyouwavetothem?"askedPeter.

"Well,Peter/'answeredhisuncle,"whenIwavetosomeoneandheknowsme,

heispleased.Hecontinueshisjourneywithahappierheart.

ButwhenIwavetosomeoneandhedoesn'tknowme,heissurprisedandsays

tohimself'Whoisthatman?Whydidhewavetome?'Sohehassomethingto

thinkaboutduringtherestofhisjourney,andthatmakeshisjourneyseem

shorter.SoImakeeverybodyhappy."

TextB

WhatWonIdYouLiketoDoTonight?

Mary'scousins,FayandRosemary,arestillatherhouse.Thegirlswanttogoto

themovies.Theylookinthenewspapertoseewhattimethemoviestarts.After

seeingthemovie,theygotoanicecreamparlorandordertheirfavorite

desserts.

MARY:Girls,whatwouldyouliketodotonight?

ROSEMARY:Doyouevergotothemovies?

MARY:Ofcourse.Ioftengotothemovies.

ROSEMARY:Well,let'sgotothemovies.

MARY：There'sagoodmovienearhere："SummerinMaine"

FAY:Fine.Iheardit'saverygoodmovie.

RosEMARY:Let'sfindoutwhattimeitstarts.

MARY:Let'slookatthenewspaper.Movieprogramsareusuallyonpagenine.

FAY:Hereitis."SummerinMaine"startsat8o'clock.

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7.Readthefollowingconversationonce.Underlinethekeywordswhile

readingandretelltoyourpartnerthedialogueinyourownwords.

Fred:IfIwonthePools,I'dgoroundtheworld.

Bert:Wouldyou?Iwouldn/t.

Fred:Whatwouldyoudo?

Bert:Oh,Idon'tknow.I'dbuyabighousewithagardenformywifeandkids,

I

suppose.Butit'sdifficulttoimaginehavingalotofmoney.

Fred:Onething'scertain.IfIhadalotofmoney,Iwouldn'tworkanymore.

Bert:Wouldn'tyou?Whatwouldyoudowithailthatsparetime?

Fred:AsIsaid,I'dgoroundtheworld.

Beet:Whatwouldyoudoafterthat?

Fred:Oh,Idon'tknow.It'dtakemealongtimetogoroundtheworld.

Bert;Itdoesn'tsoundveryexciting.

Fred:Anyway,wehaven'twonthePools,andwe'renotlikelytowinthem.So

there

isn'tmuchpointintalkingaboutit,isthere?

Bert:I'dbehappyifIgotarise.

Fred:AndmywifewouldbehappyifIhoughtheraminkcoat.

Bert：Well,I'mnotlikelytogetariseandyouhaven'tthemoneyforaminkoat,

so

let'scomedowntoearthandhaveanotherdrink.

Fred:What'llyouhave?

Bert:I'llhaveapintofthebest.

Fred:I'dhaveaScotchifIwereyou.Wedeserveit.

Bert:Allright.Makeitadouble,willyou?

Lesson7

TextA

AfteraHeavySnowstorm

Onenighttherewasaheavysnowstorm,andinthemorningMrSmith'sgarden

wasfullofdeepsnow.MrSmithwantedtotakehiscarout,sohepaidamanto

cleanthepathfromhisgaragetohisgate.Hesaidtothisman,"Don'tthrowany

snowonthatside,becauseitwilldamagethebushesinmygarden;anddon't

throwanysnowintothestreet,orthepolicewillbeangry.,rThenMrSmithwent

out.

Whenhecameback,thepathwascleanandthesnowfromitwasnotonthe

bushes,orthefence,orthestreet.MrSmithwasverypleased-untilheopened

thegaragetogethiscarout!Thegaragewasfulltothetopwithallthesnow

fromthepath,andhiscarwassomewhereunderitall!

TextB

NoBaseballToday

PETER:Canyouplaybaseballwithmetoday?

JoHN:No,Ican't.I'msorry.Ihavetohelpmymother.We'regoingtomove

tomorrow.

PETER:Where'sthenewhouse?Isitfarfromhere?

JoHN:NO,ifsnotfar.It'snearouroldhouse.

PETER:CanIhelpyoupack?

JoHN:Sure.Thanks.

***

PETER:WhatcanIdo?

JoHN:Takethebooksoutofthebookcase.Puttheminthisbox.

PETER:Well,thebooksareinthebox.WhatcanIdonow?

JoHN:Takethemagazinesoutofthebookcase.Puttheminthatbox.

PETER:Allright.

JoHN:Peter!Packthem.Don'treadthem.

PETER：Thesemagazinesareinteresting.MayIborrowone?

JOHN:Ofcourse.

PETER:Thanks,John.

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7.Readthefoilowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhiie

readingandretellthestorytoyourpartner.

ABetterMailman!

Iworkedasamailmanforashorttime.However,IamafraidofdogsandIhad

alotoftrouble.OnedayItriedtodeliversomeletterstoabighouse.Istarted

toopenthegateandallofasuddenahugedograntowardme.Itgrowledand

barkedatme,soIthrewthelettersoverthefence.Thedogpickedthemupand

carriedthemintothehouse.ThedogwasabettermailmanthanIwas!

Lesson8

TextA

PleaseSettheTable

MRsMILLER:

Ihavetostayinthekitchen.Idon'twantthefoodtoburn.Wouldyouplease

setthetable?

MARY:

Ofcourse,Mother.

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MRSMILLER:

Didyouputtwoforkswitheachplate?

MARY:

Yes,Idid.

MRsMILLER:

Arethesaltandpeppershakersonthetable?

MpRY:

Oh,no,they'renot.I'llgetthemnow.

MRSMILLER

Didyouusethenewglasses?

MARY:

Yes,Idid.

MRSMILLER:

Doesthetablelooknice?

MARY:

Ithinkso,Mother.

MRsMILLER:

Ihearthebell.Pleaseopenthedoor,Mary.

TextB

InterestlngPictures

"Foodreallytastesgoodcookedoveranopenfire,"Lloydremarkedashetook

anotherbiteofhishotdog.

"Itsuredoes,"repliedFred."Iwishthisweren'tthelastnightofourcamping

trip,butschoolstartsnextweek."

Acoupleofdaysafterreturninghome,LloydandFredtooktheexposedfilmout

oftheircameraandtookittothecamerashoptobedeveloped.Theyweretold

thatthepictureswouldbereadyThursday.Thursdaywasjusttwodaysaway.

FredandLloydcouldhardlywaittoseehowtheirpicturescameout.They

plannedtoshowtheirpicturestoeveryoneatschoolassoonasschoolwasback

insession.

FredandLloydfeltverypleasedwhentheyshowedtheirteacherthepictures

theyhadtakenontheirvacation.Shesaidthattheyweresomeofthemost

interestingpicturesshehadseen.

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7.Readthefollowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhile

readingandretellthestorytoyourpartner.

WhoWaitsforWhom?

MrandMrsAllengogroceryshoppingonSaturdaymornings.MrAllennever

enjoysthesetrips.MrsAllendoestheshoppingandhesitsinthecarandwaits

forher.ThismorningtherewerealotofpeopleandittookMrsAllenlongerthan

usual.AnhourwentbyandfinallyamancameuptoMrAllen."Excuseme,"he

said,“isyournameAllen?Yourwifeiswaitingforyouatthecheck-outcounter.

Shedoesn'thaveenoughmoneyforthegroceries!"

Lesson9

TextA

StopEatingFriedPotatoes

MrsJenkinswenttoherdoctoroneday,becauseherheartwasgivingher

trouble.

Thedoctorlistenedtoherheartcarefullyanddidafewotherthings.Thenhe

said,"Well,MrsJenkins,stopsmoking,andthenyou'llsoonbequiteallright

again."

"Butdoctor,"answeredMrsJenkinsquickly,Hl'veneversmoked.Idon'tlike

smoking.H

"Oh,well,"saidthedoctor,r,thendon'tdrinkanymorealcohol.

"ButIdon'tdrinkalcohol,"answeredMrsJenkinsatonce.

"Stopdrinkingteaandcoffeethen,"thedoctorsaidtoher.

“Ionlydrinkwater/'answeredMrsJenkins.Hldon'tliketeaorcoffee."

Thedoctorthoughtforafewsecondsandthensaid,

"Well,...er...doyoulikefriedpotatoes?"

"Yes,Ilikethemverymuch/'answeredMrsJenkins.

“Allright,thenstopeatingthose/'saidthedoctorashegotuptosaygoodbye

toMrsJenkins.

TextB

KeepHiminBed

MRSWELSH:Getup,Peter.Ifslate.

PETER:Ican'tgetup,Mom.I'mHI.

MRSWELSH:What'sthematterwithyou?

PETER:Ihaveaheadacheandabadstomachache.

MRSWELSH:Youhaveafevertoo.I'mgoingtocallDrDawes.Don'tgetoutof

bed.

PETER:Oh,Ican'tgetoutofbed.I'mtooill.

MRSWELSH:Operator,givemeSpring3-2546,please.Hello,thisisMrsWelsh.

IsDrDawes

there?Thankyou.I'llwait...DrDawes,thisisMrsWelsh.Canyoucometo

thehouse,please?

DRDAWES:Who'sill?

MRSWELSH:Peter,myson.

DRDAWES:What'sthematterwithhim?

MRSWELSH:Idon'tknow.Hehasaheadache,abadstomachacheandafever.

DRDAWES:Keephiminbed.Wheredoyoulive?

MRSWELSH:Weliveat44WashingtonAvenue.

DRDAWES:Allright,MrsWelsh,I'llbetheresoon.

MRSWELSH:Thankyou.Good-byeDrDawes.

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7.Readthefollowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhile

readingandretellthestorytoyourpartner.

Harryislookingatamaninthestreet.HeistalkingtoJackabouttheman.

Harry:Who'sthatmanwiththeblackbag?

Jack:Ican'tseeamanwithablackbag.

Harry:Hewasstandingatthedoorofthathouseamomentago.Nowhe's

walkingdownthe

street.

Jack:Oh,thatman.Idon'tknowwhoheis.He'sastranger.

Harry：Lookatthemanwho'srunningafterhim.

Jack:Yes.Perhapsthestrangerisathief.

Harry:Idon'tthinkso.

Jack:Waitaminute.Icanrecognisethemanwho'srunningafterhim.It'sMr

Green.

Harry:NowIremember.MrGreentoldmeyesterdaythathisbrotherwas

coming.

Lesson10

TextA

ABeautifulDress

OnedayMrsJoneswentshopping.Whenherhusbandcamehomeinthe

evening,shebegantotellhimaboutabeautifulcottondress,"Isawitinashop

thismorning,Hshesaid,"and…”

"Andyouwanttobuyit,“saidherhusband.MHowmuchdoesitcost?”

"Fortypounds.

"Fortypoundsforacottondress?Thatistoomuch!"

Buteveryevening,whenMrJonescamebackfromwork,hiswifecontinuedto

speakonlyabou'tthedress,andatlast,afteraweek,hesaid,"Oh,buythe

dress!Hereisthemoney!"Shewasveryhappy.

Butthenextevening,whenMrJonescamehomeandasked,"Haveyougotthe

famousdress?"shesaid,"No."

"Whynot?"hesaid.

"Well,itwasstillinthewindowoftheshopafteraweek,soIthought,nobody

elsewantsthisdress,soIdon'twantiteither."

TextB

WhichBusShall1Take?

JaneFosterhasjustmetHenryTaylor.Janeisonherwaytothehospitaltosee

herfriend,SusanGreen.HENRY:Whereareyougoing,Jane?

JANE:I'mgoingtothehospitaltoseeSusanGreen.

HENRY:Isawheryesterday.Shewasalittlebetter.

JANE:MustIcatchanumber7bustogetthere?

HENRY:No,youneedn't.Anumber13buswillaisotakeyoutothehospital.

JANE：Number13busesrunmuchmorefrequently,don'tthey?

HENRY:Yes.Icaughtanumber7busyesterday,andIhadtowaitforhalfan

hourat

thebusstop.

JANE:Thankyou,Henry.Illgetanumber.

HENRY:Butnumber13busesleavefromthecentreoftown.You'llhavetowalk

twomilesto

catchone.

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7.Readthefollowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhile

readingandretellthestorytoyourpartner.

MrsJoneswasstillcleaningthehousewhenherhusbandcamebackfromwork.

Shewaswearingdirty,oldclothesandnostockings,herhairwasnottidy,she

haddustonherface,andshelookeddirtyandtired.Herhusbandlookedather

andsaid,"IsthiswhatIcomehometoseeafterahardday'swork?"

MrsJones'sneighbour,MrsSmit.h,wasthere.WhensheheardMrJones's

words,shequicklysaid,goodbyeandranbacktoherhouse.Thenshewashed,

brushedandcombedherhaircarefully,putonherbestdressandherprettiest

stockings,paintedherface,andwaitedforherhusbandtocomehome.

Whenhearrived,hewashotandtired.Hewalkedslowlyintothehouse,sawhis

wifeandstopped.Thenheshoutedangrily,"Andwhereareyougoingthis

Lesson11

TextA

AVisittoConwayCastle

Dave'sclassatschoolwerestudyingEnglishhistory,andonedaytheirteacher

saidtothem,"Well,boys,onFridayweTeallgoingtogetonabusandgoto

Conway.There'sabeautifulcastlethere,andwe'regoingtovisitit."Theboys

wereveryhappywhentheyheardthis.

"Now,hasanybodygotanyquestions?"theteacherasked.

"Howoldisthecastle,sir?"Daveasked.

"It'saboutsevenhundredyearsold,Dave,,rtheteacheranswered.

"What'sthenameofthecastle,sir?"anotherboyasked.

"ConwayCastle/'theteachersaid.

OnFridaytheboyscametoschoolat9o'clockandgotintothebus.Theyvisited

ConwayCastle,andthentheycamebackandwenthome.

"Well,"Dave'smothersaidtohimwhenhegothome,''didyoulikethecastle,.

Dave?"

"Notverymuch,“Daveanswered.''Thestupidpeoplebuiltittoonearthe

railway."

TextB

WhatAreYouGoingtoDo?

RobertandPeteraretalkingabouttheendoftheschoolterm.Robertisgoingto

leaveschoolandstartwork,butPeterisgoingtostayatschool.

PETER:Areyougoingtoleaveschoolattheendoftheterm?

OBERT:Yes,Iam.

PETER:Whatareyougoingtodo?

OBERT:I'mgoingtobeaclerk.

PETER:Whatdoesaclerkdo?

OBERT:Heworksinanoffice.Hewriteslettersandreports,andhetypes.

PETER:Iwanttobeavet.

OBERT:A-what?

PETER：Avet-aveterinarysurgeon.

OBERT:GoodgraciousIWhat'sthat?

PETER:Avet'samanwhotakescareofsickanimals.He'sananimaldoctor.

OBERT:Ioncereadastoryahoutapersonwhotalkedtoanimals.Itwasvery

interesting.

QuestionsonTextB

7.Readthefollowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhile

readingandretellthestorytoyourpartner.

MrsNeat

MrsNeatwastidyandorderly.Onedayshegotonabus,wentupontopandsat

down.Whentheconductoraskedherforherfare,sheopenedherbag,tookout

herpurse,closedherbag,openedherpurse,tookoutashilling,closedher

purse,openedherbag,putinherpurseandclosedherbag.Shepaidherfare.

Theconductorgaveheraticket.

Lesson12

TextA

WhataMess!

BillLanehasjusttouchedsomewetpaint.MRFlELD:

Youmustn'ttouchthewetpaint,Bill.

BILL

I'msorry.Iwon'tdoitagain.

MRFlELD:

Trytobemorecarefulinfuture.

BILL:

Ishall.Iwasn'tascarelessasJohnSampson.Hewalkedacrossthatwetcement

overthere.

MRFlELD:

Theworkmenoughtn'ttoleaveitwithoutanotice.

BILL:

Theheadmasteraskedthemnottodoso.

MRFlELD:

Thenwhyisn'tthereanotice?

BILL:

Theywenttotheirstorestogetone.Heretheycomewithitnow!

MRFlELD:

Butlookatthem!They'veforgottenaboutthewetcementandthey'rewalking

acrossittoputupthenotice!

TextB

ATallandSlimGirl

Atfivefeetsixinches,Rosawastallerthaneveryotherstudentinthesixth

grade.Sheworriedaboutthisaltthetime,inschoolandathome.Hermother

toldher