千万别学英语 - 03 - A Day in the Life of a Typical American Family with a Student.doc

ADSE - 03 - A Day in the Life of a Typical American Family with a StudentDont Ever Study English Listening Comprehension TapeTape 1 A Day in the Life of a Typical American Family with a StudentSituation 1 Waking Up (It is Monday morning. Roberts Mom comes into his room and wakes him up.)Roberts Mom: Robert, wake up. Its seven oclock. Robert: Oh, Mom. Cant I sleep a little longer?Roberts Mom: No, you have to catch the bus at seven forty-five. Robert: Okay, Ill get up.Roberts Mom: Thats a good boy. Ill get breakfast ready while you take a shower. Robert: Is anyone in the bathroom?Roberts Mom: No, you can shower right now. Robert: Great! Whats for breakfast?Roberts Mom: I havent decided yet. You just take your shower, brush your teeth and hair. And Ill take care of the food. Robert: All right. Ill come downstairs in fifteen minutes.Roberts Mom: Ten minutes would be better. Robert: Ill hurry, but I cant promise.Roberts Mom: But you might miss the bus if you wait too long. Robert: You are right, Mom. Ill be down in ten minutes.Roberts Mom: Thats a good boy. Hurry up! Robert: Hey, Mom. Can you make waffles for breakfast?Roberts Mom: I cant promise. But if you hurry, I might make them. Robert: For waffles, Ill always hurry.Situation 2 Breakfast (Coming downstairs and sitting at the table.) Robert: Mom, breakfast smells great. What is it?Roberts Mom: Its waffles. Just like you wanted. Robert: Thanks, Mom. Youre the best!Roberts Mom: Yes, but only when I make what you want to eat. Robert: Mom, you know thats not true.Roberts Mom: I know. I was only joking. I also made you some sausage and orange juice. Robert: Perfect! How did you know sausage and waffles were my favorite?Roberts Mom: Robert, Im your mother. I know everything about you. Robert: Not everything.Roberts Mom: Oh, really? What dont I know? Robert: Well, you dont know Im on the basketball team at school.Roberts Mom: The what? Robert: The basketball team. Im on the team and Im playing forward.Roberts Mom: Does you father know about this? Robert: No. And he doesnt have to know. If you dont tell him .Roberts Mom: Robert, you know I have to tell him. He is your father. Robert: Yeah, but Mom, you know he wont understand.Roberts Mom: Yes, he will. You just have to explain it to him. Robert: No, he wont. He just wants me to study. He doesnt like sports at all.Roberts Mom: Yes, he does. He plays golf. Robert: Mom, golf is not a sport. Its a game for old people.Roberts Mom: Be careful! I play golf too. Robert: I know. I just mean its not sport like basketball.Roberts Mom: Oh, here comes your father now. Well tell him. Robert: Do you have to?Roberts Mom: Yes.Situation 3 Talking to Dad (Roberts Dad comes downstairs and joins Robert and his Mom at the table.)Roberts Mom: Good morning, dear. Robert: Good morning, Dad.Roberts Dad: Good morning, you two. What were you just talking about? Robert: Nothing.Roberts Mom: Robert, tell your father which you just told me!Roberts Dad: Whats that, Robert? Robert: Well, its really nothing. But I am play a little basketball after school these days.Roberts Mom: Robert, its more than just a little basketball.Roberts Dad: Which is it, a little or more? Robert: Dad, I am on the basketball team. Isnt that great?Roberts Dad: Im not sure. You know how I feel about you playing sports and not studying. Robert: But I am studying, Dad. I promise.Roberts Dad: I still dont like the idea of you playing when you should be doing schoolwork. Robert: But I can do both. I can play sports and do my schoolwork.Roberts Dad: Are you sure? Robert: Yes.Roberts Dad: What do you think, dear?Roberts Mom: I think we should give him a chance. If he can keep good grades in school while playing basketball, then we should let him play. But if his grades are bad, he will have to quit the team. Robert: Yeah, Dad. Thats fair.Roberts Dad: Well, its sounds okay. Lets give it a try. But if you dont do your schoolwork, youll off the team. Do you understand? Robert: Yes. Thanks Mom, youre great.Roberts Mom: Your father said yes, too. Robert: Oh, yeah. Thanks, Dad.Roberts Mom: Robert, you would better go. Youll be late for your bus. Robert: Okay, Im going. Thanks for breakfast.Roberts Mom: Hurry up! Robert: Bye!Roberts Mom: Bye! See you tonight.Situation 4 Mom and Dad Have a TalkRoberts Mom: He sure is growing up fast.Roberts Dad: Tell me about it. He seems to change every month.Roberts Mom: What do you think about him playing team basketball? Im worry that hell neglect school and get too involved in athletics and all the other distraction the come with playing sports.Roberts Dad: Oh, I dont know. I know I sounded negative about it just now with Robert. But actually, I am happy hes playing. I played sports from middle school and it didnt hurt my grades.Roberts Mom: Are you serious? You were lucky to graduate from high school.Roberts Dad: I got good grades at university. Besides, kids should get more out of middle and high school than books and tests.Roberts Mom: But this is the age where he will develop most of his habits, both good and bad. What if he ends up liking sports more than school?Roberts Dad: So what? You say that as if it is the end of the world. When I was his age all I cared about was sports and girls. And look at me, I turned out just fine.Roberts Mom: That is because you didnt have any luck at either sports or girls, and realized you had better study when your went to college.Roberts Dad: Careful! When you say I didnt have any luck with women, that could mean I was unlucky to have married you?Roberts Mom: All right. Ill admit that after you entered university, you got your act together. But, what are we going to do about Robert?Roberts Dad: Nothing! As it is, he is doing fine in school and so we will give him a chance and see if he can handle both basketball and studies. Who knows? We may have a future NBA star for a son.Situation 5 On the School Bus (Robert goes outside and catches his bus. His friend Billy is already on the bus.)Robert: Hey, Billy! Whats up?Billy: Hey, Bobby! How are you?Robert: My name is Robert, not Bobby.Billy: And my name is William, but everybody calls me Billy.Robert: Well, thats you, not me. Please call me Robert from now on.Billy: Okay, Bob.Robert: Very funny. Im going to start calling you William.Billy: No, I hate that name. I promise to call you Robert if you promise not to call me William.Robert: I promise. You see how easy that was. Hey, are you going to practise today?Billy: Practise? What practise?Robert: Basketball practise, of course.Billy: I almost forgot. Yeah, Im going. What about you? Did your Dad give you permission?Robert: Yep, can you believe it? The old man is not so bad.Billy: I think your Dad is really cool. He is very better than my Dad.Robert: That was what you think, but its not true. He only wants me to study, but my Mom help me, so now I can play sports too.Billy: What about your grades?Robert: I promise that I would get good grades.Billy: What if you dont?Robert: If I dont, then I have to quit the basketball team.Billy: I know youll be studying hard this year.Robert: Yes, I will. I like basketball enough to make me want to study hard.Billy: Yeah, school is not so bad if you can both study and play.Situation 6 Basketball (David is sitting behind Robert and wants to talk about basketball.)David: I heard you guys talking of basketball. Who do you think is the greatest player ever?Robert: Thats easy. Its Michael Jordan.David: I dont think so. I think its Shaquille ONeal.Robert: What? Shark? Jordan is very better than Shark!David: No way! Jordan has more fancy moves, but Shark is better.Robert: Are you crazy? Shark is just big and that is all. Jordan is a better shooter. He has better defense. He is more fun to watch. And he has won more championships. How do you say Shark is better?David: I dont know.Robert: What your mean you dont know?David: I mean I dont know much about basketball. I just heard my older brother saying Shark was the best.Robert: You dont know much about basketball and you are fighting with me. Are you on a basketball team?David: No, I am in a chess club.Robert: Chess club? Then you should talk about chess and not basketball.David: Sorry. Hey, do you like chess?Robert: I hate it. It is the most boring game on earth.David: You shouldnt say that! It is really fun!Robert: Okay, Im sorry. I promise not to talk about chess if you promise not to talk about basketball.David: Okay, I promise.Situation 7 First Period (Roberts first period of the day is English class. His teacher is Mr. Hubbard. )Mr. Hubbard: Good morning, class! Students: Good morning, Mr. Hubbard.Mr. Hubbard: Did all of you have a fun weekend? How abut you, Robert? How was your weekend? Robert: It was pretty good.Mr. Hubbard: Robert, this is an English language class. Please speak a little more. Tell us all about what you did on Saturday and Sunday. Robert: Lets see. On Saturday, I went out to dinner. (Robert stops and doesnt say anything more.)Mr. Hubbard: Will you tell the class and me where you went out to dinner and what you ate? Robert: Yes. I went to T.G.I. Fridays with my parents and my friend Tommy. I had the steak with French fries and Tommy has spaghetti. After dinner, we both had a big ball of ice cream for dessert. And then we play video games and then. (Mr. Hubbard thinks that Robert will never stop talking and so stop him.)Mr. Hubbard: Thank you, Robert. That is enough. Robert: But I thought you want to hear everything. I have a lot more to tell you.Mr. Hubbard: No, that would be fine. Class, please open your books to page 56. Today, we are going to talk about. (Robert interrupts Mr. Hubbard.) Robert: But Mr. Hubbard, I still have a lot to say.Mr. Hubbard: Good! Then you can tell me what you thought of the story on page 56. Robert: I didnt read it. I was busy.Mr. Hubbard: Busy? Busy eating ice cream? Robert: No, Busy practising basketball. I am on the team.Mr. Hubbard: I dont care! All I care about is if you do your English homework or not! I think Ill have to call your parents. Robert: No, please dont.Mr. Hubbard: Why not? Robert: I promise my parents that I would get good grades and if they let me play basketball.Mr. Hubbard: Well, then you will have to study hard or I will call them next time. Robert: Thank you so much. I will study hard. I promise.Situation 8 Second Period (Roberts second period of the day is computer class. His teacher is Miss. Crass. )Miss. Crass: Class, please sit down. Robert: Miss. Crass, can I go to the bathroom?Miss. Crass: Of course not. You just had a five-minute break, why didnt you go then? Robert: I was busy getting ready for this class.Miss. Crass: You should have been ready for this class last night. You will just have to wait! Robert: Okay, but can I show you my homework first?Miss. Crass: Yes, of course you can. (Robert takes a CD out of his backpack.) Robert: I made a computer game called Space Killer.Miss. Crass: How do you play it? Robert: You are flying in the spaceship and you have to fight against aliens.Miss. Crass: How do you win? Robert: You cant ever kill all the aliens. But whoever gets the most points wins.Miss. Crass: And how do you score points? Robert: You score points by killing aliens. You get one point per alien and ten points for destroying an alien ship.Miss. Crass: That sounds very violent! Robert: No, its just fun. And most computer games now are much more violent than this one.Miss. Crass: Well then, lets see if it works. (Robert takes his CD and puts it into a CD-ROM drive.) Robert: Wow, that looks great. You did a good job! Im giving you an A.Miss. Crass: Thanks, Miss. Crass.Situation 9 Recess 1 (After his computer class, Robert gets a fifteen minute break that is called recess.)Billy: Hey, Robert! How were your classes?Robert: They were great! My English teacher, Mr. Hubbard, gave me a second chance to do my homework. And my computer teacher, Miss. Crass, really liked the computer game I made. (Billy looks a little sad.)Billy: I wish I could say the same. My history teacher hates me. He says he is going to call my Dad, so I cant play basketball.Robert: Who is your history teacher?Billy: Mr. Cranston.Robert: Oh, yeah! I had him last year. He was really mean.Billy: Yes, he still is really mean. He knows how much I like sports and still he is going to call my Dad.Robert: Maybe not.Billy: What do you mean?Robert: I mean last year I had the same problem.Billy: What did you do?Robert: I wrote an extra report and he agreed not to call my parents.Billy: Do you think hell do that for me?Robert: I dont know, but you should try.Billy: You are right. I will ask him. Hey, lets go talk to some girls.Robert: Good idea!Situation 10 Recess 2 (Robert and Billy find Michelle.)Robert: Hey, theres Michelle. Why not you go talk to her? Billy: Im shy. You talk to her. Ill listen.Robert: What? It was your idea to talk to girls. Billy: I know, but now Im scared.Robert: You chicken. Okay, Ill talk to her. Watch and learn! (Robert begins talking to Michelle while Billy listens and laughs.)Robert: Hey, Michelle, whats up?Michelle: Nothing much. Whats up with you?Robert: Nothing. Oh, but I made the basketball team.Michelle: Cool! Whats position do you play?Robert: I play forward. I could play guard but Im tall so the coach wants me to play forward.Michelle: I dont really know the difference between guard and forward. But its great that youre on the team. Im a cheerleader, you know.Robert: No, I didnt know that. Youre pretty enough to be a cheerleader though.Michelle: Stop it! You lying.Robert: Not really, you are very pretty.Michelle: Really? Then why dont you ever talk to me?Robert: Im talking to you now.Michelle: Thats true. Do you have a girlfriend?Robert: No. Do you have a boyfriend?Michelle: No.Robert: Would you come watch basketball practice today after school?Michelle: Yes. I have a cheerleading practice then, too.Robert: Great! Ill see you then.Michelle: Okay, see you then.Situation 11 Social Studies (Roberts third period class is social studies in which students learn about different countries and societies. His teachers name is Mr. Bert.)Robert: Mr. Bert. I am sick. Can I go to the nurses office?Mr. Bert: No, not yet. Today were going to talk about Japan and Korea. And I think you should stay here. After we talk, if youre still feeling sick, you may go to the nurses office.Robert: All right. When does the class start?Mr. Bert: Right now. Class, today were going to talk about Japan and Korea. These countries are very far away from America, but they are very important. When I was young, we didnt learn about Asia in school, and so we knew very little. These days, however, politics, economics and the internet have made our relationship to Asia closer than ever. And the two countries, we have the closest relationship to are Japan and Korea.Robert: Why do we have a closest relationship to Japan and Korea?Mr. Bert: Well, Robert, we buy more than half our cars, computers and other electronics from those two countries. But more importantly, they have long and interesting histories and cultures. Let me start it with the history and culture of Korea.Situation 12 The Nurses Office (After social studies, Robert suddenly feels sick again and so doesnt go to his history class, but instead goes to the nurses office.)Nurse: What is your name?Robert: Robert Wallace.Nurse: And what is the problem, Robert?Robert: My stomach hurts.Nurse: You have a stomachache, anything else.Robert: No.Nurse: Okay. Take this medicine. You should feel better in about twenty minutes. (The nurse gives Robert some wa