《千万别学英语》(中级)Tape1.doc

Tape ASituation 1: Waking up(It is a Monday morning. Roberts mom comes into his room and wakes him up.) Mom: Robert, wake up. Its seven oclock.Robert: Oh, mom. Cant I sleep a little longer?Mom: No. You have to catch the bus at seven forty-five.Robert: Okay, Ill get up.Mom: Thats a good boy. Ill get breakfast ready while you take a shower.Robert: Is anyone in the bathroom? Mom: No, you can shower right now.Robert: Great. Whats for breakfast? 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.Mom: Ten minutes would be better. Robert: Ill hurry but I cant promise.Mom: But you might miss the bus if you wait too long.Robert: Youre right, mom. Ill be down in ten minutes.Mom: Thats a good boy. Hurry up.Robert: Hey, mom, can you make waffles for breakfast?Mom: I cant promise, but if you hurry I might make them.Robert: For waffles, Ill always hurry.Situation 2: BreakfastRobert: (Coming downstairs and sitting at the table) Mom, breakfast smells great. What is it?Mom: Its waffles, just like you wanted.Robert: Thanks, mom. Youre the best.Mom: Yes, but only when I make what you want to eat.Robert: Mom, you know thats not true.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?Mom: Robert, Im your mother. I know everything about you.Robert: Not everything.Mom: Oh, really? What dont I know?Robert: Well, you dont know I am on the basketball team at school.Mom: The what?Robert: The basketball team. Im on the team and I am playing forward.Mom: Does your father know about this?Robert: No. And he doesnt have to know. If you dont tell him.Mom: Robert, you know I have to tell him. Hes your father.Robert: Yeah, but mom you know he wont understand.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.Mom: Yes he does. He plays golf.Robert: Mom, golf is not a sport. It is a game for old people.Mom: Be careful. I play golf, too.Robert: I know. I just mean its not a sport like basketball.Mom: Oh, here comes your father now. Well tell him.Robert: Do we have to?Mom: Yes.Situation 3: Talking to Dad(Roberts dad comes downstairs and joins Robert and his mom at the table.)Mom: Good morning, dear.Robert: Good morning, dad.Dad: Good morning, you two. What were you just talking about?Robert: Nothing.Mom: Robert, tell your father what you just told me.Dad: Whats that, Robert?Robert: Well, its really nothing, but I am playing a little basketball after school these days.Mom: Robert, its more than just a little basketball.Dad: Which is it, a little or more?Robert: Dad, Im on the basketball team. Isnt that great?Dad: Im not sure. You know how I feel about you playing sports and not studying.Robert: But I am studying dad, I promise.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.Dad: Are you sure?Robert: Yes.Dad: What do you think, dear?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.Dad: Well, it sounds okay. Lets give it a try. But if you dont do your schoolwork, youre off the team. Do you understand?Robert: Yes. Thanks mom. Youre great.Mom: Your father said yes, too. Robert: Oh, yeah. Thanks dad.Mom: Robert, you had better go. Youll be late for your bus.Robert: Okay, Im going. Thanks for breakfast.Mom: Hurry up.Robert: Bye.Mom: Bye. See you tonight.Situation 4 Mom and Dad have a talkMom: He sure is growing up fast.Dad: Tell me about it. He seems to change every month.Mom: What do you think about him playing team basketball.Im worried that hell neglect school and get too involved in athletics and all the other distractions that come with playing sports.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 on and it didnt hurt my grades.Mom: Are you serious? You were lucky to graduate from high school!Dad: I got good grades at university. Besides, kids should get more out of middle and high school than books and testsMom: 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?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.Mom: That is because you didnt have any luck at either sports or girls, and realized you had better study when you went to college.Dad: Careful! When you say I didnt have any luck with women that could mean I was unlucky to have married you.Mom: All right, I admit that after you entered the university, you got your act together. But, what are we going to do about Robert?Dad: Nothing. As it is, he is doing fine in school and so we will give him a chance to see if he can handle both basketball and his studies. Who knows? We may have a future NBA star for a son.Situation 5 On the school bus(Robert goes outside and catches the bus, his friend Billy is already on the bus)Robert: Hey, Billy, whats up? William: Hey, Bobby. How are you?Robert: MY name is Robert, not Bobby.William: And my names William, but everybody calls me Billy.Robert: Well, thats you, not me. Please call me Robert from now on.William: Okay, Bob.Robert: Very funny, Im going to start calling you William.William: 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 practice today?William: Practice? What practice?Robert: Basketball practice, of course.William: I almost forgot. Yeah, Im going. What about you? Did your dad give your permission?Robert: Yep. Can you believe it? The old man is not so bad.William: I think your dad is really cool. Hes way better than my dad.Robert: Thats what you think, but its not true. He only wants me to study, but my mom helped me, so now I can play sports, too.William: What about your grades?Robert: I promised that I would get good grades?William: What if you dont?Robert: If I dont, then I have to quit the basketball team?William: I know youll be studying hard this year.Robert: Yes, I will. I like basketball enough to make me want to study hard.William: Yes, 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 about basketball. Who do you think is the greatest player ever?Robert: Thats easy, its Michael Jordan.David: I dont think so. I think it Shaquille ONeal.Robert: What?!Shaq?! Jordan is way better than Shaq!David: No way. Jordan has more fancy moves, but Shaq is better.Robert: Are you crazy?! Shaq is just big an 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 can you say Shaq is better?David: I dont know.Robert: What do you mean, you dont know?David: I mean I dont know much about basketball. I just heard my older brother saying Shaq was the best.Robert: You dont know much about basketball and you are fighting with me. Are you in the basketball team?David: No. Im in the 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.Situation7: First Period(Roberts first period of the day is English class. His teacher is Mr.Hubbard.)Mr. Hubbard: Good morning, class.Class: Good morning, Mr.Hubbard.Mr.Hubbard: Did all of you have a fun weekend? How about 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 want you ate?Robert: Yes. I went to T.G.I.Fridays with my parents and my friend Tommy. I had a steak with French fries and Tommy had spaghetti. After dinner we both had a big bowl of ice cream for dessert. And then we played video games. And then (Mr.Hubbard thinks that Robert will never stop talking and so stops him.)Mr.Hubbard: Thank you, Robert. Thats enough.Robert: But I thought you wanted to hear everything. I have a lot more to tell you.Mr.Hubbard: No, that will be fine. Class,please open your books to page fify-six. 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 fifty-six.Robert: I didnt read it. I was busy.Mr.Hubbard: Busy? Busy eating ice cream?Robert: No, busy practicing basketball. Im 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 promises my parents I would get good grades 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 a computer class. His teacher is Ms. Cross.)Ms. Cross: Class, please sit down.Robert: Ms. Cross, can I go to the bathroom?Ms. Cross: Of course not. You just had a five-minute break. Why didnt you go then?Robert: I was busy getting ready for this class.Ms. Cross: 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?Ms. Cross: Yes, of course you can.(Robert takes a CD out of his backpack.)Robert: I made a computer game called Space Killer.Ms. Cross: How do you play it?Robert: You are flying in a space ship and you have to fight against aliens.Ms. Cross: How do you win?Robert: You cant ever kill all the aliens, but whoever gets the most points wins.Ms. Cross: 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.Ms. Cross: That sounds very violent.Robert: No. Its just fun. And most computer games now are much more violent than this one.Ms. Cross: Well then, lets see if it works.(Robert takes his CD and puts it into a CD-ROM drive.) Wow, that looks great. You did a good job. Im giving you an “A”.Robert: Thanks, Ms. Cross.Situation 9 Recess 1(After his computer class, Robert gets a fifteen minutes break that is called “recess”.)Billy: Hey Robert, how were your classes?Robert: They were great. My English teacher, Mr. Hubbard, gave me second chance to do my homework, my computer teacher, Ms. Cross, really like 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 hes going to call my dad, so I cant play basketball.Robert: Whos your history teacher?Billy: Mr. Cranston.Robert: Oh yeah. I had him last year. He was really mean. Billy: Yes, hes still 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 have 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: Youre right. Ill 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 dont you go talk to her?Billy: Im shy. You talk to her. Ill listen.Robert: What? Its your idea to talk to girls.Billy: I know, but now Im scared.Robert: Youre a chicken. Okey, 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. What 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. Youre lying.Robert: No, really, youre 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: Do you have a boyfriend?Michelle: NoRobert: Will you come watch basketball practice today after school.Michelle: Yes. I have 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, Im sick. Can I go to the nurses office?Mr. Burt: No, not yet. Today we are going to talk about Japan and Korea, and I think you should stay here. After we talk, if you are still feeling sick, you may go to the nurses office.Robert: All right. When does the class start?Mr. Burt: Right now. Class , today we are 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 are Japan and Korea.Robert: Why do we have a close relationship with Japan and Korea?Mr. Burt: 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 with the history and culture of Korea.A Day in the Life of a Typical American Family with a Student SIDE B Situation 12-Situation 21Situation 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 water and medicine which he takes. She comes back after about twenty minutes.)Nurse: Do you feel better?Robert: No, Im still sick. I think I should stay here until school ends.Nurse: Thats a good idea. You have to be careful when you are sick.Robert: Yes, thats what I think, too.Nurse: And since you are so very sick, you will have to go home after school and go to bed. You are much too ill to play basketball.Robert: What?! I cant play basketball?Nurse: Of course not. Especially if you are so sick.Robert: But I took medicine. I feel better now. Can I please go back to class?Nurse: Are you sure you feel better?Robert: Yes, I feel great.Nurse: Okay, then, go back to class.Situation 13: Basketball Practice 1 (School ends and Robert and Billy get ready to go to basketball practice.)Billy: Robert, did you get your new shoes?Robert: No, my mom said I should use my old Reeboks. What about you?Billy: I got new shoes yesterday. My mom bought me a pair of the newest Air Jordans.Robert: No way!Billy: Really! They cost one hundred and fifty dollars.Robert: Wow. Thats expensive. My mom would never buy me shoes that are expensive.Billy: Sure they are expensive, but good shoes make you play basketball better.Robert: No, thats not true.Billy: Yes, it is. Look at Michael Jordanhis shoes are the best, so he is the best.Robert: No. He would be the best even if he had bad shoes.Billy: How do you know?Robert: I just know.Billy: Im going to ask Coach Malone if its true. Robert: Good, ask him. Ill bet you he says Im right.Billy: Okay, how much do you want to bet?Robert: Ill bet you five dollars.Billy: All right. Its a bet.Situation 14: BasketballPractice 2(Robert and Billy run to basketball practice. They go to their coach, Coach Malone, to ask him who is right.)Billy: Coach Malone, tell Robert good shoes make good players.Coach M: What?Robert: Coach Malone, tell Billy shoes are not important.Coach M: What are you talking about?Billy: Coach Malone, I got new Air Jordans yesterday and I said they will make me a better basketball player.Robert: And I am using my old Reeboks, but I said Ill still be a good basketball player