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

1、ADSE - 03 - A Day in the Life of a Typical American Family with a StudentDon't 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. Robert's Mom comes

2、into his room and wakes him up.)Robert's Mom: Robert, wake up. It's seven o'clock.    Robert: Oh, Mom. Can't I sleep a little longer?Robert's Mom: No, you have to catch the bus at seven forty-five.    Robert: Okay, I'll get up.Robert's Mom: That's

3、a good boy. I'll get breakfast ready while you take a shower.    Robert: Is anyone in the bathroom?Robert's Mom: No, you can shower right now.    Robert: Great! What's for breakfast?Robert's Mom: I haven't decided yet. You just take your shower, brush your tee

4、th and hair. And I'll take care of the food.    Robert: All right. I'll come downstairs in fifteen minutes.Robert's Mom: Ten minutes would be better.    Robert: I'll hurry, but I can't promise.Robert's Mom: But you might miss the bus if you wait too long.&

5、#160;   Robert: You are right, Mom. I'll be down in ten minutes.Robert's Mom: That's a good boy. Hurry up!    Robert: Hey, Mom. Can you make waffles for breakfast?Robert's Mom: I can't promise. But if you hurry, I might make them.    Robert: For waffles,

6、I'll always hurry.Situation 2 Breakfast        (Coming downstairs and sitting at the table.)    Robert: Mom, breakfast smells great. What is it?Robert's Mom: It's waffles. Just like you wanted.    Robert: Thanks, Mom. You're the best!Robert'

7、;s Mom: Yes, but only when I make what you want to eat.    Robert: Mom, you know that's not true.Robert's 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?Robert's

8、Mom: Robert, I'm your mother. I know everything about you.    Robert: Not everything.Robert's Mom: Oh, really? What don't I know?    Robert: Well, you don't know I'm on the basketball team at school.Robert's Mom: The what?    Robert: The basketba

9、ll team. I'm on the team and I'm playing forward.Robert's Mom: Does you father know about this?    Robert: No. And he doesn't have to know. If you don't tell him .Robert's Mom: Robert, you know I have to tell him. He is your father.    Robert: Yeah, but Mo

10、m, you know he won't understand.Robert's Mom: Yes, he will. You just have to explain it to him.    Robert: No, he won't. He just wants me to study. He doesn't like sports at all.Robert's Mom: Yes, he does. He plays golf.    Robert: Mom, golf is not a sport. It

11、's a game for old people.Robert's Mom: Be careful! I play golf too.    Robert: I know. I just mean it's not sport like basketball.Robert's Mom: Oh, here comes your father now. We'll tell him.    Robert: Do you have to?Robert's Mom: Yes.Situation 3   &

12、#160; Talking to Dad          (Robert's Dad comes downstairs and joins Robert and his Mom at the table.)Robert's Mom: Good morning, dear.    Robert: Good morning, Dad.Robert's Dad: Good morning, you two. What were you just talking about?    Ro

13、bert: Nothing.Robert's Mom: Robert, tell your father which you just told me!Robert's Dad: What's that, Robert?    Robert: Well, it's really nothing. But I am play a little basketball after school these days.Robert's Mom: Robert, it's more than just a little basketba

14、ll.Robert's Dad: Which is it, a little or more?    Robert: Dad, I am on the basketball team. Isn't that great?Robert's Dad: I'm not sure. You know how I feel about you playing sports and not studying.    Robert: But I am studying, Dad. I promise.Robert's Dad:

15、I still don't 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.Robert's Dad: Are you sure?    Robert: Yes.Robert's Dad: What do you think, dear?Robert's Mom: I think we should gi

16、ve 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. That's fair.Robert's Dad: Well, it's sounds okay. Let's give it a try. But if you don

17、't do your schoolwork, you'll off the team. Do you understand?    Robert: Yes. Thanks Mom, you're great.Robert's Mom: Your father said yes, too.    Robert: Oh, yeah. Thanks, Dad.Robert's Mom: Robert, you would better go. You'll be late for your bus. 

18、  Robert: Okay, I'm going. Thanks for breakfast.Robert's Mom: Hurry up!    Robert: Bye!Robert's Mom: Bye! See you tonight.Situation 4     Mom and Dad Have a TalkRobert's Mom: He sure is growing up fast.Robert's Dad: Tell me about it. He seems to change ev

19、ery month.Robert's Mom: What do you think about him playing team basketball? I'm worry that he'll neglect school and get too involved in athletics and all the other distraction the come with playing sports.Robert's Dad: Oh, I don't know. I know I sounded negative about it just no

20、w with Robert. But actually, I am happy he's playing. I played sports from middle school and it didn't hurt my grades.Robert's Mom: Are you serious? You were lucky to graduate from high school.Robert's Dad: I got good grades at university. Besides, kids should get more out of middle

21、and high school than books and tests.Robert's 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?Robert's 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

22、 sports and girls. And look at me, I turned out just fine.Robert's Mom: That is because you didn't have any luck at either sports or girls, and realized you had better study when your went to college.Robert's Dad: Careful! When you say I didn't have any luck with women, that could me

23、an I was unlucky to have married you?Robert's Mom: All right. I'll admit that after you entered university, you got your act together. But, what are we going to do about Robert?Robert's Dad: Nothing! As it is, he is doing fine in school and so we will give him a chance and see if he can

24、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! What's up?Billy: Hey, Bobby! How are you?Robert: M

25、y name is 'Robert', not 'Bobby'.Billy: And my name is 'William', but everybody calls me 'Billy'.Robert: Well, that's you, not me. Please call me 'Robert' from now on.Billy: Okay, Bob.Robert: Very funny. I'm going to start calling you 'William'.

26、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, I

27、'm 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 it's not true. He only wants me to study, but my Mom help me, so no

28、w I can play sports too.Billy: What about your grades?Robert: I promise that I would get good grades.Billy: What if you don't?Robert: If I don't, then I have to quit the basketball team.Billy: I know you'll be studying hard this year.Robert: Yes, I will. I like basketball enough to make

29、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?Rob

30、ert: That's easy. It's Michael Jordan.David: I don't think so. I think it's Shaquille O'Neal.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

31、 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 don't know.Robert: What your mean you don't know?David: I mean I don't know much about basketball. I just heard my older brother saying Shark was th

32、e best.Robert: You don't 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 gam

33、e on earth.David: You shouldn't say that! It is really fun!Robert: Okay, I'm sorry. I promise not to talk about chess if you promise not to talk about basketball.David: Okay, I promise.Situation 7 First Period        (Robert's first period of the day is English class.

34、 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

35、a little more. Tell us all about what you did on Saturday and Sunday.  Robert: Let's see. On Saturday, I went out to dinner.        (Robert stops and doesn't say anything more.)Mr. Hubbard: Will you tell the class and me where you went out to dinner and what you ate?

36、  Robert: Yes. I went to T.G.I. Friday's 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

37、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.

38、0;       (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 didn't read it. I was busy.Mr. Hubbard: Busy? Busy eating ice cream?  Robert: N

39、o, Busy practising basketball. I am on the team.Mr. Hubbard: I don't care! All I care about is if you do your English homework or not! I think I'll have to call your parents.  Robert: No, please don't.Mr. Hubbard: Why not?  Robert: I promise my parents that I would get good gra

40、des 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        (Robert's second period of the day is computer class. His t

41、eacher 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 didn't you go then?  Robert: I was busy getting ready for this class.Miss. Crass: You should have been ready for

42、 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

43、it?  Robert: You are flying in the spaceship and you have to fight against aliens.Miss. Crass: How do you win?  Robert: You can't 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.

44、You get one point per alien and ten points for destroying an alien ship.Miss. Crass: That sounds very violent!  Robert: No, it's just fun. And most computer games now are much more violent than this one.Miss. Crass: Well then, let's see if it works.        (Robert ta

45、kes his CD and puts it into a CD-ROM drive.)  Robert: Wow, that looks great. You did a good job! I'm 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

46、: 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

47、 history teacher hates me. He says he is going to call my Dad, so I can't 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 t

48、o 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 he'll do that for me?Robert: I don't know, but you should try.Billy: You are

49、 right. I will ask him. Hey, let's go talk to some girls.Robert: Good idea!Situation 10 Recess 2      (Robert and Billy find Michelle.)Robert: Hey, there's Michelle. Why not you go talk to her?  Billy: I'm shy. You talk to her. I'll listen.Robert: What? It was you

50、r idea to talk to girls.  Billy: I know, but now I'm scared.Robert: You chicken. Okay, I'll talk to her. Watch and learn!      (Robert begins talking to Michelle while Billy listens and laughs.)Robert: Hey, Michelle, what's up?Michelle: Nothing much. What's up wit

51、h you?Robert: Nothing. Oh, but I made the basketball team.Michelle: Cool! What's position do you play?Robert: I play forward. I could play guard but I'm tall so the coach wants me to play forward.Michelle: I don't really know the difference between guard and forward. But it's great t

52、hat you're on the team. I'm a cheerleader, you know.Robert: No, I didn't know that. You're pretty enough to be a cheerleader though.Michelle: Stop it! You lying.Robert: Not really, you are very pretty.Michelle: Really? Then why don't you ever talk to me?Robert: I'm talking to

53、 you now.Michelle: That's 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! I'll see you then.Michelle: Okay, see you then.

54、Situation 11 Social Studies      (Robert's third period class is social studies in which students learn about different countries and societies. His teacher's name is Mr. Bert.)Robert: Mr. Bert. I am sick. Can I go to the nurse's office?Mr. Bert: No, not yet. Today we'

55、re going to talk about Japan and Korea. And I think you should stay here. After we talk, if you're still feeling sick, you may go to the nurse's office.Robert: All right. When does the class start?Mr. Bert: Right now. Class, today we're going to talk about Japan and Korea. These countrie

56、s are very far away from America, but they are very important. When I was young, we didn't 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 clo

57、sest 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

58、 me start it with the history and culture of Korea.Situation 12 The Nurse's Office      (After social studies, Robert suddenly feels sick again and so doesn't go to his history class, but instead goes to the nurse's 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. Yo