2023 朗文国际英语教程

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Vocabularypreview

1.actor2.actress3.baker4.chef5.constructionworker6.dancer

7.mechanic8.salesperson9.secretary10.singer11.superintendent

12.teacher13.truckdriver

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Canyou?

CanyouspeakHungarian?No,Ican't.butIspeakRomanian.

1.CanBettydriveabus?No,shecan't.butshecandriveataxi.

2.CanFredcookItalianfood?No,hecan't.buthecan2.CanBarbarateach?Ofcourseshecan.Sheteacheseveryday.She'sateacher.

3.CanOscarbakepiesandcakes?Ofcoursehecan.Hebakespiesandcakeseveryday.He'sabaker.

4.CanJanedriveatruck?Ofcourseshecan.Shedrivesatruckeveryday.She'satruckdriver.

5.CanStanleycook?Ofcoursehecan.Hecookseveryday.He'sachef.

6.CanClaudiasing?Ofcourseshecan.Shesingseveryday.She'sasinger.

7.CanBruceandHelendance?Ofcoursetheycan.Theydanceeveryday.They'redancers.

8.CanArthuract?Ofcoursehecan.Heactseveryday.He'sanactor.

9.CanElizabethandKatherineact?Ofcoursetheycan.Theyacteveryday.They'reactresses.

P120

Theaceemploymentservice

Manypeoplearesittinginthereceptionroomattheaceemploymentservice.They'realllookingforwork,andthey'rehopingtheycanfindjobtoday.

Natalieislookingforajobassecretary.Shecantype,shecanfile,andshecanusebusinesssoftwareonthecomputer.Williamislookingforajobasabuildingsuperintendent.Hecanpaintwalls,hecanrepairlocks,andhecanfixstovesandrefrigerators.

Sandraislookingforajobasaconstructionworker.Shecanusetools,shecanoperateequipment,andshecanbuildthings.Nickislookingforajobasasalesperson.Hecantalktocustomers,hecanuseacashregister,andhecantakeinventory.StephanieandTiffanyarelookingforjobsasactresses.Theycansing,theycandance,andtheycanact.

Goodluck,everybody!Wehopeyoufindthejobsyou'relookingfor.

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Theycan'tgotoHerbert'sparty

Herbertisdepressed.He'shavingaparty,buthisfriendscan'tgotohisparty.They'reallbusy.

CanyougotoHerbert'sparty?No,Ican't.Ihavetowork.

CanMichaelgotoHerbert'sparty?No,hecan't.hehastogotothedoctor.

1.CanyouandTomgotoHerbert'sparty?No,wecan't.wehavetofixourcar.

2.CanSusangotoHerbert'sparty?No,shecan't.Shehastogotothedentist.

3.CanyourchildrengotoHerbert'sparty?No,theycan't.theyhavetodotheirhomework.

4.CanJohngotoHerbert'sparty?No,hecan't.hehastowashhisclothes.

5.CanyourparentsgotoHerbert'sparty?No,theycan't.theyhavetocleantheirapartment.

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Howtosayit!Apologizing

CanyougotoamoviewithmeonSaturday?

I'msorry,Ican't.Ihavetocleanmyapartment.

P124

Applyingforadriver'slicense

Henryisannoyed.He'sapplyingforadriver'slicense,andhe'supsetaboutallthethinghehastoso.

First,hehastogototheMotorVehiclesDepartmentandpickupanapplicationform.Hecan'taskfortheformonthetelephone,andhecan'taskforitbymail.Hehastodowntownandpickuptheforminperson.

Hehastofillouttheforminduplicate.Hecan'tuseapencil.Hehastouseapen.Hecan'tuseblueink.Hehasuseblackink.Andhecan'twriteinscript.Hehastoprint.

Healsohastoattachtwophotographstoapplication.Theycan'tbeoldphotographs.Theyhavetobenew.Theycan'tbelarge.Theyhavetobesmall.Andtheycan'tbeblackandwhite.Theyhavetobecolor.

Thenhehastosubmithisapplication.Hehastowaitinalonglinetopayhisapplicationfee.Hehastowaitinanotherlonglinetohaveaneyeexamination.Andbelieveitornot,hehastowaitinanotherlonglinetotakeawrittentest.

Finally,hehastotakearoadtest.Hehastostartcar.Hehastomakearightturn,aleftturn,andaU-turn.Andheevenhastoparkhiscaronacrowdedcitystreet.

NowonderHenryisannoyed!He'sapplyingfordriver'slicense,andhecan'tbelieveallthethingshehastodo.

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