标准美国英语口语

StandardAmericaEnglish

unit1sayinggreetingsandgoodbye问候与道别

1.Goodmoring,Mr.Carder!早上好,卡特先生!

2.Howareyou?你好吗

3.Tmfine,thanks.Howaboutyourself?我很好，谢谢。你呢?

4.Thingscouldn'tbebetter.一切都彳艮好。

5.HilHowisitgoing?喂，你好吗?(Howiseverying?Howareyoudoing?)

6.How'veyoubeen?你最近好吗？Ihaven'tseenyouforages.我好久没见到你了

7.It'sbeenalongtime.是很长时间了。

8.Whafsup?有什么新鲜事吗？(What'snewwithyou?)

9.Nothingspecial.老样了。(还可以)

10.lhatetosaygoodbye,butit'sgettinglate.我不想说再见，但天已晚了。

11.Can'tyoustayforalittlebitlonger.你不能再呆一会吗?

12.Tvegottogonow.我现在得走了。(I'vegottorun.I'vegottoroll.)

13.SeeyouonModay.星期一见

14.Haveaniceweekend.Havefun.周末愉快。玩得开心

15.Solong,keepintouch.再见，保持联络

16.Say"hello"toyourparents.请代我向你的父母问好.

17.TellthemImissthem.请转告他们，我很想念他们。

18.Itwasnicetalkingtoyou.与你聊天很愉快。

19.1enjoytalkingtoyou,too.我也很喜欢和你聊天。

20.Oh,hereismybus.Gottago,takecare.喔，我的公交车来了，我得走了，保重。

(Gottato=Lvegottogo=Ihavetogo.)

conversation1bumpingintoeachother无意中相遇

1.---Goodmoring,Sue.

---Goodmoring,Tom.Howareyou?

---I'mfine,thanks,howaboutyourself?

---Thingscouldn*tbebetter.Whereareyougoingnow?

---Iamheadingforthelibrary.I'vegotaresearchprojecttodo.Howaboutyou?

(headfor向特定的方向出发=I'mgoingtothelibrary.)

---I'mgoingtotheEnglishclass.It'llstartinfiveminutesJ'vegottorun.

---Seeyoulater,alligator.

---Afterawhile,crocodile.

汤姆：早安，休！

休：早安，汤姆！你好吗？

汤姆:我很好。谢谢。你呢？

休：一切都很好。你现在要去哪？

汤姆：我正要去图书馆。我有一个研究课题需要完成。那你呢？

休：我去上英文课。还有五分钟就要开始了。我得走了。

汤姆：再见。

休：再见。

conversation2leavingafriend'shouse离开朋友家

--Ihatetosaygoodbye,butit*slate.

--Can'tyoustayforalittlebitlonger,it'sonly8.

--IwishIcould.ButI'mafraidIcan't.Tvegotsomeseriousstudyingtodo.Ihave

togo.

--OK.SeeyouonModay.

--SeeyouonModay.Haveagreatweekend.

--Ybutoo.Thanksfordroppingin.(dropin=dropby)

汤姆：我不想说再见，但天已晚了。

休：你不能再呆一会吗？才八点钟嘛。

汤姆：我也希望能再呆一会，但恐怕不行啊。我还有很多功课要做。我得走了。

休：好吧，那么星期一见。

汤姆：星期一见。祝你周未愉快。

休：你也是！谢谢你的顺访。

conversation3twofriendswaitingforbuses两个朋友在等候公交车

--Goodevening,John.

--Goodevening,Mary.

--Howareyoudoing?

--Tmdoingfine,thanks.What'snewwithyou?

--Nothingspecial.

--Tmwonderingwhetheryoucouldcomeoverforapizzasometimenextweek?

--Soundsgood.Sorry,herecomesmybus.Youcallme,orI'llcallyoutomakea

date.

--I'llcallyou.

--Allright.Gottago,bye,keepintouch.

--OK.Haveagreatday,takecare,bye.

玛丽：晚上好，约翰！

约翰：晚上好，玛丽！

玛丽：你好吗？

约翰：我很好，谢谢。有没有什么新鲜事？

玛丽：老样子。

约翰：我想知道你下周什么时候是否能过来吃比萨饼？

玛丽：很好啊！对不起，我的公交车来了。你给我打电话或者我给你打电话，我们约定个日

期吧。

约翰：我给你打电话吧。

玛丽：好吧。我得走了。再见！保持联系。

约翰：祝你过一个快活的一天！保重！再见!

Conversation4OldFriends

Mary:Hi,John!Ihaven'tseenyouforages.

John:Hi!Yes,ifsbeenalongtime.Pmreallygladtoseeyou.

Mary:I'mgladtoseeyou,too.How'veyoubeen?

John:Justfine.Howiseverythingwithyou?

Mary:Notbad.Ifinallyboughtahouse.Ifsanoldone,butbuiltreallysolid.It

isclosetohere.Doyouwanttocomeoverforlunch?

John:I'dlikethat,butI'mflyinghomethisafternoon,andItoldmyparentsI'd

meetthemattheairportforlunch.

Mary:OK,nexttimeyou'rehere.

John:Thafsadeal.

Mary:IheardthatyoumovedtoFlorida.

John:Yes,PminTitusville.Thespaceshuttleislaunchedfromnearthere.Pve

seenalotofspaceshuttlelaunches.

Mary:Tellmemore.

John:Theshuttlelaunchesarebeautiful.Isawonethattookoffatmidnight.

Thewholeskygotbright.

Mary:Soundsgreat!

John:I'mprettyhappylivingthere.

Mary:IwanttoseeDisneyWorld,SeaWorld,UniversalStudios,and

Weeki-WatcheeSprings.

John:I'vebeentoallofthem.

Mary:I'mjealous.PveneverbeentoFlorida.

John:TheSunshineStatecertainlyisworthvisiting.Comedownforavacation

sometime.I'lltakeyoutoDisneyWorld.

Mary:Thatsoundsgreat!1,11takeyouuponthatinvitation.

John:Ihopeyoudo.Andkeepintouch,OK?

Mary:Isurewill.

John:Here'smybusinesscard.Sendmeanemailonceinawhile.

Mary:Countonit.Andhere'smycard.Don'thesitatetocallmeanytime.

John:Thankyou.Tdbettergetgoing.Idon'twanttobelateforlunch.Mom

wouldworry.

Mary:Well,Pmreallygladwebumpedintoeachother.Haveagoodtrip.

John:Takegoodcareofyourself,Mary.

Mary:Iwill.Good-bye.

John:Bye-bye!

老朋友

玛丽：喂，约翰，好久没看见你了。

约翰：你好。是有好长时间了。看见你我真高兴啊。

玛丽：看见你我也很高兴。你最近还好吗？

约翰：还可以。你一切都还好吗？

玛丽：还不错。我终于买了栋房子。虽是一栋旧房，但建得很坚固。里这里很近。过来吃午

饭怎么样？

约翰：很愿意哦，但下午我要飞回家，而且我已告诉了我的爸妈，我要在机场和他们见面，

然后一起去吃午饭。

玛丽：好吧，下次你在这里时我们再找机会吧。

约翰：就这么办，一言为定。（这样就算成交了。）

玛丽：我听说你搬到佛罗里达去了。

约翰：是的，我在泰特斯维尔。航天飞机（太空梭）就是从那附近发射的。我观看过许多航

天飞机（太空梭）发射。

玛丽：再给我讲一些吧。

约翰：航天飞机（太空梭）发射壮观极了。我见过一次在半夜发射的。整个天空都被照亮了。

玛丽：真棒！

约翰：住在那里我非常愉快。

玛丽：我想去参观迪斯尼乐园，海上世界，万能电影制片厂和美人鱼公园。

约翰：这些地方我都去过。

玛丽：我好嫉妒啊。我从来没去过佛罗里达。

约翰：阳光州是值得参观的。什么时候来佛罗里达度假吧。我带你去迪斯尼乐园.

玛丽：太好了！我会接受你的邀请。

约翰：我希望你接受邀请。保持联系，好吗？

玛丽：肯定会的。

约翰：这是我的名片。偶尔给我发一封电子信件来。

玛丽：这一点你可放心。这是我的名片。任何时候都可以给我打电话来。

约翰：谢谢。我最好该动身了。我不想午餐迟到。妈妈会着急的。

玛丽：偶然碰见你，我真高兴。祝你旅途愉快。

约翰：保重，玛丽。

玛丽：好的。再见。

约翰：再见！

Unit2Talkingaboutoneselfandothers

21.Hello,mynameisMarkErikson.

22.Hi,gladtomeetyou,Mark.

23.Whereareyoufrom,Karon?

24.IamfromHuston.

25.IwasborninTaiwan.ButnowI'manAmericancitizen.

26.IworkforNASA(美国航空航天局).

27.Wheredoyouwork?

28.I'man[elementaryschool]teacherinAustonTexas.

——(AmE)小学=(BrE)primaryschool

----(elementary初级的，基础的.onlybeforenoun)

29.Thatmanwithredhairintherightcorneroftheroomismyhusband,John.

HeisaNewYorker.

30.Thattallwomenoverthereismywife,Jane.She*saFloridion.

31.Shehasalittlebitofsouthernaccent.

32.Ilikeclassicalliterature,butJanelikesmodernAmericanliterature.

33.Iloveromanticmovies,butJohnlovesactionmovies.

34.JanewasborninIndonesia.

35.Shelikescoffeewithcreamandsugar.

36.JohnandIbothloveteawithmilk.

37.JaneandIbothlovetoreadsciencefiction.

38.Weliveinanapartmentclosetomyschool.

39.WeliveinahousefarawayfromNASA.

40.Doyouhavealong[commute]?

••一每天上下班的路程

FloatinginEnglish:

IntroductiontoMarkandKaronandtheirspouses（配偶，爱人）

MarkEriksonisanelementaryteacherinAustonTexas.Hiswife,JaneErikson,

isaFloridion.Sowhenshespeaks,shehasasouthernaccent.Janewasbornin

Indonesia,butgrewupinFlorida.HerparentsareChinese.JaneandMarkhave

threelittlechildren.TheyliveinanapartmentclosetoMark'sschool.Marklikes

classicalliterature,whileJanelikesmodernAmericanliterature.Howeverthey

bothlovetoreadsciencefiction.Janelikescoffeewithcreamandsugar.Karen

WanglivesinHuston.SheisaChinese-AmericanworkingforNASA.[Shehas

kepthermaidnameWang.(1)]HerhusbandJohnisfromNewYork.Heisan

astronaut.KarenandJohnlivesinahousefarawayfromNASA.Karenspends

twohoursadaydrivingtoandfromwork.It'salongcommutefromKaren*s

hometoNASA.KerenandJohnbothloveteawithmilk.Kerenlovesromantic

movies,butJohnlovesactionmovies.

■―-[Note](1)意思是没有改成她老公的姓.

maidnameWang:没结婚时的姓.

maid:未婚女子,少女,女仆

Conversation:

--Hello,mynameisMarkErikson.

--Hi,gladtomeetyou,Mark.MynameisKarenWang.

--Gladtomeetyou,too.Whereareyoufrom,Karen?

--I'moriginallyfromTaiwan.IliveinHustonnow.

--Mywife'sfamilynameisWang.

--That'snottoosurprising.TherearealotofusWangs.

--Iguessso.Wheredoyouwork?

--TmaNASAcomputerprogrammer.Howaboutyou?

--TmanelementaryschoolteacherinAustonTexas.

--Isthatwomanyourwife?

--Yes,sheis.JaneisborninIndonesia.ButgrewupinFlorida.Shehasabitof

southernaccent.

--Sheisverypretty.

--Thankyou.Sheusedtobeamodel.Nowshestaysathomewithourthree

youngchildren.Thechildrenkeepherverybusyeveryday.Whoisthatmanwith

redhair?

--That'smyhusbandJohn.He*sfromNewYork.Johnisanastronaut.

--Hesureispopular.

--Yes.Astronautsalwaysgetalotofquestions.

--WheredoyouandJanelive?

--Weliveinanapartmentclosetomyschool.

--HowaboutyouandJohn?

--WeshareabighousewithJohn*sparents.

--Doyouhavealongcommute?

--Yes,thehouseisonabeautifulbigrange.

--ButIhavetodrivetwohoursaday.

--That'salotofcommutingtime.

--Itsureis.

--Doyoulistentomusicwhileyoudrive?

--Yes,Ido.Iloveromanticmusicfromoldmovies.

--Ilikeclassicalmusic.Ialsoenjoymodernromanticmusic.Janelikesjazz.

--DoesJaneexercisealot?

--Yes,shedoes.Shespendsanhoureverydayona[joggingmachine].Shealso

doesaropdancing.Howaboutyou?

-----------[joggingmachine,跑步机]（jog,慢跑）

--ItrytoexercisewhenI'mdriving.Thathelpsalittle.Wealsohelpwitha

[ranchwork].JohnandIbothlovetoridehorses.Doyouthinkpeoplewillever

ridehorsesonthemoon?

-----------[ranchwork,农场牧场工作]

--Suretheywill.JaneandIbothlovetoreadsciencefiction.Peopleinventthe

future,horsesonthemoon.Ilovethatidea.Janewouldlikeit,too.I'dliketo

introduceyoutoJane.

--Soundsgood.Tdliketomeetherandfindouthowshehandlesthreechildren.

Andmaybeshewillhavesometipsonexercising.

UNIT3:Talkingaboutlikesanddislikes.

41.HowdoyoulikeDr.Seuss'sHortonHatchesandEgg?

42.Ilikeit.

43.Ilikeitverymuch.

44.Iloveit.

45.Whatdoyouthinkoflastnighfsmovie?

46.Thestory'sboring.

47.Ididn'tlikethemoviewesawlastnight.

48.Iamnottoohappyaboutit.

49.Idon'tlikeit.Notabit.

50.Ihateit.

51.Ican'tstandit.

52.SheisfondofJazz.

53.Ienjoybeingwithyou.

54.Thatcolorlookssoniceonyou.

55.I'mgladyoulikeit.

56.Ilovethatredman-killerskirtofyours.

57.It'sexcellentandjustwhatIwaslookingfor.

58.Iprefercountrylifetocitylife.

59.Iwouldratherliveinthequietcountrysidethaninanoisybigcity.

60.Thecolorisgreat,butthestyleisnotme.

CONVERSATION1:AboutDr.Seuss*sbooks.

Ann:HaveyoufinishedreadingDr.Seuss'sHortonHatterandEgg?

Bill:Yes,Ifinishedityesterday.

Ann:Didyoulikeit?

Bill:Hortonisacourageouselephant.He'salsowise,Ireallyenjoyedit.Iloveall

ofDr.Seuss'sbooks.There'realwaysinteresting.

Ann:AlltheESLteachersshouldusethebookswrittenbyRD.Eastmantoteach

English.

Bill:WhoisRD.Eastman?

Ann:RD.EastmanisanothernameforDr.Seuss.Byeithername,he'sagreat

writer.

CONVERSATION2:Aboutthemovie.

Alice:Whatdidyouthinkofthemovie?

Paul:Ididn'tlikeit.Notabit.Icouldn'tstandthemusic.Besidesthestorywas

soboringthatitputmetosleep.

Alice:Inoticedthat,itwasnotexcitingasIexpected,butthemusicwas

great.I'malwaysfoundJazz.AndthatmoviehadalotofJazz.

Paul:Iknow.However,Jazzalwaysannoysme.Ireallydon'tenjoymusicina

movie.

Alice:I'msorrytohearthat.Whatkindofmoviedoyoulike?

Paul:Anythingwithalotofaction,Ilikethrillersandchillers.

Alice:Oh,Isee.

Paul:Well,Ienjoythepopcornandbeingwithyou.You'remoreimportantthan

themovie.

Alice:Thanksforthesweetwords.

Paul:Anytime.

CONVERSATION3:Aboutcitylifeandcountrylife.

Ruth:Wouldyouliketoliveinabigcity?

Jack:Iwouldratherliveinthecountythaninabigcity.

Ruth:Why?

Jack:Inthecountrytheairisfreshandthewaterisclean.Ican'tstandcity

pollution,Ihateit.

Ruth:Thecountryistooquietforme.Ilovethecity'snoiseandexcitement:all

kindsofparks,parties,movies,concerts,museumsandholidayparades.Ybu

nameit,thecityhasit.

Jack:Allthenoiseandexcitementincitydrivemenuts,Idon'tcareforthecity

'ssociallife.Notatall.

Ruth:Butcitieshavemoreopportunities.There'reonlyafewgoodjobsinthe

country.

Jack:That'snotalwaystrue.Youcanstartaninternetbusinessanywhere.

Ruth:Ybu*rerightaboutthat.Ifyouareeducated,youcanmakemoney.Where

thereisawill,thereisaway.

Jack:Absolutely,.Tolivealonglifegoandliveinthecountry.Ybu,lldrinkalotof

freshcleanwater.Yburchildrenwillbreathefreshair.Ybullenjoythesimpleand

quietlife.Youllspendmoretimewithyourhusbandandkids,andyour

neighborswillbefriendierthere.

Ruth:Jack,youareprettyconvincing,exceptIdon*thaveanychildrenora

husband.Butyoucouldsellsandinadesert!YoucouldselliceEskimos!

Jack:Beenthere.Donethat!

Ruth:Ahh...!Wheredoesyourmodestycomefrom?

Jack:Modesty?What'sthat?HowcouldIsellthat?

Ruth:Right,that'sonethingyoumighthavetroubleselling.

Jack:Now,youknowme!Andtoknowmeistoloveme.

Ruth:Doyouusethatlineoften?

CONVERSATION4:Man-killerskirt.

Ruth:Ilovethatredman-killerskirtofyours.Youlookedwonderfullast

night.Thatredlookedsoniceonyou.Youshouldwearthatcolormoreoften.

Beth:ThanksRuth.I'mgladthatyoulikeit.ButI'mnottoohappywiththat

skirt.

Ruth:Why?

Beth:Mysistergaveittomeasabirthdaygift.Thecolorisgreatbutthestyleis

notme.Ipreferalongskirttoashortone.

Ruth:Butthisskirtisreallyattractive.Anditgoeswellwithyourlongblondhair

andyourlovelylegs.Lastnightwhenyouenteredtheroom,allthemenstared

atyou.Ybuwerethecenterofattention.

Beth:ThatisexactlywhatIhate.Mysisteralwayswearsthongbikini.Sheloves

skimpyclothing.Thatman-killerskirtisperfectforher.Shelovesbeingthe

centerofattention.Menloveherandshelovestoflirtandgetmenexcited.But

whyshouldIcausementohaveheartattacks.

Ruth:Idon'tbuyit.Whydidyouwearlastnight?Ybudolikeyourman-killer

skirt.Lastnightyouenjoyedyourself.ltisgoodtobeyoungandhealthy.Ybucan

showoffyourbodyalittle.Ifyoudidn'tliketheskirt,youwouldnothaveputit

onlastnight.Areyoualittlejealousofyoursister?

Beth:Doyoureadminds?

Ruth:No.ButI'mnotblind.Ybuworkedrealhardinschool.Ybuarenowa

teacher.Ybumakegoodmoney.Nowyouneedanexcellenthusband!Alittle

advertisingcanhelp,aslongasitdoesn*tscareoffthegoodguys.

Beth:Butwhatifamanisonlynoticesmybody?Iwanttobelovedformy

brainsandpersonality,notjustformybody.

Ruth:Don'tworryaboutit.Youcanrecognizetheplayboys.Justtakeyourtime.

Don*tbeinahurrytogetaboyfriend.Butyoudoneedtogooutmore.

Beth:Thanksforyourgoodadvice,Ruth.

Ruth:Anytime.

UNIT4:TalkingAboutWhatOneNeeds?

61.Iamhungryandthirsty.Ineedahamburgerandalargeglassoforange

juice.

62.It'ssohot,heneedsshortsnotlongpants.

63.It'ssocold,sheneedsawarmfurhatandscarf.

64.Asawriter,heneedsacompuertowritebooks.

65.Ifeellonelyinthisstrangeplace,Ineedtomakenewfriends.

66.SinceIoftengoaroundtheworld,Ineedalaptopcomputer.

67.Whydoyouneedtranslationsoftware?

68.Becauseitwillmakemyworkmucheasier.

69.Whydoessheneedabrandnewcar?

70.Shedoesn'tneedone,butshelikestoshowoff.

71.Whydotheywantanewhouse?

72.Becausetheirhouseistoooldandsmall.

73.Whydidheneedtomakebigmoney?

74.Becausehiswifelovestospendmoney.

75.Becausehelikestotravelaroundtheworld.

76.Heisalonely,messyandcranky.

77.Heneedsawifetotakecareofhim.

78.WhydoesJimneedanewcomputer?

79.Becausehewantsalltheup-to-datebellsandwhistles.

80.Mylaptopcomputerneedsmorememory.

FloatinginEnglish:MonaandJim.

MonaandherhusbandJimliveinabig,new,fancyhouse.Theyhavea

housekeeperandacooktoworkforthemathome.Theydonothaveany

children.

JimisanAmericansciencefictionwriter.Hemakesalotofmoneybysellinghis

books.Butheisalwaysunderpressuretomakemoremoney,Becausehebuys

2newlaptopscomputereveryyear.Healsolovestotravelaroundthe

world.Travellingcostslotsofmoney.

HiswifeMonausedtobeinactress.Shehatestravelling.Whatshelikesisto

havethebigpartiesattheirhome.Sheinvitesallthepeoplesheknowstoher

parties.Shealwaysneedsmoremoneytobuynewclothes,anewcar,new

jewelryandtopayforthehousekeeperandthecook.Monaisalsointerestedin

politics.Sheknowseveryoneincitygovernment.Heruncleisthemayor.She

wantsthefollowinhisfootsteps.Everyoneseemstolikeher.

CONVERSATION1:ThedialogueaboutMonaandJim.

Dan:DoMonaandJimneedanewhouse?

Beth:No,theyhaveabignewfancyhouse.

Dan:DoesJimmakealotofmoney?

Beth:Yes,hedoes.Heisasciencefictionwriter.

Dan:DoesJimneedtomakemoremoney?

Besth:Afraidso.Themorethebetter.

Dan:Whatdotheyneedallthatmoneyfor?

Beth:Well,theyspenditprettyquick.Newclothes,newcomputersandnew

carseveryyear.Andthey'vegotacookandhousekeeper.Monausedtobean

actress,shelikestospendalotofmoney.

Dan:Dotheyhaveanychildren?

Beth:No.Theywantchildrenbutnoluckyet.

Dan:WhatdoesJimliketodo?

Beth:Jimlikestotravelaroundtheworld.That'sexpensive!Sohetriestomake

alotofmoney.

Dan:WhatdoesMonaliketodo?

Beth:Oh,sheenjoysspendingmoneyonfancyparties.Monalovestowearsexy

dresses,andshehasquiteabitofjewelry.

Dan:Wow...Shesoundslikeahighmaintenancewife.

Beth:Iguessso.Sheisalsointerestedinpolitics.Sheknowseveryoneincity

government.

Dan:Politicscanbeanexpensivehobby.

Beth:Sheisprettyseriousaboutit.Heruncleisamayor.Shewantstofollowin

hisfootsteps.

Dan:Politicsisahardgametoplay.

Beth:Shemightdowell.Everyoneseemstolikeher.

FloatinginEnglish:PauTsfamily.

Paul'swifedied2yearsago.Helivesinaoldmobilelhomewith5children.The

oldestchildis15andtheyoungestisonly3yearsold.Theydefinitelyneedanew

housebutPaulcan'taffordtobuyanewone.Thoughhischildrendonotgo

hungry,theyeattoomuchjunkfoodanddrinktoomuchpop.Thechildrenneed

acomputer.Evenausedonewoulddo.Thenthekidscouldplayeducational

computergames.ButPaulcannotaffordtosatisfytheneedsofhischildren.He

islonelyandtired.Heneedsawifetohelphimtotakecareofhis5children.

CONVERSATION2:AdialogueaboutPauTsfamily.

Alice:HowisyourUnclePauldoing?

Beth:Notsogood.

Alice:DoesPaulneedanewhouse?

Beth:Yes,hedoes.Histraileristoooldandsmall.

Alice:HowmanychildrendoesPaulhave?

Beth:Hehas5children.

Alice:WhatdoesPaul'sfamilyneed?

Beth:Thefamilyneedsmoremoney.Pauldoesn'tmakemuch.Heworksasa

securityguard.

Alice:Mustbehardtomakeendsmeet.

Beth:Trueenough.Hisrelativesandfriendsoftengivethemclothing.Sotheir

clotheslookgood.Buttheyeattoomanyhamburgersandtheydrinktoomuch

pop.

Alice:Oh,Oh,toomuchjunkfoodisn*thealthy.

Beth:No.Nothealthyatall..

Alice:Whatelsedotheyneed?

Beth:Morebooksormagazines.Thekidsworkprettyhardinschoolbutthey

needtoreadmoreathome.Theyalsoneedacomputerthenthekidscouldlearn

morefromeducationalsoftwareandinternet.

Alice:CanPaulaffordtosatisfyneedswithchildren?

Beth:No,hecan*t.

Alice:IsPaulhappy?

Beth:No,he*slonelyandtired.

Alice:HowlonghasitbeensincePaul'swifedied?

Beth:2years.

Alice:Ishedatinganyone?

Beth:No,heworksalotofovertime.Heneedsawifetotakecareofhimandhis

children.

Alice:Hesuredoes.GoodlucktoyourUnclePaul.

Beth:Yes,Paulisaniceuncle.Weshouldtrytohelphim.

Alice:Mydadhasanoldcomputer.Itstillworksfine.Hewantstogiveitaway.I'll

tellhimaboutyouruncle.

Beth:AndI'vegottonsofsoftwaresthatIdon'tuseanymore.

Alice:Hey,howaboutwetakehiskidstoswimattheYthissummer?

Beth:Yes,thatwouldbegreat!Wecango2or3timesaweek.

SinceI'vegotadriver'slicense,Dad'sletmegotomanyplaceswithourvan.

StandardAmericanEnglish

UnitFiveAskingtheWay

81.Excuseme,whereisthebathroom?

82.Excuseme,couldyoushowmethewaytothenearestpostoffice?

83.Walkstraight,turnrightatthetrafficlight,andyou'llseethepostoffice.You

can'tmissit.

84.Howlongdoesittaketowalkfromheretothepostoffice?

85.Itisnotfar.onlyabout10minuteswalk.

86.Excuseme,howdoigettothetrainstation?

87.Itisveryfarfromhere.You'dbettertakeataxiorBusNo.24.

88.WhereistheNo.24busstop?

89.Walktwoblocksandturnleft.TheNo.24busstopisrightinfrontof

McDonald's..

90.Excuseme,iamtryingtogobacktotheHolidayInn.butiamlost.Couldyou

pleaseshowmewhereiamonthismap?

91.Excueseme,doesthisbusgodowntown?

92.Isthisthedowntownbus?

93.Excuseme,couldyoupleaseshowmethewaytotheSanDiegozoo?

94.TakeBusNo.2,getoffatGeneralHospital,andthentransfertoBusNo.13.

Thatwilltakeyoutothezoo.

95.Howdoigettotheairport?

96.Whendoigetoff75togotoTampaInternationalAirport?

97.Wherearetheadministrationoffices?

98.Theyareinthatbrandnew,tallbuildingoverthere.

99.Theschoolcafeteriaisinthebasementofthatredbuilding.

100.Thecomputercenterisonthefirstfloorofthelibrary.

ConversationOne

CouldYouTellMetheWaytotheHolidayInn?

Ann:Excuseme,iamtryingtogobacktotheHolidayInn,butihavelostmyway.

Couldyoushowmewhereiamnowonthismap?

Bob:YouareonFifthAvenue.TheholidayInnisonly6blocksfromhere.

Ann:Howdoigetthere?

Bob:Bus2willtakeyouthereinajiffy.YoucancatchaBus2ontheotherside

ofthestreet.Ifyoulike,youcanwalktotheHolidayInn.Ittakesabout20

minutes.JustwalkstraightnorthonFifthavenue.Donotworry.Ybucannotmiss

it.

Ann:Igotit.Thankyouverymuch.

Bob:Ybuareverywelcome.

ConversationTwo

HowdoigettoTampaInternationalAirport?

Kim:Tom,iamgoingtoTampaInternationalAirporttopickupJaneat6:10

tonight.Howdoigetthere?

Tom:Attheendofmydriveway,turnrightandyouareonFloridaHighway98.

Turnleftatthefirstbigintersection.Driveonuntilyouseethesignto75South.

Turnleftandyouwillbegoingsouthon75.Anhourlater,youwillbeinTampa,.

Drivethroughthedowntownarea,andthentaketheairportExite.Tenminutes

later,youwillbeattheairport.

Kim:Willthetrafficebeheavyon75aroud4:30intheafternoon?

Tom:Yes.Thatisduringrushhour,sothetrafficwillbebad.Youwillseesome

trafficejams,forsure!Ybuhadbetterleavehereabout4:00.Thatwayyouwill

haveplentyoftime.

ConversationThree

ANewStudent

Eve:Excuseme,iamanewstudenthere.CouldyoutellmewheretheEnglish

Departmentis?

Mike:Itisinthatbrandnew,tallbuildingoverthere.Onthe9thfloor.

Eve:Whereistheschoolcafeteria?

Mike:Itisthebasementofthatredbuildinginfrontofthetowerwithbigbells.

Eve:WhereistheComputerCenter?

Mike:TheComputerCenterisonthefirstfloorofthelibrary.

Eve:Whereisthelibrary?

Mike:ThelibraryisnexttotheAdminstrationBuilding.TheAdminstration

BuildingisoverthereneartheschooTsmainentrance.Thereareschoolmaps

forfreeinthelobbyoftheAdmin.

Eve:Thankyou.Iwillgogetone.

Mike:Sure.Gladtobeofservice.Bytheway,mynameisMikeSullivan.Ybuwill

seemearoudalot.IamrunningforPresidentoftheStudentGoverment.

Eve:Well,hi!MynameisEveMarkowski.Iamgladtomeetyou.Withyour

friendlysmileandhelpfulattitude.Iamsureyouwillwin.

Mike:Thanksyoufortheencouragement.

Eve:Youarewelcome.Pdbettergo.Goodbye.

Mike:Haveagoodday.Bye-Bye!

UnitSixTalkingabouttimeanddate

101.Excuseme,whattimeisitnow?

102.ltis7:45a.m.

103.Thebankopensat8:00a.m.,andclosesat5:30p.m.

104.Whendoesthisstoreclose?

105.ltclosesat10:00p.m.duringweekdaysandatmidnightonSaturdayand

Sunday.

106.WhenisNorthPacific89takingoffforChicago?

107.Itstakeoffisat10:15a.m.

108.Everymorningjgetupat5:40,andthenIgoforalongwalk.

109.Excuseme,couldyoupleasetellmethetime?

110.Sorry,mywatchhasstopped.

111.Whatisthedatetoday?

112.TodayisJuly9th.

113.Whatdayistoday?

114.TodayisSunday.

115.Whenisyourbirthday?

116.MybirthdayisApril15th.

117.WhenisshegoingtoFlorida?

118.SheisgoingtoFloridainfivedays.

119.Whencanihaveavacation?

120.Youcanhaveaten-dayvacationfromMay10thtoMay20th.

FloatinginEnglish

EverydayMikegetsupat7:30andgoestowalkat8:30.Igetup2hoursearlier

thanMike.Igetupearlytogojogging.Mikegoestobedatmidnight,because

heisfondofwatchingTVlateratnight.Heisa“couchpotato,,.Igotobedat

9:30.Ibelievethat“earlytobedandearlytorise"isgoodformyhealth.Mom

oftensays,"Ttheearlybirdgetstheworn”.

ConversationOneAnnaMightBeLateforHerFlight

Mom:Itistimetogetup,Anna.

Anna:Whattimeisitnow,Mom?

Mom:Itisalready11:30.

Anna:Butmywatchsaysitisonly7:15.

Mom:Sillygirl.yourwatchiswrong!Getup,oryouwillbelateforyourflight.

Anna:No,iwon't.Istillhaveplentyoftime.

Mom:Youdonothavetimetowaste,Anna!Yburplanetakesoffat2:40p.m..

Youhavetotakeashowerandeatlunch,andittakesanhourandahalftodrive

totheairport.Getupnow,oryouwillmissyourplane,justlikeyoudidlast

month.

Anna:Ok,Mom.Iwillgetup.

ConversationTwo

HappyIndependenceDay!

Beth:Thesunisup!Timeforallthecamperstorise.Timetogetpaddling.

Alice:Oh,no!Nomorepaddling!Myarmsaresore!

Beth:Donotworry.Todaywillbeeasier.

Alice:Beth,whatdateistoday?

Beth:TodayisSaturday.

Alice:Whatisthedatetoday?

Beth:TodayisJuly4th.

Alice:Oh,ialmostforgot.Todayismymom'sbirthday.

Beth:Callheronmycellphone.Wishher“HappyBirthday!^^Tellheryouareout

exploringthegreatAmericanwilderness.TellherIsaidsheisluckytobeborn

onIndependenceDay.

Alice:Thanks!Iwilldothat!Whenisyourbirthday?

Beth:ItisDecember25th.

Alice:Wow!Whataluckygirl!YourbirthdayisonChristmasDay.

Beth:Yes,Iamlucky.IwasbornonChrisfsbirthday.MaybethatiswhyI

usuallygotochurchonSundays.Whenisyourbirthday?

Alice:April2nd.