青少版新概念A课文

1、新概念 青少版 3 A Unit 1? A proper jobA: Guess what , James! I?bumped? into Nina last week. She's got a jobmarketing at Optima.J: Marketi ng ?But Nin a's a fashi on model !A: Well ,she was a fashi on model ,but she's work ing at Optima now.J: What happe ned? Is she all right?A: Oh ,yes ,she

2、9;s fine .She just wan ted a?proper job.Nina did n't enjoy being a model ,you know.J: Why ?She was so successful!A: She certa inly was.J: So why did n't she like worki ng as a model?A: She did n't mind work ing as a model .But she hates travelli ng on her own.She was Ion ely.J: Ni na ,lo

3、n ely? Why?A: Nina likes hav ing a proper job ,and see ing the same people every day.She likes being among frie nds.J: Don't we all?!新概念 青少版 3A Unit 2 Just like your motherC: Oh, good!we re in the front row, so we' veegMasepaee.P: That ' s great, ClaireHow did you know?C: Mom told me. We

4、 ' re both tall, and it' s a long flight.P: Your mother ' brilliant!It ' s great totretch out.FlightAttendant: Would you like some water or some orange juice?Claire: Not now, thanks. I' ve just had a drink.Paul: I ' d like some water, please.FlightAttendant: Have you had a ma

5、gazine or a newspaper?P: No, we haven ' t. I 'd like this one, please. Ah, I 'mgoing to enjoy this flight!FlightAttendant: Excuse me. Would you mind giving your seats to this couple?They' re both very tall, and they need the extra space.C: They are tall. Why don'pt uytotuhem in B

6、usiness Class?P: Claire! You sound just like your mother! 新概念 青少版 3A Unit 3 We 're had a long morning !A: Hello , Karen !Hello , Daisy!Have you been to the Farmers 'Market today ?It 's only nine o 'clock ,and it 's already busy .K: No, we 've just been to the airport with Cla

7、ire and PaulThey 've gone to theUS for two months .A: Have they ? How exciting ! But what a worry for you !D: Well , the US is Claire 's home country .K: And she 's with Paul !D: That 's right !Anyway , I 've already had three texts from Claire .D: The first said , “Plane on time

8、 . ”The second said ,”Boarding now . ”The third said , ”Phone off now . I love you , Mom ! ”D: That one was just a moment ago . Of course , I 'll miss her like crazy .But I 'm not going to worry !We 're not going to worry , are we Karen ? K: No , we aren 't!D: We 're going to put

9、 the kettle on , and have a nice cup of tea !K: Yes , we've already had a long morning !新概念 青少版 3A Unit 4 A museum pieceRobert: What 's this, Dad?William: It 's an Apple 2.It 's a very early computer.In fact, it 's the first Personal Computer, ever.It came onto the market in 1977

10、.Where did you find it?Robert: Mum found it in a box in the attic. William: Oh, then it 's mine!It 's been there for years.In fact, it 's been there since we moved into this house!Robert: Does it still work?William: I don 'k nowAh, there you are!Can you hear the hard disk?Robert: Is

11、that noise the hard disk 、It sounds like a lawnmower ！William: It hasn 't been out of its box for twenty years!Robert: What can you do with it?William: Good question!It s'just a museum piece, really.It 's only got five Megabytes 'hard disk space.Robert: Five Megabytes!That 's not

12、hing!William: I know.It was already a museum piece when I bought it,and that was a long time to go.Maybe I 'm a museum piece now, too!新概念 青少版 3A Unit 5“Have you finished your homework yet? ”Why haven 'tyou finished yourhomework ?How often do you hear these questions in your house ?How do you

13、feel about homework?Children wordwide now do more homeworkhours than they did twenty-five years ago-but there are huge variations. In some partsof the world, even very youngchildrenhave a lot of homework.They come home from school ,and theywork for three or four hours beforebedtime. In other parts o

14、f the world,children don ' t have much homework untilthey are a bit older.At the same time ,many young peopleworldwide have extra classes after school. One way or another, many children work ' twelve or fourteen hoursa day. Is this really necessary?How much homework do you have?How much time

15、 do you really spend on it ?How long is your day ?新概念 青少版 3A Unit 6 Bird-brainedK: Have you done your homework yet , Lucy?L: I ' m just taking a break , Mum.I 've found this really strange story on the eNews Website.Come and have a look.An eight-year-old peacock in Shropshire has fallen hope

16、lessly in love with apetrol pump. Every day for the last three years , Mr.P., the peacock ,has made thethree-hundred-metre journey along the main road from his home to the busypetrol pumps.The pumps make a clicking noise when someone is filling up. ToMr.P. , this sounds just like an admiring peahen.

17、One pump in particular has won Mr.P.' s admiration. He has been faithful to thispump since he was five. Mr.P. has lost interest in the peahens at home . Clearly,they can' t compete with the glamorous petrol pump.新概念 青少版 3A Unit 7Speakers'Corner:Jack: Let 's walk through the park, Dai

18、sy.Oh, look,We're at Speakers 'Corner!Daisy: What 's Speakers'Corner?Jack: It 's a British tradition.People speak here on Sunday afternoons.And anyone can say anything about anything.Jack: Let 's listen to this guy.What 'she talking about?Speaker: Everybody in the world n

19、eeds love.You need love. I need love.Man in Crowd: You need a haircut.Daisy: He needs a bath!Speaker: My friends!What is the secret of love?Health!Health is the secret of love!Man in Crowd: You don 't look very healthy! Speaker: And what is the secret of healthy? Man in Crowd: Tell us! Tell us!

20、Ican 'wtait!Speaker: Love is the secret of health!I'm not saying anything Man in Crowd: No, you 're not.Speaker: about this secret.I 'm not saying anythingMan in Crowd: You 're not saying anything about anything!Jack: Crazy, isn 'tit?They talk a lot and say nothing!Daisy: And

21、 they always shout!新概念 青少版 3A Unit 8Crazy about Alexander CalderAmy: Hi kid, come on in ! My! You look tired!Claire: Hi, Grandma! We fell fine. We 've had a great day!Paul: Yes, it was amazing!Amy: Where did you go?Claire: We went to the American Art Museum.Paul fell in love with the sculptures.

22、We spent hours on the work of Alexander Calder.Paul: You liked it as well!Clair: Yes, I did!I loved his jewellery!Paul: They 're lovely things.They look very simple, but they 're not simple at all.Claire: The shapes are very strong, and the colours are softPaul: Any way His hanging sculpture

23、s were the best for me !Paul: There was one huge one, called Big Red '.It was made of triangular pieces, like feathers.The pieces were made of aluminium.They looked heavy, but they were light.Paul: We blew on one little disc, and the whole thing moved.Claire: Yeah, that was cool!All the pieces m

24、oved around, like a native Indian headdress.新概念 青少版 3A Unit 9What 's in a name?Picture this! Someone offers you a cup of something, and says, try this 'You're never seen this liquid before, and you don 't recognize it. Do you drink itstraight away? I don 't think so! Do you taste

25、 it immediately? Probably not.Before you put the cup of your lips, you probably ask, What is it? ' or, What does it taste like? 'Now, imagine a reply like this: Actually, it 's a solution of organic chemicals and inorganic salts. 'Would you taste the drink now Of course not! I always

26、 avoid chemicals in food and drink, 'you 'd say. I never touch anything unnatural! 'Quite right! We 'd all say the same thing.Names are very powerful. But just think! We eat and drink chemicals 'all thetime. Even pure water is a chemical. It 's made of hydrogen and oxygen.Let

27、 's go back to the liquid in your cup. Taste is! It 's good for you! Mmm, it tastes good! Mmm! Please can I have another cup? What is it? 'Well, funnily enough, by another name, it 's just a cup of tea '.新概念 青少版 3A Unit 10Trick of the tradePat: Gosh, Nina, you look good!Is that a

28、nother new sweater?Nina: You 've seen it before.But I 've turned it round, so the buttons go down the back.Pat: That 's clever!Nina: But it 'sso simple!It 's easy enough for anyone to do this kind of thing.Pat: Not me!I 'd love to be able to dress well.I try hard, but I just

29、can 't look fashionable.Nina: It 'snot about fashion!You just need to enjoy your clothes.Pat: It 's easy for you!You're pretty enough to wear anything.You 'd look great in a black plastic bag!Nina: Honestly, Pat, it 's about style, not fashion.Nina: Style is about wearing the

30、right shapes and colours for you.For example, I never wear white next to my face.White is too cold for me to wear.Cream 'sa better colour for me.Pat: How do you know that?Nina: Oh, these are tricks of the trade.Would you like me to touch you?Pat: Would I ? I 'd love you to!新概念青少版3A Unit 11新概

31、念青少版3A Unit 12新概念青少版3A Unit 13新概念青少版3A Unit 14新概念青少版3A Unit 15Turn it down!Lesson 21L:Dad, that music's loud!Turn it down!W:Sorry,Lucy!Am I interrupting your homework?L:It 's not that,Dad.We had a lesson today about hearing.Look at this.L ：You're always listening to loud music,Dad.If you

32、 aren't careful,you'll become deaf.W:Sorry,Lucy!What did you say?L:Oh,Dad!It isn 't.And I will turn the sound down.I promise!One person in seven in the UK is deaf, and many of them are deafbecause of noise.For most people,the safe limit is 85 decibels(dB) for continuousnoise,and 103 dB f

33、or sudden noise.After fifteen minutes at 105 dB,mostpeople will have some damage to their hearing.Music in nightclubs is often much louder than the safe limit.19% ofyoung people listen to their MP3 players at 105 to 110 dB for manyhours.75% of them will experience ringing in the ears',and they w

34、illfeel a bit deaf.if they are lucky,this will last for one or two days. If theyare unlucky, the damage will last for ever.UNIT 12 Paul becomes an internLesson 23E:Paul,you want to join our intern program form next January.Is thatright?P:Yes, tha'ts right.E:What are your plans between now and th

35、en?P:I'm going to travel out west,to Utath and Arizona.E:Will you apply for other intern programs when you're out there?P:that's my plan.E:I see. We are the market leader,of course.P:I know that.E:And you're an exceptional applicant.E:I 'm going to make you an offer, Paul ,and yo

36、'ure going to tell me yes or no.You can join our intern program form Monday next week,for twelveweeks.E:If you join,you 'll, you 'll live on the Ranch,and you'll have noexpenses. When we ask you to work, yo'ull work.You'll learn a lot.E:Maybe you'll come back in January,m

37、aybe you won't.Either way,when you finish here,you'll have RedstoneRanch on your resune.E:What do you say?P:Yes.thank you very much.E:You won't regret it!UNIT 13 What am I doing here?Lesson 25K:Here at last!How do you like Redstone Ranch, Jed?J:It looks nice!I 'm looking forward to a

38、 swim.K:Good idea!But let me tell you the rules first.J:Rules?I'm on vacation!K:There are some rules,honey.J:Such as?K:Shoes.You can't use heavy equipment in the gyms without the rightshoes.J:I'm not going to use heavy equipment.K:And if you go to a dance class,you can't wear black-s

39、oled trainers.Black-soled trainers mark the floors.J:When am I going to go to a dance class?K:And you must wear a T-shirt or vest at all times.You're not allowed to show your chest.J:Not even when I'm swimming?K:lt 'OK when you're swimmingK:When you're in the wet aones,you can we

40、ar a swimsuit and you can show your chest.J:What else is not allowed?K:We're not allowed to run or shout in public areas.J:Kelly,believe me!l have enough rules at work!What am l doing here?K:l just want us to have a nice holiday!UNlT 14 The wrong 12-year-oly!Lesson 27R:Did you hear about Jake Ol

41、iver,Dad?W:Jake Oliver?R:you know .He'sthe world karate champion.He came first in his age-group last year.W:Oh,yes.He'sonly 12,isn'the?R:That'sright. He lives in Bristol.He was on his way home from apractice session last week,and a tall guy with a hood grabbed him. Thisguy wanted him to hand over his mobile phone.R:Jake said to himself,learned this phone! l worked really hard to beable to buy it!'W:Obviously, he wouldn'twant a thief to take it like that!R:Right!R:So the guy tried t