懂你英语-流利说英语-Level3-Unit1

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Lesson1AnUnusualDay

Kathyusuallygetsupat6:30,butthismorning,shedidn'thearheralarm.

Asaresult,sheoverslept.

Shedidn'tgetupuntil7:00,30minuteslaterthanusual.

Asaresult,shedidn'thavetimetocookbreakfastforherchildren.

-Whydidsheoversleep?-Shedidn'thearheralarm.

-Whydidn'tshecookbreakfast?-Shedidn'thavetime.

TodayKathyandherkidslefthomeearly.

Theyusuallyleavehomeat7:30,buttodaytheyleftat7:15.

Theyleftearlybecausetheyhadtobuybreakfastontheirwaytoschool.

-Whydidtheyleavehomeearly?-Theyhadtobuybreakfastontheirwaytoschool.

-Whatdidtheyhavetobuyontheirwaytoschool?-theirbreakfast.

Itusuallytakes45minutestodriveherkidstoschool,buttodayittooklonger.

Ittookthemlongerbecausetheystoppedforbreakfastalongtheway.

Ittook15minutesforthemtohavebreakfast.

Theyateatalittlecoffeeshopalongthesideoftheroad.

-Howlongdoesitusuallytaketodriveherkidstoschool?-Itusuallytakes45minutes.

-Howlongdidittakethemtohavebreakfast?-Ittook15minutes.

Aftereatingbreakfast,theygotbackintotheircar.

Onmostdaysthetrafficisn'ttoobadinthemorning.

Butthismorning,itwasmuchworsethanusual.

Thecarsweremovingveryslowly.

Asaresultittookthemlongerthanusualtogettoschool.

-Whatdidtheydoaftereatingbreakfast?-Theygotbackintotheircar.

Oneofherchildrengottoschoolontime,buttheothertwowerelate.

Theywerelatebecausetheirschoolsarefartheraway.

Theywerebothabout10minuteslatetoschool.

-Howlateweretwoofherchildren?-Theywereabout10minuteslate.

WhenKathyfinallygothomeshecleanedherhouseasusual.

Shevacuumedthelivingroomandcleanedthebathroom.

Thenshetalkedwithherfriendonthephoneasusual.

Whenshefinishedtalkingwithherfriendshegotintohercar.

Sheputthekeyintotheignition,andtriedtostarttheengine.

Butthecar'senginedidn'tstart.

Hercarbatterywasdead,soshehadtocallforhelp.

-Whathappenedwhenshetriedtostarthercar?-Thecar'senginedidn'tstart.

-Whydidshehavetocallforhelp?-togetanewbattery.

Aftergettinganewbatteryforhercar,theenginestarted.

ThenKathydrovetothemalltomeetherfriend.

Shearrivedtothemallanhourlatebutherfriendwaswaitingforher.

Theyhadlunchtogetherandthentheywentshopping.

Theybothboughtnewshoesandsomethingsfortheirkids.

Kathyboughtanewtieforherhusband.

-WhatdidKathybuyforherhusband?-anewtie.

-Whowaswaitingforheratthemall?-Herfriendwaswaitingforher.

It'snow3:00andeverythingisgoingasusual.

Kathydoesn'twantanythingelsetogowrong.

Shewantstherestofthedaytogoasusual.

Shedoesn'twantanymoresurprises.

Andtomorrowshewon'toversleep.

Sheneverwantstooversleepagain.

-Whatdoesn'tKathywant?-moresurprises.

Lesson2BusSchedule

Hereisabusscheduleatabusstop.

Onmostdaysthebusescomeonschedulebutsometimestheydon't.

Yesterdayforexample,severalbuseswerelate.

Thisisbecausethetrafficyesterdaywasmuchheavierthanusual.

-Howwasthetrafficyesterday?-Itwasmuchheavierthanusual.

-Whywereseveralbuseslate?-Thetrafficwasheavierthanusual.

Busnumber38wassupposedtocomeat8:40,butitwas5minuteslate.

Itdidn'tcomeuntil8:45.

Busnumber60wassupposedtocomeat8:30.

Butyesterdayitdidn'tcomeuntil8:40.

Itwas10minuteslate.

Notonebuscomeearly.

-Howmanybusescameearly?-Notonebuscameearly.

Asaresultofthedelaysonemangotonthewrongbus.

Hewantedtogototheairportsohewantedtogetonbusnumber38.

Heexpectedittocomeat8:40.

Insteadhegotonbusnumber60,whichcameat8:40.

Hedidn'tnoticethatitwasthewrongbus.

Itdidn'tgototheairport.

Asaresulthemissedhisflight.

-Whattimewasbusnumber38supposedtocome?-8:40.

-Whydidthemanmisshisflight?-Hegotonthewrongbus.

Vocabulary

Lesson3Activities&Food

Weddingsarewheretwopeoplegetmarried.

Thismanandwomanaregettingmarried.

Thebuildinginthemiddleisanofficebuilding.

Manypeoplecometoworkhereduringtheweek.

Thesepeopleareatadanceparty.

Thewomaninthegreendressisdancingwithherboyfriend.

Thesetwopeoplearemeetingforthefirsttime.

Theyareshakinghands.

Thisyoungboyisbrushinghisteeth.

Hebrusheshisteethseveraltimesaday.

-Whoareshakinghands?-Theyareshakinghands.

Candiesandcakesaresweetbecausetheyaremadewithlotsofsugar.

Eatingtoomanysweetsisnotgoodforyourteeth.

Lemonsandgreatfoodtakealittlesoursosomepeopledon'tlikethem.

SomesourtastingfoodshavealotofvitaminC.

Theseredpeppersareveryhotandspicy.

Eatinghotorspicyfoodrisesbodytemperaturesodon'teatthembeforegoingintobed.

Thesefoodsaredeep-friedandgreasy.

Greasyfoodshavealotofcalories,sodon'teatthemifyouwanttoloseweight.

Healthyfoodsareusuallynatureanddon'tincludedangerouschemical.Fruitsandvegetablesare

examplesofhealthyfoods.

-Howdolemonsandgreatfoodtaste?-alittlesour.

Lesson4SpatialRelations

Thetriangleisinsidethesquare.

Thesquareisaroundthetriangle.

Thetriangleisinsidethecircle.

Thecircleisaroundthetriangle.

Thesquareisinsidethetriangle.

Thetriangleisaroundthesquare.

Thecircleisbetweentwosmallsquares.

Thereisasquareoneithersideofthecircle.

Thecircleisontheleftoftherectangle.

Therectangleisontherightofthecircle.

Dialogue

Lesson5MeetingattheAirport

W:Hey,whereareyou?Idon'tseeyouanywhere.

M:I'monthesubway.

W:MyflightarrivedearlyandI'mtired.

M:I'msorrytobelate.IllbethereasfastasIcan.

-Whereisshe?-Sheisattheairport.

W:Whereareyounow?

M:Therearethreemorestops.Illbethereintenminutes.

W:111meetyouatthebusstopinfrontofterminal2.Thenwecangetataxi.

M:OK.KIIlookforyouinfrontofterminal2.Seeyousoon.

-Whataretheygoingtodoaftertheymeet?-Takeataxi.

Lesson6Stayinguplate

Lisa:What'sthematter;Tom?

Tom:Idon'tfeelwell.

Lisa:Areyousick?

Tom:No,Idon'tthinkso.Kmjusttired.

Usa:Didn'tyougetenoughsleep?

Tom:No,Ididn't.Iwenttobedlaterthanusuallastnight.

-Whydidn'thegetenoughsleep?-Hewenttobedlaterthanusual.

Lisa:Whattimedidyougotobed?

Tom:Ididn'tgotobeduntil12:00.

Lisa:Whydidyoustayupsolate?

Tom:Iwaswatchingsomevideosonline.

-Hedidn'tgotobeduntilwhen?-Hedidn'tgotobeduntil12:00.

Lisa:Whatkindofvideos?

Tom:Musicvideosfromallovertheworld.

Usa:Really?

Tom:Sure,KIIsendyousomelinksifyoulike.

Lisa:Thanks,Ilikemusicvideostoo.Theyarereallyfun.

Tom:Justdon'tstayuptoolate.

Lisa:Don'tworry,Iwon'tstayuptoolate.Ineedmysleep.

-Whywon'tshestayuptoolate?-Sheneedsenoughsleep.

Hewaswatchingvideos.

Hedidn'tgotobeduntil12:00.

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Lesson1TimeZones

Ourplanet,theearth,isthethirdplanetfromthesun.

Itisabeautiful,rotatingsphere.

Thesidefacingthesunisindaylight.

Thesidefacingawayfromthesunisindarkness.

Forexample,whenit'sdaytimeintheUS,it'snighttimeinChina.

Infact,there'sa12-hourtimedifferencebetweenBostonandShanghai.

Whenit'smidnightinShanghai,it'snooninBoston.

-Whichsideoftheearthisindaylight?-thesidefacingthesun.

-Whatistheshapeofourplanet?-asphere.

-Whattimeofthedayisnoon?一It's12:00pm.

-Whichsideoftheearthisindarkness?-thesidefacingawayfromthesun.

Theearthrotatesfromwesttoeast.

Toknowwhichdirectioniseastorwest,watchthesun.

Thesuntravelsthroughtheskyfromeasttowest.

Thesuncomesupintheeastandgoesdowninthewest.

Again,thisisbecausetheearthrotates.

Ittakes24hoursfortheearthtomakeacompleterotation.

Andthatisthelengthofoneday.

-Thesuncomesupinwhichdirection?-Itcomesupintheeast.

Becauseoftheearth'srotation,theearthisdividedintotimezones.

Somecountries,suchastheUS,haveseveraltimezones.

Whenit's10aminNewYork,it's7aminSanFrancisco.

EuropeandtheUSareseparatedbyseveraltimezones.

Whenit's5pminParis,it's11aminBoston.

Sothereisa6-hourdifferencebetweenParisandBoston.

Onelargecountry,China,hasjustonetimezoneforthewholecountry.

Asaresult,atthesametime,somepartsofthecountrycanbedarkandotherpartscanbelight.

-Whichlargecountryhasonlyonetimezone?-China.

-Whyistheearthdividedintotimezones?-Itrotates.

Asyoutravelaroundtheearth,thetimechanges.

Thetimeofdaydependsonyourlocationontheplanet.

Whenyoutraveleastorwest,youmaycrossseveraltimezones.

Forexample,ifyoutravelfromBeijingtoLosAngeles,youcross8timezones.

Thatmeans,whenit'snoononSundayinChina,it's8pmonSaturdayinLosAngeles.

Fortravelers,thismeansitcanbeverydifficulttosleepafteralongflight.

Theclockmaysay8pm,butforyourbody,it'snoon.

Thisiscalledjetlag.

-Whatcausesjetlag?-crossingseveraltimezones.

-Whathappensifyoutraveleastorwest?-Youmaycrossseveraltimezones.

-Whatchangesasyoutravelaroundtheearth?-thetime.

-WhathappensifyoutravelfromBeijingtoLosAngeles?-Youwillcrossseveraltimezones.

Itdependsonhowfareastorwestyoutravel.

Crossingseveraltimezonescausesjetlag.

Lesson2Kim'sMovieStarDream

KimisapopularKoreaactress.

She's28yearsold,slim,andbeautiful.

Shehasalargefanclub,andhermoviesareverypopular.

Everywhereshegoes,herfanswantherautograph.

ButKimwantsmore.

Shewantstobepopularallovertheworld.

-WhatdoesKimdo?-Sheisanactress.

-WhatdoesKimwant?-Shewantstobemorepopular.

-Whatdoherfanswant?-Herautograph.

Tomorrowisaspecialdayforher.

She'sleavingforHollywood.

She'sgoingtoHollywoodtomeetwithsometopmovieexecutives.

Themeetingisscheduledthedayaftertomorrow.

Ifthemeetinggoeswell,she'llbeinaHollywoodmovie.

Thisisherchancetobecomeastar.

-WhenissheleavingforHollyWood?-tomorrow.

-Whatwillhappenifthemeetinggoeswell?-She'llbeinaHollywoodmovie.

-Whenisshegoingtomeetwithexecutives?-thedayaftertomorrow.

Shemetthemovie/sdirectorlastyear.

HecametoKoreaandsawherlatestmovie.

Afterthathedecidedtouseherinhisnewmovie.

Fortunately,Kim'sEnglishisexcellent,soshecanplaytherole.

-WhodidshemeetinKorealastyear?-themovie'sdirector.

-Whatdidthemoviedirectordecidetodo?-Hedecidedtouseherinhisnewmovie.

Thedirectorwantshertoplayamajorroleinthemovie.

Themoviestorywilltakeplaceinthefuture.

Atthattimetheworldwillbeaverydifferentplace.

Unfortunately,muchofworldwillbepolluted.

Robotswilldomuchofthework,andonlytheveryrichcanhaveagoodlife.

-Inthemovie,whocanhaveagoodlife?-theveryrich.

-Whatarerobots?-machines.

Theendingofthemovieisstillasecret.

EvenKimdoesn'tknowhowitwillend.

Butshehopesitwillhaveahappyending.

Shewantspeopletohavehopeforabetterfuture.

-Whatdoesn'tKimknow?-theendingofthemovie.

Vocabulary

Lesson3Action&Comparisons

Thesepeoplearehavingameeting.

Thewomanisgivingapresentation.

Thispersonishavingascarydream.

Inhisdream,somethingischasinghim,soheisrunningasfastashecan.

Thisoldmanisatourist.

Heislookingoutthewindowofhistourbus.

Thisyoungcoupleisinanartmuseum.

Theyarelookingatafamouspainting.

Thesunissettingbehindthemountains.

Theskyisturningred.

Somebuses,likethisone,taketouriststoplacesliketheGreatWall.

She'sgivingapresentationatameeting.

Thelongestlineistheoneonthetop.

Thetoplineisthelongestofthethreelines.

Theshortestlineistheoneinthemiddle.

Thelineinthemiddleisshorterthantheothertwo.

Thebottomlineistheshortest.

Theshortestofthesethreelinesistheoneonthebottom.

Theshirtontheleftismoreexpensivethantheshirtontheright.

Theshirtontherightislessexpensivethantheshirtontheleft.

Theshirtontheleftisn'tasexpensiveastheoneontheright.

Theshirtontheleftcostslessthantheoneontheright.

Theshirtontheleftismoreexpensivethantheshirtontheright.

Lesson4Seasons&Weather

Winteristhecoldestseasonbecausethesunisatitslowestpointinthesky.

Wintersportsincludeskiingandiceskating.

Summeristhehottestseasonbecausethesunisatitshighestpointinthesky.

Manypeopleliketogoswimminginthesummerbecauseofthehotweather.

Springistheseasonwhentheweathergetswarmereachday.

Formanyanimalsnewlifebeginsinthespring.

Autumnistheseasonwhentheweatherbeginstocoolandthedaysbegintoshorten.

Autumniswhentreesturnmanycolorsandleavesfalltotheground.

Rainyseasonistheseasonwhensomecountriesgetmostoftherainfall.

Rainyseasonusuallylastsforoneortwomonths.

Dialogue

Lesson5MissingtheFlight

M:HiJmsorrytobelate.

W:Whathappened?Youweresupposedtobehereanhourago.

M:Yes,Iknow,butImissedmyflight.

-Howlateishe?一H'sanhourlate.

W:Youmissedyourflight?Howdidthathappen?

M:Igotonthewrongbusthismorning,soIwaslatetotheairport.

BythetimeIarrived,thegatewasclosed.

W:Whatdidyoudothen?

M:Ihadtorebookmyflightandgetonthewaitinglist.

-Whywashelatetotheairport?-Hegotonthewrongbus.

-Whatdidhedowhenhegottotheairport?-Herebookedhisflight.

Hehadtogetonawaitinglistbecauseotherpeoplewerealsotryingtogetontheflight.

W:Oh,that'stoobad.Atleastyougothere.

M:Yes,itwasn'teasygettingonthenextflight.Ihadtoruntothegate.

W:Thiskindofthinghappensalotlately.LastweekImissedaflight,too.

-Whatwasn'teasy?-Itwasn'teasygettingonthenextflight.

M:Whathappened?

W:Therewasatrafficaccidentneartheairport.

M:Youweredriving?

W:No,Iwasn't.Iwasinataxi.Butittookalongtimetogettotheairport.

Thetrafficwasstoppedfornearly15minutes.

-Whydidittakealongtimetogettotheairport?-Thetrafficwasstoppedbecauseofan

accident.

W:BythetimeIgotthere,itwastoolatetogetontheflight.

Thenextflightwasn'tforanother3hours,soitwasalongwait.

Fromnowon,111trytogettotheairportmuchearlier.

M:Metoo.

-Howlongdidshehavetowaitforthenextflight?-Shehadtowaitthreehours.Shehadtowait

threehoursforthenextflight.

Lesson6AGoingAwayParty

M:What'sthematter?Whydoyoulooksosad?

W:Adahasanewjob.She'sgoingtoBeijing.

M:Really?Whenissheleaving?

W:She'sleavingattheendofnextweek.

M:Thatsoon?

W:Yes,shejusttoldme.

M:That'stoobad.Ireallyenjoyworkingwithher.

W:Metoo,Kmgoingtomissher.

-WhenisAdaleaving?-Sheisleavingattheendofnextweek.

W:Let'shaveagoing-awaypartyforher.

M:Goodidea.Howaboutthisweekend?

W:Fridayeveningwouldbebetter.Wecanhaveitafterwork.

M:Yes,Fridayisbetter.

-Whenaretheygoingtohavetheparty?-They'regoingtohaveitonFridayevening.

-WhyisFridayeveningbetterthantheweekend?-Theycanhavethepartyafterwork.

W:Let'sgotoherfavoriterestaurant,okay?

M:Whichone?TheItalianone,ortheGermanone?

W:TheItalianonehasbetterfood,solet'sgothere.Theirpizzasareawesome.

-HowgoodarethepizzasattheItalianrestaurant?-Theyareawesome.

-WhydidtheydecideontheItalianrestaurant?-Theythinkithasbetterfood.

M:OK,I'llmakethereservations.

W:LetmecheckwithAdafirst.Wedon'twanthertomissherparty.

M:Yeah,that'sforsure.Andcouldyoupleaseinviteeveryoneintheoffice?

W:Sure,noproblem.Nobodywillwanttomissit.

-WhataretheygoingtocheckwithAda?-Theyneedtoconfirmthatshecancometotheparty.

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Lesson1BuyingaNewCar1-2

Paulisaverysuccessfulbusinessman.

Heownsseveralrestaurants.

Allofthemaredoingwell.

Infact,theyareveryprofitable.

Tobeprofitablemeansthattheirincomeismorethantheirexpenses.

Asaresult,heismakingalotofmoney.

-WhatdoesPauldo?-Heisabusinessman.

-Whyishemakingalotofmoney?-Hisrestaurantsareprofitable.

Heismakingmoneybecausehisrestaurantsareprofitable.

Paulwantstobuyanewcar.

He'stryingtodecidewhichcartobuy.

Hehasplentyofmoney.

Asaresult,heisn'tworriedaboutthecost.

Hecanaffordanexpensivecar.

-Whyisn'theworryaboutthecost?-Hehasplentyofmoney.

-Asaresultisthesameassaying...-so

Ontheotherhand,hedoesn'twanttowastemoney.

Hewantsacarhecanrelyon.

Ithastobesafeandreliable,especiallyincoldwinterweather.

Ifacarbreaksdowninbadweather,itcanbeverydangerous.

-Whatkindsofcardoeshewant?-asafe,reliablecar.

Paulwantstohelpreducepollutionandsmog.

Hewouldliketobuyacleancar,somethinggoodfortheenvironment.

HeisthinkingaboutbuyingaTesla.

TheTeslaisanall-electriccar.

Itusedbatteriesinsteadofgasoline.

Thereisnoexhaustsoitdoesn'tpollutetheair.

-WhatkindofcarisTesla?-Itisaclean,electriccar.

-Whydoesn'ttheTeslapollutetheair?-Itdoesn'texhaust.

However,thecarcan/tgoveryfarwithoutrechargingthebattery.

Tochargethebatteryyoucanplugitintoanelectricaloutlet.

Rechargingthebatterytakestime.

-Whattakestime?-Rechargingthebattery.

OneofPauKsfriendshasoneandheisquitehappywithit.

Hesaysit'sreliableandwell-engineered.

There'realsoseveralchargingstationnearPaul'soffice.

Soheisn'tworriedaboutthat.

Thecostforchargingthebatteryislow.

It'slessexpensivethanbuyinggasoline.

Hiswife,Kathy,alsolikestheideaofbuyinganelectriccar.

Shelikestheideaofdrivingacleancar.

Soitmakessense.

-What'slessexpensivethanbuyinggasoline?-chargingthebattery.

-Whyisn'tPaulworriedaboutfindingchargingstations?-There'reseveralchargingstationsnear

Paul'soffice.

Inthefuturetheremaybedriverlesscars.

Thismaybeverysafe,butPauldoesn'tlikethem.

Heenjoysdriving.

Helikestobeincontrolofhiscar.

-WhatdoesPaulenjoydoing?-Heenjoysdriving.

Vocabulary

Lesson3SpatialRelations&Needs

Themaninthemiddleistheheaviest.

Themaninthemiddleisheavierthantheothertwo.

Thewomanontheleftissmarterthanthemanontheright.

Themanisn'tassmartasthewomanis.

Thewomanisstandingunderabridge.

Thebridgeisabovethewoman.

Thereisabridgeovertheriver.

Theriverisflowingbeneaththebridge.Thewaterisflowingoverawaterfall.

Thewaterfallisveryhighandbeautiful.

Peopleneedpassportstotravelinternationally.

Withoutapassport,youcannotleaveyourcountryorenteranothercountry.

Youneedadriver'slicensetodriveacar.

Itisagainstthelawtodrivewithoutadriver'slicense.

Manypeopleusecreditcardstobuythingsoncredit.

Whenyouhaveacreditcard,youdon'tneedtocarrycash.

Smartphonesareveryusefulandcandomanythings.

Youcanusethemtomakephonecalls,playgames,orgoshoppingontheinternet.

Weneedtobuyticketsinordertotakeatrain,orwatchasportevent.

Youcanoftenbuyticketsonlineandsometimesyoucangetadiscount.

Lesson4PlacesofBusiness

Banksarewherepeoplecandepositorwithdrawmoney.

Youcanalsouseonlinebanktopaybills,suchasyourcreditcardbill.

Hotelsarewheretravelerscanstayovernightorforseveraldays.

Ifyouplantostayatahotelyoushouldmakeareservation.

Restaurantsarewherepeoplegotoeatwithfriendsandfamily.

Therearemanydifferentkindsofrestaurants,suchasIndian,Italian,orChineserestaurants.

Repairshopsarewherepeoplegotofixthingswhicharebrokenornotworkingright.

Thisrepairshopfixescarsandcanchecktoseeifit'ssafetodrive.

Coffeeshopsarefavoriteplacetomeetnewpeopleortakeabreakfromtheoffice.Theyare

usuallylessexpensivethanrestaurants.

Dialogue

Lesson5OrderingFoodfromHome

Ml:I'mtiredofgoingouttoeat.Let'seatathometonight.

W:OK,areyougoingtocook?

M:No,it'stoolate,youknowI'mnotagoodcook.Let/sordersomething.

-Whataretheygoingtodo?-Theyaregoingtoorderfood.

-Whydoeshewanttoeatathome?一He'stiredofgoingouttoeat.

W:Whatdoyouhaveinmind?

M:Iwasthinkingaboutanicebigpizza.

W:Again?Ihadpizzalastnight.So,please,nopizza.

-Whatwashethinkingaboutordering?-Hewasthinkingaboutorderingapizza.

-Whydoesn'tshewantpizza?-She'stiredofeatingpizza.

M:OK,nopizza.Let'sorderChinesefood,okay?

W:Sweetandsour?Youalwayslikesweetandsour.Ifeellikeeatingsomethinghotandspicy.

M:OK,youordersomethinghotandspicy,andIordersweetandsour.Idon'twantanything

spicy.

Mystomachdoesn'tfeelgood.It'sabitupset.

-Whatdoesshefeellikeeating?-somethinghotandspicy.

-Whydoesn'thewantsomethinghotandspicy?-Hisstomachdoesn'tfeelgood.

W:OK,ifyouwantsweetandsourthen111havethattoo.And111makeasaladwithlotsof

tomatoes.

Howlongwillittakeforthefoodtogethere.

M:Idon'tknow.KIIcallandfindout.

W:Thanks.Hopefullyitwon'ttakelongerthananhour.Kmgettinghungry.

-Whatdotheyfinallydecidetoorder?-Theydecidetoordersweetandsour.

-Howlongwillittakeforthefoodtobedelivered?-Theydon/tknow.

Lesson6AreSelfiesGoodorBad?

M:Hey,whatdidyoudolastnight?

W:Itookalongwalkfrommyhotel.

M:Youdidn'tgetlost?

W:No,Ididn't.

-Whatdidshedolastnight?-Shetookalongwalk.

-Whatisshestaying?一Sheisstayingatahotel.

M:Wheredidyougo,anywhereinteresting?

W:Iwalkedtoriver.Therewerethousandsofpeoplethere.

M:Youwenttotheriver?Howlongdidittakeyoutowalkthere.

W:Ittookaround20minutes.

M:Didyouseeanythinginteresting?

W:Iwasreallysurprisedbyhowmanypeoplewerethere.

-Howdidshegettotheriver?-Shewalkedtotheriver.

-Whatdidsheseeattheriver?-Shesawthousandsofpeoplethere.

W:Manyofthemweretakingpicturesandselfies,Lotsofselfies.

M:Doyoutakeselfies?

W:Sure,don'tyou?

M:Sometimes,butmygirlfriendtakesalotofselfies.Thenshesharesthemwithherfriendson

line.

Idon'tunderstandwhypeopleliketotakesomanypicturesofthemselves.

W:That'sbecauseyouareold-fashioned.

-Whatdoeshisgirlfriendputonline?-Sheputsherselfiesonline.

-Whatdoesitmeantotakeaselfies?-Itmeanstotakeapictureofyourselfwithyoursmart

phone.

M:Hmm,Iguessyouareright.Therearetoomanysocialmediaforme.

WhenIgotoarestaurant,Iseemanypeoplelookingattheirsmartphones.

Theydon'tevenlookatthepeopletheyarewith.

W:Timesarechanging,myfriend,whetheryoulikeitornot.

-Whatarethepeopledoingintherestaurant?-Theyarelookingattheirsmartphones.

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Lesson1Christina'sFuturePlans1-2

Christinasellswomen/sclothinginadepartmentstore.

Sheusuallyworkssixdaysaweek,butthisweekshe'sgoingtotakethreedaysoff.

She'stakingtimeoffsothatshecanvisitherparents.

Herparentsliveinthemountains,aboutthreehoursawaybytrain.

Theyarelookingforwardtoseeingher.

Theyhaven'tseenherforalmostayear.

Christinaistheironlychild.

-WhatdoesChristinasell?-Women/sclothing.

-WhenwasthelasttimeChristinasawherparents?-Itwasalmostayearago.

-Whyisshetakingtimeoff?-Sheistakingtimeofftovisitherparents.

Christinaisn'tgoingonthetripbyherself.

Herboyfriendisgoingwithher.

Sheisgoingtointroducehimtoherparents.

Sheandherboyfriendwanttogetmarried.

Ifeverythinggoeswell,theyplantogetmarriedin6months.

-Whatisthepurposeofthetrip?-Tointroduceherboyfriendtoherparents.

-Whendotheyplantogetmarried?-In6months.

Aftertheygetmarried,Christinaplanstoquitherjob.

Shewantstospendmoretimedesigningclothes.

Shewantstosetupherownbusiness.

Thiswilltaketime.

Herboyfriendthinksit'sagoodidea.

Heisalsothinkingaboutstartinghisownbusiness.

-WhatdoesChristinaplantodoaftershegetsmarried?-Sheplanstoquitherjob.

-Whatdoesherboyfriendthinkit'sagoodidea?-Startherownbusiness.

Theydon'tplantohavechildrenrightaway.

Infact,theymaydecidenottohavechildren.

Theydon'tknowyet.

It'sgoingtobeabigdecision.

"What'sgoingtobeabigdecision?-Tohavechildrenornot.

-Whatmaytheydecidenottodo?-Theymaydecidenottohavechildren.

Christina'sparentswanthertomarryandhavechildren.

Theyarelookingforwardtohavegrandchildren.

Theydon'twanthertostartherownbusiness.

Theythinkit'smoreimportanttohavechildren.

Infact,theywouldlikehertoliveclosertothem.

Theywanttobeclosetotheirgrandchildren.

-WhatdoChristina'sparentswant?-Theywanthertomarryandhavechildren.

-WherewouldChristina'sparentslikehertolive?-Theywouldlikehertolivenearby.

SoChristinadoesn'tplantotellherparentseverything.

Fornow,shejustwantsthemtomeetherboyfriend.

Shewantsthemtobehappythatsheisgoingtogetmarried.

Shewantsthemtolikehimandseeherhappiness.

Shewantsherparentstoacceptherwayoflife.

Lifeisn'tthesamenowasitusedtobe.

Timesarechanging.

-WhatdoesChristinawantherparentstodofornow?-Shejustwantsthemtomeether

boyfriend.

Vocabulary

Lesson3Jobs&Weather

Mechanics,likethisone,fixcars.

Heisworkinginarepairshop.

Adeliverypersondeliversthings,suchaspizzas.

Thispersonworksforarestaurant.

Apharmacistsellsmedicines.

Pharmacists,likethiswoman,workinapharmacy.

Thieves,likethisone,stealthings.

Thisthiefisstealingatelevisionfromahome.

Amusician,likethisone,playsmusic.

Thismusicianisplayingaguitar.

Stealingthingsisagainstthelaw.

Thesepeoplearewearingmasksbecauseofthesmog.

Onecauseofsmogisautomobileexhaust.

It'sraininghardsoyou