澳大利亚中学英语a UNIT8

[00:00.00]Unit 8               Meet the home-stay family
[00:05.20]1.listen,read and act.
[00:10.84]LiMeng and Xiaohong have gone through all the procedures 1 at the airport
[00:16.80]and now they are out looking for the-stay family
[00:21.66]who are supposed to be meeting them there.
[00:25.73]LiMeng:Here.I've got Mr.and Mrs.Daveis'photo in my satchel 2.Let's see...
[00:32.29]Xiaohong:There's no need.I remember both of them have short hair.
[00:38.35]Mrs.Davis has got brown hair and Mr.Davis dark hair.
[00:43.91]He's also got glasses on.
[00:47.57]LiMeng:I know.Just keep your eyes open and look hard.
[00:52.85](A man walks up to them.Behingd him are a woman and a teenage boy.)
[00:59.51]Mr.Davis:I suppoe you must be LiMeng and this little girl must be Xiaohong.
[01:06.35]Xiaohong:Yes,we are.Are you,um,Mr....?
[01:11.21]Mr.Davis:Mr.Davis.And this is my wife,Mrs.Davis.
[01:16.98]LiMeng:Hello!Mrs.Davis.Nice to meet you at last.
[01:21.95]Xiaohong:Nice to meet you,Mrs.Davis.
[01:25.79]Mrs.Davis:Nice to meet you,kids.
[01:29.63]We've been looking forward to seeing you for so long and now at last,here you are.
[01:36.26]Mr.Davis:And kids,this is our son,Daniel.
[01:40.70]He is the same age as you,LiMeng.Both of you are 14.
[01:46.55]You two are going to have a lot of fun together.
[01:50.99]Daniel:Hi!LiMeng.
[01:53.95]LiMeng:Hi!I didn't expect you to be so big.
[01:58.70]Daniel:And you look bigger than I thought.And you must be Xiaohong.
[02:04.26]Xiaohong:Hello.
[02:07.32]Mr.Davis:Now,let me find a luggage cart
[02:11.16]and we can push your luggage to our van over there in the car park.
[02:16.72]You folks have come a long way and must be exhausted 3 now.Come on,let's go.
[02:23.28]3.Listen and fill in the blanks.
[02:28.56]Jet Lag
[02:31.43]Wang Ming:I'm_____ ______after the long flight.I need to sleep for a while.
[02:37.36]LiHong:Me too,but I won't go to bed yet.It's____ _______.
[02:42.69]WangMing:Aren't you__________?
[02:45.56]LiHong:I am,but I'll______ ___________too early if I go to sleep now.
[02:50.92]WangMing:Yes,the_________is different here.
[02:54.58]LiHong:It's evening now in Beijing,so your______tells you to go to bed.
[03:00.22]WangMing:Then what shall I do?
[03:03.69]WangMing:OK then,I won't go to bed until it's_________.
[03:10.96]4.Listen and practice in pairs.
[03:16.41]LiMeng,Xiaohong and the home-stay family get into van and head towards home.
[03:23.96]LiMeng and Daniel sit next to each other and start to talk.
[03:30.13]Daniel:Dad told me you like soccer.Is that true?
[03:34.39]LiMeng:Yeah.It's exciting.All the goals.I'm a forward in the team back in China.
[03:41.94]Daniel:Oh,great!I'msure our coach will be glad to hear that.
[03:47.29]LiMeng:Coach?What's that?
[03:50.84]Daniel:A coach,you know,is just like a teacher
[03:55.28]but he tells you how to play soccer.
[03:59.05]LiMeng:Oh,I see.Right.The coach is an important man.What's his name?
[04:05.50]Daniel:Mr.Hudson.He is good but strict.
[04:10.17]He always talks about discipline and fair play.
[04:14.72]LiMeng:What do you mean?
[04:17.59]Daniel:I mean he always wants us to follow the rules in the game.
[04:22.64]LiMeng:Sounds reasonable.
[04:25.48]6.Listen and read.
[04:30.24]Home-stay families
[04:33.89]Arriving in a new country is an exciting but challenging experience.
[04:40.24]International students arriving in Australia
[04:44.97]should learn about the Australian culture,
[04:49.36]which is often very different from their own.
[04:54.22]To help students cope 4 with the new environment,
[04:59.18]many Australian home-stay families provide the new comers with a warm,
[05:05.84]caring,friendly and interesting home.
[05:10.70]Home-stays are good for any student who wants to learn English,
[05:16.55]but they are especially good for younger strdents.
[05:21.28]In a home-stay sitration,students'English will improve quickly.
[05:27.47]Living with an English speaking family is noe of the best ways
[05:32.62]to learn everyday English vocabulary.
[05:37.06]Students also learn about Australian family life and culture.