上海牛津初中英语八年级上--CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 1 TWO

[00:03.29]READING

[00:05.85]Page 19

[00:09.20]A day in the life of..

[00:13.32]WHIZ-KID WENDY

[00:17.19]Wendy Wang,15,must be one of the top students in Shanghai.

[00:23.72]She's already written several successful computer games.

[00:28.45]Now all of her family work in her business.

[00:33.12]And she's still at school!

[00:36.36]6 a.m

[00:40.52]I get up at six,wash and put on my school uniform.

[00:51.10]I have breakfast with my parents.

[00:57.26]We have a family business.

[01:01.94]I started the business two years ago.

[01:08.41]I write computer games.

[01:13.56]Luckily,they are very popular.

[01:19.31]We sell over half a million games every year.

[01:27.35]My father is the manager of the company and my mother is responsible 2 for sales

[01:37.99]My brother is our accountant 3.

[01:43.13]Every morning we discuss the business at breakfast.

[01:49.98]Then I usually work on my computer for an hour before school.

[01:58.23]7.30 a.m.

[02:02.46]I always go to school in my own car.

[02:09.10]I am not old enough to drive,and so I have a driver.

[02:17.04]I sometimes make phone calls to clients 5 on the way to school.

[02:24.30]8 a.m.

[02:27.77]I start school.I enjoy seeing my school friends,

[02:35.32]but some of the work is boring because it is too simple for me.

[02:43.76]I usually achieve A grades in all my subjects.

[02:50.53].I never fail an exam.

[02:53.87]12.30 p.m.

[02:58.23]About twice a week my driver collects me from school.

[03:05.60]I go and have lunch with a client 4.

[03:10.56]Then I return to school.

[03:14.82]4.15 p.m.

[03:18.77]After school I usually attend 6 a club.

[03:24.43]On Fridays we have Computer Club meetings.

[03:31.20]The other students often ask me to assist 7 them.

[03:37.36]On Mondays and Thursdays I play basketball.

[03:43.84]Once a week I have violin lessons.

[03:48.88]My driver always takes me home after school.

[03:53.64]I finish my homework in an hour or two before dinner.

[04:00.30]7 p.m.

[04:03.75]I always have dinner with my parents.

[04:09.00]We discuss our business.

[04:12.87]Then I go to my office and continue working on my games.

[04:20.00]I seldom go to bed before 2 a.m.

[04:26.95]I do not usually need much sleep.

[04:31.39]LISTENING

[04:34.05]Page 22

[04:37.21]Identifying a speaker's occupation 8

[04:41.65]Listen to the recording 9.

[04:45.02]You will hear six people talking about their daily lives.

[04:51.55]Write down the numbers 1 to 6 in the circles to show which person is talking

[05:00.90]1 I work in an office

[05:06.36] I wear smart clothes.

[05:10.80] I work for a big business.

[05:15.66]I am responsible for all the accounts 10.

[05:21.62]I paid out money

[05:25.28]and I receive money.

[05:29.25]I often use a caculator.

[05:33.30]I must be very careful in my work.

[05:38.63]2 I work for a big business.

[05:44.89]I do not work in an office.

[05:50.96]I carry things all day

[05:56.21]I often carry letters from one office to another office.

[06:05.87]Sometimes I carry big parcels 11.

[06:11.93]I usually stay inside our business,

[06:17.99]but sometimes I carry things to other buildings.

[06:24.86]3 I work in a small office.

[06:31.63]I look after a building.

[06:35.18]I start my work in the evening.

[06:40.43]I work all night.

[06:44.38]Sometimes I walk around the building.

[06:49.73]Sometimes I watch a television screen.

[06:54.77]I must not fall asleep.

[06:59.21]I look out for thieves and burglars 12.

[07:04.54]After work I go home in the morning.

[07:09.82]I sleep during the day.

[07:13.89]4.I work in a small room all day.

[07:21.65]I always wear a mask,sometimes I wear rubber gloves.

[07:31.08]Many people come to see me.

[07:35.44]They open their mouth.

[07:39.49]I look at their teeth.

[07:43.15]I try to help them.

[07:46.81]I make their teeth better.

[07:51.07]5 I usually work outside.

[07:57.02]I wear dirty clothes.

[08:01.28]I am very strong.

[08:04.94]I often carry heavy things.

[08:09.80]I sometimes climb up ladders.

[08:15.15]I help to build the buildings.

[08:20.19]My work is often very noisy.

[08:25.47]Sometimes my work is dangerous.

[08:30.01]6.I work inside most of the time.

[08:37.46]I wear smart clothes.

[08:42.11]I sit at a desk,sometimes I use a computer.

[08:51.25]I am in charge 13 of other people.

[08:57.91]I tell them what to do.

[09:02.43]I make sure they work well.

[09:07.79]I also meet many of our clients everyday 14.

[09:15.23]Pages 26 and 27

[09:19.80]A Talk time

[09:24.48]Yes/No questions

[09:28.53]When we ask questions that do not begin with a question word,

[09:36.39]we make our voices rise at the end.

[09:42.45]These questions begin with do,did,has,is,can,could,etc.

[10:00.82]These questions can be answered by yes or no.

[10:09.36]Here are some examples

[10:13.43]Do you understand?

[10:16.67]Can you repeat 15 it?

[10:19.73]Is it correct?

[10:22.68]Can you explain it?

[10:25.84]Showing politeness 16

[10:29.60]We also make our vices 17 rise to show politeness.

[10:36.76]Excuse me.

[10:39.63]Thank you.

[10:42.19]You'll have to hurry.

[10:45.15]Exercise A1

[10:49.30]MR FULLER:Today,we're going to talk about experiments.

[10:55.75]  First of all,...  WENDY:Excuse me,sir.

[10:59.41]MR FULLER:Yes,Wendy.

[11:02.36]WENDY:Can you spell experiments?

[11:06.72]E-X-P-E-R-I-M-E-N-T-S.

[11:24.30]WENDY:Thank you,sir.