洪恩环境英语第九册练习 lesson nine

　　LESSON NINE

Listen to this conversation between Jake Seltzer and Abbott Larkin.

Mr.Larkin,thanks for speaking with me.

Jake,I think you cover the business world very well.

Thank you,Mr.Larkin.I hope our viewers 1 agree with you.

Are you happy at WEFL,Jake?Well,I enjoy repoting.

Would you rather stay at WEFL or try for a job in New York City?

I'd rather try of a job in New York City of couse.

Now listen and repeat 2.

I think I think you cover the business world.

I think you cover the business world very well.

I think you cover the business world very well.

I hope I hope our viewers agree

I hope our viewers agree with you.

I hope our viewers agree with you.

Now you're going to hear a sentence that begins with "I thik"

and then gives an opinion.

Respond 3 with a statement 4 that begins with"I hope",

changing the sentence in the following way.

You hear...I think you do your job very well.

And you say...I hope I do.You hear..

I think you were an exellent host at the party last night.

And you say...I hope I was.All right.let's begin.

I think you do your job very well.I hope I do.

I think you were an excellent host the party last night.I hope I was.

I think you're being 5 very polite to evryone.I hope I am.

I think you can probably be sure of getting a raise this year.I hope I can.

Now let's practice using some negatives.For example,you hear...

I think you're doing a terrible job.And you say...I hope I'm not .

Or you hear...I think you made a big mistake.

And you say...I hope I didn't.All right,let's begin.

I think you're doing a terrible job.I hope I'm not.

I think you made a big mistake.I hope I didn't.

I think we've just missed the plane for New York.I hope we haven't.

I think Mr.Larkin will be very late for his meeting.I hope he won't.

I think this exercise is too difficult.I hope it isn't.

Remember this part of Abbott larkin and Jake's conversation?Listen.

Are you happy at WEFL,Jake?Well,I enjoy reporting.

Now use that conversation to answer questions.For example.you hear...

Are you happy in school?And you say...

Well,I enjoy studying.Or you hear...Is Rita happy on the tennis court?

And you say...well.she enjoy playing tennis.

Remember that your answer must include the veb enjoy

followed by the gerund of another verb 6.Ready?Let's begin.

Are you happy in school?Well,I enjoy studying.

Is Rita happy on the tennis court?well.she enjoy playing tennis.

Are those two actors happy in the theater?Well,they enjoy acting 7.

Is Connie happy on an airplane?Well,she enjoys flying?

Is she happy in her car?Well,she enjoys driving.

Are you happy at a talbe full of food?Well,I enjoy eating.

Now listen again to the end of the conversation between Abbott Larkin and Jake Seltzer.

Would you rather stay at WEFL or try for a job in New York City?

I'd rather try for a job in New York City.of course.

Now you're going to make some questions that start with

Would you rather...?This time you'll hear the beginning of the question.

For example...Would you rather live in New York City or...?

And you complete the question any way that you think makes sense 8.

For example,you could say...

Would you rather live in New York City or in Hartford?Or you could say...

Would you rather live in New York City or in Los Angeles?

Or you'll hear...Would you rather work in television or...

And you can say...Would you rather workin television or in radio?

Or you could say...would you rather work in television or in the movies?

Remember,it doesn't matter what you say if your question makes sense.

After you finish the question,

you'll hear an answer to the question you just asked.OK,let's begin.

Would you rather live in New York City or...

I'd rather live in New York City.I love the excitement 9 of the place.

Would you rather work in television or...

I'd rather work in television.I love TV!In fact,I watch it all the time.

Would you rather have a lot of money or...

I'd rather have a lot of money.

That way I could buy most of the things I need.Except love,of course.

Would you rather own a hourse or...?

I'd rather own a house.I've always wanted to have my own house.

And I wouldn't have to pay rent!

Would you rather be living in a city or...?

I'd rather be living in a city,As I said before,New York is so exciting!

But so are most cities.

Would you rather meet the President 10 of the United 11 States or...?

I'd rather meet the President of the United States.

That's the person I've most wanted to meet since I was a child.

This is the end of Lesson Nine.