洪恩环境英语第三册 Review two

Review Two.Well,Sam,take a poiece of paper and a pencil.

[00:19.41]We begin today with an interview with Susan's grandmother.

[00:25.34]You remember her.She lives in New York.

[00:31.09]The one who loves Mexican 1 beer.

[00:35.76]Her name is Katherine Webster.Listen to the interview. Here she is.

[00:44.70]Here we are in New York.We're talking with Mrs.Kathjerine Webster.

[00:52.35]She just had a birthday.

[00:56.19]Hi!How're you doing?

[01:00.84]Congratulations!

[01:04.39]Listen,I just want to say that I think you're a really great lady,Mrs.Webster,and-

[01:11.97]Please,call me Kitty.

[01:16.51]OK,Kitty..I want to know more about you.

[01:22.16]Like what?

[01:25.39]Well,I know you're eight-one.And you were born on...May fifteenth.

[01:32.55]Yes,I was born on the fifteenth of May.

[01:38.90]In what year?  In nineteen ten...in the year nineteen ten.

[01:47.68]I can't believe it.You look so young!

[01:52.93]And where were you born,Mrs.-I mean,Kitty?

[01:58.99]Oh,I was born in Ireland 2.In Dublin,Ireland.

[02:06.15]Now some pronunciation practice.

[02:11.11]Listen and repeat 3.

[02:15.16]eleven    eleventh      February eleventh

[02:23.93]twelve    twelfth      February twelfth

[02:32.58]thirteen       thirteenth      March thirteenth

[02:40.94]fourteen    fourteenth     April fourteenth

[02:49.09]When were you born?

[02:53.77]I was born     on May fifteenth

[03:00.53]I was born on May fifteenth

[03:05.99]nineteen ten

[03:10.46]I was born on May fifteenth,nineteen ten.

[03:16.99]Where were you born?

[03:20.93]I was born      I was born in Ireland.

[03:27.88]OK,Samm,take a pencil and a piece of paper.

[03:34.23]Ready?Now write only the names and dates of some famous people as Mrs.Webster-

[03:43.97]I mean,Kitty-reads the following information.

[03:50.03]Just the names and dates,OK?You can check your answers at the end.Let's go.

[03:59.28]First comes Thomas Edison.

[04:04.32]He was born on February eleventh,eighteen forty-seven.

[04:12.47]Yes,the eleventh of February in the year eighteen forty-seven.

[04:22.11]Next comes Abraham Lincoln,the sixteenth president 4 of the United 5 States.

[04:33.95]He was born in eighteen nine on February twelfth.

[04:42.72]That's the twelfth of well,we need some famous women on this list.

[04:57.38]Let's see singer,Maria Callas.

[05:06.02]That's M-a-r-i-a C-a-l-l-a-s.

[05:25.49]She was born just three weeks before Christmas on December fourth,

[05:34.55]nineteen twenty-three. Next comes John F.

[05:43.20]Kenned,K-e-n-n-e-d-y.... not the son,the father...the one who was President.

[06:03.36]He was born in the month of May.

[06:09.53]In fact,the date is May twenty-ninth,nineteen something.

[06:20.68]Let me see...oh,yes.

[06:25.52]It was in nineteen seventeen...May twenty-ninth,nineteen seventeen.

[06:38.26]Last on the list is Marilyn Monroe,M-o-n-r-o-e.

[06:54.80]She was born in California 6 on the first of June,nineteen twenty-six.

[07:07.96]Have you got all that,Sam? Here's the list again.

[07:14.13]Thomas Edison-February eleventh,eighteen forty-seven.

[07:25.00]Abraham Lincoln-February twelfth,eighteen-oh-nine.

[07:34.45]Maria Callas-December fourth,nineteen twenty-three.

[07:45.82]John F.Kennedy-May twenty-ninth,nineteen seventeen.

[07:56.37]Marilyn Monroe-June first,nineteen twenty-six.

[08:06.24]Now I say,"When was Abraham Lincoln born?"And you say...

[08:15.60]He was born on February twelfth,eighteen-oh-nine.

[08:22.86]I say,"Was that on the thirteenth?"And you say...

[08:30.12]No,that was on the twelfth.

[08:34.59]Ready?Let's begin.When was Abraham Lincoln born?

[08:42.63]He was born on February twelfte,eighteen-oh-nine.

[08:51.10]Was that on the thirteenth?  No,that was on the twelfth.

[08:58.54]When was Thomas Edison born?

[09:04.42]He was born on February eleventh,eighteen forty-seven.

[09:11.78]Was that in eighteen thirty-seven?

09:18.05]No,that was in eighteen forty-seven.

[09:25.00]When was Maria Callas born?

[09:30.64]She was born on December fourth,nineteen twenty-three.

[09:38.90]Was that in November?  No,that was in December.

[09:47.15]How about Marilyn Monroe?When was she born?

[09:54.60]She was born on June first,nineteen twenty-six.

[10:02.54]Was that on the third of June?  No,that was on the first of June.

[10:12.70]How about John F.Kennedy?When was he born?

[10:19.96]He was born on May twenty-ninth,nineteen seventeen.

[10:27.83]Was that in April?  No,that was in May.

[10:35.90]Finally,do you remember when Kitty Webster was born?

[10:42.25]When was Kitty Webster born,Sam?

[10:47.81]That's right.She was born on May fifteenth,nineteen ten.

[10:55.39]And where was she born?Good!She was born in Dublin,Ireland.

[11:04.74]How about you,Sam?When were you born?And where were you born,Sam?

[11:15.21]John F.Kennedy,Marilyn Monroe,etc,were all famous Americans.

[11:24.17]But what were they famous for?I'm sure you already know.

[11:31.44]Let's see.I say,"Who was Thomas Edison?"And you say....

[11:40.26]He was an invejntor.

[11:43.92]Easy,huh?Ready?Let's begin.Who was Thomas Edison?

[11:53.30]He wa an inventor.   Who was Maria Callas?She was an opera singer.

[12:02.86]And who were Abraham Lincoln and John F.Kennedy?

[12:09.39]They were Presidents 7 of the United States.

[12:15.45]How about Marilyn Monroe.Who was she?

[12:21.90]She was a movie actress 8.

[12:27.18]Very good,Sam.Now we know why these people were famous,

[12:34.44]and,yes,we know when they were born.

[12:39.80]But we don't know where they were born.

[12:44.94]You ask,Sam.OK?I say,"Thomas Edison."And you say...

[12:54.61]Where was Thomas Edison born?  Ready?Thomas Edison.

[13:02.37]Where was Thomas Edison born?  He was born in Ohio.

[13:10.54]Abraham Lincoln.

[13:14.98]Where was Abraham Lincoln born? He was born in Kentucky.

[13:23.53]Maria Callas.

[13:28.10]Where was Maria Callas born?

[13:33.35]She was born in New York.  Marilyn Monroe.

[13:39.88]Where was Mariyn Monroe born?  She was born in California.

[13:47.35]John F.Kennedy.

[13:51.71]Where was John F.Kennedy born?

[13:56.57]He was born in Massachusetts.  Where?

[14:02.42]Massachusetts... Massachusetts.

[14:08.77]Way to go,Sam!This is the end of Review Two.