洪恩环境英语第五册 练习 06

　　Lesson Six.For this lesson.you’ll need a piece of paper and a pencil.

[00:-1.00]OK,listen.Just listen.

[00:-2.00]A Terrible Snowstorm 1

[00:-3.00]Last winter,there was a terrible snowstorm in Plasantville,York.

[00:-4.00]The town had eight feet of snow.

[00:-5.00]Everything in the town stopped.There weren’t any cars on the road,

[00:-6.00]and there weren’t many people on the streets.

[00:-7.00]Only a few businesses were open.

[00:-8.00]There wasn’t any mail delivery 2 for a day.

[00:-9.00]The telephone lines were donw,so there was no telephone service.

[00:10.00]There wasn’t any electricity.

[00:11.00]There were no lights or elevators working for several hours.

[00:12.00]After a day,the streets wee cleared off,

[00:13.00]and the traffic and services were back to noraml.

[00:14.00]Answer this question.

[00:15.00]What was the big problem in the story you just heard?

[00:16.00]In other words,what was there in Pleasantville last winter?

[00:17.00]A snowstorm.

[00:18.00]Let’s look at some new words.Let’s talk about some other problems in nature.

[00:19.00]Listen and repeat.After you repeat two times,you will hear the spelling.

[00:20.00]Then write the word down.Ready?

[00:21.00]Flood.Flood. F-l-o-o-d.

[00:22.00]Earthquake.Earthquake.E-a-r-t-h-q-u-a-k-e.

[00:23.00]Blizzard 3.Blizzard.B-l-i-z-z-a-r-d.

[00:24.00]Hurricane.Hurricane.H-u-r-r-i-c-a-n-e.

[00:25.00]Tornado 4.Tornado.T-o-r-n-a-d-o.

[00:26.00]OK.Now what do these words mean?Listen.Flood.

[00:27.00]What does flood mean?

[00:28.00]A flood is when there is water everywhere.

[00:29.00]There’s water on the roads and in houses.

[00:30.00]This happens sometimes when there’s too much rain.

[00:31.00]OK.Listen to the next word.Ask what it means.Ready?Earthquake.

[00:32.00]What does earthquake mean?

[00:33.00]An earthquake is when the land moves.

[00:34.00]Everything moves a lot.Sometimes the land opens and houses fall down.

[00:35.00]Now the next word.Ask for the meaning.Blizzard.

[00:36.00]What does blizzard meam?

[00:37.00]A blizzard is a very big and long snowstorm.Sometimes there’s a lot of wind.

[00:38.00]hurricane.  What does hurricane mean?

[00:39.00]A hurricane is storm that comes from the ocean.

[00:40.00]There’s a lot of rain and wind.

[00:41.00]Many house fall dwon.There can sometimes be flood.

[00:42.00]Tornado. What does tornado mean?

[00:43.00]A tornado is a very strong wind the goes around and around in a circle.

[00:44.00]It can break trees and houses that are in its way.

[00:45.00]Now a few questions.What are the four seasons of the year?

00:46.00]Winter,spring,summer,and fall.

[00:47.00]Repeat.

[00:48.00]Winter  spring   summer  fall

[00:49.00]When is it very hot?

[00:50.00]In the summer.

[00:51.00]When is it very cold?

[00:52.00]In the winter.

[00:53.00]When do flowers come?

[00:54.00]In the spring.

[00:55.00]And when do the plants die?

[00:56.00]In the fall.

[00:57.00]Now listen.Snowstorms 5...last winter.

[00:58.00]Were there any snowstorms last winter?

[00:59.00]Rain..yesterday.

[-1:00.00]Was there any rain yesterday?

[-1:-1.00]OK?Now you try it.Listen and make the questions.

[-1:-2.00]Snowstorms ..last winter.

[-1:-3.00]Were there any snowstorms last winter?

[-1:-4.00]Rain..yesterday.

[-1:-5.00]Was there any rain yesterday?

[-1:-6.00]Floods...last spring.

[-1:-7.00]Were there any floods last spring?

[-1:-8.00]Blizzards 6..last winter.

[-1:-9.00]Were there any blizzards last winter?

[-1:10.00]Snow..this morning.

[-1:11.00]Was there any snow this morning?

[-1:12.00]Hurricanes..last summer.

[-1:13.00]Were there any hurricanes last summer.

[-1:14.00]Tornadors..last fall.

[-1:15.00]Were there any tornadoes 7 last fall?

[-1:16.00]Farthquakes..last year.

[-1:17.00]Were there any earthquakes last year?

[-1:18.00]Very good.Let’s go something different now.

[-1:19.00]Do you remember the dialogue between Jeff and his mother?

[-1:20.00]Listen to it agian.

[-1:21.00]Was there any mail for me?

[-1:22.00]There wasn’t anything for you.

[-1:23.00]There were two bills and a magazine for me.

[-1:24.00]But there was no mail for you.

[-1:25.00]Nothing for me,huh?

[-1:26.00]No,nothing.You don’t live here anymore.

[-1:27.00]Why would anyone send mail to you here?

[-1:28.00]I gave someone this address.

[-1:29.00]Who?        Just a friend who owes me money.

[-1:30.00]Now repeat the dialogue one more time.OK?Let’s go.

[-1:31.00]Was there any mail for me?

[-1:32.00]There wasn’t anything for you.

[-1:33.00]There were two bills and a magazine for me.

[-1:34.00]But there was no mail for you.

[-1:35.00]Nothing for me,huh?

[-1:36.00]No,nothing.You don’t live here anymore.

[-1:37.00]Why would anyone send mail to you here?

[-1:38.00]I gave someone this address.

[-1:39.00]Who?     Just a friend who owes me money.

[-1:40.00]Excellent!Well done!This is the end of Lesson Six