英语口语教程(初级) UNIT 8-15

[00:00.00] Oral Workshop:    Reproduction    Lesson 8-15 ;

[00:05.40]    Lesson 8 ;

[00:08.55]    Text B Interesting Pictures ;

[00:13.86]"Food really tastes good cooked over an open fire," ;

[00:18.31]Lloyd remarked as he took another bite of his hot dog. ;

[00:22.16]"It sure does," replied Fred." ;

[00:25.07]I wish this weren't the last night of our camping trip, ;

[00:28.42]but school starts next week."A couple of days after returning home, ;

[00:34.72]Lloyd and Fred took the exposed film out of their camera ;

[00:38.78]and took it to the camera shop to be developed. ;

[00:41.88]They were told that the pictures would be ready Thursday. ;

[00:45.43]Thursday was just two days away. ;

[00:48.44]Fred and Lloyd could hardly wait to see how their pictures came out. ;

[00:53.84]They planned to show their pictures to everyone at school ;

[00:57.34]as soon as school was back in session. ;

[01:00.35]Fred and Lloyd felt very pleased when they showed their teacher the pictures ;

[01:05.25]they had taken on their vacation. ;

[01:07.65]She said that they were some of the most interesting pictures she had seen. ;

[01:13.16]7.Read the following   passage once. ;

[01:19.46]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;

[01:25.82]Who Waits for Whom? ;

[01:29.02]Mr and Mrs Allen go grocery shopping on Saturday mornings. ;

[01:34.68]Mr Allen never enjoys these trips. ;

[01:38.78]Mrs Allen does the shopping and he sits in the car and waits for her. ;

[01:45.69]This morning there were a lot of people and it took Mrs Allen longer than usual. ;

[01:53.14]An hour went by and finally a man came up to Mr Allen. ;

[01:59.00]"Excuse me,"he said, "is your name Allen? ;

[02:04.15]Your wife is waiting for you at the check- out counter. ;

[02:08.16]She doesn't have enough money for the groceries!" ;

[02:12.81]    Lesson 9 ;

[02:42.13]    Text A     Stop Eating    Fried Potatoes ;

[02:46.69]Mrs Jenkins went to her doctor one day, because her heart was giving her trouble. ;

[02:52.69]The doctor listened to her heart carefully and did a few other things. ;

[02:57.95]Then he said,"Well,Mrs Jenkins,stop smoking, ;

[03:03.00]and then you'll soon be quite all right again." ;

[03:05.65]"But doctor,"answered Mrs Jenkins quickly, "I've never smoked. I don't like smoking." ;

[03:12.46]"Oh,well,"said the doctor,"then don't drink any more alcohol." ;

[03:18.07]"But I don't drink alcohol,"answered Mrs Jenkins at once. ;

[03:22.37]"Stop drinking tea and coffee then,"the doctor said to her. ;

[03:26.87]"I only drink water," answered Mrs Jenkins. "I don't like tea or coffee." ;

[03:33.13]The doctor thought for a few seconds and then said, ;

[03:36.78]"Well,...er...do you like fried potatoes?" ;

[03:40.89]"Yes,I like them very much,"answered Mrs Jenkins. ;

[03:45.24]"All right,then stop eating those." ;

[03:48.34]said the doctor as he got up to say goodbye to Mrs Jenkins. ;

[03:52.45]    Text B   Keep Him in Bed ;

[03:56.95]MRS WELSH:Get up,   Peter.It's late. ;

[04:00.05]PETER:I can't get up,   Mom.I'm ill. MRS WELSH:What's the   matter with you? ;

[04:04.86]PETER:I have a   headache and a   bad stomachache. ;

[04:07.96]MRS WELSH:You have   a fever too.I'm   going to call Dr   Dawes. ;

[04:11.91]  Don't get out   of bed. ;

[04:13.76]PETER:Oh,I can't   get out of bed.   I'm too ill. ;

[04:17.57]MRS WELSH:Operator,   give me Spring   3-2546,please. ;

[04:23.47]  Hello,this is Mrs   Welsh.Is Dr Dawes   there?Thank you. ;

[04:29.58]  I'll wait...Dr   Dawes,this is Mrs   Welsh. ;

[04:34.78]  Can you come to   the house,please? ;

[04:37.09]DR DAWES:Who's ill? MRS WELSH:Peter,my     son. ;

[04:40.44]DR DAWES:What's the   matter with him? MRS WELSH:I don't   know. ;

[04:43.89]  He has a headache,a   bad stomachache and   a fever. ;

[04:47.84]DR DAWES:Keep him   in bed.Where do   you live? ;

[04:51.15]MRS WELSH:We live   at 44 Washington   Avenue. ;

[04:54.00]DR DAWES:All right,   Mrs Welsh,I'll   be there soon. ;

[04:57.30]MRS WELSH:Thank   you.Good-bye   Dr Dawes. ;

[05:01.36]7.Read the following   passage once. ;

[05:06.86]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;

[05:13.72]Harry is looking at a man in the street. He is talking to Jack about the man. ;

[05:21.17]Harry:Who's that man   with the black bag? ;

[05:24.83]Jack:I can't see a   man with a black   bag. ;

[05:28.33]Harry:He was standing   at the door of that   house a moment ago. ;

[05:32.73]  Now he's walking   down the street. ;

[05:35.93]Jack:Oh,that man.   I don't know   who he is.He's   a stranger. ;

[05:42.34]Harry:Look at the   man who's running   after him. ;

[05:46.24]Jack:Yes.Perhaps   the stranger is   a thief. ;

[05:50.45]Harry:I don't think     so. ;

[05:52.50]Jack:Wait a minute.I   can recognize the   man who's running   after him. ;

[05:57.45]  It's Mr Green. ;

[06:00.06]Harry:Now I remember   Mr Green told me   yesterday that his   brother was coming. ;

[06:07.86]   Lesson 10 ;

[06:42.40]    Text A  A Beautiful Dress ;

[06:44.04]One day Mrs Jones went shopping.When her husband came home in the evening, ;

[06:50.45]she  began to tell him about a beautiful cotton dress." ;

[06:53.95]I saw it in a shop this morning,"she said,"and..." ;

[06:58.56]"And you want to buy it,"said her husband."How much does it cost?" ;

[07:02.96]"Forty pounds." "Forty pounds  for a cotton  dress? ;

[07:07.36]That is too much!" But every evening, when Mr Jones came back from work, ;

[07:13.37]his wife continued to speak only about the dress, ;

[07:16.87]and at last,after a week,he said,"Oh,buy the dress! ;

[07:21.83]Here is the money!" She was very happy. But the next evening, ;

[07:27.03]when Mr Jones came home and asked, "Have you got the famous dress?" ;

[07:31.59]she said,"No.""Why not?"he said. ;

[07:35.24]"Well,it was still in the window of the shop after a week, ;

[07:39.09]so I thought,nobody else wants this dress, so I don't want it either." ;

[07:45.30]    Text B  Which Bus Shall     I Take? ;

[07:50.35]Jane Foster has just met Henry Taylor. ;

[07:53.86]Jane is on her way to the hospital to see her friend, Susan Green. ;

[07:58.61]HENRY:Where are you   going,Jane? ;

[08:01.36]JANE:I'm going to   the hospital to   see Susan Green. ;

[08:04.81]HENRY:I saw her   yesterday.She   was a little   better. ;

[08:08.62]JANE:Must I catch a   number 7 bus to   get there? ;

[08:12.12]HENRY:No,you needn't.   A number 13 bus will   also take you to the   hospital. ;

[08:17.32]JANE:Number 13 buses   run much more   frequently,don't   they? ;

[08:21.63]HENRY:Yes.I caught   a number 7 bus   yesterday, ;

[08:24.78]  and I had to wait   for half an hour   at the bus stop. ;

[08:27.78]JANE:Thank you,Henry.   I'll get a number   13. ;

[08:31.04]HENRY:But number 13   buses leave from   the centre of town. ;

[08:35.09]  You'll have to walk   two miles to catch   one. ;

[08:39.29]7.Read the following   passage once. ;

[08:45.30]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;

[08:52.00]Mrs Jones was still cleaning the house when her husband came back from work. ;

[08:58.36]She was wearing dirty,old clothes and no stockings, ;

[09:03.17]her hair was not tidy,she had dust on her face, ;

[09:07.72]and she looked dirty and tired.Her husband looked at her and said, ;

[09:14.63]"Is this what I come home to see after a hard day's work?" ;

[09:19.93]Mrs Jones's neighbour, Mrs Smith, was there. ;

[09:24.58]When she heard Mr Jones's words, ;

[09:27.74]she quickly said goodbye and ran back to her house. ;

[09:32.49]Then she washed, brushed and combed her hair carefully, ;

[09:37.65]put on her best dress and her prettiest stockings, ;

[09:42.90]painted her face,and waited for her husband to come home. ;

[09:48.35]When he arrived,he was hot and tried. ;

[09:52.61]He walked slowly into the house,saw his wife and stopped. ;

[09:58.76]Then he shouted angrily,"And where are you going this evening?" ;

[10:06.27]   Lesson 11 ;

[10:36.55]    Text A     A Visit to    Conway Castle ;

[10:41.20]Dave's class at school were studying English history, ;

[10:45.20]and one day their teacher said to them,"Well,boys, ;

[10:49.31]on Friday we're all going to get on a bus and go to Conway. ;

[10:53.31]There's a beautiful castle there,and we're going to visit it." ;

[10:57.91]The boys were very happy when they heard this. ;

[11:01.52]"Now,has anybody got any questions?" the teacher asked. ;

[11:06.22]"How old is the castle,sir?"Dave asked. ;

[11:09.97]"It's about seven hundred years old, Dave,"the teacher answered. ;

[11:14.88]"What's the name of the castle,sir?" another boy asked. ;

[11:19.08]"Conway Castle," the teacher said. ;

[11:22.59]On Friday the boys came to school at 9 o'clock and got into the bus. ;

[11:28.09]They visited Conway Castle,and then they came back and went home. ;

[11:33.70]"Well,"Dave's mother said to him when he got home," ;

[11:37.75]did you like the castle,Dave?" "Not very much," Dave answered." ;

[11:42.90]The stupid people built it too near the railway." ;

[11:47.96]    Text B   What Are You   Going to Do? ;

[11:52.81]Robert and Peter are talking about the end of the school term. ;

[11:57.77]Robert is going to leave school and start work, ;

[12:00.97]but Peter is going to stay at school. ;

[12:04.12]PETER:Are you going to leave school at the end of the term? OBERT:Yes,I am. ;

[12:10.88]PETER:What are you   going to do? OBERT:I'm going to   be a clerk. ;

[12:15.38]PETER:What does a   clerk do? ;

[12:17.58]OBERT:He works in an   office.He writes   letters and reports,   and he types. ;

[12:23.19]PETER:I want to be     a vet. OBERT:A--what? ;

[12:26.94]PETER:A vet--a   veterinary surgeon. OBERT:Good gracious!   What's that? ;

[12:32.60]PETER:A vet's a man   who takes care of   sick animals.He's   an animal doctor. ;

[12:38.50]OBERT:I once read   a story about a   person who talked   to animals. ;

[12:43.46]  It was very   interesting. ;

[12:46.16]7.Read the following   passage once. ;

[12:51.61]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;

[12:58.47]    Mrs Neat ;

[13:00.62]Mrs Neat was tidy and orderly. ;

[13:04.72]One day she got on a bus,went up on top and sat down. ;

[13:10.53]When the conductor asked her for her fare, ;

[13:14.63]she opened her bag, took out her purse, closed her bag, opened her purse, ;

[13:21.49]took out a shilling, closed her purse, opened her bag, ;

[13:26.49]put in her purse and closed her bag.She paid her fare. ;

[13:32.20]The conductor gave her a ticket. ;

[13:36.00]    Lesson 12 ;

[14:08.63]    Text A   What a Mess! ;

[14:12.23]Bill Lane has just touched some wet paint. ;

[14:16.09]MR FIELD:You mustn't   touch the wet   paint,Bill. ;

[14:19.19]BILL:I'm sorry.   I won't do it   again. ;

[14:22.09]MR FIELD:Try to be   more careful in   future. ;

[14:24.89]BILL:I shall.I wasn't   as careless as John   Sampson. ;

[14:28.95]  He walked across   that wet cement   over there. ;

[14:32.00]MR FIELD:The workmen   oughtn't to leave   it without a notice. ;

[14:36.25]BILL:The headmaster   asked them not to   do so. ;

[14:39.91]MR FIELD:Then why   isn't there a   notice? ;

[14:42.06]BILL:They went to   their stores to   get one.Here they   come with it now! ;

[14:47.26]MR FIELD:But look   at them!They've   forgotten about   the wet cement ;

[14:50.87]  and they're walking   across it to put up   the notice! ;

[14:53.87]    Text B A Tall and Slim Girl ;

[14:58.67]At five feet six inches, ;

[15:01.37]Rosa was taller than every other student in the sixth grade. ;

[15:05.48]She worried about this all the time,in school and at home. ;

[15:10.08]Her mother told her to stand up straight and be proud that she was so tall and slim. ;

[15:16.39]"Someday,"her mother said,"you'll be happy that you're tall." ;

[15:20.84]This made Rosa happier, ;

[15:23.09]but she was still afraid her classmates were making fun of her behind her back. ;

[15:28.00]One day,all this changed when Mr Ransom,the coach from the youth club, ;

[15:33.90]asked Rosa to play center on their basketball team. ;

[15:37.51]He said that Rosa was a good ball player ;

[15:40.41]and her height would make her valuable as center. ;

[15:43.81]Now,she really was proud to be tall. She was someone special. ;

[15:49.62]7.Read the following   passage once. ;

[15:55.57]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;

[16:02.03]    Better Be    a Stupid Man ;

[16:05.18]It was a beautiful spring morning. ;

[16:08.63]There wasn't a cloud in the sky,and the sun was warm but not too hot, ;

[16:15.64]so Mr Andrews was surprised when he saw an old gentleman at the bus-stop ;

[16:22.65]with a big,strong black umbrella in his hand. ;

[16:26.90]Mr Andrews said to him,"Are we going to have rain today, do you think?" ;

[16:33.40]"No,"said the old gentleman,"I don't think so." ;

[16:38.61]"Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you?" ;

[16:43.66]"No,the sun is not very hot in spring." ;

[16:48.12]Mr Andrews looked at the big umbrella again and the gentleman said ;

[16:54.07]"I am an old man,and my legs are not very strong, ;

[16:58.83]so I really need a walking-stick. ;

[17:02.03]But when I carry a walking-stick,people say, ;

[17:06.13]"Look at that poor old man",and I don't like that. ;

[17:11.54]When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, ;

[17:15.14]people only say, "Look at that stupid man." ;

[17:20.75]   Lesson 13 ;

[17:52.77]    Text A  Give Me a Big Box    of Chocolates ;

[17:58.58]John liked chocolates very much,but his mot -her never gave him any, ;

[18:03.78]because they were bad for his teeth,she thought. ;

[18:07.04]But John had a very nice grandfather. ;

[18:09.94]The old man loved his grandson very much, ;

[18:13.39]and sometimes he brought John chocolates when he came to visit him. ;

[18:17.50]Then his mother let him eat them,because she wanted to make the old man happy. ;

[18:22.80]One evening,a few days before John's seventh birthday, ;

[18:27.55]he was saying his prayers in his bedroom before he went to bed." ;

[18:32.01]Please,God," he shouted, ;

[18:33.96]"make them give me a big box of chocol- ates for my birthday on Saturday." ;

[18:38.46]His mother was in the kitchen, ;

[18:40.61]but she heard the small boy shouting and went into his bedroom quickly. ;

[18:45.22]"Why are you shouting,John?" she asked her son. ;

[18:49.02]"God can hear you  when you talk  quietly." ;

[18:52.33]"I know,"answered the clever boy with a smile, ;

[18:55.63]"but Grandfather's in the next room,and he can't." ;

[19:00.18]    Text B  You Are Too Young    To Buy Alcohol ;

[19:05.44]Later that day,Steve told the group that he had decided to go back to Edinburgh. ;

[19:11.59]"I want to see the rest of the Festival,"he explained. ;

[19:15.10]That evening,they all went to a pub for a final drink with Steve. ;

[19:20.25]They left a message for Malc: GONE TO THE WHITE HORSE.SEE YOU THERE! ;

[19:26.00]Malc arrived back quite late.He went round to the pub immediately. ;

[19:31.71]He was feeling very pleased with himself. ;

[19:34.71]BILL:How did it     go,then? ;

[19:36.71]MALC:Oh,fantastic!   I took some really   good photographs. ;

[19:41.22]  I'm sure I shall win   that competition. ;

[19:44.07]LISE:Well,you'd better   buy us all a drink,   then! ;

[19:47.22]MALC:Yes...What would   you all like? ;

[19:50.43]  I'd like four pints   of best bitter ...   oh,and two lagers   and line. ;

[19:56.28]BARMAN:...Oh,excuse   me,sir.How old   are you? MALC:Sixteen.Why? ;

[20:02.44]BARMAN:Well,I'm afraid   you're too young to   buy alcohol. ;

[20:06.19]  You have to be   eighteen,you know. ;

[20:09.74]7.Read the following   passage once. ;

[20:14.95]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;

[20:21.50]An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, ;

[20:27.51]and stayed with a farmer.Every day he went out with his paints ;

[20:33.71]and his brushes and painted from morning to evening,and then when it got dark, ;

[20:40.47]he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. ;

[20:46.02]At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, ;

[20:52.73]"No,I do not want money--but give me one of your pictures. ;

[20:57.78]What is money?In a week it will all be finished, ;

[21:02.64]but your painting will still be here." The artist was very pleased ;

[21:08.54]and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings. ;

[21:13.90]The farmer smiled and answered,"It is not that. ;

[21:18.80]I have a son in London He wants to become an artist. ;

[21:23.76]When he comes here next month,I will show him your picture, ;

[21:28.11]and then he will not want to be an artist any more I think." ;

[21:33.47]   Lesson 14 ;

[22:05.39]    Text A  They Don't Talk ;

[22:09.65]Mr Jones was very angry with his wife, and she was very angry with her husband. ;

[22:16.40]For several days they did not speak to each other at all. ;

[22:20.86]One evening Mr Jones was very tired when he came back from work, ;

[22:25.81]so he went to bed soon after dinner. ;

[22:28.51]Of course,he did not say anything to Mrs Jones before he went upstairs. ;

[22:34.32]Mrs Jones washed the dinner things and then did some sewing. ;

[22:39.77]When she went up to bed much later than her husband, ;

[22:43.68]she found a piece of paper on the small table near her bed. ;

[22:48.03]On it were the words,"Mother.-- Wake me up at 7 a.m.--Father" ;

[22:55.34]When Mr Jones woke up the next morning,it was nearly 8 a.m.-- ;

[23:00.79]and on the small table near his bed he saw another piece of paper ;

[23:05.50]He took it and read these words:"Father. --Wake up.It is 7 a.m.--Mother." ;

[23:15.25]    Text B   A Dirty Car ;

[23:20.71]John,Peter and Mark are brothers. ;

[23:24.36]Their father has a new car,and they clean it for him. ;

[23:28.87]It has just rained, and the car is very dirty. ;

[23:32.92]John is looking at it,and he is talking to Peter. ;

[23:37.67]JOHN:The car hasn't   been cleaned for   a few days. ;

[23:40.93]PETER:No,it hasn't.   It's very dirty. JOHN:Someone ought   to clean it today. ;

[23:47.48]PETER:Mark should   clean it.It's   his turn. ;

[23:50.98]JOHN:No,he cleaned   it last time.It's   your turn. ;

[23:55.49]PETER:No,it isn't.  You always clean it  after Mark. ;

[23:59.84]JOHN:Oh dear,is it   really my turn?   In that case,I'll   clean it tomorrow. ;

[24:06.15]PETER:Clean it now.   Only lazy people   say they'll work   tomorrow. ;

[24:11.30]JOHN:Then I'll clean   it the day after   tomorrow. ;

[24:14.35]PETER:You are lazy.   You ought to be   ashamed.You should   enjoy working. ;

[24:20.31]7.Read the following   passage once. ;

[24:26.37]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;

[24:32.87]Ellen walked briskly out into the yard ;

[24:36.62]and took a deep breath of cool,fresh air.She was eager to begin work. ;

[24:43.83]This time of year, with the new growth everywhere, ;

[24:48.38]always made her feel that she had to help things grow. ;

[24:52.89]She gathered her tools and went to the patch of freshly turned earth ;

[24:58.34]and began to dig rows of holes. ;

[25:01.64]Then she carefully picked up one fragile plant and placed it in a hole. ;

[25:08.55]Over and over she performed this same task ;

[25:12.81]and then gently patted the earth around each plant.Her growling stomach ;

[25:19.06]and the sun high overhead told her when it was time to take a break. ;

[25:26.07]   Lesson 15 ;

[25:57.29]    Text A  A Welcome Surprise ;

[26:01.45]Let's now visit Mary Miller.Mary and her mother are happy today. ;

[26:07.35]The postman has brought a letter from Mrs Miller's brother. ;

[26:11.15]He's coming to visit the Millers with his family. ;

[26:14.66]Mary and Mrs Miller have to plan meals and festivities. ;

[26:19.11]Mary offers to go shopping to help her mother. ;

[26:23.17]MRS MILLER:Mary,   please go to the   door.I hear the   bell. ;

[26:28.07]MARY:It's the mailman,   Mother.Here's a   letter from Uncle   George. ;

[26:32.82]MRS MILLER:Give it to   me...How wonderful!   He's coming to visit   us. ;

[26:37.93]MARY:When's he coming? ;

[26:40.33] MRS MILLER:He's   coming by car on   the twenty-fourth. ;

[26:43.63]  He's staying from   the twenty-fourth   to the twenty-sixth. ;

[26:47.19]MARY:Let me look at   the calendar.Good! ;

[26:50.64]  The twenty-fourth   is a Saturday.Is   he coming alone? ;

[26:55.04]MRS MILLER:No,he's   coming with Aunt   Cynthia and the   girls. ;

[26:59.55]MARY:Mother,I don't   remember the girls.   How old are they? ;

[27:04.80]MRS MILLER:Your cousin   Fay is fifteen.Rose   -mary is older than   Fay.She's seventeen. ;

[27:11.96]MARY:Are they going   to stay here with   us? ;

[27:15.06]MRS MILLER:Of course   The girls can stay   in your room with   you. ;

[27:19.52]MARY:Mother,may we   have a party? ;

[27:22.47]MRS MILLER:If you   like, ;

[27:24.22]  but now we have to   think about meals   and many of other   things. ;

[27:28.62]MARY:Prepare the list,   Mother.I can go   shopping. ;

[27:32.48]  I can go to the   small stores.   Everyone knows   me there. ;