英语口语教程（Oral Workshop）--初级 Lesson 14
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：英语口语教程（Oral Workshop）--初级
Lesson 14
Text A
They Don't Talk
Mr Jones was very angry with his wife, and she was very angry with her husband. For several days they did not speak to each other at all. One evening Mr Jones was very tired when he came back from work, so he went to bed soon after dinner. Of course , he did not say anything to Mrs Jones before he went upstairs. Mrs Jones washed the dinner things and then did some sewing. When she went up to bed much later than her husband, she found a piece of paper on the small table near her bed. On it were the words,"Mother. - Wake me up at 7 a. m. -Father"
When Mr Jones woke up the next morning, it was nearly 8 a. m. -and on the small table near his bed he saw another piece of paper. He took it and read these words: "Father. - Wake up. It is 7 a.m.-Mother. "
Text B
A Dirty Car
John, Peter and Mark are brothers. Their father has a new car, and they clean it for him. It has just rained, and the car is very dirty. John is looking at it, and he is talking to Peter.
JOHN: The car hasn't been cleaned for a few days.
PETERL: No , it hasn't . It's very dirty.
JOHN: Someone ought to clean it today.
PETER: Mark should clean it . It's his turn.
JOHN: No, he cleaned it last time. It's your turn.
PETER: No, it isn't. You always clean it after Mark.
JOHN: Oh dear, is it really my turn? In that case, I'll clean tomorrow.
PETER: Clean it now. Only lazy people say they'll work tomorrow.
JOHN: Then I'll clean it the day after tomorrow.
PETER: You are lazy. You ought to be ashamed 1.You should enjoy working.
Question on Text B
7. Read the following passage once. Underline 2 the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner.
Ellen walked briskly 3 out into the yard and took a deep breath 4 of cool, fresh air. She was eager to begin work. This time of year, with the new growth 5 everywhere, always made her feel that she had to help things grow. She gathered her tools and went to the patch 6 of freshly turned earth and began to dig 7 rows of holes. Then she carefully picked up one fragile 8 plant and ptaced it in a hole. Over and over she performed this same task and then gently patted 9 the earth around each plant. Her growling 10 stomach and the sun high,overhead told her when it was time to take a break.
- He is ashamed to show his face at the club.他不好意思在俱乐部露脸。
- You ought to be ashamed of your foolish behaviour.你应当为自己的愚蠢行为而感到羞耻。
- Underline all the sentences you do not know.在你不懂的所有句子下面划一条线。
- Please underline the noun clauses in the passage.请用线画出短文中的名词性从句。
- I'm just going out for a breath of fresh air.我正要出去呼吸新鲜空气。
- While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath.那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。
- All living things depend on the sun for their growth.万物靠太阳生长。
- Youth is the time of physical growth.青年时期是长身体的时期。
- This patch looks a bit unprofessional.这块补丁有点像出自外行之手。
- We managed to patch our quarrel.我们设法平息争吵。
- It is difficult to dig the ground when it is frozen.地面冻住了就不易挖掘。
- In those days we often went to dig for wild vegetables.那时候我们常常出去挖野菜。