英语口语教程（Oral Workshop）--初级 Lesson 2
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：英语口语教程（Oral Workshop）--初级
Lesson 2
Text A
But the Chinese Did !
One day Tom said to one of his friends, "I'm going to have a holiday in Peking. But I don't speak Chinese, so I'll go to evening classes and have Chinese lessons for a month before I go."
He studied very hard for a month, and then his holidays began and he went to China.
When he came back a few weeks later, his friend said to him, "Did you have any trouble with your Chinese when you were in Peking , Tom?"
"No, I didn't have any trouble with it," answered Tom. "But the Chinese did !"
Text B
At the Birthday Party
MRs Ross: Welcome, Peter. Give me your coat and hat.
PETER: Thank you, Mrs Ross.
MRs Ross: The boys and girls are in the living room. Wait, I'll call John.
JOHN: Hi, Peter. Why are you late?
PETER: My mother made me dress up.
JOHN: That's good. Alice has some pretty friends.
PETER: You know I don't like girls.
PETER: Happy birthday, Alice. Many happy returns of the day. Here's a present for you.
ALIcE: Thank you, Peter. Come into the dining room. I'm going to cut the cake soon.
JOHN: Have some sandwiches , Peter.
PETER: Thanks. John. who's that girl?
JOHN: That's Joan. She's pretty, isn't she? She likes to dance. Ask her to dance.
PETER: Well , I don't know.
JOHN: Don't be afraid. She isn't going to bite 1 you.
PETER: Who's afraid? I'm not afraid.
PETER: Would you like to dance, Joan?
JOAN: Yes , Thank you. I'd like to dance very much.
Questions on Text B
7. Read the following passage once. Underline 2 the key words while reading 3 and retell the story to your partner.
Self-service
If you are in a hurry and you want to have a quick meal, there is no better place than a self-service restaurant. You go into the restaurant, pick up a tray 4, knife, fork, and spoon and queue 5 at a counter 6 where the food is on display. You pick out what you want and put it on your tray, which you have to push along a special rack 7 till you reach the cashier 8. The cashier will give you your bill. After paying, you take your tray to any table you like. You can sit alone or with another customer. You can have a good meal in ten minutes. And-as there is no waiter you don't have to give a tip 9.
- The dog may bite at you.狗会咬你的。
- Let me have a bite.让我咬一口。
- 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。
- Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
- He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。
- There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
- A waitress came in,carrying tea on a tray.一名女侍者走进来，手端放着茶的托盘。
- To what window are you standing in a queue?你在排哪个窗口的队？
- I had to queue for quite a while.我不得不排一会儿队。
- This counter is closed now.这个柜台现在已停止营业。
- Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.把计数器拨到零，你就会知道录音从哪儿开始。
- He went over and took his jacket from the coat rack.到衣架上取外套。
- The old house soon went to rack and ruin.这所旧房子很快就毁坏了。