洪恩环境英语第七册练习 13

[00:00.00]Review One.For this lesson,you'll need a pencil and a piece of paper.
[00:-1.00]Jake telephones his friend Marion,a travel agent.
[00:-2.00]He realizes he'll need hotel reservations for him and Mike in Dallas.
[00:-3.00]Listen to the conversation.
[00:-4.00]Prospect Travel,Robinspeaking.Can I help you?
[00:-5.00]Hi,Robin.This is Jake Seltzer.Let me speak to Marion,please.
[00:-6.00]It's for you,Marion.Jake Seltzer.
[00:-7.00]Hi,Jakr.What can I do for you?
[00:-8.00]Hi.Listen,Marion,Mike and I are going to need a hotel in Dallas for tomorrow night.
[00:-9.00]Something near the airport.Any suggestions?
[00:10.00]Let me ask Robin.He was in Dallas last week.
[00:11.00]Robin,can you suggest a hotel near the Dallas airport?
[00:12.00]It's just for one night.
[00:13.00]There's the Hilton where I stay,but that's in town.
[00:14.00]Wait,let me check my list.There's the...
[00:15.00]Now listen and repeat.
[00:16.00]let me
[00:17.00]Let me speak to Marion.
[00:18.00]let me
[00:19.00]Let me ask Robin.
[00:20.00]let me
[00:21.00]Let me check my list.
[00:22.00]Let me is a way of asking for permission or expressing the desire for something.
[00:23.00]Let's practice this form.You hear....
[00:24.00]I want to speak to Marion.And you say...
[00:25.00]Let me speak to Marion.You hear....
[00:26.00]I want to check my list.And you say...
[00:27.00]Let me check my list.Ready?Let's begin.
[00:28.00]I want to speak to Marion.Let me speak to Marion.
[00:29.00]I want to check my list.
[00:30.00]Let me check my list.
[00:31.00]I want to ask Robin.Let me ask Robin.
[00:32.00]I want to go to Dallas.      Let me go to Dallas.
[00:33.00]I want to interview Abbott Larkin.
[00:34.00]Let me interview Abbott Larkin.
[00:35.00]I want t hold your hand.Let me hold your hand.
[00:36.00]I want to make you smile.Let me make you smile.
[00:37.00]Mike and Connie meet in the cafeteria.Listen to their conversation.
[00:38.00]I hate Texas.I really don't want to go.
[00:39.00]I know.Dallas is awful.But it's just for one day,Mike.
[00:40.00]And Jake really needs you.
[00:41.00]I realize that it's important,but still
[00:42.00]You know,I like new places and all...but Dalas.
[00:43.00]And just to interview some businessman.I mean....
[00:44.00]I know,I know,Mike.You want to ski the Rockies,sail the Caribbean...Right?
[00:45.00]No,no!Please...Ski the Alps,sail the Mediterranean.
[00:46.00]Yeah,me too.Why doesn't Abbott Larkin do business in Monte Carlo,huh?
[00:47.00]Now listen and repeat.
[00:48.00]the Alps
[00:49.00]You want to ski the Alps.
[00:50.00]I know.You want to ski the Alps.
[00:51.00]the Mediterranean
[00:52.00]You want to sail the Mediterranean.
[00:53.00]I know.You want to sail the Mediterranean.
[00:54.00]The names of mountain ranges like Alps or Rockies take the definite article the:
[00:55.00]the Rockies.
[00:56.00]Or when the name begins with a vowel:
[00:57.00]A-E-I-O-U,as in Alps or Andes,you pronounce the definite article the:
[00:58.00]the Alps,the Andes.
[00:59.00]We also use the definite article with most bodies of water:
[-1:00.00]rivers,canals,oceans,and seas,like the Medierranean,or the Caribbean.
[-1:-1.00]Don't forget the rule for names that begin with a vowel:
[-1:-2.00]the Atlantic Ocean,the Amazon River.
[-1:-3.00]Now let's practice these names.I say,"Caribbean."And you say...
[-1:-4.00]I know.You want to sail the Caribbean..
[-1:-5.00]I say,"Alps."And you say...
[-1:-6.00]I know.You want to ski the Alps.
[-1:-7.00]When it's a body of water,use the verb sail.
[-1:-8.00]When it's a mountain range,use the verb ski.
[-1:-9.00]And don't forget the rule about the and the.  Ready?Let's begin.
[-1:10.00]Caribbean.I know.You want to sail the Caribbean.
[-1:11.00]Alps.I know.You want to ski the Alps.
[-1:12.00]Mediterranean. I know.You want to sail the Mediterranean.
[-1:13.00]Amazon River.I know.You want to sail the Amazon River.
[-1:14.00]Himalaya Mountains.
[-1:15.00]I know.You want to ski the Himalaya Mountains.
[-1:16.00]Andes Mountains.