英语初级口语教程 Summer Plans

[00:00.00]Lesson 5
[00:02.35]Text A
[00:03.55]Summer Plans
[00:05.75]Peter and Mary are talking about their plans for the summer.
[00:10.00]Mary is going to work in the city,but Peter is going to go to camp.
[00:15.36]Mary thinks that their friend John is going to the mountains with his family.
[00:19.98]PETER:What are you going to do after you return from Washington?
[00:23.80]MARY:I'm going to stay in the city.
[00:25.97]PETER:What will you do all day?
[00:28.34]MARY:I'm going to work with my father at the store.
[00:31.63]In the evening,I'll read books.On weekends,I'll go to the beach with my family.
[00:37.25]PETER:Have you ever worked?
[00:39.84]MARY:No,but I can learn.What are you going to do this summer?
[00:44.23]PETER:I'm going to camp.I've gone to camp for four summers.
[00:48.77]MARY:I've never gone to camp.What do you do there?
[00:51.98]PETER:We do many things.In the morning ,we go swimming and boating.
[00:56.69]In the afternoon,we play basketball or tennis.
[01:00.26]We sit around a campfire at night.We sing or tell stories.
[01:04.99]MARY:That sounds wonderful.
[01:06.56]PETER:It is wonderful.What's John going to do this summer?
[01:10.74]MARY:I think he's going to the mountains with his parents.
[01:14.27]PETER:Well,so long,Mary.Have fun.
[01:17.11]MARY:You too,Peter.Give my regards to John.I'll see you in Septenber.
[01:22.18]Text B
[01:25.63]My Dishwasher
[01:27.25]Mrs Williams lived in a small street in London,and now she had a new neighbour.
[01:33.20]Her name was Mrs Briggs,and she talked a lot about her expensive furniture,
[01:38.14]her beautiful carpets and her new kitchen.
[01:41.12]"Do you know,"she said to Mrs Williams one day ,
[01:44.33]"I've got a new dishwasher.It washes the plates and glasses and knives and forks beautifully."
[01:50.79]"Oh?"Mrs Williams answered."And does it dry them and put them in the cupboard too?"
[01:56.43]Mrs Briggs was surprised."Well,"she answered,"the things in the machine are dry after an hour,
[02:04.16]but it doesn't put them away,of course."
[02:06.35]"I've had a dishwasher for twelve and a half years,"Mrs Williams said.
[02:11.16]"Oh?"Mrs Briggs answered ."Are does yours put the things in the cupboard when it has washed them?"She laughed nastily.
[02:19.10]"Yes,he does,"Mrs Williams answered."He dries the dishes and puts them away."
[02:24.93]7.
[02:28.56]Read the following passage once.
[02:31.25]Underline the key words while reading and retell to your partner the dialogue in your own words.
[02:38.56]Frank and Charles discuss last night's television programme.
[02:44.86]Frank:Did you watch television last night,Charles?
[02:47.71]Charles:Yes,I did.
[02:49.98]Frank:It was a good game,wasn't it?
[02:52.72]Charles:Oh,I didn't watch the football match.I wanted to,but my wife preferred to see the old film.
[03:01.05]Frank:What a pity!It was quite exciting.Both teams played very well.
[03:07.17]Charles:How did it finish?
[03:09.47]Frank:It finished in a draw.What was the film like?
[03:14.17]Charles:It was quite good.But I mised the beginning of it beacse I had to eat fish.
[03:20.23]Frank:Did you wife enjoy it?