Listening: What Did Lisa Do Today?
This is what Lisa did earlier today.
This morning she got up at 6:30.
She got dressed between 6:30 and 6:40.
It took 10 minutes for her to get dressed.
At 6:45 she ate breakfast.
She had juice and cereal (/'sɪrɪəl/ 麦片粥) for breakfast.
After breakfast, she brushed her teeth.
She left for school at 7:00.
This morning she took the subway to school.
It took 45 minutes to get to school.
She got to school at 7:45.
Her first class began at 8:00.
At 12:00 she had lunch with her friends.
After lunch she had classes until 2:50.
Before going home, she hung out with her friends.
They went to the mall and bought bubble (/'bʌbl/) tea (珍珠奶茶).
She left the mall at 3:45.
She got home a few minutes ago, at 4:00.
Now it’s 4:10 and she’s cleaning her room.
She’s putting away her clothes.
She’s also deciding what homework she’s going to do first.
In about 10 minutes, she’s going to practice the piano.
She usually practices for about 45 minutes.
After practicing, she’s going to do some homework.
She does homework until dinner time, which is at 6:00.
After dinner, she’s going to wash the dishes.
From 7:00 until around 9:00, she’s going to do her homework.
She may call her friends on the phone so they can work together.
After finishing her homework, she’s going to read.
She’s reading a very good book.
She started it last week.
Tonight, she’s going to finish it.
After she finishes it, she’ll turn off the light and goto sleep.
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Listening: Party Plan
This Sunday, Dan is going to have a party.
It’s going to be at his house.
The best way to go there is by subway.
If you go by car, there’s no place to park.
These are the directions to Dan’s house.
Take the subway to West 8th Street.
Go out the North exit.
In front of the exit is a park.
Turn right and go 2 blocks, to 3rd Avenue.
When you get there, turn left and go about 50 meters.
The house will be on your right.
The address is 755 3rd Avenue.
Sometimes there’s a large dog in front of the house.
Don’t be afraid.
It won’t bite.
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Vocabulary: Shapes & Body Parts
A cube (/kjʊb/ 立方体).
A cube is a 3-dimensional object (/'ɑbdʒɛkt/ 物体) with equal sides.
A circle.
A circle has a radius (/'redɪəs/ 半径) and a diameter (/daɪ'æmɪtɚ/ 直径).
A sphere (/sfɪr/ 球体).
A sphere is round and has the shape of a ball.
Perpendicular lines.
Perpendicular lines meet at a 90-degree angle.
Area.
The area of a rectangle (/'rɛktæŋɡl/ 矩形，长方形) is its length times its width.
Volume (/'vɑljum/ 体积).
The volume of a cube is its length times its width times its height.
Fingers.
We have 5 fingers on each hand.
We use our fingers to hold things.
Toes (/təu/脚趾(toe的复数)).
We have 5 toes on each foot.
They are at the end of each foot.
Legs.
We use our legs to walk.
Our feet are at the end of each leg.
Arms.
We use our arms to carry things.
Our hands are at the end of each arm.
Teeth.
Our teeth are in our mouth.
We use our teeth to chew (/tʃʊ/咀嚼) food.
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Vocabulary: Astronomy (/ə'strɑnəmi/ 天文学)
The sun.
The sun gives us energy.
The moon.
The light from the moon comes from the Sun.
Earth.
This is our planet. It goes around the Sun once a year.
Stars.
We see stars as small points of light in the night sky.
Galaxy.
A Galaxy has billions of stars.
Except for our own Galaxy, they are very far away.
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Dialogue: Shopping for a Dress
Shopkeeper: Good afternoon, may I help you?
Customer: Yes, I’d like to look at some of your dresses. They’re on sale, right?
Shopkeeper: Yes, everything is on sale.
Customer: Can you recommend something?
Shopkeeper: Is this for business or casual (/'kæʒʊəl/非正式的)?
Customer: It’s something for the office.
Shopkeeper: Well, we have some very nice black dress.
Customer: May I see them?
Shopkeeper: Sure, please come with me.
Shopkeeper: Here are two very nice black dresses. One is fairly (/'fɛrli/相当地) short and the other is ankle (/'æŋkl/踝关节) length.
Customer: They both look very nice.
Shopkeeper: Why don’t you try them on? There’s a dressing room over there.
Customer: Sure, thanks.
Customer: The short one is nice but a bit too sexy for the office. What do you think?
Shopkeeper: It looks very nice on you. If you wear this white jacket with it, it doesn’t show too much.
Customer: Yes, it covers my arms, I like it. How much is it?
Shopkeeper: After the discount, it’s $300.
Customer: 300 dollars? Does that include the white jacket?
Shopkeeper: No, it doesn’t. The white jacket is 150dollars.
Customer: What about the other dress? I’d like to try it on too.
Customer: What do you think?
Shopkeeper: I think it looks great on you. It shows your figure (/'fɪɡjɚ/体形) but not too much.
Customer: I think it’s too big in the waist (/west/腰).
Shopkeeper: We can fix that. We can take it in a bit.
Customer: What about the price?
Shopkeeper: After the discount, it’s 350 dollars.
Customer: If I buy the white jacket too, can you give mea better price?
Shopkeeper: Yes, I think I can give you another 10%discount.
Customer: So, that’s 450 dollars for both of them, right?
Shopkeeper: Yes, that’s right.
Customer: Ok. Could you hold them for a couple of hours?I want my husband to see them. He can help me decide.
Shopkeeper: Ok. I’ll hold them for you until 4:00.
Customer: Thanks. I’ll be back in around in an hour.
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