英語初級口語第11課至15課

1、初級口語11-15課Lesson 11                              A Visit to Conway Castle    Dave's class at school were studying English history, and o

2、ne day their teacher said to them, "Well, boys, on Friday we're all going to get on a bus and go to Conway. There's a beautiful castle there, and we're going to visit it. " The boys were very happy when they heard this.    "Now, has anybody got any questions

3、?" the teacher asked.    "How old is the castle, sir?" Dave asked.    "It's about seven hundred years old , Dave , " the teacher answered.    "What's the name of the castle, sir?" another boy asked.  &#

4、160; "Conway Castle," the teacher said.    On Friday the boys came to school at 9 o'clock and got into the bus. They visited Conway Castle, and then they came back and went home.    "Well , " Dave's mother said to him when he got home , "

5、;did you like the castle,. Dave?""Not very much," Dave answered. "The stupid people built it too near the railway. "What Are You Going to Do?    Robert and Peter are talking about the end of the school term. Robert is going to leave school and start work, but

6、Peter is going to stay at school.PETER: Are you going to leave school at the end of the term?OBERT: Yes, I am.PETER: What are you going to do?OBERT: I'm going to be a clerk.PETER: What does a clerk do?OBERT: He works in an office. He writes letters and reports , and he types.PETER: I want to be

7、a vet.OBERT: A-what?PETER: A vet-a veterinary surgeon.OBERT: Good gracious !What's that?PETER: A vet's a man who takes care of sick animals. He's an animal doctor.OBERT: I once read a story ahout a person who talked to animals. It was very interesting.      

8、                         Questions on Text B 7. Read the following passage once. Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner.    

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10、 Mrs Neat    Mrs Neat was tidy and orderly. One day she got on a bus, went up on top and sat down. When the conductor asked her for her fare , she opened her bag, took out her purse, closed her bag, opened her purse, took out a shilling, closed her purse, opened her bag, put in her pu

11、rse and closed her bag. She paid her fare. The conductor gave her a ticket1. Conway Castle 康威城堡2. term n. 學(xué)期； 條款； 術(shù)語； 期限3. clerk 職員；辦事員；店員；文員4. tidy adj. 整潔的，整齊的5. orderly adj. 整齊的，有秩序的； 有組織的，有規(guī)則的；6. conductor 售后員7. fare n. 費(fèi)； 票價； 乘客； 食物8. purse n.錢包，錢袋；財力，財源9. vet's 獸醫(yī)10. sick animals. 生病的動物

12、60;                                        Lesson 12         

13、;                                    Text A             

14、0;                       What a Mess!     Bill Lane has just touched some wet paint.MR FIELD:  You mustn't touch the wet paint, Bill.    BILL:

15、0; I'm sorry. I won't do it again.MR FIELD:  Try to be more careful in future.BILL:  I shall. I wasn't as careless as John Sampson. He walked across that wet cement over there.MR FIELD:  The workmen oughtn't to leave it without a no tice.BILL:  The headmaster aske

16、d them not to do so.MR FIELD:  Then why isn't there a notice?BILL:  They went to their stores to get one. Here they come with it now!MR FIELD:  But look at them! They've forgotten about the wet cement and they're walking across it to put up the notice!   

17、60;                 A Tall and Slim Girl    At five feet six inches , Rosa was taller than every other student in the sixth grade. She worried about this alt the time, in school and at home. Her mother tol

18、d her to stand up straight and be proud that she was so tall and slim.   "Someday , " her mother said , "you'11 be happy that you're tall. "This made Rosa happier, but she was still afraid her classmates were making fun of her behind her back. One day , all this

19、 changed when Mr Ransom, the coach from the youth club , asked Rosa to play center on their basketball team. He said that Rosa was a good ball player and her height would make her valuable as center. Now, she really was proud to be tall. She was someone special.1. feet英尺；腳；足；雙腳 2.inches 幾英寸；測量范圍；數(shù)英寸

20、；英寸長3.Straight adj. 直的； 連續(xù)的； 直率的； 整齊的4.proud adj. 自豪的，得意的 5.Slim adj. 苗條的，纖細(xì)的； 微小的； 細(xì)長的6. classmates n. （同班）同學(xué)( classmate的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )；7. valuable adj. 貴重的，寶貴的； 有價值的；                       &#

21、160;      Better Be a Stupid Man    It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn't a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot . so Mr Andrews was surprised when saw an old gentleman at the bus-stop with a big, strong black umbrella i' hi

22、s hand.    Mr Andrews said to him, "Are we going to have rain today, do you think?"    "No , " said the old gentleman , "I don't think so. "    "Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you?" 

23、   "No, the sun is not very hot in spring. "    Mr Andrews looked at the big umbrella again, and the gentleman said, "I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong, so I really need a walk- ing-stick. But when I carry a walking-stick, people say, Look at th

24、at poor old man' , and I don't like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weatber, people only say, Look at that stupid man'. "Wet adj. 濕的； 下雨的； 懦弱的； （兒童）尿濕尿布的 n. 濕地； 液體； 1. touched v. 接觸，觸摸( touch的過去式和過去分詞 )；2. future adj. 將來的，未來的； 語法學(xué)將來時的3. careless 粗心的；漫不經(jīng)心的；粗疏；疏忽的4. as.as與一樣； 似

25、的 5. cement 水泥；水門汀；接合劑；膠泥6. oughtn't 不該；不應(yīng)該；不應(yīng)當(dāng)7. headmaster 校長；中小學(xué)校長；小學(xué)校長；頭領(lǐng)戰(zhàn)士8. forgotten v. 忘記( forget的過去分詞 )； 不再想； 忘記做（或帶、買等）；9 gentleman n. 先生； 紳士； 有身份地位的人10. carrying v. 支撐( carry的現(xiàn)在分詞 )； 攜帶； 輸送； 運(yùn)載11. stick n. 棍棒，棍枝；vt.& vi. 粘貼； 張貼； 插入； 刺12. weatber 天氣Lesson 13Text A   

26、                        Give Me a Big Box of Chocolates    John liked chocolates very much, but his mother never gave him any, because they were bad for his teeth, she th

27、ought. But John had a very nice grandfather. The old man loved his grandaon very much, and sometimes he brought John chocolates when he. came to visit him. Then his mother let him eat them, because she wanted to make the old man happy.    One evening , a few days before John's sev

28、enth birthday , he was saying his prayers in his bedroom before he went to bed. "Please, God," he shouted, "make them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday on Saturday. "    His mother was in the kitchen, but she heard the small boy shouting and went into

29、 his bedroom quickly.    "Why are you shouting, John?" she asked her son. "God can hear you when you talk quietly. "    "I know," answered the clever boy with a smile, "but Grandfather's in the next room, and he can't. "&#

30、160;                        You Are Too Young to Buy Alcohol    Later that day, Steve told the group that he had decided to go back to Edinburgh. "I want to see the

31、rest of the Festival, " he explained. That evening, they all went to a pub for a final drink with Steve. They left a . message for Malc : gone to the white horse. see you there!    Malc arrived back quite late. He went round to the pub immediately. He was feeling very pleased wit

32、h himself.  BILL: How did it go, then?  MALC: Oh, fantastic! I took some really good photographs. I'm sure I shall win that           competition.  LIsE: Well , you'd better buy us all a drink , then !  MALC: Yes. What would yo

33、u all like?       (Malc goes to the bar)       I'd like four pints of best bitter. oh, and two lagers and lime.BARMAN: . Oh, excuse me, sir. How old are you?  MALC: Sixteen. Why?BARMAN: Well, I'm afraid you're too young to

34、buy alcohol. You have to be eighteen, you know.                                   Question on Text B    An artist w

35、ent to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.    At the end of

36、his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, "No, I do not want money - but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here. "    The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for sayi

37、ng such kind things about his paintings.    The farmer smiled and answered, "It is not that. I have a son in London. He wanta to become an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think. "1. gr

38、andaon n. 孫子，外孫 2.brought v. 帶來( bring的過去式和過去分詞 )；3.prayers n. 祈禱( prayer的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )Lesson 14Text A                                  They D

39、on'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 a11. 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 a

40、nything 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 aper on the small table near her bed. On it were the words,"Mother. - Wake me up at 7 a. m. -Father" 

41、60;  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. "            

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43、160;                   A Dirty Car       John, Peter and Mark are hrothers. Their father has a new car, and they clean it for him. It has just rained, and the car is very dirty. Jo

44、hn 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

45、 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

46、the day after tomorrow.PETER:  You are lazy. You ought to be ashamed.?You should enjoy workingQuestion on Text B7. Read the following passage once. Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner.    Ellen walked briskly out into the yard and took

47、a deep breath of cool, fresh air. She was   eager to begin work. This time of year, with the new growth everywhere. always made her feel that she had to help tbings grow. She gathered her tools and went to the patch of freshly turned earth and began.to dig rows of holes. Then she carefully

48、 picked up one fragile plant and ptaced it in a hole. Over and over she performed this same task and then gently patted the earth around each plant. Her growling stomach and the sun high,overhead told her when it was time to take a break.Lesson 15Text A        

49、;                         A Welcome Surprise     Let's now visit Mary Miller. Mary and her mother are happy today. The postman has brought a letter from Mrs

50、 Miller's brother. He's coming to visit the Millers with his family. Mary and Mrs Miller have to plan meals and festivities. Mary offers to go shopping to help her mother.MRs McLLER:  Mary, please go to the door. I hear the bell.      MARY:  It's the ma

51、ilman, Mother. Here's a letter from Uncle George.MRS MILLER:  Give it to me . How wonderful! He's coming to visit us.      MARY:  When's he coming?MRS MILLER:  He's coming by car on the twenty-fourth. He's staying from the  twenty-four

52、th to the twenty-sixth.      MARY:  Let me look at the calendar. Good! The twenty-fourth is a Saturday. Is he coming  alone? MRS MILLER:  No, he's coming with Aunt Cynthia and the girls.      MARY:  Mother, I don't remembe

53、r the girls. How old are they?MRs MILLER:  Your cousin Fay is fifteen. Rosemary is older than Fay. She's seventeen.MARY:  Are they going to stay here with us?MRS MILLER:  Of course. The girls can stay in your room with you.MARY:  Mother, may we have a party?MRs MILLER: 

54、If you like, but now we have to think about meals and many other things.MARY:  Prepare the list, Mother. I can go shopping. I can go to the small stores.  Everyone knows me there.Text BI'll Start in Three Months' Time    Rose left school when she was seventeen and we

55、nt to a college for a year to learn to type. She passed her examinations quite well and then went to look for work. She was still living with her parents.    A lot of people were looking for typists at that time, so it was not difficult to find interesting work. Rose went to several offices, and then chose one of them. It was near her parents' house. She thought, "I'll walk there every mor