北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit19 lessons2-3

[00:01.17]Exercise 7 Now listen to these sentences
[00:05.48]and decide whether they are spoken
[00:08.00]in an Australian accent¹ or a British accent.
[00:12.68]1. Did you say you're going
[00:14.23]sailing this weekend?
[00:16.99]2. I'm going on a date this Saturday!
[00:20.84]3. How much did you pay for your rollerblades?
[00:25.51]4. The mail always comes on Tuesdays.
[00:29.91]5. What did you say when he was late?
[00:33.58]6. Sorry I'm late.I had to pay my bills.
[00:38.27]Exercise 8 Listen to the conversation
[00:41.30]and decide which speaker is American,
[00:43.91]which is British and which is Australian.
[00:47.53]Hi, I'm Jan.Are you running the dance class?
[00:51.32]Hi Jan, I'm Pattie.I'm running this class.
[00:54.61]Have you danced a lot before?
[00:56.87]I've done five years of ballet²
[00:59.04]but I've never done ballroom³ dancing.
[01:01.69]Well, I'm sure you'll catch
[01:03.01]on really quickly! This is Shane.
[01:05.70]He'll be your partner for today.
[01:07.69]Hi Jan, I'm Shane.How are you doing today?
[01:11.25]Very well, thank you.
[01:13.06]Have you been dancing long?
[01:15.13]I've been doing ballroom dancing for ages!
[01:17.59]Come on mate⁴, let's get started!
[01:19.30]You're really good.
[01:20.79]Thanks! You're doing great yourself!
[01:22.53]

1 accent   

n.口音；腔调；重音

参考例句：

• His accent is quite special.他的口音非常特别。
• He has a strong American accent.他有很重的美国口音。

2 ballet   

n.芭蕾舞

参考例句：

• Angela studied ballet for six years.安吉拉学了六年芭蕾舞。
• She is a celebrated star of ballet.她是一个芭蕾舞明星。

3 ballroom   

n.舞厅

参考例句：

• The boss of the ballroom excused them the fee.舞厅老板给他们免费。
• I go ballroom dancing twice a week.我一个星期跳两次交际舞。

4 mate   

n.伙伴，同事；配偶；大副；v.(使)交配

参考例句：

• Where is the mate to this glove?这副手套的另一只在哪儿？
• She has been a faithful mate to him.她一直是他忠实的配偶。