英语口语教程（Oral Workshop）--初级 Lesson 1

 

Lesson 1 

Text A 

How Old Is She? 

    A woman was having some trouble with her heart, so she went to see the doctor.He was a new doctor, and did not know her. so he first asked some questions, and one of them was , "How old are you?"

    "Well," she answered, "I don't remember. doctor, but I will try to think." She thought for a minute and then said, "Yes. I remember now, doctor! When I married¹, I was eighteen years old, and my husband was thirty. Now my husband is sixty, I know. And that is twice thirty. So I am twice eighteen. That is thirty-six, isn't it?" 

Text B 

Could I Speak to Jim,Please? 

A:

   Hello, 332440.

 B:

   Oh hello, Sally. This is Dave Thomson here. Could I speak to Jim please?

 A:

   I'm afraid he's not in at the moment Dave. He went out about an hour ago and  he's not back  yet.

 B:

   Any idea when he might  be back?

 A:

   Well, he shouldn't be long. He said he was just going to get some paint. But I wouldn't be surprised if he's stopped off at the pub² on the way back. 

B:

   O. K. well , tell him I've called , will you , and I'll try again later.

 A:

   All right. Goodbye , Dave.

 B:

   Thanks then Sally. Goodbye.

Questions on Text B 

7. Read the following passage once. Underline³ the key words while reading⁴ and retell the story  to your partner.

                                        Accident

    The river, you see, was never really safe at that time of the year- early autumn, I mean, when there is heavy rainfall⁵. So when I heard the children had gone swimming, as they used⁶ to all spring and summer, I knew there might be an awful accident. And when they came home late without little Katie, I guessed what had happened.

1 married   

adj.已婚的；与…结婚的

参考例句：

• I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。
• They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。

2 pub   

n.[英]旅馆，小店，酒馆

参考例句：

• He is the landlord of this pub.他是这家酒店的店主。
• They saw that four large men marched into the pub.他们看到四个彪形大汉走进了酒吧。

3 underline   

n.下划线；加下划线；vt.在…下面划线；强调

参考例句：

• Underline all the sentences you do not know.在你不懂的所有句子下面划一条线。
• Please underline the noun clauses in the passage.请用线画出短文中的名词性从句。

4 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

5 rainfall   

n.一场雨；降雨量

参考例句：

• Rainfall is plentiful in the area.这个地区雨量充足。
• There was another rainfall early this morning.今天清晨又下了一场雨。

6 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。