英语口语教程（Oral Workshop）--初级 Lesson 5

Lesson 5 

Text A 

Summer Plans 

    Peter and Mary are talking about their plans for the summer. Mary is going to work in the city, but Peter is going to go to camp. Mary thinks that their friend John is going to the mountains with his family. 

PETERL: What are you going to do after you return from Washington¹? 

MARY: I'm going to stay in the city. 

PETER: What will you do all day? 

MARY: I'm going to work with my father at the store. In the evening,I'll read books. On weekends, I'll go to the beach with my family. 

PETER: Have you ever worked? 

MARy: No, but I can learn. What are you going to do this summer? 

PETER: I'm going to camp. I've gone to camp for four summers. 

MARY: I've never gone to camp. What do you do there? 

PETER: We do many things . In the morning, we go swimming and boating². In the afternoon, we play basketball or tennis. We sit around a campfire at night.We sing or tell  stories. 

MARY: That sounds wonderful. 

PETER: It is wonderful. What's John going to do this summer? 

MARY: I think he's going to the mountains with his parents. 

FETER: Well, so long, Mary. Have fun. 

MARY: You too , Peter. Give my regards³ to John. I'll see you in September. 

Text B 

                                     My Dishwasher⁴

    Mrs Williams lived in a small street in London, and now she had a new neighbour⁵. Her name was Mrs Briggs , and she talked a lot about her expensive furniture, her beautiful carpets⁶ and her new kitchen.

    "Do you know, " she said to Mrs Williams one day, "I've got a new dishwasher. It washes the plates and glasses and knives and forks beautifully⁷. "

    "Oh?" Mrs Williams answered. "And does it dry them and put them in the cupboard too?"

    Mrs Briggs was surprised. "Well," she answered, "the things in the machine are dry after an hour,but it doesn't put them away,of course. "

    "I've had a dishwasher for twelve and a half years," Mrs Williams said.

    "Oh?" Mrs Briggs answered. "And does yours put the things in the cupboard when it has washed them?" She laughed nastily⁸.

    "Yes , he does," Mrs Williams answered. "He dries the dishes and puts them away. "

                                 Questions on Text B 

7. Read the following dialogue once. Underline⁹ the key words while reading¹⁰ and retell to your partner the dialogue in your own words. 

Frank¹¹ and Charles discuss last night's television programme¹².   

Frank: Did you watch television last night, Charles? 

Charles: Yes , I did. 

  Frank: It was a good game, wasn't if? 

Charles: Oh, I didn't watch the football match. I wanted to , but my wife preferred to see the old film. 

  Frank: What a pity. It was quite exciting. Both teams played very well.  

Charles: How did it finish?  

  Frank: It finished in a draw. What was the film like? 

Charles: It was quite good. But I missed the beginning of it because I had to eat first. 

  Frank: Did your wife enjoy it? 

Charles: No , she didn't. After half an hour she stopped watching and started to read a book.  

1 Washington   

n.华盛顿特区(是美国首都)

参考例句：

• His birthplace is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco.他出生于华盛顿，但住在旧金山。
• They, together with my father,have gone to Washington.他们和我父亲一起去华盛顿了。

2 boating   

n.划船

参考例句：

• They were fond of boating.他们喜欢划船。
• The lovely river itself was ideal for fishing and boating.这条美丽的河流本身就宜于钓鱼和划船。

3 regards   

n.问候；致意

参考例句：

• David sends his warmest regards to your parents. 戴维向你的父母致以最热烈的问候。
• Please give my regards to him. 请代我向他致意。

4 dishwasher   

n.洗碗机，洗碗的人

参考例句：

• Our dishwasher is out of order.我们的洗碗机坏了。
• This dishwasher even washes pots and pans.这个洗碗机还能洗坛坛罐罐呢。

5 neighbour   

n.邻居；邻近的人(或物)，邻国

参考例句：

• I know nothing about my new neighbour.我对我的新邻人全无所闻。
• How can you get on with your neighbour?你与你的邻居相处得怎么样？

6 carpets   

n.地毯( carpet的名词复数 )；（尤指铺满房间的一块）地毯；覆盖地面的一层厚东西

参考例句：

• The paddy fields looked like carpets of fresh green. 稻田像一片片翠绿的地毯。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The carpets had worn rather threadbare. 地毯已磨得相当破旧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 beautifully   

adv.极好地；优美地

参考例句：

• You play the piano beautifully.你钢琴弹得真漂亮。
• He struck the ball beautifully.他这个球打得极漂亮。

8 nastily   

adv.污秽地，肮脏地，淫秽地

参考例句：

• "Don't expect me to help you," he added nastily. “别指望我来帮你。”他生气地加了一句。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Don't you fed that newspaper accounts of these disasters tend to linger nastily over the detail? 你不认为报纸对这些灾难的报导有反复赘述其细节的倾向吗？ 来自互联网

9 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。

10 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。

11 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。

12 programme   

n.节目；项目(美program)

参考例句：

• Does Betty like that programme?贝蒂喜欢那个节目吗？
• The programme is interesting.但是这个节目很好看。