洪恩环境英语第八册练习 Lesson 1

　　This is Lesson One.Connie,Steven,and Jake are having a meeting.
Listen to the conversation.There are two words that begin with the letter h.
Listen carefully for these two words that begin with h.
Oh,no.Kathy's sick?What's wrong?
She'll be OK,but she could be away for months.
You'll need help while Maria is away.
Who can we hire?Any ideas?
Now,what are the two words that begin with the letter h?
The words are help and hire.
Now listen and repeat.
You'll need help while Maria is away
You'll need help while Maria is away.
OK.I say,"Help."And you say...
You'll need help while Maria is away.
I say,"Kathy."And you say...
You'll need help while Kathy is away.
Ready?Let's begin.
Help.     You'll need help while Kathy is away.
Kathy.     You'll need help while Kathy is away.
Sick.       You'll need help while Kathy is sick.
A new assisant.
You'll need a new assistant while Kathy is sick.
We.            We'll need a new assistant while Kathy is sick.
Out.           We'll need a new assistant while Kathy is out.
Hire.          We'll hire a new assistant while Kathy is out.
Now let's listen to some more of the meeting where Jace,Connie,and Steven
talk about hiring an assistant.
Who are they talking about?Listen for a name.
Patricia Woo is looking for a job now.
How much experience has she had in television?
She worked for a newspaper last year.
OK.Who are Connie and Steven talking about?
Patricia Woo.
Now listen and repeat.
She worked
She worked for a newspaper.
She worked for a newspaper last year.
I say,"Patricia works¹ for a newspaper now."And you say..
No,she doesn't.She worked for a newspaper last year.
I say,"Greg is a student at Columbia University."And you say...
No,he isn't.He was a student at Columbia University last year.
Change the time from the present to the past year.
Ready?Let's begin.Patricia works for a newspaper now.
No,she doesn't.She worked for a newspaper last year.
Greg is a student at Columbia University.
No,he isn't.He was a student at Columbia University last year.
Jim graduates from Columbia this year.
No,he doesn't.He graduated from Columbia last year.
Bill and Greg work as cameramen.
No,they don't.They worked as cameramen last year.
John does the evening news at WEFL.
No,he doesn't.He did the evening news at WEFL last year.
Bob writes the scripts³.
No,he doesn't.He wrote the scripts last year.
OK.Now Maria and Sam Finch⁴ are having dinner.
They're talking about Steven.Listen to their conversation.
Listen carefully for a specific year.
I like Steven.He's good man.How long has he been af WEFL?
Let's see..He stared in 1987.so he's worked at WEFL for more than five years now.
Has he always been a director?
Yes.He's been a director since 1987.
Of course while I'm out here,he's the producer and Mike's the director.
Well,who's the cameraman?
OK.What specific year did you hear?Steven's been a director since...when?
Since 1987.  Now listen and repeat.
he started in 1987.
he's wored
he's wored at WEFL
he's wored at WEFL since 1987.
He's wored at WEFL since 1987.
Now you hear..
Steven works at WEFL.He started in 1987.
And you say...He's worked at WEFL since 1987.
You hear....
Maria is in Aspen.She got there on Monday...
And you say...She's been in Aspen since Monday.
Ready?Let's go.
Steven works at WEFL.He started in 1987.
Steven works at WEFL since 1987.
Maria is in Aspen.She got there on Monday.
She's been in Aspen since Monday.
Bob and Garol live in Stamford.They moved there in August.
They've lived in Stamford since August.
Ted² and Alice study computer programming at New York University.
They began last fall.
They've studied computer programming since lasf fall.
Maria knows Mike.She met him in St.Louis.
She's known him since St.Louis.
Jake has an apartment in Manhattan.He bought it in 1988.
He's had an apartment in Manhattan since 1988.
Kathy's sick.She began to feel bad on Friday afternoon.
She's been sick since Friday afternoon.
Good!Here's some more of that meeting at WEFL.
They're still talking about who to hire while Kathy is out sick.
Who does Jake suggest?
I knwow Patricia.She's never worked in television.
Thomas Jones is good.He was a writer at an advertising⁵ agency⁶ in 1990.
Now he's a writer for a magazine.
But he's never worked in news.
Well,who does Jake suggest for Kathy's job?
Thomas Jones.
Now listen and repeat.
She's never worked
She's never worked in television.
he's never worked
He's never worked in news.
Now you hear...
Has Patricia worked a lot in television?
And you say...
No,she hasn't.She's never worked in television.
You hear...
But Patricia and Greg Olden worked together last year,didn't they?
And you say...
No,they didn't.They've never worked together.
OK?Let's begin.
Has Patricia worked a lot in television?
No,she hasn't.She's never worked in television.
But Patricia and Greg Olden worked together last year,didn't they?
No,they didn't.They've never worked together.
Wasn't Patricia a student at Columbia University?
No,she wasn't.She's never been a student at Columbia University.
Oh,that's right.Kathy studied at Columbia,didn't she?
No.she didn't.She's never studied at Columbia.
But they lived together in New York,right?
No,they didn't.They've never lived together in New York.
Well,Thomas Jones has worked for a long time in news,hasn't he?
No,he hasn't.He's never worked in news.
Thomas really likes Patricia,doesn't he?
No,he doesn't.He's never liked Patricia.
That's it.This is the end of Lesson One.

1 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

2 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

3 scripts   

剧本( script的名词复数 )； 文字； 笔迹； （一种语言的）字母系统

参考例句：

• Many felt he was prostituting his talents by writing Hollywood scripts. 许多人觉得他给好莱坞写剧本是滥用自己的才华。
• The scripts had a rather tired plot. 这部陈旧的剧本的情节是非常俗套的。

4 finch   

n.雀科鸣禽(如燕雀，金丝雀等)

参考例句：

• This behaviour is commonly observed among several species of finch.这种行为常常可以在几种雀科鸣禽中看到。
• In Australia,it is predominantly called the Gouldian Finch.在澳大利亚，它主要还是被称之为胡锦雀。

5 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

6 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。