Listening: An Unusual Day

Kathy usually gets up at 6:30, but this morning she didn’t hear her alarm.

As a result, she overslept.

She didn’t get up until 7:00, 30 minutes later than usual.

As a result, she didn’t have time to cook breakfast for her children.

Today Kathy and her kids left home early.

They usually leave home at 7:30, but today they left at7:15.

They left early because they had to buy breakfast on their way to school.

It usually takes 45 minutes to drive her kids to school, but today it took longer.

It took them longer because they stopped for breakfast along the way.

It took 15 minutes for them to have breakfast.

They ate at a little coffee shop along the side of the road.

After eating breakfast, they got back into their car.

On most days, the traffic isn’t too bad in the morning.

But this morning, it was much worse than usual.

The cars were moving very slowly.

As a result, it took them longer than usual to get to school.

One of her children got to school on time, but the other two were late.

They were late because their schools are farther away.

They were both about 10 minutes late to school.

When Kathy finally got home, she cleaned her house as usual.

She vacuumed (/'vækjʊəm/用真空吸尘器清扫) the living room and cleaned the bathroom.

Then she talked with her friend on the phone as usual.

When she finished talking with her friend, she got into her car.

She put the key into the ignition (/ɪɡ'nɪʃən/发火装置) and tried to start the engine.

But her car’s engine didn’t start.

Her car battery was dead, so she had to call for help.

After getting a new battery for her car, the engine started.

Then Kathy drove to the mall to meet her friend.

She arrived at the mall an hour late, but her friend was waiting for her.

They had lunch together, and then they went shopping.

They both bought new shoes and some things for their kids.

Kathy bought a new tie for her husband.

It’s now 3 o’clock, and everything is going as usual.

Kathy doesn’t want anything else to go wrong.

She wants the rest of the day to go as usual.

She doesn’t want any more surprises.

And tomorrow, she won’t oversleep.

She never wants to oversleep again.

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Listening: Bus Schedule

Here is a bus schedule at a bus stop.

On most days, the buses come on schedule, but sometimes they don’t.

Yesterday, for example, several buses were late.

This is because the traffic yesterday was much heavier than usual.

Bus No.38 was supposed to come at 8:40, but it was 5minutes late.

It didn’t come until 8:45.

Bus N0.60 was supposed to come at 8:30.

But yesterday it didn’t come until 8:40.

It was 10 minutes late.

Not one bus came early.

As a result of the delays, one man got on the wrong bus.

He wanted to go to the airport, so he wanted to get onBus No.38.

He expected it to come at 8:40.

Instead, he got on Bus No.60, which came at 8:40.

He didn’t notice that it was the wrong bus.

It didn’t go to the airport.

As a result, he missed his flight.

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Vocabulary: Activities & Food

Weddings are where two people get married.

This man and woman are getting married.

The building in the middle is an office building.

Many people come to work here during the week.

These people are at a dance party.

The woman in the green dress is dancing with her boyfriend.

These two people are meeting for the first time.

They are shaking hands.

This young boy is brushing his teeth.

He brushes his teeth several times a day.

Candies and cakes are sweet because they are made with lots of sugar.

Eating too many sweets isn’t good for your teeth.

Lemons and grapefruit (/ˈɡrepˌfrut/西柚) taste a little sour, so some people don’t like them.

Some sour tasting foods have a lot of vitamin (/'vaɪtəmɪn/维生素) C.

These red peppers (/'pɛpɚ/辣椒) are very hot and spicy.

Eating hot or spicy food raises (/rez/增加) body temperature, so don’t eat them before going to bed.

These foods are deep-fried (油炸) and greasy (/'grisi/含脂肪过多的).

Greasy foods have a lot of calories (/'kæləri/卡路里), so don’t eat them if you want to lose weight.

Healthy foods are usually natural and don’t include dangerous chemicals (/'kɛmɪkl/化学药品).

Fruits and vegetables are examples of healthy foods.

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Vocabulary: Spatial (/'speʃl/空间的) Relations

The triangle (/'traɪæŋɡl/三角形) is inside the square.

The square is around the triangle.

The triangle is inside the circle.

The circle is around the triangle.

The square is inside the triangle.

The triangle is around the square.

The circle is between two small squares.

There’s a square on either side of the circle.

The circle is on the left of a rectangle (/'rɛktæŋɡl/长方形).

The rectangle is on the right of the circle.

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Dialogue: Meeting at the Airport

W: Hey, where are you? I don’t see you anywhere.

M: I’m on the subway.

W: My flight arrived early, and I’m tired.

M: I’m sorry to be late. I’ll be there as fast as I can.

W: Where are you now?

M: There are three more stops. I’ll be there in ten minutes.

W: I’ll meet you at the bus stop in front of terminal (/'tɝmɪnl/终点) 2. Then we can get a taxi.

M: Ok. I’ll look for you in front of terminal 2. See you soon.

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Dialogue: Staying up Late

Lisa: What’s the matter Tom?

Tom: I don’t feel well.

Lisa: Are you sick?

Tom: No, I don’t think so. I’m just tired.

Lisa: Didn’t you get enough sleep?

Tom: No, I didn’t. I went to bed later than usual last night.

Lisa: What time did you go to bed?

Tom: I didn’t go to bed until 12:00.

Lisa: Why did you stay up so late?

Tom: I was watching some videos on line.

Lisa: What kind of videos?

Tom: Music videos from all over the world.

Lisa: Really?

Tom: Sure, I’ll send you some links if you like.

Lisa: Thanks, I like music videos too. They are really fun.

Tom: Just don’t stay up too late.

Lisa: Don’t worry, I won’t stay up too late. I need my sleep.