Listening
Ben's Weekly Schedule
This is Ben's weekly schedule.
On weekdays, he goes to school from 8:00 until 3:30.
He usually has basketball practice after school.
On Monday, his team practices for 2 hours.
They practice from 3:45 until 5:45.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, they practice for an hour and a half.
They finish practicing around 5:15.
On Wednesdays they practice until 6:00.
On Fridays, they have a short practice.
They finish at 5:00, so he can go home early.
On Saturday, they have their games.
They play against other schools.
The games are in the afternoon.
This year, their team isn't doing well.
Their record is 3 wins and 4 losses.
Ben never has practice on Sundays.
On Sundays he does homework.
In the afternoon he and his family spend time together.
Sometimes they watch a movie.
Sometimes they just stay at home.
Ben likes to play chess with his father.
His father is a good chess player.
Ken's Schedule
Ken is a taxi driver.
He and his wife live in Tokyo.
Ken is 40 years old.
His wife, Seiko, is a nurse.
She works in a hospital.
Ken owns his own taxi.
His schedule varies.
It changes every day.
On rainy days he works for 8 hours.
It's easy to get passengers on rainy days.
On other days he works for 5 or 6 hours.
He usually works 5 or 6 days a week.
He never works on Sundays.
He prefers to work at night, from six until midnight.
There is less traffic at night.
That means there are fewer cars on the road.
During the day, there is a lot of traffic.
Ken doesn't like driving in heavy traffic.
Too many cars on the road means heavy traffic.
The streets are crowd with too many cars.
Ken likes being a taxi driver.
He likes to talk to his passengers.
Most passengers are very nice.
Some of them are very interesting.
They come from different countries.
They have different kinds of jobs.
Unfortunately, some passengers are very rude.
They get angry and are not polite.
They never say "please" or "thank you".
They want him to driver fast, even in heavy traffic.
It's not possible to drive fast in heavy traffic.
And they don't say "thank you" when they leave.
Vocabulary
Daily Actions & Emotions
Leave.
They are leaving home in the morning.
Return.
They are returning home in the evening.
Arrive.
He is arriving at work in the morning.
Work.
She is working at her desk in an office.
Talking.
He is talking with a friend on his phone.
Listening.
She is listening to music.
A happy face.
She is smiling because she's happy.
A sad face.
She has a sad face because she's sad.
An angry face.
This person is angry.
Afraid.
This man is afraid of something.
Tired.
This man is tired because he does't get enough sleep.
Measure
A box.
This box has three dimensions: length, width and height.
Its length and width are both 1 centimeter.
Its height is one point five centimeters.
A grey ball.
This ball weighs one kilogram or 2.2 pounds.
A moving car.
This car's speed is 60 miles per hour, or about 97 kilometers an hour.
Two moving cars.
These two cars are moving in the opposite direction.
The red car is going west and the green car is going east.
Two purses.
These two purses look the same, but their cost is quite different.
The purse on the left costs 100 dollars more than the purse on the right.
Dialogue
Taxi Chat
M1：Good evening, where do you want to go?
M2：I want to go to the train station. I'm in a hurry. My train leaves in an hour.
M1：Which train station? The east station or the west station?
M2：It's the east station.
M1：Oh, the traffic is very bad now. It's going to take time.
M2：How much time?
M1：Maybe 40 minutes.
M2：Please hurry. I don't want to miss my train.
M2：Driver, can you go any faster?
M1：Sorry, sir. As you can see, the traffic isn't moving. Sorry, but you are going to miss your train.
M2：OK. Let me out at that subway stop. Maybe I can get there by subway. How much do I owe you?
M1：Just a minute. The fare is 15 dollars. Do you want a receipt?
M2：No, thanks. I don't need a receipt.
Steven's New Friend
W：What do you think of Steve's new friend?
M：She is very pretty. But I don't like her.
W：Why not?
M：She just talks about herself. She talks and talks, but she never listens.
M：I don't know why Steve likes her so much.
W：Well, she is pretty.
M：Yes, she is pretty and boring. Don't you agree?
W：Yes, I see what you mean. She is boring.
W：But maybe she isn't always boring.
M：What do you mean?
W：Maybe she just as know how to be around other people.
M：Maybe you are right. Steve really likes her so she must be nice.
W：Right. We still don't know her very well. Let's give her more time.
M：OK. At least she is nice to look at.
