洪恩環(huán)境英語第七冊練習 lesson one
This is the first lesson:Lesson One.
Listen to the converstaion between Steven Winn and Jake Seltzer.
Good job,Jake.Here are some of your stories for tomorrow.
Wait,Steven.I need a minute of your time.
Jake,I'm off to the doctor right now.Can it wait?
I know you're busy and I hate to bother you,Steven,but this is important.
Now listen and repeat.
I'm off I'm off to the doctor
I'm off to the doctor right now.
I'm off to is a way to say"I'm going to"or"I'm leaving for."
Let's practice using this idiom.I say,"I'm going to the doctor right now."
And you say....
I'm off to the doctor right now.
I say,He's leaving for the airport.
And you say....
He's off to the airport.
Ready?Let's begin.I'm going to the doctor right now.
I'm off to the doctor right now.
He's leaving for the airport.He's off to the airport.
Mike and Jake are going to the Stamford Hotel.
Mike and Jake are off to the Stamford Hotel.
They're going to interview Abbott Larkin.I'm leaving for the races.
I'm off to the races.
Here we are,ladies and gentlemen,at Churchill Downs.
It's a beautiful day for the annual running of the Kentucky Derby.
The horses are moving across the track.
Now they're entering the starting gate.
They look about ready..And they're off!!!
Now Listen and repeat.
Can it wait?
Can it wait means"Can we talk about it later?
"or"Can we do it later?"Now you hear...
Wait!I need a minute of your time.And you say...
Sorry.Can it wait?You hear...
How about an interview with WEFL?And you say...
Sorry.Can it wait?OK?Let's begin.
Wait!I need a minute of your time.
Sorry.Can it wait?How about an interview with WEFL?
Sorry.Can it wait? Hey!Let's practice English idioms! Sorry.Can it wait?
Let's listen to some more of the converstion between Steven and Jake.
Why is Abbott Larkin in Stamford now?
The president of International Computer?What's he doing here?
He's staying at the Stamford Hotel.
So what?What's so important?Now listen and repeat.
what's what's she doing
What's she doing here?
what's what's she doing
What's she doing here?
What's he doing here?or What's she doing here?
means"Why is he,or why is she,here?"
Now let's practice this expression.You hear...
James Brady is in town.And you say...
What's he doing here? You hear...
Steven's wife,Anne,just arrived at the studio.And you say...
What's she doing here? Ready?Let's begin.James Brady is in town.
What's he doing here?
Steven's wife,Anne,just arrived at the studio.
What's she doing here? James Brady is at the bus station.
What's he doing here? So's his daughter.
What's she doing here?Mr.and Mrs.Larkin are with them.
What are they doing here?Now listen and repeat.
So waht? What's so importan?
So waht? and What's so importan? mean about the same thing.
What's so importan?is more formal.
So what?is more famioliar.
So what?means you're not really interested in what the other person is saying.
Let's practice this expression.You hear...
Abbott Larkin is staying at the Stamford Hotel.And you say...
So waht? What's so importan?You hear...
He had coffee for breakfast this morning.And you say....
So waht? What's so importan?
Ready?Here we go. Abbott Larkin is staying at the Stamford Hotel.
So waht? What's so importan?
He had coffee for breakfast this morning.
So waht? What's so importan?
You know,he sometimes likes to watch TV in the evening.
So waht? What's so importan?
When we think something is not important,we sometimes say,
"So what?"When we're interested,we sometimes say,"Really?"
Listen to the conversation between Jake and Connie.
Did you know,Connie,that James Brady is a multimillionaire?
Yeah,so what
He's thinking of buying International Computer from Abbott Larkin.
So waht? What's so importan?
Well,he's also thinking fo buying WEFL.Really?
Yes.And I heard he wants to move the studio to Dallas.
No!Really?Now let's practice these two expressions.
I say,"James Brady likes to drink a glass of water before he goes to bed."
And you say...
So what? I say,"He always sleeps with his hat and shoes on."And you say...
Really?Remember,when it's unusual,you say....
Really And when it's not unusual,you say...
So what? You decide.Ready?Let's begin.
James Brady drinks a glass of water before he goes to bed.
He always sleeps with his hat and shoes on.
He gets up every morning at 8:00.
He takes a shower.Then he stands on his head and sings"Let It Be."
At 9:00 James Brady takes the elevator and leaves the Stamford Hotel.
He gets on a horse and rides to the office.
Now listen to some more of the conversation between Steven and Jake.
Larkin's talking to James Brady,the president of NIT.
I don't understand.What does that mean?
James Brady and Abbott Larkin are meeting in secret.
They're making a deal,and i think it's an important story.
I want an interview with Larkin.Why?
Larkin's company is losing money now.Larkin needs more customers.
I think he's selling his company to James Brady.That's why he's here now.
NIT is buying Larkin's company?I like that story.
Do you realize it's one of the biggest mergers in history?
I love it! Now listen and repeat.
Larkin's talking
Larkin's talking to James Brady.
They're making
They're making a deal.
I think
I think it's an important story.
Larkin's company
Larkin's company is losing money.
I want an interview.
Now correct the following sentences.
I say,"Larkin talked to James Brady a month ago."And you say...
No.Larkin's talking to James Brady right now.
Isay,"Steven thought it was an important story last month."And you say...
No.Steven thinks it's an important story right now.
Remember that verbs of emotion
and mental ability are not often used in the present continuous.
Ready?Let's start.Larkin talked to James Brady a month ago.
No.Larkin's talking to James Brady right now.
Steven thought it was an important story last month.
No.Steven thinks it's an important story right now.
Larkin and Brady made a deal last year.
No.Larkin and Brady are making a deal right now.
Jake wanted an interview a week ago.
No.Jake wants an interview right now.
Larkin's company lost money a year ago,but now everything's OK.
No.Larkin's company is losing money right now.
That's the end of Lesson One.
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