10天美语突破教程.docx

1、10天美语突破教程10天美语突破教程第一天 Making Friends When making new friends, there are usually three parts to the conversation you will have with your new friend. The first is the greeting. In this part, you and your new friend will greet each other and tell each other your names. The second part is the conversati

2、on. Sometimes the conversation is small talk and some times the conversation is about important matters, such as business. Small talk is an American slang term. It means that the conversation is about matters that are not very important. When conversing with your new friend, it is customary to give

3、information about your family, your work, or you will talk about any matter that is important to you and your new friend. The third part of the conversation is the leave-taking. In this part, you tell your new friend that you are happy to meet him and that you must end the conversation.In this conve

4、rsation, Thinh will introduce himself and his wife to Jim, their new neighbor.-Thinh: Hello.Jim: Oh, hi there!Thinh: Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Thinh Nguyen and this is my wife, Lan Quong.Jim: Pleased to meet you. My name is Jim Peters. Did you just move in next door?Lan: Yes, w

5、e did. Have you lived here long?Jim: Me? I guess so. Ive lived here for about 6 years now. Have you lived in America very long?Thinh: No. Not really. When we left Vietnam and came to America we lived with a cousin in Dallas for 2 years. Where do you work, Jim?Jim: I teach mathematics at Willow Sprin

6、gs community college. What do you do?Thinh: I am a mechanic at Allied Diesel. I repair truck engines.Jim: What about you, Lan?La第二天 Apartment Hunting Bill is looking for a new apartment. He just moved to a new city in order to start studying at a university. He is at a Rental Agency in the new city.

7、-Agent: Hi! Welcome to Rental Property Management. How may I help you?Bill: Hi, yes. Im interested in renting a two-bedroom apartment.Agent: Okay. If you have a seat, one of our rental agents will be with you in a moment.Bill: Thank you.Associate: Hi, my name is Ann Smith.Bill: Hi, Im Bill Harringto

8、n.Ann: Hi, Mr. Harrington. So that we will be able to match your needs better, I would like to ask you a few questions before I show you what we have available. First, what price range were you interested in?Bill: Somewhere between $400-$450 a month.Ann: Okay. Did you have a specific location in min

9、d?Bill: Well, I would like to live somewhere near the university. Or at least on a bus line.Ann: And when would you like to move in?Bill: On the first of the month.Ann: Okay. Are there any other amenities which you would like to have? For example, a dishwasher, a balcony, a swimming pool or central

10、air conditioning?Bill: I would definitely like to have a dishwasher, and with summers like these, central air! A balcony is not that important. Oh, yes, and two bathrooms would be nice.Ann: Okay. Here are photos of the apartments we have available which fit your preferences.Bill: Thank you. This one

11、 on Broadway Avenue looks nice. I would like to see that one. And the one on Main Street.Ann: Sure. Let me get the keys and we will go look at them. If you choose to rent one of them, we will need a damage deposit of $250. You will be responsible for all the utilities. You can sign a lease today, if

12、 you like.Bill: Great! Thank you. 第三天 At the Library-Librarian: Can I help you?Natalie: Yes. I am a bit confused. My sociology class is supposed to read a chapter in a book called Sociology and the Modern Age. According to the syllabus, the book is in the library, but I havent been able to find it.L

13、ibrarian: Do you have your syllabus with you? May I see it?Natalie: Yes, uh.I put it in the front of my sociology notebook. Oh, here it is.Librarian: Let me see. Oh yes. Your professor has placed this book on reserve. That means you cannot find it on the shelves in its usual place. You need to go to

14、 a special room called the reserve room. Its down the hall and to the right.Natalie: Im sorry - I still dont understand what you mean by on reserve.Librarian: You see, your professor wants every one in the class to read the chapter. If one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that

15、 none of the other students will have the opportunity to read it. So, your professor has insured that all students have the opportunity to read it by placing it on reserve.Natalie: So, will I be able to find this book?Librarian: Yes, when a book is on reserve, a student can go to the reserve room an

16、d ask the reserve librarian for the book. The student can have the book for a few hours, and he or she MUST read it in the library during that time. That way, the book stays in the library, and all students have a chance to read it.Natalie: Okay. Thank you. I understand now.Librarian: Will there be

17、anything else?Natalie: No! I am on my way to the reserve room. Thanks again!-Words and Expression1.syllabusUsually, an instructor hands out the syllabus on the first day of class.If you are not sure when an assignment is due, check the syllabus.I need to buy all the books the instructor has listed o

18、n the syllabus.According to the syllabus, we have a quiz next week.2.on reserveAll the librarys books by M. Douglas White are on reserve for students in Chemistry 341.Prof: Id like to place these books on reserve for my physics class.Librarian: Certainly. Fill out this form, and Ill inform the libra

19、rian in the reserve room.I need to spend a few hours in the library to read a textbook my instructor has placed on reserve.Im sorry. You are not allowed to take this book from the library. It is on reserve, so you must read it here.3.to be) on ones way (to)The incredible acting of Maya Thurston in h

20、er last three movies has caught the attention of movie lovers everywhere. Maya is on her way to becoming a star.I saw Rita on her way to school. It was raining and she was carrying an umbrella.Wife: Henry, if you dont leave now youll be late for the train.HUSBAND: Dont worry, hon. Im on my way!If yo

21、u are on your way to the grocery store, could you stop at the pharmacy next door and buy some aspirin?第四天 Asking for the Way第四天 Asking for the Way-Visitor: Can you tell me how to reach the bank please? Policeman: Which bank? There are two: the Allied Irish Bank and the Bank of Ireland.Visitor: I hav

22、e an AIB pass card and I want to withdraw money from the bank.Policeman: You need to go to the Allied Irish Bank which is near the local shopping center, Dunnes Stores. Visitor: How do I get there? I have no knowledge of this area.Policeman: Cross the road and turn left at the other side. Walk along

23、 the footpath until you reach the traffic lights. You will see a shopping center on the right hand side. Walk across the road and turn right after the shopping center. Keep going straight for about 100m and the bank is to your left. Visitor: It sounds very complicated. How far is it from here? Polic

24、eman: Its not so complicated. Its about five minutes walk from here. I can draw a map for you if you wish.Visitor: Oh, I would really appreciate that. By the way will I be going North or South? Policeman: You will be going northwards. You are now in the Western part of the city and the Allied Irish

25、Bank is situated in the North East. Heres a rough sketch of the area.第五天 A VISIT TO THE ADVISOR-In this conversation, an international student has been asked to see her advisor. The advisor has something very important to discuss with the student.-Student: You wanted to see me?Advisor: Thats right.

26、We need to have a serious talk.Student: About what?Advisor: Your attendance-or rather, lack of it.Student: OK, so Ive ditched class a few times . . .Advisor: A few times? Ive been told youve missed six out of eight times in two different classes! Thats really setting yourself up to fail.Student: Oh,

27、 come on. Those classes are really boring! Advisor: But theyre also required, so that doesnt matter. Youre about to be in big trouble.Student: Whats the big deal about missing some classes?Advisor: The big deal is that youre here on a student visa.Student: So?Advisor: So if you dont attend class reg

28、ularly, you wont be a full-time student-which your visa requires. Youll be out of status.Student: What are you gonna do? Turn me in to the Immigration Police?Advisor: Oh, of course Ill have to report you if you continue missing your class, but Im going to do something else first.Student: Like what?A

29、dvisor: Like faxing your father.-Notes on Vocabulary1. ditched class: intentionally missed class2. setting yourself up to fail: doing (yourself) what is necessary to cause failure3. . . . so that doesnt matter: . . . so that isnt important.4. Whats the big deal about missing some classes?: Whats so

30、important about missing some classes?5. out of status: not meeting the requirements to keep your visa status-Notes on Usage1. You wanted to see me?The student changes a statement to a question by using question (rising) intonation, not by using an auxiliary verb (did).People often use this kind of question in conversational language to suggest that they think a statement may not be true or accurate. (The student means something like Is it true that you wanted to see me?