英语流利说 Level 5.docx

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英语流利说Level5

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part1

Listening—Jessica’sclassreunion1

Jessicais35yearsold.

Shegraduatedfrommiddleschool20yearsago.

Thisyearhermiddleschoolclasshadits20-yearclassreunion.

Allofherclassmatesandteacherswereinvitedtoattend.

Itwasgoingtobeatahotelnearwheretheirschoolusedtobe.

Likemanyotherbuildings,theschoolhadbeentorndown.

Ithadbeenreplacedbysomeapartmentbuildings.

Exercise:

1.—Whowasinvitedtoattendthereunion?

—Allofherclassmatesandteacherswereinvitedtoattend.

2.—Whatwasgoingintobeheldatthehotel.

—Thereweregoingtobereunionnearwheretheirschoolusedtobe.

3.—whatreplacetheschool？

—Ithadbeenreplacedbysomeapartmentbuildings.

Atfirstshewasn'tsureifshecouldgotothereunion.

onereasonwasthattherewasn'tanyoneinparticularthatshewantedtosee.

Anotherreasonwasthatshewasverybusy.

Shewasaworkingmother,withaboy8yearsoldandahusbandwhowasrarelyathome.

Goingtothereunionmeantthatshewouldhavetoarrangeforsomeonetotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.

Thatwouldn'tbeeasy.

Shedidn'twanttotakeherboywithher,andherhusbandwouldn'ttaketimeofffromwork.

Exercise:

1.—whatwasgoingtobedifftoarrange？

—Tofindsomeonetotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.

2.—Howoftenwasherhusbandashome?

—Hewasrarelyathome.

ThenshegotamessagefromSharon,oneofheroldclassmates.

Sharonwascontactingpeoplefromtheirclassandurgingeveryonetocome.

Intheirschooldays,Sharonwasclassmonitor,andnowshewashelpingtoorganizethereunion.

Exercise:

1.shewashelpingtoorganizethereunion.

Theyexchangedmessages,andJessicasaidshecouldn'tmakeit.

ThenSharongaveheracallandtheytalkedforalmostanhour.

Sharonreallywantedhertocome,andsodidacoupleofJessica'soldfriends.

Theywereallwonderinghowshewasdoing.

Noneofthemhadseenorheardfromhersincegraduation.

Theywereespeciallycurioussinceshehadn'tgonetotheirfirstreunion10yearsbefore.

Listening—Jessica’sclassreunion2

Jessicadecidedtoarrangethingssothatshecouldgo.

Herhusbandfinallyagreedtotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.

HeagreedtodoitbecausehermotherhadofferedtocomeandstayforawhilesoJessicacouldattendthereunion.

Sinceheandhermotherdidn'tgetalong,hedecidedtochangehisscheduleandworkfromhomeforafewdays.

Hereallydidn'twanthermothertocome,thoughhedidn'tsayso.

Exercise:

1-.whydidhedecidedtochangehisschedule?

-heandhermotherdidn'tgetalong

Onceshegottothereunion,shewasshocked.

Everyonehadagedsomuch,andmanywereoutofshape.

Somewhousedtobegoodlookinghadlosttheirlookscompletelyandotherslookedmuchbetterthanbefore.

Itwasstrangehowtimehadchangedpeopleinsuchdifferentways.

Anyway,shedecidedthatsinceshewasthere,shewouldtrytoenjoyit.

Exercise:

1-.whywassheshockedwhenshegetthereunion?

-Everyonehadagedsomuch,andmanywereoutofshape.

2.Herhusbandagreedtotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway

Vocabulary—ActionsandChange

Toreplacesomethingmeanstoputsomethingelseinitsplace.

Whensomethinggetsoldandbeginstobreakdown,itmayneedtobereplaced.

Exercise:

1.Thepersonwhoreplacessomeoneistheperson'sreplacement.

2.Whenapersonleavesacompany,thepersonmayneedtobereplacedbysomeone.

Totearsomethingdownmeanstobreakitapart.

Totearapersondownmeanstohurtthembysayingnegativethingsaboutthem.

1.Itmaytakealongtimetoteardownabigbuilding.

2.Whentheoldschoolbuildingwastorndown,itwasreplacedbyahotel.

To construct somethingmeanstobuildit,orputittogether.

Largeconstructionprojectsincludebuildings,bridges,andorganizations.

Theoppositeofconstructive,is destructive.

Exercise:

1.Theearthquakedestroyedseveralbuildingsandleftmanypeoplewithouthomes.

Toorganizesomethingmeanstoarrangethingsinanorderly,logicalway.

Anorganizationissomethingthathasalogicalstructure,suchasawell-managedcompany.

Exercise:

1.Somepeoplearepoorlyorganized,sotheyhaveahardtimefindingthings.

2.Aneventorpartycanbewellorganized,poorlyorganizedorcompletelydisorganized.

Tosupportsomethingsuchasanideaistohelp add strengthtoit.

Theoppositeofsupportisto undermine orweaken.

Exercise:

1.Ifyousupportsomeone,itmeansyouaretryingtohelpthemsucceed.

Vocabulary—TypesofInformation

Publicinformationisavailabletoanyonewhowantstoknowit.

Ifastoreisopentothepublic,itmeansanyonecancomein.

Exercise:

1.Manypeoplemakemoneybyinvestinginpubliccompanies.

2.Apubliccompanymakesitssharesavailableforpurchasebyanyinvestor.

Privateinformationisnotopentoeveryone,butisonlyavailabletotrustedfriendsorfamily.

Informationaboutone'ssecrethopesanddreamsisusuallyprivate.

Exercise:

1.Thepasswordtoyourbankaccountisprivateinformation.

2.Mostpeoplekeeptheirpersonalinformationprivate.

Confidentialinformationissecretinformation.

Confidentialinformationisnotsupposedtobesharedwithothers.

Exercise:

1.Revealingconfidentialinformationmaybeillegal.

Gossipisinformationthatisoftenexchangedbecauseit'sexcitingorfun,eventhoughitmaynotbetrue.

Officegossipisoftenentertaining,butitcanalsobedamaging.

Exercise:

1.Whenpeoplegossip,theymayhurtsomeonebyspreadingfalseorembarrassinginformation.

2.Gossipmayhurtorembarrassthepersonbeinggossipedabout.

Opinionsarewhatpeoplethinkorfeelaboutsomethingasopposedtofactualinformation.

Factualinformationisbasedonfactsorevidence,butopinionsarewhatpeoplethinkorfeel.

Exercise:

1.Someone’sopinioniswhattheythinkorfeelaboutsomething.

2.—Acompany'ssecretsarewhatkindofinformation?

 —Thedetailsofasecretdesignorhowacompanymakesdecisionsareoftenconfidential.

3.—Whatapersonthinksorfeelsaboutaissueiswhat?

 —Opinionsarewhatpeoplethinkorfeelaboutsomethingasopposedtofactualinformation.

4.—Highlypersonalinformationiswhatkindofinformation?

 —Highlypersonalinformationisprivateinformation.

5.Tokeepsomethingprivatemeansitshouldn'tbesharedwithothers.

6.Informationaboutone'ssecrethopesanddreamsisusuallyprivate.

7.Factualinformationisbasedonfactsorevidence,butopinionsarewhatpeoplethinkorfeel.

Repeat&ReadSentences:

1.Manypeoplemakemoneybyinvestinginpubliccompanies.

2.Someone’sopinioniswhattheythinkorfeelaboutsomething.

3.Confidentialinformationisnotsupposedtobesharedwithothers.

4.Youhadbetterkeepinformationaboutyourpasswordsprivateoryoumaylosealot.

5.Factualinformationisbasedonfactsorevidence,butopinionsarewhatpeoplethinkorfeel.

Dialogue—Acustomercomplaint

C：

IsthistheACEservicecenter?

S：

Yes,itissir.

S：

MayIhelpyou?

C：

Yes,I'mcallingtocomplainaboutyourservice.

S：

Certainlysir,I'msorrytohearthat.

S：

Letmeseeifthere'ssomethingIcandotohelpyou.

S：

Pleasetellmewhathappened.

C：

Iorderedanewwashingmachineonyourwebsite.

C：

Itwasmorethanaweekago.

Exercise：

1.—whyisthecustomercalling？

—tocomplainaboutyourservice.

S：

Beforeyougoon,mayIhaveyourordernumberplease?

C：

Sure,it'sabc1005.

S：

AndmayIhavethelast4digitsofyoursocialsecuritynumber?

C：

Idon'thaveasocialsecuritynumber.

C：

I'manillegalalien.

S：

Veryfunnysir.

S：

OK,thenwhatisyourfirstpet'sname?

C：

Mr.kitty.

Exercise：

1—Beforeyougoonmeans？

—beforeyoucontinue.

2.Letmeseeifthere'ssomethingIcandotohelpyou.

3.IsthistheACEservicecenter?

4.Certainlysir,I'msorrytohearthat.

S：

OK,Iseeyourallinformation.

S：

Now,what'stheproblem?

C：

Iorderedthewashingmachineandpaidforit.

C：

ThenIchoseadeliverydatefromasetofchoices.

C：

Itwassupposedtobedeliveredtoday,butit'sstillnothere.

S：

Didanyonecontactyou?

C：

No,Ihaven'treceivedanymessages.

S：

I'msorrytohearthatsir.

Exercise：

1.—whatwasthecustomerexpectinghappentoday？

—hewasexpectingthewashingmachinetobedelivered.

S：

Iseeherethatthewashingmachineyouorderedhasn'tarrivedinourwarehouseyet.

S：

Itcan'tbedelivereduntilnextweek.

C：

Youdon'tevenhaveityet?

C：

Whyhaven'tIbeennotified?

C：

Itooktimeofffromworktobeathometoday.

Exercise：

1.—whereisthewashingmachine？

—it’sbeinginwarehouse.

2.—whydidhetaketimeoffwork?

—hewasexpectingthewashingmachinetobedelivered

S：

Youshouldhavebeennotified,byphoneoremail.

C：

Iwasn't.

C：

Ihaven'treceivedanynotification.

C：

Thisisveryupsetting.

S：

Iunderstandsir.I'mreallysorryforthis.

C：

Beingsorryisn'tenough.

C：

I'mreallyupset.

C：

Thisisnowaytodobusiness.

S：

Yessir,Iunderstand.

Exercise：

1.—howdosethecustomerfeel？

—I'mreallyupset

S：

Icansendyoua50dollargiftcouponasawaytoexpressourappreciationforyourpatience.

C：

Idon'tcareaboutthemoney.

C：

Idon'tblameyouofcourse,butIwantyoutoknowhowdisappointedthatIamwithACE.

C：

Iexpectedmuchbetterservice.

Exercise：

1.—Whatdosetheservicerepoffertodo？

—sheoffertosendyoua50dollargiftcoupon？

S：

I'mreallysorrysir.IsthereanythingelseIcandoforyou?

C：

Yes,thereis.

C：

I'dliketocanceltheorderandgetarefund.

S：

I'msorrytohearthatsir,butIunderstand.

S：

I'llseetoitthatyougetyourrefund.

C：

HowlongwillittakebeforeIgettherefund.

S：

Youshouldseethecreditonyournextmonth'screditcardbillin