Ishow 中级班文本.docx

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Ishow中级班文本

I-show中级班文本

Intermediate1-1

M:

Oh,I’mreallysorry,areyouOK?

W:

I’mfine,butI’Mnotverygoodatthis.

M:

NeitheramI,sayareyoufromsouthAmerica?

Didyougrowupthere?

W:

Yes,Idid,butmyfamilymovedhere8yearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.

M:

Andwheredidyoulearntherollerblade?

W:

Hereinthepark,thisisonlymysecondtime.

M:

Well,it’smyfirsttime,canyougivemesomelessons?

W:

Sure,justfollowme.

M:

Bytheway,mynameisTed.

W:

AndI’mAnna,nicetomeetyou.

Intermediate1-2

M:

Hey,hey!

Thatwasfun.Thanksforthelesson!

W:

Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?

M:

Iworkinatravelagency.

W:

Really!

Whatdoyoudohere?

M:

I’minchargeoftheircomputers.

W:

Oh,soyou’recomputerspecialist.

M:

Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.

W:

That’sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI’mtaking.

M:

Oh,sure~Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollerbladinglessons.

W:

It’sadeal!

Intermediate2

W1:

Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?

W2:

I’mfromChina~fromnearShanghai.

W1:

Andwhendidyoumovehere?

W2:

IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.

W1:

Andwhatdoyoudonow?

W2:

I’matransportationengineer.

W1:

Isee.Soyou’reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.

W2:

Yes,that’sright.

W1:

WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?

W2:

Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.Iguessoneofthe

biggestdifficultyisthatIdon’thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat’s

notthesamething.InChina,onholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn’tthesame

here.

W1:

Andwhatdidyoumissthemostfromhome?

W2:

Oh,that’seasy:

mymom’ssoup!

Shemakesgreatsoup!

Ireallymissmymother’scooking.

Intermediate3-1

M:

Hey!

Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?

W:

Yeah!

That’smeinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwo

weeksthereeverysummer.

M:

Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!

W:

Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.

Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit’sstillupintheattic!

M:

Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!

Intermediate3-2

M:

YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?

W:

What?

M:

Visitingmygrandparent’shouse.Youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutofthe

country,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethat

horse-andshelovedme,too!

Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparents’house.

AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.

W:

Ah,memories!

Intermediate4-1

W:

Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?

M:

Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.

W:

SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.

M:

Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.

W:

Yeah,thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.

M:

Andfewercars!

There’retoomuchtraffic.

W:

Say,isthatourbuscoming?

M:

Yes,itis.But,look,it’sfull.

W:

Oh,no!

Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI’mgoingtowrite.

Intermediate4-2

M:

So,areyoureallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?

W:

Sure,I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They’retooold.Weneedmoremodern

buses~niceairconditionedones.

M:

Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.

W:

Right,andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.

M:

That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.

W:

Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.

M:

Oh,youmeantheyshouldallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringregularworkday?

M:

Hmm~Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.

Intermediate5-1

W:

Excuseme,couldyoutellmewherethebankis?

M:

There’soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.

W:

Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?

M:

Itshouldn’tbeopennow.Itopensat8a.m.

W:

Good.Andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?

M:

Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.

W:

OK.Andonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?

M:

Rightbehindyou,ma’am.Seethatsign?

W:

Oh,thanksalot.

Intermediate5-2

W:

Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-ifyoudon’tmind.

M:

Notatall.

W:

Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?

M:

Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsabout$40.

W:

$40?

IguessI’lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldI

findaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?

Maybeafast-foodplace?

M:

Goupstairsandturnright.You’llseethesnackbaronyourleft.

W:

Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday!

M:

You,too.

Intermediate6

M:

QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.For

example,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusiness

district.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheir

windshield.AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitdifficulttobuycars.Peoplehaveto

applyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Not

everyonecangetone.Thereisalsoahightaxoncars.Soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchto

buyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.TheotherthingSingapore

hasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthe

bestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodandtaxiandbussystem.

Intermediate7

M:

Whatdoyouthink?

W1:

Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.

W2:

Butthebedroomsaretoosmall.Andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.

M:

Andit’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.

W1:

Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.

M:

Let’sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.Well,howdoyoulikethis

place,then?

W2:

Oh,it’smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyarehuge!

W1:

Yes,theyareniceandbig.

W2:

Andtheyaretwobathrooms!

Icouldhavemyownbathroom!

W1:

Yes,Iguessyoucould.

W2:

Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon’tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.

M:

Oh,I’mwecanchangethecolorifwewantto.

Intermediate8-1

M:

CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.

W:

Hello.I’mcallingtheapartmentyouhaveforrent.

M:

Yes,whatcanItellyouaboutit?

W:

Whereisitexactly?

M:

It’sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.

W:

Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?

M:

Yes,I’mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.Ithasthreebedrooms

andaverylargelivingroom.

W:

Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?

M:

Well,thebuildingisabout50yearsold.

W:

Uh-huh.Well,I’llthinkaboutit.

M:

OK,thanksforcalling.

W:

Thankyou.Bye.

Intermediate8-2

W:

Hello?

M:

Hello.Istheapartmentyou’readvertisingstillavailable?

W:

Yes,itis.

M:

Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?

W:

Well,it’saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It’soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.

M:

Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?

W:

There’ssubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedright

downtown.,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestauranteverywhere.But

it’sonahighfloor,soyoudon’thearanystreetortrafficnoise.

M:

It’ssoundsjustlikethekindofplaceI’mlookingfor.I’dliketocomeseeit,please.

W:

Sure,letmegiveyoutheaddress.

Intermediate9-1

M:

Yeah,Ireallyneedachange.I’vebeendoingthesamethingforoverfiveyearsnow,andI’m

justlearninganythingnew.It’sthesameroutineeveryday,andI’mreallysickofsittinginfrontof

thecomputer.IthinkIneedtotrysomethingtotallydifferent.Iwanttobeinaprofessionthat

involvesmeetingpeople.

Intermediate9-2

W:

Ireallyneedtojoinacluborsportsteamtogivemesomethingtodoonweekends.Igetreally

boredontheweekends.AndifIjoinedaclub,I’dprobablygettomeetpeopleandmakenew

friends.

Intermediate9-3

M:

Ishouldtakeatypingcoursethissummer.Ireallyneeditformyschoolwork.Andpeoplesay

thatifyoucantypereallywell,it’ssomethingyou’llfindusefullaterinlife.

Intermediate9-4

W:

Gosh,Ireallyhavetogoonadiet.I’vegainedtenpoundssincelastyear,andeveryonetellsmeIlookfat.AndifIdon’tloseweightnow,Iwon’tbeabletogetintoanyofmysummer

clothes.

Intermediate10-1

M1:

So,whereareyouworkingnow,Terry?

M2:

Oh,I’mstillatthebank.Idon’tlikeit,though.

M1:

That’stoobad.Whynot?

M2:

Well,it’sboring,anditdoesn’tpayverywell.

M1:

Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon’tlikemyjob,either.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.

M2:

Actually,Idon’twanttoworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoneysoIcouldretirenow.

M1:

Hmm,howoldareyou?

M2:

Uh,twenty-six.

Intermediate10-2

M1:

So,howarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?

M2:

Oh,youdidn’tknow?

SheandIbrokeupacouplemonthago.Wedecidedweneededa

breakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.

M1:

I’msureyouwill.

M2:

I’mreallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?

M1:

I’mnotsure,butI’dlovesomethingthatwouldinvolvetravel.AndI’dreallyliketomoveto

anothercity.I’msickofthisplace.Ineedtolivesomewheremoreexciting.

M2:

Iknowwhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringaroundhereattimes.

Intermediate11-1

W:

He