【新人教版】教材帮必修第一册  Unit 1
Text 1
W: What do you want to learn?
M: French, German, or some other languages.
W: How about Spanish?
M: Well, I don’t want to take Spanish. Russian is OK, though. How about you?
W: Me? English, of course.

Text 2
W: Where did you go just now?
M: I went to the shop and bought two dozen eggs and two pounds of chicken.
W: How much did it cost you in all?
M: Twenty yuan.

Text 3
W: Good morning! Jinling Hotel. What can I do for you?
M: Can I leave a message for Mr. Robertson in Room 746?
W: Sure.
M: Please tell him that the bus will pick him up at 3:00 pm.

Text 4
M: Look at you. You are out of breath.
W: I ran all the way to school.
M: Why? Where is your bike?
W: There is something wrong with it. My dad is going to have it repaired today.

Text 5
W: I can’t stand Mike.
M: Why? What did he do to make you so angry?
W: He smokes all the time. I really hate the smell.
M: He is worried about his job interview. You might talk to him about it later.

Text 6
M: Lucy, are you going out?
W: Yes. I need a new dress for Jenny’s birthday party.
M: I’m going downtown, too. Could you give me a lift?
W: Sure. By the way, don’t you have a membership card for the Pretty Girls Store?
M: Yes. I often buy dresses for Ann in that store. I can get a 20 percent discount on everything there.
W: Do you have it on you?
M: Sure.
W: Great. Could we go there first? I want to use your card.
M: Why not? It’s 2:00. I’ll still have enough time to choose some books.
W: So you are going to the City Library, aren’t you?
M: No, I’m going to buy some books for Ann. She likes reading.

Text 7
M: You look tired, Alice. Did you not sleep well last night?
W: I didn’t go to sleep until 2:00 am, and then I had to get up around 6:00 in the morning.
M: To play computer games again?
W: No. I had to finish my work plan for next year. My boss is going to read it himself this morning.
M: Why didn’t you get it done earlier?
W: My boss had said he wouldn’t need it until this Friday. But he suddenly changed his mind and wanted it two days earlier.
M: Why?
W: I guess it has something to do with the bad economy. We had a terrible year this year. He is worried and wants to figure out a solution as soon as possible.

Text 8
M: Is the woman in the picture your mother?
W: No. That’s my aunt Mary. She was a very famous butterfly swimmer in the 1980s.
M: Really?
W: Yes. She competed in both the 1984 and the 1988 Olympics.
M: Did she win?
W: She sure did. She set world records in the 100-meter and 200-meter butterfly swimming events. She was only a teenager at that time.
M: She was really great. What did she do later?
W: She retired from swimming and went to work at a bank in her hometown.
M: Has the record she set been broken?
W: Yes. In May 2000, Susan O’Neill broke her 200-meter butterfly swimming record. My aunt was very happy when she heard the news.
M: Your aunt must be a great woman. I really look forward to meeting her one day.

Text 9
M: Anything interesting in the newspaper today?
W: Yes. A mother in South Africa named her newborn boy “Enough”.
M: Why? Didn’t she want to give birth to any more children?
W: She wants to have a daughter, but she thinks there are already too many people on Earth.
M: I guess she is right. The world’s population has already reached 7 billion.
W: You are right. It seems the world’s population has been growing faster and faster recently.
M: Why do you say so?
W: It wasn’t until 1804 that the world’s population reached its first billion.
M: When did it hit 2 billion?
W: In 1927. According to this article, the world’s population hit 3 billion in 1959, 4 billion in 1974, 5 billion in 1987, and 6 billion in 1998.
M: That’s horrible. Action must be taken to prevent the world’s population from growing so fast, or people might starve in the future.
W: You couldn’t be more right.

Text 10
In general, a healthy person doesn’t smoke, is at a healthy weight, eats healthily and exercises. Here are a few ways you can start living a healthy life without making too many big changes to your lifestyle. First, get active. It is certainly an important way to remain healthy. You can walk, run, play sports, swim, climb, jump, and more. Doing activities like these will keep you fit physically. Second, eat healthily. Having a healthy diet is another important part of a healthy lifestyle. It can help you control your weight; it can also improve your health and quality of life as you get older. Third, watch less TV. Once a week, turn off the TV and do some physical activities with your family. Watching TV for hours every day will make fast weight gain more likely. Fourth, do some regular tasks. Working in the garden, sweeping the floor, washing clothes ... These kinds of activities can keep you moving. Last but not least, keep yourself clean and keep your surroundings clean. Doing this can create a healthy and positive environment. Such an environment is very important to a healthy lifestyle. Unclean places can not only make you feel less comfortable but can also make you sick.