【新北师版】教材帮必修第三册 UNIT 7

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W: It’s getting dark. Do you have the time?

M: It’s a quarter after eight.

W: Time flies. It feels like it’s only seven! I’d better start heading for home.

Text 2

M: Hello. This is John Smith.

W: Hello. This is Sarah White. Can I speak to Chris Watson, please?

M: Just a minute please. Hey! Chris! The phone is for you!

Text 3

W: You play really well! How often do you play tennis?

M: About once a week. What about you?

W: Me? Just three or four times a year.

Text 4

M: Hey. Can I talk to you for a minute?

W: Sure. What’s on your mind?

M: I’m fed up with this mess.

W: Oh. Sorry. I’ll tidy up tomorrow.

Text 5

W: Have you heard the weather forecast for tomorrow?

M: Yeah. It’s supposed to keep raining tomorrow. And it may clear up on Friday.

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W: I like this hotel.

M: What do you like about it?

W: We get a free breakfast, with toast, ham, eggs, fresh fruit and juice.

M: Wow! That’s nice. Let’s stay for two nights.

W: And the rooms are clean, too.

M: Do they allow pets?

W: No pets, no smoking.

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M: I went to Hawaii on vacation.

W: Do you like it?

M: I love it. I want to live there.

W: It must be attractive.

M: Yes, the island is so green, and the water is so blue.

W: What did you do at night?

M: At night I went out to eat. The food was delicious.

W: People who live in Hawaii are lucky.

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W: Have you seen our waiter?

M: Here he comes now.

W: We’ve been sitting here for almost 10 minutes.

M: Oops, I guess I was wrong. That isn’t our waiter.

W: We can give him five more minutes, and then leave.

M: I’ll go up to the front and talk to the manager.

W: That’s a good idea.

M: Maybe they’ll give us free drinks for waiting so long.

W: Maybe he’ll send us our waiter immediately.

M: Every time we eat out, it’s an adventure.

W: Last time, we got seats next to the kitchen.

M: We’ll never go there again.

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M: Do you like this house?

W: Yes, it’s beautiful.

M: It’s perfect for us and the kids.

W: Three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a big backyard.

M: And we can afford it!

W: So are we going to buy it?

M: I’m afraid not.

W: It’s too far from your job, isn’t it?

M: Yes, I can’t spend four hours on the road every day.

W: By the time you get home, you’ll be too tired to even eat.

M: I won’t be able to play with the kids.

W: No, we have to find someplace closer to your job.

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We would simply advise you to think of the word CEK which stands for changing attitude, exposing yourself and keeping talking.

Change attitude: The point is that you should realize that your goal is to communicate with people in English. It is acceptable for the beginner to say he don’t know instead of he doesn’t know. At least it is less annoying for them to wait for you.

Expose yourself: This step means to expose yourself to an English environment. This is the twenty\|first century and English is already everywhere. Movies, music, newspapers, articles and hundreds of tourists who walk past you every day can be great learning sources.

Keep talking: Whenever you have a chance to talk or to test your skills, just do it. Do not worry about mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, Tiger Woods, David Beckham etc. Come on. Let’s go out and create your own world of English.