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lesson67 The weekend
MRS JOHNSON: Hello, Mrs Williams. Were you at the butcher's
MRS WILLIAMS: Yes. I was. Were you at the butcher’s ,too MRS JOHNSON: No, I wasn’t. I was at the greengrocer’s. How’s Jimmy today
MRS WILLIAMS: He’s very well, thank you.
MRS JOHNSON: Was he absent from school last week MRS WILLIAMS: Yes, he was. He was absent on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. How are you all keeping(你们身体怎么样)
MRS JOHNSON: Very well, thank you. We’re going to spend
three days in the country. We’re going to stay at my mother’s for the week-end.
MRS WILLIAMS: Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the country! Aren’t you lucky!
Lesson69 The car race
There is a car race near our town every year. In 1968, there was a very big race.
There were hundreds of people there. My wife and I were at the race. Our friends, Julie and Jack were there, too. You can see us in the crowd. We are standing on the left.
There were twenty cars in the race. There were English cars, French cars, German cars, Italian cars, American cars and Japanese cars.
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v1.0 可编辑可修改 It was an exciting finish. The winner was Billy Stewart. He was in car number fifteen. Five other cars were just behind him.
On the way home, my wife said to me, “Don’t drive so quickly! You’re not Billy Stewart!”
Lesson 71 He’s awful
Jane : What’s Ron Marston like , Pauline
Pauline : He’s awful ! He telephoned me four times yesterday , and three
times the day before yesterday.
Pauline: He telephoned the office yesterday morning and yesterday
afternoon. My boss answered the telephone .
Jane : What did your boss say to him
Pauline: He said ,”Miss White is typing letters .She can’t speak to you now !”
Pauline : Then I arrived home at six o’clock yesterday evening .He
telephoned again .But I didn’t answer the phone !
Jane : Did he telephone again last night
Pauline : Yes , he did . He telephoned at nine o’clock .
Jane : What did you say to him
Pauline : I said ,”This is Pauline ‘s mother . Please don’t telephone my daughter again !”
Jane : Did he telephone again Pauline : No , he didn’t !
Lesson73 The way to King Street
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v1.0 可编辑可修改 Last week Mrs Mills went to London. She does not know London very well, and she lost her way.
Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus-shop. “ I can ask him the way.” She said to herself.
“Excuse me,” she said.
“Can you tell me the way to King Street please”
The man smiled pleasantly. He did not understand English! He spoke German. He was a tourist.
Then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out a phrase-book. He opened the book and found a phrase. He read the phrase slowly. “I am sorry,” he said. “ I do not speak English.”
Lesson 75 Uncomfortable shoes
LADY : Have you any shoes like these SALESMAN: What size
Lady: Size five. Salesman: What colour Lady: Black.
Salesman: I’m sorry. We haven’t any.
Lady: But my sister bought this pair last month. Salesman: Did she buy them here
Lady: No, she bought them in the .
Salesman: We had some shoes like those a month ago, but we haven’t any now.
Lady: Can you get a pair for me please
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v1.0 可编辑可修改 Salesman: I’m afraid that I can’t. They were in fashion last year and the year before last.
But they’re not in fashion this year.
Salesman: These shoes are in fashion now. Lady: They look very uncomfortable.
Salesman: They are very uncomfortable. But women always wear uncomfortable shoes!
Lesson77 Terrible toothache
Nurse: Good morning, Mr Croft.
Mr Croft: Good morning, nurse. I want to see the dentist, please.
Nurse: Have you an appointment(有预约吗) Mr Croft: No, I haven’t . Nurse: Is it urgent
Mr Croft: Yes, it is . It’s very urgent. I feel awful. I have a terrible toothache.
Nurse: Can you come at 10 am on Monday, April 24th Mr Croft: I must see the dentist now, nurse.
Nurse: The dentist is very busy at the moment. Can you come at 2:00 PM
Mr Croft: That’s very late. Can’t the dentist see me now Nurse: I’m afraid that he can’t , Mr Croft. Can’t you wait till this afternoon
Mr Croft: I can wait, but my toothache can’t !
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v1.0 可编辑可修改 Lesson79 Peggy’s shopping-list
Tom: What are you doing, Peggy Peggy: I’m making a shopping-list, Tom. Tom: What do we need
Peggy: We need a lot of things this week.
Peggy: I must go to the grocer’s. We haven’t got much tea or
coffee, and we haven’t got any sugar or jam.
Tom: What about vegetables
Peggy: I must go to the greengrocer’s. We haven’t got many
tomatoes, but we’ve got a lot of potatoes.
Peggy: I must go to the butcher’s, too. We need some meat. We haven’t got any meat at all.
Tom: Have we got any beer and wine
Peggy: No, we haven’t. And I’m not going to get any! Tom: I hope that you’ve got some money. Peggy: I haven’t got much.
Tom: Well, I haven’t got much either!
Lesson81 Roast beef and potato.
John: Hello, Peggy! Where’s Tom Peggy: He’s upstairs. He’s having a bath. Peggy: Tom! Tom: Yes Peggy: John’s here. Tom: I’m nearly ready.
Tom: Hello, John. Have a cigarette.
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