Level3unit1part1ListeningKathyusuallygetsupat6:30,butth ismorning,shedidn’thearher al arm.Asaresult,sheoverslept.Shedidn’tgetupuntil7:00,30minuteslaterthanusual. Asaresult,shedidn’thavetimetocookbreakfastforherchildren. -Whydidsheoversleep–Shedidn’thearh eralarm.-Whydidn’tshecookbreakfast–Shedidn’thavetime. TodayKathyandherkidslefthomeearly.Theyusuallyleavehomeat7:30,buttodaytheyleftat7:15. Theyleftearlybecausetheyhadtobuybreakfastontheirwaytoschool .-Whydidtheyleavehomeearly–Theyhadtobuybreakfastontheirwaytoschool.-Whatdidtheyhavetobuyontheirwaytoschool–theirbreakfast.Itusuallytakes45minutestodriveherkidstoschool,buttodayittoo klonger. Ittookthemlongerbecausetheystoppedforbreakfastalongtheway. Ittook15minutesforthemtohavebreakfast. Theyateatalittlecoffeeshopalongthesideoftheroad.-Howlongdoesitusuallytaketodriveherkidstoschool–Itusuallytakes45minutes.-Howlongdidittakethemtohavebreakfast–Ittook15minutes.Aftereatingbreakfast,theygotbackintotheircar. Onmostdaysthetrafficisn’ttoobadinthemorning. Butthismorning,itwasmuchworsethanusual.Thecarsweremovingveryslowly. Asaresultittookthemlongerthanusualtogettoschool.-Whatdidtheydoaftereatingbreakfast–Theygotbackintotheircar. Oneofherchildrengottoschoolontime,buttheothertwowerelate. Theywerelatebecausetheirschoolsarefartheraway. Theywerebothabout10minuteslatetoschool.–Howlateweretwoofherchildren–Theywereabout10minuteslate. WhenKathyfinallygothomeshecleanedherhouseasusual. Shevacuumedthelivingroomandcleanedthebathroom. Thenshetalkedwithherfriendonthephoneasusual. Whenshefinishedtalkingwithherfriendshegotintohercar. Sheputthekeyintotheignition,andtriedtostarttheengine. Butthecar’senginedidn’tstart.Hercarbatterywasdead,soshehadtocallforhelp.-Whathappenedwhenshetriedtostarthercar–Thecar’senginedidn’tstart.-Whydidshehavetocallforhelp–togetanewbattery.Aftergettinganewbatteryforhercar,theenginestarted. ThenKathydrovetothemalltomeetherfriend. Shearrivedtothemallanhourlatebutherfriendwaswaitingforher. Theyhadlunchtogetherandthentheywentshopping. Theybothboughtnewshoesandsomethingsfortheirkids.。

Kathyboughtanewtieforherhusband.-WhatdidKathybuyforherhusband–anewtie.-Whowaswaitingforheratthemall–Herfriendwaswaitingforher.It’snow3:00andeverythingisgoingasusual.Kathydoesn’twantanythingelsetogowrong. Shewantstherestofthedaytogoasusual.Shedoesn’twantanymoresurprises.Andtomorrowshewon’toversleep. Sheneverwantstooversleepagain.-Whatdoesn’tKathywant–moresurprises.Hereisabusscheduleatabusstop. Onmostdaysthebusescomeonschedulebutsometimestheydon’t. Yesterdayforexample,severalbuseswerelate. Thisisbecausethetrafficyesterdaywasmuchheavierthanusual. -Howwasthetrafficyesterday–Itwasmuchheavierthanusual.。

-Whywereseveralbuseslate–Thetrafficwasheavierthanusual.Busnumber38wassupposedtocomeat8:40,butitwas5minuteslate. It didn’tcomeuntil8:45.Busnumber60wassupposedtocomeat8:30.Butyesterdayitdidn’tcomeuntil8:40.Itwas10minuteslate.Notonebuscomeearly.-Howmanybusescameearly–Notonebuscameearly. Asaresultofthedelaysonemangotonthewrongbus. Hewantedtogototheairportsohewantedtogetonbusnumber38. Heexpectedittocomeat8:40.Insteadhegotonbusnumber60,whichcameat8:40.Hedidn’tnoticethatitwasthewrongbus.Itdidn’tgototheairport.Asaresulthemissedhisflight.-Whattimewasbusnumber38supposedtocome-8:40.-Whydidthemanmisshisflight–HegotonthewrongbusVocabularyWeddingsarewheretwopeoplegetmarried. Thismanandwomanaregettingmarried. Thebuildinginthemiddleisanofficebuilding. Manypeoplecometoworkhereduringtheweek. Thesepeopleareatadanceparty. Thewomaninthegreendressisdancingwithherboyfriend. Thesetwopeoplearemeetingforthefirsttime. Theyareshakinghands.Thisyoungboyisbrushinghisteeth. Hebrusheshisteethseveraltimesaday.-Whoareshakinghands–Theyareshakinghands.Thetriangleisinsidethesquare. Thesquareisaroundthetriangle.Thetriangleisinsidethecircle.Thecircleisaroundthetriangle. Thesquareisinsidethetriangle. Thetriangleisaroundthesquare. Thecircleisbetweentwosmallsquares. Thereisasquareoneithersideofthecircle. Thecircleisontheleftoftherectangle. Therectangleisontherightofthecircle. Candiesandcakesaresweetbecausetheyaremadewithlotsofsugar. Eatingtoomanysweetsisnotgoodforyourteeth. Lemonsandgreatfoodtakealittlesoursosomepeopledon’tlikethem .SomesourtastingfoodshavealotofvitaminC.Theseredpeppersareveryhotandspicy. Eatinghotorspicyfoodrisesbodytemperatu resodon’teatthembefo regoingintobed.Thesefoodsaredeep-friedandgreasy. Greasyfoodshavealotofcalories,sodon’teatthemifyouwanttolos eweight.Healthyfoodsareusuallynatureanddon’tincludedangerouschemic al.Fruitsandvegetablesareexamplesofhealthyfoods.-Howdolemonsandgreatfoodtaste–alittlesour.DialogueW:Hey,whereareyouIdon’tseeyouanywhere.M:I’monthesubway.W:MyflightarrivedearlyandI’mtired.M:I’msorrytobelate.I’llbethereasfastasIcan.-Whereisshe–Sheisattheairport.W:WhereareyounowM:Therearethreemorestops.I’llb ethereintenminutes.W:I’llmeetyouatthebusstopinfrontofterminal2.Thenwecangetataxi.M:OK.I’lllookforyouinfrontofterminal2.Seeyousoon.-Whataretheygoingtodoaftertheymeet–Takeataxi.Lisa:What’sthematter,TomTom:Idon’tfeelwell.Lisa:AreyousickTom:No,Idon’tthinkso.I’mjusttired.Lisa:Didn’tyougetenoughsleepTom:No,Ididn’t.Iwenttobedlaterthanusuallastnight.-Whydidn’thegetenoughsleep–Hewenttobedlaterthanusual.Lisa:WhattimedidyougotobedTom:Ididn’tgotobeduntil12:00.Lisa:WhydidyoustayupsolateTom:Iwaswatchingsomevideosonline.-Hedidn’tgotobeduntilwhen-Hedidn’tgotobeduntil12:00.Lisa:WhatkindofvideosTom:Musicvideosfromallovertheworld.Lisa:ReallyTom:Sure,I’llsendyousomelinksifyoulike.Lisa:Thanks,Ilikemusicvideostoo.Theyarereallyfun.Tom:Justdon’tstayuptoolate.Lisa:Don’tworry,Iwon’tstayuptoolate.Ineedmysleep.-Whywon’tshestayuptoolate–Sheneedsenoughsleep.Hewaswatchingvideos.Hedidn’tgotobeduntil12:00Level3unit1part2ListeningOurplanet,theearth,isthethirdplanetfromthesun. Itisabeautiful,rotatingsphere. Thesidefacingthesunisindaylight. Thesidefacingawayfromthesunisindarkness.Forexample,whenit’sdaytimeintheUS,it’snighttimeinChina. Infact,there’sa12-hourtimedifferencebetweenBostonandShangh ai.Whenit’smidnightinShanghai,it’snooninBoston.-Whichsideoftheearthisindaylight–thesidefacingthesun.-Whatistheshapeofourplanet–asphere.-Whattimeofthedayisnoon–It’s12:00pm.-Whichsideoftheearthisindarkness–thesidefacingawayfromthesun.Theearthrotatesfromwesttoeast. Toknowwhichdirectioniseastorwest,watchthesun. Thesuntravelsthroughtheskyfromeasttowest. Thesuncomesupintheeastandgoesdowninthewest.Again,thisisbecausetheearthrotates.Ittakes24hoursfortheearthtomakeacompleterotation. Andthatisthelengthofoneday.-Thesuncomesupinwhichdirection–Itcomesupintheeast. Becauseofthee arth’srotation,theearthisdividedintotimezones .Somecountries,suchastheUS,haveseveraltimezones.Whenit’s10aminNewYork,it’s7aminSanFrancisco. EuropeandtheUSareseparatedbyseveraltimezones.Whenit’s5pminParis,it’s11aminBoston.Sothereisa6-hourdifferencebetweenParisandBoston. Onelargecountry,China,hasjustonetimezoneforthewholecountry. Asaresult,atthesametime,somepartsofthecountrycanbedarkandot herpartscanbelight.-Whichlargecountryhasonlyonetimezone–China.-Whyistheearthdividedintotimezones–Itrotates.Asyoutravelaroundtheearth,thetimechanges. Thetimeofdaydependsonyourlocationontheplanet. Whenyoutraveleastorwest,youmaycrossseveraltimezones.Forexample,ifyoutravelfromBeijingtoLosAngeles,youcross8time zones.Thatmeans,whenit’snoononSundayinChina,it’s8pmonSaturdayin LosAngeles.Fortravelers,thismeansitcanbeverydifficulttosleepafteralong flight.Theclockmaysay8pm,butforyourbody,it’snoon. Thisiscalledjetlag.-Whatcausesjetlag–crossingseveraltimezones.-Whathappensifyoutraveleastorwest–Youmaycrossseveraltimezones.-Whatchangesasyoutravelaroundtheearth–thetime.-WhathappensifyoutravelfromBeijingtoLosAngeles–Youwillcrossseveraltimezones.Itdependsonhowfareastorwestyoutravel. Crossingseveraltimezonescausesjetlag. KimisapopularKoreaactress.She’s28yearsold,slim,andbeautif ul. Shehasalargefanclub,andhermoviesareverypopular. Everywhereshegoes,herfanswantherautograph. ButKimwantsmore.Shewantstobepopularallovertheworld.-WhatdoesKimdo–Sheisanactress.-WhatdoesKimwant–Shewantstobemorepopular.-Whatdoherfanswant–Herautograph.Tomorrowisaspecialdayforher.She’sleavingforHollywood.She’sgoingtoHollywoodtomeetwithsometopmovieexecutives. Themeetingisscheduledthedayaftertomorrow. Ifthemeetinggoeswell,she’llbeinaHollywoodmovie. Thisisherchancetobecomeastar.-WhenissheleavingforHollyWood–tomorrow.-Whatwillhappenifthemeetinggoeswell–She’llbeinaHollywoodmovie.-Whenisshegoingtomeetwithexecutives–thedayaftertomorrow.Shemet themovie’sdirectorlastyear. HecametoKoreaandsawherlatestmovie. Afterthathedecidedtouseherinhisnewmovie.Fortuna tely,Kim’sEnglishisexcellent,soshecanplaytherole. -WhodidshemeetinKorealastyear–themovie’sdirector.-Whatdidthemoviedirectordecidetodo-Hedecidedtouseherinhisne wmovie.Thedirectorwantshertoplayamajorroleinthemovie. Themoviestorywilltakeplaceinthefuture. Atthattimetheworldwillbeaverydifferentplace. Unfortunately,muchofworldwillbepolluted. Robotswilldomuchofthework,andonlytheveryrichcanhaveagoodlif e.-Inthemovie,whocanhaveagoodlife–theveryrich.-Whatarerobots–machines.Theendingofthemovieisstillasecret.Eve nKimdoesn’tknowhowitwillend. Butshehopesitwillhaveahappyending. Shewantspeopletohavehopeforabetterfuture.-Whatdoesn’tKimknow–theendingofthemovieVocabularyThesepeoplearehavingameeting. Thewomanisgivingapresentation. Thispersonishavingascarydream.Inhisdream,somethingischasinghim,soheisrunningasfastashecan .Thisoldmanisatourist. Heislookingoutthewindowofhistourbus. Thisyoungcoupleisinanartmuseum. Theyarelookingatafamouspainting. Thesunissettingbehindthemountains.Theskyisturningred.Somebuses,likethisone,taketouriststoplacesliketheGreatWall. She’sgivingapresentationatameeting. Thelongestlineistheoneonthetop. Thetoplineisthelongestofthethreelines. Theshortestlineistheoneinthemiddle. Thelineinthemiddleisshorterthantheothertwo. Thebottomlineistheshortest. Theshortestofthesethreelinesistheoneonthebottom. Theshirtontheleftismoreexpensivethantheshirtontheright. Theshirtontherightislessexpensivethantheshirtontheleft. Theshirtontheleftisn’tasexpensiveastheoneontheright. Theshirtontheleftcostslessthantheoneontheright. Theshirtontheleftismoreexpensivethantheshirtontheright.Winteristhecoldestseasonbecausethesunisatitslowestpointinth esky.Wintersportsincludeskiingandiceskating. Summeristhehottestseasonbecausethesunisatitshighestpointint hesky. Manypeopleliketogoswimminginthesummerbecauseofthehotweather .Springistheseasonwhentheweathergetswarmereachday. Formanyanimalsnewlifebeginsinthespring. Autumnistheseasonwhentheweatherbeginstocoolandthedaysbegint oshorten. Autumniswhentreesturnmanycolorsandleavesfalltotheground. Rainyseasonistheseasonwhensomecountriesgetmostoftherainfall .RainyseasonusuallylastsforoneortwomonthsDialogueM:Hi,I’msorrytobelate.W:WhathappenedYouweresupposedtobehereanhourago.M:Yes,Iknow,butImissedmyflight.-Howlateishe–H’sanhourlate.W:YoumissedyourflightHowdidthathappenM:Igotonthewrongbusthismorning,soIwaslatetotheairport.Bythe timeIarrived,thegatewasclosed.W:WhatdidyoudothenM:Ihadtorebookmyflightandgetonthewaitinglist.-Whywashelatetotheairport–Hegotonthewrongbus.-Whatdidhedowhenhegottotheairport–Herebookedhisflight.Hehadtogetonawaitinglistbecauseotherpeoplewerealsotryingtog etontheflight.W:Oh,that’stoobad.Atleastyougothere.M:Yes,itwasn’teasygettingonthenextflight.Ihadtoruntothegat e.W:stweekImissedaflight,t oo.-Whatwasn’teasy–Itwasn’teasygettingonthenextflight.M:WhathappenedW:Therewasatrafficaccidentneartheairport.M:YouweredrivingW:No,Iwasn’t.Iwasinataxi.Butittookalongtimetogettotheairpo rt.Thetrafficwasstoppedfornearly15minutes.-Whydidittakealongtimetogettotheairport–Thetrafficwasstoppedbecauseofanaccident.W:BythetimeIgotthere,itwastoolatetogetontheflight.Thenextfl ightwasn’tforanother3hours,soitwasalongwait.Fromnowon,I’lltrytogettotheairportmuchearlier. M:Metoo.-Howlongdidshehavetowaitforthenextflight–Shehadtowaitthreehours. Shehadtowaitthreehoursforthenextflight.M:What’sthematterWhydoyoulooksosadW:Adahasanewjob.She’sgoingtoBeijing.M:ReallyWhenissheleavingW:She’sleavingattheendofnextweek.M:ThatsoonW:Yes,shejusttoldme.M:That’stoobad.Ireallyen joyworkingwithher.W:Metoo,I’mgoingtomissher.-WhenisAdaleaving–Sheisleavingattheendofnextweek.W:Let’shaveagoing-awaypartyforher.M:Goodidea.HowaboutthisweekendW:Fridayeveningwouldbebetter.Wecanhaveitafterwork.M: Yes,Fridayisbetter.-Whenaretheygoingtohavetheparty–They’regoingtohaveitonFridayevening.-WhyisFridayeveningbetterthantheweekend–Theycanhavethepartyafterwork.W:Let’sgotoherfavoriterestaurant,okayM:WhichoneTheItalianone,ortheGermanoneW:TheItalianonehasbetterfood,solet’sgothere.Theirpizzasa re awesome.-HowgoodarethepizzasattheItalianrestaurant–Theyareawesome.-WhydidtheydecideontheItalianrestaurant–Theythinkithasbetterfood.M:OK,I’llmakethereservations.W:LetmecheckwithAdafirst.Wedon’twanthertomissherparty. M:Yeah,that’sforsure.Andcouldyou pleaseinviteeveryoneintheo fficeW:Sure,noproblem.Nobodywillwanttomissit.-WhataretheygoingtocheckwithAda–TheyneedtoconfirmthatshecancometothepartyLevel3unit1part3ListeningPaulisaverysuccessfulbusinessman. Heownsseveralrestaurants.Allofthemaredoingwell.Infact,theyareveryprofitable. Tobeprofitablemeansthattheirincomeismorethantheirexpenses. Asaresult,heismakingalotofmoney.-WhatdoesPauldo–Heisabusinessman.-Whyishemakingalotofmoney–Hisrestaurantsareprofitable. Heismakingmoneybecausehisrestaurantsareprofitable. Paulwantstobuyanewcar.He’stryingtodecidewhichcartobuy.Hehasplentyofmoney.Asaresult,heisn’tworriedaboutthecost. Hecanaffordanexpensivecar.-Whyisn’theworryaboutthecost–Hehasplentyofmoney.-Asaresultisthesameassaying…-soOntheotherhand,hedoesn’twanttowastemoney. Hewantsacarhecanrelyon.Ithastobesafeandreliable,especiallyincoldwinterweather. Ifacarbreaksdowninbadweather,itcanbeverydangerous.-Whatkindsofcardoeshewant–asafe,reliablecar. Paulwantstohelpreducepollutionandsmog. Hewouldliketobuyacleancar,somethinggoodfortheenvironment.HeisthinkingaboutbuyingaTesla.TheTeslaisanall-electriccar. Itusedbatteriesinsteadofgasoline. Thereisnoexhaustsoitdoesn’tpollutetheair.-WhatkindofcarisTesla–Itisaclean,electriccar.-Whydoesn’ttheTeslapollutetheair–I tdoesn’texhaust.However,thecarcan’tgoveryfarwithoutrechargingthebattery. Tochargethebatteryyoucanplugitintoanelectricaloutlet.Rechar gingthebatterytakestime.-Whattakestime–Rechargingthebattery.OneofPaul’sfriendshasoneandheisquitehappywithit. Hesaysit’s reliableandwell-engineered.There’realsoseveralchargingstationnearPaul’soffice. Soheisn’tworriedaboutthat. Thecostforchargingthebatteryislow.It’slessexpensivethanbuyinggasoline.Hiswife,Kathy,alsolikestheideaofbuyinganelectriccar. Shelikestheideaofdrivingacleancar.Soitmakessense.-What’slessexpensivethanbuyinggasoline–chargingthebattery.-Whyisn’tPaulworriedaboutfindingchargingstations–There’reseveralchargingstationsnearPaul’soffice. Inthefuturetheremaybedriverlesscars.Thismaybeverysafe,butPauldoesn’tl ikethem. Heenjoysdriving.Helikestobeincontrolofhiscar.-WhatdoesPaulenjoydoing–Heenjoysdriving.VocabularyThemaninthemiddleistheheaviest. Themaninthemiddleisheavierthantheothertwo. Thewomanontheleftissmarterthanthemanontheright. Themanisn’tassmartasthew omanis. Thewomanisstandingunderabridge. Thebridgeisabovethewoman.Thereisabridgeovertheriver. Theriverisflowingbeneaththebridge. Thewaterisflowingoverawaterfall. Thewaterfallisveryhighandbeautiful. Peopleneedpassportstotravelinternationally. Withoutapassport,youcannotleaveyourcountryorenteranothercou ntry.Youneedadriver’slicensetodriveacar. Itisagainstthelawtodrivewithoutadriver’slicense. Manypeopleusecreditcardstobuythingsoncredit. Whenyouhaveacreditcard,youdon’tneedtocarrycash. Smartphonesareveryusefulandcandomanythings. Youcanusethemtomakephonecalls,playgames,orgoshoppingonthein ternet.Weneedtobuyticketsinordertotakeatrain,orwatchasportevent. Youcanoftenbuyticketsonlineandsometimesyoucangetadiscount. Banksarewherepeoplecandepositorwithdrawmoney. Youcanalsouseonlinebanktopaybills,suchasyourcreditcardbill. Hotelsarewheretravellerscanstayovernightorforseveraldays. Ifyouplantostayatahotelyoushouldmakeareservation. Restaurantsarewherepeoplegotoeatwithfriendsandfamily.Therearemanydifferentkindsofrestaurants,suchasIndian,Italia n,orChineserestaurantsd. Repairshopsarewherepeoplegotofixthingswhicharebrokenornotwo rkingright.Thisrepairshopfixescarsandcanchecktoseeifit’ssafetodrive. Coffeeshopsarefavoriteplacetomeetnewpeopleortakeabreakfromt heoffice.Theyareusuallylessexpensivethanrestaurants.DialogueM:I’mtiredofgoingouttoeat.Let’seatathometonight.W:OK,areyougoingtocookM:No,it’stoolate,youknowI’mnotagoodcook.Let’sordersometh ing.-Whataretheygoingtodo–Theyaregoingtoorderfood.-Whydoeshewanttoeatathome–He’stiredofg oingouttoeat.W:WhatdoyouhaveinmindM:Iwasthinkingaboutanicebigpizza.W:AgainIhadpizzalastnight.So,please,nopizza.-Whatwashethinkingaboutordering–Hewasthinkingaboutorderingapizza.-Whydoesn’tshewantpizza–She’stiredofeatingpizza.M:OK,nopizza.Let’sorderC hinesefood,okayW:SweetandsourYoualwayslikesweetandsour.Ifeellikeeatingsome thinghotandspicy.M:OK,youordersomethinghotandspicy,andIordersweetandsour.Ido n’t wantanythingspicy.Mystomach doesn’tfeelgood.It’sabitup set.-Whatdoesshefeellikeeating–somethinghotandspicy.-Whydoesn’thewantsomethinghotandspicy–Hisstomachdoesn’tfeelgood.W:OK,ifyouwantsweetandsourthenI’llhavethattoo.AndI’llmake asaladwithlotsoftomatoes.Howlongwillttakeforthefoodtogether e.M:Idon’tknow.I’llcallandfindout.W:Thanks.Hopefullyitwon’ttakelongerthananhour.I’mgettingh ungry.-Whatdotheyfinallydecidetoorder–Theydecidetoordersweetandsour.-Howlongwillittakeforthefoodtobedelivered–Theydon’tknow.M:Hey,whatdidyoudolastnightW:Itookalongwalkfrommyhotel.M:Youdidn’tgetlostW:No,Ididn’t.-Whatdidshedolastnight–Shetookalongwalk.-Whatisshestaying–Sheisstayingatahotel.M:Wheredidyougo,anywhereinterestingW:Iwalkedtoriver.Therewerethousandsofpeoplethere.M:YouwenttotheriverHowlongdidittakeyoutowalkthere.W:Ittookaround20minutes.M:DidyouseeanythinginterestingW:Iwasreallysurprisedbyhowmanypeoplewerethere.-Howdidshegettotheriver–Shewalkedtotheriver.-Whatdidsheseeattheriver–Shesawthousandsofpeoplethere.W:Manyofthemweretakingpicturesandselfies,Lotsofselfies. M:DoyoutakeselfiesW:Sure,don’tyouM:Sometimes,butmygirlfriendtakesalotofselfies.Thensheshares themwi thherfriendsonline.Idon’t understandwhypeopleliketota kesomanypicturesofthemselves.W:That’sbecauseyouareold-fashioned.-Whatdoeshisgirlfriendputonline–Sheputsherselfiesonline.-Whatdoesitmeantotakeaselfies–Itmeanstotakeapictureofyourselfwithyoursmartphone.M:Hmm,Iguessyouareright.Therearetoomanysocialmediaforme.Whe nIgotoarestaurant,Iseemanypeoplelookingattheirsmartphones.T heydon’tevenlookatthepeopletheyarewith.W:Timesarechanging, myfriend,whetheryoulikeitornot.-Whatarethepeopledoingintherestaurant–Theyarelookingattheirsmartphones.Level3unit1part4ListeningChristinasellswomen’sclothinginadepartmentstore. Sheusuallyworkssixdaysaweek,butthisweekshe’sgoingtotakethreedaysoff. She’stakingtimeoffsothatsh ecanvisitherparents. Herparentsliveinthemountains,aboutthreehoursawaybytrain. Theyarelookingforwardtoseeingher.Theyhaven’tseenherforalmostayear.Christinaistheironlychild.-WhatdoesChristinasell–Women’sclothing.-WhenwasthelasttimeChristinasawherparents–Itwasalmostayearago.-Whyisshetakingtimeoff–Sheistakingtimeofftovisitherparents. Christinaisn’tgoingonthetripbyherself. Herboyfriendisgoingwithher. Sheisgoingtointroducehimtoherparents. Sheandherboyfriendwanttogetmarried. Ifeverythinggoeswell,theyplantogetmarriedin6months. -Whatisthepurposeofthetrip–Tointroduceherboyfriendtoherparents.-Whendotheyplantogetmarried–In6months.Aftertheygetmarried,Christinaplanstoquitherjob. Shewantstospendmoretimedesigningclothes. Shewantstosetupherownbusiness. Thiswilltaketime.Herboyfriendthinksit’sagoodidea. Heisalsothinkingaboutstartinghisownbusiness.-WhatdoesChristinaplantodoaftershegetsmarried–Sheplanstoquitherjob.-Whatdoesherboyfriendthinkit’sagoodidea–Startherownbusiness.Theydon’tplantohavechildrenrightaway.Infact,theymaydecidenottohavechildren. Theydon’tknowyet.It’sgoingtobeabigdecision.-What’sgoingtobeabigdecision–Tohavechildrenornot.-Whatmaytheydecidenottodo–Theymaydecidenottohavechildren.Christina’sparentswanthertomarryandhavechildren. Theyarelookingforwardtohavegrandchildren. Theydon’twanthertostartherownbusiness.Theythinkit’smoreimportanttohavechildren.Infact,theywouldlikehertoliveclosertothem. Theywanttobeclosetotheirgrandchildren.-WhatdoChristina’sparentswant–Theywanthertomarryandhavechildren.-WherewouldChristina’sparentslikehertolive–Theywouldlikehertolivenearby. SoChristinadoesn’tplantotellherparentseverything. Fornow,shejustwantsthemtomeetherboyfriend. Shewantsthemtobehappythatsheisgoingtogetmarried. Shewantsthemtolikehimandseeherhappiness. Shewantsherparentstoacceptherwayoflife. Lifeisn’tthesamenowasitusedtobe. Timesarechanging.-WhatdoesChristinawantherparentstodofornow–Shejustwantsthemtomeetherboyfriend. VocabularyMechanics,likethisone,fixcars. Heisworkinginarepairshop. Adeliverypersondeliversthings,suchaspizzas. Thispersonworksforarestaurant. Apharmacistsellsmedicines.Pharmacists,likethiswoman,workinapharmacy. Thieves,likethisone,stealthings. Thisthiefisstealingatelevisionfromahome. Amusician,likethisone,playsmusic. Thismusicianisplayingaguitar. Stealingthingsisagainstthelaw. Thesepeoplearewearingmasksbecauseofthesmog. Onecauseofsmogisautomobileexhaust.It’sraininghardsoyouneedanumbrella.Heavyrainlikethiscancausefloodingandmudslides. Whentheskyisovercastwecan’tseethesunbecauseoftheclou ds. Acloudyskymeansthatitmightrain. Weneedtowearacoatwhenit’scoldandwindy.Inaverystrongwind,it’sdifficulttouseanumbrella. Weneedtodrinkwaterorotherliquidswhenit’shotoutside.Whenit’sreallyhotmostpeopleturnontheairconditioning. Herearesomedifferenttypesofthingstoread. Worksorfictionsincludenovels,shortstoriesandplays,suchasShakespeare. Wereadfictiontoenjoystoriesofimaginationandadventure. Peoplereadthenewstolearnaboutwhat’shappeningintheworld. Wecangetthenewsinnewspapersandonline. Whenwebuysomething,weoftenneedtoreadaninstructionmanual. Instructionmanualsshowushowtoputtogetherorinstallthings.Non-fictionworksincludebiographiesandbooksaboutscienceandhistory. Wereadnon-fictiontolearnaboutdifferentsubjectsandrealpeople. Wecanlearnaboutthelatestscientificresearchinjournalsandacademicpaper s.Many onlineuniversitiescoursesgivealistofresearchpaperstoread. DialogueM1:What’swrongM2:Ican’twalk.Myleftfoothurts.M1:IsitbrokenM2:Idon’tknowifit’sbroken,butitsurehurts.-Whathurts–Hisleftfoothurts.M1:There’sonewaytofindoutifit’sbroken.M2:HowM1:Youneedtoseeadoctor.ThedoctorcanX-rayyourfoot.-Howcantheyfindoutifhisfootisbroken–Theyneedtoseeadoctor.-WhocanX-rayhisfoot–adoctor.M2:OK,let’sgo.Ican’twalkbymyself.CanyouhelpmeintoataxiM1:Sure,I’llcallataxi.I’llgetyoutoahosp italassoonaspossible.M2:Thanks.Isurehopeitisn’tbroken.M1:We’llfindoutsoonenough.-Wheredotheywanttogo–Theywanttogotoahospital.W:Idon’tfeellikecookingtonight.Let’sgoout.M:WherewouldyouliketogoW:IfeellikeeatingsomegreatItalianfood.M:HowaboutAI’sItalian,it’salwaysgood.-Whatdoesn’tshefeellikedoing–cooking.W:Wewenttherelastweek.Let’strysomethingnew.Youhavenoimagination.Y oualwayswanttogotothesameplace.M:Right,Idon’tlikeunpleasantsurprises.Ijustwantthingstobesimple.-Whatdoesshewanttodo–Shewantstotrysomethingnew.-Whydoesn’tshewanttogotoAI’sItalian–Theywenttherelastweek.W:OK,let’scompromise.M:WhatdoesthatmeanWhatdoyoumeanbycompromiseW:Let’sgo50-50.Thistimewe’llgosomeplacenewandnewandnexttimeweca ngotooneofyourfavorites.M:OK,I’llcompromiseandmakeyouha lfway.W:Good,I’lllookforsomethingnewandmakereservations.-Whatdoesshesuggest–Shesuggeststhattheycompromise.M:Great,let’snotgotoolate.W:I’llmakereservationsfor8.IsthatokayM:Yes,perfect.Hedoesn’tlikeunpleasantsurprises.。