1、第 1 頁 共 5 頁Lesson 1 A Private ConversationLast week I went to the theater had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked a
2、t the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. I cant hear a word! I said angrily.Its none of your business, the young man said rudely. This is a private conversation!Summary Writing： v n gEffffbxgxgdbahs cv ,bn1、Where did the
3、writer go last week?2、Did he enjoy the play or not?3、Who was sitting behind him?4、Were they talking loudly, or were they talking quietly?5、Could the writer hear the actors or not?6、Did he turn round or not?7、What did he say?8、Did the young man say, The play is not interesting, or did he say, This is
4、 a private conversation!?Lesson 2 ：Breakfast or Lunch?It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. What a day! I thought. Its raining again. Just then, the telephone rang. It
5、 was my aunt Lucy. Ive just arrived by train, she said. Im coming to see you. But Im still having breakfast, I said. What are you doing ? she asked. Im having breakfast, I repeated. Dear me, she said. Do you always get up so late ? Its one oclock!Summary Writing：1 Does the writer always get up early
6、 on Sundays, or does he always get up late? 2 Did he get up early last Sunday, or did he get up late? 3 Who telephoned then? 4 Had she just arrived by train, or had she come on foot? 5 Was she coming to see him or not? 6 Did he say, Im still having breakfast, or did he say, I am still in bed? 7 Was
7、his aunt very surprised or not? 8 What was the time? Lesson 3：Please Send Me A CardPostcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did
8、not 第 2 頁 共 5 頁understand a word. Every day I thought about post-cards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card !Sum
9、mary Writing：1 Do postcards always spoil the writers holidays or not？ 2 Where did he spend his holidays last summer？ 3 What did he think about every day？ 4 Did he send any cards to his friends or not? 5 How many cards did he buy on the last day? 6 Where did he stay all day? Lesson 4 ：An exciting tri
10、pI have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs,
11、a small town in the center of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad be-fore, so he is finding this trip very exciting.Summary Writing：1 What has the writer just received from his brother, Tim? 2 Is Tim an engineer, or is he a doctor?
12、 3 How long has he been in Australia? 4 Has he already visited many places or not? 5 Where is he now? 6 Has Tim ever been abroad before or not? 7 Is he enjoying his trip very much or not?Lesson 5：No wrong numbersMr. James Scott has a garage in Sunbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pin
13、ehurst. Pinehurst is only five miles from Sunbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yester-day, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinehurst to Sunbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a
14、great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone service. Summary Writing：1 How many garage does Mr. James have? 2 Does Mr. James have a telephone in his new garage? 3 What kind of bird does Mr. James buy?
15、 4 How many birds has Mr. James bought? 5 When did the first message come to Sunbury? 6 How long did the bird take to cover the distance? Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西巴頓斯I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In r
16、eturn for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street on
17、ce a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.第 3 頁 共 5 頁Summary Writing：1. Has the writer just moved to a house in Bridge Street of not?2. Who knocked at her door yesterday?3. Did he sing songs, or did he ask for money?4. What did the writer give him in return for this?5. What is the be
18、ggars name?6. Does he call at every house once a week or once a month?Lesson 7 Too late 為時太晚The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves wou
19、ld try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others o
20、pened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!Summary Writing：1. How long were detectives waiting at the airport?2. What were they expecting from south Africa?3. Where did two men take the parcel after the arrival of the plane?4. How many detectives opened it?5
21、. What was the parcel full of?Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for The Nicest Garden Competition each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Friths garden is larger than Joes. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more
22、flowers and vegetables, but Joes garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!Summary
23、Writing：1. Who has the best garden in town?2. What does he win each year?3. Who else has a fine garden?4. Is Joes better or not?5. Is the writer/s garden beautiful , or is it terrible?6. What does he always win a prize for?Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It
24、was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenl
25、y someone shouted, Its two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped! I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.Summary Writing：1. Where did we go on New Years Eve?2. Were there a lot of people there or not?3.
26、In how many minutes would the Town Hall clock strike twelve?4. At what time did it stop?5. Did it refuse to welcome the New Year or not?6. What did the crowd do then?Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不適於演奏爵士樂第 4 頁 共 5 頁We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴). It was made in Germany in
27、1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belong to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was
28、 shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my fathers.Summary Writing：1. Do we own an old Clavichord, or do we own a new piano?2. When was it made?3. Who bought the instrument many years ago?4. Who damaged it recently?5. What did she try to do?6. What did she b
29、reak?7. Who is repairing it now? Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 禮尚往來I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyers office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays
30、 it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me &2. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. I have never borrowed any money from you, Harry said, so now you can pay for my dinner!1. Where were you having dinner?2. Did you see Tony Steele after a while or not?3. What does he always borrow from his friends?4. Did Tony sit at your table, or did he sit somewhere else?5. How much did you ask him to lend you?6. Did he give you the money at once or not?7. What did he want you to do?第 5 頁 共 5 頁
