摘要：Lesson Thirty-six Across the cannelDebbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.She is going to set out from the French coast at five o’clock in the morning.Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record.She is a strong swimmer and many people feel tha 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson Thirty-one Success storyYesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experience as a young man.Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company,But as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles andAt that time he used to work f 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson Twenty-six The best art criticsI am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend thatThey understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is ‘about’.Of course, many pictures are not ‘about’ anything. They are just pretty patterns.We like them in the same way th 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson Twenty-one Mad or notAeroplanes are slowly drving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planesCan be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reasonIt could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundredPeople must have been driven away f 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson sixteen A polite requestIf you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it.You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this doesNot always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden,I found this note on my c 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson Eleven One good turn deserves anotherI was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony steele came in.Tony worked in a lawyer’s office years ago, but he is now working at a bank.He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friendsAnd never pays it back. Tony saw me and came and sat 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson six Percy ButtonsI 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 return for this, the beggar stood on his headAnd sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the Food and drank the beer.Then he put a piece of cheese i 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson One A private conversationLast week, I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat.The play was very interesting. I didn’t enjoy it.A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me.They were talking loudly. I got very angry.I couldn’t hear the actors. I turned round. I look at theMan and 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson One hundred and forty one Sally’s first train rideLast week, my four-year-old daughter, Sally,Was invited to a children’s party.I decided to take her by train.Sally was very excitedBecause she had never travelled on a train before.She sat near the window and asked questionsAbout everything sh 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson One hundred and thirty-one Don’t be so sure!Where are you going to spend your holidays this year, Gary?We may go aboard.I’m not sure.My wife wants to go to Egypt.I’d like to go there, too.We can’t make up our minds.Will you travel by sea or by air?We may travel by sea.It’s cheaper, isn’t it?I 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson One hundred and twenty-one The man in a hatI bought two expensive dictionaries here half an hour ago,But I forgot to take them with me.Who served you, sir?The lady who is standing behind the counter.Which books did you buy?The books which are on the counter.Did you serve this gentleman half a 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson One hundred and eleven The most expensive modelI like this television very much.How much does it cost?It’s the most expensive model in the shop.It costs five hundred pounds.That’s too expensive for us.We can’t afford all that money.This model’s less expensive than that one.It’s only three hun 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson One hundred and one A card from JimmyRead Jimmy’s card to me please, Penny.‘I have just arrived in Scotland.And I’m staying at a Youth Hostel.’Eh?He says he’s just arrived in Scotland.He says he’s staying at Youth Hostel.You know he’s a member of the Y.H.A.The what?The Y.H.A., Mum.The Youth H 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson Ninety-one Poor lan!Has Ian sold his house yet?Yes, he has.He sold it last week.Has he moved to his new house yet?No, not yet.He’s still here.He’s going to move tomorrow.When? Tomorrow morning?No. Tomorrow afternoon.I’ll miss him.He has always been a good neighbor.He’s a very nice person.We’l 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson Eighty-one Roast Beef and potatoesHi, Crarol! Where’s Tom?He’s upstairs. He’s having a bath.Tom!Yes?Sam’s here.I’m nearly ready.Hello, Sam.Have a cigarette.No, thanks, Tom.Have a glass of whisky then.Ok. Thanks.Is dinner ready, Carol?It’s nearly ready.We can have dinner at seven o’clock.Sam a 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson Seventy-one He’s awful!What’s Rom Marston like, Pauline?He’s awful!He telephoned me four times yesterday,and three times the day before yesterday.He telephoned the office yesterday morningAnd yesterday afternoon.My boss answered the telephone.What did your boss say to him?He said, ‘Pauline is 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson Sixty-one A bad coldWhere’s jimmy?He’s in bed.What’s the matter with him?He feels ill.We must call the doctor.Yes, we must.Can you remember the doctor’s telephone number?Yes.It’s 09754.Open your mouth, jimmy.Show me your tongue.Say, ‘Ah’.What’s matter with him, doctor?He has a bad cold, Mr. W 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson Fifty-one A pleasant climateWhere do you come from?I come from Greece.What’s the climate like in your country?It’s very pleasant.What’s the weather like in spring?It’s often windy in March.It’s always warm in April and May,But it rains sometimes.What’s it like in summer?It’s always hot June, 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson Forty-one Penny’s bagIs that bag heavy, Penny?Not very.Here!Put it on this chair.What’s in it?A piece of cheese.A loaf of bread.A bar of soap.A bar of chocolate.A bottle of milk.A pound of sugar.Half a pound of coffee.A quarter of pound tea.And a tin of tobacco.Is that tea of tobacco for me?W 阅读全文

摘要：Lesson Thirty-one Where’s Sally?Where’s Sally, Jack?She’s in the garden, Jean.What’s she doing?She’s sitting under the tree.Is Tim in the garden, too?Yes, he is.He’s Climbing the tree.I beg your pardon?Who’s climbing the tree?Tim is.What about the dog?The dog’s in the garden, too.It’s running across 阅读全文