MARTIN: Excuse me. Where is the principal's office?
BOY: Go straight ahead, then turn left.
MARTIN: Thanks. Good morning. I'm Martin Learner.
TINA: Oh, You're the reporter. I'm Tina Good place. I'm Mrs. Weaver's secretary.
MARTIN: How are you?
TINA: Fine, thanks. Come with me. Mrs. Weaver is in the cafeteria.
TINA: Where are you from, Mr. Learner.
MARTIN: I live in Baltimore.
TINA: Classes begin at 8:15. Here we are. Come in.
MARTIN: Thanks.
TINA: Mrs. Weaver. This is Martin Learner.
MARTIN: Good morning, Mrs. Weaver. I'm happy to meet you.
MRS. WEAVER: Thank you. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?
MRS. WEAVER: Fine, thanks. Please. Sit down. Would you like coffee?MARTIN: Yes, please.
MRS WEAVER: Goodbye, Mr. Learner.
MARTIN: Goodbye. Thank you for your time.
TINA: Milk? Sugar?
MARTIN: No, thanks.
MRS WEAVER: You're a reporter?
MARTIN: Yes. I report news on the radio. I work at the Voice of America.MRS WEAVER: That's interesting. I'm the principal. I'm a teacher, too. I teach
art.
MARTIN: Wonderful!
MRS WEAVER: Come see the children.
MARTIN: Thank you.
HAL: Hello, Helen.
MRS WEAVER: Good morning HAL, Mr. Learner, this is Hal Marks.
MARTIN: Hello. Are you a teacher?
HAL: Yes. I teach the fifth grade. Are you a teacher?
MARTIN: No. I'm a reporter. I report news on the Voice of America.
HAL: Good. Come see my fifth grades.
MARTIN: Thanks.
Practice 1:某些實義動詞在詞尾加er或or構(gòu)成一個名詞,成為執(zhí)行該動作的人或物。
Examples:MARTIN: I'm a reporter. I report.
MRS WEAVER: I'm a teacher. I teach.
HAL: I'm a teacher. I teach.
根據(jù)上面例句說出他或她做什么?
MARTIN: She's a writer.
YOURSELF: _______________________________.
HAL: She's a teacher.
YOURSELF: _______________________________.
會話A : 在一所小學(xué)
馬?。簩Σ黄?,請問校長辦公室在哪兒?
男孩:一直向前走,然后向左拐。
馬丁:謝謝。早上好,我叫馬丁·勒納。
蒂娜:哦,你是那位記者,我叫蒂娜·古德普雷斯,我是韋弗夫人的秘書。
馬?。耗愫脝?/span>?
蒂娜:很好,謝謝,跟我來,韋弗夫人在自助餐廳。
蒂娜:勒納先生,你是哪兒的人?
馬丁:我住在巴爾的摩。
蒂娜:8點15分開始上課,我們到了。請進(jìn)。
馬?。褐x謝。
蒂娜:韋弗夫人,這位是馬丁·勒納。
馬?。涸缟虾茫f弗夫人。幸會。
韋弗夫人:謝謝,你好嗎?
馬?。汉芎茫x謝,你好嗎?
韋弗夫人:很好,謝謝,請坐,你要咖啡嗎?
馬?。汉?,請。
蒂娜:再見,勒納先生。
馬?。涸僖姡x謝你為我花的時間。
韋弗夫人:加牛奶還是糖?
馬?。翰挥茫x謝。
韋弗夫人:你是記者嗎?
馬?。菏堑?,我在電臺報導(dǎo)新聞,我在“美國之音”工作。
韋弗夫人:很有趣的工作,我是校長,也是教師,我教美術(shù)。
馬?。汉脴O了!
韋弗夫人:來看看孩子們吧!
馬?。褐x謝。
哈爾:你好,海倫。
韋弗夫人:早上好,哈爾。勒納先生,這是哈爾·馬可斯。
馬丁:你好,你是教師嗎?
哈爾:是的,我教五年級,你是教師嗎?
馬丁:不是,我是記者,在“美國之音”報導(dǎo)新聞。
哈爾:很好,來看看五年級同學(xué)。
馬?。褐x謝。
Conversation B : In the Classroom
HAL: Here we are. Come in.
MARTIN: Hi. I'm Martin Learner.
ROBERTA: Hi.
MARTIN: Who are you?
ROBERTA: Roberta. What's that?
MARTIN: It's a tape recorder. Listen.
MARTIN: Tell me your name.
ROBERTA: Roberta Miller.
MARTIN: Where do you live?
ROBERTA: I live at 34 Harrison Street.
MARTIN: What's that, Roberta?
ROBERTA: It's a map. We're studying geography. It's a map of Europe.MARTIN: Thank you. Let's listen to that.
ROBERTA: Roberta Miller.
MARTIN: Where do you live?
ROBERTA: I live at 34 Harrison Street.
MARTIN: What's that, Roberta?
ROBERTA: It's a map. We're studying geography. It's a map of Europe.MARTIN: Hello. Who are you?
JANE: I'm Jane. Who are you?
MARTIN: I'm Martin. I'm a reporter.
HAL: Mr. Learner reports the news on the radio.
MARTIN: I report the news on the Voice of America. What's that, Jane?JANE: It's Europe.
MARTIN: What country is that?
JANE: It's...It's Poland?
HAL: That's right. What's that?
JANE: It's Hungary.
HAL: Good. Can you spell Hungary?
JANE: H-u-n-g-a-r-y.
MARTIN: Thank you, Jane.
HAL: Martin, come see these students.
MARTIN: Hello.
BOY: Hi.
GIRL: Hi.
MARTIN: May I record you?
BOY: Sure.
GIRL: OK.
BOY: What's that?
MARTIN: It's a tape recorder.
BOY: It's very big!
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. I report news on the radio. I need a good tape recorder.
BOY: Oh.
MARTIN: What's that you're studying?
GIRL: It's a globe.
MARTIN: What's a globe?
GIRL: It's a map. It's a map shaped like the world.
MARTIN: What are you studying?
BOY: Geography.
GIRL: We're studying Europe.
MARTIN: I see. Show me Europe.
BOY: Here.
MARTIN: Please show me Germany.
GIRL: Here.
MARTIN: Please show me Italy.
BOY: Here.
MARTIN: Please show me Denmark.
BOY: Is it here?
MARTIN: Yes. Show me Russia.
GIRL: It's an old globe. It's here, I think.
BOY: It's here, I think.
MARTIN: Look here. It's right here.
HAL: Mr. Learner, come here please. This is Robin and Melissa.