英语流利说(懂你英语)Level2 Unit 3 Part4

Level2-Unit3-Part4

Listening: Height & Weight

Here are four people.

Two of them are tall.

The man on the top left is very tall.

He is 6 feet 3 inches tall, which is about 1.9 meters.

The woman on the top right is 5 feet 11 inches tall (1英尺(ft)=12英寸(in)).

She is tall but not as tall as the man on the left.

The girl on the bottom left is short.

She is less than 5 feet tall.

She is 4 feet 10 inches, which is about 147 centimeters.

The boy on the bottom right is taller than the girl.

He is 5 feet 1 inch tall, which is about 155 centimeters. He is 3 inches taller than she is.

Now let’s look at their weight.

The man on the top left is the heaviest.

He weighs 220 pounds, which is 100 kilograms.

The woman weighs less than he does.

She weighs 130 pounds, which is 59 kilograms.

The man on the top left weighs the most.

The girl on the left is very thin.

She doesn’t weigh very much.

Her weight is just 70 pounds.

The boy is much heavier.

He weighs 90 pounds, which is about 41 kilograms.

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Listening: Kathy’s Yesterday

This is what Kathy did yesterday.

She got up at 6:30 and cooked breakfast for her family.

At 7:30 she drove her children to school.

It took about 45 minutes to take them to school.

After driving them to school she returned home.

For the next hour, she cleaned the house.

The she talked to a friend on the phone.

They decided to meet at a shopping mall.

She arrived at the mall at 11:45.

She met her friend in a coffee shop.

They ate lunch together and then they went shopping.

There was a big sale at one of the stores.

There were discounts of up to 50% so they bought clothes for their kids.

At 1:30 her friend wanted to go to a fitness center.

They usually worked out (work out 锻炼) 3 times a week.

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But yesterday Kathy had a headache.

She decided not to work out.

Instead, she decided to go home.

When she got home her headache was worse.

She took some medicine and had a short nap (/næp/ 小睡，打盹儿).

After her nap, she felt a bit better.

Her headache was gone.

Her kids came home at 5:00.

They were all hungry, but she didn’t feel like cooking.

Instead, she decided to order some food.

She ordered some Chinese food.

45 minutes later, the delivery man came.

She paid him for the food and then they ate dinner.

The food was good and not very expensive.

It was a nice change.

Her husband didn’t come home until late.

That was good because he doesn’t like Chinese food.

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Vocabulary: Things to Listen to

Here are some things to listen to.

Most people enjoy listening to music.

There are many types of music, including classical and jazz.

Listening to the radio.

We can listen to the news, music and conversation on the radio.

Listening to the sounds of the city.

The sounds of the city are often loud and noisy.

Listening to the sounds of nature.

Early in the morning we can often hear the sound of birds singing.

Listening to other people.

Sometimes listening to others is interesting.

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Vocabulary: School Subjects

Here are some school subjects.

In science class, we learn about our world.

Science is where we learn about forces, such as gravity (/'ɡrævəti/ 万有引力).

In math class, we learn about numbers and shapes.

We learn how to count and how to find the area of different shapes.

In history class, we learn about the past.

We learn about how our country began and how it has changed.

In geography (/dʒɪ'ɑɡrəfi/ 地理) class we learn about the land and people of our planet, Earth.

We learn about oceans, mountains and rivers.

In literature (/'lɪtrətʃɚ/ 文学) class, we read and study great books and poems.

We learn to write down our ideas and we learn how others think and feel.

We learn why it is important to take care of the Earth.

Dialogue: Where Is My Phone?

Lisa’s mother: Lisa, don’t forget to take your things to school today.

Lisa: I won’t, mother. I’m sorry about yesterday.

Lisa’s mother: And remember to pay back the money you owe (/o/ 欠债). Do you have enough money?

Lisa: I won’t forget and I have enough money.

Lisa’s mother: How much is that?

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