英语初级口语_短文18篇

英语初级口语短文18篇

But the Chinese Did !

One day Tom said to one of his friends, "I'm going to have a holiday in Peking. But I don't speak Chinese, so I'll go to evening classes and have Chinese lessons for a month before I go."

He studied very hard for a month, and then his holidays began and he went to China.

When he came back a few weeks later, his friend said to him, "Did you have any trouble with your Chinese when you were in Peking , Tom?"

"No, I didn't have any trouble with it," answered Tom. "But the Chinese did !"

Self-service

If you are in a hurry and you want to have a quick meal there is no better place than a self-service restaurant. You go into the restaurant, pick up a tray, knife, fork, and spoon and queue at a counter where the food is on display. You pick out what you want and put it on your tray, which you have to push along a special rack till you reach the cashier. The cashier will give you your bill. After paying, you take your tray to any table you like. You can sit alone or with another customer. You can have a good meal in ten minutes. And-as there is no waiter you don't have to give a tip.

How Did You lose Your Way?

Mrs Brown's old grandfather lived with her and her husband. Every morning he went for a walk in the park and came home at half past twelve for his lunch.

But one morning a police car stopped outside Mrs Brown's house at twelve o'clock, and two policemen helped Mr Brown to get out. One of them said to Mrs Brown, "The poor old gentleman lost his way in the park and telephoned to us for help, so we sent a car to bring him home. " Mrs Brown was very surprised, but she thanked the policemen and they left.

"But, Grandfather, " she then said , "you have been to that

park nearly every day for twenty years. How did you lose your way there?"

The old man smiled ,closed one eye and said, "I didn't

quite lose my way. I just got tired and I didn't want to walk home ! "

What Would You Like to Do Tonight?

Mary's cousins, Fay and Rosemary, are still at her house. The girls want to go to the movies. They look in the newspaper to see what time the movie starts. After seeing the movie, they go to an ice cream parlor and order their favorite desserts.

MARY: Girls , what would you like to do tonight?

ROSEMARY: Do you ever go to the movies?

MARY: Of course. I often go to the movies.

ROSEMARY: Well, let's go to the movies.

MARY: There's a good movie near here: "Summer in Maine"

FAY: Fine. I heard it's a very good movie.

ROSEMARY: Let's find out what time it starts.

MARY: Let's look at the newspaper. Movie programs are usually on page nine.

FAY: Here it is. "Summer in Maine " starts at 8 o'clock.

A Beautiful Dress

One day Mrs Jones went shopping. When her husband came home in the evening, she began to tell him about a beautiful cotton dress. "I saw it in a shop this morning," she said, "and..."

"And you want to buy it," said her husband. "How much does it cost? "

"Forty pounds. "

"Forty pounds for a cotton dress? That is too much!"

But every evening, when Mr Jones came back from work, his wife continued to speak only about the dress, and at last, after a week, he said, "Oh, buy the dress! Here is the money!" She was very happy.

But the next evening, when Mr Jones came home and asked, "Have you got the famous dress?" she said, "No. "

"Why not?" he said.

"Well, it was still in the window of the shop after a week, so I thought, nobody else wants this dress, so I don't want it either. "

Who Waits for Whom?

Mr and Mrs Allen go grocery shopping on Saturday mornings. Mr Allen never enjoys these trips. Mrs Allen does the shopping and he sits in the car and waits for her. This morning there were a lot of people and it took Mrs Allen longer than usual. An hour went by and finally a man came up to Mr Allen. "Excuse me," he said, "is your name Allen? Your wife is waiting for you at the check-out counter. She doesn't have enough money for the groceries ! "