英语流利说(懂你英语)Level2 Unit 3 Part2

Level2·Unit 3·Part 2 Learning

Listening：Yesterday’s Schedule

Dan is a pilot.

He flies airplanes to all parts of the world.

This was his schedule yesterday, which was Sunday. He woke up at 6:30.

After waking up, he got out of bed and brushed his teeth.

After that he took a shower.

He and his wife ate breakfast together at 7:15.

He had a big breakfast of eggs, potatoes and fruit. They finished eating at 7:30.

After eating, he put on his uniform.

At 8:00 they left house and his wife drove him to the airport.

The traffic was heavy, so it took 45 minutes to get to the airport.

They arrived at the airport at 8:45.

After going through security, he checked the weather along the flight path.

At 9:30, he boarded the plane.

He and his co-pilot talked about the fight.

By 10:30, the passengers were all on board.

They pushed back from the gate at 10:45.

From the gate, it took 10 minutes to go to the runway. There were two airplanes in front of them, so they had to wait.

They finally entered the runway at 11:10, which was 5minutes behind schedule.

Two minutes later, at 11:12, they took off for Beijing.

The flight from San Francisco to Beijing took 12 hours. They landed in the afternoon, one day later.

In Beijing, it was already Monday.

After leaving the aircraft, he took a bus to his hotel in Beijing.He checked in at 6:00 pm and went up to his room. When he got to his room, he took a shower.

Then he went downstairs and ate dinner.

After eating he went back to his room and watched some TV.

At 10:00, he went to bad and fell asleep.

The day after tomorrow, he’ll fly back to San Francisco. His wife and children will be happy to see him.

They always miss him when he is away.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary: Ben’s Lunch

Ben often buys lunch at school.

He usually spends around 5 dollars for lunch.

Here are the prices of some of the things on the menu.

Sandwiches are a dollar 50 cents.

Ben likes sandwiches, but yesterday he ate two slices (/slaɪs/ 薄片) of pizza.

A slice of pizza costs the same as a sandwich.

He also had some fruit.

He had banana, which was a dollar.

He was hungry so he also had a salad.

The salad costs a dollar 25 cents.

He had a bottle of water from home so he didn’t buy anything to drink.

Altogether his lunch cost 5 dollars and 25 cents.

He enjoyed his lunch because the pizza was good.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary: Transportation

Airplanes are the fastest way to travel a long distance. Airplane travel is one of the safest ways to travel.

This is a truck, or lorry (/'lɔri/ （英）卡车).

Trucks carry and deliver many of the things we buy and use each day.

Buses are a good way to travel in a city.