Listening: The Jackson Family
This is the Jackson family.
It’s a family of four.
Bill and Helen are the parents.
They have two children.
Both of their children are girls.
Lisa is the oldest of the girls.
She is 12 years old.
Angela is the youngest.
She is 9.
They also have a dog.
Its name is Jumper.
Its name is Jumper because he likes to jump.
Jumper can jump rope.
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Listening: Their Neighborhood
The Jackson family lives in Shanghai.
They live in a large apartment building.
Their apartment building has many apartments.
Their apartment is on the 5th floor.
They usually take the elevator to the 5th floor.
Sometimes the elevator doesn’t work.
Then they take the stairs.
There are many trees outside their apartment building.
There is also a small pond.
Inside the pond are fish and frogs.
Lisa and Angela like to feed the fish.
There is also a family of ducks.
There are two adult ducks and five baby ducks.
Lisa and Angela like to watch the ducks.
The baby ducks are getting bigger each day.
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Vocabulary: Nature & Animals
A tall tree.
This tree is tall and green.
A river.
This river is long.
A pond.
Fish and frogs live in this pond.
An ocean.
We can’t drink ocean water.
A mountain.
Some mountains are very high.
A forest.
A forest has many trees.
A little dog.
This little dog is walking.
A sleeping cat.
This cat is sleeping.
Two birds in a tree.
These two birds are in a tree.
A frog.
This frog lives in a pond.
A family of ducks.
This is a family of ducks.
A little dog.
This little dog is walking.
A black and white cat.
This cat is sleeping.
A bird.
Birds can fly.
A frog.
This frog lives in a pond.
Ducks.
This is a family of ducks.
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Vocabulary: Positions & Actions
On the table.
The keys are on the table.
Under the table.
There is white ball under the table.
Between.
The boy is standing between the two girls.
Next to.
The keys are next to the green book.
Inside.
The boy is standing inside the circle.
Outside.
The girl is standing outside the circle.
Walk up.
He is walking up some stairs.
Walk down,
She is walking down some stairs.
Look out.
She is looking out the window.
Go to.
They are going to the door.
Come from.
He is coming from the door.
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Dialogue: This Is My Family
Hello, my name is Lisa Jackson.
This is my family.
My parents are both teachers.
My sister and I are both students.
We go to the same school.
We also have a dog.
Its name is Jumper.
My sister and I really like Jumper.
My parents are not Chinese.
But we live in China.
We live in Shanghai.
I can speak Chinese fairly well, and so can my sister.
We like living in China.
I like the people here.
Do you have any questions?
M: First question, how do you spell your family name?
Lisa: My family name is Jackson, J-a-c-k-s-o-n.
M: Thanks, how old are you?
Lisa: I’m 12 years old.
M: Do you like your school?
Lisa: Yes, I do, it’s a good school.
M: What time do you and your sister go to school?
Lisa: We go to school at 8:00.
M: What time do you come home from school?
Lisa: We come home around 4:00.
M: What language do you speak at home?
Lisa: We speak English at home.
M: Thank you, Lisa.
Lisa: You are welcome.
Bill: Hi, I’m Lisa’s father, Bill. This is my wife,Helen.
Helen: Yes, Bill is my husband and we have two daughters.Lisa is our oldest daughter. She’s 12.
Bill: Angela is our youngest daughter. She’s 9.
Helen: My husband and I are both teachers. I teach children and he teaches university students.
Bill: Yes, we both teach English.
Helen: He teaches in the afternoon and evening.
Bill: And she teaches in the morning and afternoon,
Do you have any questions?
M: Can you both speak Chinese?
Bill: Yes, a little, but it isn’t very good.
Helen: Our two daughters speak Chinese fairly well.
M: Do you both take Chinese classes?
Bill: Yes, but we don’t go to a school. We study online.
Helen: I study a little bit every day.
M: Thank you.
Helen: You’re welcome.
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Letters & Numbers: Days of the Week
There are seven days in a week.
Monday is the first day of the week.
Sunday is the last day of the week.
Tuesday is the second day of the week.
Wednesday is the third day of the week.
Thursday is the fourth day of the week.
Friday is the fifth day of the week.
Saturday is the first day of weekend.
Sunday is the seventh day of the week.
The weekend days are Saturday and Sunday.
One minute is sixty seconds.
Ninety seconds is a minute and a half.
Thirty minutes is half an hour.
Fifteen minutes is a quarter of an hour.
Forty-five minutes is three quarters of an hour.
Sixty minutes is an hour.
Ninety minutes is an hour and a half.
Six fifteen is a quarter after six.
Six thirty is half past six.
Six forty-five is a quarter to seven.