懂你英语Level 2 - Unit 3
Part 1 Listening 1
Bus Schedule
Here is a busschedule at a bus stop.
It has theschedule for 3 buses between 8:00 and 9:30 in the morning.
Bus No.38 has aregular schedule.
It comes every15 minutes.
8:10, 8:25,8:40, 8:55, 9:10, 9:25.
Bus No.47 comesless often.
It comes at8:20, 8:45 and 9:25.
Bus No.60 is theearliest bus.
It comes at8:05, 8:30 and 9:00.
Bus No.38 hasstops at the main train station and the airport.
Bus No.60 stopsat the main train station, but doesn't go to the airport.
Bus No.47doesn't go to either the main train station or the airport.
Part 1 Listening 2
What Is LisaGoing to Do?
Lisa justreturned home from school.
This is what sheis going to do for the rest of the day.
She's going toclean her room first.
It's going totake her 10 minutes.
In about 10minutes,at ten past four,she's going to practice the piano.
She usuallypractices for about 45 minutes.
But today,she'sgoing to practice for an hour.
Next week,therewill be a piano competition.
So she wants topractice more.
Afterpracticing,she's going to do some homework.
She doeshomework until dinner time ,which is at 6:00.
Afterdinner,she's going to wash the dishes.
Then she's goingto finish her homework.
She usually doeshomework from 7:00 until around 8:30.
But she has alot of homework tonight.
So she may workuntil 9:00 or later.
After finishingher homework,she usually texts her friends.
But tonight,she's going to read.
She's reading avery good book.
She started itlast week.
Tonight she'sgoing to finish it.
After shefinishes it,she'll turn off the light and go to sleep.
Part 1 Vocabulary 1
Seasons
Winter is thecoldest time of the year.
Winter nightsare long and the days are short.
Summer is thehottest time of the year.
Summer nightsare short and the days are long.
Spring comesafter winter and before summer.
Spring is whentrees turn green.
Autumn, or fall,comes after summer and before winter.
Autumn is whentrees turn many colors and leaves fall to the ground.
Some countrieshave a rainy season.
In rainy seasonit rains almost every day.
Part 1 Vocabulary 2
Health Problems
This boy has abroken leg.
He can't walkwithout crutches.
This girl has asore throat.
She doesn't feelgood because her throat hurts.
This girl isvomiting.
She atesomething bad so she is throwing up.
This boy has afever.
His temperatureis 39.5 degrees Celsius.
This girl has aheadache.
She doesn't feelgood because her head aches.
He broke his legin a skiing accident.
She has a painin the back of her head.
Part 1 Dialogue 1
Favorite Seasons
Tom：I really hate this cold winter weather.
Lisa：Really? I don't mind it. It's not so bad.
Tom：First, it's really cold. Second, I don'tlike the short days and the long nights. It's always dark.
Lisa：Sure, but it will be over soon. Spring iscoming and warmer weather.
Tom：Yes, and longer days.
Lisa：What about summers? Do you like hotweather?
Tom：I don't like summer weather else.
Lisa：Is it too hot for you?
Tom：Yes, it's too hot. Every day is hot andhumid. So I always feel tired and thirsty.
Lisa：Yeah, me too. I take a shower twice a day.
Lisa：So which is worse, summer or winter?
Tom：Good question. I guess I prefer winter.What about you?
Lisa：Well, I prefer winter too. I don't mind thelong nights.
Lisa：Of course the best seasons are spring andautumn.
Tom：Which of those do you prefer?
Lisa：Within those two, I prefer autumn.
Tom：Why do you prefer autumn?
Lisa：I love it when the leaves turn differentcolors.
Tom：I agree with you. I guess autumn is myfavorite season too.
Lisa：I was surprised, Tom. I thought you wouldprefer spring.
Tom：Why is that?
Lisa：Everything is young and new in spring,right?
Tom：Well, maybe I'll change my mind.
Part 1 Dialogue 2
Bus Schedule
M：Excuse me, when is the next bus?
W：To where?
M：To the train station.
W：Let's look at the bus schedule.
M：Which bus goes to the train station?
W：Buses 38 and 60 both go to the trainstation.
M：It's 8:59 now. So I just missed the number38.
W：Right. It came a few minutes ago. The nextbus to the train station comes at 9:00.
M：Yes, I hope it isn't late. The traffic isheavy.
W：Oh, look, the number 60 is coming now,right on schedule.
M：Great, thanks for your help.
W：You're welcome. Have a good day.
M：You too.
Part 2 Listening1
Dan is a pilot
He fliesairplanes to all parts of the world.
This was hisschedule yesterday, which was Sunday.
He woke up at6:30
After waking up,he got out of bed and brushed his teeth.
After that ,hetook a shower.
He and his wifeate breakfast together at 7:15.
He had a bigbreakfast of eggs, potatoes and fruit.
They finishedeating at 7:30.
After eating, heput on his uniform.
At 8:00, theyleft the house and his wife drove him to the airport.
The traffic washeavy. So it took 45 minutes to get to the airport.
They arrived atthe airport at 8:45.
After goingthrough security, he checked the weather along the flight path.
At 9:30, heboarded the plane.
He and hisco-pilot talked about the flight.
By 10:30 thepassengers were all on board.
They pushed backfrom the gate at 10:45.
From the gate ittook 10 minutes to go to the runway.
There were twoairplane in front of them, so they had to wait.
They finallyentered the runway at 11:10,which was 5 minutes behind schedule
Two minuteslater, at 11:12,they took off for Beijing.
The flight fromSan Francisco to Beijing took 12 hours.
They landed inthe afternoon, one day later.
In Beijing itwas already Monday.
After leavingthe aircraft , he took a bus to his hotel in Beijing.
He checked in at6:00 pm and went up to his room.
When he got tohis room, he took a shower.
Then he went downstairsand ate dinner.
(It was Sundaywhen they took off)
(when theylanded it was already Monday)
After eating hewent back to his room and watched some TV.
At 10:00, hewent to bed and fell asleep
The day aftertomorrow, he’ll fly back to San Francisco.
His wife andchildren will be happy to see him
They always misshim when he is away.
Part 2 Listening2
Ben often buyslunch at school.
He usuallyspends around $5.00 for lunch
Here are theprices of some of the things on the menu.
Sandwiches are adollar 50 cents.
Ben likessandwiches, but yesterday he had two slices of pizza.
A slice of pizzacosts the same as a sandwich.
He also had somefruit.
He had a banana,which was $1.00.
He was hungry,so he also had a salad.
The salad costs$1.25
He had a bottleof water from home, so he didn’t buy anything to drink.
Altogether, hislunch cost $5.25.
He enjoyed hislunch because the pizza was good.
(What was thetotal cost of his lunch)
(How much didhis lunch cost)
Part 2 vocabulary1
Airplanes arethe fastest way to travel a long distance.
Airplanes travelis one of the secure ways to travel.
This is a truck, or lorry.
Trunks carry anddeliver many of the things, we buy and use each day.
Buses are a goodway to travel in a city.
A bus can carry manypassengers and is less expensive than a taxi.
Buses can carrymore passengers than a taxi or truck.
Shipstransport freight, such as oil or automobiles, across the oceans.
Some ships carrypassengers on ocean cruises.
Ambulances carrysick or injured people to a hospital.
If someone is inan accident, call for an ambulance.
(one very famouspassenger ship was the Titanic)
Part 2 vocabulary2
This boy has acut on his finger
He cut hisfinger with a knife , so now it’s bleeding
This girl iscoughing. She is coughing because shehas a bad cold.
This boy hasdiarrhea. He ate something bad , sohis stomach hurts.
This person isdead. He is dead because he was hit by acar
(He wasn’t careful crossing the street)
This man isdrunk.
He’s drunk
because he drank too much wine (酒).
(Don’t cause anaccident and kill somebody)
He has to go tothe toilet again and again
Never drive whenyou’re drunk
Don't cause anaccident and kill somebody.
Part 2 Dialogue1
女：Can you help me?Here is a homework question?
男：Sure ,I willhelp you if I can. What’s the question?
女：We would happento the seasons if the Earth stopped rotating?
男：Stoppedrotating? You mean the earth would always face the same direction?
女：Right! So aday would be a year long.
男：Wow. that’s adifficult question. So each season would be one fourth of year?
女：I don’t know . Iam not sure.
男：During thesummer, the sun would always be up. It would bevery hot
女：And during thewinter, it would always be dark, right?
男：Yes，I think that ‘s right.
女：Maybe therewouldn't be any spring or fall.
男：Hey, I don’tknow.
女：OK. Let’s checkthat on the internet.
Part 2 Dialogue2
男：Hey, why are yousitting there? Where are your lunch?
女：I left it athome.
男：Let’s go to the Cafeteria and get to lunch together.
女：No , I can’t. 男：Why not?
女：I don’t have anymoney. I left my money at home too.
男：That’s ok .Ihave enough money. You can pay me back tomorrow.
女：Thanks ,I amhungry. 男：What would you like?
女：That’s pizzalooks good.
男：I had pizzayesterday and it wasn’t very good. It didn’t have much taste.
女：How about thesandwiches?
男：Sometimes wasOK. The hotdogs are usually good and never bad.
女：So what are yougoing to get?
男：I think I'llhave a hot dog and a banana. I’m tired of pizza and noodles.
男：What aboutsomething to drink.
女：Oh，just water. The soft drinks have too muchsugar.
Idon’t want to gain weight.
男：OK, I’llhave the same thing.
女：Great，so the total cost is how much?
男: Two hot dogs , Two bananas and two bottles ofwater. That ‘s $6.
女：Do you haveenough?
男：No problem . Iget $10.
女：Thanks again .I’ll pay you back tomorrow.
男：No problem. Don’tworry about it.
女：My mom isn’tgoing to be happy.
男：Why is that?
女：She made mylunch and I left it at home.
男：Oh, I see. Mypleasure unlike that too.
Part 3 Listening1
Last night Lisacame home later than usual.
It was rainingand she didn’t have her umbrella
When she gothome, she was cold and wet.
She was tiredand she didn’t feel well
She got out ofher wet clothes and went to bed
She just wantedto sleep
This morning shewoke up with a bad cold.
She had aheadache and a sore throat
Her mother tookher temperature.
Her temperaturewas 39 degrees, so she had a fever.
Her mother toldher to stay in bed.
Lisa’s sorethroat hurt a lot , so her mother called the doctor.
She made anappointment for 11:00.
Lisa got out ofbed at 10:00 and got dressed.
At 10:15, theyleft their apartment.
It was stillraining, so they took a taxi.
Theygot to the doctor’s office at 10:45
Her mother gaveLisa’s name to the receptionist
Then they sat inthe waiting room
(They waited in the waiting room, How long didthey wait)
They waited for10 minutes.
Then a nursecame and took Lisa into another room.
The nurse weightedLisa and took her temperature.
Then Lisa waitedfor the doctor.
When the doctorcame, he looked down her throat.
He listened toher heart beat.
Then he gave hera shot in her arm.
The shot hurt alittle,. But Lisa didn’t mind.
She wanted it tohelp her feel better.
After leavingthe doctor’s office they went to a pharmacy.
Her motherbought some medicine.
Then they took ataxi home (they went home by taxi)
For the rest ofthe day . Lisa stayed in bed
She took somemedicine and drank a lot of liquids.
She slept for acouple of hours.
Then shelistened to some music.
By 6:00 she wasfeeling much better
Now she’sthinking about tomorrow.
She’s lookingforward to going to school
She doesn’t wantto stay at home again.
But she may haveto stay home
She can’t returnto school until her cold is gone.
(She can returnto school when her cold is gone)
She doesn’t wanther friends to catch her cold.
Part 3 Listening2
Yesterday therewas a terrible accident
It happened infront of a subway station
There was acrosswalk, and the light was red.
Cars were comingfrom all directions
A young manwanted to cross the street
He didn’t wantto wait for the light to change.
He looked bothways. And then started to run across the street.
But he didn’tsee one car, and it hit him.
He flew up intothe air and came down on the road.
His head wasinjured and he was bleeding.
Several peopleused their phones to call for an ambulance
It arrived a fewminutes later and took the man away.
We still don’tknow if he lived or died.
Hopefully he’salive and will get better soon.
So be carefulwhen you cross the street.
(an ambulancearrived ,and took him away)
Part 3 vocabulary1
Everyone needsfood and water (without water , our body doesn’t work)
Without food andwater , we cannot live
People need aplace to live in and sleep
We need a placeto keep us dry in rainy weather
We need goodhealth to keep us strong
Daily exerciseis good way to stay in good heath
We need skillsto find a good job
Without good jobskills, we can’t keep good job
We need money tobuy thing ,such as food
Without money,it’s very difficult to have a good life
Part 3 vocabulary2
Ice is the solidstate of water.
The freezingpoint of water is zero degrees Celsius.
This is theliquid state of water
Liquid take theshape of their container , such as this glass
Water vapor isthe gaseous state of water
Water becomes agas at 100 degrees Celsius, which is its boiling point. (solids havesize and shape)
The boilingpoint of water is 100 degrees Celsius
We use the scalelike this to weigh things
One kilogram is
equal to 2.2 pounds. This is a thermometer. (温度计)
We usethermometers like this to measure temperature
Part 3 Dialogue1
男：I didn’t seeAngle today , did she come to the office?
女：No ,she didn’t.she stayed home . she is sick.
男：Sick？what’s wrong with her?
女：She has a badsore throat and a headache. She staying in bed.
男：Oh, that’s toobad .she looked fine yesterday.
女：She was fineyesterday, but last night she got wet in the rain.
男：Did she have anumbrella?
女：No，she didn’t . So she really got wet. It’s along walk from the subway to her home. She didn’t get home until late.
男：It was reallyraining last night. I got wet too, and I had my umbrella. It was that strongwind.
女：My umbrellawasn’t much help either. Still, it was better than nothing.
男：Anyway, when yousee her, tell her to get better soon .We miss her at the office. There are alsoan important meeting the day after tomorrow. I hope she can be there.
女：OK，I’ll call her and let her know.
男：If she can behere, we can set up a conference call . So please let me know.
(What would they do if she can’t come to themeeting?)
女：I will.
Part 3 Dialogue2
男：I saw a terribleaccident yesterday.
女：Whathappened?
男：I was waiting tocross 3rd street and the light was red.
女：Yes , manypeople don’t want to wait for that light. It takes a long time for that lightto change.
男：So, there is ayoung man didn’t want to wait. He ran out into the traffic and a car hithim.
女：So he didn’t seethe car?
男：Right, he didn’tsee it and it was going too fast to stop.
女：So what happenedto him?
男：The driver gotout of the car and stayed next to him. He was just lying there. I went out todrug traffic, and several other people called for the ambulance.
女：How long did ittake for the ambulance to arrive?
男：It didn’t takelong. I think it only took10 minutes.
女：How was theyoung man when the ambulance arrived?
男：His eyes wereopen but there was blood coming out of his mouth. It didn’t lookgood.
女：Did the policecome?
男：Yes , they got therejust before the ambulance.
女：Did they ask youany questions?
男：Yes, they did. Theyask a lot of questions. So I told them what happened.
女：What about thedriver of the car?
男：When theambulance left, he was sitting in his car. The police were talking to him.
女：What happenedafter that? 男：I don’t know. Because I had to get home.
女：How did you feel?
男：I keptthinking about it. From now on, I’ll be more careful of crossing the streets. 女：Me too.
Part 4 Listening1
Here are fourpeople
Two of them aretall
The man on thetop left is very tall
He is 6 feet 3inches tall, which is about 1.9 meters
The woman on thetop right is 5 feet 11 inches tall
She is tall, butnot as tall as the man on the left
(He is 4 inchestaller than she is )
The girl on thebottom left is short
She is less thanfive feet tall
She is 4 feet 10inches which is about 147 centimeters.
The boy on thebottom right is taller than the girl
He is 5 feet 1inches tall, which is about 155 centimeter
He is 3 inchestaller than she is
Now let’s lookat their weight.
The man on thetop left is the heaviest
He weighs 220pounds which is 100 kilograms
The woman weighsless than he does
She weighs 130pounds which is 59 kilograms
(she weighs 90pounds less than he does)
The girl on theleft is very thin
(She is verythin and light)
She doesn’t weighvery much
Her weight isjust 70 pounds
The boy is muchheavier
He weighs 90pounds ,which is about 41 kilograms.
(the boy is 20pounds heavier than the girl)
Part 4 Listening2
This is whatKathy did yesterday
She got up at6:30 and cooked breakfast for her family
At 7:30 shedrove her two children to school
It took about 45minutes to take them to school
After drivingthem to school she returned home
For the nexthour she cleaned the house
Then she talkedto a friend on the phone
They decided tomeet at a shopping mall
She arrived atthe mall at 11:45
She met herfriend in a coffee shop
They ate lunchtogether and then they went shopping
There was a bigsale at one of the stores
There werediscounts of up to 50%, so they bought clothes for their kids
At 1:30 herfriend wanted to go to a fitness center
They usuallyworked out three times a week
Yesterday Kathyhad a headache
She decided notto work out
Instead shedecided to go home
When she gothome her headache was worse
She took somemedicine and had a short nap
After her napshe felt a bit better
Her headache wasgone
Her kids camehome at 5:00
They were allhungry, but she didn’t feel like cooking
Instead, shedecided to order some food
She ordered someChinese food
45 minuteslater, the delivery man came
She paid him forthe food, and then they ate dinner
The food wasgood and not very expensive
It was a nicechange
Her husbanddidn’t come home until late
That was good,because he doesn’t like Chinese food.
Part 4 vocabulary1
Here are some thingsto listen to. Most people enjoy listening to music.
There are manytypes music, including classical and jazz.
Listening to theradio
We can listen to
the music、news、and conversation on the radio
Listening to thesounds of the city
The sounds ofthe city are often loud and noisy
Listening to thesound of nature
Early in themorning we can often hear the sound of the birds singing
Listening toother people. Sometimes, listeningto others is interesting
(Some people arevery interesting so we enjoy listening to them)
(Some drivershonk their horns too much and the noise is awful )
(Many taxidrivers listen to the radio while they drive)
Part 4 vocabulary2
Hereare some school subjects
In science classwe learn about our world
Science is wherewe learn about forces, such as gravity
In math class welearn about numbers and shapes
we learn how tocount and how to find the area of different shapes
In history classwe learn about the past
We learn abouthow our country began and how it has changed
In geographyclass we learn about the land and people of our planet, Earth.
We learn about
oceans 、mountains andrivers
In literatureclass , we read and study great books and poems
We learn towrite down our ideas and we learn how others think and feel
(We learn why itis important to take care of the Earth)
(If wedon’t know math, we can’t do business or build things)
Part 4 Dialogue1
M：Lisa, don’t forget to takeyour things to school today.
D：I won’t , mom, I am sorry about yesterday.
M：And remember to pay back the money you own.
Do you have enough money?
D：I won’t forget , and I have enough money.
M：How much is that?
D：I have $15.
M：Do you need anything else?
D：No, I don’t think so.
M：Are you ready for your history test?
D：Yes I am ready. I did all the homework.
M：What about your iPhone? Do you have it ?
D：Oh, thanks, it’s in my room.Could you get it for me?
M：No , you'll have to get it for yourself.
D：Then maybe you won’t forget it again.
D：Hey, I can’t find it.
it。It’s not in my bed. Could you call me?
M：OK, I’m calling you now, and it’s ringing.Do you hear it ?
D：No , I don’t . I don’t hear it.
M：Why don’t you look in the bathroom? Maybe you left it there.
D：OK , I‘ll look in the bathroom.
M：It’s getting late, so hurry, or you’ll missyour bus.
D：Yes , I hear it. It’s in the bathroom. I putit there when I brushed my teeth.
M：Good, now hopefully you have everything youneed for today.
D：Thanks mom. I think I have everything.
M: Good luck with your test. I won't to be herewhen you come home this afternoon.
D：Ok , have a good day.
Part 4 Dialogue2
男：Good morning , Doctor'soffice.
女：Hello , mylittle girl has a bad sore throat. We’d like to see the doctor as soon as possible.
男: Can't it waituntil tomorrow?
女：No, it can’t waituntil tomorrow. If the doctor can’t see her today, could we see someone else?
男：Let me check hisschedule. Yes he has time in 11:00 . She may have to wait.
女：That’s OK. Wecan wait.
男：OK！Your last name please
女：Jackson.
男：OK! Mrs. Jackson, does your little girl have afever?
女：Yes , she does .It’s around 39.
男：Please have stay in bed and drink plenty of liquids. Some tea mayhelp with the pain.
女：Thank you. We’llbe there at 11:00.
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