懂你英语Level3.Unit1 PART4
Level3.Unit1 PART4
Listening: Christina’s Future Plans1
Christina sells women’s clothing in a department store.
She usually works six days a week, but this week she’s going to take three days off.
She’s taking time off so that she can visit her parents.
Her parents live in the mountains about three hours away by train.
They are looking forward to seeing her.
They haven’t see her for almost a year.
Christina is their only child.
Christina isn’t going on the trip by herself.
Her boyfriend is going with her.
She is going to introduce him to her parents.
She and her boyfriend want to get married.
If everything goes well they plan to get married in 6 months.
After they get married Christina plans to quit her job.
She wants to spend more time designing clothes.
She wants to set up her own business.
This were take time.
Her boyfriend thinks it's a good idea.
He is also thinking about starting his own business.
They don’t plan to have children right way.
In fact, they may decide not to have children.
They don’t know yet.
It's going to a big decision.
Listening: Christina’s Future Plans2
Christina’s parents want her to marry and have children.
They are looking forward to having grandchildren.
They don't want to her start her own business.
They think it’s more important to have children.
In fact, they would like her to live closer to them.
They want to be close to their grandchildren.
So Christina doesn’t plan to tell her parents everything.
For now she just wants them to meet her boyfriend.
She wants them to be happy that she is going to get married.
She wants them to like him and see her happiness.
She wants her parents to accept her way of life.
Life isn’t the same now as it used to be.
Times are changing.
Vocabulary: Jobs & Weather
Mechanics like this one fix cars.
He is working in a repair shop.
A delivery person delivers things, such as pizzas.
This person works for a restaurant.
A pharmacist sells medicines.
Pharmacists like this woman work in pharmacy.
Thieves, like this one, steal things.
This thief is stealing a television from a home.
A musician like this one likes music.
This musician is play in guitar.
These people are wearing masks because of the smog.
One cause of smog is automobile exhaust排气.
It’s raining hard so you need an umbrella.
Heavy rain like this can cause flooding and mudslides. 这样的大雨会导致洪水和泥石流。
When the sky is overcast, we can’t see the sun because of the clouds.
A cloudy sky means that it might rain.
We need to wear a coat when it’s cold and windy.
In the very strong wind it’s difficult to use an umbrella.
We need to drink water or other liquids when it’s hot outside.
When it’s really hot most person turn on the air conditioning.
Vocabulary: Things to Read
Here are some different types things to read.
Works of fiction include novels, short stories and plays, such as Shakespeare.
We read fiction to enjoy story of imagination and adventure.
People read the news to learn about what’s happening in the world.
We can get news in newspapers and online.
When we buy something we often need to read and instruction manuals手册.
Instruction manuals show us how to put together or install things.
Non-fiction works include biographies and books about science and history.
We read non-fiction to learn about different subjects and real people.
We can learn about the latest scientific research in journals and academic papers. 我们可以从期刊和学术论文中了解最新的科学研究。
Many online university courses give a list of research papers to read.
懂你英语Level3Unit1
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