Paul's Overseas Trip 1
Last?months,?Paul?went?on?a?trip.
He?went?to?Japan?and?China.
There?were?a?couple?of?reasons?for?the?trip.
?One?reason?for?the?trip?was?for?business.?
He?wanted?to?start?some?restaurants?in?both?countries.?
The?other?reason?was?for?pleasure.?
Paul?enjoys?traveling?and?he?wanted?to?visit?some?friends.?
Before?leaving?on?the?trip.?
Paul?had?several?problems.
First,?his?passport?was?going?to?expire.
As?a?result,?he?needed?to?apply?for?a?new?passport.
Second,?he?needed?to?get?a?visa?to?enter?China.
In?order?to?apply?for?a?visa,?he?needed?his?new?passport.
He?had?six?weeks?to?get?everything?done.
After?applying?for?a?new?passport?it?took?two?weeks?to?get?it.
Once?he?got?the?passport,?he?went?to?the?Chinese?Consulate?in?Toronto?and?applied?for?a?visa.
He?filled?out?an?application?form?and?stood?in?a?long?line.
He?was?surprised?by?how?many?people?were?applying?for?visas.
It?took?more?than?an?hour?to?submit?his?application.
He?submitted?his?application?for?the?visa?on?a?Friday.
A?week?later,?he?went?back?to?the?consulate?to?pick?up?his?visa.
To?his?surprise,?when?he?got?there?the?consulate?was?closed.
The?consulate?was?closed?because?it?was?a?Chinese?holiday.
Paul?was?angry?at?himself?for?not?checking?the?Consulate's?website.
On?its?website?the?consulate's?schedule?was?posted.
There?was?a?notice?saying?that?the?consulate?would?be?closed?that?day.As?a?result.
Paul?had?to?come?back?the?next?Monday.
This?was?because?the?consulate?was?closed?on?weekends.
Finally?on?Monday,?he?got?the?visa?and?he?was?ready?to?go.
Paul's Overseas Trip 2
Another problem with the trip was his travel schedule.?
He needed to extend his stay in Japan.?
One week in Japan wasn't enough.?
Three Japanese restaurant owners wanted to meet with him.?
He needed more time for the meetings than a couple of days.?
And he didn’t want to miss staying with a good friend of his.
what didn't he want to miss?
He didn't want to miss staying with his good friend.
His friend lives near Mt. Fuji and owns a great restaurant.?
This was one thing Paul didn’t want to miss.?
As a result, he extended his stay in Japan.?
Instead of staying for just a week, he decided to stay for 10 days.
what did his friend own?
His friend owns a restaurant.
As a result, he had to change the dates for his stay in China.?
The meetings in China were delayed by three days.?
Instead of arriving on the first of the month, he arrived on the fourth.?
Fortunately, there were no problems with his new schedule in China.?
what problem were cost by his new schedule in China.
It didn't cost.
However, there were fewer meetings than he expected.?
There wasn’t much interest in opening new Italian restaurants.?
Still, he had one very good meeting.?
He met a young Chinese restaurant owner who was interested.?
The young man already has a restaurant, but he wants to improve it.?
He and Paul liked each other right away.?
They met twice in Beijing and are planning to meet again.?
How much interest was there in opening Italian restaurant?
Not much.
The young Chinese man’s name is Yi.?
He is planning to come to see Paul.?
They are going to meet late next week in Toronto.?
Together they will work on a business plan.?
Paul is glad that he took the trip.?
He thinks it was a successful and enjoyable trip.
What are they going to work on?
Emergency Vehicles
Ambulances?are?used?to?transport?injured?or?sick?people?to?a?hospital.?
An?ambulance?has?trained?medical?personnel?who?can?treat?injured?or?sick?people.
A?wheelchair?is?for?people?who?can’t?walk.?
Wheelchairs?have?four?wheels?and?are?often?pushed?by?people?from?behind.
Fire?engines?are?used?to?fight?fires.?
Firefighters?like?this?one?often?rescue?people?from?burning?buildings.
Tow?trucks?are?used?to?tow?cars.?
This?tow?truck?is?towing?a?car?to?a?repair?shop.?
Helicopters?are?used?to?rescue?people?from?dangerous?places.?
This?helicopter?is?lifting?someone?from?a?sinking?boat.
Weather & Activities
This tree is?bending over because of the strong wind.
It’s going to be windy for the next few days.
It’s a very clear night, so they can look up and see many stars.?
There isn’t a single cloud in the sky.
It’s very cold today, so they are wearing very warm clothes.?
Without warm clothes, they would freeze to death.
It’s nice to eat ice cream on a hot day.?
This mother is buying ice cream for her daughter.?
This old man has to wear glasses to read.?
Without reading glasses, he can’t see clearly enough to read.
Checking up on Ada
How?was?Ada’s?new?job?in?Beijing?
It?seems?to?be?going?well.?
I?talked?with?her?last?night.
How?much?is?she?getting?paid?
I’m?not?sure.?
She?said?she’s?earning?more,?but?I?don’t?know?how?much?she’s?getting.?
Where?is?she?living??
Has?she?found?a?flat?
No,?not?yet.?
She’s?living?with?a?friend?until?she?can?find?one?of?her?own.?
Flats?are?more?expensive?there?and?the?quality?isn’t?good.
Did?she?say?anything?else?
Her?biggest?complaint?is?the?air?quality.?
She?hates?the?pollution.?
On?some?days,?the?pollution?is?so?bad?that?she’s?afraid?to?breathe.
Yeah,?I?wouldn’t?want?to?live?there.
She’s?hoping?it?will?get?better.
I’m?sure?it?will?but?it'll?take?time?especially?with?all?the?cars.
She?also?said?she’s?still?looking?for?a?new?boyfriend.
That?shouldn’t?be?difficult.?
She’s?nice?and?she’s?good?looking.?
Has?she?met?anyone??
No,?I?don’t?think?so.?
She’s?looking?for?someone?on?the?internet.
Maybe?she'll?be?lucky.
Maybe?she?will.?
I?think?I’m?gonna?try?that?too.Really?
What?other?choice?do?I?have??
It’s?so?difficult?to?meet?someone?new.?
I?never?have?anytime.
Me?too. I’m?always?working.?
Maybe?I'll?try?online?dating?too.?
If?I’m?lucky,?I?may?meet?someone?new,?like?Steve's?girlfriend.
Oh,?come?on. You?are?joking?right?
?I?hope?you?can?find?someone?better?than?her.
Steve?seems?happy?enough.
Yes,?but?he?is?blinded?by?love.?
You?know?that.?
I’m?sure?it?won't?last?for?long.?
As?soon?as?she?gets?bored,?she'll?find?someone?else.
You?may?be?right.?
Let’s?wait?and?see.
Hey,?what?about?dinner?
Sure,?it’s?getting?late?and?maybe?I’ll?be?the?woman?of?your?dreams.
Well,?let’s?take?a?one?night?at?a?time.?
Let’s?have?some?Indian?food,?OK?
Ok,?tenderloin?chicken?for?me?and?I’m?hungry.
