Listening: Christina’s Daily Routine (/r?'tin/日常工作)

Christina works in a department store.

She sells women’s clothing.

She also sells cosmetics (/kɑz'm?t?k/ 化妝品), like lipsticks (/'l?pst?k/ 口紅) and perfume (/p?'fjum/ 香水).

Many of her customers are young women.

They spend lots of money.

They buy dresses because they want to be beautiful.

Christina helps them decide which dress to buy.

Christina works from 10:00 until 7:00.

After work she meets her boyfriend.

They usually meet in front of the department store.

He is always waiting there, except in rainy weather.

On rainy days, he waits at the subway stop.

It’s across the street from the department store.

They usually have dinner together.

Sometimes they eat dinner in his apartment.

He has a nice apartment because he has a good job.

He earns a lot of money.

He is also an excellent cook.

He can cook Italian and Mexican food.

Christina isn’t a very good cook.

She doesn’t like cooking.

But she likes to design new clothes.

She wants to become a clothing designer.

Someday she wants to open her own shop.

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Listening: Seiko’s Work

Seiko is a nurse.

She works in a hospital in the center of Tokyo.

She takes a bus to and from work.

The trip from home to the hospital takes about 30minutes.

Her schedule varies (/'v?ri/ 變化).

She usually works 4 or 5 days a week.

In some weeks, she works late at night.

In other weeks, she works during the day.

When she finishes work, she’s always tired.

Seiko works very hard, but she likes her job.

She likes to help her patients.

Some of her patients are very old.

Some of them are very close to death.

Some of them are very young.

They have a long life ahead.

Some of her patients have broken bones.

It takes time for them to get better.

She also enjoys working with the doctors.

The doctors in her hospital are very good.

She and the doctors work well together.

They do their best to help the patients.

She thinks it’s an excellent hospital.

She is happy to work there.

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Vocabulary: Shapes & Daily Actions

A triangle (/'tra???ɡl/ 三角形).

A triangle has three sides.

In this triangle, sides AB and BC are perpendicular (/'p?p?n'd?kj?l?/ 垂直的) to each other.

A square.

A square has four equal sides.

All four angles are right angles (/?? ?ɡ l..z/ 角度), or 90 degrees.

Two intersecting (/'?nt?'s?kt/ 相叉的) lines.

These two lines intersect or cross at a 90-degree angle.

They are perpendicular to each other.

A circle is round.

All points on a circle are the same distance from its center.

Two parallel (/'p?r?l?l/ 平行的) lines.

These two lines never intersect because they are parallel.

An angle.

These two lines meet at a 30-degree angle.

Watch something.

They are watching a movie on television.

Meet someone.

He is meeting her for the first time.

Talk with someone.

He is talking with a friend on his phone.

Work with someone.

She is working with her co-worker.

Interview someone.

She is interviewing a famous basketball player.

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Vocabulary: Measure

A box.

This box has three dimensions (?[d??m?n??n, da?-] 維): length, width and height.

Its length and width are both 1 centimeter.

Its height is one point five centimeters.

A grey ball.

This ball weights one kilogram or 2.2 pounds.

A moving car.

This car’s speed is 60 miles per hour, or about 97kilometers an hour.

Two moving cars.

These two cars are moving in the opposite direction.

The red car is going west and the green car is going east.

Two purses.

These two purses look the same, but their cost is quite different.

The purse on the left costs 100 dollars more than the purse on the right.

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Dialogue: Hotel Reservation

Receptionist: Good evening, sir. May I help you?

Customer: Good evening. I’d like a room, please.

Receptionist: Do you have a reservation?

Customer: No, I’m afraid not.

Receptionist: No reservation? I’m sorry, sir, we don’t have any rooms for tonight.

Customer: I really need a room. Don’t you have anything?

Receptionist: No, sir, we are completely full.

Customer: Is there another hotel nearby? Can you recommend one?

Receptionist: There’s another 5-star hotel just down the street. Maybe they still have rooms.

Customer: Yes, I know that hotel. It’s too expensive.

Customer: Do you know any other hotels nearby?

Receptionist: Well, there is a 3-star hotel not far away.The rooms are small but it’s clean.

Customer: Could you give me its number?

Receptionist: I can call them for you if you like.

Customer: Yes, could you?

Receptionist: Sir, I called them, and they have several rooms. You can go there now and check in.

Customer: Thanks, I’ll stay there tonight. How about tomorrow night? Do you have any rooms for tomorrow night?

Receptionist: Yes, I think we do.

Customer: Ok. I’d like to reserve a room for the next three nights.

Customer: Here’s my credit card. What time can I check in tomorrow?

Receptionist: Check in time is 2:30.

Customer: Ok. I’ll be back at 2:30 tomorrow. Thanks for your help.

Receptionist: You’re welcome, sir.