课文原文

Dialogue
Language Function:
Asking about TV Programmes.
A:What's on Channel 8 at 8:30 tonight?
B:As far as I can remeber,there's a sports programme on.
A:Is there anything interesting on the other channels?
B:I'm sorry I don't know.
You can look up the programme in today's newspaper.
A:Do you mind if I watch the sports now.
B:Of course not.That's just what I want to watch.
Some Useful Expressions
channel
频道
as far as
就
quiz/kwiz/
测验
intelligence
智力
worth
值得......的
guide/gaid/
指南；向导
Listen Comprehension
A.Listen and choose and appropriate response to what you're heard.
B.Listen and fill in the blanks.
New Constructions
What is interesting in big cities now is the amount of(1)___.
Old buildings are being pulled(2)___,
and new ones are(3)___built to take their place.
Work goes on(4)___on new roads and streets.
(5)___,construction workers dig tunnels(6)___.
The face of a city keeps on(7)___evry day.
Joe is one of the people(8)___work in the construction(9)___.
Joe operates a big machine that is used to lift(10)___things.
It is (11)___for constructing tall buildings.
Text:The"Supermarketing"of America
Drive through an American city or suburb,
and you will see large spaces where huge stores are grouped together,
sometimes even under one roof.
The construction of new supermarkets and shopping centers
has been continuing over the past forty years.
Supermarkets continue to appear
because they offer the consumera wide choice of products in one place
anything from food to small appliances.
Because so many goods are sold,
supermarkets can offer lower prices than smaller neighbourhood stores can.
The convenience and value of large stores and shopping areas
have made them an essential part of the way Americans shop.
With the rise of supermarkets and shopping centers,
American society has experienced a number of changes.
Most obviously, many small neighbourhood stores have disappeared,
driven out of business by the larger stores.
Another change is that Americans are now more isolated.
In the neighbourhood store,
the owner knew all about the customers and their families.
People in the neighbourhood could gather and talk there.
Now Americans shop in huge spaces,
where no one knows anyone else.
Supermarkets have made shopping more impersonal.
It is clear that the number of supermarkets
and large shopping areas is still increasing.
The pattern of"bigger is better"will probably continue into the future.

词语解释

New Words and Expressions
supermarketing
在超级市场购物
drive/draiv/ (drove,driven)
开车
suburb
市郊
group/gru:p/
聚集;类集
even
甚至
roof/ru:f/
屋顶
construction
建筑
consumer
消费者
choice
选择;挑选
appliance
器具
convenience
方便
essential
必要的
shop
到店里买东西
rise/raiz/
增加
society
社会
experience
经历
obviously
显而易见地;清楚地
disappear
消失
isolate
使隔离
owner
所有人;业主
gather
集合;聚集
impersonal
没有人情味的
clear
清楚的
increase/in'kri:s/
增加
pattern
模式
probably
大概;很可能