(单词翻译:单击)
热身练习
【Warm up】
Warm up 热身练习
Comprehension 1
Who (Sarah, Olivia, Harry, Fadi or Magda) ……… 选择正确的人名填空
1…………… is worried about accommodation?
2 …………... complains about life being expensive?
3 …………... thinks Harry is a good worker?
4 …………... is worried about upsetting Harry?
5 …………... makes fun of Fadi’s love life?
6 …………... offers to find another website designer?
听力文本
【Audioscript】
Episode 19: We have a mission
Harry: Well Sarah, here’s the paper...I was looking at jobs...but you’ll need the “accommodation” page!
Olivia: Hmmm, not very sensitive, Harry...
Harry: Have to go now...see you all!
All: Bye!
Olivia: What’s the problem with your flat, then Sarah?
Sarah: Well, I was renting a room in a shared house, but now the landlord has decided to sell the house, so we all have to move out...
Magda: Oh no...that can be really difficult in London. It’s so expensive here...
Sarah: I know, I’m not sure I’ll be able to afford it...
Olivia: Tell me about it!
Sarah: About what?
Olivia: Sorry...I just mean, I know how expensive life is!
Sarah: Why’s that?
Magda: Olivia wants Harry to set up a website for her, but he’s asked for loads of money!
Fadi: Yeah...me too!
Magda: I think he’s greedy.
Fadi: I’m not sure about that...he’s a professional after all. He’s right to ask a reasonable amount for his work.
Olivia: You’re just like him, I can see...only interested in money!
Magda: Yeah, that’s right...
Fadi: Leave off...I’m not only interested in money. I like football too...
Olivia: I don’t think I can afford it, but I don’t know how to say “no” without offending him now.
Sarah: Do you think he’ll be offended?
Olivia: Perhaps...
Fadi: I shouldn’t worry. He’s not a very sensitive guy, is he?
Olivia: No! I like him, though...
Fadi: Oh yeah?
Olivia: Not in that way...he’s just a friend...
Fadi: “Just a friend”, eh?
Olivia: Are you jealous?
Fadi: Get out of here! Course I’m not. I’ve got lots of girlfriends...
Magda: And they only ever last for two weeks!
Fadi: I like to keep them keen!
Sarah: Oh yeah, sure...
Fadi: Listen, Olivia, if it makes it easier for you, I think I’m going to take Harry up on his offer. I’ll get him to do some work for me, then it won’t matter if you turn him down.
Sarah: I do some work for a website, Olivia. It’s called DimSum.co.uk – it’s for the Chinese community in Britain. I could find out who does their website – they might be cheaper.
Olivia: Could you do that for me? I’d be really grateful.
Sarah: Sure, no problem.
Olivia: And we’ll try and help you find a flat!
Sarah: Thanks!
Magda: How long have you got before you have to move out?
Sarah: Only a month.
Magda: That’s not long.
Fadi: I’ll ask around, see if anyone I know has a room free in their house...
Magda: I’ll do the same thing...
Olivia: Me too!
Magda: Ok everyone...we have a mission!
Fadi: Find Sarah a place to live!
Olivia: And tell Harry he’s greedy!
Sarah: I think this might be difficult....
Magda: What? Finding you a flat, or upsetting Harry?
Sarah: Both!
听力突破
【Glossary】
重点词汇语法讲解
Glossary
Accommodation (noun) A place to live 住处
如：He needs to find accommodation for his visitors from Canada.
他要为从加拿大远道而来的客人找住的地方。
Sensitive (adjective) Easily affected in an emotional way 敏感的，易受伤害的
如：Be careful what you say, he’s a very sensitive child
小心自己的用词，他是一个很敏感的人。
Landlord (noun) A person who owns and rents out a flat, a house, etc. 房东
如：The landlord wants to increase the rent by 10%
房东要把房租价位抬升10%。
Greedy (adjective) An excessive desire for food, drink, etc. 贪吃的
如：You’ve eaten all the cakes – that’s greedy!
我们太贪吃了，把蛋糕全吃完了。
To offend (verb) To hurt somebody’s feelings 冒犯
如：She offended me when she said that my English pronunciation was bad
她说我的发音不好，这深深地伤害了我。
Keen (adjective) Enthusiastic about something or someone 热心的，渴望的
如：He’s keen on lots of dangerous sports
他对很多有危险性的运动都很热爱。
技能训练
【Exercise】
Vocabulary & Grammar
Vocabulary 1 - Words related to renting a flat
Fill the gaps in the text with the words below 用所给单词填空
flat accommodation to live landlord room house to rent shared
I’m looking for a new place (1)………………………. My (2) ……………….. wants to sell the (3) …………
that my (4) …………. is in. I’d love to find a small (5) ………. in the town centre but it costs a lot
of money (6) …………………… a place for one. The (7) ……………….. pages of the newspaper are full
of (8) ……….. houses, so I’ll phone a few and see if I am lucky.
Vocabulary 2 - Adjectives / Prefixes
Write the opposites of these adjectives 写出所给形容词的反义词
Use in or un
1 sensitive
2 expensive
3 reasonable
4 certain
5 clear
6 experienced
Grammar 1
Order the words to make grammatically correct sentences 将下列单词排序，组成通顺的句子
1 problem What’s flat with the your?
2 is I expensive life know how
3 interested not in money I’m only
4 very, a he sensitive He’s not guy is?
5 you do Could for that me?
6 help and you a We’ll try flat find
答案与详解
【Answers】
Answers
Comprehension 1
1 Sarah
2 Olivia
3 Fadi
4 Olivia
5 Magda
6 Sarah
Vocabulary 1
1 to live
2 landlord
3 house
4 room
5 flat
6 to rent
7 accommodation
8 shared
Vocabulary 2
1 insensitive
2 inexpensive
3 unreasonable
4 uncertain
5 unclear
6 inexperienced
Grammar 1
1 What’s the problem with your flat?
2 I know how expensive life is
3 I’m not only interested in money
4 He’s not a very sensitive guy, is he?
5 Could you do that for me?
6 We’ll try and help you find a flat
