热身练习

【Warm up】

Warm up 热身练习

Order these events
给下列事件排序

1 Sarah says she is worried about not finding a flat
2 Fadi offers to accompany Sarah to his cousin’s flat
3 Fadi arrives at the café
4 Fadi phones his cousin
5 Johnny asks Magda if she wants to stay in London

背单词 — 生活常用词汇

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【Audioscript】

Episode 22: Cheer up!

Fadi: Morning Olivia!

Olivia: Hello there!

Fadi: Do you live here?

Olivia: How do you mean?

Fadi: It’s just that every time I come in here, you’re here...it’s like you live here or something...

Olivia: Just taking a break that’s all...

Fadi: You’re always taking a break.

Olivia: Well my shop’s next door, so it’s so easy just to pop in here when things are quiet...

Fadi: Where’s the little thief today?

Olivia: Who? Oh! You mean my little nephew Joe...

Fadi: Exactly...the sweet little pest!

Olivia: He’s with his mum, my sister, today, you’ll be relieved to know.

Fadi: Has Harry been in today?

Olivia: He dropped by the shop before. Said he might pop in here later for a coffee.

Fadi: I think he’s angry with me, perhaps I should avoid him for a bit.

Olivia: Why’s he angry with you?

Fadi: Oh, you know, we argued about money – he was going to do that job for me...

Olivia: Oh yeah, but don’t worry. I’m sure he’s not really angry. And even if he is, he’ll soon forget it. You know what he’s like!

Fadi: Yeah, I guess so. I’ll just let it drop.

Fadi and Olivia: Hi there!

Sarah and Magda: Hello

Fadi: Cheer up! What’s up with you two?

Sarah: Just the usual...

Olivia: How’s the flat-hunting going Sarah?

Sarah: Still nothing. I really need somewhere to live. I’m getting desperate. I’ll end up homeless if things don’t get better!

Olivia: Oh come on, it’s not that bad...

Sarah: No, of course it’s not, but...it’s so difficult to find a place...

Fadi: I’m glad you showed up – I wanted to talk to you about that...

Sarah: Oh yeah?

Fadi: Yeah - I’ve heard of something that might interest you...

Sarah: Great! What is it?

Fadi: A cousin of mine has a spare room in his house.

Olivia: A cousin of yours...how many people are there in your family...?

Fadi: A lot!

Sarah: That sounds good...can I look at the flat?

Fadi: I’ll call him now.

Olivia: Are you sure about moving in there?

Sarah: Look, I really need a place, urgently, and it’ll be ok, I’m sure...

Olivia: Lots of opportunities to see Fadi....

Sarah: You are such a terrible gossip!

Johnny: There’s Fadi, always stuck to that phone, always working...or perhaps it’s girls!

Olivia: Actually, he’s helping Sarah to find a flat.

Johnny: Oh. Ok. Good. Well hello! What’s up? Why does everyone look so glum here?

Sarah: I’m still trying to find a flat...

Magda: And I finish my degree soon, which means I have to get a job, or go back to Poland.

Johnny: And you want to stay here in London?

Magda: Yeah, but it’s so difficult to get a job.

Olivia: That’s not true, there are lots of jobs around...

Magda: Yes, but I don’t want to just work in a bar or a café or a shop...

Olivia: Oh thanks!

Magda: Sorry! I know you work in a shop, but...that’s different..it’s your own shop, and you sell such special things, those lovely handmade shoes! But usually, you know, shopwork isn’t great..

Olivia: Tell me about it...

Sarah: But you’ll be a trained architect, won’t you?

Magda: Yes, exactly...but it’s not easy to get work as an architect. There’s a lot of competition here in London

Johnny: You should go to China...lots of opportunities there right now, lots of building.

Fadi: Listen, Sarah, I spoke to my cousin and we can go round to have a look at the flat this afternoon if you like...
Sarah: “We”?

Fadi: Well, I’ll go with you, show you where it is...

Sarah: Erm, ok...Thanks!

Olivia: Told you so!

Magda: Well you might have solved your problem then...but I might not be here much longer!

背单词 — 生活常用词汇

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【Glossary】

重点词汇语法讲解

Glossary
Relieved (adjective) Feeling free from anxiety 放松的

如：He was relieved to hear the good news
听到那个好消息，他松了一口气。

Homeless (adjective) Having nowhere to live 无家可归的

如：The charity helps homeless people to find a place to live
慈善机构为无家可归的人提供一个容身之地。

Spare (adjective) Kept in reserve for possible use 备用的

如：Has anyone got a spare pen that I can borrow?
有没有人有多余的币，借我用一下？

A gossip (noun) A person who talks about the affairs of others 八卦

如：Don’t tell Anne, she’s a terrible gossip so she’ll tell everybody
不要告诉Anne，她非常八卦，喜欢告诉每个人。

Handmade (adjective) Made by hand rather than machine 手工的

如：The gloves are handmade so they were quite expensive
这幅手套是手工的，所以价格不菲。

A degree (noun) An academic title given by a university 学位

如：Congratulations on getting your History degree!
恭喜你，获得历史学士学位。

背单词 — 生活常用词汇

技能训练

【Exercise】

Vocabulary & Grammar
Vocabulary one - prepositions

Use a preposition from the box to complete these common expressions 用所给介词填空
so up (x2) drop
in by

1 Tom just popped …… to the café
2 I dropped ……. to see what was happening!
3 I guess ….!
4 Please, let it ……..! I don’t want to talk about it
5 What’s ……. ? You look sad
6 Cheer ……..; it’ll be alright

Vocabulary two – collocations
Match the two parts of these common collocations 连线

1 take a here
2 next b machine
3 little c architect
4 flat d a break
5 stay e hunting
6 handmade f pest
7 trained g shoes
8 washing h door

Grammar one – verb forms
Choose the correct form 选择动词的正确形式

1 I should to avoid / avoid him for a bit
2 He was going do / to do that job for me
3 He’s helping Sarah to find / finding a flat
4 I have to / must to get a job
5 It’s not easy get / to get work as an architect
6 I’d rather to be / be an architect

She is (7) ……… happy when she is playing tennis
The book was (8) …………. a success, they decided to make it into a film
They are (9)……… noisy children.
Stop being (10) ………. noisy!

背单词 — 生活常用词汇

答案与详解

【Answers】

Answers
Comprehension

3, 1, 4, 5, 2

Vocabulary one

1 in

2 by

3 so

4 drop

5 up

6 up
Vocabulary two

1 d

2 h

3 f

4 e

5 a

6 g

7 c

8 b

Grammar one
1 avoid

2 to do

3 to find

4 have to

5 to get

6 be

Grammar two
1 so

2 such

3 so

4 such

5 so

6 such

7 so

8 such

9 such

10 so

背单词 — 生活常用词汇