Listening------The Jackson Family
This is the Jackson family, it's a family of four. Bill and Helen are the parents.
They have two children. Both of their children are girls.
Questions:
1. Who is their mother? (Helen is their mother.)
2. How many boys do the Jacksons have? (They don't have any boys.)
Fill in the blanks:
1. Both of their children are girls.
Repeat Sentences:
1. They have two children.
2. Both of their children are girls.
Lisa is the oldest of the girls. She's twelve years old.
Angela is the youngest. She's nine.
They also have a dog, its name is Jumper.
Its name is Jumper because he likes to jump. Jumper can jump rope.
Questions:
1. Of the two girls, who is the yougest? (Angela is the youngest.)
2. How old is Lisa's sister? (She's 9 years old.)
Fill in the blanks:
1. Its name is Jumper because he likes to jump.
Repeat Sentences:
1. She's twelve years old.
2. She's nine years old.
Listening------Their Neighborhood
The Jackson family lives in Shanghai. They live in a large apartment building.
Their apartment building has many apartments. Their apartment is on the 5th floor.
They usually take the elevator (乘电梯) to the 5th floor. Sometimes the elevator doesn' t work, then they take the stairs (走楼梯).
Questions:
1. What floor is their apartment on? (It's on the 5th floor.)
2. How do they usually get to their apartment? (They usually take the elevator to their apartment.)
Fill in the blanks:
1. They live in a large apartment building.
Repeat Sentences:
1. Their apartment is on the 5th floor.
2. They live in a large apartment building.
There are many trees outside their apartment building.
There is also a small pond. Inside the pond are fish and frogs. Lisa and Angela like to feed the fish (喂鱼).
Questions:
1. What is inside the pond?
Inside the pond are fish and frogs.
2. What is outside their apartment?
There are many trees outside their apartment building.
3. What do the sisters like to do?
They like to feed the fish.
There is also a family of ducks. There are two adult ducks and five baby ducks.
Lisa and Angela like to watch the ducks. The baby ducks are getting bigger each day.
Questions:
1. What are getting bigger each day?
The baby ducks are getting bigger each day.
2. How many baby ducks are there?
There are five baby ducks.
Repeat Sentences:
1. Lisa and Angela like to watch the ducks.
2. There are two adult ducks and five baby ducks.
Vocabulary------Nature & Animals
a tall tree: This tree is tall and green.
a river: This river is long.
a pond: Fish and frogs live in this pond.
an ocean: We can't drink ocean water.
a mountain: Some mountains are very high.
a forest: A forest has many trees.
Questions:
1. What has clean water? (This river has clean water.)
2. What can be very high? (Some mountains are very high.)
Fill in the blanks:
1. This river is long.
2. A forest has many trees.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. This river is long.
2. This tree is tall and green.
3. Fish and frogs live in this pond.
4. Ocean water is salt water.
a little dog: This little dog is walking.
a sleeping cat: This cat is sleeping.
two birds in a tree: These two birds are in a tree.
a frog: This frog lives in a pond.
a family of ducks: This is a family of ducks.
Questions:
1. Where is the family of ducks? (This is a family of ducks.)
2. Which of these animals is sleeping? (This cat is sleeping.)
a little dog: This little dog is walking.
a black and ( 此处要连读成 [blækən] ) white cat: This cat is sleeping.
a bird: Birds can fly.
a frog: This frog lives in a pond.
ducks: This is a family of ducks.
Question: Where is the little dog? (The dog is on the street.)
Vocabulary------Positions & Actions
on the table: The keys are on the table.
under the table: There is a white ball under the table.
between: The boy is standing between the two girls.
next to: The keys are next to the green book.
inside: The boy is standing inside the circle.
outside: The girl is standing outside the circle.
Exercise:
1. The boy is standing between the two girls.
2. The keys are next to the green book.
3. The boy is standing inside the circle.
4. The keys are on the table.
5. The boy is standing between the two girls.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. The boy is standing inside the circle.
2. There is white ball under the table.
walk up: He is walking up some stairs.
walk down: She is walking down some stairs.
look out: She is looking out the window.
go to: They are going to the door.
come from: He is coming from the door.
Exercise:
1. He is walking up some stairs.
2. She is looking out the window.
3. She is walking down some stairs.
4. He is coming from the door.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. They are going to the door.
2. He is coming from the door.
3. He is walking up some stairs.
Dialogue----This Is My Family
Hello, my name is Lisa Jackson. This is my family.
My parents are both teachers. My sister and I are both students. We go to the same school.
We also have a dog. Its name is Jumper. My sister and I really like Jumper.
Question: Who do they really like? (They really like their dog, Jumper.)
My parents are not Chinese. But we live in China. We live in Shanghai.
I can speak Chinese fairly well, and so can my sister. ( 我中文讲得相当好，我妹妹也可以。)
We like living in China. I like the people here.
Questions:
1. What does she like? (She likes living in China.)
2. How well does Lisa speak Chinese? (She can speak Chinese fairly well.)
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. Its name is Jumper.
2. My sister and I are both students.
3. We like living in China.
4. How well can she speak Chinese?
Lisa: Do you have any questions?
M: First question, how do you spell your family name?
Lisa: My family name is Jackson, J-a-c-k-s-o-n.
M: Thanks, how old are you?
Lisa: I'm 12 years old.
M: Do you like your school?
Lisa: Yes, I do, it's a good school.
M: What time do you and your sister go to school?
Lisa: We go to school at 8:00.
M: What time do you come home from school (放学回家)?
Lisa: We come home around 4:00.
M: What language do you speak at home?
Lisa: We speak English at home.
M: Thank you, Lisa.
Lisa: You're welcome.
Questions:
1. What does Lisa think of her school? (She thinks it's a good school.)
2. What language do they speak at home? (They speak English at home.)
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. We speak English at home.
2. They speak English at home.
3. What time do you come home from school?
Bill: Hi, I'm Lisa's father, Bill. This is my wife, Helen.
Helen: Yes, Bill is my husband and we have two daughters. Lisa is our oldest daughter. She's 12.
Bill: Angela is our youngest daughter. She's 9.
Questions:
1. Who is Bill's wife? (Bill's wife is Helen.)
2. How many daughters do they have? (They have two daughters.)
3. Who is their youngest daughter? (Angela is the youngest.)
4. Do they have any sons? (They have two daughters but no sons.)
Helen: My husband and I are both teachers. I teach children and he teaches university students.
Bill: Yes, we both teach English.
Helen: He teaches in the afternoon and evening.
Bill: And she teaches in the morning and afternoon. Do you have any questions?
M: Can you both speak Chinese?
Bill:Yes, a little, but it isn't very good.
Helen: Our two daughters speak Chinese fairly well.
M: Do you both take Chinese classes?
Bill: Yes, but we don't go to a school. We study online.
Helen: I study a little bit every day.
M: Thank you.
Helen: You're welcome.
Questions:
1. Who speak Chinese fairly well? (Lisa and Angela speak Chinese fairly well.)
2. Where does her husband teach? (He teaches at a university.)
3. How often does Helen study online? (She studies a little bit every day.)
Repeat Sentences:
1. She's twelve years old.
2. Angela is nine years old.
3. We study online.
4. Their youngest daughter is nine years old.
Letter & Number----Days of the Week
There are seven days in a week.
Monday is the first (1st) day of the week.
Sunday is the last day of the week.
Tuesday is the second (2nd) day of the week.
Wednesday is the third (3rd) day of the week.
Exercises:
1. Monday is the first day of the week.
2. Sunday is the last day of the week.
3. Tuesday is the second day of the week.
4. Wednesday is the third day of the week.
Question:
1. How many days are there in a week? (There are seven days in a week.)
Thursday is the fourth (4th) day of the week.
Friday is the fifth (5th) day of the week.
Saturday is the first day of the weekend.
Sunday is the seventh (7th) day of the week.
The weekend days are Saturday and Sunday.
Exercises:
1. Thursday is the fourth day of the week.
2. Saturday is the first day of the weekend.
3. The weekend days are Saturday and Sunday.
4. Wednesday comes between Tuesday and Thursday.
Question:
1. What day is the first day of the weekend? (Saturday is the first day of weekend.)
One minute is sixty seconds.
Ninety seconds is a minute and a half.
Thirty minutes is half an hour.
Fifteen minutes is a quarter of an hour.
Forty-five minutes is three quarters of an hour.
Sixty minutes is an hour.
Ninety minutes is an hour and a half.
Six fifteen is a quarter after six. (6:15)
Six thirty is half past six. (6:30)
Six forty-five is a quarter to seven. (6:45)
Exercises:
1. 1 min. (One minute is sixty seconds.)
2. an hour and a half (An hour and a half is 90 minutes.)
3. a minute and a half (A minute and half is 90 seconds.)
4. half an hour (Hailf an hour is thirty minutes.)
5. 12:45 (It's a quarter to one.)
6. 7:05 (It's five past seven.)
7. 6:55 (It's five to seven.)
8. 12:45 (It's twelve forty-five.)
9. 7:30 (It's half past seven.)
