Listening

Lisa's? cold

Last night Lisa came home later than usual.

It was raining and she didn’t have her umbrella.

When she got home she was cold and wet.

She was tired and she didn’t feel well.

She got out of her wet clothes and went to bed. She just wanted to sleep.

-What did she want to do after she got home?
–She just wanted to sleep.

-Why did she get wet?
–She didn’t have her umbrella.

This morning she woke up with bad cold.

She had headache and a sore throat.

sore
英-[s??]美-[s?r]
釋義
adj. 疼痛的

Her mother took her temperature.

Her temperature was 39 degrees, so she had a fever.

Her mother told her to stay in bed.

-What did she have when she woke up?
–She had a bad cold.-

Lisa’s sore throat hurt a lot so her mother called the doctor.

She made an appointment for 11:00.

appointment
英-[??p??ntm?nt]美-[?'p??ntm?nt]
釋義
n. 任命；約定；任命的職位
網絡
約會,任命,約定,預約

Lisa got out of bed at 10:00 and got dressed.

At 10:15 they left their apartment.

It was still raining so they took a taxi.

-Who did her mother call?
–the doctor.

-Why did they take a taxi?
–It was raining.

They got to the doctor’s office at 10:45.

Her mother gave Lisa’s name to the receptionist.

receptionist
英-[r?'sep?(?)n?st]美-[r?'s?p??n?st]
釋義
n. 接待員；傳達員
網絡
前臺接待,總機,前臺,接線生

Then they sat in the waitingroom.

They waited for 10 minutes.

Then a nurse came and took Lisa into another room.

The nurse weighed Lisa and took her temperature.

Then Lisa waited for the doctor.

-Where did they wait?
–in the waiting room.

-Who weighed Lisa?
–the nurse.

How long did they wait?

When the doctor came he looked down her throat.

He listened to her heartbeat.

heartbeat
英 ['hɑ?tbi?t]? 美 ['hɑrtbit]
n. 心跳；情感

Then he gave her a shot in her arm.

shot
英 [??t]? 美 [?ɑt]
n. 發射；炮彈；射手；鏡頭
adj. 用盡的；破舊的；雜色的，閃光的
v. 射擊（shoot的過去式和過去分詞）
可數名詞 ：注射

The shot hurt a little but Lisa didn’t mind.

She wanted it to help her feel better.

-Who look down Lisa’s throat?
–the doctor.

-Why didn’t she mind that the shot hurt?
–She wanted it to help her feel better.

After leaving the doctor’s office they went to a pharmacy.

pharmacy
英 ['fɑ?m?s?]? 美 ['fɑrm?si]
n. 藥房；配藥學，藥劑學；制藥業；一批備用藥品
復數 pharmacies

Her mother brought some medicine.

Then they took a taxi home.

For the rest of the day, Lisa stayed in bed.

She took some medicine and drank a lot of liquids.

She slept for a couple of hours.

Then she listened to some music.

By 6:00 she was feeling much better.

Now she’s think about tomorrow.

She’s looking forward to going to school.

She doesn’t want to stay home again.

But she may have to stay home.

She can’t return to school until her cold is gone.

She doesn’t want her friends to catch her cold.

An accident

Yesterday there was a terrible accident.

It happened in front of a subway station.

There was a crosswalk and the light was red.

Cars were coming from all directions.

A young man wanted to cross the street.

He didn’t want to wait for the light to change.

He looked both ways and then started to run across the street.

But he didn’t see one car and it hit him.

He flew up into the air and came down on the road.

He head was injured and he was bleeding.

Several people used their phones to call for an ambulance.

It arrived a few minutes later and took the man away.

We still don’t know if he lived or died.

Hopefully he’s alive and will get better soon.

So becareful when you cross the street.

Vocabulary

Basic needs

Everyone needs food and water. Without food and water we can not live.

People need a place to live in and sleep.

We need a place to keep us dry in rainy weather.

We need good health to keep us strong.

Daily exercise is a goodway to stay in good health.We need skills to find a good job.

Without good job skills we can’t keep a good job.

We need money to buy things such as food.

Without money it’s very difficult to have a good life.

We need water to keep our bodies working. Without water, our body doesn’t work at all.

-Why is it difficult for poor people to buy things?
–They don’t have enough money.

States matter

Ice is the solid state of water.

solid
英 ['s?l?d]? 美 ['sɑl?d]
adj. 固體的；可靠的；立體的；結實的；一致的
n. 固體；立方體

state
英 [ste?t]? 美 [stet]
狀態
n. 國家；州；情形
vt. 規定；聲明；陳述
adj. 國家的；州的；正式的

The freezing point of water is 0 degrees Celsius.

freezing
英 ['fri?z??]? 美 ['friz??]
adj. 冰凍的；嚴寒的；冷凍用的

Celsius
英 ['sels??s]? 美 ['s?ls??s]
adj. 攝氏的
n. 攝氏度

This is the liquid state of water.

Liquids take the shape of their container, such as this glass.Water vapor is the gaseous state of water.

container
英 [k?n'te?n?]? 美 [k?n'ten?]
n. 集裝箱；容器

vapor
英 [?ve?p?(r)]? 美 [?ve?p?r]
n. 蒸汽；煙霧
vt. 使……蒸發；使……汽化
vi. 蒸發；吹牛；沮喪

gaseous
英 ['g?s??s; 'ge?s??s]? 美 ['ɡ?s??s]
adj. 氣態的，氣體的；無實質的

Water becomes a gas at 100 degrees Celsius which is its boiling point.

gas
英 [g?s]? 美 [ɡ?s]
n. 氣體；[礦業] 瓦斯；汽油；毒氣
vt. 加油；毒（死）
vi. 加油；放出氣體；空談

boiling
英 ['b??l??]? 美 ['b??l??]
adj. 沸騰的；激昂的
n. 沸騰；煮沸；起泡
adv. 沸騰

We use a scale like this to weigh things.

scale
英 [ske?l]? 美 [skel]

n. 規模；比例；鱗；刻度；天平；數值范圍

vi. 衡量；攀登；剝落；生水垢
vt. 測量；攀登；刮鱗；依比例決定

One kilogram is equal to 2.2 pounds.

This is the thermometer.

thermometer
英 [θ?'m?m?t?]? 美 [θ?'mɑm?t?]
n. 溫度計；體溫計

We use thermometers like this to measure temperature.

Dialogue

Angela's cold

M:I didn’t see Angela today. Did she come to the office?

W: No, she didn’t.She stayed home, she’s sick.

M: Sick? What’s wrong with her?

W: She has a bad sore throat and a headache. She’s staying in bed.

M: Oh, that’s too bad. She looked fine yesterday.

W: She was fine yesterday but last night she got wet in the rain.

-How was the weather last night?
–It was raining.

-How did she look yesterday?
–She looked fine yesterday.

M: Didn’t she have an umbrella?

W:No, she didn’t.So she really got wet.

It’s a long walk from the subway to her home.

She didn’t get home until late.

-When did she get home?
–late at night.

-Why did she get wet?
–She didn’t have an umbrella.

M: It was really raining last night.

I got wet too and I had my umbrella.

It was that strong wind.

W:My umbrella wasn’t much help either.

Still,it was better than nothing.

-Why weren’t their umbrellas much help?
–The wind was really strong.

M:Anyway, when you see her, tell her to get better soon.

We miss her at the office.

There’s also an important meeting the day after tomorrow.

I hope she can be there.

W: OK, I’ll call her and let her know.

M: If she can’t be here we can set up a conference call.

conference
英 ['k?nf(?)r(?)ns]? 美 ['kɑnf?r?ns]
n. 會議；討論；協商；聯盟；（正式）討論會；[工會、工黨用語]（每年的）大會
vi. 舉行或參加（系列）會議

So please let me know.

W:I will.

-What would they do if she can’t come to the meeting?
–Set up a conference call.

-What’s going to happen the day after tomorrow?
–There’s going to be a meeting.

A Car Accident

M: I saw a terrible accident yesterday.

W: What happened?

M: I was waiting to cross the Third Street and the light was red.

W: Yes, many people don’t want to wait for that light.

It takes a long time for that light to change.

M: So there’s a young man didn’t want to wait. He ran out into the traffic and a car hit him.

-Why did the man run out into the traffic?
–He didn’t want to wait.

W: So he didn’t see the car?

M: Right, he didn’t see it and it was going too fast to stop.

W:So what happened to him?

M:The driver got out of the car and stayed next to him.

He was just lying there.

I went out to drug traffic and several other people called for the ambulance.

-What did several people call for?
–an ambulance.

-What did the driver of the car do?
–He got out of hiscar and stayed with the man.

W: How long did it take for the ambulance to arrive?

M: It didn’t take long.I think it only took 10 minutes.

W: How was the young man when the ambulance arrived?

M: His eyes were open but there was blood coming out of his mouth.

It didn’t look good.

-How long did it take for the ambulance to arrive?
–about 10 minutes.

W: Did the police come?

M: Yes, they got there just before the ambulance.

W: Did they ask you any question?

M: Yes, they did. They asked a lot of questions. So I told them what happened.

-When did the police come?
–before the ambulance arrived.

W: What about the driver of the car?

M: When the ambulance left,he was sitting in his car. The police were talking to him.

W: What happened after that?

M: I don’t know because I had to get home.

-Who were talking to the driver when the ambulance left?
–the police.

-Where was the driver when the ambulance left?
–He was sitting in his car.

W: How did you feel?

M: I kept thinking about it.

From now on I’ll be more careful crossing the street.

W: Me too.

-What will he be more careful doing?
–crossing the street.