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懂你英语Level3unit1

Level3unit1part1

Listening

AnUnusualDay

Kathyusuallygetsupat6:

30,butthismorning,shedidn’thearheralarm.

Asaresult,sheoverslept.

Shedidn’tgetupuntil7:

00,30minuteslaterthanusual.

Asaresult,shedidn’thavetimetocookbreakfastforherchildren.

TodayKathyandherkidslefthomeearly.

Theyusuallyleavehomeat7:

30,buttodaytheyleftat7:

15.

Theyleftearlybecausetheyhadtobuybreakfastontheirwaytoschool.

Itusuallytakes45minutestodriveherkidstoschool,buttodayittooklonger.

Ittookthemlongerbecausetheystoppedforbreakfastalongtheway.

Ittook15minutesforthemtohavebreakfast.

Theyateatalittlecoffeeshopalongthesideoftheroad.

Aftereatingbreakfast,theygotbackintotheircar.

Onmostdaysthetrafficisn’ttoobadinthemorning.

Butthismorning,itwasmuchworsethanusual.

Thecarsweremovingveryslowly.

Asaresult,ittookthemlongerthanusualtogettoschool.

Oneofherchildrengottoschoolontime,buttheothertwowerelate.

Theywerelatebecausetheirschoolsarefartheraway.

Theywerebothabout10minuteslatetoschool.

WhenKathyfinallygothomeshecleanedherhouseasusual.

Shevacuumedthelivingroomandcleanedthebathroom.

Thenshetalkedwithherfriendonthephoneasusual.

Whenshefinishedtalkingwithherfriendshegotintohercar.

Sheputthekeyintotheignitionandtriedtostarttheengine.

Butthecar’senginedidn’tstart.

Hercarbatterywasdead,soshehadtocallforhelp.

Aftergettinganewbatteryforhercar,theenginestarted.

ThenKathydrovetothemalltomeetherfriend.

Shearrivedtothemallanhourlatebutherfriendwaswaitingforher.

Theyhadlunchtogetherandthentheywentshopping.

Theybothboughtnewshoesandsomethingsfortheirkids.

Kathyboughtanewtieforherhusband.

It’snow3:

00andeverythingisgoingasusual.

Kathydoesn’twantanythingelsetogowrong.

Shewantstherestofthedaytogoasusual.

Shedoesn’twantanymoresurprises.

Andtomorrowshewon’toversleep.

Sheneverwantstooversleepagain.

BusSchedule

Hereisabusscheduleatabusstop.

Onmostdaysthebusescomeonschedulebutsometimestheydon’t.

Yesterdayforexample,severalbuseswerelate.

Thisisbecausethetrafficyesterdaywasmuchheavierthanusual.

Busnumber38wassupposedtocomeat8:

40,butitwas5minuteslate.

Itdidn’tcomeuntil8:

45.

Busnumber60wassupposedtocomeat8:

30.

Butyesterdayitdidn’tcomeuntil8:

40.

Itwas10minuteslate.

Notonebuscomeearly.

Asaresultofthedelaysonemangotonthewrongbus.

Hewantedtogototheairportsohewantedtogetonbusnumber38.

Heexpectedittocomeat8:

40.

Insteadhegotonbusnumber60,whichcameat8:

40.

Hedidn’tnoticethatitwasthewrongbus.

Itdidn’tgototheairport.

Asaresult,hemissedhisflight.

VocabularyActivities&Food

Weddingsarewheretwopeoplegetmarried.

Thismanandwomanaregettingmarried.

Thebuildinginthemiddleisanofficebuilding.

Manypeoplecometoworkhereduringtheweek.

Thesepeopleareatadanceparty.

Thewomaninthegreendressisdancingwithherboyfriend.

Thesetwopeoplearemeetingforthefirsttime.

Theyareshakinghands.

Thisyoungboyisbrushinghisteeth.

Hebrusheshisteethseveraltimesaday.

Candiesandcakesaresweetbecausetheyaremadewithlotsofsugar.

Eatingtoomanysweetsisnotgoodforyourteeth.

Lemonsandgreatfoodtakealittlesoursosomepeopledon’tlikethem.

SomesourtastingfoodshavealotofvitaminC.

Theseredpeppersareveryhotandspicy.

Eatinghotorspicyfoodrisesbodytemperaturesodon’teatthembeforegoingintobed.

Thesefoodsaredeep-friedandgreasy.

Greasyfoodshavealotofcalories,sodon’teatthemifyouwanttoloseweight.

Healthyfoodsareusuallynatureanddon’tincludedangerouschemical.

Fruitsandvegetablesareexamplesofhealthyfoods.

SpatialRelations

Thetriangleisinsidethesquare.

Thesquareisaroundthetriangle.

Thetriangleisinsidethecircle.

Thecircleisaroundthetriangle.

Thesquareisinsidethetriangle.

Thetriangleisaroundthesquare.

Thecircleisbetweentwosmallsquares.

Thereisasquareoneithersideofthecircle.

Thecircleisontheleftoftherectangle.

Therectangleisontherightofthecircle.

DialogueMeetingattheAirport

W:

Hey,whereareyou?

Idon’tseeyouanywhere.

M:

I’monthesubway.

W:

MyflightarrivedearlyandI’mtired.

M:

I’msorrytobelate.I’llbethereasfastasIcan.

W:

Whereareyounow?

M:

Therearethreemorestops.I’llbethereintenminutes.

W:

I’llmeetyouatthebusstopinfrontofterminal2.Thenwecangetataxi.

M:

OK.I’lllookforyouinfrontofterminal2.Seeyousoon.

StayingupLate

Lisa:

What’sthematter,Tom?

Tom:

Idon’tfeelwell.

Lisa:

Areyousick?

Tom:

No,Idon’tthinkso.I’mjusttired.

Lisa:

Didn’tyougetenoughsleep?

Tom:

No,Ididn’t.Iwenttobedlaterthanusuallastnight.

Lisa:

Whattimedidyougotobed?

Tom:

Ididn’tgotobeduntil12:

00.

Lisa:

Whydidyoustayupsolate?

Tom:

Iwaswatchingsomevideosonline.

Lisa:

Whatkindofvideos?

Tom:

Musicvideosfromallovertheworld.

Lisa:

Really?

Tom:

Sure,I’llsendyousomelinksifyoulike.

Lisa:

Thanks,Ilikemusicvideostoo.Theyarereallyfun.

Tom:

Justdon’tstayuptoolate.

Lisa:

Don’tworry,Iwon’tstayuptoolate.Ineedmysleep.

Hewaswatchingvideos.

Level3unit1part2

ListeningTimeZones

Ourplanet,theearth,isthethirdplanetfromthesun.

Itisabeautiful,rotatingsphere.

Thesidefacingthesunisindaylight.

Thesidefacingawayfromthesunisindarkness.

Forexample,whenit’sdaytimeintheUS,it’snighttimeinChina.

Infact,there’sa12-hourtimedifferencebetweenBostonandShanghai.Whenit’smidnightinShanghai,it’snooninBoston.

Theearthrotatesfromwesttoeast.

Toknowwhichdirectioniseastorwest,watchthesun.

Thesuntravelsthroughtheskyfromeasttowest.

Thesuncomesupintheeastandgoesdowninthewest.

Again,thisisbecausetheearthrotates.

Ittakes24hoursfortheearthtomakeacompleterotation.

Andthatisthelengthofoneday.

Becauseoftheearth’srotation,theearthisdividedintotimezones.

Somecountries,suchastheUS,haveseveraltimezones.

Whenit’s10aminNewYork,it’s7aminSanFrancisco.

EuropeandtheUSareseparatedbyseveraltimezones.

Whenit’s5pminParis,it’s11aminBoston.

So,thereisa6-hourdifferencebetweenParisandBoston.

Onelargecountry,China,hasjustone-timezoneforthewholecountry.

Asaresult,atthesametime,somepartsofthecountrycanbedarkandotherpartscanbelight.

Asyoutravelaroundtheearth,thetimechanges.

Thetimeofdaydependsonyourlocationontheplanet.

Whenyoutraveleastorwest,youmaycrossseveraltimezones.

Forexample,ifyoutravelfromBeijingtoLosAngeles,youcross8-timezones.

Thatmeans,whenit’snoononSundayinChina,it’s8pmonSaturdayinLosAngeles.

Fortravelers,thismeansitcanbeverydifficulttosleepafteralongflight.

Theclockmaysay8pm,butforyourbody,it’snoon.

Thisiscalledjetlag.

Itdependsonhowfareastorwestyoutravel.

Crossingseveraltimezonescausesjetlag.

Kim’sMovieStarDream

KimisapopularKoreaactress.

She’s28yearsold,slim,andbeautiful.

Shehasalargefanclubandhermoviesareverypopular.

Everywhereshegoes,herfanswantherautograph.

ButKimwantsmore.

Shewantstobepopularallovertheworld.

Tomorrowisaspecialdayforher.

She’sleavingforHollywood.

She’sgoingtoHollywoodtomeetwithsometopmovieexecutives.

Themeetingisscheduledforthedayaftertomorrow.

Ifthemeetinggoeswell,she’llbeinaHollywoodmovie.

Thisisherchancetobecomeastar.

Shemetthemovie’sdirectorlastyear.

HecametoKoreaandsawherlatestmovie.

Afterthathedecidedtouseherinhisnewmovie.

Fortunately,Kim’sEnglishisexcellent,soshecanplaytherole.

Thedirectorwantshertoplayamajorroleinthemovie.

Themoviestorywilltakeplaceinthefuture.

Atthattimetheworldwillbeaverydifferentplace.

Unfortunately,muchofworldwillbepolluted.

Robotswilldomuchofthework,andonlytheveryrichcanhaveagoodlife.

Theendingofthemovieisstillasecret.

EvenKimdoesn’tknowhowitwillend.

Butshehopesitwillhaveahappyending.

Shewantspeopletohavehopeforabetterfuture.

VocabularyActions&Comparisons

Thesepeoplearehavingameeting.

Thewomanisgivingapresentation.

Thispersonishavingascarydream.

Inhisdream,somethingischasinghim,soheisrunningasfastashecan.

Thisoldmanisatourist.

Heislookingoutthewindowofhistourbus.

Thisyoungcoupleisinanartmuseum.

Theyarelookingatafamouspainting.

Thesunissettingbehindthemountains.

Theskyisturningred.

Somebuses,likethisone,taketouriststoplacesliketheGreatWall.

She’sgivingapresentationatameeting.

Thelongestlineistheoneonthetop.

Thetoplineisthelongestofthethreelines.

Theshortestlineistheoneinthemiddle.

Thelineinthemiddleisshorterthantheothertwo.

Thebottomlineistheshortest.

Theshortestofthesethreelinesistheoneonthebottom.

Theshirtontheleftismoreexpensivethantheshirtontheright.

Theshirtontherightislessexpensivethantheshirtontheleft.

Theshirtontheleftisn’tasexpensiveastheoneontheright.

Theshirtontheleftcostslessthantheoneontheright.

Theshirtontheleftismoreexpe