Unit l, Lesson A
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Leticia: Hello?
Paula: Hi, Leticia. It's Paula.
Leticia: Hi, Paula. How are you? Have you finished packing yet?
生发小妙招Paula: Almost.
Leticia: You must be excited. When's your flight?
Paula: Tomorrow. At 9 . Listen, Leticia, I need your help.
Leticia: OK. What's up?
Paula: Well, as you know, I'm going on vacation for two weeks. Do you think you could water my plants while I'm away?
Leticia: Sure. No problem.
Paula: Great. They need water twice a week. There's one plant in the bedroom and one in the kitchen.
Leticia: OK--say, how about your dog? Should I feed her, too?
Paula: No, that's OK. I’m putting her in a kennel.
Leticia: All right, then, I'll water your plants---and---oh, how about the mail? Should I pick it up for you?
Paula: Actually, I've already asked the mailman to stop mail delivery. Thanks for asking, though.
Leticia: Well, have a great trip!
Paula: Thanks, Leticia. I really appreciate your help.
Leticia: My pleasure. Wait a cond. I don t have any keys to your place.
Paula: Oh, that's right. Will you be home around 8 tonight?
Leticia: Yeah, I think so.
给自己一个退路Paula: OK, I’ll drop by—I’ll give you the keys then.
Leticia: OK! See you tonight. Bye!
Paula: Bye! Thanks again!
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Esther: We have to leave in thirty minutes. Have you finished packing?
Mina: Yes, I have…
Esther: You look worried. What's wrong?
Mina: I can't remember u here I put my passport.
Esther: Oh, no!
Mina: It's here somewhere.
Esther: When did you last have it?
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Mina: About ten minutes ago. Let me think…Oh, there it is. I put it on the dresr.
Esther: What a relief!
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1. The funniest story of my traveling experience was when I came to the . for the first time by mylf. They lost my luggage and I didn't speak a word of English. I had to u my hands to explain mylf. People understood what I meant and they helped me out.
have a lot of funny experiences on the airline as a flight attendant. But one of the funniest I could recall was----there was this pasnger who had a toupee and one of m}'f flight. attendants was rving…I think…she was rving food…and she had this tray. And suddenly turbulence happened, and she lost her balance…and her hand landed on the g
uy’s head, who had a toupee. When she caught her balance again, the toupee kind of shifted, so his sideburns were on his forehead. And I had to control my laughter becau you're not allowed to laugh…
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W: Wow, Jun, you look relaxed! Did you enjoy the long weekend?
晨读美文J: I sure did actually. Actually I took a big trip.
W: Over the weekend? We only had three days off!
J: Yep! But I visited four countries in three days!
W: What?!
J: I love to fly! You might say I’m an airplane freak!
W: That’s interesting. Where did you go?
J: I visited Korea, Tailand, Singapore and the Philippines.
W: Sounds like you were busy.
J: I was. I only had only four hours in so. So I have to finish my shopping very quickly. Sometimes I had to run between connecting flights.
W: Wait a minute. What about your baggage? Didn’t you have to wait for it?
J: No, I didn’t have much, only one carry-on bag, it just fits the overhead compartment.
W: So let me get this straight. You spent your weekend in an airplane flying around?
J: Basically yes. I fly standby.
W: Standby?
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J: Yes, as a standby pasnger. I don’t have a rervation. At the last minute, they let me know if there’s a at available. They give me a boarding pass and I get on.
W: All the flying must be expensive.
J: Well, I’m an airline employee. I’m a sales reprentative for Twin Star Airlines. So I know most of the flight attendants and I can almost fly for free.
W: Lucky you!
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梦见玉米Matt: Have you done all the errands?
Tina: No, I haven’t finished them yet.
Matt: You don’t have to go to the post office, I’ve canceled the mail delivery.
Tina: Well, I’ve picked up the plane tickets. But I haven’t taken the dog to the kennel. What about you? Have you washed the dishes?
五字游戏名Matt: No, I haven’t cleaned the kitchen. But I’ve already watered the plants, and I’ve given our keys to Mrs. Smith.
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Tina: What about your suitca? Have you packed it?
Matt: Not yet…But don’t worry: there’s still lots of time!
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S: Are you almost ready?
J: Yes, I think so. But we always forget so many things. Did you get the traveler’s checks at the bank yesterday?
S: Yes I did. And I paid the bills too.
J: Well, I changed our voice mail message and I confirmed all of our flights.
