Unit 1 A time to remember
2. Conversation: Where did you learn the skate?p2
A: Oh, I am really sorry. Are you OK?
I am fine, but I am not very good at this.customary
Neither am I.
Say, are you from south America?
Yes, I am originally.
I was born in Argentina.
Did you grow up there?
Yes, I did. But my family moved here ten years ago when I was in junior high school.
And where did you learn to skate?
Here in the park.
This is only my third time.
Well, it’s my first time.
Can you give me some lessons?
Sure, just follow me.
By the way, my name is Ted.
And I am Anna.
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B: Hey, that was fun, thanks for the lesson.
No problem.
So. Tell me a little about yourlf.
What do you do?
I work in a travel agency.
Really, what do you do there?
I am in charge of their computers.
So, you are a computer specialist.
Well, sort of. Yeah, I guess so.御猫larry
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That’s great.
Then maybe you can give me some help with a computer cour I am taking.作文模板
Oh, sure….. But only if you promi to give me some more skating lessons.
It’s a deal.
对于That was fun这个句子，我们知道它的语法结构形式——一般过去时态(was)，以及它的意思——“这很好玩”或“这很有趣”，但不一定知道该句在什么样的场合使用才正确、恰当。我们来看下面这个对话——一对男女在公园里学习滚轴溜冰(A man and a woman are learning to Rollerblade in the park)：
（2）Ted: Where did you learn to Rollerblade?
Anna: Here in the park. This is only my cond time.
Ted: Well, it’s my first time. Can you give me some lessons?npm
Anna: Sure. Just follow me.
(After a while)
Ted: Hey, that was fun. Thanks for the lesson!
这里我们看到，that was fun被用在了溜冰活动结束之后，而不是在活动进行过程中(此时要说成that is fun，详见本套书“初级”7.4.8小节所给出的解释)。我估计，在上面这个对话语
境中，大多数国人可能会说that is fun。由此我们看到，如果不是提供这样完整的对话语境，读者就很难真正会恰当使用that was fun。从更一般意义上来说，当一个句子脱离了它赖以生存的语境背景，这个句子就像一个句子“标本”，失去了鲜活的生命。打个形象的比喻来说，脱离语境的句子，如同鸟的标本，没有了生命；融入语境的句子，才是自由飞翔的小鸟。
3. grammar: p3
Where were you born?
I was born in Argentina.
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Were you born in Buenos Aires?
Yes, I was.
No, I wasn’t.
I was born in Cordoba.
When did you move to Los Angeles?
I moved here ten years ago. I didn’t speak English.
Did you take English class in Argentina?
Yes, I did. I took class for a year.
No, I didn’t. My aunt taught me at home.
4. listening p3 life as an immigrant
Where are from originally, Yu Hong?
I am from china. From near shanghai.
And when did you move here?
I came here after I graduated from college.
That was in 1992.
And what do you do now?
I am a transportation engineer.
I e. So you are an immigrant to the United States.
Yes, that’s right.
What are some of the difficulties of being an immigrant in the U.S.?
Oh, that’s not an easy question to answer.
There are so many things really.
I guess one of the biggest difficulty is that I don’t have any relatives here.
I mean I have a lot of friends. But that’s not the same thing.
In china, on holidays or the weekend, we visit relatives. It isn’t the same here.
And what do you miss the most from home?
Oh, that’s easy. My mom’s soup. She makes great soup. I really miss my mother’s cooking.
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Where are you from, Ajay?
I am from India.
And when did you move to the U.S.?
It was in 1991.
Are you studying in here at the moment?
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Not now. I came here as a student and graduated two years ago.
I am working as a computer technician
Uh-huh. And what was it like when you first came here?
Was it difficult?
Yeah, It was at times.
The main difficulty I had was with educational system. Things are very different here. Teaching methods. Everything is very different from what I was ud to in India.
And what do you miss the most from India? To tell you the truth. After you’re here for a while,
You don’t miss anything very much.
But I guess the weather and my family are the things I miss. And the quality of life. The quality of life is much nicer back home, frankly speaking.
7. Perspectives How have you changed? P5
Listen to the statements about changes. Check tho that are true about you.
1. When I was a kid, I ud to be very messy, but now I am very neat.
2. I ud to have a lot of hobbies, but now I don’t have any free time.
3. I didn’t u to collect anything, but now I do.
4. I ud to be really into fashion, but the days, I am not interested it anymore.
5. I never ud to play sports, but now I like to keep fit.
6. I never ud to worry about money, but now I do.
fabrics7. I didn’t u to follow politics, but now I read the newspaper everyday.会计基础知识学习
