PROGRAMME 29
PART I -The Dialogues
Kerry 和Chris陪着Aunty Doris和Uncle Norm一面喝咖啡，一面聊天。

Dialogue 1
Kerry 和Chris谈了他们到昆士兰州去旅行的情况。Kerry钓了一些鱼，Chris却感冒了。下面是这段对话的一部分。
DORIS：
How long were you away?
KERRY:
A fortnight.
DORIS：
Where did you go?
CHRIS:
Queensland.
DORIS：
Lovely sunny Queensland.
NORM:
Where did you stay?
CHRIS:
In hotels.
DORIS:
What were they like?
CHRIS:
They were good on the whole.

Dialogue 2
随后Kerry 和Chris说他们在昆士兰遇见了Frances和Harry。这两个人在那里开了一家书店，生意很好。Aunty Doris和Uncle Norm也认识他们。
DORIS:
And what else did you do, Kerry? Did you go shopping?
KERRY:
Oh,yes. I forgot to tell you.
We saw Harry and Frances.
They've got a bookshop.
Norm:
Harry and frances! Fancy that!
We haven't heard from then since they left here. How are they getting on these days?
KERRY:
Oh,they're doing very well.It's a lovely shop.
NORM:
That's good.
KERRY:
They've been there for five years now,you know.
NORM:
Five years. Well ,what do you know!
Doesn't time fly!

PART II - Vocabulary
a bookshop [ ]书店
a fortnight [ ]两个星期
hospitality [ ]热情招待
thousands of mosquitoes [ ]无数的蚊子
catch a cold [ ]感冒
catch a fish [ ]捉到一条鱼
hear from sb. [ ]收到某人的信或电报等
Did you go shopping? [ ]你去买东西了吗？
How are they getting on these days? [ ]他们近来怎么样？
in the end [ ]到最后
Oh, yes ,I forgot to tell you [ ]噢，对了，我忘了告诉你了
See you soon [ ]再见
We've had a lovely time [ ]我们玩得很愉快
We went fishing [ ]我们去钓鱼了
we went swimming [ ]我们去游泳了
Fancy that! [ ]真没想到
What a pity! [ ]真可惜；真遗憾！
What a shame! [ ]真糟糕！
What a wife! [ ]你的妻子可真行！

IDIOM:
Doesn't time fly! [ ]时间过得真快呀！
NAMES
Harry [ ] (male)
Frances [ ] (female)
PART III - The Lesson
1.ASKING FOR NEWS 打听情况
a) Chris 和Kerry最近刚从昆士兰州回来。Aunty doris 和Uncle Norm 想知道他们出去旅行的情况，所以他们就问：How was the trip?
要了解别人出去旅行的情况，还可以用这两个问句：
Where did you go?
How long were you away?
或
How long were you away for?
b)如果谈到共同认识的朋友，往往先这样问：
How's Peter getting on these days?
回答这个问题时，可以用这两个说法：
（i）He's fine. (谈Peter身体怎样)
（ii)Very well.
He's got a bookshop now.
(谈Peter其他情况)
如果想多了解他的情况，可以接着问：
Where's Peter working?
How long has he been there?
What's his job?
2)EXCLAMATIONS 感叹句
我们用下列类惊叹句对所获得的各种消息作出反应。
Disappointing What a shame!
News What a pity!
令人失望的消息
Bad News How awful!真糟糕
不好的消息 I am sorry!
Good News That's good!
好消息 That's good news!
Surprising News What do you know!
令人惊讶的消息 Really!
有些感叹句需要结合说话的场合才能知道其含义。例如：
It's been raining for hours.
What a day !(意思是：What a wet/awful day!)
It's warm and sunny.
What a day! (意思是：What a beautifu day!)
She's very clever.
What a wife! (意思是：What a clever wife!)
She's wonderful.
What a wife(意思是：What a wonderful wife!)
不要忘记，在书写的时候，英语的感叹句后面要用“！”这个标点符号。
3.FAREWLLS告辞
告辞的时候，也有一些比较固定的说法：
a)客人表示该走了
We must be leaving.
It's time we went.
It's time we were going.
b)主人客气地表示时间还早
Oh,don't go yet.
Stay a bit longer.
c）客人感谢主人热情招待
Thanks for your hospitality.
(非常正式)
It's been a lovely evening.
Thanks for having us.*
d)主人向客人表示他们能来作客使他感到高兴
Clad you could come.
Nice to have you.
Come again.
* 客人在刚来的时候和告辞的时候都可以说Thanks for inviting us. 但只有在告辞的时候才说Thanks for having us.
a)以-ity结尾的词，重音落在词尾前面的那个音节上。
3-syllable words
quality [ ]
quantity []
4-syllable words
equality [ ]
majority [ ]
5-syllable words
opportunity[ ]
nationality[ ]
hospitality[ ]
possibility[ ]
6-syllable words
impossibility [ ]
responsibility [ ]
b)以-ion结尾的词，重音也落在词尾前面的那个音节上
2-syllable word
nation [ ]
3-syllable words
division [ ]
subtraction [ ]
addition [ ]
opinion [ ]
4-syllable words
multiplication [ ]
organisation [ ]
recommendation [ ]
PART IV - Exercise
这里有一段对话。先自己朗读，然后和朋友一起练习，各人承担一个角色，随后交换。
BARBARA:
Hi,John!
JOHN:
Hullo,Barbara!
BARBARA:
You O.K.!
JOHN:
I'm fine. By the way, I saw Peter yesterday.
BARBARA:
Oh?How"s the getting on these days?
JOHN:
Very well.He's working for a computer company now ,you know.
BARBARA:
Really?Where?
JOHN:
In the city.
BARBARA:
Oh...how long has he been there?
JOHN:
About six months.
BARBARA:
What does he do?
JOHN:
He's a manager.
BARBARA:
What do you know! A manager!
JOHN:
Right! Anyway,I'm sorry Barbara,but I must be going now.
BARBARA:
O.K.See you soon.