1、ENGLISH CLASSCONTENTS1.GRAMMAR KNOWLEDGE2.SIMPLE WORDS3.DIALOGUE SCENARIO4.LISTENING PRACTICELESSON ONEHave You Seen This Man?Have You Seen This Man?The video camera was mounted near the ceiling of the store,so its lens was looking down at the scene.You,as the viewer,could see the clerk clearly,but
2、not the criminal.He was so bundled up that you couldnt see even the tip of his nose.Because there was no audio,you couldnt even be sure if the criminal was a man or a woman!Yet,the TV news announcer earnestly asked all the viewers,If you have seen this robber or if you know who he is,please call the
3、 LAPD.To be fair to the TV station,they showed the same useless video at least six times in two days.The LAPD got zero phone calls.At other times,the TV news reader will give viewers a much better description:The suspect is about 58,170 pounds.This description also results in no arrests.Its a big co
4、untry,but still,how can anything be left of Iraq?When you look at the news on TV,all you see is one explosion after another.Helicopters falling from the sky,and vehicles flying into the sky.Suicide bombers committing homicide,and two deeply religious sects going at each others throats.Hollywood Star
5、sTourists from around the world visit Hollywood.Buses take them past the Hollywood sign.At Graumans Chinese Theater,they press their hands into the imprints of movie stars who long ago pressed their hands into wet cement.Trash TruckEvery Monday night,Felix checked the big blue container in the carpo
6、rt behind his apartment building.If the container was at least a third full.Not a Good PrincipalTina angrily visited the principal,who told her that if she didnt have the patience to wait for things to improve,maybe she wasnt cut out to be a teacher.LESSON TWOdith wasnt getting any help from anyone.
7、She had just taken the state realty exam,which was a lengthy multiple-choice exam in downtown Los Angeles.The testing room in the government building was freezing.As she hunched up shivering,she looked around and saw others feeling equally cold.An Open HouseAdam and Constance were very religious.Bot
8、h had been raised in Catholic families.Except for her uncle Chandler,who was agnostic,all their relatives were devout Catholics.Adams oldest brother was,in fact,a priest.Adam,as a youth,had been an altar boy and had prayed to God to become a priest.Instead,God made him a fireman.Constance had seriou
9、sly thought about becoming a nun,but that was before she met Adam.SUSPICIOUS SHOPPERSSUSPICIOUS SHOPPERSMartin and Jane were shopping.They were in Ross Dress for Less.They had just bought shirts,pants,skirts,and tops that filled up four plastic bags.Martin picked up all four bags.Jane said there was
10、 no need to do that.“Why not?”he asked her.“We can just put everything into a Ross cart and roll it out to the car,”she suggested.LESSON THREEShe was a big,homely,overweight young woman,in her late 20s,maybe.No ring on her finger,so she was probably single.In fact,judging from her unfriendly demeano
11、r,she probably had no boyfriend.And unless she started dieting and exercising regularly,she would probably remain unattached.AN UNHAPPY WORKERAN UNHAPPY WORKERShe almost threw each pile of shirts into three separate plastic bags.Vivian said thank you and picked up the bags.The young woman said nothi
12、ng.Darn BatteryDarn BatteryA cat goes to a river every day.He wants to go fishing.But he cant catch any fish.One day,he goes to the river as usual.Suddenly a fish comes out.He catches the fish.He is very happy.He forgets to put the fish in the basket.He dances and sings.He shouts,“I have a fish!I ha
13、ve a fish!”All his friends come to see him.A cat goes to a river every day.He wants to go fishing.But he cant catch any fish.“Where is your fish?Let us have a look at it.”his friends say.“Its there,near the bank.”the cat answers.But he cant find the fish.When he sings and dances,the fish jumps back
14、into the river.he goes to the river as usual.Suddenly a fish comes out.He catches the fish.He is very happy.He forgets to put the fish in the basket.He dances and sings.LESSON FOURCrime onCrime onthe Risethe RiseAn elderly man is standing on the sidewalk in front of his home at 10:30 p.m.He is admir
15、ing the full moon.A car pulls up right in front of him and stops.Two men get out.One man punches the old man in the mouth.The other man takes the mans wallet out of his pants.They get back into their car and drive off.The department of transportation built an elevated freeway on top of the 110 freew
16、ay in Los Angeles.A woman puts her laptop and purse into her car in her driveway at 3:15 p.m.She starts the car,and then remembers that she forgot to turn off the TV.Late one night,someone managed to raise a heavy metal shopping cart to the top of a flagpole outside a supermarket.dith wasnt getting any help from anyone.She had just taken the state realty exam,which was a lengthy multiple-choice exam in downtown Los Angeles.The testing room in the government building was freezing.As she hunched up shivering,she looked around and saw others feeling equally cold.An Open House
