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Lesson 8
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Lesson 8 Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises
A．Sentence Structure
Directions: Listen carefully. You will hear a statement and a question following the statement. There is only one best answer to the question. Circle the letter beside your choice.
1．a．Kim b． Ben. c． Playing baseball.
2．a．Peggy. b． In a high school. c．Works as a teacher.
3． a． In September. b． Started school. c． The boys.
4．a． At John's party. b． At Tom's party. c． Tom.
5．a． Next Sunday. b． Every Saturday. c． Every Sunday.
6． a． Some crackers. b．In a minute. c． Dick.
7．a．His book. b． Henry. c．On the floor.
8．a．Yesterday morning. b． By bus. c．My uncle.
9．a．Mike. b． Some cheese. c．Because he liked it.
10．a．Office equipment. b．Jack. c．All over Europe.
Score:____
B． Difficult Sentences
Directions: You are going to hear some sentences chosen from the comprehension material in this lesson. Complete the sentences with what you hear on the tape.
1．Excuse me, Ed. I'll fix some _____and crackers for us. I'll be back ____.
2．I've got a job ____that sells office equipment ____you know the sort of thing.
Part Ⅱ Ed Comes For Dinner
Exercises:
Ⅰ． Complete the dialogue with what you hear on the tape,
It's Friday evening and Mr. Nakamura (Ed) has been invited to the Norrises' for dinner. He approaches the house and rings the doorbell.
Dick: I'll answer it. That's Ed.
Hi, Ed. ____. Come in.
Peggy: Why, Ed. ____!It's nice to see you again.
Dick: Come in. Sit down .____.
Ⅱ．Complete the answers according to the information you get from the conversation.
1．What is Ben doing tonight? He is _____.
2．What is Kim doing tonight? She is ____.
3．What does Ed do in the International Institute of Health? He does ____.
4．What does Peggy do? She teaches ____.
Part Ⅲ Old Friends Meet
Exercises:
Ⅰ． Fill in the blanks with the words you hear on the tape,
Michael was ____along the street the other day. Suddenly he_____ somebody shouting his name. He ____and ____round. A young man was____ after him. It was Jack Evans. Michael and Jack____ to the same school and the same university. But they hadn't ____each other since then. They ____to have lunch together. They ____into the nearest restaurant and ____at the table by the window.
Ⅱ． Complete the answers according to the information you get from the tape.
1．Did Michael stay in England after he left the university? No, he _________________________________________.
2．What has Michael been doing since he came back? He has been ____old friends, ____his family, ____things for his new flat and just ____a holiday.
3．What has Jack been doing? He has been ____all over Europe for the last two years. He is still ____and still ____.
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