lesson 11 TV soap opera Soap opera got

lesson 11 TV soap opera电视肥皂剧 Soap opera got its name through sponsorship by soap manufacturers in the year 1939. It is a serial drama performed originally on a daytime radio or television program.

A: I have always wanted to be a rock star. B: Really? You know, I have always wanted to be a rock star, too.

A: Do you have any brothers and sisters? B: I have four older brothers and two older sisters. I am the youngest in the family. B: No, I am an only child.

lesson 13

Bill Dow is interviewing Doug Lee for a job as the director of a recreation program for teenagers. Mr. Dow runs the Community Services Agency. Bill Dow在面试Doug Lee ， Doug Lee 应聘的是 Dow先生经营的社区服务机构中青少年活动项目经理 职务。 used to do sth. 过去常常做某事 be used to sth. I used to go to school on foot. a couple of 几个 他是在几年前遇到她的. He met her a couple of years ago.

teens 指年龄在 13到 19岁的青少年. early teen 一般指十三四岁 middle teen 十五六岁 He is just out of his teens. 他刚刚 20岁. She is a girl in her middle teens. 她是个十五六岁的少女. in one's twenties 在某人二十多岁时

give sb. a chance to do sth. 给某人一个机 会做某事 The holiday gave us a chance to travel. have qualifications for 有资格. . . ten days or so = about ten days knock at the door 敲门

Lesson 14 Guide book P 26

lesson 16 Some of us are getting together Background Some friends: Claire, Janet, and Charlie are making plans for the weekend. Claire and Janet want to see a movie, and Charlie wants to go dancing. Later on Claire talks to another friend, Greg, about the weekend.

Anything exciting going on this weekend? 这周末有没有什么令人兴奋的事(节目）？ What’s on tonight? hear of 听说 Most of the students in the class have never heard of Bill Clinton. cost a fortune：very expensive be supposed to do 应该 Why don’t we do sth. 为什么我们不做……

get together聚会 get-together聚会 我们下星期聚一下好吗？ Shall we get together some time next week? 我们正在搞一个小型聚会，庆祝玛丽的生日. We are having a little get-together to celebrate Mary’s birthday.