1. Family 家人
A Family Photo
（Dennis is looking at one of the photos of Anna.）
Dennis： Is this a photo of your family？
Anna：Yes， it is. It was taken two years ago.
Dennis：You look so lovely.
Anna：Everyone is lovely with his family.
Dennis：What does your mother do？
Anna：She is a teacher in a middle school.
Dennis：Is she busy？
Anna：Yes， she is always very busy. We hope she can spend more time staying with us.
Dennis：This must be your sister. What a pretty girl！
Anna：Pretty. She won the beauty contest in her college.
Dennis：Who is that young man beside you？
Anna：He is my elder brother.
一张家庭照片
（丹尼斯正在看安娜的照片。）
丹尼斯： 这是你家人的照片吗？
安 娜：是的。是两年前照的。
丹尼斯：你看上去很可爱。
安 娜：每个人和家人在一起的时候都很可爱。
丹尼斯：你母亲做什么工作？
安 娜：我母亲是一个中学教师。
丹尼斯：她很忙吗？
安 娜：是的，她总是很忙。我们希望她能花更多的时间与我们在一起。
丹尼斯：这肯定是你姐姐。多漂亮呀！
安 娜：漂亮！她是她们大学的选美冠军。
丹尼斯：你旁边的小伙子是谁？
安 娜：是我哥哥。
lovely ［＇lvili］ a. 可爱的
pretty ［＇priti］ a. 漂亮的
contest ［＇kntest］ n. 比赛
We hope she can spend more time staying with us.我们希望她能花更多时间与我们在一起。spend的主语通常是人，用来表示花时间做某事或花钱买东西，常用句型有：
主语+spend+时间/金钱+on sth.或主语+时间/金钱+（in） doing sth.例如：
—The little girl spent three hours finishing the book. 小女孩花了三个小时读完了那本书。
—I spent 5 dollars on the book.我买这本书花了5美元。
2. Weather 天气
Talking About Weather
Cathy： It is boiling today， isn’t it？
Kayla：Yes， it’s very hot and stuffy.
Cathy：It’s been looking like rain for several days. But it hasn’t rained yet.1
Kayla：There are thick black clouds in the sky now. The wind is rising.
Cathy：It looks as if a thunder storm is coming in.
Kayla：It’s a bit windy. But I like the breeze.
Cathy：It’s beginning to sprinkle.
Kayla：The weatherman says some showers are expected this afternoon.
Cathy：It’s turning warmer， isn’t it？
Kayla：Yes， the temperature is going up today. The temperature has climbed to 36 ℃.
Cathy：After a heavy rain， the temperature should drop a lot.
Kayla：Yes， there will be a cool day tomorrow.
谈论天气
凯茜： 今天的天气热得要命，是不是？
凯拉：是的，今天天气很闷热。
凯茜：好几天总是要下雨的样子。但还是没下。
凯拉：现在天空乌云密布。刮风了。
凯茜：看起来一场雷雨即将来临。
凯拉：是有点风，但我喜欢微风。
凯茜：开始下小雨了。
凯拉：天气预报说今天下午将有阵雨。
凯茜：天气在转暖，是不是？
凯拉：是的，今天气温在上升。已上升到36摄氏度了。
凯茜：大雨过后，今天气温会降很多。
凯拉：是的，明天会是个凉爽的日子。
boiling ［＇bili］ a. 沸腾的
stuffy ［＇stfi］ a.（房间等）不通风的
thunder storm 雷雨
breeze ［briz］ n. 微风
But it hasn’t rained yet. 但还是没下。yet：还。在现在完成时的句子中，already常用于肯定句，yet常用于否定句和疑问句。用于否定句时，yet表示“还、尚、迄今”等意思，例如：He hasn’t done much yet. 他做的还不是很多。用于疑问句是，yet表示“已经”。例如：Have you seen such a space shuttle yet？ 你见过这样的航天飞机吗？
3.Traveling Plans旅行计划
Making a Traveling Plan
Tom： I heard you were traveling to America.
Julia：Yes. My visa has come through.
Tom：When will you leave？
Julia：Next Wednesday. And that’s just what I wanted to talk to you about. What should I take with me？
Tom：How long are you going for？
Julia：Two weeks.
Tom：You needn’t take too many clothes with you. You can buy them quite cheaply in USA.
Julia：I see. What about gifts？ What kind of things do American people like？ I am completely in the dark.1.