剑桥口语二中级文本-备课用

Unit 1 a time to remember A: Oh, i m really sorry. Are you ok? B: I m fine. But I’m not very good at this. A: Neither am I. Say are you from South America? B: Yes I am originally was born in Argentina. A: Did you grow up there? B: Yes i did, but my family moved here eight years ago when i was in high school. A: And where did you learn to rollerblade? B: Here in the park, this is only my second time. A: Well it s my first time; can you give me some lessons? B: Sure, just follow me. A:By the way,my name is Ted. B:And i m Anna,nice to meet you. . A: Hey hey, that was fun, thanks for the lesson. B: No problem, so tell me a little about yourself, what do you do? A: I work in a travel agency. B: Really? What do you do there? A: I m in charge of their computers. B: Oh, so you are a computer specialist. A: Well, sort of. Yeah I guess so. B: That’s great, and then maybe you can give me some help with a computer course I’m taking. A: Oh sure, but only if you promise togivemesomemore rollerblading lessons. B: It’s a deal. A: Where are you from originally? Yu hung B: I’m from China, from near shanghai A: And when did you move here? B: I came here after I graduate from college.That was in 1992. A: And what do you do now? B: I’m a transportation engineer. A: I see, so you are an immigrant to the United States? B: Yes that s right. A:Whataresomeofthe difficulties of being an immigrant in the US? B: Oh, that’s not an easy question toanswer.Therearesomany things really. But I guess one of the biggest difficulties is that i don t haveanyrelatives here.I mean i have a lot of friends,but that snotthesamething.In . China,onholidaysorthe weekend,we visit relatives,it isn t the same here. A: And what do you miss the most from home? B: Oh, that’ s easy.My mom s soup; she makes great soup.I really miss my mother s cooking A:Where are you from Ajay? B:I m from India. A:And when did you move to the US? B:It was in 1991. A:Are you studying here at the moment? B:Notnow.Icamehereasa student,and graduated two years ago.I m working as a computer technician. A:Aha.And what was it like when you first came here,was it difficult? B:Yeah,it was at times.The main difficultyihadwaswiththe educationalsystem.Thingsare verydifferenthere.Teaching s,everythingisvery different from what i was used to in India. A:And what do you miss the most from India? B:To tell you the truth,after you are here for a while,you don t miss anythingverymuch.Um,buti guess the weather and my family arethethingsimiss.Andthe quality of life,the quality of life is muchnicerbackhome,frankly speaking. . A:Hey,are these pictures of you when you were a kid? B:Yeah,that s me in front of my uncle s beach house.When i was a kid,we used to spend two weeks there every summer. A: Wow, i bet that was fun. B:Yeah,we alwayshadagreat time.Every day we used to get up early and walk along the beach.I hadagreatshellcollection.In fact,I think it s still up in the attic. A:Hey,I used to collect shells too when i was a kid,but