A map of the US

Texas

Describe the following picture.

Listen again and put these sentences in the right

sequence.

___ Lester climbed a tree.___ Buford, Billy Bob and Lester went swimming.___ Lester thought the catfish would eat him.___ Buford and Billy Bob laughed.___ Lester saw a catfish.___ Now Lester is too afraid to visit the place.

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Answer the following questions.

1. What does Buford think of Texas? How

do you know?

2. How large was the catfish?

3. Why did Lester get out of the water so quickly?

4. Why did Buford and Big Billy Bob laugh?

1. What does Buford think of Texas? How

do you know?

He believes it’s almost a different country from

the USA. The listening text tells us.

The boys thought that the catfish was almost the size of a house.

2. How large was the catfish?

3. Why did Lester get out of the water so quickly?

He thought the catfish would eat him.

They laughed because Lester believed the catfish would hurt him.

4. Why did Buford and Big Billy Bob laugh?

Hello, everyone, I am Buford’s teacher, Jane, fr

om British. Perhaps you didn’t quite understand ev

erything Buford said. He said that he lives in Houst

on, a city in Texas.

He wants everyone to know that he doesn’t belie

ve Texas is a state in USA, but a different country.

Buford says that he would like to tell you a story a

bout him when he was a small child. One hot sum

mer’s day, he was swimming with Big Billy Bob a

nd Lester.

They were jumping into the water, which felt g

ood. Then he says that they saw a catfish almost

the size of a house, but, he adds, that the catfish

was really smaller. Buford says that Lester thou

ght he was going to be eaten by the catfish. He

says, goodness, you should have seen Lester! H

e says that Lester got out of the water faster tha

n lightning and climbed up a tree. Buford and B

ig Billy Bob just laughed a lot. To this day, he s

ays, Lester won’t visit that place.

Amy: Excuse me, ma’am. Could you please tell me where the nearest subway is?

Lady: Er…the underground? Well, go round the corner on your left-hand side, straight on and cross two streets. It’ll be on your right-hand side.

Amy: Thanks so much.

Friends: What did she say, Amy?

Amy: She told us to go around the corner on the left and keep going straight for two blocks. The subway will be on your right.

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Excuse me, where can I find the bus to…?

Pardon?

Sorry, I can’t follow you.

Could you speak more slowly, please?

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What are the four skills of English learning?

Listening, speaking, reading, writing.

My problems in learning English

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

Ways of improving

listening/speaking/reading/writing

A B C D

Pronounce words correctly; Listen to English songs;Watch some English movies…(listening)

Don’t be afraid of making mistakes;Enlarge the vocabulary;Read aloud every day;Find someone to practise…(speaking)

Read English news if possible;Read some beautiful writings;Enlarge the vocabulary…(reading)

Enlarge the vocabulary;

Try to keep some good expressions and structures in mind;

Read a lot…(reading)

Practice makes perfect.

Acting out

officer doctor

classmates

teacher

Fire.Stand still.Don’t move.

Type the files.Send the letters to Mr.Don’t leave your post. …

Officer

Doctors

Open your mouth and say “Ah”.

Don’t cry, or I’ll give you an injection. (to a baby)

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Classmates

Can I borrow your pen?

Would you please take my bottle here?

Will you help me with my homework this afternoon?Wait for me please.

Teacher

Look at this example.

Read after me.

Correct your spelling mistakes.

Close your book.

Draw the curtains, please.

Sit down, please.

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