宁静，思远，志在千里

U 16

Key vocabulary

Got up, took a shower, had breakfast, read the newspaper, did exercise, ate lunch, drove to the supermarket, bought groceries, made dinner, wrote a letter, saw a movie, went to sleep

U 17

Key vocabulary

Sad—happy, clean – dirty, heavy – thin/ light, hungry – full, sick – healthy, tiny – enormous, dull – shiny, comfortable – uncomfortable, tired – energetic, beautiful – ugly, poor – rich, fast – slow, neat – messy, open – close, wet – dry, fancy – plain, dark – light, thirsty, exciting, quiet

U 15

Key vocabulary

Backache, cold, cough, earache, fever, headache, sore throat, stomachache, toothache

How are you? How do you feel today?

I feel great/ fine/ okay.

So-so. Not so good. I feel terrible.

What’s the matter?

I work every day. // I worked yesterday.

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U14

Key vocabulary

January, February, March, April, Many, June, July, August, September, October, November, December// Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday// spring, summer, autumn (fall), winter

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U13

Key vocabulary

Occupations: actor, actress, baker, chef, construction worker, dancer, mechanic, salesperson, secretary, singer, superintendent, teacher, truck driver

Skills: act, bake, build, cook, dance, drive, file, fix, operate, paint, repair, sing, speak Spanish, take inventory, talk, teach, type, use

Can you…? Yes, I can./ No, I can’t

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Key vocabulary

Feelings and emotions: angry, cold, embarrassed, happy, hot, hungry, nervous, sad, scared, sick, thirsty, tired

Actions: bite my nails, blush, cover my eyes, cry, perspire, shiver, shout, smile, walk and forth, yawn

Everyday activities: clean, deliver, drive, ride a bicycle, sleep, study, sweep, take the bus, type, use, walk, wash

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Key vocabulary

Time expressions: day/ week/ month/ year/ weekend/ morning/ afternoon/ evening/ night

Describing appearance: long (short, straight, curly, blond, brown, black) hair, brown/ blue eyes

Sentence pattern

How often does your boyfriend call you?

He calls me every night.

How often do you think about me?

All the time.

Frequency: always 100% — usually 90% — sometimes 50% — rarely 10% — never 0%

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Vocabulary

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Describing people: active, athletic, busy, outgoing, popular, shy

Activities: baby-sit, clean, do yoga, go dancing, jog, play volleyball, ride a bicycle, see a movie, see a play; get up/ take a shower/ brush my teeth/ comb my hair/ get dressed/ go to school/ go to work/ eat/ take a bath/ go to bed

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Vocabulary

Activities: Call, cook, drive, eat, listen, paint, play, read, sell, shop, sing, speak, visit, watch TV, work

Nationalities: American, Brazilian, Canadian, Chinese, Egyptian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mexican, Polish, Puerto Rican, Russian, Spanish

Languages: Portuguese, English, French, Chinese, Arabic, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Polish, Russian

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Vocabulary

Clothing:

Belt, blouse, boots, bracelet, briefcase, coat, dress, earring, glasses, glove, hat, jacket, jeans, mittens, necklace, pajamas, pants, pocketbook, purse, raincoat, shirt, shoe, sneakers, sandals, slippers, skirt, socks, stockings, sports jacket, suit, sunglasses, sweater, jumper, cardigan, tie, umbrella, watch

A pair of gloves

Colors:

Black, blue, brown, gold, gray, green, orange, pink, purple, red, silver, white, yellow

Striped条形, polka dot圆点,

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Key Vocabulary

Places around own

bakery, airport, bank, barber shop, bookstore, bus station, cafeteria, church, clinic, clothing store, department store, drug store, fire station, gas station, hair salon, health club, hospital, hotel, laundromat, library, movie theatre, park, police station, post office, restaurant, school, shopping mall, supermarket, train station, video store, zoo.

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