CHAPTER 9 Page 83  vocabulary preview
[00:14.00]bite                break into           crash into           drop
[00:29.26]faint               fall                 lose                 spill
[00:44.83]trip                get on              get off              get out of
[00:56.89]burn myself         cut myself          hurt myself
[01:14.45]Page 84 The Blackout
[01:19.78]Last night at 8:00 there was a blackout in Centerville.
[01:26.73]The lights went out all over town.
[01:31.77]A.What was Doris doing last night when the lights went out?
[01:40.31]B.She was taking a bath.
[01:44.15]A.What were Mr.and Mrs.Green doing last night when the lights went out?
[01:53.61]B.They were riding in an elevator.
[01:57.55]Do exercise 1 to 9
[02:08.60]1.David              2.Mr.and Mrs.Park    3.Helen
[02:39.35]4.you and your brother    5.you           6.Larry
[03:09.99]7.Alice              8.your parents       9.your cousin Sam
[03:40.45]Page 85 I Saw You Yesterday,but You Didn't See Me
[03:51.26]A.I saw you yesterday,but you didn't see me.  B.Really?When?
[03:59.02]A.At about 2:30.You were getting out of a taxi on Main Street.
[04:05.97]B.That wasn't me.Yesterday 2:30 I was cooking dinner.
[04:13.13]A.Hmm.I guess I made a mistake.
[04:17.99]Do exercise 1 to 5
[04:25.74]1.walking into the laundromat   working at my office
[04:54.01]2.walking out of the library    taking a history test
[05:22.59]3.getting on a bus              visiting my grandparents
[05:50.25]4.getting off a merry-go-round   practicing the piano
[06:19.72]5.jogging through the park      fixing my bathroom sink
[06:48.48]Page 86 A ROBBERY
[06:55.56]There was a robbery at 151 River Street yesterday afternoon.
[07:06.50]Burglars broke into every apartment in the building while all tenants were out.
[07:15.93]The man in Apartment 1 wasn't home.He was washing his clothes at the laundromat.
[07:26.41]The woman in Apartment 2 wasn't home either.
[07:33.17]She was visiting a friend in the hospital.
[07:39.05]The people in Apartment 3 were gone.They were having a picnic at the beach.
[07:48.48]The man in Apartment 4 was out.He was playing tennis in the park.
[07:57.34]The college students in Apartment 5 were away.
[08:04.70]They were attending a football game.
[08:09.87]And the elderly lady in Apartment 6 was out of town.
[08:17.82]She was visiting her grandchildren in Ohio.
[08:24.27]Yesterday certainly was an unfortunate day for the people at 151 River Street.
[08:34.40]They had no idea that while they were away,
[08:40.57]burglars broke into every apartment in the building.
[08:50.00]Page 87 He Went to the Movies by Himself
[08:59.98]A.What did John do yesterday?   B.He went to the movies.
[09:06.43]A.Oh.Who did he go to the movies with?
[09:11.39]B.Nobody.He went to the movies by himself.
[09:16.96]Do exercise 1 to 8
[09:25.92]1.Aunt Ethel  go to the circus
[09:44.96]2.your parents   go sailing
[10:04.08]3.you and your wife   have a picnic
[10:24.54]4.Ann      drive to the mountains
[10:46.01]5.you   go bowling
[11:05.18]6.your brother and sister    play volleyball
[11:26.24]7.Grandma    take a walk in the park
[11:47.47]8.Uncle Joe    go fishing
[12:05.52]Page 88  I Had a Bad Day Today
[12:14.98]A.You look upset.     B.I had a bad day today.
[12:21.04]A.Why?What happened?
[12:24.88]B.I lost my wallet while I was jogging through the park.
[12:30.55]A.I'm sorry to hear that.
[12:34.49]A.Harry looks upset.   B.He had a bad day  today.
[12:43.45]A.Why?What happened?   B.He cut himself while he was shaving.
[12:50.53]A.I'm sorry to hear that.
[12:54.30]Do exercise 1 to 9
[13:05.45]1.you   hurt*myself  fixing my fence
[13:22.87]2.Emma  dropped her packages   walking out of the supermarket
[13:43.01]3.your parents   got a flat tire  driving over a bridge
[14:03.28]4.Henry  tripped and fell*walking down the stairs
[14:22.22]5.you  burned myself  cooking on the barbecue
[14:41.58]6.Wilma  fainted  waiting for the bus
[15:00.73]7.you and your husband  somebody stole our car  shopping
[15:20.29]8.you  a can of paint fell on me    walking under a ladder
[15:39.05]9.the mail carrier   a dog bit* him  delivering the mail
[15:57.81]Page 89 How to say it!  Reacting to Bad News
[16:08.28]I'm sorry to hear that.   That's too bad!
[16:14.52]That's terrible!          That's a shame!
[16:21.29]What a shame!             What a pity!
[16:27.06]How awful!
[16:30.22]Page 90  FRIDAY THE 13TH
[16:37.88]Yesterday was Friday the 13th.
[16:46.52]Many people believe that Friday the 13th is a very unlucky day.
[16:55.07]I,myself,didn't think so ... until yesterday.
[17:02.22]Yesterday I cut myself while I was cooking breakfast.
[17:09.59]My wife burned herself while she was opening a package.
[17:17.04]My son poked himself in the eye while he was putting on his glasses.
[17:25.08]Our daughter spilled soup all over herself while she was eating lunch.
[17:32.94]Both our children fell and hurt themselves while they were roller-bading.
[17:40.60]And we all got wet paint all over ourselves
[17:46.84]while we were sitting on a beach in the park.
[17:52.59]I'm not usually superstitious,but yesterday was a VERY unlucky day.
[18:01.76]So,the next time it's Friday the 13th,do yourself a favor!
[18:09.49]Take care of yourself!
[18:16.44]Page 91 Listening
[18:21.71]Listen to the conversations.What happened to these people?
[18:28.85]Listen and choose the best answer.
[18:33.57]1.a.He cut himself.   b.He dropped his packages.
[18:40.84]2.a.She tripped       b.She got a flat tire.
[18:48.41]3.a.He burned himself.  b.He fainted
[18:56.77]4.a.Somebody stole his wallet.   b.He got paint on his pants.
[19:04.82]5.They fell on the sidewalk.     b.They hurt themselves in the basement.
[19:12.68]6.He fell in the water.          b.He spilled the water.
[19:19.65]Page 91 AN ACCIDENT
[19:26.92]I saw an accident this morning
[19:33.37]while I was standing at the corner of Elm Streetand Central Avenue.
[19:40.24]A man in a small red sports car was driving down Park Street very fast.
[19:49.49]While he was driving,he was talking on his cell phone.
[19:56.15]At the same time,a woman in a large green pick-up truck
[20:03.59]was driving along Central Avenue very slowly.
[20:10.46]While she was driving,she was drinking a cup of coffee and eating a donut.
[20:19.40]While the woman was driving through the intersection,
[20:24.96]the man in the sports car didn't stop at a stop sign,
[20:31.20]and he crashed into the pick-up truck.
[20:36.56]The man and the woman were very upest.
[20:42.12]While they were shouting at each other,the police came.
[20:48.50]Fortunately,nobody war hrut badly.
[20:58.53]Page 92 Pronunciation Did&Was
[21:06.60]Listen.Then say it.
[21:10.96]What did he do?   Who did he go with?
[21:16.42]What was he doing?    Where was she driving?
[21:22.25]Say it.Then listen.
[21:26.69]How did he hurt himself?     Where did he fall?
[21:32.85]Where was she going?         Where did it happen?