[00:00.00]Senior High English
[00:-1.00]Unit 1 Lifes styles
[00:-2.00]1 A Perfect Day?
[00:-3.00]A Couch potato
[00:-4.00]forty-three-year-old
[00:-5.00]Brian Blakey from Birmingham is sitting on his sofa
[00:-6.00]and telling me about his perfect day.
[00:-7.00]When I wake up I dont'ger up immediately.
[00:-8.00]I turn in he television
[00:-9.00]and watch the children's programmes and old movies until about half-past ten.
[00:10.00]Then I get up,
[00:11.00]go downstairs and switch on the telly in the living room.
[00:12.00]For lunch,I have biscuits and a glass of milk,
[00:13.00]and I watch the the news.
[00:14.00]In the afternoon,
[00:15.00]I often watch another old film-they're showing some good ones at the moment.
[00:16.00]In the evenings,I often watch soap operas or sport and the news again.
[00:17.00]I like the main news at six o'clock.
[00:18.00]At nine thirty,if there is a good play in BBC 2,
[00:19.00]I switch over and watch it.
[00:20.00]Then at night I watch more films and I usually switch off the telly
[00:21.00]at about two o'clock.
[00:22.00]I never watch the TV all night.
[00:23.00]I watch TV for sixteen or seventeen hours a day.
[00:24.00]I also do some exercise every day.
[00:25.00]I take Tina,the dog ,for a walk every afternoon .
[00:26.00]I don't go far,of course.
[00:27.00]I walk to the garden wall.
[00:28.00]I always take my portable telly
[00:29.00]and I sit on the stone wall while the dog walks round in a circle.
[00:30.00]Of course,I couldn't live this lifestyle without a good wife.
[00:31.00]She's not here now because she's working,
[00:32.00]but she always makes my meals.
[00:33.00]We haven't got much money,you know,but we're happy.
[00:34.00]Sit down and watch the telly.
[00:35.00]Here's the remote control.
[00:36.00]You've got the world at your feet.
[00:37.00]And in your hand .Great!
[00:38.00]A workaholic
[00:39.00]Thirty-six-year-old Bob Black is sitting at his desk
[00:40.00]and working his way through his paperwork.
[00:41.00]I normally,wake up about five minutes before my alarm clock goes off.
[00:42.00]As soon as I hear my alarm clock,I jump out of my bed.
[00:43.00]It takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash,
[00:44.00]get changed,have breakfast,leave home and get on a bus.
[00:45.00]I am always the first person get to the office.
[00:46.00]The mornings are always very busy and the afternoons are even busier!
[00:47.00]Meetings and appointments take up a large part of the day.
[00:48.00]Every minute of the day is filled with urgent matters.
[00:49.00]By around eight o'clock
[00:50.00]I usually find some time to do my own paperwork
[00:51.00]and answer some personal e-mails.
[00:52.00]When I get home at about ten,
[00:53.00]I look at some documents that I bring back from the office
[00:54.00]so that I can be ready for the next day's work.
[00:55.00]I get to bed around midnight
[00:56.00]when my wife and children are already asleep.
[00:57.00]I seldom have time for fun and other leisure activities with my family.
[00:58.00]My family complains about it.
[00:59.00]But I try to work hard so that I can make more money for them.
[-1:00.00]Besides I get bored if there's nothing go do
[-1:-1.00]and I like being busy and being challenged.
[-1:-2.00]Lesson 4 City and Country
[-1:-3.00]Debbie is an accountant at a large firm in the centre of London.
[-1:-4.00]I need to be in my office by nine o'clock
[-1:-5.00]so I usually ge up at seven o'clock.
[-1:-6.00]I commute to work on 'the tube'.
[-1:-7.00](That's what people call the underground railway system in London.)
[-1:-8.00]It takes about fifty minutes,
[-1:-9.00]Usually it's so crowded that i can't find anywhere to sit,
[-1:10.00]I just stand.I'm always tired before I arrive at work .
[-1:11.00]I don't like the rube !
[-1:12.00]I spend all morning adding up numbers and checking accounts.
[-1:13.00]Lunch is always simple.
[-1:14.00]I often grab a sandwich in a nearby sandwich shop
[-1:15.00]or I just have some biscuits and a cup of coffee.
[-1:16.00]Then in the afternoon I return to the paperwork in the office.
[-1:17.00]On Monday nights I attend dance clsses
[-1:18.00]and on Wednesday nights I go to the gym.
[-1:19.00]I need to do that because I dont's get enough exercise otherwise.
[-1:20.00]On Tuesday and Thursday nights I attend French classes.
[-1:21.00]I work for a French company
[-1:22.00]so I think studyign French will help me in my career.
[-1:23.00]I go to the cinema almost every weekend.
[-1:24.00]My friends call me a movie fanatic.
[-1:25.00]Sometimes,if the weather forecast is good,
[-1:26.00]my friends and I drive to the countryside for a weekend break.
[-1:27.00]We like to visit mice and quiet places far away from the city,
[-1:28.00]and go walking where are no shops,crowds or the tube.
[-1:29.00]Paul lives in a small village in the North of England.
[-1:30.00]I usually get up at four o'clock every morning when it's still dark.
[-1:31.00]I live and work on the farm so I don't need to commute.
[-1:32.00]After a big breakfast in my house,
[-1:33.00]I walk out of the front door and I'm already at work.
[-1:34.00]There are many things to do on the farm all day.
[-1:35.00]We don't have the same work hours that office workers in the city have.
[-1:36.00]We do jobs when they need to be done
[-1:37.00]and that could be early in the morning or late at night.
[-1:38.00]I have cows,sheep,pigs and chickens on my farm.
[-1:39.00]I also grow wheat and vegetables
[-1:40.00]so there are many things to look after.
[-1:41.00]In the evening,like to play with my children.
[-1:42.00]I have two children,a boy and a girl.
[-1:43.00]they are six and eight years old.
[-1:44.00]I also like to study.
[-1:45.00]Right now I am studying Chinese by distance learning.
[-1:46.00]I am very interested in China
[-1:47.00]and it's my dream to see the Great Wll one day.
[-1:48.00]I love movies.
[-1:49.00]My wife calls me a movie fanatic.
[-1:50.00]But there isn't a cinema in my village
[-1:51.00]so I don't get the chance to go very often.
[-1:52.00]I go about twice a year,
[-1:53.00]usually when I go to London with my family.
[-1:54.00]We take a weekend break there whenever we get the chance,
[-1:55.00]when I am not too busy on the farm.
[-1:56.00]My wife loves looking in the clothes shops
[-1:57.00]and I like all the crowds and the noise.
[-1:58.00]My son and daughter love to ride on London'sred buses
[-1:59.00]and they especially love to go on the tube!
[00:-1.00]Unit 1 Lifes styles
[00:-2.00]1 A Perfect Day?
[00:-3.00]A Couch potato
[00:-4.00]forty-three-year-old
[00:-5.00]Brian Blakey from Birmingham is sitting on his sofa
[00:-6.00]and telling me about his perfect day.
[00:-7.00]When I wake up I dont'ger up immediately.
[00:-8.00]I turn in he television
[00:-9.00]and watch the children's programmes and old movies until about half-past ten.
[00:10.00]Then I get up,
[00:11.00]go downstairs and switch on the telly in the living room.
[00:12.00]For lunch,I have biscuits and a glass of milk,
[00:13.00]and I watch the the news.
[00:14.00]In the afternoon,
[00:15.00]I often watch another old film-they're showing some good ones at the moment.
[00:16.00]In the evenings,I often watch soap operas or sport and the news again.
[00:17.00]I like the main news at six o'clock.
[00:18.00]At nine thirty,if there is a good play in BBC 2,
[00:19.00]I switch over and watch it.
[00:20.00]Then at night I watch more films and I usually switch off the telly
[00:21.00]at about two o'clock.
[00:22.00]I never watch the TV all night.
[00:23.00]I watch TV for sixteen or seventeen hours a day.
[00:24.00]I also do some exercise every day.
[00:25.00]I take Tina,the dog ,for a walk every afternoon .
[00:26.00]I don't go far,of course.
[00:27.00]I walk to the garden wall.
[00:28.00]I always take my portable telly
[00:29.00]and I sit on the stone wall while the dog walks round in a circle.
[00:30.00]Of course,I couldn't live this lifestyle without a good wife.
[00:31.00]She's not here now because she's working,
[00:32.00]but she always makes my meals.
[00:33.00]We haven't got much money,you know,but we're happy.
[00:34.00]Sit down and watch the telly.
[00:35.00]Here's the remote control.
[00:36.00]You've got the world at your feet.
[00:37.00]And in your hand .Great!
[00:38.00]A workaholic
[00:39.00]Thirty-six-year-old Bob Black is sitting at his desk
[00:40.00]and working his way through his paperwork.
[00:41.00]I normally,wake up about five minutes before my alarm clock goes off.
[00:42.00]As soon as I hear my alarm clock,I jump out of my bed.
[00:43.00]It takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash,
[00:44.00]get changed,have breakfast,leave home and get on a bus.
[00:45.00]I am always the first person get to the office.
[00:46.00]The mornings are always very busy and the afternoons are even busier!
[00:47.00]Meetings and appointments take up a large part of the day.
[00:48.00]Every minute of the day is filled with urgent matters.
[00:49.00]By around eight o'clock
[00:50.00]I usually find some time to do my own paperwork
[00:51.00]and answer some personal e-mails.
[00:52.00]When I get home at about ten,
[00:53.00]I look at some documents that I bring back from the office
[00:54.00]so that I can be ready for the next day's work.
[00:55.00]I get to bed around midnight
[00:56.00]when my wife and children are already asleep.
[00:57.00]I seldom have time for fun and other leisure activities with my family.
[00:58.00]My family complains about it.
[00:59.00]But I try to work hard so that I can make more money for them.
[-1:00.00]Besides I get bored if there's nothing go do
[-1:-1.00]and I like being busy and being challenged.
[-1:-2.00]Lesson 4 City and Country
[-1:-3.00]Debbie is an accountant at a large firm in the centre of London.
[-1:-4.00]I need to be in my office by nine o'clock
[-1:-5.00]so I usually ge up at seven o'clock.
[-1:-6.00]I commute to work on 'the tube'.
[-1:-7.00](That's what people call the underground railway system in London.)
[-1:-8.00]It takes about fifty minutes,
[-1:-9.00]Usually it's so crowded that i can't find anywhere to sit,
[-1:10.00]I just stand.I'm always tired before I arrive at work .
[-1:11.00]I don't like the rube !
[-1:12.00]I spend all morning adding up numbers and checking accounts.
[-1:13.00]Lunch is always simple.
[-1:14.00]I often grab a sandwich in a nearby sandwich shop
[-1:15.00]or I just have some biscuits and a cup of coffee.
[-1:16.00]Then in the afternoon I return to the paperwork in the office.
[-1:17.00]On Monday nights I attend dance clsses
[-1:18.00]and on Wednesday nights I go to the gym.
[-1:19.00]I need to do that because I dont's get enough exercise otherwise.
[-1:20.00]On Tuesday and Thursday nights I attend French classes.
[-1:21.00]I work for a French company
[-1:22.00]so I think studyign French will help me in my career.
[-1:23.00]I go to the cinema almost every weekend.
[-1:24.00]My friends call me a movie fanatic.
[-1:25.00]Sometimes,if the weather forecast is good,
[-1:26.00]my friends and I drive to the countryside for a weekend break.
[-1:27.00]We like to visit mice and quiet places far away from the city,
[-1:28.00]and go walking where are no shops,crowds or the tube.
[-1:29.00]Paul lives in a small village in the North of England.
[-1:30.00]I usually get up at four o'clock every morning when it's still dark.
[-1:31.00]I live and work on the farm so I don't need to commute.
[-1:32.00]After a big breakfast in my house,
[-1:33.00]I walk out of the front door and I'm already at work.
[-1:34.00]There are many things to do on the farm all day.
[-1:35.00]We don't have the same work hours that office workers in the city have.
[-1:36.00]We do jobs when they need to be done
[-1:37.00]and that could be early in the morning or late at night.
[-1:38.00]I have cows,sheep,pigs and chickens on my farm.
[-1:39.00]I also grow wheat and vegetables
[-1:40.00]so there are many things to look after.
[-1:41.00]In the evening,like to play with my children.
[-1:42.00]I have two children,a boy and a girl.
[-1:43.00]they are six and eight years old.
[-1:44.00]I also like to study.
[-1:45.00]Right now I am studying Chinese by distance learning.
[-1:46.00]I am very interested in China
[-1:47.00]and it's my dream to see the Great Wll one day.
[-1:48.00]I love movies.
[-1:49.00]My wife calls me a movie fanatic.
[-1:50.00]But there isn't a cinema in my village
[-1:51.00]so I don't get the chance to go very often.
[-1:52.00]I go about twice a year,
[-1:53.00]usually when I go to London with my family.
[-1:54.00]We take a weekend break there whenever we get the chance,
[-1:55.00]when I am not too busy on the farm.
[-1:56.00]My wife loves looking in the clothes shops
[-1:57.00]and I like all the crowds and the noise.
[-1:58.00]My son and daughter love to ride on London'sred buses
[-1:59.00]and they especially love to go on the tube!
