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Mrs。 Cho: This is she。 May I ask who is calling?
Mrs。 Lee: Yes; it's Mrs。 Lee; Michael's mother。
Mrs。 Cho: Oh; Hello! How are you?
Mrs。 Lee: I'm fine; thank you。 How have you been?
Mrs。 Cho: Fine; thank you。 May I ask you a question?
Mrs。 Lee: Of course。
Mrs。 Cho: Why are we speaking in English?
Mrs。 Lee: Oh; yes。 I am trying to teach English to Michael by speaking only English tohim。 Then I remembered that you majored in English literature in college; so I waswondering if you would help me。
Mrs。 Cho: I would be happy to help you。 But I graduated from college fifteen years ago。My English is not very fluent。
Mrs。 Lee: Then it will be good practice for you; too。
Mrs。 Cho: That's true。 And it would be great for Andy。 He really wants to improve hisEnglish。
Mrs。 Lee: I am so happy。 Thank you so much。
Mrs。 Cho: You are very wele。
Mrs。 Lee: By the way; what are you doing this afternoon?
Mrs。 Cho: I have no plans。 Why?
Mrs。 Lee: Well; I'm going to go to the supermarket。 Would you like to go with me?
Mrs。 Cho: Yes。 That would be great。 I need to go grocery with shopping; too。
Mrs。 Lee: I will drive my car。 What time should I pick you up?
Mrs。 Cho: How is two o'clock?
Mrs。 Lee: Perfect; I'll see you then。
Mrs。 Cho: Okay; see you then。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 6 Grocery Shopping
(Mrs。 Lee drives her car to Mrs。 Cho's house。 Then they drive together to thesupermarket。 )
Mrs。 Lee: Sorry; I'm late。
Mrs。 Cho: That's Okay。 It's only two ten。
Mrs。 Lee: Yes; but it's cold outside。 I'm sorry。
Mrs。 Cho: No; really; it is no problem。 Where are we going grocery shopping?
Mrs。 Lee: Let's go to the LG Supermarket。
Mrs。 Cho: I've never been there。 How is it?
Mrs。 Lee: It's very nice。 The prices and services are very good。
(They arive at the LG Surpermarket; park the car and go inside。)
Mrs。 Cho: Wow; this is really nice。 They have everything。
Mrs。 Lee: Yes; they do have the very good selection。 What do you need to buy today?
Mrs。 Cho: Today I need to buy vegetables。
Mrs。 Lee: What vegetables are you going to buy?
Mrs。 Cho: I'm going to buy lettuce; mushrooms; tomatoes; potatoes; onions and garlic。
Mrs。 Lee: But tomato is not a fruit; it's a vegetable。
Mrs。 Cho: Oh! Really? I didn't know that。 What are you going to buy?
Mrs。 Lee: My husband really likes meat。 So I have to buy a lot of meat。
Mrs。 Cho: What kind of meat are you going to buy?
Mrs。 Lee: I'm going to buy pork ribs; beef steaks and chicken breasts。
Mrs。 Cho: What about fish?
Mrs。 Lee: Oh; I almost forgot。 I'm also going to buy some shrimp; crab and tuna。
Mrs。 Cho: That's a lot of meat and a lot of seafood。
Mrs。 Lee: Yes; but my family eats a lot。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 7 At Cafe
(Mrs。 Lee and Mrs。 Cho finished their shopping and decide to go to a cafe to talk somemore。)
Mrs。 Lee: Going to a cafe was a great idea。 I have almost no time to rest during a day。
Mrs。 Cho: I understand how you feel。 That is why I go to a cafe for one hour every day。 Itgives me a chance to rest; to think; and sometimes; to talk。
Mrs。 Lee: Yes; I think resting and talking are both very important。 Especially when youare always busy。
Mrs。 Cho: Why don't we order first?
Mrs。 Lee: That's a good idea。 Let's order。 Waiter!
Mrs。 Cho: Oh; excuse me。
(Waiter): Yes。 May I take your order?
Mrs。 Cho: Yes; I would like an espresso; please。
Mrs。 Lee: I am coffee。
Mrs。 Cho: Oh; that's a Korean expression。 You should say; 〃I'll have a coffee。〃
Mrs。 Lee: Ah; thank you。 I didn't know that。 I'll have a coffee; please。
(Waiter): One espresso and one coffee; would you like anything else?
Mrs。 Cho: No; thank you。
Mrs。 Lee: Um。。。 actually; could I also have a piece of cake?
(Waiter): Of couse。 I'll get that for you now。
Mrs。 Cho: I like cake; too。 But I'm on a diet。
Mrs。 Lee: Why? You're so thin。
Mrs。 Cho: My husband says I need to lose weight。
Mrs。 Lee: That's funny。
Mrs。 Cho: Why?
Mrs。 Lee: Because my husband always says I need to gain weight。 He thinks I'm skinny。
Mrs。 Cho: Ha。。。
Mrs。 Lee: Ha。。。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 8 Lunch at School
(Back at school; Michael and Andy are eating lunch together。)
Andy: Michael; did you speak English in your classes?
Michael: I tried to; but some of teachers wouldn't let me。
Andy: Me too。 When I spoke English at my Korean language class; the teacher hit myhands with a stick。
Michael: Yeah; that happened to me; too。 But it was my math teacher who hit me。 He said;〃When we've in Korea and we should speak only Korean。〃
Andy: Really? I didn't think anyone still thought like that。
Michael: I know; but they do。 There are still many people who think that Koreans can'tspeak English well。 But I think if you practice; you can speak English very well。
Andy: I think you are right。
Michael: Of couse; I am。 I am very smart。
Andy: Ha。。。
Michael: Ha。。。
Andy: I know; but I'm even smarter。
Michael: Do you think so?
Andy: Yes; I do。 Why? Don't you agree with me?
Michael: No; I think I am smarter than you。 Why don't we make a bet?
Andy: Okay。 What is the bet?
Michael: Ten thousand won。
Andy: Okay。 How will we know who is smarter?
Michael: Let's see who gets a higher score on the next English test。
Andy: It's a bet!千万别学英语初学版 1B
Situation 9 Back at Home
(Michael goes home and talks to his mother about school。)
Michael: Mom; I had a great day at school。
Mrs。 Lee: Really? You usually hate school。
Michael: I know; but today was different。
Mrs。 Lee: Why? Why was so different about it?
Michael: Today; I spoke only English and I had a lot of fun。
Mrs。 Lee: Did your teachers understand?
Michael: Yes; they all understood。 Well; actually; one got mad and hit me。
Mrs。 Lee: Who was it? I will talk to him。
Michael: No; don't worry about it。 He only hit my hands。
Mrs。 Lee: All right; if you say so。 But it still makes me mad。 By the way; who did youspeak English with?
Michael: I spoke English with Andy。 Do you remember him?
Mrs。 Lee: Of course; I remember him。 That is so funny。
Michael: Why is it funny?
Mrs。 Lee: Because I met Andy's mother today; and we decided to speak English; too。
Michael: Really? But Andy's mother was an English major in college。 Can you speakeEnglish with her?
Mrs。 Lee: Why not? Even if her English is better than mine; I can still practice。
Michael: That's true。 Wow; Mom。 You are really smart。
Mrs。 Lee: No; I'm not smart。 But I have lived a long time; so I understand life a littlebetter than you。 That's all。
Michael: Anyway; I always learn a lot from you。
Mrs。 Lee: I'm happy to hear