Happy Norouz (New Year) to our Iranian students, Happy Passover to our Jewish ones, and Happy Easter to our Christian classmates.
Sincerely,
Roland Trego
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Enjoy your vacation!
Happy Norouz (New Year) to our Iranian students, Happy Passover to our Jewish ones, and Happy Easter to our Christian classmates.
Sincerely,
Roland Trego
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Listening: Vocabulary List
Click on 'Permalink' to listen. Even if you don't repeat the words, just listening to them on your iPod while you are waiting for the bus can help you remember them.
a manufacturer 制造者, 生产者, 生产厂家, fabricante, изготовитель, مؤسسة ، مصتع , منتِج
a pattern 花样, 图案, 形状, 布局, diseño, dibujo, estampado, узор, تصميم رسم
a press conference 新闻发布会, conferencia de prensa, пресс-конференция, مؤتمر صحفي
a vehicle 汽车, 机车, 车辆, vehículo, автомашина, مركبة
amazing 惊奇的, 惊人的, increíble, поразительный, رائع
annual 年度的, 每年的, anual, ежегодный , годовой, سنوي
current 当前的, 现在的, actual, en curso, текущий, современный,حالي ، حاضر
fantastic 极好的, 极出色的, fantástico, фантастика, رائع
luxury 奢侈品, 精美昂贵之物, de lujo, роскошь, رفاهية رغد
solar 太阳能的, solar, солнечный, طاقة شمسية
the brain 脑, 大脑, cerebro, мозг, مخ، دماغ
the destination 目的地, 终点, destino, цель, وجهة مقصد
the environment 自然环境, 环境, 周围状况, medio ambiente, entorno, hábitat natural, окружающая среда, البيئة
the route 路径, 道路, camino, ruta, путь, дорога, طريق
the visibility 能 见 度, visibilidad, видимость, مجال الرؤية
to adjust 调整, 校准, ajustar, regular, приг|оня́ть, عدّل
to avoid 避 免 (做 某 事), 防 止, evitar, избегать, يتجنب
to recycle 重新利用, 回收利用, reciclar, перерабатывать, يعيد استعمال
to run on (to use for energy) 运行, funcionar con, рабо́тает на, تعمل (هذه السيارة تعمل بالديزل)
to warn 警 告 某 人, advertir, предупреждать, يحذر ، ينذر
Vocabulary List
1
a blizzard
暴 风 雪,
ventisca, вьюга, عاصفة ثلجية عنيفة
a design
款式, 样式, 花纹, 图案,
diseño, дизайн, تصميم, رسم, طراز a manufacturer 制造者, 生产者, 生产厂家, fabricante, изготовитель, مؤسسة ، مصتع , منتِج
a pattern 花样, 图案, 形状, 布局, diseño, dibujo, estampado, узор, تصميم رسم
a press conference 新闻发布会, conferencia de prensa, пресс-конференция, مؤتمر صحفي
a vehicle 汽车, 机车, 车辆, vehículo, автомашина, مركبة
amazing 惊奇的, 惊人的, increíble, поразительный, رائع
annual 年度的, 每年的, anual, ежегодный , годовой, سنوي
current 当前的, 现在的, actual, en curso, текущий, современный,حالي ، حاضر
fantastic 极好的, 极出色的, fantástico, фантастика, رائع
luxury 奢侈品, 精美昂贵之物, de lujo, роскошь, رفاهية رغد
solar 太阳能的, solar, солнечный, طاقة شمسية
the brain 脑, 大脑, cerebro, мозг, مخ، دماغ
the destination 目的地, 终点, destino, цель, وجهة مقصد
the environment 自然环境, 环境, 周围状况, medio ambiente, entorno, hábitat natural, окружающая среда, البيئة
the route 路径, 道路, camino, ruta, путь, дорога, طريق
the visibility 能 见 度, visibilidad, видимость, مجال الرؤية
to adjust 调整, 校准, ajustar, regular, приг|оня́ть, عدّل
to avoid 避 免 (做 某 事), 防 止, evitar, избегать, يتجنب
to recycle 重新利用, 回收利用, reciclar, перерабатывать, يعيد استعمال
to run on (to use for energy) 运行, funcionar con, рабо́тает на, تعمل (هذه السيارة تعمل بالديزل)
to warn 警 告 某 人, advertir, предупреждать, يحذر ، ينذر
1. a design
2. a vehicle
3. a pattern (模形, diseño/dibujo)
4. the environment
5. to recycle
6. to run on/ran on
7. solar
8. current
9. to warn/warned (告诫, advertir)
10. to avoid/avoided (避开, evitar)
11. the destination
12. a manufacturer
13. a press conference (新闻招待会. rueda de prensa)
14. fantastic
15. the brain
16. luxury (奢侈, lujo)
17. annual
18. to adjust (调节, ajustar/regular)
19. amazing
20. the route (途, camino/ruta)
2. a vehicle
3. a pattern (模形, diseño/dibujo)
4. the environment
5. to recycle
6. to run on/ran on
7. solar
8. current
9. to warn/warned (告诫, advertir)
10. to avoid/avoided (避开, evitar)
11. the destination
12. a manufacturer
13. a press conference (新闻招待会. rueda de prensa)
14. fantastic
15. the brain
16. luxury (奢侈, lujo)
17. annual
18. to adjust (调节, ajustar/regular)
19. amazing
20. the route (途, camino/ruta)
Even More Vocabulary
Fill
in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words below. You will need to
change the verbs by adding third person -s or changing them to past tense, etc.
1. Cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, and tractors are all ___. They transport (=move) people and things.
2. In the accident, part of his ___ was damaged (破, dañado), so now he can’t speak very well.
3. Most cars in the U.S. use gasoline or diesel (柴油). Some new ones use electricity, too. Now some cars ___ ethanol, which is made from corn.
4. He doesn’t have to plug in his calculator. It is ___-powered. That means it gets its power, or energy, from the sun.
5. a. Who is your ___ employer?
b. Actually, I don’t have a job right now, but I used to work for Bank of America.
6. If you can, it’s a good idea to ___ paper. That way, we won’t need to cut down so many trees. Trees are important because they produce (=make) oxygen.
7. By emptying waste (废物, residuos) into our rivers and oceans, we may be seriously harming (=hurting) the ___.
8. When they finally reached (=arrived at) their ___, everyone got off the bus and picked up their luggage.
9. They had to return their new computer to the ___ because it wasn’t functioning (=working) properly.
10. a. Guess what? I got a scholarship (奖学金, beca) to go to college.
b. That’s ___! You deserve (应得, merecerse) it. You’ve studied so hard.
11. He ___ me not to walk down that street at night. He said it was dangerous.
12. The President held a ___ to announce (=tell everyone) that he was going to run for re-election.
13. On their vacations, the billionaire and his family always stay in ___ hotels¬¬¬—only the most comfortable and most expensive things for them!
14. They’re trying to decide where to have their ___ conference. They choose a different place each year. Last year, they had it in Hawaii. This year, they’re thinking about Miami.
15. To go there, I used to take Franklin Street and turn onto Pine. But I have found a quicker ___. Now I take Divisadero and turn onto Market instead.
16. They had a bad argument (争论, pelea). After that, he didn’t want to see her, so he tried to ___ her. He had his lunch at a different time so he wouldn’t run into* her. *meet, see, 遇到, encontrar
17. The rooms were too cold, so the building engineer came and ___ the air conditioning. Now they’re more comfortable.
18. Here is the ___ for next month’s magazine cover. We will put this picture in the middle, and this one on top. Above the big picture, it will say, “Terrorist Attack!”
19. English pronunciation is difficult, but there are ___. For example, when you see ie or ea, you usually say /i:/. After you learn more words, you will start to recognize these regularities and repetitions. (规律和重复)
1. Cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, and tractors are all ___. They transport (=move) people and things.
2. In the accident, part of his ___ was damaged (破, dañado), so now he can’t speak very well.
3. Most cars in the U.S. use gasoline or diesel (柴油). Some new ones use electricity, too. Now some cars ___ ethanol, which is made from corn.
4. He doesn’t have to plug in his calculator. It is ___-powered. That means it gets its power, or energy, from the sun.
5. a. Who is your ___ employer?
b. Actually, I don’t have a job right now, but I used to work for Bank of America.
6. If you can, it’s a good idea to ___ paper. That way, we won’t need to cut down so many trees. Trees are important because they produce (=make) oxygen.
7. By emptying waste (废物, residuos) into our rivers and oceans, we may be seriously harming (=hurting) the ___.
8. When they finally reached (=arrived at) their ___, everyone got off the bus and picked up their luggage.
9. They had to return their new computer to the ___ because it wasn’t functioning (=working) properly.
10. a. Guess what? I got a scholarship (奖学金, beca) to go to college.
b. That’s ___! You deserve (应得, merecerse) it. You’ve studied so hard.
11. He ___ me not to walk down that street at night. He said it was dangerous.
12. The President held a ___ to announce (=tell everyone) that he was going to run for re-election.
13. On their vacations, the billionaire and his family always stay in ___ hotels¬¬¬—only the most comfortable and most expensive things for them!
14. They’re trying to decide where to have their ___ conference. They choose a different place each year. Last year, they had it in Hawaii. This year, they’re thinking about Miami.
15. To go there, I used to take Franklin Street and turn onto Pine. But I have found a quicker ___. Now I take Divisadero and turn onto Market instead.
16. They had a bad argument (争论, pelea). After that, he didn’t want to see her, so he tried to ___ her. He had his lunch at a different time so he wouldn’t run into* her. *meet, see, 遇到, encontrar
17. The rooms were too cold, so the building engineer came and ___ the air conditioning. Now they’re more comfortable.
18. Here is the ___ for next month’s magazine cover. We will put this picture in the middle, and this one on top. Above the big picture, it will say, “Terrorist Attack!”
19. English pronunciation is difficult, but there are ___. For example, when you see ie or ea, you usually say /i:/. After you learn more words, you will start to recognize these regularities and repetitions. (规律和重复)
Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks using new vocabulary you have seen in
the last few days. Refer to (提到, referirse a ) the
list at the bottom of the page.
1. a. Do you have a Band-Aid?
b. Why? Are you ________?
a. Yeah. I cut myself.
2. When you are driving, if you want to stop, you need to step on the ________.
3. There was a ____________ last night in our apartment building. Someone broke into Apartment 3A and stole a computer and a TV. Fortunately, nobody was home.
4. While she was driving, a man suddenly stepped in front of her. She _________ her horn, and he jumped out of the way.
5. As the passengers were finishing their lunches, they heard the plane’s speaker come on. “This is the __________,” said a voice. “A passenger is experiencing (feeling) severe chest pain, so we will have to make an emergency landing in San Jose.”
6. She was quite (相当地, bastante) shaken (震惊的, 震撼的, conmocionada) because she had almost hit the _____________. Her heart was pounding, so she pulled over (drove to the side of the street and stopped) so she could calm down.
7. There was a shooting, and several people were hurt. The ambulance took the __________ of the shooting to the hospital for emergency treatment.
8. She is being held (they are keeping her) at the police station for questioning. The police aren’t certain that she committed (did) the crime, but they say she is a _________.
9. The robber fired his gun and ______ the man in the arm.
10. They took him to the hospital. He had a bad ________ on his arm that was bleeding.
1. a. Do you have a Band-Aid?
b. Why? Are you ________?
a. Yeah. I cut myself.
2. When you are driving, if you want to stop, you need to step on the ________.
3. There was a ____________ last night in our apartment building. Someone broke into Apartment 3A and stole a computer and a TV. Fortunately, nobody was home.
4. While she was driving, a man suddenly stepped in front of her. She _________ her horn, and he jumped out of the way.
5. As the passengers were finishing their lunches, they heard the plane’s speaker come on. “This is the __________,” said a voice. “A passenger is experiencing (feeling) severe chest pain, so we will have to make an emergency landing in San Jose.”
6. She was quite (相当地, bastante) shaken (震惊的, 震撼的, conmocionada) because she had almost hit the _____________. Her heart was pounding, so she pulled over (drove to the side of the street and stopped) so she could calm down.
7. There was a shooting, and several people were hurt. The ambulance took the __________ of the shooting to the hospital for emergency treatment.
8. She is being held (they are keeping her) at the police station for questioning. The police aren’t certain that she committed (did) the crime, but they say she is a _________.
9. The robber fired his gun and ______ the man in the arm.
10. They took him to the hospital. He had a bad ________ on his arm that was bleeding.
bleeding (to bleed/bled) 流 血, sangrar
the brakes 刹 车, frenos
breaks (to break) 打 碎, 弄 断, romper, quebrar
a burglary/a theft 盗 窃, robo
a captain/the pilot 飞 行 员, comandante, piloto
a flight attendant 男 空 服 人 员, 空 姐,
grabbed (to grab) 抓 住, coger, agarrar
honked (to honk) 按（喇叭,鸣（笛, tocar el claxon)
the brakes 刹 车, frenos
breaks (to break) 打 碎, 弄 断, romper, quebrar
a burglary/a theft 盗 窃, robo
a captain/the pilot 飞 行 员, comandante, piloto
a flight attendant 男 空 服 人 员, 空 姐,
grabbed (to grab) 抓 住, coger, agarrar
honked (to honk) 按（喇叭,鸣（笛, tocar el claxon)
the paramedics 护 理 人 员
a pedestrian 行 人, peatónrushed (to rush) 急 速 前 往, precipitarse
screamed (to scream) 尖 声 喊 叫, chillar, gritar
shot (to shoot) 射 击, pegar un tiro a
a suspect 嫌 疑 犯, sospechoso
the victims 受 害 者
a wound 伤害，伤痛, herida
Flight 507, New York to Frankfurt
to
serve food
the cockpit
to fire a shot
to attack
to scream
the passengers
to kick
the pilot/the captain
a flight attendant
the cockpit
to fire a shot
to attack
to scream
the passengers
to kick
the pilot/the captain
a flight attendant
Flight 207, New
York to Frankfurt
The plane was flying from New York to Frankfurt. The flight
was completely full. Some of the passengers (read) 1____________.
Others (sleep) 2____________, using their laptops, or waiting to use
the restroom. The flight attendants (push) 3____________ their carts down the aisle and serving
lunch to the passengers.
In the back of the plane, there was a man who (wear)
4____________
dark clothes and sunglasses. He seemed nervous. Suddenly, he (stand up) 5____________ and he (rush) 6____________ up to a flight attendant. He (grab) 7____________ her. Then he (pull) 8____________ a gun out of his pocket and put it to her
head. He said, “Shut up and sit still! This plane is going to Murabia!” A woman
sitting next to him screamed, so he (shoot) 9____________ her.
Two men who (sit) 10____________
behind the man (jump) 11____________
up and (attack) 12____________ the hijacker (劫机者, pirata áereo). One of them (hit)
13____________
him twice in the back of his head. Then the other man (kick) 14____________
him twice very hard in the stomach. The hijacker (fire) 15____________ a
shot from the gun, but nobody (get) 16____________
hurt. Then the pilot (come) 17____________ out of the cockpit. (驾驶舱, cabina de mando) He (handcuff, 们把扣上手铐, esposar) 18____________the hijacker.
Simple Past vs. Past Continuous 2
Yesterday
Mr. Trego gave a test. After he handed out the test, he sat down at his desk
and looked around the classroom. Most students were busy. They were writing
answers on their papers. But others were looking into the air with a confused
look on their faces. They were trying to figure out the answers. When a student
asked Mr. Trego for a summer school form, he stepped out of the classroom for a
moment. When he came back in, two students were cheating. One woman was asking
her friend for the answers. Mr. Trego got mad and told them both to stop
talking. One student finished the test at about 9:05 and went to work.
Simple Past vs. Past Continuous 1
Fill
in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. Jill came to my house last night. It was 6:30. I (make) ______________ dinner when she (arrive) _______________. She didn’t stay at my house for a long time. She only (stop) _______________ by to say “hello.” After a few minutes, she (leave) _______________.
2. While I (listen) _______________ to the teacher’s lecture, I heard two words that I (not know) _______________. I (write) _______________ down the words, and after class I (look) _______________ them up in the dictionary.
3. Paul and I studied together this afternoon for our test tomorrow. We (meet) _______________ at the library, and we studied for about two hours. Then we (have) _______________ a bite (=a small amount) to eat in the student cafeteria. After that, I (go) _______________ home, but Paul went back to the library to study some more. While I (go) _______________ home, I (decide) _______________ to stop by the bank to withdraw some money from the ATM.
4. Last Sunday I went to a baseball game. It (start) _______________ at 1 p.m. The players from both teams (go) _______________ onto the field. After they (warm) _______________ up, they (begin) _______________ playing. Unfortunately, it suddenly (start) _______________ to rain really hard. In fact, they (have to) _______________ cancel the game!
5. Many Americans can remember exactly what they (do) _______________ the moment when they heard the news about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack (恐怖袭击, atentado terrorista) on the Twin Towers in New York. I (attend) _______________ a meeting when a secretary rushed into the room and (tell) _______________ us the horrible news.
1. Jill came to my house last night. It was 6:30. I (make) ______________ dinner when she (arrive) _______________. She didn’t stay at my house for a long time. She only (stop) _______________ by to say “hello.” After a few minutes, she (leave) _______________.
2. While I (listen) _______________ to the teacher’s lecture, I heard two words that I (not know) _______________. I (write) _______________ down the words, and after class I (look) _______________ them up in the dictionary.
3. Paul and I studied together this afternoon for our test tomorrow. We (meet) _______________ at the library, and we studied for about two hours. Then we (have) _______________ a bite (=a small amount) to eat in the student cafeteria. After that, I (go) _______________ home, but Paul went back to the library to study some more. While I (go) _______________ home, I (decide) _______________ to stop by the bank to withdraw some money from the ATM.
4. Last Sunday I went to a baseball game. It (start) _______________ at 1 p.m. The players from both teams (go) _______________ onto the field. After they (warm) _______________ up, they (begin) _______________ playing. Unfortunately, it suddenly (start) _______________ to rain really hard. In fact, they (have to) _______________ cancel the game!
5. Many Americans can remember exactly what they (do) _______________ the moment when they heard the news about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack (恐怖袭击, atentado terrorista) on the Twin Towers in New York. I (attend) _______________ a meeting when a secretary rushed into the room and (tell) _______________ us the horrible news.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)