Unit-1-Personal-Identification-and-People

1Dialogues&Monologue1.DaisyisintroducingSallytoSmith.Daisy:Goodmorning,Smith.CouldItakeafewminutesofyourtime?Smith:Oh,it’syou,Daisy!WhatcanIdoforyou?Daisy:MayIintroducemyfriendSallytoyou,Smith?She’sanoutstandingstudentinourcollege.ShespeaksgoodEnglish.Andalsosheisgoodatoperatingcomputer.Sally:Howdoyoudo,Smith?Smith:Pleasedtomeetyou,Sally.IhaveheardalittleaboutyoufromDaisy.Wouldyouliketoworkfortwomonthsinmycompany?Sally:OfcourseI’dloveto.Ireallywanttogetsomerealexperiencethroughmyworkhere.Smith:Ok,pleasecometoworkat8:00tomorrowmorning.Sally:Seeyoutomorrow.Goodbye!2.AlicereceivesJackinamorning.Alice：Goodmorning.Jack:Goodmorning.IsthisMr.Brown’soffice?Alice:Yes，that’sright.CanIhelpyou?Jack:IhaveanappointmentwithMr.Brownat10o’clock.Alice:Yourname,please,Sir?Jack:JackClark.Alice:Justamoment.Oh,yes,Mr.ClarkfromUniversalTradeCorporation.Jack:Thankyou.Alice:(ToMr.Brownonhisextension)Hello,Mr.Brown,Mr.Clarkishereeforhisappointment…Ok.(ToMr.Clark)Mr.Brownwillcomedowntoseeyouinaminute.Jack:Thankyouverymuch.Alice:You’rewelcome.3.Acouplearetalkingabouttheirneighbour,Mr.Wang.Wife:Darling,doyouknowaboutanythingaboutournewneighbour,Mr.Wang?Husband:Nothingexceptthathegoestoworkat7:30everymorning.Wife:Heisquitespecial.Husband:Special?What’sspecialabouthim?Wife:Well,foronething,heisWangLi’sboyfriend.Mrs.Lihastoldmethat.Husband:Whatelse?Wife:He’sfromadistantvillagethreeyearsagowithonly20yuaninhispocketbutnow…Husband:Whathashappened?Wife:Hehassetuphiscompanywithabout200employees.It’sreportedthathehasbuiltanewschoolforhispoorhometown.Husband:Arags-to-richesstory!4.ThefollowingmonologueisaboutthelifeofafamousAmerican–BenjaminFranklin.“Ifyouwouldnotbeforgottenassoonasyouaredeadandrotten,eitherwritethingsworthreading,ordothingsworthwriting.”AmericahasneverforgottenBenjminFranklinbecausehedidboth.Hebecamefamousforbeingascientist,aninventor,astatesman,aprinter,aphilosopher,amusician,andaneconomist.Today,wehonorBenFranklinasoneofourFoundingFathersandasoneofAmerica’sgreatestcitizens.Hewasbornin1706inBoston,Massachusetts.HismotherandfatherwereofPuritanreligion.TheyleftEnglandandmovedtotheEnglishcolonyofMassachusettstoescapepersecutionfortheirreligion.Franklinleftschoolwhenhewastenandworkedforhisfatherfortwoyears.Thenhewenttoworkonhisbrother’snewspaper.Hebecametheeditorofthispaperwhenhewassixteen.HewenttoPhiladelphiathenandboughthisownnewspaper.Heworkedhardandbytheageof24hewasoneofthemostsuccessfulmenthere.In1732Franklinpublishedabook“PoorRichard’sAlmanac”.Mostalmanacscontainedinformationforfarmers,suchasinformationaboutthedaysandweeksoftheyearandabouttheweather.Tohisalmanac,Franklinaddedwisesayingsofobservationsaboutlife;someofthesesayingsarestillfamoustoday.Forexample,“Earlytobed,earlytorisemakesamanhealthy,wealthyandwise,”and“Wastenot,wantnot”and“Apennysavedisapennyearned.”2Mr.Smith,apassengeronthetranscontinentaltrain,appearedbeforethejudge.Apoliceofficerclaimedthathehadattemptedto1payinghisfare.Thedefendantrefusedtoconsultalawyer2suggestedthattheofficer3aware4allthecircumstance.Heappealed5thejudgewhenheinterpretedtheevidence,to6intoaccounttheabsenceofany7criminalrecordinhis8.Hesaidhisticketwasstolenthemomentthetraincrossedtheinternational9.Inthatcase,hewasreluctantto10railwayauthoritiesorcancelthe11ofhisjourney,in12oftheseveremaltreatmenttowhichhemightbe13.Hestressedhisreadinessto14any15punishmentthejudgeimposed.Inhissummary,the16indicatedhewasconvincedthatMr.Smith’s17waspartlyjustified.18,hehadcommittedanoffence.Crimeshouldn’tbeencouragedortheprocessesofthelawinterfered19.HefoundSmith20andaskedhimtopayonedollarasafine.1.ArejectBneglectCavoidDdecline2.AasBwhoCandDwhen3.AwouldnotbeBwhoCshouldnotbeDwasnot4.AofBaboutCinDfor5.AforBtoCagainstDon6.AgetBhaveCtakeDkeep7.AprimitiveBpreciousCpreciseDprevious8.AincidentBcaseCsituationDsurroundings9.AdimensionBrangesCbordersDedges10.AproposeBdemandCmentionDask11.AlastBrestClatestDmost12.AspiteBviewCcauseDpart13.AblamedBchargedCexposedDled14.AgainBreceivedCconfessDaccept15.AregularBreasonableCrespectfulDrelated16.AofficerBcriminalCjudgeDpassenger17.AexcuseBresultCcauseDreason18.AHoweverBThereforeCOrDMoreover19.AinBonCwithDtowards20.AmadBguiltyCinnocentDregretfulReadingcomprehensionSincehewasachild,DonCameronhasbeeninterestedinanythingthatflies.HegrewupontheoutskirtsofGlasgowand,asastudentatGlasgowUniversity,joinedtheUniversityAirSquadron.Interestinthemechanicsofmovement,ifnotflight,wasafamilytradition.Hisgrandfatherwasanengineer,whoturnedhishandtomakingmodelsteamenginesandboats.DonCameron’sfirstjobwasatBristolAircraft,whereheworkedasanengineer.HethenhadjobsinthesteelworksatLanwernandforRio-TintoZineinBristol,workingwithcomputers.Inthemid-sixtiescamenewsofAmericanexperimentswithhotairballoonsthatcrossedtheAtlantic,soheandacoupleoffriendsdecidedtobuildtheirownballoon.ProbablythefirsthotairballooninwesternEurope,theycalledittheBristolBelle.Nowthereare300balloonsinthiscountryalone——andatleasttwo-thirdsofthemhavebeenmadebythefirmDonCameronsetup,CameronBalloons.At40hehasalreadybeenhalfwayroundtheworld