MY HOME
— Where is your home?
— It is in Shanghai.
— Oh, do you live near the steel works?
— Yes, my father is a steel worker there.
— And what does your mother do?
— She works in a nursery.
— Have you any brothers and sisters?
— Yes, two brothers and a sister. My elder b

IN THE DINING-ROOM
— What are we going to have for lunch?
— Fish, vegetables and egg soup.
— Are we going to have rice or steamed bread?
— Both, I think. And there'll be noodles too.
— Shall I go and get the dishes?
— Yes, please. And I'll get the bowls, spoons and chopsticks.
 

BACK FROM VACATION
A: Glad you're back. We missed you during the vacation. How have you been?
B: Fine, thanks. I had a wonderful time at home. I did quite a bit of reading. Did you have a good time at school?
A: We certainly did. We saw quite a few excellent films. During the Spring Festival we visited many places. We had

AFTER THE TEST
— How did you do in yesterday's test?
—Not very well, I'm afraid. I made a mistake in grammar and two spelling mistakes. I wasn't careful enough.
— We all make mistakes. But we can learn from our mistakes, can't we?
— How did you do? Did you get everything right?
— I didn't make any mistak

LI MING IS ILL
— Why isn't Li Ming here today? Is he ill?
— Yes, he is. He has a cold.
— Did he go to see the doctor?
— Yes, he went to the clinic this morning. The doctor said he had a fever and gave him some medicine.
— How does he feel now?
— He feels much better. His temperature is dow

AFTER SUPPER
— What time is it now, Zhang Ling? Will there be enough time for a bath?
— Yes, I think so. It's half past six. There is still half an hour to go. But you'd better hurry up. Our study group is meeting at seven.
— Don't worry. I'll be back in twenty minutes. Don't forget to turn off the light before you go.

SHOPPING
— Hello, you two. Where have you been?
— We've just been to the shop.
— What did you buy?
— I bought some envelopes and a bottle of ink.
— How much is the ink?
— Twenty-three cents.
— I must go and get a bottle too. I've run out of ink.
     

HOMEWORK FOR TODAY
— What's our homework for today?
— We'll copy the first two paragraphs of the text and also translate some sentences into English.
— What shall we do for oral practice?
— We'll ask each other questions on the text.
— Shall we have listening tonight?
— No, not tonight. We

CLEANING
— It's time to clean our room. We must do a good job.
— Yes, we must. Let me clean the windows. I can do windows very quickly.
— All right. Then I'll sweep the floor. Yang Ling can dust the desks and chairs and Wu Ying will take care of the radiators.
— Those pictures are rather old. Let's take the

WEATHER
— What's the weather like in your hometown?
— It's very nice. It's usually warm and sunny in spring and autumn.
— Does it often rain there?
— Yes, it does, especially in summer.
— Is it very cold in winter?
— No, it isn't. It seldom snows there.
   

In man's early days, competition with other creatures must have been critical.
But this phase of our development is now finished. Indeed, we lack practice and
experience nowadays in dealing with primitive conditions. I am sure that, with-
out modern weapons, I would make a very poor show of disputing the

MY HOME
— Where is your home?
— It is in Shanghai.
— Oh, do you live near the steel works?
— Yes, my father is a steel worker there.
— And what does your mother do?
— She works in a nursery.
— Have you any brothers and sisters?
— Yes, two brothers and a sister. My elder brother is in the army.

WEATHER
— What's the weather like in your hometown?
— It's very nice. It's usually warm and sunny in spring and au

IN THE COMPUTER ROOM
— Is this your school computer room? Who are these people?
— They are students of the Russian department.
— What are they doing?
— They are learning to use computers.
— Do you often work here?
— Yes, we work here once a week. We are all keen to learn modern techniques.

AT THE BUS-STOP
— Hello, you're going to town, aren't you?
— Yes, we're going to see an exhibition. What about you?
— We're going to the park.
— It's a fine day for an outing, isn't it? Are you going to be there all day?
— No, some of us are going to a concert in the afternoon.
— Well, I'm sure you'll