实用情景英语.docx

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实用情景英语

1　environment

Words

（toxic）waste（ari）pollutionenvironmentrecyclingprotectacidrainpollutantsecologyradiationextinctiondamagedesertificationover-fishingrainforestdestructionoverpopulationozonelayer

Unleadedpetrol

Phrases

Createtoxicwaste

Protecttheenvironment

Causeclimatechange

Greenhouseeffect

Globalwarming

Destructionoftherainforest

Reductioninairquality

Sourcesofrenewableenergy

Climatechange

Airquality

Useunleadedpetrol

Causetheextinctionof

Beenvironmentallyaware

Renewableenergy

Naturalhabitats

Beginner

A;istheenvironmentabigissuesinyourcountry?

Itisinmine.

B:

itisinminetoo.Thebiggestissueiswater.Theclimateisdryandsowaterconservationisveryimportant.

A:

whatmethodsdoyouusetoconservewater?

B:

waterisrationed.Wecanonlyuseacertainamounteachmonth.Itmeansthatwecannotusesomemodernhouseholditems,likewashingmachines.Theyusetoomuchwater.

A:

Isee.Ithinkthebiggestenvironmentprobleminmycountryisairpollution.

B:

yes,Iagree.Theairhereismuchmorepollutedthaninmycountry.Ofcourse,mycountryismoreagriculturalandhasmuchlessindustry.

A:

wehavereducedemissionofairpollutantsinrecentyears,butcarsarestillamajorsourceofthem.Factorieshavebecomecleanerasstricterenvironmentpollutionlawhavebeenintroduced.

B:

theproblemisnowonatrulyglobalscale.Idon’tbelievethatanysinglecountrycandoanythingaboutit.

A:

Ithinkyou’reright.Thereneedstobeaninternationalresponsetothisproblem.

Intermediate

A:

therearesomanyenvironmentproblemsintheworldtoday.Doyouthinkwecanreallysolvethemallorwilldestroytheworld?

B;Ihopethatworldleaderscangettogetherandagreeonaplanforaction,butIdoubtit’llhappenbeforeit’stoolate.

A;weneedtosolvetheproblemofairpollutionbeforewedestroytheatmosphere.There’slotsofclean,moderntechnology,butcompaniesindevelopedcountriessayit’sexpensive.Developingcountriesputmoreemphasisoneconomicdevelopmentthanonenvironmentprotection.

B:

everyoneislookingattheissueintheshortterm,ratherthanthelongterm.It’sthesamewiththedestructionoftherainforests.Countriesandcompaniesjustwantthewood.They’renotthinkingaboutthelong-termdamagetotheforests.Weshouldalsorememberthattheforestsareanimportantnaturalhabitatforthousandsofspeciesofanimalandplantlife.

A;inotherpartsoftheworld,especiallyinAfrica,thereisaproblemwithdesertification.Climatechangeandover-farmingarecausingfarmlandtoturnintodesert.Inmeansthatpeoplecannotgrowenoughfood.

B:

italsomeansthatpeoplesometimesfightoverthefarmlandthatremains.Damagingtheenvironmentactuallyleadstoconflictbetweenpeople.

A:

haveyoueverthoughtaboutjoininganorganizationcommittedtoprotectingtheenvironment?

Youcouldgetinvolvedwithprojectstoimprovetheenvironment.

B:

IthinkI’dliketodothat.IcouldtakethethingsIlearnherebacktomycountrywhenIhavefinishedmystudies.

2shopping

Words

Supermarketdepartmentstorecornershopmon‘n’popshop

Creditcardcashcustomerselectiongoodpurchasediscountbargainshelves

Clerkspecialoffertwo-for-onewindowshoppingpharmacygrocer’sbutcher’sonlineshopping

Catalogueshopassistantcashdesk

Phrases

Tryonclothes

Payincash

Bargainoverprices

Paybycreditcard

Huntforabargain

Shoponline

Findtherightsize

Useacoupon

Beginner

A:

areyoureadytogoshopping?

B:

justaminute.Ineedtomakealistofthinksthatweneed.

A:

goodidea.Haveyouwrittendownpotatoes,carrots,andonions?

B:

Idon’thaveonionsonmylist.I’lladdthem.Weshouldgetsometea.Isgreenteaokorshouldwegetthesameteathatweusuallyget?

A:

let’sgetboth.Weneedsomecoffeetoo.Isthatonyourlist?

B:

yes,itis.Here’smylist.IsthereanythingthatI’veforgotten?

A:

Ithinkyou’vegoteverything.Iwanttogotsomechocolateandsomecheese.

B:

whatkindofcheesedoyouwant.

A:

I’mnotsure.I’lldecideatthecheesecounter,whenIcanseewhattheyhave.Havewegotenoughmoney?

B:

wedon’thaveenoughcash,soI’lltakemycreditcardandwecanpaywiththat.Wherearethecarkeys?

A:

I’vegotthemthere.ShallIdrive?

Intermediate

A:

doyoudoalotofshoppingonline?

B:

notreally.Ilikelookingontheinternetatwhat’savailable,butIusuallyprefertoactuallyseeandtouchwhatI’mbuyingbeforeIpayforit.Sometimes,I’lllookatsomethinginashop,butlaterbuyitonlineifit’scheaper.Youdon’tlikebuyingthingsonline,doyou?

A:

yes.I’malittleworriedaboutsecurity.Youneverwho’stryingtofindoutyourcodesandpasswords.Aren’tyouworryaboutthat?

B:

notreally.Iknowthatithappens,butifyoubuyfromreputablecompanieswithsecurewebsites,youshouldbeok.EventhoughtIuseonlineshoppingfacilities,Idon’tthinkit’sthebestwaytoshop.

A:

I’msurprisedtohearyousaythat.Ithoughtyoulovedanythingtechnological.

B:

Ido.I’mabigfanofusingnewtechnology,butIdon’twanttositinfrontofacomputerscreenallday.Ithinkpeopleneedtogetoutandinteractwithotherpeople.

A:

so,howaboutcomingtothedepartmentstorewithme?

Iwanttoseeifthereareanynewsummerclothesonsaleyet.

B:

sure.I’dlovetojoinyou.Canwestopbythecomputerstore?

Ijustwanttoseeiftheyhavesomething.

A:

sure.Whileyou’reinthecomputerstore.Iwillvisitthebookstoreopposite.Iliketobrowsethroughtheirbooksiftheyhaveanythinginteresting.

B:

ok.I’vefinishedonline.Let’sgo.I’lljustgetsomemoneyandmycreditcard.

A;thanksforremindingme.Ihadforgottentogetmine

3family

Beginner

A:

whoiscindy’shusband?

B:

cindy’shusbandisron.

A:

howmanychildrendocindyandronhave?

B:

theyhavetwochildren-onesonandonedaughter-aswellasonedaughter-in-lawandoneson-in-law.

A:

dotheyhaveanygrandchildren?

B:

yes,theyhavethreegrandchildren-onegirlandtwoboys.

A;doestheirdaughtersgetalongwellwithherin-laws?

B:

yes,shegetsalongwiththemquitewell.

A:

dotheyhavealargefamily?

B:

theirfamilyisverysimilartocindyandron’sfamily.

Intermediate

A:

howmanypeopleareinyourfamily?

B:

asyouknow,chinahasasingle-childpolicy.Therefore,there’sjustmyhusband,mydaughterandI.whataboutinyourfamily?

A:

Ihaveonedaughterandoneson.Thenthere’smyhusbandandI.whataboutyourparents?

Dotheylivewithyourfamily?

B:

notanymore.Theylivewithmybrothernow.andyours?

A:

myparentslivebythemselvesnow.whentheygetolder,they’llprobablygotoaretirementhome.Doyoujusthaveonebrother?

B:

no,Ihavetwoolderbrothersandoneyoungersister.Whataboutyou?

A:

Ialsogrewupinabigfamily.Ihaveoneolderbrotherandthreeyoungersisters.

B:

howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?

A:

aboutsevenyearsnow.andyou?

B:

I‘vebeenmarriedforaboutfiveyears.Whatdoyouthinkaboutdivorce?

A:

it’sbecomingmoreandmorecommon.However,Idon’teverwanttogetdivorcedmyself!

Whataboutyou?

B:

ifmyhusbandcheatedonmeortreatedmebadly,Iwouldgetadivorce.

A:

ifthathappens,maybeyoucouldmarrymybrotherandwecouldbecomein-laws!

B:

（haha）I’llkeepthatinmind,butdon’ttellmyhusband.

A;ofcoursenot!

Words

Adoptanniversaryauntchildrencelebrationcousindaughterdivorceexfamilynamefirstnamefuneralgrandfathergrandmothergreat-grandparentshusbandin-lawsmarriagemiddlenamenephewniecenicknameonlychildparentsrelativesretirementhomestep-sonuncleweddingwidow（er）wife

4Thecountryside

Words

Ruralfieldagriculturevillagefarmcropfarmanimalshillmountainriverstreamlakepondtreegrasslandirrigationquietcalmrelaxingmigration

Phrases

Liveaquietlife

Breathefreshair

Awayfromthehustleandbustle

Enjoycountrywalks

Beginner

A:

I’dlovetohavemyownfarm.

B:

itwouldbeveryhardwork.Areyousure?

A:

Iwouldn’tmindgettingupearlymorningandthephysicalworkwouldmakemefitandhealthy.

B:

runningafarmwouldbetotallydifferenttoyoucurrentjob.

A:

that’sonereasonI’dliketotryit.I’dreallyliketogetawayfromworking9to5inanoffice.

B;you’dneedalotoftrainingbeforebecomingafarmer.It’snotsomethingyoucanjustwalkinto.

A:

myuncleownsafarmandI’vespentsometimeworkingwithhim.Ilovebeinginthecountrysidewithfarmanimalsandgreenfields.

B;well,I‘dcertainlycomeandvisityou.Itwouldbegreattotakeaworkingholidayonafarm.I’dlovetogetawayfromhustleandbustleofthecityforawhile.

Intermediate

A:

it’ssorelaxing,takingawalkinthecountry.Theairissofreshandclean.

B;wouldyouliketoliveinthecountry?

I’mnotsureI’dlikeit.

A:

Icanseealotofadvantageanddisadvantage.Theproblemisthat,forme,eachadvantagehasitsowndisadvantage.

B:

whatdoyoumean?

A:

well,Ihatethenoiseinthecity,butIlovebeingaroundlostofpeople.Theproblemisthatyoucan’thavelotsofpeopleandhavepeaceandquiet.Thetowjustdon’tgotogether.

B:

Iseewhatyoumean.Ilovebeingfarawayfromacity,butIhatebeingsofarawaydepartmentstoresandsportsfacilities.

A:

peoplecan’thaveitbothways.Ifyouliveinthecountry,itisoftenlessconvenient.Ifyouliveinacity,itisnoisy,buythere’smoretodo.

B;Iwouldlovetobesurroundedbyhillsandstreams.They’resomuchbettertolookatthanconcrete,rowsofparkedcarsandtallbuildings.

A:

Iwoul