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L3-U1-P3
英语流利说
3-1-3
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Level3 Unit1 Part3
L3-U1-P3-1 Listening : Buying a New Car
1
Paul
is
a
very
successful
businessman.
He
owns
several
restaurants.
All
of
them
are doing
well. In fact, they are very profitable. To be
profitable means that
their income is
more than their expenses. As a result, he is
making a lot of
money.
What
does Paul do?
- He is a business
man.
Why
is
he
making
a
lot
of
money?
-
He
is
making
money
because
his
restaurants
are
profitable.
He is
making
money
because
his restaurants are
profitable
.
Paul
wants to buy a new car. He’s trying to decide
which car to buy. He has
plenty of
money. As a result, he isn’t worried about the
cost. He can afford
an expensive car.
As a result
, he isn’t
worried about the cost.
What
is he trying to decide?
-
He’s trying to decide which
car to buy.
He’s
trying
to
decide
which car to
buy
.
On the other hand, he doesn’t want to
waste money. He wants a car he can rely
on. It has to be safe and reliable,
especially in cold winter weather. If a
car breaks down in bad weather, it can
be very dangerous.
What doesn't he want
to do?
-
He doesn’t want to
waste money.
It
has to
be safe and
reliable
,
especially
in cold winter
weather.
He’s trying to decide which
car to buy.
He wants a car
he can rely on.
He doesn’t
want to waste money.
If a car breaks down in bad weather, it
can be very dangerous.
To be
profitable means that their income is more than
their expenses.
L3-U1-P3-2 Listening : Buying a New Car
2
Paul
wants
to help
reduce pollution
and
smog.
He
would
like to buy
a
clean
car,
something good for the environment.
He's thinking about buying a Texla. The
Texla is an all electric car. It uses
batteries instead of gasoline. There is
no exhaust, so it doesn’t pollute the
air.
What does a Texla use
for power?
-
It uses
batteries instead of gasoline.
Why doesn't the Texla pollute the air?
-
There is no exhaust, so it
doesn’t
pollute the air.
However, the car can’t go very far
without recharging the battery. To charge
the
battery,
you
can
plug
it
in
to
an
electrical outlet.
Recharging
the
battery
takes time.
What takes time?
-Recharging the battery takes
time.
How can you charge a
battery?
-
To charge the
battery, you can plug it in to
an
electrical outlet
.
One
of
Paul’s
friends
has
one
and
is
quite
happy
with
it.
He
says
it’s
reliable
and
well-
engineered. There are also several
charging stations near Paul’s
office.
So he isn’t worried about that. The cost for
charging the battery is
low. It’s less
expensive than buying gasoline. His wife, Kathy,
also likes
the idea of buying an
electric car. She likes the idea of driving a
clean car.
So it makes sense.
What is less expensive than buying
gasoline?
- Charging the
battery is less
expensive than buying
gasoline
The
cost
for
charging
the
battery is
low
.
In the future, there may be driverless
cars. This may be very safe, but Paul
doesn’t like them. He enjoys driving.
He likes to be in control of his car.
What is a driverless car?
-A driverless car is a car that drives
itself.
In the
future
, there
may
be driverless
cars.
It uses
batteries instead ofgasoline.
The cost for charging the battery is
low.
It’s less expensive
than buying gasoline.
Paul
wants to help reduce pollution and
smog.
In the future, there
may be driverless cars.
L3-U1-P3-3 Vocabulary : Spatial
Relations & Needs
The man in
the middle is the heaviest. The man in the middle
is heavier than
the
other
two.
The
woman on
the left
is smarter
than
the
man
on
the
right.
The
man isn’t as smart as the woman is.
The woman is standing under a bridge. The
bridge
is
above
the
woman.
There
is
a
bridge
over
the
river.
The
river
is
flowing
beneath the bridge.
The water is flowing over a waterfall. The
waterfall is
very high and beautiful.
The woman is standing under a bridge.
The woman on the left is smarter than
the man on the right.
What
is over a river?
There is a bridge over
the river.
The woman is
standing
under
a bridge.
The man
isn’t
as
smart as
the
woman is.
The man isn’t as smart as the
woman is.
The river is
flowing beneath the bridge.
The waterfall is very high and
beautiful.
The man in the
middle is heavier than the other two.
The woman on the left is smarter than
the man on the right.
People
need
passports
to
travel
internationally.
Without
a
passport,
you
cannot
leave your country or
enter another country. You
need a
driver’s license to
drive a car. It is
against the law to drive without a driver’s
license. Many
people use credit cards
to buy things on credit. When you have a credit
card,
you don’t need to carry cash.
Smart phones are very useful and can do
many
things. You can use
them to make phone calls, play games or go
shopping on the