Words & Phrases
[L12P1 & L12P2]

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Lesson [L12P1]

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Translation[L12P1]

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Lesson [L12P2]

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Translation[L12P2]

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English USA
 

  音 L12P2J.MP3[714KB]

 

MARTIN:

Black coffee, please.

 

 

 

MRS. W:

No sugar?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

That's right. Thank you.

 

 

 

MRS. W:

Mr. McCammon. This is Martin Learner.

 

 

 

MR. MC:

Hello. I'm Malcolm McCammon. How are you?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Fine thanks. How are you? What do you do?

 

 

 

MR. MC:

I'm Conrad's father.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What grade?

 

 

 

MR. MC:

Second grade. I'm a father and a lawyer.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Where are you from?

 

 

 

MR. MC:

I'm from Lawrence, Kansas. I studied at the university there. What do you do?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

I'm a reporter for the Voice of America. I'm writing a story about schools.

 

 

 

MRS. W:

This is Glen Edwards.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Hello. How are you?

 

 

 

GLEN:

Fine thanks. How are you?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Fine thanks.

 

 

 

GLEN:

Are you a father?

 

 

 

MR. MC:

He's a reporter.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

I'm a father too. What's that?

 

 

 

GLEN:

It's corn.

 

 

 

MR. MC:

It's red!

 

 

 

GLEN:

Yes. It's interesting.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Your child is in third grade?

 

 

 

GLEN:

Yes, my son is in third grade.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What do you do?

 

 

 

GLEN:

I'm a gardener. I grow red corn.

 

 

 

MR. MC:

He's a gardener. He's a banker too.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Is your son a gardener?

 

 

 

GLEN:

Yes. He grows carrots and onions. I grow corn, tomatoes, potatoes, and squash.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Mr. McCammon, are you a gardener?

 

 

 

MR. MC:

Oh, no. But I'm a cook.

 

 

 

GLEN:

Yes, he's a good cook.

 

 

 

MR. MC:

I don't cook red corn! I cook yellow corn and white corn, but I don't cook red corn.

 

 

 

MRS. W:

Mr. Learner. Come meet Miss Frazetta. Tobi, this is Martin Learner.

 

 

 

TOBI:

Good evening. Are you a teacher?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

No, I'm a reporter.

 

 

 

TOBI:

That's interesting. I'm a reporter too.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

I write stories for radio.

 

 

 

TOBI:

I write for the newspaper. Are you a parent?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Yes, but my children are in Baltimore.

 

 

 

TOBI:

Are you from Baltimore?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Yes, I live in Baltimore.

 

 

 

TOBI:

My daughter is in fourth grade.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

I visited fifth grade today. What's that?

 

 

 

TOBI:

It's a rock. They're studying rocks in science.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Hello, I'm Martin Learner.

 

 

 

JILL:

Hi. I'm Jill Goldsmith.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What do you do? Are you a teacher?

 

 

 

JILL:

No, I'm a student. I'm studying art. I'm going to teach art.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Where are you studying?

 

 

 

JILL:

At the university.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Would you like coffee?

 

 

 

JILL:

No, I would like cake.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Hello, Gary. This is Miss Goldsmith. This is Gary Durant. He's the assistant principal.

 

 

 

GARY:

Hello, Miss Goldsmith.

 

 

 

JILL:

Call me Jill.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

She's a student. She's going to be an art teacher.

 

 

 

GARY:

I'm delighted.

 

 

 

JILL:

Are you a teacher?

 

 

 

GARY:

Yes, I teach mathematics.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Excuse us. We're going to find cake and coffee.

 

 

 

GARY:

Come with me.

 

 

English USA L12P2J
Courtesy of Voice of America