BOOK ONE · LESSON 117

Tommy's breakfast 汤米的早餐

汤米的早餐

A story about Tommy's breakfast: his father drops some coins on the dining room floor while going in, the family looks everywhere but cannot find them, and Tommy, having found two small coins, puts both into his mouth and swallows them. The lesson covers the past continuous with 'while' and 'when', 'later', 'any change' and the words swallow, later, toilet, dining room, coin and mouth.

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Lesson 课文

Listen then answer this question. 听录音，然后回答问题。

听录音，然后回答问题。

What does she mean by 'change' in the last sentence?

When my husband was going into the dining room this morning, he dropped some coins on the floor.
There were coins everywhere.
We looked for them,
but we could not find them all.

While we were having breakfast, our little boy, Tommy, found two small coins on the floor.
He put them both into his mouth.
We both tried to get the coins, but it was too late.
Tommy had already swallowed them!

Later that morning, when I was doing the housework, my husband phoned me from the office.
'How's Tommy?' he asked.
'I don't know,' I answered.
'Tommy's been to the toilet three times this morning, but I haven't had any change yet!' (Suggested answer / 参考答案)

最后一句话中的“change”是什么意思？（零钱）

今天早上我丈夫走进饭厅时，把一些硬币掉在了地上。
到处都是硬币。
我们虽然找了，但没能把它们全部找到。

正当我们吃早饭时，我们的小儿子汤米在地上找到了两枚小硬币。
他把这两枚硬币全都放进了嘴里。我们俩都试图把硬币弄出来，但太迟了。汤米已经把硬币咽了下去！

那天上午的晚些时候，当我正做家务时，我丈夫从办公室打来电话。
“汤米怎么样？”他问。
“我不知道。”我回答说。
“今天上午汤米去了3次厕所了，但我还没看到硬币！”

What does she mean by 'change' in the last sentence?

Answer the question. 回答这个问题。

回答这个问题。

Comprehension question about the final line.

1What does she mean by 'change' in the last sentence?

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Practice 练习

Practice A: Read this. Fill in the missing words.

Read this. Fill in the missing words. 读这篇文章，把缺少的单词填上。

读这篇文章，把缺少的单词填上。

Workbook L117 A: complete the text; 25 missing words grouped into 12 sentence blanks (one answer field per blank).

1___ my husband was ___ into the dining room this morning, he ___ some ___ on the floor.

2There ___ coins ___.

3We ___ for them, but we ___ not find ___ all.

4___ we ___ having breakfast, our little ___, Tommy,

5___ two small ___ on the ___.

6He ___ them both into his ___.

7We ___ tried to get the coins, ___ it was ___ late.

8Tommy had already ___ them!

9Later that morning, ___ I was doing the ___, my husband ___ me from the ___.

10'How's Tommy?' he ___.

11'I don't ___,' I ___.

12'Tommy's ___ to the ___ three ___ this morning, but I haven't ___ any ___ yet!'

Practice B: Vocabulary

What are these rooms in the house? Write them in. 根据功能能写出这些房间的名称。

根据功能写出这些房间的名称。

Workbook L117 B: identify rooms from their functions.

1I sleep in this room: ___

2We read, sit and talk, and watch television or listen to the radio in this room: ___

3We wash, shower, have a bath, and clean our teeth in this room: ___

4We cook meals in this room: ___

5We eat our meals in this room: ___

6We keep our small car and bicycles in here: ___

BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION

Grammar 语法练习

Grammar I: Combine each pair of sentences, using 'while' according to the examples

仿照例句用 while 连接下列各句。

10 combine-with-while items; items 1 and 6 are printed examples.

1I was speaking to Mrs. Li yesterday. Her son started to cry.

While I was speaking to Mrs. Li yesterday, her son started to cry.

2He was crossing the street two days ago. He slipped and fell down.

3I was having a bath last night. The telephone rang.

4She was having dinner yesterday evening. Someone knocked at the door.

5She was cutting the meat this morning. She cut her finger.

6The child hurt himself. He was climbing a tree.

The child hurt himself while he was climbing a tree.

7Someone came to see me. We were watching television last night.

8Tom fell asleep. He was sitting in his armchair.

9The policeman saw an accident. He was walking down the street.

10Someone turned on the stereo. We were reading in the library.

Grammar II: Rewrite the sentences in Exercise I, using 'when' in place of 'while' according to the example

仿照例句改写练习 I 中的句子，用 when 替换 while。

10 rewrite items; item 1 is the printed example.

1While I was speaking to Mrs. Li yesterday, her son started to cry.

When I was speaking to Mrs. Li yesterday, her son started to cry.

2While he was crossing the street two days ago, he slipped and fell down.

3While I was having a bath last night, the telephone rang.

4While she was having dinner yesterday evening, someone knocked at the door.

5While she was cutting the meat this morning, she cut her finger.

6The child hurt himself while he was climbing a tree.

7Someone came to see me while we were watching television last night.

8Tom fell asleep while he was sitting in his armchair.

9The policeman saw an accident while he was walking down the street.

10Someone turned on the stereo while we were reading in the library.

Grammar III: Make sentences, using 'just as' according to the example

仿照例句用 just as 造句。

8 make-sentences items; item 1 is the printed example.

1I / take off my coat / the telephone / ring

Just as I was taking off my coat, the telephone rang.

2he / leave the office / his assistant / come in

3I / walk out of the building / it / begin to rain

4she / open the door / someone / come in

5I / go to sleep / I / hear a loud noise from the road

6we / go upstairs / they / come downstairs

7he / lean out of the window / something / drop on his head

8he / light a cigarette / someone / come and tell him not to smoke

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A little practice, every day. 每天一点，慢慢积累。