一、Time Zones
生词：
sphere
英 [sfɪə(r)] 美 [sfɪr]
n.球;球体;球形;圆球;球状物;范围;领域;阶层;界
Boston
英 [ˈbɒstən] 美 [ˈbɑstən]
n.波士顿
San Francisco.
旧金山
Los Angeles
英 [lɔ:s ˈeɪndʒəlz]
洛杉矶
Europe
英 [ˈjʊərəp] 美 [ˈjʊrəp]
n.欧洲;欧盟;(除英国以外的)全欧洲
jet lag
英 [ˈdʒet læɡ] 美 [ˈdʒet læɡ]
n.飞行时差综合征;时差反应
Our planet the Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
It is a beautiful rotating sphere.
The side facing the Sun is in daylight.
The side facing away from the Sun is in darkness.
For example, when it's daytime in the US, it's nighttime in China.
In fact, there's a 12-hour time difference between Boston and Shanghai.
When it's midnight in Shanghai, it's noon in Boston.
Q：Which side of the Earth is in darkness?
A：The side facing away from the Sun is in darkness.
Q：What time of the day is noon?
A：It is 12:00 pm.
The Earth rotates from west to east.
To know which direction is east or west, watch the Sun.
The Sun travel through the sky from east to west.
The Sun comes up in the east and goes down in the west.
Again, this is because the Earth rotates.
It takes 24 hours for the Earth to make a complete rotation.
And that is the length of one day.
Q：The Sun comes up in which direction?
A：The Sun comes up in the east
Because of the Earth's rotation, the Earth is divided into time zones.
Some countries, such as the US, have several time zones.
When it's 10 am in New York, it's 7 am in San Francisco.
Europe and the US are separated by several time zones.
When it's 5 pm in Paris, it's 11 am in Boston.
So there is a 6 hour difference between Paris and Boston.
One large country China, has just one times zone for the whole country.
As a result, at the same time, some parts of the country can be dark, and other parts can be light.
As you travel around the Earth, the time changes.
The time of day depends on your location on the planet.
When you travel east or west, you may cross several time zones.
For example, if you travel from Beijing to Los Angeles, you cross 8 time zones.
That means when it's noon on sunday in China, it's 8 pm on saturday on Los Angeles.
For travelers, this means it can be very difficult to sleep after a long flight.
The clock may say 8 pm, but for your body it's noon.
This is called jet lag.
Q：What does the time of date depend on?
A：The time of day depends on your location on the planet.
Q：What happen to be travel from Beijing to Los Angeles?
A：if you travel from Beijing to Los Angeles, you cross 8 time zones.
二、Kim's Movie Star Dream
生词：
slim
英 [slɪm] 美 [slɪm]
adj.苗条的;纤细的;单薄的;微薄的;不足的;少的;小的
v.(靠节食等)变苗条，减肥
n.(非洲)艾滋病
autograph
英 [ˈɔːtəɡrɑːf] 美 [ˈɔːtəɡræf]
n.(名人的)亲笔签名
v.(在…上)签名
executive
英 [ɪɡˈzekjətɪv] 美 [ɪɡˈzekjətɪv]
n.(公司或机构的)经理，主管领导，管理人员;(统称公司或机构的)行政领导，领导层;(政府的)行政部门
adj.经营管理的;经理的;决策的;有执行权的;实施的;行政的;高级的;供重要人物使用的
Kim is a popular Korean actress.
She is 28 years old, slim and beautiful.
She has a large fan club, and her movies are very popular.
Everywhere she goes, her fans want her autograph.
But Kim wants more.
She wants to be popular all over the world.
Q：What does Kim do?
A：Kim is a popular Korean actress.
Q：What do her fans want?
A：her fans want her autograph.
Tomorrow is a special day for her.
She is leaving for Hollywood.
She is going to Hollywood to meet with some top movie executives.
The meeting is scheduled for the day after tomorrow.
If the meeting goes well, she'll be in a Hollywood movie.
This is her chance to become a star.
Q：When is she going to meet with the executives?
A：The meeting is scheduled for the day after tomorrow.
Q：What will happen is the meeting goes well?
A：If the meeting goes well, she'll be in a Hollywood movie.
Q：When is she leaving for Hollywood?
A：She is leaving for Hollywood tomorrow.
She met the movie's director last year.
He came to Korea and saw her latest movie.
After that, he decided to use her in his new movie.
Fortunately, Kim's english is excellent, so she can play the role.
Q：Who did she meet in Korea last year?
A：the movie's director
Q：How good is Kim's english?
A：Kim's english is excellent
Q：Who came to Korea and saw her latest movie?
A：the movie's director
Q：What did the movie director decide to do?
A：The director wants her to play a major role in the movie.
The movie's story will take place in the future.
At that time, the world will be a very different place.
Unfortunately, much of the world will be polluted.
Robots will do much of the work, and only the very rich can have a good life.
Q：When will the movie story take place?
A：The movie's story will take place in the future.
Q：In the movie, what will do much of the world's work?
A：Robots will do much of the work
The ending of the movie is still a secret.
Even Kim doesn't know how it will end.
But she hopes it will have a happy ending.
She wants people to have hope for a better future.
Q：What is still a secret?
A：The ending of the movie is still a secret.
Q：What kind of ending does Kim want to movie to have?
A：She wants the movie to have a happy ending.
Q：What doesn't Kim know?
A：Kim doesn't know how it will end.
三、Actions & Comparisons
生词：
Comparisons
英 [kəmˈpærɪsnz] 美 [kəmˈpɛrəsənz]
比较能力;比较性;比较;作比较;比较方法
presentation
英 [ˌpreznˈteɪʃn] 美 [ˌpriːzenˈteɪʃn]
n.提交;授予;颁发;出示;提出(或展示、解释等)的方式;展示会;介绍会;发布会
scary
英 [ˈskeəri] 美 [ˈskeri]
adj.恐怖的;吓人的
chase
英 [tʃeɪs] 美 [tʃeɪs]
v.追赶;追逐;追捕;努力获得;争取得到;追求;求爱
n.追赶;追捕;追逐;努力获得;争取;打猎
This people are having a meeting.
The woman is giving a presentation.
This person is having a scary dream.
In his dream, something is chasing him, so he is running as fast as he can.
This old man is a tourist.
He is looking out the window of his tour bus.
This young couple is in an art museum.
They are looking at a famous painting.
The Sun is setting behind the mountains.
The sky is turning red.
Q：Who was having a scary dream?
A：图片选择
Q：Who is looking out the window of his tour bus?
A：图片选择
The longest line is the one on the top.
The top line is the longest of the three lines.
The shortest line is the one in the middle.
The line in the middle is shorter than the other two.
The bottom line is the shortest.
The shortest of these three lines is the one on the bottom.
The shirt on the left is more expensive than the shirt on the right.
The shirt on the right is less expensive than the shirt on the left.
The shirt on the left isn't as expensive as the one on the right.
The shirt on the left costs less than the one on the right.
四、Seasons & Weather
Winter is the coldest season because the sun is at its lowest point in the sky.
Winter sports include skiing and ice skating.
Summer is the hotest season because the sun is at its highest point in the sky.
Many people like to go swimming in the summer because of the hot weather.
Spring is the season when the weather gets warmer each day.
For many animals, new life begins in the spring.
Autumn is the season when the weather begins to cool and the days begins to shorten.
Autumn is when trees turn many colors and leaves fall to the ground.
Rainning season is the season when some countries get most of the rainful.
Rainning season usually last for one or two month.
Q：During which season is the Sun at its highest point in the sky?
A：Summer is the hotest season because the sun is at its highest point in the sky.
Q：During which season is the Sun at its lowest point in the sky?
A：Winter is the coldest season because the sun is at its lowest point in the sky.
Q：When is the weather begin to get warmer?
A：Spring is the season when the weather gets warmer each day.
Q：When do many people like to go swimming?
A：Many people like to go swimming in the summer because of the hot weather.
五、Missing the Flight
Hi, I'm sorry to be late.
What happened?
You were supposed to be here an hour ago.
Yes, I know but I missed my flight.
Q：How late is he?
A：He's an hour late.
You missed your flight?
How did that happen?
I got on the wrong bus this morning, so I was late to the airport.
By the time I arrived, the gate was closed.
What did you do then?
I had to rebook my flight and get on the waiting list.
Q：Why was he late to the airport?
A：He got on the wrong bus.
Oh, that's too bad.
At least you got here.
Yes, it wasn't easy getting on the next flight.
I had to run to the gate.
This kind of thing happens a lot lately.
Last week I missed flight too.
Q：What kind of thing happens a lot?
A：A lot of people miss their flights.
What happens?
There was a traffic accident near the airport.
You were driving?
No, I wasn't.
I was in a taxi.
But it took a long time to get to the airport.
The traffic was stopped for nearly 15 minutes.
Q：Why did he take a long time to get to the airport?
A：The traffic was stopped because of an accident.
By the time I got there it was too late to get on the flight.
The next flight wasn't for another 3 hours, so it was a long wait.
From now on, I'll try to get to the airport much earlier.
Me,too.
Q：How long did she have to wait for the next flight?
A：She had to wait three hours.
六、A Going Away Party
What's the matter?
Why do you look so sad?
Ada has a new job.
She is going to Beijing.
Really, when is she leaving ?
She's leaving at the end of next week.
That soon?
Yes, she just told me.
That's too bad.
I really enjoy working with her.
Me too.
I'm going to miss her.
Q：Why is Ada going to leave?
A：She has a new job.
Let's have a going away party for her.
Good idea.
How about this weekend ?
Friday evening would be better.
We can have it after work.
Yes, Friday is better.
Q：When are they going to have the party?
A：They're going to have it on Friday evening.
Let's go to her favorite restaurant, ok?
Which one? The Italian one, or the German one.
The Italian one has better food, so let's go there.
Their pizzas are awesome.
Q：How good are the pizzas at the Italian restaurant?
A：They are awesome.
Okay, I'll make the reservations.
Let me check with Ada first.
We don't want her to miss her party.
Yeah, that's for sure.
And could you please invite everyone in the office.
Sure, no problem.
Nobody will want to miss it.
Q：What are they going to check with Ada?
A：They need to confirm that she can come to the party.
