Part A: Read the following dialogue and do the exercises after it.
Paul: Would you like a cup of coffee?
Sarah: Yes... err...no... oh! I don't know!
Paul: It's not a difficult question. What's wrong?
Sarah: I've been reading advice about eating and drinking healthily.
Paul: So, what do they say about coffee? Is it bad for people?
Sarah: I'm not sure. Some people say it's good; some people say it's bad.
Paul: Maybe you shouldn't pay attention to everything you read online!
Sarah: You're right. Perhaps I'll buy a book about it.
1.What is Sarah doing at the moment?
A. She is reading a book.
B. She is cooking.
C. She is reading something online.
2.Is coffee bad for our health?
A. It's not a healthy drink.
B. It's hard to say.
C. It's very healthy.
Part B: Useful Phrases and Patterns.
1.would like (to do) sth.想要;愿意。如:
I would like a place which is my own.
我想要一个属于我的地方。
Would you like to help me move the table a bit?
你愿意帮我挪一下桌子吗?
2.be bad / good for sb. 对某人有坏处 / 好处,而be bad / good to sb. 对某人不好/ 好。如:
A passion for cooking does not necessarily have to be bad for your waistline.
热衷于做菜并不一定会使腰围变粗。
His stepmother is always bad to him.
他的继母对他一直不好。
Surely tears must be good for us --- a way to calm the mind.
眼泪肯定对我们有好处的 ----- 一种让我们平静下来的方法。
Please be good to me!
请你对我好点!
3.pay attention to...注意......;重视......如:
I didn't pay attention to what she was saying.
我刚没注意她在说什么。
4.at the moment此刻;当时。如:
I'm really enjoying myself at the moment.
我此刻很是自得其乐。
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