Listen and practice. Mr Smith and his wife were coming back from shopping. Suddenly, Mr Smith said, "Oh my, I can't find my keys.
" Mr. Smith started looking for the keys, but she couldn't find them either. Is something wrong?
asked their neighbor, Mr Oriel. We lost our keys, said Mr Smith. Mr Oriel also joined the search for the missing keys.
But he didn't have any luck either. After almost an hour of searching, Mr Smith decided to break the lock on the door. I have another lock you can use, said Mr Oriel.
Soon they broke the lock and put a new one on. Here is the key for your new lock, said Mr Oral. Thank you, said Mr Smith.
I'll put it on my new keychain that I have on my belt. Mr. Smith and Mr Oral looked at him.
Oh my, said Mr Smith, I forgot that I put the key on my belt. I had the key the whole time. Listen and practice.
Karen is amazed at how much her sister Irene knows. Irene is only 8 years old, but she knows lots of things. She knows about animals.
She knows about trees. She even knows about dinosaurs and the stars. Irene doesn't like to watch TV or play games.
She likes to read. In her room, there are books, books, and more books. How many books has she read?
about 100. Listen and practice. Sometimes I forget things.
I forget where I left my keys or books. Sometimes I forget what I'm supposed to do. My mother told me a little trick.
Every morning before I get up, I think about what I need to get done that day. Then I start my day. It worked.
When I go to bed at night, it makes me feel good that I did everything I needed to do. Try it. Listen and practice.
Amy likes kites. She likes birds. She likes clouds.
But best of all, she likes planes. She wants to fly airplanes one day. But Amy doesn't like to go to school.
Her dad says, "If you want to fly an airplane, you have to go to school. " Amy says, "Okay, let's go, Dad. " Her dad smiles.
"One day after you finish your school, maybe you can fly one of those planes," says her dad. "Listen and practice. " Hi, I'm Jane.
I'm 47 and I live in Los Angeles. I work at the school near my apartment and I really like teaching. I love living in my city.
There are lots of nice cafes and some great restaurants near our home. I go to some of them on the weekend. I have three children, Mike, Sylvia, and Ben.
Right now, Ben's playing soccer with his friends in town. Sylvia is watching a film at the movie theater. And Mike, he's listening to music in his room.
Listen and practice. Dr Ling works in a big hospital. He is very busy every day.
He is the best doctor in the city. All patients want to see him. How many patients does he see?
He sees 100 patients or more each day. He works very late on most days. Sometimes he doesn't even have time for lunch.
Dr Ling loves helping people. Listen and practice. Last night, Jane left a bottle of water on the doorstep.
It was cold in the night. really cold. When Jane went out in the morning, the glass bottle was broken.
It had broken into many pieces. "What happened? " asked Jane.
Her dad said, "When water becomes ice, the ice gets bigger and it breaks the bottle. " "Wow, ice can be a very powerful thing. Listen and practice.
It's a beautiful spring day. Matt and his sister go for a walk. Suddenly, they see a big black bear.
Matt and his sister run as fast as they can. When they stop, they look back and the bear is gone. Phoo!
They are safe. Bears sleep all winter. When they wake up in the spring, they are hungry.
That's why Matt and his sister ran away fast. They didn't want to become bare food. Listen and practice.
There are many kinds of spiders, but they all have one thing in common. They all make silk. Spiders silk is very strong.
Some spiders use it to build spiderw webs and to help them climb. What do they use these webs for? To catch other insects.
Spiders catch insects in their silky webs. That's the way they get their food. Listen and practice.
The sun is our closest star in the sky. It is very strong and powerful. What does the sun do for us?
Well, it keeps the earth warm. It makes the plants grow. We can even use the sun to help us turn the lights on in our homes.
This is called solar power. The sun is our friend. If there were no sun, we could not live here on planet Earth.
