许国璋英语第一册 Lesson 21

许国璋英语第一册 Lesson 21

Words list
place
beside
wide
river
foot
at the foot of
low
hill
building
street
everywhere
sad
dirty
merchant
house
dark
unhealthy
hut
narrow
muddy
nearly
poor
change
since
lead
rid
to get rid of
mud
dirt
theatre
shop
flat
assembly hall
along
build
office
hotel
tall
chimney
spring
spring up
steamer
busily
product
industry
province
too
healthy
go all out
socialism
Words to the dialogue
shopping
co-op
buy
envelope
bottle
ink
cent
run
run out of
Text
My Hometown
My hometown is beautiful place.It stands beside a wide river at the foot of low green hills.It has many fine buildings and wide streets.There are trees and flowers everywhere.
But it has not always been like that. In the old days it was a sad, dirty little down. Landlords and merchants lived in the few good houses.For the working people there were only dark, unhealthy rooms in old buildings and huts on narrow muddy streets. Nearly everyone was poor and many had no work.
Everything has changed since liberation. The people,led by the Party, have got rid of the mud and dirt. They have put up schools,theatres,shops and flats.They have an assembly hall and a hospital. Along the river they have built offices, hotels and a big park. Factories with tall chimney have spring up. On the river steamers and boats come and go busily, day and night. They carry the products of our industries to all parts of the province.
I love my hometown, and I love its people. They too have changed. Healthy and happy, they are going all out to build socialism.
Dialogue
Shopping
-Hello,you two.Where have you been?
-We've just been to the co-op.
-What did you buy?
-I bought some envelope and a bottle of ink.
-How much is the ink?
-Twenty-three cents.
-I must go and get a bottle too. I've run out of ink.