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Unit 1 Phone calls
LESSON 2 I'm not alone here
Kelly: Hello, Bella. This is Kelly.
Bella: Hey, Kelly! Is this your new number?
Kelly: No, I'm using a pay phone because I left my mobile phone in the dormitory.
Bella: Are there many pay phones in the U.K.? I always see people in the U.K. using pay phones on TV.
Kelly: Yes. Recently more people are using mobile phones. It's cheaper to use mobile phones to make international calls.
Bella: I see. How's life in the U.K.? Have you made new friends?
Kelly: Yes. My roommate is very friendly and we've become friends. We always hang out together, so now I don't feel alone.
Bella: That's good to know. Kelly, I'm sorry but class is about to start. I'll talk to you later.
Kelly: OK. See you.
一、 学习目标 (Learning Objectives)
- 主题：学习如何给朋友打电话 (Learn to call a friend)。
- 核心语法：掌握
be about to(即将/正要) 的用法。
二、 重点词汇与短语 (Key Vocabulary & Phrases)
| 单词/短语 | 含义 | 例句/用法 |
|---|---|---|
| Dormitory | 学生宿舍 | I left my mobile phone in the dormitory. (我把手机落在宿舍了。) |
| International | 国际的 | It's cheaper to make international calls. (打国际长途更便宜。) |
| Mobile phone | 移动电话，手机 | More people are using mobile phones. (越来越多的人在使用手机。) |
| Hang out | 闲逛；聚会；玩耍 | We always hang out together. (我们总是混在一起玩。) |
| Keep in touch | 保持联系 | How do you keep in touch with your friends? (你怎么和朋友保持联系？) |
| From time to time | 偶尔；有时 | We chat on WeChat from time to time. (我们偶尔会在微信上聊天。) |
三、 对话逐句解析 (Dialogue Analysis)
Kelly: Hello, Bella. This is Kelly.
- 中文：你好，贝拉。我是凯莉。
- 重点：电话用语中，介绍自己通常用
This is...而不是I am...。
Bella: Hey, Kelly! Is this your new number?
- 中文：嘿，凯莉！这是你的新号码吗？
Kelly: No, I'm using a pay phone because I left my mobile phone in the dormitory.
- 中文：不是，我在用公用电话，因为我把手机落在宿舍了。
- 重点：
pay phone(公用电话)；leave sth. in/at...(把某物落在某地)；dormitory(宿舍)。
Bella: Are there many pay phones in the U.K.? I always see people in the U.K. using pay phones on TV.
- 中文：英国有很多公用电话吗？我总是在电视上看到英国人使用公用电话。
Kelly: Yes. Recently more people are using mobile phones. It's cheaper to use mobile phones to make international calls.
- 中文：是的。最近越来越多的人在使用手机。用手机打国际长途更便宜。
- 重点：
make international calls(打国际电话)；It's + adj. + to do sth.(做某事是...的)。
Bella: I see. How's life in the U.K.? Have you made new friends?
- 中文：我明白了。在英国生活怎么样？交到新朋友了吗？
Kelly: Yes. My roommate is very friendly and we've become friends. We always hang out together, so now I don't feel alone.
- 中文：是的。我的室友很友好，我们成了朋友。我们总是黏在一起玩，所以现在我不觉得孤单了。
- 重点：
roommate(室友)；hang out together(一起出去玩/聚会)；点题 I'm not alone here。
Bella: That's good to know. Kelly, I'm sorry but class is about to start. I'll talk to you later.
- 中文：那太好了。凯莉，很抱歉但是马上就要上课了。我晚点再跟你说。
- 重点：
is about to start(马上就要开始)；talk to you later(回头聊)。
Kelly: OK. See you.
- 中文：好的。再见。
四、 语法要点：be about to 的用法
be about to 主要用来表示"马上/即将要做某事"。它有两种常见结构：
be about to do (sth.)：某事马上要开始。
- 例句：We are about to finish this work. (我们马上就要完成手里的活儿了。)
- 扩展：I am about to deploy this React app. (我马上就要部署这个 React 应用了。)
be about to do sth. when...：正要做某事，突然发生另一件事。
- 注意：这里的
when不能翻译成"当...时候"，而要翻译成"突然"。 - 例句：I was about to sleep when you telephoned me. (我正要睡觉，你突然给我打来了电话。)
- 注意：这里的
五、 热身环节：口语对话练习 (Warm-up Practice)
Q1: How often do you call a friend? (你多久给朋友打一次电话？)
- 回答参考 1 (固定频率):
I call my friends from time to time, usually on weekends. (我偶尔会给朋友打电话，通常是在周末。)
- 回答参考 2 (工作繁忙时):
Since I'm quite busy with my React projects and learning new AI tools, I call them maybe once a month. (因为我忙于 React 项目和学习新的 AI 工具，我大概每个月打一次。)
Q2: What do you usually talk about on the phone? (你们通常在电话里聊些什么？)
话题 A：关于学习/工作 (Study/Work)
Q: Do you talk about your work? A: Yes, we often talk about work. I tell them about the new monorepo architecture I'm building, or we practice English communication together. (是的，我们经常聊工作。我会告诉他们我正在搭建的新代码仓库架构，或者我们一起练习英语交流。)
话题 B：关于遇到的人 (People I met)
Q: Do you share stories about people? A: I sometimes share stories about interesting developers I met online or the foreign teachers I spoke with recently. (我有时会分享我在网上遇到的有趣开发者，或者最近交流过的外教的故事。)
话题 C：关于做过的事 (Things I did)
Q: What did you do recently? A: I talk about the interesting things I did, like testing OpenClaw on my Mac mini or figuring out new automation workflows. (我会聊聊我做过的趣事，比如在我的 Mac mini 上测试 OpenClaw，或者研究新的自动化工作流。)
话题 D：关于去过的地方 (Places I went to)
Q: Do you talk about travel? A: We sometimes talk about places we went to, or reminisce about my old days studying at UVA. (我们有时会聊聊去过的地方，或者回忆以前在弗吉尼亚大学读书的日子。)
💡 综合背诵范文 (Recommended Sample)
Question: How often do you call a friend and what do you talk about?
Answer: I call my friends from time to time. We usually talk about our work and things we did. I often share my experiences with new front-end tools or my English learning progress. Sometimes we talk about the places we went to or reminisce about our university days. It's always great to keep in touch.
(我偶尔会给朋友打电话。我们通常聊工作和做过的事情。我经常分享我使用新前端工具的经验或英语学习进度。有时我们会聊聊去过的地方或回忆大学时光。能保持联系总是很好的。)
六、 任务练习：开口说 (Speak Out)
练习场景模拟：与外教讨论如何与朋友保持联系
Teacher: Hi, [Your Name]. How do you keep in touch with your friends?
- 中文：嗨，[你的名字]。你是怎么和朋友们保持联系的？
You: We usually keep in touch using WeChat or our mobile phones.
- 中文：我们通常用微信或者手机保持联系。
- 解析：
keep in touch(保持联系)；WeChat(微信，国内常用社交软件)。
Teacher: Why do you prefer using those?
- 中文：为什么你更喜欢用这些（方式）？
You: Because it's cheaper and easier to use. I can easily send them messages or call them.
- 中文：因为它们更便宜也更方便使用。我可以很方便地给他们发消息或打电话。
- 重点词汇：
cheaper(更便宜的)；easier to use(更易用的)。
Teacher: Do you call them every day?
- 中文：你每天都给他们打电话吗？
You: Not every day. We chat sometimes, and we call each other from time to time.
- 中文：不是每天。我们有时候聊天，也会时不时给对方打个电话。
- 重点词汇：
sometimes(有时)；from time to time(偶尔/时不时)。