「Beginner」step1 ：初級(jí)入門

    A ： Are you going to Helen ‘s birthday party on Friday evening？

    B ： I wouldn ‘t miss it for the world ！ It ’s sure to be fun.
She ‘s invited a lot of people. Do you think everyone will be able to
get into her house？

    A ： If everyone turned up， it would be a squeeze. But a few people
said that they couldn ‘t go. So I think it should be OK.

    B ： Are you taking anything？

    A ： I‘ve got her a birthday present and I ’ll take a bottle of
wine too.

    B ： That ‘s a good idea. She told me that she had bought plenty
of food and snacks. I think it’s going to be a noisy party. I hope her
neighbors don ‘t mind too much.

    A ： Helen gets on very well with her neighbors. I wouldn ‘t be surprised
if they went to the party too.

    B ： I‘m really looking forward to it. This party is going to be
a blast ！

    A ： Well ， don‘t be late. I’ll see you on Friday at Helen ‘s.

    「Intermediate」step2 ：中級(jí)進(jìn)階

    A ： That was a great party. Thanks for staying behind to help me
clear up.

    B ： It certainly was a great party. It ‘s a pity that a glass and
a plate got broken and someone spilled a drink over there.

    A ： I expected that something might get broken. That doesn ‘t bother
me. That spilled drink won’t leave a stain ，will it ？

    B ： I doubt it ， I 'll deal with it right away. Luckily it wasn
‘t a glass of red wine ， I’ll just get a bowl of water and a cloth.

    A ： I‘m going to put all the rubbish into this big plastic bag.

    B ： Afterwards ， we can do the washing up together. Everything will
be finished within an hour. Your friend Keith is really funny. I liked
his magic tricks.

    A ： Yes， he ‘s very good ， isn’t he？ He told some funny stories
too.

    B ： Amanda told some very funny jokes. At the beginning of the party，
she was being very serious.

    A ： I think that she had a little too much of the punch.

    B ： What did you put in that punch ？ It tasted great， but was quite
strong.

    A ： That ‘s my little secret. Did you like the snacks that I prepared？

    B ： Very much. The birthday cake was delicious ， wasn ‘t it？ Emily
told me that she and Karen made it themselves.

    A ： That cake tasted so good ！ It disappeared within minutes， so
I think everyone liked it a lot. How‘s that stain？

    B ： All cleaned up. Are you ready to start on the washing up ？