情景口语：distance and speed距离与速度A: how long will it take us to drive to London?
B; I think it’s a distance of 180 kilometers from here to London, so it should be a two-hour drive onthe motorway.
A; that’s unless there is a traffic jam.
It could take three hours.
B; you’re right.
We will be able to travel at high speeds at the beginning and end of the journey,because we will be in built-up area.
A: so, shall we allow three hours to cover the distance?
B; ok.
You haven’t seen my company car, have you?
A; no.
let me take a look….
it’s longer than my car.
B: I think it’s over five meters long.
I can’t remember exactly.
It has a maximum speed of over 200kilometers an hour.
A; wow!
That’s fast!
I don’t think we will be traveling that fast on the motorway.
B; we can’t.
if we went that fast, we would break the speed limit.
Intermediate A: how are the children doing at sport?
B: I’m very pleased with their performances.
Timmy can cover the 100 meters in 12 seconds.
That’s very fast for a kid his age.
A: he’s not very good at the long jump though, is he?
B; he’s not bad.
He can jump a distance of over four meters.
I think he just prefers running tojumping.
Jimmy’s very good at the high jump.
He can jump over two meters.
Again, that’s fine forsomeone his age.
A; two meters?
That means that the high jump bar is above his head!
Are any of them good atlong-distance running?
B: the longest race we run is the 1500 meters.
A few of the boys and one girls can do it in less thanfive minutes.
A: how are they at swimming?
B; they’re ok.
I ask them to swim 500 meters each day.
That’s 20 lengths of the swimming pool.
They’re not very fast, but that’s ok.
I just want them to build their strength up and keep in shape.
A; kate is very good at diving from a height of 10 meters.
B: I’d be afraid to jump from that height!
A: I think that these kinds haven’t learnt to be afraid yet.
She started diving from a lower height,but she soon wanted to go higher.
B; it seems that they really enjoy to go faster, higher and further.