What Do These Deople Do? 这些人做什么工作？

李燕

I. Match the words， pictures and the meanings in Column A，

Column B and Column C.

A             B              C

driver

policeman

doctor

guide

soldier

courier

a person who takesparcels direct from oneplace to another

a person who drives a car，a bus， a truck or a train，etc.

a person of an army，especially one who is notan officer

a person who works ina hospital， treating thepeople who are sick

a man who is a memberof the police force

a person who showsother people the way toa place

II. Read and do the exercises.

This boy is Tom. He is an American primary school student. He is smart. He likes wearing a white T-shirt. He's good at playing chess and badminton. He has a big family. There are nine people in his family. They are Tom's father， mother， grandfather， grandmother， uncle， aunt， brother， sister and him.

Tom's father is a policeman. He is tall and strong. He works in a railway station. He likes playing chess with Tom， but he is always busy. Tom's mother is a primary school teacher. She is not so tall， but she is very nice. She teaches English. She loves all of her students and all her students love her.

Tom's grandfather was a cook. He worked at a factory. The factory is far from his house. So every morning he got up early and drove his old car to the factory. Tom's grandmother was a doctor. She worked in a children's hospital. She helped the sick children in the hospital. Now both Tom's grandfather and grandmother are retired. They don't have to work.

Tom's uncle is 5 years younger than Tom's father. He does not work in the USA. He works in Canada as a courier. He loves his work， for he can get much money each month. Tom's aunt is 8 years younger than Tom's father. She has two big eyes and her hair is long and black. She works as a shop assistant in a supermarket.

Tom's brother is 2 years older than Tom. Tomis in Grade 3， and his brother is in Grade 5. They're at the same primary school. So every morning theygo to school by school bus together， and come home together every afternoon. Both Tom and his brother like playing badminton very much. At the weekends， they often play badminton.

Alice is Tom's sister. She is only 5 years old. Her face is round. She is lovely. She's not a student. She stays at home with her grandfather and grandmother. She likes singing and dancing. She likes playing games with her grandparents. Also， she can play the piano very well. Sometimes， she watches TV with them.

1.Fill in the blanks in the sentences with the correct words.

（1）Tom is an boy.

（2）There are people in Tom's family.

（3）Tom is at playing chess and badminton.

（4）Tom's brother and Tom are at the same .

（5）Tom's father is a .

（6）Tom's mother is a .

（7）Tom's uncle works in .

（8）Tom's aunt works in a .

（9）Alice can play the very well.

（10）Alice likes singing and .

2.Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words given.

（1）Tom is （a / an） American primary school student.

（2）There （is / are） nine people in Tom's family.

（3）Tom is good at （play / playing） chess.

（4）Tom's mother （teaches / teach） English.

（5）Tom is （young / younger） than his brother.

（6）Tom's brother is （in / on） Grade 5.

（7）Every morning， Tom （go / goes） to school with his brother.

（8）Tom （has / have） a sister.

（9）Tom's grandfather （is / was） a cook.

（10）Tom's grandmother （works / worked） in a hospital.

3. Put the following into Chinese.

（1） every morning（2） play the chess

（3） sing and dance（4） children hospital

（5） long and black（6） watch TV

（7） by school bus（8） in the USA

（9） in Canada—（10） at home

（参考答案见本期第49页）

Keys to I Lost My New Pen

I.1. Helen lost a pen.2. Helen thought that she lost it that morning.3. No， it isn't.

4. No， it isn't.5. It's one dollar.

II.1.一支新钢笔2.刚才3.今天上午4.一美元5.铅笔袋6.我的口袋

7.寻找8.昨天晚上

III. lost; where; used; case; for; much; told; Anyway