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lesson 10  what are you doing ?

betty and bob are talking on the telephone.
betty: hi,bob.what are you doing?
bob:   i am watching tv. how about you?
betty: i am doing homework.
bob:   you are a good student,betty.

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i am doing homework.
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i am doing my homework.

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there are several foreign students in my class.
john is an american,he's from the united states.
laula is spanish,she's from spain.
chen and huang are chinese,but they are not from china.
they are from malaysia ,they are overseas chinese.
we are from different countries,but we all get along well.

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M: where's chen from?
F: he's from malaysia.
M: really?he looks chinese.
F: as a matter of fact,he is chinese. but he really is from malaysia.
M: that's very interesting.

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nobody is at home at the wangs' house.
mr. wang is working in his office.
mrs. wang is shopping at the supermarket.
tony is sitting on the bus,he's on his way to the gym.
tina is studying at the library.
rover is not at home,either.
it's running around the neighborhood.
it's not chasing mrs.lee's cat.
it's chasing mrs. lee!  /laugh

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i listened to the laishixiong english pronounciation this morning.

i have to pay attention to :: /m/   /n/    /r/    /l/

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F: why are you laughing?
M: i am thinking about school.
F: why does that make you smile?
M: because there's no school tomorrow.
F: oh,i see.
M: now you are smiling, too.

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there're mice in the mrs. lee's kitchen.
there's a mouse on the kitchen table.
there's a mouse hehind the stove.
there're mice near to the refrigerator,under the sink,inside the cupboard.
why isn't mrs. lee's cat catching the mice?
because it's on a tree.
it's staring at rover with fear and shaking like a leaf.

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there're mice next to the refrigerator,under the sink,inside the cupboard.

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hehe~~
the first one-tenth

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m: where are my keys?
f:  i don't know.are they on the dresser?
m: no ,they aren't.
f: are they under the bed?
m: no.oh,here they are!
f: where?
m: in my pocket.

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pocket money

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my hometown is not very modern,but it's beautiful.
there's a big park in the center of my hometown.
there's also a swimming pool there.
it's next to the park.
my school is across from the swimming pool.
they are all near my home.
in fact,there's no place like my hometown.

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F: excuse me,can you tell me the way to the train station,please?
M: sure.it's only 3 blocks down the street.
F: is it near the post office?
M: no. it's next to the fire station.
F: oh, i see.thanks.
M: you are welcome.

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i have two friends.
one is short and the other is tall.
my short friend is fat bald and ugly,but his girl friend is beautiful.
my tall friend is handsome intelligent and strong,but his girl friend is ugly.
oh,one more thing: my short friend is rich ,but my tall friend is poor.

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m: wow,who is that lady next to bob? she's pretty.
f: do you really think so?
m: sure.look at her lovely blond hair and blue eyes
f: you are right.she is beautiful.
m: well ,who is she?
f: she's my mother.

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i don't know anyone at the party.
there's a strange man,he has a big nose and small ears.i don't know him.
there're two women,they are wearing glasses.i don't know them,either.
there's a cute young girl,she has long hair and fair skin.she's dancing with someone.
i like her,but everyone else does,too.

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m: do you want to dance?
f: no,thanks.
m: do you want a drink?
f: no,thank you.
m: what do  you want?
f: i just want to you to go away.

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i just want you to go away.  :shy

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this is my English book. it belongs to me ,it is mine.
that is your English book. it belongs to you, it is yours.
those books aren't ours. they belong to those boys over
there. they are theirs.
why do we all have different books?
because we belong to different classes.