Lesson 16a SUNDAY IN THE PARK
SUNDAY IN THE PARK
It is Sunday.There are hundreds and hundreds of people in the park.
Some are walking by the lake.
Others are sitting on the benches and chatting
Over there,under a huge pine tree,
a group of boys and girls are playing games.
Nearby,an interesting game of chess is going on between two old men.
Some people are watching.
Near a flower garden
two white-haired grannies are knitting in the sunshine.
Their grandchildren are playing on the grass.
Not far off,some students are singing and dancing.
It is Sunday in the park.
Everybody is having a good time after a week of work and study.
Note to the text
hundreds and hundreds of
hundreds and thousands of
millions of
Some are walking by the lake.
Others are sitting on the benches and chatting.
over there
Look at the building over there.
Come over here.
under
under a huge pine tree
every place under the sun
a group of
groups of
Nearby,an interesting game of chess is going on between two old men.
go on
What's going on over there?
A party is going on all night.
between
It's a secret just between you and me.
I usually have my afternoon tea between 3 and 4 o'clock.
Some people are watching.
white-haired
bus-stop
self-centred
warm-hearted
hometown
bookshelf
schoolboy
in the sunshine under the sun
grandchildren
they are playing on the grass
play on the grass
Not far off,some students are singing and dancing.
Others are sitting on the benches and chatting
Everybody is having a good time after a week of work and study.
have a good time
Have a good time!
Enjoy yourself!
GRAMMAR
1.first 2.second 3.third 4.fourth
5.fifth 6.sixth 7.seventh 8.eighth
9.ninth 10.tenth 11.eleventh
12.twelfth 13.thirteenth 14.fourteenth
15.fifteenth 16.sixteenth 17.seventeenth
18.eighteenth 19.nineteenth 20.twentieth
1.first 2.second 3.third
5.fifth
8.eighth
9.ninth
12.twelfth
20.twentieth
ty--tieth
thirtieth fiftieth
the first step the tenth week
November 7,1917
October 1,1949
1/3:one third
1/6:one sixth
2/3:two thirds
3/5:three fifths
1/2:a half
1/4:a quarter =one fourth
Napoleon I
Louis XVIII