Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你会讲英语吗？

First listen and then answer the question.
Did the young man speak English ?

I had an amusing experience last year.  After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 'Do you speak English?' As I soon learnt, he was English himself!

New words and expressions:

amusing    adj.    好笑的，有趣的

experience  n.    经历

wave        v.    招手

lift        n.    搭便车

reply       v.    回答

language    n.    语言

journey     n.    旅行

参考译文

    去年我有过一次有趣的经历。在离开法国南部的一个小村庄后，我继续驶往下一个城镇。途中，一个青年人向我招手。我把车停下，他向我提出要求搭车。 他一上车，我就用法语向他问早上好，他也同样用法语回答我。除了个别几个词外，我根本就不会法语。旅途中，我们谁也没有讲话。就要到达那个镇时，那青年突然开了口，慢慢的说道：“你会讲英语么？” 我很快了解到，他自己就是个英国人。

Multiple choice questions 多项选择题

Comprehension 理解

1. The young man stopped the writer because  ____________.

  A. he wanted to speak to him

  B. he wanted a free ride in the car

  C. he recognized him

  D. he spoke French

2. The two men didn't speak to each other during the journey because _________.

  A. neither of them spoke French,

  B. neither of them spoke English.

  C. they each thought the other was French

  D. they each thought the other was English

Summary writing:

  1. Whom did the writer give a lift to in the south of France last year?

  2. Did they greet each other in English or in French?

  3. Did they sit in silence, or did they talk to each other ?

  4. Did the writer speak any French or not ?

  5. What did the young man say at the end of the journey ?

  6. Was he English himself, or was he French?

Tell the story:

1. amusing experience - year

2. left- small village- south of France - drove -next town

3. on the way- man waved - me

4. stopped - asked- lift

5. into- car- good morning- French

6. He- same language

7. few words - not - any French

8. Neither - spoke -jouney

9. nearly - town- suddenly - '-speak English ?'

10. learnt - English himself