下面我們用 take 加上介詞 up, u-p, up 來表示 "從事某項工作". 比方亨利跟凱 特對手工藝品很感興趣, 亨利就對凱特說: "你為什么不學紡織呢?" 這句話英 文可以這樣說: Why don't you take up weaving?下面我們作一組代換練習, 一 方面練習語法, 一方面學學各種手工藝的名稱, 比方 " 木 刻" woodcarving, "針織" knitting, "縫紉" sewing 等等. 請你先跟著老師把第一個句子重復一遍, 然后把老師提出的詞組代換到原來的句子里, 每作完一句老師就會把句子再 念一遍給你聽.

M: Why don't you take up weaving?

M: woodcarving

F: Why don't you take up woodcarving?

M: knitting

F: Why don't you take up knitting?

M: drawing

F: Why don't you take up drawing?

M: sewing

F: Why don't you take up sewing?

M: oil painting

F: Why don't you take up oil painting?

四.聽短文回答問題

今天我們要聽一篇介紹美國的手工藝品的文章. 在美國很多家庭主婦以作手 工藝品作副業, 每隔一段時間就拿到定期舉行的手工藝品交易會上去賣. 很 多人覺得這種手工藝品各有特色, 價廉物美, 比工廠里用機器作出來的大批 成品要好.

現在老師先用正常速度把文章念一遍. 請你注意聽.

For a long time Americans preferred things which were mass produced in factories.

But recently many Americans have taken up crafts of various kinds. They make things out of wood, metal, glass, wax, leather and cloth. They usually design the things they make themselves and often they sell what they make too. The work of these crafts people has become very good and very popular.

These people's crafts are sold at craft fairs. These are usually community sponsored events. Some fairs are small, bringing together a dozen or so people. Such fairs are held in shopping centers or churches. At large fairs, several hundred crafts people assemble their works for people to admire and buy. These fairs are held in public parks or on county grounds.

Crafts fairs are usually held on weekends when people are free from work and looking for things to do. The fairs are directed toward families. They offer rides and shows for the children to keep them busy while the parents look at the crafts. The crafts people buy include things to decorate their homes, clothes for their children, and gifts for their friends for holidays, weddings or special occasions. People go to craft fairs rather than shopping at stores because they look for things that are different and original. They also look out for bargains. The prices for works of art at craft fairs are usually very reasonable.

現在我們先聽老師把今天測驗的三個問題念一遍.

第一個問題是:

M: What are some of the things one can find in a craft fair?

第二個問題是:

M: Where are craft fairs held?

第三個問題是:

M: Why do people go to craft fairs?

現在我們再聽老師用慢速度把整篇文章再念一遍.

For a long time Americans preferred things which were mass produced in factories.

But recently many Americans have taken up crafts of various kinds. They make things out of wood, metal, glass, wax, leather and cloth. They usually design the things they make themselves and often they sell what they make too. The work of these crafts people has become very good and very popular.

These people's crafts are sold at craft fairs. These are usually community sponsored events. Some fairs are small, bringing together a dozen or so people. Such fairs are held in shopping centers or churches. At large fairs, several hundred crafts people assemble their works for people to admire and buy. These fairs are held in public parks or on county grounds.

Crafts fairs are usually held on weekends when people are free from work and looking for things to do. The fairs are directed toward families. They offer rides and shows for the children to keep them busy while the parents look at the crafts. The crafts people buy include things to decorate their homes, clothes for their children, and gifts for their friends for holidays, weddings or special occasions. People go to craft fairs rather than shopping at stores because they look for things that are different and original. They also look out for bargains. The prices for works of art at craft fairs are usually very reasonable.

現在請你回答剛聽過的三個問題. 回答之后老師會念出正確答案給你聽.

第一個問題是:

M: What are some of the things one can find in a craft fair?

F: One can find things made of wood, metal, glass, wax, leather and cloth there.

第二個問題是:

M: Where are craft fairs held?

F: They are held in shopping centers, churches, public parks or county fair grounds.

第三個問題是:

M: Why do people go to craft fairs?

F: They go to buy things that are different, original and not expensive.