Some students are talking about their winter vacation plans.
幾個學生正在討論他們的寒假計畫。
Julia: Do you have plans for the upcoming winter vacation?
Taipei Times file photo 資料照
Sarah: Yes. My parents are planning a 7-day road trip around the island. How about you?
Julia: I’m planning to finish a novel, which I started reading last January.
Rex: Wow! That book must be really thick.
Julia: Don’t make fun of me. What’s your plan?
Rex: I’m going to visit my grandparents because the Chinese New Year is during the vacation.
Eric: A family gathering sounds nice. Where do they live?
Rex: New York. We’ll take a plane there as soon as the semester ends. Are you planning to go somewhere?
Eric: Nope, but I’m planning to learn how to swim.
必備單字
1. trip [ tr?p ] n.
（短程）旅行
（國中基礎1200字）
2. thick [ θ?k ] a. 厚的
（國中基礎1200字）
實用字詞
1. make fun of sb.
開某人玩笑
2. family gathering
家庭聚會
閱讀技巧：
將長句分成短字詞，以利閱讀
My parents／are planning／a 7-day／road trip／around the island.
我爸媽／正計畫／一個七天的／公路旅行／環島。
斷句練習：
I’m planning to finish a novel, which I started reading last January.
解答：
動手做做看：將長句分成短字詞
I’m planning to／finish a novel,／which I started reading ／last January.
我正計畫／看完一本小說／那本我開始閱讀／去年一月。
考題練習：
TOEIC Bridge測驗 X 國中會考題型
1. What may be the best title?
(A) Winter Vacation.
(B) Plans for vacation.
(C) Family gathering.
2. How many of them will travel during the winter vacation?
(A) One.
(B) Two.
(C) Three.
3. According to the reading, which is true?
(A) Julia is planning to read a thick novel.
(B) Rex will go to China during the vacation.
(C) No one is going to do the homework.
解答:
1. (B)
2. (B)
3. (C)
文章由TOEIC Program Taiwan · Chun Shin提供：
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