Dona: Hi, Maison. How are you?
Maison: I’m great. Thank you. And you?
Dona: I’m good. Thank you! How was your summer vacation in Tokyo? I’ve heard that you came to many temples with your family. That’s perfect.
Maison: Yes. My mother is an artist.
Dona: Wow, that’s cool. So how about your father? Is he an artist as well?
Maison: No. My dad is an actor. My sister and I admire him.
必備單字
1. artist
藝術家(n) （國中基礎1200字）
2. Tokyo [
東京(n) （國中基礎1200字）
3. temple
神殿、寺廟(n) （國中基礎1200字）
4. perfect
完美的、完成的(adj)
使…完美(vt) （國中基礎1200字）
5. actor
男演員(n) （國中基礎1200字）
6. admire
欽佩、讚賞(vt) （國中基礎1200字）
實用字詞
1. How was...? 那…如何?
2. I’ve heard that…… 我聽說…
3. as well 也
閱讀技巧：
將長句分成短字詞，以利閱讀
I’ve heard that/ you went to many temples/ with your family.
我聽說/你去了許多寺廟/跟你的家人
動手做做看：將長句分成短字詞
I’ve heard that she visited a lot of museums with her classmates.
解答:
動手做做看 I’ve heard that /she visited a lot of museums/ with her classmates.
考題練習：
TOEIC Bridge測驗 X 國中會考題型
1. Which city was Maison visited this summer?
(A) Thailand
(B) Tokyo
(C) Australia
2. According to the conversation, which is true?
(A) Maison is an actor.
(B) Maison’s mother is a teacher.
(C) Maison had a good time in Tokyo this summer.
解答:
1. (B) 2. (C)
文章由TOEIC Program Taiwan · Chun Shin提供：
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