Mrs。 Crass： Of course not。 You just had a five minutes break； why didn't you go then？
Robert： I was busy getting ready for this class。
Mrs。 Crass： You should have been ready for this class last night。 You will just have to wait！
Robert： Okay； but can I show you my homework first？
Mrs。 Crass： Yes； of course you can。
（Robert takes a CD out of his backpack。）
Robert： I made a puter game called space killer。
Mrs。 Crass： How do you play it？
Robert： You are flying in the spaceship and you have to fight against aliens。
Mrs。 Crass： How do you win？
Robert： You can't ever kill all the aliens。 But whoever gets the most points wins。
Mrs。 Crass： And how do you score points？
Robert： You score points by killing aliens。 You get one point per alien and ten points fordestroying alien ship。
Mrs。 Crass： That sounds very violent！
Robert： No； it's just fun。 And most puter games now are much more violent than thisone。
Mrs。 Crass： Well then； let's see if it works。
（Robert takes his CD and puts it into a CD…ROM drive。）
Robert： Wow； that looks great。 You did a good job！ I'm giving you an A。
Mrs。 Crass： Thanks； Mrs。 Crass。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 9 Recess 1
（After his puter class； Robert gets a fifteen minute break that is calls 'recess'。）
Billy： Hey； Robert！ How were your classes？
Robert： They were great！ My English teacher； Mr。 Hubbard； gave me a second chance todo my homework。 And my puter teacher； Mrs。 Crass； really liked the puter gameI made。
（Billy looks a little sad。）
Billy： I wish I could say the same。 My history teacher hates me。 He says he is going tocall my Dad； so I can't play basketball。
Robert： Who is your history teacher？
Billy： Mr。 Cranston。
Robert： Oh； yeah！ I had him last year。 He was really mean。
Billy： Yes； he still is really mean。 He knows how much I like sports and still he is going tocall my Dad。
Robert： Maybe not。
Billy： What do you mean？
Robert： I mean last year I had the same problem。
Billy： What did you do？
Robert： I wrote a extra report and he agreed not to call my parents。
Billy： Do you think he'll do that for me？
Robert： I don't know； but you should try。
Billy： You are right。 I will ask him。 Hey； let's go talk to some girls。
Robert： Good idea！
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 10 Recess 2
（Robert and Billy find Michelle。）
Robert： Hey； there's Michelle。 Why not to go talk to her？
Billy： I'm shy。 You talk to her。 I'll listen。
Robert： What？ It was your idea to talk to girls。
Billy： I know； but now I'm scared。
Robert： You're chicken。 Okay； I'll talk to her。 Watch and learn！
（Robert begins talking to Michelle while Billy listens and laughs。）
Robert： Hey； Michelle； what's up？
Michelle： Nothing much。 What's up with you？
Robert： Nothing。 Oh； but I made the basketball team。
Michelle： Cool！ What's position do you play？
Robert： I play forward。 I could play guard but I'm tall so the coach wants me to playforward。
Michelle： I don't really know the difference between guard and forward。 But it's great thatyou're on the team。 I'm a cheerleader； you know。
Robert： No； I didn't know that。 You're pretty enough to be a cheerleader though。
Michelle： Stop it！ You lying。
Robert： Not really； you are very pretty。
Michelle： Really？ Then why don't you ever talk to me？
Robert： I'm talking to you now。
Michelle： That's true。 Do you have a girlfriend？
Robert： No。 Do you have a boyfriend？
Michelle： No。
Robert： Would you e watch basketball practice today after school？
Michelle： Yes。 I have a cheerleading practice then； too。
Robert： Great！ I'll see you then。
Michelle： Okay； see you then。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 11 Social Studies
（Robert's third period class is social studies in which students learn aboutdifferentcountries and societies。 His teacher's name is Mr。 Bert。）
Robert： Mr。 Bert。 I'm sick。 Can I go to the nurse's office？
Mr。 Bert： No； not yet。 Today we're going to talk about Japan and Korea。 And I think youshould stay here。 After we talk； if you're still feeling sick； you may go to the nurse's office。
Robert： All right。 When does the class start？
Mr。 Bert： Right now。 Class； today we're going to talk about Japan and Korea。 Thesecountries are very far away from America； but they are very important。 When I was young；we didn't learn about Asia in school； and so we knew very little。 These days； however；politics； economics and internet have made our relationship to Asia closer than ever。 Andthe two countries； we have the closest relationship to are Japan and Korea。
Robert： Why do we have a closest relationship to Japan and Korea？
Mr。 Bert： Well； Robert； we buy more than half our cars； puters and other electronicsfrom those two countries。 But more importantly； they have long and interesting historiesand cultures。 Let me start it with the history and culture of Korea。千万别学英语普及版 1B
Situation 12 The Nurse's Office_x_i_ e_ _g_u_a_n_g_l_i_a_n_ g_ _0_6_…_1_0_…_1_0_；（After social studies； Robert suddenly feels sick again and so doesn't go to his historyclass； but instead goes to the nurse's office。）
nurse： What is your name？
Robert： Robert Wallace。
nurse： And what is the problem； Robert？
Robert： My stomach hurts。
nurse： You have a stomachache； anything else。
Robert： No。
nurse： Okay。 Take this medicine。 You should feel better in about twenty minutes。
（The nurse gives Robert some water and medicine which he takes。 She es back afterabout twenty minutes。 ）
nurse： Do you feel better？
Robert： No。 I'm really sick。 I think I should stay here until school ends。
nurse： That's a good idea。 You have to be careful when you are sick。
Robert： Yes。 That's what I think too。
nurse： And since you are very sick； you will have to go home after school then go to bed。You're much too ill to play basketball。
Robert： What？ I can't play basketball？
nurse： Of course not。 Especially if you're so sick。
Robert： But I took medicine； I feel better now。 Can I please go back to class？
nurse： Are you sure you feel better？
Robert： Yes； I feel great。
nurse： Okay then； go back to class。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 13 Basketball Practice 1
（School ends and Robert and Billy get ready to go to basketball practice。）
Billy： Robert； did you get your new shoes？
Robert： No。 My Mom said I should use my old Reeboks。 What about you？
Billy： I get new shoes yesterday。 My Mom bought me a pair of the newest airs of Jordan's。
Robert： No way！
Billy： Really。 It cost one hundred and fifty dollars。
Robert： Wow； that's expensive！ My Mom would never buy me shoes like that expensive。
Billy： Sure they're expensive； but good shoes make you play basketball better。
Robert： No； that's not true。
Billy： Yes； it is。 Look at Michael Jordan； his shoes all the best； so he is the best。
Robert： No。 He would be the best even if he had bad shoes。
Billy： How did you know？
Robert： I just know。
Billy： I'm going to ask coach Malone if it's true？
Robert： Good！ Ask him。 I'll bet you he says I'm right。
Billy： Okay。 How much do you want to bet？
Robert： I'll bet you five dollars。
Billy： All right。 It's a bet。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 14 Basketball Practice 2
（Robert and Billy run to basketball practice。 They go to the coach； coach Malone； to askhim who is right。 ）
Billy： Coach Malone； tell Robert good shoes make good players。
Coach Malone： What？
Robert： Coach Malone； tell Billy