Song: Something stupid

SOMETHING STUPID
by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman
I know I stand in line
Until you think you have the time
To  an evening with me.
And if we go someplace to dance,
I know that there's a chance
You won't be  with me.

Then afterwards we drop into
A quiet little place
And have a drink or two.
And then I go and  it all
By saying something stupid,
Like 'I love you'.

I can see it in your eyes
That you  the same old lines
You heard the night before.
And though it's just a line to you,
For me it's true,
And never  so right before.

I practice every day to find
Some  lines to say
To make the meaning come true.
But then I think I'll wait
Until the evening gets late,
And I'm  with you.

The time is right.
Your  fills my head.
The stars get red.
And oh, the night's so blue.
And then I go and  it all
By saying something stupid,
Like 'I love you'.
I love you...

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Song: Fix you

FIX YOU
by Coldplay
When you try your best
But you don't ,
When you get what you want
But not what you need,
When you feel so 
But you can't sleep,
 in reverse.

When the tears come  down your face,
When you lose something you can't replace,
When you love someone but it goes to ,
Could it be worse?

Lights will  you home
And  your bones.
And I will try to fix you.

High up above or down below
When you're  in love
To let it go.
If you never try you'll never know
Just what you're .

Lights will  you home
And  your bones.
And I will try to fix you.

Tears  down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace.
Tears  down your face
And I...

Tears  down your face.
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes.
Tears  down your face
And I...

Lights will  you home
And  your bones.
And I will try to fix you.

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Song: Just the way you are

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE
by Bruno Mars
Oh, her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they're not .
Her hair, her hair
Falls perfectly without her trying.
She's so beautiful.
And I tell her every , yeah.

I know, I know
When I  her, she won't believe me.
And it's so, it's so
Sad to think that she don't see what I .
But every time she asks me 'Do I look okay?',
I say...

[Chorus:]
When I see your face,
There's not a thing that I would change,
'Cause you're 
Just the way you are.
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and  for a while,
'Cause, girl, you're 
Just the way you are.

Her lips, her lips,
I could  them all day if she'd let me.
Her laugh, her laugh,
She hates but I think it's so sexy.
She's so beautiful.
And I tell her every day.

Oh, you know, you know, you know
I'd never ask you to change.
If perfect's what you're  for,
Then just stay the same.
So don't even  asking if you look okay,
'Cause you know I'll say...

[Chorus]
The way you are.
The way you are.

[Chorus]

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Listening: Pretty Woman

Song: I just called to say I love you

I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU
by Stevie Wonder
No New Year's Day to .
No chocolate-covered
Candy-hearts to give away.
No first of spring.
No song to .
In fact, here's just another ordinary day.

No  rain.
No flowers bloom.
No wedding  within the month of June.
But what it is, is something true,
Made up of these three 
That I must say to you.

I just called to say I love you.
I just called to say how much I care.
I just called to say I love you.
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart.

No summer's high.
No warm .
No harvest moon
To light one tender  night.
No autumn breeze.
No falling .
Not even time for 
To fly to southern skies.

No Libra sun.
No Halloween.
No giving 
To all the Christmas joy you bring.
But what it is, though  so new
To fill your heart
Like no three  could ever do.

I just called to say I love you.
I just called to say how much I care.
I just called to say I love you.
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart.

I just called to say I love you.
I just called to say how much I care,
I do.
I just called to say I love you.
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart,
Of my heart, of my heart.

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Grammar: a/an, the, -

1.	Are there any cheap  hotels near here?
2.	How many days are there in  week?
3.	How many planets are there in our  solar system?
4.	How many small apples are there in  this bag?
5.	How many  tall players are there in your team?
6.	Is there any water in  glass?
7.	Is there anyone from  Germany in here?
8.	Is there  cheap hotel near here?
9.	Is there  good-looking man in your club?
10.	Is there  tired student in the class?
11.	There are some big trees in  garden.
12.	There aren't any interesting films on  TV tonight.
13.	There aren't any  serious problems.
14.	There is a big black cloud in  sky.
15.	There is a lot of rain in  winter.
16.	There is a modern sports centre in  London.
17.	There is  big tree in the garden.
18.	There is  famous university in Oxford.
19.	There isn't enough  air in the lift.
20.	There isn't enough  snow to go skiing. ***Source***

Listening: Immigration and customs

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1. What is the purpose of the woman's visit?
A. business
B. pleasure
C. business and pleasure

2. Where will the woman stay during her trip?
A. at a friend's home
B. at a hotel
C. at a university dormitory

3. About how long will the woman be in the country?
A. one or two days
B. three or four days
C. more than four days

4. What things are in the woman's luggage?
A. clothing, computer, and books
B. CD player, clothing, and books
C. books, gifts and computer

5. What other piece of information do we learn about the woman?
A. Her parents are on the same trip.
B. She enjoys traveling to different countries.
C. She was born in that country.

Listening: McDonald's Targets Starbucks

McDonald's Targets Starbucks

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Topic: The fast-food company expects to add $1 billion in sales by offering specialty coffee drinks in all its U.S. restaurants. Transcript of radio broadcast. Source: VOA

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.

McDonald's, the fast-food company, is heating up competition with the Starbucks Coffee Company. McDonald's plans to put  bars in its fourteen thousand restaurants in the United States. Fewer than a thousand now offer specialty coffee drinks like lattes and cappuccinos.

Just like Starbucks, each coffee bar would have its own barista, the person who makes and serves the . Company documents reported by the Wall Street Journal said the plan would add one billion dollars a year in sales.

McDonald's has enjoyed several years of strong growth. The company had almost twenty-two billion dollars in sales in two thousand six.

Still, the move to compete against Starbucks carries some risk. Some experts say it could slow down  at McDonald's restaurants. And some people who are happy with McDonald's the way it is now may not like the changes.

As early as two thousand one the company tested McCafes in the United States to sell specialty coffee at McDonald's restaurants. But the drinks were not available at the drive-through windows that provide two-thirds of its business. McDonald's thinks its new plan has a greater chance of success. Starbucks, on the other , has faced slower growth and increasing competition. Its stock has lost about half its value since last January.

Starbucks has about ten thousand stores in the United States. Its high-priced coffee drinks have names like Iced Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha and Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino. Lately Starbucks has added more foods, including breakfast foods, and put drive-through  in some stores.

This week, the company replaced its chief executive officer, bringing back former C.E.O. Howard Schultz. He remains chairman of the board. He joined Starbucks in nineteen eighty-two, when it had just four stores. He is credited with building the Seattle company into an international success .

But a year ago he warned that its fast growth had led to what he called the watering down of the Starbucks experience. Some neighborhoods have a Starbucks on every block or two. Now, Starbucks will speed up its international growth while slowing its expansion in the United States.

Millions of people have a taste for Starbucks. But last , McDonald's Premium coffee got some good press. Testers from Consumer Reports thought it tasted better than Starbucks, and it cost less.

And that's the VOA Special English Economics Report, written by Mario Ritter. I'm Steve Ember.

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Grammar: PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE

Choose the present perfect or past simple: 

1. I ...... (see) three police cars this morning (it’s still morning).
2. After he ........ (arrive) home, he .......
(unpack) and ......... (go) to bed early.
3. A: What’s wrong?
B: I ........ (break) a glass!
4. My grandparents only ............(know) each other for a few
months before they ............................ (get) married.
5. I .......................... (be) in London for three years. I love it here.
6. We ................................ (see) Julie last night.
7. He ....................................... (be) a teacher before he .....................
(become) a musician.
8. When the boss ...................... (walk) into the room, we
...............................  (know) someone was going to get fired.
9. The children ................................. (break) a window in the school last week.
10. He .................................. (see) that film last year.
11. Lucy ........................................  (break) her leg, so she can’t come skiing.
12. Julie ............................................ (arrive)! Come and say hello!
13. They .................................. (be) cold when they .......................... (arrive)
home.
14. Jack .......................... (break) his arm when he ................................ (fall)
off a horse in 2005.
15. I ..................................... (know) about the problem for months, but I
...............................  (not / find) a solution yet.
16. A: When ............................. (you / arrive)?
B: At 10pm last night.
17. She ......................... (be) a teacher for ten years, and she still enjoys it.
18. How long .......................... (you / know) Jill? I know you see her often.
19. I .............................. (see) the sea before.
20. A: Hello
B: Hi Mum, it’s me. I just wanted to say I ............................... (arrive) safely
and everything is fine.

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Song: You'll be in my heart (Tarzan OST)

YOU'LL BE IN MY HEART (Theme from Tarzan)
by Phil Collins
Come, stop your crying.
It will be all right.
Just take my ,
Hold it tight.
I will  you
From all around you.
I will be here,
Don't you .

For one so ,
You seem so strong.
My  will hold you,
Keep you safe and .
This bond between us
Can't be broken.
I will be here,
Don't you .

'Cos you'll be in my heart.
Yes, you'll be in my heart.
From this  on,
Now and forever more.
You'll be in my heart,
No matter what they .
You'll be here in my heart, always.

Why can't they 
The way we feel?
They just don't trust
What they can't explain.
I know we're  but,
Deep inside us,
We're not that different at all.

And you'll be in my heart.
Yes, you'll be in my heart.
From this  on,
Now and forever more.

Don't listen to them,
'Cos what do they know?
We  each other,
To have, to hold.
They'll see in ,
I know.

When destiny calls you,
You must be .
I may not be with you,
But you've got to hold on.
They'll see in ,
I know.
We'll show them together.

'Cos you'll be in my heart.
Yes, you'll be in my heart.
From this  on,
Now and forever more.

Oh, you'll be in my heart.
No matter what they say,
You'll be in my , always,
Always.

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