1. Listen to the tape, try to get the general idea of conversation2 and find the answers to these following questions.

Questions: <1> What's wrong with Kate?

<2> Have they repair Kate's car?

2. Go through the conversion.

Key points

<1> thank goodness? int. 谢天谢地

<2> engine [ 'end?in ]? n. 发动机,引擎

<3> refuse to do 拒绝做某事

<4> alone [ ?'l?un ]? a. 单独的,仅仅 ad. 单独地(不能做定语）

lonely [ 'l?unli ]? a. 孤独的,寂寞的,荒凉的

<5> have to 必须,不得不

<6> get into vt. 进入(陷入,从事于,研究,习惯于,变成)

<7> have sth. done (让别人)把某事做成

<8> generous a. 慷慨的,宽宏大量的

3. Listen again, pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.

4. Read after the tape.

5. Practice.