M: We'll be advertising in the local press the week beforehand and on billboards and on local radio. And what I'd like you to do is to find a suitable gift? or，er, gifts.
W: OK.
M: I don't think it necessarily has to be the same for everyone. I think we can expect a lot of young mothers. I hope the gifts can also attract some teenagers and the elderly.
W: No problem, and I think we should have the company's name on the gifts. M: That's a great idea. Text 8
M: Now, I will assign a few afterclass exercises for you. Please open your books and turn to page 167. Have you got it, Mary?
W: Yes, I got it. It's the short passage, “Grandpa's Gift”， right?
M: Yes. That's what I'd like you to read after class and then write a summary, which will need to be handed in next Monday. Any questions?
W: Yes. Mr. Smith, do you have any requirements about the length of the summary?
M: Oh, as it is a summary, I don't want you to make it very complicated, so keep it short, about 150 words.
W: OK, I understand. I will try to use some of the idiomatic language we've learned today in the summary. Are there any other assignments?
M: Read the text and make sure that you understand the meaning of the text. I suggest you copy the text three times, but you needn't memorize it. Just try to remember all the new words. Be sure that you know their spelling, pronunciation and meaning.
W: OK, and I will review today's lesson and learn all the new words by heart. Text 9
W: Who is your favorite writer, Sam?
M: Richard Wright. He was an African American, like me. W: What books did he write?
M: His first novel was Cesspool. He completed it in 1935, but he didn't publish it right away. W: So what was his first published book?
M: Well, he moved to Harlem, New York, two years after finishing Cesspool, and there he began to work on a book called Uncle Tom's Children, which he published that year. That became his first published book.
W: What is it mainly about?
M: It's a collection of stories about racial problems in the South. W: What was his second published book?
M: His second published book was Black Boy. It was published in 1945 and was a big success. He made a lot of money from that book.
W: What was his most successful book?
M: I think it was the book called Native Son. It sold over 200，000 copies in less than a month.
W: Sam, you also like writing. Do you want to be a writer in the future?
M: No. I want to become a movie director. I'm more interested in directing than in writing.
W: That's great. I hope your dream will come true so that one day I can star in your movies. Text 10
W: Police are asking for help from the public with their investigation into an armed robbery downtown earlier this year.
About midnight on Sunday, January 12, two men entered a hotel as it was preparing to close. Female staff members were stopped by one of the men, who aimed a gun at them and ordered them to the ground.
The offenders removed money from the hotel's cash registers before ordering the frightened staff to unlock the door to the office. The offenders then removed cash from the hotel's safe before fleeing the hotel by a back door.
Police said the offenders fled the scene in a white car. Both men were wearing black Tshirts and blue jeans and they have been described as tall and large.
Police are also investigating another armed robbery which occurred at a bike store last Monday. Three men entered the store at about 2：10. One of the men was armed with a metal pole and another armed with a knife.
The man with the knife threatened the shop assistant and forced him to place an amount of cash from the register into a bag. They fled and were last seen running down Seventh Ave.
Detectives from the downtown area command are investigating and are seeking assistance from the public. Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact downtown police at 99550055 or 18003300.