Lesson 23



A new house



First listen and then answer the question.



Why is the new house special?



I had a letter from my sister yesterday.



She lives in Nigeria.



In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year.



If she comes, she will get a surprise.



We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country.



Work on it had begun before my sister left.



The house was completed five months ago.



In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us.



The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden.



It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people.



It must be the only modern house in the district.



complete  [kəmˈpli:t]  v. 完成


modern   [ˈmɔdən]   adj. 新式的，与以往不同的


strange   [streindʒ]   adj. 奇怪的


district  [ˈdistrikt]  n. 地区