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马  丁：你在干什么?
皮  特：我在示威。
马  丁：那是什么?
皮  特：是一篇报导，是一篇有关污染的报导，是一篇有关河流的报导。
那条河从前是清澈见底的。
马  丁：那条河什么时候是清澈的?
皮  特：很多年以前，现在这儿的环境被污染了。这儿，读读这篇报导。
马  丁：这条河被污染了。
皮  特：当然。我们的环境被污染了。
马  丁：你们打算做什么?
皮  特：我们打算清理它?
马  丁：你们打算清理这条河吗?
皮  特：我们要清理一切。
马  丁：你们打算什么时候清理这条河?
皮  特：今年。
卡  拉：嗨。我叫卡拉，你叫什么?
希  瑟：我叫希瑟。
艾丽莎：我叫艾丽莎。你是学生吗?
卡  拉：不，我是记者。
希  瑟：好。你从哪儿来?
卡  拉：华盛顿。
希  瑟：你是哪家报社的?
卡  拉：我不是报社的，我来自美国之音，我为电台写稿。
艾丽莎：你在这儿干什么?
卡  拉：我想和学生谈谈，我想写篇有关示威的稿子。你们在这儿干什么?
希  瑟：我们在示威!我可不喜欢污染!
艾丽莎：看看那条河，污染了。我要清理那条河。
卡  拉：你们打算干什么?
艾丽莎：我们要行动起来，我们要谈论起来。
希  瑟：还要写文章，还要发表演说。
马  丁：喂，卡拉。这是文斯。他要带我去看那条河。
卡  拉：噢。这是希瑟，还有这是艾丽莎。
大  家：嗨，你们好。见到你们很高兴。你是这儿的学生吗?
卡  拉：我能跟你们走吗?
文  斯：当然。你想来吗?
希  瑟：我不能。我要去见一个人。
艾丽莎：你什么时候去见他们?
希  瑟：午饭前。
文  斯：跟我们来吧，我们还回来。
希  瑟：你们什么时候回来?
文  斯：几分钟后。
希  瑟：我要看看那条河。
艾丽莎：我们要清理那条河。
希  瑟：我们要清理这个城市，我们要清理一切。
文  斯：我们必须清理这儿的环境。

MARTIN: What are you doing?
PETE: I’m demonstrating.
MARTIN: What’s that?
PETE: It’s a story. It’s a story about pollution. It’s a story about the river.
The river was clean.
MARTIN: When was the river clean?
PETE: Many years ago. Now the environment is polluted. Here, read the story.
MARTIN: The river is polluted.
PETE: Of course. Our environment is polluted.
MARTIN: What are you going to do?
PETE: We’re going to clean it up.
MARTIN: You’re going to clean up the river?
PETE: We’re going to clean up everything.
MARTIN: When are you going to clean up the river?
PETE: This year.
CARA: Hi, I’m Cara. Who are you?
HEATHER: I’m Heather.
ALISHA: I’m Alisha. Are you a student?
CARA: No, I’m a reporter.
HEATHER: Good. Where are you from?
CARA: Washington.
HEATHER: What newspaper are you from?
CARA: I’m not from a newspaper. I’m from the Voice of America.
ALISHA: What are you doing here?
CARA: I want to talk to students. I want to write a story about the demonstration. What are you doing here?
HEATHER: We’re demonstrating! I don’t like pollution!
ALISHA: Look at the river. It’s polluted. I want to clean up the river.
CARA: What are you going to do?
ALISHA: We’re going to work. We’re going to talk.
HEATHER: And write. And speak.
MARTIN: Hello, Cara. This is Vince. He’s going to show me the river. Can you come?
CARA: Yes. This is Heather. And this is Alisha.
ALL: Hello. Hi. I’m happy to meet you.
CARA: May I come with you?
VINCE: Of course. Do you want to come?
HEATHER: I can’t. I’m going to meet someone.
ALISHA: When are you going to meet them?
HEATHER: Before lunch.
VINCE: Come with us. We’re going to come back.
HEATHER: When are you going to come back?
VINCE: In a few minutes.
CARA: I want to see the river.
ALISHA: We want to clean up the river.
HEATHER: We want to clean up the city. We want to clean up everything.
VINCE: We have to clean up the environment.

Practice 5：用大致的时间来回答以 When 开头的问句。
Examples:
MARTIN: When was the river clean?
PETE: Many years ago.
MARTIN: When are you going to clean up the river?
PETE: This year.
ALISHA: When are you going to meet them?
HEATHER: Before lunch.

(Source: wwenglish.com)