第1006期:Weekend Work, Wildlife, and Art

Josh: Hey, Shirley.Shirley: Hey, Josh.Josh: So how was your weekend?Shirley: Hmm, quite busy this weekend.Josh: Really? Those are hard.Shirley: Yeah.Josh: So what did you do on Saturday?Shirley: Well, Saturday morning, I usually clean the house.Josh: Okay.Shirley: Yeah. It’s kind of boring, but I have to clean the bathroom and then the kitchen, and then the lounge room because I have lots of cats. And the cats leave hair everywhere. So I always have to clean on Saturday mornings.Josh: Yes, cats are messy.Shirley: Yeah.Josh: So after you cleaned, what did you do?Shirley: Well, in the afternoon, I went for a walk up the mountain. It was a beautiful sunny day. There were no clouds in the sky.Josh: Wow.Shirley: It was gorgeous. So I walked up the mountain and I saw a ferret.Josh: A ferret?Shirley: Yeah.Josh: Wow.Shirley: They’re a little furry animal, four legs, tail—not like a rabbit, but about the same size as a rabbit.Josh: Okay.Shirley: And they’re kind of gold brown color.Josh: Wow, did you see any other animals on your walk?Shirley: No. I didn’t see any other animals on the ground. But I did see a beautiful bird flying in the sky.Josh: Wow. Do you know what kind?Shirley: I think it was an ibis. It’s a big bird that usually walks in the water. It has long legs and it was white with a blackhead.Josh: Great. So after your walk, did you do anything else?Shirley: I went home and then I watched some TV.Josh: Okay.Shirley: That was about it for my Saturday.Josh: Okay. What did you do on Sunday?Shirley: Sunday, I went to the art museum.Josh: Really?Shirley: Yeah.Josh: Great.Shirley: I really like to go and see new art; pictures or paintings or photographs or sometimes sculptures.Josh: Okay. So who’s your favorite artist?Shirley: I don’t really have a favorite artist but I really like watercolors, so pictures that are painted with just soft—a kind of soft painting style.Josh: Do you like paintings of nature?Shirley: I do like paintings of nature. I especially like paintings of flowers and animals and places that have water like lakes or rivers or the sea.Josh: Oh, that sounds like you had a great weekend.Shirley: Yeah, it was good. Thanks.Josh: Okay.

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