节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2014-04-07
难易度:Low
关键字:raincoat, rainy, wet, leak, rain, puddle, roof, bucket
Welcome to the LTE TV studio, friends.
We are so glad that you joined us today.
My name is Nathan.
I am one of your teachers here on the show.
Now, today we have a new topic for you.
The topic is WEATHER.
And our lesson is called - A Rainy Day.
A Rainy Day.
Katie, what is a rainy day like?
Well, when it's a rainy day, it's usually really cold and wet and dark outside.
It's not fun to go outside when it's rainy outside.
Hi, everyone.
My name is Katie, and I'm your other teacher here on the show.
Now let's practice our reading together.
Find today's Read It in your LTE magazine and read along with Katie now.
It is raining today.
Carol is wearing a raincoat.
It's great for rainy weather.
Oh, no! There is a puddle in Carol's office.
The floor is wet.
The roof has a leak.
There are leaks in office and the studio, too.
Put buckets under the leaks.
There is too much rain!
I know some people who like rain.
But I don't think anyone would like this.
No. Too much rain is not good at all.
It can cause a lot of problems.
Water is bad for lots of different things.
Yeah, like computers or other technology.
If they get too wet, you can't use them.
That's right.
So rain can cause some problems and that's why we need to learn how to talk
about it.
So let's learn our key words for today with Christina.
(Music).
Hello.
(Chinese).
Good morning, Carol.
Oh, I love your raincoat.
Thanks, Megan.
It's so pretty!
I really like it, too.
It's great for this rainy weather.
I agree.
You need a raincoat today.
I love spring.
But it rains too much.
Oh, no!
There's a big puddle in the corner!
I'll get a mop!
(Music).
A mop.
That could be very useful on a rainy day.
It helps make the floor dry.
But what are mops usually used for, Katie?
Oh, cleaning.
If the floor is dirty or sticky, you can use a mop to make it clean.
But like you said, you can also use them to dry up puddles on the floor.
Now when there is some water on the ground, we call it a puddle.
There are usually a lot of puddles when it rains a lot.
And if you drop water on the floor, there will be a puddle there, too.
But no one likes puddles that are inside.
And there's a puddle in Carol's office today.
That's not good.
Well, it's not good for Carol, but it's good for us.
What?
Why would that be good for us, Nathan?
Because you used a Use It sentence to say it.
Listen to Elizabeth.
(Music).
Hi, I'm Elizabeth.
Let's talk about the pattern:
There's a something in the something.
For example:
There's a puppy in the house.
Or... There's a sweater in the department store.
Now remember to use it.
(Music).
Well, I think I can use today's Use It sentence right now.
There's a lot of rain words in our lesson today.
Oh, I know.
Just in this conversation, we heard the words rain and rainy.
And there are more coming later, too.
So let's be careful and learn how they are different.
First, remember that our key word rain can be used in two ways.
Rain can be a thing or something that happens.
Oh, right.
When it's a thing, you might hear it like this:
The rain makes it feel colder outside.
How can you use it the other way, Katie?
Well, when it's something that happens, you can say it's been raining the whole
day.
Now try to use it both ways.
But you should also know how to use our key word rainy.
You have rainy weather on a rainy day.
Or...
You know, Nathan, this is what Christina wants to talk about, too.
I think that we should give her a turn right now.
(Chinese).
Well, you may not like rain, but a lot of people love spring, even though it
rains a lot in spring.
You know what else loves spring?
Today's Calendar Phrase.
I love spring.
I love spring.
(Chinese).
I love spring.
Yes.
The birds are singing.
I love spring.
Yes.
The sun is shining.
I love spring.
Yes.
The flowers are growing.
I love spring.
Yes.
Now it's raining.
That's OK.
I still love spring.
I love spring.
I love spring.
(Chinese).
Hi, Susie.
Hi, Jim.
Where's Mark?
Do you know?
No. Maybe he's in a meeting.
He has a big interview tomorrow.
OK. Thanks.
Why is the floor wet?
I don't know...
Uh-oh. There's a leak.
There are papers on this desk.
They're getting wet.
Let's move them!
Let's move everything!
(Music).
The rain already made one problem for our friends at LTE TV.
There was a puddle in Carol's office.
But now there's another problem.
Yeah. There's a leak in the office.
That was our Use It sentence again.
It really is useful.
It sure is.
Use It sentences are supposed to be useful.
But leaks are not so useful.
Leaks are not good.
And they're very bad to have in an office.
Oh, you are right.
Offices often have a lot of technology and paper in them.
And you don't want any of those things to get wet.
But at least the leak isn't in a really bad spot.
The water is only making the floor wet.
I don't know, Katie.
There's a desk near the leak and it has some papers on it.
Well, maybe the leak is in a bad spot.
If it gets bigger, it might get the desk wet.
Or maybe the desk is already wet.
Uh-oh.
What language was that, Katie?
Language?
I was just speaking English, Nathan.
What do you mean?
Well, but you used a different language.
You said, "Uh-oh." That's not English.
Oh. Uh-oh, that's... that's just a...
Now, now what does that mean, "Oh. Uh-oh"?
You're saying something mean about me, aren't you?
Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
A lot of people who speak English say "Uh-oh" when something bad happens.
Susie said it when she saw the leak.
Hmm, well, I think I understand.
So when you said "Uh-oh," you just meant that you were afraid that the papers on
the desk might get wet?
That's right, you understand now.
If there's a leak somewhere, you really need to move everything away from it,
just like Susie and Jim were doing.
Hmm. But what can you do to stop a leak?
Hmm. Oh, you can...
Uh-oh.
What's wrong, Nathan?
We're out of time.
We have to take a break.
But don't worry, we'll beright back.