节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2014-03-18
难易度:Medium
关键字:teammate, skill, miss, score, basics, close, dribble
You're watching Let's Talk in English.
It's a great day here at LTE TV.
My name is Katie, and we are glad that you joined us for our English lesson
today.
We're still talking about SPORTS.
And we have part two of our lesson Let's Play Basketball!
Let's Play Basketball!
Nathan, have you ever played on a basketball team?
Oh, yes. But it was kind of a long time ago now.
It was back when I was in high school.
Hello, everyone.
My name is Nathan.
I'm your other teacher here on Let's Talk in English.
OK, everyone, we need to get ready for our lesson.
So find your magazine and turn to today's Read It.
You can follow along with Nathan right now.
Mark, Rob and Jim won the game!
It was really close, though!
They're great teammates.
Jim is really good at basketball.
He has a lot of skills!
He didn't miss many baskets, and he scored a lot of points.
He can help Mark with the basics.
He can teach Mark to dribble and pass better.
Well, we saw Rob, Mark and Jim getting ready for their basketball game
yesterday.
And today we find out what happened.
This is great.
I know. It was the first time they play together.
But it sounds like they did a really good job.
Go team.
So we have some fun conversations for you today and a lot to learn.
So sports players, you'd better listen carefully.
Today's key words will be useful for you.
Actually, they're useful for everyone.
So let's get started with our word lady now.
Hello.
(Chinese).
That was a close game but it was fun!
I know!
And we won!
We should play again next week.
That's a great idea!
Jim, you're really good!
Yeah. You didn't miss many baskets!
Thanks, guys.
You're great teammates.
We play well together.
If we practice together every week, we'll play even better.
Well, it's good that Mark understands that practice is important.
They played well the first time, but he knows that they will get even better if
they practice.
Yes.
If they get even better, it means they are good now, but they can get more good
if they practice often.
Nathan, did you just say "more good"?
Yes, they will become more good.
I can't say they will get gooder.
Well, no, you can't.
Gooder is not a word but more good is bad grammar.
You should just say "better." If we practice together every week, we'll play
even better.
Oh, thanks for reminding me.
I can't believe I forgot that.
Oh, that's even our Use It sentence today.
I think I need some help from Elizabeth.
(Music).
Here's a very useful pattern.
If we do something every week, we'll do something else.
For example:
If we eat fast food every week, we'll gain weight.
Or... If we visit Grandma every week, we'll make her happy.
And now it's time for you to use it.
So, if you want to do something for fun, practicing once week is a good idea.
You can improve, but you won't get too tired of it.
I know what you mean.
Professional sports players or musicians have to practice every day.
But they practice for their job, not just for fun.
Exactly.
The LTE basketball team just plays for fun.
And their first game was fun but it was a close game.
A close game?
What does that mean, Katie?
A game that is near you?
No, Nathan.
We call the game close if the teams' points are close.
If one team gets 80 points and the other team gets 75 points, it's a close game.
But a close game is still good for a new team.
Now let's see what our friends will do in Conversation B.
Jim scored so many points yesterday.
Yes, he has great basketball skills.
He plays games a couple times a week.
But he practices every day!
Maybe I should practice every day, too.
Practice is important in sports.
The more you practice, the better you will be.
I'll practice.
Then maybe I can be like Jeremy Lin!
Then you'll need to practice a lot.
Rob is right.
If Mark wants to be like Jeremy Lin, he will have to practice a lot.
I don't know if I could ever be like Jeremy Lin even if I did practice a lot.
Yes, that would be very hard.
But not everyone wants to be like him anyway.
We don't all want to be sports players.
That's true.
But there might be someone we want to be like.
So let's talk about that phrase.
If you want to be like someone, you wish you could do what they do.
Some of you might want to be like your favorite singer.
Or maybe you want to be like a famous scientist.
Many of us hope that we can do something big.
Right.
Those are our dreams.
But don't dream about being like someone else.
Dream about what you want to do.
That's right.
Jeremy Lin is a famous basketball player.
And Jim scored so many points.
But Mark doesn't need to be like them.
He should just learn to do his best.
And he will learn if he practices every day.
Hey. That sounds a lot like our...
Calendar Phrase.
I practice every day.
I practice every day.
(Chinese).
You're really good at basketball.
I practice every day.
You don't miss many baskets.
I practice every day.
You score so many points.
I practice every day.
I want to play like you.
Then practice every day.
I practice every day.
I practice every day.
(Chinese).
Well, now it's a great time to talk about the word practice.
In our Calendar Phrase, practice is something you do.
But it's not always used that way.
Sometimes practice is used like this:
I have basketball practice tonight.
That practice is a thing that you go to.
That's right. And now Christina wants to remind us about how important practice
is.
(Chinese).
Oh, let me try this sentence.
Um. The more you work, the more tired you will be.
Do you think I used it right, Katie?
I think that you did.
That was some great practice, Nathan.
Now, friends, practice is important for English, so make sure that you do that
at home.
Say your words again.
But breaks are also important, so I think we're going to do that right now.
Don't go away.
We'll be rightback.