节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2014-03-04
难易度:Medium
关键字:watch, slow, quarter, strange, second, mayor
Welcome back, everyone.
Today we are still talking about Mark and Susie.
Mark and Susie are looking at their schedules and the time, and they notice a
few things about those.
Right.
Susie's watch is slow.
And their schedules are strange.
What's going on?
Let's see in Conversation C.
Do we have the right schedules?
Maybe Carol gave you my schedule, and she gave me yours.
Let me see yours for a second.
Hey! You have an interview with Gavin Thomas.
That's my interview.
And you have an interview with the mayor tomorrow at three o'clock.
That's my interview!
So we do have the wrong schedules!
Yes. But now we have the right ones!
Of course!
Susie has Mark's schedule, and Mark has Susie's schedule.
How did that happen?
Well, I'm not really sure.
But I think Carol might have made a little mistake.
If you watch the show yesterday, we saw Carol give Mark a schedule for the week.
Oh, I remember that.
And she said that Mark had a lot of interviews.
But why didn't she know it was the wrong schedule?
Oh, well, most other people don't know what you usually do at work.
They don't know if something is strange about your schedule.
Oh. Well, that's true.
I work with Nathan, but I don't know all the things that Nathan does for work.
Even your boss probably doesn't know about everything that you need to do.
And Carol probably doesn't have time to look carefully at everyone's schedule.
Oh. So maybe she just didn't see the strange things on their schedules.
Well, Nathan, where else can you see some strange things?
Hmm... strange things.
Oh, well, there are some strange animals at the zoo.
And sometimes you see strange things at the movie theater, too.
But we have some strange English in our conversations.
I found something strange that we say a lot.
Now that's your clipboard, right, Katie?
Well, yes.
What's so strange about that?
Well, I can also say that clipboard is yours.
I can't say that clipboard is your.
And that may be strange to everyone watching.
Oh, you might be right.
Think about that for a second, everyone.
Remember when to say your or yours.
Now are you done thinking?
Let's see what Christina has to say about the phrase: for a second.
(Chinese).
OK, everyone, it's always good to keep practicing.
So let's review our key words.
The first key word is:
watch.
watch.
Pat wears a watch on his wrist.
slow.
slow.
We took the slow train to Hualien.
quarter.
quarter.
A quarter to four is 3:45.
strange.
strange.
The man has purple hair.
That's strange.
second.
second.
I'm coming!
Please wait a second.
Well, now it's time for us to review something else.
Let's look back at our conversations for today.
Hey, Mark.
What time does your watch say?
Mine is slow.
I don't wear a watch.
But I'll check my cellphone.
Thanks.
What time is it?
It's a quarter to 2:00.
So it's 1:45.
My watch is three minutes slow.
Thanks.
Did you look at your schedule?
Yes. Why?
Because mine is unusual.
Why is it unusual?
Well, I have six interviews this week.
I usually only do one or two.
Let me look at my schedule.
Hmm... I only have two interviews.
That's strange.
And I'm going to lunch with some guests on Wednesday.
I don't usually take guests to lunch.
And I usually do take guests to lunch.
But I'm not taking them this week.
Do we have the right schedules?
Maybe Carol gave you my schedule, and she gave me yours.
Let me see yours for a second.
Hey! You have an interview with Gavin Thomas.
That's my interview.
And you have an interview with the mayor tomorrow at three o'clock.
That's my interview!
So we do have the wrong schedules!
Yes. But now we have the right ones!
Well, how are you doing today, Ginger?
Well, I'm very busy, Monkey Man.
I have a lot on my schedule.
I know.
You have important meetings and interviews.
Yeah, because I am a very...
I know.
Very important monkey.
I know.
Yeah. So, Monkey Man, what's on your schedule?
Well, let me take a look.
Let's see.
Hmm. At ten o'clock, I... climb trees.
Hey! I usually do that!
At twelve o'clock, I eat bananas?
Hey! I usually do that!
And then it says at three o'clock, I jump on the bed.
Hey! I usually do that!
This schedule is very unusual.
Yeah, but not for me.
Well... Hey, I know what's wrong.
We have the wrong schedules.
Oh. Give me your schedule!
I mean my schedule.
This is more like it. Yeah.
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Let's Play!
Today our contestants are:
Gordie.
Bernita.
And I'm Joe, smiley Joe.
And you!
Even though you're playing from home, see if you can get the answers before
these guys do.
Your magazine might help.
All right, today's game is Rhyme Time.
Oh, that sounds like fun.
How do we play?
Well, it is quite simple.
I am going to say a word and your job is to tell me what key word rhymes with my
word.
It could be a word from yesterday or today's lesson.
That is fun.
Yeah. Wait.
What's a rhyme?
A word that sounds like a word.
Like the word "cat" rhymes with...
Ah. Cat rhymes with hat.
And that's a rat and...
Right, right, right.
Great. I think you get the idea.
OK. It's Rhyme Time and the word is laugh.
What rhymes with laugh?
I know. I know.
It's...
Yes?
I thought of something funny.
Ah. OK.
Well, I guess you don't have the answer.
Um. Does anyone know what key word rhymes with laugh?
Remember, it could be a word from yesterday's lesson, too.
Oh, that's easy.
The day after tomorrow.
No. He said a key word from yesterday.
I know. But the key word is "the day after tomorrow," right?
Wrong! Tomorrow doesn't rhyme with laugh.
Giraffe!
What?
Giraffe rhymes with laugh.
Yes, yes, it does.
But giraffe is not a key word.
Listen, if nobody knows, then... then... I'm afraid that...
If you gave me half an hour, I'm sure I could think of the answer.
That's it!
What's it?
Half. Half rhymes with laugh.
I'm so glad somebody got the answer.
Gordie is our winner today!
And we will see you next time right here on...
Let's Play!
Today we finished our SMALL TALK lesson for March.
But small talk is still very important when you learn English.
Right.
Small talk is a great way to improve.
And talking about time is actually very important.
If you don't understand English words about time, bad things might happen.
You may go to see your friend at the wrong time or you might be really late for
a meeting.
We don't want those things to happen.
So why don't you look at your schedule for this week?
What is happening?
When is it happening?
Try to say it all in English.
That's a great way to practice.
Tomorrow we have a new lesson for you.
So make sure that you join us then right here on...
Let's Talk in English. Bye-bye.
(Music).