节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2014-02-17
难易度:Low
关键字:cage, shoulder, bite, finger, close, feather
Welcome back to Let's Talk in English.
Today we are talking about PETS.
And there is a bird, a parrot, in the studio.
It's a handsome bird.
So it's a boy.
You can call boys like me handsome or girls like Katie beautiful.
Oh, well, that's sweet.
Now we also learned about the word closed.
If you have an animal in a cage, you need to keep the door closed so that it
doesn't get away.
Well, we have more to find out about what happens in Conversation C.
Let's go there now.
Carol, what's that?
It looks like a parrot.
What is it doing here?
I have no idea.
But it has pretty green feathers.
Can I catch it?
I wonder.
You can try.
Put your hand in front of it.
Then it can get on your finger.
Or it can bite my finger!
Well, in Conversation B, Sunny flew away.
So Rob and Megan don't know where he went.
But Carol and Ken see the bird in the Jungle Cafe.
That would be a little surprising, Nathan.
Oh, I think you're right.
Birds aren't supposed to be in cafes, even Jungle Cafe.
And that's why Ken asks, "What's that?" He doesn't know what he's looking at.
And Carol says, "It looks like a parrot." Why does she use the word "it,"
Nathan?
Hmm. Well, Sunny is a boy.
But Carol doesn't know that yet, Katie.
So if you don't know if something like an animal is a boy or a girl, you can say
"it" instead of he or she.
Why don't we talk about that a little bit more with Christina?
(Chinese).
Well, thank you, Christina.
Now later Ken asks, "What is it doing here?".
Well, birds aren't supposed to...
Wait. Did you say, what is it doing here?
Hmm. That's our Calendar Phrase.
What is it doing here?
What is it doing here?
(Chinese).
Look at the bug.
What is it doing here?
It's a big bug.
What is it doing here?
It's a big red bug.
What is it doing here?
It's my breakfast.
Frogs love bugs!
Mmm. Yummy.
What is it doing here?
What is it doing here?
(Chinese).
Well, that's a good sentence to know.
Today that sentence is our Calendar Phrase.
But guess what?
It's also our Use It sentence.
So let's learn more about it.
(Music).
Hi, everyone.
Today we're going to learn how to use the pattern:
What is someone or something doing here?
Let's see an example.
What is your mother doing here?
Or you could say:
What is that box doing here?
Got it?
Great. Then go use it.
(Music).
Well, now, Carol doesn't know what the bird is doing there.
But she does know that it has pretty green feathers.
Oh, yes.
Parrots have beautiful feathers.
Feathers are different from fur, like the hair on other animals.
That's right.
And birds are always the animals that have feathers.
And parrots have beautiful feathers.
Parrots often have blue, green, yellow or sometimes red feathers.
Hmm. They are pretty.
Now Ken wants to try to catch Sunny.
Oh. Well, that would be hard.
Birds are hard to catch because they can fly.
Have you ever tried to catch a bird, Nathan?
Hmm, when I was a little kid, I think I tried.
But it is very difficult.
Well, now I think it's time for us to practice our key words together.
Here is the first key word for today.
cage.
cage.
Tina's pet bird lives in a cage.
shoulder.
shoulder.
Ron carried the box on his shoulder.
bite.
bite.
The cat bit me!
finger.
finger.
Kate ate the cake with her fingers.
close.
close.
Please close the door.
All right, those are all the key words that we have for you today.
Did you remember them all?
Practice them at home.
Right now we're going to review today's conversations.
Hi, Susie.
Is that a parrot?
Yes, it is.
His name is Sunny.
He's a handsome bird.
Can he sit on my shoulder?
No, he is a little shy.
Does he bite?
Yes, he does bite.
Oh. Maybe I don't want him on my shoulder.
Don't worry.
You can still say hello!
Hi, Rob.
What do you have in the cage?
It's a parrot.
Its name is Sunny.
Susie brought him to work.
She is doing a report on birds today.
How cute!
Can he talk?
I don't know.
But we can ask him!
Hello, Sunny.
Can you say hello?
Oh, no!
He flew away!
Because you didn't close the cage door!
Carol, what's that?
It looks like a parrot.
What is it doing here?
I have no idea.
But it has pretty green feathers.
Can I catch it?
I wonder.
You can try.
Put your hand in front of it.
Then it can get on your finger.
Or it can bite my finger!
Monkey Man, can I have one? Can I, can I?
Can you have one what?
Ooh, can I have a parrot? Please, Monkey Man!
Ginger, Ginger, why do you want a parrot?
Parrots are cute!
Well, yes, they are.
And parrots can sit on your shoulder.
That's true.
They can do that.
And, and parrots can talk.
Yes, they can.
That's amazing, Monkey Man.
I want to hear an animal talk.
Ginger, you want to hear an animal talk?
Yeah, I sure do.
Well, then... start talking.
Huh? Oh, yeah.
I'm an animal that talks.
Yeah.
I forgot.
Today it's time to Answer It.
Let's look at our first question right now.
What does Susie have?
What does Susie have?
The answer is in Conversation A.
Susie has a parrot.
Here is question two.
Do you like parrots?
Why or why not?
Do you like parrots?
Why or why not?
Let's hear some answers from our friends.
(Music).
Do I like parrots?
As a flight attendant, I get to travel a lot.
And I get to go to many different places.
If I go to a place that has parrots, I love to see them.
They are beautiful birds.
And they are very smart.
You can teach them lots of things.
I think that parrots are wonderful birds.
Do you like parrots?
Do I like parrots?
Yes, I like parrots.
Why do I like parrots?
Well, they're very colorful animals.
You can have red ones, green ones and blue ones and all sorts of colors.
Did you know parrots are really smart, too?
They can talk.
They can sing.
They can even solve puzzles.
I like parrots a lot. What about you?
Do I like parrots?
Yeah. I think parrots are great.
Parrots are beautiful birds.
They have so many different colors.
And parrots are also very interesting.
Parrots are very talented birds.
Parrots can sing.
And some parrots can even talk.
Can you believe it?
Can you say hi, Sunny?
Can you say hello?
Hello.
See?
Do I like parrots?
Why or why not?
Well, I actually love parrots.
You want to know why?
Well, a friend of mine bought two parrots, and she let me hold one.
It was so cute.
It got on my finger.
And the feathers were so soft and it didn't hurt me.
Before I was afraid of them.
But now I think I'd love to have a parrot.
I love parrots.
But I don't think I'd like to clean the cage.
Well, that's all of our time for today.
We hope that we can see you for another lesson right here on...
Let's Talk in English.
Bye-bye.
(Music).