节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2014-01-15
难易度:Medium
关键字:shoot, flash, lens, take (a picture), dark
This is Let's Talk in English.
You can come here to learn English and have fun every day.
My name is Nathan, and I am one of your teachers here on our show.
For today, we have a new topic, TECHNOLOGY.
And the title of our lesson is A Perfect Picture.
A Perfect Picture.
Katie, do you know how to take the perfect picture?
Oh, Nathan.
I wish I knew how to take the perfect picture, but I don't know how.
So I hope that I will learn how to do that today.
Hi, everyone.
My name is Katie, and I'm your other teacher here at Let's Talk in English.
We're going to learn a lot together today.
So let's start learning with today's Read It.
You can find it in your magazine and read it with Katie now.
Ken knows a lot about cameras.
Susie needs to shoot some pictures for a report.
She needs a new camera.
Ken can help her choose a new camera.
Susie wants a small camera.
Small cameras have a flash and lens.
She can take a picture with a flash.
Then her picture won't be dark.
Well, today it's time to talk about cameras.
Katie, do you use a camera often?
Well, I usually only use my camera when I am traveling.
When I'm in the city where I live, I don't really need to use my camera.
Well, we know a lot of people who use cameras for work, though.
Isn't that right?
That's right.
Many people that we know use cameras for work.
And so does Susie.
That's why she is looking for a new camera.
It's important to have a good camera if you use it for work.
Now let's talk about our key words with Christina.
Hello.
(Chinese).
Hi, Ken.
Is that a new camera?
Hi, Susie.
Yes, it is.
I bought it last week.
It's nice!
So you know a lot about cameras.
Maybe you can help me.
Sure.
What do you need help with?
I need to shoot some pictures for a report.
Do you need help with that?
No.
I need a new camera.
Well, Ken has a new camera.
He bought it last week.
Oh, we should look at the word, bought.
Bought, B-O-U-G-H-T, is the past tense of buy.
I will buy something today, but I bought something yesterday.
That's a great point.
Ken bought a new camera.
And Susie needs one, too.
Ken knows a lot about cameras.
Well, hey, that's a great sentence to talk about:
He or she knows a lot about something.
He knows a lot about cars.
Or:
She knows a lot about animals.
Or:
He knows a lot about the ocean.
Well, this is a good sentence.
If someone knows a lot about something, you can ask that person questions about
something you want to know about.
So Ken will help Susie choose a camera.
Oh, oh, well, what does she need help with, Katie?
Well, she doesn't need help shooting pictures.
I mean... I mean she doesn't need help taking the pictures.
She needs help with finding a new camera.
Well, that would be kind of hard.
There's a lot to think about when you buy something new.
That's true.
And finding a good camera will help Susie take the perfect picture.
So I hope Ken helps her.
Hmm. So sometime you might want to buy a new camera, too.
There are many different things to think about.
But what things do we need to think about, Katie?
Well, I think the first thing I will think about is what kind of camera I want
to buy.
There are so many different kinds of cameras out there that you need to know
which kind would be best for you.
Is there anything else we should think about?
Well, I think it's important to think about why you want the camera.
Is it something for work, or is it just for fun?
Maybe that will make a difference in how you use your camera and what kind of
camera you need.
That's right.
I would just use my camera for fun.
So maybe I don't need a huge camera.
I can buy a small one.
Now Ken and Susie can...
Ken can help Susie with finding a camera.
But I think that Christina can help us learn about the sentence:
What do you need help with?
We'll be back after that.
(Chinese).
Don't you have a camera?
Yes, but it's broken!
Oh, OK.
Do you want a big camera?
No, I want a small camera.
I need one with a flash.
All cameras have a flash.
A flash is very useful.
I know.
If you take a picture indoors, you will need a flash.
Right.
I don't want dark pictures!
No, you don't.
Uh-oh.
Susie broke her camera.
That's why she needs to buy a new one.
Have you ever had a broken camera?
What did you do?
If you have had a broken camera, you can do a few things to fix it.
You can try to take it somewhere to get it fixed, too.
That's right.
But before we find out what Susie does, we should learn about our Calendar
Phrase.
But it's broken.
But it's broken.
(Chinese).
This is a nice coffee cup.
Yes. But it's broken.
This is a nice clock.
Yes. But it's broken.
This is a nice computer.
Yes. But it's broken.
OK.
I'll put all the broken things here in this box.
No! That box is broken.
But it's broken.
But it's broken.
(Chinese).
Well, that's a good phrase to know.
But I hope you don't have to use it too much.
Oh, that's true, Nathan.
We wouldn't want to use that too often.
Now, friends, if you can't fix your broken camera, you probably have to buy a
new camera.
And that's what Susie is deciding today.
But she has to think about a lot of things first.
But she is lucky that Ken is helping her.
She decides that she needs a camera with a flash.
Now, I think a flash is helpful.
Sure. A Flash will light up a dark area.
If you take a picture inside, you'll need a flash.
Hey, Nathan! That's today's Use It sentence.
Let's learn some more about this sentence right now.
(Chinese).
Today we're going to learn how to use the pattern:
If you do something you will do something else.
Here's an example:
If you walk home you will need a jacket.
Here's another:
If you want to drink you will need money.
So remember to use it.
That's a great sentence to know.
Use this sentence today, friends.
If you do something you will do something else.
Well, let's keep learning now.
Like we just learned, a flash is very important.
If you don't have a flash, then you will have dark pictures.
That's right. And that's not a good picture.
If a picture is dark, you can't see it well.
It won't show up.
Well, that's true. But we use the word "dark" in other ways, too.
At night, it's dark outside.
There is no light.
Sometimes we say people are scared of the dark, too.
Katie, are you scared of the dark?
Oh! Sometimes I am, but usually there's nothing in the dark.
I just like the light.
Now Ken says that a flash is very useful.
It means that a flash is important; you need it.
And sometimes breaks are useful, too.
Let's take a break now.
We'll be back verysoon.