节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2013-12-18
难易度:Low
关键字:yet, desk, bother, belong, puppy, throw up
You're watching Let's Talk in English.
It's a great day here at LTE TV.
My name is Katie, and we're ready to learn some English with you today.
Our new topic is PEOPLE.
And the title of our lesson is I Don't Like It!
I Don't Like It!
Are some of our friends in a fight today, Nathan?
Well, I don't think that anyone is fighting.
But some of them do disagree about something.
They don't think the same things.
Hello, everyone. My name is Nathan.
It's great to be with you today.
Now let's start today by looking in our magazines and finding today's Let's
Begin reading.
Katie will read it with you right now.
Let's begin!
Mark did not see Susie's dog yet.
But it threw up under his desk.
Mark is not happy.
Dogs do not belong in an office.
But Carol doesn't mind.
Susie can bring her puppy to work all week.
But Mark does mind.
Susie's dog bothers him.
Wow. Let's see what happens with today's lesson starting in Conversation A.
(Music).
Rob, did you see Susie's new dog yet?
He's so cute!
No. Where did you see her dog, Megan?
He's here at the station.
Really? Susie's dog is at the TV station?
What's his name?
His name is Rex.
I didn't see him. But he left me a present.
He did?
Yes. He threw up under my desk!
That's not a very nice present.
I don't think I would be very happy about that.
But I like having pets in the office.
I think it's good, too. You just need to find the right pet.
Susie's new dog is just visiting the office for the first time, though.
Rob and Mark haven't even seen him yet.
And we've just come to our first key word for today.
yet.
yet.
We use this word in different ways.
We often say that something hasn't happened yet.
That means it has not happened before, but we think that it will happen later.
Megan and Rob have not seen Susie's dog before, but they think they will see him
later.
He is at the office. So they should get a chance.
Let's try to use this word.
Like: I have not left home yet.
I have not read that book yet.
Nathan, can you use this word in a question?
Hmm. I think so.
I can just ask you if you have done something yet.
Uh, Katie, did you buy Christmas gifts for your family yet?
Oh, no! I have not. Oh. I mean... great question, Nathan.
But let's look at another question.
It's a "Use It!" sentence.
Where did you see her dog?
Where did you see (blank)?
Hmm. Like: Where did you see that information?
Where did you see that movie?
Where did you see that word?
But let's look at one last question now.
What did Mark see under his desk?
And there is a key word in that question, so let's learn about this word.
desk.
desk.
A desk is a table that is usually used for work.
Where can you find desks, Nathan?
Well, at work, of course.
Most people at work have a desk.
There are 12 desks near mine.
I don't know how many desks are in the whole office, though.
A lot of them.
That's right. And you also have a desk when you are at school.
I'm sure that some of you sit in a desk in your classroom.
And some people also have a desk at home.
That way they can work at home and at their office.
But what happened under Mark's desk at work?
Susie's dog threw up.
Yeah, and... well, that means that the dog got sick and he...
I'm... I'm sorry... I... I can't talk about this.
Let's just... let's just go on to Conversation B.
Oh, I'm so sorry.
Why is Susie's dog in the office?
He is lonely at home. He's just a puppy.
Well, can she work from home?
Dogs do not belong in offices.
Did she ask Carol?
Yes. Carol doesn't mind.
Susie can bring her dog with her this week.
But only this week. I hope.
Mark thinks that Susie's dog should not be at the office.
What do you think, friends?
Should he stay home?
Well, there are a lot of things to think about for that question.
Dogs are all very different.
But it's important to remember Susie's dog is just a puppy.
Hmm. That is important. And it's also a key word.
puppy.
puppy.
A puppy is just a young dog.
Puppies are usually very cute.
My family had lots of dogs when I was little.
Have you ever had a dog, Katie?
Yes. My family got a puppy when I was very little.
And I had the dog from the time I was 5 to, I think, 19.
He was a good dog.
But Nathan, how many dogs did you have?
You said that your family had lots.
Well, we had three dogs.
We had a lot of space outside for them.
But one of our dogs would often have puppies.
We would take care of the puppies for a while, but then we sold them to other
people.
Oh. I see. I would be sad to see all those cute puppies go.
But one family can't have too many pets.
Three dogs already belong to you.
And three pets is a lot for most families.
Now let's look at another key word that Katie used earlier.
belong.
belong.
Something that belongs to you is yours. It should stay with you.
That's right. These clothes belong to me. I own them, so they are mine.
And here's another example.
If you find a cellphone, you can ask other people, "Who does the cellphone
belong to?".
But we can also say that something belongs in a place.
Books belong in the library.
That means that the library is a good place to keep books.
Now books should stay in the library if that's where they come from.
You can also say, "I belong on that team." I should stay with that team.
And Mark thinks that dogs don't belong in offices.
Offices are not good places for dogs, so she should not bring the dog to the
office.
Susie needs to take care of her puppy, though.
So maybe she should work from home.
Now "work from home" is just like saying work at home.
You can say it both ways.
Maybe Mark is right, but maybe not.
What do you think?
Let's learn some more in Conversation C now.
Mark doesn't like dogs.
No. I do like dogs. But I don't like dogs at work.
Does Susie's dog make a lot of noise?
Well, no. It's pretty quiet.
Does it smell bad?
No. It doesn't.
So the dog isn't bothering anyone.
I guess.
It's bothering me!
It threw up under my desk!
Mark really has a problem with this dog.
He does not want the puppy at work.
But he likes dogs. At least that is what he says.
Actually, he said, "I do like dogs." That sounds a little bit strange.
But you should know what he means when he says it that way.
You can use this when someone says something about you that is not true.
That's right.
Someone might say about me: Katie doesn't like Chinese food.
And then I would say, "I do like Chinese food." You can use this sentence to
make sure that people know what is right.
Or someone might say, "Nathan doesn't like love stories." And I would say, "I do
like love stories." You know, Katie,
it bothers me when someone says things about me that are not true.
I understand.
And now we can talk about our last key word.
Nathan just used it.
bother.
bother.
If something bothers you, it makes you mad or uncomfortable.
Mmhm. I am not happy when someone says something about me that is not true.
Now Susie's dog bothered Mark because...
Never mind.
Does anything bother you, Katie?
Well, sometimes it does bother me if someone says something about me that's not
true.
But other things bother me like bugs. They annoy me and they make me
uncomfortable.
Now I also remember my parents using this word sometimes.
They would tell me don't bother them. They are working.
Oh, they did not want you to cause trouble or make anyone upset.
Yes, you can use this word that way, too.
But now let's practice all of our key words with some review.
Here's your first key word.
yet.
yet.
I didn't fix the door yet. I can soon.
desk.
desk.
Jim is studying at his desk.
belong.
belong.
Children don't belong at this party.
puppy.
puppy.
Mia's dog has six puppies.
bother.
bother.
Don't bother me. I'm busy.
OK. Those are all of your key words for today.
We hope that you practiced them with us.
Try to use them in a conversation today, and they will really help you.
Right now we're going to take a short break.
But we will be right back afterthat.