节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2013-12-10
难易度:Medium
关键字:travel, window, scenery, highway, over, fare, round-trip
You're watching Let's Talk in English.
It is a great day here at LTE TV.
My name is Katie, and we are both glad that you joined us today.
Our topic is still TRANSPORTATION.
And we have part two of our lesson Ride the Bus.
Ride the Bus.
Nathan, do you ever ride the bus to other cities?
Hmm. Well, not in the United States.
But when I was in Asia, I rode many buses to cities.
So yes, I did before.
Hello, everyone, my name is Nathan.
It's great to be with you today.
But now it's time for you to look in your LTE magazine for today's Let's Begin
reading.
You can read it with Katie right now.
Let's begin!
Mark can take a bus to Texas for Christmas!
The fare is not too expensive.
A round-trip ticket is $139.
But the travel time is long.
Mark can look out the window at the scenery.
He can talk to other passengers or maybe use the Internet.
He might be on the highway for over 24 hours.
But he'll have fun!
OK. Let's learn more about this in Conversation A right now.
(Music).
Hi, Mark. What are you doing?
I'm looking at bus schedules and prices.
Are you going somewhere?
I want to go home for Christmas.
Great!
How much is the bus fare to Texas?
I can get a round-trip ticket for $139.
That's not bad.
But the travel time is over 24 hours from here to Texas.
Ooh. That's a long time on a bus!
I have never been on a bus for 24 hours.
That does not sound fun to me.
But it might be the best way for Mark to go home for Christmas.
Nathan, what do you think?
Hmm, I don't know.
I think it might be better to take a plane. That would be much faster.
But the bus fare is cheaper.
That's right.
The plane is faster, but the bus fare is cheaper.
Now a fare is how much money you pay for transportation.
Airfare is way more expensive than bus fare.
We say airfare for airplanes.
There are also different fares for a one-way trip or a round-trip.
On a one-way trip, you only pay to go somewhere.
But on a round-trip, you pay to go somewhere and come back.
Mark can pay $139 for a round-trip to Texas.
That's not too bad, right, Nathan?
Yeah, it's not bad.
If a price is not bad, it's not too expensive.
It may not be cheap, but it's not too much.
Now you need to look for prices early when you want to go somewhere.
Travel can be very expensive.
And here's the key word.
travel.
travel.
Travel is going places.
Today travel is very popular.
But why is it so popular, Katie?
Well, I think that people just like to see new things.
It's a lot of fun. But travel was very hard before.
It took a very long time and it made people very tired.
Yes, that's true. But now we have air travel.
Airplanes make travel much faster and easier.
Today it takes a few hours to travel across the USA.
Before, it took days.
Did you hear that, friends?
Nathan used our key word as a verb.
Like this:
It will take Mark over 24 hours to travel to Texas.
Yes, travel can be a thing or a thing to do.
But Katie just used our next key word.
Well, friends, let's learn about this word.
over.
over.
We use this word to mean more than.
It will take Mark more than 24 hours to go to Texas.
Hmm. So we can use "over" for time.
We can also use it for money, Katie.
Yes. That shirt is over $30.
You have to pay more than $30 for it.
Can you use it for other things, Nathan?
Hmm, sure! You can use it to say how far something is.
My hometown is over 100 miles away.
It is not nearby.
But Conversation B is nearby.
Actually, we should go there now.
Well... long bus trips can be fun.
Sure. You don't have to drive.
So you can just look out the window at the scenery.
Right!
Or I can talk to other passengers.
Of course!
Or you can just relax and read a book.
Yes. Or I can use the Internet!
Really? Do you have to pay for it?
No! It's free!
Hmm. Mark and Ken are thinking about a lot of things to do on the bus.
Mark has to ride the bus a long time.
Yes, over 24 hours.
But he doesn't have to drive.
Now, Nathan, you said Mark has to ride.
I said he doesn't have to drive.
Can you tell our friends what he means?
Oh! Well, that is a good question.
If you have to do something, you must do it.
If Mark wants to take the bus to Texas, he has to ride for a long time.
But if he takes the bus, he doesn't have to drive.
The bus driver will drive the bus.
So Mark can do other things.
He can just look out the window if he wants to.
Yes, that's one thing he can do.
But let's learn about that key word.
window.
window.
Oh. Look! We have a window in the studio now.
Now I'm sure you have windows at your house, too.
Does your room have a window, Katie?
Oh, yes. My room does have a window.
But it's a very small window.
I would not like to live in a room that does not have a window.
I think windows make a room much better.
I agree with you.
I have a window in my room, but I cannot see many things from my window.
So I just don't look out of it.
Can you see things from your window, Katie?
Not very much.
I can only see the apartment that is across from me.
It would be nice to live up in a tall building.
Then I can look out the window and see the city.
Some parts of the city have beautiful scenery.
Oh, we have another key word to learn today.
scenery.
scenery.
This is beautiful things to look at outside.
So where can you go to see some nice scenery, Katie?
Well, you could go to a park to look at the scenery.
The trees, flowers and plants are all part of the scenery in a park.
Hmm.
Well, to see scenery in the city, you can go to the park.
And you can also leave the city and go to the mountains.
The mountains have beautiful scenery.
But you can also enjoy scenery when you travel on the road.
There are many things to see if you're riding in a car or a bus for a long time.
Mark can also read or talk to people on the bus.
But did you know he can also use the Internet?
Let's learn some more about that in Conversation C.
Can you send me an email on the highway?
Maybe.
This website says, "All new buses have free Internet.".
That's cool.
The new buses also have bigger seats with more space.
Nice! Will you get a new bus?
I hope so!
Are you going to buy a ticket?
Yes! How will I get to the bus station?
Take a bus!
(Music).
I hope that Mark can take a new bus.
Then he will have free Internet.
He will be on the highway a long time.
Yes. The Internet would give him some things to do.
But Nathan just used today's last key word.
So let's look at it.
highway.
highway.
A highway is a big road that goes from one city to another.
And when you drive on a highway, you do not have to stop very often.
There are very few stop lights that make you stop or go.
So there aren't many roads that cross highways.
And you can drive faster on highways, but not too fast.
Some people like to drive on highways and some do not.
Do you like to drive on highways, Nathan?
Hmm. Yes, I do like to drive on highways.
I think it is relaxing.
But sometimes there are many cars on the highway.
And then you need to be very careful.
Well, Mark can use the Internet when he's on the highway.
Can you use the Internet on the highway, Nathan?
Uh, no. Not if I am driving. That's not safe.
But there's a "Use It!" sentence for you to try.
Can you do something on the (blank)?
Like: Can you meet me on Thursday?
Can you hike on the mountain here?
Or can you practice English words on TV?
Well, we can do that right now.
Let's review today's key words.
The first one is...
travel.
travel.
I really like international travel.
window.
window.
Look out the window. Is it raining?
scenery.
scenery.
The scenery here is really beautiful.
highway.
highway.
You can drive fast on this highway.
over.
over.
Jim walked over 10 miles today!
Those are all of today's key words, friends.
Did you remember them from earlier in our conversations?
Well, right now let's take a short break.
Please comeback.