节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2013-10-30
难易度:Medium
关键字:million, thousand, count, fourth, bakery, line
You're watching Let's Talk in English.
This is the show where we have fun learning English together.
My name is Katie, and we are glad that you joined us today at LTE TV.
Our topic today is SMALL TALK, and we have a new lesson for you called How Many?
How Many?
Nathan, what do you think we'll talk about today?
Well, I'm not sure.
The lesson title is just How Many?
But, maybe we will talk about numbers today.
Hi, friends.
My name is Nathan.
It's great to be here learning together with you.
Now it is time for our Let's Begin reading.
So find it inside your Let's Talk in English magazine and read with Katie.
Let's begin!
Mark tells Rob about a concert.
There were a million people there.
Not really.
There were maybe one or two thousand.
Mark didn't count them.
This was the fourth university concert for Mark.
Rob didn't go to many concerts this year, but he went to several last year.
Mark also went to a new bakery.
It's a popular place.
There was a long line.
I think I was right.
We are going to talk about some numbers.
Let's start with Conversation A.
Hey, Rob.
Did you go to the concert at the university last night?
No, Mark.
I didn't.
Was it good?
It was!
The music was great!
But there were a million people there!
Really?
A million?
Well, OK, one or two thousand.
I didn't count them.
Those concerts at the university are really popular.
A lot of people go to them.
Today we are talking about numbers.
Most of our key words will be about numbers in this lesson.
And so we start with Mark and Rob in Conversation A.
Mark went to a concert at the university.
And he thinks the music was great.
But he says something else about the concert.
That's right.
He says that there were a million people there.
Nathan, does that sound right?
Well, that's what Mark says.
But there weren't that many people.
That's a lot of people.
Sometimes when we tell a story, we make it sound more exciting than it was.
That is true.
But friends, let's talk about this key word.
million.
million.
A million is a huge number.
A million is a number with six zeros behind it.
If you have one million dollars, you can buy many things.
Hmm.
Sometimes we use the word million to just talk about a lot of things.
If some place is really crowded, I may say there were a million people there -
even if there weren't that many people there.
Sometimes in Taipei, I say it feels like there are a million scooters on the
road - even if there aren't actually that many.
And we find out there aren't one million people at the concert.
Mark says there were only one or two thousand.
He didn't count them.
And those are the next two key words.
Let's look at the first one.
thousand.
thousand.
The word thousand is also a number.
It is a number with three zeros behind it.
It's a lot smaller than one million.
That's right.
A thousand is a smaller number than a million.
But you can also use this word when you're trying to make things sound
interesting.
Uh, at work, I might say that I have a thousand things to do that day.
But he doesn't really have a thousand things to do.
He just has a lot of things to do.
Now friends, let's learn about the next key word.
count.
count.
When you count things, you say how many things there are.
So, let's do an example of this.
We have some books here on this book table.
I am going to count the books.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven and eight.
There are eight books.
Good job, Nathan.
Friends, it's important to know how to count things.
So you need to know your numbers.
Can you count in English?
Let's try to count to ten in English.
Nathan, can you help me?
I can.
Let's go.
OK.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, and ten.
Good job, friends.
Try to count something today.
It's very important to know your numbers.
Friends, let's go to Conversation B right now.
(Music).
Do you ever go to those concerts?
Sometimes.
I didn't go to many this year.
I went to several last year.
This was my fourth university concert this year.
But I can't go to any more.
Why not?
Last night's concert was the last one of the year.
Oh, yeah.
But there will be more next year.
Our "Use It!" sentence for today in this conversation is: This was my fourth
university concert this year.
This was my (something) this (some time).
Now let's try to use it!
This is my second cup of coffee this morning.
This is my fifth trip to the grocery store this week.
Or, this is my sixth time to read this book.
Well, good job.
Use it at home, friends.
And our key word was in that sentence.
So let's learn about it together.
fourth.
fourth.
When you use this word, you're talking about the number four.
That's right.
Mark says this was his fourth concert this year.
That means he has been to the concerts four times.
So, if I say this is my fourth time to go to Hualien, I mean that I have been to
Hualien four times.
That's right.
Now friends, we're all out of time.
So let's go on to Conversation C.
(Music).
There's a new bakery near the library.
Did you know that?
No.
Is it good?
Yes!
I went there this morning.
It's a popular place.
There was a long line!
How many people were in line?
At least a hundred!
Really?
It must be a very popular place.
OK, maybe 50.
Really?
OK, maybe only 10.
I didn't count.
And we find out in Conversation C that there is a new bakery near the library.
That is a key word for today, so let's learn about it.
bakery.
bakery.
A bakery is a place where you can buy bread.
Bakeries are a great place to go.
Like our conversation says, they are popular places.
You can buy many things there.
Katie, you already said that you can buy bread there, but you can buy other
things, too.
That's right.
You can buy cake.
You can buy pie.
You can buy cupcakes.
Ooh, Nathan, I love bakeries.
Let's go to one now.
I'm hungry.
There's one down the street.
Well, Katie, let's first finish teaching, and then we can go to the bakery and
you can get a snack.
OK.
Well, I just hoped that there isn't a long line, Nathan.
Well, Katie, you just used our next key word.
Hey, thanks, Nathan.
Friends, let's look at this key word.
line.
line.
A line is when people stand together, one in front of the other.
We usually have to stand in line when we are waiting for something at a store.
In our conversation, there's a long line at the bakery.
And there is a long line because the bakery is a very popular place.
A lot of people like it.
We usually have to stand in line at a lot of places.
If you buy something at a store, you usually have to wait in a line when you're
waiting to pay for it.
At the bakery, Mark says there was a long line.
But he didn't count the people.
So he doesn't know how many people are in the line.
That's right.
Now friends, I just counted, and we have learned six key words today.
That is a lot.
So let's practice them together right now.
Let's look at the first one.
million.
million.
Three million people live in this city.
thousand.
thousand.
A thousand is a big number.
count.
count.
Tom counted 60 people.
fourth.
fourth.
History is my fourth class today.
bakery.
bakery.
Let's buy a cake at the bakery.
line.
line.
We have to stand in this line.
OK, friends, those are all of today's key words.
Practice them at home, too.
We're going to take a short break right now.
We'll be back afterthat.