节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2013-10-08
难易度:Medium
关键字:weather, bank, balance, save, even, mail, online banking, check
You're watching Let's Talk in English.
Thank you for joining us here at LTE TV.
My name is Katie.
And we have a wonderful show for you today.
Our topic is still AROUND TOWN.
And we have part two of our lesson The Bank.
The Bank.
Do you go into your bank often, Nathan?
Well, I live very close to my bank, but I don't go in much at all.
I think I've only been there once because I use ATMs.
Hi, friends, my name is Nathan.
I'm glad to be teaching you today.
Right now let's open up our LTE magazines and read with Katie.
She will read our Let's Begin reading for today.
Let's begin!
The weather was nice yesterday, so Mark walked to the bank.
He tells Carol about the bank.
West Lake Bank now has online banking.
He can bank at home.
He can see his account balance.
Online banking can save time and even money!
East Bank also has online banking.
Carol ordered new checks for the office last week.
They came in the mail today.
I think we have a lot to talk about today.
Let's start with Conversation A.
(Music).
Good morning, Mark.
Good morning, Carol.
The weather was great yesterday.
Did you do anything after work?
Yes. I walked to West Lake Bank.
I withdrew some money.
The teller was very helpful!
Everyone at West Lake Bank is very nice.
Yes, they are.
But I'm not going to the bank anymore.
Why not?
I'm going to bank at home!
At home?
How can Mark bank at home?
I guess we'll see.
We have a few things we need to talk about first.
What do we need to talk about, Nathan?
Um, well, I guess we could talk about the weather.
You can always talk about the weather when there's nothing else to talk about.
Well, we have a lot of things to talk about, but we should talk about weather
first.
It's a key word.
weather.
weather.
The weather is what it is like outside.
Is the sun shining?
Is it raining?
That is the weather.
Yes. There can be sunny weather or rainy weather.
There can also be hot weather or cold weather.
And there can be good weather and bad weather.
What kind of weather do you like, Katie?
Well, I like good weather.
I like it when it is hot and sunny outside.
That way, I can sit outside and read in the park.
What about you?
What weather is most comfortable for you, friends?
You should learn how to talk about the weather.
It is something easy to talk about and very common, too.
But we also need to talk about the bank again, too.
That's right.
So let's do a little review.
Yesterday one of our key words was withdraw.
That means to take money out of the bank.
And the past tense is withdrew.
Next, a teller is someone at the bank that takes your money to put it in your
account.
They also give you money from your account when you need it.
But we keep using bank as a noun.
Bank is a key word, but today it is a verb.
Let's learn about it.
bank.
bank.
When you bank, you are using a bank account.
So, Nathan, where do you bank?
Well, I bank at my bank.
I used the word as a verb and a noun in one sentence.
But I think Katie wants my money.
I'm not going to tell her where I bank.
Huh, I tried.
Actually, I thought that you might say you bank at home like Mark.
Then you could explain to our friends what that means.
Hmm. Well, I don't bank at home much, but I often bank at ATMs like I said.
Remember, those are machines that you can get money from.
Yes, we talked about ATMs yesterday.
But how can we bank at home?
Maybe Conversation B will tell us how.
(Music).
So West Lake Bank has online banking?
Yes. Look.
They even gave me a pen for trying it!
Nice! I bank at East Bank.
They also have online banking.
I use it all the time.
Online banking saves time and money!
It's easy to do, too.
You're right.
I use online banking to look at my account.
Online banking.
Katie, you can bank at home with your computer.
I use online banking to look at my account in the United States.
Hmm. Maybe I should try that.
And maybe I should try to use that "Use It!" sentence.
I use something to do something.
Let's see. I ... What do I use?
Uh, oh, oh, Katie, try to use "books" in the sentence.
Good idea.
I use books to learn things.
Now Nathan, why don't you use the word: computer?
Hmm. Sure.
I use my computer to write things for work.
But you can use computers for many things.
Yes. You can use computers to write, to find information, to play games and even
to talk to your friends.
Yes, you can do all those things.
And you also used a key word, Katie.
We should look at it.
even.
even.
Katie said, "You can even use computers to play games." She uses "even" because
she is surprised.
Yes. I'm surprised that you can do so many things with your computer.
How can you use this word, Nathan?
Well, you can use it to talk about a person, too.
Evan is talented.
He can sing, play basketball and even speak three languages.
Wow. That is amazing.
If you use the word "even," you don't have to say "I'm so surprised." It saves
you some words.
Yes. "Even" is a great word to know.
But Katie just used another key word.
She is amazing.
OK, let's look at this one together, too.
save.
save.
If you save something, you don't have to use it.
You can keep it.
You should try to save money.
If you don't need to buy something, just keep your money.
Or you can wait to buy it when it is cheaper.
Then you can save money.
Nathan, how do you try to save money?
Hmm.
Well, I try to save money by going to cheaper stores.
That's one way.
But you can also save time.
Find ways to do things more quickly.
How can you do this, Katie?
Well, like you said, you can do things more quickly.
I try to save time when I'm going to work by walking to the subway very quickly.
That helps me save time.
But, friends, we have no time left for Conversation B.
So let's move on to Conversation C.
(Music).
I'll go online to see my account balance.
That's useful and very convenient.
You can also order checks online!
I ordered new checks for the office online last week.
They came in the mail today.
That's great!
You can write a check to me.
That's M-a-r-k T-s-a-i.
Here! You can use my pen!
Very funny, Mark!
Now we know a little more about online banking.
Of course, you have to go online to use it.
When you start to use the Internet, you go online or you get online.
And when you are using the Internet, you are online.
And if you bank online, you can see your account balance.
Well, that's great.
But what does it mean?
Let's talk about a key word to understand this.
balance.
balance.
Your balance is how much money you have in your bank account.
So your balance is a number.
When you spend money from your account, your balance gets lower.
So remember to save your money.
But when you put money in your account, your balance gets higher.
You have more money to use.
Or maybe you have a payday.
That's the day when your company pays you every month.
Your balance goes up on payday if your company puts money in your account.
It's useful to check your balance at home.
But I can't get money at home.
I wish that we could do that with online banking.
But what else can we do with it, Nathan?
Well, you can order checks.
Those are pieces of paper that you can use to pay for things.
When you use a check, you need to write how much money you are paying and you
also need to sign your name.
If you order checks, the bank will send them to you in the mail.
And that's our last key word, so let's learn about it.
mail.
mail.
People use the mail to send other things to people.
Like a letter, you send letters in the mail.
Before, people used the mail a lot.
And we don't use the mail as often now.
We have e-mail and Facebook, so we don't need to send so many letters.
But the mail is still good to use for sending other things to people.
You might want to send a gift to a friend who is far away from you.
Or you might order something online, and it is sent to you in the mail.
And when you send something in the mail, you can also say that you mailed it.
Mail can be a verb, too.
That's right. You can mail things.
Now friends, it's time to review all of today's key words by saying them
together.
Here we go.
weather.
weather.
I love sunny weather.
bank.
bank.
I bank at ABC Bank.
balance.
balance.
Your account balance is $150.
save.
save.
Save some money. Eat at home.
even.
even.
Mom even helped me with my homework.
mail.
mail.
Pick up your mail at the post office.
OK, friends, those were all of our key words, so I hope that you practiced them
with us.
We're going to take a short break right now.
But don't worry, we'll be rightback.