节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2013-09-23
难易度:Low
关键字:biking, around, easy, short, path
Hello, friends.
Welcome to Let's Talk in English.
We are ready to teach you some English and to have a little fun today, too.
My name is Nathan, and I am one of your teachers here.
Today's new topic is ACTIVITIES.
And the title of our new lesson is A Bike Trip.
A Bike Trip.
Katie, do you like to ride bikes?
Yes, Nathan, I do like to ride bikes.
I have a bike at home so I often ride bikes on the weekend.
It's very fun.
Hi, everyone.
My name is Katie, your other teacher here at Let's Talk in English.
It's time for us to get started with today's lesson.
So find your Let's Talk in English magazine and turn to today's Let's Begin!
Nathan will read with you right now.
Let's begin!
Mark likes biking!
He's planning a bike trip around Lake George.
There are a few bike paths.
Which one is best?
One is easy.
But it takes too long!
Another one is short.
But it's really hard!
The third path isn't too long or too difficult.
Ken, Megan, Rob and Susie can go on the trip, too.
They can have a great ride!
And I'm sure that we can learn a lot of great things, so let's go to
Conversation A right now.
(Music).
Hi, Mark.
Are you going somewhere?
Yes! I'm planning a bike trip around Lake George.
Wow, fun!
I really like biking.
And Lake George looks beautiful!
It is.
Will you rent a bike?
No, I have one.
Do you have a bike?
Yes! Why do you ask?
Maybe we can go together!
Susie starts Conversation A with a question.
She asks Mark: Are you going somewhere?
And Susie asks him this question because Mark was looking at a road map.
You use a map to try to go somewhere new.
Maps tell you where you need to go.
That's right.
And Mark is planning a bike trip around Lake George.
Let's learn about our first key word now.
around.
around.
If you go around something, like a lake, you follow the outside of it.
You can walk around a park, too.
That's right.
There are many ways to use this word.
Like Nathan said, you can walk around something.
And we can sit around a table.
That's another way to use that word.
Nathan, can you think of any more ways to use the word "around"?
Hmm, yeah.
We can turn around... like this.
So, friends, if we turn around, we are probably turning in a full circle.
And Mark is planning a trip around the lake.
Remember, he will go in a circle around the outside of the lake.
That's right.
Mark also says he really likes biking.
And that is our next key word.
You're right, Katie.
Let's look at it together.
biking.
biking.
Biking is when you ride a bike.
That's right.
We can say that we like to go biking or that we like to ride bikes.
Both can work.
Now do you hear the word "bike" in biking?
We can sometimes make verbs into nouns by adding "ING" to the end.
For example, I like to sing, or I can say I like singing.
Or John really likes studying.
I can say that I like reading and I like teaching.
You add "ING" to the verb.
Now let's also look at the word "rent." When you rent something, you buy it for
a short time.
In many cities you can rent bikes.
Yes. I have rented a bike before.
It was called a Ubike.
Katie, have you ever rented a Ubike?
Yes, I have.
In Taipei, you can rent Ubikes.
Many cities have places where you can rent a bike for 30 minutes or one hour and
only keep it for a little while.
That's right.
You only keep them for a short time when you rent something.
You can also rent cars or apartments, too.
That's right.
And we find out that both Mark and Susie have a bike.
So for their bike trip, they will not have to rent a bike.
They can go biking together.
And, friends, I think that we'll find out more about that in Conversation B.
So let's go there right now.
That's a great idea!
Megan, Rob and Ken have bikes, too.
You can invite them!
Cool! Look at this map.
There are three bike paths around the lake.
OK. Tell me about them.
One is easy.
But it's very long.
Another one is short.
But it's also difficult!
No thanks.
I don't want a difficult path!
Well, Mark and Susie are excited about taking a bike trip.
And we find out that Megan, Rob and Ken also have bikes.
So Mark and Susie can invite them to go biking.
And Mark shows Susie his map.
He says there are three paths around the lake.
A path is something you follow when you ride a bike or take a walk outside
somewhere.
It shows you where to go.
If you follow the path, you won't get lost.
And Susie uses today's "Use It!" sentence in this conversation.
Tell me about them.
Tell me about something.
We use this sentence when we want to know more about something.
So let's use it!
Tell me about your school.
Tell me about the movie.
Tell me about the new store.
Good job, friends.
OK. Mark says one of the paths is easy.
Let's look at that key word.
easy.
easy.
If something is easy, it is not hard.
You know how to do it and it usually does not give you problems.
So, Nathan, what do you think is easy to do?
Well, it is easy for me to remember - or we say "memorize" - words.
I've had to memorize a lot of things.
So it's kind of easy for me now.
But maybe school is easy for you because you learn quickly.
Maybe your homework is easy so you can do it fast.
Or maybe sports are easy for you.
For me, reading is easy.
And in our conversation, one of the bike paths is easy.
It is not hard to follow that path.
But it's very long.
It would take a long time for them to ride it.
But the other path is short.
And, Katie, I think that's our next key word.
Thank you, Nathan. You're right.
Friends, let's have a look.
short.
short.
If something is short, it is not tall or long.
We often say that people are short.
That means they aren't tall.
Mmhm.
We can use the word short in other ways, too.
Maybe the test was short.
There were only a few questions on the test.
Or maybe a movie is short.
It's only an hour long.
But in our conversation, we mean that the path is short.
It is not long.
It won't take Mark and Susie a very long time to ride around the path.
But we do find out that the short path is the difficult path.
Difficult means that it is hard.
It won't be an easy ride.
And Susie says, "No thanks." She doesn't want a difficult path.
So they will choose to go biking on a different path.
Well, friends, that's all the time that we have.
So let's move on to Conversation C now.
Then we can ride on the third path.
Is it hard?
No, not really.
Anybody can ride on that path!
My book says that.
How long is that ride?
About four hours.
Is that too long?
No! That's perfect.
Great!
Let's talk to Ken, Rob and Megan.
Then we can plan together!
In Conversation C, Mark says they can ride on the third path.
His book says anybody can ride on that path.
So it must not be hard.
Well, that sounds like a good choice then.
And Susie asks an important question:
How long is that ride?
And, Katie, you used a key word there.
Let's learn about it, friends.
ride.
ride.
If we are going biking, we often say we're going on a bike ride.
The word "ride" is usually a verb, but here we are using it as a noun.
We can say that we are going on a ride, taking a ride in a car or going on a
bike ride.
There are a few different ways to use that word as a noun.
So Susie asks Mark, "How long is the ride?" Mark says, "It's about four hours."
This is an important question to know.
We often ask how long something is.
That's right.
I can ask my friend "How long is the movie?" And she could say to me: It's only
two hours long.
Mark and Susie's bike ride will be about four hours long.
And Susie says, "That's perfect." She thinks the plan is perfect.
There is nothing wrong with it.
And, friends, you know what else I think is perfect?
Reviewing key words together.
Let's do that now.
Here's the first key word.
biking.
biking.
Biking is good exercise.
around.
around.
Let's drive around the lake.
easy.
easy.
Mrs. Jones' homework is always easy.
short.
short.
Our vacation was too short!
ride.
ride.
The bike ride is about two hours.
Did you remember all of these key words, friends?
We hope that you did.
Now it's time to take a little break.
But please don't go away for too long.
We will be back to talk aboutsome more.