节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2013-09-19
难易度:Medium
关键字:supermarket, get, walk, road, corner, carry
Hi, friends. You found us here in the LTE TV studio.
It's time for Let's Talk in English.
My name is Nathan, and I'm one of your teachers here.
Today our topic is still AROUND TOWN.
And the title of our lesson is How Do I Get There?
How Do I Get There?
Katie, how do you find a new place?
Well, when I need to find a new place, I usually write down the address and then
find it on a map.
I like to use the map on my cellphone because then I can carry it easily.
That's how I find a new place.
Hi, everyone. My name is Katie.
And it's time to get ready for today's lesson.
So find your Let's Talk in English magazine and turn to today's Let's Begin!
You can read it with Nathan right now.
Let's begin!
Today Mark is looking for a supermarket.
He can get there fast on the subway.
But the walk from the TV station isn't long, either.
He should turn left onto Green Road.
There is a convenience store on that corner.
Maybe he can come back on the subway.
Then he won't have to walk and carry a lot of food.
OK, friends, let's see what... what happens in Conversation A right now.
(Music).
Hi, Mark. What are you looking at?
Hey, Ken. I'm looking at an online map.
I'm trying to find a supermarket.
Which supermarket?
Wang's Chinese Supermarket.
Do you know it?
I do.
I went there once.
It's not far from here.
How do I get there?
You can walk.
Or you can take the subway.
Today Mark is looking for a new place again.
He was doing the same thing yesterday.
Do you remember what he was looking for yesterday, Katie?
Of course, I do.
He wanted to go to a new restaurant called Texas Tom's.
He had a map on his phone, and Susie told him which way to go.
He is looking at a map today, too.
Mark wants to find Wang's Chinese Supermarket.
You might know this key word, friends, but let's talk about it.
supermarket.
supermarket.
This is a store that sells many things.
You can buy many kinds of food there.
Actually, you can get most things that you needed there.
What do you buy at supermarkets, Nathan?
Hmm. Well, I often buy milk and bread at the supermarket.
There is a supermarket near my apartment.
Is there one near your apartment, Katie?
Actually, there is not a supermarket near my apartment.
So I have to go to the supermarket near my work.
But many places have a supermarket near them.
There are lots of supermarkets in big cities.
Yes, you're right, Katie.
So why is Mark trying to find this one?
He could go to one near his home.
But he's looking for a Chinese supermarket.
Chinese supermarkets are not common in the United States.
He will have to find it.
And Ken knows Wang's Chinese Supermarket.
He can help Mark get there.
Well, that's great for Mark.
Now, let's look at this key word.
get.
get.
If you are trying to get somewhere, you are trying to go there.
This word is a little hard to understand.
We usually use "get" in a different way.
If we get something, we take it or we buy it.
Like: I can get Nathan's clipboard.
Well...
But I can get somewhere.
Like: I can get out of here.
Nathan, get... get back here.
No. You took my clipboard.
I'll give it back.
I'm sorry. We need to finish teaching.
That's yours.
What's next?
Well, um, actually we need to get to Conversation B.
Let's go there now.
(Music).
Can I get there faster on the subway?
Yes. But from here the walk isn't long, either.
How do I walk there?
When you leave the TV station, turn right.
Then walk to Green Road and turn left.
Green Road.
Is there a convenience store on that corner?
Yes!
After you turn left, walk about 10 minutes to Hope Park.
Wang's Supermarket is across from the park.
Mark can go to the supermarket two different ways.
He could use the subway. The subway is fast and convenient.
But he can also walk there.
It will take more time to walk than to ride the subway.
But it isn't a long walk, either.
Whoa, Nathan, you just used the word "walk" in two different ways.
I did? Uh, Mark can "walk" there, and it's not a long "walk"?
Are you sure, Katie?
Yeah. We often use "walk" as a verb, but you used it as a noun, too.
And that is a key word for today.
walk.
walk.
A walk is just going walking.
Mark can take a walk to the store.
Oh, I... I see.
I can say, "Joe walked to my house." That walk is a verb.
Right?
But I can also say, "Joe took a walk to my house." That walk is a noun.
You got it.
When walk is a noun, we often say, "Take a walk." You can take a walk to get
somewhere.
Or you can take a walk for exercise.
And we also say, "Go for a walk." It means the same thing.
Like: Let's go for a walk down the road.
You did it again, Nathan.
That was another key word.
Let's look at it.
road.
road.
A road is what cars drive on.
We also walk next to the road.
Yes. We should try not to walk on the road.
That's dangerous.
And we should be careful when we cross the road.
You cross the road when you walk from one side of the road to the other.
Most roads have lines to show you where to cross.
Roads also have lines to show cars where to drive.
You will also often see road in names of streets.
There is a big road near here called Bei-An Road.
Hey, Katie. What road did you live on in Texas?
Oh. I lived on a road called Meadowridge.
It was an interesting-sounding road.
Now roads have many different names.
And when two roads come together, they make corners.
And that's our next key word.
corner.
corner.
A corner can be made by two roads.
But it can also be made when two sides come together.
Like on my clipboard, the top meets the side here, so that's a corner.
If two roads cross, they will make four corners.
And I can also go to the corner of this room.
That's where two walls meet like over here.
The corner.
Now corners are also good for telling people where things are.
You can say what corner it is near, and what's on that corner.
Well, we've learned a lot in this conversation.
Now we should go to Conversation C.
(Music).
Great. I can find that.
Maybe I'll walk.
OK. But if you go by subway, take the orange line to the Hope Park Station.
How many stops is that from here?
Just two stops.
Will you buy a lot of food?
Maybe.
Then walk there and take the subway back!
Good idea.
Then I don't have to walk and carry everything so far!
That's a great idea!
Mark can walk to the supermarket.
I think it's nice to walk places.
And it's much cheaper than driving or taking the subway.
Walking is nice if the weather is good and if you don't have too much to carry.
I agree.
And you used our last key word for today.
carry.
carry.
When you carry something, you hold it with your hands or arms.
Mark will buy some things at the supermarket, and he will need to carry them
back.
He will probably have a few bags of food with him.
Mark might get tired if he walks with his bags.
So when he comes back, he can take the subway.
He won't have to carry the bags so long that way.
That's right.
He can walk there and take the subway back.
"There and back," we often use those words together.
If it is raining, Mark could take the subway there and back.
That's right.
We do use those words together.
And right now, we need to look at some other words, our key words.
Let's practice them.
Here is the first key word.
supermarket.
supermarket.
We buy food at Bill's Supermarket.
get.
get.
Dee can get to school in five minutes.
walk.
walk.
The weather is nice. Let's take a walk.
road.
road.
My school is on this road.
corner.
corner.
There is a 7-Eleven on the corner.
carry.
carry.
Jed is carrying a lot of books.
Those are our key words for today.
And now we need to take a break.
Don't goaway!