节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2013-08-30
难易度:High
关键字:considerate, customer, respect, toothpick, private, loudly, percent
Welcome to Let's Talk in English.
It's a great day here at LTE TV.
My name is Katie, one of your LTE teachers.
And we're ready to teach you a lot today.
Our topic is still FOOD.
And we have a new lesson called Eating at a Restaurant.
Eating at a Restaurant.
Nathan, do you think you have good manners?
Oh, well, of course I do, Katie.
Hello, friends.
My name is Nathan.
I think that I mostly have pretty good manners.
But sometimes I do forget thing.
OK.
Well, we are going to learn a lot more about manners today and how you should
act when you are at a restaurant.
So let's go to Conversation A right now and start learning.
(Music).
Hello, everyone.
Welcome to Let's Talk.
Do you like to eat out in restaurants?
What are some good manners to remember when you are in a restaurant?
Well, today's guest will help us to learn all about that.
Please help me welcome Mr. Paul Polite.
Welcome to our show, Paul.
Thanks for having me, Rob.
You know a lot about manners.
What should people remember when eating out in a restaurant?
You should be considerate of other people.
Restaurants have lots of customers, not just you.
So you shouldn't talk too loudly at the table.
Or laugh too loud or make too much noise.
Let other people enjoy their meals, too.
Well, Rob has a guest on today's show.
The guest is named Paul.
He knows a lot about manners.
And Rob asks him a question:
What should people remember when eating out at a restaurant?
That's our "Use It!" sentence for today.
Well, let's use it!
What should people wear when they go to church?
What should people see when they go to the zoo?
Good job, Katie.
Friends, try to use it at home.
Paul gives us some ideas for good manners at restaurants.
Yes, he does.
And the first thing he tells us is that you should be considerate of other
people.
And that's our first key word.
considerate.
considerate.
If you are considerate of other people, you think about others; you are kind and
helpful.
That's right.
Considerate people always think about other people before themselves.
At a restaurant, you should think about the other people who are eating there.
You don't want to bother them.
That's right.
And Paul says that restaurants have lots of customers, not just you.
And there's our next key word.
customer.
customer.
A customer is someone who buys something at a store or at a restaurant.
So if you are eating at a restaurant, you are that restaurant's customer.
If you buy something at the store, you are a customer there, too.
So when you go to eat at a restaurant, you have to think of the other customers
or the other people who are eating there.
OK, friends, that's all the time we have for now.
Let's go to Conversation B.
(Music).
How should you treat your server?
You should treat him or her with respect.
So you should say "please" and "thank you"?
Yes!
And if the service was good, leave a good tip.
Right.
About 20 percent of the bill, right?
Yes, that's right.
Is there anything else people should remember?
Yes.
Don't use a toothpick at the table.
Wait until you're in your car or another private place.
Rob asks another important question in Conversation B.
How should you treat your server?
And how does Paul answer, Katie?
Well, he says that you should always treat him or her with respect.
That's a great idea.
And there's a key word there, too.
You're right.
Let's take a look at it.
respect.
respect.
Respect is when you treat someone well because you admire him or her.
That's right.
We usually are told to respect our parents because they do a lot for us.
And you should respect your teachers.
You should treat them well when you are in class.
But Paul tells us to respect our server - that's the person who brings you your
food at a restaurant.
You should say "please" and "thank you" to them.
Paul also says not to use a toothpick at the table.
That's a great idea.
But I think we should learn about that key word.
Yes, we should.
Let's look at this one together, too.
toothpick.
toothpick.
Now a toothpick is a small pointed piece of wood that you can use to clean out
your teeth.
That's right.
You usually do this after you eat, so you can get the food out of your teeth.
But like Rob says, you should wait to do that in the car or another private
place.
That's right.
No one wants to see you clean your teeth.
That's not good manners.
Now let's look at our last key word for today.
private.
private.
If something or some place is private, it is only for one person or for a small
group of people.
That's right.
Paul says to go to a private place to clean your teeth.
He means that you should go somewhere where you are alone.
You could go to the bathroom or to your room.
Those places are private, too.
You may also want to tell people things in private.
If you tell someone something in private, you tell them when no one else is
around because you do not want anyone else to know about it.
That's right.
I think secrets are private.
And your grades at school should be private.
You shouldn't tell everyone the grades that you're making.
Now be careful when you pronounce this word, friends.
It looks like [prai-veit], but it's [prai-vit] if you can hear how we are
saying.
OK, friends, we need to go to today's Read It right now.
(Music).
When you eat at a restaurant, you should be considerate of other people.
Restaurants have many customers, not just you.
Don't talk too loudly at your table.
Also, treat your server with respect.
Say "please" when ordering and "thank you" when receiving.
If the service was good, leave a tip of about 20 percent.
And after the meal, do not use a toothpick at the table.
Wait until you are in a private place.
In today's Read It, we learn something important.
If the service is good, you should leave a tip of about 20 percent.
Now Nathan, what does this mean?
Well, if your bill is 20 dollars, you should leave a tip of 4 dollars.
That's 20 percent of 20 dollars.
OK. I get it now.
Leave a good tip if the service is good.
And friends, like Paul said, it's important to respect your server.
You should be nice to him.
We do that by saying "please" when you order your food.
When you order your food, you ask the server for what you want to eat.
And you can say "thank you" when you receive your food.
That is very important, too.
I agree.
It is very important to say "thank you." You should say "thank you" whenever
someone does something for you.
And don't forget to use a toothpick in a private place.
Clean your teeth when you are alone.
OK, friends, I think we need to review today's key words.
Please say them with us now.
Here's your first key word.
considerate.
considerate.
Don't talk so loud!
Be considerate.
customer.
customer.
The store had 300 customers today.
respect.
respect.
Show respect to your parents.
toothpick.
toothpick.
Jim used a toothpick after dinner.
private.
private.
That is a private room.
Don't go in.
OK, friends, I hope that you were able to remember all of these key words.
They are very important and they will help you with your English.
We're going to take a short break right now.
But we'll be rightback.