节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2013-07-02
难易度:Medium
关键字:helpful, owner, terrible, thief, closed, catch, win, break into/break in
Welcome to Let's Talk in English.
Thank you for joining us here at LTE TV.
My name is Katie.
And we hope that you are ready to learn a lot today.
Our topic is still SHOPPING.
Shopping is a lot of fun.
And the title of today's lesson is: What's at the Convenience Store?
What's at the Convenience Store?
Now Nathan, what do you usually buy at the convenience store?
Hmm, one thing that I need to buy at the convenience store is minutes for my
cellphone.
That lets me use my cellphone.
Hello, everyone. My name is Nathan.
It's good to see you today.
And now we need to read our Let's Begin from your LTE magazine.
Katie will read it with you right now.
Let's begin!
Tony is a nice man.
He's the owner of the convenience store.
A few months ago, something terrible happened.
A thief broke into the store when it was closed.
But he left his cellphone in the store.
The police found it and learned the thief's name.
They caught him!
The good guy always wins!
This sounds like an exciting lesson.
Let's see what happens in Conversation A.
(Music).
Hi, Ken. You worked late last night.
You look a little tired.
I am. But I bought coffee before work.
I'll be OK.
That convenience store down the street has the best coffee.
Try one sometime!
I bought dinner there last night.
I like the owner.
Tony is a really nice man.
He gives me a discount sometimes.
That's generous of him.
Well Nathan, Carol says something to Ken that no one likes to hear.
Really? What did she say?
Well, she says that Ken looks a little tired.
I don't like it when people say that to me.
Why did Carol say that to him?
Oh. Well, because... Ken worked late last night.
He is a hard worker.
Well, at least he could get coffee.
That would help him keep awake.
You're right.
And he says he bought it from the convenience store.
Carol says she likes the owner.
And that's our first key word, isn't it, Katie?
It is! Let's look at it now.
owner.
owner.
An owner is anyone who owns something.
We talked about the word "own" yesterday.
If you own something, you have bought it and it is yours.
So I own these clothes.
These are my clothes.
I am the owner of them because I bought the clothes.
What do you own, Nathan?
Well, I own a laptop computer.
It is very helpful.
Computers are helpful.
Now let's look at this day's "Use it!" sentence.
That's generous of him.
That's something of someone.
For example, Abby opened the door for the older woman.
That's nice of her.
Or Andy dropped his friend's computer.
That's careless of him.
Now why does Ken say Tony is generous?
Nathan, do you know?
Well, of course I know.
He says Tony is generous because he gives Carol a discount sometimes.
I love it when that happens.
But friends, I think we should move on to Conversation B.
So let's go there now.
(Music).
A few months ago, a thief broke into his store.
That's terrible!
Was Tony OK?
Yes. The thief came when the store was closed.
He broke a window in the back and got in.
What did he take?
He took a few hundred dollars.
Tony told me.
He also took some things from the store.
That's too bad.
But wait! There's more!
We learn a lot in Conversation B.
Carol says a thief broke into the store a few months ago.
Let's look at that key word.
thief.
thief.
A thief is someone who steals things.
When you steal, you take things from other people that do not belong to you.
It is not nice to steal.
You can get into a lot of trouble.
And friends, just so you know, one thief is spelled T-H-I-E-F, but two theives
is spelled T-H-I-E-V-E-S.
One thief, two thieves.
That's good to know.
Now Carol says a thief broke into the store.
He went inside even though it was closed.
That is breaking into something.
Nathan, that's terrible!
I know.
And that's what Ken says, too, Katie.
And it's also our next key word.
terrible.
terrible.
If something is terrible, it is not good.
It is very bad.
We say that it's terrible that a thief broke into the store because it is not
good.
The thief took things from Tony.
A bad grade, an accident, a death - all of these things are terrible.
They are very bad.
But let's keep going.
We don't want to think about very bad things, terrible things too much.
I know there's more to learn.
Well Nathan, there is more to learn.
Now Carol says the thief came when the store was closed.
And hey, that's the next key word we need to learn about.
This key word is...
closed.
closed.
If something is closed, it is not open.
If the store is closed, it means you cannot go there.
That's right.
If the store is closed, no one is working there.
You can't go inside.
But other things can be closed, too.
Doors can be closed.
A bottle or a can of soda can be closed before you open it, too.
Now in our conversation, we find out that the thief took some things from the
store.
He took money and other items from Tony.
Nathan, has a thief ever taken something from you?
Not that I remember.
I know some friends have had something stolen, but not me.
How about you?
Well actually, one time when I was in university, a thief broke into my car and
took a few things.
He took some of my books that I had, and you know, some pictures that I had
laying around.
No money or anything.
I was very lucky.
But it's a terrible thing to have happened to you.
Yes, it's really awful.
But like Carol says, there is more to this story.
So I think we should move on and go to our next conversation now.
Did the police catch the thief?
Yes, they did!
The thief left his cellphone in the store!
Really? I can't believe it!
It's true!
The police looked through the phone and found out his name.
That's funny.
I know.
So Tony got his money and things back?
Yes, he did!
Good for him!
The good guy always wins!
(Music).
Conversation C starts with a question.
Ken says, "Did the police catch the thief?" And there's our next key word.
catch. catch.
If you catch something, you grab it.
If you catch a person, you hold on to that person and make sure they can't get
away from you.
If the police catch the thief, they make sure he does not go anywhere.
But be careful with this word.
The past tense of "catch" is "caught." C-A-U-G-H-T, caught.
The police caught the thief.
Catch and caught.
Now when you're playing a sport, like baseball or basketball, you often catch
the ball when someone throws it to you.
That's right.
So we know the police can catch the thief.
And that is some great news.
It is great news.
Tony gets his money and things back.
That's lucky.
Good for him!
Well... hey, Nathan, that's what Ken says, too.
Oh. You're right.
You say, "Good for you!" when you are excited for someone.
If you get a good grade on a test, I may say to you: Good for you!
That's great news.
That's right.
And Ken also says the good guy always wins.
And that's our next key word.
Let's look at it.
win.
win.
If you win something, you beat someone else at something.
When you're playing a sport, one team loses, but one team wins.
That's right.
And be careful with this word, too.
The past tense of "win" is "won," W-O-N.
Our team won the game.
But you don't just have to use the word "win" when you're talking about sports.
Sometimes you may win a prize.
I think we had a lesson where there was a photo contest, and there were prizes
that people could win.
You win prizes.
Well friends, I think we need to review our key words right now.
Great idea, Katie.
Here's the first one.
owner.
owner.
Tracy is the owner of that restaurant.
terrible.
terrible.
Your cat died? That's terrible!
thief.
thief.
A thief took an apple from the store.
closed.
closed.
The store is closed now.
catch.
catch.
The police will catch the bad man.
win.
win.
We will win the game this time!
Good job, friends.
That was some great practice with your key words.
We are going to take a short break.
So we'll be rightback.