节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2013-06-24
难易度:Low
关键字:quit, dream, answer, train, fast, on one's mind, ad agency, offer
It's a new week here at Let's Talk in English.
Thank you for joining us today.
My name is Katie - one of your LTE teachers.
And we have a lot to learn.
Today's topic is WORK.
That's something that we all do.
And the title of today's lesson is Joe Must Decide.
Joe Must Decide.
So what do you think Joe has to decide, Nathan?
Well, that's a really good question.
I want to find out.
But I'm not sure yet.
Hello, everyone. My name is Nathan.
And it's good to be with you today to learn some more English.
Now we might find the answer to Katie's question in today's Let's Begin.
So let's read it now.
Katie will read with you.
And you can find Let's Begin in your LTE magazine.
Let's begin!
Joe may quit his job at the station.
He can get a job in New York City.
He must give an answer by Wednesday.
It is his dream job.
But New York City is expensive.
He may live outside the city.
He can take the train to work.
But he may not get there very fast.
So Joe must decide if he's going to quit his job.
Let's find out some more in Conversation A.
(Music).
Hey, Rob, here's some coffee.
Can we talk?
Sure, Joe. What's on your mind?
Well, I may quit my job here.
Really? Why?
Don't you like your job?
I really like my job!
But my dream job is in New York City.
What kind of job is it?
The job is at an ad agency.
Today's title tells us that Joe needs to make a decision.
And now we know that he's thinking about quitting his job at LTE TV.
But first, he wants to know what Rob thinks.
And Rob is happy to talk with Joe.
Rob asks him, "What's on your mind?" That question just means what are you
thinking about? Or maybe what's wrong?
And Joe's answer is: I may quit my job here.
We need to understand the key word from the sentence to understand today's
lesson.
So let's look at it together.
quit.
quit.
Quitting is stopping something that you are doing.
So when you stop working somewhere, we usually say that we are quitting.
But you can really quit any action.
Sometimes you quit eating because you feel sick.
Or you might quit wearing a jacket when the weather gets warmer.
You can also quit...
Hey, Nathan, um, you can quit giving examples now.
Just kidding!
Do you have another one?
No. Uh, let's keep going.
Um, Joe says he really likes his job.
So why is he thinking about quitting?
It's because his dream job is in New York City.
Now let's talk about another key word.
dream.
dream.
Now this is not the kind of dream you have in your sleep.
Here "dream" means a hope you have for the future.
Joe talks about his dream job - the job he really hopes to have.
I am trying to plan my dream trip to Greece.
Some people try to look for their dream house.
And I'm looking for my dream girl.
Did I say that out loud?
Well, that's enough about dreams.
Now... now Joe says his dream job is at an ad agency.
What is an ad agency, Katie?
Well, an ad agency is a group that makes ads and might also research buyers for
other companies.
Sounds like a cool job.
But Nathan, Joe talked a lot today about his dream job.
Do you have a dream job?
Well, actually, yes.
I would really love to make movies.
That's my dream job.
OK. Well, let's find out more about Joe's new dream job in Conversation B.
(Music).
Did you interview for the job?
Yes. And they offered it to me!
When do they want your answer?
By Wednesday!
So what are you thinking?
I like the job. It pays well.
I hope so. New York City is expensive.
Yes. But I can live outside the city.
I can take the train to work.
So Joe is already thinking about how his dream job would work.
He already interviewed for the job.
And they offered the job to him.
And that means that the ad agency told Joe he could take the job if he wanted
it.
Now Joe must decide whether he will take the job or not.
That's right, Joe must decide.
Now Rob asks when the agency wants his answer.
That's a key word today.
Let's look at it together.
answer.
answer.
When someone asks you a question, you usually tell them what they want to know.
And that's called an answer.
Katie, do we need to say more about this word?
Well, here's my answer.
I think we could give an example or two.
Like this one:
I asked Tim if he wanted to go to the movie with us.
But he hasn't given me an answer.
Or, the teacher gave a very long answer to my question.
It's also important to say "answer" and not "answer," even though the word may
look like that.
Now Joe has to give his answer to the ad agency by Wednesday.
That means he should give his answer on Wednesday or before.
Here's another way to use the phrase.
She needs to buy her plane ticket by next month.
Or you could also use it at the start of a sentence.
By October, the pool will be closed for the rest of the year.
Now Joe thinks there are a lot of good things about the job.
But he thinks he might need to live outside the city and take the train to work
because it's cheaper.
You might know this key word.
train.
train.
A train is a long line of cars that run on a metal road called a track.
We usually think of a train going from one city to another.
But the subway is also a kind of train, even though it doesn't go as far.
One time I rode a train for six or seven hours from Kaohsiung up to the north.
But in the USA or China, you sometimes have to ride a train for a much longer
time.
OK, let's see if Joe makes a choice in Conversation C.
(Music).
You can't get to work very fast in New York.
I know.
I can get to my job here in about five minutes.
That's convenient.
I know.
And this job pays well, too.
But the new job is a great one!
Well, make a list of the good and bad things about the new job.
Then you can decide.
So Rob gives Joe an idea to help him decide about his job.
But first, he tells him that he can't get to work very fast in New York.
Now there's a very common key word here that you should know.
fast.
fast.
If something is fast, it moves very quickly.
Some people like to drive very fast.
Some people like to talk very fast.
And it can be very hard to understand people when they talk too quickly.
That's right.
And you can't learn English very fast, either.
It takes some time.
But it also takes some time to get into a big city like New York.
But Joe understands.
He says, "I can get to my job here in about five minutes." That's today's "Use
it!" sentence.
I can get to some place in about some time.
I can get to my parents' house in about three hours.
I can get to the park in about 15 minutes.
Or, I can get to the store in half an hour.
Now why don't you try to use it?
Think about the places you often go.
How long does it take to get there?
If you know the answers to those questions, you can make a sentence.
But friends, I think it's time to review our key words.
So let's do that now.
And here is the first key word.
quit.
quit.
Kay doesn't work here now. She quit.
dream.
dream.
Nancy's dream vacation is a trip to France.
answer.
answer.
What is your answer to the question?
train.
train.
Mark takes the train, not the bus.
fast.
fast.
Al isn't here yet. He doesn't walk fast.
But today has gone very quickly, very fast.
We have a little more time to... to go.
So don't go away.
We'll be right back in just aminute.