节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2013-06-12
难易度:Low
关键字:bicycle, ride, just, other, open, biking, lane
Welcome to Let's Talk in English.
It is great to have you here again today.
My name is Katie.
And I'm excited for today's show.
Today our topic is SPORTS.
Sports are something fun to do.
And the title of our lesson is The Park.
The Park.
Now Nathan, what do you like to do at the park?
Hmm. Well, I probably run at the park most.
And I think I enjoy that the most, too.
My name is Nathan.
And I'm glad to see you today.
Now it's time to read our Let's Begin.
Let's read along with Katie from your LTE magazine.
Let's begin!
Megan wants a bicycle.
Ken helps her choose.
She can ride it at the park.
Riverside Park has special lanes just for bicycles.
It's great!
Other parks have great things, too.
Union Park has a pool.
It is only open in the summer.
Kids play at the pool during summer vacation.
I think we have a lot of fun words to learn today.
So let's go to Conversation A right now.
(Music).
Hello, Ken. Do you own a bicycle?
Yes, I do, Megan. Why?
I want a bicycle.
Can you help me?
There are a lot of them on this website.
Sure.
Look at this bicycle. It's nice.
Wow! It's really expensive!
Good bicycles are expensive.
But biking is great exercise.
It's a lot of fun, too!
I agree with Ken.
Riding your bicycle can be a lot of fun.
Now let's look at that key word.
bicycle.
bicycle.
Now a bicycle is something...
Nathan, what are you doing?
Well, I thought we could talk about a bicycle.
But why not just show them a bicycle?
This is a bicycle.
Do you own that bicycle?
Well... No. I... I had to borrow one.
It's not my bike.
A bike is a shorter way to say bicycle.
B-I-K-E.
Good. Well, that was a good idea, Nathan.
Well, Megan wants a bike.
And she uses today's "Use it!" sentence to ask Ken a question.
Can you help me?
Can you do something?
Like: Can you drive me to work?
Or, can you go to the store for me?
Can you see what that sign says?
Nathan, can you get off that bike now?
Oh. Sure.
OK.
So Megan needs help choosing a bike because there are a lot of bikes to choose
from.
And they're expensive, too.
Mmhm. But Ken says that good bicycles are expensive.
The best kind of something usually does cost more money.
But Megan thinks it's a good idea to have a bicycle.
Why does she think so?
Well, she says biking is great exercise.
Now that word "bike" can also be a verb that means to ride a bike.
OK, now let's move on to Conversation B to have some more fun.
(Music).
Where do most people ride?
Many people ride at Riverside Park.
Oh, right!
The park has special lanes just for bicycles.
My friend rides there sometimes.
I ride there, too.
What else does the park have?
Riverside Park also has tennis courts.
The courts are new, too.
I don't play tennis.
But that's cool!
The next key word is very important for talking about bicycles.
The key word is this:
ride.
ride.
When you use a bicycle to go somewhere, we say that you ride it.
What other things do we ride, Katie?
Well, we ride cars, trains, horses and boats... lots of things.
I think I ride the subway the most.
But Megan is asking where most people ride their bike.
And Ken says that many people ride at Riverside Park.
"Riverside" is a name here.
But I think it's also good for you to know that "riverside" just means the area
next to a river.
I see many people riding their bikes on the riverside near where I live.
Oh, really?
Are there special lanes for bicycles, just like in Megan's park?
Well, that's a good question.
But let's talk about the key word in it before I answer.
This key word is...
just.
just.
We use this word for a lot of things.
But here it means "only." So Katie could also ask, "Are there special lanes only
for bicycles?" And my answer would be yes.
There are lanes for... just for bicycles.
And you know what?
There are also lanes just for people.
Oh, you know what?
Those must be for running.
In some parks, there are areas just for basketball, tennis or skating, too.
Another example is: I bought this just for you.
It's a special gift.
Or, this medicine is just for headaches.
It won't help with other pain.
I think you can find a way to use this word today.
Give it a try.
But there's another phrase that we also want you to practice.
Ken says: What else does the park have?
Can you make a sentence that starts with "what else"?
Like: What else do you want to do today?
Or, what else can I help you with?
And what else do you like to eat?
So what else can you say?
Oh, what else is there to learn today?
Well, I think we should probably go to Conversation C and find out.
(Music).
Other parks offer great things, too.
Like what?
Union Park has a pool.
It's open during the summer.
Pools are fun!
I like them.
Many people do.
The pool is really crowded sometimes.
Yes! Many kids play at the pool.
They don't have school during the summer.
I remember summer vacations.
I miss them.
Me, too!
So we know that at Riverside Park, you can ride your bike or play tennis.
But in Conversation C, Ken and Megan are talking about other parks... well, one
other park.
Now we want to make sure you understand that key word.
other.
other.
We use "other" when we want to talk about something different or new.
Right. Ken wants to talk about other parks.
They already talked about Riverside Park.
And there are different parks to talk about, like Union Park.
Here's another example.
I like to run in the park.
But many other people play sports there.
Or I like the tomato sauce at this restaurant.
Other places make their sauce too sweet or too sour.
Oh! Hey Katie, are there any other key words to talk about today?
Yes, there are, Nathan.
Ken says that Union Park is open during the summer.
The word "open" is our last key word today.
open.
open.
You might have heard this word before.
But what does it mean if a pool is open?
It doesn't really mean...
Oh... Wait, Katie, I actually have a great example for this.
So you see, this is a bottle.
And this bottle is not open.
But now it is open.
Uh... Nathan, that... that's not really the way we are using the word here.
If a pool is open during the summer, that means that it is not closed.
It means people can go there during the summer to go swimming.
It's not like opening a bottle.
Hmm. Oh. Well, can I drink this anyway?
Only if you give a good example first.
Ah, a good example.
OK, how about this?
The store is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Yes, that is a good one.
Another example is that...
Another example is that many businesses are not open on holidays.
We could also say they're closed when they are not open.
Right, Nathan?
OK. Well, let's talk about another phrase.
Ken mentions summer vacations in our conversation.
Summer vacations are a great time of the year.
It's usually from May to August, when you do not go to school.
People do lots of fun things like going to the pool, or playing with their
friends, or taking vacations with their families.
Nathan, what did you usually do on your summer vacations?
You know, my family went to the beach for many summer vacations.
And I really like going to the beach.
Of course, you can swim, and you can play with your friends there, too.
It is a great place to go for summer vacation.
Katie, what was one of your best summer vacations?
That is a hard question, Nathan.
My family always used to go to Colorado.
And we would go camping in the mountains.
One year we spent two whole weeks camping.
And I did nothing except read my book, eat by the campfire and hang out with my
parents.
It was a great summer vacation.
But Nathan, you know, I think it's time to review our key words.
We should do that right now.
The first key word is...
bicycle.
bike.
bicycle.
bike.
I don't have a car. I have a bicycle.
ride.
ride.
Stella rides her bicycle to school.
just.
just.
This computer is just for customers.
other.
other.
My dog isn't noisy. The other one is.
open.
open.
The store is open all day.
And that is all of today's key words.
OK, now let's take abreak.