节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2013-05-15
难易度:Low
关键字:take, subway, station, rain, dollar, get, line
Oh, hi.
Thanks for coming back to Let's Talk in English.
And welcome to LTE TV.
My name is Nathan.
It's great to see you today.
How did you come here?
I ask because today we are talking about TRANSPORTATION.
Our new lesson is called A New Subway Line.
A New Subway Line.
But what is a subway?
Well, we'll tell you soon, won't we, Katie?
Of course we will.
Hey, everyone. My name is Katie.
I think some of you use the subway a lot.
Before we talk more about the subway, let's look at today's Let's Begin reading
as Nathan reads.
Let's Begin!
Megan didn't drive to work today.
She came a different way.
She took the subway.
The subway is cheap.
A ticket is only one dollar.
Susie doesn't ride the subway.
There isn't a station near her house.
The station is six blocks away.
That is too far in the rain.
Well, Megan uses the subway, too.
Let's see what she says about it in Conversation A.
Hi, Megan. You're here early today.
I am, Susie.
I got to work really fast today.
Why? Did you drive a different way?
No. I took the subway.
Really? Is there a subway line near your place?
There is now.
A new line just opened this week.
Now I can take the subway to work every day!
After Conversation A, Megan says that she got to work really fast.
In this sentence, "got to work" or "get to work" means coming to where you work.
So the time it took Megan to come to work was shorter than usual.
She got to work really fast today.
She will probably get home faster, too.
But Nathan, why is she faster?
Good question.
We know that Megan drove to work before.
Today she says, "I took the subway." Now that's a short sentence.
But there are two key words in it.
Let's talk about the first one.
take.
take.
Megan took the subway means Megan used or rode the subway.
Now "took," T-O-O-K, is the past tense of the verb "take." It's one that you
just have to remember.
She could also take her car or take the bus to work, too.
I also take the subway to work.
How do you get to work, Nathan?
Well, I take my feet to work.
Uh, just kidding.
You can't... you can't really say that.
I should just say: I walk to work.
Now both Megan and Katie say our next key word.
Let's look at it together.
subway.
subway.
A subway is a train that travels underground in a city.
In English, the word "sub" often means under.
You usually only find subways in big cities.
We'll talk about some of the biggest and best subways in a few days.
Some small cities also have simple subways that go into the city, too.
Taipei is a pretty big city, and it has a good subway.
Some subway trains also travel above the ground here.
I think so, too.
It's very convenient and clean to use the subway here.
And most subways have different lines, which are like different roads that the
trains travel on.
And each line often has a name or a number or a color.
Susie asks Megan, "Is there a subway line near your place?" Now what does she
mean by "your place," Katie?
Well, if I said "my place," I would be talking about my house - where I live.
So Susie means Megan's house.
A new subway line just opened near Megan's house.
Nathan, do you have a subway near your place?
I do have a subway station near my place, too.
OK, now let's move on to Conversation B.
I never take the subway.
Why not?
The subway is so convenient.
It's too crowded.
True. A lot of people do ride the subway.
And there's no station near my apartment.
Where is the nearest one?
About six blocks away.
Six blocks isn't too far.
Six blocks is far in the rain!
I'm surprised that Susie doesn't like the subway.
I think it's great to ride the subway.
But Susie never takes the subway because it's too crowded.
And it can be very crowded.
I like the subway, too.
But sometimes it isn't very comfortable because there are too many people.
But Susie also... doesn't ride the subway because there's no station near her
apartment.
Let's talk about the key word in this sentence.
station.
station.
A subway station is a place where the train stops.
The train stops so that people can get on or off.
So it's good to live near a subway station.
And we also say "train stations" for places that normal trains stop.
Megan asks Susie: Where is the nearest one?
Where is the adjective-E-S-T noun?
Here's another example.
Where is the best coffee shop?
Or, where is the biggest movie theater?
And where is the fastest restaurant?
You might need to ask a lot of questions like that.
It is a useful phrase.
Now the station nearest to Susie is six blocks away.
Now that's not too far.
But Susie says six blocks is far in the rain.
In the what?
I think that must be a key word.
It is.
This is another key word we need to talk about.
rain.
rain.
Rain is the water that falls from the sky.
When we see rain outside, we often say it's raining.
Now that uses "rain" as a verb for when rain falls.
Right. And it can be fun to play in the rain.
But people usually don't like to be outside when it's raining.
Now when Susie says that six blocks is far in the rain, does she mean that six
blocks becomes seven blocks in the rain?
Uh, no. She means that she doesn't like to walk that far in the rain.
She doesn't want to get wet.
Six blocks might feel longer in the rain, but it's actually not.
I know that I hate walking to work in the rain.
So how does Susie get to work?
I guess we will find out in Conversation C.
So let's go to it now.
Well, I like the subway.
Now I can get to work in 20 minutes.
I can drive to work in 10 minutes.
But I save money.
A subway ticket is only a dollar.
I save money, too.
Parking is free at the TV station.
And I walk to work sometimes.
Just not in the rain!
Now we know how Susie gets to work - she drives.
But Megan is starting to take the subway to work.
She says, "I can get to work in 20 minutes." You know, Susie says something very
similar:
I can drive to work in 10 minutes.
Nathan, they both use today's Use It sentence pattern.
I can do something in 20 minutes.
What can I do in 20 minutes?
Oh, I can make dinner in 20 minutes.
What can you do in 20 minutes, Nathan?
Uh, I can... I can eat dinner in 20 minutes.
Or I can finish my work in 20 minutes.
What can you do in 20 minutes?
Now Megan rides the subway for 20 minutes, and it only costs a dollar.
Do you know that word?
It's a key word, too.
dollar.
dollar.
Money is usually counted in dollars.
You can say I have 20 dollars in my wallet.
Countries use different kinds of dollars.
And they may have different names.
The United States has American dollars.
Canada has Canadian dollars.
So one American dollar is pretty cheap for the subway.
Megan saves money by taking the subway.
But Susie... she saves money, too.
How does she save money, Katie?
Well, she saves money in two ways.
She doesn't have to pay for parking at the TV station.
And sometimes she walks to work.
Hmm, now is there a way for you to save money getting to work?
How about you, Katie?
Well, some days I take the bus because it is cheaper than taking the subway.
Other times I walk because I don't have to pay any money to walk at all.
What about you, Nathan?
How can you save money getting to work?
Well, I live close to the office, so I don't really have to worry about that.
But I could save time if I ran to work rather than walk to work.
Now talk about this with a friend.
Maybe you can use some key words when you do if we review them right now.
Here's your first key word.
take.
take.
Don't drive today. Take the bus.
subway.
subway.
Don't drive. Take the subway.
station.
station.
Get off the subway at this station.
rain.
rain.
Look out the window. Look at the rain.
dollar.
dollar.
This book costs five dollars.
Great job, everyone.
Try to use those key words at home and with your friends.
Practice speaking English as much as you can because that will help you improve.
And we will be right back.