节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2013-02-19
难易度:Medium
关键字:experience, chance, windy, wind, temperature, degree, video clip, reach
Hi, everyone.
Welcome to Let's Talk in English.
My name is Andrea.
And this is LTE TV.
Today we will continue our lesson as we talk about SMALL TALK.
One way that you can make small talk is to talk about the weather.
Today we have part two of our lesson, Today's Weather.
Now remember, most people like talking about the weather.
It's a great way to start a conversation and get people talking.
That's right.
Is today's weather sunny?
Is today's weather cloudy?
Can you answer these questions?
My name is Kevin.
Thank you for joining us today.
Today we will talk... be talking about the weather some more.
And we have a paragraph or Let's Begin reading to help you get ready for our
lesson.
You can follow along in your magazine.
Let's Begin!
Is there a chance of rain tomorrow?
Will it be windy?
How cold will it be?
If you want to know about the weather, watch a weather reporter on TV.
They can tell you what the temperature will be because they have experience.
Maybe it will only be 30 degrees with a lot of wind.
So don't forget your coat!
Now let's begin with Conversation A.
Rob, what did you think of those video clips?
Several of them were pretty good, Carol.
Many people want to be our new weather reporter.
Who should I hire?
Who has the most experience?
Grant Cliffson.
I wouldn't hire Grant.
Why not?
I don't like his voice.
"There is a 20 percent chance of rain tonight.".
You're right.
A weather reporter should have a nice voice.
I agree.
A weather reporter should have a nice voice.
Well, Rob and Carol are talking about who will be the new weather reporter.
And Rob has a good question.
He says, "Who has the most experience?" Who has the most experience?
Well, we have some experience talking about key words.
So let's look at this one together.
It is...
experience.
experience.
Now when you experience something, or when you have experience, that means it
has happened.
When you have job experience, that means you have done that job before, and you
know how to do it.
We can say: I have had a roller coaster experience.
I have been on a roller coaster.
And it was scary and fun.
Now when you are looking for a new job, you usually have to share about your
past experiences.
You talk about jobs that you have already done and things that you know how to
do.
Someone who is looking to hire another person will ask you about your
experience.
Well, Carol wants to hire a new weather reporter.
Now what does it mean to hire someone, Kevin?
It means to bring someone into your company so that they can work with you.
Right. So when a company hires you, they give you a job.
Well, there is a big chance that we have another key word to talk about.
Yes, our key word is "chance." Now "chance" talks about how likely something
will happen.
When a weather reporter says there is a good chance of rain for tonight, well,
then it will probably rain tonight.
So if a faster runner is running a race, he has a better chance of winning than
a slow runner.
And now you have a chance to learn more as we look at Conversation B.
Did they all go to good schools?
Yes, I think so.
Even Kathy Smith?
Yes. Maybe I should hire her.
She is really pretty.
But she didn't seem very smart.
Well, she has a lot of energy!
That's true.
"Be ready, everyone, because it's going to be windy today!
There will be lots and lots of wind!".
Well, we learn about another person wanting to be the new weather reporter.
Her name is Kathy.
Carol says that she has a lot of energy.
Now what does it mean for someone to have a lot of energy?
Well, when someone has a lot of energy, that means they can do many things and
they don't get tired.
As teachers, we need to have a lot of energy so you can learn English with us.
Well, who else needs a lot of energy, friends?
Why don't you answer that question in English?
Hey, well, we need to talk about what "wind" is because that is one of our key
words.
wind.
Now wind is air that moves.
OK, so wind from the sky from the air.
You can also blow wind from a fan or with your mouth.
Right.
Some days you can feel the wind a lot.
You can say the wind is strong today.
Some days you might not feel the wind.
It might be very hot, and you wish that there would be a light wind or a small
wind.
But sometimes the wind can also have dust and sand in it, and it can get in your
eyes.
Well, when the day has a lot of wind, we can say the day is windy.
Now that is another key word.
windy.
Now like I said, when there is a lot of wind and it is blowing strong, we can
say the day is windy.
Do you enjoy windy days?
One thing you can do on a windy day, on a day with a lot of wind, is fly a kite.
You can go outside, find a park, and fly a kite.
Then you can enjoy the windy day.
Well, I enjoy flying kites.
Do you?
I hope so.
Let's move on to our next conversation - Conversation C.
What did you think of Abby Lee?
I liked Abby.
She did a good job on her video clips.
I agree.
But was she too quiet?
I don't think so.
"Today the temperature will reach 50 degrees." Abby was just calmer than Kathy.
You're right.
I'm going to ask Abby to come in for an interview.
That's great.
Thanks for your help, Rob.
Rob acts like Abby giving the weather report when he says, "Today the
temperature will reach 50 degrees." And we see our key words in that weather
report.
Let's talk about the first one here.
It is...
temperature.
Now we use the word "temperature" to talk about how hot or how cold something
is.
What is the temperature today?
Well, then you share how hot or how cold it is today.
When you are cooking, you have to watch the temperature of what you are making.
You need some things to be hotter.
You need some things to be cooler.
And when you are talking about temperature, you can also use the word: degree.
Let's look at that key word.
degree.
Now we use "degrees" to share how hot or how cold something is.
We can say the weather is 30 degrees outside today.
So it is pretty hot.
Well, in America, 30 degrees is really cold.
In America... 70 degrees is actually really nice.
Well, that's true.
In America, they use different degrees to measure temperature.
In Canada and in other countries around the world, they use another kind of
degree to measure temperature.
Well, Carol starts our conversation with a good question.
What did you think of Abby Lee?
What did you think of Abby Lee?
What did you think of a person, or what did you think of a thing?
Now you can use this question when you want to find out how someone feels about
something.
You can ask: What did you think of the test today?
Or what did you think of our new teacher?
Andrea, what did you think of the soup I made today?
Oh, Kevin, that soup was great!
It was delicious.
I think you should make some more soup.
Well Kevin, what did you think of our meeting yesterday?
Well, I thought it went well because we got a lot done.
That is true.
Well, now it's time for us to review our key words together.
So please say them with us.
The first one is...
experience.
experience.
Judy was a teacher for 25 years.
She has a lot of experience.
chance.
chance.
There is a chance of snow tonight.
windy.
windy.
It's windy today.
We can fly a kite!
wind.
wind.
You can't fly a kite now.
There is no wind.
temperature.
temperature.
What's the temperature today?
I'm really cold!
degree.
degree.
Today's temperature is 35 degrees.
Great job, everyone.
We'll be right back.