节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2013-01-16
难易度:Low
关键字:sell, sometimes, pay [someone] back, cancel, lazy, space, receipt
Hi, everyone, and welcome to Let's Talk in English.
My name is Andrea.
And this is LTE TV.
Today we are talking about WORK.
Let's talk about a person's job or a person's new job.
The title of our lesson today is What Do You Do at Work?
What Do You Do at Work?
Well, I'm glad that Kevin came to work today.
I'm glad I'm here, too.
Hello, everybody.
My name is Kevin.
And I'm happy to be here with you.
Are you ready to learn some English?
Let's begin with our Let's Begin reading.
Let's Begin.
Joe sells ads for the TV programs.
Sometimes Joe has meetings with people at restaurants.
He can pay for their meals.
Then the TV station can pay him back.
Sometimes people cancel meetings.
Other people don't call him back.
So he needs more work.
Joe is not lazy!
And we won't be lazy with you.
We will teach you all the English that we can.
Now let's go straight to Conversation A.
Joe, do you like your job here?
I really like my work, Carol.
But I'm still learning about our different TV programs.
I understand.
I can learn more.
Then I can be a better salesman.
I can sell more ad space for our TV programs.
True. Do you have any questions for me?
Carol and Joe are talking about Joe's job.
Now remember, Joe is a salesman.
And what does he do?
Well, he sells ad space for our TV programs.
A salesman sells something.
And we want to talk about that key word.
It is: sell.
Now when you sell something, you want another person to buy it.
Joe is a salesman.
He sells ad space.
He wants people or companies to buy the ad space.
Now when you sell something, you can sell something new, and you can sell
something used.
Let's say I want to buy a new phone.
I can sell my old phone to a friend first.
Or you can go to a store that sells what you are looking for.
If you want to buy a new TV, go to a store that sells TVs.
If you're looking for new clothes, go to a store that sells clothes.
Now this is the verb "sell." It's a special verb.
You need to remember the past tense of this verb.
Yesterday the salesman sold a lot of ad space.
So the past tense of "sell" is "sold," S-O-L-D.
It's one of those verbs that you just have to remember, right, Kevin?
That's right. Sold, S-O-L-D.
Well, we know that Joe is an ad salesman.
So he spells... or he sells ad space.
Let's talk about this word: space.
Now on our TV show, we have space for ads.
You can also buy ad space for a magazine.
Maybe you buy a page in a magazine, or a company will buy a page that is ad
space.
Well, I'm sure you have some more questions.
And Joe does, too.
So let's keep looking at conversations.
The next one is Conversation B.
Sometimes I have lunch or dinner meetings with people from different companies.
And you talk about our TV station and its programs.
Right. Can I pay for the people's meals?
Yes! Keep the receipts.
Then the TV station can pay you back.
OK. Good.
Do you have any other questions?
Yes. Do you have any more work for me?
Well, it looks like Joe is a very hard-working person.
He is looking for some more work to do.
Now one of the things he does is he says: Sometimes I have lunch or dinner
meetings with people from different companies.
Now that brings us to our next key word.
And that is: sometimes.
sometimes.
When we say "sometimes," we mean not every time.
So for example, sometimes I go home and watch TV.
I don't watch TV every single time I go home.
I might watch TV one day, and then the next day I will not.
Andrea, can you use "sometimes" in a sentence?
Sure.
You can say: Sara sometimes cooks, but she usually eats out at restaurants.
Great.
We can say sometimes I like to watch movies.
Sometimes I like to watch television instead.
That means if you are not watching television, you might be watching a movie.
Now Joe is going to lunch with different people from different companies.
And he asks if he should pay for their meals.
Carol said yes, "You should," because the company will pay him back.
That brings us to our next key word - to pay someone back.
Now when you pay for something, it means you use money to buy something.
When you pay someone back, it means someone has already paid something for you,
and you want to pay that money to that other person.
Andrea, you bought me lunch yesterday.
I need to pay you back some money.
How much do I owe you?
Well Kevin, I can't even remember what I paid for lunch.
So you don't have to pay me back.
I can pay for your lunch.
Oh, thanks, Andrea.
Well, I would love to pay you back.
But if you don't want me to pay you, that's fine.
Now let's move on to Conversation C.
Why do you want more work?
Sometimes, people cancel meetings.
Other people don't call me back very fast.
So you're often waiting.
Right! So what can I do?
My workers don't usually ask for more work!
I do. I'm not lazy.
Let me ask some of the other workers.
Maybe you can help them with something.
Great. Thanks, Carol.
Well, we find out why Joe wants more work at the beginning of our conversation.
Joe tells us that sometimes people cancel meetings.
They cancel meetings.
Let's look at this key word together.
It is: cancel.
Now if you cancel something, that means you planned to do something, but you
can't do it anymore, so you cancel it.
So for example, if I bought something on the Internet, but I don't want it
anymore, I can quickly call the store and say:
Can you cancel my order?
If it's raining and you have a picnic or something planned outside, you may need
to cancel the event.
Cancel the picnic.
Well, I hope that if that happens, you can find another day to have your picnic.
Now if you do need to cancel something, be sure to call people and let them know
when you have to cancel something.
Well, we have another key word to talk about in this conversation.
It is the word "lazy." Joe says, "I'm not lazy." And Joe's not lazy.
He is very hard-working.
Uh, Kevin is... is usually hard-working.
But Kevin, you're looking kind of lazy today.
I am too lazy to stand up straight.
Oh, come on, Kevin.
You can do it!
Don't be lazy.
But I guess we are all lazy sometimes.
When you're lazy, you just don't want to do anything.
You might have a lazy day where you just stay home and watch TV.
You don't want to do anything.
But Kevin, I know you are not lazy!
Uh, that's right, I am not lazy.
Earlier in the show, I said I would not be lazy.
And I would teach you a lot of English.
And I also know that our friends watching the show are not lazy.
You are hard-working as you learn and practice English with us.
So let's review today's key words together.
The first one is: sell.
sell.
Bob sells books.
He is a book salesman.
sometimes.
sometimes.
Sometimes I eat a good breakfast.
But sometimes I'm too busy.
pay [someone] back.
pay [someone] back.
Can I borrow $20?
I can pay you back tomorrow.
cancel.
cancel.
Stan is sick.
So he cancelled his trip.
lazy.
lazy.
Lexi is lazy.
She never does any work.
Great job.
And now we'll be rightback.