节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2012-12-31
难易度:Low
关键字:snow, snow, weather, winter, snowman, slippery, ice skating
Lights.
Camera.
Let's Talk in English.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
Let it snow, let it snow. Right?
That's beautiful!
Yes, snow is fun!
It's very fun, Andrea.
So is Let's Talk in English.
And so is my name. It's Gabe!
And my name is Andrea.
Yes, we do have a lot of fun here on our show.
This is the last lesson of the year.
And we have a great one: Snow Is Fun!
We are going to learn about snow.
Does it snow where you live?
Do you look at the weather and hope for snow?
Well, if you have a cold winter, you might have snow.
Well, we have a lot of fun things to learn together today.
Let's begin with Conversation A.
Hello, Ken! Today is a great day!
How can you say that, Susie?
It's snowing!
I know! I love snow.
I don't.
I can't drive very well in the snow.
The roads are slippery.
Then walk in the snow! That's fun.
It's not fun. You can't walk very fast.
Then don't walk fast.
Walk slowly and enjoy the snow!
Well, I agree with Susie.
Today is a great day.
Andrea, don't you think so?
Today is a great day.
I agree. Today is a great day.
Now, why is it such a great day for Susie?
Well, Susie likes today because it is snowing.
And we found out that Ken does not like today because it is snowing.
Friends, snow is our key word.
Have you ever seen snow?
Here it's a verb and a noun in this conversation.
You can look outside during the winter weather in some countries or some places
and see snow.
When it's so cold outside, the rain turns into snow.
Yes, snow.
I think snow is beautiful.
I like to see snow as it falls from the sky.
I like to see the world in white, or it looks like the world around you is in
white when there is snow everywhere.
And I love playing in the snow.
Of course, sometimes the snow can be kind of dirty if it gets on the road.
But sometimes you can find good places to play in clean snow.
Now we do see a phrase here.
The phrase is: It's snowing.
Ken says, "It's snowing." You can use this phrase or the word "it" to talk about
other weather, right, Andrea?
Yes, you can.
You can say: It's raining.
Or, it's windy.
Ooh, its raining.
It's windy.
It's sunny outside.
Or, today is not a good day.
It's stormy outside.
Yes. Well, in our conversation, it's snowing.
And here we see "snow" as a verb.
We already talked about it as a noun.
But when it snows, then snow is falling.
Now often when it snows, it's very beautiful.
The snow slowly falls from the sky.
But sometimes if it's very windy and it snows, well, it's not always very
comfortable to be outside then.
That's right. And it can be kind of dangerous.
Sometimes the roads can become slippery.
That's what Ken says.
The roads are slippery.
If you slip on something, that means you fall down because of water.
Now if it's slippery, that means it's easy to fall down because of water on the
road.
Yes. Now let's continue with Conversation B.
I can't enjoy the snow.
It's too cold.
I like cold weather.
I don't. I like warm weather.
I like warm weather, too.
But in winter, I love snow!
In winter, I love my warm apartment!
I can go home to it after work.
I can go ice skating.
That's nice. Have fun.
Well, I'm not like Ken.
I can enjoy the snow.
I don't think it's too cold.
I enjoy watching snow fall.
I enjoy playing in the snow.
Well, I enjoy it as well.
I like cold weather.
But I like warm weather better, Andrea.
Oh, you do?
Mmhm.
But there's no snow in warm weather, Gabe.
Well, that's true.
But I like warm weather because it's more comfortable outside.
You can walk around.
It's not cold.
You don't need a jacket.
I like when the weather is warm.
OK, I also like warm weather.
I like going to the beach and being outside.
You know, Gabe, we are talking about the weather a lot, aren't we?
Yeah, we are.
You know, Andrea, it's very easy to talk about the weather.
You are right.
And people love talking about the weather.
So sometimes if you don't know what to say in English, just start talking about
the weather.
Everyone likes talking about the weather.
So let's talk about this key word.
weather.
Now weather talks about what it is like outside.
Rain, snow, sun, wind.
These are all different kinds of weather.
What kinds of weather do you like?
Do you like when it's cold outside?
Well, then you like cold weather.
Maybe it's a sunny day today, and you like being outside.
You can say it's nice weather today.
I like the weather.
And every season has different weather.
You can also do different things in that season because of the weather.
In the winter, you can go ice skating.
Well, let's talk about this key word.
winter.
Winter is a season.
Winter is the coldest season.
It is very cold in the winter, especially in places very north or very south.
Now some countries, you do not see snow in the winter.
I like to see snow during the winter.
If it's going to be cold outside, there should be snow!
I agree.
And there should be more to learn in Conversation C.
You can go, too.
Amber, Carol and Rob are going.
No thanks. Ice skating isn't fun.
But winter is so much fun!
In the winter, you can make a snowman.
In summer, you can play on the beach.
In winter, you can drink hot cider.
In summer, you can drink iced tea.
I don't like ice any other place!
Are you ready, Andrea?
I'm ready.
Frosty the snowman was a very happy...
Happy...
Happy...
Snowman.
Snowman.
Yeah.
Yes, he was a snowman.
And "snowman" is our key word here in this conversation.
Say it with me, friends.
snowman.
Even though it's true, some of you have never seen a snowman.
It's still very fun to build or make a snowman.
Maybe one day you can.
You can use snow and make something that looks kind of like a person.
A snowman.
Yes, a snowman.
Now you usually build a snowman by using three big balls of snow.
You make these big balls, and then put them on top of each other.
Then you can add things to your snowman, like a hat, and a carrot for the nose.
Well, I remember one time when my sister made a snowman in the morning.
And then in the afternoon, she came home and started crying because the snowman
went away, Andrea.
Well, I'm sorry.
But a snowman is a friend in the winter.
But you never know how long he will stay.
Exactly. Poor snowman.
Well friends, in the winter, you can build a snowman if there is snow.
You can also say "in winter".
We see this phrase "in summer".
Susie says, "in winter," Ken says, "in summer".
You can also add the word "the".
In the summer, you can do this.
In the winter, you can do that.
Yes. So in the summer, you can enjoy the sun.
In winter, you can watch the snow fall.
And here on Let's Talk in English, you can learn with us and Ginger and the
Monkey Man.
Let's go see them now.
Oh, I love wintertime!
Winter is so wonderful!
Winter is too cold.
But I like the cold weather.
And I love snow.
Snow is too cold.
But snow is beautiful.
Snow is slippery.
Snow is fun.
Fun?
Yes, you can make a snowman.
Can we make a snowman?
Well, sure. When it snows, we'll go outside and make a snowman.
Oh. Outside is cold.
I want to make a snowman inside.
But Ginger, it's... it's warm inside.
Yeah, I think the snowman will like it inside.
Yes, he might like being warm, but not for long.
Wait, friends, don't go away.
I know you want to play in the snow right now.
But we need to review our key words.
The first one is: snow.
The verb, snow.
It often snows in winter.
snow.
This time it's the noun.
snow.
Snow is cold. I don't like it.
weather.
weather.
I like warm weather.
winter.
winter.
Cathy loves winter.
She likes cold weather.
snowman.
snowman.
Jackson made a big snowman in his yard.
Well, that's a lot of fun.
Way to go, Jackson!
Way to go, everybody!
You're doing a great job.
Now let's take abreak.