节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2012-12-06
难易度:Medium
关键字:crowded, desert, agree, argue, travel, camel
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Let's Talk in English.
Hey, everyone. Welcome to Let's Talk in English right here at LTE TV.
It's a great place.
And my name is Gabe.
And my name is Andrea.
Today we continue our lesson, Tell Us About Your Trip.
Now most people enjoy sharing about their travels when they come back home
again.
This is a great way to practice English.
You can share about your travels.
Or you can ask a friend questions about their trip.
Today we're going to learn many things together.
I won't tell you too much about our lesson because we should begin.
Here we go.
Our tour bus took us to the Pyramids.
They are not far from Cairo.
Was the area crowded?
Yes. There were lots of people at the Pyramids.
There were many people with camels, too.
Could you ride one?
Yes, people could pay to ride them.
So my husband and I took a ride.
Where did you go?
We went out into the desert.
Carol tells us more about her trip.
Now she went to one of the most famous places in Egypt.
She went to the Pyramids.
Well, Susie is interested, so she asks a question.
Was the area crowded?
Was the area crowded?
Gabe, what was Carol's answer?
Well yeah, there were lots of people at the Pyramids.
And many people had camels, too.
So the area was very, very crowded.
Yes, lots of people, lots of camels.
I'm sure lots of cars and buses, too.
It was crowded.
Well, let's talk about our key word.
When a place is crowded, that means there are a lot of people there, a lot of
things happening.
A lot is going on.
Now can you think of a place that is often crowded?
Hmm, I know a place that is crowded.
Shopping malls are often crowded, especially on the weekends.
Hmm, the park near my house is often crowded.
Ah, the elevator at work is often crowded.
There are lots of people in the elevator at one time.
What about your car?
Is it ever very crowded inside of your car?
Are there lots of people in your car riding at one time?
Hmm, good thoughts, Gabe.
Well, we see another key word here.
It is "desert." Carol tells us that she and her husband rode a camel into the
desert.
Now "desert" is a key word.
A desert is a place that is very dry and very hot.
It's interesting to visit.
But you don't want to stay in the desert for a long time.
Sometimes I like to have ice cream for desert.
Oh, Gabe... I'm... I'm sorry.
That's a different word.
You're talking about "dessert." Our key word is: desert.
Oh. Oh, right.
Yes, "desert" has one S.
But "dessert" has two S's... D-E-S-S-E-R-T.
You want to have dessert after a meal.
But you don't want to spend too much time in the desert.
You've got it.
Very good point.
Well, I wonder if Carol and her husband had dessert in the desert.
OK, let's continue now with Conversation B.
Did you ride far?
We rode for about 20 minutes.
Then we stopped.
Why?
Because the camel driver wanted more money!
Before we started our ride, we agreed on a price.
And he wanted to change it.
Right. He wanted more money to take us back.
We'd have to walk back if we didn't pay.
What did you do?
We argued!
Well, Carol is telling us her story about her trip to Egypt.
And we found out that the camel driver wanted more money.
But before they started their ride, Carol and her husband already agreed on a
price.
But the driver wanted more than the price they agreed on.
"Agree" is our key word.
So Carol and the camel driver agreed on a price.
That means they said the same price.
I want $20.
You will give me $20?
I will give you $20.
We agree on a price.
So when you agree on something, you both have the same thoughts.
You both think something is right or something is good.
Now it's OK not to agree with everyone.
We can agree with people.
But sometimes we don't agree or we disagree, D-I-S-A-G-R-E-E.
So you can agree, or you can disagree.
Yes. For example, boys are better than girls.
Uh, Gabe, I don't agree.
No, I... I don't agree.
Girls are better than boys.
Wait, wait, wiat. No, no, no. Boys are...
Listen, Andrea, I think that we need to just agree to disagree.
I agree!
OK, agree to disagree.
Sometimes people say this.
Let's just agree to disagree.
Well, at the end of this conversation, Carol says, "We argued!" "Argue" is
another key word here.
When two people argue about something...
Gabe, I'm sorry.
I think it's my turn to talk about the key word.
Uh, we agreed on that earlier.
No, no, no...
So when you argue with someone...
Andrea! Andrea! Andrea, we agreed that I would teach the key words from
Conversation B.
OK. Sure.
No, actually, I think you forgot.
So when you argue with someone...
Andrea, no, no, no...
It's like you are having a fight...
Listen, listen. I don't like arguing.
So I'll teach this key word, OK?
When you argue, you have a fight with your words.
Two people argue back and forth.
One person says one thing.
The other person does not agree...
Gabe, I'm still not very happy.
No. This really was my job.
I should talk about the word.
But then you just started talking about it.
And that doesn't make me feel very good.
Andrea, I think... I think that we are arguing right now.
And it's kind of fun.
Well, I guess it is kind of fun.
Yeah. It can be kind of fun to argue.
I guess it helps our friends understand the word.
Exactly!
Well friends, right now let's go and enjoy Conversation C.
We can agree to do that.
Who won?
We did! We wouldn't pay.
So finally he took us back to the Pyramids.
That's good.
Another man also had trouble with a camel ride.
Did he have to pay more money?
Yes. At the end of the ride, he had to pay to get off the camel!
You have interesting experiences when you travel.
Yes. And they make great stories!
Well, Carol really did have an interesting experience.
And I agree.
Interesting experiences when you travel make for great stories, right, Gabe?
It's true.
If you travel somewhere or maybe you had a bad day, maybe it was bad at the
time, but it does make a good story to tell your friends later.
And it's nice to share stories.
And if someone is sharing a story with you, it's good to show you are interested
by asking more questions about the story.
In our conversation, Ken and Susie asked other questions to show they were
interested in hearing about the story.
Well, let's take a look at our key word here.
It is the verb "travel." When you travel, you can have interesting experiences.
Now when you travel, you go to a new place.
You take a trip.
You learn about new things.
You can travel to a different city or travel to a new place or country.
You can even travel from one end of the room to another.
But usually when we hear this word "travel," we think about going somewhere far
away.
You can travel overseas.
You can travel abroad.
You can travel to another city or another country.
Where in the world have you traveled?
Andrea, where have you traveled?
Well, I have traveled to many different parts of Asia.
I've also traveled to Europe often because I have family there.
Very nice! So you have traveled to many different interesting places.
Well friends, where have you traveled to?
Talk about that in English.
Right now it's time for us to travel over to Ginger and the Monkey Man.
Let's go to Egypt!
Well, Egypt is an interesting place.
Yeah, I want to ride a camel into the desert.
Well, then what?
And then ride it out of the desert.
Well Ginger, what if the camel owner wants you to pay more?
Oh, I'll argue. I won't pay.
Well, what if he makes you pay to get off the camel?
Well, then I won't get off.
You won't?
No, I won't get off until he pays me!
Good idea.
I'll stay on the camel all day, all night, all week, all year!
OK.
All done.
Let's practice our key words together.
So please say them with us.
crowded.
crowded.
A lot of people are in the restaurant.
It's crowded.
desert.
desert.
A desert is very dry.
agree.
agree.
Jan and Peter agreed to meet at 7:00.
argue.
argue.
Kim wanted to eat out, but Tom didn't.
So they argued.
travel.
travel.
Jason will travel to Italy next month.
Great job.
Now let's take a break.
And then we'll be rightback.