节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2012-11-23
难易度:High
关键字:interview, sweet potato, ham, Dragon Boat Festival, spring roll, stuffing
Lights.
Camera.
Let's Talk in English.
Hi, everyone.
We are so thankful that you joined us for another day of learning together.
My name is Andrea.
And my name is Gabe.
Now today we are talking about your favorite holiday food.
What's your favorite holiday food?
Well of course, we just celebrated Thanksgiving.
So some people like to eat turkey.
And we know Andrea loves to eat cranberry sauce.
That's something that you can have during Thanksgiving.
What about other holidays?
What kinds of things do you eat during those holidays?
Well, we have lots to learn today.
Let's get started.
Open up your magazine, and let's begin with Conversation A.
Excuse me, sir.
Can you answer a few questions?
Sure. What's this for?
I'm interviewing people for Let's Talk!
I'd like to know what your favorite holiday foods are.
Hmm, we just celebrated Thanksgiving.
Name your favorite Thanksgiving foods!
Turkey, stuffing and sweet potatoes.
My mom makes the best stuffing.
No, my mom makes the best stuffing!
Well, don't tell my mother!
So whose mom makes the best stuffing?
Does Susie's mom make the best?
Or does this man's mom make the best?
If you say someone makes the best something, that means you think nothing is
better.
You think it is the best.
Of course, someone else might have another opinion.
Well, my mom makes the best apple cake.
I have never tasted an apple cake better than my mom's.
Yeah. Well, my mom makes the best peach cobbler.
Her peach cobbler tastes delicious.
Well, my mom makes the best turkey.
My mom makes the best turkey.
OK. OK. My mom makes the best pork roast.
Friends, I think Andrea and I can go on and on because our moms make some pretty
good meals, Andrea.
You're right. Our moms are great.
And we have some key words to talk about as well.
The first one is "interviewing." Susie is interviewing people for Let's Talk.
Well, the verb is "interview." When you interview someone, you ask them
questions.
You ask questions, and they give you their answer.
That's right.
Now you learned this word "interview" for talking about a job that you want.
But this man does not want a job.
Susie just wants to ask him some questions.
She is interviewing him for the show.
Our other key word is "sweet potatoes." Yes, sweet potatoes are delicious.
It's a special kind of potato that is uh, well, sweet.
Yes. And sweet potatoes are very healthy.
They're a very healthy vegetable.
So try to eat sweet potatoes often.
Well, Susie is going to interview another man in Conversation B.
Excuse me!
Can you answer a few questions for me?
Sure.
What are your favorite holiday foods?
Holiday foods?
Ham is my favorite meat on holidays.
Anything else?
Chinese holidays have wonderful foods!
I love rice dumplings during Dragon Boat Festival.
And Chinese meatballs and spring rolls at Chinese New Year!
Don't you just love holiday food?
I do. I wish I could eat some right now!
What are your favorite holiday foods?
Well, the man in Conversation B said ham is his favorite meat on holidays.
Our key word is "ham." Ham is a kind of meat that comes from a pig.
Ham comes from a special part of the pig.
And ham is delicious.
Ham is delicious.
It's usually a little more red in color.
And you can use ham to make... well, ham dinners.
You can make ham and cheese sandwiches.
Ham does taste very good.
I also like to have ham sometimes for breakfast.
So you don't just eat it during a special dinner.
I think you can have ham anytime.
Well, this man also tells us about a Chinese holiday.
He talks about Dragon Boat Festival.
And this is a Chinese holiday that is usually celebrated in June.
And it's also a time to eat many delicious foods.
So do you celebrate Dragon Boat Festival?
What else can you do during the Dragon Boat Festival besides eating rice
dumplings?
Well, you can go and race in a dragon boat.
Many people like to do that.
It's a lot of fun to watch the Dragon Boat Festival races.
Another Chinese holiday that's talked about is Chinese New Year.
And of course, there's also special food to eat during this holiday - food like
spring rolls and Chinese meatballs.
Spring rolls are a special food.
They are a roll that has vegetables and meat inside.
You often fry these spring rolls or eat them fresh.
Sometimes they're fried.
I actually really like fried spring rolls.
I'm getting hungry right now.
Well, friends, I think it's time for us to go and see what our Read It has to
say.
If you interview a dozen people, you'll get many different answers about holiday
food.
Americans will name favorite meats like turkey or ham.
Many also like sweet potato dishes.
Chinese people enjoy rice dumplings at Dragon Boat Festival time, and meatballs
and spring rolls at Chinese New Year.
Italian and French people enjoy delicious pastries on holidays.
And Spanish people have many sweet treats, especially at Easter.
Everyone loves their favorite holiday treats!
Everyone loves their favorite holiday treats.
Well, of course!
They are their favorite holiday treats, so of course they love them.
Well, you see this phrase "everyone loves something." And you can use this in
other ways.
If a lot of people like something, then you could say: Everyone loves something.
Everyone loves that TV show.
It's very popular.
Everyone loves a good laugh.
You want to do things that are funny or watch funny shows.
Everyone loves a good laugh.
Well, everyone loves Let's Talk in English, right?
Everyone loves learning English with us.
Well, we really hope you do.
Everyone loves doing something.
Well friends, everyone loves to be healthy, right?
And of course if you are going to eat your favorite foods, you want to make sure
that they are healthy foods.
Well, what is your favorite food?
Do you know how to talk about it in English?
Do you know how to talk about your favorite holiday foods in English?
We hope that you can practice that today.
But right now it's time for us to continue learning something with the Monkey
Man and our dear friend Ginger.
Hey, I want to do that.
Do what?
I want to have an interview.
A monkey interview?
That's a great idea.
Yeah, I think so, too.
So Ginger, what question do you want to ask?
I don't want to ask.
I want to answer.
OK. What question do you want to answer?
What is your favorite holiday food?
Ask me!
OK, I'll ask you.
And you can answer.
Yeah! Ask me! Ask me!
OK.
Ginger, what is your favorite holiday food?
Uh, good question.
Uh... I'll have to think about it.
Huh?
OK, I thought about it.
It's bananas!
Ginger. Of course.
I'm so funny.
OK, friends, now it's time to review some key words.
The first one is: interview.
interview.
Nancy interviewed a famous man on her radio program.
sweet potato.
sweet potato.
John eats sweet potatoes every day.
ham.
ham.
We're having both ham and turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
Dragon Boat Festival.
Dragon Boat Festival.
Dragon Boat Festival is often in June.
spring roll.
spring roll.
Ying's mother makes the best spring rolls!
And you're doing the best job.
Right now it's time for us to take a little break.
See you soon.