节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2012-11-07
难易度:Low
关键字:envelope, spend, save, sign, coin, open, savings account, fill out
Lights.
Camera.
Let's Talk in English.
Yes, Let's Talk in English.
My name is Andrea.
And my name is Gabe.
Welcome to LTE TV.
Today we have a special lesson just for you.
It's called "A Visit to the Bank." Yes, banks are very important.
Today we're talking about going to the bank or a visit to the bank.
Now, what about you?
When do you go to the bank?
Are you good at saving your money?
Or do you like to spend all the money that you have?
These two words are very important in today's lesson - "save" and "spend." We'll
talk about them and other words today.
You will learn a lot.
Open up your magazine and let's begin in Conversation A.
Good morning, Amber!
Good morning, Ken!
What's in your envelope?
Did you take some work home last night?
This? No, this isn't work.
I need some things for the bank.
So I just put them in this envelope.
Are you going to the bank during lunch?
Yes. I'm opening a savings account.
I need one.
I spend too much money!
Well, we found out that Amber is going to open a savings account.
She thinks she spends too much money.
Well, do you have that problem?
Do you spend too much money?
I hope not.
But we can talk about this key word.
spend.
When you spend something, that means you are using it, and then you don't have
it.
It's in someone else's hands.
Or it's somewhere else.
Yes, you spend money.
You use your money to buy things.
How much money did you spend on your lunch today?
You can answer by saying, "I spent $5 on lunch today." That shows how much money
you used.
So the past tense of the verb "spend" is "spent." You change the D to a T.
I spent $5 on lunch.
S-P-E-N-T.
Now this is a special word.
You can use it to talk about other things than money.
You can say: I spent a lot of time this weekend exercising.
Or, she spends a lot of energy every day helping her children.
So you can spend time.
You can spend money.
You can spend energy.
Now we have another key word here.
It is: envelope.
envelope.
An envelope is something that you can use to put letters or cards in.
I have an envelope right here.
On the front it says "To Tom." This has a special card inside that someone gave
my friend Tom.
Oh, it's always nice to get an envelope with a card inside.
Well, in our conversation, Ken asks Amber, "What's in your envelope?" Well,
Amber has something that she needs for the bank in her envelope.
So sometimes we also use envelopes to keep things that we need, or to keep
things that we are going to take somewhere.
So if you have an envelope, what do you do with the envelope?
Will you mail the envelope somewhere?
Will you open the envelope or close the envelope?
You can use this word in different ways.
Practice using it today.
And right now it's time for us to continue with Conversation B.
You can save money in a savings account.
Right! I already filled out the papers.
Did you sign them?
Yes, I did!
And I have my ID and money, too.
Great. I'm going to the bank today, too.
You are? Which bank do you go to?
City Best Bank.
That's my bank, too!
If you spend too much money, you might need to think about saving your money.
Ken says you can save money in a savings account.
Let's talk about this word.
save.
Now when you save something, you keep it to use later.
When you save money, you don't spend all your money.
You keep some money so that you can use it at another time.
So you can save money in a savings account.
Now if you want to save money for something special, maybe one day you want to
buy a cool car, you can say: I'm saving up for something.
You add this word "up." I'm saving up for a car.
Or, I'm saving up for a new toy.
What are you saving up for?
Hmm, that's fun to think about.
It's good to save some of the money you have so that you can use it later to buy
something special.
And if you want to open a savings account at a bank, well, you might need to
sign something.
Let's talk about this key word.
sign.
In our conversation, Ken asks, "Did you sign them?" Did you sign the papers
already?
Now when you sign a paper, you write your name on that paper.
When you do things at the bank, you often have to sign your name many times on
different pieces of paper.
So when do you sign your name?
Does your teacher ask you to sign your name at the top of your paper, of
homework?
Do you have to sign your name when you go to the bank and get a new account?
Well, yes. You have to sign your name at different times.
So it's important to practice writing your name in a special way.
That's called your signature.
You see that word S-I-G-N at the beginning of the word "signature." You have a
special... a special signature.
Yes. And you might want to get someone's signature by asking them to sign their
name.
You can ask, "Please sign your name here." Well, we're going to keep learning
now with Conversation C.
Do you go to the City Best Bank on Park Street?
Yes, I do! Can we go together?
Sure! I can drive.
Great! Thanks.
So what are you doing at the bank today?
I'm putting some money in the bank.
You can do that at an ATM.
No, I can't. Look at all these coins!
Well, in Conversations C, we see some good things... some good coins.
"Coin" is our key word.
And a coin is a kind of money.
Let's see. Do I have any coins?
Yes, I do have some coins right here in my pocket.
I can use these coins to buy things.
Andrea, would you like to have one of my coins?
Yes, please. I would like one of your coins.
OK, here is a little coin for you.
Can I have another coin?
OK, fine, you can have two coins, and I will keep one coin.
Can I have all of your coins?
OK, here is my last coin.
Oh, thank you!
I like to have coins.
Coins usually make noise.
And you can spend your coins on different things.
Hmm, what will I buy with my new coins?
Well, maybe you can change your coins for some paper money.
If you have enough coins, sometimes you can change it for other kinds of money.
Well, I do like coins.
I like the sound that coins make.
It reminds me that I have money.
But sometimes I do not like having coins because it makes my wallet very heavy.
So friends, do you have any coins with you right now?
Well, we have something else here in this conversation.
Amber has a question at the beginning.
Can we go together?
Well, this is a good question to ask.
If someone needs to do something, you also need to go somewhere, you can say,
"Can we go together?" I need to go shopping this afternoon.
Andrea, do you need to go?
Actually, I need to go shopping.
I need to spend my coins on something.
Of course.
Well, can we go together?
Yes, we can go together.
And then maybe you can use some of those coins to buy me something?
Oh, no.
Oh, right.
Well friends, right now it's time for us to continue with the Monkey Man and
Ginger.
Hey, that's a good idea.
What's a good idea?
Opening a savings account.
Yes. Everyone should have a savings account.
Do you have a savings account?
Mmhm. Yes.
I put money in a savings account every week.
I want a savings account, too.
You? Ginger?
Hmm, what will you do with a savings account?
Save money!
Well, OK, I'll help you fill out the papers.
And then you can sign them.
Hooray! Hooray!
And you'll need your ID, and of course, your money.
Hooray!
Money? What money?
The money you want to put in your savings account.
I don't have any money.
You don't?
No. That's why I want a savings account.
Hey, everybody.
Now let's review our key words.
The first one is: envelope.
envelope.
There is a card for you in this envelope.
spend.
spend.
Josh spends a lot of money on fast food.
save.
save.
Betsy is saving her money for a new car.
sign.
sign.
Please sign your name on this paper.
Then give it to the teacher.
coin.
coin.
I only have paper money.
I don't have any coins.
No, I have no coins.
Right now friends, it's time for us to take a littlebreak.