节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2012-10-15
难易度:Low
关键字:get out, cheer, practice, short, wait, text [text message], cheerleader,
cafeteria
Lights.
Camera.
Let's Talk in English.
Hi, everyone.
We're glad you joined us.
This is LTE TV.
My name is Andrea.
And my name is Gabe.
Now, it is the beginning of a new week.
And we have a new lesson just for you.
It's called: School Days.
Yes, School Days.
Well, I know that many of you are students in school.
But also, many of you are working, and you might remember your school days.
Well, if you're a student or if you are working, you can learn something new
today from this lesson.
What do you do in school?
Well, something that you need to do is make sure you get plenty of practice.
That's right, you need to practice whatever you are learning, like English.
You are learning English.
You should practice your English.
Well, we will see many key words today.
So open up your magazine, and let's get started in Conversation A.
Oh, that's my phone.
I have a new text message.
It's from Ashley.
Who?
My little sister.
She needs a ride home from school.
When does she get out of school?
You don't finish work until 5:00.
School ends at 3:10.
But she is staying after school.
She is practicing with the cheerleaders.
Ready?
OK.
2, 4, 6, 8.
Who do we appreciate?
Our students! Hoo!
Our students! Woo-hoo!
Our students! Yeah!
Oh, that is so much fun!
I would love to be a cheerleader.
Well Andrea, you are a cheerleader.
Whoo!
Oh yeah!
That's right, friends, we found out someone is a cheerleader from this
conversation.
Who is a cheerleader?
Her name is Ashley.
And she is Lily's little sister.
So that's what Ashley does.
She likes to be a cheerleader.
Sometimes cheerleaders carry these things.
They're called pom-poms.
And they get to cheer or encourage sports teams as they play.
That's what a cheerleader does.
Yes. Now, you might have cheerleaders at your school.
Or maybe you see cheerleaders when you watch a big game on TV.
Now it takes a lot of energy to be a cheerleader, doesn't it, Gabe?
It does.
So I'm sure Ashley has a lot of energy.
Well friends, we have one key word to talk about here in this conversation.
It is "get out." It's actually two words.
Amber says, "When does she get out of school?" That means when is school
finished?
When can Ashley be done so she can leave school?
You can ask: What time did the concert get out last night?
That means what time did the concert finish last night.
Or, when do you get out of work?
Do you want to have coffee after work?
We got out of the meeting at 1:30.
That's when the meeting was finished.
Well friends, it's time for us to get out of Conversation A and get into
Conversation B.
So here we go.
So Ashley's a cheerleader.
Yes. They cheer at all the basketball games.
Basketball doesn't start for two months.
That's good. They need practice.
Does Ashley like junior high?
Yes. She moves from classroom to classroom for different classes.
She likes that.
Does she like her teachers?
She likes most of them.
E-N-G-L-I-S-H.
English, English, it is great!
Whoo!
Oh, that was fun!
It's fun to cheer.
And we are cheering for all of you.
That's right, because you're doing a great job.
English can be fun.
Now of course, we found out someone else likes to cheer at basketball games.
What is her name, Andrea?
Her name is Ashley.
And we find out that she cheers at the basketball games in this conversation.
Well, let's cheer as we look at our key word.
cheer.
Now when you cheer for someone, you encourage them.
You tell them that they can do it.
You can cheer for a team.
You encourage the team to do their best.
Wooh, wooh, wooh!
You can do it! You can do it!
Wooh, wooh, wooh!
Go, go, go! Go, go go!
That's right, there are many different kinds of cheers.
You should think of your own cheer.
You can think of a cheer for a sports team.
Or you can think of a cheer for another kind of team.
It's fun to think of cheers or different ways to cheer.
So as you can see, this word "cheer" is also a noun.
You can cheer for somebody, or you can think of a cool cheer to say for
somebody.
Well, maybe you can think of a cool cheer to share with someone in English.
That's a fun way to practice.
Our next key word is "practice." Lily says: They need practice.
The cheerleaders need practice.
When you practice something, you keep working on it to do your best.
So when you're at a practice, then you are doing your best to improve.
That's right.
Now friends, you could say something like "I'm out of practice." That means you
need to practice something more.
I don't play the piano very well right now because I'm out of practice.
I haven't practiced for a long time.
Or maybe you need to go to a piano practice.
So our key word "practice" is a noun.
But this can also be a verb.
You practice the piano at a piano practice.
Well, we hope that you practice that key word and all the things we've learned.
Now let's continue with Conversation C.
How many classes does Ashley have?
She has seven classes each day.
She only has half an hour for lunch.
That's a really short lunch!
It is.
And the cafeteria is really crowded.
She waits a long time in line for her hot lunch.
So she eats fast!
Yes, she does!
Sometimes she brings her lunch from home.
That's better.
Well, we only have a short amount of time to teach here.
So let's talk about this first key word.
It is: short.
Amber says, "That's a really short lunch." That's because Ashley only has half
an hour for lunch.
It's not a long time.
The key word is "short." If something is short, it's not a long time.
Right. So most people have an hour lunch.
What about you?
Do you have an hour lunch, or a half-hour lunch?
A half-hour lunch is short.
But an hour lunch is long.
Well, what else can be short?
Maybe you're standing in line at the cafeteria.
And the line is not too short.
It's very long.
Or it could be a short line.
There are only a few people.
Or you can talk about a short meeting.
The meeting was only five minutes.
That was a short meeting.
Or you can use this to talk about TV shows or movies.
The movie was short.
It was only an hour long.
Most movies are two hours.
That's right.
Well, our next key word here is "wait." When you wait for something, that takes
time.
You could use this word like this:
Please wait a minute for me.
Or, wait a moment. I will be right back.
Carol waited half an hour to get a coffee at the coffee shop.
Well, now you don't have to wait for the next part of our show because we get to
go to the Jungle Cafe right now.
Hey, Ginger, that's something you can do.
What? Bring my lunch from home?
No.
What? Eat very fast?
No. You can stay after school for an activity.
What kind of activity?
Maybe you can be a cheerleader.
Ooh, a cheerleader. Me?
Yes, you.
You are very active.
And you love to jump and scream.
And cheer.
Yes, you would be a great cheerleader.
Ooh, I don't have a team.
What can I cheer for?
I know. You can cheer for bananas.
I love bananas! Go, go, go!
No. Come, come, come!
Yay, bananas! Whoo!
Hey, hey, hey.
Let's review the key words.
The first one is: get out.
get out.
James got out of the movie at 3:00.
cheer.
cheer.
Cheer for the girls.
They are playing well.
Whoo!
Whoo.
And practice.
practice.
Play practice starts at 4:00.
short.
short.
Can you stay a few minutes?
We can meet for a short time.
wait.
wait.
Please wait five minutes for me.
Well, great job, everybody.
Now it's time for us to take a littlebreak.