节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2012-10-12
难易度:High
关键字:talent, pro [professional], athlete, coach, manager, golf, club, course
Lights.
Camera.
Let's Talk in English.
Hey, everyone. Welcome to LTE TV.
My name is Gabe.
And my name is Andrea.
Thanks for joining us again today.
Today we continue talking about sports.
But we are going to look at sports as a job.
Now people who have a lot of talent, people who are very good athletes could
become a professional athlete.
You could be a professional player.
You need a coach and a manager.
And you can play a professional sport... maybe tennis.
Or maybe you can play professional golf.
Well, golf, manager, coach, athlete, professional and talent are all key words
that you will find in today's lesson.
And we will talk about them together and learn how to use them.
We know that you can do that because you all have a lot of talent.
Now let's begin with Conversation A.
Hello, everyone. Welcome to Let's Talk!
Do you enjoy sports?
Do you ever dream about having a sports job?
Well, today's show is just for you.
Let's welcome our special guest, Mr. Sports.
Thanks for joining us today, Mr. Sports.
You're welcome, Rob.
I'm always excited to talk about sports.
Great.
A lot of young people are interested in sports.
Are there any jobs in sports?
Sure!
Kids with a lot of talent become pro athletes!
You're right.
Many kids dream of being paid to play a sport.
But not many become pros.
Let's talk about "talent." Now when you have talent, that means you are good at
something.
If you have talent with sports, that means you ave very good at sports.
And this word can also be an adjective.
You can be a talented person.
T-A-L-E-N-T-E-D.
Are you a talented person?
How are you talented?
Well, kids with a lot of talent become pro athletes.
Our key word is "pro" or "professional." Now if you are a pro, that means you
get paid to do something.
If you are a pro basketball player, then you get paid to play basketball.
Well Andrea, I don't think I could ever get paid to play basketball.
I enjoy playing it, but I could never be a pro.
However, I do want to be a professional drummer.
I love playing drums.
I would love to get paid to play drums.
Well, maybe you can be a professional drummer.
You don't have to be a professional athlete.
Our key word is "athlete." Now an athlete is someone who plays sports or
exercises a lot.
An athlete is in shape.
Athletes are healthy.
And athletes have a lot of talent.
Yes, they do.
And it's true. Athletes do exercise a lot.
It's important to exercise if you want to be a professional athlete.
Well, we want to keep learning with Conversation B.
An athlete who knows a lot about a sport can become a coach or a team manager.
Do managers always work with pro athletes?
No, I don't.
Tell us about your job.
I'm a golf club manager.
I take care of everything at the club and on the course.
And I teach golf lessons!
I've always wanted to take golf lessons.
Would you like a golf lesson right now?
Sure. Thanks, Mr. Sports!
Well, we found out here that many athletes become coaches or team managers.
We have two key words here.
Let's talk about the word "coach." A team coach is someone who helps the
athletes on a team get better at their sport.
He helps them with their talent.
He tells them what they should do, and what they should try not to do as a team.
A coach.
Yeah, so a coach is like a teacher for a team.
So the coach does everything that he or she can to make each player on the team
even better.
That's right.
You want to become even better.
Well, we have a coach and a manager.
This is a little bit different.
A manager is also a leader for a sports team.
A manager will manage things.
Maybe a team has different players, and the manager will decide who gets to be
on the team or not.
A manager.
And many teams also travel, especially pro teams.
So the manager will also make sure that travel plans are finished, and other
plans are finished as well.
Well, we have another sport to talk about, don't we, Gabe?
Yes, we do.
It is the sport "golf." And you use a golf club and golf balls to play golf.
You want to hit the golf ball into a little hole far away.
Well, golf is a fun sport.
But to me, golf is also a slower sport.
You don't have to run a lot or be very active.
But you do have to think a lot when you play golf.
Well, I'm going to practice my golf right now.
But now let's enjoy a Read It paragraph.
Many young people love sports.
Some dream of becoming pro athletes when they get older.
But for most young people, this is only a dream.
They don't have enough talent to get paid to play a sport.
But there are other sports jobs they can do.
Some athletes become coaches.
They help other athletes play the sport better.
Others become managers for sports teams.
Others become managers for golf courses or tennis clubs.
Some people dream of becoming pro athletes when they get older.
But for most young people, this is only a dream.
Yes, it is only a dream.
This is only a dream.
Well, if something is only a dream, that means it probably will not happen.
Something is only a dream.
Well, it's OK to dream.
It's OK to have dreams.
And some dreams do come true.
Right, Gabe?
It's true.
Sometimes people really enjoy doing something.
They dream of doing something.
And they really go and do it.
Their dreams come true.
But of course, it's not easy to become a pro athlete.
So for some people, it is only a dream.
Well, we have some things to review with you right now.
So let's go see Ginger and the Monkey Man.
Oh, boy! I love to talk about sports.
Me, too.
Ginger, do you like to play sports?
No, I just like to talk about sports.
Ginger, you like to talk about everything.
Yeah.
A lot of young kids are interested in sports.
Mmhm. Yes, I know.
And some of them have talent.
Yeah, those are the monkeys.
What?
The ones with the tails.
No, I... I didn't say "tails." I said: talent.
Oh. The ones with the talent can become pros.
And some can become coaches and managers.
How about me? Do I have talent?
No. But you do have a tail.
Let me look.
Where is it?
My tail! Hey!
Let's practice our key words.
talent.
Jennifer is very good at playing the piano.
She has talent.
pro or professional.
James wants to be a pro basketball player.
He hopes he'll get paid to play.
athlete.
Kylie is a very good athlete.
Maybe she will be a pro someday.
coach.
Mr. Wills is the coach of the high school baseball team.
manager.
Nick is a manager for the basketball team.
golf.
Do you want to play golf with me?
I know a great golf course.
Well, right now it's time for us to take a littlebreak.