节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2012-08-23
难易度:Medium
关键字:post office, mail, box, mail, stamp, mailbox
I know you are ready for something today.
You are ready for a game we like to call: I Know It!
I Know It!
Do you know it?
I am going to describe a key word.
I will talk about this key word.
I wonder if you know it.
OK, let's see.
The key word is...
You need this if you want to mail something.
You need to put it on the mail.
Maybe it's sticky already, or maybe you need to lick it and then put it on
the...
I know it!
You know it?
I know it!
Already?
Yes, I know it!
The key word is "stamp." You need to put a stamp on a piece of mail to show that
you paid for the mail to be sent somewhere.
And sometimes you do have to lick the stamp, or just put some water on the
stamp.
But today, some stamps also are like stickers, and you can just put them on an
envelope.
That's right. That's right, Andrea. You knew the correct answer.
And I know you did too, friends.
Right now it's time for us to review our lesson.
Here we go.
Susie, do you want to have lunch with me today?
I'm going out for Chinese food.
I can't today.
I'm going to the post office to mail some things.
Can't you just put them in the mailbox near the TV station?
There is one just down the street.
I can't. I need to mail a package.
I see. Is it a big package?
Yes, it is.
And I don't have a box yet!
You can get one at the post office.
There are many sizes of boxes there.
Yes, and I need a big box!
I'm mailing something to my brother for his birthday.
Fun!
Everyone loves mail on their birthday!
I love to mail packages.
How about you?
I don't send many packages.
But when I'm on vacation, I send postcards to my friends.
That's fun too.
I'm also mailing some letters today.
So I need to buy stamps at the post office too.
You can buy stamps online.
Did you know that?
Really? Maybe I'll do that next time!
(Chinese).
Hi, everyone. I'm Jim.
And I'm Tim. We're...
The Word Brothers.
We are similar.
But very different.
Yes, just like some English words.
Right. For example, blue, B-L-U-E.
And blew, B-L-E-W.
These two words sound similar.
But they are very different.
Right.
Blue, B-L-U-E, is a color.
Many things are blue.
That's true.
The sky can be blue.
Some flowers are blue.
What else?
Oh, I know! Blueberries.
Blueberries are blue.
My friend's eyes are blue.
Can you think of anything else that's blue?
Yes. The ocean can be blue.
Some birds are blue.
Blue, B-L-U-E, sounds like blew, B-L-E-W.
But blew, B-L-E-W, is not a color.
You're right. It's not a color.
Blew, B-L-E-W, is a form of the word: blow.
Yeah. We can say the wind blew hard yesterday.
Or, Christina blew out the candles on her cake.
Yeah. Or Jerry blew on his soup to make it cool.
Right.
OK, friends, blew.
And blue.
Can you see the difference?
Good! Until next time, this is Tim.
And Jim saying...
Goodbye.
Calendar Phrase.
I need a big box.
I need a big box.
(Chinese).
I need a big box.
How about a small box?
No. I need a big box.
How about two small boxes?
No. I need a big box.
What do you need a big box for?
Me! I'm mailing myself to Hawaii.
I need a big box.
I need a big box.
(Chinese).
Let's Answer It, shall we?
That's right, it is the part of the show where we answer two questions.
Question number one.
What does Rob send to his friends?
What does Rob send to his friends?
Andrea?
Oh, now that's a good question.
And we found the answer in Conversation C.
Mmhm.
Let's look at it together.
Rob sends postcards to his friends.
I always enjoy getting a postcard from a friend.
So Rob, that's a good thing to do.
Now here is question number two.
How often do you go to the post office? And why?
How often do you go to the post office? And why?
Gabe?
Um, I was just trying to think about how often I go.
I don't go very often.
I think the last time I was at a post office was two or three years ago.
I don't go often because I work at a place where someone else helps take things
to the post office for me.
And if I want to order something, I just tell them my own address.
So I don't have to go to the post office.
Oh.
Yeah.
OK. Well, that's a good answer.
But maybe you want to go to the post office sometime just to see it and buy some
special stamps.
Thank you for joining us today.
And we hope to see all of youagain tomorrow right here on Let's Talk in English.
Goodbye.