节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2012-07-10
难易度:Medium
关键字:show, act, play, dance, interesting, musical, ballet
Wooh! Lights.
Camera.
Let's Talk in English.
Hey, everyone, and welcome to LTE TV.
My name is Gabe.
And my name is Andrea.
We are glad you joined us.
We have a great show for you.
Today we are talking about Kinds of Performances.
Different kinds of performances.
You can go and watch people dance.
You can see a show where people act in a play.
There are different kinds of performances, and many of them are very
interesting.
And of course, we have interesting key words for you to learn and use.
So please open your Let's Talk in English magazine, find today's lesson, Kinds
of Performances,
and let's begin with Conversation A.
(Music).
Did you go to the musical last weekend, Lily?
No. I didn't.
I couldn't get tickets.
Everyone wanted to see it!
The show was really good.
The actors were great.
They could sing, act and dance.
Wow!
Do you like musicals better than regular plays?
Yes!
Plays can be too serious.
Not all of them.
Some plays are really funny!
Susie says the show was really good.
Let's talk about this key word:
show.
Now when you go and watch someone perform, then you are watching a show.
Do you like to watch shows?
Well, what kind of show are we talking about in our conversation?
We are talking about a musical.
Now that is one kind of show.
Gabe, do you like to go see musicals?
Yeah, I do like to watch musicals.
It's fun to watch people sing on stage.
It's fun to watch them dance.
And the acting is usually very interesting and fun to watch.
So people sing, act and dance in a musical show.
That does sound like a great show to watch.
Our next key word is...
act.
Now when you watch a show, you will see people act.
When you act, you do not act like yourself, but you act like another person.
And acting is a lot of fun.
I really enjoy acting.
I studied acting when I was at university.
I think it's fun to go to shows to watch people act.
And if someone did a really good job, you can say that person is a good actor or
actress.
They act really well.
Well, Gabe, you act really well.
You are a good actor.
Now tell me.
Do you enjoy acting funny or do you like to act silly when you are in a show?
Well, Andrea, of course, it's always more fun to act really, really serious,
right? Haha.
Uh, but, Gabe, right now you are not being serious.
You are being funny.
But... but... well, it's true, Andrea.
Sometimes it's more fun to act serious.
And sometimes it can be fun to act really, really funny.
I like both.
But seriously, I do like watching serious shows more.
Well, yeah, if you watch a serious play, you might think about life or think
about things you don't usually think about.
But if you watch a funny play, well, then you laugh a lot and have a good time.
Well, let's talk about this word:
play.
A play is a kind of show that you can watch.
Actors act in plays.
And there are different kinds of plays.
A serious play or a play that does not have any music.
I call those straight plays.
But if it's a musical, that's another kind of play.
And Lily asks a good question in our conversation.
She says, "Do you like musicals better than regular plays?" Do you like this
better than that?
Do you like musicals better than regular plays?
Well, I like musicals better because I like to see people sing, act and dance.
What about you, Gabe?
I like watching musicals.
But I think I like regular plays a little bit better.
OK. Interesting.
Maybe you can ask someone this question today.
For now let's continue learning with Conversation B.
(Music).
Do you ever go to dance performances?
I do.
I like ballet.
I like modern dance performances better.
The dancers move in interesting ways.
They do.
Some of them move in strange ways too.
I know.
Both ballet and modern dance performances are interesting.
Let's go to a modern dance performance together sometime.
Good idea!
We can enjoy it together!
So Susie and Lily might go to a modern dance performance sometime together.
Well, that is one of our key words.
dance.
Do you like dancing?
Dance here is a noun.
But you have seen people dance.
They move their bodies around in different ways.
I am not a really good dancer, but I do like watching dance performers.
Ah, yes, dance performers.
When dancers perform, they are dancing on the stage.
So, do you like to watch dance performances or do you like to dance?
Well, which one do you like to do?
And there are many different kinds of dances.
Andrea, do you think we can do some dancing right now?
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah, we can do some dancing.
I... I am always ready to do a dance.
Oh, yeah.
Well, um... Andrea, your dance is really cool.
I like that dance.
Thank you.
Thank you.
This dance is actually called the Dance of Joy, and Gabe, you know it.
I know it.
We can do it.
The Dance of Joy.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Dance of Joy! Dance of Joy!
Dance of Joy! Dance of Joy!
(Background Noise).
Now that is a great dance.
That is a cool dance, Andrea.
I like that dance.
Now what about you, friends?
What kinds of dances do you like?
Or what kinds of dances can you do?
Can you break dance? Street dance?
What kinds of dances can you do?
One kind of dance is called...
Ballet.
Now ballet is a very popular kind of dance.
Performers ballet or do ballet dance to classical music.
You also wear interesting outfit when you ballet dance.
And ballet is a very beautiful kind of dance.
Now this word is very interesting because you don't say the "t" at the end.
It's ballet.
Some English words come from other languages, and ballet comes from French.
It is a French word.
It is a special kind of dance.
And it is very interesting.
Friends, our key word here is...
interesting.
If something is interesting to you, you want to know more about it.
You're not bored talking about it.
It is interesting to you.
Yes, and we find out that in modern dance, the dancers move in interesting ways.
Well, both ballet and modern dance performances are interesting.
Well, what is interesting to you?
Are you reading an interesting book?
Maybe you saw an interesting movie.
Maybe there's a new restaurant in town and it looks very interesting.
You should go and try their food sometime.
Well, right now we have an interesting Read It paragraph just for you.
Here we go.
There are many kinds of live entertainment.
Some people enjoy musicals.
These shows often have acting, singing and dancing in them.
Other people like plays.
Dance performances are popular too.
Many people like to watch ballet or modern dance.
There are many interesting kinds of live entertainment.
What kind do you like?
What kind do you like?
Our Read It ends by saying, "There are many interesting kinds of live
entertainment." Now when something is live or happening live,
you are watching it right there.
You are not watching it on TV or on DVD.
You are in the audience and you are enjoying someone perform right in front of
you.
So what other kinds of live entertainment can you enjoy?
Well, you can enjoy a live ballet show or modern dance performance.
We also talked about musicals and other plays, even a classical music concert.
There are many different shows that you can enjoy live.
Now let's review today's key words together.
show.
Did you go to the show last night?
I really enjoyed it.
act.
Leigh and Jean are acting in their high school play.
play.
The actors in the play are really good.
dance.
I really liked all the dances in that musical.
interesting.
You should read this book.
It's really interesting.
Well, learning something new with Christina is also very interesting.
Let's do that now.
Hello.
(Chinese).