节目资讯
刊物:大家說英語
日期:2012-03-22
难易度:Medium
关键字:important, rule, answer, call, ring, return, use
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Lights.
Camera.
Let's Talk is English.
Welcome, everybody to LTE TV.
My name is Gabe.
And I'm Andrea.
Today we continue talking about cellphones.
But we are going to learn about Cellphone Manners.
Mind your cellphone manners.
Manners are important.
These are rules to follow when you are calling someone or talking to someone on
your cellphone.
Well, we have more to talk about.
Let's begin right now with our Read It.
Open your magazines and let's go.
There is one very important rule for polite cellphone use.
Be considerate.
If you are out with other people, don't answer calls or make calls.
Your friends want to spend time with you.
They don't want to listen to your phone calls.
When your phone rings, look at the people around you.
Will you bother them if you answer your phone?
If you will, don't answer the call.
You can always return the call later.
Be considerate.
Yes, be kind and think about other people around you when you are using your
cellphone.
That is a very important rule.
Hello.
Uh Gabe...
Yes.
Do you...
No, no, no.
Agree?
You are important to me. You are important to me!
Uh, Gabe.
No, no, no.
Gabe, uh.
You're more important to me than I am to you.
Gabe, Gabe, are you... You're using your cellphone right now. Yeah.
Excuse me.
Andrea, this is an important call.
Um... But... but maybe I can return the call. Um...
That would... that would be a good idea, since we are talking about being
considerate when using your cellphone.
OK. So goodbye. I'll talk to you later.
Um, sorry about that, Andrea.
That was important.
I'm sure it was important.
But we have something that's even more important - our key words.
So let's talk about them.
The first one is: important.
Now if something is important, it means a lot to you.
It is special to you, or it is something that you shouldn't miss.
And I was just talking on the phone with someone that was very important to me.
And because they're so important, I'll return the call later.
That's uh, a good idea. Thank you.
And maybe you can listen very carefully as we talk about cellphone rules.
Our other key word is "rule." Now a rule is something that you can do or that
you can't do.
And rules are there to help you.
We all have different rules in our life.
You might have rules at school or in your classroom, or rules that you must
follow at work.
Well, one good rule to follow about cellphone manners is that if you are out
with other people, don't answer calls or make calls.
We see two key words here.
The first one is: answer.
When you answer a phone call, like I just did, that means someone is calling,
and you pick it up and say: Hello?
That's right, you say "Hello." You answer your call.
And sometimes you shouldn't answer a call to be considerate and to be polite.
Well, "call" is also a key word.
When you get a call, that means someone wants to talk to you on the phone.
They make a call.
And then you can choose to answer the call, or to not answer the call and return
your call later.
Another key word is "return." Now when you return a call, that means you use
your phone later to call that person back.
Sometimes I call people, and they can't talk.
But they say to me, "Gabe, don't worry. I will return your call later." I like
those words.
I will return your call.
Remember those words.
If you can't talk on the phone: I will return your call.
Another important thing to remember is that when your cellphone rings, look at
the people around you.
Will you bother them if you answer your phone?
So when your phone rings, you don't always have to answer it.
But we do have to talk about this key word.
ring.
Now when your phone rings, that means someone is making a call to you.
When your phone rings, you know that someone is calling you.
Andrea, let me just say, I don't like it when I'm on a bus or the subway, and
someone's phone rings.
It's OK if it's a little ring.
But sometimes it rings so loud, and it keeps ringing and ringing.
Everybody can hear it, and I can't sleep.
Well, that's too bad, Gabe.
I guess you also want to be considerate.
Oh, you're right.
OK. Yes, we've learned a lot, haven't we, Gabe?
Yes, we have.
It's important to be considerate and to follow some good cellphone rules.
Well, it's also important to keep learning.
And Christina also has some important things to share with us.
Here we go.
(Chinese).
It's important to have cellphone manners.
Yes, always be considerate. That's the rule.
Excuse me, that's my cellphone.
Yes, but, but...
Yes. I'm here at the Jungle Cafe.
I'm spending my time with my friend.
No, you're spending time with your cellphone.
Sure, I can talk.
No. It won't bother my friend.
Yes, it will. I don't want to listen to your phone call.
As I was saying...
Talking on the cellphone now is not polite. Hey!
Oops, I'm sorry.
I can't talk right now. I'll call you back later.
Do you want to spend time with me or your cellphone?
With you!
Sorry, Ginger. I forgot my cellphone manners.
Yeah. Oops, I hear my cellphone.
I'm going to answer it.
Ginger!
I wonder who it is.
There is one very important rule for polite cellphone use.
Be considerate.
If you are out with other people, don't answer calls or make calls.
Your friends want to spend time with you.
They don't want to listen to your phone calls.
When your phone rings, look at the people around you.
Will you bother them if you answer your phone?
If you will, don't answer the call.
You can always return the call later.
It is important to practice our key words.
So please say them with us now.
important.
important.
Today's class is important. Don't miss it.
rule.
rule.
Don't talk in class. That's the rule.
answer.
answer.
Can you answer the door? Someone is outside.
call.
call.
There is a phone call for you.
ring.
ring.
My phone is ringing. I need to answer it.
return.
return.
I wasn't home when Jack called. I'll return his call later.
Right now it's time for us to continue learning with the Word Brothers.
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, mail, M-A-I-L.
And male, M-A-L-E.
These two words sound the same.
But they are very different.
Mmhm. M-A-I-L, mail is something we send and receive.
Right.
Letters, packages and postcards are different kinds of mail.
Mmhm. Do you like to get mail?
I like to get mail.
I also like to send mail.
People send mail at the post office.
We get mail in our mailbox.
The person who delivers mail is the mailman or the mail carrier.
Now what's the difference between mail (M-A-I-L) and male (M-A-L-E)?
Well, men and boys are male.
I am a male.
Jim is male.
Our dad is male.
Men and boys are male.
We also use the word "male" to talk about animals.
We can say our dog is a boy.
He is a male dog.
Or that cat is male.
Did you notice something?
You can use "male" as a noun or an adjective.
Yes. I can say "I am a male" or "I am male." Both are OK.
Right.
OK friends, male...
and mail.
Can you see the difference?
Good. Until next time, this is Tim.
And Jim saying...
Goodbye.
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