节目资讯
刊物:大家說英語
日期:2012-02-02
难易度:Medium
关键字:million, furniture, compare, allow, search
(Music).
Now it's time for Two...
In One.
How do we play this, Andrea?
Well, we would like you to use two of today's key words in one sentence.
Now, we know that you can do this, but we're going to give you an example.
I will give a sentence, and then Gabe will tell me which key words I used.
OK.
OK, here it is.
I would like a million pieces of furniture in my home.
OK. Um, you must have a really big home, Andrea.
All right. Andrea used the key words "million" and "furniture." Wow, I would
like to see your house soon after you get all this furniture.
Well, OK, maybe it's a little bit interesting.
But maybe the furniture is very small.
OK. Well, let me use two words in one sentence, OK?
OK.
Here I go.
I would like to compare the furniture in Andrea's home.
I see. Very clever. Very good job, Gabe.
You used "compare" and "furniture." And you're welcome to compare the furniture
in my home once I have a million pieces.
Well, it might take a long, long time.
We don't have a lot of time right now.
Friends, we need to continue.
Let's go on now to Conversation A.
Lily, do you shop online very often?
Oh, yes. I love shopping online.
I have millions of choices!
What do you buy?
I often buy clothes.
But I bought furniture for my apartment too.
Do you every buy DVDs?
I do sometimes. DVDs can be cheaper online.
How do you find the best price?
Lily loves shopping online.
She says, "I love shopping online." Now when you really enjoy doing something,
you can say: I love whatever it is.
Then we often talk about feelings, like I love my mom, I love my dad, I love my
husband.
But of course, you can also say this phrase to talk about something you really
enjoy doing.
I love learning English.
I love going hiking.
What do you love to do?
Well, Lily loves shopping online.
She says, "I have millions of choices!" I have millions of choices.
Now here we see our key word, million.
This means that she has many choices.
Maybe a million, or maybe not exactly a million, but it talks about having many
choices.
Now you could also say: I have hundreds of choices.
I have thousands of choices.
And of course, if you really want to show that there are many,
you can say, "I have millions of choices." Well, I have millions of reasons why
learning English is important.
And I'm glad you are choosing to study with us.
Now let's continue with Conversation B.
Some sites allow you to compare prices.
What DVD do you want?
I want Toy Story.
Search for it on this site.
OK.
Look! About 20 sites sell that DVD.
I will buy it from the cheapest one.
But first check the cost of the shipping.
Sometimes that is expensive.
I will look for the cheapest DVD and the cheapest shipping!
Well, at the beginning of this conversation, Lily says, "What DVD do you want?"
What something do you what?
You can use other words in this kind of sentence.
You can say: What shirt do you want?
What book do you want?
What book are you looking for?
What ice cream flavor do you want?
Now you can also use another word that's like the word "what," it's "which." She
could say, "Which DVD do you want?" Which DVD do you want?
Which book do you want?
Which ice cream flavor do you want?
Which shirt do you want?
Which DVD do you want, or what DVD do you want?
Later she says, "First check the cost of shipping." Check the cost of something.
So shipping costs money.
What else costs money?
You can talk about the cost of flying somewhere.
The cost of flying to Africa is expensive.
The cost of living.
The cost of living in this country is not too bad.
It's kind of low. It's not a high cost.
So you can talk about the cost of shipping.
That's how much it costs to ship something.
Well, right now it's time for us to review today's lesson.
There are more than 10 million online stores.
Many sell clothes, computers, electronics and books.
Others sell furniture and food or unusual things like camel's milk soap!
Some websites allow you to compare prices on things.
You can go to those sites and search for things.
Then you can find the store with the best prices.
You might even find some stores with free shipping.
These stores send your order to your house for free!
Lily, do you shop online very often?
Oh, yes. I love shopping online.
I have millions of choices!
What do you buy?
I often buy clothes.
But I bought furniture for my apartment too.
Do you ever buy DVDs?
I do sometimes. DVDs can be cheaper online.
How do you find the best price?
Some sites allow you to compare prices.
What DVD do you want?
I want Toy Story.
Search for it on this site.
OK.
Look! About 20 sites sell that DVD.
I will buy it from the cheapest one.
But frist check the cost of the shipping.
Sometimes that is expensive.
I will look for the cheapest DVD and the cheapest shipping!
Calendar Phrase.
How much is shipping?
How much is shipping?
(Chinese).
I'm going to buy this hat.
It's cheaper online.
How much is shipping?
And I'm going to buy this DVD.
It's a good deal online.
How much is shipping?
And I'm going to buy this computer game.
The price is really good.
How much is shipping?
The items are $25.
And the shipping is $500!
$500! Always check the cost of shipping.
Yes!
How much is shipping?
How much is shipping?
(Chinese).
It's time to Answer it!
Let's see if we can answer today's questions.
The first one is: How many online stores are there?
I know.
How many online stores are there?
Do you know?
The answer is: There are over 10 million online stores.
That is a lot.
Well, number two. Question number two is:
Do you think shopping online is good? Why or why not?
Well, many people shop online.
Andrea, do you think shopping online is good?
Well, yes. I do think shopping online is good.
I enjoy shopping online.
But you also want to be careful.
You don't want to shop too much.
And there are other things that we need to learn about being careful when you
shop online.
And friends, we're going to do that tomorrow.
That's right. We have lots to learn about this tomorrow, so be sure to join us
then.
We'll see you then right here on...
Let's Talkin English. See you.
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