节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2012-01-05
难易度:Medium
关键字:while, nervous, bite, noise, hair, fingernail, make sure
(Music).
Are you ready?
I'm good, Andrea.
That's great because... Lights.
Camera. Let's Talk...
In English.
Excellent.
Well, welcome to Let's Talk in English.
I am Gabe.
And I'm Andrea.
Yes, it is time for Let's Talk in English.
Now today we are talking about Nervous Habits.
Nervous Habits.
Now these are habits that you do when you are nervous.
Do you ever get nervous?
Uh Gabe, do you ever get nervous?
No, no, no. Of course not, Andrea.
I never, ever get nervous.
I'm always very calm.
No. Never, never. No.
Gabe, Gabe, you kind of look like you're nervous right now.
I'm not nervous.
I'm just biting my nails, but I'm not nervous.
Oh, OK.
Well uh, don't be nervous. Don't be nervous.
Friends, don't be nervous because we have a lot of great things to learn today.
It's an interesting topic, and I know you want to know more about it.
So let's go.
We do things while we are working or studying.
We don't think about these things.
They are just nervous habits.
For example, some people bite their fingernails.
Others move their legs up and down.
Someone may make noises with his mouth.
Another person might play with her hair or tap her pencil on her desk.
Do you have any nervous habits?
Make sure your habit doesn't bother anyone around you.
Do you have any nervous habits?
Sometimes we do these things while we are working or studying.
Let's take a look at that first key word.
while.
You do something while doing something else.
That means at the same time.
So when you are working or studying, you also might be doing something else.
You might have a nervous habit.
Well, let's use this word.
Carrie brushes her teeth while she's listening to music.
So she's brushing her teeth and listening to music at the same time.
Ken does his homework while watching TV.
Well, I don't know if that's a great idea.
You might not be able to focus when you do those two things at the same time.
What do you like to do while doing something else?
Well, we have another key word here.
It is: nervous.
When are you nervous?
If you're nervous, that means you're uncomfortable.
Maybe your heart starts beating really fast.
You are nervous.
And people are nervous in different ways.
Sometimes if you're nervous, you might not be able to sit down.
You have to stand up and you have to keep moving when you're nervous.
Sometimes your hands might get a little bit wet when you're nervous.
I think everybody does something a little bit different when they are nervous.
Is there something you do when you're nervous, Gabe?
Well, something that I do... because I am a drummer, I might start tapping on
something.
And I don't even think about it.
But I start making noises with my fingers and legs.
And then somebody else has to tell me: Gabe, please stop. Don't be so nervous.
What are you doing?
Yes. A nervous habit is something that you do, but you often don't know that you
do it.
It takes someone else telling you about it.
A nervous habit can be biting your fingernails.
Biting your fingernails.
Well, "bite" is a key word.
And when you bite your fingernails, you are using your teeth on your fingernails
and making them shorter.
It's not the best way to cut your fingernails.
I agree. I don't think it's the best way.
So you can bite your fingernails.
We usually bite things that we want to eat.
You probably don't want to eat your fingernails.
That's a nervous habit.
You can bite an apple or bite a piece of food.
But if you are biting into something like your fingernails, it makes a kind of
noise that some people don't like.
Well, we can talk about this key word.
noise.
Noise is anything that you can hear.
If something is making a sound, that is a kind of noise.
What is that noise?
Now when you hear a noise but you don't know what it is, you can say, "What is
that noise?" Do you hear that noise?
Yeah. I'm sorry. That noise was me biting my fingernails.
Oh.
I'll stop.
Yeah, stop. That's a bad nervous habit.
It is a nervous habit.
Well, what else might people do when they are nervous?
They might play with their hair.
"Hair" is a key word.
A lot of us have hair.
It's on top of our heads.
Andrea, are you playing with your hair?
Oh no... Oh I... I guess I was playing with my hair!
Well, you are a little nervous, right?
Well, maybe I... I am a little nervous.
You know, talking about nervous habits suddenly makes me nervous.
OK. Well, we're going to stop talking about it right now.
Calm down, because we're going to continue with Christina.
Christina, it's all yours.
(Chinese).
And now let's continue with our program.
How interesting! People have nervous habits.
Yeah. Do you have any nervous habits?
No.
You are biting your fingernails.
Oops. Yes, I... I do have one nervous habit.
I bite my fingernails.
Uh, you're tapping your foot.
Oops. Yes, sometimes I do that too.
Uh, you are making noises with your mouth.
Oops. Yes, sometimes I do that too.
Ah, now you're tapping your pencil.
Oh. OK, OK, I do have some nervous habits.
Yeah.
We do things while we are working or studying.
We don't think about these things.
They are just nervous habits.
For example, some people bite their fingernails.
Others move their legs up and down.
Someone may make noises with his mouth.
Another person might play with her hair or tap her pencil on her desk.
Do you have any nervous habits?
Make sure your habit doesn't bother anyone around you.
Now let's review today's key words.
Say them with us.
while.
while.
We can talk while we walk.
nervous.
nervous.
You don't need to be nervous. You will do a great job!
bite.
bite.
Don't go near the dog. It might bite you.
And noise.
noise.
I hear something. What is that noise?
hair.
hair.
Tammy has long, brown hair.
Great job.
Now we have a special new feature for you.
Enjoy it.
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, ad, A-D.
And add, A-D-D.
These two words are similar.
But very different.
An ad, A-D.
People use an ad to sell something.
Right. You might see an ad on TV, or an ad in a newspaper, or in a magazine.
You can see ads for clothes, food, cars, even soap.
An ad sells things.
But what about the word "add," A-D-D?
Add, A-D-D, is something different.
A-D-D means putting things together.
We add numbers in math.
For example, Jim, add 2 and 5.
When you add 2 and 5... you get 7.
That's right.
Can you add numbers quickly?
If you can, then you're probably good at math.
Yes. So sell things with an ad, A-D.
And add, A-D-D, put things together.
Can you see the difference?
Good! Until next time, this is Tim.
And Jim, saying...
Goodbye.
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