节目资讯
刊物:名人特写
日期:2009-07-11
难易度:High
关键字:version, stray, hit the books, heir, independent,
(Music).
Welcome back, everybody.
You are studying English with Studio Classroom.
Before the break, we learned that Emma Roberts already has a half dozen movies
under her belt.
And she’s still a teenager,
which means he has a very bright future.
A bright future is the title of this reading, and in it is the idiom:
hit the books.
Our example sentence for that is:
After playing soccer all afternoon, Tommy hit the books because he had a big
test the next day.
Next is the noun:
heir.
Yes, the ”h” is silent.
So again, it’s pronounced heir.
Our example sentence for heir is:
That young man is the heir to an oil fortune.
One day, he will inherit billions of dollars.
OK.
Emma Roberts’ bright future begins on line one of page twenty-seven.
Please follow along as we read.
Emma Roberts.
A bright future.
As she takes on more grown-up film roles, Emma hopes to follow in the footsteps
of actors like Shia LaBeouf and Anne Hathaway.
She admires the way they effortlessly transitioned from children’s roles to more
mature roles.
For now, however, Emma’s next ”role” will involve hitting the books!
This fall Emma, who has been homeschooled most of her life, plans to start
university.
She hopes to devote most of her time to studying literature but says she’ll be
keeping her eyes open for movie projects.
There’s no doubt wherever she is - on campus or on set - this Hollywood heir
will continue to make a name for herself!
(Music).
Well, let’s talk about Emma Roberts’ bright future.
We hope that she has a bright future.
It seems like she’s already accomplished many things at the young age of
eighteen.
But if she continues to work hard and take good roles, I’m sure she does have a
bright future in the movie industry.
Now in the past because she has been young, she’s been a young actor taking
younger roles in her movies and shows.
And so here our article says:
As she takes on more grown-up film roles, Emma hopes to follow in the footsteps
of some other actors.
Now following in the footsteps of somebody means what, Rachel?
Well, that’s an idiom we often use.
It just means that you’re going to kind of take the same path or do some of the
same things somebody else did,
so that you can hopefully be successful like they were.
We often use this when talking about following in the footsteps of your parents.
If your dad’s a doctor and you become a doctor, then you probably could... we
could say you followed in his footsteps.
OK.
So Emma would like to follow in the footsteps of actors like Shia Labeouf and
Anne Hathaway.
She admires these actors and... er, this actor and actress,
because of the way they effortlessly or without any...
without working very hard to transition from children’s roles, younger
children’s movies, to more mature, more adult roles.
So both Shia LaBeouf and Anne Hathaway started as younger children when they
were acting,
and somehow they were able to transition from children’s roles to more mature
roles.
And she thinks they did that rather easily, rather effortlessly,
and she hopes to do the same.
For now, however, Emma’s next ”role” will involve hitting the books.
Haha.
That’s not a movie role at all, is it?
That’s right.
That’s probably why the word ”role” is in quotation marks.
Because it’s not a character role as in a movie but it is a responsibility that
she will need to transition into.
And this is a great phrase to learn:
hitting the books.
Actually it’s an idiom.
And if you hit the books hard, that means you are going to study hard.
And of course, Emma might be an actress,
but it doesn’t mean she doesn’t have to study or go to school.
In fact, she has been homeschooled most of her life.
So she has still continued learning and uh, gone to or had somebody teach her at
home.
So she has been homeschooled for most of her life and she plans to start uh,
going to school at a university.
She hopes to devote most of her time to studying literature.
Uh, so I don’t know what kind of literature.
Maybe American literature or English literature.
We don’t know.
But she says that she’ll also be keeping her eyes open.
She’ll be watching for movie projects.
OK.
So she’s going to try to maybe occasionally take a movie role.
But mostly she will focus on her studies,
which is good.
I’m....
I’m glad to hear that she’s going to college and uni... er, university,
because sometimes young actors, they don’t even take the time to ever get a
degree because they’re so busy with their movie projects.
And she really obviously sees the need for a good education.
OK.
And our article says that there’s no doubt wherever she is,
whether she is on campus of a... on the... the campus of a university or if
she’s on a set, a Hollywood movie set,
this Hollywood heir will continue to make a name for herself.
Now let’s take a look at that word:
heir.
Uh, an heir is a person who inherits something, isn’t that right, Rachel?
Usually they inherit a name or some sort of position or office.
And so she is a Hollywood heir because she has a father and an aunt who are also
big Hollywood stars.
And she will continue to make a name for herself.
And that’s another idiom.
What does it mean, Chip, if you make a name for yourself?
Well, it means that you make yourself prominent,
or you work in a way that makes yourself distinct or uh, different from some of
the other people around you.
Ultimately achieving fame.
Well, she’s already achieved a lot of fame.
We hope you learned something new about Emma Roberts.
You can maybe watch one of her movie sometime and let us know what you think
about it.
Let’s go to the Chat Room.
Hi, friends. And welcome to the Chat Room.
My name is Beth.
My name is Ken.
Hello, everyone.
Beth, we just read that actress Emma Roberts has been homeschooled most of her
life.
So does this mean the word ”homeschool” can be used as a verb?
Yes, it can.
When a parent, relative or private instructor teaches a child at home, we say
they are homeschooling the child.
This is an alternative to sending kids to a traditional brick-and-mortar school.
Brick and what?
Brick-and-mortar school.
This term can be used to distinguish family-based homeschooling from actual
schools.
The word ”brick” and ”mortar” refer to the materials used to construct a
building.
And mortar is the material used to hold bricks together.
That’s right.
So the compound adjective brick-and-mortar emphasizes the actual physical
location of something,
as opposed to a remote or online service.
For example, many online vendors don’t operate brick-and-mortar stores.
And students who study at home or via the Internet don’t attend a
break-and-mortar schools.
You got it.
(Chinese).
So why do uh, many American parents choose to homeschool their kids?
Well, many parents do it because they want to provide a different and better
educational environment than the ones that local schools can offer.
Parents look at factors such as quality of education, school violence, social
factors and physical distance from schools.
And in Emma Roberts’ case, it was probably because of her job, right?
I assume so.
Many child actors are taught by private tutors because their busy schedules
don’t allow them to attend a regular school.
But does homeschooling really provide a quality education?
Well, many people argue that homeschooled students are higher achievers that
students who go to traditional schools.
In the U.S., several recent National Spelling Bee winners have been
homeschoolers.
Wow, that’s impressive.
(Chinese).
Thanks for joining us.
Now let’s go see Michelle.
(Music).
Hi, everyone.
I’m Michelle.
(Chinese).
And that concludes our Language Tips today.
Goodbye and take care.
So to all of you who like to watch movies, keep your eyes open for Emma Roberts.
Perhaps one day, Emma will make the Roberts family name just as famous as her
aunt Julia did.
Friends, let me remind you of our Tidbits feature on page twenty-nine.
This month we highlight the topic of flexibility.
For those of you looking for some extra English reading and some fun challenges,
this is it.
Next week we begin our ANIMAL TALES story.
What kind of animal will our author use to tell her tale this month?
Join us Monday and find out.
Until then, all of us here at Studio Classroom hope you have a great weekend.
Bye-bye.
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