节目资讯
刊物:休闲英语
日期:2009-07-09
难易度:High
关键字:tour, ship, dream, sand, donkey, South America, ca
(Music).
Welcome back.
Would you like to take a tour to Antarctica?
Or maybe you would like to take a tour to Egypt?
Well friends, we talked about both of these places in our lesson.
Now let’s review everything together.
The mall’s travel agency had a lot of great information.
I Know.
If we took this tour to Antarctica, we’d fly to South America.
Then we’d go by ship.
And that trip would only cost us seven thousand dollars each!
It’s expensive, but I can dream, can’t I?
Of course, and so can I!
If we took this trip to Africa, we’d travel by plane, train, bus and camel.
That tour must be the one to Egypt.
Yes, it is.
I’ve always wanted to go there,
but I don’t want to ride a camel.
Why not? Do you know they’re called ”ships of the desert”?
Why?
Because they move across the desert sand so easily.
Like ships in water?
That’s right.
And they can also travel seventeen days without drinking water.
Wow, camels are pretty interesting.
There are some interesting kinds of transportation.
There are.
Read this!
Around the world, people use many ways to get from place to place.
In some places riding camels, elephants or donkeys is popular.
In places with lots of water, boats take people around.
Many big cities have mass transit systems.
In Bangkok, people ride the sky train.
These trains carry people above the traffic.
(Music).
Hello. Welcome back to the Information Desk.
(Chinese).
dessert.
OK. That’s all the information for today.
I’ll see you next time.
I think it’s time for Inspector E.
Hello, friends.
It’s good to see you.
I’m Inspector E.
And I’m Dr. English.
Hey, Inspector, how did you get to work today?
Me?
Well, I rode my bicycle.
That’s great.
Hey, speaking of riding a bicycle, what other things can you ride?
That’s a good question.
Let’s take a look at how we use this word ”ride” in our conversations this week.
You coukd ride the bus.
That’s interesting.
Pam sells Emma she could ride the bus.
So we can say:
ride the bus or take the bus.
Right.
You can also say:
ride the train or take the train.
And you can also ride the subway, right?
Right.
When you ride something, you get on it and it takes you somewhere.
Ah, I got it.
Great.
Now let’s look more closely at this verb:
ride.
Ride is an irregular verb.
So when we use it in the past tense, the word needs to change.
I see what you mean.
You said earlier that you rode your bike to work.
rode.
R-O-D-E is the past tense form of the verb:
to ride.
Yes.
The verb ”ride” also has another form:
ridden.
R-I-D-D-E-N.
Ridden is the past participle form of ride.
Oh, so we can say:
She has never ridden a horse.
Or this bike is ridden often.
Exactly.
Hey, that was fun.
Did you learn something today?
I hope so.
Now go and practice.
Remember, if you have a question...
We have an answer.
I’m Dr. English.
And I’m Inspector E.
Come back again next week for another use for English tip.
Calendar Phrase.
What’s the fastest way to get there?
What’s the fastest way to get there?
(Chinese).
I’m late.
What’s the fastest way to get to the airport?
The bus is fast.
What’s the fastest way to get there?
A taxi is faster.
But what’s the fastest way to get there?
The train is very, very fast too!
But what is the fastest way to get there?
Fastest, fastest, fastest!
Walk.
Huh?
The airport is right across the street.
Oh. Thanks.
What’s the fastest way to get there?
What’s the fastest way to get there?
(Chinese).
Would you like to practice our Question of the day?
I hope so.
Well friends, here is today’s question.
Would you like to ride a camel?
Why or why not?
Now Tom, I would love to hear you answer to this question.
Well, I would like to try riding a camel,
but I think I might get sick.
If I’m on an animal like that, I might get kind of sick.
Yeah.
I don’t think riding a camel would be very comfortable.
No.
But it might be kind of an interesting experience to try one time.
That’s true.
It could be an adventure.
It would be really fun to ride a camel in the desert.
That’s true.
Yes.
All right, friends.
Thank you for joining us today here at The Mall.
Be sure to come back again tomorrow.
There’s always more to learn.
Goodbye, everyone.
Bye-bye.
(Music).