节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2014-02-15
难易度:Medium
关键字:gulp, shove, furious, confront
We've built up to the climax of our three-day story during the first part of
today's lesson.
Andrew is about to hit Luke, Emma is asking for her wallet back, and who knows
what will happen next?
I certainly want to know what happens.
So, let's not delay but continue with this last part of our story.
(Music).
A Love Story.
Andrew noticed a group of Emma's friends watching nearby, so he did.
Then Emma added, "By the way, I'm not impressed by your bad attitude." Andrew
looked furious but then seemed to have a change of heart.
He gave her a weak smile, turned and walked away.
Emma had seen Luke confront Andrew, and she thanked him from the bottom of her
heart.
Luke took heart and asked "Do you want to see a movie tonight?" Emma's smile
seemed to fill the school, and she said, "I'd love to.".
(Music).
(Chinese).
And now let's go to our teachers.
Thank you, Michelle.
Well, that was a really sweet ending to our story.
But before we talk about the ending, let's talk about Emma's response after
Andrew returned her wallet.
Yes.
Emma starts with the phrase "by the way." This is something people say when they
want to add something more or you want to change the topic.
So Emma goes from asking for her wallet to telling Andrew that he has a bad
attitude.
She wanted to add this extra information.
Right. So you can also use this phrase at the beginning or end of a sentence.
So you could say: I won't be in class tomorrow because I'm going to the doctor,
by the way.
Or by the way, I already finished my homework, so we can do something fun this
weekend.
Great, so.
Try to use that phrase when you want to add something to a conversation and the
new information isn't really related to the original topic.
Well, Emma was not impressed by Andrew's bad attitude, but Liz always impresses
me with her grammar tips.
So let's see what she has for us today in the Grammar Gym.
Hello, friends.
Welcome to the Grammar Gym.
My name is Liz, and I hope you're all doing well today.
In today's lesson, we see this statement:
By the way, I'm not impressed by your bad attitude.
That's our Grammar Tip sentence.
And today we're looking at the phrase: to not be impressed by.
It's just a fancy way of saying to not like something.
So another way to say today's sentence is: I don't like your bad attitude.
So if you're in a formal setting, and you want to let someone know that you
don't like something or that something isn't all that great,
you can use this phrase: to not be impressed by.
For example, if you didn't like the food at a restaurant, you can say:
I wasn't impressed by the food.
Or if you didn't get good service at a fancy hotel, you can say:
I wasn't impressed by the hotel's service.
You can also use this phrase to be polite as you express whatever it is you
don't like.
For example: All my friends love the new movie, but I wasn't impressed by it.
So give this phrase a try.
And if you want to see some more examples, they're available in today's Grammar
Tip section in your Studio Classroom magazine.
That's it for today.
This is Liz from the Grammar Gym.
See you next time.
Thanks, Liz.
Well, Andrew was a bit of an angry guy, but he seemed to have a change of heart
and gave Emma a weak smile.
Gabe, what does it mean if you give someone a weak smile?
Should I hand you something that looks like a smile?
No, no, no.
Giving a weak smile doesn't mean that you hand something to a person; it also
doesn't mean a fake smile.
A weak smile is a smile that isn't really happy because the person is
disappointed, upset or maybe ashamed of something.
I see, so.
It could also be a smile given by someone who doesn't have any energy or
confidence. You just kind of...
So you could say the girl gave her parents a weak smile when she got home from
the competition.
She didn't have any energy left after such a long day, and so she just gave a
weak smile.
Or in our story, Andrew realized that what he was doing was wrong, and he felt
bad, so he gave Emma a weak smile as a kind of apology.
Sorry.
Right, well.
I hope Andrew will think more about his actions in the future and decide not to
be a bully anymore.
Me, too.
But you know who doesn't have a weak smile at the end of our story?
Uh, who?
Emma! She thanks Luke from the bottom of her heart.
I think Luke must have a pretty big smile, too, since he finally got the courage
and the opportunity to ask Emma on a date.
Ah... so they are dating.
No... not quite.
What?
Actually, Gabe, Steve and Ken want to tell us more about the difference between
going on a date and actually dating someone.
Huh. Well, then let's go to the Information Cloud.
If you're a guy and you're interested in a certain lady, you can ask her out,
just as Luke does when he asks Emma: Do you want to see a movie tonight?
But asking someone out is not asking the person to be your girlfriend now, is
it?
No, even though I'm sure Luke must be wondering if Emma would make a nice
girlfriend.
When you ask someone out, you're just inviting that person to go out on a date.
You might say: Hey, you want to go see a movie together?
Or: Do you want to get something to eat or play miniature golf or whatever?
Right.
The point is you like to get to know the person through some kind of activity
before you decide to get serious.
So, is asking someone out the same as dating someone?
Uh, no, it's not, Ken.
When you ask someone out, you're going on a date.
But that's not dating someone.
When you're dating someone, you're already seeing that person on a regular
basis.
You're going steady.
Right. The person you're dating is your steady boyfriend or girlfriend.
And you two have become an item, meaning you are now recognized as a couple.
So if you're just going on a first date, you cannot say you're dating that
person.
After several dates when you two have gotten to know each other better,
and if both of you decide you want to be more serious, then you can say you're
dating or seeing that person.
(Chinese).
Thank you, guys.
I'm glad we got that cleared up.
Yes. Emma and Luke are going on a date.
And since it's just a first date, and they don't really know each other that
well, they're not dating.
But maybe they will start dating later.
Who knows?
And Gabe, you were right about Emma's smile not being weak.
I know. Her smile seemed to fill the whole school.
Wait, Gabe. How is that possible?
What does it mean if her smile filled the school?
I'm so glad you asked.
That's just a really great way of saying that she had a very big smile.
So she was extremely happy that Luke asked her out on a date.
Right. So you could say every time she smiled, it seemed to fill up the whole
room.
Maybe other people in the room started to smile, too.
That's right.
If a smile fills up a whole room, that means it really changes the atmosphere
around you.
And that would be great.
You could also change this up a little bit.
After Simon left the office, a silence seemed to fill the whole room.
So you can put different nouns in this pattern to show that something has a big
impact or influence on the things around it.
Right. So try using that in English.
It's a great way to make your conversations sound more interesting.
OK. Now if you've missed any of our story today, of course don't worry.
We're going to enjoy a review skit.
And of course, we'll then join Linda for our Editor's Summary.
Oh, what a sweet story.
Luke met the new girl at school.
She was gorgeous, and his heart skipped a beat.
Was it love at first sight?
Yes. She was smart, friendly and had a heart of gold.
Like me?
Well, Luke was head over heels in love.
That's so sweet.
Luke's brother Henry called it puppy love.
He encouraged Luke to ask her out.
What a great brother.
Well, Luke and his brother had a love-hate relationship.
Oh.
They didn't always get along.
Yeah, but some brothers are like that.
And Henry's heart was in the right place.
Well, that's good. It's important.
Anyway, Luke decided it was time to win the new girl's heart.
Oh! Did he ask her out?
He tried.
But just then, the bell rang, and the new girl left.
Oh, no. Too bad.
But wait, she dropped her wallet.
Oh, no.
And a bad bully picked it up!
Did he give it back?
No. He started stealing money.
What?! Somebody do something!
Well, Luke confronted the bully.
Good for him!
Did the new girl get her wallet back?
Yes. And she thanked Luke from the bottom of her heart.
Oh. Did they live happily ever after?
We'll see.
(Music).
Andrew beat Luke to Emma's fallen wallet and began to take some money out.
So Luke gulped and told Andrew to give it back to her.
Andrew was getting ready to hit Luke when Emma appeared and asked Andrew what he
thought he was doing.
She also told him to give her back her wallet.
And because a group of her friends were watching, there was nothing he could do
but give it back and walk away.
Luke took heart when Emma thanked him because she had seen everything.
And then he asked her out.
Her reply?
I'd love to.
Thank you, Linda.
Well, the past three days we've been learning lots of different things from A
Love Story.
Carolyn, what was your favorite part?
Well, you know, I really liked it when Luke finally found the courage to stand
up to the bully and ask for Emma's wallet to be returned.
He seemed to have a really great development in his character.
I think so, too.
That was a really fun part of the story, Carolyn.
Now what about you, Gabe?
Do you have a favorite part?
You know, I really liked yesterday's lesson when Luke was talking to his brother
Henry.
It reminds me of some of the conversations that I've had with my brother.
Oh, Gabe, I hope you don't tease each other too much.
Well, of course not! Only every other day, Carolyn.
Oh, every other day?
That seems like an awful lot, Gabe.
Well, yeah. No, I'm just playing.
Um, only every week... No.
I do like to tease my brother sometimes, and he teases me, too.
But we do love each other.
Now friends, I do hope you've enjoyed learning some of the great love idioms
from this story.
And of course, we'll see you next time right here on Studio Classroom.
See you later.