节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-10-15
难易度:Low
关键字:magnificent, swoop, remote, flock, Sunkar Raptor Sanctuary, falconry,
nomad
We are continuing with the second day of our article Kazakhstan - The Land of
Wonders.
And today we are leaving the city of Almaty to go to the foothills of a mountain
range.
And at this mountain range, there is the Sunkar Raptor Sanctuary where you can
see falconry shows, this amazing art of hunting, in Kazakhstan.
You can watch as these magnificent birds swoop down from great heights at 190
kilometers per hour.
They are very fast, very impressive birds to watch.
Well, we still have some more that we want to learn about this land of wonders -
Kazakhstan.
(Music).
Kazakhstan - The Land of Wonders.
Next, experience the natural beauty that Kazakhstan is famous for - on
horseback.
Many believe that this area was where people first rode horses thousands of
years ago.
Ride through the remote area of the Central Tien Shan.
You'll see forests and cross rivers and mountain passes.
You'll also spot flocks of sheep, horses and the nomads who care for them.
It's an unforgettable experience.
(Music).
All right.
If you have your magazine, let's go back to the beginning of this section.
We read here:
"Next..." so before the break we were talking about falconry.
We were talking about something that you could experience.
You could watch these magnificent birds.
Next, experience the natural beauty that Kazakhstan is famous for - on
horseback.
So this is what you can do now.
Wow! Wow! That sounds like a great thing to do.
And here "Kazakhstan is famous for," that's a nice little phrase to know how to
use.
If something is famous for something, that means it is known for it.
That's what you know about it, you... and many people know about it.
It is famous, so.
Kazakhstan is famous for its kazy.
That's right. It's famous for its kazy.
We learned about the horse-meat sausages in yesterday's lesson.
But of course you could use that phrase: some place is famous for something.
For instance, if you go to... if you go to Tainan, that city is famous for its
Coffin Bread.
I think it's (Chinese).
OK, so famous for its Coffin Bread.
I grew up in a city called Chingshui.
And that is famous for its (Chinese), which is a kind of rice... uh, sticky rice
snack.
So what is your hometown famous for?
That's right.
You can think about that.
Talk about it in English.
Now Kazakhstan is famous for its natural beauty, and you can experience it on
horseback.
Many believe that this area was where people first rode horses thousands of
years ago.
So this would be a great place to ride a horse if this was perhaps the very
first place that people ever rode horses.
That's right.
So if you love riding horses or if this sounds interesting to you, you can ride
a horse here.
We read: Ride through the remote area of the Central Tien Shan.
OK. So you're riding through this area, and it's... it's kind of remote.
Let's look at that word from our Word Bank.
If something is remote, that means it's kind of far away.
It's not close by, it's... it's far.
That's right.
There's a large distance between maybe the next big city.
It's very remote.
Perhaps you want to go to a remote place so that you can take beautiful pictures
of the scenery.
You want to get away from people.
Now this is a little bit different from what we learned yesterday with "out of
the way." If a place is remote, then it's really not close to anything.
If some place is out of the way, it's not close to where you are or where you're
going.
OK, so remote.
You might also see this word when you're talking about a remote control.
Put down that remote control.
Don't change the channel.
You're watching and enjoying Studio Classroom.
OK, but you see that word in different places in life. OK?
So we're talking about the remote area of Central Tien Shan.
And you'll see forests and cross rivers and mountain passes.
Well, this sounds really cool.
I would love to go through a forest on horseback and also go across mountain
passes.
What's that, Carolyn?
Well, that would be a path that goes through the mountains, between the
mountains, kind of like a valley but it's not very wide.
It's just a narrow space between these beautiful big mountains.
It's just a small pass.
OK. Well, that does sound really beautiful, especially if you're going through
the valley between these mountains, these magnificent mountains.
Well, you'll also spot flocks of sheep, horses and the nomads who care for them.
So even though this is kind of remote, there are still people that live in these
places.
These people are called nomads.
And what is a nomad?
Well, a nomad is a person who wanders from place to place.
They don't live in one spot.
They continue to move.
And here they have flocks of sheep, horses and then the people who care for
them.
So if you're caring for these animals, you need to keep moving so that they have
plenty of things to eat.
And we see a word from our Word Bank, the word "flock." Now a flock just means a
group of animals.
But what kinds of animals do we group into flocks, Gabe?
Well, the animals that we care for or the animals that you might see on a farm,
for example, like sheep.
Sheep are in flocks.
Or goats, you might talk about a flock of goats.
But you also might talk about other animals that go together like flocks of
birds.
You might see flocks of birds flying through the sky.
That's right.
But that is not the word we use when we talk about horses or cows.
We call those a herd.
Now there is more that we want to learn about that word "sheep" with Steve and
Ken in the Information Cloud.
You may recall we discussed sheep last month.
And what do you know?
Sheep reappear in our lesson today.
So in keeping with this Info Cloud tradition, let's talk about this animal some
more.
Ken, can we count sheep?
Sure we can, Steve.
I count sheep whenever I can't fall asleep.
Uh... yeah. Well, that is one cure for insomnia.
But I meant counting sheep using a plural form.
Oh, that kind of counting sheep!
No, we cannot count sheep using a plural form.
The plural of sheep is sheep.
There is no such word as sheeps.
This type of word is what is called an irregular plural.
Most irregular plurals are the names of animals.
These irregular plural nouns are always spelled the same as when they are
singular.
So what are some other examples besides sheep?
Buffalo, deer, moose, salmon, trout and squid, just to name a few.
So never, ever put an S after any of these words.
(Chinese).
Thank you, guys.
Well, we have been learning a lot about Kazakhstan, about falconry today as well
as about going somewhere on horseback.
And we read here:
It's an unforgettable experience.
If you do this, you won't forget it.
You'll remember it forever.
Let's continue learning... well, actually, enjoying a review skit.
And then we'll go learn something with Michelle.
So now what do you think about Kazakhstan?
Well, I'm enjoying it more and more... oh, especially the raptor sanctuary.
Yeah. We discovered Kazakhstan's ancient hunting tradition - falconry.
The sanctuary has hundreds of raptors.
Yeah. The golden eagle is my favorite.
The Kazakhs favor them, too, for hunting.
Watching those magnificent birds fly high above us was amazing.
Especially when they swoop down to the ground.
You know, eagles can spot a target from high up in the sky and dive down at
amazing speeds.
Yeah.
But now it's time to experience the natural beauty of Kazakhstan - on horseback.
On horseback?
Yes. That's what Kazakhstan is famous for.
On horseback?
Yes!
Many people believe this was where men first rode horses thousands of years ago.
Oh. On horseback.
Uh... so where will we ride?
We'll ride through remote areas.
We'll see forests and cross rivers and mountain passes.
On horseback?
Well, that's nice.
We'll spot flocks of sheep (Background Noise), horses and nomads.
It's an unforgettable experience.
Yeah.. but on horseback!
What if the horse runs away or... what if I fall off?
What if the horse bites me?
Oh, that's good!
Then our ride will be even more unforgettable.
On horseback...
Hello, little horsey.
Be nice.
(Chinese).
And now get ready to learn more from our teachers.
Well, in our lesson about Kazakhstan today, we've talked about two main things -
falconry and going somewhere on horseback.
Which would you rather do, try falconry or go somewhere and visit some place on
horseback?
Carolyn?
Well, I think I'd really like to try falconry or watch the show because I really
like raptors.
I really like seeing birds of prey.
I think they're beautiful.
They are beautiful.
If I had a choice, I would like to try falconry while on the back of a horse.
I could do both things.
Well, what about you, friends?
What would you rather do?
Thank you for joining us today.
And of course, we will see you next time right here on Studio Classroom.
See you.