节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-06-01
难易度:Medium
关键字:head off, economics, patriot, appreciation, purity, sweet tooth
It is June 1; and we are learning all about the month of June today.
So far we have learned about the weather changes in the Northern Hemisphere and
the Southern Hemisphere.
June 21 is when summer begins for the Northern Hemisphere, and winter for the
Southern Hemisphere.
Well, we've also learned a little bit about some festivals.
And we have a lot more to learn in the next reading for today.
June.
And in Aisa, people celebrate Dragon Boat Festival with dragon boat races and by
eating the traditional Chinese rice dumpling zongzi.
Both commemorate the death of patriot Qu Yuan.
The rose, June's traditional flower, symbolizes love and appreciation.
The birthstone for June is the pearl, a symbol of purity.
This gem is the only one that comes from a living creature.
Those who like candy can go ahead and satisfy their sweet tooth as June is Candy
Month!
But it is also Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month, so balance the sweets with
those!
Well, that sounds like pretty good advice.
So in today's lesson we learned a little bit about Iceland and, of course, about
Asia as well.
We see a sentence there at the beginning of this section:
And in Asia, people celebrate Dragon Boat Festival with dragon boat races and by
eating the traditional Chinese rice dumpling zongzi.
So Dragon Boat Festival, well, that is something that I think many people
celebrate in Asia.
And actually it's becoming quite popular around the world.
Yes, it is.
And it's a very interesting sport to watch.
And we also see that a lot of people like to eat a Chinese rice dumpling called
zongzi.
Have you ever eaten zongzi, Gabe?
Oh, yes, I have, Carolyn.
I do enjoy eating zongzi.
Inside there's kind of sticky rice and lots of different things like peanuts and
meat.
And I think you know what I'm talking about because I know many of you like
zongzi as well.
Well, Carolyn, we're talking about Dragon Boat Festival.
Have you ever celebrated or seen dragon boat races?
I have seen dragon boat races.
I even participated in one on a team, which was very, very difficult.
All right.
Well, it does sound like a fun challenge.
Well, we continue with the lesson.
We've been talking about dragon boat races and the zongzi, both commemorate the
death of patriot Qu Yuan.
So both of these things, we can remember the death of this patriot named Qu
Yuan.
Carolyn, what does that key word mean, "patriot"?
Well, a patriot is someone who is loyal to their country.
And usually I think of a soldier as being a patriot, someone who fights for
their country and really believes in supporting it or defending it.
That's right.
Actually soldiers should be patriots.
They're fighting for their country.
Are you a patriot of your country?
Are you patriotic?
That's the adjective form of this verb... or this word! P-A-T-R-I-O-T-I-C.
Are you a patriotic person?
Well, I'd like to think that I am a patriotic person.
I support the United States of America.
Well, continuing into the next paragraph:
The rose, June's traditional flower, symbolizes love and appreciation.
So here we see the flower for June, which is the rose.
The rose.
And of course, I think many people think of love when they see a red rose
especially.
But of course, you might also think of other things.
A yellow rose might represent friendship.
And that can also represent appreciation for something.
Let's take a look at that word from the Word Bank: appreciation.
If you have appreciation for something, that means you find things to like about
something or respect.
You can appreciate that person or that thing.
That's right.
And you might also be thankful for something and you want to show your
appreciation.
So you should show some appreciation to your teachers and thank them.
That right.
Maybe there's a Teachers Appreciation Day or something else Appreciation Day.
You can appreciate different things throughout the year.
Right now it's time for us to continue learning about the birthstone.
The birthstone for June is the pearl, a symbol of purity.
Um, I wonder why.
Maybe that's because it's white, Carolyn?
Well, this is a very special gem.
And usually I don't think of it as a gem, but the color usually is white.
You could also have pink or black pearls, which are a little harder to find.
But usually when I think of pearls, I think of something that is white and
round.
And purity is usually something that is associated with white.
Interesting.
Well, we continue learning that this gem is the only one that comes from a
living creature.
And usually I think of it as coming from an oyster, but it could be any kind of
mollusk.
But usually, I guess pearls come from the ocean, oysters and things like that.
They are very precious gems.
Well, we continue.
Those who like candy can go ahead and satisfy their sweet tooth as June is Candy
Month!
Well, uh, Carolyn, do you like candy?
Well, not really.
But I do know a lot of people who have to a sweet tooth, which means that they
enjoy eating things that are sweet.
But it is also Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month.
June is Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month, so balance those sweets... uh, balance
these sweets with those, so.
That is a very interesting phrase there: to balance something with something
else.
Gabe, how can we use that?
Well, yeah.
If you balance something with something else, that means you need to make it
kind of equal.
So for example, maybe you love to work, you need to balance work with rest or
recreation.
How else could you use that phrase?
Well, a lot of times I think that students are so busy studying that they might
not get enough sleep or they might not get enough exercise.
So you should try to balance studying with sleep or balance studying with
exercise.
I agree.
Well, I do find it interesting that both Candy Month and Fresh Fruit and
Vegetables Month are the same month.
Make sure to balance your sweets with healthier things.
Right now it's time for us to learn something different with Michelle in the
Language Lab.
OK.
(Chinese).
And now let's see what our teachers are doing.
Well, we learned quite a bit about June in this lesson.
And one thing we talked about is that it is Candy Month.
I know many of you like candy.
And so my question for you is:
Do you have a sweet tooth?
And if so, what kinds of sweets do you like to eat?
Carolyn, you mentioned that you don't have a sweet tooth.
Do you want to talk about that a little more?
Well, I enjoy eating dark chocolate.
But that's kind of bitter.
It's not really sweet.
And oftentimes people will give me candy because they want to share what they
have with me.
And I give it to other people because I also like to share.
Excellent! Well, at least somebody can appreciate the candy that you were given.
Well, right now it's time for us to say goodbye.
But we hope to see you next time right here at Studio Classroom.
See you then.