节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-06-29
难易度:Medium
关键字:photography, gear, cannon, destination
Hello, and welcome to Studio Classroom.
My name is Gabe.
And my name is Carolyn.
Thank you for joining us for day three of our lesson about Chuuk: The South
Pacific's Historic Treasure.
Now we've been learning a lot about Micronesia and especially about Chuuk and
why it is special to divers.
But of course, we also learned about some other places in Micronesia.
We talked about Pohnpei and Kosrae and Yap as well.
But what did we find out about these places?
Well, there's a lot above the water, but there's a lot to be explored underneath
the water as well.
Over 300 ships and other kinds of vessels were sunk beneath the water.
Carolyn, what else did we learn?
Well, we learned that there are also submarines among the ships that were sunk.
And we learned about a few of the few famous wrecks... some of the many, many
famous wrecks there.
The Nippo Maru, the Shinkoku Maru and the Fujikawa Maru are all very popular
dive sites for wreck divers to visit when they go to Chuuk.
All right.
Well, we've learned a little bit about Chuuk so far, and we have a little bit
more in today's lesson.
So please, open up your magazine and let's begin with the first reading of the
day.
(Music).
Chuuk: The South Pacific's Historic Treasure.
Explore Chuuk above the water.
Chuuk offers options for divers of all skill levels and all interests, from
history to marine life to underwater photography.
For non-divers, there are more than 15 sunken wrecks and planes that can be seen
without putting on dive gear.
The water is quite clear, so exploring is fun even at the surface with a
snorkel.
There's plenty to do on land as well.
Tours take visitors to the old Japanese command center, a lighthouse and caves
that still hold cannons from the war.
Yes, there is a lot to do on land as well.
Well, at the beginning of our lesson we see that title: Explore Chuuk above the
water.
So we've already learned about doing some things under the water, going diving.
But now there's lots to see above the water as well.
That's right.
And at the very beginning we see that Chuuk offers options for divers of all
skill levels and interests, from history to marine life to underwater
photography.
So if you are a diver, there are many, many things you can do whether you have
lots of experience or not.
That's right.
We're talking about divers of all skill levels.
So this is a phrase that you could use in maybe another way, too.
You could talk about people of all age levels.
People of any age level are welcome here, of all age levels.
Here we're talking about skill levels.
And maybe you like photography.
Well, if you are a photographer, then you like photography.
Let's take a look at that word from our Word Bank: photography; taking pictures.
That's right.
And it's more than just taking pictures.
Photography is an art.
So you should have great skill in taking pictures.
And it sounds like there are a lot of divers who visit Chuuk, who enjoy taking
photos of the wrecks.
And it is probably very beautiful; and I'm sure it looks like art.
That's right, especially if you have a nice camera and you are very skilled.
Do you enjoy photography?
Maybe you've taken some photography classes.
Well, I hope that you can continue to improve in your photography.
And maybe you can have a chance to go and visit Chuuk one of these days and do
some underwater photography.
Continuing in our article:
For non-divers, there are more than 15 sunken wrecks and planes that can be seen
without putting on dive gear.
So if you're someone like me who has never been diving before and doesn't have a
license,
there are still more than 15 sunken wrecks and planes that you can see without
going underwater.
The water there must be beautiful and clear.
I imagine so, Carolyn.
And so if you are going to do this, you don't necessarily need any gear, any of
the big gear that comes with scuba diving.
Well, let's take a look at that word from our Word Bank.
It is "gear." And gear is anything that you can use to accomplish some kind of
task.
Or to do something, you might have to have some gear.
That's right.
So if you go diving, you need diving gear.
But maybe you do like photography, and you're a photographer.
You may need to make sure that you have your photography gear.
Maybe you need a tripod and a camera.
Or perhaps you like hiking through the woods and going camping.
You need to make sure to pack your camping and hiking gear so that you can be...
so that you are able to enjoy those activities fully.
And I think that you could use this word "gear" when you're talking about sports
or activities of many kinds.
So if you like going biking, then you might have some biking gear.
Of course, if you enjoy skiing, then you need to bring your skiing gear.
That's anything that you need to ski with.
All right.
Let's continue learning about this.
"The water is quite clear," as Carolyn was saying, so exploring is fun even at
the surface with a snorkel.
Carolyn, you've mentioned the word "snorkel" a couple of times.
What is that?
Well, a snorkel means that you don't have to have this huge tank of oxygen or a
special suit.
You simply have a breathing piece with a long tube that goes out of the water,
and you wear a mask so that you can look down into the water.
And you are able to breathe through a tube.
You don't need a tank of air.
All right.
So it's a little bit simpler than diving.
Of course if you do enjoy getting down deep beneath the surface, then you need
to go diving.
Well, there's plenty to do on land as well.
Tours take visitors to the old Japanese command center, a lighthouse and caves
that still hold cannons from the war.
Interesting, indeed.
Yes. It sounds like a really great place to visit.
You learn a lot about the Japanese history on this island.
And you can visit a command center, a lighthouse, or even caves that have
cannons left over from the war.
And "cannon" is a word from our Word Bank.
A cannon is a huge gun, right, Gabe?
Yeah, pretty much.
It's uh... well, it's very dangerous, of course.
Sometimes there might be cannons on a battlefield.
People take cannons into war, and they do a lot of damage.
Um, and of course, when you are using the cannon, that's called firing the
cannon.
And what do you use?
What do you put inside the cannon?
That's called a cannonball.
So these are different aspects to a cannon.
That's right.
So it sounds like there are a lot of really great things, a lot of historical
things that you can see on land without even needing to go in the water.
Maybe you need a break from the water.
There are still plenty of things for you to do around the island.
Well, right now it is time for us to join Michelle in the Language Lab.
Hi, everyone. I'm Michelle.