节目资讯

刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-04-24
难易度:Medium
关键字:numerous, inland, moutainous, volcano, black morph manta ray, terrain,
thatch
Well, we're enjoying learning about Linda and her husband's experiences beyond
Bali.
Of course, they got to visit Komodo National Park, which is home to world-class
diving sites.
So they got to spend some time snorkeling in the water as well.
And of course, they got to see a giant sea turtle and giant black morph manta
rays.
And they spent some times in the mountainous regions as well snaking through
these roads.
We have a lot more to learn in the next part of our section, this next reading
for today.
(Music).
Beyond Bali.
We continued southeastward.
Around every turn in the road, photo opportunities abounded from the dramatic
landscape to children playing along the roadside.
After a night in the town of Bajawa, we headed to Bena, the oldest and largest
traditional village of the Ngada people.
Sitting at the base of the impressive volcano Mount Inerie, this village
consists of around 40 thatched-roof houses.
Macadamia nuts, vanilla, cloves and coffee grow on the nearby slopes of the
volcano.
(Music).
We were just talking about snaking up the mountains and looking down at the rice
fields of the Manggarai people.
And continuing on in the article we see that we continued southeastward.
Around every turn in the road, photo opportunities abounded from the dramatic
landscape to children playing along the roadside.
So it sounds like a really great place to take pictures.
It was.
There were a lot of photo opportunities.
And it didn't matter where you looked, there was something different to look at,
to see, to take a photo of.
All right.
It seems like there are many good places to take photos here.
And something I notice about this sentence, Linda wrote: around every turn in
the road.
I think another word you could also use there is "bend," B-E-N-D, around every
bend in the road.
And I would also like to see children playing along the roadside, even though
that seems kind of dangerous, Linda.
Well, actually because it's a mountainous region, the villages are all built
right along the roads.
And the kids play... actually, they play on the road a lot because it's a flat
area.
OK, because it's a flat area.
Well, it would be quite interesting to go and visit.
Right now it's time for us to continue learning something with Liz in the
Grammar Gym.
And then we'll go and see what Steve and Ken have for us in the Info Cloud.
Hi there, friends.
Welcome to the Grammar Gym.
My name is Liz.
In today's TRAVEL article we read:
Around every turn in the road, photo opportunities abounded...
That's our Grammar Tip sentence.
Our focus today is on the word "abounded." It's a really fancy way of saying to
be in large number of.
So what the writer is saying is that around every turn in the road, you can find
lots of photo opportunities.
This word "abounded" is usually used in formal situations.
So instead of saying "There are lots of fish and sea creatures living in the
coral reef," you can say:
Fish and sea creatures abound in the coral reef.
Or instead of saying "There is so much creativity in Mr. Dawson's art class,"
try saying:
Creativity abounds in Mr. Dawson's art class.
Now it's your turn.
Can you think of something that appears in large members?
Then try practice using this word.
And if you'd like to see some more example sentences, you'll find them 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.
If you're just getting familiar with the "from... to... " construction, and you
want to try incorporating it in your English writing, let us suggest a few
things.
First, it's best if the things you mention create a diverse spectrum.
That is you should start at one end and finish at the other, like from high to
low, from short to tall, or from past to present.
And seeing as a spectrum can't have more than two extremes.
Don't mention more than two items as that will likely create confusion.
In today's lesson, the author tells us photo opportunities abounded from the
dramatic landscape to children playing along the roadside.
So what's the spectrum here?
Spectacular to ordinary.
And everything in-between, meaning no matter where you point and shoot your
camera, you are likely to get a great picture.
Now not long ago, one of the more common "from... to... " expressions was "from
soup to nuts," a very unusual spectrum indeed.
Its origin is found in traditional formal meals, during which soup was served
first and nuts last.
But today, you're more likely to hear people say from A to Z.
(Chinese).
Continuing in the article we see:
After a night in the town of Bajawa, we headed to Bena, the oldest and largest
traditional village of the Ngada people.
Now this sounds like a very interesting place to get to explore.
What did you do there, Linda?
Well, we got to look around and see what village life is like.
And interesting about the Ngada people, they are run by women.
So it is a matriarchal society.
It doesn't matter if you know that word or not.
But it means the women... the women's line of the family lives there.
So if a girl gets married to a man outside of that village, the man moves to
that village and lives there.
Oh. So it sounds like the women are the one who are in charge of the society and
the village.
Basically that's right.
Wow! Well, we continue learning about this.
Sitting at the base of the impressive volcano Mount Inerie, this village
consists of around 40 thatched-roof houses.
Well, considering a volcano is usually quite large.
There are only 40 thatched-roof houses.
This village seems kind of small.
Well, this is an old village.
This is a traditional village.
It's not like the town... and Bajawa is like, you know, a regular town that you
would stay in.
But you can't really stay here.
It's a traditional village.
And the thatched-roof means that they make the roofs of their houses from like
palm leaves.
OK.
And they saw them together so they keep out the rain and the cold... as it gets.
And it sits at the base.
The base means at the bottom of Mount Inerie.
And that is an active volcano, actually.
It last erupted in the 1970s.
No way!
It's an active volcano.
That's from our Word Bank, the word "volcano." And of course this is a mountain,
of course, that has lava and a lot of activity underneath.
You never know what's going to happen with an active volcano especially.
Um, opposite of an active volcano is a dormant volcano, D-O-R-M-A-N-T.
That means that you never know when it will erupt, but probably not anytime
soon.
This is an active volcano, you said.
Right. Actually there are a lot of active volcanoes on Flores.
Wow.
Well, it sounds like a very interesting place to make your home and try to live.
And there are also some very interesting things that grow there.
What are some of the things there, Gabe?
Yeah. Well, we've got macadamia nuts, vanilla, cloves and coffee grow on the
nearby slopes of the volcano.
So here we see some spices actually, vanilla and cloves.
And macadamia nuts. I love macadamia nuts!
Did you try any of these things?
Of course! And you can also buy them... at the village.
Oh, wow! So it sounds like this is a really great place to visit if you want to
experience some very different culture.
Well, now it's time for us to see Michelle in the Language Lab.
(Chinese).
And let's head back to our teachers now.
Today we've been talking about exploring the island of Flores with Linda.
And Linda, are there other things that you can do on Flores?
Can you hike this volcano?
Yes, you can.
Actually our guide... we didn't actually hike up this volcano.
But our guide took a French couple a couple of months earlier.
It took them nine hours to hike up to the top of that volcano.
And we also met... met another couple in the village who were hiking around the
base of it.
It's quite large.
But our... actually our tour was too strict of time, so we had to move on.
Oh. That's unfortunate that you weren't able to explore a little bit more in
this area.
I know it sounds like a really great place to go.
Well, I hope that you'll join us again tomorrow and that everyone else will join
us again tomorrow to continue this article here on Studio Classroom.
Bye-bye.