节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-03-04
难易度:Low
关键字:ferry, scout, spice, tourism, pick out, exotic, vine
If you looked at a map of Africa and looked on the east side, you would find a
country called Tanzania.
And just a little ways into the ocean you would find an island called Zanzibar.
And that is what we're talking about today.
Ian Ludwig wrote this article, and he took a trip to Zanzibar.
How did he get there?
He took a boat, a two-hour ferry ride to get there.
He looked for a hotel, scouted for a hotel, and then went to a spice farm.
And that's where the story is right now.
Let's see how it continues.
(Music).
Zanzibar.
Tourism and spices are the island's biggest industries.
Many spices are tropical and grow on trees and vines.
It was like walking through a forest.
At each new plant, our guide pulled off a small bit of the spice.
We smelled it and guessed which one it was.
Then he told us about the spice.
I bought some saffron and vanilla.
After the tour, we picked out some crab and fish at the seafood market for the
cooks to prepare.
Then we went to bed fat and happy.
(Music).
It sounds like Ian and his friends are really enjoying their trip to Zanzibar
and all of the flavors they are getting to enjoy.
Well, we see in this first sentence:
Tourism and spices are the island's biggest industries.
So the things that are most important to Zanzibar's economy are tourism and
spices.
Well, this first word "tourism" is also from our Word Bank today.
Gabe, can you tell us a little bit about this word?
Well, if you are a tourist, then you're traveling into another country.
You're not traveling to stay there.
You're traveling for pleasure, just for fun.
So this is all about tourism.
And tourism is very important to the economy in Zanzibar.
That means the government thinks that it's very important.
Tourism is very important there.
That's right.
Uh, do you enjoy tourism, Nathanael?
Oh, of course I enjoy tourism.
I like going on vacation to a new place.
There are many different kinds of tourism.
I like exploring new cities, but it's also fun to find exciting things to do.
That's right.
And tourism is usually very popular in the summer.
Many people like to travel then and become tourists while they enjoy tourism in
different countries.
Well, we continue and see:
Many spices are tropical and grow on trees and vines.
So they are on a spice farm, and they are looking at all of these different
spices in this tropical place.
It was like walking through a forest.
Now Gabe, why do they say it was like walking through a forest?
Well, maybe because it wasn't actually a forest.
We're talking about the spice farms.
When I think of a farm, I don't think of trees all around me.
But this spice farm was very interesting.
You might say it was exotic.
It was a little bit different.
And maybe the trees were so big and there were so many of them, it really felt
like they were walking through an actual forest.
That's right.
Well, how do we continue, Nathanael?
At each new plant, our guide pulled off a small bit of the spice.
We smelled it and guessed which one it was.
Now I think that might be kind of difficult.
Do you think that you would be good at that, Carolyn?
Well, if it was maybe the cinnamon or the cloves, I could probably guess what it
was.
But there are a lot of exotic spices that I'm sure growing there, and I have no
idea what they would be.
Gabe, do you think this would be a fun activity?
This would be a fun activity.
Um, I, like you, would maybe be able to pick out the cinnamon and probably
vanilla.
We're going to learn about vanilla in a minute.
But there are so many different spices.
It would be a fun activity to do.
This is a very clever way of interacting with tourists there in Zanzibar.
Yes. So we see that after they guessed, the guide would tell them.
So then he told us about the spice.
He would let them know which one it was, and tell them a little bit of
information about it.
And we see that our writer Ian says he bought some saffron and vanilla.
Now do you like saffron, Nathanael?
Well, I don't know if I've tried saffron before.
I'm not very familiar with that spics.
But vanilla, I think most of us are pretty familiar with that one.
The next sentence says: After the tour, we picked out some crab and fish at the
seafood market for the cooks to prepare.
Now there is a phrase here that we want to talk about today: picked out.
It's in our Word Bank.
You probably are familiar with the word "pick," to pick something.
But maybe you don't know this usage: to pick something out; pick out.
Gabe, how would you use this?
Well, I think about maybe choosing something.
Um, you can choose between different things.
Maybe you have a lot of clothes in your closet and you are picking out the ones
that you will wear tomorrow.
Or you could go to the store and say I'm going to pick out what I like here.
However, usually I use this phrase to talk about things.
Still, if I'm talking about people, I would just say "pick." I pick you to be on
my team.
But Carolyn, how else could you use this phrase "pick out"?
Well, picking out is something you do when you want to choose something.
Maybe you are going shopping and you need to pick out a new dress or a new pair
of shoes.
You should choose the ones you like.
Pick out which ones you like.
Nathanael, how else might you use this phrase?
Well, when you are on vacation, you might have to pick out a few things to do.
You won't have time to do everything that seems interesting.
And now we're going to learn something interesting from Steve and Ken in the
Info Cloud.
Hi, friends.
What do you call a person who knows how to cook?
And please, please, don't say "cooker" unless that person has an electrical cord
plugged into him.
Very funny, Steve, but you are right.
I hear many students say their mothers are good "cookers." No.
If your mother can make lots of tasty dishes, your mother is a good cook.
That's right.
"Cook" is both a verb and a noun.
The verb refers to the act of making food; and the noun refers to the person who
makes the food.
Steve, what about someone who cooks very slowly?
Can I call that person a slow cooker?
Ah, you're even funnier than me, Ken.
No. A slow cooker is an electrical cooking appliance, also known as a crock pot.
Good. I'm glad we got that cleared up.
Now there's another word that describes someone who can cook, and that is a
chef.
Steve, how is a chef different from a cook?
Well, anyone who prepares food is a cook.
But a chef is a professional cook who is in charge of a kitchen.
And why this word is pronounced "shef" and not "chef"?
That's because the word "chef" came from the French language.
Hence, the pronunciation chef.
That's right.
"Chef" in French means chief.
So a chef is literally the chief of the kitchen.
So if you think you're a good cook, work hard and maybe one day you'll become
the chef at a nice restaurant.
(Chinese).
And we end our article today with a sentence that says "Then we went to bed fat
and happy." So it sounds like they had a really great day.
They were very full and very happy.
Well, let's go and see what Michelle has for us in the Language Lab.
OK.
(Chinese).
And let's see what our teachers are doing.
Today we went on an adventure with Ian and his friends to a spice farm in
Zanzibar.
And this got me thinking about all of the spices that I love to use like
cinnamon and nut meg.
And I wonder, do you have a favorite spice, Nathanael?
Well, there're probably a few different ones that I could choose, but I do like
mustard a lot.
I think it's a good thing to use on certain sandwiches and maybe other things as
well.
Mmm, that is a good one to use to add a little more flavor to your sandwich.
What kind of spices do you like, Gabe?
Well, Carolyn, I like my food nice and hot and spicy, so I like peppers in my
food.
Sometimes there are different kinds of peppers, and I like it if it is a little
bit extra spicy.
So yeah, that's one of my favorite spices.
Oh. So you like very spicy, hot spices.
And I like things that are a little less spicy, more flavorful.
Well, we're glad that you were able to join us today.
And we hope that you'll come back again tomorrow to learn some more about
Zanzibar.
See you then.