节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-01-04
难易度:High
关键字:reap, foster, accessible, embrace, pediatrician, app
Hey everyone, and welcome to Studio Classroom.
My name is Gabe.
Hi. I'm Carolyn.
Hello. I'm Nathanael.
And we're glad that you could join us for today for our lesson called BrainPOP.
Now you see that word "pop" here.
Many things go pop.
When I think of the word "pop," I think of popcorn.
It's a great thing to eat.
What do you think of, Carolyn, when you think of the word "pop"?
Well, popcorn is a really good snack, Gabe.
But when I think of "pop," I think of a balloon, and someone coming along and
popping it.
Oh. That's good.
OK. Nathanael, what about you?
What comes to your mind when you think of the word "pop"?
you know, I think of soda pop.
Sometimes we call Coke or Sprite, something like that, we call that pop.
That's right.
And friends, if you are learning something new, if you just learned something
new, sometimes your brain goes... pop!
We're talking about this educational program online BrainPOP.com.
Let's get started with our first reading for today.
(Music).
BrainPOP.
Making education fun.
Pediatrician Avraham Kadar faced the challenge of explaining complex medical
concepts to children he was treating.
But, in 1999, he found a solution, and teachers have been reaping the benefits
ever since.
Kadar created BrainPOP, an educational program consisting of brief animated
videos in which a man named Tim and his robot friend Moby discuss various
subjects.
The videos fall into seven categories: engineering and technology, science,
social studies, English, math, health, and arts and music.
They cover over 500 topics, from historical figures to recent inventions,
fostering interest in the subjects through humor and illustrations.
BrainPOP's materials also include quizzes, activities, answers to questions and
extra information about each topic.
(Music).
Well, BrainPOP does sound very interesting.
And as we can see, it was started by a man named Avraham Kadar, a pediatrician
Avraham Kadar.
Now a pediatrician is a children's doctor.
Carolyn, do you know of any pediatricians?
Actually, Gabe, I do know a pediatrician very well because my mom works for a
pediatrician.
You mom works for a pediatrician?
Yes.
So then your mom gets to see children all the time.
Yeah. Everyday they come into the office and she helps them sign in to see the
doctor.
Well, that sounds like kind of a fun job.
I think your mom maybe has a similar heart as Avraham Kardar.
He wants to see children grow and improve.
And it says here that he faced the challenge of explaining complex medical
concepts to the children that he was treating.
Now when you "face a challenge," that means something difficult is about to
happen, and you maybe don't want to do it but you go ahead and try.
You face the challenge.
Nathanael, have you ever faced a challenge?
Yeah. I grew up in Asia, and when I went back to studying in university in the
United States, I faced a challenge going back there didn't feel like home.
It was a big challenge.
All right. That would be a big challenge.
Well, continuing on we find that in 1999, Avraham Kadar found a solution, and
teachers have been reaping the benefits ever since.
We see this Word Bank word - reap.
And this makes me think of like a... a field that you can harvest.
A field with maybe wheats or other grains, and you "reap" these things.
Usually the things are good, you can reap the benefits.
What else can you reap, Carolyn?
Well, we think about reaping consequences in a more negative idea.
And that means that you get punished for something that you do.
OK. That's right.
So you talk about reaping benefits, reaping consequences.
How else can you use this word, Nathanael?
Well, like you mentioned, we could say something like the farmers were reaping
their rice for the season, something like that.
OK. So there're different things that you can reap in life.
And there's a common phrase: you reap what you sow.
That means be careful what you decide to do because you will either have
benefits or consequences from what you did.
You reap what you sow.
Well, Kadar created BrainPOP, an educational program consisting of brief
animated videos.
We see this phrase "consist of..." You can use this phrase in different ways.
Um, when I'm baking cookies, which I rarely do, that consists of using flour and
eggs and other things.
It consists of those things.
How else can you use this phrase, Carolyn?
Well, consist, I think of my room consists of a bed and a desk and a chair.
OK. It consists of these different things.
Well, let's continue right now.
It says this educational program consists of brief animated videos in which a
man named Tim and his robot friend Moby discuss various objects.
I want to get to know Tim and Moby.
Let's watch a video about BrainPOP right now.
Hello, everybody.
I'm Tim, this is my pal Moby, and we're here to tell you all about BrainPOP.
BrainPOP features hundreds of animated movies, interactive quizzes, and
activities for grades 3 and up.
Our resources are used in schools, at home, or on the go!
Teachers like us because we cover tons of subjects from across their
curriculums.
(Background Noise).
Well, not to brag or anything, but we're used in thousands of schools worldwide
and we get millions of visits from kids each month.
We've even won a bunch of educational awards and been proven effective in a
science-based research study!
Yeah, but don't let your head get too big.
Moby and I have been around since 1999, when BrainPOP was founded.
And the family's grown quite a bit since then!
Well, Moby, I don't think you should let your head get too big, but I do think
you have something to be proud of there at BrainPOP.
Well, continuing on we see the videos fall into seven categories.
That is an interesting phrase.
If something "falls into" a category, um, does this mean that these videos are
actually falling, Nathanael?
No, no. They're not falling, but they do fit into different types or categories,
which are listed right here.
All right.
There are many different categories.
And one of them is engineering.
We have technology, science, social studies, English, math, health, and arts and
music.
OK. Wow! That is a lot.
And they cover over 500 topics from historical figures to recent inventions.
Well, we see that word "historical." And I think Ken and Steve want to talk
about that a little bit more.
Let's go and join them in the Info Cloud.
Hi, teachers.
Ken, can you name a historical figure?
A historical figure... hmm, how about Abraham Lincoln?
Good one.
Now I'll name one too.
My great grandfather.
Your great grandfather?
What famous thing did he accomplish?
Well, nothing that I know of, but he is unmistakably a historical figure. That,
I'm sure of.
OK. I can see where you're going with this one.
A historical figure is someone who existed in the past.
It doesn't really matter if the person is important or not.
We might speak of a minor historical character that few people know of.
Exactly.
"Historical" also refers to anything concerned with history or the study of the
past.
You can write a historical novel today.
It wouldn't be very old when it's published.
But since it's concerned with history, we call it a historical novel.
Why don't we look at another word - historic.
How are "historic" and "historical" different?
Hmm, good question.
"Historic" refers to what is important in history.
For example, we talk about Neil Armstrong's historic trip to the moon.
"Historic" is also used for what is famous or interesting because of its
association with persons or events in history.
For example, the White House is a historic house.
So historic and historical have distinct meanings?
Strictly speaking, yes.
But these words are often used interchangeably.
For example, we may speak of historic times or historical times.
Good point.
(Chinese).
Thanks, guys.
Well, now you know the difference between historical and historic.
Back to the lesson: These videos cover 500 topics fostering interest in the
subjects through humor and illustrations.
We see that Word Bank word there - to "foster" something means to help it to
grow or develop.
What kinds of things can you foster, Carolyn?
Well, you know, Gabe, I really like animals.
So when I think of foster, I think of fostering an animal that doesn't have a
home.
OK. So you can foster an animal that doesn't have a home.
If you're fostering an animal, does that mean you plan to keep it forever?
No. You keep it for a short amount of time until someone else is willing to
adopt it.
That's right.
Well, what else can you foster, Nathanael?
I think a teacher fosters growth in the classroom so that their students can get
more knowledge from the class.
All right. Well, you can use this word "foster" in different ways.
I want to take a listen to what Liz at the Grammar Gym has to say.
Hi there, friends.
Thanks for joining me here at the Grammar Gym.
My name is Liz.
We've been talking about BrainPOP and how they cover over 500 topics,
from historical figures to recent inventions, fostering interest in the subjects
through humor and illustrations.
That's our Grammar Tip sentence.
There are two parts to this sentence.
Part one: They cover over 500 topics from historical figures to recent
inventions.
And this leads to part two: ... fostering interest in the subjects through humor
and illustrations.
You can use this pattern when you have a situation, and this makes another
situation happen.
Just remember, the verb in part two has an "-ING" ending.
For example, instead of saying, "The bus had a flat tire. This made everyone
late to work." you can change this to:
The bus had a flat tire making everyone late to work.
Or: There was a big accident downtown. This created a traffic jam.
This becomes: There was a big accident downtown, creating a traffic jam.
That's it for today.
This is Liz from the Grammar Gym.
Bye-bye.
Thanks, Liz.
Well, moving on in our magazine.
BrainPOP's materials also include quizzes, activities, answers to questions and
extra information about each topic.
Nathanael, have you had a chance to check out BrainPOP?
Yeah. I went there last night.
I'm a big Shakespeare fan; and they had a video on William Shakespeare, so I did
everything on that list about him.
Well, I don't like taking quizzes.
Um, is this quiz about Shakespeare interesting?
You should try the BrainPOP quizzes.
They're actually pretty fun.
Wait, a fun quiz?
We should check out BrainPOP.
Well, I think that Michelle is waiting for us in the Language Lab right now.
Let's go and listen to what she has to say.
Hi, Michelle.
Hi, Michelle.