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Date: 2015-03-21 |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 6:56:35 PMGood morning everyone! Our on-line English corner will start in a few minutes at 10:00am. |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 6:57:43 PMTo learn a language well, we'll need to practice everyday and learn everyday. |
Penguin House(1040660342) 6:58:36 PM |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 6:58:51 PMSo let's find a place quite and comfy(舒服) and get ready to have some fun! |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 6:59:39 PMquiet and comfy |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 6:59:46 PMsorry, wrong spelling |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:00:10 PMToday our host teachers are Nick and Tasha. |
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:00:35 PM |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:02:00 PMHi Nick and Tasha! |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:03:13 PMIt seems that Nick has some problems with his key board. So let's wait for a few minutes. |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:03:54 PMHow is weather in China in your city? |
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:04:33 PMcloudy here at Xi'an |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:05:05 PMThe weather here in Los Angeles is very warm. |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:05:49 PMA lot of people are wearing short sleeves and short pants. |
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:05:49 PMgreat ! |
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:06:21 PMIt sounds like a summer |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:07:15 PMYep! Kids start to ask for icecream already. |
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:07:38 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:08:08 PMHi, sorry for the wait! |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:08:20 PMNo worries, Nick! |
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:08:26 PMno problem ! |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:08:37 PMHere's our first dialog on directions: Mark: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the library is? Nancy: Yes, it’s that way. You go three blocks to Washington Street, then turn right. It’s on the corner, across from the bank. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:09:02 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:09:16 PMQ. Which word is stressed in the first sentence? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:09:27 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:09:51 PMHint: What's the most important word in Mark's question? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:10:00 PM |
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:10:11 PMLibrary ? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:10:19 PMThat's right! |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:10:29 PMQ. What word can we use instead of could? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:10:38 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:10:53 PMin the question: Could you tell me...? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:11:31 PMA. Can, but could is more polite. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:11:42 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:11:51 PMMark: Thanks! I’ve only been in town a few days, so I really don’t know my way around yet. Nancy: Oh, I know how you feel. We moved here a year ago, and I still don’t know where everything is! |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:12:11 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:12:42 PMQ. Mark is 'asking for directions.' What is Nancy doing? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:12:54 PM |
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:13:27 PMNancy is trying to help him. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:13:45 PMThat's good, but how is she trying to help? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:13:54 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:14:18 PMHint: She is ____ing directions. |
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:14:25 PMdirect the right way |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:14:51 PMgood effort! She is giving directions. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:15:04 PMQ. What are some other ways of saying “I know how you feel”? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:15:15 PM |
anna2007(594466397) 7:15:53 PMI understand you |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:16:12 PMGreat job! I understand. or you could say: I’ve been there myself. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:16:23 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:16:56 PMHere's another dialog on directions: Jan: Excuse me Sir, could you tell me how to get to the animal shelter? Ben: Sure…let me think…I haven’t been there in a while but I think it moved to the North part of town. Elm Street and Roscoe Boulevard, I think. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:17:20 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:17:28 PMQ. What is an animal shelter? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:17:39 PM |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:18:04 PMThere in sentence "I’ve been there myself. " is not a place but a situation, right? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:18:38 PMYes, that's right. I've been (in that situation) myself.=I've been there myself. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:18:58 PMAn animal shelter is a place to keep lost pets. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:19:08 PM |
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:19:12 PMa place keeping pets which are homeless |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:19:21 PMWho is using more formal language, Jan or Ben? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:19:34 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:19:42 PMGood job Susan. |
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:20:04 PMthanks! |
anna2007(594466397) 7:20:17 PMJan |
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:20:36 PMJan is more formal. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:20:56 PMThat's right anna2007! Excuse me sir, is quite formal. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:21:06 PMyou too Susan |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:21:10 PMJan: I think I know where that intersection is… Can you give me a landmark? Ben: Yes. It’s next to Gold’s Gym. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:21:26 PM |
May(861725867) 7:21:29 PMintersection? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:21:51 PMIntersection: Where two streets meet. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:22:05 PMDo you know what a landmark is? |
May(861725867) 7:22:16 PMno |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:22:22 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:22:34 PMLandmark: An interesting place, easy to see and remember, that helps a person figure out where they are. |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:22:49 PMintersection 交叉路口 |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:22:49 PM |
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:23:12 PMLandmark 地标 |
May(861725867) 7:23:13 PMfigure out? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:23:19 PMFor a change of pace, let's do a dialog about the weather report: |
May(861725867) 7:23:31 PMOK |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:23:33 PMJennifer: It’s freezing outside! What happened to the weather report? I thought this cold front was supposed to pass. Gabriela: Yeah, I thought so too. That’s what I read online this morning. Jennifer: I guess the wind chill is really driving down the temperature. Gabriela: Can we go inside? I feel like my toes are starting to go numb. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:24:07 PM |
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:24:14 PMfigure out 找出方法,解决。 |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:24:20 PMQ. What do you think a cold front is? |
May(861725867) 7:24:24 PMOKThankyou |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:24:34 PM |
May(861725867) 7:25:08 PMnumb? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:25:42 PMNo. A cold front is a large amount of cold air that travels across the land, making the weather cold. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:25:57 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:26:06 PMQ. Based on the dialog, did Jennifer and Gabriela expect the cold front to happen? |
May(861725867) 7:26:12 PM冷空气? |
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:26:18 PMyes |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:26:20 PM |
May(861725867) 7:26:41 PMyep |
May(861725867) 7:27:08 PMthey expect |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:27:23 PMRemember, Jennifer asked "What happened to the weather report?" This means she was surprised by the weather. |
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:27:33 PMcold front 冷锋 |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:27:37 PM |
May(861725867) 7:27:39 PMoo |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:28:12 PMThen after, she said "I thought this cold front was supposed to pass." She thought it would be gone already! |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:28:27 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:28:32 PMQ. How did Gabriela get the weather report? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:28:41 PM |
anna2007(594466397) 7:28:46 PMinternet |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:29:10 PMthat's right! What other places can you get the weather report? |
May(861725867) 7:29:12 PMonline |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:29:22 PM |
May(861725867) 7:29:23 PMTV |
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:29:27 PMTV, radio |
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:29:33 PMTV,Radio |
May(861725867) 7:29:38 PM phone |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:29:38 PMGood job! |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:29:57 PMDo you mean on your smart phone? |
anna2007(594466397) 7:29:59 PMmobilephone |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:30:05 PM |
May(861725867) 7:30:08 PMyeah |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:30:36 PMGreat! A smart phone has internet. What kind of phones don't have internet? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:30:47 PM |
May(861725867) 7:31:07 PMola phone |
May(861725867) 7:31:19 PMold |
May(861725867) 7:31:24 PMunsmart |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:31:53 PMThat's right, or you could say a "regular phone" or "a regular cell phone" that can only make phone calls. |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:31:59 PMNick, what's "wind chill"? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:32:04 PMOr a landline phone. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:32:24 PMWind chill is when the wind makes it feel colder than the temperature. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:32:38 PM |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:32:56 PMCould you give an example how to use it? |
May(861725867) 7:33:02 PM冷峰 |
May(861725867) 7:33:04 PM? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:33:11 PMFor example, the temperature could be 40degrees F, but with wind chill it feel like 35degrees F. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:33:24 PM |
May(861725867) 7:33:53 PMcannot get it |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:33:56 PMThanks! |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:33:58 PMThe only time you hear words like "wind chill factor" and "cold front" are in the weather report. |
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:34:12 PMwind chill 风寒指数 |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:34:13 PM |
May(861725867) 7:34:27 PMalright |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:34:37 PMPeople don't say those words very often. They are quite technical. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:34:50 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:35:13 PM |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:35:30 PMThanks Nick and Tasha for this great lesson! |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:35:47 PMGreat job everybody! Until next time! |
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:35:48 PMyes, thank you ! |
May(861725867) 7:35:51 PMis it over? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:36:00 PM |
anna2007(594466397) 7:36:17 PMhank |
anna2007(594466397) 7:36:24 PMThanks |
May(861725867) 7:36:25 PMalright .byebye.have a good time |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:36:32 PMWe went over a little fast today. But you can study them on yourself and pratice with your friends! |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:36:59 PMWe will see you next week ! |
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:37:03 PM |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:37:08 PMThanks Nick and Tasha! |
anna2007(594466397) 7:37:10 PMYes.Thank you.Bye! |
May(861725867) 7:37:13 PMno friends can practice with me |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:37:25 PMYou're welcome. Take care! |
May(861725867) 7:37:46 PMwhat is the next topic |
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:37:47 PM |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:38:26 PMMay, you still can try to remember those paragraghs and use them in your mind. |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:38:52 PMWe will send notice next week for the class topics! |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:39:10 PMStay tuned! |
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