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Date: 2015-05-09 |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 6:59:32 PMHi Everyone! Welcome back from May 1st holiday! Hope you all enjoyed it. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:00:06 PMHi everyone! Today we're going to learn more about traffic jams. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:00:19 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:00:52 PM |
yang(842884771) 7:01:00 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:01:19 PMTraffic was bumper to bumper--John is going to have a dinner party with his friends on Christmas Eve. His colleague advises him to leave earlier because traffic will be very bad.... Rachel: I heard you're going to LA tonight. John: Yes. I'm having a dinner party with my friends there. Rachel: Well, you may not know this, but because it's Christmas tomorrow, everybody gets off work early today so that they can go back home early. Starting at 3, traffic usually becomes bumper to bumper. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:02:10 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:02:30 PMA dinner party is a social gathering of adults at which people eat dinner together, usually in the host’s home. |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:03:03 PMWhat's bumper? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:03:05 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:03:40 PMA bumper is a strip of rubber on the front and on the back of the car. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:03:54 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:04:07 PMWhat do you think "bumper to bumper" means? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:04:19 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:04:49 PMHere's a picture of people at a dinner party. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:05:42 PMThese cars are bumper to bumper. |
Sherry(381892873) 7:05:54 PMwhat's host's home? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:06:07 PMBumper to bumper means that the cars are very close together because of bad traffic. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:06:20 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:06:37 PMA host is a person that invites people to their home for a party. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:06:50 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:07:11 PMDoes anyone know what a colleague is? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:07:20 PM |
Independence ”(479923756) 7:07:42 PM persons work with you |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:07:55 PMThat's right! A colleague is somebody who works at the same job. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:08:07 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:08:24 PMIn the dialog what city is John going to? What is the city’s full name? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:08:37 PM |
Camille(1106454495) 7:08:38 PMLA |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:08:56 PMThat's right! He's going to LA. What is LA short for? |
Independence ”(479923756) 7:09:01 PMLos Angelas |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:09:08 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:09:21 PMThat's right! Los Angeles. That's where we live! |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:09:32 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:09:56 PMIn the dialog what might happen to John if he leaves for the dinner party after 3? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:10:10 PM |
Independence ”(479923756) 7:10:42 PMbad traffic |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:10:55 PMGood job! He will be stuck in traffic if he leaves after 3 o'clock. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:11:06 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:11:16 PMWhy is the traffic so bad in this dialogue? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:11:26 PM |
Camille(1106454495) 7:12:01 PMThey will get off work early |
Spencer<xiehui6688@qq.com> 7:12:28 PM |
Independence ”(479923756) 7:12:32 PMTomorrow is Christmas,people want to go home early |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:12:38 PMThat's right, they will get out of work early because the next day is Christmas. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:12:48 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:12:55 PMWhat do you think Rachel’s advice for John will be? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:13:08 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:14:00 PMRachel will probably tell John that he should leave earlier to avoid traffic. Let's read the rest of the dialog and find out! |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:14:20 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:14:24 PMJohn: Oh, I didn't know that. Well, I'll leave earlier today then. Say 2 PM. Rachel: That would be my advice. If you don't have any important things to deal with, leave as early as possible. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:14:45 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:15:10 PMLet's do another dialog about traffic! |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:15:23 PMThe traffic is crawling--Nick is on his way to his friend's house, but unfortunately there's an accident on the freeway and the traffic is moving verly slowly.... Tasha: Oh, my goodness, the traffic is crawling. Nick: I think there's an accident ahead. Tasha: We're now running late. Nick: I know. Why don't we take a different route? Tasha: Let me take a look at the map. Yes, there's an exit three quarters of a mile ahead. We'll exit Market Street, head west, and then get on the Pennsylvania Freeway. Nick: OK, let's do that even though we may have to take a longer way. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:16:25 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:16:37 PMDo we know what caused an accident in this dialogue? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:16:47 PM |
Independence ”(479923756) 7:17:24 PMaccident |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:17:46 PMWe know there was an accident, but do we know what caused the accident? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:17:57 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:18:34 PMNo, it is not known. The dialog doesn't say what cause the accident. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:18:46 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:18:58 PM“oh my goodness” is an expression people say when they are surprised or astonished by something. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:19:12 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:19:25 PMWhat is another thing people say when they are surprised? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:19:35 PM |
Camille(1106454495) 7:20:26 PMOh,my god? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:20:41 PMGood job Camille! People say: "Oh my god!" "Good Lord!" "Heavens to Betsy!" |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:20:56 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:21:18 PMWhat do you think “the traffic is crawling" means? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:21:29 PM |
Sherry(381892873) 7:22:17 PMtraffic jam |
当一切已不再(1169955756) 7:22:20 PMcraw?? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:22:38 PMAlmost Sherry. "The traffic is crawling" means the traffic is moving very slowly. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:23:04 PMCrawl is what babies do before they can walk. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:23:23 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:23:51 PMWhat does "running late" mean? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:23:59 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:24:23 PMWe are “running late” means we are getting late. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:24:40 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:25:08 PMWhat do you think the word "route" means? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:25:19 PM |
Camille(1106454495) 7:25:30 PMAnother way |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:25:53 PMThat's right Camille! A route is a way to get somewhere. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:26:03 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:26:31 PMWhat's another word for freeway? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:26:41 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:27:41 PMhighway, interstate, turnpike (this word is only used in the eastern part of the US) |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:27:58 PM |
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:28:46 PMwhy is it called turnpike? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:28:47 PMIn the dialog, how did they solve the problem of being stuck in traffic? |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:28:58 PM |
Sherry(381892873) 7:29:40 PMchoose another way |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:30:09 PMIt's a word used only back East, and usually means a toll road. A toll road is freeway that you have to pay money to drive on. |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:30:33 PM |
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:30:36 PMI see, Thanks Nick |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:30:43 PMA lot learned in this half hour! |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:30:45 PMGood job Sherry! |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:30:58 PMGreat work everybody! |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:31:01 PMHope everyone enjoyed this lesson as I did! |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:31:13 PM |
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:31:18 PMTake care! |
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:31:26 PMKeep practicing English and we will see you next week! |
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