【英语趣味课堂】英国生活-English Life
时间：2019-01-25 作者：英语课 分类：英语趣味课堂
英语课
Todd: Hello!
Tara: Hello!
Todd: Can you say your name please?
Tara: OK, my name is Tara.
Todd: And, where are you from?
Tara: I'm from England. I'm from Redding.
Todd: Redding! OK. Where is Redding in England?
Tara: It's south-east of London.
Todd: OK. What's your hometown like?
Tara: It's not quite a city, but it's big. It's quite spacious 1. It's not as crowded as Tokyo.
Todd: Yeah.
Tara: It's quite a few people. A lot of young people, and a lot of business there.
Todd: OK. What's the best thing about your town?
Tara: The best thing is the people. The people there are really friendly, and it's still quite clean and safe there.
Todd: Oh, that's nice. Alright thanks, Tara.
学习内容：
Learn Vocabulary 2 from the lesson
say your name
Can you say your name please?
When you 'say your name' you tell someone what your name is or how to pronounce it. This would usually happen the first time you meet someone or in a classroom situation. Notice the following:
What nationality 4 is your family? How do you say your name?
Please say your name after the beep.
south-east
Redding is south-east of London.
When we are giving the location 5 of a place we use north, south, east and west. 'South-east' would be in the direction between south and east, or down and to the right if you are looking at a map with north pointing up. Notice the following:
They are going to build a house on the south-east part of the property 6.
The lake is three hours north-west of here.
hometown
What is your hometown like?
Your 'hometown' is either the place where you were born or where you lived while you were growing up. Notice the following:
Was your hometown a city or a town?
I haven't visited my hometown in years.
not quite a city
Redding is not quite a city, but it's big.
If someplace is 'not quite a city' it isn't as big as a city, but it's bigger than a town. We can use the phrase 7 'not quite' in front of a noun 3 to show that something is similar, but not exactly the same. Notice the following:
It's not quite a hot day.
It's not quite an hour to my house from hers.
spacious
My hometown is spacious and not as crowded as Tokyo.
If a place is 'spacious' it has open spaces and room to move around easily. Notice the following:
Their house is very spacious with a lot of windows.
This car is much more spacious than mine.
adj.广阔的，宽敞的
- Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞，足够建一座游泳池。
- The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。
n.词汇，词汇量；词汇表
- How can I widen my vocabulary?怎样扩大自己的词汇量？
- You can find all the new words in the vocabulary of the text.你能在课文的词汇表中找到所有的生词。
n.国籍；国家；部落；民族
- I am of Chinese nationality.我是中国籍。
- She lives in France but has British nationality.她住在法国但拥有英国国籍。
n.地点，位置，定位
- It is a suitable location for a new school.那是建一所新学校的合适地点。
- I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
n.财产，所有物，所有权，性质，特性，（小）道具
- He has made over his property to a hospital.他已将财产转交给了一家医院。
- Oil has the property of floating on water.油有浮在水上的特性。