【英语趣味课堂】生物入侵-Biological Invasion

Nick: In Australia, theres a lot of snakes as well. Is there snakes in Guam? Cheryl: Yeah, theres plenty of snakes in Guam, one of which is very famous. Its the brown tree snake. Now the brown tree snake was brought over to Guam a long time ago in ca

【英语趣味课堂】网上阅读-Online Reading

Todd: So Monica, this week were going to talk about technology and how maybe technology changes patterns of how we read and how we write, so lets talk about reading. Do you think you read fewer books now because of the Internet? Monica: I dont think

【英语趣味课堂】错误的表扬-False Praise

Todd: Nydja, we were talking about education and praising students. Do you think that students today are praised too much? Nydja: I do. I don't think that they need as much praise for poor work. If they're doing good work, then of course they deserve

【英语趣味课堂】分数-Grades

Todd: What about the idea that some people think that maybe there should be no grades? That there is just maybe you achieve or don't achieve. It's more binary. Either yes or no. Nydja: I don't really know how I feel about that. I went to a school whe

【英语趣味课堂】关于运动-About Sports

Yuri: Shirley, one question. I'm a bit confused now. One thing, about sports. Sometimes, I can see U.K. play something with a team. Sometimes you're all divided. Why is that? Shirley: So, we are essentially still four countries, four separate countri

【英语趣味课堂】申请学校-Applying for A School

Todd: So, Nydja, you actually just got into graduate school. So you know all about the application process. Nydja: Yes, that's correct. I just got into grad school. I study International Relations. The process for this school wasn't too tedious. It d

【英语趣味课堂】推荐信-Letters of Rec

Todd: OK, so you didn't have to do the test but you had to do letters or recommendation? Nydja: I did have to do three letters of recommendation and ... Todd: Can I ask? Who did you ask? Professors? Nydja: I did ask a few professors, an employer, and

【英语趣味课堂】跨出第一步-Make the First Move

Nick: So Cheryl, how do you make the first move? Cheryl: Make the first move? Nick: Yeah, when you're interested in somebody and you want to take it further: to become boyfriend and girlfriend. Cheryl: I see. Make the first move! Well, first I think

【英语趣味课堂】约会-Dating

Nick: What's your ideal date situation? Cheryl: What's my ideal date? Nick: Well, I think I would want the guy first of all to make a plan for everything. He should plan the date, and not rely on me to make the suggestions because I think it's very n

【英语趣味课堂】他是怎样度过周末的-How He Spend His Weekends

Todd: Hey, Edwin, how you doing? Edwin: I'm good thank. How are you? Todd: Oh, I'm doing pretty good. So, did you do anything this weekend? Edwin: Yes, I went down to the city. Todd: Oh, you went to the city? Who did you go with? Edwin: I went with a

【英语趣味课堂】闲聊-Small Talk

Edwin: Hey Buddhi, how ya going? Buddhi: I'm good Edwin, how are you? Edwin: I'm not too bad. Did you do anything last weekend? Buddhi: Yes, I did. I went out with a bunch of friends after a very long time. And, yeah, I had a nice time. Edwin: What d

【英语趣味课堂】家常饭-Home Cooking

Buddhi: So, Edwin, now that you're here, do you usually cook for yourself or you eat outside? Edwin: I usually eat outside because I'm a very terrible cook. I could potentially burn salads. Buddhi: So, back at home, how was it done? You guys cook at

【英语趣味课堂】阅读习惯-Reading Habits

Todd: Actually I still enjoy newspapers somewhat. I like to eat my lunch and read the newspaper or maybe have a newspaper when Im taking the bus or the train, so I have something to read, but I dont buy them as much as I used to. Monica: Yeah, thats

【英语趣味课堂】一位受欢迎的民族英雄-A Popular Folk Hero

Shirley: Hi Jake, how are you today? Jake: Good. How are you Shirley? Shirley: Not too bad thanks. I thought we might talk about folk heroes today. I dont really know much about American folk heroes, are there any that you have a favorite or...? Jake

【英语趣味课堂】神秘的本质-The Nature of Myths

Shirley: So you said Paul Bunyan is famous. How do people know about him. Is he in childrens story books or do you learn about him at school? Jake: Yes, both. At school I remember having maybe a Paul Bunyan day. Its not an actual national holiday but

【英语趣味课堂】夏威夷-Hawaii

Mari: Hi, Im Mari. Im here with Ron. Ron is from Hawaii. So Ron, what is so special about Hawaii? Ron: Well, Hawaii is my home, but to people not from Hawaii, I think Hawaii is famous for its nice weather, its warm all year round, also its known for

【英语趣味课堂】去蒙古旅游-Travelling in Mongolia

Todd: So Heidi, I was talking with my friend and he actually lives in Mongolia now and he says its a great place. He recommended that I go there. So if I go to Mongolia, what season is the best season to go? Heidi: Fall. Todd: In the fall? Heidi: Yes

【英语趣味课堂】身体接触-Physical Contact

Nick: You've lived in three different parts of the world, so is there any difference between each part in terms of physical contact? Cheryl: Yeah, I have lived in Hong Kong, Guam, and the U.S. Hong Kong is in Asia. Guam is in the middle of the Pacifi

【英语趣味课堂】体育课-P.E. Class

Todd: So, Monica, you are actually a trained physical education teacher. Monica: Yes, that's right. Todd: So, we often hear about how kids today are not fit, and they don't exercise enough. Do you think that's true? Monica: I think it is true, yes. I

【英语趣味课堂】喝茶时间-Tea Time

Tu: So, I heard that Iran is very famous for it's coffee? Amir: Well, not coffee actually, the tea. Tu: The tea? What is special about it? Amir: Well, we love tea. We have to drink tea. Some of the people, if they don't drink two or three glasses of