Let ’ s Talk A lesson for immediate level students By Linda Tang

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Learning objective  Let ’ s Talk is what you ’ re looking for : -- fresh approach, fresh sparks!!!  This is an ultimate conversation course.  This lesson is for fifth or sixth graders.

Today ’ s mission  What will Emily be in the wedding?  What does a best man do?  What does Andy say he ’ s really nervous about?

A Wedding  1. Conversation AConversation A  2. Conversation BConversation B  3. Conversation CConversation C

Conversation A  Emily: (coming downstairs) I finished my homework. Can I watch TV now, Mom? Sue : Sure. But no more than an hour. (The doorbell rings. Andy comes in.) Andy: Hi, Sue. Hi, Emily. How ’ s it going? Next

Conversation A Sue: Fine, Andy. How are you? Andy: Not too good. Sue : What ’ s the matter?matter Andy: I ’ m going to be in Sarah and Dave ’ s wedding Friday night.wedding And I ’ m nervous.nervous Emily: Why? It ’ ll be fun! Next

Conversation A Andy: Are you one of the bridesmaids?bridesmaids Emily: Yes. And I ’ m not nervous at all.

Conversation B Andy: Well, it ’ s easy to be a bridesmaid. All you have to do is stand up in front and look pretty. Emily: What ’ s so hard about your job? Andy: I ’ m the best man.best man Emily: What does the best man do? Andy: He helps the groom with a lot of groom things. Next

Conversation B Emily: Like what? Andy: Like making sure he doesn ’ t get nervous. And decorating his car. Sue: You don ’ t have to decorate his car!decorate Andy: No, but I want to. Next

Conversation C Emily: That sounds like fun! Can I help? Andy: Sure. Just meet us by Dave ’ s car before the wedding. Emily: OK. Cool! Andy: You know, I ’ m really nervous about keeping the ring before thering wedding. What if I lose it, or droplosedrop it or something? Next

Conversation C Sue: Oh, you won ’ t lose it. Just keep it in your pocket. And take it out when you need it. Andy: I hope I can do that.

Grammar Cap Don’t say: What’s matter? Do say: What’s the matter?

Study Tips 課前：先讀中文翻譯。 大聲朗讀英文課文。 在不認識的生字下劃線，先不要馬上查字典， 試著猜它的意思。 課中：試著多聽幾次當天的課程。 不要想馬上了解每個字，注意聽課文的主旨。 大聲重複生字及片語。 課後：查字典找出畫線生字的意思。 再把當天課文大聲念一次。 找時間再複習一次。

Activity  True & False Questions True & False Questions

Translation 會話 (A) 艾蜜莉 : ( 下樓去 ) 媽, 我功課作完了. 我現在可以看電視了嗎 ? 蘇 : 可以, 但是別超過一個小時. ( 門鈴響起, 安迪進來 ) 安迪 : 嗨, 蘇, 嗨, 艾蜜莉. 還好嗎 ? 蘇 : 還好, 安迪. 你好嗎 ? 安迪 : 不太好. 蘇 : 怎麼一回事 ? 安迪 : 我禮拜五晚上要參加莎拉和戴夫的婚禮, 我好緊張喔. 艾蜜莉 : 為什麼 ? 應該會很好玩的啊. 安迪 : 妳是伴娘之一嗎 ? 艾蜜莉 : 是啊 ! 而且我一點也不緊張. Next

Translation 會話 (B) 安迪 : 嗯, 要當伴娘很容易啊. 你只要站在前面, 看起來美美的就可以 了. 艾蜜莉 : 那麼, 你的工作有什麼困難啊 ? 安迪 : 我是首席伴郎. 艾蜜莉 : 首席伴郎要做什麼 ? 安迪 : 他要幫忙新郎處理很多事情. 艾蜜莉 : 比方說呢. 安迪 : 像是確定新郎不會緊張, 還要佈置他的座車. 蘇 : 你不用佈置他的座車啦. 安迪 : 是不用, 但是我想要啊. Next

Translation 會話 (C) 艾蜜莉 : 聽起來很好玩耶 ! 我能幫忙嗎 ? 安迪 : 當然囉. 你只要在婚禮前在戴夫的車子那兒和我們碰面就可 以了. 艾蜜莉 : 好啊, 真酷 ! 安迪 : 你知道, 要在婚禮前保管戒指, 真讓我很緊張. 如果我把它弄 丟了, 或是把它掉在地上, 或是發生其他的事情, 我該怎麼辦 ? 蘇 : 喔, 你不會弄丟的啦, 只要把它放在你的口袋裡, 在需要時再拿出 來就好了. 安迪 : 我希望我能做得到.

Key Words * matter: 事件 *lost : 遺失 matterlost *wedding : 婚禮 *drop: 掉落weddingdrop *nervous: 緊張nervous *bridesmaid: 伴娘bridesmaid *best man*best man: 首席伴郎 *groom: 新郎groom *decorate: 裝飾decorate *ring: 戒指ring * Click on the word to get back to the original page

Reference 空中英語教室 Let ’ s talk in English /June 2002