Lesson 12Asking Names of Unfamiliar Objects
询问陌生物体的名称
Things to Know 学前必读
美国的学校主要有两种：一种是公立学校(public school)，是由政府兴办的。另一种是私立学校(private school)，是由私人或社会团体(包括基督教会、犹太教会，或其他一些宗教团体)兴办的。目前有4，300万中小学生在公立学校就读，约有600万学生在私立学校就读。每年有1，200万人进入大学学习。
Conversation A: At an Elementary School
MARTIN: Excuse me. Where is the principal's office?
BOY: Go straight ahead, then turn left.
MARTIN: Thanks. Good morning. I'm Martin Learner.
TINA: Oh, You're the reporter. I'm Tina Good place. I'm Mrs. Weaver's secretary.
MARTIN: How are you?
TINA: Fine, thanks. Come with me. Mrs. Weaver is in the cafeteria.
TINA: Where are you from, Mr. Learner.
MARTIN: I live in Baltimore.
TINA: Classes begin at 8:15. Here we are. Come in.
MARTIN: Thanks.
TINA: Mrs. Weaver. This is Martin Learner.
MARTIN: Good morning, Mrs. Weaver. I'm happy to meet you.
MRS. WEAVER: Thank you. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?
MRS. WEAVER: Fine, thanks. Please. Sit down. Would you like coffee?MARTIN: Yes, please.
MRS WEAVER: Goodbye, Mr. Learner.
MARTIN: Goodbye. Thank you for your time.
TINA: Milk? Sugar?
MARTIN: No, thanks.
MRS WEAVER: You're a reporter?
MARTIN: Yes. I report news on the radio. I work at the Voice of America.MRS WEAVER: That's interesting. I'm the principal. I'm a teacher, too. I teach
art.
MARTIN: Wonderful!
MRS WEAVER: Come see the children.
MARTIN: Thank you.
HAL: Hello, Helen.
MRS WEAVER: Good morning HAL, Mr. Learner, this is Hal Marks.
MARTIN: Hello. Are you a teacher?
HAL: Yes. I teach the fifth grade. Are you a teacher?
MARTIN: No. I'm a reporter. I report news on the Voice of America.
HAL: Good. Come see my fifth grades.
MARTIN: Thanks.
Practice 1：某些实义动词在词尾加er或or构成一个名词，成为执行该动作的人或物。
Examples: MARTIN: I'm a reporter. I report.
MRS WEAVER: I'm a teacher. I teach.
HAL: I'm a teacher. I teach.
根据上面例句说出他或她做什么?
MARTIN: She's a writer.
YOURSELF: _______________________________.
HAL: She's a teacher.
YOURSELF: _______________________________.
会话A : 在一所小学
马 丁：对不起，请问校长办公室在哪儿?
男 孩：一直向前走，然后向左拐。
马 丁：谢谢。早上好，我叫马丁·勒纳。
蒂 娜：哦，你是那位记者，我叫蒂娜·古德普雷斯，我是韦弗夫人的秘书。
马 丁：你好吗?
蒂 娜：很好，谢谢，跟我来，韦弗夫人在自助餐厅。
蒂 娜：勒纳先生，你是哪儿的人?
马 丁：我住在巴尔的摩。
蒂 娜：8点15分开始上课，我们到了。请进。
马 丁：谢谢。
蒂 娜：韦弗夫人，这位是马丁·勒纳。
马 丁：早上好，韦弗夫人。幸会。
韦弗夫人：谢谢，你好吗?
马 丁：很好，谢谢，你好吗?
韦弗夫人：很好，谢谢，请坐，你要咖啡吗?
马 丁：好，请。
蒂 娜：再见，勒纳先生。
马 丁：再见，谢谢你为我花的时间。
韦弗夫人：加牛奶还是糖?
马 丁：不用，谢谢。
韦弗夫人：你是记者吗?
马 丁：是的，我在电台报导新闻，我在“美国之音”工作。
韦弗夫人：很有趣的工作，我是校长，也是教师，我教美术。
马 丁：好极了!
韦弗夫人：来看看孩子们吧!
马 丁：谢谢。
哈 尔：你好，海伦。
韦弗夫人：早上好，哈尔。勒纳先生，这是哈尔·马可斯。
马 丁：你好，你是教师吗?
哈 尔：是的，我教五年级，你是教师吗?
马 丁：不是，我是记者，在“美国之音”报导新闻。
哈 尔：很好，来看看五年级同学。
马 丁：谢谢。
Conversation B : In the Classroom
HAL: Here we are. Come in.
MARTIN: Hi. I'm Martin Learner.
ROBERTA: Hi.
MARTIN: Who are you?
ROBERTA: Roberta. What's that?
MARTIN: It's a tape recorder. Listen.
MARTIN: Tell me your name.
ROBERTA: Roberta Miller.
MARTIN: Where do you live?
ROBERTA: I live at 34 Harrison Street.
MARTIN: What's that, Roberta?
ROBERTA: It's a map. We're studying geography. It's a map of Europe.MARTIN: Thank you. Let's listen to that.
ROBERTA: Roberta Miller.
MARTIN: Where do you live?
ROBERTA: I live at 34 Harrison Street.
MARTIN: What's that, Roberta?
ROBERTA: It's a map. We're studying geography. It's a map of Europe.MARTIN: Hello. Who are you?
JANE: I'm Jane. Who are you?
MARTIN: I'm Martin. I'm a reporter.
HAL: Mr. Learner reports the news on the radio.
MARTIN: I report the news on the Voice of America. What's that, Jane?JANE: It's Europe.
MARTIN: What country is that?
JANE: It's...It's Poland?
HAL: That's right. What's that?
JANE: It's Hungary.
HAL: Good. Can you spell Hungary?
JANE: H-u-n-g-a-r-y.
MARTIN: Thank you, Jane.
HAL: Martin, come see these students.
MARTIN: Hello.
BOY: Hi.
GIRL: Hi.
MARTIN: May I record you?
BOY: Sure.
GIRL: OK.
BOY: What's that?
MARTIN: It's a tape recorder.
BOY: It's very big!
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. I report news on the radio. I need a good tape recorder.
BOY: Oh.
MARTIN: What's that you're studying?
GIRL: It's a globe.
MARTIN: What's a globe?
GIRL: It's a map. It's a map shaped like the world.
MARTIN: What are you studying?
BOY: Geography.
GIRL: We're studying Europe.
MARTIN: I see. Show me Europe.
BOY: Here.
MARTIN: Please show me Germany.
GIRL: Here.
MARTIN: Please show me Italy.
BOY: Here.
MARTIN: Please show me Denmark.
BOY: Is it here?
MARTIN: Yes. Show me Russia.
GIRL: It's an old globe. It's here, I think.
BOY: It's here, I think.
MARTIN: Look here. It's right here.
HAL: Mr. Learner, come here please. This is Robin and Melissa.
MARTIN: Show me your book, please. Who is that?
ROBIN: He's a driver.
MELISSA: He drives a truck in Germany.
MARTIN: Who is that?
MELISSA: She's a teacher.
ROBIN: She teaches school in Greece.
MARTIN: Who is that?
ROBIN: She's a writer.
MELISSA: She writes stories.
MARTIN: What's that?
MELISSA: It's a school in Poland.
MARTIN: What's that?
ROBIN: It's a factory in Hungary.
MARTIN: Thank you. I like your book.
Practice 2：当我们想知道某物的名称时我们问：
What's that(this)? 那(这)是什么?
回答是 It's a...
Examples: BOY: What's that?
MARTIN: It's a road.
根据上面句型完成下列对话：
YOURSELF: _______________________________?
MARTIN: It's a map.
YOURSELF: _______________________________?
MARTIN: It's a globe.
会话B : 在教室
哈 尔：我们到了，请进。
马 丁：你好，我叫马丁·勒纳。
罗伯塔：你好。
马 丁：你叫什么名字?
罗伯塔：罗伯塔。那是什么?
马 丁：那是录音机，听。
马 丁：说出你的名字。
罗伯塔：罗伯塔·米勒。
马 丁：你住在哪?
罗伯塔：我住在哈里森街34号。
马 丁：那是什么，罗伯塔。
罗伯塔：那是张地图，我们在学地理，这是欧洲地图。
马 丁：谢谢。我们听听这段。
罗伯塔：罗伯塔·米勒。
