英語趣味課堂：會做什么-What she can do

Todd: OK. Cat, we're back. We're gonna talk about things you can do.

Cat: OK.

Todd: Can you cook?

Cat: Not really!

Todd: No!

Cat: Well, I can, but not very well.

Todd: OK. What do you do for dinner?

Cat: Buy take-away food.

Todd: OK. When you buy take-away food what do you buy?

Cat: Normally, normally stuff from the supermarket you can just throw in the microwave, ready meals, not from take-away from a pizza place or a restaurant but just stuff that I can cook at home.

Todd: OK. And can you sing?

Cat: Not at all.

Todd: No.

Cat: No.

Todd: OK! Now, we're in Japan, have you ever been to Karaoke here in Japan?

Cat: No.

Todd: No.

Cat: And I really don't want to go either.

Todd: OK. Um, can you play any musical instruments?

Cat: I used to be able to play the piano and the guitar. But I haven't played them for a long time. I can remember a bit but...not much.

Todd: Which one did you prefer the most?

Cat: Guitar. The piano was too difficult.

Todd: Oh, really! Did you take lessons?

Cat: Yes, And I had to play scales all the time and it was really boring.

Todd: I hardly ever got to play any tunes.

Cat: OK. Alright. Thanks a lot Cat.

學(xué)習(xí)內(nèi)容：

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

take-away

Buy take-away food.

A 'take-away' is a meal that you buy from a restaurant and then take it home to eat.

Notice the following:

I hardly ever cook, I always eat take-away.

Take-away food can be very high in fat.

ready meals

Normally, stuff from the supermarket you can just throw in the microwave, ready meals.

A 'ready meal' is a meal that has already been prepared and only needs to be heated to be ready to eat.

Notice the following:

My fridge is full of ready meals.

You have to be careful with ready meals as they can be very high in salt.

musical instruments

Can you play any musical instruments?

A 'musical instrument' is something that you play in order to make music, such as a guitar, piano or saxophone.

Notice the following:

I would very much like to learn a musical instrument.

When you play a musical instrument you have to make sure that you practice every day.

scale

I had to play scales all the time and it was really boring.

A 'scale' is a series of musical notes that all have different tones.

Notice the following:

Have you learned all of your scales?

I can not really play tunes yet I have only just learned my scales.

tune

I hardly ever got to play any tunes.

A 'tune' is a melody or a song.

Notice the following:

That is a really nice tune.

I do not know the words so I only hum the tune.