L0: English Today Beginner Course

0:00:16 Now they meet and become friends
and all sorts of different situations
0:00:22 develop over a period of time,
and they will use the language
0:00:27 that we are going to learn here,
in this live TV studio.
0:00:32 This is where we are going
to do out lessons together.
0:00:36 So let’s go and join them now,
0:00:38 in the first episode of ‘That’s life! ‘
And I’ll see you later, bye!
0:00:53 Hello.
0:00:55 I’m Jack.
0:00:56 Hello!
0:00:58 My name’s Anne.
0:01:00 Nice to meet you.
0:01:01 It’s a pleasure.
0:01:03 So, this is the house…
0:01:07 – It’s really beautiful!
– Yes, it is.
0:01:10 But… but it’s very difficult
to keep clean…
0:01:15 Sorry… not a good start…
0:01:19 Don’t worry…
0:01:22 Your accent is very clear.
0:01:25 Where are you from?
0:01:27 I’m from Ooford.
0:01:29 Wow! Ooford!
0:01:31 100/ English!
0:01:33 100/ English!
0:01:33 Yes… and you are American,
is that right?
0:01:38 Yes, but my family is
from Italy, Bologna.
0:01:42 Oh! Italy is wonderful!
0:01:44 My sister is in Italy
at the moment…
0:01:47 Where?
0:01:48 She’s in Rome,
0:01:49 studying Italian painters.
0:01:52 She’s really happy:
Italians are so friendly.
0:01:56 – Oh… That’s Alice…
#NÉV?
0:01:58 She is also part of the ‘family’.
0:02:02 Oh, it’s nice to meet you Alice!
0:02:04 So this is Jack, the new flatmate.
0:02:07 Yes, and he is from…
0:02:08 Nice to meet you, Jack…
0:02:10 I’m from Sidney, in Australia,
0:02:13 and you… are… a Capricorn!
0:02:16 Yes! Amazing!
0:02:19 I come from America.
I’m from New York!
0:02:23 Wow, the Big Apple!
0:02:24 Yes… Okay…
0:02:27 Ehm… can I put my things
in the bedroom?
0:02:31 Let me help you!
0:02:39 Hey… this is nice!
0:02:42 I’m glad you like it.
0:02:43 It’s a Mexican hat.
0:02:45 You look great!
0:02:50 And what is this?
0:02:52 It’s an African mask.
0:02:55 #NÉV?
– Of course!
0:02:57 But look at this…
0:03:01 …a bottle of Italian wine.
0:03:04 Do you like wine?
0:03:12 Did you see the first part of our story,
‘That’s life! ‘?
0:03:15 Was it difficult? Don’t worry, it’s
always difficult at the beginning.
0:03:21 Now, let’s do our first lesson: The
verb ‘to be’. Listen to me carefully:
0:03:29 I’m Louise, I’m English, I’m from
Cambridge, and I’m your teacher.
0:03:38 You… you’re my student, and you’re
here to learn the English language,
0:03:47 and you’re very intelligent, I’m sure.
He… let’s look he,
0:03:54 he… he is my boyfriend,
0:03:59 he’s Mexican, he’s a jazz musician,
and he’s very good-looking.
0:04:07 She… she yes, she is my puppy, she’s
Zukie, she’s a Jack Russell Terrier,
0:04:19 and she’s lovely, Zukie… she.
Now, it… yes… it’s a hat,
0:04:29 it’s a big hat,
it’s a Japanese hat. Ok?
0:04:35 Now, we, we’re
a team, and we’re here to learn
0:04:42 the language together, and you, you’re
my students. They… let’s see… they!
0:04:52 They are… they’re my CDs, they’re
music CDs
0:04:59 and they’re very expensive!
0:05:02 Now, in every lesson that we do
together, we will have a moment
0:05:09 like now when I go in this position,
and we will work with a screen.
0:05:17 Let’s look at that.
0:05:19 The screen.
0:05:20 Now, this is a moment when
we focus on the grammar.
0:05:24 So, all the things that I
said then, had the verb ‘to be’.
0:05:30 So, let’s look at the verb ‘to be’.
Here we are!
0:05:34 I am, you are, he is, she is, it is, we
are, you are, and they are.
0:05:46 Now, when we speak in English, we
contract the form so that ‘I am’
0:05:53 becomes ‘I’m’, ‘you are’ becomes
‘you’re’, ‘he is’ becomes ‘he’s’,
0:06:02 she is… she’s, it is… it’s, we are… we’re,
You are… you’re, they are… they’re.
0:06:15 Ok? So, they’re is quite a difficult
pronunciation… they’re…
0:06:21 they are… they’re.
Now, let’s look at the sentences:
0:06:26 I’m your teacher, you’re my student,
he’s good-looking,
0:06:34 she’s a puppy, it’s a Japanese hat,
0:06:40 we’re a team, you’re
interested, and they’re very good.
0:06:49 Now, in our story ‘That’s life! ‘ there
were some phrases
0:06:53 using the verb ‘to be’.
0:06:54 For example, Anne said: I’m Anne,
I’m from Ooford. And then Alice said:
0:07:03 You’re a Capricorn, you’re American.
Other examples were:
0:07:10 He’s from New York, she’s really happy,
it’s a Mexican hat, it’s an African mask,
0:07:23 it’s really beautiful, Italy’s wonderful,
we’re flatmates, you’re students,
0:07:33 and they’re so friendly.
Ok?
0:07:37 Now, that’s the verb ‘to be’. Be
careful with the pronunciation you’re,
0:07:41 we’re, they’re.
0:07:44 Now, you’re going to see the first
episode of ‘That’s life! ‘ again,
0:07:49 but this time listen very
carefully and see
0:07:53 if you can recognise all the
parts of the verb ‘to be’.
0:07:58 Alright? And then I’ll see you later,
ok? Bye!
0:08:11 Hello.
0:08:13 I’m Jack.
0:08:14 Hello!
0:08:16 My name’s Anne.
0:08:18 Nice to meet you.
0:08:19 It’s a pleasure.
0:08:21 So, this is the house…
0:08:25 – It’s really beautiful!
– Yes, it is.
0:08:28 But… but it’s very difficult
to keep clean…
0:08:33 Sorry… not a good start…
0:08:37 Don’t worry…
0:08:40 Your accent is very clear.
0:08:43 Where are you from?
0:08:45 I’m from Oxford.
0:08:47 Wow! Oxford!
0:08:49 100% English!
0:08:51 100% English!
0:08:51 Yes… and you are American,
is that right?
0:08:56 Yes, but my family is
from Italy, Bologna.
0:09:00 Oh! Italy is wonderful!
0:09:02 My sister is in Italy
at the moment…
0:09:05 Where?
0:09:06 She’s in Rome,
0:09:07 studying Italian painters.
0:09:10 She’s really happy:
Italians are so friendly.
0:09:14 – Oh… That’s Alice…
#NÉV?
0:09:16 She is also part of the ‘family’.
0:09:20 Oh, it’s nice to meet you Alice!
0:09:22 So this is Jack, the new flatmate.
0:09:25 Yes, and he is from…
0:09:26 Nice to meet you, Jack…
0:09:28 I’m from Sidney, in Australia,
0:09:31 and you… are… a Capricorn!
0:09:34 Yes! Amazing!
0:09:37 I come from America.
I’m from New York!
0:09:41 Wow, the Big Apple!
0:09:42 Yes… Okay…
0:09:45 Ehm… can I put my things
in the bedroom?
0:09:49 Let me help you!
0:09:57 Hey… this is nice!
0:10:00 I’m glad you like it.
0:10:01 It’s a Mexican hat.
0:10:03 You look great!
0:10:08 And what is this?
0:10:10 It’s an African mask.
0:10:13 #NÉV?
– Of course!
0:10:15 But look at this…
0:10:19 …a bottle of Italian wine.
0:10:22 Do you like wine?
0:10:30 Hello again!
0:10:31 Was that a bit easier?
Yeah? Good!
0:10:36 Now let’s continue with our
lesson about the verb ‘to be’,
0:10:40 but this time we’re going to
study the negative form.
0:10:44 So, listen to me again.
0:10:48 I’m not English, I’m Welsh.
0:10:53 You know Wales? Wales?
Scotland, England, Wales?
0:10:57 I’m Welsh. And I’m not a teacher,
I’m a singer. You know a singer?
0:11:08 But don’t worry.
Don’t worry.
0:11:10 Now… you aren’t fluent in English,
yet… you aren’t fluent, but you will be.
0:11:21 Now, he… my boyfriend:
0:11:27 He isn’t rich, he isn’t famous,
0:11:32 and he isn’t tall…
but he’s still wonderful.
0:11:37 …she… yes.
0:11:40 She isn’t a pedigree and she isn’t
very obedient, but she’s smashing.
0:11:49 It… well, this hat.
It isn’t very practical,
0:11:56 isn’t very practical, is it?
0:12:01 Now, we aren’t friends yet,
but we will become friends.
0:12:09 So we aren’t. They… those… they,
they aren’t English music.
0:12:19 And they aren’t cheap. Ok?
0:12:23 So those are examples
of the verb ‘to be’ in the negative.
0:12:27 And now it’s time to move
to our language screen,
0:12:32 where we can study
the grammar together.
0:12:36 Now, like in the positive form,
we have a contraction in the negative.
0:12:44 Let’s look at the negative!
0:12:46 ‘I am not’,
0:12:47 ‘you are not’,
0:12:49 ‘he is not’,
0:12:51 ‘she is not’,
0:12:53 ‘it is not’,
0:12:54 ‘we are not’,
0:12:56 ‘you are not’,
0:12:57 ‘they are not’.
0:12:58 Now, to contract those when
we speak we say:
0:13:03 ‘I’m not English’,
0:13:06 ‘you aren’t’,
you see that?
0:13:10 ‘Aren’t’… ‘are not’… ‘aren’t’…
difficult pronunciation…
0:13:14 ‘you aren’t worried’,
0:13:16 ‘he isn’t famous’,
0:13:20 ‘she isn’t obedient’,
0:13:25 ‘it isn’t comfortable’,
0:13:28 ‘we aren’t relatives’,
0:13:33 ‘you aren’t fluent’,
and ‘they aren’t cheap’.
0:13:38 So, the difficult here is
the pronunciation of ‘are not’,
0:13:43 which is ‘aren’t’.
Ok? ‘Aren’t’.
0:13:47 Good!
0:13:48 So, that’s the negative of the verb
‘to be’ and now it’s time to go back
0:13:53 to our story ‘That’s life! ‘.
And I’ll see you soon. Bye!
0:14:01 Cheers!
0:14:06 Uhm… This wine is very good!
0:14:08 Uhm… Yes, it’s really good!
0:14:11 Uhm…
0:14:12 by the way, you are very lucky.
Look, it’s raining now.
0:14:15 Yes, I am lucky.
0:14:17 Uhm, that’s my photo album there.
0:14:20 The pictures of all my friends
are in here.
0:14:22 Oh, that’s interesting! Show me.
0:14:25 So, this is Mary.
0:14:27 She’s from Ireland.
0:14:29 #NÉV?
#NÉV?
0:14:32 Yes, they are Greek.
0:14:34 They’re from Athens.
0:14:36 Oh, and who’s that?
0:14:39 That’s Alice!
0:14:42 No, that’s not Alice…
0:14:43 Yes, it is! After a party…
a Halloween party…
0:14:46 That’s funny.
And… oh… and who are they?
0:14:50 That’s Sharon and Peter,
0:14:52 they live in the flat near here.
0:14:54 They’re good friends.
0:14:55 She’s very pretty…
0:15:04 Hi again, and how are you?
0:15:07 Now, in the last part of ‘That’s life! ‘
Did you hear nationalities and countries?
0:15:14 Because that’s what we’re studying now:
Nationalities and countries.
0:15:20 And to help me do this,
I’m going to use my CDs.
0:15:24 Let’s have a look.
0:15:25 Now, Brazilian samba… fantastic!
0:15:30 This is from Brazil,
the Brazilian samba!
0:15:35 What about this…
Spanish flamenco!
0:15:40 This is Spanish flamenco from Spain.
0:15:43 Next one: Irish folk music,
0:15:48 very interesting…
Irish folk music from Ireland.
0:15:53 Next: Italian opera,
from Italy.
0:16:02 Cool American jazz from America.
0:16:09 And here we have French
romantic music from France.
0:16:17 And then, unusual
Chinese music,
0:16:24 unusual Chinese music from China.
0:16:28 So, those were
nationalities and countries.
0:16:34 Let’s now go to our language screen
and look at those words together.
0:16:40 Now, if you look, on the left
you can see the countries
0:16:45 and on the right you will
see the nationalities
0:16:49 or the languages,
because they are the adjectives.
0:16:53 Alright?
Let’s look together.
0:16:55 So, Australia is the country,
Australian is the nationality.
0:17:03 Brazil is the country,
Brazilian is the nationality or language,
0:17:10 for example: China, Chinese.
0:17:16 England, English.
0:17:19 France, French.
0:17:23 Italy, Italian.
0:17:27 Japan, Japanese.
0:17:31 Portugal, Portuguese.
0:17:35 Spain, Spanish.
0:17:39 Switzerland, Swiss.
0:17:43 The United States, American.
0:17:48 Ok, so those are some of the more
important countries and nationalities.
0:17:55 Good!
So we’ve studied the verb ‘to be’,
0:17:58 and countries and nationalities,
0:18:00 and this is the end
of our first lesson.
0:18:03 But come back for more,
because this is the programme,
0:18:06 the live programme where
you can learn English.
0:18:09 See you soon. Bye!
0:18:19 Hello…
0:18:21 My name’s Jack.
0:18:23 I’m the new flatmate.
It’s nice to meet you.
0:18:26 Hello Jack! I’m Peter Nash.
0:18:29 And Sharon?
0:18:32 Okay, and this is Sharon.
0:18:37 It’s a pleasure.
0:18:40 How are you, Sharon?
0:18:42 Fine, thanks.
0:18:47 Oh, good, you’re friends!
0:18:50 But so guys… There’s work
in the kitchen for everyone…
0:19:00 Please help me.
0:19:02 Sure.
0:19:09 Here’s the form. I’m not
very good with computers.
0:19:12 Okay,
0:19:13 let me see…
0:19:16 Yes,
0:19:17 it’s simple…
0:19:18 What is your last name,
Alice?
0:19:21 My last name is Dubois.
0:19:24 #NÉV?
– I’m from Australia,
0:19:27 but I’m proud to have French blood!
0:19:29 Really?
0:19:30 Yes!
0:19:31 My grandmother was from Avignon!
0:19:34 Fascinating…
0:19:35 And how do you spell
your last name?
0:19:38 D-U-B-O-l-S.
0:19:43 Dubois,
0:19:44 and the name is A-L-l-C-E.
0:19:49 Okay.
0:19:50 What’s your job?
0:19:52 Well… actually… I’m a student,
0:19:55 but I consider myself a painter…
0:19:57 Yes, I know…
0:19:59 And what’s your address?
0:20:01 The same as you!
0:20:03 Forty-Five Trinity Lane!
0:20:05 Right!
0:20:07 How old are you?
0:20:08 I’m twenty-eight years old.
0:20:10 Are you married?
0:20:11 Well,
0:20:12 I’m on the market…
0:20:14 are you interested?
0:20:16 You know, Alice,
I only love my music…
0:20:19 And what about Sharon?
0:20:29 Did you see Sharon’s face? She was
really surprised to see Jack, wasn’t she?
0:20:35 And did you notice in that
episode of ‘That’s life! ‘ how Peter
0:20:41 helped Alice with a job
application form?
0:20:45 And there were a lot of questions
that she needed to answer about
0:20:49 her personal details, those are very
important questions.
0:20:54 And now I’d like to look at those with
you on the screen,
0:20:58 because we use them very often.
Alright?
0:21:02 The first one is ‘What’s your first
name? ‘. ‘What’s your first name? ‘
0:21:09 Well, my first name is Louise, and
you? What’s your first name?
0:21:15 Next: ‘What’s your surname? ‘ Now,
we can say surname, last name or
0:21:23 family name, so we have three
possibilities for that.
0:21:28 ‘What’s your surname? ‘ Well, my
surname is Evans, and you?
0:21:36 What’s your surname?
0:21:39 Sounds difficult!
0:21:40 Next one. ‘Where are you from? ‘.
Where are you from?
0:21:45 I’m from Cambridge. And you?
0:21:49 Ok! Next question, ‘What’s your job? ‘.
What’s your job?
0:21:56 I’m a teacher, and you?
What’s your job?
0:22:02 Next one,
‘What’s your phone number? ‘
0:22:05 ‘What’s your phone number? ‘ My
phone number is 0715634121.
0:22:13 And you? What’s your phone number?
Alright, next one
0:22:19 ‘What’s your address? ‘, ‘What’s your address?
My address is 140 Gilbert Road,
0:22:26 Cambridge, England. And your
address? I’m sure it’s difficult.
0:22:33 Next one: ‘Are you married? ‘, ‘Are
you married? ‘ Now, I’m not married,
0:22:42 but I hope to get married to my
boyfriend sometime! We’ll see.
0:22:47 And you? Are you married?
0:22:51 And the last question ‘How old are
you? ‘,’How old are you?
0:22:58 I’m not telling you how old I am.
0:23:01 What about you, how old are you?
No? Ok. Tried enough!
0:23:07 Good, so those are some of the
most important questions
0:23:11 that you need when you are talking
about your personal details.
0:23:15 So, memorize them, they are very
important to use. Ok?
0:23:20 So, now let’s go back and see more
of ‘That’s life’. Bye!
0:23:30 Anne, you are a great cook!
0:23:32 Thank you, Jack…
0:23:35 Big announcement:
0:23:38 Finally I have all the points
0:23:40 and I can get that marvellous
set of Chinese plates!
0:23:43 What?
0:23:44 Yes, with the cookies.
0:23:45 Help me to fill in the form,
Jack, please.
0:23:47 All right. Let me see the questions…
0:23:49 What’s your name?
0:23:50 Are you joking?
0:23:52 Okay okay,
0:23:53 A-N-N-E.
0:23:55 And what’s your family name?
0:23:57 #NÉV?
#NÉV?
0:23:58 Right.
0:23:59 Baxter.
0:24:00 B-A-X-T-E-R.
0:24:03 And what’s your
phone number?
0:24:05 It’s o four five four seven
eight six two o nine seven.
0:24:13 O four five four seven
eight eight two o nine seven.
0:24:17 No, it’s
0:24:18 O four five four seven
eight six two o nine seven.
0:24:26 Right.
0:24:29 You have to remember,
0:24:31 this is your telephone number too!
0:24:33 You’re right…
0:24:35 Are you married?
0:24:36 No, I’m single.
0:24:39 #NÉV?
– Stop it Jack, please!
0:24:43 Yes,
0:24:45 for the moment I’m single.
0:24:47 …Next question, please.
0:24:49 Where are you from?
0:24:51 There are a lot of questions!
0:24:53 It’s for your Chinese plates!
0:24:55 Okay, for the last time!
0:24:57 I’m from England…
0:24:59 from Oxford.
0:25:01 A-X-F-O-R-D.
0:25:03 No!
0:25:04 O-X-F-O-R-D.
0:25:07 #NÉV?
– It’s okay.
0:25:09 – What’s next?
#NÉV?
0:25:12 The address is…
0:25:13 Forty-five Trinity Lane,
0:25:15 Flat C.
0:25:17 What’s the postcode?
0:25:19 EC14RN.
0:25:22 EC14RN…
0:25:25 and what’s your job?
0:25:26 I’m an employee in a
publishing company.
0:25:29 Oh, you are just the
right person for me…
0:25:32 I have a great love story to write!
0:25:45 Hi, and welcome back to
‘English 2day’!
0:25:49 That was a lot of questions
wasn’t it for some Chinese plates?
0:25:53 Now, do you know how to use
the English alphabet?
0:25:59 Well, I’m going to give you a little test.
0:26:02 Now, at home, take a piece of paper
and a pen, and write this word.
0:26:08 You’re ready? Right!
0:26:11 W
0:26:14 …just a minute
0:26:19 W- E – A – T – H – E – R
0:26:37 R, that’s difficult!
0:26:41 Let me see what you got!
0:26:44 Did you get this?
0:26:47 Weather.
0:26:48 It’s difficult, especially this… R?
It’s difficult.
0:26:53 So what I want to do now is,
we go to the screen and
0:26:57 I will explain how the alphabet
is divided into different groups,
0:27:03 to help you remember.
0:27:05 Ok? So let’s look at the screen!
0:27:09 The first group is with the sound ‘ei’
and the letters are A H J and K,
0:27:19 alright?
0:27:21 The second group is with the sound ‘I’
at the end; so the letters are
0:27:28 B C D E G P T and V. Ok?
0:27:37 The next group is with the sound ‘eh’
0:27:40 for example: F L M N S X and Z,
/eh/ in the middle. Z, alright?
0:27:53 Next group is ‘ai’ the sound ‘ai’
and the letters are I and Y.
0:28:02 The next group is ‘ou’
which is the letter? O.
0:28:08 And then ‘u’ the sound ‘u’
and the letters are Q U and W.
0:28:18 And then the last one is ‘a’
and that is the letter R.
0:28:25 And that’s difficult.
0:28:27 Now, look at the screen
and let’s have another test.
0:28:32 So, write this word. Ready?
0:28:38 K- I – look at the screen.
T – C – H – E – look at the screen N.
0:29:02 And what did you get?
Did you get the same as me?
0:29:06 This is the word.
0:29:08 Kitchen! Not easy, is it?
0:29:12 If you follow that system, it really works.
0:29:16 Now, we also heard them
using numbers.
0:29:21 And I want to look at that with
you now, at the screen again.
0:29:26 So, the easy numbers witch
I’m sure you know already:
0:29:31 One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
0:29:42 From one to nine
we use on the telephone.
0:29:45 And we also say on the telephone
o or zero, the American say zero.
0:29:53 Let’s move on.
0:29:55 Eleven, twelve,
0:29:59 now these are interesting
numbers that’s follow, listen:
0:30:02 Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen,
seventeen, eighteen, nineteen.
0:30:15 Nineteen, now all of those numbers
finish with teen and if you are the age
0:30:22 from thirteen to nineteen,
then you are called a teenager.
0:30:29 That’s where it comes from, teenager.
0:30:31 Ok? Great!
0:30:33 Now let’s move on:
Twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two,
0:30:37 twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five,
twenty-six, twenty-seven,
0:30:40 twenty-eight, twenty-nine.
0:30:42 Thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy,
eighty, ninety and one hundred.
0:30:55 I think that’s enough for now,
because we’ve learned a lot of things,
0:30:59 we’ve learned the alphabet
and numbers.
0:31:02 So, keep practising those because
you are going to use
0:31:05 them all the time. Alright?
0:31:08 And I’ll see you again in the next
lesson here on ‘English 2day’. Bye.
0:31:25 Good morning, Alice.
0:31:26 How are you?
0:31:28 Hi, Anne.
0:31:29 Good morning…
0:31:31 I’m fine, and you?
0:31:33 Fine, thanks.
0:31:40 Excuse me,
0:31:41 Where’s my watch?
0:31:43 I don’t know,
0:31:44 isn’t it under the magazines?
0:31:49 No, it isn’t.
0:31:51 #NÉV?
– Yes, I’m sure!
0:31:53 It’s not under the magazines…
0:31:55 and…
0:31:57 and I’m late!
0:31:58 I’ve an appointment
at 8 o’clock!
0:32:02 Maybe it’s here on the table…
0:32:05 Hmmm, no, the watch isn’t here.
0:32:09 Behind the apples,
0:32:10 next to the pasta?
0:32:12 Ah,
0:32:14 there it is!
0:32:15 Thanks, Alice.
0:32:17 You’re welcome, Anne.
0:32:19 Bye!
0:32:26 Oh no,
0:32:28 it’s late
0:32:31 Alice, what time is it?
0:32:34 Just a moment…
0:32:36 It’s half past seven.
0:32:39 Half past seven?
My train is at 8 o’clock!
0:32:43 Hurry up, Jack! You’re late!
0:32:47 Okay,
0:32:48 okay…
0:32:49 Where are my keys?
0:32:51 They’re here, on the table.
0:32:54 Thanks Alice.
0:32:56 Now, another problem:
0:32:59 Where’s my sweater?
0:33:01 Maybe it’s on the chair!?
0:33:03 No, it isn’t.
0:33:05 Where is it?
0:33:07 Calm down Jack…
0:33:08 you’re wearing it!
0:33:10 Oh!
0:33:12 Thanks, Alice,
0:33:15 you’re a life-saver!
0:33:17 Hurry up, go, go, go!
0:33:21 Ah…
0:33:22 Too much stress…
0:33:25 …I must go back to bed again.
0:33:34 Hello and welcome back
to ‘English2day’,
0:33:38 the only live TV programme where
you can learn the English language.
0:33:43 Now did you see that last
episode of ‘That’s life! ‘?
0:33:47 Do you ever have that
problem in the morning?
0:33:50 You know… you… get up and
you can’t find anything?
0:33:54 Yeah? Me too.
0:33:56 Now in that episode there
were a lot of questions,
0:34:00 and that’s what I’d like to
do with you now…
0:34:02 Look in particular at ‘question words’,
0:34:07 the words that we put at
beginning of questions. Ok?
0:34:12 And we need to look
at the screen in order to do that.
0:34:16 Now the most important question
words in English are:
0:34:20 Where, what, who, when, why,
what time, how, and which.
0:34:30 Let’s look at those individually now.
0:34:33 What?
0:34:34 Well… let’s start with: ‘where’.
0:34:38 Now ‘where’ is a question word
which we use for a place.
0:34:44 For example Anne said:
‘Where’s my watch? ‘,
0:34:49 she said: ‘Where are my keys? ‘
0:34:52 And Jack said ‘Where’s my sweater? ‘.
0:34:56 Alright? So… ‘where’… next one!
0:34:59 ‘What’… ‘what’ is used for things.
0:35:03 For example I ask:
‘What is your job? ‘
0:35:07 Well… I’m a teacher,
what is your job?
0:35:14 Next one: ‘who’…
0:35:16 ‘who’ is a question word
that we use for people.
0:35:21 So for example I ask:
‘Who’s your favourite person? ‘.
0:35:26 ‘Who’s your favourite person? ‘.
0:35:30 Well my favourite
person is my godmother.
0:35:33 Who’s your favourite person?
0:35:38 Next ‘when’…
0:35:40 ‘when’ is a question word
that we use with…
0:35:43 the time or with a date.
0:35:46 For example,
so ‘When’s your birthday? ‘
0:35:50 You could say,
‘When’s your birthday? ‘.
0:35:53 Well my birthday is April, the second.
0:35:57 When is your birthday?
0:36:01 Good, next one.
0:36:03 ‘Why’… ‘why’ is a question word
we use when we want a reason.
0:36:08 So for example:
‘Why are we here? ‘.
0:36:11 ‘Why are we here? ‘.
0:36:13 Well, we are here to learn English!
0:36:16 Next thing.
0:36:17 ‘What time’ now ‘what time’ is used
when we want the exact time.
0:36:23 So I could ask:
‘What time is it? ‘.
0:36:27 It’s two o’clock, for example,
ok? What time.
0:36:32 ‘How’… ‘how’ is a question we use
when we ask about the state of things.
0:36:39 So for example:
‘How are you? ‘ I’m fine thanks.
0:36:45 And the last one is ‘which’,
0:36:47 that is a question word that
we use about particular things.
0:36:52 For example:
‘Which lesson is this? ‘.
0:36:56 Good, so those are the most
important English question words:
0:37:01 Where, what, who, when, why,
what time, how, and which, Ok?
0:37:09 Very important words when
you’re conversing in English.
0:37:13 Great!
0:37:14 Now go and listen to
that episode again,
0:37:18 listen for the question words
but also listen for some prepositions.
0:37:24 Prepositions for example:
‘On’, ‘in’, ‘under’ and we’ll look at that,
0:37:31 in the next lesson, ok?
So, see you later, bye!
0:37:45 Good morning, Alice.
0:37:47 How are you?
0:37:49 Hi, Anne.
0:37:50 Good morning…
0:37:52 I’m fine, and you?
0:37:54 Fine, thanks.
0:38:00 Excuse me,
0:38:01 Where’s my watch?
0:38:03 I don’t know,
0:38:05 isn’t it under the magazines?
0:38:10 No, it isn’t.
0:38:12 #NÉV?
– Yes, I’m sure!
0:38:14 It’s not under the magazines…
0:38:16 and…
0:38:18 and I’m late!
0:38:19 I’ve an appointment
at 8 o’clock!
0:38:23 Maybe it’s here on the table…
0:38:26 Hmmm, no, the watch isn’t here.
0:38:30 Behind the apples,
0:38:31 next to the pasta?
0:38:33 Ah,
0:38:34 there it is!
0:38:35 Thanks, Alice.
0:38:38 You’re welcome, Anne.
0:38:40 Bye!
0:38:47 Oh no,
0:38:49 it’s late
0:38:52 Alice, what time is it?
0:38:54 Just a moment…
0:38:57 It’s half past seven.
0:39:00 Half past seven?
My train is at 8 o’clock!
0:39:04 Hurry up, Jack! You’re late!
0:39:08 Okay,
0:39:09 okay…
0:39:10 Where are my keys?
0:39:12 They’re here, on the table.
0:39:15 Thanks Alice.
0:39:17 Now, another problem:
0:39:19 Where’s my sweater?
0:39:22 Maybe it’s on the chair!?
0:39:23 No, it isn’t.
0:39:25 Where is it?
0:39:28 Calm down Jack…
0:39:29 you’re wearing it!
0:39:31 Oh!
0:39:33 Thanks, Alice,
0:39:36 you’re a life-saver!
0:39:38 Hurry up, go, go, go!
0:39:41 Ah…
0:39:43 Too much stress…
0:39:46 …I must go back to bed again.
0:39:55 Hi again and how are you?
0:39:59 Now, did you see in ‘That’s life’
how Anne said:
0:40:03 ‘Where is my watch? ‘
0:40:05 And it was ‘on the table’,
or ‘under the magazines’,
0:40:11 ‘now’, ‘on’ and ‘under’ are English
prepositions and that’s
0:40:16 what I want to do with you now.
0:40:18 And to help me do that I need
to the help of my assistant,
0:40:24 Mr. Monkey.
0:40:27 Here he is! He will help me!
0:40:29 Now listen, Mr. Monkey is on the table,
he’s on the table.
0:40:37 Now Mr. Monkey is under the table,
under the table.
0:40:44 Now Mr. Monkey is in the box,
he is in the box.
0:40:51 Then he comes out of,
out of the box.
0:40:58 Then he goes through,
difficult pronunciation that…
0:41:03 he goes through,
through the box.
0:41:07 Now. Where is Mr. Monkey now?
0:41:11 Look at this: He is next to,
next to the box,
0:41:17 now he’s near the box,
near the box,
0:41:24 next, this: He’s in front of,
in front of the box,
0:41:32 and now… he’s behind,
behind the box. Ok?
0:41:40 This one here,
0:41:43 Mr. Monkey is between the box
and the computer, between ok?
0:41:51 So, those are some of the most
important prepositions.
0:41:56 Now, let’s put Mr Monkey to bed
for the moment, he’s tired.
0:42:00 And let’s go to the screen and look at
those prepositions written in English.
0:42:08 So, Mr. Monkey is on the desk,
he’s under the desk,
0:42:16 he’s in the box,
he comes out of the box,
0:42:24 he goes through the box,
he’s next to the box,
0:42:32 he’s near the box,
he’s in front of the box,
0:42:40 he’s behind the box,
and he’s between the box
0:42:48 and the computer.
0:42:51 Those are the most important
English prepositions.
0:42:55 Great, so. Good lesson?
0:42:57 I hope you are learning well,
let’s continue now and go back
0:43:01 and see more of our story, alright?
0:43:03 And I’ll see you later. Bye!
0:43:11 Okay, okay girls:
0:43:12 What time is
the dinner tonight at the restaurant?
0:43:14 Uh… it’s at half past eight.
0:43:17 Are you sure?
I think it’s at half past nine.
0:43:19 Okay, guys… when is it?
0:43:21 I’m certain it’s at
0:43:23 eight thirty.
0:43:24 Sorry, it’s at nine thirty.
0:43:26 Okay, okay, it’s tonight, right?
0:43:28 Yes, it’s tonight.
0:43:30 But… what time is it, by the way?
0:43:32 There’s a clock over there.
0:43:33 It’s a quarter to seven.
0:43:34 So, if it’s after six,
Sharon’s at home.
0:43:36 Ah, no… she isn’t.
0:43:37 She’s at work.
0:43:39 No, usually she comes back home
after six…
0:43:42 Hi Sharon,
0:43:43 good evening.
0:43:44 Hi guys!
0:43:45 Sharon, please help us:
0:43:46 What time is the dinner tonight?
0:43:48 It’s quite late;
it’s at half past ten.
0:43:50 See Jack, half past ten!
0:43:52 Okay, you’re right. I’m wrong.
0:43:54 Women…
0:44:03 Hi, and welcome back to
English 2day.
0:44:08 How are you?
0:44:09 Now did you notice in ‘That’s life! ‘ the
girls were very confused
0:44:14 about the time for dinner,
0:44:16 ‘eight thirty’, ‘nine
thirty’, ‘ten thirty’.
0:44:21 Well that’s what we are going
to do in the lesson now,
0:44:25 is look at how you tell the time in
English.
0:44:28 And for that, I need a clock,
so here we have a clock.
0:44:34 Now, when the hand is in this
position on the hour in English
0:44:41 we say ‘o’clock’ it’s, look at this six
o’clock, now. If we move the hand
0:44:51 into this position, so it’s fifteen
minutes after, we say
0:44:57 ‘it’s a quarter past six’,
‘a quarter past six’.
0:45:04 Let’s move it again, and here we
have, ‘half past’, this is ‘half past six’,
0:45:13 alright thirty minutes after, ‘half past’.
0:45:16 Let’s move again, like this, this is ‘a
quarter to six’, ‘a quarter to’,
0:45:27 forty-five minutes, alright?
0:45:29 Now let’s look at those things on the
screen because they’re quite difficult
0:45:34 to pronounce. Alright?
0:45:36 Let’s go and see them now. So, the
questions were ‘what time is it? ‘
0:45:45 Or ‘what’s the time? ‘.
0:45:49 Then we said, ‘it’s five o’clock’, we did
on the hour, ‘it’s a quarter past two’
0:45:57 for example ‘it’s half past three’.
And ‘it’s a quarter to nine’.
0:46:06 Those are the examples. Alright?
0:46:09 Just a minute!
0:46:12 Hello? Hello? (I’m sorry) Yes!
Yes! Yes!
0:46:17 About the romantic
weekend in Paris?
0:46:21 Yes, yes. I’m very,
very interested,
0:46:24 Yes! It’s my boyfriend’s birthday.
0:46:28 Ok. What time is departure?
0:46:33 Departure at nine fifteen, okay.
0:46:37 And what time is arrival?
Ten thirty, ok, that’s good.
0:46:43 Ten thirty, great. And what about the
romantic dinner for two,
0:46:51 yes, in the evening eight… ok!
Yes, eight o’clock that’s perfect.
0:46:56 And then there was a boat trip on
the Seine, what time is that?
0:47:02 Eight forty-five? In the morning?
That’s a bit early, ok, but that’s fine!
0:47:07 And our departure from Paris?
When is that?
0:47:13 Ok good. Three forty in the afternoon.
0:47:18 Fantastic! Yes! Thanks
great. I love it, yes, I’ll book it.
0:47:24 Ok, great, thank you very much,
thank you. Yes bye.
0:47:30 Fantastic, that is a holiday that I’ve
booked for my boyfriend and I,
0:47:36 for his birthday for a
romantic weekend.
0:47:39 Now, did you hear when I was
speaking I was using digital time
0:47:47 in English? Now let’s look at
that on the screen. Digital time.
0:47:52 Well it’s very easy because you just
read the numbers, so for example:
0:47:59 ‘Nine fifteen’ is ‘nine fifteen’ look at the
screen, ‘ten thirty’, ‘eight forty-five’,
0:48:10 so very easy; if you know the English
numbers, digital time is very easy.
0:48:17 Now, in English we use the twelve
hour clock, so we say, ‘ten o’clock
0:48:24 in the morning’, we don’t say ‘ten
o’clock a.m.’, we say ‘in the morning’.
0:48:31 We say ‘three forty in the afternoon’
0:48:36 not ‘p.m.’, “three forty in the
afternoon”. Ok?
0:48:41 And then we say ‘seven o’clock,
seven o’clock in the evening’,
0:48:47 we don’t use p.m., so seven o’clock in
the evening. And then for example
0:48:54 ‘eleven fifteen at night’.
0:48:58 So, ‘in the morning’, ‘in the
afternoon’, ‘in the evening’
0:49:03 and ‘at night’.
0:49:05 Ok? So, that is telling the time in
English, that’s both normal time
0:49:12 and digital time.
0:49:14 So, I think you’ll find that useful.
0:49:16 Good, well, keep studying and
remember to come back and be
0:49:21 with us again at ‘English2day’
where you’ll be learning English live.
0:49:25 So see you very soon.
Take care, bye!
0:49:33 Good evening everyone.
0:49:35 Welcome to our TV programmes.
I’m Eric Brown.
0:49:38 And I’m Lucy Ross.
0:49:40 Well, Lucy and I are the presenters
of all the programmes!
0:49:44 Are you nervous Lucy?
0:49:46 Yes, I am! This is my first time on TV!
0:49:49 Come on, come on!
You’re a great presenter!
0:49:52 Well, let’s meet our experts now.
0:49:55 What’s your name?
0:49:56 Sanjeev Gupta.
0:49:58 Well, hello Sanjeev!
Where are you from?
0:50:01 I’m from New Dehli
0:50:03 So you’re indian!
India’s a fascinating country!
0:50:07 And what are your interests?
0:50:09 I like the cinema!
0:50:11 Everything to do with the cinema!
0:50:13 I watch lots of films!
0:50:15 Interesting.
Sanjeev’s our cinema expert.
0:50:18 And you? What’s your name?
0:50:21 Hello, I’m Christine Oteng.
I’m from Ghana, in Africa
0:50:24 but now I live in London.
0:50:26 I like London. I love travelling…
0:50:28 I adore travelling around the world.
0:50:31 In fact, I’m the travel expert.
0:50:33 Are you really from Ghana?
0:50:35 Ghana’s the number one football
team in Africa!
0:50:38 People call the football team
‘the Brazil of Africa’
0:50:41 Oh you… you must be John Forbes,
our sports expert.
0:50:46 Am I right?
0:50:47 Right, Eric! I love sports,
especially rugby and football.
0:50:52 And how old are you, John?
0:50:54 I’m 45 and I’m from Leeds.
0:50:56 So you’re English, interesting!
0:50:59 And what about you?
0:51:01 Hello, my name’s Anthony Moore
but my friends call me Tony.
0:51:05 I’m from Brighton…
but my parents aren’t English.
0:51:09 Really? Where are
your parents from?
0:51:11 Well, my mother’s from Spain
and my father’s from America.
0:51:15 An international family!
0:51:17 And what are your interests?
0:51:20 I love music. Pop, rock, jazz…
everything!
0:51:24 Good! A real music expert!
0:51:27 Just right for our music programme.
0:51:29 And this charming lady?
What’s your name?
0:51:34 Hi Eric…
and thanks for the compliment!
0:51:38 I’m Susan Ferley, I’m English
and… like all English people.
0:51:42 I’m interested in the weather!
0:51:44 I love talking about the weather…
0:51:47 Very good! Because there’s a
programme about the weather
0:51:50 and Susan’s our expert.
0:51:52 Well, now let’s meet Marie Cornwell
and Tom Bradfield.
0:51:56 They’re the commentators for
our ‘Let’s talk’ discussions.
0:52:00 Hello Marie, hello Tom.
How are you?
0:52:04 Fine thanks.
0:52:05 Very well, thank you.
0:52:06 And where are you from Marie?
0:52:08 I’m from Manchester.
0:52:10 The home of Manchester United…
I love football…
0:52:14 And what do you do there?
0:52:16 I’m a journalist.
0:52:17 I see! And you Tom?
0:52:19 I’m a journalist too.
0:52:21 Very good!
Two journalists!
0:52:24 We’ll discuss lots of things with them
0:52:27 lots of different things!
0:52:29 Well, that’s our team of experts.
0:52:32 We’re very lucky Eric,
0:52:34 they’re all very interesting people!
0:52:36 That’s right!
They… we’re a great team!
0:52:40 Yes, we are!
0:52:42 Ok, well goodbye for now!
0:52:44 We’ll see you soon
on our TV programmes.
0:52:51 This is the part of the programme
where we look at some useful words
0:52:55 and expressions from
our discussions together.
0:52:58 Today was the first programme
and we all introduced ourselves.
0:53:03 So, to start let’s look at some useful
questions when you meet someone
0:53:08 for the first time,
and how to answer their questions.
0:53:13 What’s your name?
0:53:16 I’m Lucy
0:53:18 Where are you from?
0:53:21 I’m from Edinburgh.
0:53:24 How old are you?
0:53:26 I’m 28. Or I’m 28 years old.
0:53:33 This is perhaps not always
a good question to ask
0:53:38 the first time you meet someone!
0:53:41 What do you do?
0:53:43 Which means: What’s your job?
0:53:46 I’m a journalist.
0:53:49 Notice we say “a” journalist.
0:53:51 I’m a student.
0:53:54 I’m a doctor.
0:53:56 Most of these questions
0:53:58 can be asked and answered
with the verb “to be”.
0:54:03 Another question is:
0:54:05 What are your interests?
0:54:08 I like the cinema.
0:54:10 When you say what your interests are
0:54:13 you can also use the verbs
0:54:16 love and adore
0:54:18 which mean to like very much.
0:54:22 For example:
0:54:23 I love sports.
0:54:25 I adore travelling.
0:54:28 You can also say
0:54:30 ‘I’m interested in’
0:54:32 for example:
I’m interested in the weather.
0:54:38 Our experts are all from
different countries.
0:54:42 Let’s take a look at
some countries and nationalities.
0:54:48 Notice how the nationality
0:54:50 is a little different from the country.
0:54:53 I’m from Scotland
0:54:56 I’m Scottish.
0:54:58 Sanjeev is from India.
0:55:01 So he’s Indian.
0:55:04 Christine is originally from Africa.
0:55:07 This means her origins are African.
0:55:12 John is from England.
0:55:15 He’s English.
0:55:17 Marie and Susan are from England.
0:55:20 They’re English.
0:55:22 Tony is from Brighton.
0:55:24 He is English.
0:55:26 His mother is from Spain.
0:55:29 She’s Spanish.
0:55:31 And his father is from America.
0:55:33 He’s American.
0:55:35 Ok, well that’s all for now.
0:55:38 This is how it works,
after every programme
0:55:41 Eric or I will repeat
some of the most useful expressions
0:55:46 from our discussions
0:55:47 and look at topic-related vocabulary
with you. See you soon!
0:55:54 Good morning, good morning from Lucy
0:55:57 and welcome to ‘Talk Cinema’,
0:55:59 the programme about the cinema.
0:56:02 Here in the studio is Sanjeev Gupta,
0:56:04 our cinema expert.
0:56:06 Hello, Sanjeev, how are you?
0:56:08 I’m fine, thanks
and good morning to all our viewers.
0:56:12 Ok Sanjeev,
what are you talking about today?
0:56:16 Well, about a great Hollywood star
0:56:18 George Clooney.
0:56:19 Oh, George Clooney?
0:56:22 Yes, George Clooney.
Are you a fan, Lucy?
0:56:25 Yes, of course I am.
0:56:27 Well, George Clooney
is very good-looking.
0:56:29 He has many fans,
0:56:31 many young women are his fans
like you Lucy.
0:56:34 Yes, yes, I’m a George Clooney fan.
0:56:38 He’s very handsome.
0:56:40 Well Sanjeev,
where is George Clooney from?
0:56:44 He’s from Kentucky in the USA.
0:56:46 And how old is he?
0:56:48 He’s 45.
0:56:50 Is he only an actor?
0:56:52 No, he’s an actor,
a film director and a screenwriter.
0:56:56 An actor, a film director
and a screenwriter,
0:57:01 he’s a very interesting man.
0:57:04 Yes, he is. And he’s very rich too.
0:57:07 Is he?
0:57:08 Yes, he is. He has two villas
on Lake Como in Italy
0:57:12 and a small house in Lima in Peru.
0:57:15 So, what are his interests?
0:57:17 His main interest is politics.
0:57:19 He’s a democrat with liberal ideas.
0:57:22 Like me! And his hobbies?
0:57:25 His hobbies are basketball
and motorbikes.
0:57:28 Really? He’s a very interesting man.
0:57:31 Now, another question.
0:57:33 Yes?
0:57:34 Is he married?
0:57:37 No, he isn’t, he’s divorced.
0:57:39 So, he isn’t married…
he’s single… and he’s rich.
0:57:44 Yes, and remember,
0:57:47 he’s an actor, a film director
and a screenwriter
0:57:50 that’s George Clooney
0:57:52 a great Hollywood star.
0:57:54 Well, thank you Sanjeev.
0:57:55 Your’re welcome
0:57:58 and goodbye to everyone.
0:58:00 And goodbye from me, Lucy Ross.
0:58:04 Ok now let’s have a look
at some of the vocabulary,
0:58:08 Sanjeev and I just used
to talk about cinema.
0:58:12 First of all in American English
0:58:14 the word ‘movies’ means ‘films’,
0:58:17 a movie is a film, and
‘the movies’ means ‘the cinema’
0:58:23 ‘let’s go to the movies! ‘
Is an invitation to go to the cinema.
0:58:27 When we talk about cinema
the word ‘star’
0:58:31 means a famous actor who
plays principal roles in films.
0:58:35 ‘Star’ is also a verb,
it means to play a role in a film.
0:58:41 George Clooney stars in many films.
0:58:44 We all know what an actor is,
0:58:47 someone like George Clooney,
who plays a role in a film.
0:58:51 But what about Julia Roberts?
0:58:53 She’s an ‘actress’. An actor is a man
and an actress is a woman.
0:58:59 The person who directs a film,
like Steven Spielberg,
0:59:03 is called a ‘film director’
0:59:05 and the person who writes a film
is called a ‘screenwriter’.
0:59:11 George Clooney writes films,
so he’s a screenwriter.
0:59:15 He directs films, so he’s a film director
0:59:18 and he stars in films so he’s
also an actor.
0:59:22 Notice how we always use the article
‘a’ or ‘an’ before a profession
0:59:29 we never say ‘he’s film director’
we say ‘he’s a film director’
0:59:35 Well that’s all for now,
0:59:37 I hope you enjoyed the programme,
0:59:39 I certainly enjoyed talking about George!
0:59:41 Bye and see you next time!
0:59:45 Now let’s watch the whole
episode together,
0:59:49 look at the subtitles carefully,
0:59:52 listen out for the language points that
we have learned together, ok?
0:59:57 Enjoy your viewing!