Here are some words and phrases used in the video you just watched.
Polite Handsome Letter Photo Friendship
Use the words and phrases listed above to complete the following sentences.
1) Can I take a ___________ with you? 2) A man and a woman should have a strong ___________ before they get married. 3) You should always say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ because it is ___________. 4) David Beckham is a ___________ guy. 5) My grandmother doesn’t have an email address, so I wrote her a ___________ instead.
答案:
1) Photo 2) Friendship 3) Polite 4) Handsome 5) Letter
语法练习:
In English, to describe a person’s nationality, we can’t simply say America-people or England-people. Unfortunately, there are no rules to follow, but some vague guidelines.
For the countries below, right the correct nationality:
America ___________; Italy ___________ Australia ___________ ; Japan ___________ Brazil ___________; Korea ___________ Britain ___________; Mexico ___________ Canada ___________; Russia ___________ China ___________; Spain ___________ France ___________; Thailand ___________ Germany ___________ ; Vietnam ___________ India ___________; Holland ___________
答案:
1) American 2) Australian 3) Brazilian 4) British 5) Canadian 6) Chinese 7) French 8) German 9) Indian 10) Italian 11) Japanese 12) Korean 13) Mexican 14) Russian 15) Spanish 16) Thai 17) Vietnamese 18) Dutch
阅读练习:
1) Where is Jerry from? 2) Does Jerry have a Chinese girlfriend? 3) Why does Jerry make Friendship Forms?
答案:
1) Jerry is from the United States of America. 2) Yes. Jerry has a girlfriend in Germany. 3) Jerry makes Friendship Forms to prevent people from asking to be his friend.
Tag Line: Want to make lots of international friends and just not sure how to go about it? Today, we will follow our Chinese friends as they show us how not to approach foreigners.
想结交些外国朋友来练口语?别说得那么露骨。谁都不希望被别人利用。随我们的中国朋友来看看他们是怎样被老外拒绝的吧。
KATHY: Hi! You’re very handsome. Are you Russia? Jerry: You mean ‘Russia-n.’ And no, I’m not. KATHY: You are England, then? Jerry: No, I’m not English. KATHY: But you speak English. So you must be Canadian. Jerry: Absolutely not. KATHY: Australian? Jerry: No. No. No. I am American. I am not English, Canadian, Australian, or any oth… KATHY: Oh, I’ve heard of Americans! You are very polite! KATHY: What is your name and number? I want to practice my oral English. Can we be friends? Jerry: Jason. 1-3-7-2-6-5-1… KATHY: Oh, I’m sorry, My English is not so good. Can you say again slower? Jerry: Jason. 1-3-7…look I have to go…see you later… Jerry: I must think of something to stop this!!!!
ONE YEAR LATER...
Daniel: Um, hi. What are you doing? Jerry: I’m writing a letter to my girlfriend. Daniel: Oh, Is she Chinese? Jerry : No, she’s not Chinese. Daniel: Oh, do you have a photo of her? Jerry: Not on this computer. On my other computer in Germany. Daniel: Oh you go to Germany? Really? You speak Germany? Jerry: s, I speak German, but I am not from Germany. Daniel: w, so good. I want you to be my English friend! Jerry: Really?!? That’s great! I’ve been waiting a year for this to happen. Hold on for a minute. Daniel: Um, excuse me, I don’t understand. What are these? Jerry: These, my friend, are friendship cards. You must fill these out before we can be friends. Daniel: So much trouble just to be friends!