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| Date: 2015-03-21 | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 6:56:35 PMGood morning everyone! Our on-line English corner will start in a few minutes at 10:00am.   | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 6:57:43 PMTo learn a language well, we'll need to practice everyday and learn everyday.   | 
Penguin House(1040660342) 6:58:36 PM | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 6:58:51 PMSo let's find a place quite and comfy(舒服) and get ready to have some fun!  | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 6:59:39 PMquiet and comfy   | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 6:59:46 PMsorry, wrong spelling  | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:00:10 PMToday our host teachers are Nick and Tasha.  | 
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:00:35 PM | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:02:00 PMHi Nick and Tasha!   | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:03:13 PMIt seems that Nick has some problems with his key board. So let's wait for a few minutes.  | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:03:54 PMHow is weather in China in your city?  | 
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:04:33 PMcloudy here at Xi'an  | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:05:05 PMThe weather here in Los Angeles is very warm.   | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:05:49 PMA lot of people are wearing short sleeves and short pants.  | 
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:05:49 PMgreat !  | 
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:06:21 PMIt sounds like a summer   | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:07:15 PMYep! Kids start to ask for icecream already.  | 
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:07:38 PM | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:08:08 PMHi, sorry for the wait!  | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:08:20 PMNo worries, Nick!  | 
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:08:26 PMno problem !  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:08:37 PMHere's our first dialog on directions:  Mark: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the library is? Nancy: Yes, it’s that way. You go three blocks to Washington Street, then turn right. It’s on the corner, across from the bank.  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:09:02 PM | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:09:16 PMQ. Which word is stressed in the first sentence?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:09:27 PM | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:09:51 PMHint: What's the most important word in Mark's question?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:10:00 PM | 
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:10:11 PMLibrary ?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:10:19 PMThat's right!  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:10:29 PMQ. What word can we use instead of could?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:10:38 PM | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:10:53 PMin the question: Could you tell me...?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:11:31 PMA. Can, but could is more polite.  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:11:42 PM | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:11:51 PMMark: Thanks! I’ve only been in town a few days, so I really don’t  know my way around yet. Nancy: Oh, I know how you feel. We moved here a year ago, and I still don’t know where everything is!  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:12:11 PM | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:12:42 PMQ. Mark is 'asking for directions.'  What is Nancy doing?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:12:54 PM | 
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:13:27 PMNancy is trying to help him.  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:13:45 PMThat's good, but how is she trying to help?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:13:54 PM | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:14:18 PMHint: She is ____ing directions.  | 
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:14:25 PMdirect the right way  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:14:51 PMgood effort!  She is giving directions.  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:15:04 PMQ. What are some other ways of saying “I know how you feel”?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:15:15 PM | 
anna2007(594466397) 7:15:53 PMI understand you  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:16:12 PMGreat job! I understand.   or you could say: I’ve been there myself.  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:16:23 PM | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:16:56 PMHere's another dialog on directions: Jan: Excuse me Sir, could you tell me how to get to the animal shelter? Ben: Sure…let me think…I haven’t been there in a while but I think it moved to the North part of town. Elm Street and Roscoe Boulevard, I think.  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:17:20 PM | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:17:28 PMQ. What is an animal shelter?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:17:39 PM | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:18:04 PMThere in sentence "I’ve been there myself. " is not a place but a situation, right?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:18:38 PMYes, that's right.  I've been (in that situation) myself.=I've been there myself.  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:18:58 PMAn animal shelter is a place to keep lost pets.  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:19:08 PM | 
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:19:12 PMa place keeping pets which are homeless   | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:19:21 PMWho is using more formal language, Jan or Ben?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:19:34 PM | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:19:42 PMGood job Susan.    | 
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:20:04 PMthanks!  | 
anna2007(594466397) 7:20:17 PMJan  | 
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:20:36 PMJan is more formal.  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:20:56 PMThat's right anna2007!  Excuse me sir, is quite formal.    | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:21:06 PMyou too Susan  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:21:10 PMJan: I think I know where that intersection is…  Can you give me a landmark? Ben: Yes. It’s next to Gold’s Gym.  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:21:26 PM | 
May(861725867) 7:21:29 PMintersection?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:21:51 PMIntersection: Where two streets meet.	  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:22:05 PMDo you know what a landmark is?  | 
May(861725867) 7:22:16 PMno  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:22:22 PM | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:22:34 PMLandmark: An interesting place, easy to see and remember, that helps a person figure out where they are.    | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:22:49 PMintersection 交叉路口  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:22:49 PM | 
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:23:12 PMLandmark 地标  | 
May(861725867) 7:23:13 PMfigure out?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:23:19 PMFor a change of pace, let's do a dialog about the weather report:  | 
May(861725867) 7:23:31 PMOK  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:23:33 PMJennifer: It’s freezing outside! What happened to the weather report? I  thought this cold front was supposed to pass. Gabriela: Yeah, I thought so too. That’s what I read online this morning. Jennifer: I guess the wind chill is really driving down the temperature. Gabriela: Can we go inside? I feel like my toes are starting to go numb.  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:24:07 PM | 
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:24:14 PMfigure out 找出方法,解决。  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:24:20 PMQ. What do you think a cold front is?  | 
May(861725867) 7:24:24 PMOKThankyou  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:24:34 PM | 
May(861725867) 7:25:08 PMnumb?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:25:42 PMNo.  A cold front is a large amount of cold air that travels across the land, making the weather cold.  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:25:57 PM | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:26:06 PMQ.  Based on the dialog, did Jennifer and Gabriela expect the cold front to happen?  | 
May(861725867) 7:26:12 PM冷空气?  | 
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:26:18 PMyes  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:26:20 PM | 
May(861725867) 7:26:41 PMyep  | 
May(861725867) 7:27:08 PMthey expect  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:27:23 PMRemember, Jennifer asked "What happened to the weather report?" This means she was surprised by the weather.  | 
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:27:33 PMcold front 冷锋  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:27:37 PM | 
May(861725867) 7:27:39 PMoo  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:28:12 PMThen after, she said "I thought this cold front was supposed to pass."  She thought it would be gone already!  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:28:27 PM | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:28:32 PMQ. How did Gabriela get the weather report?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:28:41 PM | 
anna2007(594466397) 7:28:46 PMinternet  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:29:10 PMthat's right! What other places can you get the weather report?  | 
May(861725867) 7:29:12 PMonline  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:29:22 PM | 
May(861725867) 7:29:23 PMTV  | 
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:29:27 PMTV, radio  | 
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:29:33 PMTV,Radio   | 
May(861725867) 7:29:38 PM phone  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:29:38 PMGood job!    | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:29:57 PMDo you mean on your smart phone?  | 
anna2007(594466397) 7:29:59 PMmobilephone  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:30:05 PM | 
May(861725867) 7:30:08 PMyeah  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:30:36 PMGreat!  A smart phone has internet.  What kind of phones don't have internet?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:30:47 PM | 
May(861725867) 7:31:07 PMola phone  | 
May(861725867) 7:31:19 PMold  | 
May(861725867) 7:31:24 PMunsmart  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:31:53 PMThat's right, or you could say a "regular phone" or "a regular cell phone" that can only make phone calls.  | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:31:59 PMNick, what's "wind chill"?   | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:32:04 PMOr a landline phone.    | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:32:24 PMWind chill is when the wind makes it feel colder than the temperature.    | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:32:38 PM | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:32:56 PMCould you give an example how to use it?  | 
May(861725867) 7:33:02 PM冷峰  | 
May(861725867) 7:33:04 PM?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:33:11 PMFor example, the temperature could be 40degrees F, but with wind chill it feel like 35degrees F.    | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:33:24 PM | 
May(861725867) 7:33:53 PMcannot get it  | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:33:56 PMThanks!  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:33:58 PMThe only time you hear words like "wind chill factor" and "cold front" are in the weather report.    | 
yyyyye2<yyyyye2@hotmail.com> 7:34:12 PMwind chill 风寒指数  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:34:13 PM | 
May(861725867) 7:34:27 PMalright  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:34:37 PMPeople don't say those words very often.  They are quite technical.  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:34:50 PM | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:35:13 PM | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:35:30 PMThanks Nick and Tasha for this great lesson!  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:35:47 PMGreat job everybody!  Until next time!  | 
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:35:48 PMyes, thank you !  | 
May(861725867) 7:35:51 PMis it over?  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:36:00 PM | 
anna2007(594466397) 7:36:17 PMhank  | 
anna2007(594466397) 7:36:24 PMThanks  | 
May(861725867) 7:36:25 PMalright .byebye.have a good time  | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:36:32 PMWe went over a little fast today. But you can study them on yourself and pratice with your friends!  | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:36:59 PMWe will see you next week !  | 
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:37:03 PM | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:37:08 PMThanks Nick and Tasha!  | 
anna2007(594466397) 7:37:10 PMYes.Thank you.Bye!  | 
May(861725867) 7:37:13 PMno friends can practice with me  | 
Nick<ecotopian7@hotmail.com> 7:37:25 PMYou're welcome.  Take care!  | 
May(861725867) 7:37:46 PMwhat is the next topic  | 
Penguin House(1040660342) 7:37:47 PM | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:38:26 PMMay, you still can try to remember those paragraghs and use them in your mind.   | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:38:52 PMWe will send notice next week for the class topics!  | 
脱口美语ITALKBAY<italkbay@gmail.com> 7:39:10 PMStay tuned!   | 
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