介绍:
My father and I are both musicians.
We play the flute.
We will perform at a music festival at the end of this month. So we have been playing together the last few days to prepare.
Do you mean you took your son to the photo studio to take a family picture?
We will record our musical performance at the concert. And then I will send it to this group for you to listen.
This is a photo of a concert we performed at about 6 years ago.
My father is the one on the right side of the photograph.
I don't have any photos of our concert performances on my computer or phone.
I found this one on the internet
The gentleman in the middle of the picture was my father's close friend. Sadly, he died two months ago.
Yes. We play Indian Classical Music.
We carry on a musical tradition that is a hundred years old.
I started learning music from my father from the first moment I could speak. But I started learning the flute from my father from when I was 7 years old.
I gave my first public concert when I was 13 years old.
Yes! I know! But I'm happy that you know about Indian music!
All the top musical families in India are part of our musical family as well. So I know most of the great Indian classical musicians. They are all like my uncles
Robots are sometimes used TO PERFORM dangerous tasks.
Robots are sometimes used FOR PERFORMING dangerous tasks.
Robots 机器人
You can use a cell phone TO SEND text messages.
cell phone 手机
text messages 短信
People use the Internet TO READ the latest weather report.
People use the Internet TO MAKE travel reservations.
Satellites are used to transmit television programs.
Nowadays, we can use the internet to do that as well. But usually we use the word 'broadcast' when we talk about that.
播送
transmit (this is usually used when we talk about satellites)
broadcast
DNA fingerprinting is used TO IDENTIFY criminals.
DNA fingerprinting is used FOR IDENTIFYING criminals.
DNA fingerprinting - DNA指纹分析
CD-ROM 只读光盘
识别 － identify
Encyclopedia 百科全书
We also sometimes write it like: encyclopedia
When I was young, we had the Encyclopedia Britannica on many CD-ROMS in our house.
Encyclopedia Britannica - 大英百科全书
Remember these grammar rules when you are talking about uses and purposes:
to + verb
for + verb+ING
to do
for doing
Did all of you understand this conversation?
Which words did you find difficult?
Voice mail
电话留言系统
电话留言
For example:
I left him a voice mail. (this is the message that we leave on someone else's voice mail)
My voice mail is full. (this is the voice mail system on my phone)
'Hello. This is Phoebe's phone. Please leave a message after the beep'
This would be the recording in your voice mail.
Other people can hear this when they call your phone and you do not answer the phone.
dial (verb) 拨电话给 / 拨
For example:
Please dial 119 to call the police.
I want to dial my friend.
Area code 电话区号
For example:
A: I called him but I think the number was wrong.
B: You dialed the wrong area code. He lives in New York. You dialed the area code for Los Angeles.
Do all of you understand the meanings of these words now?
Have a good night everyone!
Practice the conversation for tomorrow night's class please!
Have a good night
See you all tomorrow!
