EVERYDAY ENGLISH FROM AUSTRALIA Series 1

TING ANH THNG DNG AUSTRALIA Lot 1

Bi 4: like and dislike, choosing (thch v khng thch, chn la)
Part 1 - THE DIALOGUE (i thoi)
Xin bn hy c cc bi i thoi ny trc khi nghe. Khi nghe cc bn khng nhn vo sch.
Trong tt c cc bi hi thoi ny, cc bn s nghe hai ngi, Susan v Peter, ni v mt s
mn n Vit nam.
Dialogue 1:
SUSAN:

Do you like Vietnamese food, Peter?

PETER:

Yes, I do.

SUSAN:

Mmm, me too! And I love chilli sauce! What about you?

PETER:

No, it's too hot for me. I don't like hot food.
Dialogue 2:

SUSAN:

Mmm. There's noodle and rice Oh there's chicken and mushroom. I

love it. And they've got hot food too but you aren't keen on hot
food, are you?

PETER:

No, I'm not. Anyway, what are you going to have?

Dialogue 3:

PETER:

Anyway, what are you going to have? Would you prefer noodles or
rice?

SUSAN:

Well um rice, please.

Dialogue 4:

WAITER:

Excuse meAre you ready to order?

PETER:

Oh yes, I think so. We'd like some chicken and mushroom.

WAITER:

Right. Chicken and mushroom.

PETER:

Ah and we'd like some rice.

WAITER:

Certainly, would you rather have boiled rice or fried rice?

SUSAN:

I'd rather have boiled rice. What about you, Peter?

PETER:

OK. We'll have boiled rice, please.

WAITER:

Right. Chopsticks or a spoon and fork?

PETER:

Chopsticks, please.

SUSAN:

I'm hopeless with chopsticks!

WAITER:

A spoon and fork for you, then.

Part 2 - VOCABULARY (t vng)

Bananas

Nhng qu chui

[ b'na:nz ]
Chicken and mushroom

Tht g v nm hng

[ 'tikn_ n mru:m ]
Chilli sauce

Tng t

[ 'tili 's:s ]
Fruit

Tri cy

[ 'fru:t ]
Sweet fruit

Tri cy ngt

[ 'swi:t 'fru:t ]
Tropical fruit

Tri cy nhit i

[ 'trpikl 'fru:t ]
Noodles

M, min

[ 'nu:dlz ]
Pineapples
[ 'painpplz ]

Da

Rice

Cm

[ 'rais ]
Boiled/fried rice

Cm thng/cm rang

[bild/'fraid 'rais ]
A spoon and fork

Tha v na

[ 'spu:n_n 'f:k ]
Vietnamese food

Mn n Vit nam

[ 'vjetnami:z 'fu:d ]
Watermelon

Da hu

[ 'w:tmeln ]
Classical music

Nhc c in

[ 'klsikl 'mju:zik ]

Folk music

Nhc dn gian

[ 'fuk 'mju:zik ]
Rock and roll

Nhc rock

[ 'rk_n 'rul ]
Munch

Nhai

[ 'mnt ]
Are you ready to order?

Bn sn sng gi mn cha?

[ ju: 'redi:tu: ':d ]

I can't stand

Ti ngn

[ ai 'ka:nt 'stnd ]
I hate

Ti ght

[ ai 'heit ]
I'm (not) keen on
[ 'aim ('nt) 'ki:n_n ]

Ti thch (khng thch)

Ti khng bit dng a

I'm hopeless with chopsticks

[ aim 'hupls wi 'tpstiks ]

Rt vui

It's fun
[ its 'fn ]

N qu cay i vi ti

It's too hot for me

[ its 'tu: 'ht f 'mi: ]

Ti cng ngh vy

I think so
[ aiik su ]

H c c xoi

They've got mangoes

[ 'ei gt 'mguz ]

Th cn bn?/Bn mun g ?

What about you?

[ 'wt baut_'ju: ]

Bn s gi mn g ?

What are you going to have?

[ 'wt_ ju: 'gui t'hv ]

Bn thch mn g hn?

Would you prefer/rather have or

[ wud_ju: pr'f:/ra: 'hv ]
Peter

Tn nam

['pi:t]

Tn gi tt, thn mt ca Peter l Pete

Susan

Tn n

['su:zn]

Tn gi tt thn mt ca Susan l Sue hay

Susie

Part 3 - LESSON (bi hc)

1. Like and dislike (thch v khng thch)
Examples:
I like bananas

I love watermelon

I don't like music

Do you like music?

Does he like bananas?

I'm not keen on folk

I can't stand rock

I hate rock

Yes, I do

No, I don't

Yes, he does.

No, he doesn't

2. Preferences (thch hn - ch s la chn)

Examples:
Would you prefer rice or noodles?

(I'd prefer) rice thanks.

Would you rather have

(I'd rather have) rice

Would you like

(I'd like) rice thanks

What are you going to have?

(I'll have) rice thanks

Cc bn ch , trong cu p, ta thng khng ni 'I'd prefer'

Part 4 - CONVERSATIONAL DEVICES (nhng cu m trong i thoi):
Examples:
I'm afraid

I'm afraid I'm tied up on Sunday.

[ aim_'freid ]

I'm tied up on Sunday, I'm afraid.

Part 5 - PRONUNCIATION (cch pht m)

Cc bn lu : 'I'd like' [ aid laik ] c ngha l ti mun ci g trong mt tnh hung c th.
Nhng 'I like' [ ai laik ] c ngha l ti thch ci g , ni chung.
Cn I'd prefer [ aid pr'f ] c ngha l ti thch ci g hn trong mt tnh hung c th (hin
ti hay tng lai).
Nhng I prefer [ ai pr'f ] c ngha l ti thch ci g hn, ni chung.

END OF LESSON 4

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