Sitcom: Don't take the train! (Top Notch Fundamentals Unit 3-1)


source: Mohammed Abuarisha / Pearson Education, INC   2010年7月26日
* social language: Discuss how to get to places
* grammar: The imperative

# video script:
(Mr. Evans, Paul, and Bob are having coffee in the café when a tourist walks in to ask for directions.)
Tourist: Excuse me. How do I get to the Red Café?
Mr. Evans: The Red Café? Le's see. Go to the corner and turn left.
Tourist. Left.
Mr. Evans: Go two blocks and turn right.
Tourist: Right.
Mr. Evans: Around the corner is a train station.
Tourist: Take the train.
Mr. Evans: Don't take the train! Go through the station, across the street to the bookstore. Next to the bookstore is a pharmacy. Next to the pharmacy is the Red Café.
Tourist: Yes!
Mr. Evans: Got it? Let's do it again.
Mr. Evans and tourist: Corner. Left. Two blocks. Right. Around the corner. Don'e take the train! Through the station, across the street. Bookstore. Pharmacy. Red Café!
Tourist: Thank you very much.
Mr. Evans: You're very welcome.