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Todd: OK. Cat, we're back. We're gonna talk about things you can do.
 
Cat: OK.
 
Todd: Can you cook?
 
Cat: Not really!
 
Todd: No!
 
Cat: Well, I can, but not very well.
 
Todd: OK. What do you do for dinner?
 
Cat: Buy take-away food.
 
Todd: OK. When you buy take-away food what do you buy?
 
Cat: Normally, normally stuff from the supermarket you can just throw in the microwave, ready meals, not from take-away from a pizza place or a restaurant but just stuff that I can cook at home.
 
Todd: OK. And can you sing?
 
Cat: Not at all.
 
Todd: No.
 
Cat: No.
 
Todd: OK! Now, we're in Japan, have you ever been to Karaoke here in Japan?
 
Cat: No.
 
Todd: No.
 
Cat: And I really don't want to go either.
 
Todd: OK. Um, can you play any musical instruments?
 
Cat: I used to be able to play the piano and the guitar. But I haven't played them for a long time. I can remember a bit but...not much.
 
Todd: Which one did you prefer the most?
 
Cat: Guitar. The piano was too difficult.
 
Todd: Oh, really! Did you take lessons?
 
Cat: Yes, And I had to play scales all the time and it was really boring.
 
Todd: I hardly ever got to play any tunes2.
 
Cat: OK. Alright. Thanks a lot Cat.
 
学习内容：
 
Learn Vocabulary from the lesson
take-away
 
Buy take-away food.
 
A 'take-away' is a meal that you buy from a restaurant and then take it home to eat. 
 
Notice the following:
 
I hardly ever cook, I always eat take-away. 
Take-away food can be very high in fat.
ready meals
 
Normally, stuff from the supermarket you can just throw in the microwave, ready meals.
 
A 'ready meal' is a meal that has already been prepared and only needs to be heated to be ready to eat. 
 
Notice the following:
 
My fridge is full of ready meals. 
You have to be careful with ready meals as they can be very high in salt. 
musical instruments
 
Can you play any musical instruments?
 
A 'musical instrument' is something that you play in order to make music, such as a guitar, piano or saxophone.
 
Notice the following:
 
I would very much like to learn a musical instrument. 
When you play a musical instrument you have to make sure that you practice every day. 
scale
 
I had to play scales all the time and it was really boring.
 
A 'scale' is a series of musical notes that all have different tones3. 
 
Notice the following:
 
Have you learned all of your scales?
I can not really play tunes yet I have only just learned my scales. 
tune1
 
I hardly ever got to play any tunes.
 
A 'tune' is a melody4 or a song. 
 
Notice the following:
 
That is a really nice tune. 
I do not know the words so I only hum the tune. 
 

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1 tune NmnwW     
n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整
参考例句：
  • He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
  • The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
2 tunes 175b0afea09410c65d28e4b62c406c21     
n.曲调，曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调
参考例句：
  • a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
  • When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 tones 02f675376a7d1985287de020a5e9de37     
音( tone的名词复数 )； 色调； 腔调； 全音 （英式英语）
参考例句：
  • his clipped military tones 他那短促的军人音调
  • His name was always mentioned in almost reverential tones. 人们每次提起他的名字，语调中几乎总是充满了敬意。
4 melody LCax9     
n.旋律，曲调，悦耳的音乐
参考例句：
  • She struck up a folk melody on the piano.她开始用钢琴演奏那首民歌。
  • After she wrote the melody,she asked us for criticisms.她做好曲之后，请我们提意见。

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