Learn English with English, baby!

Join for FREE!

Social_nav_masthead_logged_in
 
Candles
简体
Candles
蜡烛

Learn English with this candles English lesson

Date: Jun 28 2013

Grammar: Adjectives

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

Go Super to Listen Go Super!

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

Go Super to Listen Go Super!

When you think of candles, you probably imagine the ambience they create. Candles can create subtle feelings of romance. They can make your nightly bath lovely, or your favorite restaurant magical. Candlelight can make a world of difference when trying to set the mood.

It’s practical to have candles available, too. If the electricity goes out, candles help us to see where we’re going. They warm our hands and light up our birthday cakes. Some people choose to burn scented candles to make their homes smell fresher. Candles are useful in so many ways.

Keep reading to find out what Lily and Amanda appreciate about them in this English lesson about candles.

当你想起蜡烛,你的脑海中可能会浮现出它们营造的氛围。蜡烛可以营造出美妙的浪漫气息。它们可以让晚上的沐浴时分变得更加可爱,或者可以让你最喜欢的餐厅充满梦幻色彩。需要制造情绪时,烛光可以给人一种完全不同的感觉。

而且,蜡烛还具有实用性。停电时,蜡烛可以给我们带来光明。它们温暖我们的双手,还能作为装饰照亮我们的生日蛋糕。为了让家里的气味更加清新,有些人选择点燃带香味的蜡烛。蜡烛的用途真是说也说不完。

继续阅读本节与蜡烛有关的英语课,了解莉莉和格里塔喜欢蜡烛的哪些方面。

Dialog

1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.

Log in to Listen

2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Amanda

Amanda

Lily

Lily

Amanda:  Well, that was fun celebrating Mason’s birthday!

Lily:  Yeah!

Amanda:  We had a cake and it had candles.

Lily:  I love candles.

Amanda:  But you know what he forgot to do?

Lily:  What?

Amanda:  Blow them out!

Lily:  He did, didn’t he?

Amanda:  Who does that?

Lily:  Mason, apparently.

Amanda:  I know… it’s the best part. And you know what’s the sign of a nice romantic date? Lit candles.

Lily:  Yeah, like when they flicker and it gives all that nice ambience.

Amanda:  My favorite size are those tiny, little tea lights. They’re dainty and they’re subtle, but they give just enough glow.

Lily:  You know what? I love scented candles.

Amanda:  Why? I have an aversion to them.

Lily:  As long as they’re not too strongly scented, where they don’t smell like old lady perfume or something, they’re actually really nice. And they cover up cat smells really well.

Amanda:  They never smell like what they’re supposed to, though. Ever!

Lily:  You’re right. The cheap ones don’t. But I smelled one the other day that smelled exactly like a tomato, which was kind of random, but kind of cool.

Amanda:  Was that when you came over to my house? Because that was a tomato.

Lily:  Oh.

Amanda:  Exactly.

 

Grammar Point

Go Super to learn "Adjectives" from this lesson Go Super!

Quizzes

Go Super to take Quiz Go Super!

 

Lesson MP3

Go Super to download full lesson MP3 Go Super!

The iTEP® test

  • Schedule an iTEP® test and take the official English Practice Test.

    Take Now >

Discussion

Go Super to Listen Go Super!

Lily and Amanda are both fans of candles. They were both shocked that Mason didn’t blow out the candles on his birthday cake. Isn’t that the best part of having a cake? When you blow out the candles, you can make a wish.

Amanda feels that ambience is everything on a date, and she especially likes tiny tea lights that flicker and glow. Lily agrees, but she seems to prefer scented candles. Amanda hates scented candles and thinks that they never smell the way they’re supposed to smell. Lily appreciates that scented candles can cover up bad odors.

Candles come in all shapes and sizes and they’re used for so many reasons. Do you keep candles in your home? Are they for decoration and ambience, or for practical uses? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using candles?

 

Comments

Log in to Comment

modaher

modaher

Iraq

Yes candles illuminate us the room when they are DARK.

03:23 AM Jun 28 2013 |

Likes (34):

See all >

Share this lesson:

  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Bebo
  • Share on Myspace
  • Share on Twitter
  • Email this to a friend
  • Share on Sina

Post Ebaby! lessons on your blog:

Ebaby! Cast