Summary 简介
Anna meets with her boss, Ms. Weaver, for her yearly review. Ms. Weaver wants Anna to have higher numbers for the audience of her show. How will Anna make her audience numbers go up? Anna去见上司Ms. Weaver, 做年度评估。Ms. Weaver希望Anna提高节目的收视率，Anna怎样才能做到呢？
Speaking 口语
In this video, learn how to say the new words. Then learn about sentences that include the words "if" and "will." These are called present real conditional sentences.
Pronunciation 发音
When we want our listener to notice one or two words in a sentence, we can say them louder, or put more emphasis on them. Learn how to do that in this video.
Conversation 对话
Anna: Hi. I am walking to work. Today my boss will tell me what she thinks of my work. Is it good? Or is it bad? Okay, time for work. I am going right now. Okay, okay, I’m going!
Writing 写作
In this lesson, what do you think Ms. Weaver wants? Do you ever have trouble understanding the advice that others give you? Write to us by email or in the Comments section.
你觉得Ms. Weaver想要什么？别人向你提建议，你有没有听不明白的时候？发邮件或评论告诉我们。
Click on the image below to download the Activity Sheet, and practice making sentences with "if."
点击图片下载练习页，练习用if造句。
Learning Strategy 学习技巧
Learning Strategies are the thoughts and actions that help make learning easier or more effective.
The learning strategy for this lesson is Use Selective Attention. When you are listening in English, sometimes we can't understand every word. At those times, you can listen for the important words and try your best to understand.
本课的学习技巧是使用选择性注意。学英语有时候你不会每个字都懂，这种时候就要注意听关键字，尽量听懂句子的意思。
In this lesson, Anna tries to understand Ms. Weaver. Ms. Weaver wants Anna to get a bigger audience. But Anna pays attention to the cats in the posters that Ms. Weaver shows her. She thinks Ms. Weaver wants to see more cats in The Time Traveling Treehouse.
在本课中，Anna努力理解Ms. Weaver的意思。Ms. Weaver希望Anna提高收视率，但是Anna的注意力却在Ms. Weaver给她看的张贴画的猫咪身上。她以为Ms. Weaver是想让她在“The Time Traveling Treehouse”更多地使用猫的元素。
When you use selective attention, you may not always understand perfectly. But you can always ask a question to check on your understanding. Anna did not ask to make sure of what Ms.Weaver wanted. In real life, you should check your understanding when you use selective attention.
使用选择性注意，可能会造成理解的不全面，但是可以通过问问题来验证自己理解的准确程度。Anna就没有问。在现实生活中，用到选择性注意的时候，最好能验证一下自己理解得是否正确。
Do you ever use selective attention? Do you think Anna made a mistake when she used selective attention in this lesson? Write to us about it in the Comments section or send us an email. Teachers, see the Lesson Plan for more details on teaching this strategy.
你用到过选择性注意吗？你觉得本课中Anna使用选择性注意是不是一个错误呢？发邮件或评论告诉我们。
Quiz 测试
Listen to short videos and test your listening skills with this quiz.
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New Words 新词汇
success - n. a person or thing that succeeds
success - 名词，成功
Free Materials
免费材料
Download the VOA Learning English Word Book for a dictionary of the words we use on this website.
Each Let's Learn English lesson has an Activity Sheet for extra practice on your own or in the classroom. In this lesson, you can use it to practice making conditional sentences.
For Teachers
教师资源
See the Lesson Plan for this lesson for ideas and more teaching resources. Send us an email if you have comments on this course or questions.
Grammar: Future Real Conditional (If clauses)
Topics: Asking for & giving feedback about job performance; Identifying ways to improve performance at work or school; Interpreting advice
Learning Strategy: Use Selective Attention
Speaking & Pronunciation: Pronouncing contrastive stress
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