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Deep in eastern China's Anhui Province, situated in a valley between the mountains, is a small town called Mao Zanchang.
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Of the hundreds of cities and thousands of towns and villages in the world's most populous country, Mao Tanchang is, without a doubt,
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the most boring of them all.
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Unlike even the drabbest of industrial mining or factory towns, here, there's nothing even resembling entertainment.
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No bowling alleys, theaters, water parks, bars, or internet cafes.
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A game shop once opened, but was promptly forced to close after locals led a boycott.
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Its busiest places - a post office,
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grocery store, and a few scattered restaurants - close early and stay quiet enough that they could only be doing so intentionally.
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But make no mistake: Mao Tanchang is not a forgotten pit stop, slowly fading away to history.
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Actually, just the opposite.
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Thousands flock to this 4 ,000 -person town, hours away from any major city one with no historical or religious significance.
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Though there are no jobs to be had, there is a factory, some would argue, though not the kind you'd expect.
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Its private high school is known, across China, as a so -called "study factory",
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where parents bring their children to prepare for the most important exam of their lives.
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Its remote location and lifeless streets are deliberate features.
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There's simply nothing to do but study.
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As the town has grown in prominence, its population has doubled, from 4 to 8 ,000, the new residents being the families of test -takers,
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who, in turn, drive real estate prices sky -high and consume roughly 90 % of the local economy.
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The test is called the gaokao.
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Gao meaning "high" as in higher education, i .e university, and cao meaning "exam".
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These days, around 10 million third -year high school students, graduating seniors in the Chinese education system, take the test each year,
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making it a candidate for the largest anywhere on earth.
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In normal years, the 9 -hour exam begins on June 7th and lasts 2 or 3 days, depending on the province.
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Although the exam is coordinated and synced across the whole of China, excluding the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau,
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the questions and logistics are arranged by each province and provincial -level city.
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For most students, it consists of math, Chinese, and a foreign language - usually English,
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but alternatively Japanese, Russian, or French - plus his or her choice of either humanities, which includes geography, history, and politics,
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or science, meaning biology, chemistry, and physics.
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The questions are mainly multiple choice and short answers, though the Chinese section includes an essay, scored by two random graders.
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Before or afterward, students list the schools they wish to attend.
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By the time scores are released in July, provincial authorities have negotiated their quota for admission to each university,
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which determines its lowest accepted score.
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The maximum number of points is 750, though anything above even 700 is considered legendary,
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thanks to its notoriously inscrutable questions.
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When all is said and done, around 10 % of students receive offers to one of the tier 1 best schools
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and 20 % end up in a second -tier school.
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The highest scores in each province become overnight celebrities, their photos plastered throughout their hometowns,
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parents praised on television, and their choice of school subject to much scrutiny.
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From a distance, the Gaokao may seem like a larger and slightly more elaborate version of the SAT, ACT, A -Levels, or JEE.
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but such an image would be wildly mistaken.
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For starters, the Gaokao is only offered once per year.
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Meaning, that if a student isn't accepted into one of his or her selected schools, of which there can only be a few, they will have no choice but to wait until the following June,
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which many do, sometimes several times over.
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To be precise, only about 8 of the 10 million test -takers are accepted.
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The other roughly 20 % are faced with a very unenviable decision.
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"wait another 365 days" or "give up".
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Parents often resent those students who choose to take the exam again, saying they drive up the average score at the expense of their child,
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sometimes despite already being accepted to one or more schools.
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Gaokao scores are also, in most cases, the only criteria for college admission.
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The concept of recommendations, personal essays, and extracurriculars are so foreign to Chinese families
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that they usually hire a counselor to guide them through this process when applying to an overseas university.
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The gaokao is very much make or break.
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which is why it has spawned such a lucrative industry.
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of which Mao Tanchang is one of the biggest benefactors.
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What sets it apart from all other schools, tutoring centers, and methods is that, quite simply, it really works.
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It claims a 90 % university admissions rate compared to the 30 % of its province as a whole.
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Of course, this success comes at a price, and quite a steep one.
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The campus is run more like a military training academy than a school, with 16 hours of studying scheduled per day.
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Everything is designed and optimized for studying.
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For example, there are no laundry rooms, electrical outlets, or, for many years, even hot water.
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Visitors, including parents, are allowed on campus for exactly three hours each Sunday afternoon.
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The security guards, who drive around on golf carts, ensure these rules are followed.
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Its real secret formula, however, is the way it meticulously ranks,
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rewards, and punishes its 500 teachers alongside their students.
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Their salaries are already higher than average, but what drives them to essentially give up on their lives, quit their jobs, hold off on starting a family,
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and move to the middle of nowhere, are the bonuses.
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If a student is accepted to China's famous Peking or Tsinghua universities, say, then 50 ,000 RMB,
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or about 8 ,000 US dollars, is divided between all of his or her teachers.
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A good educator, therefore, can easily double or triple his or her salary.
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On the flip side, the lowest -ranked teachers each year can expect to be fired.
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To many people, these descriptions elicit pity, if not outrage.
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Whenever an image or anecdote of a six -foot pile of books or the school's 16 -hour schedule goes viral,
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a certain fury follows: "How dare someone trying to pay to game a test?"
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or "What an incredible waste of young people's lives." In reality, the vast majority of Mao Tanchang students are not rich kids from the city,
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rural families who have saved for years.
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For them, the Gaokao is a route, their only route, to upward social mobility, and Mao Tan Chang is their golden ticket.
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Which is why, when the day finally comes, it's one of hope and celebration, not dread or hatred.
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To an observer, June 7th may look like the beginning of a festival.
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Parents book hotel rooms near the testing venues.
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Rows of buses full of students roam the cities, escorted by a parade of their families.
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Cars are forbidden from honking their horns, construction sites within half a mile are ordered to stay silent,
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and over one million supervisors across the country proctor at 7 ,000 exam sites.
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Then, on their final day, After their final stroke is written, Students overwhelmingly report the same unexpected feeling.
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Loss While these nine fateful hours have consumed nearly every second and thought of the last few years of their lives,
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if not entire education, the Gaokao also acts as a powerful goal.
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A singular milestone far in the future and yet close enough to always instill urgency.
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The Gaokao is not a thing to be romanticized.
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Critics rightly emphasize the unfathomable mental strain it places on students, strain which sometimes spirals into permanent damage.
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The years of lives it robs of every boy and girl.
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the unnecessary rote memorization which is never recalled.
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and the permanent destiny it prescribes to those deemed unfit.
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But such an all -encompassing task also provides a concrete purpose that drives students forward,
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and a universally accepted excuse to all failures non -academic.
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One can be bad at just about everything, and still be celebrated for scoring highly.
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In some ways, the Gaokao is a mask, hiding all accomplishments and challenges behind a single, person -defining number.
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And not only at the level of the individual,
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Social and economic inequalities are also rationalized and upheld by the meritocratic nature of the Gaokao.
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It suggests that everyone gets what he or she deserves, providing an excuse for huge differences in opportunity.
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And while there have been many moves to reform the Gaokao, and even discussions about replacing it entirely,
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the great irony is that those who suffer the most - families and students themselves - are also sometimes its most vocal supporters.
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To them, the Gaokao may be the hardest test in China,
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but it's also their only ticket to a better life. by Brian Kaplan.
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Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları
Bu C1 seviyesindeki konuşma dersi “The Hardest Test in China” videosuna dayanıyor. Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 113 cümle ve 1636 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 12:01 sürüyor. Konuşmacı dakikada yaklaşık 136 kelimelik dengeli bir hızla konuşuyor; gölgeleme için rahat bir tempo. Kelimelerin yalnızca %79’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında, bu yüzden kelime dağarcığı zorlayıcı.
Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler
Videodaki en ileri düzey 15 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:
| Kelime | Telaffuz | Anlam |
|---|---|---|
| audible sıfat | /ˈɔ.dɪ.bəl/ | işitilir, işitilebilir |
| consume fiil | /kənˈsum/ | kullanmak, harcamak |
| anecdote isim | /ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʊt/ | anekdot |
| audiobook isim | /ˈɔdi.oʊbʊk/ | sesli kitap |
| benefactor isim | /ˈbɛnəˌfæktɚ/ | hayırsever |
| criterion isim | /kɹaɪˈtɪɹ.i.ən/ | ölçüt, kriter |
| elicit fiil | /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ | (bilgi) edinmek, (bilgi) temin etmek |
| extracurricular sıfat | /ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/ | müfredat dışı |
| grader isim | /ˈɡɹeɪdɚ/ | greyder |
| inscrutable sıfat | /ˌɪnˈskɹuːtəbl̩/ | anlaşılmaz, esrarlı |
| instill fiil | /ɪnˈstɪl/ | aşılamak |
| lifeless sıfat | /ˈlaɪfləs/ | cansız |
| prescribe fiil | /pɹɪˈskɹaɪb/ | reçete yazmak |
| scatter fiil | /ˈskætɚ/ | dağılmak, yaymak |
| quota isim | /ˈkwəʊ.tə/ | kontenjan |
Bu videodaki dil bilgisi
Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:
| Yapı | Videoda |
|---|---|
| Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemli | is known · is called · is coordinated |
| Present perfect have/has + fiilin üçüncü hâli — geçmişte olan ama şimdi de önemli olan bir eylem | has grown · have negotiated · has spawned |
| İlgi cümlecikleri who / which + cümle — bir kişi ya da şey hakkında ek bilgi | students who choose · memorization which is · those who suffer |
Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar
Konuşmacı don't, I've, isn't gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 5 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.
- “sh” ve “zh” sesleri: provincial /pɹəˈvɪn(t)ʃəl/, memorization /ˈmem(ə)ɹaɪˌzeɪʃn̩/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/, meditation /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/
- Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: audiobook /ˈɔdi.oʊbʊk/, benefactor /ˈbɛnəˌfæktɚ/, criterion /kɹaɪˈtɪɹ.i.ən/, extracurricular /ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/, memorization /ˈmem(ə)ɹaɪˌzeɪʃn̩/
Türkçe konuşanların zorlandığı sesler:
- /w/ — dudaklar yuvarlak, /v/ değil: eloquent /ˈɛl.əˌkwənt/, quota /ˈkwəʊ.tə/, overwhelmingly /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛl.mɪŋ.lɪ/, wildly /ˈwaɪldli/, upward /ˈʌpwɚd/
- Kelime başındaki ünsüz kümesi — araya ünlü eklemeyin: provincial /pɹəˈvɪn(t)ʃəl/, criterion /kɹaɪˈtɪɹ.i.ən/, grader /ˈɡɹeɪdɚ/, prescribe /pɹɪˈskɹaɪb/, proctor /ˈpɹɒktə(ɹ)/
- /æ/ — “e”den daha açık: anecdote /ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʊt/, benefactor /ˈbɛnəˌfæktɚ/, scatter /ˈskætɚ/, plaster /ˈplæstɚ/, alley /ˈæl.i/
Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır
- Videonun tamamını konuşmadan bir kez dinleyin ve bilmediğiniz kelimeleri not edin.
- Normal hızda cümle cümle tekrar edin; ritminiz konuşmacıyla aynı olana kadar her cümleyi yineleyin.
- Kendinizi kaydedin ve orijinaliyle karşılaştırın; audible, consume, anecdote gibi kelimelere özellikle dikkat edin.
Gölgeleme Tekniği Nedir?
Gölgeleme, başlangıçta profesyonel tercüman eğitimi için geliştirilen ve çok dilli Dr. Alexander Arguelles tarafından popüler hale getirilen, bilim destekli bir dil öğrenme tekniğidir. Yöntem basit ama güçlüdür: ana dili İngilizce olan bir sesi dinler ve hemen yüksek sesle tekrar edersiniz — konuşmacıyı 1-2 saniye gecikmeyle takip eden bir gölge gibi. Pasif dinleme veya dilbilgisi alıştırmalarının aksine, gölgeleme beyninizi ve ağız kaslarınızı gerçek konuşma kalıplarını eşzamanlı olarak işlemeye ve yeniden üretmeye zorlar. Araştırmalar, telaffuz doğruluğu, tonlama, ritim, bağlı konuşma, dinleme anlama ve konuşma akıcılığını önemli ölçüde geliştirdiğini göstermektedir — bu da onu IELTS Konuşma hazırlığı ve gerçek dünya İngilizce iletişimi için en etkili yöntemlerden biri yapar.