跟讀練習: Experimental Variables - 通過影片學習英語口語
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A student wants to find out whether the amount of light a plant receives affects how tall it grows.
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She sets up three identical potted plants, one in normal sunlight, one under a bright grow lamp,
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and one in a dark cupboard.
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you you Thank you.
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But to get a reliable answer, she needs to design this experiment carefully.
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She needs to understand three types of variables.
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The first is the independent variable.
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This is the one thing she deliberately changes, the cause she's testing.
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Here, that's the amount of light.
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She's testing three levels: normal, Hi and None you An easy way to remember it I change it.
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I for independent, I.
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The second is the dependent variable.
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This is what she measures, the result.
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Here, that's the height of each plant, measured in centimeters after a set number of weeks.
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She doesn't control this value.
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She simply records what happens.
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An easy way to remember, it gives you your data.
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D for dependent, D for data.
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you The third is the controlled variables.
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These are everything else that must stay exactly the same to keep the test fair.
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She uses the same pot size, the same soil, and gives each plant the same amount of water.
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If she gave one plant more water than the others, she wouldn't know whether it was the light or the extra water that caused any difference in growth.
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An easy way to remember: keep it fair.
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Change one thing, measure one thing, keep everything else the same.
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you That's what makes an experiment fair, and that's how scientists find out what really causes what.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節 B1 級別的口語課以影片“Experimental Variables”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有:plant, variable, fair, amount。 這段影片共有 25 個句子、272 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 2:06。 說話人語速平穩,每分鐘約 129 個詞,很適合跟讀。 87% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞,詞彙容易理解。
影片中的重點詞彙
影片中最難的 12 個單詞,附發音和釋義:
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| experiment 名詞 | /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ | 實驗 /實驗 |
| dependent 形容詞 | /dɪˈpɛndənt/ | 依靠, 倚賴 /倚賴 |
| carefully 副詞 | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | 小心地 |
| soil 名詞 | /sɔɪl/ | 土壤, 泥土 |
| pot 名詞 | /pɑt/ | 鍋 /鍋, 壺 /壺 |
| reliable 形容詞 | /ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩/ | 可靠, 穩妥 /穩妥 |
| identical 形容詞 | /ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/ | 相同, 同一 |
| scientist 名詞 | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | 科學家 /科學家 |
| lamp 名詞 | /ˈlæ̝mp/ | 燈 /燈, 電燈 /電燈 |
| deliberately 副詞 | /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/ | 故意, 蓄意 |
| sunlight 名詞 | /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ | 陽光 /陽光, 日光 |
| cupboard 名詞 | /ˈkʌb.əd/ | 櫥櫃 /櫥櫃, 櫃子 /櫃子 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
|---|---|
| find out 動詞 | 找出, 查明 |
需要注意的發音
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, deliberately /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音:
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚,後面不要加母音: experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, dependent /dɪˈpɛndənt/, pot /pɑt/, scientist /ˈsaɪəntəst/, lamp /ˈlæ̝mp/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: variable [ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩], carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/, reliable /ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩/, deliberately /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/
- /æ/ — 嘴張大,不要讀成 /e/: variable [ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩], lamp /ˈlæ̝mp/
如何用這段影片練習
- 先完整聽一遍影片,不要開口,記下不認識的單詞。
- 用正常速度逐句跟讀,每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
- 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比,特別注意 experiment, dependent, carefully 這類單詞。
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跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧,最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓,並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大:您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同,跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性,語調,節奏,連讀,聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。
































