跟读练习: A Great Book with Barack Obama - 通过视频学习英语口语
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6 句
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I'm here to testify that the right book at the right moment, it can change your life.
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For this show, I've chosen six books that had a profound effect on how I came to understand the world, and I invited a few friends.
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Tom Hanks, Ben Rhodes, Percival Everett, Jill Lepore, Lauren Groff, and Ta -Nehisi Coates.
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It's just written from such a very, very personal perspective.
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This is real literature that is taking on actually the biggest possible questions.
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It was a good reminder that it's worthwhile reading novels.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “A Great Book with Barack Obama”. This video has 6 sentences and 90 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:33. The speaker talks at a natural 164 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
9 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| invite verb | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| reminder noun | /ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/ | Someone or something that reminds. |
| profound adjective | /pɹəˈfaʊnd/ | Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep. |
| testify verb | /ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/ | To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath. |
| worthwhile adjective | /ˌwɜː(ɹ)θˈwaɪl/ | Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on. |
| novel noun | /ˈnɑvəl/ | A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. |
| literature noun | /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ | The body of all written works. |
| perspective noun | /pɚˈspɛk.tɪv/ | A view, vista or outlook. |
| choose verb | /t͡ʃuːz/ | To pick; to make the choice of; to select. |
视频中的语法
说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：
| 结构 | 视频中的用法 |
|---|---|
| 现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事 | I've chosen |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like invite, reminder, profound.
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。