跟读练习: CAMBRIDGE 13 TEST 2 SECTION 2 LISTENING - 通过视频学习英语口语

Section 2.

You will hear a manager in a company talking to employees about volunteering for charity work.

Thanks for coming everyone.

Okay, so this meeting is for new staff and staff who haven't been involved with our volunteering projects yet.

So basically the idea is

that we allow staff to give up some of their work

time to help on various charity projects to benefit the local community.

We've been doing this for the last five years and it's been very successful.

Participating doesn't necessarily involve a huge time commitment.

The company will pay for eight hours of your time.

That can be used over one or two days all at once or spread over several months throughout the year.

There are some staff who enjoy volunteering

so much they also give up their own free time for a couple of hours every week.

It's completely up to you.

Obviously many people will have family commitments and aren't as available as other members of staff.

Feedback from staff has been overwhelmingly positive.

Because they felt they were doing something really useful, nearly everyone agreed that volunteering made them feel more motivated at work.

They also liked building relationships with the people in the local community and felt valued by them.

One or two people also said it was a good thing to have on their CVs.

One particularly successful project last year was the Get Working project.

This was aimed at helping unemployed people in the area get back to work.

Our staff were able to help them improve their telephone skills, such as writing down messages and speaking with confidence to potential customers,

which they had found quite difficult.

This is something many employers look for in job applicants.

and something we all do without even thinking about every day at work.

We've got an exciting new project starting this year.

Up until now, we've mainly focused on projects to do with education and training,

and we'll continue with our reading project in schools and our work with local charities.

But we've also agreed to help out on a conservation project in Redfern Park.

So, if any of you fancy being outside and getting your hands dirty, this is the project for you.

I also wanted to mention the annual Digital Inclusion Day, which is coming up next month.

The aim of this is to help older people keep up with technology.

And this year, instead of hosting the event in our own training facility, we're using the ICT suite at Hill College, as it can hold far more people.

We've invited over 60 people from the Silver Age Community Center to take part, so we'll need a lot of volunteers to help with this event.

If you're interested in taking part, please go to the volunteering section of our website and complete the relevant form.

We won't be providing any training for this, but you'll be paired with an experienced volunteer if you've never done it before.

By the way, don't forget to tell your manager about any volunteering activities you decide to do.

The participants on the Digital Inclusion Day really benefited.

The majority were in their 70s, though some were younger, and a few were even in their 90s.

Quite a few owned both a computer and a mobile phone, but these tended to be outdated models.

They generally knew how to do simple things, like send texts, but weren't aware of recent developments in mobile phone technology.

A few were keen to learn, but most were quite dismissive at first.

They couldn't see the point of updating their skills.

But that soon changed.

The feedback was very positive.

The really encouraging thing was

that participants all said they felt much more confident about using social media to keep in touch with their grandchildren,

who prefer this form of communication to phoning or sending emails.

A lot of them also said playing online games would help them make new friends and keep their brains active.

They weren't that impressed with being able to order their groceries online, as they liked going out to the shops,

but some said it would come in handy if they were ill or the weather was really bad.

One thing they asked about was using tablets for things like reading newspapers.

Some people had been given tablets as presents, but had never used them.

So that's something we'll make sure we include this time.

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本课的词汇与口语要点

这段视频共有 54 个句子、742 个单词可供跟读。讲话部分时长为 5:00。说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 148 个词，很适合跟读。 89% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇容易理解。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 15 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

volunteer /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ (名词) — 志願者 /志愿者. One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
charity /ˈtʃæɹɪti/ (名词) — 慈善機構 /慈善机构. An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
commitment /kəˈmɪtmənt/ (名词) — 承諾 /承诺. The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
skill /skɪl/ (名词) — 技巧, 技能. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
feedback /ˈfiːdˌbæk/ (名词) — 反饋 /反馈, 反應 /反应. Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
participant /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/ (名词) — 參加者 /参加者, 參與者 /参与者. One who participates.
necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ (副词) — 必然地, 必定地. Inevitably; of necessity.
encourage /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ (动词) — 鼓勵 /鼓励, 激勵 /激励. To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ (动词) — 參加 /参加. To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).
telephone /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ (名词) — 電話 /电话. A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to…
conservation /ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/ (名词) — 保存. The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ (动词) — 邀請 /邀请, 請 /请. To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
employer /ɪmˈplɔɪə/ (名词) — 雇主, 老板. A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.
suite /swiːt/ (名词) — 套房. A group or train of attendants, servants etc.; a retinue.
keen /kin/ (形容词) — 熱衷於 /热衷于, 樂意 /乐意. Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.

视频中出现的短语动词

give up (动词) — 投案, 自首. To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
come up (动词) — 上來 /上来. To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
look for (动词) — 找, 找尋 /找寻. To seek.
write down (动词) — 寫下來 /写下来, 寫下 /写下. To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 20 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 we've, we'll, weren't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

长单词——注意重音位置: participant /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, conservation /ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/, overwhelmingly /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛl.mɪŋ.lɪ/

如何用这段视频练习

先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
用正常速度逐句跟读，每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 volunteer, charity, commitment 这类单词。

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	haven't been involved · has been · we've also agreed
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的	been involved · was aimed · be paired

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