跟读练习: [Ex 3] IELTS Listening Test - Note Completion Exercise 3 - 通过视频学习英语口语
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “[Ex 3] IELTS Listening Test - Note Completion Exercise 3”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: whale, tour, holiday. This video has 20 sentences and 342 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:48. The speaker talks slowly, about 71 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 10 of its 20 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| whale noun | /ˈweɪl/ | Any large cetacean, usually with the exclusion of dolphins and porpoises. |
| twelve noun | /twɛlv/ | A group of twelve items. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| fifteen noun | /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ | An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut. |
| thirteen noun | /ˌθɝtˈtin/ | A group of thirteen items. |
| coachload noun | As much or as many as can fill a coach. | |
| minibus noun | /ˈmɪ.ni.bəs/ | A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups. |
| holiday noun | /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ | A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed. |
| facility noun | /fəˈsɪlɪti/ | The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc. |
| sight noun | /saɪt/ | The ability to see. |
| peak noun | /piːk/ | A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. |
| operate verb | /ˈɑpəɹeɪt/ | To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like whale, twelve, depend.
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。



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