跟读练习: FCE1 TEST1 PART4 - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Now turn to part four.
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You'll hear an interview with Trina Travos, a pop singer who is only 15.
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For questions 24 to 30, choose the best answer A, B or C.
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You now have one minute in which to look at part four.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Marina, you're 15 and you've just come back from America where you've been making records.
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What was it like?
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It was wonderful.
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I had the six-week school summer holidays and, you know, went over there for a month and then started school again.
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What did your classmates at school think?
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I just told close friends what I was doing in the States and I thought, well, if the records were successful then I'd tell everyone.
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And they were successful.
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Right.
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And my friends were very good about it, not envious or anything.
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Did you like being in the USA?
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Oh, yes.
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Most of the time it was great.
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The people are so friendly.
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Did you manage to write any songs there?
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Well, yeah, I did.
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Most of the stuff I'd done in England had been about the people closest to me.
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You know, Mum, Dad, my sister.
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They weren't with me in the States.
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And although I miss them, and silly things like the rain in England and fish and chips, being surrounded with new faces gave me lots of material for my songs.
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Now, your home in England is a long way from London.
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Yes, about as far as you can get.
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So, is it easy to get into the music business if you live that far away?
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Don't you have to be in London, or near a big city at least?
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No, no. We did play in London once.
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We were actually approached at a local concert, so I don't think it's impossible to get noticed anywhere.
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There are lots of record companies looking for bands, and they do go quite a long way from the cities to find them.
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I was lucky with my band, and there have been other bands like us that have been lucky as well, so you don't have to come from a huge city to be discovered.
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Now, in the USA you did a song with someone who was a star when I was your age, David Pearson, and you hadn't any idea who he was.
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No, it was embarrassing actually, but he was a really pleasant guy.
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Yeah?
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He was recording an album in the same studio and he had this song that he needed someone to sing with him.
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And he asked me and I was only too delighted to do it.
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But that wasn't the only famous star you worked with in the States, was it?
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No, there was Lance Lakatov.
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But you had heard of him?
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Yes, he's a bit of a hero of mine, in fact.
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And you were in his TV series?
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Yes.
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And what was that like?
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It was a really good experience.
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I hadn't done anything like that before.
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And they filmed us for three or four days, you know, and that was the end of it.
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Oh, so I thought, but they'd made some mistakes, which was such a shame, because I had to go back to the USA.
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Oh!
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I came home to England, and then they phoned up and said they had some bad camera work, etc., and had to fly all the way back and do it again.
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Actually, in the USA, your record did well, but not here in England.
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Why is that?
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Because you've never been able to get it over here in Britain.
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The record company's never had any arrangements to sell their records in Britain, so it's always just been the USA, which is nice, in a way.
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Why do you say that?
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Well, it's good to come home and get away from it.
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But is it that the company don't think your style will appeal over here?
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No, it's purely the fact they don't operate over here.
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But the company's just been sold, and the new company does operate over here.
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So maybe they will release the record.
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So, where do you see your career going?
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Will you go back to the States?
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Well, not for a while, I shouldn't think, as I have another two years at school here in England.
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I know my school friends are thinking of college, but I'm not sure that's for me, even to do music.
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Then, my agent has been trying to persuade me to do it full time, and my parents say it's up to me, but I'm happy to wait a while before that happens.
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I can still write, after all.
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In fact, one of my songs is in the American charts at the moment, but sung by someone else.
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Well, the best of luck, Trina.
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Now you'll hear part four again.
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Trina, you're 15 and you've just come back from America where you've been making records.
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What was it like?
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It was wonderful.
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I had the six-week school summer holidays and, you know, went over there for a month and then started school again.
75
What did your classmates at school think?
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I just told close friends what I was doing in the States.
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and I thought, well, if the records were successful, then I'd tell everyone.
78
And they were successful.
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Right.
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And my friends were very good about it.
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Not envious or anything.
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Did you like being in the USA?
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Oh, yes.
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Most of the time it was great.
85
The people are so friendly.
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Did you manage to write any songs there?
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Well, yeah, I did.
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Most of the stuff I'd done in England had been about the people closest to me.
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You know, mum, dad, my sister.
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They weren't with me in the States.
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And although I miss them, and silly things like the rain in England and fish and chips, being surrounded with new faces gave me lots of material for my songs.
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Now, your home in England is a long way from London.
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Yes, about as far as you can get.
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So, is it easy to get into the music business if you live that far away?
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Don't you have to be in London, or near a big city at least?
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No, no. We did play in London once.
97
We were actually approached at a local concert, so I don't think it's impossible to get noticed anywhere.
98
There are lots of record companies looking for bands, and they do go quite a long way from the cities to find them.
99
I was lucky with my band, and there have been other bands like us that have been lucky as well, so you don't have to come from a huge city to be discovered.
100
Now, in the USA you did a song with someone who was a star when I was your age, David Pearson, and you hadn't any idea who he was.
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No, it was embarrassing actually, but he was a really pleasant guy.
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Yeah?
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He was recording an album in the same studio, and he had this song that he needed someone to sing with him, with him and he asked me and I was only too delighted to do it.
104
But that wasn't the only famous star you worked with in the States, was it?
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No, there was Lance Lakatov.
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But you had heard of him?
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Yes, he's a bit of a hero of mine, in fact.
108
And you were in his TV series?
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Yes.
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And what was that like?
111
It was a really good experience.
112
I hadn't done anything like that before and they filmed us for three or four days, you know, and that was the end of it.
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Or so I thought.
114
But they'd made some mistakes, which was such a shame because I had to go back to the USA.
115
Oh!
116
I came home to England, and then they phoned up and said they had some bad camera work, etc. and had to fly all the way back and do it again.
117
Actually, in the USA, your record did well, but not here in England.
118
Why is that?
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Because you've never been able to get it over here in Britain.
120
The record company's never had any arrangements to sell their records in Britain, so it's always just been the USA, which is nice in a way.
121
Why do you say that?
122
Well, it's good to come home and get away from it.
123
But is it that the company don't think your style will appeal over here?
124
No, it's purely the fact they don't operate over here.
125
But the company's just been sold, and the new company does operate over here, so maybe they will release the record.
126
So, where do you see your career going?
127
Will you go back to the States?
128
Well, not for a while, I shouldn't think, as I have another two years at school here in England.
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I know my school friends are thinking of college, but I'm not sure that's for me, even to do music.
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Then, my agent has been trying to persuade me to do it full-time, and my parents say it's up to me, but I'm happy to wait a while before that happens.
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I can still write, after all.
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In fact, one of my songs is in the American charts at the moment, but sung by someone else.
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Well, the best of luck, Trina.
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That's the end of Part 4.
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There'll now be a pause of five minutes for you to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet.
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Be sure to follow the numbering of all the questions.
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I'll remind you when there is one minute left so that you're sure to finish in time.
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That's the end of the test.
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Please stop now.
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Your supervisor will now collect all the question papers and answer sheets.

本课的词汇与口语要点

这节 B2 级别的口语课以视频“FCE1 TEST1 PART4”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有:record, England, Usa, song。 这段视频共有 140 个句子、1645 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 9:13。 说话人语速自然,每分钟约 178 个词,接近日常对话。 91% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,词汇容易理解。 全部 140 个句子中有 32 个是问句,适合练习疑问语调和简短回答。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中最难的 15 个单词,附发音和释义:

单词发音释义
chart 名词/t͡ʃɑɹt/圖表 /图表
sheet 名词/ʃit/篇, 張 /张
discover 动词/dɪˈskʌvə/發現 /发现, 發覺 /发觉
silly 形容词/ˈsɪl.i/愚蠢, 笨
chip 名词/t͡ʃɪp/筹码
arrangement 名词/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/排列, 安排
pleasant 形容词/ˈplɛz.ənt/愉快
delight 名词/dəˈlaɪt/樂趣 /乐趣
persuade 动词/pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd/說服 /说服, 勸說 /劝说
surround 动词/səˈɹaʊnd/包圍 /包围, 圍繞 /围绕
collect 动词/ˈkɑlɪkt/庋藏, 收藏
remind 动词/ɹəˈmaɪnd/提醒
pause 名词/pɔːz/停頓 /停顿, 暫停 /暂停
supervisor 名词/ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/監督者 /监督者, 管理者
classmate 名词/ˈklæs.meɪt/同學 /同学, 同班同學 /同班同学

值得反复跟读的句子

视频中简短而完整的句子,可以直接用在日常对话里:

  • What did your classmates at school think?
  • Did you manage to write any songs there?
  • I hadn't done anything like that before.
  • Why do you say that?

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
现在完成进行时 have/has been + -ing — 以前开始、现在仍在继续的动作you've been making · has been trying
条件句 if + 从句,will/would + 动词 — 条件及其结果if the records were successful then I'd tell · if the records were successful, then I'd tell
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么,而不是谁做的being surrounded · were actually approached · be discovered
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you've just come · have been · you've never been

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 43 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 don't, you've, hadn't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

中文母语者容易读错的音:

  • /v/ — 不要读成 /w/,上齿轻触下唇: discover /dɪˈskʌvə/, supervisor /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/, envious /ˈɛnviːəs/
  • 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚,后面不要加元音: chart /t͡ʃɑɹt/, sheet /ʃit/, chip /t͡ʃɪp/, arrangement /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/, pleasant /ˈplɛz.ənt/
  • /æ/ — 嘴张大,不要读成 /e/: classmate /ˈklæs.meɪt/, embarrass /ɪmˈbæɹəs/

如何用这段视频练习

  1. 先完整听一遍视频,不要开口,记下不认识的单词。
  2. 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读,熟练之后再回到正常速度。
  3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 chart, sheet, discover 这类单词。

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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