跟读练习: GSU10 BV 02 What Is That - 通过视频学习英语口语
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “GSU10 BV 02 What Is That”. This video has 31 sentences and 157 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:52. The speaker talks slowly, about 84 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 12 of its 31 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| snake noun | /sneɪk/ | Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues. |
| carrot noun | /ˈkæɹət/ | A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus. |
| treehouse noun | /ˈtɹiːˌhaʊs/ | A house, or similar structure within a tree, or several trees, built with light materials. |
| loud adjective | /ˈlaʊ̯d/ | Of great intensity. |
| tall adjective | /tɔl/ | Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of… |
| sister noun | /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ | A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. |
| teacher noun | /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ | A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- It's the shortest carrot I've ever seen.
- I'll go and tell my mother.
- It's the longest snake I've ever seen.
- I'll go and tell my father.
- It's the fastest chicken I've ever seen!
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 ever seen |
| 比较级 -er than / more … than — 比较两个事物 | shorter than · longer than · faster than |
| 最高级 the -est / the most … — 一组中最高或最低的 | the shortest · the longest · the fastest |
| “will” 表将来 will + 动词 — 决定、承诺或预测 | I'll go |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, I'll. 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 flower, snake, carrot.
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。









