跟读练习: IELTS Actual listening Map title Home Improvement Store Plan - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Question 2.
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You will hear the supervisor of a home improvement store giving a tour of the store to some new staff.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 15 on page 4.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 15.
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Welcome to today's staff orientation at the Home Improvement Store.
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My name is John.
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I look after new staff and I'll be with you here in the training room all morning.
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We are the biggest hardware store in the country and, as home improvement is now so popular,
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hundreds of customers visit our store each week to buy products to improve every part of their house, inside or out.
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First, let me introduce you to the most popular sections of our superstore.
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Can you all take a look at the store plan you have in front of you?
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We stock every kind of flooring, including carpets, wooden flooring and tiling.
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Our paint department is next to flooring, that's it in the bottom right hand corner of the map.
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We offer advice to customers on colour combinations for inside or outside before they purchase.
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We've become well known in the last few years for selling the latest kitchen designs for all budgets
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and we also stock quality appliances recommended by top chefs.
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These products can be found right in the middle of the store just next to electrical goods.
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You may not be aware that one reason we are such a popular store is our great cafe, which serves cheap, nutritious lunches.
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That's in the top right of your map.
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Staff should also make customers aware of the children's play area, which is between the cafe and flooring, so mum and dad can get something to eat or drink
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or even continue their shopping while the kids are safe with our trained childcare workers.
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Now, what else should I mention?
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Ah, yes, we recently moved our stock of showers
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and baths from the left side of the store to the area along the back wall next to the tool section.
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We offer practical advice to customers about their bathrooms before they buy, such as where to locate a new toilet or shower.
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I have left my favourite area till last, gardens.
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It's marked on the left side of the map, after the staff area and before the tool section.
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There you'll find our extensive range of plants, flowers and related products for inside or outside.
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If you get to work there, I'm sure you'll find it a very pleasant section to work in.
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Right, well, that's it for the store plan.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 16 to 20 on page 5.
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Now listen and answer questions 16 to 20.
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Now, there is some other general information I need to give you before you start your specific training.
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The first thing staff need to know is what makes us different to our competitors.
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Our main advantage, due to our size, is that we can cut our costs and offer the best deals.
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Of course, we are proud of the great service we provide to our customers, especially through our help desk.
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We also have an excellent choice of goods, so that we can provide plenty of options to our customers, but of course that isn't unique to us.
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The Home Improvement Store has 60 stores nationwide and we promote our stores and products in a range of different ways.
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First there's our catalogue which lists all our items.
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It's been around for years but we still have a policy of staff use only.
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The most important marketing material and the one you want to ensure is given to every customer is our store magazine,
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showing the latest products, workshops and offers.
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The website is being redeveloped at the moment, so customers can't access it right now.
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The Home Improvement Store is a great place to work.
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Like most of the staff, I'm sure you'll appreciate the fact that you can choose your hours to fit your lifestyle, family or study.
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We hope you'll find that there's a nice atmosphere here.
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We are thinking of introducing a staff discount on our products, so that would be a real benefit to all staff.
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Every weekend, we offer workshops to help customers carry out their own home improvements.
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range from indoor painting to outdoor gardening and plant ideas.
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This coming weekend, there'll be one on mending a broken fence.
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Please remind customers of the workshops, especially if there is one related to your section.
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Finally, I wanted to let you know about a special deal for people renovating their kitchen.
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As you know, we sell all products and appliances connected to the kitchen, and we also have a delivery service.
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If customers buy one of our total kitchen designs, we will install it free of charge.
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So, let's take a short break and then we'll start...
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That is the end of Section 2.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Thank you.
为什么要通过这个视频练习口语？
通过观看“雅思实际听力：家居改善商店平面图”的视频，学习者可以在真实的语境中提高自己的口语能力。在视频中，主管向新员工介绍商店的各个部分，这为学习者提供了一个模拟的工作环境，让他们感受到实际交流的氛围。
练习与这种视频相关的口语技巧，能够帮助学习者在日常对话中更加自信，尤其是在涉及到商业和服务行业的交流。此外，通过模仿发音和语调，学习者可以有效提高英语发音，让自己的语音更接近母语者的水平。
语法与表达在上下文中的应用
在视频中，讲者使用了几个关键的语法结构和表达方式，这些结构在专业环境中的使用频率较高：
- 我们提供建议给顾客： “We offer advice to customers on colour combinations.” 这个句子强调了提供建议的重要性，适合用于各种商业环境。
- 我们的主要优势： “Our main advantage, due to our size, is that we can cut our costs.” 这是一个解释优势的常用句型，能帮助学习者在面对竞争时更清晰地表达自身的优点。
- 我们最近搬动了库存： “We recently moved our stock of showers and baths...” 这个结构展示了过去某个特定时间作出的改变，是描述公司动态时的常见格式。
常见的发音陷阱
在视频中，有些单词和发音可能会让英语学习者感到困惑。例如，improvement（改善）的元音部分发音比较复杂，需要特别注意。另外，appliances（电器）这个词的音节组合也可能会导致发音错误。此外，讲者的语音流畅度较高，对于新学习者来说，模仿其语调和重音也是一个有效的学习方式。
通过看YouTube学英语，学习者可以通过“shadow speak”的练习，帮助自己识别和纠正发音错误，进而提高英语发音水平。在模仿发音的过程中，学习者能逐渐克服这些常见的发音陷阱。
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。