跟读练习: LanguageCert Academic Speaking - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Hello, my name's Ian Chance, and you are Carlotta de Miguel, right?
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Yeah, that's right.
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Can you please spell your surname for me?
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Yeah, it's D -E space M -I -G -U -E -L.
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Thank you.
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Where are you from?
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I am from Spain.
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Thank you.
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Exam begins.
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Language cert academic.
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Now, part one.
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I'm going to ask you some questions about yourself and your ideas.
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The first topic is study skills.
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Tell me where you go when you want to concentrate on your studies.
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Well, what I would usually do
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when I was an undergraduate I will book an individual private
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study room at the library for usually nine to ten hours a day
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and I will find it's a very quiet
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and very beneficial environment for me to study as I could lock the door I will be there by myself
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and I had a very large desk for my books and my computer
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and also the library in general it was a very pleasant environment so that's what will tend to do.
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I want privacy and a calming space essentially.
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That does sound like a pleasant environment.
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Okay, thank you.
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The next topic is daily life.
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Is it good to follow the same routine every day?
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Well, I would say that no, because that can become a bit stale over time.
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As time goes by people have to involve
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and accept even embrace change in their lives so I will say
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that every once in a
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while someone should try well should sounds perhaps not the right word
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because that makes it feel mandatory
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but it will be good for someone to find a new hobby a new activity to make
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or make small changes and make small changes, excuse me, in the routine,
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so as to make life less mundane and more challenging, more exciting.
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Yes, small changes can help with that.
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Thanks very much.
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Now, next topic is phones.
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In what situations do you use your phone most?
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Mostly for work, to communicate with my colleagues, especially when I'm not at my workplace.
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When I'm on the go I use the applications that we have to communicate with each other.
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I also use it a lot to send emails
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but unfortunately as well before I go to bed I usually listen to a podcast
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or watch videos and I know that's not a very good habit
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because actually it's quite detrimental to my sleep due to being exposed to the blue lights and the phone screen before bed.
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However, that's what I do.
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Yes, I think a lot of us do that.
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Thank you very much for your answers.
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Let's move on to part two.
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Now, part two.
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We're going to roleplay some situations.
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I want you to start or respond.
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OK, the first situation.
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I start.
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Do you know where to find the reading list for the semester online?
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I've looked everywhere on the college website.
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Oh, it's actually not on the college website.
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The teachers and the tutors use another separate site where they upload all the material they want us to study, and they also categorise it according to module,
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according to week, and according to semester.
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Oh, I didn't know that.
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How can I access it?
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It's actually really easy.
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Do you have your booklet that they gave to you when you started the course?
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Oh, it must be somewhere.
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I must check.
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OK, well, even if you don't remember where it is, I can forward the link to you, or I can even forward you the whole booklet.
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It's also in PDF format.
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Thank you so much.
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You're a great help.
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No worries at all.
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And now the second situation.
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We're both students in self -catering accommodation.
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You like to save time and money by buying food and cooking together.
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You start. So you know what?
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I had this great idea the other day.
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I think it will be very economical when it comes to saving both time and money.
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So what if we went to the grocery store every week together, we plan our budget and then we will cook and prepare our meals for the week together.
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That sounds nice, but I don't know if we share the same interests and the same food preferences.
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Erm, well, I will say that I'm not nitpicky at all.
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I probably like every sort of food that you can think of and I am very open to suggestions.
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OK, that's nice.
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I'm not a very good cook, though. Are you?
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Well, yeah, I think I'm very good, actually.
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I've been cooking since I was very young, because I have a lot of younger siblings.
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Great, that sounds good.
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I'm excited, actually.
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It'll be fun.
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Thank you.
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So that is the end of part two.
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Now, part three.
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You're going to read a short passage out loud.
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When you've finished, I'll ask you some questions about the topic of the passage.
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You now have twenty seconds to look at the passage,
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then I'll ask you to read it out loud
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okay please start okay in the 19th century the invention of
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man -made plastic was hailed as a breakthrough The discovery of this cheap
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and versatile material allowed a seemingly endless supply of affordable everyday products to appear on the market.
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Since the 1950s, an estimated 9 .1 billion tons has been produced today.
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Today, however, attitudes towards plastic have changed dramatically.
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Most plastic is virtually indestructible
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and plastic waste is now a main source of pollution as it ends up either in landfill sites or in the oceans,
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where it will never decompose.
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Even recycled plastic will eventually add to this environmental disaster.
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Thank you.
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Now I'm going to ask you some questions.
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What main point is the writer making in this passage?
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I would say the main point of the passage is that it is referring to how plastic was a major discovery,
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but environmentally it is not beneficial and it will create a problem as time goes by.
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Thank you very much for your answer.
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Now I have another question for you.
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What can ordinary people do to help reduce the amount of plastic waste that's produced?
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Erm, well, I would say that people can use alternative materials and they can also choose to buy alternative materials there.
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For example, straws made out of other materials and there are also,
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erm, packages and products that come in packaging that is inscribed on it, that it's made out of something else,
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something renewable instead of plastic.
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OK, yes, renewable packaging instead of plastic packaging.
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Thank you very much for sharing your ideas.
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This is the end of part three.
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In part four, you're going to talk for about two minutes on the topic of undergraduate attitudes to looking for a job.
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Here is some information about the topic.
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you now have one minute to look at the information then
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i'll ask you to talk about it you can write some
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notes to help you of course can i ask will the information remain there
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while i'm talking about the subject or will you have to take it away no no it will stay
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Thank you.
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OK, so now you have two minutes to talk about the topic.
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Please start.
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of course so today's topic is attitude to looking for a job
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or to starting a career in undergraduate students as far as I can see I will say
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that there is a direct correlation between the year they are in
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and also by extension their age and the things
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that they value most or least I can see for example
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that first -year students tend to care less about pragmatic
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and essentially practical aspects of looking for a job such as salary and benefits and career opportunities.
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They tend to put a lot more thoughts I would say
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and they tend to prioritize the values of the company that they will likely work for.
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Quite likely a first -year student will care more about the values of the company, which is essentially a more vague and abstract concept to them,
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and they also connect that to their own personal values and ideals.
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So likely they will not work for a major company that has shown that they have very little care about ideals,
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the environment, progressive politics, etc, etc.
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unfortunately what we see a trend
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that as time goes by they tend to put less value on such pursuits such thoughts
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and they start focusing more on the quote unquote adult aspects
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of looking for a job such as as I said before
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salary benefits flexible hours working in arrangements etc um perhaps they are also considering other factors
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that will be introduced to their lives, such as family, needing to take care of one's family,
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needing to be financially stable, needing to have stable hours,
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so that you can combine your work life with the other aspects of your life.
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OK, thank you for your interesting insight.
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Now, another question.
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Do you think it's always an advantage to be able to work from home i will say
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that it is an advantage depending on the situation
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so well the the answer to your question is no um
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if you are living in a remote area
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and you don't want to move due to whatever circumstances
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and commitments then yes it's brilliant but
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if you live in the middle of the city
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and your office is close by why not go to your office and socialise with your colleagues, it might be a great opportunity to make friends and get out of the house.
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Yes, indeed.
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It is good to get out of the house.
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Well…

本课的词汇与口语要点

这节口语课以视频“LanguageCert Academic Speaking”为素材。 这段视频共有 161 个句子、1624 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 12:42。 说话人语速平稳,每分钟约 128 个词,很适合跟读。 85% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 15 个值得学习的单词,附发音和释义:

单词发音释义
topic 名词/ˈtɑpɪk/主題 /主题, 話題 /话题
passage 名词/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/片斷 /片断, 片段
package 名词/ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/包裹, 包
essentially 副词/ɪˈsɛnʃəli/本質上 /本质上, 基本上
aspect 名词/ˈæspɛkt/方面
undergraduate 名词本科生
stable 名词/ˈsteɪ.bəl/馬厩, 馬棚 /马棚
discovery 名词/dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/發現 /发现
ideal 形容词/aɪˈdi(ə)l/理想的
routine 名词/ɹuˈtin/常規 /常规, 慣例 /惯例
salary 名词/ˈsæləɹi/薪金, 薪水
pleasant 形容词/ˈplɛz.ənt/愉快
beneficial 形容词/ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/有益的, 有利的
semester 名词/sɪˈmɛstɚ/學期 /学期
colleague 名词/ˈkɒliːɡ/同事, 同僚

视频中出现的短语动词

单词释义
end up 动词到达

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:

  • Can you please spell your surname for me?
  • Where are you from?
  • In what situations do you use your phone most?
  • However, that's what I do.
  • How can I access it?

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 looked · you've finished · has been produced
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么,而不是谁做的being exposed · was hailed · has been produced

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 25 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 I'm, don't, I'll。请按听到的简短形式来说。

  • “sh” 和 “zh” 音: essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, beneficial /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, extension /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/
  • 长单词——注意重音位置: essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, beneficial /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

中文母语者容易读错的音:

  • /v/ — 不要读成 /w/,上齿轻触下唇: discovery /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/, everyday /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/, privacy /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/, progressive /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/, involve /ɪnˈvɑlv/
  • 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚,后面不要加元音: topic /ˈtɑpɪk/, passage /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/, package /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/, aspect /ˈæspɛkt/, pleasant /ˈplɛz.ənt/
  • /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: salary /ˈsæləɹi/, renewable /ɹɪˈnu.ə.bl̩/, practical /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/, affordable /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/, correlation /ˌkɔɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

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. 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。
  3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 topic, passage, package 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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