跟读练习: Past tense in English and the verb “to be” | Coffee Break English Podcast S1E02 - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Coffee Break English, Season 1, Episode 2.
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Hello, and welcome to another episode of Coffee Break English.
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My name's Josie.
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And my name is Mark.
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We are very happy to be back with you for another episode.
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How are you today, Josie?
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I'm very well.
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Thank you, Mark.
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How are you?
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I'm okay.
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I'm a little tired today.
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Well, hopefully today's episode can wake you up a little.
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That sounds good.
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What is our topic today, Josie?
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Today we're listening to a text all about films, and we're focusing on the past simple tense of the verb be.
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Okay, let's have a listen to our text.
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And today we're listening to Kate from the United States of America.
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And don't worry if you don't understand every word that Kate says.
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The most important thing is to understand the general meaning.
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OK, let's have a listen to our text.
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Do you like watching films?
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I do.
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I love fantasy films, because the stories are always really exciting.
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I also like biopics because they help me learn about real events from history.
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The word biopic comes from the words biography and picture, so it is a film about someone's life.
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The last biopic I watched was First Man, which tells the story of Neil Armstrong, who was the first man on the moon.
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The script was excellent, and the special effects were impressive.
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I like most genres of film, but I really don't like romantic comedies.
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The stories and characters are always unrealistic.
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The last romantic comedy I watched was terrible.
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The plot wasn't interesting, and the actors weren't very good.
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I was very bored, and it was difficult to stay awake.
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I quite like horror films, but they're very scary.
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Once I watched the horror film A Quiet Place in the cinema with my friends.
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We were very scared because the cinema was so dark.
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As well as that, there wasn't any music in the film, so the atmosphere was very tense.
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We were all terrified.
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Now, I prefer to watch horror movies at home with the lights on.
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What genres of film do you like?
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What was the last film you watched?
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Well, Josie, what was the last film you watched?
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Good question, Mark.
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I think the last film that I watched was a Monty Python film.
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So a classic British comedy film.
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Excellent.
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What about you? what was the last film you watched?
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The last film I watched was a French film.
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It's called Intouchable.
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Ah, The Untouchables in English.
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I think so.
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Let's take a look at our text again.
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Yes, let's read each line and then we'll talk about the language.
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So, can you read the first line, Mark.
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Okay.
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Do you like watching films?
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I do.
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Great.
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So the first thing to notice here is we're starting with a question.
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Do you like watching films?
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Remember, with most questions, we use an auxiliary verb or a helping verb, which helps us make the question.
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In this case, It is do, because we're in the present simple.
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OK, so we said, do you like watching films?
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And then the answer was, I do.
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That's right.
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We just repeat the auxiliary verb.
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And also, do you like watching films?
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Is there another word for film, Mark?
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We could say movie.
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That's right.
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Film is British English and movie is American English.
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But to be honest, we can use both, can't we?
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Absolutely, yeah.
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Okay, let's continue.
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I love fantasy films because the stories are always really exciting.
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Good.
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So fantasy films.
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Can you give me an example of a fantasy film?
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Perhaps some of the Marvel films could be fantasy films, like Avengers Endgame.
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That's right.
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Yes.
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Something with superheroes or something in an imaginary world, like the Lord of the Rings films.
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Okay.
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I also like biopics because they help me to learn about real events from history.
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The word biopic comes from the words biography and picture.
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So it's a film about someone's life.
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Good.
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So the word biopic, it's a film about someone's life.
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Good.
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The last biopic I watched was First Man, which tells the story of Neil Armstrong,
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who was the first man on the moon.
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Good.
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Did you see this biopic, Mark, First Man?
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No. Did you see it?
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Yes, I did.
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It's a really good film.
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I recommend it to you.
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Oh, thanks.
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Also in this phrase, we have the word was.
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The last biopic I watched was first man.
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Was is the past tense of the verb be in the third person in this case.
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So Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
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That's right.
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Okay.
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The script was excellent and the special effects were impressive.
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Good.
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So the script was excellent.
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Again, the past tense of be.
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And what is a script, Mark?
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A script is the words that the actors speak in the film.
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That's right.
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And the special effects were impressive.
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Special effects are the things which are added by a computer in a movie.
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Because this film was not filmed on the moon.
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No, it wasn't.
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I think it would be a bit too difficult to film a movie on the moon.
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Here we use the past tense of be again, which is were, the special effect were impressive.
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In this case, were is the third person plural of to be.
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Okay.
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Should we go through all of the parts of to be?
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That's a good idea.
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Yes.
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So I was.
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You were.
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He, she or it was.
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We were. And they were.
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Good.
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So, it's not too difficult.
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There are only two forms to choose from.
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Was and were.
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Okay.
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We're going to take a short break, but we'll be back in just a moment.
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Today we're talking about cinema.
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Yes, we talked about fantasy films and biopics.
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And now we're going to talk about more types of movies.
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Okay.
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I like most genres of film, but I really don't like romantic comedies.
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Good.
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So this word genres, what does that mean, Mark?
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It's just like seeing types or sorts of film.
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Exactly.
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Types, sorts, kinds of film.
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And it's a French word which we use in English.
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Okay.
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But I really don't like romantic comedies.
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So a romantic comedy is a film which has some romance, some love, a love story, and some comedy.
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So it's funny too.
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Exactly.
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So maybe a film like Notting Hill is a romantic comedy.
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Okay, or Love Actually.
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That's right, a Christmas romantic comedy.
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Okay.
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The stories and characters are always unrealistic.
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Good.
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So the characters, these are the people in the story, the people in the film.
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and they are unrealistic.
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So if the stories and characters are unrealistic, that means it's hard to believe them.
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That's right, yes.
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We can see the word real in the word unrealistic.
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So realistic means like real life, like reality.
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And unrealistic is the opposite.
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It's not like reality.
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I don't believe it.
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Excellent.
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The last romantic comedy I watched was terrible.
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Yes.
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So here we have some more past tense of to be, was.
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The last romantic comedy I watched was terrible.
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Third person again.
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And terrible means really, really bad.
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Let's find out why it was terrible.
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The plot wasn't interesting and the actors weren't very good.
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Hmm.
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Let's look at some vocabulary first in this phrase.
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The plot.
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What's the plot, Mark?
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That's the story.
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What happens in the film?
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Exactly.
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We can talk about the plot of a film, the plot of a TV series, or the plot of a book.
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And the actors are the stars of the film.
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That's right.
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Brad Pitt is a famous actor.
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Okay.
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Also in this sentence, we have the past tense of be in the negative form.
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The plot wasn't interesting.
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Wasn't is short for was not.
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This is a contraction.
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And weren't is short for were not.
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So, we can say, the plot was not interesting and the actors were not very good.
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That's right.
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Let's continue.
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I was very bored and it was difficult to stay awake.
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Good.
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So, I was very bored.
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I wasn't interested.
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I was bored.
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And it was difficult to stay awake.
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A wake is when you are not asleep.
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Yes, think of the verb to wake up in the morning.
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That's right.
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I quite like horror films, but they are very scary.
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Yes, so a horror film is a film which is very scary.
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Maybe it has monsters or ghosts in it.
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For example, The Exorcist is a famous horror film.
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That's right.
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I hate horror films.
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They are too scary for me.
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Do you like horror films, Mark?
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I don't like horror films at all.
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But Kate says, once I watched the horror film A Quiet Place in the cinema with my friends.
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We were very scared because the cinema was so dark.
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Yes.
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Kate says she likes horror films, but when she watched A Quiet Place, she was very scared.
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And why was she scared, Mark?
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Because the cinema was so dark.
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That's right.
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It was dark.
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It wasn't light.
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There were no lights on in the cinema.
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Okay, as well as that, there wasn't any music in the film.
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So the atmosphere was very tense.
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Good.
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So another example of be in the past tense, there wasn't any music. And the atmosphere.
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What's the atmosphere, Mark?
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It's the feeling.
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It's the impression that you get when watching the film.
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That's right.
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Yes.
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And the atmosphere was very tense.
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Tense is the opposite of relaxed. So they were tense.
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They were scared.
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The cinema was dark.
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There was no music.
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That doesn't sound like fun to me.
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Me neither.
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Okay.
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Kate says, we were all terrified.
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Now, I prefer to watch horror movies at home with the lights on.
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Good.
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So, we were all terrified.
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Terrified means very, very scared.
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And so now she doesn't like going to the cinema to watch horror films?
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Yes, she watches them in her house at home with the lights on.
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So not in the dark.
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Okay.
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Then she says, what genres of film do you like?
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What was the last film you watched?
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Yes, so here she finishes with a question with the verb be in the past tense.
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What was the last film you watched?
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Remember to make a question with to be, we simply change the subject and the verb in the phrase.
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For example, Mark, what was your favourite film when you were a child?
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When I was a child, my favourite film was The Sound of Music Oh,
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me too I love that film It's still my favourite film I think that's,
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it's a good choice Okay, let's listen again to Kate's text Do you like watching films?
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I do I love fantasy films, because the stories are always really exciting.
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I also like biopics because they help me learn about real events from history.
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The word biopic comes from the words biography and picture, so it is a film about someone's life.
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The last biopic I watched was First Man, which tells the story of Neil Armstrong, who was the first man on the moon.
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The script was excellent, and the special effects were impressive.
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I like most genres of film, but I really don't like romantic comedies.
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The stories and characters are always unrealistic.
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The last romantic comedy I watched was terrible.
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The plot wasn't interesting, and the actors weren't very good.
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I was very bored, and it was difficult to stay awake.
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I quite like horror films, but they're very scary.
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Once I watched the horror film A Quiet Place in the cinema with my friends.
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We were very scared because the cinema was so dark.
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As well as that, there wasn't any music in the film, so the atmosphere was very tense.
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We were all terrified.
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Now, I prefer to watch horror movies at home with the lights on.
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What genres of film do you like?
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What was the last film you watched?
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That's it for this lesson.
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forget, you can improve your English even more with the Coffee Break English course.
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We provide extra materials for each lesson and you can find out more about this at coffeebreakacademy.com.
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That's right, Mark.
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And if you'd like to practice your English, you can also do so on social media.
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Just search for Coffee Break English on Facebook and on Instagram,
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where we post regular language challenges and cultural information.
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And this week, we're asking you about the last film you watched.
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We look forward to your answers.
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Thank you for joining us.
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Thank you, Josie.
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Thanks, Mark.
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And see you next time.
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Bye bye.
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為什麼用這支影片練習口說？
想提升雅思口語練習成效，這支談論電影的對話再適合不過！內容貼近日常生活，涵蓋「最愛電影類型」「最近觀影經歷」等實用話題，剛好對應雅思口說常見題材。透過模仿影片中的自然表達，不僅能累積影視相關詞彙，還能掌握過去式的實際運用場景。無論是shadow speak（影子跟讀）還是日常對話，這樣的真實語境都能幫你擺脫死記硬背，讓口說更流暢自然。
語法與表達解析
影片中頻繁出現「be動詞過去式」，一起來看看關鍵用法：
- 描述過去狀態：「The script was excellent」（劇本很棒），用was/were說明過去的事物特徵。
- 敘述過去經歷：「We were very scared」（我們當時很害怕），搭配情緒形容詞，生動還原過去感受。
- 否定表達：「The plot wasn't interesting」（劇情沒意思），wasn't/weren't簡單否定過去情況。
這些結構貼近口語，練習時可專注shadowing（影子跟讀），模仿語調與節奏。
發音易錯點提醒
影片中的幾個詞彙容易發錯，務必注意：
- biopic：正確發音為/ˈbaɪəpɪk/，重音在第一音節，別誤讀為「baɪˈɒpɪk」。
- genres：法語詞源，發音/ˈʒɒnrəz/，「g」讀作/ʒ/，類似「日」的濁音。
- terrified：/ˈterɪfaɪd/，尾音「d」輕讀，避免過度強調。
練習時可反覆聆聽並shadow speak，仔細對比自己的發音與影片差異，逐步糾正。
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。