跟读练习: South African Schools: Weak Test Results, but Some Good News - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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From VOA Learning English, this is the education report in Special English.
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From VOA Learning English, this is the education report in Special English.
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Tests of schoolchildren in South Africa show that they are not doing as well as they should.
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The government tested about 7 million children in 24,000 schools.
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This year, for the first time, testing included students in the ninth grade.
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There was a sharp drop in average scores from first grade to ninth grade in both mathematics and language.
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The news was not all bad, however.
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The country's basic education department said young students appeared to make gains compared to last year.
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This is especially true of third graders.
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But the gains seemed to have disappeared in the ninth grade.
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At that level, only about 2 percent scored more than 50 percent in math.
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A spokesman for the Basic Education Department says although the results have been criticized,
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They show hopeful developments.
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Students from poor families scored well compared to wealthier students.
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And, he said, the study confirms that school attendance is high.
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Tabo Kupa serves on the executive committee of the Youth League of the ruling African National Congress.
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He said the results for the ninth grade are disappointing.
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He added that the test results call for officials to act.
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This year, South Africa's Basic Education Department was accused of failing to provide textbooks to students in the poor northern Limpopo province.
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An employee was accused of dropping about 700 of the badly needed books into a river in Limpopo.
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To educate an estimated 12 million students, the nation spends 207 billion rand,
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or about 23 billion dollars.
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Education is South Africa's biggest budget item and education spending is set to increase.
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在南非，学校儿童的测试结果显示出令人担忧的趋势。根据官方的数据，大约有700万名学生在24000所学校接受了测试。在今年的测试中，首次包含了九年级的学生，结果令人失望：从一年级到九年级，在数学和语言科目上平均分数出现了明显下降。尽管这么多挑战，但也有一些好消息，尤其是在低年级学生中，他们的表现较去年有所进步。这些信息对于希望提高英语口语能力的学生来说是一个重要的反思点，特别是在面对复杂学习材料时，更需要通过有效的学习方法来提升自身能力。
日常交流的五个重点短语
- 学校的测试结果：可以用来讨论教育系统的现状。
- 成绩下滑：描述学习中的困难或挑战。
- 基本教育部门：提到政府在教育领域的职责与行动。
- 学生出勤率高：展示积极的教育趋势，能够积极得出结论。
- 教科书不足：可以用于讨论学习资源的重要性。
逐步跟读指导
在改善英语口语能力时，shadow speak（影子说）是一种有效的方法。以下是如何通过这个视频进行口语练习的步骤：
- 选择一个小段落，反复观看并聆听。这样可以帮助你熟悉发音和语调。
- 暂停视频，模仿说话者的语调和情感。注意语速与停顿，这是提高口语流利度的重要因素。
- 请尝试将听到的短语加入到你的日常对话中。例如，使用“学校的测试结果”来谈论你的学习情况。
- 利用看YouTube学英语的方式，记录自己的声音，与原音进行比较方式，找出相似之处与不足。
- 不断重复这个过程，随着练习的深入，你会发现你的英语口语能力稳步提升。
利用这些指导，配合适当的英语口语练习，你将能在学习的过程中不断进步，轻松应对更复杂的英语交流。
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。