跟读练习: Speak With Me: English Speaking Practice - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Do you need a hand?
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If I asked this to you, would your heart start beating?
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Would your palms start sweating?
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Would you know what to say?
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Well, never fear.
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Today, I'm going to help you reply to this question and many others.
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Today, you are going to practice speaking with me about your house.
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Hi, I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com.
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And like always, I have created a free PDF worksheet with all of today's important questions,
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answers, vocabulary, sample conversations, and ideas to help you level up your English speaking skills.
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You can click on the link in the description to download this free PDF worksheet today.
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It is my gift to you.
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All right.
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Are you ready to get started talking about your house?
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The first category is questions and answers about chores.
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Look at this pronunciation.
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Chores.
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Chores.
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Make sure you pronounce this correctly.
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And it means things that you need to do to take care of your house and your home.
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So let's start with some of these questions and answers and level up your speaking skills.
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Do you need a hand?
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Remember this question I asked you not too long ago?
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Well, what can you reply to this question with?
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You can say, oh, no, thanks.
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I'll be finished soon.
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Do you need a hand?
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That means, can I help you?
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If you're doing some difficult chore, someone kind might ask you, do you need a hand?
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Or you can ask, can you give me a hand with this?
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Let's say you're picking up something that's really heavy because you're trying to move it across the room.
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You need to ask for some help or ask for a hand.
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Could you give me a hand with this?
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And hopefully the other person will say, sure, I'll help you.
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A common chore question is, do you mind taking out the trash?
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Do you mind doing the dishes?
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Do you mind folding this laundry?
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It's asking, please, I need some help.
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There are so many chores to do.
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Do you mind doing one of these chores for me?
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And hopefully the other person will say, yes, it's no problem.
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A similar question is, Can you help me tidy up?
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Can you help me fold this laundry?
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Can you help me take out the trash?
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And hopefully the other person will say, sure, I would love to.
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If not though, they might say, oh no, I'm really busy.
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I'm sorry.
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Hopefully they don't say that, but it's possible.
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If you live with other people, especially if you live with kids, it's important that everyone participates in the chores and taking care of the house.
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So someone might ask you this question, are your kids old enough to help with chores?
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And if you're like me, you might say they are, and they love helping.
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In fact, my kids' favorite weekend day is deep cleaning day.
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They take a wet rag and just wipe everything, every corner, every chair, and they love it.
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Of course, we don't always love doing chores.
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So you might need to reply to this question.
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What's your least favorite chore?
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Well, you might say, I hate doing the dishes.
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I get so wet.
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There's dirty food.
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I hate doing the dishes.
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All right.
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Our next category are questions and answers related to your neighborhood.
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Because your house is not just the things you do to take care of it, the chores, It's also the location.
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And we often ask questions about the location or condition of your house.
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So let's talk about some of these common small talk and conversation questions about where you live.
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If you see someone in your neighborhood who you've never met before, you might ask this question, have you lived here long?
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Have you lived here long?
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And they might say, oh, I'm new to the the neighborhood.
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I just moved here from New York City.
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This could be an answer that you give.
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If you move to the US and someone doesn't recognize you and they say, oh, have you lived here long?
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You can use this answer.
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I just moved here.
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I moved here from Italy.
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I moved here from Japan.
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Great answer.
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Now, the next question is an essential question that you know the answer to if you move to an English speaking country, because if someone asks, have you been here long?
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They will follow it up most likely with this second question.
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What made you choose to move here?
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Or what made you decide to move here?
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They're basically asking you, why are you here?
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Why here and not anywhere else in the world?
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So you need to have an answer for, why did you decide to move to this neighborhood?
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And you might say, I got a remote job that let me live anywhere in the world.
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And I've always dreamed of living in the US and this seems like a nice place.
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Now, if you've just moved to a new neighborhood, you might want to ask that other person some questions about the place that you just moved.
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So you can ask them, what's the best thing about this neighborhood?
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This is a great question.
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You might learn about a hidden coffee shop or a great little park to go to.
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They might say this, I love that every Saturday there's free concerts in the park.
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You should come.
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Wouldn't Wouldn't that be great?
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You'd have an instant friend.
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And another question you could ask when you move to a neighborhood is, are there any other neighborhoods that I should check out?
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Maybe other cute walking areas or places to kind of get to know the local culture.
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And they might say, oh yeah, there's a neighborhood north of town that's great to walk through.
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And you're getting some recommendations about things that you should do in your new town.
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Now when you move to a new place, especially if you own it, you're probably going to have to do some renovations,
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even if it's just decorating the house in your own style.
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And when someone comes over to your house, hopefully they will comment on what a wonderful job you've done.
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So you might hear something like this.
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I love what you've done with the place.
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Did you do it by yourself?
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When they say what you've done with the place, that's talking about either renovations or decorations.
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Wow, this old apartment used to look so dark and dreary, but your decorations, what you've done with the place just looks so nice.
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Did you do this by yourself?
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And you might say, yeah, I love fixing up places.
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Cool.
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And to follow up that, your friend might say, wow, that's impressive.
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Was it a lot of work?
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And if you have really fixed your home, especially if you've had to do some major renovations, you can use this great expression.
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Yes, this house was a fixer upper, but I loved redecorating it and renovating it.
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A fixer upper means it's a house that has a good foundation.
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It's a nice house, but there is a lot of work that needs to be done to make it livable.
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Maybe the doorways are so small and the walls are all
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old and just need a new coat of paint and you need to maybe open up some spaces.
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This house is a fixer upper, but you know what?
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It's probably less expensive and it means that you get to design it in the way that you like.
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All right.
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Now that we've been through some great questions
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and answers related to chores inside the house and the neighborhood that your house is in, it's time to start speaking.
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But first, you're going to listen to a sample conversation between my husband, Dan, and I.
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We're going to be using the same questions and answers that you just learned in a little sample conversation.
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I want you to listen for all of those key questions and answers and be preparing yourself because after the sample conversation, it will be your turn to speak with me.
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All right, let's watch the sample conversation.
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Hey, Dan, what are you working on?
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Hey, I'm just finishing up some renovations on the house.
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I love what you've done with the place.
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Have you done everything by yourself?
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Yes, I did.
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I replaced the flooring and I renovated the kitchen.
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It's been a lot of work, but it's been worth it.
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Yeah, looks great.
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What made you decide to move to this neighborhood?
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Well, I really like the old homes in this neighborhood and the neighbors seem really nice.
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Oh, that's true.
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Do you need a hand?
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Yeah, I do.
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Can you help me tidy up?
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No problem.
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Welcome to the neighborhood.
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Thanks, neighbor.
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All right.
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How did you enjoy that sample conversation?
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Now it is your turn to speak.
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I'm going to be asking you some questions and then pausing.
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During that pause, I want you to speak out loud and answer the question.
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And because I have magical teacher ears, I will be able to hear you around the world, no matter where you are.
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So make sure that you're speaking out loud
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and you're welcome to go back and repeat this segment of the video as many times as you want.
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You can even pause it if you need more time to be able to speak or think about your answer.
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So are you ready to speak with me?
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Let's do it.
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Hey, I haven't seen you before.
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Have you lived here long?
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What made you decide to move here?
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So what do you think is the best part about living in this neighborhood so far?
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Well, it was really great to meet you.
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I wanted to let you know that there are free concerts in the park every Saturday.
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I'm going this weekend.
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Would you like to join me?
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All right, let's do it.
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I'll see you then.
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Well, congratulations on practicing speaking with me about your house.
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You did it.
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The next step is to download the free PDF worksheet, which includes all of today's sample answers,
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questions, sample conversations, and at the bottom of the worksheet, you can answer Vanessa's challenge question so that you never forget what you've learned
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and you can level up your English speaking skills.
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Click on the link in the description to download that free PDF worksheet today.
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Well, thank you so much for learning English with me
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and I'll see you again next Friday for a new lesson here on my YouTube channel.
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Bye.
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But wait, do you want more?
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I recommend watching this video next where you will learn to
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speak with me about the most common small talk conversation topic ever.
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It is the weather.
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You need to be able to talk about this in daily conversation, especially when you meet new people around your neighborhood check out
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that video to find out more and i'll see you there
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节 B1 级别的口语课以视频“Speak With Me: English Speaking Practice”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有:answer, neighborhood, chore, conversation, sample。 这段视频共有 178 个句子、1844 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 10:55。 说话人语速自然,每分钟约 169 个词,接近日常对话。 90% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,词汇容易理解。 全部 178 个句子中有 50 个是问句,适合练习疑问语调和简短回答。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中最难的 15 个单词,附发音和释义:
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| chore 名词 | /t͡ʃoɹ/ | 家務 /家务, 家事 |
| worksheet 名词 | 工作表 | |
| renovation 名词 | /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/ | 整修, 翻新 |
| fixer 名词 | 定影劑 /定影剂, 固定劑 /固定剂 | |
| pause 名词 | /pɔːz/ | 停頓 /停顿, 暫停 /暂停 |
| dish 名词 | /dɪʃ/ | 碟子, 盤子 /盘子 |
| renovate 动词 | /ˈɹɛn.ə.veɪt/ | 裝修 /装修, 修復 /修复 |
| tidy 形容词 | /ˈtaɪ.di/ | 整齊 /整齐, 整潔 /整洁 |
| decoration 名词 | /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/ | 裝飾 /装饰 |
| laundry 名词 | /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ | 洗衣, 洗濯 |
| fold 动词 | /ˈfəʊld/ | 摺 /折, 折疊 /折叠 |
| decorate 动词 | /ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/ | 裝飾 /装饰, 布置 |
| livable 形容词 | 宜居 | |
| pronunciation 名词 | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | 發音 /发音 |
| doorway 名词 | /ˈdɔɹweɪ/ | 門口 /门口 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| check out 动词 | 退房 |
| speak out 动词 | 表達意見 /表达意见, 主張己見 /主张己见 |
| take out 动词 | 取出 |
| find out 动词 | 找出, 查明 |
| follow up 动词 | 跟進 /跟进 |
| go back 动词 | 回去, 返回 |
| pick up 动词 | 拾取, 撿 /捡 |
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:
- Do you need a hand?
- Would your palms start sweating?
- Would you know what to say?
- What's your least favorite chore?
- They're basically asking you, why are you here?
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 | have created · you've never met · Have you lived |
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么,而不是谁做的 | be finished · be done |
| 用 “might / may” 表可能 might/may + 动词 — 有可能但不确定的事 | might ask · might say · might need |
| 动词 + -ing enjoy、keep、stop… + -ing — 后接 -ing 形式的动词 | start beating · start sweating · practice speaking |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 42 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 you're, you've, I'm。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: renovation /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/, dish /dɪʃ/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: renovation /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
中文母语者容易读错的音:
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/,上齿轻触下唇: renovation /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/, renovate /ˈɹɛn.ə.veɪt/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚,后面不要加元音: pause /pɔːz/, dish /dɪʃ/, renovate /ˈɹɛn.ə.veɪt/, fold /ˈfəʊld/, decorate /ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: laundry /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, correctly /kəˈɹɛk(t).li/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频,不要开口,记下不认识的单词。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读,熟练之后再回到正常速度。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 chore, worksheet, renovation 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。






























