跟读练习: Used To and Would - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Grandma, what did you look like when you were a little girl?
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I was blonde and I used to have long hair just like you.
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And what were you like?
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I used to be playful and talkative.
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What about you, Grandpa?
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I used to be very shy.
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Whenever a stranger came to our house, I would hide in a closet.
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Did you used to have lots of fun when you were kids?
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When I was a child, I used to play hide and seek with my brother and my sister.
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It was my favorite game.
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I would also jump the rope with my friends.
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And we would often play moms and dads as kids.
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We played outdoors a lot.
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We also liked playing hopscotch.
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We used to draw the squares on the ground with chalk.
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Kids still play these games.
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That's unbelievable.
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What about you, Grandpa?
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My brother and I would spend the day walking around the neighborhood, visiting other kids on the block and playing games.
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We used to have wooden scooters and we would ride them every day.
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Sometimes we would make paper planes.
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I have a scooter too, and I can also make paper planes.
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That's great.
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Did you have any fairy tale books?
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Yes.
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Sometimes my mother would read us some tales before going to sleep, but we didn't have too many books.
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Did you like any sport when you were kids?
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I used to take ballet classes because I wanted to be a ballerina.
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I used to play baseball.
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I was good at it and used to be selected as the number one player.
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I was popular among my peers.
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What was school like when you were kids?
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I really want to know.
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Well, students used to respect their teachers very much.
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We would always obey them.
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I can remember Mrs. Elizabeth, my third grade teacher, very well.
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When we arrived each morning, she would sit at her desk.
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She would always smile and say hello to each student as they entered.
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When the bell rang, she would stand up and clear her throat.
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That meant we were supposed to be quiet so that the class could start.
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Teachers were usually very strict.
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If the children were naughty, they had to stand in the corner.
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Our teacher would even hit our palms with the ruler.
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That must have hurt quite a lot.
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Yes, it did. Did you wear uniforms?
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No, we didn't used to wear uniforms.
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We used to wear our everyday clothes to school.
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Was there a cafeteria in your school?
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No. The schools did not used to offer lunch to students.
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Every student would carry their own food and water from home.
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But I bet you didn't have homework when you were in school, did you?
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Students used to have homework back then, too.
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Really?
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Wow.
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Did you used to walk to school?
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Yes, I used to walk to school with my siblings because we lived close to the school.
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My school was not close to my home, so I would go by bus.
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Did you used to have a smartphone or a computer?
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No, of course not.
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There were no smartphones or computers back then then.
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Really?
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Then how did you use to contact your friends and relatives?
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We used to go to a phone booth with lots of coins.
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Or we would write letters.
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But it would take days before they were delivered.
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Life seems hard without technology.
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We used to have a record player.
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We would listen to our favorite songs.
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What about TV?
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We had a black and white TV.
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I remember we would sit in front of the TV in the evenings watching movies.
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What did you use to eat when you were kids?
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During summer time, we would eat lots of fresh vegetables and fruits, as well as milk and cheese.
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During winter time, we would eat potatoes, beans, canned fruits and pickles, rice and oats, meat and eggs.
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I know there were no supermarkets then.
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Where did you use to buy your food?
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There used to be small grocery stores in town where you could buy food.
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Was there ice cream when you were kids?
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What about cola?
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Yes, there used to be ice cream and soda counters in the stores.
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Your childhood was really beautiful and interesting.
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Yes.
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I miss my childhood so much.
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We used to be so happy.
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Used to and would are used to describe something that happened in the past, but doesn't happen any longer.
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I used to have long hair.
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When I was a child, I would jump the rope.
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We didn't used to wear uniforms.
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Did you used to walk to school? to school.
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They are interchangeable when referring to past actions.
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We would ride our scooters every day.
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Or we used to ride our scooters every day.
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What is not used to talk about past days?
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I used to be very shy.
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Correct.
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I would be very shy.
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Incorrect.
为什么通过这个视频练习口语？
通过这个视频，英语学习者可以深入了解日常对话中使用的过去习惯的表达方式，如“used to”和“would”。这些结构在叙述过去经历时非常常见，能够帮助学习者更加自然地与他人交流。观看视频中的互动可以让你在上下文中理解这些表达的用法，提升英语发音和口语能力。通过英语影子跟读，你不仅可以模仿发音，还能增强记忆力，帮助你在雅思口语练习中表现得更自信。
语法与表达在上下文中
在视频中使用了几种关键的语法结构，这些都可以提供给学习者宝贵的语言理解。
- “used to”：用于描述过去的习惯或状态，例如“我小时候常常和兄弟姐妹玩捉迷藏。”
- “would”：用于表述过去的常规或反复性行为，如“我和朋友们常常跳绳。”
- 描述过去的活动：例如，提到“我们没有餐厅，每个学生都从家里带食物。”这种结构帮助学习者了解如何描述其过去经历。
通过分析这些表达，学习者可以在真实对话中更加自信地使用这些句型，提升英语口语练习效果。
常见的发音陷阱
在视频中，某些单词的发音可能对学习者构成挑战，例如“ballet”（芭蕾）和“scooter”（滑板车）。这些单词的音节构成和重音在口语中非常重要。另外，视频中提到的“幼儿时期”（childhood）和“邻居”（neighborhood）也需要注意其自然的连读现象。
为了提高英语发音，建议观众在观看视频时，结合英语影子跟读的方法，模仿说话者的语调和重音，有效改善自己的发音技巧。
通过定期练习和实际运用这些表达，学习者能够在与他人的沟通中更加流利，提升英语口语能力，达到理想的学习效果。
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。