跟读练习: Vol 2 - test 4 - section 4 - 通过视频学习英语口语
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You will hear a lecture about how carbon dioxide is produced from food And what are the effects of the emission problem?
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First, You have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.
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Good afternoon.
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Thanks for coming to today's lecture.
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In the last few decades the environmental impact of food production and consumption has become one of the greatest concerns.
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When we look at what we eat and how we produce the food, we can find extensive evidence for how we damage our environment.
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Greenhouse gas emissions may come from livestock such as cows, agricultural soils and rice production.
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According to statistics, the carbon dioxide emissions from the production of the food people
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consume every day are almost the same as the emissions we make when we are driving.
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Let's look at some more specific examples.
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The cultivation and processing of 100 grams of coffee beans are responsible for 140 grams of carbon dioxide.
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Now, some international organizations are training farmers in many countries to
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use sustainable agricultural methods as a way of reducing their carbon dioxide emissions.
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All agricultural practices have been found to have a variety of effects on the environment.
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Some of the environmental effects are associated with meat production.
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The popular red meat requires 28 times more land to produce than chicken,
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11 times more water and results in 5 times more climate warming emissions.
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According to another research, cooking process also causes greenhouse gas emissions.
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Scientists now are working on how to best minimize its impact.
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Another problem that we cannot neglect is the packaging of food products.
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as packaging takes a lot of energy, water and other natural resources to produce.
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So a lot of natural resources are wasted.
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when we throw the packaging materials away.
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Furthermore, Packaging waste produces a big amount of greenhouse gas.
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To make things even worse, the food we eat often comes from places far away.
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Therefore, the transportation of our food across long distances contributes to air and water pollution.
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In recent decades with the growing number of population, more food is in demand.
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So more land has been used to produce food.
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Hundreds and even thousands of forests have been cut down.
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It had a devastating effect on the climate because forests can absorb greenhouse gases.
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People in different parts of the world apply various kinds of farming practices.
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In most countries, cows and other livestock are kept on the farms, while in some countries they are kept in a restricted area on a mountain,
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but they all contribute to the carbon dioxide emissions.
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And for animal agriculture, the problem can be more serious because the livestock need food all the time.
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In America, cows eat an overwhelming amount of corn and soybeans each year.
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In order to create a better world for us and our future generations, we should adopt sustainable agriculture.
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The goal of sustainable agriculture is to meet the world's growing demand for food at the present without affecting future generations.
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Every person involved in the food system, growers, food processors, distributors, retailers,
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consumers and waste managers can play a role in ensuring a sustainable agricultural system.
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There are many practices commonly used by people working in sustainable agriculture and sustainable food systems.
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Crop growers may change their food production methods to prevent pollution.
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Although some other areas of agriculture are very hard to change such as fishing,
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Consumers and retailers concerned with sustainability can look for foods that are environmentally friendly.
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However, Sustainable agriculture is more than a collection of practices, It is also a process of negotiation.
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a push and pull between the competing interests of an individual farmer
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or of people in a community as they work to solve complex problems about how we grow our food.
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In conclusion, I want to emphasize
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that we may not be able to go back to the old times and live a simpler lifestyle,
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but we can take an active role in preventing more environmental problems caused by carbon dioxide emissions.
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In the next lecture, I will share some of the studies and effective solutions with you.
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That is the end of Section 4.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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That is the end of the listening test.
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In the IELTS test, you would now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to your answer sheet.
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✨ 推荐视频
为何用这段视频练习口语?
这段关于食物碳排放的讲座是雅思口语练习和shadow speech的优质素材。它涵盖环境、农业等学术话题,句式严谨且贴近生活,能帮助学习者熟悉议论文结构与逻辑表达。通过模仿演讲者的语气和节奏,不仅能提升口语流畅度,还能积累环保领域的实用词汇,轻松应对雅思口语中的社会类话题。
语境中的语法与表达
- 比较级结构:“红肉的生产所需土地是鸡肉的28倍”,使用“倍数+more...than”句式,清晰表达数据对比,适合在描述差异时使用。
- 因果逻辑表达:“由于森林能吸收温室气体,砍伐森林对气候造成毁灭性影响”,通过“因为...所以...”的结构强化论证,提升口语的逻辑性。
- 被动语态:“农民正在接受可持续农业方法的培训”,被动语态常用于正式演讲,使表达更客观,是英语口语练习中需掌握的重点。
常见发音陷阱
视频中部分词汇易读错,如“livestock”(牲畜)的发音为/ˈlaɪvstɒk/,注意“v”和“s”的连读;“sustainable”(可持续的)重音在第二音节/səˈsteɪnəbl/,避免读成/sʌˈsteɪnəbl/。此外,演讲者语速适中,适合shadow speak练习,可逐句模仿语调的起伏,提升口语的自然度。
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。





























