同学们总是喜欢问我用哪个单词书背单词比较好,其实背单词的时候单靠死记硬背真的很难,下面推荐一种不那么痛苦的背单词方法,简单来说就是把听力登场人物当成是你的新朋友,把他们的性格特征记下来,顺便在脑内开个小剧场跟他们‘互动’一下。下面以C5C6为例:
雅思听力C5C6部分人物介绍
Name: Dan Pearman(C5T2S2)
Occupation: founder of Pedal Power(charity)
Profile: creative, ideal, merciful
介绍:1993年到厄瓜多尔做了5年的土地测量志愿者,1998年回到英格兰开始捣鼓Pedal Power
评价:做慈善不容易,大叔加油
Name: Wendy Harries (C5T3S1)
Occupation: doctor
Profile: cocky
介绍: Wendy阿姨对自己的医生身份感到非常自豪,甚至洋洋得意了,买个车都不忘告诉别人自己是医生……
证据:
车行大哥: Could I have your full name?
Wendy: Wendy Harries, that’s H-A-double R-I-E-S
车行大哥:And is that Mrs…Miss…Ms…?
Wendy: It’s Doctor, actually(骄傲脸)
车行大哥:Oh, right.(尴尬脸)
评价: Doctor Harries你到处跟人讲你是医生,不怕被医闹(讹钱)?
Name: Jenny Chan (C5T4S1)
Age: 19
Occupation: student
Profile: honest, PICKY, lame, rude, arrogant, complex, thin
介绍:挺麻烦的一个人,要求多,挑食,一开始还打断人家说话
证据:
1.
登记大叔:are you interested in…
Jenny: yes!
2.
登记大叔:And do you have any particular requirements for diet?
Jenny: Well, I’m nearly a vegetarian…not quite.
登记大叔(不耐烦脸):Shall I say you are? It’s probably easier that way
Jenny: That would be best
本人吐槽: 挑食的同学注意了,与其告诉别人你不吃什么,不如告诉别人你吃什么,这样人家记起来也方便点
3.
登记大叔:Anything about your actual room?
Jenny: I would prefer my own facilities…and also if it’s possible a TV and I’d also like the house to have a real garden rather than just a yard, somewhere I could sit and be peaceful
登记大叔:Is that all? (I believe that is enough…)
Jenny: Well
登记大叔:(there’s no ‘well’ , miss)
Jenny: I’m really serious about improving my English so I’d prefer to be the only guest if that’s possible?
登记大叔:No other guests (go day-dreaming)… Yes, you got more practice that way. Anyway, obviously all this is partly(totally I mean) dependent on how much you’re willing to pay…
本人吐槽: Jenny 一点都不peaceful, 要求好多啊
另外,这人其实很矛盾,很想说自己很棒棒,想一下又好像没那个勇气,但是的优点应该就是诚实了吧
4.
登记大叔: and what would you say your level of English is?
Jenny: Good, I think I’d like to say ‘advanced’ but my written work is below the level of my spoken, so I suppose it’s intermediate.
看到这里是不是觉得这姑娘讨厌归讨厌,但是因为她还算诚实,起码你还能知道她在作什么妖, 能做好应对策略,这样看来,这姑娘还是挺可爱的。(突如其来的黑转路人)
Name: Lynne Rawley(C6T1S2)
Occupation: Public Relation Officer(公共关系专员) of Rivenden City Theatre
Profile: diplomatic, professional, middle-aged female, kind
介绍: 说话语速挺快的阿姨,但是每个字的发音都非常的清晰,一听就是职业女性(career woman)
评价: Lynne阿姨说话很有重点,答案词都读得很大声,心肠真好
Brian Ardley (C6T1S3)
Possible Occupation: manager, self-employed
Profile: young dad, positive, conscientious
介绍:这是一位带着3岁女儿去学校上进修课程的爸爸,大家给他鼓掌。另外,这位爸爸对一些实物过敏,请勿胡乱投食此位爸爸,谢谢合作。
证据:
Brian: Does it cater for special diets? I have some food allergies.
老师: provided you warn the refectory in advanced, it wont be a problem
Brian: Good. What about facilities for young children? I’d like to bring my daughter here while I’m studying.
老师: How old is she?
Brian: Three.
Brian没有具体说自己对什么过敏(allergy),但常见的食物类过敏源可以了解一下:牛奶milk, 虾shrimp, 鱼fish等海鲜seafood, 花生peanut, 鸡蛋egg, 大蒜garlic
想知道如何带着孩子去上课的同学们,可以听一下原文。
Name: Peter Henes(C6T3S1)
Date of Birth: 1973/01/27 (Aquarius水瓶座)
Occupation: engineer
Profile: married, his mother is Indonesian
介绍:特征的一个大叔, 就是姓氏比较少见,跑去银行开了个户,估计还开通了网上银行
证据:
Peter: I was thinking of registering your(Bank’s) Internet service at some stage…
做题的时候总觉得这些人是跑出来折磨别人的,但是多听以后会从录音中发现这些人的个性,听着听着就会觉得认识了新朋友……在这个过程中还能积累到很多对个人信息表格题以及租房场景非常有用的词,这样来记单词比死记硬背容易多了。
作者简介:新航道广州学校吴奕琪老师,雅思听力主讲
5年对外汉语教龄,曾为西班牙驻广州总领事,美国领事馆签证官,以及多国世界500强企业高管的汉语老师,了解西方人思维,熟悉与西方人交际方式。擅长带动课堂气氛,让学生积极投入课堂学习。 鼓励学生多思考,帮助学生培养出最适合自己的学习方法。