一。练习材料
Lesson 3 Please send me a card
Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. 'Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!
ˈpəʊstkɑːdz ˈɔːlweɪz spɔːɪl maɪ ˈhɒlədeɪz. lɑːst ˈsʌmə, aɪ wɛnt tuː ˈɪtəli. aɪ ˈvɪzɪtɪd mju(ː)ˈzɪəmz ænd sæt ɪn ˈpʌblɪk ˈgɑːdnz. ə ˈfrɛndli ˈweɪtə tɔːt miː ə fjuː wɜːdz ɒv ɪˈtæliən. ðɛn hiː lɛnt miː ə bʊk. aɪ riːd ə fjuː laɪnz, bʌt aɪ dɪd nɒt ˌʌndəˈstænd ə wɜːd. ˈɛvri deɪ aɪ θɔːt əˈbaʊt ˈpəʊstkɑːdz. maɪ ˈhɒlədeɪz pɑːst ˈkwɪkli, bʌt aɪ dɪd nɒt sɛnd ˈɛni kɑːdz tuː maɪ frɛndz. ɒn ðə lɑːst deɪ aɪ meɪd ə bɪg dɪˈsɪʒən. aɪ gɒt ʌp ˈɜːli ænd bɔːt ˈθɜːti-ˈsɛvn kɑːdz. aɪ spɛnt ðə həʊl deɪ ɪn maɪ ruːm, bʌt aɪ dɪd nɒt raɪt ə ˈsɪŋgl kɑːd!
二。练习配置
L0+L4
三。知识笔记
发现读英音的几个关键词:always、word,很多情况下都不会发r的音,word就是一个典型的例子。
四。练习感悟
练习了两天英音,本来没感觉到有明显的变化,今天上口语课回答时突然感觉自己说起英语来也有那么一点英式的味道。感觉很惊喜呢,因为一开始就做好了打持久战的准备,不过很大程度上也是因为暑假恶补了音标。一个月的时间并不长,但是花一个月重学音标对以前的我是难以想象的。那一个月的痛苦也让我收获颇多,直到现在还在享受音标带来的复利,并且不只是单方面提高语音,对单词的记忆也有很大帮助。