《英語輕鬆學》學好初級口語 #Lesson 54：A Different Way to Improve Your English 增進英語能力的另類方式

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 初級口語 

搭配筆記聆聽會話 Listen to the text with the help of the notes given

 

再次聆聽並回答問題 Listen again and answer the questions below

Questions for discussion:

1. What is Kevin good at?

2. What is Kevin less confident about?

3. What does the speaker suggest to Kevin?

 

短文聽讀 Text

          My friend, Kevin, has been trying to find ways to improve his English. He is good at speaking and listening, but less confident about reading and writing. He loves to eat out at different restaurants, so I suggested he should read and write reviews in English for every place he eats at. He could describe the atmosphere, the location, the cost, and, of course, the food!

           我的朋友凱文，一直在設法找尋增進英語能力的方法。他擅長英語口說及聽力，但對於閱讀及寫作比較沒有自信。他很愛去不同的餐廳吃飯，所以我建議他應該要針對每個他用餐的地方以英語閱讀並撰寫評論。他可以描述餐廳的氣氛、地點及價格，當然，還可以寫那家餐廳的食物！

 

單字片語 Vocabulary and Phrases

 1  improve　  vt. 改善；增進
     I’d like to improve my English speaking ability.
     我想要增進我的英語口說能力。

 2  confident 　  a. 有信心的；有自信的
     be confident of / about...           對……有信心
 =  have confidence in...
     After the failure, John is not confident of himself anymore.
     這次失敗過後，約翰對他自己已不再有信心了。

 3  review      n. & vt. 評論
     The movie deserves all the great reviews it is getting.
     這部電影得到的佳評可謂實至名歸。

 4  describe       vt. 敘述；描寫；形容
     The witness described the traffic accident to the police in detail.
     那名目擊證人向警方詳述車禍發生的情形。
     ＊witness.  n. 證人

 5  atmosphere       n. 氛圍；大氣；空氣

 6  location       n. 地點；（找到）位置
     The rent is cheap. In addition, the location is perfect.
     除了房租便宜之外，地點更是棒得沒話講。

 7  cost      n. 價錢；費用；成本 & vt. 花費（三態同形）
     The cost of paper went up because lumber was in short supply.
     因為木材的供應量短缺，所以紙張的價格上漲了。
     ＊lumber  n. 木材（不可數）

 

 

實用詞句 Useful Expressions

 1 表示「擅長......」的說法 

   be good at + N/V-ing         擅長……
= be adept at / in + N/V-ing
= be skilled at / in + N/V-ing
= be proficient at / in + N/V-ing

   Peter is good at playing several musical instruments.
= Peter is adept at / in playing several musical instruments.
= Peter is skilled at / in playing several musical instruments.
= Peter is proficient at / in playing several musical instruments.
   彼得擅長演奏好幾種樂器。

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