流利口语练习

Listen to this master class. A： Tongue Twister Try repeating this ten times as quickly as you can. ＂Sick, slick, slim sycamore saplings.＂     

Be a good one

Pablo Picasso, the great Spanish painter and sculptor, once said this about his ability： ＂My mother said to me, ＇If you become a soldier, you＇ll be a general; if you become a monk, you＇ll end up as Pope.＇ Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.＂ No lack of confidence here!     

流利口语练习

A： Tongue Twister Try repeating this ten times as quickly as you can. ＂A swan swam over the pond. Swim, swan, swim. Swan swam back again. Well swum, swan.＂C： Connected speech Look at these sentences. See if you can say them with connected speech. Then, Listen to the CD to check your answers. I. Do you like what I＇ m doing？ 2. What are you doing？ 3. I couldn＇t see what he was doing？ 4. She doesn＇t know what l＇m doing？ 5. Do they like what they＇ re doing？ 6. We don＇t know what we＇ re doing？     

15条小贴士助你提高词汇量

Read ＆ listen! The best way to learn new words is to do it the natural way： by reading and listening to lots of English. And if you read and listen to things that you＇ re really interested in, you ＇ll improve your range of vocabulary without even realising it as you absorb language within interesting content.     

怎样讨价还价

Tom： Hi, how much do you want for this？ Saleslady： 150 yuan. Tom： What! Don＇t try to rip me off! I know what this is worth. 50 yuan, tops. Saleslady： No way! It cost me more than that. （grabs a calculator） 120 yuan. Tom： Come on! If you don＇t give me a better price, I won t buy this from you.     

“TAKE”之12短语

The verb take is extremely useful. It can be used in a number of expressions. Here are 12.Learning Expressions The best way to learn any words or expressions is by seeing or hearing them in context when you＇ re reading or listening to English. Make a note of any words or expressions that you like （or want to learn） and write these down in sentences. Remember, always record language in phrases or sentences--never as individual words. You should also practise using the words or expressions as often as you can： in conversation, on the phone, in e-mails, etc.     

酒吧用词

The pub （also known as ＂public house＂） —— this is a place to have a drink. There are approximately 60,000 pubs in Britain, with one in almost every village. Here are some alternative slang expressions for the pub： The boozer —— do you fancy going down the boozer？ The local -- what＇s your local then？ A watering hole —— I know a great little watering hole. The rub-a-dub-dub —— shall we go to the rub-a-dub-dub.     

银行和钱

What you say . How much is it, please？ What＇ s the total amount？ Are you going to buy it？ How much are you going to spend？ How much do you earn a month？ How much have you got in savings？ How many bank accounts do you have？ Did you save any money last month？ Shall we go shopping？ How much did that cost you？ Where did you get that？ Was it expensive/cheap？ I＇ ll get this one. / I＇ II pay for this. Lunch is on me. / I＇ II get lunch.     

地产投资

Jake： Hi, could I speak to Ms Laura Barclay, please？ Laura： Speaking. Jake： Hi Laura, this is Jake Simmonds--the CEO of International Property Management Systems. How are you？ laura： Fine thanks. Erm... Jake： We met last month.., the harbour-front property development.     

语音留言

The Party Hey, Mike, this is Stephanie. I was just calling to let you know that I＇ m （1） a party at my house this weekend and you＇ re invited, of course. It＇ll be at about 8pm on Saturday evening, that＇s this Saturday 14th. Everyone＇ s （2） some food, so if you could make a dessert, that＇d be great. By the way, the party＇ s at my new house. The address is 23 Baker Street--it＇s just offthe high street. Bye!