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海羽每週電子報

我們希望透過這份免費的電子報來幫助你加強你的美語能力,我們在這邊已為您準備了3個不同的練習,希望對您的美語能力提升有所幫助!

Exercise 1: Listening exercise

1. Listen to the audio file and see how much you understand.

2. Check your understanding by going to the article to read the transcript.

3. Listen again a few times to build the ability to recognize the words.

UnnaGroup Education Listening exercise

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Exercise 2: Movie trailer

1. Watch the entire trailer and see how much you could understand and follow.

2. Now, try to listen to every detail in the trailer. Take your time, do it piece by piece, and write down what you think you hear.

3. Compare what you have written down with the correct text, and take note of any mistakes or new words.

4. Listen to the same section again to make sure that now you have the correct understanding.

5. After you got the whole trailer done, listen to it a few times during the week to strengthen the understanding and build the experience to understand the trailer.

Correct Text

Don't cry, mommy.

Don't cry.

I love you.

Dory?

It's the middle of the night.

Dad, Dory's sleepswimming.

She's talking in her sleep.

Dory says a lot of things in her sleep, OK?

Hand me the ratchet wrench, I can fix it.

But dad, what if she starts sleepswimming again?

I'm sure this was a one-time thing.

So can we just all go back to… Dory?

Dory! Dory!

I remembered something.

That's not possible, is it?

OK, is it like a picture in your head? And then you think I've seen this before.

I just use the word, before, which means I'm remembering

something.

What was I talking about?

My family! They're out there somewhere. Have to find them.

I remembered something important.

– Something important, what? – Something about a clam or?

– No. – No, an oyster?

– No. – Mollusk…

– Something? I don't… no? – No. No clam.

Exercise 3: Idioms

1. Check out the idioms of the week.

2. Try to remember them and use them when you need to say something like that.

Can't Cut The Mustard :
不符合條件，不夠資格

Someone who isn't adequate enough to compete or participate.

Cast Iron Stomach:
鐵胃，甚麼都吃得下喝得進, 吃完一點事都沒有

A very strong stomach that can withstand bad food or anything nauseating

Charley Horse:
腿抽筋

Stiffness in the leg / A leg cramp.

Chew someone out:
很嚴厲地訓斥某人

Verbally scold someone.

Chip on his Shoulder:
心裡有陰影

Angry today about something that occured in the past.

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