美语口音训练第一册35

Exercise 1-24: Single-Word Phrases CD 1 Track 35 Repeat the following noun and adjective sentences. Noun Adjective 1. It's a nail. It's short. 2. It's a cake. It's chocolate. 3. It's a tub. It's hot. 4. It's a drive. It's hard. 5. It's a door. It's

标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 3 Track 62

Review Exercise D; Modifying Set Phrases CD 3 Track 62 When you modify a set phrase, you maintain the same pattern, leaving the new adjective unstressed. 图片1 图片2

标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 3 Track 61

Three-Word Phrases Review Exercise C: Modifying Descriptive Phrases CD 3 Track 61 When you modify a descriptive phrase by adding an adjective or adverb, you maintain the originalintonation pattern and simply add an additional stress point. 图片1

标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 3 Track 59

Two-Word Phrases Review Exercise A: Contrasting Descriptive and Set Phrases CD 3 Track 59 Here we are reprising the exercise from Exercises 1-24 to 1-37. To review, an adjective and a nounmake a descriptive phrase, and the second word is stressed. Tw

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Getting to Know the Verb 'Get' From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. So, Alice, what did you do last night? Well, I was at home, getting ready to go to the movies. I was getting my shoes on when I got a feeling that something strange w

标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD Track 36

Two-Word Phrases Descriptive Phrases CD Track 36 N ouns are heavier than adjectives; they carry the weight of the new information. An adjective and anoun combination is called a descriptive phrase, and in the absence of contrast or other secondarycha

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Introduction This support pack accompanies: Big City Small World Series 3 Episode 10 To listen to the recording, go to: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small- world/series-3-episode-10-family-matters This support pack contains the

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【句子对照】 Yesterday I was sick as a dog with the flu. I stayed in bed all day. 昨天因为感冒我病的十分严重，整天都在床上躺着。 【关键俚语】 sick as a dog (adjective) [infomp3al] 英：to be very sick 中：病的十

英语语法：162 Better Versus Best

Grammar Girl here. Guest-writer Bonnie Trenga will be your hostess with the mostest today, because were looking at how to make comparisons using adjectives and adverbs. Bonnie writes, When you want to modify a noun, is it OK to stick a more or a most

英语语法：206 Use the word woman as an adjective.

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is whether you can use the word woman as an adjective. Ann in Baltimore, Maryland, asked why people were referring to Nancy Pelosi as the woman Speaker of the House instead of the female speaker of the house, and Amy

Can You Catch These Native Speaker Mistakes?

From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week, we will learn a few English words and phrases that are commonly misused in English. Even well-educated native English speakers make the mistakes you will read and hear about today, inclu

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Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. The United States is a big country with many, many roads. Many, if not most, of Americans depend on motor vehicles to get from place to place. It goes without saying that, when talking or writin

Look, Appear and Seem

Welcome to Ask a Teacher ? a new program where readers ask questions and teachers answer them. Have you noticed that English is full of words that have similar meanings? In todays Ask a Teacher, Mika from Japan asks how to decide among three verbs th

Studying Sentence Patterns to Improve Your Writing: Part 2

Studying Sentence Patterns to Improve Your Writing: Part 2 This week, we are going to give you more information about another common pattern in English: the linking verb pattern. To get you started with linking verb patterns, consider this passage fr

Whose Finger Do You Want on the Button?

Whose Finger Do You Want on the Button? Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore the meaning of everyday expressions in the English language. Today, we talk about a common object that appears in many express

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你是否已经厌倦了awesome的单一表达方式，你想用其他的方式来表达awesome嘛，这里我们将给大家列出18个awesome的同义词。 1. thriven and thro 极好的，卓越的 Thriven here appears to derive from the sense mea

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Todd: OK. Keri, can you drive? Kerri: Yes, I can. Todd: Do you have a driver's license? Kerri: I do. Todd: OK. So, how long have you had your driver's license? Kerri: I think I got it when I was 17 actually. Todd: OK. How do you get a driver's licens

Can and Be Able To

Modal verbs are helping verbs. We use them with main verbs to help us express ability, possibility, necessity and permission. Todays question is about a modal that is commonly confused with an expression. Heres the question, which comes from a listen

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"Lairy"是什么意思？

Neil: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak, I'm Neil. Li: And I'm Li. Did you stay much longer last night at the office party? 大家好！欢迎收听地道英语。我是Neil。 我是Li。 昨晚办公室聚会你们是不是玩儿了很久？