Speak With Me About Your Education - English Speaking Practice

关于你的教育的英语会话练习

Did you know that 93% of English learners care  more about fluency than anything else, and yet,  

你知道吗，93% 的英语学习者更关心流利程度，然而，

of all the skills, speaking is the  one skill that is most neglected. 

在所有技能中，口语是最被忽视的一项技能。

“I don’t know why I bother…I’m  just wasting my time”

“我不知道我为什么要打扰......我只是在浪费我的时间”

So dust off your vocal cords and let’s get  chatting. Today you’ll answer questions about  

所以把你的声带掸掉，让我们开始聊天吧。今天，您将回答有关

your studies. The questions are intended  for students preparing for the IELTS exam,  

您的学习的问题。这些问题是为准备雅思考试的学生准备的，

however, speaking practice is speaking  practice, useful for everyone. 

但是，口语练习就是口语练习，对每个人都有用。

Before we start, let’s learn some topic-related  vocabulary and phrases that will impress  

在开始之前，让我们学习一些与主题相关的词汇和短语，这些词汇和短语会给

the examiner and your friends. There is a very  useful PDF that you can down so that you have  

考官和你的朋友留下深刻印象。有一个非常有用的 PDF，您可以下载，以便

all the important phrases to hand in  future. Simply click on the link below,  

将来掌握所有重要的短语。只需点击下面的链接，

sign up to my ESL mailing list and I will send  the download link directly to you. The great thing is,  

注册我的 ESL 邮件列表，我会直接将下载链接发送给您。最棒的是，

once you’re on the list, you will  get all future notes sent to you too. Happy days!

一旦你在名单上，你也会收到所有未来的笔记。快乐的时光！

IT'S VOCABULARY TIME!

现在是词汇时间！

Firstly, we have “compulsory education”.  “Compulsory education” refers to a period  

首先，我们有“义务教育”。 “义务教育”指的是一段

of full-time education that is, you guessed  it, compulsory. It’s something you have to do.

全日制教育，你猜对了，就是义务教育。这是你必须做的事情。

All those in favour of compulsory education  between the ages of 5 to 18 say “aye” AYYEEE

5岁至18岁的义务教育支持者都说“是” AYYEEE

Within “compulsory education” there are various  stages. There’s “primary school”, for ages 5 - 11.  

“义务教育”有不同的阶段。有“小学”，适合 5 至 11 岁的孩子。

Being a Primary School teacher is great! Not  exhausting at all! Don’t paint on the walls!”

当小学老师真是太好了！一点都不累！不要在墙上画画！”

“Secondary school” is for ages 11 - 16,  and then there’s “sixth-form” or “college”  

“中学”是针对 11-16 岁的学生，然后是

for 16-18 year olds. This is my  last exam of secondary school.  

针对 16-18 岁的“六年级”或“大学”。这是我中学的最后一次考试。

If I pass, I’ll study History, French and  Music at Sixth Form. Wish me luck! Susssh

如果我通过了，我将在六年级学习历史、法语和音乐。祝我好运！ Susssh 告诉

Just so you know, the vocabulary I’m teaching you  today is based on the British educational system,  

你，我今天教你的词汇是基于英国教育体系

take a look at the PDF notes to see  vocabulary based on the American educational system.

的，看看PDF笔记就可以看到基于美国教育体系的词汇。

Some people attend “single-sex” schools.  These are schools with students of one sex,  

有些人上“单性别”学校。这些学校只有一种性别的学生，

for example, a school for girls. A  “co-educational school”, on the other hand,  

例如女子学校。另一方面，“男女同校”

is a mixed-gender school. I went to a co-ed  school.

是一所混合性别的学校。我去了一所男女同校的学校。

A what?!

一个什么？！

A co-ed!

男女同校！

A code school? A school for spies! Cool!

代码学校？间谍学校！凉爽的！

No! A  co-educational school, a mixed-gender

不！男女混校，男女混

school. Ah right, cool. Well, a spy  school would have been cooler, to be honest... but...

校。啊对，酷。好吧，说实话，间谍学校会更酷......但是......

Everything you learn at school is set in the  "curriculum”. The “curriculum” refers to the  

你在学校学到的一切都设置在“课程”中。“课程”是指

subjects studied at schools and the topics  within those subjects.

在学校学习的科目以及这些科目中的主题.

There are 11 compulsory subjects within  the British national curriculum,  

英国国家课程有11门必修课，

including maths, science, English, and history.

包括数学、科学、英语和历史。

To refer to activities outside of the curriculum, for example, choir, football, or book club,

要指课程外的活动，例如合唱团、足球或读书俱乐部，

we  say “extracurricular”. Sorry Miss,  

我们说“课外”。对不起小姐，

I have to leave class early today. I’ve got  netball practice at 3 pm then off to band  

我今天得早点下课。我下午 3 点有无挡板篮球练习，然后

rehearsal at 4 pm, and then it’s Impressionism  art club at 5. Byyye! Come back here,  

下午 4 点去乐队排练，然后是 5 点印象派艺术俱乐部。再见！安娜·泰里回来

Anna Tyrie! You’re not meant to be doing  extracurricular activities during maths class!”

！你不是 故意的 在数学课上做课外活动！”

If you decide to continue your education after  sixth form or college, you move onto “Higher  

如果你决定在中六或大学毕业后继续你的教育，你会进入“高等教育

Education”. Again, this is split into  stages. If you go to university, you’ll first  

”。同样，这分为几个阶段。如果你上大学，你将首先

study for an “undergraduate or bachelor's  degree”. After completing your degree,  

学习“本科或学士学位”。之后完成你的学位，

you might go on to study a “Master’s”  and if you’re really loving your studies,  

你可能会继续攻读“硕士”，如果你真的热爱你的学业，

you might take the plunge and study a PHD (a  Doctor of Philosophy). If you decide that the  

你可能会冒险攻读博士学位（哲学博士）。如果你认为

academic route isn’t for you, perhaps you’ll  do a “vocational course”. A “vocational course”  

学术路线不是对你来说，也许你会做一门“职业课程”。“职业课程”

is industry-specific training that usually  has a more practical and hands-on approach.

是针对行业的培训，通常有更实用和动手的方法。

To finish off, here are three phrases  that will surely get you those top marks!

最后，这里有三个短语，肯定会让你得到那些高分！

Firstly, “to pass with flying colours”.  If you pass an exam with flying colours,  

首先，“以优异的成绩通过”。如果你以优异的成绩通过考试，

you pass it easily with a high grade.   “I passed the exam with flying colours.

那么你很容易以高分通过。“我以优异的成绩通过了考试。

I was so pleased as it meant to could  go to my first-choice university.”

我很高兴，因为它意味着可以去去我的首选大学。”

If you are the “teacher’s pet”,  you’re the teacher’s favourite.   

如果你是“老师的宠物”，那么你就是老师的最爱。

“I was definitely the teacher’s pet at school.  I always had my hand up in the classroom!”

“我在学校绝对是老师的宠物。我在课堂上总是举手！”

Lastly, “bookworm”. If you are a “bookworm”, you  read a lot!

最后，“书虫”。如果你是“书虫”，你会读很多书！

“I’ve never been a bookworm. This reading  list is going to be the death of me.”

“我从来都不是书虫。这份阅读清单要了我的命。”

Let’s put this new language into practice. We’re  going to start the conversation in, 5, 4, 3,  

让我们将这种新语言付诸实践。我们将开始对话，

2, 1......

5、4、3、2、1……

Hi, how are you today?

嗨，你今天好吗？

Great. Today we’re going to talk about  your studies. Are you studying now?  

太好了。今天我们要讨论你的学习。你现在在学习吗？

Describe the course you are studying?

描述一下你正在学习的课程吗？

How interesting. What about when you were  younger? What did you enjoy most at school?

多么有趣。你年轻的时候呢？你在学校最喜欢什么？

OK,  

好的，

great. I always loved science  at school but for some reason  

太好了。我在学校一直很喜欢科学，但出于某种原因，我在科学上

struggled with science exams. Which exams  do you or did you usually find challenging?

挣扎考试。您或您通常觉得哪些考试具有挑战性？

Oh right. So, I went to a co-educational  school and really enjoyed it,  

哦，对了。所以，我去了一所男女同校的学校，真的很享受，

but do you think there are  benefits to single-sex schools?

但是您认为单性别学校有好处吗？

That’s interesting. In fact, can you tell me a  bit more about your country’s education system?

这很有趣。事实上，你能告诉我更多关于你们国家的教育系统的信息吗？

Thank you for sharing. Great work! If you  struggled answering the questions, perhaps  

谢谢你的分享。干得好！如果你很难回答问题，也许

pause after each question and write some notes.  Use your notes as a prompt to help you answer.

在每个问题后停下来写一些笔记。用你的笔记作为提示来帮助你回答。

Would you like to chat some  more? I have a playlist  

会你想多聊聊吗？我有一个播放列表 ，里面

full of fun conversation practise.  Link is in the description below.

充满了有趣的对话练习。链接在下面的描述中w。