English Speaking Practice ⚡️ Lockdown Challenge!

Hey there I'm Emma from mmmEnglish.

嘿，我是mmmEnglish的Emma

Even though we're apart, there are people

即使我们分开，还是有人

watching and learning English with us right now

立即和我们一起观看和学习英语

all around the world which is very cool to think about.

世界各地，这是很酷的思考。

So I wanted to do something special to bring us all

所以我想做点特别的事来带给我们所有人

together

一起

and I'm really excited to share this idea with you.

很高兴与您分享这个想法。

I hope you're up for the challenge.

希望您能接受挑战。

Quite a few years ago, I ran a competition with my

几年前，我与我的竞争对手

mmmEnglish students

mmmEnglish学生

to practise with my imitation lessons and improve

在模仿课上练习并提高

pronunciation and their English expression.

发音及其英语表达。

In fact, let me know if you joined that challenge

实际上，让我知道您是否参加了这项挑战

way back then.

那回去。

Let me know in the comments below.

在下面的评论中让我知道。

Now there were quite a few imitation lessons

现在有很多模仿课程

on my channel so I picked one

在我的频道上，所以我选了一个

and I asked my students to practise with it,

我请学生们练习

to practise several times

练习几次

and then record themselves performing it

然后记录自己的表演

and then they sent it to me.

然后他们发送给我。

And I was blown away like

我被吹走了

because they had been practising so much that it

因为他们已经练习太多了

literally sounded like me, like I was listening to myself.

听起来确实像我，就像我在听我自己。

They used the same intonation, the same tone

他们使用相同的语调，相同的语气

their pronunciation was much clearer

他们的发音更清晰

because they've been practising and imitating

因为他们一直在练习和模仿

me as I spoke.

我说话的时候

Some people even sent me videos where they copied

甚至有人将复制后的视频发送给我

my facial expression and the gestures that I was using.

我的面部表情和我正在使用的手势。

It was like looking in a mirror.

就像照镜子一样。

So I want to do it all again and I have this idea

所以我想再做一次，我有这个想法

to share your amazing work

分享您的精彩作品

with the whole mmmEnglish community

与整个mmmEnglish社区

right here on YouTube.

就在YouTube上

Think of it as a bit of a project for all of us to work on

认为这是我们所有人共同努力的一个项目

over the next couple of weeks. Are you up for it?

在接下来的几周内。你准备好了吗？

Four things that you need to know about this challenge

您需要了解此挑战的四件事

are it involves practising with this lesson

是否涉及本课程的练习

and then recording yourself on video

然后录制自己的视频

and uploading it to your YouTube channel.

并将其上传到您的YouTube频道。

So I'll be watching your videos and

所以我会看你的影片

selecting some to feature on the mmmEnglish channel.

选择一些要在mmmEnglish频道上播放的内容。

Plus I'm gonna choose five to give

再加上我要选择五个给

personalised pronunciation feedback on.

个性化发音反馈。

I'll give all the specific details about

我将提供所有有关的详细信息

how to join the community challenge

如何参加社区挑战

at the end of this video, alright?

在这部影片的结尾，好吗？

So excited about this!

对此感到非常兴奋！

If you're a regular mmmEnglish student, well

如果您是mmmEnglish的普通学生，那么

you probably already know

你可能已经知道

how my imitation lessons work.

我的模仿课程如何运作。

So feel free to skip ahead to step number one,

因此，请随时跳过第一步，

it starts right there.

它从那里开始。

Now if you're new to the imitation technique,

现在，如果您是模仿技术的新手，

you might be wondering what is it?

您可能想知道这是什么？

And how does it work?

以及它如何运作？

So it's a technique that is super effective

所以这是一种超级有效的技术

when it comes to improving your spoken English.

在提高您的英语口语方面。

It teaches you to listen to the patterns

它教你听模式

and the rhythm of English and trains you to produce

和英语的节奏，并训练您进行创作

the English sounds that you need really naturally

您自然需要的英语声音

just through repetition and practice.

只是通过重复和练习。

Now if you haven't done a lesson like this before,

现在，如果您以前没有上过这样的课，

don't worry.

不用担心

There are just three steps that you need to follow.

您只需遵循三个步骤。

The first step is you just need to listen to what I say

第一步是你只需要听我说

and read the words on the screen as I say them

并阅读我说的屏幕上的文字

so you're just getting familiar with the story.

所以您只是熟悉这个故事。

In the next step, you're gonna be listening to what I say

下一步，您将听我说的话

but then there's gonna be a pause afterwards

但是之后会有一个停顿

so that you can repeat exactly what I said

这样你就可以重复我说的话

exactly as you hear me.

就像您听到我的声音一样。

And this is a step that

这是一个步骤

you can repeat over and over again until

您可以一遍又一遍地重复直到

you think that you're starting to sound

你以为你开始发声了

very similar to me,

与我非常相似

the way that I'm pronouncing and expressing myself.

我的发音和表达方式。

You can even slow down the speed of the video

您甚至可以放慢影片的速度

if you want to practise more slowly

如果你想练习慢一点

and then return it to a regular pace when you're ready

然后在准备好后将其恢复到正常速度

and you'll need to practise a few times because

而且您需要练习几次，因为

step number three is a bit of a challenge

第三步有点挑战

even for a native speaker

即使是母语人士

because you're going to be listening to me and saying

因为你要听我说

what I'm saying at the same time

我在说什么

so you'll have me in your headphones or your ear pods

这样您就可以将我戴在耳机或耳塞中

and you'll be speaking as you hear me speak.

当你听到我说话时，你会说话。

It's gonna be tricky

这会很棘手

and you're probably gonna make lots of mistakes

你可能会犯很多错误

until you get it right

直到你做对了

but it's gonna be a lot of fun too.

但这也会很有趣。

So you're ready to practise now.

因此，您现在就可以练习。

I'm gonna be talking about current affairs.

我要谈论时事。

My take on what's going on around us at the moment

我对当前发生的事情的看法

so this is what we're going to use to practise with.

这就是我们将要用来练习的东西。

But I hope that it resonates with you in some way too.

但我希望它也能在某种程度上引起您的共鸣。

Let's get started.

让我们开始吧。

Step one's easy.

一步很容易。

You're just listening and reading.

您只是在听和读。

Step two is listen and repeat.

第二步是听和重复。

It's as simple as it sounds

听起来很简单

but make sure you slow it down if you need to.

但请确保在需要时放慢速度。

So you want to try and shadow me now?

所以你想现在让我蒙上阴影吗？

It is definitely gonna take a few goes of this

肯定要花点时间

to start feeling like you've actually got it right?

开始觉得自己确实做对了？

But imagine that you're learning to sing a song,

但是，假设您正在学习唱歌，

you've got to learn the words but you've also got to learn

你必须学习单词，但你也必须学习

the rhythm right and the expression?

对的节奏和表情？

So the imitation technique is very much like

所以模仿技术很像

learning to sing your favourite song, right?

学习唱自己喜欢的歌，对吗？

You've just got to practise a few times

你只需要练习几次

before you can really

在你真的可以之前

get your voice behind it.

发出声音。

And that's it!

就是这样！

So the idea here is to practise this again and again.

因此，这里的想法是一次又一次地练习。

Step three is tricky.

第三步很棘手。

but believe that you will get better as you

但请相信随着您的成长，您会变得更好

practise and you become more familiar

练习，您会变得更加熟悉

with the meaning and the tone.

与意义和基调。

This is an awesome opportunity to work on your

这是一个绝佳的机会来处理您的

pronunciation with me and to get into the habit of

跟我一起发音并养成

natural rhythm and gestures as well.

自然的节奏和手势。

But let's talk about how the mmmEnglish

但是我们来谈谈mmmEnglish

community video will work

社区视频将起作用

because this is a chance for you to be featured on

因为这是让您有机会成为特色的机会

the mmmEnglish Channel along with

mmmEnglish频道以及

a whole bunch of other mmmEnglish students

一大堆其他mmmEnglish学生

from around the world.

来自世界各地的。

So it's going to be a mash-up of all of us together

所以这将是我们所有人在一起的混搭

which is super cool. Plus, I'll be choosing

超级酷。另外，我会选择

five videos to give pronunciation feedback for

提供五个视频反馈的视频

so for those students, I'll make a personalised video

因此，对于那些学生，我将制作个性化视频

for you to help you with your pronunciation

为您的发音提供帮助

and to help you improve it further.

并帮助您进一步改进它。

Once you've practised this lesson,

学完本课后，

the imitation technique, as many times as you want to

模仿技术，可以进行多次

then you'll need to record yourself.

那么您需要记录自己。

So you can do it on a phone or on your computer

因此，您可以在手机或计算机上进行操作

but just make sure that you're filming in landscape

但只要确保您正在横向拍摄

not portrait mode.

不是纵向模式。

If you mess up or you get tongue-tied,

如果你搞砸了或者缠在一起，

don't worry just start the recording again.

不用担心，只需重新开始录制即可。

That's the beauty of a recording, right?

那就是录音的美吧？

You can redo it until you're satisfied.

您可以重做它，直到满意为止。

Once you're happy with it, upload the video

满意后，上传视频

to your YouTube account.

到您的YouTube帐户。

It can't be private,

不能是私人的

otherwise, I can't see it so make sure it's public

否则，我看不到，因此请确保它是公开的

or unlisted.

或未列出。

Upload the video by Sunday the 19th of April

在4月19日星期日之前上传视频

and make sure you use our hashtag in the

并确保您在

title of the video,

视频标题

alright? That's going to help me to find it.

好的？那将帮助我找到它。

If you upload the video and use the hashtag

如果您上传视频并使用井号

#mmmEnglishChallenge, then I'll assume

#mmmEnglish挑战，那么我假设

that you're okay with me

你对我没事

sharing it on the YouTube channel.

在YouTube频道上分享。

If you're not comfortable with me sharing your video

如果您不喜欢我分享您的视频

then don't do it, don't do the challenge.

那么就不要做，不要挑战。

The last step is just to make sure you're a subscriber

最后一步只是确保您是订户

of mmmEnglish.

的mmmEnglish。

So I'm really, really excited about this,

所以我对此真的感到非常兴奋，

it's never been done before on my channel.

在我的频道上从未做过。

I'm really looking forward to seeing your recordings

我非常期待看到您的录音

and also to making this community mashup video

以及制作这个社区混搭视频

and getting everyone together.

让大家在一起

Make sure you like this video,

确保您喜欢这部影片，

you subscribe if you haven't already.

如果尚未订阅，请订阅。

Take good care of yourselves

好好照顾自己

and I will see you very soon.

我很快就会见到你。