English Conversation Training ⚡️ Pronunciation Workout #1

Well hey there this is Emma from mmmEnglish!

嘿！我是mmmEnglish的Emma

How are you?

你們好嗎？

Over the past few months,

過去的幾個月中

many of you have written to me in the comments

很多人在影片下方留言

below my videos asking for help

說需要幫忙

with your English speaking skills.

以提高英語口說技巧

You want to sound more natural, more casual,

想要聽起來更自然，更輕鬆隨意

more like a native English speaker, right?

更像以英語為母語的人

Some of you also like my not so

也有一些人喜歡

我那不太澳洲的澳洲口音

Australian, Australian accent and you want to practise

speaking like me.

並且想要練習像我一樣講話

Well today you're in luck because in this lesson,

那今天你走運了

因為那就是我們在這堂課要做的事

we're gonna have some fun doing exactly that!

Okay! Welcome to your first

好！歡迎來到你的第一場英語會話訓練

English Conversation Workout!

好！歡迎來到你的第一場英語會話訓練

This is an intensive 'repeat after me' style lesson

這是一堂密集的「跟著我唸」課程

that's going to work those conversation muscles.

這將會促使你增進會話實力

It's gonna help you to strengthen those speaking skills

幫助你強化口說技巧

and your listening skills at the same time.

同時也將強化你的聽力

We're gonna do a lot of speaking practice together

我們將在很短的時間內一起做很多口語練習

in a short space of time so you need to be ready

所以你要準備好

to participate. You've got to join in

你得全心投入才行

and by the end of the workout today,

然後在今天的訓練結束前

you're gonna feel more confident

你就會感到更有自信

and you're gonna sound more natural like a native

並且當你在講這些會話中常用的句子時

並且當你在講這些會話中常用的句子時

English speaker when you use

你會聽起來更像一位英語母語者那樣自然

these common conversation expressions.

Today's workout will focus on greetings

今天的訓練將會著重於問候與介紹

今天的訓練將會著重於問候與介紹

and introductions. We're going to practise

我們要來練習在一般日常英語會話中很常聽到的問題

some really common questions that you can ask

or that you might be asked

你可以拿這些問題來問人

in a very casual and very common English conversation.

或是你會被人問到這些問題

Before we get started, I want to make sure

在我們開始之前

我想先確保你身處一個你可以用正常音量講話的地方

that you're in a place where you feel comfortable talking

at your normal speaking volume.

我想先確保你身處一個你可以用正常音量講話的地方

And if you're able to avoid using your headphones,

如果你可以避面使用耳機

then do that too. That's so that you can hear me

那就不要用，這樣你才能同時清楚聽到

but also you can hear yourself clearly too.

我的聲音和你自己的聲音

Now this workout is really simple you don't need to think

這個訓練其實很單純，你不需要想太多

much, you just need to listen and repeat after me.

你只要注意聽，並跟著我唸

We're gonna practise four sets of really simple English

我們將練習四組非常簡單的英語片語

phrases. Now these are gonna be phrases that you

而且是你已經知道的片語

already know and you've probably read them

你大概已經在哪裡讀過這些片語

or you've heard them during a casual conversation

或是在跟英語母語者進行日常會話中聽過

with native speakers. But we're going to focus on your

不過我們今天要將重點放在你的發音與表達方式

pronunciation and your expression today, okay?

不過我們今天要將重點放在你的發音與表達方式

So you'll practise listening and then

因此你將練習聆聽

saying these questions just like native speakers do

然後像英語母語者那樣說出這些問句

with contractions, with linking and you know,

運用到縮讀、連音

we'll play around a little with word stress as well.

還有我們也會談到一點輕重讀

So get ready to practise out loud guys. It's workout time!

準備好大聲練習吧！訓練的時刻到了！

So when we meet with someone,

當我們與某人見面時

whether it's someone we already know

無論是我們已經認識的人

or someone we're just meeting for the first time,

或我們第一次見面的人

we almost always ask how they are, right?

我們幾乎總是問他們「你好嗎」，沒錯吧？

So for our first set, we're gonna practise some simple

因此我們的第一組片語練習就是這個

phrases that all mean the same thing,

因此我們的第一組片語練習就是這個

"How are you?"

「你好嗎？」

So here we go.

來囉

Hi Tom, how are you?

嗨Tom，你好嗎？

Good! So notice how it's like just one big word there.

很好。注意到這句就像是一團比較大的字而已

Do it again.

再一次

Hi Tom, how are you?

嗨Tom，你好嗎？

Last one.

最後一次

Hi Tom, how are you?

嗨Tom，你好嗎？

Okay, now let's change the emphasis a little here.

好，現在我們稍微改變一下句中的重讀

Hi Brooke! How are you?

嗨Brooke，你好嗎？

So really stretch out that 'and' sound.

強調那個are的音

Doing this helps to sound really interested in the answer

這樣有助於讓人聽起來對答案很感興趣

so if you know the person well but you haven't really

如果你熟識這個人，但有一段時間沒見到他了

seen them for a while then using this intonation is great

那麼這樣的語調就很棒

okay because it shows that you really care.

因為這表示你確實在乎

Hi Brooke! How are you?

嗨Brooke，你好嗎？

Hi Brooke! How are you?

嗨Brooke，你好嗎？

Alright let's try this one now.

好，我們試試另一組

Hey Steve, how you doing?

嘿Steve，你好嗎？

So notice that we've

注意到這句我們省略了be動詞

dropped the verb 'be' here and this is something that's

這是英語在口語中很常見的現象

really common in spoken English.

這是英語在口語中很常見的現象

Especially with really common phrases,

尤其是在常用的片語中

frequently used phrases like these ones.

例如這一組

Hey Steve, how you doing?

嘿Steve，你好嗎？

Hey Steve, how you doing?

嘿Steve，你好嗎？

All right, so now let's switch out 'doing' with 'going'

好，現在我們把doing替換成going

but you'll notice there's a couple of other changes

但你會發現這麼做的同時，其他一些地方也會跟著更動

when we do that.

但你會發現這麼做的同時，其他一些地方也會跟著更動

Hey Angelina, how's it going?

嘿Angelina，近來如何？

So you'll hear native English speakers say 'goin', 'going'..

你會聽到英語母語者說goin、going

Whatever. So just use which one is

隨便，用你覺得最適合的那一個即可

the most comfortable for you.

隨便，用你覺得最適合的那一個即可

Hey Angelina, how's it going?

嘿Angelina，近來如何？

Hey Angelina, how's it going?

嘿Angelina，近來如何啊？

And for the last one, something super, super casual.

然後是最後一組，超超隨意的

Hey mate, what's happening?

嘿伙計，怎樣啊？

In spoken English, it's really really common to hear

在英語口語中常常聽到

'happening' reduced down to just two syllables

happening縮成只有兩個音節

but it is especially common in this expression, okay?

但在這一句中更特別是如此

Now it's still correct to say 'happening',

講happening當然是沒錯

"What's happening?" but it just

不過縮讀成happenin'聽起來就是比較輕鬆和善

sounds more relaxed and more friendly

不過縮讀成happenin'聽起來就是比較輕鬆和善

when you reduce it down to happenin'.

不過縮讀成happenin'聽起來就是比較輕鬆和善

And of course, 'mate' is used to refer to a friend

當然，mate在澳大利亞是指朋友

in Australia and it's also really common in England.

在英格蘭也常是如此

So you could replace it with 'dude' or

你可以把它替換成dude、

man或guys之類的

'man' or 'guys' or whatever

but it's the same, same kind of expression.

都一樣，都是同樣的表達方式

Hey mate, what's happening?

嘿伙計，怎樣啊？

Hey mate, what's happening?

嘿伙計，怎樣啊？

Awesome work!

幹得好！

Now there are a lot of different combinations

英語的問候語有很多不同的組合

for greetings in English

英語的問候語有很多不同的組合

and from what we just practised now,

從我們剛剛練習的內容來看

you would have noticed that there's a lot of flexibility

你應該已經注意到英語在口語上有很高的彈性

in spoken English, okay?

你應該已經注意到英語在口語上有很高的彈性

So try not to worry too much about perfection.

所以先別去管一定要講得多完美

Native speakers really don't worry about perfection

在做介紹的時候

英語母語者也不在乎講得完美與否

when it comes to introductions, okay?

You don't have to be perfect, grammatically speaking.

英語的口說不必在文法上計較完美

Okay, let's keep going, we're just warming up.

好，繼續，現在還在熱身

What are you doing?

你在幹嘛？

When we're speaking with friends

當我們與朋友或同事交談時

or even colleagues at work, we can use

當我們與朋友或同事交談時

this expression to find out what's happening right now,

可以用這句以了解當下正在發生的事情

but we often use it to find out what plans

不過這句也經常用來詢問接下來的計畫

are in the future, what someone's plans are.

或是某人將來有什麼計畫

So it's a little question that can start a conversation

所以這就是一個可以開啟對話的小問句

or a really useful one to help you

或是讓對話接續下去的實用小問句

keep a conversation going.

或是讓對話接續下去的實用小問句

Now in the next few phrases that we practise,

在接下來要練習的幾組片語中

we're going to begin each question with 'so'

我們將以so做每個問句的起頭

because it helps to give the listener a clue

因為它有助於提供受話方一個提示

that you're going to say something

告訴對方你有話要說，或有問題要提出

or you're going to ask something so it introduces you.

它會把你帶入對話

And I also want you to listen out for the stressed words

我還要你特別注意聽那些重讀的字

and the way that we change the focus of the question

以及我們通過強調某些字詞來改變問題重點的方式

by stressing certain words.

以及我們通過強調某些字詞來改變問題重點的方式

Listen out for 'what're you' instead of 'what are you'.

注意去聽whattayu而不是what are you

So this is the contracted form 'what are you'.

縮讀的what are you，whattayu

So, what are you doing later on?

那......你等一下要幹嘛？

What are you doing later on?

你等一下要幹嘛？

Now can you hear that flap 'T' there? It sounds

你有聽到T的音嗎

more like a 'D'. 'Whatta', 'Whatta' , 'Whatta'

聽起來比較像D，whatta

and then again 'later' , 'later'.

還有later也是

This is really really common in Australian and

這在澳洲英語與美式英語的口音中很常聽到

American English accents. And a quick note about

這在澳洲英語與美式英語的口音中很常聽到

在這邊對later on有個簡短說明

'later on', okay?

You can assume that it means later on in that same day

如果沒有另外說明的話

你可以假設這意味著當天稍晚

if there's no extra information but you'll also hear people

但你也會聽到人們用它來指更久之後的時間

using it with longer time references as well.

Later on in the week, later on in the year. Okay, so it's

在本週晚些時候，在這一年晚些時候

not a specific point in time but it's just

並不是特定的時間點

單純只是將來的某個時間點

in the future at some point.

So what are you doing later on?

那......你之後要幹嘛？

So what are you doing later on?

那你之後要幹嘛？

Great stuff!

幹得好！

Let's practise some more now.

我們接著練習更多例子

So what are you doing tomorrow?

那你明天要做什麼？

What are you doing tomorrow?

你明天要做什麼？

Now push the stress, transfer the stress onto 'you' okay?

現在把要重讀的字轉移到you

We want to emphasise

我們想強調我們是在跟團體中的誰交談

who we're talking to in a group.

我們想強調我們是在跟團體中的誰交談

So what are you doing tomorrow?

那你明天要做什麼？

So what are you doing on the weekend?

那你週末要做什麼？

And now let's shift our emphasis back to the weekend,

現在我們把重讀從you轉移回weekend

away from you.

現在我們把重讀從you轉移回weekend

So what are you doing on the weekend?

那你週末要做什麼？

Fantastic! Nice work with the stress.

很棒！重讀這部份做得不錯

Alright, last set now.

好，現在看最後一組

So what are you guys doing over summer?

那麼你們在夏天要做什麼？

And again let's move the stress back to the subject:

我們再次把重讀轉移到主詞you guys

You guys.

我們再次把重讀轉移到主詞you guys

So what are you guys doing over the summer?

那麼你們在夏天要做什麼？

Top stuff! Let's keep going.

頂呱呱！我們繼續

What are you up to?

你在做什麼？

Okay so this phrase is really similar to

這句跟「你在幹嘛？」很像

"What are you doing?"

這句跟「你在幹嘛？」很像

but it's even more natural and common

只是更自然且更常聽到英語母語者這樣提問

for native speakers to ask a question this way.

只是更自然且更常聽到英語母語者這樣提問

So see if you can get "What are you up to?" down to just

你看看是否能將What are you up to?

縮讀為Whattayuppto?

"What are you up to?"

Are you ready to give it a go?

準備好試一試了嗎

What are you up to?

你在做什麼？

Brilliant! Alright, let's give this question a little bit

漂亮！好，我們幫這個問句加個重點

more focus.

漂亮！好，我們幫這個問句加個重點

So, what are you up to today?

那你今天在做什麼？

And now shift that focus

現在把重點轉移到你在講話的對象上

to the person that you're talking to.

現在把重點轉移到你在講話的對象上

So what are you up to today?

那你今天在做什麼？

Great! Now let's add another prompting question.

很好！現在我們再來看另一個引導問題

So we could say,

我們可以說

"What are you up to tonight? Busy?"

你今晚要做什麼？很忙嗎？

So we've dropped the structure of the question there

我們直接捨棄了第二個問句的完整結構

in the second question and we're using only

並且僅使用語調來表示它是一個問句

intonation to signal that it's a question.

並且僅使用語調來表示它是一個問句

And that's quite common in informal spoken English.

這在非正式的英語口語中很普遍

What are you up to tonight? Busy?

你今晚要做什麼？很忙嗎？

Now if we want to shift the focus on to the person

如果想將重點轉移到我們交談的對象上

who we're talking to we can say:

我們可以說

What are you up to tonight? Busy?

你今晚要做什麼？很忙嗎？

So what are you up to for the weekend?

那你週末打算做什麼？

Got any plans?

有計畫了嗎？

So what are you up to for the weekend?

那你週末打算做什麼？

Got any plans?

有計畫了嗎？

Excellent! And last time.

太棒了！最後一次

So what are you up to for the weekend?

那你週末打算做什麼？

Got any plans?

有計畫了嗎？

This one is definitely one of the most

接下來這個肯定是最常聽到的閒聊話題之一

common small talk questions that you just

接下來這個肯定是最常聽到的閒聊話題之一

hear all the time. In fact, I was just talking

人人都在講這句

事實上今天稍早我跟我媽在講電話

to my mum earlier today on the phone and we almost

我們幾乎都是從聊天氣開始對話的

always start our conversation by chatting about

the weather because we live in different cities

因為我們在不同城市生活

and the weather often shapes our mood and it can

天氣常影響我們的心情，也足以影響我們的一天

affect our day so asking a question about the weather,

所以提出一個關於天氣的問題

it helps to show interest in someone

有助於表現出對某人感興趣

especially if you're far away from each other.

尤其是你們彼此相距較遠的話

Now there are different ways to ask about the weather,

詢問關於天氣的方式有很多

lots of them but we're gonna focus on some of the most

但我們將針對一些最普遍且聽起來最自然的方式

common and the most natural sounding ways

但我們將針對一些最普遍且聽起來最自然的方式

of asking about the weather in English.

來進行關於天氣的提問

And one of the best ways to do that is to add an

最好的方式之一就是句中加入動詞-ing

-ING verb to talk about the weather as if it was

感覺就像天氣真有感覺或在進行某件事

feeling or doing something.

感覺就像天氣真有感覺或在進行某件事

It adds a little bit of personality

這樣會增添一點個性

and that's what we're gonna practise right now.

那正是我們現在要練習的

So are you ready?

準備好了嗎？

What's the weather doing?

天氣怎麼樣？

Notice that I'm contracting and linking

注意到我把what's the、what is the

'what's the', 'what is the' into 'what's the'.

縮讀且連音成what's the

What's the weather doing?

天氣怎麼樣？

Perfect! So now it's time to add some time markers.

棒透了！現在該加入一些時間標記了

What's the weather doing tomorrow?

明天天氣怎麼樣？

And let's add some additional words as well

我們再加入一些其他單字

to make our sentence more interesting.

讓我們的句子更有趣

Seen what the weather's doing tomorrow?

知道明天天氣怎麼樣嗎？

Notice again that we've dropped the standard question

再次注意到

這裡我們捨棄了問句的完整結構

structure here and

it's common in English, in informal conversations

這在非正式的英語會話中很普遍

just to drop

這在非正式的英語會話中很普遍

the structure of a question and just use intonation

僅使用語調來表示它是一個問句

to signal it.

僅使用語調來表示它是一個問句

Know what the weather's doing tomorrow?

知道明天天氣怎麼樣嗎？

Heard what the weather's doing tomorrow?

有聽說明天天氣怎樣嗎？

Our intonation is going up to signal the question.

我們語調上揚來表示問句

So when you write or you use formal language,

當你書寫或使用正式語言時

you definitely should use the full structure.

肯定該使用完整的結構

Have you seen what the weather is doing tomorrow?

你知道明天的天氣會怎麼樣嗎？

But in informal spoken English, it's really, really common

但在非正式的英語口語中

完全地捨棄掉句子結構是真的非常普遍

to just drop it completely.

Wonderful work guys so let's change it up a little now.

做得好極了，各位，那我們再更加強一點

We want to mix this sentence up.

我們想把句子「混搭」

What's the weather looking like over the weekend?

週末的天氣看起來如何？

What's the weather like over the weekend?

週末的天氣看起來如何？

What's the weather like over the weekend? Any good?

週末的天氣如何？算好嗎？

So this question is "Is it any good?"

這個問句是說「天氣還算好嗎？」

or "Does it look any good?"

或「看起來還算好嗎？」

What's the weather like on the weekend? Any good?

週末的天氣如何？算好嗎？

What's the weather doing on the weekend? Any good?

週末的天氣怎麼樣？算好嗎？

What a workout guys! Well done for making it

真是認真的訓練！

做得很好！堅持到了最後的最後

all the way through to the very, very end.

Let's just get something clear here, I did not

我們來把事情說明白

我製作這堂課並不是讓你只觀看一遍

make this lesson for you to watch it once and then

walk away and forget about it.

然後一走開就忘記練習過的內容

This is your training okay? You need to come back

這是你的練習，好嗎？

你需要盡可能常回來跟我一起練習，可以嗎？

and practise with me often, alright?

As much as you can so save it to a playlist along with

把這堂課加到播放清單

some of my imitation lessons for your full mouth

還有我其他的模仿課程也一樣

以便每日進行全面的口語訓練

daily workout okay?

If you want to sound like a native English speaker,

若你想聽起來像個母語是英語的人

you've got to get comfortable using these

你一定要掌握好縮讀與連音

contractions and reductions just like we've practised

你一定要掌握好縮讀與連音

就像我們剛才在課程中一直練習的那樣

all the way through this lesson.

Now I'm curious to hear what you thought about

我很想知道

你對mmmEnglish第一場英語會話訓練的看法

our first English Conversation Workout

here at mmmEnglish.

你對mmmEnglish第一場英語會話訓練的看法

Was it helpful for you to practise this way?

你覺得這方式對你有幫助嗎？

Do you want me to make more lessons like this

你想要我製作更多像這樣的課程嗎？

about anything in particular?

而且是關於某個特別主題的嗎？

Let me know by liking the video

對影片按讚並在下面留言讓我知道

and leaving a comment below.

對影片按讚並在下面留言讓我知道

You can definitely, definitely, definitely keep practising

當然你現在就可以立刻在此

with me right now, right here in either of these

透過這兩堂課程跟我一起繼續練習

two lessons and I'll see you in there.

我們在課程中見！

Bye for now!

先掰啦！