The Linguaphone English CourseBook One 灵格风英语教程.docx

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TheLinguaphoneEnglishCourseBookOne灵格风英语教程

ENGLISHCOURSEONE

Preface

Anidealsystemofinstructionforthelearningofaforeignlanguageshouldfulfillthefollowingessentialconditions:

ØItshouldbesuitableforprivateorself-tuitionaswellasforclass-work,andshouldconformtothebestmethodsofmodernlanguageinstruction.

ØItshouldimpartapracticalconversationalknowledgeofeverydaysubjects,whileatthesametimeitshouldalsoconvey,inaclearandconcisemanner,theessentialsofgrammarandsyntax.

ØItshouldenablethelearnertothinkintheforeignlanguage,withoutanyprocessoftranslation,bytraininghimfromtheveryoutsettoassociatetheforeignwordsheencounterswiththeobjectsoractionstheydenote.Hewillthusacquiretheabilitytospeakthelanguagenaturallyandinstinctively—inthesamewayashelearnedhisownlanguagewhenachild.

ØFinally,thelearnershouldbetaughttospeaktheforeignlanguagewithcorrectaccentandintonation.

TheLinguaphoneMethodofteachinglanguagesfulfilsalltheserequirements.

LinguaphoneCoursesarenowpublishedinmorethantwentylanguagesandareinuseinpracticallyeverycountry,whileleadingUniversities,CollegesandSchoolsthroughouttheworldhaveincorporatedthemasaregularfeatureoftheirlanguagetuition.

TheEnglishcourse

TheLinguaphoneEnglishCourseisequallysuitableforchildrenandadults,forentirebeginnersandforthosewhohaveatheoreticalknowledgeofthelanguageandwishtobecomeproficientinthespokenlanguage.

TheCourseconsistsofdescriptivetalksandconversations.Thetextisineasy-flowingandperfectlynaturalidiomaticlanguage,whichwouldbeusedbyeducatedpeopleundersimilarcircumstances.

Practicalgrammarisintroducedintothetextofeachlessonandisabsorbedbythestudentashegoesalong.

Theillustrationsinthemaintextbook,whichhavebeenspeciallydrawnbytheartistsWilliamStobbs,JeanGrazianiandSuzanneHall,formanintegralpartoftheCourseandperformanimportantfunctioninit.

TheotherbookswhichareincludedintheCoursegivethemeaningofthetext,detailedexplanationsofgrammaticalpoints,idiomsandsoon.

ThereisalsoaspecialrecordingoftheSoundsofthelanguage,spokenbyPeterA.D.MacCarthy,M.A.,HeadoftheDepartmentofPhoneticsofLeedsUniversityandauthorofEnglishPronunciation.

AdviceonhowtomakethebestuseoftheCourseisgiveninthebookletofInstructionswhichissuppliedwithit.

Speakers

Inordertoenablethestudenttofollowthespokentexteasily,thefirstlessonsarespokenveryslowlyanddistinctly,therateofspeechincreasingastheCourseprogresses,sothatinthemoreadvancedlessonsaperfectlynaturalrateofspeechisheard.

TenspeakershavetakenpartintherecordingoftheEnglishCourse,namely:

SirIFOREVANS,M.A.,D.LIT.,ProvostofUniversityCollege,UniversityofLondon;

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Thefirstfewlessonsarespokenbythesametwospeakers,sothatthestudentmayconcentrateonthenewsoundsofthelanguagewithoutbeingconfusedbytheintroductionoftoomanydifferentvoices.Oncehehasbecomefamiliarwiththesounds,hewillfinditpleasingandstimulatingtohearnewvoices.

Asnotwospeakersofalanguagespeakexactlyalike,differenceswillbefoundinthepronunciationofthespeakers,buteveryoneofthemcanbeacceptedasasafemodelforthegeneralstudent,whileforthosewhomakeaspecialstudyofphonetics,thevariousdifferencesodetailwillprovideamplescopeforstudy.

Extrareadingpractice

SupplementaryReadingwillbefoundattheendoftheillustratedtextbook.Thesepassageswillshowthestudenthow,withoutgoingbeyondthescopeofthelessons,hecanadaptthematerialhehaslearned,toformquitedifferentsentencesanddescribeawidevarietyofeventsandcircumstances.Theyarealsoanexcellentrevisiontest,because,ifthestudenthasreallymasteredthelessons,heshouldbeabletoreadtheSupplementaryExerciseswithoutdifficultyandwithouthavingtoconsultthevocabulary.

ThestudentwhomastersthisCoursewillhaveacquiredathoroughlypracticalknowledgeoftheEnglishlanguage,bothwrittenandspoken.Notonlywillhehaveagoodgraspofthegrammar,buthewillalsohaveathiscommandastoreofusefulwords（Thevocabularyhasbeenbasedprimarilyonstandardword-frequencycounts.）,colloquialexpressionsandidiomaticsentences,whichwillenablehimtoenjoytothefullhiscontactswithEnglishpeople.Atthesametime,hewillbeabletounderstandandappreciateEnglishthoughtasexpressedintheliteratureofthecountry.

TheSpokenWord

LanguageisprimarilySpeech,andspeechisdependentultimatelyupononeandonlyonesenseorgan—theEar.Thosepartsofthehumanmechanismthataresoregularlymis-termedthe“OrgansofSpeech”areseldom,inbooksuponlanguage,madetoincludetheEar,whichis,infact,themostimportofall,forwithouttheEar,audiblespeechwouldhavebeenimpossible.SpeechisacquiredthroughtheEarandthroughtheEaralone,foritisthroughtheEarthatthemindlooksout,sotospeak,upontheworldofSound.Soundis,infact,nothingmorethanthefeatureintheworldaroundusofwhichwebecomeconsciousthroughtheEar.TheEyeplayssomepartintheacquisitionofSpeech,butitsspecialrealmisthataspectofLanguagewhichhasbeendesignedtoapproachthemindthroughthemediumoftheEyealone,i.e.thewrittenorprintedword.AttherootofallpracticalstudyoflanguageliesthesimpletruththattheEarisinabsolutedomination,andasanecessarycorollaryitfollowsthatatleastoneveryimportantroadtowardsthelearningofaforeignlanguageistohearthelanguagespokenasoftenaspossible,knowingatthesametimethemeaningofwhatisbeingsaid,andrealizingthecircumstancesthatcallforit.Thismeansofapproachisbetterprovidedbytheintelligentuseofawellconstructedcourseongramophonerecordsortapethanbythelivingteacher.

AftermanyyearsofexperienceintheUniversityofLondoninteachingEnglishpronunciationtoforeigners,IadviseallstudentsofourlanguagetopaytheutmostattentiontotwofeaturesofspokenEnglishthatareoftenimperfectlyunderstoodevenbythosenativeEnglishpeoplewhoattemptwithoutspecialtrainingtoteachtheirlanguagetoforeigners.ThesetwofeaturesareRhythmandIntonation,twofeaturesofpronunciationuponwhichintelligibilitylargelyrests.Thesurestwaytobecomeunintelligibleinalanguageistodistortitsnaturalrhythm.

AndfinallyIcommendasworthyofspecialattentiontheuseandfunctionofemphaticstressinmodernEnglish;abundantexampleswillbefoundintherecordings.

A.LLOYDJAMES

Introduction

Let’sspeakEnglish

Goodmorning!

Listen,please.

Iamtheteacher.

Youarethestudent.

IamEnglish.

YouarenotEnglish.

AnEnglishmanspeaksEnglish.

EnglishmenspeakEnglish.

IamspeakingEnglishnow.

Thisisatable.

Thisisagramophone.

Thisisarecord.

Therecordisonthegramophone.

Thegramophoneisonthetable.

Youaresittingatthetable.

Youareholdingabookinyouhand.

Thebookisopen.

Youarelookingatthebook.

Youarelisteningtotherecord.

Youarehearingmyvoice.

Youarelearningtospeak,tounderstand,toreadandtowriteEnglish.

Iamspeakingslowly.

WhenIspeakslowly,youunderstandme.

WhenIspeakquickly,youdon’tunderstandme.

Goodafternoon.Howareyou?

Quitewell,thankyou.

Nowplease,answermyquestions.AmItheteacher?

Yes,youare.

Areyouthestudent?

Yes,Iam.

AmIEnglish?

Yes,youare.

AreyouEnglish?

No,I’mnot.

Whoistheteacher,youorI?

Youare.

Andwhoisthestudent?

Iam.

DoIspeakEnglish?

Yes,youdo.

AmIspeakingEnglishnow?

Yes,youare.

DoyouspeakEnglish?

Yes,Ido,butonlyalittle.

Whatisthis?

It’sarecord.

Whereisit?

It’sonthegramophone.

Isthisabook?

Yes,itis.

Isthisabook?

No,itisn’t,it’sarecord.

Whereareyousitting?

I’msittingatthetable.

Whatareyoulisteningto?

I’mlisteningtotherecord.

Whosevoiceareyouhearing?

I’mhearingyourvoice.

Whatareyoulookingat?

I’mlookingatmybook.

Isthebookopenorclosed?

Open,ofcourse.

Whatareyoulearning?

I’mlearningEnglish.

DoyouunderstandmewhenIspeakslowly?

Yes,Ido.

AndwhenIspeakquickly?

No,Idon’t.

Lessonone

MyFamily

Thisismyfamily:

mywife,myson,mydaughterandI.IamMr.Black.MywifeisMrs.Black.IamMrs.Black’shusband.Iamaman.Mywifeisawoman.

Wehavetwochildren,aboyandagirl.Theboy’snameisJohn.He’stwelveyearsold.Thegirl’snameisMary.She’sstillquiteyoung.She’sonlyeight.She’sfouryearsyoungerthanJohn,andJohnisfouryearsolderthansheis.MaryistheyoungestinthefamilyandIamtheoldest.

JohnisMary’sbrother.MaryisJohn’ssister.Johnismyson.Iamhisfather.Mywifeishismother.Maryismydaughter.Iamherfather.Mywifeishermother.JohnandMaryareourchildren.Iamtheirfather;mywifeistheirmother;wearetheirparents.Weloveourchildren.

Mywifeissittinginanarmchair,readingabook.Iamstandingbythewindow,smokingapipe.Maryiswritingaletter.Johniskneelingonthefloorandplayingwithhistrain.Thedogandthecatarelyingunderthetable.

Lessontwo

Questionsandanswers

WhoamI?

YouareMr.Black.

WhosehusbandamI?

Mrs.Black’shusband.

What’smyson’sname?

HisnameisJohn.

Whatisyourname?

MynameisPeterJones.

HaveIgotonechildortwo?

Youhavetwochildren.

IsMarymydaughter?

Yes,sheis.

Howoldisshe?

She’seight.

Whatisshedoing?

She’swritingaletter.

Isshestandingorsitting