The Linguaphone English Course Book One 灵格风英语.docx

1、The Linguaphone English Course Book One 灵格风英语ENGLISH COURSE ONEPrefaceAn ideal system of instruction for the learning of a foreign language should fulfill the following essential conditions:It should be suitable for private or self-tuition as well as for class-work, and should conform to the best me

2、thods of modern language instruction.It should impart a practical conversational knowledge of everyday subjects, while at the same time it should also convey, in a clear and concise manner, the essentials of grammar and syntax.It should enable the learner to think in the foreign language, without an

3、y process of translation, by training him from the very outset to associate the foreign words he encounters with the objects or actions they denote. He will thus acquire the ability to speak the language naturally and instinctivelyin the same way as he learned his own language when a child.Finally,

4、the learner should be taught to speak the foreign language with correct accent and intonation.The Linguaphone Method of teaching languages fulfils all these requirements.Linguaphone Courses are now published in more than twenty languages and are in use in practically every country, while leading Uni

5、versities, Colleges and Schools throughout the world have incorporated them as a regular feature of their language tuition.The English courseThe Linguaphone English Course is equally suitable for children and adults, for entire beginners and for those who have a theoretical knowledge of the language

6、 and wish to become proficient in the spoken language.The Course consists of descriptive talks and conversations. The text is in easy-flowing and perfectly natural idiomatic language, which would be used by educated people under similar circumstances.Practical grammar is introduced into the text of

7、each lesson and is absorbed by the student as he goes along.The illustrations in the main textbook, which have been specially drawn by the artists William Stobbs, Jean Graziani and Suzanne Hall, form an integral part of the Course and perform an important function in it.The other books which are inc

8、luded in the Course give the meaning of the text, detailed explanations of grammatical points, idioms and so on.There is also a special recording of the Sounds of the language, spoken by Peter A.D. MacCarthy, M.A., Head of the Department of Phonetics of Leeds University and author of English Pronunc

9、iation.Advice on how to make the best use of the Course is given in the booklet of Instructions which is supplied with it.SpeakersIn order to enable the student to follow the spoken text easily, the first lessons are spoken very slowly and distinctly, the rate of speech increasing as the Course prog

10、resses, so that in the more advanced lessons a perfectly natural rate of speech is heard.Ten speakers have taken part in the recording of the English Course, namely:Sir IFOR EVANS, M.A., D.LIT., Provost of University College, University of London;The first few lessons are spoken by the same two spea

11、kers, so that the student may concentrate on the new sounds of the language without being confused by the introduction of too many different voices. Once he has become familiar with the sounds, he will find it pleasing and stimulating to hear new voices.As no two speakers of a language speak exactly

12、 alike, differences will be found in the pronunciation of the speakers, but every one of them can be accepted as a safe model for the general student, while for those who make a special study of phonetics, the various differences o detail will provide ample scope for study.Extra reading practiceSupp

13、lementary Reading will be found at the end of the illustrated textbook. These passages will show the student how, without going beyond the scope of the lessons, he can adapt the material he has learned, to form quite different sentences and describe a wide variety of events and circumstances. They a

14、re also an excellent revision test, because, if the student has really mastered the lessons, he should be able to read the Supplementary Exercises without difficulty and without having to consult the vocabulary.The student who masters this Course will have acquired a thoroughly practical knowledge o

15、f the English language, both written and spoken. Not only will he have a good grasp of the grammar, but he will also have at his command a store of useful words (The vocabulary has been based primarily on standard word-frequency counts.), colloquial expressions and idiomatic sentences, which will en

16、able him to enjoy to the full his contacts with English people. At the same time, he will be able to understand and appreciate English thought as expressed in the literature of the country.The Spoken WordLanguage is primarily Speech, and speech is dependent ultimately upon one and only one sense org

17、anthe Ear. Those parts of the human mechanism that are so regularly mis-termed the “Organs of Speech” are seldom, in books upon language, made to include the Ear, which is, in fact, the most import of all, for without the Ear, audible speech would have been impossible. Speech is acquired through the

18、 Ear and through the Ear alone, for it is through the Ear that the mind looks out, so to speak, upon the world of Sound. Sound is, in fact, nothing more than the feature in the world around us of which we become conscious through the Ear. The Eye plays some part in the acquisition of Speech, but its

19、 special realm is that aspect of Language which has been designed to approach the mind through the medium of the Eye alone, i.e. the written or printed word. At the root of all practical study of language lies the simple truth that the Ear is in absolute domination, and as a necessary corollary it f

20、ollows that at least one very important road towards the learning of a foreign language is to hear the language spoken as often as possible, knowing at the same time the meaning of what is being said, and realizing the circumstances that call for it. This means of approach is better provided by the

21、intelligent use of a well constructed course on gramophone records or tape than by the living teacher.After many years of experience in the University of London in teaching English pronunciation to foreigners, I advise all students of our language to pay the utmost attention to two features of spoke

22、n English that are often imperfectly understood even by those native English people who attempt without special training to teach their language to foreigners. These two features are Rhythm and Intonation, two features of pronunciation upon which intelligibility largely rests. The surest way to beco

23、me unintelligible in a language is to distort its natural rhythm.And finally I commend as worthy of special attention the use and function of emphatic stress in modern English; abundant examples will be found in the recordings. A. LLOYD JAMESIntroductionLets speak EnglishGood morning!Listen, please.

24、I am the teacher.You are the student.I am English.You are not English.An Englishman speaks English.Englishmen speak English.I am speaking English now.This is a table.This is a gramophone.This is a record.The record is on the gramophone.The gramophone is on the table.You are sitting at the table.You

25、are holding a book in you hand.The book is open.You are looking at the book.You are listening to the record.You are hearing my voice.You are learning to speak, to understand, to read and to write English.I am speaking slowly.When I speak slowly, you understand me.When I speak quickly, you dont under

26、stand me.Good afternoon. How are you?Quite well, thank you.Now please, answer my questions. Am I the teacher?Yes, you are.Are you the student?Yes, I am.Am I English?Yes, you are.Are you English?No, Im not.Who is the teacher, you or I?You are.And who is the student?I am.Do I speak English?Yes, you do

27、.Am I speaking English now?Yes, you are.Do you speak English?Yes, I do, but only a little.What is this?Its a record.Where is it?Its on the gramophone.Is this a book?Yes, it is.Is this a book?No, it isnt, its a record.Where are you sitting?Im sitting at the table.What are you listening to?Im listenin

28、g to the record.Whose voice are you hearing?Im hearing your voice.What are you looking at?Im looking at my book.Is the book open or closed?Open, of course.What are you learning?Im learning English.Do you understand me when I speak slowly?Yes, I do.And when I speak quickly?No, I dont.Lesson oneMy Fam

29、ilyThis is my family: my wife, my son, my daughter and I. I am Mr. Black. My wife is Mrs. Black. I am Mrs. Blacks husband. I am a man. My wife is a woman.We have two children, a boy and a girl. The boys name is John. Hes twelve years old. The girls name is Mary. Shes still quite young. Shes only eig

30、ht. Shes four years younger than John, and John is four years older than she is. Mary is the youngest in the family and I am the oldest.John is Marys brother. Mary is Johns sister. John is my son. I am his father. My wife is his mother. Mary is my daughter. I am her father. My wife is her mother. Jo

31、hn and Mary are our children. I am their father; my wife is their mother; we are their parents. We love our children.My wife is sitting in an armchair, reading a book. I am standing by the window, smoking a pipe. Mary is writing a letter. John is kneeling on the floor and playing with his train. The

32、 dog and the cat are lying under the table.Lesson twoQuestions and answersWho am I?You are Mr. Black. Whose husband am I?Mrs. Blacks husband. Whats my sons name?His name is John.What is your name?My name is Peter Jones.Have I got one child or two?You have two children.Is Mary my daughter?Yes, she is.How old is she?Shes eight.What is she doing?Shes writing a letter. Is she standing or sitting?