In this video I'm going to talk about the four language skills

在這個視頻中，我要講的是四種語言能力。

Whenever we study a language, there are four

每當我們學習一種語言時，有四種說法

very important skills, we need to know and practice.

非常重要的技能，我們需要了解和練習。

So that's what I'm going to talk about in this video.

所以這就是我在這個視頻中要講的內容。

I'm going to talk about the four skills.

我要說的是四個技能。

And I'm going to teach you how to use these for skills

而我將教你如何使用這些技能。

to improve your English language ability.

以提高自己的英語能力。

Ahh, this is an introduction video, so I'm not going to go into too much detail.

啊，這是一個介紹視頻，我就不多說了。

But I still think it's a very important video to help you improve your English.

但是我還是覺得這是一個非常重要的視頻，可以幫助你提高英語水平。

So the four language skills.

所以，這四種語言能力。

We also call them the Four Core English skills.

我們也稱之為英語四大核心技能。

'Core' means center. Very important.

'核心'的意思是中心。 非常重要。

Ok these are very important skills.

好吧，這些都是非常重要的技能。

And I.. I think you already know these skills.

而我，我想你已經知道這些技能了。

The first two: speaking and writing.

前兩個：說和寫。

Now speaking and writing... these are called productive skills or output.

現在說話和寫作......這些都叫生產技能或輸出。

Ok, so you have an idea or some information...

好吧，所以你有一個想法或一些資訊... ...

and you want to give that to another person.

而你卻想把它送給另一個人。

You have to create language. Okay.

你必須創造語言。好吧，我知道了

You have to create English. So you're speaking in English.

你必須創造英語。所以你要用英語說話。

Or you're writing a letter or an email.

或者你在寫一封信或一封電子郵件。

We have to create and give that information to someone.

我們必須創造並把這些資訊交給某人。

So we call that productive skills.

所以我們稱之為生產技能。

The last two: listening and reading.

最後兩個：聽和讀。

We call these receptive skills or input.

我們稱這些接受能力或輸入。

Ok. So you're listening to someone speak English

好吧 Okay.所以你在聽別人說英語

And you have to understand.

而且你要明白。

Or you're reading a book or newspaper article

或者你正在閱讀一本書或報紙文章。

and you have to understand what the information is.

而你必須瞭解資訊是什麼。

These are the four skills.

這就是四大技能。

They're called skills because with practice, we can get better.

之所以稱之為技能，是因為經過練習，我們可以變得更好。

And I'm going to show you how to practice using these four skills.

而我要告訴你如何使用這四個技能來練習。

Now I'm going to teach you how to use the Integrated Skills Approach.

現在我就來教大家如何使用綜合技能法。

'Approach' means it's a method. Ok. And it's a good method.

'方法'的意思是它是一種方法。好吧，這是一個好方法。而且是個好方法

'Skills' - we're talking about the four skills.

'技能'--我們說的是四種技能。

And the keyword 'integrated' - now what this means is

而 "綜合 "這個關鍵詞--現在的意思是指

we're taking the four skills - And when we study English,

我們在學習四項技能--而當我們學習英語時。

we're studying all four skills together at the same time.

我們在同時學習這四種技能。

Alright, let me explain more.

好吧，讓我再解釋一下。

So you should study a topic - practicing all four core English skills.

所以，你應該研究一個課題--練習四項英語核心技能。

Let me give an example of a classroom.

我舉一個教室的例子。

Now a good teacher will want to use the Integrated Skills Approach.

現在一個好的老師要用綜合技能法。

So the teacher will bring the class a topic...

所以老師會給同學們帶來一個話題...

So let's say the topic today is Canadian culture.

所以說今天的主題是加拿大文化。

So what the teacher will want to do is practice the receptive skills.

所以老師要做的就是練習接受能力。

So, the students might read about Canadian culture.

所以，學生可能會讀到有關加拿大文化的內容。

They might watch a video and practice there listening about Canadian culture.

他們可能會看一段視頻，並在那裡練習關於加拿大文化的聽力。

So they're receiving information in English.

所以他們接受的是英語資訊。

And then the teacher will want to practice the productive skills.

然後老師就會想要練習生產技能。

So, here she will ask the students to write about Canadian culture.

所以，在這裡她會要求學生寫加拿大的文化。

...what they thought about Canadian culture...

...他們對加拿大文化的看法... ...。

And...they... the teacher will also ask the students to practice speaking about

而且......他們......老師也會讓學生練習講關於

Canadian culture with... with the teacher or with a classmate.

加拿大文化與... 與老師或同學一起。

So in this class, a good teacher was able to pick a topic - one topic.

所以在這節課上，好的老師能夠選擇一個話題--一個話題。

And practice all four core English skills

並練習四項核心英語技能

This is a really good class. This is a really good way to study English.

這是一個非常好的課堂。這是一個非常好的學習英語的方法。

Why?

為什麼？

Well with the receptive...ah... practicing the receptive skills,

好了，有了接受能力......啊......練習接受能力。

You might learn some new English expressions or vocabulary.

你可能會學到一些新的英語表達方式或詞彙。

And then when you're we're practicing the productive skills,

然後當你我們在練習生產技能的時候。

you're able to practice writing these new expressions....

你能夠練習寫這些新的表達方式......。

and you practice speaking these new expressions...

你要練習說這些新的表達方式... ...

Alright this will really really help you improve your English.

好吧，這真的會真的幫助你提高你的英語。

Ahh... so in the class, a good teacher will do this.

啊......所以在課堂上，好老師會這樣做。

Let's talk about self study - outside the class.

我們來談談自習--課外。

How can you do this?

你怎麼能這樣做呢？

Well it's not easy... ok... you know that.

嗯，這是不容易的... ... 好吧... ... 你知道的。

So, the...ah... receptive skills: the reading and listening -

所以，......啊......接受能力：閱讀和聽力------。

That's easy.

這很容易。

You're practicing your receptive skills now. You're listening to me.

你現在正在練習你的接受能力。 你在聽我說

You can watch videos...uh...or listen to the radio.

你可以看視頻......呃......或者聽廣播。

And reading - you can read articles and books.

而閱讀--你可以閱讀文章和書籍。

So you can practice that alone.

所以你可以單獨練習。

But the productive skills...uh...Writing...

但是生產技能......呃......寫作......。

Uh...a lot of my students don't practice that, but you should. Alright.

呃... ... 我的很多學生不實踐， 但你應該。好吧，我知道了

Now you can keep a diary.

現在你可以寫日記了。

Whatever you watch, you can make some comments in your diary or about your day.

無論你看什麼，你都可以在日記裡或對你的一天做一些評論。

You're writing. You're practicing.

你在寫作。你在練習。

Uhh...and for speaking... well... you need a partner.

呃......至於說......嗯......你需要一個夥伴。

Ok. You need a partner to practice speaking.

好吧，你需要一個夥伴來練習說話。你需要一個夥伴來練習說話。

That's not easy. I know.

這並不容易。我知道，我知道

But you really need to find a club or a friend

但你真的需要找一個俱樂部或朋友。

you can practice speaking English about some topics.

你可以就一些話題練習英語口語。

Ok?

好嗎？

Now I'm going to help you a little bit.

現在我要幫你一下。

Uh...I'm going to talk about Voice of America

呃... ... 我想談談美國之音的事

Now... and this website.

現在... 還有這個網站

Now this is a really good website to practice your...uh...listening and reading. Ok.

現在這是一個非常好的網站，可以練習你的......呃......聽力和閱讀。好吧。

If you go to this website, they have different levels.

如果你去這個網站，他們有不同的級別。

So if you're a beginner, intermediate, advanced - they have different videos...

所以如果你是初學者、中級、高級--他們有不同的視頻......。

and different articles.

和不同的文章。

So this will really help you to find your level

所以，這將真正幫助你找到你的水準。

and practice your listening - when you're watching a video.

並練習你的聽力--當你在看視頻的時候。

And you're reading. Alright.

而你在讀。好吧，我知道了

Right now I'm going to show you how to access this site and use this site.

現在我就告訴你如何進入這個網站，如何使用這個網站。

Let's take a look.

讓我們一起來看看。

First open your browser.

首先打開瀏覽器。

Search for Voice of America.

搜索 "美國之音"。

You can see their English learning site here.

你可以在這裡看到他們的英語學習網站。

Ok this is the main page.

好了，這是主頁面。

You can see up here many things to explore.

在這裡你可以看到很多東西可以探索。

They have English lessons. And three levels of news articles.

他們有英語課。 還有三個級別的新聞文章。

Let's click level 1. And the first article.

讓我們點擊第一關。還有第一條。

You can practice listening with the audio.

你可以用音頻練習聽力。

And it matches the article below.

而這與下面的文章相吻合。

Let's check level 3.

讓我們來看看第三級。

Again, you can play the audio to practice listening.

再次，你可以播放音頻來練習聽力。

Or read the article first, and listen later.

或者先看文章，後聽。

Let's click the video.

讓我們點擊視頻。

They have some good videos for studying English.

他們有一些學習英語的好視頻。

And they have audio broadcasts, too.

而且他們也有音頻廣播。

Voice of America. A great website to help you improve your English.

美國之音。 一個幫助你提高英語水平的好網站。

Alright there's one more thing I want to talk about.

好吧，還有一件事我想說說。

That is Balanced the Skills.

那就是平衡了技能。

Now we have the four skills here.

現在我們這裡有四個技能。

And one problem I see with my students is they are focusing

而我看到我的學生有一個問題，就是他們把注意力集中在

or they're st...or they're practicing only one or two of these skills.

或者他們是st......或者他們只練了其中的一兩個技能。

And they're not...they're ignoring... they're not practicing other skills

而且他們沒有......他們忽略了......他們沒有練習其他的技能。

So for example: speaking. A lot of my students they're only practicing speaking...

所以比如說：口語。 我的很多學生他們只是在練習口語... ...

but they're not practicing writing. Alright.

但他們沒有練習寫作。好吧，我知道了

Don't do this. If you are studying English,

不要這樣做。如果你是學英語的。

you have to practice all of these.

你必須練習這些。

Ok. And if possible, integrate it at the same time ...about a topic.

好吧，如果可能的話，把它整合在一起... ...關於一個主題。 如果可能的話，把它整合在同一時間......關於一個話題。

This will really help you improve your English.

這將真正幫助你提高英語水平。

Uh, another example...uh.. some of my students....

呃，又是一個例子......呃......我的一些學生......。

they...they're only worried about taking a test.

他們... ...他們只擔心參加考試。

Like TOEFL or TOEIC or IELTS.

比如託福或託業或雅思。

Uh...so they're more focused on listening and reading or maybe writing.

呃......所以他們更專注於聽和讀，或者是寫。

And they don't spend any time on speaking.

他們也不會花時間去講。

Alright? Oh this is terrible too.

好嗎？哦，這也太可怕了。

Again to really improve your English...

同樣為了真正提高自己的英語水平...

balance the skills. Study them all, alright?

平衡技能。把它們都研究一下，好嗎？

Now I hope this video helped you.

現在希望這段視頻對你有所幫助。

See you next time!

下次見！

If you enjoyed my video - like the video.

如果你喜歡我的視頻--喜歡這個視頻。

Or subscribe to my channel.

或者訂閱我的頻道。

Or write a comment below.

或者在下面寫評論。

Uh...I really want to hear what you thought of my video. Ok.

呃... 我真的很想聽聽你對我的視頻有什麼看法。好吧 Okay.

Thank you.

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