Chapter 964 Preparation
"But it doesn't affect our appreciation of the movie." Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "Just pay attention to identifying the excessive things in it. The rest is like overseas literary masterpieces. It needs to be recognized by everyone. We must always praise truth, goodness and beauty and criticize falsehood, evil and ugliness.”
< br>"Have you noticed?" Xu Gang said: "Jiuzi's English seems to be good."
"I just discovered that Jiuzi's English is good. Topgun is the spoken language of ace fighter pilots, but this teacher didn't teach it "But, we don't know." Wu Lingshuang also nodded.
"Yes, the movie just now is in English. Fortunately, it has subtitles." Li Yijia said: "After watching this kind of original movie, I realized how bad my English is. What I learned in middle school before was all a lie. ”
"Oh, I hate the thought of having to take the grade exam."
"Fortunately, I can take the exam every year." Qi Xinyan felt sad: "At least there are four chances."
"Where are they? Four chances." Zhou Zhi shook his head: "One or two at most, and the remaining two will be reserved for Level 6. Also, the sooner you take the exam, the better, because you haven't forgotten the grammar yet. You just need to improve your vocabulary. I suggest you pass Level 4 the first time and it’s better to go to Level 6 for the rest.” Just like you don’t need to take the test?”
“I really don’t need to, because I have passed PETS5.”
"What...what the hell?"
"PETS is the National English Proficiency Test. The highest level is Level 5. This is a proficiency test set by the country for people sent by the government to study abroad. Level 3 is equivalent to university "Level 4, and I've already passed Level 5."
"Hey! You just entered college?" Zhang Qianyi said.
“Anyone can apply for this exam.” Zhou Zhi said: “Actually, there are many similar English exams, such as IELTS, TOEFL, and GRE.”
We have to wait until after 2007 , the country will require fresh graduates to take the College English Test and will no longer be allowed to take PETS.
However, PETS is still an exam that anyone, including fresh graduates, can apply for, and the results can also be used to replace the results of the College English Test.
Although Fu Xia felt that Zhou Zhi’s English test was completely redundant, but since the hard threshold was set for graduation, Mr. Gu still asked Zhou Zhi to get a certificate so that his energy would not be too involved in college. .
Actually, Mr. Gu's idea is a bit redundant. Once the vocabulary of English reaches a certain level, it will become a "quasi-native language", the kind that you can't forget even if you don't use it for decades. The difficulty of those proficiency test questions is now relatively low, so for Zhou Zhi, what Fu Xia said is actually right. There is no difficulty and you can take the test at any time.
And for young writers whose books have been translated into English by Cambridge Press, even if Zhou Zhi wants to study abroad in Cambridge, he does not even need to pass IELTS, TOEFL, or GRE to get scores. The college can send him an invitation letter.
But in order to make the old man happy without any trouble, and to live up to the old man's arrangement, Zhou Zhi still took the exam in his senior year of high school.
"Now I even doubt that Yanjing is Jiachuan and Jiachuan is Yanjing..." Zhang Qianyi was confused when he heard this: "Learning requires resources. I just want to ask if Jiachuan has such good English. Learning environment and resources? ”< br>
“It’s okay,” Zhou Zhi also had good reasons: “If you look at movies like “Top Gun”, none of you have seen it, but I have already seen it.”
“ Yes, elbow You must have watched a lot, right?" Qi Xinyan remembered: "Otherwise you wouldn't have been able to name so many of Tom Cruise's movies just now."
"In fact, learning English is a skill. "Shortcut." Zhou Zhi said: "My ability to pass the exam is all due to a TV series. If you like it, I can give it to you. It is definitely a magic tool for practicing listening and speaking."
"What kind of TV series is it?"
"Have you all seen "Growing Pains"?" "Hey, you must, definitely, have seen it!"
"Growing Pains" is about living in The story of a family in Long Island, a suburb of New York, USA. The father, Jason Seaver, is a psychiatrist, and the mother, Maggie Seaver, is a journalist. They have three children: Mike, Carol and Ben. At the beginning of the story, Maggie started working at the reporting agency, while Jason opened his psychological clinic at home, and interesting stories happened one after another.
This drama can be called the originator of soap operas for Chinese people. Later, many indoor sitcoms in China, such as "Family with Children", were actually inspired by it.
The play was introduced by Shanghai TV, translated by the Shanghai TV Translation Department, and dubbed by the Shanghai People's Art Theater Film and Television Department. It has been broadcast since the 1990s and has not been finished yet, triggering a ratings climax. In the film The cheerful and naughty images of several children are loved by the audience. In the play, Dr. Seaver adopts an egalitarian and heuristic education method for his children, which has also inspired countless Chinese parents.
Of course, those who like the show the most are the students of Zhou Zhi's age group. All they think about is - if my mother were like this, how free I would be at home!
“Can I learn English from this drama?”
“Well, I have the soundtrack of this drama.” Zhou Zhi said: “My cousin brought it to me from Hong Kong Island, the soundtrack with traditional Chinese subtitles ."
"Wow! When will you have to watch it? Look!”
“Wait a little longer until I make arrangements.” Zhou Zhi recalled the simple appearance of the video hall and had some new ideas: “But shouldn’t we start self-study? Classes will officially begin the day after tomorrow.”
"Tch! Don't worry about this!"
Despite what he said, Zhou Zhi disappeared early the next morning after breakfast.
Because today I am starting my "part-time job trip" and I am officially on stage for the first time, I am still a little nervous.
Although Sister Fang only allowed three songs to be sung, Zhou Zhi still prepared six of her best songs. The three Cantonese songs include Chen Baiqiang's "The Misty Rain", Jacky Cheung's "Breaking Up on a Rainy Day", and one This is a very old song, "Who Can Understand Me", sung by George Lam in 1984, which can make Zhou Zhibiao hit the high notes.
The three songs each have their own characteristics and difficulties. Most people can't sing them well, so Zhou Zhi thinks they are suitable to support himself.
The English song selections include "Casablanca" by Bertie Higgins, "Careless Whisper" by Wham, and "IHateMyselfForLovingYou" by Joan Jett.
They also have different levels of difficulty. The first two songs are lyrical and the last one is explosive.
The best song to sing is "carelesswhisper", and the most difficult one is the heavy metal rock song "IHateMyselfForLovingYou" with a female voice. When LD transcribes the track, it has to be lowered to make it suitable for male singing.
One method will work for all, and with the digital audio track, Zhou Zhi can take advantage of the opportunity and change some familiar female songs to be suitable for male singing by changing the tune of the soundtrack.
Just like after getting used to listening to Priscilla Chan's "Thousands of Ques", suddenly hearing the version sung by Leslie Cheung will give the audience a "sense of strangeness in the familiar" and a brand new experience.
For Zhou Zhi, who often engages in creation, he knows that this is a creative method that everyone who creates art understands, and it is a fixed routine that can attract people.
"IHateMyselfForLovingYou" is an attempt.
(End of this chapter)