练习材料：
Lesson 40 Food and Talk
Last week, at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs.Rumbold.
Mrs.Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.
She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.
Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.
I tried to make conversation.
"A new play is coming to 'The Globe' soon", I said, "Will you be seeing it?". "No", she answered.
"Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?", I asked. "No", she answered.
"Will you be staying in England?" I asked."No", she answered.
In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. "Young man", she answered, "If you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!"
任务配置：
L0+L4
知识笔记：
hostess /ˈhoʊstɪs/ 女主人
tight /taɪt/ 紧身的，Tight clothes or shoes are rather small and fit closely to your body.
fix 凝视，If you fix your eyes on someone or something or if your eyes fix on them, you look at them with complete attention.
plate /pleɪt/ 盘子
make conversation 找话题,talk to someone in order to be polite and not because you really want to
In despair 失望
练习感悟：
1.练习方式
先总体听一遍，了解大意；第二遍单句停顿听写；听第三遍来补充第二遍没有听准或者写上的内容；第四遍对照原文纠错。
之后跟着听到的文章做朗读练习，基本上需要重复5遍左右来模仿发音和语调。
最后就是背诵和前面文章的复习。
2.行动复盘
前面听写能够发现一些细小的知识点和词汇记忆上的不准确，对比之前练习的VOA听写难度不大；
后面模仿朗读部分目前对自己的要求是先确保总时间控制的准确和个别单词的读法，因为要先通过背诵来积累基础，也刚开始训练，为保证持续还没有进行音标的练习。发音不准的基本上是通过反复听单词或句子的读法来纠正，有一定的效果；
背诵过程对自己来说不难，通过这个过程也算是发现了自己的一个强项，背东西特别快...不过后面要注意复习。
3.后期方向
加强听之后的模仿朗读，保持内容的听写和背诵