新托福口语 Working at a Grocery Store 发音、语块与句型
TOEFL Speaking Listen and Repeat Practice
Topic: Working at a Grocery Store
Goal: Hear the sentence, remember the chunks, and repeat the full sentence accurately.
1. Sentence Chunks
1. Milk and yogurt are in the dairy section.
Chunks: Milk and yogurt / are in the dairy section.
Memory note: 记住结构：items + location 注意 dairy section = 乳制品区，不要听成 diary。
2. Bread is freshly baked on site every day.
Chunks: Bread / is freshly baked on site / every day.
Memory note: 核心信息是：freshly baked on site 结尾 every day 不要漏掉。
3. We have a huge selection of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Chunks: We have / a huge selection of / fresh fruits and vegetables.
Memory note: 重点词块：a huge selection of = 很多种…… 后面接具体商品。
4. This flyer has all our weekly deals and special discounts.
Chunks: This flyer / has all our weekly deals / and special discounts.
Memory note: 后面有两个优惠信息： weekly deals + special discounts
5. The checkout counter is located at the front of the store.
Chunks: The checkout counter / is located / at the front of the store.
Memory note: checkout counter = 收银台 at the front of the store = 在店内靠前的位置 / 在商店前部
6. If you need help while learning, please don’t hesitate to ask a full-time store associate.
Chunks: If you need help while learning, / please don’t hesitate to ask / a full-time store associate.
Memory note: 这里 while learning 指： while learning the job / getting familiar with the work 也就是“在学习这份兼职工作 / 熟悉工作流程时”。
核心主干： If you need help, please ask a store associate.
7. Download our app and sign up for our newsletter to stay informed about upcoming sales.
Chunks: Download our app / and sign up for our newsletter / to stay informed / about upcoming sales.
Memory note: 两个动作：download + sign up for 一个目的：to stay informed about upcoming sales
2. Must-Know Chunks
| Chunk | Chinese Meaning | Memory Note |
|---|---|---|
| dairy section | 乳制品区 | dairy ≠ diary |
| freshly baked | 新鲜烘焙的 | freshly + done |
| on site | 在现场；在店里 | not online |
| a huge selection of | 很多种…… | selection = choices |
| weekly deals | 每周优惠 | weekly = every week |
| special discounts | 特别折扣 | discount = lower price |
| checkout counter | 收银台 | checkout counter = noun phrase |
| at the front of the store | 在店内靠前的位置 / 在商店前部 | final location phrase |
| don’t hesitate to ask | 不要犹豫，尽管问 | polite help phrase |
| store associate | 店员 | full-time is extra detail |
| sign up for | 注册；报名；订阅 | sign up for + service/activity |
| stay informed about | 及时了解…… | stay + adjective |
| upcoming sales | 即将到来的促销 | upcoming = coming soon |
3. Pronunciation Traps / Confusing Words
| Pair / Word | Meaning | Listening Tip |
|---|---|---|
| dairy / diary | dairy = 乳制品；diary = 日记 | dairy sounds like “DAIR-ee”; diary has an extra sound: “DIE-uh-ree” |
| section / selection | section = 区域；selection = 选择、种类 | selection is longer: se-LEC-tion |
| on site / online | on site = 在现场；online = 在线 | on site has two words |
| site / sight / cite | site = 地点；sight = 视力/景象；cite = 引用 | Same sound, different spelling and meaning |
| weekly / weakly | weekly = 每周；weakly = 虚弱地 | Same sound; meaning depends on context |
| sales / sells | sales = 促销/销售；sells = 销售这个动作 | Same sound; sales is a noun |
| checkout / check out | checkout counter = 收银台；check out = 查看/结账 | checkout counter uses checkout as part of a noun phrase. |
| associate | noun: 店员；同事 | In store associate, it is a noun. It sounds like “uh-SOH-shee-it.” The verb associate sounds like “uh-SOH-shee-ate.” |
4. Key Sentence Patterns
Pattern 1
A and B are in the + place.
From the sentence: Milk and yogurt are in the dairy section.
More examples:
- Apples and oranges are in the fruit section.
- Pens and notebooks are in the school supply section.
Pattern 2
Something is freshly made/baked/prepared + place/time.
From the sentence: Bread is freshly baked on site every day.
More examples:
- Coffee is freshly made every morning.
- Pizza is freshly baked in the kitchen.
Pattern 3
We have a huge selection of + nouns.
From the sentence: We have a huge selection of fresh fruits and vegetables.
More examples:
- We have a huge selection of drinks.
- We have a huge selection of snacks.
Pattern 4
If you need help while + verb-ing, please don’t hesitate to ask + person.
From the sentence: If you need help while learning, please don’t hesitate to ask a full-time store associate.
More examples:
- If you need help while studying, please don’t hesitate to ask your teacher.
- If you need help while practicing, please don’t hesitate to ask a classmate.
5. Active Recall + Final Quick Test
A. Active Recall Practice
Use the cue words. Say the full sentence.
| Cue Words | Full Sentence |
|---|---|
| Milk + yogurt / dairy section | ______________ |
| Bread / freshly baked / on site / every day | ______________ |
| Huge selection / fruits and vegetables | ______________ |
| Flyer / weekly deals / special discounts | ______________ |
| Checkout counter / front of store | ______________ |
| Need help / while learning / ask associate | ______________ |
| Download app / sign up / stay informed / upcoming sales | ______________ |
B. Final Quick Test: First-Letter Challenge
Say the full sentence using the clues.
- M and y are in the d section.
- B is f baked on s every d.
- W have a h selection of f fruits and v.
- This flyer has all our w deals and s discounts.
- The c counter is l at the f of the store.
- If you need help while l, please don’t h to ask a f-t store a.
- D our app and s u for our newsletter to s i about u sales.
6. Student Reminder
For Listen and Repeat, don’t memorize word by word.
Use this method:
- Catch the chunks.
- Remember the key words.
- Say the sentence in meaning groups.
- Don’t drop the ending.
- Watch out for confusing words.