练习材料：
Debbie Hart is going to swim across the EnglishChannel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clockin the morning. Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a newworld record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure tosucceed. Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart hastrained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously asshe swims the long distance to England. Debbie intends to take short restsevery two hours. She will have something to drink but she will not eat anysolid food. Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on theEnglish coast. Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herselfwhen she was a girl.

任务配置：L0+L1+L4

笔记：

1.音标学习

[æ]，单元音，前元音。

①发音方法

1）嘴唇向两侧尽量分开，嘴巴张开较大，上下齿之间大约可容纳两个手指的宽度。

2）舌前部在发音过程中抬起，舌尖稍微接触下齿背。

3）发音时逐渐压低舌头和下颚，尽可能夸张，震动声带，发出/æ/音。

虽然是短元音，但在实际发音中有一定的长度。 嘴巴张得比/e/的更大，音更长。

②本文中含有这个音标的单词练习：Channel、many

2.知识点

（1）anxiously 忧虑地，不安地

（2）she hopes to set up a new world record. 她希望创一项新的世界纪录。

set up 是个固定短语，它的含义之一为“创立”、“建立”，可以指某个具体的事物，如setup a school(创建一所学校)，也可以指 抽象的，如某个机构、组织等。

（3）Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. 黛比计划每 两小时休息一下。

练习感悟：

    今晚的内容虽然简单，却录了不止10遍才能发出。非常不顺利，可能有点心急了，想尽快做好，反而做不好。