• It’s colder than usual during snow melting
• We should create a deeply touching work, such as a poem, a song, an essay, whatever

These two common knowledge are most likely some basic #truth in our past education, but they are actually wrong in my experience recently.

Regarding the first one, I found that during snow melting, the temperature is actually higher than usual days. Because the sun is shining strongly, and the snow is reflecting the sunlight, so the overall temperature is higher. Especially in Edmonton, when the snow is melting, it means the temperature is very comfortable rather than so cold in other winter days.

The question makers only consider the snow melting will absorb heat, but they ignore the real environmental change.

About the second one, I think that creating only need to express your true feelings.

11:39 Got the keys to lab

Today, Amir and I got the keys to labs from #Bonnie.We put 20 CAD deposit to get the keys. Bonnie is a very nice and kind lady.

11:40 Coffee works

Morning’s coffee is very effective. After drinking a cup of #coffee, I feel more energetic and focused.

After second class, Luis came our seats and compared our assignment 3 of Finite Element Method. Some mistakes were found in my work, so I corrected these mistakes whole afternoon.

The best way to practice speaking is to speak

I found that the best way to practice speaking is to speak. Just speak anything you want to say, don’t care about the grammar, the accent, or the correctness. Just speak it out.

If you can learn how to pronounce phonetics symbols correctly, it will be better. But the most important thing is to build the confidence to speak.

In addition, just read some sentences what you are interested in aloud. It will help you a lot.

1. Practice spoken English and writing.
2. Preview upcoming course content and review parts of past courses I didn’t fully understand.
3. Start reading literature and determine my research direction.

It’s time to start using my to-do app again; only self-discipline can solve these problems.

I studied phonetic symbols and practiced shadowing tonight. It’s hard to pronounce sounds that don’t exist in Chinese unless we build muscle memory through practice.

• and /ænd/ -/ən/
• or /ɔ:r/-/ər/
• as /æz/-/əz/

Reducing Prepositions

• to /tu:/-/tə/
• for /fɔ:(r)/-/fə(r)/
• of /ʌv//ɒv/-/əv//ə/

Reducing Auxiliary Verbs

• have /hæv/-/əv//ə/
• has /hæz/-/əz//ə/
• can /kæn/-/kən/

Reducing Pronous

• he /hi/-/i/
• you /jʊ/-/yə/
• her /hə(r)/-/ə(r)/
• his /hɪz/-/ɪz/
• him /hɪm/-/ɪm//əm/

Reducing Verb + to

• want to——wanna
• going to——gonna
• have to——hafta
• has to——hasta
• had to——hada
• ought to——oudda

Here are some note:

五种类型的弱读

1.Reducing Conjunction 弱读连词

and /ænd/→/ən/

eg.apples and oranges

you and me

or /ɔ:r/→/ər/

eg.soup or salad

he or she

as /æz/→/əz/

eg.might as well

as soon as

2.Reducing Prepositions 弱读介词

to /tu:/→/tə/

eg.Talk to me.

He asked me to go.

for /fɔ:(r)/→/fə(r)/

eg.Are you looking for trouble?

What’s for dinner?

of /ʌv//ɒv/→/əv//ə/

eg.worse of all part of

a glass of water kind of

a lot of people sort of

one of those

3.Reducing Auxiliary Verbs 弱读助动词

have /hæv/→/əv//ə/

eg.You could have gone with me.(/əv/)

I should have done that.(/ə/)

has /hæz/→/əz//ə/

eg.It has a view./əz/

Where has she been?/ə/

can /kæn/→/kən/

eg.I can do this.

Can you make it?

4.Reducing Pronouns 弱读代词

he /hi/→/i/

eg.Could he cheat?

Would he come?

you /ju/→/yə/

eg.I gave it to you.

Talk to you later.

See you.

her /hə(r)/→/ə(r)/

eg.Use her notes.

I like her.

his /hɪz/→/ɪz/

eg.Use his notes.

I got his name.

him /hɪm/→/ɪm//əm/

eg.Give him time./ɪm/

Let him know./əm/

5.Reducing Verb+to 弱读动词+to

want to → wanna

eg.I want to get it done.

I want to go out tonight.

going to → gonna

eg.I am going to do my homework tomorrow.

I am going to visit my parents.

have to → hafta

eg.You have to talk to your mom.

You have to work hard.

has to → hasta

eg.She has to wear a mask.

She has to go to school.

had to → hada

eg.She had to get a ride last night.

ought to → oudda

eg.I ought to try harder.