练习材料：

Lesson56    Faster than sound!

Once a year, arace is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year andthere was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the mosthandsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benzwhich had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke downon the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them !A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed offorty miles an hour--much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill atthe end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. Therace gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from moderncar races but no less exciting.

wʌns ə jɪə, ə reɪs ɪz hɛld fər əʊld kɑːz. ə lɒt əv kɑːz ˈɛntəd fə ðɪs reɪs lɑːst jɪər ənd ðə wəz ə greɪt diːl əv ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ʤəst bɪˈfɔːr ɪt bɪˈgæn. wʌn əv ðə məʊst ˈhænsəm kɑːz wəz ə rəʊlz-rɔɪs ˈsɪlvə gəʊst. ðə məʊst ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl kɑː wəz ə bɛnz wɪʧ həd ˈəʊnli θriː wiːlz. bɪlt ɪn 1885, ɪt wəz ði ˈəʊldɪst kɑː ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑːt. ˈɑːftər ə greɪt ˈmɛni laʊd ɪksˈpləʊʒənz, ðə reɪs bɪˈgæn. ˈmɛni əv ðə kɑːz brəʊk daʊn ɒn ðə kɔːs ənd səm ˈdraɪvəz spɛnt mɔː taɪm ˈʌndə ðeə kɑːz ðən ɪn ðɛm ! ə fjuː kɑːz, haʊˈɛvə, kəmˈpliːtɪd ðə reɪs. ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ kɑː riːʧt ə spiːd əv ˈfɔːti maɪlz ən ˈaʊə--mʌʧ ˈfɑːstə ðən ˈɛni əv ɪts ˈraɪvəlz. ɪt spɛd ˌdaʊnˈhɪl ət ði ɛnd əv ðə reɪs ənd ɪts ˈdraɪvə həd ə lɒt əv ˈtrʌbl ˈtraɪɪŋ tə stɒp ɪt. ðə reɪs geɪv ˈɛvrɪwʌn ə greɪt diːl əv ˈplɛʒə. ɪt wəz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfrənt frəm ˈmɒdən kɑː ˈreɪsɪz bət nəʊ lɛs ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ.

任务配置：L0+L1+L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、race：竞赛，2、course：道路，3、rivals：竞争对手

音标：/æ/ 双唇扁平，舌前微升，舌尖抵住下龈，牙床开，软鄂升起，唇自然开放。是字母a在闭音节或重读闭音节中的发音

练习感悟： 今天的课文算比较简单的了，要读得腔调像原录音还是非常难