(转载)雅思考试口语技巧篇
[size=3]雅思口语考试高分应试技巧:(一)
有一名雅思考生出考场后给我打电话说,“老师,我这次的口语考试发挥得不好,考官问我的第一个问题我就没有回答上来。这个问题是:‘Where is the oldest place in Vancouver?’(温哥华最古老的地方是哪里?)。我根本就不知道答案,所以向考官实话实说:I don’t know. Sorry. ”这名考生出师不利,从心里上已经输掉了这次考试。后面的考题自然感觉应答得也不理想。这种情况在参加雅思口试的考生中不只发生一次、两次。考生总会遇到一两道类似这样天文、地理、人文、历史类的问题。因为认为自己的知识面不足以应对,就出现考场冷场的尴尬局面。但试想一下,雅思口语考试的目的是考察你某一领域的知识面吗?难道必须成为历史、地理方面的专家才能通过雅思口语考试吗?在此,请考生们切忌一点,口语考试旨在测试考生英文口头表达的水平,而不是知识面。考生不需要先将自己磨炼成考场上为某个领域的专家,方能参加考试。口语考题设计的理念是能够保证任何一个拥有正常生活方式,普遍的知识结构的考生,通过对生活简单的观察,既能做出描述,进行比较,发表意见,提出解释。口语能够达到6.5分以上,表明考生能够具备在英语国家入学、就业和生活交流的基本能力。雅思口语考试从四个领域评估考生的能力:
1. Fluency and Coherence英文表达的流利度和连贯性。包括语速、调理和顺畅程度。
2. Lexical Resource (vocabulary)词汇量。包括答题时选词的灵活度和对考官提出的考题的理解程度。
3. Grammatical Accuracy语法的准确度。
4. Pronunciation发音。包括音调、节奏。
雅思口语考试十分具有挑战性,但它却是一种公平的测试机制。良好、充分的基础准备十分必要。这其中包括英语能力的磨炼和考试技能的培养。如果考生已经具备了应试的口语表达能力,对测试要求的了解和应试技能的培养就是口试取胜的关键所在。例如,如果在考试中遇到上述的考题: Where is the oldest place in Vancouver? 千万不要沉默不语,更不要要求考官更换考题。因为这是徒劳无益的做法。考生首先应想到考官的出题目的不是测试你的知识面(历史知识),而是上述四方面的英文表达能力。因此要自信地用流利、清晰的英文表达自己对这个问题的看法。
雅思口语考试高分应试技巧:(二)
首先,可以承认自己对这一问题认识,诚实不会受到惩罚,同时还可以给自己争取缓冲的时间:(Buffering)
“Well, this is a tough question for me as I am rather new here.”
或“Let me see, this is difficult to answer because I am an international student living in Vancouver for 3 months”
或“To be honest, I really don’t know the accurate answer to this question.”
第二步,表明自己想要回答问题、应对挑战的积极态度:(Challenging)
“however, I guess the oldest place in Vancouver is---;”
或“but if I were to try, I would say that the oldest place in Vancouver is---”
第三步,是关键的一步,通过迂回的策略,找到答题出路。再次提醒大家,口语答案没有正确与错误之分,只有完善与遗憾之分。完善的答案可从下列角度切入:(Extending)
“I guess the oldest place in Vancouver is China Town because the style of the buildings there looks rather historical.”(通过介绍建筑物的特征features延长答案)
或“I guess the oldest place in Vancouver is China Town because that area looks much older than any other places in this city.”(通过比较comparison延长答案)
或“I assume the oldest place in Vancouver is China Town as my uncle who has lived here for 30 years told me so.”(通过介绍别人people的看法延长答案)
综合起来,这个问题的答案可以是这样:
—where is the oldest place in Vancouver?
__“Well, this is a tough question for me as I am rather new here(Buffering 缓冲). But if I were to try, (challenging挑战)I would say that the oldest place in Vancouver is China Town because the style of the buildings there looks rather historical. (feature用特征延伸)Besides, my uncle who has lived here for 30 years told me that even his grandfather was born in China Town.(people用人延伸)”
即使我们不是历史专家,我们也不会冷场、甚至不至于扣分。因为即使China Town不是温哥华最古老的地方已经不重要,重要的是满足口语考试的四项基本评分标准,就不会给考官留有扣分的余地。
技巧同样可以用于口试中已知答案的问题。请考生们切记,考官根据英文交流能力评分,而不是答案知否正确,即使答案正确,如果没有交流同样得不到理想的分数。例如口试第一阶段的问题中会出现类似如下貌似简单的问题:
—How do you get to school everyday?考生的第一反应一定是真实答案:—“by skytrain” 但是,你要设想,考官真的关心你上学的交通方式吗?如果所有类似的问题,都可以只用一两个词就将考题应付过去,考官又如何评判你的口语能力呢?所以,这类问题同样要通过技巧延伸答案特别是具备良好英文功底的考生,掌握这个技能能够令你如虎添翼。
—How do you get to school everyday?
“By skytrain. It is convenient and economical for me to travel by skytrain.”(features用特征延伸)
或”By skytrain because it is less crowded than traveling by bus, however much cheaper that taking taxi.”(comparison用比较延伸)
或”By skytrain. The skytrain station is conveniently located near my house. It only takes me five minutes to walk there.”(location and duration用地点和时间延伸)
或”By skytrain because I can travel with my classmates and friends on the way to school.”(people用人延伸)
所以答题思路明确后,考生可以用排列组合的方法,就上述话题综合成各种答案。请考生们在进入考场之前,一定要做好充足的迎战准备,雅思口试考场的是考核英文功底的场所,不是一次又一次撞运气的地方。语言基本功要扎实,应试的技能要反复训练。大家可以从口试第一部分简单的话题入手,练习上述的技巧,考试前只要持续定期练习,考试成功指日可待。[/size]