三.口语
老实说,我的口语是有功底的,可以说我的口语练习从小学就开始了。我能在口语上提出的考试技巧真的不多,因为我的口语经验比较特殊。我当时考试时有过一两次的结巴,还有一次为时两秒的中断,但是仍然获得29分,很大程度上是发音的弥补。我从很久以前就培养出较为标准的美式发音。在我看来,口语发音的培养比较难在短时间内见效,不然疯狂英语大师李阳也不用对着大树吼那么多年了。为什么在美国的中国人学英语会很快?语言环境。对于没有语言环境的我们,就只能借助辅助的材料。我从小就喜欢看好莱坞电影,甚至在还没上学的时候,我就喜欢模仿电影里的人说话,五年级我喜欢上艾米纳姆,非常想研究他到底在唱什么,我会学着他唱歌,即使我不知道他在说什么。Friends是很好的提高口语的素材,美式幽默能够帮助你融入一种英语的氛围中去,你甚至可以去跟读模仿,他们的发音都很标准。这些东西对于口语的作用是潜移默化的。
当然,这是考试经验分享,所以我就不多说题外话了。在应试角度来讲,口语应该是最能够借助鸡精提高分数的了,即使你没有纯正的口音,仍然能够从内容和流利程度上下功夫。鸡精能够在前两道题上帮到我们,这些内容可以自己准备好,如果认识外国朋友就让他们看看语言用法是否纯正,然后自己不断练习到可以一边看电影一边说的地步。后面的四道小题鸡精只能让你了解大概内容,有的鸡精会十分粗略,我的建议是看几遍,心里有数,知道大概讲了什么,然后自己说几遍,组织一下语言结构就可以,不用准备太细,因为鸡精有时不可靠。我在27号考试就发现网上的鸡精可能是错的,害得我临时改变事先准备的口语稿。
再说说练习。口语练习一定要跟着计时器,千万不要自说自话不看表,要做到盯着计时器,看着残忍的倒计时,眼中有表心中无表境界,这是托福口语考试起码的心理素质要求。一些人看着表在倒计时就会超紧张,这就是练习不够,还有一部分神经超大条根本不看表的也不行。另外需要练习的能力是一边看3、4两题的文字部分一边记笔记的能力,我这方面能力比较差,所以额外加练了,我会用TPO的题来练习,将计时器设定在45秒(这是考试时给出的阅读时间),然后边读边记笔记,时间到之后马上叙述,然后再仔细看看原文,检查是否将大意掌握,如果没有,看看问题出在哪里。一般问题都会是:过分关注细节,不能准确定位关键词。
最后说答题。你的答案一定要条理清晰,老外喜欢理性的逻辑思维,别用矫情的话打动考官。条理清晰,有细节支持,回答流利分数就能不错。这里说的细节并不一定非得是我哥怎么了我怎么了我一个同学怎么了,也可以是“根据一个实验…………”你可以自己胡诌,没人会去验证,只是别太假就行。给大家看看我做的一个答案:
What new activity do you like to do recently?
Recently, I discovered that one of my passions is swimming in the gym at the university, I know it might not be considered to be a winter sport but I`ve just acquired the necessary swimming skills and I can`t resist from the urge of jumping into the swimming pool. Let me tell you why, first of all, during the time that I swim, it feels like I have all of the world to myself, the feeling of freedom and the feeling that I can do everything I set my mind to do so. Furthermore, being embraced by the water, I get a feeling of peace. I feel that the burden of life which I carry with me on my day to day life is gone. This is really a wonderful moment for me and that is why I like to swim recently.
你也许会觉得没什么特别的,没错,就是没什么特别的,所以如果你的口语功底不够,就好好准备吧。作者: Jessica8807 时间: 2014-3-18 15:27
D/A people hold different views cannot achieve success as a team.
In modern society, even the most talented person can not achieve success without team work and group cooperation. Meanwhile,those talented people always have several different points of views, which make it hard to reach an agreement.However,it is unwarranted and ridiculous to unnecessarily extends the broad assertion that people holding different views can not achieve success as a team,while ignoring certain compelling reason that ,sometimes,different views will guide a team to a deliberate decision.My point of contention towards that not only can the different views be the bridge to success,but also be the key to team development,as discussed below.
除了一开始用一句话介绍背景外,黄底的模板句会迫使我们写更多的观点。至于文章的后面就是论述观点了,这里面的模板比较简单,主体还是观点,至于最后一段: From what has been discussed above,we can safely come to the conclusion that it is the different views and ideas that allow a team to gather the wisdom and gain the success ultimately.So,there should be no hesitate to have effective and efficient discussions with teammates,for it would lead us to triumph.
划线句也是个长句了,充字数的朋友可以用呀。