【简介】王毅:北京新航道学校雅思阅读主讲。新航道英语测试研究中心主任,中国大陆地区雅思总分满分得主,美国博代尼大学硕士。热爱语言研究,曾广泛游历于东南亚各国,并对其部落文化及语言习俗拥有独到的研究,其英语教师培训教学工作的培训经历为其奠定了语言培训职业生涯的核心基础,精通多种外语,并对外语的教学与研究有着专注的热爱与孜孜追求。自2002年以来一直活跃在雅思、托福考试培训线。现为新航道学校的雅思阅读与托福阅读主讲。由其倡导的PAVE英语教学法、雅思阅读七点论等多种培训方法在众多雅思考生中广受推崇,其逻辑思辩的授课风格不仅为雅思、托福考生指明了英语学习的方向,同时更为莘莘学子送去了雅思、托福高分的解题秘诀。
综述:
雅思考试的口语部分总的来说,一直都没有什么大的变化,不论是考试形式还是考试内容。有的考生可能被问到的题目数量多一些,有的考生少一些,有的可能遇到自己准备过的题目,有的可能是没有准备过的题目,但是这些都不能归结为雅思口语考试的趋势,因为这些情况要么是因考生回答问题长短或准备充分等因素所致。
当然,也有人说雅思口语考试题库会不会像有些人所说的3月一小变,6月一大变呢?答案是否定的。就算是变化,也只是会在口语题库中不断增加新的题目,籍此来避免中国特有的“互助”现象—考场外蹲题—对考试公正性造成的影响。
举例说明吧:
这是今年6六月孟加拉国口语考试的题目:(来源:IELTS-Blog)
Interview
- What is your full name?
- Do you live in an apartment or a house?
- What is your favorite room?
- What is your favorite meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner)? Why?
- How important is breakfast?
- What is better, a small or a big meal? Why?
Cue Card
Talk about a famous person you are interested in. Please say:
- Describe this person.
- How did you come to know about him/her?
- Why did he/she become famous?
- What have you learned from him/her?
Discussion
- What do you know about celebrities?
- Do you think celebrities are different in different countries?
- Were they different in the past?
- What does motivate people to become well-known?
- Do you think technology can help people interested in it, to become well known?
这是2011年11月19日一个中国雅思考生的回忆:(来源:51IELTS)
Interview
- What is your full name?
- Do you live in an apartment or a house?
- How is a house different from an apartment?
- What’s your favorite color?
- Why is it your favorite?
Cue Card
Talk about a leader that you admire (eg. In politics, business or sports). Please say:
- Who this person is.
- How you came to know about him/her?
- Why this person has done?
- whether you think he/she is a successful leader and why?
Discussion
- What qualities must a person have to become a good leader?
- How does the society make leaders?
这是2010年8月哈萨克斯坦雅思考生的回忆:(来源:IELTS-Blog)
Interview
- What is your full name?
- What is your job?
- Do you like flowers?
- What kind of flowers do you like?
- On what occasions do people give flowers as a gift in your country?
Cue card
Talk about a public event you attended, you should say:
- What was the public event and when was it?
- With whom did you go to the event?
- Why was this public event so important?
Discussion
- Is the population of your country growing?
- What are the tendencies of the population growth/spread in your country?
- How is the population growth affecting the environment?
- What kind of measures should the government take in this regard?
看起来熟悉吗?当然,这些都是培训课堂上经常讲到的内容。当然,这样的例子太多了,数不胜数。也就是说雅思口语考试是一个很严谨的考试,为了考试的连续性和可信性,它的题库会极其稳定。即使稳中有变,新航道老师也为广大考生想好了可能出现的种种情况,并设计了解决方案,所以考生只要沉着应对,冷静发挥,一切所谓的“未知”因素均可化解。
备考:
雅思口语分成3个部分,但是这里要提醒大家,这三个部分侧重各不相同,考生也要分别对待之。
部分:Introduction and Interview
这一部分耗时3-5分钟,考官会问一些simple, easy, familiar questions/topics,目的是判断考生对于熟悉简单的内容是否能够讨论自如。这一部分是6分的分水岭,也就是说如果这一部分表现不好,则考生就很难考到6分的分数了,因为6分的一个重要标准就是对于熟悉的话题表现很好。
据此,完全可以得出一个结论,口语考试部分对大多数考生来说最为重要。况且,这一部分问题较为固定,基本上都是个人信息(name, work/study, home/hometown)+爱好(movie, music, flower, book, pet, dance, walk)的问题,甚至很多都可以提前准备很多材料背熟。所以,新航道提醒大家,应该把口语准备80%的时间和精力放在部分上。
第二部分:Personal Long Talk
这一部分就是的口语卡片部分,考生对卡片上的问题自行回答1-2分钟(一般都要答够2分钟)。卡片回答的好坏可以决定考生能否得到7分左右的分数,因为7分的一个重要标志之一就是能够talk at length.
传统上,这一部分考生花费太多时间,其实没有必要,因为如果部分回答不好,而第二部分讲的再好,考官会觉得第二部分有背诵嫌疑。而且,如果部分准备得当,其中很多材料和技巧都可以运用在第二部分(其实任何一个第二部分口语卡片就是4个部分问题结合在一起而已)。
第三部分:Two-way discussion
这一部分最难,因为问题都抽象,晦涩,但是考官又要借此来判断考生是否具有更高的水平(7分或以上),判断考生能否对于不熟悉话题或内容进行一定的讨论或辨析。但是由于大多数中国考生,本身就不具备7分或以上实力,所以这一部分通常表现糟糕。新航道提醒大家,由于第三部分是“two-way discussion”,所以考生如果对于题目没有任何或太多思路,可以要求考官给予提示“What do you think about it?”“What’s your opinion on this topic?”,而考官一般也会积极的做出回应。
总而言之,雅思口语考试这三部分一定要根据考生自己实力和目标合理规划,同时一定要运用考试技巧,因为,即便准备充裕的材料和内容,谁也不能保证自己考试时一定能想起来,用出来,用对,还让考官认可。所以,考试毕竟是考试,技巧也很重要。
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