很多學(xué)生認(rèn)為口語拿高分就是背答案,拿著各類雅思口語書如同圣經(jīng)一樣,烤鴨們?nèi)耸忠槐?。的確,學(xué)語言或多或少需要借鑒和參考??删团逻@樣做會(huì)形成一種“強(qiáng)迫癥”, 讓自己沉溺于模板中,即便有恒心記住所有內(nèi)容,一到考場(chǎng)終究還會(huì)緊張和恐慌,機(jī)械式的死記硬背會(huì)導(dǎo)致考場(chǎng)說話僵硬,答題不自信,更別提如何在PART3搶分了。說到這里,大家不禁感嘆7分好難!不妨我們一起看看口語7分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)究竟是怎么一回事。
評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)一:Fluencyand coherence流利和連貫性
speaks at length without noticeable effort or loss of coherence
may demonstrate language-related hesitation at times, or some repetition and/or self-correction
uses a range of connectives and discourse markers with some flexibility
意思是“感覺自然,像在聊天”。哪怕平時(shí)用中文交流,偶爾也會(huì)重復(fù)用詞,猶豫或更正,而這些都是基于一種本能的自我更正。所以常人說話都會(huì)犯錯(cuò),考官更不會(huì)認(rèn)為是你的口頭表達(dá)有問題,關(guān)鍵是在于如何表現(xiàn)的自然。
Lexical resource詞匯量
uses vocabulary resource flexibly to discuss a variety of topics
uses some less common and idiomatic vocabular and shows some awareness of style and collocation, with some inappropriate choices
uses paraphrase effectively
我的理解是“用詞靈活準(zhǔn)確,解釋到位。”切記寫作大詞不適用于口語。高分不在于用詞如何“高端大氣上檔次”,而在于是否能清晰表達(dá)自己的邏輯思維。為什么奧巴馬的演講那么受群眾的青睞,其魅力就在于能用通俗易懂的語言去表達(dá)那些理論所蘊(yùn)含的內(nèi)在邏輯。單詞固然重要,但它絕對(duì)不能妨礙我們的思考和表達(dá),更不能為了“某個(gè)詞”而讓我們的觀點(diǎn)妥協(xié)。
Grammaticalrange and accuracy 語法及準(zhǔn)確性
uses a range of complex structures with some flexibility
frequently produces error-free sentences, though some grammatical mistakes persist
“句式結(jié)構(gòu)多樣性和允許語法錯(cuò)誤。”口語遠(yuǎn)沒有寫作的句式結(jié)構(gòu)那樣復(fù)雜。簡(jiǎn)單句(主謂賓)永遠(yuǎn)是口語的最佳表達(dá)方式。此外,7分的話可以多用些并列句,轉(zhuǎn)折句,定語從句,狀語從句,賓語從句,虛擬語氣(特別是ifI was/were...I would...和without...Iwould...),表語從句(例如:thereason behind this situation is that...),被動(dòng)語態(tài)等。請(qǐng)盡量少用、甚至不要用強(qiáng)調(diào)句,主語從句,同位語從句等句型,因?yàn)檫@些句式太容易阻礙自己思維和表達(dá)。
Pronunciation發(fā)音
• shows all the positivefeatures of Band 6 and some, but not all, of the positive features of Band 8
Band 8
• uses a wide range ofpronunciation features
• sustains flexible use offeatures, with only occasional lapses
• is easy to understandthroughout; L1 accent has minimal effect on intelligibility
Band 6
• uses a range ofpronunciation features with mixed control
• shows some effective useof features but this is not sustained
• can generally beunderstood throughout, though mispronunciation of individual words or sounds reducesclarity at times
“有語音語調(diào),允許口音。”
說話要“抑揚(yáng)頓挫”,至于口音方面,曾經(jīng)有個(gè)澳洲考官說過,他們的耳朵比較“國(guó)際化”,只要意思表達(dá)到位,有地方口音并不妨礙交流對(duì)話的進(jìn)行。當(dāng)然,能說一口純正的英音,澳音或美音確實(shí)能錦上添花。改善發(fā)音貴在堅(jiān)持,長(zhǎng)期看美劇,聽英文歌,聽BBC廣播或堅(jiān)持英語繞口令,這些都需要長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的模仿和訓(xùn)練。對(duì)于近期就要考試的同學(xué)來說,與其花大力氣去改善自己的口音,還不如集中精力于口語的答題模式。
總結(jié)
以上是我對(duì)雅思口語7分評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的見解,真心希望幫助各位烤鴨擺脫困境。當(dāng)然口語也不是說把所有考題都準(zhǔn)備了,背熟了,就真的無敵了。如果你真想考好雅思口語,不是背答案,也不是尋找好的英語環(huán)境或交老外朋友,這些都不重要。關(guān)鍵是從這一刻起,請(qǐng)用“英語”去思考,請(qǐng)用“英語”去描述自己的每一天。雅思終究是浮云,總有一天會(huì)在你人生中灰飛煙滅,但是,英語口語應(yīng)該成為你生活的一部分,不是一場(chǎng)接一場(chǎng)的考試!