雅思口語話題卡(Cue Card)部分擂涛,即口語的第二部分读串,是很多考生在考試中最為緊張的一個部分。考生在這一部分有一分鐘的準備時間撒妈,可以筆頭記錄一些自己的想法恢暖,并且要單獨對話題描述1到2分鐘。因為話題卡千變?nèi)f化狰右,話題因季度而層出不窮杰捂,這一特點也讓很多考生在真實考場中戰(zhàn)戰(zhàn)兢兢,不知道說什么為好棋蚌。1分鐘匆匆過去嫁佳,有的考生連該說什么話題都可能還沒有構(gòu)思好。歸根結(jié)底谷暮,朗閣海外考試研究中心的專家認為這和話題卡的最后一問緊密相關蒿往。
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話題構(gòu)思忽略最后一問
看到話題的時候,考生無意識地會去想到話題卡的最后一問湿弦。因為大家知道瓤漏,問題通常會是這樣的:Describe a gift that took you long time to choose.讀完題,大家最先想到的是為什么我會花很長時間去選呢颊埃?Describe a small but successful company. 要如何去描述一個公司是很成功的蔬充,這個問題又讓很多考生陷入絕境。Describe a film that you would like to watch again. 這個話題又要如何去描述我為什么要再看一遍這部電影班利?
帶著最后一問去構(gòu)思想法饥漫,非但覺得最后一問難以作答,而且連該說什么也感覺相當困難罗标。1分鐘的寶貴準備時間就這樣偷偷地溜走庸队,什么想法也沒留下。這是很多考生在構(gòu)思話題時的常態(tài)馒稍。事實上皿哨,建議大家在話題構(gòu)思上應盡量避免最后一問的影響,抓住中心詞纽谒,就地取材。對于話題Describe a gift that took you long time to choose. 我們可以立即抽取中心詞gift, 從而構(gòu)思禮物的可能物件如输,可以是一本書鼓黔,或是一張CD, 抑或是一個背包央勒。當要我們描述Describe a film that you would like to watch again的時候,很快我們可以看到中心詞film, 選材可以是經(jīng)典電影如Avatar, 也可以是Speed & Furious, 當然也可以是比較火的印度電影My god, 這些都可以作為大家在描述電影時的可用話題澳化。
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基本信息充實最后一問
同樣崔步,在第二部分的準備過程中,每個考生最先研讀的必然是話題缎谷。由于準備時間有限井濒,有些考生也只讀了話題,沒有再繼續(xù)看四個相關的問題列林。而話題通常是與最后一問緊密聯(lián)系在一起的瑞你。為了避免跑題,或是考生看著題目沒有想法的時候希痴,大家會在簡單描述后者甲,很快進入最后一問解答。例如砌创,在選好電影Avatar后虏缸,考生是這樣描述的:The film I would share with you is called Avatar. It is an America film. I would like to watch it again mainly because……這樣的表述,相信很多真正實踐過的考生才會明白嫩实,要單單解釋一分多鐘的原因是相當困難的刽辙。因此,在平時練習的過程中甲献,大家就要養(yǎng)成描述基本信息的習慣宰缤,基本信息加上最后一問,這樣結(jié)合竟纳,才更方便大家不緊不慢地說一定的時長撵溃。
同樣是電影Avatar,我們可以加上很多電影的介紹锥累,讓考官更了解大家想要介紹的話題的內(nèi)容缘挑。The film I would share with you is called Avatar. It is a scientific film, which was released in the year 2009. I could still memorize that I watched it in the local cinema for the first time. Also, I went there with my parents after dinner. It lasts for a long period, almost three hours.
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最后一問回答的可行方案
最后一問通常需要每個考生對話題進行一定深入的解釋,這個也可以說是話題卡的主要內(nèi)容桶略。同時语淘,對于很多考生來說,這個也是雅思第二部分的難度所在际歼。當把基本信息補充完畢惶翻,解釋最后一問迫在眉睫時,很多考生就開始支支吾吾鹅心,流利度較之前基本信息的描述大打折扣吕粗。因此,當很多考生回憶雅思三個部分最困難的是哪個部分的時候旭愧,很多同學會說是話題卡部分颅筋,最后一問總是讓大家覺得很難解釋清楚宙暇。這里,朗閣海外考試研究中心的老師將向大家介紹對最后一問進行有效解釋的三種可行方案议泵。
1. 話題對比解釋最后一問
首先要介紹的是進行話題對比來解釋最后一問占贫。當問題中出現(xiàn)程度詞如most, very, 以及抽象時間如long time這樣一類詞的時候,建議大家可以使用對比的方式來解釋最后一問先口。例如在話題Describe a gift that took you long time to choose中型奥,我們需要解釋why would it take you a long time to choose, 很多考生納悶什么才是長時間,一周挺長的碉京,說一個月是否更好呢厢汹?但是如果說一周一個月那又怎么解釋呢?感覺這樣說比較奇怪收夸,但是只有這樣才能夠顯示是一長段時間坑匠。事實上,如果我們能夠?qū)⒃掝}進行對比解釋卧惜,這樣大家就更能夠確定自己的表達邏輯的正確性了厘灼。
It real took me a long period to choose, approximately one hour in the retail store. Actually, it usual merely takes me twenty or thirty minutes in the shop to purchase a gift for other people. I will not be bothered too much by the styles and colors. However, I hope that I could choose him a perfect gift with limited budget. In the retail store, there were numerous choices. So I was confused on styles of the bags as well as their cost. Consequently, when I chose an ideal one, it was almost one hour or more later.
在話題Describe a time you got up early中,首先我們也可以通過時間對比來解釋自己的早起經(jīng)歷咽瓷。多早才算是早设凹,對比一下就可以了。
That was a memorable experience that I got up real early, much more early then my daily life. Usually, I am the kind of person who will get up at seven o’clock to take the class. But that day, in order to catch the plane, I got up at half past three. Luckily, we caught the plane in time. When I was on the place, I still did not feel sleepy. Instead, I was so excited that I would go out to a new place with my best friends. And I am quite looking forward to that.
2. 個人經(jīng)歷論證最后一問
當話題涉及身邊的人或者事的時候茅姜,解釋最后一問闪朱,個人經(jīng)歷應該說是最有效的。事實證明個人經(jīng)歷也是在緊張的考試環(huán)境中钻洒,很多考生最先能夠想到的一個方面奋姿。
如在話題Describe a person who speaks foreign language well, 以自己的韓國鄰居為例,就可以做出如下的解釋:
My neighbor, as a Korean, speaks Chinese well. I still remember that two weeks ago, she went to our community to take part in a voluntary activity. As it was in the summer holiday, I also got the chance to join in the activity. During the process, I noticed that she spoke Chinese smoothly with the other people. Surprisingly, I also heard that she used some famous Chinese saying. Those are the main reasons why I though she is real good at Chinese.
3. 論點列舉說明最后一問
論點列舉法是大多數(shù)考生能夠想到的素标,用來解釋最后一問的方法称诗,也就是分幾個分論點來說明最后一問。對于一些可以從多方面來說明的話題头遭,大家不妨用分論點來列舉寓免。如Describe a small but successful company, 最后一問需要大家解釋為什么說這個公司是一個成功的公司。那我們就可以用幾個分論點计维。
比如說明一家成功的婚慶公司袜香,可以用以下幾個點來說明:
1. The time when we got to the company, there are several couples consulting there. It was so popular that even during the time for dinner, it was very crowded.
2. According to the consultant, the wedding design company owns a wide range of customers, not only the business limited to the local area, but also to the nearby cities.
當需要我們說明a funny child時,分點列舉也是完全可行的鲫惶,考生們也可以積累一些平時在上網(wǎng)的時候看到的有趣素材蜈首。以下描述的是微博上分享的一位東北小姑娘質(zhì)問媽媽為什么要抱別人家的小孩,小姑娘非常搞笑,我們可以列出下面兩點來說明她為什么是一個讓我哈哈大笑的小孩疾就。
1. The main reason that I suppose she is real funny is that in the video; she acted as an adult to complain to her mother on why would she hug other child. When she complains, she looked like a lecturer with vivid gestures and rich facial expressions. Those made me laugh a lot.
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總結(jié)
本文主要針對雅思口語cue card的最后一問進行論述澜术,希望考生們對話題卡的最后一問重視起來艺蝴,最后一問才是整個話題卡最核心的內(nèi)容猬腰。當然,也希望大家在備考或者正式考試的過程中能夠注意到:話題構(gòu)思的時候可以事先忽略最后一問猜敢,讓自己盡快能夠有觀點姑荷。