口语篇
雅思口语考试的主要目的是评估考生用英语进行交流的能力,尤其是考生在日常生活中有效的语言交际能力,考官主要评估考生能否自然,流畅而准确的运用语言来完成自己生活,学习和工作中出现的真实的交际任务。
在考试的过程中,考官通过考生的语言表达是否流利和连贯,掌握了多少词汇量,能否准确得体的使用词汇和语法结构,发音是否正确而不至于产生交流障碍等方面来检测语言能力。
对于中国考生而言,雅思口语考试的难点在于是否能够用流利顺畅的语言清楚的表达自己对考官问题的想法。针对中国学生难以开口的特点,同学们要多参与课堂上小组讨论和角色扮演等环节,充分调动自己的积极性来展示自己的想法、挖掘英语口语表达潜力,激发想象力和创新能力;同时,提高英语语言表达的自信心。
回答问题观点缺乏,是学生们头疼的另外一个问题。同学们要跟随老师的课堂思路,在短时间内运用已有的知识、在头脑中出现众多针对特定话题的个人观点,了解当前考试最热话题和雅思口语基本话题。此环节也是学生增加口语词汇量,吸收新观点、学习地道、流行、正确的口语表达法的好机会,授课教师还会教授学生如何用英文来解释社会热门话题,例如,污染问题,教育问题等。
英语表达时,观点的逻辑性,句式的复杂性及灵活性和口语表达词汇运用的难易程度,直接影响雅思口语能否拿高分。为让考生更加了解整个雅思口语考试流程,特提供考试案例:
●Part 1
-Could you tell me your name please?
-What shall I call you?
-Does your name have any special meaning?
-What is your ideal job?
-What kinds of museums are popular in China?
-Do you like collecting things?
-In your idea, what are the benefits of collecting?
-Can you describe a famous building in your hometown?
-What should government do to protect old buildings?
●Part 2
Talk about a happy event in your life
●Part 3
-What makes people happy?
-What is the difference between the past and the present in terms of being happy?
-What do you think is important in achieving happiness?
-How do Chinese celebrate happy events?
-How do you define happiness?
-Is wealth the only criteria to judge success?
-What is the most important: love,wealth or power?