雅思口语考试时间安排(推荐7篇)
在具体的考试考试中,口语考试可能安排在笔试前一周至笔试后一周的任意一天,而且口试场地点可能不同于考点地址。相关考试安排均以考试当天通知为准,而且雅思口语考试的时间是不能按照考生的要求进行预定或更改的。
虽然说雅思口语考试时间不那么固定,但是大部分情况下,雅思口语考试时间一般会安排在笔试当天下午或者次日全天某个时间。只有极少数情况下的口语考试时间比较怪异。为了更好地应战雅思考试,同学们还是可以通过两种方式提前了解到考试安排。第一种方式就是在笔试开考之前的前2天登入雅思报名时的网站,在“我的状态”里进行查询,可以看到具体的口语考试时间和安排。第二种方式就是在考笔试的时候,注意观察考场周围关于口语考试的告示板,一般会有很详细的考试信息及安排。
雅思口语新题范文-有趣的科目
Describe an interesting subject that you learnt in the school.
You should say:
What the subject was
What your teacher was like
How long you learnt this subject
and explain why you thought it was intersting
描述你在学校里喜欢的一个科目。是不是感觉有点眼熟,没错,之前是有一道类似的口语题目Describe a science that you are interested in.请看以化学为例的参考范文,稍稍变动,应该就可以用于现在的这道新题。
I would like to talk about chemistry,a branch of physical science (自然科学) that studies the composition,structure,properties and change of matter (物质).
Chemistry is a compulsory course for third-year junior school students and for all senior high-school science students. I,of course,studied it since the last year in junior high school.
In high schools,most students are apt to learn chemistry by doing numerous quizzes, some even by rote (死记硬背).I,instead,took a unique approach.Before each class,I would get fully prepared;do my best to find the law(规律)of reaction among the atoms (原子),molecules(分子) or chemicals bonds(化学键) etc,and search relevant information online. Also,I watched videos of cutting-edge (尖端的) scientific discoveries and intriguing/compelling/scintillating (有趣的)stories of the scientists mentioned in the chapter I was going to study. Apart from those,I engrossed myself in chemical experiments,as long as I was available.
In my first Chemistry class,I was fascinated by the structures,shapes,colors,and smells of chemicals my teacher showed to the class. Ever since then, my passion/zest(极大的兴趣) for chemistry has been ignited. I very much wanted to delve into(钻研),and unveil the myth of (揭开神秘面纱),Chemistry.
稍等,小编又找到了以前搜集的一篇前考官的雅思口语答案,话题也是针对学校里最喜欢的科目。
Ok then, well the subject I’d like to talk about is Economics, because it was one of the few classes that I actually enjoyed, and this was in no small part due to the fact that we had a really great teacher for it.
And as for what makes me say that, well first of all, he had a knack of being able to make all of his classes really interesting, and he did this by always asking us questions and getting us to think deeply about all kinds of things related to Economics. So for example, he would often start class by telling us a story that was in some way connected to what we would be going through that day, after which he would then ask us how we thought the story ended, and this really kind of helped arouse our curiosity in the subject.
So that’s one thing, and another thing I liked about him was the fact that he seemed to take a genuine interest in all of us, and I could see this in the way he spoke and listened, because you know, it’s pretty easy to tell whether or not a teacher really cares about teaching, and with him I could tell straight away that he enjoyed teaching us and had our best interests at heart.
But anyway, as for how long I studied Economics for, well basically, it was for two years during high school, so it wasn’t really for all that long, which was a bit of a pity, because as I mentioned earlier, I really enjoyed the classes. And one more thing to mention about them, which I don’t think I’ve said yet, is that we hardly ever went through the text book, which was such a refreshing change from all the other classes I had. So instead, our teacher, who was called Mr. Guise, by the way, would give us things like newspaper clippings or magazine articles to read and discuss, and by doing this, we came to realize just how significant a role Economics played in our lives. So as you can imagine, this made the classes so much more fun than they otherwise would have been if we’d just ploughed through the text book, and I’m very grateful to Mr. Guise for this.
雅思口语范文-大学英语演讲课
You should say:
What the lesson was about
Where you studied it
when you studied it
why you studied this lesson
1.适用考生:学生
2.主题:大学英语演讲课
3.故事线:我在大学二年级的时候,上了最好的英语课。这些小型演讲,很有趣,让每个人都能说英语的机会,这项活动也确实帮助锻炼我们的语言能力。
雅思口语参考范文:
The best English lesson i ever had took place in my sophomore year of college in my English class with Mr. Wang.
Every Monday, we would take about twenty minutes of class, and everyone had to stand up and say what they did over the weekend. The mini-speeches didn’t have to be long or that involved; rather, it was just an opportunity to get everyone up and speaking English. What made the activity fun, though, was not really the assignment. Instead, it was the class that made it interesting. The first couple Mondays, the speeches weren’t any thing special. Most were pretty boring, and the class had more of a “let’s just get this done attitude instead of an “I like Ibis activity” attitude. The third Monday, however, this all changed. One of the students stood up and told an extremely creative story, using a lot of interesting phrases and some truly funny vocabulary’. After this, the class all sort of accepted this as the new norm, and every week became a contest to see who could tell the funniest, most creative story. As a result, going to class on Monday became something to really look forward to.
In addition, the activity also really helped out our language ability. No longer were we just taking words and phrases out of the book, we were looking for other places, trying to be the most creative. Not only was it really fun, it also encouraged working harder!
I know from the beginning that the key to learn a language is to use it in an immersive atmosphere,and that is why i took this class.After so many years i am still a lone English language learner in a hope that one day i might truly command this hard language , without company of any language partner.partner. Luckily, I keep the habit i formed in that class alive, forcing myself into talking to myself for 5 minutes on a daily basis. it feels really good.
4.高分口语语料
高分句型: Most were pretty boring, and the class had more of a “let’s just get this done attitude instead of an “I like Ibis activity” attitude.
In addition, the activity also really helped out our language ability. No longer were we just taking words and phrases out of the book, we were looking for other places, trying to be the most creative.
I know from the beginning that the key to learn a language is to use it in an immersive atmosphere,and that is why i took this class.
雅思口语话题素材-smile
话题smile
●put on a smile on your face
“面带微笑”
“put on”有“穿上”的意思,比如put on my coat “穿上我的外套”,也可以说:wear my coat,所以“我经常面带微笑”也可以是:I usually wear a smile on my face.
●smile
smile 既可以作名词,也可以作动词。
作名词,比如 a friendly smile“友好的微笑”
再比如 manage a smile “强颜欢笑”,也可以说 force a smile
Although he felt exhausted, he still managed a smile in the end.
虽然他很疲惫了,但最后还是勉强笑了一下
作动词,比如smile at sb“对某人微笑”
Tom smiles at her and greets her warmly.
Tom对她微笑着,热情地跟她打招呼。
再比如smile to oneself表示 开心地笑
He read the message on his phone and smiled to himself.
他读着那条消息,开心地笑了。
●there is no need to do sth
“不必做某事”
I think there is no need to manage a smile if you don’t want to.
我觉得,如果你不想强颜欢笑,就不必强颜欢笑。
口语中,我们也可以用there’s no need to do sth 表示“不要做某事”
比如:There’s no need to shout in public!
公共场合不要大声喊叫!
●screw sb up
screw sb up【非正式】表示“使某人很不愉快”
比如It screwed her up when her bestie betrayed her and pretended to smile at her.
她闺蜜背叛她还对她假笑,这使她非常难过。
screw作名词有“螺丝钉”的意思,动词可以表示“用螺丝铆住”,那么“screw up the courage to do sth”就可以表示“铆足了勇气做某事”
比如:Finally, I screwed up the courage to propose to her.
终于,我鼓足了勇气去跟她求婚。
●dimple
“酒窝”
感觉 笑起来 有酒窝的脸庞(dimpled cheeks)都非常上镜,小编对于dimpled cheeks真是毫无抵抗力。
“上镜的”可以说:photogenic
比如题库里“Do you smile when people take pictures of you?”
就可说:Sure. when I smile in a picture, my dimpled cheeks make me look more photogenic.
第一部分相对简单, 话题多涉及姓名、家乡、兴趣爱好、工作学习等。话题贴近生活, 而且题目较为固定, 考官多使用基本句型和基本词汇, 目的是让考官初步了解考生的口语水平, 缓解考生的紧张情绪。因为第一部分时间短, 题目简单, 大多数考生往往会出现两种极端现象:一是, 考生急于给考官留个好印象, 对一个简单的问题, 滔滔不绝, 最终考官不得不打断考生, 造成一种隐性失分。第一部分的答案过于冗长, 被考官打断, 会影响之后两个部分的考试时间, 有时也会影响考生的自信。二是, 考生听到类似于“What would you like to do in the future?”, 只用一个词或者一句话来回答。第一部分的答案过于简短, 会让考官误认为, 考生缺乏陈述问题的能力。因此, 考生应该尽量避免以上两种极端行为, 将自己的答案控制在两到三句话, 即第一句话表明自己的观点, 然后用一两句话对自己的观点稍加解释说明。如果遇到why提问的问题或者优缺点的时候, 考生尽量多给出观点, 每个观点用连接词连接, 但避免将每个观点展开叙述。第一部分需要引起考生的重视, 因为考官在听到考生的答案后, 通常会根据自己的经验, 给考生划定一个等级。
第二个部分, 专题讨论是对考生叙述事情、描述事物等能力的考查。这部分题目的题卡也较为固定, 考生可以在考前着重练习近三个月的题卡, 同第一部分一样, 也属于可以提前准备的题目。第二部分的题卡, 基本可以分为描述建筑物或地点、描述一件事情、描述一个具体事物、描述一个抽象事物、描述一个人这五个部分。描述建筑物或地点的题卡, 考生应按照空间位置进行描述, 运用in front of, beside, near, next to, behind, on the corner of等地点状语的表达方式。描述一件事情的题卡, 考生应按照时间顺序进行描述, 运用at that moment, the following day, while, meanwhile, at the same time等时间状语的表达方式。描述一个抽象事物的题卡, 可以用头脑风暴法描述与此抽象事物的相关信息, 但要着重描述其中的某一方面。例如描述一部电影, 首先定义电影的类型, 用一两句话概括地描述观影后的感受, 然后重点描述剧情, 之后可以指出此电影的其他亮点, 比如导演、演员、主题曲、特效等。描述一个人的题卡, 要结合着与此人相关的某件事情展开描述, 尽量避免泛泛地列举很多事情。遇到此类题卡, 可以先进行简短的外貌描述, 然后通过描述某件事情来突出此人的一两个性格特点, 也就是考生选择描述此人的真正原因所在。无论是哪个类型的题卡, 考生应有“一”的概念, 是描述一个对象, 而非泛泛而谈。另外, 考生应在平时练习题卡的时候, 有意识地控制好时间, 争取在两分钟之内将自己的观点陈述完毕。
第三个部分, 深度讨论实际上是对第二部分的延伸, 是在第二部分的基础上更进一步地检测学生的口语水平。通常考官提出与第二部分话题相关的问题, 考生需要指出原因或给出解决方案等。考生容易在心理上畏惧第三部分, 因为很难预测考官的问题, 无法提前做好复习备考工作。因此这个部分更加考验考生, 是否能灵活地运用英语表达观点和进行交流。由于第三部分没有备考的时间, 考生需要在听到问题后, 在三秒钟之内立即作答, 否则考官会认为考生听懂题目没思路, 或未听懂题目, 然后考官可能会用其他的句型重复题目, 造成考生的隐性失分。在回答第三部分时, 考生可借助一些连接词, 例如firstly, in addition, furthermore, finally等, 使自己的答案逻辑有序。另外考生应该学会分析问题, 例如题目中出现people, 可以在作答时将其分成老人、中年人、青年人和小孩, 或者将people分为男性和女性。如出现restaurant, 可以将其分为快餐店、烧烤店、牛排店、自助餐店等。将题目中的关键词细化后, 考生会豁然开朗, 原本毫无思路的题目, 可以轻松地说出至少三个观点。
本文对雅思口语考试的三个部分分别给出了建议, 希望对考生有所帮助, 但总而言之, 练习地道流利的口语才是“硬道理”, 才是取得优秀雅思成绩的关键所在。
摘要:近些年, 出国热的现象仍在继续升温。而当中的绝大多数人是出国学习或进修, 雅思托福等英语语言测试是进入欧美国家的敲门砖。优秀的雅思托福成绩能帮助出国人员申请到综合实力强、学术气氛浓厚的顶尖大学。很多准备出国留学的都考了两到三个雅思或托福成绩, 再以最好的成绩申请学校。因此, 如何高效地学习英语, 复习雅思托福考试, 争取一次性拿到满意的成绩成了大多数出国人员需要解决的一大难题。尤其是在中国, 缺乏说英语的语言环境, 多数人不敢于开口练习英语口语, 致使雅思托福等考试的口语成绩较低, 成了取得高分的瓶颈。本文将以雅思口语考试为例, 分析考试题型, 提供一些解题技巧, 希望对雅思学习者有所帮助。
如何复述网上的资料
雅思口语考试分为三个部分,第一和第三部分要求考生回答考官的问题,第二部分要求考生针对话题卡内容进行1~2分钟即兴陈述。不管是对哪个部分、哪个话题进行练习,考生如果不知道从何说起,都可以先上网查阅与题目主题相关的资料,找到合适的语料,之后再进行复述练习。首先,考生可登录Yahoo Answers、Quora、China Daily、Time、Wikipedia等网站搜索所需资料,也可以用谷歌直接搜索主题词。对于在谷歌检索到的结果,考生最好选择出自英语国家网站或中国正规英语网站的文章,避免用不地道的英语资料。之后,考生可将资料复制下来,并把文中的关键词和地道表达一一划出,然后进行归纳总结。此时划出的关键词可能比较凌乱,考生可以稍微将其整理一下,使之变成一个有逻辑的提纲。如果有必要,考生也可以在提纲中加入自己的想法,比如填上几个关键词,以帮助自己复述用。最后,考生对照提纲,用自己的话把资料复述一遍。下面笔者用具体实例来详细说明。
雅思口语第二部分有一个让很多考生不知从何说起的话题——衣服。关于这个话题,历年曾考过介绍a piece of clothing、a traditional Chinese dress、a piece of clothing you wear on a special occasion等。针对这样的考题,考生首先需要准备一段关于传统服饰的素材,比如代表中国女性特色的旗袍就可以用在以上关于衣服的所有话题中。考生可以在谷歌上直接搜索qipao,可以找到下面这个网站链接:http://www.chinavista.com/experience/qipao/qipao.html。该网站上关于旗袍的介绍如下。
The cheongsam is a female dress with distinctive Chinese features and enjoys a growing popularity in the international world of high fashion.
The name “cheongsam,” meaning simply “long dress,” entered the English vocabulary from the dialect of China’s Guangdong Province (Cantonese). In other parts of the country including Beijing, however, it is known as qipao and has a history behind it.
When the early Manchu rulers came to China proper, they organized certain people, mainly Manchus, into “banners” (qi) and called them “banner people” (qiren), who then became loosely known as the Manchus. The Manchu women wore normally a one-piece dress which, likewise, came to be called a qipao or “banner dress.” Although the 1911 Revolution toppled the rule of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty, the female dress survived the political change and, with later improvements, has become the traditional dress for Chinese women.
Easy to slip on and comfortable to wear, the cheongsam fits well the female Chinese figure. Its neck is high and closed, and its sleeves may be either short, medium or full length, depending on season and taste. The dress is buttoned on the right side, with a loose chest, a fitted waist, and slits up from the sides, all of which combine to set off the beauty of the female shape.
Another beauty of the cheongsam is that, made of different materials and to varying lengths, it can be worn either on casual or formal occasions. In either case, it creates an impression of simple and quiet charm, elegance and neatness. No wonder it is so much liked by women not only of China but of other countries as well.
这篇文章对旗袍的介绍清晰简练,考生很容易就能划出其中可用于考题的内容(如下划线所示),例如a fitted waist (收腰)、set off the beauty of the female shape (显身材)、sleeves (袖子)等。但考生如果不查资料的话,光靠自己想是无法表达得如此地道和准确的。不过,网络上的这段介绍毕竟是书面语,文章长度和结构都不是基于雅思口语考题的,所以考生需要根据雅思口语考试的要求对这篇文章稍作整理。具体整理步骤如下。
第一步:还原考题
Describe an item of clothing.
You should say:
what the item is
what it looks like
on what occasions people wear it
and explain why it is so important.
第二步:整理提纲
1 是什么
① qipao, traditional female dress with distinctive Chinese features; ② cheongsam, Cantonese, long dress; ③ Qing Dynasty, Manchu rulers
2 外观如何
① fits well the female Chinese figure; ② fitted waist, sets off the beauty of the female shape; ③ different materials
3 什么场合穿
① casual or formal occasions; ② celebrations and weddings
4 为何受欢迎
simple and quiet charm, elegance and neatness
雅思口语第二部分只需要1~2分钟的陈述,因此不需要太长的提纲,考生只要选出自己觉得最方便记忆的几个点就行,比如像旗袍的历史发展和细节特征考生就不必过多赘述。在整理过程中,考生也可以加入一些自己的想法,比如人们现在主要在庆典和婚礼(celebrations and weddings)的时候穿旗袍。下面就是对照整理的提纲组织的口语表达。
I’d like to tell you something about the qipao, which is a kind of traditional female dress with distinctive Chinese features. It is also known as the cheongsam, which means “long dress” in Cantonese. It became popular in the Qing Dynasty when the Manchu rulers came to China proper.
The biggest feature of the qipao is that it fits well the female Chinese figure. For example, it usually has a fitted waist, which sets off the beauty of the female shape. As far as I know, many different kinds of material can be used for qipaos, such as silk or cotton.
The qipao can be worn either on casual or formal occasions. Nowadays, it is more commonly seen on important occasions like celebrations and weddings. During a wedding, the bride usually wears a qipao to mark the most important day of her life.
I think that the main reason why people are so fond of the qipao is that it creates an impression of simple and quiet charm, elegance and neatness. It is now becoming more and more popular in the international world of high fashion.
以上这段表达在结合材料的同时加入了考生自己的想法,可谓逻辑清晰、句型连贯、词汇贴切,最重要的是语言表达自然流畅。考生通过查资料,不仅节约了绞尽脑汁想语料的时间,而且使自己的语言表达更准确、地道。
除了网上的资料以外,考生也可以用雅思相关参考书上的范例来作为复述材料。判断参考书上的范例能否为己所用的标准是看其内容是否容易记住。下面笔者就以《雅思口语》(新东方教育科技集团雅思研究院著)中的一篇口语表达为例来讲解如何复述参考书上的范例。这篇范例的主题是智能手机,主要介绍了作者喜欢智能手机的理由,具体如下。
Okay, I would really love to own a smartphone. I think they are amazing, because they are so tiny and they can do so many things! I really like the way they look—so slim and light. But the incredible thing is what they can do. A smartphone is kind of three things in one—a phone, an iPod and a computer. So it is really useful, because you can do all the things you normally do with a phone, like texting and calling people, but you can also listen to your favorite music: mostly when I’m on the bus or walking somewhere, like to school. And I would use it to share music with my friends. I think I could even use it to download films and music videos. You can also use them to store your photos and other stuff. Actually, you can use it to take your own photos as well. There is no keyboard, so you just touch the screen to type and send text messages. I really want to get one because all my friends have them and I think they are so useful. But I probably have to wait until my parents buy me one. I love new technology—I’m always interested in the latest things.
看完这篇范文后,考生可以整理出以下提纲:
1 是什么
smartphone
2 外观如何
tiny, slim and light
3 有何功能(此处可以加些自己上网的活动)
① listen to favourite music, share music with friends;
② download films and videos; ③ store photos and other stuff
4 为什么喜欢
① touch the screen to type; ② new technology (谈论对新技术的喜爱)
整理完提纲后,考生就可以对照提纲来组织自己的口语表达了。因为版面有限,笔者在此就不再提供复述后的例文了。
考生在运用复述的方法备考雅思口语的过程中需要注意以下四个问题。
1 如果复述材料有配套音频,考生可以边听边记笔记。这样能同时练习听力和单词拼写。
2 有条件的话,考生最好录下自己的复述。复述完之后听录音,纠正复述中的语法错误,改掉不符合英文表达习惯的“嗯”“哼”“呃”等口头语,并检查句型还有什么能改进的地方。
3 复述至少两到三遍,复述最后一遍时考生要注意语音语调的抑扬顿挫,适当配合肢体语言,完全模拟考场情境,就像对面坐着考官一样。
4 考生在考前应该练习复述最近常考的口语机经题,每天练两个题,直到能流利表达为止。第二天考生给自己一分钟时间,看能否快速回忆起昨天练过的题目,在纸上写下几个要点,然后再讲述一遍。
此项考试是为申请赴英语国家(美国、英国、澳大利亚、加拿大、爱尔兰等)留学、移民的非英语国家学生而设,用来评定考生运用英语的能力。雅思考试分为培训类(General Training)目前较多适用于移民、学术类(A-cademic)目前较多适用于留学。
考试分4个部分,一般需要两天时间举行。第一天的上午,全体考生都要参加相继进行的听力、阅读、写作三项考试;第一天的下午和第二天上午陆续举行口语考试。
对于想要在下一年参加雅思考试的考生来说,根据2013年报名日期来确定自己的备考计划是十分重要的。
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雅思口语考试趋势
想出国留学,雅思考试是必经之路,而雅思口语更是其中的重中之重。本文中,的小编就为大家分析一下雅思口语考试的趋势,以供烤鸭们参考。
1、越来越日常化、生活化
2009年初有一道题突如其来。很多人纷纷栽跟头。这道极为日常化的题是这样的:Could you name some famous flowers inChina? 在考生自我介绍之后,随之而出的这道题使很多考生考雅思高分的梦想瞬间破灭。很多考生都表示从来也没有准备过这种题目,但是它毕竟来了。
和这道题类似的题有:
Please tell me some famous birds in your country.Please tell me some meanings of ships in your country.第二部分中有:Describe a furniture
这个题目可以证明雅思考试是与时俱进的,出题人是混迹在中国社会中的。因为在上海电视台“舞林大会”节目播出后,口试中随即出现了Please
namesome kinds of famous dances in China.这样的题目。很多考生都不明所以。
生活化考题的准备要从生活中来。平时关注一些日常事物的名称,试着描述他们的存在,是考生在明年可望制胜的法宝。
2、内容商业化
雅思考试的口语题库一向比较稳定,考试每年增加几个新的topic,每个topic又包括相应的几道新题,但数量有限,题型和原本的保持一致,因此对新试题的准备工作并不难。但也许是收到全球化商业的影响,或是因为各大商务类考试的红火局面,口试的内容在近年来朝向商业化领域拓展,不少考题和该方面内容相关,甚至在出现过关于外企面试的一些题目,考生要做好准备。
在第一和第三部分中,关于work and career方面曾经考过的几道真题有,如:
Do you think salary is only thing that counts in a job?
What do you think of leaflets?
How can we increase the sales profits of a company?
Could you tell me the difference between big and small shops in
theirservice?
How to provide a good service?
Is it important for a shopping center to have good service?
在第二部分里则大玩商务基础知识,如:
Describe a company that your relative or friend owns.Describe how to run a business(You should say what you must do and whereyou run the business)
对于商业类问题,考生应该积累适量的基本知识,毕竟在这个商业发达的年代,没有这类知识是吃不开的,建议考生在考前可以参考外企的一些简单面
试材料,并试着用英文回答,或者参加一些培训机构的课程,从中获得可供参考的答题内容。
3、关注高科技和环境板块
高科技和环境两大概念是21世纪不可逆转和忽略的题材,也是雅思口试的要点。对于转基因食品GM food, fast food,和robot这一类尚无定论,且政府也无明确章程的东西,成为口试中引发讨论的内容。
在食品方面,由人口增长导致了粮食缺乏,再引起的GM crops的产生,是一个热点。考生必须有的一个认知是,GMfood的产生原因,他们的全称是genetically modified food,大致的含义,及它可能带来的影响等。
第二则是green food的定义是green的food还是healthyfood或者其他呢?无论考生怎么说,请注意用充分的例子去证明你的观点是很重要的,所以考生要尽力去收集这方面的例子。
第三是关于人类和动物的关系,人类是否应该保护动物?有一道非常特别且有难度的题目曾经出现在part 3:Do you believe thesaying “to save animals is to save the human being from committing suicide”?考生可以拓展的思路包括食物链food chain,以及人口增长和动物灭绝的关系,素食主义的优缺点等等。
在和robot相关的题目里,只要涉及的是科技给人类生活,如家务等带来的影响,和对这种影响带来的忧虑。人类将会主宰科技还是成为科技的奴隶?Will beor not to be? This is a question.将来人类会被机器人控制吗?带着这个大问号,考生并不是要成为科学家去解决这个问题,但一定要有所思考,哪怕你的回答很简单。
而环保则是个经典。中国唐山地震30周年,环境问题中对自然灾害的描述自然被考到了,natural disasters, earthquakes,floods, tsunami, tornados,这些问题考生大致得说出个名字来,这些问题引出了一个新题:气候在过去和现在的不同?
4、维持对中国文化的兴趣
中国文化源远流长,这一内容在历年一直是雅思口试关注的热点,2009年也不例外。近年出现的part 2题:Describe an interestingculture,一直以来就是考生头痛的问题。
在中国文化的运用方面,雅思的经典topic始终有四块,一个是Talk about favorite clothing,一般建议考生谈谈traditional Chinese clothing, 谈中国唐装是个很好的机会,可以让考官了解中国的文化,并对考生产生很好的印象。
另一个是Talk about a kind of traditional building in your country,或者是Describethe emblematic building in yourtown,这两道题的高分几率一向较低,主要是考生真正能描述成功一个独立中国式建筑的非常少,而描述中国特色的建筑往往是很可能得高分的答题思路。
第三块是关于reading的。很多学生在讲述Describe your favoritebook的时候,他们都倾向于描述西方的名著,但是如果能够换个角度考虑到考官作为外国人对中国文化的兴趣,就能够在内容上出奇制胜,比如可以谈谈中国古典四大名著thefour traditional Chinese classical novels。
第四块是中国本土食品,如Describe your favorite kind ofdish等,这类题目可以描述中国名菜,考官会非常想去尝试,一旦在描述是能够让考官体会到这种菜肴的特色,调动其感官,使人体会到色、香、味的中国菜烹饪方式,那么这类题目的得分就会一路上扬了。
5、对理想的憧憬
雅思考试在2009年保留大量关于考生的ideal提问的题目。常见的有:Your ideal house
Your ideal job
Your ideal car/bicycle
或者出题方式以something you want to own in the future,如:
A car/bicycle you want to own in the future
The accommodation you want to own in the future
这类题目在做的时候可以不限章法,游刃有余,将自己心目中比较特别甚至奇特的想法描述出来,所以不一定是在日常生活中要有的东西,理想的accommodation包括villa, mansion,manor等,每种房屋又可有不同的造型,所以,这种题的宽容度非常大。另外,像car或者bicycle,除了生活中看到的车子,也可以描述一辆高科技的车子,甚至是可以飞的车子。至于idealjob,可以有很多感兴趣的因素,只要能想到的,如salary, time, chance to travel, challenge, benefits,environment, location, futuredevelopment等,都可以逐条列出,会非常详细而有思路!所以建议考生做理想题要开阔思路。但是也要注意具体在描述是题目的时候,要注意顺序的把握,是fromtop to the bottom, from the outside to the inside,还是逐条列出,都是考官会关注的方面哦!
6、讲故事的题目多了
2009年是个听故事年。尤其在第二部分,很多题目是围绕说考生的某些经历所展开的。比如在第二部分中:
Something you bought but felt regretful for it(说购物被骗的故事)
A busy time(说一段忙碌的时期你做的事)
A time you helped somebody(说你曾经帮助过别人的故事)
A walking you had with somebody(你和别人散步的故事)
A family event/local event(说家里或当地的一个事件)
An activity in your English class(你英语(论坛)课里搞活动的一个故事)An outdoor activity(一个在户外玩的故事)
A Wedding(婚礼上发生的故事)
A positive change(你的一次积极的变化的故事)
这些故事你可以编,也可以说真实的,总之就是讲故事。可能考官越考越倦了,想听故事啦。
7、老题重考——炒冷饭
最后一个看点其实就是老题重考。姜还是老的辣,对题目来讲也一样。很多
老题06年又重现,却并没有落伍。如描述一封重要的信an importantletter,描述一部电影a film, 一个好朋友a goodfriend等,它们永远是经典。很多考生遇上它们,似乎还是不那么自信。但愿考生们能在有限的复习时间,首先抓住它们罢。
大家在备考口语是可参照以上小编总结的趋势,预祝大家取得满意成绩!
本人最近对怎么排考场、怎么安排雅思口语顺序的问题又有了一些发现,也不知道算不算新东西,但我想各位菜鸭可能很想知道。
“为什么我的口语时间是„„”,这个问题一直困扰着各位菜鸭。首先,为了说明问题方便,我们假设有100名考生(实际要比这多的多啊~~),这100个人先被排序——按照姓名字母,A~Z。这个大家能明白吧?!
排序以后,每个人就有了一个考号001~100(实际中的考号都是5~6位的,也是按顺序来的),假设5个考场,就是20人1考场,那么001~020就是第1考场,以此类推。
至于雅思口语,一般口语ROOM要少于笔试(例如:05年08月20天津,13个笔试考场,11个口语ROOM),我们就假设有4个口语ROOM,那么就是001~025在ROOM1,以此类推。
【关键词】大学英语口语测试 雅思口語测试
一、前言
随着国际化进程加快,英语学习尤其是作为日常交流最重要的口语学习日益成为学习者的重点。而在大学英语教改中,口语教学乃至口语测试也是近来的热点和焦点。
大学英语口语测试是大学英语各项能力目标的测试中最为困难的一环。不仅在于测试的内容维度还在于测试的方式形式,一直是较难把握的环节。因此,设计科学全面客观大学英语口语测试的重要性可见一斑。
雅思英语测试(国际英语语言测试系统)是为那些打算在以英语作为交流语言的国家或地区学习或工作的人们设置的英语语言水平考试,是国际上认可的科学、规范、有效的英语考试,其中雅思口语测试旨在测试考生在真实的语言环境下是否具备必要的语言沟通能力与讲英语的人士交流。能够真实、完整地测评出考生的语言交际实际运用能力,其效度和信度都相应比较高。
二、雅思口语测试特点
1、雅思口语测试的形式
雅思口语测试通过考官和考生一对一交流的方式对考生的口语能力进行测
试。口语考试分为三个部分。第一部分是简介以及问答。时间4至5分钟。在进行自我介绍和考生身份核对后,考官就考生所熟悉的话题进行提问。第二部分是个人陈述。时间3至4分钟。考官给考生一个答题任务卡,卡上有一个相关的话题,考生有一分钟的准备时间,然后就此话题进行1至2分钟的陈述。第三部分是双向讨论。时间4至5分钟。考生就第二部分中出现的话题较为抽象的部分进行双向讨论。
2、雅思口语测试的测试内容
雅思口语考试的时间只有15分钟,但是考试的内容很丰富,对于考生的个人经历,语言使用等等都做了一些考察,当然重点是语言的掌握。
1)一般性对话:考官提问,考生回答。内容主要是个人情况,如家庭、工作、教育等。
2)某一话题的引申:在前一段对话的基础上,考官自然地接过一个话题,让考生较详细地描述某一事物或发表对某事的看法。比如让考生比较家乡和另一城市的区别;让考生谈对城市交通现状和未来的看法。
3)使用提示卡(CUE C ARK):考生从桌上抽取一张卡片,根据上面所写的某个假定的情况进行询问。比如考生要根据提示卡假设自己是一个新到英国的外国学生,在学校的住房办公室询问有关租房的情况。这一部分主要由考生提问,考官回答。
4)将来的打算:谈话内容从假设的语言环境中回到自然对话,考官让考生谈雅思考试之后的打算,话题主要围绕何进出国、选择了哪所学校、进修计划等内容。口试不仅考学生回答、描述等方面的能力,还考学生能否用得体的语气、词汇等来询问、请求等。口试非常注重考生的语言交际能力。
3、雅思口语测试的评分标准
雅思口语考试的评分标准有四方面:一、Fluency & coherence流利度和连贯性,这指的是考生能否使用正常水平的连贯性、语速,是否能够在表达观点和语言的使用上达到结构层次清晰、互相关联。二、Lexical Resource词汇资源,这指的是考生使用的词汇量的范围、能否用这些词汇清晰地表达意思和态度,其中包括所使用的词汇是否多样、是否可以运用相关技巧绕过词汇障碍(如用不同方式表达相同的意思)。三、Grammatical Use语法的多样性和准确性,这指的是考生使用的语法结构的范围、能否正确和恰当地运用这些语法结构。在评分过程中,考生的表达的长度、复杂程度、以及语法错误对交流的影响等因素都在考察范围之内。四、Pronunciation,就是我们经常所说的发音。这指的是考生的表达是否可为他人理解、考生能否运用语音的内容表达意义。在评分过程中,考生在表达中造成理解障碍的次数、母语对英语表达的影响的次数都在考察范围之内。四个方面所占比重相同。
三、雅思口语测试对大学英语口语测试的启示
1、口语测试标准的多维度
以往的口语测试的标准更多的在于语音语调和词汇的积累,而雅思口语测试的启示是制定口语测试的标准时要考虑到口语能力的多维度,多方面考查学生的口语能力。所以了解雅思口语测试评分标准我们可以知道,雅思口语测试中,我们可以不用过于注重英式还是美式发音,只要发音准确即可。考试更注重的是你所说的内容这就要求我们在围绕某一些话题描述的时候,一定要有足够素材。雅思考试大都是考日常国外生活常见的内容,这就要求我们多多收集关于日常生活的词汇素材。自由交谈,说话流利的同时还要注意尽量避免一些犹豫和重复。在我们制定大学英语口语测试标准的时候可以参见其标准,多注重学生的自由流畅表达,少注重语音语调的地道。通过多种形式而不是单一形式来考查学生的口语水平。
2、口语测试内容的真实性
由于大部分口语测试都是间接口试,缺乏口语活动的交互性,所测试的内容是否能反映考生的真实水平还有待商榷。而以雅思口语测试为例的面试口试可以在有效的时间内较为充分而真实地检验学生的口语交流能力。口语测试的真实性还体现在内容上,以雅思为例的口语测试主要考查的话题都以在英语国家日常交流为主,偶尔有一些职场商务方面的内容。所以在大学英语口语测试中尽量比重大的部分为面试口语,而且话题内容的选择上要尽量体现真实性。
四、结论。
大学英语口语测试是检验口语教学质量的重要手段。依据信度效度高的雅思
英语口语测试建立的大学英语口语测试势必比较科学合理,从而切实为考查学生的口语能力。
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