雅思口說要拿高分,除了要注意四個評分項目pronunciation (發音), fluency (流暢度), grammar (文法), vocabulary (單字) 以外,還需要注意『是否給予足夠的內容以利評分』,說直白點,就是如果你內容給的太少,考官根本無法評分,分分鐘就給人家一個憑低分的理由,這樣考差了多冤呀! >>參考:IELTS雅思口說的基本介紹
跟各位分享個實際案例
幾年前一位優秀的學生Nico,考過雅思幾次但口說就是拿不到理想的成績,但體驗課跟他聊了一下,發現其實他的程度不錯,怎麼會考不出成績呢?後來在做實際題目測試時發現,Nico回答都只有一兩句,因此考官根本沒有足夠的內容來評判他的程度,就這樣暗吞了5.5, 6.0好多次。
Nico 也不是唯一的案例,來找我的學生有好多在回答時都卡住,最後短短兩句草草結束一題,原因並不是『英文不好』,而是『我真的不知道可以講什麼』,沒有idea這點也在寫作中完整體現。這樣的狀況在口說第二部分和第三部分更讓考生吃力,而我們今天就從較好掌握的第一部分開始培養“延伸答案的能力”。
首先你先試著回答下面這個問題:
Do you like travelling?
考生A:
Yes, I like travelling.
照理來說這樣的確回答完了,但這對你的單字文法流暢度都沒有加分,理想的回答是6句以上。
考生B:
Yes, I am really fond of travelling because it gives me an opportunity to meet new people and experience different cultures. I particularly like to try different cuisines and local street food. I remember when I was in Thailand a month ago, I tried so many mouthwatering local food, such as Tom Yum soup and mango sticky rice. It was really a holiday of lifetime. I wish I could travel at least twice a year.
重點來,我們到底要怎樣才能在短時間內講出這樣的內容呢? 我很喜歡架構式的學習法,在回答第一部分時可以用這樣的方式去延伸: direct answer > reason > details > experience > example > feeling > expectation
中間可省略幾項或位置調動,除了第一項不可省略或調動。
我們來分析剛剛學生B的答案:
Direct answer: Yes, I am really fond of travelling
Reason: because it gives me an opportunity to meet new people and experience different cultures.
Details: I particularly like to try different cuisines and local street food.
Experience: I remember when I was in Thailand a month ago, I tried so many mouthwatering local food,
Example: such as Tom Yum soup and mango sticky rice.
Feeling: It was really a holiday of lifetime.
Expectation: I wish I could travel at least twice a year.
我們再來試試看這個題目
What do you do for a living?
Direct answer:
Reason:
Details:
Experience:
Example:
Feeling:
Expectation:
例答:
Direct answer: I work as an online English teacher
Reason: because I am really into teaching and online teaching is effortless and more effective
Details: I work on a platform called AmazingTalker and I mainly teach IELTS preparation.
Experience: Last night, I had a student informing me that she got a band 7.
Example:
Feeling: I was so proud of her and glad that she could fulfill her dream of studying in the UK.
Expectation: Because of the sense of achievement I constantly get from this job, I hope I can teach forever.
當然,想要拿高分,一定要多練習,練習久了才會越講越順唷!
祝考生們闖關成功!
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