托福考試口語筆記誤區

  託福口語考試允許考生在考試期間做筆記,因此能否在自己的筆記中最大限度且全面地記錄聽到的關鍵資訊,直接地關係到大家的口語得分。在這裡分析了大家在託福口語中做筆記的一些誤區,給出了一些建議。

  

  閱讀部分:

  ***1*** 盲目地記錄一些文章細節,而忽略了對文章整體架構和主要資訊的把握

  ***2*** 缺乏對文章內容進行歸納總結的能力,把握不住文章的重點

  ***3*** 不能通過閱讀短文從而找出接下來要陳述時所能擴充套件的點或者說是可以說的點

  聽力部分:

  ***1*** 在這部分中,大家好走兩個極端路線,一是對主體解釋的理論部分作了過多的陳述,二是對文章舉例部分描述太多,沒有把這兩個部分的比例合理安排好

  ***2*** 速記的能力有待提高,而且本身考試的時間也很有限

  ***3*** 考前沒有做充足的準備,沒有有計劃地進行相關針對性練習,所以導致對題型不瞭解或者是做題速度上不去

  ***4*** 有的考生本身的聽力、語法、詞彙的基礎就比較弱,缺乏聽力的技巧

  建議:

  ***1*** Independent task-做筆記時從以下三個方面進行記錄:topic主旨、sub-points or supporting details分論點、signal words or transitions訊號詞。

  例子:

  Question: Choose a place you go to often that is important to you and explain why it is important. Please include specific details in your explanation.

  Topic: library

  Sub-point: read, study, rest, appointment

  Signal words: firstly, secondly, moreover, the last but not the least

  Sample answer:

  A library is the most important place for me. I usually go to library twice a week. Firstly, I can read a lot of books for free in the library. Secondly, I can study therebecause it is a quiet place. Moreover, library is also a good place for me to have a rest, because no one bothers you there. The last but not the least, the libraryprovides a wonderful environment for lovers to make an appointment. My parents had such experience!

  ***2***Integrated task-在做這部分筆記時無論是閱讀部分還是聽力部分,都從主題topic、事例example、訊號詞transitions這三面來把握。

  例子:

  Bus Service Elimination Planned

  The University has decided to discontinue its free bus service for students. The reason given for this decision is that few students ride the buses and the buses are expensive to operate. Currently, the buses run from the center of campus past university buildings and through some of the neighborhoods surrounding the campus. The money saved by eliminating the bus service will be used to expand the overcrowded student parking lots.

  The man expresses his opinion of the university's plan to eliminate the bus service. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.

  以上為綜合例題的閱讀部分,聽力由於很長這裡就不列舉出來了。在閱讀時首先大家要把我們上面說的這三個部分標示出來,如上面所示。至於聽力部分我這裡只想強調一點,大家一定要提高對訊號詞的敏感度,通過訊號詞的指引來掌握材料的關鍵資訊。只有平常多做練習,才能從根本上提高你分辨提取重要資訊的能力。

  Sample answer:

  Obviously the man disagrees with the idea that the school will eliminate the bus service, because he thinks the fee of the car parking is so expensive and it is unreasonable to change the road and eliminate the bus. Also he points that if the school expands the student parking, more and more students will drive to school which will cause a lot of noise and maybe more traffic accidents. As a result, the school should encourage the students to take bus instead of driving to school, which is also bad for the environment of the school.

  ***3*** 除了要提高對訊號詞的敏感度,在平常學習時也要有目的地多積累儲備一些訊號詞,因為這些詞的正確使用不僅可以使你的口語表達更有條理、更加連貫,而且運用在寫作中也可以起到同樣的作用。

  ***4*** 多多學習並且記憶一些不錯的諺語,然後新增到你的主觀題部分,它們會起到畫龍點睛的作用。

  託福口語中筆記的運用是在輔助記憶聽到的和讀到的資訊,所以在加強記筆記的能力的同時大家不要忘記託福口語主要考察的還是說的能力,在聽和讀的基礎,表達的能力,切記不要本末倒置。

  託福口語考試高分祕籍——保持語言的邏輯性

  如何才能在新託福口語考試中征服考官,取得高分?相信這是所有準備參加新託福口語考試的考生們都想解開的問題。老師們在對大量的新託福口語考試分析後發現:新託福口語考試,重在時刻保持語言的邏輯性,除了要醞釀出豐富內容外,還應靈活運用所學知識,合理安排出賦於邏輯的內容發展,才能在考試中脫穎而出,贏得考官的讚賞,取得高分。

  西方人說話之所以能夠脫口而出、條理清晰,是因為他們在表達時都會事先在頭腦中形成大致的一個邏輯框架,即對開頭、中間和結尾進行規劃。如果考生們能以這樣的思維方式和邏輯與考官的思想達成共識,離高分也就近了一步。

  大家都知道,在口語考試的6個Task中,前2個是Independent Task,後4個為Integrated Task。前面2個可以直接根據指令來回答問題,而後面的4個要以綜合聽力和閱讀的內容作答。

  在Task 5的時候,加入的是聽力的內容,也就是先聽對話,再根據對話內容回答問題,準備時間為20秒,答題時間為60秒。

  Task 5作為4個Integrated Task中唯一一個詢問考生觀點的題目,自然要求考生觀點闡述相對於內容要更為簡單些。因此,攻破這關的要點應按照“複述問題-複述方案-選擇方案-闡明理由”的步驟來進行,而這個步驟也就是我們開頭所提到的邏輯框架。

  剛剛新託福口語考試老師講解的邏輯框架可能很大一部分考生一時也無法吸收,為了讓考生們能迅速吸收口語考試祕籍之邏輯框架,老師特別將其大致概括為以下四步:

  1.General Description of Main Problem

  2.Two Possible Solutions

  3.Personal Opinion / Choice

  4.Supporting Reasons