在新托?谡Z(yǔ)考試的備考過(guò)程中,很多同學(xué)反映,綜合口語(yǔ)考查部分是比較難的,這部分考試對(duì)考生的聽(tīng)力能力要求比較高,同時(shí)需要考生將自己聽(tīng)到的并不完整的內(nèi)容在很短的時(shí)間內(nèi)概括出來(lái),因此對(duì)語(yǔ)言能力的考查也是難度比較大的。對(duì)于英語(yǔ)基礎(chǔ)較好的同學(xué)來(lái)說(shuō),備考托福主要通過(guò)大量練習(xí),掌握題型和考試技巧,并通過(guò)口語(yǔ)專(zhuān)家的指導(dǎo)來(lái)提高自己的成績(jī)。然而,對(duì)于基礎(chǔ)較弱的同學(xué),常常感覺(jué)到托?荚囯y以突破,自己即使反復(fù)練習(xí)或者背誦大量詞匯,也好像進(jìn)步非常慢,遇到新的題目仍然感到很吃力。在最近幾個(gè)月的教學(xué)中,我體會(huì)到對(duì)于基礎(chǔ)較弱的同學(xué)來(lái)說(shuō),新托?荚嚨膫淇贾笇(dǎo)僅憑練習(xí)和答題技巧是比較難在短時(shí)間內(nèi)得到理想分?jǐn)?shù)的。那么,我們?nèi)绾卧谧约郝?tīng)力能力不足、概括又出現(xiàn)障礙的情況下,得到一個(gè)比較理想的分?jǐn)?shù)呢?其實(shí),新托福口語(yǔ)考試的綜合部分,是有些得分竅門(mén)的,我們可以在有限的備考時(shí)間內(nèi),掌握這些得分竅門(mén),賺得高分。在本篇中,我們針對(duì)新托?谡Z(yǔ)考試的第五題,為大家講解如何在聽(tīng)力能力不足的情況下得到一個(gè)自己比較滿(mǎn)意的分?jǐn)?shù)。
在新托?谡Z(yǔ)考試的綜合部分,第五題是比較有特點(diǎn)的,很多同學(xué)認(rèn)為第五題比較簡(jiǎn)單,因?yàn)轭}目涉及的內(nèi)容通常是校園場(chǎng)景,與我們的生活比較貼近,而且專(zhuān)業(yè)詞匯或者較難的詞匯也不常出現(xiàn)。我們?yōu)槭裁催x擇第五題為大家講解呢?因?yàn)檫@個(gè)題目是最容易“賺”得高分的。首先,我們來(lái)看一下第五題的模板,如果大家聽(tīng)的部分能夠聽(tīng)出并記錄的內(nèi)容比較少,那么模板就可以幫助我們得到更多的分?jǐn)?shù)。
第五題通常需要我們概括對(duì)話(huà)中的一個(gè)人物面對(duì)的問(wèn)題或困難,對(duì)話(huà)人給出的解決方案,以及如果我們考生是對(duì)話(huà)中的人,我們會(huì)選擇哪一個(gè)方案及原因。這幾個(gè)內(nèi)容都要盡可能完整地包含進(jìn)去,然而第五題沒(méi)有文本提示,因此全部的內(nèi)容需要我們?nèi)ヂ?tīng)并且記錄。我們要從模板下手,將自己聽(tīng)力的壓力減小,更多地依賴(lài)模板來(lái)解決問(wèn)題。我們?yōu)榇蠹艺故鞠旅孢@個(gè)模板:
In the talk, the man/woman has a problem about his/her school life:…… He/ She has two solutions to solve this problem. In my view, the second solution is a better one, because it is efficient and convenient for the student if he/she does like this. The goal will be achieved at last.
在這個(gè)模板中,我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn),只要我們填上對(duì)話(huà)人的困難或問(wèn)題即可,其它的內(nèi)容都可以比較通用地概括或者說(shuō)是拼湊出來(lái)。在這里需要指出的是,如果我們的聽(tīng)力能力不足,這個(gè)題目只要把重點(diǎn)放在聽(tīng)對(duì)話(huà)人困難上面也就是開(kāi)頭的三至四句話(huà)就可以了,其它的部分我們通過(guò)上面的模板,也能得到一些分?jǐn)?shù)的。當(dāng)然,嚴(yán)格來(lái)說(shuō),上面的模板中未提及兩個(gè)解決方案的問(wèn)題,因?yàn)橄鄬?duì)于其它的得分點(diǎn),解決方案可以在沒(méi)有聽(tīng)清楚的情況下省略,而且通常來(lái)說(shuō),第二個(gè)解決方案是更常讓我們選擇的,因此大家可以試聽(tīng)第五題,使用上面的模板,聽(tīng)力的壓力就減小了很多。
在幾個(gè)賺高分的竅門(mén)中,積累經(jīng)驗(yàn)是最重要的。因?yàn)槿绻覀兪煜ち顺?嫉膱?chǎng)景或話(huà)題,我們就能輕松地提高自己答案的準(zhǔn)確率,將得分竅門(mén)運(yùn)用得得心應(yīng)手了。首先,我們來(lái)看在第五題中常出現(xiàn)的幾大類(lèi)對(duì)話(huà)人的困難或問(wèn)題。
時(shí)間沖突是考查頻率最高的一類(lèi),很多同學(xué)認(rèn)為時(shí)間沖突這種題目比較難,因?yàn)橐f(shuō)清楚其中的具體細(xì)節(jié)。那么,需要告訴大家的是,時(shí)間沖突這個(gè)問(wèn)題的本身就占有了很大比重的分值,如果具體哪兩項(xiàng)任務(wù)沖突沒(méi)有聽(tīng)出來(lái),也一定要答出時(shí)間沖突這個(gè)表達(dá)方式,這樣就拿到了大部分的分?jǐn)?shù)。我們?yōu)榇蠹姨峁┑牡梅帜0寰淙缦拢?/div>
The student has a time conflict. He/ She cannot be available for both tasks because the two tasks meet at the same time.
我們來(lái)看一下TPO 19中的一個(gè)例子,
(man) How’s it going, Mary? Got your schedule all worked out for the semester?
(woman) It’s coming together, actually, I just hear d about my student teaching assignment.
(man) Teaching assignment? You’re student teaching?
(woman) Yeah, you know I’m majoring in education so one of the requirements is to teach for a semester in a classroom, usually at the local school in town. We help teach the kids at the school one day a week. I just got my class assignment.
(man) Well, that’s good.
(woman) Yeah, but I’ve got a scheduling problem.
(man) Uh, oh.
(woman) The day I’ve been assigned to teach at the school in town will be the same day my Chinese History course meets here at the university.
在這個(gè)例子中,劃線(xiàn)的部分就提到了時(shí)間沖突問(wèn)題,大家看,我們使用以上的模板句是不是很恰當(dāng)呢?再來(lái)看下面的一個(gè)例子,TPO 27
(man) Hi, Nancy, is something the matter?
(woman) Oh, I just realized that I’ve got a scheduling conflict tomorrow.
(man) What is it?
(woman) Well, the poetry class I’m teaching meets at 4 o’clock. My students have a test next week so tomorrow’s class is the review session. It’s important.
(man) OK?
(woman) The other thing is my cousin’s retirement party. But I just realized it also starts at 4 o’clock. I haven’t realized it was starting at the exact same time as my class.
時(shí)間沖突的情況是最?嫉,因此我們可以在聽(tīng)到關(guān)鍵詞時(shí),及時(shí)判斷出是時(shí)間沖突的情況。
第二類(lèi):論文出現(xiàn)問(wèn)題
論文出現(xiàn)問(wèn)題通常是論文無(wú)法完成,這是考得最多的情況,其它情況有論文損壞、論文中有的部分太難寫(xiě)之類(lèi)的。通常情況下,論文無(wú)法完成會(huì)使學(xué)生感到焦慮或者說(shuō)是恐慌,只要大家聽(tīng)到關(guān)于論文的情況,一般來(lái)說(shuō)就可以概括成:
The student cannot finish the paper. He/She feels so worried about the grade he/she will get if the paper is over the due date.
我們來(lái)看TPO里面的例子,
(man) Hey, Jennifer. How are things going?
(woman) Well, I’m relieved this is the end of semester. But that’s actually part of my problem.
(man) What do you mean?
(woman) Can you believe this? My computer broke yesterday. So it’s at the shop being repaired. It won’t be ready until the end of next week which is when all my papers are due.
論文無(wú)法完成的情況是比較常見(jiàn)的學(xué)生困難,我們?cè)賮?lái)看下面的劃線(xiàn)部分,也是關(guān)于論文無(wú)法按時(shí)完成的情況。
(man) Hey Sally, I just got the first copy of my research paper back from professor Stone.
(woman) Just now? I got mine back a few days ago.
(man) Yeah, everyone else in the class that I know of got theirs back a few days ago too.
(woman) But, the deadline… you’re running out of time.
(man) Yeah. I only have one day to review all his comments and write my final draft. He made a lot of suggestions.
這種題目還可以有效地推斷出,如果論文未完成,那么有一個(gè)解決方式一定是ask for extension, 如果我們能夠聽(tīng)出另一個(gè)解決方式的話(huà),那么概括兩個(gè)解決方式也就不難了。
第三類(lèi):丟失或損壞東西
丟失或損壞東西也是非常常考的。我們可以將丟失或損壞東西概括為通用的句子:
The student cannot use the thing in his/her plan. That is an unexpected problem in the situation.
在新托福口語(yǔ)考試真題中,經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)臨時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)某種東西無(wú)法使用或損壞的,我們看TPO里面的例子:
(woman) Hey, Mark, how’s it going?
(man) Hmm, not too good!
(woman) What’s wrong?
(man) Well, you know how I’m president of the anthropology club, well, I’m supposed to drive everyone in the club to see a special exhibit at the museum tomorrow. My mom said I could borrow her van, you know, so everyone would fit, but unfortunately, it broke down, and it’s not gonna be rep aired in time for the trip.
這個(gè)例子屬于臨時(shí)損壞東西的情況,像這樣的突發(fā)狀況其實(shí)是很多的,只不過(guò)托福中分的非常細(xì),無(wú)法完全找到通用的句子,但是大家也可以把臨時(shí)改變歸類(lèi)為這一類(lèi),上面給出的模板句第二句That is an unexpected problem in the situation.是可以通用的。
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(woman) Hey, Matt, how’s it going?
(man) Uh, so so. I’ve got a problem with my housing next semester and I have to make a decision soon.
(woman) What’s going on?
(man) Well, I lived in the dormitory, and I’ve got a great roommate for the last two year, but he’s moving off campus next semester.
(woman) Oh! So?
(man) So now I have to make a big decision. You know, about my living arrangements.
這個(gè)例子也是屬于臨時(shí)出現(xiàn)改變或狀況的情況,此外還有弄臟或損壞了論文、衣服、丟失了圖書(shū)卡等等的情況。
第四類(lèi):停水停電問(wèn)題
停水停電問(wèn)題也是比較多見(jiàn)的,因?yàn)閷W(xué)生在宿舍或租住的房子遇到這種情況比較多,這類(lèi)問(wèn)題也比較容易聽(tīng)出來(lái),開(kāi)頭就會(huì)問(wèn)到水或電的情況,很自然地,我們就想到了停水停電需要換住處的情況。因此,我們的模板句為:
The student can’t get water/electricity at this moment, but he/she has to use it, so maybe he/she has to change for another place to live or study.
像這種情況在口語(yǔ)真題中是比較容易辨認(rèn)出來(lái)的,對(duì)話(huà)中直接就會(huì)問(wèn)到水或電的問(wèn)題,我們來(lái)看例子:
(woman) Is there a problem with the electricity?
(man) Yeah, this storm knocked out power all over the city. And they’re saying it might be several hours before we have electricity again.
(woman) Oh, no! I have a history paper due tomorrow and I’ve been writing it on my lap top computer and the battery’s running low. I am going to need electricity soon.
像這樣的題目我們只要聽(tīng)到關(guān)鍵詞就可以判斷出來(lái)了,下面的例子關(guān)鍵詞是water。
(man) Hey, Beth, how are things?
(woman) Not great.
(man) Why? What’s wrong?
(woman) I just found out I have to move out of my apartment, like, right away.
(man) You’re kidding! Why?
(woman) Well, my apartment, it’s in a house, a kind of old house. And now something’s wrong with the water pipes. I think some of the pipes burst or wore out or something. Anyway, we don’t have any water in the house, and apparently it’s gonna take two weeks to fix the problem.
(man) So you need to find a place to live for what? two weeks or so?
(woman) Yeah, bad timing, huh? With mid-term exams coming up and everything!
有的同學(xué)說(shuō)具體的內(nèi)容比較復(fù)雜,在這個(gè)例子中,沒(méi)有聽(tīng)出來(lái),或者沒(méi)有聽(tīng)出water pipes這個(gè)短語(yǔ),只要大家聽(tīng)到對(duì)話(huà)人一直提water, 就顯而易見(jiàn)了。
第五類(lèi):尋找住處問(wèn)題
尋找住處問(wèn)題是有很多原因的,比如房子出現(xiàn)問(wèn)題、室友搬走或者申請(qǐng)住宿的時(shí)間已過(guò)等等,總之很多原因會(huì)使大學(xué)生不斷改變住處,因此這類(lèi)題目的困難或問(wèn)題可以概括為:
The student has to find a new place to live. He/She has to arrange the new living place because of the trouble caused by the former place.
這類(lèi)題目原因比較復(fù)雜,其實(shí)我們只要能聽(tīng)出找新的地方居住,其它的細(xì)節(jié)只能盡量去聽(tīng)和記錄,因此在答題時(shí)要分清主次,我們可以套用上面的句子來(lái)概括下面這個(gè)例子。
(woman) Hey, Frank, I heard you got a summer research position with professor Davis.
(man) Uh, huh, but I’ve got a problem.
(woman) Oh?
(man) Yeah, well, since I didn’t hear from her for so long, I assumed I didn’t get the position. So I didn’t apply for a dorm room for the summer. I’m afraid it’s too late for that now.
(woman) Yeah, the deadline for campus housing application has already passed. So what are you gonna do now?
總之,在了解了以上的幾大類(lèi)常見(jiàn)困難或問(wèn)題以后,我們可以根據(jù)我們的做題經(jīng)驗(yàn),來(lái)判斷題目涉及的范圍,對(duì)號(hào)入座地答出相應(yīng)的通用模板句就可以了。考生們,尤其是基礎(chǔ)較弱的同學(xué),要下功夫背過(guò)上面的五個(gè)常見(jiàn)模板句。當(dāng)然,除此之外還有其他的情況,新托福的場(chǎng)景比較細(xì),不能夠全部涵蓋在這五類(lèi)之中,這是需要大家注意的。
竅門(mén)三:有效預(yù)估
在了解了以上的竅門(mén)以后,我們需要在聽(tīng)題時(shí)進(jìn)行有效地預(yù)估,看看對(duì)話(huà)人是存在哪個(gè)方面的問(wèn)題,根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞和其語(yǔ)氣來(lái)預(yù)判我們需要使用上面的哪一種模板句。比如,我們聽(tīng)到schedule, 以反映出來(lái)是時(shí)間沖突問(wèn)題;聽(tīng)到paper/essay/deadline, 就可以判斷為論文的問(wèn)題,水電的問(wèn)題比較好辨別,其它的情況也是根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞來(lái)聽(tīng)的。細(xì)節(jié)部分可以適當(dāng)舍棄,但是大類(lèi)一定要聽(tīng)出來(lái),否則上面講的句子就用不上了。
竅門(mén)四:圓滑答題
講到圓滑答題,主要是指的第一個(gè)竅門(mén)中提到的模板內(nèi)容中的最后的部分,也就是我們考生選擇了一種解決方式之后,陳述原因的內(nèi)容。大家可以看到,我的模板中出現(xiàn)了兩個(gè)十分概括的詞:convenient、efficient, 這兩個(gè)詞是我們非常熟悉的,也是第五題中非常常見(jiàn)的詞匯。因?yàn)槲覀兊穆?tīng)力能力有限,對(duì)于原因,我們可能很難講出原文中的利弊關(guān)系,或者如果自己創(chuàng)造原因,也一時(shí)無(wú)法找到合適的內(nèi)容,那么,這兩個(gè)詞就非常實(shí)用了。對(duì)于任何的題目,考生選擇一個(gè)解決方式的時(shí)候,一定是感覺(jué)這個(gè)方式更合理或更可行,因此常考慮為效率、可行性、省時(shí)省力、方便這幾個(gè)方面,因此在答題時(shí),多考慮一下這兩個(gè)詞,還有time-saving/money-saving/feasible這樣的詞匯,圓滑地把答案概括出來(lái)就可以拿到相應(yīng)的分?jǐn)?shù)了。
綜上所述,我們?cè)跍?zhǔn)備新托福口語(yǔ)第五題的時(shí)候,要根據(jù)此題的特點(diǎn),按照以上的方法進(jìn)行熟練操作,盡最大努力地得到一個(gè)比較滿(mǎn)意的分?jǐn)?shù)。這里需要給大家強(qiáng)調(diào)的是,我們?cè)趥淇嫉倪^(guò)程中,一定要熟記模板,此外,在本篇中介紹的幾類(lèi)答題常見(jiàn)思路或語(yǔ)句,也需要大家熟記,因?yàn)檫@些內(nèi)容在考場(chǎng)上是非常有用的。我們?cè)谄綍r(shí)的備考中,不要因?yàn)楸痴b的任務(wù)量比較大,就放棄這種方式,或者說(shuō)是在普通的備考指導(dǎo)和本篇的備考指導(dǎo)中徘徊,猶豫不決。其實(shí),在新托?谡Z(yǔ)考試中,尤其是綜合考試中,我們要根據(jù)自己的具體英文水平來(lái)制定學(xué)習(xí)方案,這就是提到的因材施教的方法。因?yàn)槲覀兊膫淇紩r(shí)間是有限的,希望得到比較理想分?jǐn)?shù)而時(shí)間緊張,個(gè)人基礎(chǔ)不是非常扎實(shí)的同學(xué),不妨嘗試以上的備考方法,按照我們講的四個(gè)竅門(mén)來(lái)嘗試回答第五題。需要向大家指出的是,如果自己的聽(tīng)力能力比較強(qiáng),還是盡可能地多聽(tīng)多記,概括的部分就是考察大家的聽(tīng)力筆記能力,但是如果很難記錄下來(lái)或者概括下來(lái),本篇講的方法就派上了用場(chǎng)。不僅僅是第五題,在綜合考試部分,其它的幾道題目也是有著得分竅門(mén)的,雖然我們無(wú)法在這些竅門(mén)中讓大家得到滿(mǎn)分,但是高效有效的竅門(mén)是十分值得大家嘗試和熟悉的。
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