新航道留预程听说课程分成了听力和口语两个部分,今天我们来聊聊留预课程一至四级之中对于学生回答口语的思路培养潜移默化的影响。我们在口语中回答问题时,通常考虑比较片面, 比如,在考场上当考试考官问你一个观点问题,我们的第 一反应是回答是或否,然后给出原因,且这样的回答对于雅思考试part 1 而言是可以的。但是,针对雅思口语part 3的问题,有的时候用简单的一句是与否,然后加上1-2句原因或者解释,是不足以论述清楚一个较为抽象的问题,那我们具体应该怎么做呢?其实,不难发现,在留预课程之中,我们就会针对这样的能力需求,进行授课和思维培养。
为了让大家更好理解,举个例子,如下part 3 问题:Do you think the clothing people usually wear reflect their personality or reflect what kind of person he is?大家可以先用20秒的时间思考,然后用40秒到1分钟时间来回答这个问题。
在这里我做一个简单的预测:一、可能有一些同学会回答说是的衣服会代表一个人性格,然后给出例子;二、可能有同学会回答,认为题目的论述不正确,因为穿衣服,可与跟我们的性格没有多大关系,或者是讲一些可能决定我们性格的一些因素。大家可以想一想,无论你回答是是与否,你都会漏掉对面的一些相关观点,很容易在这个时候引起考官的反问,考官很容易从你反面的论点着手怼你,试图将你绕进去。那该怎么样摆脱困境呢?
我们今天就要学习一个非常有用的方法,既能够兼顾到双方观点,让考官觉得我们能够更加全面思考问题,而且我们的语言拓展不再担心无话可说的尴尬。首先,让我们先从留预课程教材出发,从教材的内容之中找寻一些解决这个问题的思路,尝试用这个方法解决我们具体的问题,请大家具体看下面的内容,并且研究我们给出的示范进行学习。
Example 1: While it is true that a smart phones have made our lives easier,they have had a negative impact on our memory.
Example 2: Although brain training apps can be fun to play,I don’t believe they make you smarter.
Example 3: That may be true, but more students expect to use technology in the classroom.
Example 4: Students enjoy using mobile devices in a classroom. Nevertheless, research shows that the highest performing schools in the world have lower levels of computer use.
不难看出,我们的答案,可以分成两个部分。第 一个部分,首先我们要做出一个合理的让步,之后我们在论述自己的观点,这样的话就能做到,两者兼顾并且很少能够找指考官的质疑和考官的反问。需要大家关注的是“做让步”,其中有一些必要的信号词连接词以及副词需要用到。总结给大家以下三组示例。
Example 1: Although\even though\though, their tablets are useful, there is no evidence that they improve academic performance.
Example 2: Using mobile devices might improve engagement, but there’s nothing to suggest it improves performance.
Example 3: Some things can affect concentration, nevertheless\nonetheless they play an important role in modern education.
第二部分,我们要学会论述自己的观点,在论述自己的观点的时候,说出观点给出原因作出解释,或者是给出例子。就让我们一起用雅思真题来练习,运用在留预教材之中学到的重要的口语回答技巧,做让步之后再给出观点让我们的回答更加的完整更加的无懈可击。
Question 1: Do you think the clothing people usually wear reflect their personality?
Well, I think it’s partly true that the garment people usually wear can have something to do with their personality. Some people may claim when people wear loose baggy clothes, they are always considered disorganized lazy and irresponsible. Having said that, when people wear certain clothes, it is possible that they just want to show their certain attitude towards life or they are quite into that type of clothes because of the fashion trend. Though you may have a point here that clothing may reflect people’s character somehow, I believe that it is more about people’s choices towards the fashion and their attitude towards life.
Question 2: Nowadays some people believe typing on the laptop is a better way to take notes while studying rather than writing by hand .what was your opinion towards it?
Well, while I agree that typing is more energy-saving than writing by hand. I think there is a problem with your second argument. It is true that typing can be faster and more convenient to some degree. It isn’t necessarily a good thing because typing without thinking is like just a waste of time. It is easy to type automatically without processing the information.In contrast, the fact that handwriting is slower turns out to be an advantage, I mean, people can analyze and memorize useful and connective information while writing. So perhaps writing by hand when studying can make you more efficient. Above all,writing to note is considered a better way rather than typing on the laptop.
今天分享的是通过让位驳斥的方法来使我们的观点更加有可信性能够考虑到双方或者说多边观点,让我们都回答更加有说服力更加无懈可击,值得注意的是,大家也要在平常的练习之中,将这个方法熟记于心真正领会。值得一提的是,大家也不要忽略思考观点,然后给出细节或者是解释讲一些原因这样非常基础和使用的拓展的方法。不要一想着一步登天在课下一定要进行多练习多说多开口,这样我们的口语才能够稳步上升。口语考场上力求正常发挥,一举成功。