春華秋實,花開花謝,轉(zhuǎn)眼間我留美回國已近三年。本來竊以為歲月消磨,已不似當年少年意氣,但是還是常常莫名地感動,為那些默默堅持著人生理想的托福學生。很多學生要在周末很冷的早晨六點多就出門等公共汽車,只是為了能夠準時趕上上午的課。我總覺得自己有義務(wù)為這些可敬的年輕人多做一些事情。所以在從事我喜歡的法律事務(wù)(本人是中華人民共和國的執(zhí)業(yè)律師)及講授托福閱讀課程之余,我還想從一名留美青年老海龜?shù)慕嵌龋?一下無聊的托??谡Z考試,也算是為無數(shù)追求理想和尊嚴的青年學生做一些事。
新托??谡Z考試得分標準:1、詳細具體(空洞的形容詞和花哨的句子結(jié)構(gòu)不能得分);2、詞匯量和語法現(xiàn)象要多;3、規(guī)定時間內(nèi)盡可能說快一點,多說一點,信息量大一點。
我深深知道,中國學生缺乏大量的語言環(huán)境,在僅有15至30秒的準備時間內(nèi)要完美地做到以上幾點是基本不可能的。那么,是不是要因為一個小小的口語考試就放棄我們在加州的陽光下散步的權(quán)利呢?當然不會!既然我們不能依賴于現(xiàn)場發(fā)揮,那么就通過平時準備,來大大減低現(xiàn)場難度要求。其核心就是——轉(zhuǎn)化原則,在充分領(lǐng)會轉(zhuǎn)化原則的基礎(chǔ)上,創(chuàng)建自己的模板,以精練的短句,清楚的表達為主。
獨立口語題*(一)
新托??谡Z考試六大題型中的第一種是問你一個你所熟悉的人、地方、東西或者事件,你需要在回答中加入具體的例子和細節(jié)。例如:
choose a place you like and explain why you like this place.
請看看袁老師是怎么回答的:
Well, the place I enjoy the most is a small town located in France. I like this small town because it has very charming ocean view. I mean the sky there is so blue and the beach is always full of sunshine. You know how romantic it can ever be, just relax yourself on the beach, when the sun is setting down, when the ocean breeze is blowing and the seabirds are singing.
Of course I like this small French town also because there are many great French restaurants. They offer the best seafood in the world like lobsters and tuna fishes. The most important, I have been benefited a lot from this trip to France because I made friends with some gorgeous French girls. One of them even gave me a little watch as a souvenir of our friendship.
看出奧妙來了嗎?
1、這個回答里用的全部是口語化的短句子;
2、按照正常的語速念完正好是45秒;
3、出現(xiàn)了多處非常具體的細節(jié)描寫(得分點)。
4、有景色描寫(beach)、有人物(French girls)、有事件(make friends),有具體事物(a watch)。為何如此設(shè)計,等一下就會講到。
然后讓我們換一個題目再看看,還是用這些內(nèi)容怎么進行回答:
題目:Choose a restaurant you like and explain why you like this restaurant
參考答案:Well, the restaurant I enjoy the most is a French restaurant located on a beautiful beach. I like this small restaurant because it has very charming ocean view. I mean the sky there is so blue and the beach is always full of sunshine. You know how romantic it can ever be, just relax yourself on the beach, when the sun is setting down, the ocean breeze is blowing and the seabirds are singing.
Of course I like this small French restaurant also because it offers the best seafood in the world like lobsters and tuna fishes. The most important, I made friends with some gorgeous French girls in that restaurant. One of them even gave me a little watch as a souvenir of our friendship.
在新托福口語考試中,本題型能夠涉及到的范圍包括事件、人物、具體事物和地方?,F(xiàn)在你是不是開始有些明白為什么袁老師的口語模板要包括人、地、事、物?然后我們再來做一些難度稍大的擴展訓練,看看轉(zhuǎn)化原則是怎么能夠幫助我們以不變應(yīng)萬變。
Choose an important event/ a favorite activity and give reasons explaining why this event is important/ why this activity is your favorite. 從抽象的事物轉(zhuǎn)化成具體的景色描寫
Well, one very important event in my life/my favorite activity is a little trip to France. I like this trip so much because we visited a small French town. The town has very charming ocean view. I mean the sky there is so blue and the beach is always full of sunshine. You know how romantic it can ever be, just relax yourself on the beach, when the sun is setting down, when the ocean breeze is blowing and the seabirds are singing.
Of course I like this little trip to France also because there are many great French restaurants. They offer the best seafood in the world like lobsters and tuna fishes. The most important, I have been benefited a lot from this trip to France because I made friends with some gorgeous French girls. One of them even gave me a little watch as a souvenir of our friendship.
注意一定要有兩到三句轉(zhuǎn)化句,也叫點題句,即在文中標注出的句子。
擴展訓練:
1.Describe one object that is of special value to you and explain why it is of special value to you. Please include specific examples and details in your explanation.
新托??谡Z考試得分標準:1、詳細具體(空洞的形容詞和花哨的句子結(jié)構(gòu)不能得分);2、詞匯量和語法現(xiàn)象要多;3、規(guī)定時間內(nèi)盡可能說快一點,多說一點,信息量大一點。
我深深知道,中國學生缺乏大量的語言環(huán)境,在僅有15至30秒的準備時間內(nèi)要完美地做到以上幾點是基本不可能的。那么,是不是要因為一個小小的口語考試就放棄我們在加州的陽光下散步的權(quán)利呢?當然不會!既然我們不能依賴于現(xiàn)場發(fā)揮,那么就通過平時準備,來大大減低現(xiàn)場難度要求。其核心就是——轉(zhuǎn)化原則,在充分領(lǐng)會轉(zhuǎn)化原則的基礎(chǔ)上,創(chuàng)建自己的模板,以精練的短句,清楚的表達為主。
獨立口語題*(一)
新托??谡Z考試六大題型中的第一種是問你一個你所熟悉的人、地方、東西或者事件,你需要在回答中加入具體的例子和細節(jié)。例如:
choose a place you like and explain why you like this place.
請看看袁老師是怎么回答的:
Well, the place I enjoy the most is a small town located in France. I like this small town because it has very charming ocean view. I mean the sky there is so blue and the beach is always full of sunshine. You know how romantic it can ever be, just relax yourself on the beach, when the sun is setting down, when the ocean breeze is blowing and the seabirds are singing.
Of course I like this small French town also because there are many great French restaurants. They offer the best seafood in the world like lobsters and tuna fishes. The most important, I have been benefited a lot from this trip to France because I made friends with some gorgeous French girls. One of them even gave me a little watch as a souvenir of our friendship.
看出奧妙來了嗎?
1、這個回答里用的全部是口語化的短句子;
2、按照正常的語速念完正好是45秒;
3、出現(xiàn)了多處非常具體的細節(jié)描寫(得分點)。
4、有景色描寫(beach)、有人物(French girls)、有事件(make friends),有具體事物(a watch)。為何如此設(shè)計,等一下就會講到。
然后讓我們換一個題目再看看,還是用這些內(nèi)容怎么進行回答:
題目:Choose a restaurant you like and explain why you like this restaurant
參考答案:Well, the restaurant I enjoy the most is a French restaurant located on a beautiful beach. I like this small restaurant because it has very charming ocean view. I mean the sky there is so blue and the beach is always full of sunshine. You know how romantic it can ever be, just relax yourself on the beach, when the sun is setting down, the ocean breeze is blowing and the seabirds are singing.
Of course I like this small French restaurant also because it offers the best seafood in the world like lobsters and tuna fishes. The most important, I made friends with some gorgeous French girls in that restaurant. One of them even gave me a little watch as a souvenir of our friendship.
在新托福口語考試中,本題型能夠涉及到的范圍包括事件、人物、具體事物和地方?,F(xiàn)在你是不是開始有些明白為什么袁老師的口語模板要包括人、地、事、物?然后我們再來做一些難度稍大的擴展訓練,看看轉(zhuǎn)化原則是怎么能夠幫助我們以不變應(yīng)萬變。
Choose an important event/ a favorite activity and give reasons explaining why this event is important/ why this activity is your favorite. 從抽象的事物轉(zhuǎn)化成具體的景色描寫
Well, one very important event in my life/my favorite activity is a little trip to France. I like this trip so much because we visited a small French town. The town has very charming ocean view. I mean the sky there is so blue and the beach is always full of sunshine. You know how romantic it can ever be, just relax yourself on the beach, when the sun is setting down, when the ocean breeze is blowing and the seabirds are singing.
Of course I like this little trip to France also because there are many great French restaurants. They offer the best seafood in the world like lobsters and tuna fishes. The most important, I have been benefited a lot from this trip to France because I made friends with some gorgeous French girls. One of them even gave me a little watch as a souvenir of our friendship.
注意一定要有兩到三句轉(zhuǎn)化句,也叫點題句,即在文中標注出的句子。
擴展訓練:
1.Describe one object that is of special value to you and explain why it is of special value to you. Please include specific examples and details in your explanation.