后面的任何問題都可以如法炮制，只要回答者能夠用多句話來回答問題，交流的感覺會變得更加好。平時要有意識的訓練自己用5句話回答任何問題，這樣的話就可以在面對任何問題的時候都不會沒有話說（當然，這個訓練的目的是為了大家抓住鍛煉口語多說，不意味著任何問題從實質(zhì)上講都需要說5句話，5是個虛數(shù)也是個實數(shù)），包括那些你不知道答案的問題，比如：
A: Do you know how many stars are there in the sky? (口頭逼到可以不太講究語序)
B: This is a question too complicated for me to answer. As far as I know, the number of stars is uncertain since science and technology are developing everyday and we can not be so sure about the number of stars we have discovered, not to mention those unknown to us. The fact of matter is we need to see beyond those numbers, which means what those number means to us matters much more than the number itself. That is basically how I look at this question.
相信大家可以看出來了，即使不能對問題的答案有一個確定的答復，也可以就提問者的動機或者問題答案對我們的意義著手進行進一步的陳述，最關(guān)鍵的是把自己的觀點說出來，這樣不論是英語口頭表達和個人的自信心，都會得到相應的提高。
原則三：有鋪墊的提問
大家都知道在英語角要做一個多說多練的人，但是如果遇到一個人喜歡主導談話，不給別人機會發(fā)表觀點，我們的策略師有機會的時候利用機會，沒有機會的時候創(chuàng)造機會然后再利用機會。一般喜歡占據(jù)主導的說話者通常也會喜歡被別人提問，這樣很有當明星的感覺，每次去英語角和開記者招待會一樣，虛榮心可以得到極大的滿足。最關(guān)鍵的是每次提問的人只會怯生生地說出一句話，而回答的人可以說出長篇大論的東西，所以最后的結(jié)果就是提問者練聽力，說話者練口語。遇到這樣的情況，突破口就在提問的環(huán)節(jié)，只要我們提問的時候用N句話，這樣就很容易鍛煉到我們自己的表達。同時，如果有鋪墊的提問也會給回答者一些時間思考答案，他本能不會排斥，畢竟貿(mào)然打斷提問是一種特別不禮貌的舉動。具體的操作方法是首先說出問題的范圍，讓他有心理準備，然后再呈現(xiàn)出自己對這個問題感興趣的原因，讓他明白提問者的動機，再慢慢的提出這個問題。最起碼一個問題也可以用五句話來提，比如how old are you？一個簡單問年齡的問題，也可以有很多形式的鋪墊，比如 I would like to ask a question about your age if I may. (當然，如果對方直接說no, you may not 或者 sorry, it is not a polite question to ask. 那可以作罷，換下一個問題。)然后接著說出自己對這個問題感興趣的原因，I don’t mean to intrude in your privacy but as is indicated in lots of cases, people at different age tend to speak and behave in different ways even though their personality and value system have not changed much. That is to say, it is generally possible to tell how old the person is or how he looks at some question or topic by studying his speaking and behaviors. I happened to notice that you do have a special perspective upon the issue or topic we just talked about and it is kind of rare for people at your age to think in this way if I am right about your age. So would you please tell me how old you are? Or are you between 25 and 30? 這樣的提問效果顯而易見。
A: Do you know how many stars are there in the sky? (口頭逼到可以不太講究語序)
B: This is a question too complicated for me to answer. As far as I know, the number of stars is uncertain since science and technology are developing everyday and we can not be so sure about the number of stars we have discovered, not to mention those unknown to us. The fact of matter is we need to see beyond those numbers, which means what those number means to us matters much more than the number itself. That is basically how I look at this question.
相信大家可以看出來了，即使不能對問題的答案有一個確定的答復，也可以就提問者的動機或者問題答案對我們的意義著手進行進一步的陳述，最關(guān)鍵的是把自己的觀點說出來，這樣不論是英語口頭表達和個人的自信心，都會得到相應的提高。
原則三：有鋪墊的提問
大家都知道在英語角要做一個多說多練的人，但是如果遇到一個人喜歡主導談話，不給別人機會發(fā)表觀點，我們的策略師有機會的時候利用機會，沒有機會的時候創(chuàng)造機會然后再利用機會。一般喜歡占據(jù)主導的說話者通常也會喜歡被別人提問，這樣很有當明星的感覺，每次去英語角和開記者招待會一樣，虛榮心可以得到極大的滿足。最關(guān)鍵的是每次提問的人只會怯生生地說出一句話，而回答的人可以說出長篇大論的東西，所以最后的結(jié)果就是提問者練聽力，說話者練口語。遇到這樣的情況，突破口就在提問的環(huán)節(jié)，只要我們提問的時候用N句話，這樣就很容易鍛煉到我們自己的表達。同時，如果有鋪墊的提問也會給回答者一些時間思考答案，他本能不會排斥，畢竟貿(mào)然打斷提問是一種特別不禮貌的舉動。具體的操作方法是首先說出問題的范圍，讓他有心理準備，然后再呈現(xiàn)出自己對這個問題感興趣的原因，讓他明白提問者的動機，再慢慢的提出這個問題。最起碼一個問題也可以用五句話來提，比如how old are you？一個簡單問年齡的問題，也可以有很多形式的鋪墊，比如 I would like to ask a question about your age if I may. (當然，如果對方直接說no, you may not 或者 sorry, it is not a polite question to ask. 那可以作罷，換下一個問題。)然后接著說出自己對這個問題感興趣的原因，I don’t mean to intrude in your privacy but as is indicated in lots of cases, people at different age tend to speak and behave in different ways even though their personality and value system have not changed much. That is to say, it is generally possible to tell how old the person is or how he looks at some question or topic by studying his speaking and behaviors. I happened to notice that you do have a special perspective upon the issue or topic we just talked about and it is kind of rare for people at your age to think in this way if I am right about your age. So would you please tell me how old you are? Or are you between 25 and 30? 這樣的提問效果顯而易見。