口說分享:關於對象、句型和切題度的提醒

by Lia Hsu

一陣子沒有分享了,平時我較常和大家分享較為軟性的托福考試的觀念和心態,今天我就直接和大家分享兩題我說口說的方法!

以下,我提供針對兩個題目的我的分享,大家可以當成床邊故事或中餐配飯吃的小英文閱讀:

1. Which of the following areas of current events do you like to read the most? a. Politics b. Sports c. Arts and films

Well, in my opinion, I think I would want to read about politics the most. This is because everything is related to politics, so politics is actually all about life and about the choices we make.

For example, last month, I’ve read about politics in Cambodia, and understood that people will bribe teachers to earn a better education for their child. I have also understood that the government in Cambodia is corrupted. As I’ve said, the political situation of the country will influence people’s choice. In bad times however, people still go on with their lives and try to survive. Since I am highly intrigued with how we make our choices in life, this is why I would favor reading politics more than reading the other two subjects.

2. Talk about a time when one of your friends disappointed you.

Well, in my opinion, the last time my friend disappointed me was when she came to visit. She was staying for a night at my place, but she did not help at all in doing the chores, and this actually made my imagination fall out of expectation, which was quite, quite disappointing.

I’d give you a small example. When she stayed over, she did not wash any dish, nor did she take out the rubbish. Although she was a guest; yet because she was staying for free at my place, I did mentally expected her to help out a little, yet in the end I felt myself unfairly treated. This was one time when my friends disappointed me. Since I care about mutual respect, I think this experience taught me to pick my guests wiser. It did gave me a bit of shock!

在課堂中,我常和同學分享,在回答答案時,切忌用太過生澀的句型或太艱難的單字,你應該選擇的,是你已經用了一萬次的英文句子!那麼,為什麼我的分享中又有一些大家覺得有點複雜的句子呢?

不瞞大家,這些句子其實就是我靠以前的echo method還有重複聆聽他人的講話而得來的喔!(比如:fall out of expectation 就是我上課非常長放到的一個句子裡的用語xD)因此,從這裡,大家不難體會,在英文口說當中,聽力的重要;想要英文講得好,那就重複聽、反覆聽、一直聽英文吧,自然會進步!

最後,和大家分享SK2 TOEFL 課程中我們常講到的 「從人出發」的想點概念。由於這兩題問的都是「你」喜歡的東西,或是「你很在意」的一個經驗,大家應該理解,當題目問到「你」的時候, 我們自然是用「自己/自我」的價值觀和個性去做考量,最終作出決定。

然而,當你理解了這個概念,你將深刻地相信,任何一個選擇都和「該主角的價值觀」深切相關。內化了這個觀念,給出回答時,你再也不會死硬地吐出句型;而是會在回答的任何一個環節裡,都記得這些選項和感受對於「對象的重要」。最後,你所呈現的答案,就會是如同以上的回答,聽起來可能會更為自然,也更為靈活!

關於審題想點的方法,上課時我常提點到,大家在給出答案時記得要常重複「題目裡的關鍵字」, 以告訴主考官你確實在回答問題(仔細觀察,各位應該也可以看出我的示範中其實就有許多答案的關鍵字是重複題目單字)。

最後,祝大家講英文講得開心!這次的分享還是有放了一些我認為大家會喜歡的態度字和變化字,當你口說卡關時,務必記得,讓考官想聽且感動、會選擇主動相信的答案,才是真的會得分的答案!享受你的講話,相信你的答案,你才能在講托福口說時講得流暢自然,真的贏得喝采!

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