2011年，中國雅思考生的口語成績?yōu)?.36分，蟬聯(lián)全球倒數(shù)第一。

　　雅思口語真的是mission impossible嗎?雅思考官認(rèn)為：雅思口語就是盡量少犯錯誤滴、發(fā)音清楚滴、不要冷場和跑題滴回答問題(Keep talking with correct English)，要做到這些很難嗎?以下是考官給出的低分考生癥結(jié)和Simon給出的應(yīng)對方式和考場實戰(zhàn)應(yīng)用，讓我們一起來探究，中國考生的雅思口語究竟腫么了。

　　癥結(jié)1：不會keep taking

　　考官評價：too many pauses(停頓) and hesitation(猶豫)

　　應(yīng)對方式：盡可能的給出最大的回答覆蓋(coverage)

　　考場實戰(zhàn)：考官問：Do you enjoy playing sports?

　　回答：yes, I love playing a variety of sports, including soccer, swimming, jogging and I enjoy basketball in particular (What), as long as I am off from my class (When), I’d like to play it with my classmates(who) on the basketball court (where), and it is helpful for my health (Why)

　　癥結(jié)2：不會講故事

　　考官評價：lack examples and supports(缺乏例子和支持)

　　應(yīng)對方式：以身邊生活為出發(fā)點，給出實例應(yīng)用(applications)

　　考場實戰(zhàn)：考官問：Do you prefer sending text messages or making a phone call?

　　回答：先想生活中遇到的實際情況：sending text messages – when you attend classes or meetings(上課或開會)/making a phone call – when Iencounter emergent situations(緊急狀況)

　　Well, it depends, when I am in the middle of classes of meetings, I will send text messages, since it is more polite for teachers; while when I make a call, I just want to reach out another one in the shortest time, for example, when I get lost, the quickest way is to make a call for direction.

　　癥結(jié)3: 回答太抽象，太籠統(tǒng)

　　考官評價：too abstract; too general; no specifics;

　　應(yīng)對方式：找到問題的core value(核心價值)，避免考官追問why

　　考場實戰(zhàn)：why do you love using subway?

　　回答：可以用convenient，但是一定要解釋how convenient is it

　　Subway is very convenient, since it is faster(快) than taking a bus; less pricy(便宜) than taking the taxi; no congestion(不堵) during peak hour; handy station location (站點多);more frequent (更高頻);well-developed network (換乘方便)……

　　癥結(jié)4：不會延伸話題

　　考官評價：the answer is short and limited(有限的)

　　應(yīng)對方式：抓住自己最熟悉的領(lǐng)域深挖掘，使其具備多樣屬性 (expand your specialty)

　　考場實戰(zhàn)：在卡片題的部分，我們會遇到各種各樣的問題，將他們合并將能夠事半功倍

　　我們假設(shè)你特別喜歡apple products (iphone/imac/ipod/apple TV/mackbook/ipad),我最想買的是最新上市的ipodnano 7, 因為我很欣賞Steve Jobs, 平時最喜歡逛apple store，沒事去逛逛(online訂購ipodnano 7才可以免費激光雕刻)，出國后，我可以用apple的App叫做facetime和家人打免費的視頻電話…

　　然后以下是2012年9月22號卡片話題，貌似都可以用到同樣的核心知識儲備

　　Describe something you want to buy有錢想買的東西

　　Describe your favorite website喜歡的網(wǎng)站

　　Describe something unsatisfactory you bought買過的不滿意的東西(nano 7竟然不帶充電器!還掉漆!)

　　Describe a famous person名人

　　Describe your favorite way of communication喜歡的溝通方式

　　Describe an electronic device besides computer 除了電腦的電子產(chǎn)品

　　Describe something you felt happy about你感到高興的事

　　Describe something you enjoy to do for relaxation 你喜歡的放松方式…

　　癥結(jié)5：不會使用合適的單詞

　　考官評價：vocabulary is to limited(有限) and inappropriate(不合適)

　　應(yīng)對方式：是時候替換beautiful, delicious, nice, comfortable, convenient, expensive的時候了

　　Brainy 聰明的;Cheesy 劣質(zhì)的;Comfy 舒適的;Flashy 俗氣的;Handy 便攜的;Homey 如家舒適的;Leafy 郁郁蔥蔥的;Moody 喜怒無常的ricy 昂貴的ushy 有進(jìn)取心的;Silly 傻的;Speedy 速度的;Tasty/yummy 好吃的;Tricky 困難的

　　癥結(jié)6：不會時間管理

　　考官評價：lack logics(邏輯) and time-management skills(時間管理)

　　應(yīng)對方式：始終牢記：

　　part one：10-12道左右的問題，時間4-5分鐘，每個問題大概30秒左右，5句話上下

　　part two：四個小問題，時間1-2分鐘，前三問記敘的問題時間控制在50秒左右，最后一問的議論文體回答1分鐘

　　part three：6-7道延伸的問題，時間4-5分鐘，每個問題將近一分鐘

　　原則：first thing first, 一定要先答出最重要的核心價值，如果還有時間，舉一個自己的例子，比如說我的夢想是(my dream is…);我的愛好是(hobbies and interests);我的專業(yè)是(my major is…)我要出國了，所以(since I am going to study at overseas…)

　　癥結(jié)7：不會危機(jī)處理

　　考官評價：didn't answer questions properly (沒有正面回答問題)

　　應(yīng)對方式：對于考官的任何一個范圍很大的問題(what kinds of person are famous in China?),首先給出定義，然后舉例子，并且給出各自的解釋

　　考場實戰(zhàn)：what kinds of person are famous in China?什么人在中國是名人?

　　回答: well, according to the definition, celebrities are those who frequently show up in the Mass media, such as TV program, newspapers, magazines, movies and advertisement (這是講給自己聽的，穩(wěn)住陣腳)

　　So, people like politician, entrepreneurs, sports star or movie star are famous in the public

　　實戰(zhàn)2：why do Chinese like buying luxury goods?中國人為什么喜歡買奢侈品?

　　給出定義: well, basically, luxury goods are those more expensive things beyond people’s daily necessities, such as handbags, European cars, big house, jewelries and so on.

　　So people who buy handbags think that…..分別給出解釋

　　癥結(jié)8：不會語法自我糾錯

　　考官評價：too many basic grammatical errors 太多基本語法錯誤;Lack of self-correction 缺乏自我糾錯

　　應(yīng)對方式：平時注重視覺訓(xùn)練，在紙上寫下-ed，was，were，did 提示自己講述一個發(fā)生在過去的事情

　　練習(xí)：Describe a traveling experience you made in your childhood

　　Describe something difficult you did well in the past

　　所謂的自我糾錯既是告訴自己的潛意識：這是一個發(fā)生在過去的事情，如果講到了一般現(xiàn)在時需要大腦提醒自己糾正，慢慢即可養(yǎng)成規(guī)范使用過去時的習(xí)慣。

　　癥結(jié)9：回答結(jié)構(gòu)單一

　　考官評價：Complex structure is rare 缺少復(fù)雜結(jié)構(gòu);

　　應(yīng)對方式：復(fù)雜結(jié)構(gòu)其實沒那么復(fù)雜，各位考生可以從一份為二的分析方式著手：分為昨天，今天和以后，分為年輕人和老年人，男人和女人，分為室內(nèi)和室外，不但分析全面，更重要的是可以講到很多內(nèi)容

　　考場實戰(zhàn)：How often do you play basketball? 多久打一次籃球?

　　以前：well, I used to be addicted on playing basketball in my high school, since I had plenty of time on extracurricular activities;

　　現(xiàn)在：yet now, I need to prepare my IELTS exam, so Ihaven’t played it for a long time

　　以后: hopefully in the future, as long as I could pass IELTS, I’d like to spoil myself (放縱自己) on the basketball court.

　　What do you normally do on weekends? 周末都做什么?

　　Well, it depends

　　室內(nèi)：mostly, I enjoy being a homebody at home, spending some time on TV program or video games

　　室外：occasionally, if I am stuck at home(待久了) for too long, I would like to hang out with my friends, you know, playing sports, seeing a movie or going window-shopping

　　What is the most popular sport in your country? 中國最流行的運(yùn)動

　　Well, it depends on different age groups

　　年輕人：as for youngsters, I believe that ball games are pretty popular, including basketball, soccer, badminton and things like that, since they tend to be more dynamic

　　老年人：yet for the elderly, I guess relaxing sports are more welcomed by them, things like playing Taiji, walking or going fishing is the common activity for them.

　　癥結(jié)10：不懂考官的心

　　所謂的知己知彼：Knowing yourself as well as your enemy, 就是要從考官的角度出發(fā)，理解考官的心情。考官試圖從考生的答案中尋找到：回答問題(understand and answer the question);舉出生活應(yīng)用(apply your life experience to question); 邏輯上自圓其說(your points make sense);英文基礎(chǔ)