日常雅思教學中,遇到很多學生,基礎不錯,備考自覺性也不差,尤其對於詞彙的背誦和積累頗為執著,隨時隨地拿著一本雅思綠寶,努力把自己打造成一個「詞彙大咖」。
天道酬勤,認真積累的大量詞彙幫助他們在雅思聽力和閱讀上取得了很好的成績,7-7.5-8-8.5各分數段皆有上榜。
但有個問題是:口語卻仍在谷底,集中在5-5.5分之間,跌跌撞撞,內心忐忑萬分。在這裡你可能跟我一樣,有個驚人的發現:辛苦背誦的詞彙,對口語貌似沒什麼作用。
為什麼呢? 這裡要明白一個道理:雅思口語是對考生語言應用能力的一個苛刻考察,而通過單純的詞彙背誦而習得的詞彙,多為消極詞彙,使用起來既不靈活,又缺乏準確度,此為其一。
更為重要的是,口語6分以上對詞彙地道程度有一定要求,正如官方評分表中, 對7分詞彙的部分要求所示:
uses some less common and idiomatic vocabulary and shows some awareness of style andcollocation, with some inappropriate choices.
所謂地道程度:主要包含兩項:idioms(習語)和phrasal verbs(動詞短語)。
下面我們依次來深入探討它們的使用和加分優勢。
1、Idioms(習語)
定義:An idiom is a group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.
習語就是一個神奇的單詞組合體,單獨的每一個word,意思會很簡單,但放在一起,就變得有點不明覺厲,可以表達出很地道的意思。
拿一道part1的雅思口語題來說:
Do you often visit your relatives?
範例:Honestly, I visit my relatives once in a blue moon.It’s not that I don’t love them. It’s just that I hate to take orders from them. Especially at the dinning table, I am always told not toeat like a horse. (1.很難得,極為罕見 2. 狼吞虎咽的吃飯)
再比如:How do you feel when you are in crowded places?
範例:I guess, I might feel kind of annoyed or irritated, 『coz all the people and all the noises just get to me. I feel like my zone of inner peace has been invaded. (get to sb, 影響到某人)
以上兩個習語在雅思口語的使用方式,展示了它微妙且又讓人印象深刻的力量。
2、Phrasal verbs(動詞短語)
定義:A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and an adverb or preposition, for example 'shut up' or 'look after', which togetherhave a particular meaning.
動詞短語有別於單一的verb,擁有了更豐富和地道的含義。
舉例:Do you like to smile?
範例:Yea, definitely. Smiling to other, to some extent, is a useful way of expressing my kindness. Particularly, when I firstrun intosomeone, I wish my genuine and contagious smile would help to melt their heart, making them believe I’m someone they cancount on. (1. run into= meet, 遇見,偶遇 2. Count on= trust=believe, 相信,信任)
又比如:Do you think it’s difficult to learn mathematics well?
範例:well, very challenging…I would say. The main reason is that most math problems require people to master a range of skills, like critical thinking, strict logic as well as patience. To me, it’s like a mission impossible. I often find it tough to figure outthose mathematic puzzles accurately. (figure out =solve, 解決)
詞彙這種東西是沒有窮盡的,口語的好壞其實和所用的詞彙的高級程度並非是絕對的正比關係,反而需要大家留心的細節有太多,要注意的問題太多。比如大家常說的things其實可以換成stuff;like可以用be keen on;be big on等說法替換。
再比如大家要學會使用副詞,比如如果你說的是很簡單的I'm not feeling very well你可以在最後加一個physically或者emotionally來加以具體說明,還能給句子來個小亮點。可以看到,能夠掌握一些地道小詞、短語的用法必定能為你的答案添色不少。
講了這麼多,相信大家對於地道詞彙的給力,有了全新的認識。為了在下次口語中可以有不錯表現,開始認真積累吧!
本期分享老師:陳龍
教授課程:基礎英語,雅思聽口,託福聽口
碩士研究生畢業,主講託福聽力口語、雅思聽力口語。在課堂上,傾向通過淺顯易懂的方式,將複雜的內容深入淺出的講解和分析出來,讓學生可以迅速德理解和靈活應用。憑藉負責任和專業的課堂授課,以及學生認真的學習態度,截止目前,已成功幫助大多數學員取得滿意的語言成績。
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