二、連貫性用語
眼神的交流對口語考試只能起到輔助的作用,內容更為重要。怎么樣在個人獨白的過程中體現交流?那就需要連貫性用語。這不僅是有效交流的利器,還能降低 Part 2任務的難度。舉例說明如下:
以Describe a city 為例。考生A的回答:Beijing is a large city. It is the capital of China. Beijing has many tourist attractions, such as, the Great Wall, the Palace Museum, and the Summer Palace. Beijing Roast Duck is very delicious. Peking Opera is amazing. Beijing successfully held the 2008 Olympic Games. …
RAFLE專家點評:該考生的確給出了關于一個城市的較多信息,但是表達十分生硬,片面追求答案只會給自己增加難度,其結果往往是吞吞吐吐,斷斷續續,最后因為所給的每句答案都過于簡短直接因而還撐不滿一分鐘就無話可說了。即使考試的時候能夠將這段話幾乎無停頓地流利順暢地講出來并且還給出了足夠的信息講滿了一分鐘(基本上不可能,除非考前準備過),那么聽起來也絕對像是背書,考官會猜疑答案是“記熟”的。相反,如果多一些連貫性用語那么結果就大不一樣了。
看考生B的回答:OK, the city I am going to talk about is Beijing. Well, as you may probably know, it is a large city. And um, it is the capital of China. I suppose if I had to describe Beijing, the first thing I would say is that it offers tourists so many wonderful places to go, you know, the Great Wall, the Palace Museum, and uh, of course, the Summer Palace. Another reason to visit Beijing is the Roast Duck, which is really, really delicious. I am sure you are gonna love it! Also, you can’t miss the Peking Opera. It’s amazing!。..
RAFLE專家點評:考生B還未將A 列的信息點都講完就已經明顯在篇幅上勝出了。這要歸功于連貫語(劃線處)的使用,不僅內容顯得更豐富了,表達方式也更自然了,條理似乎也清晰了,這才是交流。
總之,要想口語考試中取得好的成績,交流這一細節不容忽視。間或的眼神交流,自然的連貫詞的使用,語調的適當變化都是輔助交流的必要手段,也是口語考試的制勝法寶。