Date: 2018.1.20
口語(yǔ)考試概況
ibt = Internet based test
Questions:
Independent Tasks
Speaking (free - choice)
Speaking (paired - choice)
Integrated Tasks
Reading --- Listening --- Speaking (campus life)
Reading --- Listening --- Speaking (academic related)
Listening --- Speaking (campus life)
Listening --- Speaking (academic related)
獨(dú)立口語(yǔ)部分
e.g.
Which one of the following ways do you choose to finish a history project?
- Shooting videos
- Interviewing the older people
- Writing a paper
第一個(gè)選項(xiàng)的思路：travel to different places; Beijinger; Forbidden City; sound effect; image;
Task 1 的三種類型：
1. talk about...
2. give advice to people 建議類
3. 三選一
Task 2 的兩種類型：
1. Do you agree or disagre with the statement？
2. prefer A or B? 選擇類
時(shí)間分配：
評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：
Some tips:
※語(yǔ)言要求：simple, direct, accurate
※對(duì)比法：二選一的不二法則
※口音不是大問(wèn)題
※故事更吸引人的眼球
※理由的數(shù)量不是重點(diǎn)，重要的是細(xì)節(jié)；可以講兩個(gè)理由，一個(gè)理由下講道理，一個(gè)理由下舉例子
※Baby Chinese, good English.
※舉例子可以是正例也可以是反例（如：car-repairing可以save money，舉一個(gè)修車貴的例子）
獨(dú)立口語(yǔ)回答的結(jié)構(gòu)：
表達(dá)觀點(diǎn)→說(shuō)明理由→解釋理由，細(xì)節(jié)填充（最重要。細(xì)節(jié)的形式：講故事、列數(shù)據(jù)、做對(duì)比）
☆舉例子的要點(diǎn)：time; place; people; thing (what happened first, next, last); feeling;
e.g. 為什么學(xué)畫(huà)畫(huà)：fun; practical: give paintings to friends, which is meaningful.
e.g. Talk about an argument you had with others.
(1) getting a TV; I: fun to watch TV; one roommate: distracting; move out;
(2) with roommate; different schedule;
(3) with mom; don't want to clean my room; yell at me;
說(shuō)理由的形式：A+,A+; A+/B-;? A+,B-; A+,B+;
e.g. 在學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)還是在家里學(xué)習(xí) A+, A+
在學(xué)校：For starters, 學(xué)習(xí)效率高；可以交朋友；
在家里：方便：在家里打開(kāi)電腦；沒(méi)有peer pressure
十個(gè)常用理由：
1. 放松 relax; take a break; unwind; relaxing; unwinding; take my mind off; reduce my stress; let my hair down; let off steam; relieve stress;
2. 健康 healthy; good for my (physical) health; keep fit;
3. 交朋友 make friends; expand my social circle / friend circle / social network; get to know new people;
4. 塑造性格 shape my personality (e.g. playing the piano; running;)
5. 提高技能 improve / enhance skills (e.g. athletic skills; artistic skills; communication skills; presentation skills; language skills; computer skills;)
6. 環(huán)境有益 eco-friendly; environmentally-friendly; contribute to the environment; do good to the environment;
7. 開(kāi)拓眼界 open your eyes; eye-opening; expand my outlook; gain an insight into sth.;
8. 方便 portable; save my time;
9. 省錢（賺錢） save money; economical; (e.g. e-books; living with others; computer skills; swimming coach;)
10. 學(xué)習(xí)效率 improve / boost study / learning efficiency; productive; (e.g. studying in the library)
Date: 2018.1.24
e.g. classes with a large number of students or smaller classes?
participate;
get involved;
get more attention and support from the teacher;
make comments on...
speak up
focused / attentive
e.g. a foreign roommate or a roommate from your country?
foreign:
(1) get exposed to alien / exotic culture; have a better understanding of
(2) improve English 24/7; work on a research project; exchange ideas; speak English like a native speaker
own country:
(1) Life is easier; no language barrier
(2) less culture shock; similar cultural background / context;?
We Chinese people don't say "thank you, and please" as much as Americans do; may easily offend her; party animal;
e.g. Art class or science class?
art class: field trip; way more interesting;
science class: mysterious black hole; magical universal gravity; undiscovered asteoids
獨(dú)立口語(yǔ)核心話題：
activity, celebrity, alone group, art, book, childhood, dressing, education, environment, food, foreign, friend, future, gift, healthy life, family, assignment, housing, investment, job, leadership, study habits, media, movie, public event, school, skill, sport, subject, success, teacher, technology, transportation, travel, volunteer
e.g. study in a group or alone?
(1) motivate me to study more and better / atmosphere
(2) exchange / bring up ideas; bring ideas to the table; reinforce / consolidate my understanding / memory
(3) help is easy to get
(4) make friends
Date: 2018.1.27
wear and tear: 磨損
人物類
e.g. 去不去太空
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e.g. 最喜歡的演員 / 明星 / 名人
loads of awards
give back to the society
set a good example for young people
optimistic / tough / strong / persistent
e.g. 要不要冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)
e-commerce; entrepreneur;?
e.g. 天賦重要還是努力重要
時(shí)政類
education:
1. future; important to get people educated?
China: invest / pour money / resources in developing K12 system and universities during the past decades
2. industry;?
an increasing / growing number of Chinese students go abroad
promote local economy like food and housing?
e.g. (1) 修更多的學(xué)校在 second or third tier cities
(2) 培養(yǎng)更多老師、educational staff
business:
1. foundation for a country's economic development
if there are more business opportunities, more jobs will be created; people will make more money; economy is stimulated
China: make regulations to ecourage small businesses? / start-ups, like getting a loan from the bank
medical:
1. important to get proper treatment when people get sick
If there is no well-rounded systems, then people can't be taken care of, and it will cause problems.
2. taxpayers
If they are not getting proper treatment, they will not be so productive; bad work performance; It will affect a country's economy.
e.g. 修更多的醫(yī)學(xué)院，培養(yǎng)更多的professional，鼓勵(lì)更多的學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)medical science
weather:
1. benefit us on a daily basis
accurately predict weather like snows or rains; know when to take my umberella to work or school
2. extreme weather is dangerous and destructive: tornado / typhoon / tsunami
send out warnings; evacuate to safety
e.g. 選市長(zhǎng)：實(shí)質(zhì)是分配資源人力manpower?
