
托福獨立口語萬能理由Part2本文出自環(huán)雅托福口語徐品品老師
近些年來,中國考生在托福獨立口語部分的得分普遍偏低,鮮見 “Good” 檔次。究其原因,除了語音語調(diào)、詞匯語法的問題外,內(nèi)容信息不足和邏輯缺失也很明顯;尤其對于思維局限和語言水平不高的同學(xué)們來說,要在15秒內(nèi)想到兩個適用的理由和正確的表達(dá)尤為困難。在此篇文章,Phil老師繼續(xù)來介紹幾個好用的萬能理由及其在具體考題中的使用。
1.to make friends/strengthen friendship
常用詞匯及短語:to share the same interest(s),to talk to / communicate with someone,to share one’s experiences,to do sth together etc.
例題1:What is your favorite activity to do in the weekend? Give reasons to explain your answer.
思路:以喜歡運動為例,一條原因可以是能交到有共同愛好的朋友,比如我喜歡打網(wǎng)球,經(jīng)常遇到新球友,我們會一起玩以及討論球賽球星等等;具體可以這樣說:
By doing sports, I can make more friends because it’s easier to meet people who share the same interests this way. For example, I like to play tennis and I always have fun playing with some new guy on the court. After that, we would talk about tennis stars like Roger Federer and some recent tennis games.
例題2:Some students choose to take lessons during summer break while others prefer to have a rest or take a trip. Which one do you prefer? Use specific details or examples to explain your answer.
思路:選擇“to have a rest or take a trip”,心情更好,就更容易更自在地跟人打交道,也就能認(rèn)識一些有趣的朋友:
I can make some interesting friends this way. You see, with a great mood, I’d like to talk to more people and share my experiences with them, and people would be more willing to communicate with me in this way.
例題3:Talk about a challenging experience you had before and how meaningful that is to you.
思路:比如可以說“attending a basketball competition”,一個意義就是那次經(jīng)歷幫我交到了很多朋友,在比賽之前,我只是個普普通通的男/女生,贏了比賽之后,火了,很多人想認(rèn)識我:
This experience also helped me make a lot more friends. You see, before that, I was just an ordinary guy in my school; but after winning the competition, many people liked to talk to me or hang out with me because I brought them honor and pride.
2.to learn/cultivate some skill(s)
常用詞匯及短語:to learn/cultivate/improve/enhance sth,reading/writing/language/… ability (concrete skills),communicative/cooperative/organizational skills, leadership, teamwork spirit, independence (abstract skills) etc.
例題1:What is your favorite activity to do in the weekend? Give reasons to explain your answer.
思路:這次我們以“reading English novels”為主題,原因是提高了讀寫能力,具體可以這樣說:
My English is greatly improved after I make that my favorite hobby because I’ve learnt a lot about those original words and expressions in the novels. You know, sometimes I would even try to write something in English by imitating some passages in them.
例題2:Talk about a challenging experience you had before and how meaningful that is to you.
思路:還是說“attending a basketball competition”,另外一個意義是我通過做隊長鍛煉了我的組織和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力:
That was the first time I attended the competition as the captain of my team. I made lots of efforts to have the team members cooperate with each other and thus building up the team-work spirit, so my leadership and organizational skills were cultivated in that process.
例題3:Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: it is better to work in a group than to work alone?
思路:從提升能力的角度來說,兩邊都可以選,選擇“to work in a group”可以說團(tuán)隊協(xié)作能力、溝通能力或者領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力,選擇“to work alone”可以說獨立能力,這里以后者為例:
When I work alone, I can learn to be independent because I cannot ask for someone else’s help easily. I gotta concentrate on my work and make efforts to find out all the possible solutions when I have a problem. This is helpful for myself.
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