考生运用英语表达观点和与人交流的能力。
然而要想拿到不错的分数,
还要了解一些重要的细节:
下面为大家整理了:
雅思口语考试不可不知的35个问题,
也是中国考生最关心的问题。
雅思小白们应该重点了解一下,
提前做好准备,避免盲目备考。
1.Howismyperformanceassessed
考官的评分标准是什么?
Examinerswillevaluateyourperformanceaccordingto4criterianamelyfluencyandcoherence(FC),lexicalresource(LR),grammaticalrangeandaccuracy(GRA)andpronunciation(P).
考官会依4个部分评分:流畅性及连贯性(FC)、词汇量(LA)、语法运用范围与其正确性(GRA)以及发音(P)。
2.WhatisthemostimportantcriterioninthespeakingtestIsitgrammar
口语测试中最重要的是语法吗?
No.The4criteriaareweightedequallyat25%each.Theexaminerswillgivearesultforeachcriterionandthenworkouttheaverageofthe4scoreswhichequatestoanoverallspeakingscore.Ifyouget6forFC,5forLR,5forGRAand6forP,thenyouwillreceive5.5overallforspeaking,
不是。4个评分标准同等重要,各占25%。口试官会针对这4个部分分别评分,然后计算出1个平均分数;若你在FC拿到6分、LR和GRA都拿到5分、P拿到6分,那你会拿到总分5.5分。
3.WillIlosepointsiftheexaminerdisagreeswithmyopinion
如果考官不认同我的意见,我会被扣分吗?
No.YouarejudgedonyourEnglish,notyouropinions.Thereisnorightorwrongopinion.
不会。口试的评分标准是你的英文能力,而非意见,更无论对错了。
4.Howismyperformanceassessed
我不是个有主见的人,这样也可以拿到高分吗?
Yes.AslongasyoukeeptalkinganduseawiderangeofEnglish,youcangetahighscoreasthisisnotanIQtest.Boringorobviousopinionsarefineifyoucanproduceawideandaccuraterangeoflanguagewhenexpressingthem.
当然可以。只要你持续不断地用正确的英文来表达自己的想法,即可得到高分,即使是乏味的意见也没关系,因为这并不是智力测验。
5.IhaveaNorthAmericanaccent,isthatOK
我有美国口音,这样可以吗?
Yes.AmericanEnglishisnotpenalisedinanypartofthetestwhetheritbepronunciationorspelling.
可以。美国口音或拼写并不会影响评分。
6.Howismyperformanceassessed
我可以问口试官会给我几分吗?
No.YouwillreceiveyourIELTSresultwithin2weeksbutnotontheday.
不行。IELTS的成绩会在测试后2个星期之内收到。
7.WhathappensifIdisagreewiththeresultIwasgiven
如果我对口试成绩有疑问怎么办?
YoumayasktheIELTStestcentretoarrangeanotherIELTSexaminertoreevaluateyourspeaking.Thisispossibleasallinterviewsarerecorded.Youmayincuranextraexpensedependingonwhetheryourscorechangesornot.
口试的部分都有录音,故可要求考试中心重新评估口试的成绩。若口试成绩经过复议后并没有更改,你须支付额外的复议费;反之,则不必支付。
8.Howismyperformanceassessed
在自己的国家参加口试会比在其他国家好吗?
Inyourhomecountryisoftenthoughttobethebestplacetodothespeakingtest.However,dokeepinmindthatallexaminersreceiveexactlythesametrainingaroundtheworldwhichismoderatedbyacentralbody.Theonlyjustificationforwhyitmaybebettertodothetestinyourhomecountryisthatyoumayscorehigherinpronunciationasitisseenasmoresubjective;examinersinyourhomecountrywillbeusedtotheChineseaccentwhereasthoseinEnglandmaynot.
在自己的国家考试通常被认为是最好的。然而请记住,全世界所有的IELTS口试官接受的都是相同的训练。在自己国家较好的唯一理由,就是在发音部分会较占优势,例如在中国的口试官势必比较习惯考生有中国的口音。
9.IsthereanythingIcandoif1don'tunderstandaquestion
假如我听不懂口试官的问题,该怎么办?
Yes.Ifyoudon'tunderstandyoumayasktheexaminertorepeatthequestionatanytimeduringtheinterview.However,ifafterrepeatingyoustilldon'tunderstand,onlyinPart3mayyouasktheexaminertoexplainorrephraseaquestion.InPart1theexaminerwillsimplymoveontothenextquestion.
假若你不明白间题,可以请口试官再叙述一次。但如果口试官重复后,你还是不理解,只有在Part3时你才可以请口试官换个说法让你明白问题;在口试的Part1,口试官会略过该问题而直接进行下一个提问。
10.WhathappensifImisunderstandthequestion
如果我误会了问题的意思,结果会如何?
Youmaylosesomepointsunderfluencyandcoherenceastheexaminermayhavedifficultyfollowingyouranswer.InPart3theexaminermayrephraseorexplainthequestionagaintogiveyouasecondopportunity.ThiswillnothappeninPart1though,theexaminerwillmoveontothenextquestion.
你可能会在流畅性及连贯性这部分被扣分。在Part3,口试官有可能会再重述或解释该题,给你第二次机会回答;但是在Part1时,口试官会直接问你下一个问题。
11.WhatshouldIdoifIcan'tthinkoftherightvocabulary
想不出合适的词汇表达时该怎么办?
Keeptalkingbyparaphrasing(explainingthemeaningoftheword).It'sbettertosaysomethingthannothing.Ifyousimplypauseandhopethatsomehowthewordmiraculouslypopsintoyourhead,theexaminerwillbeunabletoassessyou.Inotherwords,longsilencesarepenalisedineachcriterionasyouareproducingnovocabulary,grammarorpronunciationfeaturesandshowingnofluency.
利用你会的词句代替或解释你想不出来的词汇,这比什么都不说要好,口试官是不会让你停顿下来思考你要的词汇的;换句话说,沉默或间断的应答在4个评分标准下都无法得分。
12.Howismyperformanceassessed
考试中可以编造答案或说谎吗?
Preferablynot.Althoughthereisnowayofknowingifyouaretellingthetruthornot,it'sOKtobehonestandmoreimportantlyyouwillsoundmuchmorenaturalandfluentifyouare.JustremembertousegoodEnglish.Iftheexaminerasksyouifyoulikeyourhometown,youdon'tneedtopretendthatyoudoifyoudon't.It'squitefinetosayyouhateitaslongasyoudosousingappropriateEnglish.Similarlyiftheexaminerasksyouifyouhaveeverhadapet,butyouneverhave,thensaysoandgiveareasonwhyyouhaven't.
最好不要。因为真实的回答听起来会比较自然且流畅,重点在于你是否能用好的英文来表达;举例来说,当口试官问你是否喜欢你的家乡,或你是否养过宠物时,你可以回答不喜欢或是你没养过宠物,只要说明原因即可。
13.CanIasktheexaminerquestions
我可以问口试官问题吗?
YesandNo.Youmayasktheexaminertorepeatorrephraseaquestionbutdonotaskhim/herabouttheiropinions.ThetestexaminesyourEnglish,nottheexaminer's.Youonlyhave11一14minutestoshowtheexaminerthefullrangeofEnglishyouhavelearntoverthepast5yearsorso,sodon'twasteyourprecioustimelisteningtotheexaminer.
14.IsitOKtomemorisemyanswers
可以背答案吗
No.Thereisnowayofknowingexactlywhatquestionswillbeaskedandthereforeyoumaygiveinappropriateanswersifyousimplyregurgitatememorisedanswers.Nevertheless,somecommonphrasesthatcouldbeusedinavarietyofsituationsaredefinitelyOKtomemorise.
不可以。你绝不可能准确地预测到口试的题目,请你记住:“计划永远赶不上变化!”但你还是可以熟记一些惯用语,并且在考试当中灵活运用。
15.ShouldIberelaxedandeasygoingorseriousandformal
考试时,我应该表现得轻松自在还是正襟危坐
Trytoberelaxed.Youdon'tneedtosoundacademicinthespeakinginterview.Justimaginethatyouarediscussingtheinterviewquestionswithyourfriendsothatyousoundmorenaturalandfluent.Examinersareyourfriends!
试着让自己放轻松。如果太紧张,可能会导致无法充分发挥原有的英文能力。把口试官想象成你的朋友,轻松自然地回答即可。
16.IsitOKtogiveshortanswerstoavoidmakingtoomanymistakes
我可以简答以避免犯太多的错误吗?
No.Trytogivefull,extended,completeanswersandsentences.YouneedtodemonstrateasmuchEnglishaspossibleinthetimegiven.
17.HowmuchshouldIsay
我应该讲多久?
InPart1youhave4-5minutestoansweratleast3andupto10questionswhichworksouttobetween20to90secondsperquestionbutdonotrelyonslowspeechtofillupthistime.InPart2youmustspeakforI-2minutesanditisadvisablethatyouspeakcloserto2minutesthan1.Theexaminerisrequiredtostopyouifyouspeakforlongerthan2minutesforwhichyouwillnotbepenalised.InPart3youhave4-5minutestoanswerbetween2-6questionswhichworksouttobetween40to150secondsperanswer.Trytofindahappymediumbetweenthesetimeframessothatyoucananswerarangeofquestionsasthiswillproduceawiderrangeoflanguage.
18.DoIneedtospeakreallyquickly
我需要讲得很快吗?
No.Justspeakatasteady,constantspeedwhichcanbalanceyourfluencyandaccuracy.
不需要。用一般的速度、有条不紊地回答即可,记住以表达清楚为主。
19.WillIberecorded
口试过程会录音吗?
Yes.Forqualitycontrolandreassessmentpurposesallinterviewsarerecorded.
会。为了评分的准确与公正性,以及日后复议等因素,口试会全程录音。
20.DoallexaminershaveaBritishaccent
所有的口试官都是英式口音吗?
No.Examinerscomefromavarietyofbackgroundsandthereforeaccentsmayvary.YoumayevenhaveaChineseexamineriftheythemselveshavescoredanIELTS9onthetest.
不是。口试官来自不同的国家,有各自不同的口音。你也可能遇到口试成绩满分的中国考官。
21.Howmanyexaminerswilllistentome
应考时,会有几位口试官?
Oneduringtheinterviewbutanotherexaminermaylistentoyourrecordingforreassessingormonitoring.
应考时,只会面对1位口试官。
22.CanIchoosewhichexaminerIwant
我可以选择口试官吗?
No.Examinerswillbearrangedforcandidatesinarandomorder.Ifyouknowtheexaminerinanyway,he/shemaynotassessyouunderanycircumstances.
不可以。口试官是主办单位随机分派的,如果你认识口试官,他/她是不能为你进行口试的。
23.Aresomeexaminersstricterthanothers
有些口试官特别严格吗?
No.Allexaminershavereceivedthesametrainingsoallresultsarestandardised.Whilesomemaylookstricter,theirscoringwon'tbe.
不会。所有的口试官都接受一样的训练,所以他们的评分标准是一致的;虽然有的口试官看起来较严肃,但评分标准并不会因此较严格。
24.IstheinterviewthesameforboththeGeneralTrainingModuleandAcademicModule
培训类的口试与学术类的口试是相同的吗?
Yes.Thereisnodifferencebetweenthe2modulesinthespeakingsection.Itisexactlythesame.
是的,完全相同。
为公平起见,考生只有一次在线预订口语考试的机会,在预订提交后则无法更改;如果考生在预订了口语日期后又选择了转考或退考服务,预订的口试日期将自动失效。
26.IstheTOEFLspeakingthesameastheIELTSspeaking
TOEFL的口试和IELTS的口试一样吗?
No.ThespeakingsectionofTOEFLisanintegratedskillstestinwhichtheycombineyourlistening,readingandspeakingskills.ThereisnoliveinterviewwithanexaminerintheTOEFL.
不一样。TOEFL口试考查考生听、读、说的综合技能,而且是以机考来进行口试,并没有口试官。
27.WhichsectionofIELTSspeakingisthemostdifficult
口试的哪个部分最难?
Part3isthemostdifficultsectionofthespeakingasexaminerswillaskyouquestionsonunfamiliar,moreacademictopics.
Part3,口试官会问一些对你而言较陌生或较学术的问题。
28.WhatdoIneedtobringintotheinterviewroomwithme
口试时,需要带些什么东西吗?
YourIDcardandtestcentreIDfortheexaminertocheckandapositiveattitude.
身份证和准考证以及最有把握的态度。
29.WhatshouldIwear
考试当天我应该穿什么?
It'sneitherafashionshownoraboardmeetingwiththedirectors.Justwearsomethingyoufeelcomfortablein(smartcasual)asyouonlywanttobeconcernedwithyourEnglishnotyourclothes.
你只需要穿上你觉得最舒服的衣服(看起来较正式的休闲服)。你要花心思的是你的英文,而非穿着。
30.Isitpossibletoprepareforthespeakingtest
口试部分可能事先准备吗?
Yes.Themoreyoulearnaboutandunderstandthetest,themoreconfidentandlessnervousyouwillfeel.
可以。越了解这个考试,你就会越觉得有信心,同时可以减轻压力。
31.Arethereanyshortcutstogettingahighscore
有任何捷径可以帮助我拿到高分吗?
Unfortunatelynot.Howquicklyyouimprovealldependsonhowmuchtimeandeffortyoucanaffordtoallocatetopreparingforthetest.
32.HowquicklycanIexpecttoimprove1band
Alllinguistictheorybookssuggestittakesaround200hoursoflearningandpracticetoimproveIlevel.HoweverthismaybereducedforthosestudentswhomayhavebeenoutofpracticewithEnglishforsometimeandarejusttryingtoregaintheirformerglory.Andsomestudentshaveanaturalgiftforlearninglanguages.
33.IsitbesttohaveaBritishexaminerasateacher
如果找英国籍口试官当老师会比较好吗?
Yourteacherdoesn'tneedtobeanexaminernorBritish.TheyjustneedtohaveathoroughunderstandingoftheIELTSandbequalifiedandexperiencedtoteachyoutheskillsandstrategiesoftheIELTS.
你的老师不需要是口试官或英国人,只要他们了解IELTS的测试方式,并且具备指导IELTS的专业能力与经验即可。
34.HowcanIimprovemyspeaking
如何提高我的口试能力?
Practice,Practice,Practice.Themoreyoupractice,themoreyouwilllearn,whichleadstohigherconfidenceandlowernerves.
练习、练习、再练习!你练习得越多,就会越有自信。
35.ShouldIfindaspeakingpartner
我需要找一个可以跟我练习对话的人吗
Yes.OtherwisehowcanyoupracticeItdoesn'tneedtobeaforeignernordoyouneedtogetaforeignboyfriend/girlfriend.YourpartnercouldbeafellowChinesewhoispreparingforIELTSorjustwantstoimprovehis/herEnglishalso.
这是必要的。不过你不需要因此而找外国人来作为你练习英语的对象,你的练习对象可以是正在准备IELTS考试的考生,或是想提高英文能力的人。