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關(guān)于學(xué)科類的話題,很多考生最為熟悉的莫過于Describe your favorite subject了,這類話題自2008年以來就一直是考生的心病。盡管在一定程度上表達(dá)自己對(duì)某事物的喜愛聽上去沒有那么難——只要抓住該事物的優(yōu)秀本質(zhì)及其帶來的好處就行,然而對(duì)于大部分不善于表達(dá)自己,尤其是不善于發(fā)現(xiàn)美、享受美、盡情表達(dá)美的考生們來說,說好話的本領(lǐng)原本就因缺乏培養(yǎng)而顯地生澀,更不用說在雅思口語考試第二部分的短短兩分鐘里,從主客觀方面有理有據(jù)地闡釋自己的喜愛之情了。
然而,正當(dāng)考鴨們絞盡腦汁地為此類話題消得人憔悴時(shí),另一個(gè)更大的悲劇從天而降了。過去陽光、正面、積極、向上的學(xué)科類話題,來了個(gè)180度大轉(zhuǎn)彎,改變常態(tài)考法,出現(xiàn)讓考生叫苦不迭的新題,如Describe a subject you disliked in high school / Describe a subject you dislike,真是一波未平一波又起。作為與烤鴨們共同奮戰(zhàn)在雅思口語一線的朗閣專家們也緊鑼密鼓地準(zhǔn)備并整理出考題變化,及時(shí)在課堂上解說考試動(dòng)態(tài)、更新考題應(yīng)對(duì)方案,結(jié)合學(xué)生口語的能力現(xiàn)狀給予思路點(diǎn)撥。下面是朗閣海外考試研究中心的專家針對(duì)本類話題的備考分析:
Describe a subject you didn’t enjoy in high school You should say: What the subject was How the teacher taught this subject How long you studied this subject And explain why you didn’t like it. |
拿到Cue Card,首先要做的是仔細(xì)審題,將題目審清楚是合理展開思路的第一步,題目中的動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)體現(xiàn)出話題描述的時(shí)間限制。本題的時(shí)態(tài)要求非常明確,即結(jié)合卡片上的三個(gè)問題描述高中時(shí)期不喜歡的一門課程,因此,需注意單純敘述過去事件的時(shí)態(tài)。在表達(dá)的過程中,除了cover卡片的三個(gè)問題和最后的解釋總結(jié)部分,還應(yīng)注意每個(gè)問題的闡述時(shí)間及問題間的邏輯連貫性。
談到高中階段學(xué)地不開心、不享受的一門課,很多考生在腦海里一閃而過的多是Science類的科目,如Physics, Chemistry, Math, Geography等等。筆者在這里就選一個(gè)幾乎人人聞之色變的難度級(jí)別較高的學(xué)科——Mathematics。這里附例文一則:
When back to high school, I struggled in Math class the most. The Father of Sciences gave me quite a difficult time, especially algebra and geometry. I was the exact converse of those Math geeks when I got into trigonometry and precalculus in the last year of senior high. I studied very hard to squeak by calculus exams and I completely got messed up with the formulas almost every time.
Math was very poorly taught in my teenage years. My teachers themselves didn’t like it, didn't have a deep understanding of it. They delivered their classes in a cramming way without enlightening us the beauty of the subject. We were simply required to memorize theorems and properties without inspiring guidance and explanations. And after doing assignments, we were asked to copy the answers presented on the blackboard. Math wasn’t taught as a tool for breaking down problems and searching for answers. It was taught in a rather abstract way instead. It was never made fun. I couldn’t find the connection with Math in real-time life. I was not a quick math problem solver, but I often got an early impression that if I was not fast, I was not good at it. So pokey types like me sometimes got discouraged and focus elsewhere. As a slow learner, I didn’t get additional help and "special" attention and almost bored to death in Math class. Finally, I lost my taste for it or didn't catch “the mathy bug”.
Interestingly, in China, it is a compulsory up until the age of 16. Therefore, I would say, except basic arithmetic methods taught before high school, that I’d earned Math for roughly six years. I felt I was beat up with Math which made me dedicated a good part of my day to it and became the major homework load. However, after two years of my graduation from university, my Math skills have got very rusty as time goes by except basic accounting ability.
what I always found appealing about math was that there was nearly nothing to memorize. It was all about understanding how it all fitted coherently. But after a point, I did need to remember theorems and properties and multiplication tables to proceed comfortably. When I did not know them and didn't have access to a calculator, I struggled with most Maths that followed, and it made the whole thing unpleasant. That many math problems have right and wrong answers is a problem for me to feel uncomfortable about making mistakes.
范文解析:
由于兩分鐘內(nèi)要完成的任務(wù)較多,時(shí)間較少,在開始倒計(jì)時(shí)時(shí),考生應(yīng)立即進(jìn)入話題描述,避免過多迂回曲折、熱身式的導(dǎo)語。When back to high school, I struggled in Math class the most. 第一句直接點(diǎn)題。The Father of Sciences gave me quite a difficult time, especially algebra and geometry. 第二句進(jìn)一步解釋科下的小分類。I was the exact converse of those Math geeks when I got into trigonometry and precalculus in the last year of senior high. I studied very hard to squeak by calculus exams and I completely got messed up with the formulas almost every time. 與優(yōu)秀者相比,引出“我”的學(xué)習(xí)問題。
談到教師對(duì)這門課的教授,不僅僅要從教師角度,更要從“我”的角度看待教師的教學(xué)所帶來的困惑和心得。Math was very poorly taught in my teenage years. 首句大體描述問題癥結(jié)所在。My teachers themselves didn’t like it, didn't have a deep understanding of it. They delivered their classes in a cramming way without enlightening us the beauty of the subject. We were simply required to memorize theorems and properties without inspiring guidance and explanations. And after doing assignments, we were asked to copy the answers presented on the blackboard. Math wasn’t taught as a tool for breaking down problems and searching for answers. It was taught in a rather abstract way instead. It was never made fun. I couldn’t find the connection with Math in real-time life. 數(shù)學(xué)的教授方式缺乏啟發(fā)和老師的教學(xué)激情低都是導(dǎo)致中學(xué)時(shí)學(xué)生對(duì)數(shù)學(xué)的排斥、恐懼甚至厭恨的原因。I was not a quick math problem solver, but I often got an early impression that if I was not fast, I was not good at it. So pokey types like me sometimes got discouraged and focus elsewhere. 對(duì)學(xué)生的引導(dǎo)方式不當(dāng),容易令學(xué)生失去對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)數(shù)學(xué)的信心。As a slow learner, I didn’t get additional help and "special" attention and almost bored to death in Math class. Finally, I lost my taste for it or didn't catch “the mathy bug”.
第三個(gè)問題偏簡單。除了回答問題之外,還需進(jìn)一步闡釋長時(shí)間學(xué)習(xí)數(shù)學(xué)后是否給生活帶來影響和改變。Interestingly, in China, it is a compulsory up until the age of 16. Therefore, I would say, except basic arithmetic methods taught before high school, that I’d earned Math for roughly six years. I felt I was beat up with Math which made me dedicated a good part of my day to it and became the major homework load. However, after two years of my graduation from university, my Math skills have got very rusty as time goes by except basic accounting ability.
最后的解釋,要注意客觀中肯及收尾的干凈利落。An appealing thing about math was that there was nearly nothing to memorize. It was all about understanding how it all fitted coherently. 反面對(duì)比,褒貶兼顧。But after a point, I did need to remember theorems and properties and multiplication tables to proceed comfortably. 客觀審視學(xué)習(xí)數(shù)學(xué)的好處的同時(shí),及時(shí)轉(zhuǎn)折回來,重回自己的立場,進(jìn)一步解釋自己的看法。For another, that many math problems have right and wrong answers is a problem for me to feel uncomfortable about making mistakes. 數(shù)學(xué)非對(duì)即錯(cuò)的解題模式令諸多解不出題而又不想犯錯(cuò)的學(xué)生倍感壓力,進(jìn)一步解釋不享受數(shù)學(xué)課的原因。
關(guān)于“不喜歡”的精彩表達(dá):
1. I struggle in Maths class the most.
2. Give sb. a difficult time.
3. I am the exact converse of those Math geeks.
4. squeak by
5. real-time life
6. pokey types
7. lost my taste for
8. beat up
9. my Math skills have got very rusty as time goes by
10. after a point
11. I'm not much of a big math fan.
12. I’m not a big lover of mathematics
13. It always makes my brain overwork
14. It bored me to death in math class.
15. I was not a really quick solver of math problems.
16. My least favorite class was probably Math.
17. I had a tough time in my math class.
18. It didn’t allow me to think creatively.
19. Math gets no love from me.
20. We are not particularly wired for it beyond basic counting.
21. I’m math-bashing.
22. a pain in the neck
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