參加過托福口語考試的同學們都知道，流利度是考官評分的重要標準之一，因而提升語言流利度也是托福考生們普遍關心的一個話題。那么同學們該如何提升口語流利度呢？有哪些妙招可供借鑒呢？小妍老師結合自己多年托福口語教學經驗，給大家分享以下7個技巧，幫助考生快速提升流利度，穩拿托福口語高分。

 

 

 

1. Repeat after a recording

復述練習

 

 

 

The first time you repeat it will probably be slower than the actual recording, so keep repeating until you gain the same speed as the native speaker. 

 

通常第一次做復述練習時，說的速度會比較慢，你必須重復練習，直到你講話的速度與英語為母語的使用者的速度一致。

 

 

 

2. Repeat the same topic

重復練習相同的主題

 

 

 

The first time you say a topic, for example, you will produce a somewhat slow response with little information. The more often you repeat it, the more fluently your response should come out. Remember when you begin to produce more fluent answers, you will need to add more information to ensure that you keep talking for 45 seconds. 

 

剛開始練習口語時，你的反應會比較慢，頭腦中的資料會比較少，重復練習可以改善這種狀況。記住，當你講得比較流利后，你就必須提供充分的資料來讓你的回答足以持續45秒。

 

 

 

3. Use it or lose it

盡可能使用新詞匯

 

 

 

The reason why you pause or hesitate is often in search of vocabulary which is not readily available to you. The more you use a word, the more likely it will become active vocabulary. By the same token if you never use a word that you have learnt, it is destined to be forgotten.

 

通常你在口試時停頓或猶豫，是因為你在腦海里尋找合適的詞匯。平時多練習使用學過的詞匯，詞匯才會真正屬于你。

 

 

 

4. Focus on English, not IQ

專注在英文能力上

 

 

 

Another reason why you may break down is that you have no opinion. As a student about to study your Master’s Degree, of course you want to sound very educated and knowledgeable, but remember, it’s not an IQ test. Examiners are testing your English not your intelligence. If you can’t think of a smart response, then say something obvious, boring, or even stupid but use good English while you are doing so. Saying something is better than nothing. If you say nothing then you lose points in each criterion, not just fluency. The only thing may lose is face but who cares?

 

導致你在發言中停頓的另一個原因是因為你沒有自己的看法，考生多半是為了攻讀碩士，當然會希望自己聽起來是個有知識的人。但請牢記，考查的是你的英文能力，而非智力。如果實在沒有好的想法，或只有一些無趣、甚至愚蠢的想法，還是要盡量開口說，因為隨便說也比什么都不說好。

 

 

 

5. Read, read, read

閱讀各類型的文章

 

 

 

Again if you break down due to a lack of opinions then start reading up on a variety of topics and pay particular attention to different people’s opinions. Nobody never has a totally original opinion-everyone copies and adapts a number of ideas from various people when formulating their own opinion.

 

如果你是因為缺乏想法而導致回答停頓的話，那你必須開始閱讀各種類型的文章，并多注意別人所發表的意見。沒有人天生就是文思泉涌的，每個人都參考別人的各種想法并將其轉換成自己的意見。

 

 

 

6. Don’t be shy for 17 minutes

暫時拋開害羞的個性

 

 

 

Even if you are shy in your native country using your native language- a person known to be of few words, you will have to change your personality. Again, if raters hear nothing or very little, then it will affect each criterion. Try to be as talkative as possible and say as much as possible. 

 

如果你是個害羞或不善言辭的人，盡可能讓自己表現得像個能言善辯的人。

 

 

 

7. Use signpost expressions

使用“引導性詞語”

 

 

 

Signpost expressions are words that give listener some direction, for example: Firstly, By this I mean, For Instance, In contrast, To be honest. All these expressions give the listener some idea of what kind of information to expect next, which makes it easier to follow and understand the conversation. 

 

使用一些“指引性”的詞語，給聽者指引方向，讓聽者能理解且清楚地知道你要表達的信息，例如：Firstly（首先）、By this I mean（我的意思是）、For instance（例如）、In contrast （相反）、To be honest（老實說）。