雅思口語(yǔ)話題卡最后一問(wèn)的那些事

雅思口語(yǔ)話題卡(Cue Card)部分，即口語(yǔ)的第二部分，是很多考生在考試中為緊張的一個(gè)部分?？忌谶@一部分有一分鐘的準(zhǔn)備時(shí)間，可以筆頭記錄一些自己的想法，并且要單獨(dú)對(duì)話題描述1到2分鐘。因?yàn)樵掝}卡千變?nèi)f化，話題因季度而層出不窮，這一特點(diǎn)也讓很多考生在真實(shí)考場(chǎng)中戰(zhàn)戰(zhàn)兢兢，不知道說(shuō)什么為好。1分鐘匆匆過(guò)去，有的考生連該說(shuō)什么話題都可能還沒(méi)有構(gòu)思好。歸根結(jié)底，朗閣海外考試研究中心的專(zhuān)家認(rèn)為這和話題卡的后一問(wèn)緊密相關(guān)。本文主要想和大家探討一下話題卡后一問(wèn)的那些事，它和話題構(gòu)思，以及基本信息構(gòu)思的關(guān)系，以及我們應(yīng)該如何進(jìn)行后一問(wèn)的備考準(zhǔn)備。

一、話題構(gòu)思忽略后一問(wèn)

在看到話題時(shí)，大家慌的是什么呢？

看到話題的時(shí)候，考生無(wú)意識(shí)地會(huì)去想到話題卡的后一問(wèn)。因?yàn)榇蠹抑溃瑔?wèn)題通常會(huì)是這樣的：Describea gift that took you long time to choose. 讀完題，大家先想到的是為什么我會(huì)花很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間去選呢？Describea small but successful company. 要如何去描述一個(gè)公司是很成功的，這個(gè)問(wèn)題又讓很多考生陷入絕境。Describea film that you would like to watch again. 這個(gè)話題又要如何去描述我為什么要再看一遍這部電影？

帶著后一問(wèn)去構(gòu)思想法，非但覺(jué)得后一問(wèn)難以作答，而且連該說(shuō)什么也感覺(jué)相當(dāng)困難。1分鐘的寶貴準(zhǔn)備時(shí)間就這樣偷偷地溜走，什么想法也沒(méi)留下。這是很多考生在構(gòu)思話題時(shí)的常態(tài)。事實(shí)上，建議大家在話題構(gòu)思上應(yīng)盡量避免后一問(wèn)的影響，抓住中心詞，就地取材。對(duì)于話題Describea gift that took you long time to choose. 我們可以立即抽取中心詞gift, 從而構(gòu)思禮物的可能物件，可以是一本書(shū)，或是一張CD,抑或是一個(gè)背包。當(dāng)要我們描述Describea film that you would like to watch again的時(shí)候，很快我們可以看到中心詞film, 選材可以是經(jīng)典電影如Avatar,也可以是前幾個(gè)月上映的Speed & Furious, 當(dāng)然也可以是近比較火的印度電影Mygod, 這些都可以作為大家在描述電影時(shí)的可用話題。不管怎樣，先把話題構(gòu)思出來(lái)，這個(gè)才是重中之重。至于該怎么說(shuō)，后面我們可以再慢慢來(lái)。

二、基本信息充實(shí)后一問(wèn)

同樣，在第二部分的準(zhǔn)備過(guò)程中，每個(gè)考生先研讀的必然是話題。由于準(zhǔn)備時(shí)間有限，有些考生也只讀了話題，沒(méi)有再繼續(xù)看四個(gè)相關(guān)的問(wèn)題。而話題通常是與后一問(wèn)緊密聯(lián)系在一起的。為了避免跑題，或是考生看著題目沒(méi)有想法的時(shí)候，大家會(huì)在簡(jiǎn)單描述后，很快進(jìn)入后一問(wèn)解答。例如，在選好電影Avatar后，考生是這樣描述的：The film I would share with you iscalled Avatar. It is an America film. I would like to watch it again mainlybecause……這樣的表述，相信很多真正實(shí)踐過(guò)的考生才會(huì)明白，要單單解釋一分多鐘的原因是相當(dāng)困難的。因此，在平時(shí)練習(xí)的過(guò)程中，大家就要養(yǎng)成描述基本信息的習(xí)慣，基本信息加上后一問(wèn)，這樣結(jié)合，才更方便大家不緊不慢地說(shuō)一定的時(shí)長(zhǎng)。

同樣是電影Avatar，我們可以加上很多電影的介紹，讓考官更了解大家想要介紹的話題的內(nèi)容。Thefilm I would share with you is called Avatar. It is a scientific film, whichwas released in the year 2009. I could still memorize that I watched it in thelocal cinema for the first time. Also, I went there with my parents afterdinner. It lasts for a long period, almost three hours.

在Describea gift that took you long time to choose中，除了對(duì)禮物以及后一問(wèn)whywould it take you a long time to choose解釋外，如果對(duì)基本信息進(jìn)行一定的描述，這樣不僅可以充實(shí)表達(dá)內(nèi)容，更能夠使話題更為生動(dòng)。以背包為例：Thegift is a backpack. I bought it in South Korea when I went on traveling duringthe summer holiday. I planned to send it to my friend who was going abroad nextmonth. For the backpack, it was bought in a retail store. I spent approximatelytwo hours in it.

三、后一問(wèn)回答的可行方案

后一問(wèn)通常需要每個(gè)考生對(duì)話題進(jìn)行一定深入的解釋?zhuān)@個(gè)也可以說(shuō)是話題卡的主要內(nèi)容。同時(shí)，對(duì)于很多考生來(lái)說(shuō)，這個(gè)也是雅思第二部分的難度所在。當(dāng)把基本信息補(bǔ)充完畢，解釋后一問(wèn)迫在眉睫時(shí)，很多考生就開(kāi)始支支吾吾，流利度較之前基本信息的描述大打折扣。因此，當(dāng)很多考生回憶雅思三個(gè)部分困難的是哪個(gè)部分的時(shí)候，很多同學(xué)會(huì)說(shuō)是話題卡部分，后一問(wèn)總是讓大家覺(jué)得很難解釋清楚。這里，朗閣海外考試研究中心的老師將向大家介紹對(duì)后一問(wèn)進(jìn)行有效解釋的三種可行方案。

1. 話題對(duì)比解釋后一問(wèn)

首先要介紹的是進(jìn)行話題對(duì)比來(lái)解釋后一問(wèn)。當(dāng)問(wèn)題中出現(xiàn)程度詞如most, very, 以及抽象時(shí)間如longtime這樣一類(lèi)詞的時(shí)候，建議大家可以使用對(duì)比的方式來(lái)解釋后一問(wèn)。例如在話題Describea gift that took you long time to choose中，我們需要解釋whywould it take you a long time to choose, 很多考生納悶什么才是長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，一周挺長(zhǎng)的，說(shuō)一個(gè)月是否更好呢？但是如果說(shuō)一周一個(gè)月那又怎么解釋呢？感覺(jué)這樣說(shuō)比較奇怪，但是只有這樣才能夠顯示是一長(zhǎng)段時(shí)間。事實(shí)上，如果我們能夠?qū)⒃掝}進(jìn)行對(duì)比解釋?zhuān)@樣大家就更能夠確定自己的表達(dá)邏輯的正確性了。

It real took me along period to choose, approximately one hour in the retail store. Actually, itusual merely takes me twenty or thirty minutes in the shop to purchase a gift forother people. I will not be bothered too much by the styles and colors.However, I hope that I could choose him a perfect gift with limited budget. Inthe retail store, there were numerous choices. So I was confused on styles ofthe bags as well as their cost. Consequently, when I chose an ideal one, it wasalmost one hour or more later.

在話題Describea time you got up early中，首先我們也可以通過(guò)時(shí)間對(duì)比來(lái)解釋自己的早起經(jīng)歷。多早才算是早，對(duì)比一下就可以了。

That was amemorable experience that I got up real early, much more early then my daily life.Usually, I am the kind of person who will get up at seven o’clock to take theclass. But that day, in order to catch the plane, I got up at half past three.Luckily, we caught the plane in time. When I was on the place, I still did notfeel sleepy. Instead, I was so excited that I would go out to a new place withmy best friends. And I am quite looking forward to that.

同樣在近的流行話題中還有Describean age or stage you enjoy most in your life, 要說(shuō)清楚享受可不容易，既然題目是高級(jí)的話，那我們可以找出兩個(gè)方面進(jìn)行對(duì)比，這樣不就可以說(shuō)清楚了嗎？

I enjoy the periodin the senior high school most. The main reason is that nowadays in theuniversity, every people in more independent. Students are all busy withthemselves and I seldom felt the sense of community. Also, the classroom is notfixed. I do not have a fixed seat or desk mate as well. Actually, it will be alittle bit lonely. But when I was in high school, I’ve got a whole class and Ibelong to the community. Every day, we got the chance to talk with each otherand discuss the problems together. Compared with childhood, life is moreflexible and without lots of restrictions from my parents in the senior highschool. So that is why I enjoy the period most.

2. 個(gè)人經(jīng)歷論證后一問(wèn)

當(dāng)話題涉及身邊的人或者事的時(shí)候，解釋后一問(wèn)，個(gè)人經(jīng)歷應(yīng)該說(shuō)是有效的。事實(shí)證明個(gè)人經(jīng)歷也是在緊張的考試環(huán)境中，很多考生先能夠想到的一個(gè)方面。

如在話題Describea person who speaks foreign language well, 以自己的韓國(guó)鄰居為例，就可以做出如下的解釋?zhuān)?/span>

My neighbor, as aKorean, speaks Chinese well. I still remember that two weeks ago, she went toour community to take part in a voluntary activity. As it was in the summerholiday, I also got the chance to join in the activity. During the process, Inoticed that she spoke Chinese smoothly with the other people. Surprisingly, Ialso heard that she used some famous Chinese saying. Those are the main reasonswhy I though she is real good at Chinese.

在描述Describea person who dresses well中，個(gè)人經(jīng)歷同樣適用：

She is a real gooddresser. Not only she dresses herself well, but also she will often offer uswith good matching suggestions. Last month, I bought myself a dress with simplecolor. Even though it was a new one, it looks as common as my usual one. Untilone day, we met together and she recommended me with a purple belt, it suddenlymade my dress stood out. I was so pleased to have such a fashionable friend.

3. 論點(diǎn)列舉說(shuō)明后一問(wèn)

論點(diǎn)列舉法是大多數(shù)考生能夠想到的，用來(lái)解釋后一問(wèn)的方法，也就是分幾個(gè)分論點(diǎn)來(lái)說(shuō)明后一問(wèn)。對(duì)于一些可以從多方面來(lái)說(shuō)明的話題，大家不妨用分論點(diǎn)來(lái)列舉。如Describea small but successful company, 后一問(wèn)需要大家解釋為什么說(shuō)這個(gè)公司是一個(gè)成功的公司。那我們就可以用幾個(gè)分論點(diǎn)。

比如說(shuō)明一家成功的婚慶公司，可以用以下幾個(gè)點(diǎn)來(lái)說(shuō)明：

1. The time when we got to the company,there are several couples consulting there. It was so popular that even duringthe time for dinner, it was very crowded.

2. According to the consultant, the weddingdesign company owns a wide range of customers, not only the business limited tothe local area, but also to the nearby cities.

3. It is real successful that I can seemany posts online praising the company with good service and high qualityvideos.

當(dāng)需要我們說(shuō)明afunny child時(shí)，分點(diǎn)列舉也是完全可行的，考生們也可以積累一些平時(shí)在上網(wǎng)的時(shí)候看到的有趣素材。以下描述的是微博上分享的一位東北小姑娘質(zhì)問(wèn)媽媽為什么要抱別人家的小孩，小姑娘非常搞笑，我們可以列出下面兩點(diǎn)來(lái)說(shuō)明她為什么是一個(gè)讓我哈哈大笑的小孩。

1. The main reason that I suppose she isreal funny is that in the video; she acted as an adult to complain to hermother on why would she hug other child. When she complains, she looked like alecturer with vivid gestures and rich facial expressions. Those made me laugh alot.

2. Also, I finished watching the video thatlasted for almost six minutes. The girl was so amazing and talkative comparedto others kids. Every word she uttered sounded interesting because they werefull of strong northern accent of China. Plus, it sounds quite convincing.

四、總結(jié)

本文主要針對(duì)雅思口語(yǔ)cue card的后一問(wèn)進(jìn)行論述，希望考生們對(duì)話題卡的后一問(wèn)重視起來(lái)，后一問(wèn)才是整個(gè)話題卡核心的內(nèi)容。當(dāng)然，也希望大家在備考或者正式考試的過(guò)程中能夠注意到：話題構(gòu)思的時(shí)候可以事先忽略后一問(wèn)，讓自己盡快能夠有觀點(diǎn)。正式描述的時(shí)候切勿直接進(jìn)入后一問(wèn)的回答，這樣很有可能會(huì)影響表達(dá)的長(zhǎng)度和流利度，一定的基本信息將會(huì)是大家增加流利度并且增加表達(dá)時(shí)長(zhǎng)的好方法。后，后一問(wèn)的問(wèn)法比較開(kāi)放，同樣解釋的方法也是多樣的，大家可以嘗試使用多種方法進(jìn)行解釋?zhuān)屪约汉笠粏?wèn)的回答更加豐富多彩。