托福口语备考策略11个建议
2010-11-16 17:49阅读：
石头写的前面：说实话这11个建议看起来几乎都是大实话，也是学生跑到新东方几乎不愿意听到的一些建议。因为孩子们需要的是立竿见影的“葵花宝典”
。托福口语和普通的口语有什么区别呢?
有，托福口语模式是固定的，但是实力是基础。特别是听力和阅读的技巧是基石。从这个角度说托福口语是一个需要坚持才能出效果的部分。优秀是一种习惯，天才就是持续不断的忍耐说的就是这个道理吧。
Strategies for TOEFL iBT Speaking Section
The Speaking section in TOEFL iBT comes right after the
10-minute break. It measures the test taker's ability to
communicate in English orally.
The six tasks in the Speaking section are divided into
two types - independent speaking tasks (2 tasks) and
integrated speaking tasks (4 tasks).
Students must prove they are able to speak effectively under
the following requirements:
• Deliver adequate oral responses to the questions
.
• Participate actively in academic discussions.
• Participate in everyday conversations.
• State a clear opinion about the discussed subjects.
• Summarize and orally reproduce the information
read in textbooks or heard in the classroom.
• Communicate with university officials in libraries, sport
centers, housing offices, bookstores, etc.
General Speaking Strategies
1. Build your vocabulary systematically. Develop a
wordlist with new words and devote time to learn those words and
include them in your speaking and writing practice
systematically.
2. Speak, Speak, Speak. Whatever else you
do, without speaking you will never make it. So, start speaking to
build fluency. Do not fear to make mistakes, try to avoid them the
next time you speak. It would be better if you speak with a native
English speaker. However, non-native speakers are also an option.
Even speaking to your reflection in the mirror is better than not
speaking. Thinking aloud is a good strategy. Give voice to your
thoughts and reproduce your thoughts in loud English
speech.
3. Try to think in English and thus avoid
translating from your language into English. Practice commonly used
phrases in English, so that you may use them with the same
confidence as you use your language. Then add to those phrases in
order to create complete sentences.
4. Develop fluency. Put a headset, start a
listening material and repeat all you hear after the speaker.
Repeat aloud. Another good method to develop fluency - read
aloud.
5. Use idioms appropriately. Use of idioms
in English is a sign of fluency. However, if you don't use them
appropriately, you will get the opposite effect.
6. Master appropriate and correct use of English
grammar.
7. Systematically improve your
pronunciation. You should pay attention to the words'
stresses, intonation patterns and pauses. You should sound as
naturally as possible.
8. Practice organizing your speech. In TOEFL
iBT you are given short time to think what to say to answer the
question. You should use the time to think of a
layout to follow during your speech. Write down the main
points you would follow when speaking. Support the main points with
some details (write down just words or short phrases that will help
you to remember what to say). You will have 15 seconds to make this
layout.
9. Record your practice speaking and listen it again
to find where you did well and where you did not do well.
Listen to your past records and compare them with the new ones. Do
you see any progress?
For the independent task you will have to speak about
familiar topics. Make a list with familiar topics and practice
speaking on each of them. First start with a description of your
city, country, place, event, etc. After, it is important to state
your personal opinion/preference and support it with sound
reasoning, examples and details.
For the integrated speaking task you will have to combine
information from different sources in order to answer the question.
Therefore, it is of importance when you read texts or listen to
lectures and conversations in your preparation, to orally summarize
in short what you have read or heard. You may also state (orally)
an opinion about the passages you have read or listened to. Suggest
a solution if there is a problem described in the reading or
listening.
10. Relax when speaking! Try to sound
confident. Remember that even native English speakers make
mistakes, repeat sentences, and correct themselves.
11. Use appropriate signal and linking words
to switch between ideas, to add information, etc. That helps the
listener to follow your thoughts.
