3. 90%的考生,因“单字不重音”被扣分
下面这些句子中的部分单词是大写的,你知道为什么吗?
(1)My name is YANG CUI XIAN.
(2)I'm from JILIN, a city located in the middle of the NORTHEAST of China.
(3)BASKETBALL is my favorite sport. I've been playing it REGULARLY for about THREE YEARS.
如果你不明白为什么,可能你在雅思口语考试当中会被扣至少0.2分。
上面那些大写单词,标志着“单字重音”,也就是,你必须把那些单词放慢、加重,原因很简单,在整个句子当中,只有这些单词,才是最重要的,其它单词,都要轻读。
在雅思的“发音”评分标准中,有这样一个界定:“考生会使用重读、弱读,使自己更容易被理解。”而我们多数中国考生,仅仅把重读理解为一个单词里的重音音节,而不能把重音理解为“一个句子中的重音单词”,所以自然要被扣分了。
“单字重音”是最容易让你出成绩的,练习好了,可能在两三周之内让你提高0.5分,所以,笔者强烈建议大家,立刻开始操练“单字重音”!从现在开始,这样讲英语吧:
(1) The BEST gift I've received in my life is a COMPUTER。
(2) I spend A LOT OF time on my computer, CHECKING EMAILS, CHATTING WITH FRIENDS, OR WATCHING MOVIES.
4. 90%的考生,只使用“单”词,而不使用“词串”
不会使用“词串”的考生,毫不夸张地讲,得分一定会被扣0.5-1分。事实上,不会“词串”恰恰是中国考生的致命伤,它除了影响你的词汇分,还会影响流利分和速度分。让我们来举例说明:
“单”词答题
“词串”答题
I LOVE basketball.
I'm CRAZY ABOUT basketball.
I OFTEN play basketball.
I've been playing basketball REFULARLY FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS.
It's IMPORTANT for children to play games.
Children can BENEFIT A LOT FROM playing games.
China has CHANGED A LOT in the past ten years.
China has TAKEN ON A NEW FACE in the past ten years.
My father has INFLUENCED me a lot.
Forrest Gump has TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN MY LIFE.