雅思口語考試的目的是為了讓學(xué)生到國外能很好地學(xué)習(xí)和生活，因此它不僅是簡(jiǎn)單的對(duì)話，還需要考生能回答一些深層次的問題，有一定邏輯思考能力。中國學(xué)生在回答問題時(shí)，太愛尋求標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案。比如在一次模考過程中，學(xué)生一進(jìn)門，我一般都會(huì)問："How are you?" 而相當(dāng)一部分學(xué)生只會(huì)回答："Fine, thank you, and you?" 多一句都不會(huì)說。整個(gè)上午下來，答案也基本都是 "Fine, thank you." 之類的答案。于是我刻意對(duì)后面的考生這樣問道："It’s freezing outside, how are you?" 可得到的回答依然是 "Fine, thank you, and you?"
這樣的回答并沒有錯(cuò)誤，我們的課本上就是這么寫的。但是其實(shí)針對(duì) "How are you?" 這樣的問題，老外的回答可以是多種多樣的。例如：
“Great, cheers!”
“Pretty good!”
“I’m okay!”
“Could be better. Thanks!”
“Not too bad. Thanks, yourself?”
透過上面的例子我們不難看出，雖然說評(píng)分主要是根據(jù)客觀語言能力，但打分畢竟還是個(gè)主觀的過 程，如果你說的內(nèi)容不那么千篇一律而能引起考官的興趣，那么相比與你同等語言水平的人，你在分?jǐn)?shù)上極有可能會(huì)更討巧。所以我建議大家，結(jié)合自己的實(shí)際情況，找出你自己的特色來，然后把這些特色，靈活運(yùn)用在更多的主題中。眾所周知，雅思的口語考試分為三個(gè)部分，分別為Part1: Daily conversation, Part2: Individual long run 以及Part3: 2 way discussion. 我們?cè)诘谝徊糠志鸵峁┳銐颉把潘肌钡拇鸢竵斫o考官留下一個(gè)深刻的印象，因?yàn)闃O有可能兩個(gè)問題之后考官憑經(jīng)驗(yàn)已經(jīng)在心中給你打了個(gè)分，接下來的問題都只是在證明這個(gè)分?jǐn)?shù)而已。
Examiner: Do you think cell phones are important for modern people? （你認(rèn)為手機(jī)對(duì)現(xiàn)代的人們重要么？）
Candidate: Speaking of my little girlfriend---Nokia N91, I will have to say: she’s like an angel. I had never seen anyone so beautiful before in my life. I was simply hooked on her the first time I saw her. I would always take her along with me wherever I go. My cell phone comes with a digital camera and has turned the vast world into a tiny little village. It's no exaggeration to say: mobile phones make the world go around!（說到我的女友：諾基亞N91。我必須說，她就像我的天使。在我生命中從沒有遇到過任何人如此美麗，我第一次看到她就被她吸引住了。我走到哪都帶著她，我的手機(jī)有攝像頭，可以把偌大的世界變成很小的村莊。毫不夸張地說：手機(jī)讓世界轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)起來了。）
Examiner: How does the news influence people?（新聞如何影響人們？）
Candidate: News influences people by only reporting certain things and leaving out parts that could matter. One sided news or journalism isn’t news but propaganda in my opinion. It's like that good old saying: Some people would rather believe the lies of Satan than the truth of God.（新聞只是通過報(bào)道某一些事情或者報(bào)道部分事情來影響人們。在我看來：片面之詞的新聞或報(bào)道不是新聞而是宣傳或?qū)颉＞拖衲蔷渲V語說的：人們寧愿相信撒旦的謊言，也不去相信上帝的真理。
Candidate: Not at all! I'm a little strange. They remind me of funerals. I like grass.（一點(diǎn)都不喜歡，我這個(gè)人有點(diǎn)怪。鮮花讓我想起葬禮，我喜歡草！）
Music
Examiner: What type of music do you like? （你喜歡什么類型的音樂？）
Candidate: Well, I am not too fond of music. But sometimes I do like listening to religious music. It gives peace to my mind and joy to my soul.（我不是特別喜歡音樂。但有時(shí)候我喜歡聽些宗教音樂，它讓我感到安靜祥和。）
Examiner: After you graduate, what effect do you think you will have on society? （畢業(yè)后，你認(rèn)為你會(huì)對(duì)社會(huì)有何影響？）
Candidate: Well, it’s a tough question. Let me see. I think I can make an impact in our local community by helping those people around us when we can. May not go down in History, but we may gain a place in someone's heart. That’s all I can figure out now. （這是個(gè)難題，我想一下。我認(rèn)為我可以在社區(qū)里幫助那些需要幫助的人，可能不會(huì)留垂青史，但至少在一些人心中占有了一定的位置。）
Examiner: If you had the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, what instrument would you learn?（如果你曾有機(jī)會(huì)學(xué)習(xí)一種樂器，你會(huì)學(xué)什么？）
Candidate: No, nothing! I am very unmusical! I cannot even sing in tune. Also, instrument’s always pretty expensive. If you are really into music, just whistling will do.（什么也不學(xué)，我沒音樂細(xì)胞，甚至唱歌都跑調(diào)兒。而且樂器通常都很貴，如果你真喜歡音樂，吹口哨也一樣。）