托福口语一直是中国考生的弱势科目,不少考生在英语运用方面存在的共性就是开不了口。大多数中国考生在托福口语环节,都会莫名紧张。
托福口语独立题的现场15秒准备,对大部分同学而言可以说是极其恐怖的大脑断片儿时间...这就容易导致真正开始回答的时候不知道说什么,表达生硬不流畅。但是大家学会巧妙运用这些表达,再也不怕大脑空白,磕磕巴巴~
#01
Like
在托福听力里,Speaker也会频繁说“like”这个词,有时候它被用来打比方但是更多时候是用来打比方同时拖延思考时间。如:
So after he became thinner, he’s like the most handsome man at our school.
这个句子中的like并没有“就像是”的意思,而是被称作filler phrase/word(填充短语/填充词)来保证说话的流畅,避免出现“uh”这样的卡顿词。
但要注意,在口语中不能将like过多当作挡箭牌,“只能浅尝,不可贪杯”哦~
#02
You know
其实you know特别类似于中文里“你忘了”这个表达,虽然也没有实际的语义含义,但是还是有两个主要功能。
Student: Well, especially now, ‘cause I've got like one roommate who is from the south and another one from New York. And we all talk like totally different, you know.
Professor: Yes, I understand. But…
#03
Well
A:When are you going to take a trip to Italy?
B: Well, I have been preparing for that for a long time and I think it will be in next month.
#04
Uhmm
#05
I Mean
这个可以说是考托口语杀手锏了,因为有很多的考生在回答问题时,说着说着就跑题了无法自圆其说。为了防止这种现象的出现,我们要迅速反应拉回话题。
这时候我们就要用“I Mean”。例如:
A: Would you please tell me more about your former university?
B: Oh,yes,sure, I went abroad when I was a junior and came back one year later.I transfered to another school right after I came back. Oh, I am sorry, I mean I do not really know that much of it.
#06
连接词
学会使用连接词,可以帮助我们流畅的从一个想法过渡到下一个想法,也能让你喘息几秒去思考下一步该说些什么。
通过这种方式,你的答案听起来会更自然、流畅、连续,并且和评分官爸爸的调性保持一致,获得更高的口语分数。比如这些逻辑清晰的连接词: