在新托福口語考試中，要求考生的答案要清晰（clear）和連貫（coherent）。在緊張的、有嚴格時間限制的考試過程中要做到這兩個要求，一個最為行之有效的方法便是使用邏輯感非常強烈的句型。本文將主要針對新托福口語Task3, 通過一些常見真題來探討一下最能體現邏輯感的四大狀語從句（即時間，原因，條件，讓步）在考試當中的運用，從而幫助考生們有效展現清晰和連貫的語言能力。
一．四大條件狀語從句
1 時間狀語從句 【adverbial clause of time】：
Ø 常用引導詞：When, while, as, after, before, as soon as, since, till
2 原因狀語從句 【adverbial clause of cause】：
Ø 常用引導詞：because, since, as, for
Ø 特殊引導詞：seeing that, now that, in that, considering that
3 條件狀語從句 【adverbial clause of condition】
Ø 常用引導詞：if, unless,
Ø 特殊引導詞：as/so long as, only if, providing/provided that, supposing that, in case that, on condition that
4 讓步狀語從句 【adverbial clause of concession】
Ø 常用引導詞：though, although, even if, even though
Ø 特殊引導詞： as（用在讓步狀語從句中必須要倒裝），while（一般用在句首），no matter …, in spite of the fact that, while, whatever, whoever, wherever, whenever, however, whichever
二．Task 3真題示范講解
例1：
Ø 題目簡介：
| Reading part | Listening part |
| 增加fine art course | 學校要求必修3個藝術課，:音樂舞蹈表演雕塑，男的不同意。 |
| 理由： | 理由： |
| work requires various ability, | 學生失去了更多自由選課機會 |
| good for work. | 不能選更多和專業(yè)相關的課他學banking, 要上finance的課 |
| help students relax. | 不是每個人都對藝術有天分 喜歡上這些課，他根本不enjoy雕塑，浪費，stressful |
Ø 回答演示1：
From the reading material, we know that the college is going to add music, dance and sculpture as compulsory courses. the man in the conversation thinks that this is a bad idea. First, he majors in banking and has to take finance class，he has to take the fine art courses, and he would lose some opportunities to choose the courses that he needs. Also, he points out that he doesn’t enjoy sculpture at all, it would help students relax, not everyone has the talent about arts. He has to take these courses, it will be a waste of time and make him stressful.
Ø 答案解析：
新托?？谡Zpart3中，通常需要考生將主要人物的態(tài)度以及兩個理由清楚地表達出來，我們可以看到在這個范例中，雖然考生將reading part和listening part 中重要信息都涵蓋在答案里，而且沒有出現任何明顯的語法錯誤，但是因為缺少必要的邏輯連接詞，整個表達給我們一種非常凌亂的感覺，毫無任何連貫和清晰可言。這也是很多考生之所以雖然將筆記記得非常詳細，卻依然拿不到理想分數的主要原因。
Ø 回答演示2：
From the reading material, we know that the college is going to add music, dance and sculpture as compulsory courses. However, the man in the conversation thinks that this is a bad idea, due to the following reasons. First, considering that he majors in banking and has to take finance class， he would lose some opportunities to choose the courses that he needs, if he had to take the fine art courses. Also, he points out that he doesn’t enjoy sculpture at all even though it would help students relax, for not everyone has the talent about arts. If he had to take these courses, it would be a waste of time and make him stressful.
Ø 答案解析：
在這個回答范例中，我們在原來答案的基礎上加入了若干表示原因，讓步，條件邏輯關系的連接詞，構成了狀語從句，可以很明顯感到改動后的答案體現了強烈的邏輯感，前后句的關系更加緊密，語意立刻變得清晰，連貫。
| Reading part | Listening part |
| 哲學系新舉措：中午在dining hall舉行table talk, 并讓讓教授加入午餐，為了 | 女孩很同意因為： |
| education benefit | 教授平時很忙，office hour很少，這個program提供機會向教授提問和探討課程的問題 |
| network and friendship。學生們都贊成 | 她現在還不是很熟悉這些同學，可以利用table time 來交流 |
Ø 回答演示：
The school has implemented a new proposal that they are going to set up a table talk at lunch time in the dining hall, when the professor will be invited to join the lunch. And the woman holds a positive view towards the announcement for the following reasons. First, if the professor could sit with them, the program would provides a chance for the students to ask questions in order to understand the courses, because the professor is normally very busy and although they could use the office hour, it is not enough for all the students to talk to the professor. Another reason is that since she hasn’t known other students very well yet，the table talk could help to enhance the relationship among students , for it would offer a chance for students to communicate and share similar ideas and hobbies.
例3：
| Reading part | Listening part |
| 學校將停止提供熱早餐 | 女孩不同意因為： |
| 理由： | 熱的食物寒冷的天氣對身體更好 |
| 冷的食物更健康 | 去校園外買滿意的食物更貴 |
| 限制早餐食物種類更省錢 |
Ø 回答演示：
The school has implemented a new policy that the students will be offered cold breakfast foods instead of hot ones. And the woman is totally against the announcement. The first reason she gives is that although cold foods are usually healthy, hot foods like hot cereal are sometimes even better for health , in case that it’s on cold morning. And the second one is based on the fact that the new policy will make students spend more money instead of saving money. This isbecause when the students can’t buy foods they want on campus, they’re going to get them off campus, which means they will have to pay more money to get the expensive foods.
通過以上的陳述以及范例講解，希望考生們可以充分體會并理解，在口語表達的清晰與連貫性上，四大狀語從句所起的至關重要的作用，并在考試中有效運用，以助考生們獲得理想成績。