“魔板”:新托福作文短期提高技巧1

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大家都知道,我們中國人其實(shí)在英語的聽說讀寫四個環(huán)節(jié)上最薄弱的就是輸出的兩個能力:說和寫;而的就是輸入的兩個能力:讀和聽。而如果我們想在出國的道路上成為佼佼者,那么在保持傳統(tǒng)強(qiáng)項(xiàng)的同時是否應(yīng)該特別加強(qiáng)一下我們的口語和寫作能力呢?
    而根據(jù)我考TSE(TEST OF SPOKEN ENGLISH)的經(jīng)驗(yàn),其實(shí)口語考試分?jǐn)?shù)的高低(注意這里僅僅是指考試分?jǐn)?shù))幾乎完全取決于你到底背了多少段落。因?yàn)榭谡Z的IC是覆蓋面非常廣泛的:教育、文化、歷史、生物、科技、藝術(shù)等等,所以這就從客觀上決定了考生必須背大量的段落,而實(shí)際上背的過程中也就是把不涉及過于具體內(nèi)容的話背下來,到考試的時候再把聽到或看到題目要求的具體內(nèi)容往里面加。一定要注意是從背具體的段落到提煉抽象的魔板最后再回到具體的段落:
     ·具體
     ·抽象
     ·具體
    下面我就分別以新TOFEL的綜合部分和GRE/GMAT作文的“阿狗”部分為例分別給大家分享一下我個人對于滿分的一些理解。
     TOEFL iBT
    其實(shí)新托福加了綜合部分以后,我個人認(rèn)為是降低了難度。因?yàn)樵瓉砝贤懈5淖魑淖鳛樾峦懈W魑牡莫?dú)立部分并沒有什么太大的改變,而且大家都知道作文水平的提高不是一朝一夕的事情,那么我剛才說的不能盲目就是指大家不能在這個需要體現(xiàn)真正寫作水平的部分去背段落,因?yàn)檫@個是會被認(rèn)為是舞弊行為的。那么在綜合、獨(dú)立各占15分的時候,我們?nèi)绻馨盐兆∪魏我粋€部分的高分實(shí)際上平均下來的分?jǐn)?shù)就不會低。而綜合部分由于是先讀一篇文章,再聽一段錄音,然后讓我們談文章與錄音的相互關(guān)系,而不用發(fā)表自己的觀點(diǎn)這一題目本身的客觀要求就決定了它是可以背由固定標(biāo)準(zhǔn)語句組成的“魔板”的。這正如研究生入學(xué)考試英語寫作的小作文和雅思寫作的小作文一樣是有固定套路的。比如錄音講座要么就是質(zhì)疑或者反駁了閱讀段落;要么就是支持或者加強(qiáng)了閱讀段落,所以只需要把相關(guān)描述質(zhì)疑或者反駁與描述支持或者加強(qiáng)的固定語句背下來就可以得到一個相對較高的分?jǐn)?shù),如果考生同時又把相關(guān)要點(diǎn)表達(dá)準(zhǔn)確和清楚了的話,那么滿分是完全可能的。當(dāng)綜合部分有15分在手的時候,獨(dú)立部分只要及格那么就能至少獲得24分的作文高分!
    比如以下兩個“魔板“是分別描述質(zhì)疑或者反駁以及支持或者加強(qiáng)的:
     Integrated Writing Task
     How the Integrated Writing Task is phrased:
     If the lecture challenges the information in the reading passage, the writing task will usually be phrased in one of the following ways:
     ØSummarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they cast doubt on specific points made in the reading passage.
     ØSummarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they challenge specific claims/arguments made in the reading passage.
     ØSummarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to specifically explain how they answer the problems raised in the reading passage.
     Showing Challenge
     In the lecture, the professor made several points about______________. The professor argues that__________________.
     However, the reading contends that________________.
     The professor’s lecture casts doubts on the reading by using a number of points that are contrary to___________________________.
     The first point that the professor uses to cast doubt on the reading is that_________________.
     According to the professor,________________________________.
     _______________ differs from the reading in that the reading states _______________________________.
     The point made by the professor casts doubt on the reading because_______________________.
     Another point that the professor uses to casts doubt on the reading is ___________________________________.
     The professor claims that______________________________________.
     However, the reading states _____________________________________.
     This point is contradicted by_____________________________________.
     Finally, the professor stated that, on the contrary of the reading, _____________________________________.
     In other words,______________________________________.
     This directly contradicts what the reading passage indicates, because___________________________.
     In conclusion, the points made in the lecture contradict the reading.
     _________________and_______________ demonstrate that ___________is in doubt.
     If the lecture supports or strengthens the information in the reading passage, the writing task will usually be phrased in one of the following ways:
     ØSummarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to specifically explain how they support the explanations in the reading passage.
     ØSummarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to specifically explain how they strengthen specific points made in the reading passage.