考官每個(gè)周末要考30位考生,其中85%—90%的考生年齡都在18—25歲之間。這意味著考官會(huì)不斷見(jiàn)到生活和學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷類(lèi)似的考生。也就是說(shuō),你必須要更加努力才能脫穎而出,才能與眾不同。
你在很多方面都可以與眾不同——你的穿著打扮、心情和態(tài)度等。但請(qǐng)記住,這是場(chǎng)語(yǔ)言考試。所以最重要的是你要在語(yǔ)言能力和想法上表現(xiàn)得與眾不同,甚至是你對(duì)話題的解讀要與眾不同。
下面我們來(lái)看一個(gè)第二部分的考生范例,該話題的題目是:AFriendofYours,話題卡上的描述是:Youshouldsaywhothisfriendis,howyoumet,whatyoudotogetherandwhythisfriendisimportanttoyou.
該考生在卡片上寫(xiě)下了下面三個(gè)詞:
Macy
notaggressive
trust
Actually,thefriendIwanttotalkaboutisasheep,calledMacy.Notarealsheep,she’satoy,afluffytoy,youknow,aboutthisbig.MacyandImetabouttwoyearsago,inashop,thedayIbrokeupwithmyboyfriend.SoIboughther…Shewassocute,andIneededsomebodytotalkto,somebodysoft,somebodyIcouldtrust.SoMacyenteredmylife…yay!Actually,IcallherMacy.It’sherEnglishname,cosatthattimeIhadjuststartedstudyingfashionandIreallyadmiredadesignerfromSouthChinacalledMaKe.ItsoundsabitlikeMacy.
Whatdowedotogether?Wejusthangout,especiallyintheevening.Welistentomusictogether.Itellheraboutwhathappenedtomeduringtheday.Itellhermysecrets,andshelistens.She’sagreatlistener,youknow,andsometimesIputmyheadonher,likeapillow,andshe’sverysoftandwarmandshenevercomplains.Notlikemyex-boyfriend!Macyismuchmorepatientandmature!
Yeah,Macyisreallyimportanttome…Irememberonetime,whenIwasvisitingmyauntinWuxi,IleftherbehindwhenItookthetrainbacktoShanghai.Ireallymissedher!Ihadtocallmyaunt,andwaitaweekbeforemyunclecametoShanghaiandgaveherback.Ummm,alsoMacyisveryfashionable.Youknow,she’saYang,likepeoplebornintheYearoftheSheep,sothatmeansshe’squiet,andelegant,andalsoYangpeopletryveryhardnottoyou’reyourfeelings.Justlikeme,theyneedtofeellovedandprotected!They’remaybenotverygoodaboutbigdecisions–notaboutloveanyway–butactuallydeepdowntheyareverypassionate!
考官點(diǎn)評(píng):
考官聽(tīng)到這樣的回答可能會(huì)驚訝,但更多的是驚喜。該考生擁有描述幻想的語(yǔ)言。
語(yǔ)法:不僅用了一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)和一般過(guò)去時(shí),也用了過(guò)去完成時(shí)(Ihadjuststarted)、過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)(Iwasvisiting)。另外,還用了情態(tài)動(dòng)詞(somebodyIcouldtrust)和動(dòng)名詞(studyingfashion)。
語(yǔ)法準(zhǔn)確性:很準(zhǔn)確。兩分鐘內(nèi)沒(méi)有出現(xiàn)一個(gè)語(yǔ)法錯(cuò)誤。
詞匯:用詞豐富、準(zhǔn)確,用了很多形容詞,如fluffy,mature,patient,elegant,fashionable和passionate;還用了一些動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ),如Ibrokeupwithmyboyfriend和leavesomethingbehind。介詞和名詞的用法也都正確。
該考生的得分在7分至8分之間。