很多学生认为口语拿高分就是背答案,拿着各类雅思口语书如同圣经一样,烤鸭们人手一本。的确,学语言或多或少需要借鉴和参考。可就怕这样做会形成一种“强迫症”, 让自己沉溺于模板中,即便有恒心记住所有内容,一到考场终究还会紧张和恐慌,机械式的死记硬背会导致考场说话僵硬,答题不自信,更别提如何在PART3抢分了。说到这里,大家不禁感叹7分好难!不妨我们一起看看口语7分标准究竟是怎么一回事。
评分标准一:Fluencyand coherence流利和连贯性
speaks at length without noticeable effort or loss of coherence
may demonstrate language-related hesitation at times, or some repetition and/or self-correction
uses a range of connectives and discourse markers with some flexibility
意思是“感觉自然,像在聊天”。哪怕平时用中文交流,偶尔也会重复用词,犹豫或更正,而这些都是基于一种本能的自我更正。所以常人说话都会犯错,考官更不会认为是你的口头表达有问题,关键是在于如何表现的自然。
Lexical resource词汇量
uses vocabulary resource flexibly to discuss a variety of topics
uses some less common and idiomatic vocabular and shows some awareness of style and collocation, with some inappropriate choices
uses paraphrase effectively
我的理解是“用词灵活准确,解释到位。”切记写作大词不适用于口语。高分不在于用词如何“高端大气上档次”,而在于是否能清晰表达自己的逻辑思维。为什么奥巴马的演讲那么受群众的青睐,其魅力就在于能用通俗易懂的语言去表达那些理论所蕴含的内在逻辑。单词固然重要,但它绝对不能妨碍我们的思考和表达,更不能为了“某个词”而让我们的观点妥协。
Grammaticalrange and accuracy 语法及准确性
uses a range of complex structures with some flexibility
frequently produces error-free sentences, though some grammatical mistakes persist
“句式结构多样性和允许语法错误。”口语远没有写作的句式结构那样复杂。简单句(主谓宾)永远是口语的最佳表达方式。此外,7分的话可以多用些并列句,转折句,定语从句,状语从句,宾语从句,虚拟语气(特别是ifI was/were...I would...和without...Iwould...),表语从句(例如:thereason behind this situation is that...),被动语态等。请尽量少用、甚至不要用强调句,主语从句,同位语从句等句型,因为这些句式太容易阻碍自己思维和表达。
Pronunciation发音
• shows all the positivefeatures of Band 6 and some, but not all, of the positive features of Band 8
Band 8
• uses a wide range ofpronunciation features
• sustains flexible use offeatures, with only occasional lapses
• is easy to understandthroughout; L1 accent has minimal effect on intelligibility
Band 6
• uses a range ofpronunciation features with mixed control
• shows some effective useof features but this is not sustained
• can generally beunderstood throughout, though mispronunciation of individual words or sounds reducesclarity at times
“有语音语调,允许口音。”
说话要“抑扬顿挫”,至于口音方面,曾经有个澳洲考官说过,他们的耳朵比较“国际化”,只要意思表达到位,有地方口音并不妨碍交流对话的进行。当然,能说一口纯正的英音,澳音或美音确实能锦上添花。改善发音贵在坚持,长期看美剧,听英文歌,听BBC广播或坚持英语绕口令,这些都需要长时间的模仿和训练。对于近期就要考试的同学来说,与其花大力气去改善自己的口音,还不如集中精力于口语的答题模式。
总结
以上是我对雅思口语7分评分标准的见解,真心希望帮助各位烤鸭摆脱困境。当然口语也不是说把所有考题都准备了,背熟了,就真的无敌了。如果你真想考好雅思口语,不是背答案,也不是寻找好的英语环境或交老外朋友,这些都不重要。关键是从这一刻起,请用“英语”去思考,请用“英语”去描述自己的每一天。雅思终究是浮云,总有一天会在你人生中灰飞烟灭,但是,英语口语应该成为你生活的一部分,不是一场接一场的考试!

