同学们经常会问到，是不是口语考试的时候说的内容必须要与众不同，如果你跟别的同学说的是一样的，就拿不到高分。比如描述一个电影，不能描述泰坦尼克号，因为每个人都在说。实际上，这是完全不对的说法。

　　在雅思口语考试中，你说的内容可以很无聊，但是你表达的、扩展的非常好，展现出来优秀的语言水平，该高分还高分。idea，content并不在评分标准中。今天就来为各位考生介绍一下。

　　有不少同学喜欢在课下把口语问题提前写好，然后反复去背，在课堂上一说又忘了，很是悲哀，说明明在下面背的挺熟的，一紧张都忘了。试想，如果我们要去做一个Presentation或者参加演讲比赛，而且是第一次讲那个题目，一般也都需要提前准备内容，从无到有，但是还需要把它们简化，从厚到薄，浓缩成提纲或者几个小标题来提示自己演讲的内容，尽量保持思路的流利，一旦大脑一片空白卡壳了，就是一次失败的讲演。所以你们可以在平时准备一些自己的回答，但不是记住答案上考场背诵，而是自己聊出来的。不论是别人的答案还是自己提前写好的，不要去背。

　　雅思口语四项评分标准：

　　• 流利度、连贯性

　　• 词汇资源

　　• 语法广度与准度

　　• 发音

　　1. 流利度。

　　很多同学流利度不好，因为中文都没有思路，没有想法。或者有一个观点、想法，但不知道如何进行扩展，不知道下一句话怎么说。中间就有了过多的思考，导致流利度不好。如何提高呢?减少思考。如何让思考少一些?学习如何进行扩展。

　　2. 语法广度与准度。

　　雅思口语考试不光看你的语法错误是多是少，也看你是否能使用不同的语法结构。比较级，可能你们觉得不难，能读能写，但是大部分同学在口语中，说不出来。考官如果能听到一些比较级，也觉得是语法复杂结构啦。

　　例如，比较级有如下几种形式：

　　• A is (much/a lot/far) more/-er than B

　　• A is not as ... as B

　　• ... is the most/-est

　　例句：this book is not as interesting as that book这本书不如那本书有趣。

　　主动对比：不管题目有没有让你对比，你都去对比。

　　• 今昔对比(过去和现在比)

　　• 两物对比(两个东西之间比)

　　• 个人与他人对比(那我跟我妈/我同事/我老板比)

　　被动接受，是考官让你对比，比如 问你的家乡和以前有没有什么变化。

　　我们来看第一种对比方式，今昔对比。

　　• How did you come here today and why did you choose that? 你今天是怎么来的，为什么选择这个方式?

　　– Well, I got here by taxi. This is my favorite form of transportation because it's comfortable, for sure. It's not as cheap as taking the bus or the subway, but it gives me space and freedom.

　　– (过去)I used to go everywhere by bus. It was much cheaper but a lot more uncomfortable. (现在)I think taking the taxi is far better than that.

　　• Do you like to buy expensive gifts? 你喜欢购买昂贵的礼物吗?

　　– Oh, sometimes I do, not very frequently though. I guess I do it two or three times a year. I buy some presents that might cost several thousand yuan for my parents and my girlfriend.

　　– (过去)I wasn't able to do this before coz I was so broke in the first few years after I graduated from university. I could only buy my loved ones(亲爱的人们) things that were dirt cheap. (现在)Now, the gifts I buy them are of better quality, more beautiful and they feel happier I think.

　　• Do you like where you live? 你喜欢你住的地方么?

　　– Yeah, I do. I moved into a new apartment last year and this place is awesome! It's in a quiet neighborhood, there's a park nearby and the apartment itself is quite spacious.

　　– (过去)I lived in a very cramped(窄小的) place before. It just wasn't as good as the apartment I'm living in right now(现在), which is much better, much cozier and I also get far more light through the windows.

　　第二种方法，两物对比。

　　• Do you often use maps? 你经常使用地图吗?

　　– Absolutely. I have a terrible sense of direction(方向感很差) and I always have to rely on maps to figure out(搞清楚，搞明白) how to get to a place, even a place I've been to a few times before.

　　– (使用地图，和在路上直接问别人，对比。当然你可以用电子地图和纸质地图做对比～也很好～)Of course, there's also the option of asking someone on the street, but I'm just not a fan of that. I don't think it's as easy as using a map on my phone. It's also very awkward when the person you ask shows you the wrong way.

　　• Do you have a favorite sports star?

　　– I think it should be Stephen Curry, who is a basketball star at NBA. He's well-known for his 3-pointers as well as many other skills actually.

　　– There are tons of other superstars, like LeBron James and ... um ... sorry, only his name comes to mind. Anyway, I don't like them. I think that Stephen Curry is the coolest and the best player in the basketball world now.

　　第三种方法，个人与他人对比。

　　• What kind of movies do you like? 你喜欢什么类型的电影?

　　– Well, I really love watching romcoms(浪漫喜剧), you know, romantic comedies, because they're funny and romantic and ... always allow me to have a good time while watching them.

　　– My dad(自己和老爸，对比), on the other hand, is a huge fan of action movies. Honestly, I tend to think that some action movies are too violent and don't tell good stories. I really think romcoms are much better.

　　• Do you like to get up early in the morning? 你喜欢早起吗?

　　– I wish ... I'm a late riser and I always get up around 9 or 10, which means I often skip(略过，不吃) my breakfast.

　　– (自己和父母，对比)My parents are morning people and they usually get up at 6. Then, they go for a walk in the park and come back to make breakfast. I do wish I were like them. I would be more productive that way. I just can't get out of bed that early.

　　• Part2说不够两分钟? 也可以加入“对比”

　　• Describe an occasion when you felt scared

　　• you should say

　　– when it happened

　　– where you were

　　– why you were scared

　　• and explain how you felt afterwards

　　• Well, I’m going to describe the first time I spoke English with a foreigner. It was about 6 or 7 years ago, when I was still in high school. By then, I’d already learned English for ten years, but all my teachers had been Chinese.

　　• The place where it happened was a museum. My parents and I went to the Military Museum, in the west of Beijing, to check out a weapon display there, which I was quite interested in. While we were walking around, looking at all the exhibits, a foreign guy came up to me and asked me whether I knew where the restroom was.

　　• That was when I felt super scared because ... as I said, it was the first ever time I had an opportunity to speak English with a foreigner and so many things rushed through my mind in that very moment. I was searching for the English I had learned in order to answer his question. I was also worried that I might say some incorrect things and be laughed at. Anyway, I was incredibly nervous and it was a terrifying moment haha.

　　• Well, I did successfully show him the way to the restroom. He thanked me and I breathed a sigh of relief(送了一口气). Later that day, I began to feel pretty proud of myself - I used some English and at the same time, helped someone.

　　• 如果没有充分扩展， 还剩半分钟/四十秒，怎么办?对比!

　　• That experience made me realize how important English was and I began to learn it much harder. I improved by leaps and bounds(英文突飞猛进) and could speak the language much more fluently a couple of years later. At least I thought I could speak it fluently.

　　• (是一次很自信说英语的经历! )Two years ago, my parents and I went to California on vacation and we hit a few popular tourist spots, including the Universal Studios. While we were there, I encountered a similar experience. A guy asked me how to get to a place. This time, I spoke with a lot of confidence. I told him where it was and also walked with him there. On our way, we chatted about where we were from,and so on ...

　　总之，随时随地学会对比，对比之前的自己，对比其他的人，对比使用两种物品的感受，等等。平时，也希望大家能多用英语表达，而不是安安静静地看书写字，只有说得多了，才知道怎样去扩展，怎样去解释事情或分享自己的观点。