前几天我的学员情绪激动地跟我讲了一下她口语考场上的经历。考官全程表情丰富,而且经常一脸困惑和不解。无论她回答得多么有激情,考官都是用很奇怪的眼神来回应,追问的问题也都不简单。
其中有一个问题是:Do you know the history of your country well?
我的学生回答完yes之后,考官说:那你讲一段中国的历史吧。
哈哈哈哈哈!这是什么神奇的考官啊!part1就让考生讲一段中国历史可还行?我真的笑了。更搞笑的是,我这位学员一紧张想不起来,竟然杜撰了一个人物,随便编了个故事,也算机智。毕竟考官也不大可能真的很懂中国历史啦~
说到这儿,给各位一个考场小贴士:无论考官问出什么出人意料的问题,我们都要保持面不改色,从容应对,不要怕他,答就完了!答案的真实性没那么重要,流利度和反应速度才重要。
我们接着讲故事。
我那位会编故事的学员考试当天part2考的是“描述一位有礼貌的人”。
这道题其实难度不大,大家只要注意把握好时态,多用一般现在时态来描述这个人为什么礼貌就好。比如,温柔的妈妈,对陌生人讲话的时候很有耐心不急躁。和自己的家人也很少发脾气。
“I would say my mum is the politest person I have ever seen.She is always patient when she communicates with strangers like salesgirls in supermarkets and waiters in restaurants.That is totally a behaviour that would make people feel comfortable.Besides,she also seldom loses her temper to her family.We all enjoy chatting with herand sharing our sorrows with her since her voice is so comforting and she is definitely a good listener.”
姑娘跟我说part2她答得还不错,但是part3被问到了奇葩问题,一道我之前很怀疑是否会考的题目:Who do you think are politer,people from cities or those from the countryside?