浅析备考新托福应注意的问题(二)

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新托福口语考试六大题型中的第一种是问你一个你所熟悉的人、地方、东西或者事件，你需要在回答中加入具体的例子和细节。例如：

Choose a place you like and explain why you like this place.

请看看袁老师是怎么回答的：

Well, the place I enjoy the most is a small town located in France. I like this small town because it has a very charming ocean view. I mean the sky there is so blue and the beach is always full of sunshine. You know how romantic it can ever be, just relax yourself on the beach, when the sun is setting down, when the ocean breeze is blowing and the seabirds are singing.

Of course I like this small French town also because there are many great French restaurants. They offer the best seafood in the world like lobsters and tuna fishes. The most important of all, I have made friends with some gorgeous French girls. One of them even gave me a little watch as a souvenir of our friendship.

看出奥妙来了吗？

1、这个回答里用的全部是口语化的短句子；

2、按照正常的语速念完正好是45秒；

3、出现了多处非常具体的细节描写（得分点）。

4、有景色描写（beach）、有人物(French girls)、有事件(make friends)，有具体事物（a watch）。为何如此设计，等一下就会讲到。

然后让我们换一个题目再看看，还是用这些内容怎么进行回答：

题目：Choose a restaurant you like and explain why you like this restaurant.

参考答案：Well, the restaurant I enjoy the most is a French restaurant located on a beautiful beach. I like this small restaurant because it has a very charming ocean view. I mean the sky there is so blue and the beach is always full of sunshine. You know how romantic it can ever be, just relax yourself on the beach, when the sun is setting down, the ocean breeze is blowing and the seabirds are singing.

Of course I like this small French restaurant also because it offers the best seafood in the world like lobsters and tuna fishes. The most important of all, I made friends with some gorgeous French girls in that restaurant. One of them even gave me a little watch as a souvenir of our friendship.

在新托福口语考试中，本题型能够涉及到的范围包括事件、人物、具体事物和地方。现在你是不是开始有些明白为什么袁老师的口语模板要包括人、地、事、物？然后我们再来做一些难度稍大的扩展训练，看看转化原则是怎么能够帮助我们以不变应万变。

Choose an important event/ a favorite activity and give reasons explaining why this event is important/ why this activity is your favorite. 从抽象的事物转化成具体的景色描写

Well, one very important event in my life/my favorite activity is a little trip to France. I like this trip so much because we visited a small French town. The town has a very charming ocean view. I mean the sky there is so blue and the beach is always full of sunshine. You know how romantic it can ever be, just relax yourself on the beach, when the sun is setting down, when the ocean breeze is blowing and the seabirds are singing.

Of course I like this little trip to France also because there are many great French restaurants. They offer the best seafood in the world like lobsters and tuna fishes. The most important of all, I have made friends with some gorgeous French girls. One of them even gave me a little watch as a souvenir of our friendship.

注意一定要有两到三句转化句，也叫点题句，即在文中标注出的句子。

扩展训练：

• 1． Describe one object that is of special values to you and explain why it is of special values to you. Please include specific examples and details in your explanation.
• 2． Choose a teacher you like and explain why you like him or her. Include specific details in your statement.
• 3． Everyone has a goal to fulfill. Whats your goal and explain why you want to fulfill this goal. Please include specific examples and details in your explanation.

(在看下面的参考答案之前，请自己先用转化原则处理一下上面的题目。这几个题目是袁老师精心收集的还原真题，还原度可以达到90％以上，同学们要好好利用)

参考答案：

1. Well, the object of special values to me is a little watch. 点题，复述原题 I like this little watch because one of my French girlfriends gave it to me as a souvenir of our friendship. This little watch is of very special meanings to me also because it always reminds me of those days I spent in a beautiful French town located by the beach. The sky there is so blue and the beach is always full of sunshine. You know how romantic it can ever be, just relax yourself on the beach, when the sun is setting down, when the ocean breeze is blowing and the seabirds are singing.

2．Well, the teacher I admire so much is a gorgeous French lady. I admire her because she had given me a little watch as the souvenir of our friendship. I like her also because she once invited me to visit her hometown- a beautiful French small town located by the beach. That town has a very charming ocean view. I mean the sky there is so blue and the beach is always full of sunshine. You know how romantic it can ever be, just relax yourself on the beach, when the sun is setting down, when the ocean breeze is blowing and the seabirds are singing.

Also, she brought me to some great restaurants offering the best seafood in the world like lobsters and tuna fishes. I even made friends with some gorgeous French girls there.

3. Ever since I was a kid, I had a dream to travel to France. My parents told me that there is a little French town located by the beach. It has a very charming ocean view. They told me the sky there is so blue and the beach is always full of sunshine. You know how romantic it can ever be, just relax yourself on the beach, when the sun is setting down, when the ocean breeze is blowing and the seabirds are singing.

Of course I want to travel to this small French town also because there are many great French restaurants. They offer the best seafood in the world like lobsters and tuna fishes. The most important of all, there is a good chance to make friends with some gorgeous French girls there.

同学们请谨记一点，袁老师提供的这个模板只是给大家一个参考思路，每个人都要根据自己的具体情况变换模板中的内容，并固定成自己的语言，在地点、事件、人物、物品四个方面多做转化练习。如果只是一味的机械照搬，只能产生一种戏剧化的结果：ETS的老头子们会惊讶的发现原来所有的中国女孩都爱美丽的法国女郎；所有的中国男孩子一辈子的梦想就是到法国乡下的小酒馆里等人送手表！

作者简介：
北京新航道托福项目主任。美国佛罗里达国际大学社会学硕士。1997年考入天津大学法学系，以优异的成绩获得法学和科技英语双学士学位。2001年以GRE近乎满分的成绩，获得中国留学生很难得到的美国政府全额文科奖学金，赴美攻读社会学硕士。2003年回国后，经过45天的准备，以突出的成绩通过全国司法统一考试，取得律师资格。现为中华人民共和国注册执业律师。近年来，一直活跃在英语培训教学的最前沿。尤其擅长使用逻辑分析快速破解托福阅读，口语和听力难题。地道流利的中英文双语授课风格深得广大学生的喜爱。2004年至今，出版了多部英语专著，包括中国大陆地区第一部新托福真题解析-《新托福口语真经》，《新托福写作真经》，及《游学在美国》，《生活在美国》等等。