如何備考英語(yǔ)水平考試口試部分

考試簡(jiǎn)介：

    準(zhǔn)備英語(yǔ)水平考試口試，考生應(yīng)圍繞功能和一定的話題進(jìn)行，應(yīng)就日常生活中的一般情景進(jìn)行恰當(dāng)?shù)慕徽�，就社�?huì)生活中一般的話題進(jìn)行連貫發(fā)言，要求能確切表達(dá)思想，語(yǔ)音語(yǔ)調(diào)基本正確，語(yǔ)言基本得體。

    特別需要掌握的語(yǔ)言功能有如下幾種：

1、Greetings and Farewells
2、Making Introductions
3、Asking for Information
4、Invitations
5、Making Requests
6、Asking for and Giving Opinions
7、Agreeing and Disagreeing
8、Apologizing and Complaining
9、Congratulations and Compliments

    對(duì)于表達(dá)這些功能的句型或語(yǔ)言結(jié)構(gòu)必須反復(fù)練習(xí)，力求做到“脫口而出”。除此之外，不要學(xué)會(huì)在具體情景下所采用的表達(dá)用語(yǔ)，如Telephoning, Asking the way, Travel by bus, At the post office, In a restaurant 和 Seeing the doctor等。同時(shí)，我們要求考生能把上述的語(yǔ)言功能與具體情景配合起來(lái)使用，以便提高在特定的情景下口頭表達(dá)的準(zhǔn)確性、流利性和得體性。
    口語(yǔ)考試中的第三題是就日常生活和社會(huì)生活中的一般話題進(jìn)行自由交談和專題討論�？忌�反映這道題比較難不容易考好。為了幫助考生準(zhǔn)備口語(yǔ)考試，下面介紹一下日常生活和社會(huì)生活中的一般話題包括哪些內(nèi)容�？谠囍猩婕暗闹饕�話題如下：
 
1)   Home and family
2)   Food and drink
3)   Medicine
4)   Smoking and health
5)   Work and leisure
6)   Travel and transport
7)   Sport and recreation
8)   Education
9)   Language learning
10)  Plants and animals
11)  Love and marriage
12)  Women’s role in society
13)  Television and radio
14)  Pollution and the environment
15)  Holidays and festivals
16)  Religion and belief
17)  Computers
18)  Tourism
19)  Social change and traditions
20)  War and peace
 

考試程序：（對(duì)北外考場(chǎng)的回憶，不一定準(zhǔn)確）
——樓外排隊(duì)（和報(bào)名時(shí)一樣）；
——進(jìn)第一預(yù)備室（大隊(duì)人馬上好幾層樓）；
——等待（不用緊張^_^ ）；
——進(jìn)第二預(yù)備室（一次放進(jìn)十到二十人）；
——抽考題紙（一共就可數(shù)的幾類考題紙，就是說(shuō)，有好幾個(gè)人抽到的題是一樣的）；
——讀題、理解、消化和思考，準(zhǔn)備回答問(wèn)題（大概有五分鐘到十分鐘時(shí)間，記不清了）；
——進(jìn)考場(chǎng)（一次一人，面對(duì)兩個(gè)老師），回答問(wèn)題，和老師對(duì)話；
——離開(kāi)（這時(shí)才感覺(jué)到其實(shí)非常簡(jiǎn)單輕松！）。

考試題型：（在抽到的考題紙上，共三題）

水一：

    第一題，在預(yù)備教室內(nèi)默讀考題紙上的一小段對(duì)話，準(zhǔn)備到考試教室就對(duì)話內(nèi)容回答幾道問(wèn)題（由老師口頭提問(wèn)）；
    第二題，考題紙上給出了三種情景，準(zhǔn)備回答就如何應(yīng)對(duì)其中一個(gè)情景的問(wèn)題（只考其中一個(gè)情景，但都要準(zhǔn)備）；
    第三題，考題紙上給出了一個(gè)話題和幾個(gè)就此話題老師會(huì)提的問(wèn)題，腦子里迅速打個(gè)草稿，準(zhǔn)備和老師在此話題上進(jìn)行一段對(duì)話（主要是自己陳述）。

水二：

    和水一大致相同。第一題的對(duì)話內(nèi)容相比水一稍長(zhǎng)稍復(fù)雜；第二題和水一區(qū)別不大；第三題，在考題紙上給出兩個(gè)話題，老師會(huì)選其中一個(gè)考，形式和水一相同。

    其實(shí)題型看一下教育報(bào)上的模擬試題就清楚了，怕大多數(shù)同學(xué)沒(méi)買到那兩期教育報(bào)，我還是貼上來(lái)給大家參考吧：

水平考試（一）口試模擬試題（1）

I.Read aloud the following dialogue and be prepared to answer some questions about it .
Alex:   So what are you going to do after graduation, Susan?
Susan:  Well, I’ve saved some money, and I think I’d really like to travel.
Alex:   Lucky you. That sounds exciting!
Susan:  Yeah. Then I plan to get a job and my new apartment.
Alex:   Oh, you’re not going to live at home?
Susan:  No, I don’t want to live with my parents—not after I start to work.
Alex:   I know what you mean.
Susan:  What about you, Alex? Do you have any plans yet?
Alex:   I’m going to get a job and live at home. I’m broke, and I want to pay off my student loan!
Susan:  What kind of job do you want go get?
Alex:   I hope to find a job where I can make a lot of money!

II.Three different situations are given below and you will be required to respond to them in the examination.
1. You are a visitor in town and someone asks you the way to the nearest post office. You don’t know. What do you say?
2. You want to invite a friend to dine out at the weekend. What do you say?
3. Someone offers to carry the heavy suitcase for you but you refuse. What do you say?

III.Talk about the following topic with the examiner speaking at 120 words per minute.
Tell me about your family
1. Where do your parents live?
2. What do they do?
3. Do you have any brothers or sisters? What do they do?
4. You live with your parents, don’t you? Why do you live away from your parents?
5. Do you spend a lot of time with your family? Why not? What sort of things do you do together?

（是不是簡(jiǎn)單的就好象是剛學(xué)英語(yǔ)的小學(xué)生的考試？所以大家不用緊張，都能過(guò)的�。�

參考問(wèn)題及答案

I.Questions on the dialogue:
  1. What is the probable relationship between Alex and Susan?
  2. What is Susan going to do after graduation?
  3. Why do you think she wants to get her new apartment?
  4. What is Alex going to do after graduation?
  5. Why does he want to live at home?
  6. What kind of job does he want to get?

II.Possible responses:
  1. I’m sorry but I don’t know.
     No, I’m afraid I can’t.
     Sorry, no.
  2. Would you like to dine out at he weekend?
     Do you want to dine out at the weekend?
     Are you free to dine out at the weekend?
  3. Thanks, but it’s all right.
     No, thanks. I can manage.

III.Suggested answers:
  1. My parents live in ……
  2. My father is a ……My mother is a ……
  3. No, I don’t.
     Yes, I have a sister. She is a……
  4. Yes, I do.
     I live away from my parents because I want to look after myself.
  5. Yes, I do. We have meals together. We watch television together in the evening. Sometimes we go out together. Ours is a happy family. We care for each other. We love each other.
     No, I don’t. I’m very career-minded. I’m keen to do well in my job. I usually spend most of my time in the office or with my colleagues. I with I could spend more time with my family.

水平考試（二）口試模擬試題（1）

I.Prepare yourself to read the following dialogue and answer some questions about it. .
     Interviewer: Do you think the public schools are a good thing or a bad thing, Mr. Martin?
     Mr. Martin, I think it’s a very much a bad thing. You see, I totally disagree with the idea that anyone should be about to buy their children a better education than another. The thing is the public schools help to keep the idea of a ruling elite alive and work against social change. I think I would like to see all private schools absorbed into the state education system and every child allowed the chance of the same education. There is a very strong argument that the pressure of those parents whose children at present go to public schools would soon bring about a great improvement in the state system.
     Interviewer: Mrs. Jones, do you agree with Mr. Martin?
     Mrs. Jones: No, I don’t. I think public schools are a good thing. You see, if we could afford it , my husband and I would send our sons to a public school when they reach secondary school age. I think public schools finish them off, burn them into gentlemen, and give them a good start in life. The good thing about public schools is that those who go to a public school can mix with other children who come from good backgrounds. The only thing I can think of against them is that only very few public schools are co-educational. It’s a shame, isn’t it? I mean, mixing with both sexes from a very early age is a good thing, particularly when boys don’t have a sister.

Ⅱ.Three situations are given below. You will be required to respond to them in the examination.
1. You are talking to one of your friends about diet. He or she suggests that people should eat less, but you don’t agree. What do you say?
2. Your employer thinks you’ve done an excellent job on a difficult assignment. How would you respond to his or her compliment?
3. You are watching an interesting TV program, but all of a sudden, there is a power failure. What do you say?

Ⅲ.Go over the following topics carefully and be prepared to speak for about 3 minutes on either of the. You may make notes on a piece of paper and refer to them during your talk, but you mush not write out the complete talk and simply read it aloud.
1. Nowadays wherever we travel in Beijing, we find foreign restaurants which offer Japanese food , American food or other foreign food. What are your views on foreign food? What kind of foreign food do you like or dislike?
2. We often find public places littered with old cans, empty bottles and especially plastic bags. What effects does littering have on the environment? What do you think we should do to stop people from littering?

參考問(wèn)題及答案

I.Question on the dialogue:
1. What are public schools in Britain? Why do some parents send their children to public schools?
2. What are Mr. Martin’s views on public schools?
3. Does Mrs. Jones agree with him? What does she think of public schools.
4. Are all the schools in our country of one type, or are there different kinds?
5. If there are different kinds, in what way is one school different from another?
II.Possible responses:
1. I don’t agree that people should eat less. I think people should have a balanced diet if they want to lead a healthy life.
2. Thanks. That’s very kind of you to say so.
3. a. Oh, Dear!
   b. Oh no! How awful!
   c. Damn it!
III.（人家報(bào)紙上略了，那我也留給大家自己發(fā)揮吧^_^）

口試感受：

    一，沒(méi)有想像的那么難。

    二，問(wèn)題（尤其是談主觀觀點(diǎn)的問(wèn)題）回答的正確與否不是關(guān)鍵，而是老師會(huì)很大程度上參考你的應(yīng)急能力，即使問(wèn)題不會(huì)答，能自然地用流利的語(yǔ)言（英）表達(dá)出“不會(huì)答”之類的反應(yīng)也是可以的。像我那次，老師的提問(wèn)中有一個(gè)單詞不知道什么意思，就從容地問(wèn)他詞意，在得到他耐心的解釋后又繼續(xù)答題，結(jié)果對(duì)分?jǐn)?shù)絲毫沒(méi)有影響。
口語(yǔ)考試的目的肯定不會(huì)是只要求你一定會(huì)答考試題目，而是真正能靈活運(yùn)用流利的口語(yǔ)去達(dá)到交流的目的。像你們常去英語(yǔ)角的，這哪是問(wèn)題？！