参加过托福口语考试的同学们都知道，流利度是考官评分的重要标准之一，因而提升语言流利度也是托?？忌瞧毡楣匦牡囊桓龌疤?。那么同学们该如何提升口语流利度呢？有哪些妙招可供借鉴呢？小妍老师结合自己多年托?？谟锝萄Ь椋蠹曳窒硪韵?个技巧，帮助考生快速提升流利度，稳拿托?？谟锔叻?。

 

 

 

1. Repeat after a recording

复述练习

 

 

 

The first time you repeat it will probably be slower than the actual recording, so keep repeating until you gain the same speed as the native speaker. 

 

通常第一次做复述练习时，说的速度会比较慢，你必须重复练习，直到你讲话的速度与英语为母语的使用者的速度一致。

 

 

 

2. Repeat the same topic

重复练习相同的主题

 

 

 

The first time you say a topic, for example, you will produce a somewhat slow response with little information. The more often you repeat it, the more fluently your response should come out. Remember when you begin to produce more fluent answers, you will need to add more information to ensure that you keep talking for 45 seconds. 

 

刚开始练习口语时，你的反应会比较慢，头脑中的资料会比较少，重复练习可以改善这种状况。记住，当你讲得比较流利后，你就必须提供充分的资料来让你的回答足以持续45秒。

 

 

 

3. Use it or lose it

尽可能使用新词汇

 

 

 

The reason why you pause or hesitate is often in search of vocabulary which is not readily available to you. The more you use a word, the more likely it will become active vocabulary. By the same token if you never use a word that you have learnt, it is destined to be forgotten.

 

通常你在口试时停顿或犹豫，是因为你在脑海里寻找合适的词汇。平时多练习使用学过的词汇，词汇才会真正属于你。

 

 

 

4. Focus on English, not IQ

专注在英文能力上

 

 

 

Another reason why you may break down is that you have no opinion. As a student about to study your Master’s Degree, of course you want to sound very educated and knowledgeable, but remember, it’s not an IQ test. Examiners are testing your English not your intelligence. If you can’t think of a smart response, then say something obvious, boring, or even stupid but use good English while you are doing so. Saying something is better than nothing. If you say nothing then you lose points in each criterion, not just fluency. The only thing may lose is face but who cares?

 

导致你在发言中停顿的另一个原因是因为你没有自己的看法，考生多半是为了攻读硕士，当然会希望自己听起来是个有知识的人。但请牢记，考查的是你的英文能力，而非智力。如果实在没有好的想法，或只有一些无趣、甚至愚蠢的想法，还是要尽量开口说，因为随便说也比什么都不说好。

 

 

 

5. Read, read, read

阅读各类型的文章

 

 

 

Again if you break down due to a lack of opinions then start reading up on a variety of topics and pay particular attention to different people’s opinions. Nobody never has a totally original opinion-everyone copies and adapts a number of ideas from various people when formulating their own opinion.

 

如果你是因为缺乏想法而导致回答停顿的话，那你必须开始阅读各种类型的文章，并多注意别人所发表的意见。没有人天生就是文思泉涌的，每个人都参考别人的各种想法并将其转换成自己的意见。

 

 

 

6. Don’t be shy for 17 minutes

暂时抛开害羞的个性

 

 

 

Even if you are shy in your native country using your native language- a person known to be of few words, you will have to change your personality. Again, if raters hear nothing or very little, then it will affect each criterion. Try to be as talkative as possible and say as much as possible. 

 

如果你是个害羞或不善言辞的人，尽可能让自己表现得像个能言善辩的人。

 

 

 

7. Use signpost expressions

使用“引导性词语”

 

 

 

Signpost expressions are words that give listener some direction, for example: Firstly, By this I mean, For Instance, In contrast, To be honest. All these expressions give the listener some idea of what kind of information to expect next, which makes it easier to follow and understand the conversation. 

 

使用一些“指引性”的词语，给听者指引方向，让听者能理解且清楚地知道你要表达的信息，例如：Firstly（首先）、By this I mean（我的意思是）、For instance（例如）、In contrast （相反）、To be honest（老实说）。