雅思口語(yǔ)8分感想:過(guò)程與經(jīng)驗(yàn)(上)
發(fā)布者:廣州曼哈頓國(guó)際英語(yǔ)
3年前考過(guò)G類(lèi)雅思,口語(yǔ)部分6分;這次考A類(lèi),口語(yǔ)部分8分。
1月21日早上9時(shí)許,出了地鐵直奔IFC,穿過(guò)商場(chǎng)經(jīng)巨長(zhǎng)手扶電梯再違反規(guī)則穿越馬路直沖british council。到了等候室(509室),里面有兩個(gè)工作人員,大概30多人在等,幾乎坐滿。我坐下啃面包,然后上廁所?;貋?lái)時(shí)已經(jīng)叫了N遍我的名字,按指示放下隨身物品前往考場(chǎng)。
有N間房,總算找到了我的房間??脊偈且淮┝庑螆D案背心的中年棕發(fā)白人。吸取了無(wú)數(shù)次面試教訓(xùn),我先發(fā)制人微笑問(wèn)好自報(bào)英文名(Good morning! My name's xxx, nice to meet you!),假裝沒(méi)有自閉癥。
考官回應(yīng)(當(dāng)然他不會(huì)自報(bào)山門(mén))。然后要我說(shuō)全名,看ID,說(shuō)在香港干嘛,為什么要考雅思。(My name is xxx xxx xxx, xxx is my english name. and my id, here you go (雙手奉上身份證?。? currently i'm studying law at xxx university. since i'm going to apply for xxx, i need to take ielts as the proof of language proficiency)。又問(wèn)我為什么要在香港讀法律。(actually my current program is my third law degree. previously i obtained my bachelor of law in beijing and then my master degree from Cambridge <-考官肅然起敬。since i want to practice in common law jurisdiction, i then came to hong kong to read for this degree and since i was also qualified in china, hong kong would be a market in need of people like me) 自覺(jué)很羅嗦,沒(méi)有再往下說(shuō)了。
接著問(wèn)我課余都做什么。好像是他自己提了shopping這個(gè)題目要我說(shuō)。(that's my favorite topic!)但實(shí)際上我忽然完全想不到相關(guān)詞匯,就說(shuō)我喜歡window-shopping。本來(lái)我的回答很糟,只有一句話,但考官忽然低頭竊笑,說(shuō)了句"me too"。頓時(shí)兩人心有戚戚。大家為自己干癟的錢(qián)包against香港這個(gè)購(gòu)物天堂的背景默哀了3秒,考官?zèng)Q定略過(guò)這一令人郁悶的發(fā)話題。(真幸運(yùn)?。?/p>
于是開(kāi)始進(jìn)入漫長(zhǎng)的關(guān)于vehicle的問(wèn)題。忘了是在中間還是在一開(kāi)始給了我卡片,上面有三個(gè)關(guān)于車(chē)的問(wèn)題,問(wèn)我會(huì)駕駛那種車(chē),會(huì)買(mǎi)哪種車(chē)等等。受到window shopping的啟發(fā),我決定做bold點(diǎn)的嘗試,不要一本正經(jīng)的答問(wèn)題。所以說(shuō)since i'm from china, i'm good at biking" 這句效果奇好,考官又低頭竊笑。"i also obtained my driver's license two years ago. but i don't drive in hong kong since public transportation here is convenient enough" 等等。 然后問(wèn)想買(mǎi)啥車(chē),我說(shuō)"jeep",因?yàn)閟table,durable,經(jīng)撞,夠安全(至此考官目瞪口呆,可能覺(jué)得我是個(gè)危險(xiǎn)駕駛者。有見(jiàn)及此,我補(bǔ)充說(shuō)因?yàn)槔习值谝徊块_(kāi)的車(chē)是jeep,所以jeep有我的童年回憶等等??脊儆谑呛芾斫獾臉幼?。)
然后問(wèn)我覺(jué)得名車(chē)是否身份象征??紤]到說(shuō)window shopping時(shí)考官的反應(yīng),考官估計(jì)也是升斗市民,于是我繼續(xù)走平民路線,說(shuō)雖然很多celebrities喜歡開(kāi)名車(chē)貴車(chē)跑車(chē)(benz porche etc)但是車(chē)子性能最重要,安全最重要,brand不是最重要。而且香港這么小沒(méi)車(chē)也很方便等等。然后又問(wèn)到修路的問(wèn)題,我用了cosmopolitan和remote areas,說(shuō)traffic jam不能靠多修路解決,要多在偏遠(yuǎn)山區(qū)修路,錢(qián)用在刀刃上等等。此處我一度不確定摩擦阻力是否用friction,超級(jí)友善的考官幫我確認(rèn)了friction是正確的用語(yǔ)。自覺(jué)用到的比較像樣的詞匯還有l(wèi)uxury, allocation of government fundings等,記不太真了。還問(wèn)我會(huì)去哪里買(mǎi)車(chē),我不知道說(shuō)車(chē)行這個(gè)詞(car dealer),說(shuō)的是go to the place where there are cars for sale, and ask the sales person for advice。其實(shí)沒(méi)多久就結(jié)束了,考官問(wèn)我要回問(wèn)題卡,然后我就跟他道別(thanks for your time, it was nice taling to you, have a good day!)考官說(shuō)take care"。然后將桌面東東復(fù)原,出門(mén)時(shí)微笑揮手,把門(mén)帶上。
比對(duì)兩次口試,其實(shí)我的詞匯量并沒(méi)有改變,但由于一直在上課,課程用英文教授,老師也多是外國(guó)人,所以沒(méi)有丟生,和外國(guó)人交流也更輕松,不會(huì)緊張。此外,這次的考官也超nice,所以我說(shuō)話也放得開(kāi),只要不緊張,流利些,也可以拿到8分。