心理学考研复试英语口语考试应该怎么准备?
1、出现口误
在口头表达时,免不了会出现口误。这时,及时地加以解释和修正将有助于保证交际效果。例如:
What I have seen ismost impressive. However, the principles can not be called perfect yet—I mean the principles insome of the less important sides。
2、该句通过“I mean”缩小了否定的范围。
1. I mean…
2. That is to say…
3. In other words,…
4. Well, I was saying…
5. To be more exact/accurate,…
6. I’ll put it (in) this way…
3、发生冷场
考生在回答问题或讨论问题时,因种种原因会出现一时语塞或找不到确切的词语或语句来表达自己意思的情况。在这种情况下,为了不影响正常的交际和考官的打分,同时赢得思考时间,可采用一些相对模糊的词语来代替。例如:
It's something like…
It's a kind of thing to …
4、这些词语尽管表述的意思不很精确,但在某些口头表达的特定场合却会产生理想的效果。另外还可以采用一些“支吾词语”和“填充词语”来避免表达的中断。例如可说:
As you know,…
It goes without saying…
You know…
Well, let me see,…
5、没听清问题
没听清问题时可以请求重复,例如:
1. Excuse me. I can’t quite follow you. Would you please say it again?
2. Excuse me, could you please repeat what you have just said?
3. Would you mind repeating your question?
4. I beg your pardon?
6、或者也可以以反问的形式弄清问题,这是口语考试中避免直接向考官或其他考生请求重复的有效办法之一。这样做的好处是对方通常会对你所理解的问题提出评论性的意见。
如果对方认为你的理解正确,你就可以按照原来对问题的理解回答问题。如果认为不准确,对方会把问题重复一下。这时,你便可以利用对方的重复、补充、解释或修正的机会,来检验检验核实自己第一次听到的内容,同时争取时间迅速组织应答。例如可说:
Could I understand yourquestion like this…?
I think you were askingme about…Am Iright?