自從托??荚?/a>改革之后,它就換了一個(gè)時(shí)髦的頭銜-----新托福,我們托友們尊稱它為IBT, 其中口語部分又是最讓托友們頭痛的環(huán)節(jié),它就像夢(mèng)魘一樣糾纏著我們,但是經(jīng)過一段針對(duì)性練習(xí)之后,你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)it is just a small piece of cake! 然后你就可以很驕傲地對(duì)你的朋友們說,我和新托??谡Z分手了!你從此以后也不用再為它消得你憔悴了。今天我們通過我的一個(gè)客戶的具體事例來重點(diǎn)分析一下Task5。

一、題型分析?

Task5與Task3、Task4相比較它在難易程度上又有所提高,因?yàn)樗且蟠蠹以诼犕暌欢蝐onversation/lecture之后直接表述,少了閱讀部分的信息支持。

Task5主要是關(guān)于Campus situation topic,屬于summarizing a problem and solutions這類題型。Task5中通常會(huì)是一位教授和學(xué)生或者兩個(gè)學(xué)生之間關(guān)于某個(gè)問題進(jìn)行討論,然后會(huì)提出兩個(gè)解決方案,讓你從中建議一個(gè)合理的方案并且說明理由。建議大家分為四個(gè)部分來陳述:首先交待問題,然后說明解決方案,接著表明你的choice,最后說明你的reason。順著這個(gè)步驟走,在作一些針對(duì)練習(xí),一定會(huì)把這個(gè)難題拿下的!

建議大家在做筆記時(shí)參照一下這個(gè)格式,會(huì)讓你的記錄更加有條理,陳述起來也方便你提取一些重要信息。?

二、例題解析?

Sample conversation

Listen to a conversation between two students.

W: Say, Lenny, do you know anyone who wants a cat?

M: A cat? No, why?

W: Well, this poor little cat showed up outside my apartment one day. He was hungry and cold, so I gave him some cheese, and now he’s still hanging around. My landlord found out and said I have to get rid of it because pets aren’t allowed.

M: You shouldn’t be feeding it. If you stop giving it food, it will go away.

W: I know, I know, but he’s so hungry. I like the cat, and I want him to have a good home. Actually, I’d like to keep him myself.

M: Well, if that’s the case, then you’d better look for another apartment---one that allows pets.

W: I hate to do that. My apartment is so close to campus.

M: Why don’t you give the cat to your mother? She likes animals.

W: My mother already has two cats, so I don’t know----

M: Well, you’d better do something fast, or your landlord will throw you out.

Describe the women’s problem and the suggestions the man makes about how to solve it. What do you think the women should do and why?

Sample answer?

The woman gives food to a hungry cat near her apartment, but the cat can’t live there. The woman’s apartment is not allowed for any pets, so he has to do something with pets. The man suggests the woman to find another apartment which allows for pets. But the woman thinks her apartment is close to the campus. The man also suggests the woman to give cat to anyone else. The woman can’t find this people. I think the woman should give pet to anyone else, because it is good for cat.

三、試題分析

(1) 聽了這段陳述之后,感覺很有條理,他是完全按照題目要求來回答,而且也很符合我們前面提到的分四個(gè)部分來陳述,更重要的是他在規(guī)定的時(shí)間內(nèi)圓滿地回答完畢!

(2) 當(dāng)然還有需要改進(jìn)的地方,譬如,allow for pets的用法在這里并不合適,因?yàn)?to allow for 用作固定短語搭配使用時(shí),它表示“考慮到,顧及”,和take something into consideration的意思是一樣的。For example, to allow for the free movement, the elbow and knee areas of the spacesuits will also be altered.所以我的這位客戶的相應(yīng)的這兩個(gè)句子可以表示為: The women’ landlord does not allow her to raise/ keep the cat. The man suggests that she should find another apartment which allows pets. 沒有Suggest somebody to do something這個(gè)短語的用法, suggest something to somebody這是正確的。所以大家在平常的學(xué)習(xí)中一定要多多留意固定短語搭配的正確使用,這一點(diǎn)很重要。

(3) People是復(fù)數(shù)名詞,所以不能用this來修飾,可以改為:The woman can’t find such suitable person.?

(4)此外,大家還要注意人稱的正確使用,文中“so he has to do something with pets”應(yīng)該改為she。問題雖小但是也要引起托友們的關(guān)注。