文/新航道李鑫老师

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　　中国代雅思口语宗师、近20年教学经验功勋级的新航道雅思师资李鑫老师，满怀信心的告诉广大烤鸭：雅思口语7分不是梦！Band of 7 is not a dream！

下面是雅思梦之队代表师资——北京新航道学校李鑫老师为烤鸭们奉上的雅思口语7分通关报告：三大障碍、六大技巧、两大方案，就是要你过雅思口语7分！

 　　一、阻碍中国考生口语的三大障碍：1、流利度；2、灵活性；3、发音问题。

　　二、雅思口语提分的六大技巧：1、词汇多样性；2、连结词；3、例证；4、犹豫时的填充材料5、句型多样性；6、时态变化。

　　三、口语备考的两大方案：1、短期方案；2、长期方案。

 具体分析如下：

一、阻碍中国考生口语的三大障碍

3 main problems that prevent us from obtaining a band of 7

• 1. lack of fluency
• 2. lack of flexibility
• 3. pronunciation

二、雅思口语提分的六大技巧

6 Practical Skills

Skill 1: A variety of vocabulary:

• I love…/I enjoy…/I’m interested in…
• I’m fond of…/I’m keen on…/I’m into…
• I’m excited about…
• I'm fascinated by/about…
• I’m crazy/mad about…
• I’m enthusiastic about…
• I’m a big fan of.../My favorite… is...
• ... is my cup of tea
• ... appeals to me
• ... is popular with...

e.g. Different ways of saying “money”:

• cash
• tuition/fee
• tax
• tip
• salary
• credit card
• income
• pay
• cost
• pocket money/allowance
• revenue
• budget
• currency
• check
• loan
• profit
• fortune

e.g. Different ways of saying “computer”:

• Desktop
• Laptop
• PC.
• Electronic device
• Advanced equipment
• Notebook
• i Pad

Skill 2: Connecting words

• Men enjoy… while female readers…
• Men… Women, on the other hand…
• Most men… but/yet/instead/however the majority of women…
• Men… As for women…
• Men… When it comes to women…
• Men… In the case of women…
• Men… Different from men, women…
• Men… Compared with men, women…

Skill 3: Give an example

• Take my parents/boyfriend/girlfriend classmate…for example…

Skill 4: Hesitation devices/gap fillers

• Well…/you know…/actually…/personally
• That’s a good/interesting/tough…question.
• It’s difficult/hard/not easy to generalize/

       come to a general conclusion about it.

• It’s different/It differs/varies from person to person/from place to place/from country to country/from university to university/from city to city/from season to season/from student to student…
• It depends on how reading is defined. If it refers to reading paper books alone, I think people spend less time on reading. But if we talk about all kinds of reading, including surfing the internet and reading E-books, then I believe modern people read much more than before.

Skill 5: A variety of sentence patterns
e.g. Describing people’s qualities

• A good…should be/have…
• A qualified…is supposed to…
• A successful…is expected to…
• A popular/professional/experienced… ought/needs/has to/must/had better   
• The most essential quality of a… is…
• have a sense of…/be good at…
• I think/believe/suppose/guess/would say/in my opinion/from my perspective/ point of view/as far as I’m concerned

Skill 6: Use of different tenses

• Talking about current situation:

       read(s)/travel(s)/go(es)/speak(s)…

• Talking about the past:

       read[red]/travelled/went/spoke/ used to…

• Talking about the future:

       will/be going to/be likely to/plan to/

       hope to/…read/travel/go/speak…

三、口语备考的两大方案

2 plans for preparation:

1.Short-term plan:

•     Get familiar with recent        test questions
•     Record yourself and                polish your answers
•     Do mock interviews

2.Long-term plan:

• Join in oral training courses
• Talk with native-speakers
• Go to English corners
• Watch English films
• Repeat after recordings

Sub-vocalization

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