口语一直烤鸭们的心腹大患:没话说、用词单调乏味或者脱口而出的词汇五花八门,自己听了都嫌弃,更别说考官了。
今天,北京新东方烤鸭君就带大家一起学点雅思考官喜欢的“高大上”词汇。
考官喜欢的雅思词汇是否有什么规律可寻呢?首先雅思官方口语评分标准中对于词汇的要求是多样性。考官更加看重的是:
考生词汇量有多少?
对于单词的运用是否自然、准确以及合适程度?
是否能够使用丰富的词汇表达各种意思?
那么考官是如何评判你所使用的词应该得多少分呢?这里为大家举例说明一下:
题目:描述一个你身边很胖的人
5分考生的描述:He is too big, too fat.
他块头很大,很胖。
6分考生的描述:He is fat and overweight.
他很胖,体重超常。
7分考生的描述:He is seriously overweight,I mean, way beyond plump!
他严重超重。我是说,他可不仅仅是偏胖。
8分考生的描述:He has ballooned out to an incredible size. He’s so fat now he can scarcely walk.
他像吹气球似地胖了起来,块头大得吓人,胖得几乎都走不了路。
描述一个人很胖的时候,不同分数段的考生使用不同的词汇和表达:
5分的考生使用的词汇是big, fat;
6分的考生使用的词汇是fat, overweight;
7分的考生使用的词汇/短语是seriously overweight, plump;
8分的考生使用的词汇/短语是balloon out, an incredible size,scarcely walk.
从中可以看出,同样的意思,简单的词汇如果可以加以副词描述,或者换成相对高级的词汇,或者使用短语说明,获得高分的几率才会相对大一些。
那么,今天就从形容词、副词、动词短语三方面为大家整理一些“高逼格”的词汇。
形容词
在雅思口语考试中,如果你的形容词用的够好的话,那对于成绩提升会有一定帮助。但是,如果在考试中反复的使用“beautiful”、“happy”、“interesting”、“important”、“good”、“bad”这种相对简单、单一的词汇的话,很容易让考官觉得你的词汇量有限,或者水平有点“low”,这里为大家推荐一些常用的高级形容词。
-Beautiful的同替词:pretty, dazzling, aesthetic, exquisite, magnificent, gorgeous
-Happy的同替词:cheerful, delighted, Joyful, pleased, elated, overjoyed, jubilant, ecstatic
-Interesting的同替词:fascinating, appealing, intriguing, engrossing, absorbing
-Important的同替词:significant, critical, primary, essential, indispensable, considerable
副词
雅思口语考试中,恰如其当的使用部分副词也可以让你增分不少。
雅思考官曾经谈到:Adverbs can often be used to begin sentences as well as in the middle of sentences. Adverbs greatly help to add precision to the meaning that you express.副词通常可以用来开始句子,也可以用于句子的中间部分。副词有助于增加你表达的意思的精确性。
1. hopefully 有希望的
例句:This will help with my assimilation to a new culture and hopefully make new friends. 这样有助于我融入新的文化,并且有望交到新朋友。
可用场景:旅游类话题
2. approximately 大约
例句:Our English teacher is approximately in her forties. 我们英语老师有40岁模样。
可用场景:人物类话题
3. unfortunately 遗憾地
例句:Unfortunately, I haven't seen him for several months since he attends university abroad. 很遗憾,自从他出国我已经好几个月没见过他了。
可用场景:朋友类话题,比如“一个多年不见的朋友”,“一个健谈的朋友”等等
4. actually 实际上
例句:They always say time changes everything, but you actually have to change it yourself. 人们总说时间会改变一切,但事实上,你必须自己去改变一切。
可用场景:事件经历类话题可用
5. definitely 一定地
例句:Definitely, it is necessary and vital for people to have a solid understanding of their country’s history. 对于人们来说,充分了解自己国家的历史是很有必要而且必须的。
可用场景:地点建筑类、历史类话题
6. probably 或许
例句:Swimming is probably the best form of exercise you can get. 游泳或许是现有的最佳锻炼方式。
可用场景:运动类话题
7. frequently 频繁地
例句:Eating out too frequently is not good for family members’ communication. 频繁地出去吃饭不利于家人之间的交流。
可用场景:meal类话题
8. perfectly 完全地
例句:Doing exercises is perfectly beneficial for people’s health. 做运动对人们的身体非常有好处。
可用场景:运动类话题
9. merely 只是
例句:Singing is not merely a kind of amusement activity but a way of interpersonal interaction. 唱歌不仅是一项娱乐活动,还是人际交往失误一种手段。
可用场景:娱乐类话题
10. specifically 明确地
例句:So the values for commercial products are specifically highlighted. 因此,商业产品的价值已明确地引起了关注。
可用场景:广告类话题
11. vividly 生动地
例句:Scenes from our childhood still appear vividly before us. 我们童年时代的光景还历历在目。
可用场景:童年类话题
12. especially 尤其
例句:Most of the travelers, especially old people, do not like making long journey. 大多数旅行者,尤其是老年人不喜欢长途旅行。
可用场景:旅游类场景
13. drastically大大地
例句:After practicing with my foreign English teacher, my oral English has been improved drastically. 通过跟外教的练习,我的英语口语有了很大的提高。
可用场景:学习类场景
14. moderately适度地
例句:She has got a moderately successful career after several years’ working. 工作几年后她拥有了一份还算成功的事业。
可用场景:人物类话题
15. utterly 完全地
例句:Everything about the country seemed utterly different from what I'd experienced before. 这个国家的一切似乎与我以前的经历完全不同。
可用场景:旅游类话题
动词短语
雅思口语考试中,除了我们上面谈到的形容词和副词之外,你还可以使用部分动词短语,来提升你的“逼格”。
雅思考官曾经谈到:“Bands 7 & 8 speakers can use idiomatic phrases(习语) quite well. Phrasal verbs (短语动词) are especially good examples of idiomatic phrases. Even if you believe you are a Band 5.0 level English speaker, try to increase your knowledge of phrasal verbs.”也就是说7分和8分的等级,是可以很好地使用习语、短语动词。即使是5分的考生,也要尝试增加对短语动词的知识。
那么想要获得雅思口语高分的话,那掌握一些短语动词是必不可少的。
1. bring something up
释 义: start talking about a subject 提到….
例句: My mother has no patience to listen when my father brings up sports.
可用话题: sports ; leisure time and relaxing
2. call something off
释义: cancel 取消
例句: It is rude to call off the appointment with the manager before the interview.
可用话题: job
3. calm down
释义: relax after being angry 冷静
例句: It is hard to calm down when I watch the horror movie.
可用话题: movie
4. come down with something
释义: become sick染上病
例句: It is easy to come down with some strange illness if we do not notice hygiene.
可用话题: health
5. cut something off
释义: stop providing中断
例句: Our parents will cut off our living expenses immediately when we begin to work.
可用话题: work; parents
6. ask around
释义: ask many people the same question 到处打听
例句: People used to ask around when they go to a new place.
可用话题: travel
7. back someone up
释义: support 支持
例句: My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.
可用话题: friends and family;job
8. blow up
释义: exaggerate夸大
例句: Newspapers sometimes will blow up the story.
可用话题: news
9. break down
释义: stop functioning (vehicle, machine) 出故障
例句: Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
可用话题: travel
10. break out in something
释义: develop a skin condition 突然…
例句: I broke out in a rash(疹子) after our camping trip.
可用话题: travel
11. bring someone down
释义: make unhappy使情绪沮丧
例句: Blues usually bring me down.
可用话题: music
最后,北京新东方雅思老师提醒大家也不要为了使用高级词汇而使用,更应该注意词义的准确性。想要取得高分的话,展现词汇的多样性,而且运用恰当才是关键。