今天我们口语分队要“杀”的是12.17日的托福口语Task 1,题目如下:
Ifyour friends’ family member were sick, what would you do to comfort him?
“如果朋友的家人生病了,你要怎么安慰他们呢?”
这看起来是挺复杂的一个题目,但实际上其实只是把原来考过的题目稍作变形而已。如果刷题时练习过“朋友”、“健康”、“陪伴”等话题的同学们,完全可以将自己的答案整合一下来回答这个问题。
所以今天给大家的答题范例呢,就抛开大家原来练过的这些话题,给大家展示一种新的方法——事实陈述。
现在我们在回答口语问题,甚至是写作时都会自动地将自己的回答分为第一第二第三,回答时也不由自主地说“First, second, finally…”,我们说溜了,考官其实也听腻了。
想想平时,除了领导发言,谁没事会说出个一二三点来呢?我们在刚开始说口语的时候,可以用这些词来梳理自己的逻辑,但如果是已经心里有逻辑了,就不一定再需要这些词了。
有时候甚至直接将事实陈述出来,都比分成几点要灵活自然。下面的这个Demo,虽然词汇都不难,但因其自然流畅,也不失为一个好答案哦。
When someone's sick, he/she is at height of emotional response. They should be allowed to let it go. We should not rush through it. Just be with them.
If my friends’ family members were sick, I would sit with them, comfort them.
I would not ask, argue, or advise at thetime.
If they say something, listen. If they don’t, just sit there and tell them that I am with them no matter what.
I would remind them how strong they had been in the past, make them feel good about themselves and make sure that they eat healthy and sleep well.
If their family can support, let them know.But if it’s beyond my help, or I notice some different behaviors or thoughts, I would kindly seek professional help at the earliest.
整体结构是,先说明生病的人可能会有情绪不稳定,为下文做铺垫。接着第二部分直接回答问题,朋友家人生病了,自己会如何做。
第三第四部分,是对自己做法的细节描述,而最后一个部分,则是一个补充说明,若出现了特殊情况,自己会如何反应。
回答过程中没有出现任何“点”,但却思路清晰,更让听者觉得,确实自己平时也是这样照顾病人的,很真实,很自然。
今天这个露出“素颜”的事实陈述法,你学会了吗?
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