考官每個周末要考30位考生,其中85%—90%的考生年齡都在18—25歲之間。這意味著考官會不斷見到生活和學習經歷類似的考生。也就是說,你必須要更加努力才能脫穎而出,才能與眾不同。
你在很多方面都可以與眾不同——你的穿著打扮、心情和態度等。但請記住,這是場語言考試。所以最重要的是你要在語言能力和想法上表現得與眾不同,甚至是你對話題的解讀要與眾不同。
下面我們來看一個第二部分的考生范例,該話題的題目是:AFriendofYours,話題卡上的描述是:Youshouldsaywhothisfriendis,howyoumet,whatyoudotogetherandwhythisfriendisimportanttoyou.
該考生在卡片上寫下了下面三個詞:
Macy
notaggressive
trust
Actually,thefriendIwanttotalkaboutisasheep,calledMacy.Notarealsheep,she’satoy,afluffytoy,youknow,aboutthisbig.MacyandImetabouttwoyearsago,inashop,thedayIbrokeupwithmyboyfriend.SoIboughther…Shewassocute,andIneededsomebodytotalkto,somebodysoft,somebodyIcouldtrust.SoMacyenteredmylife…yay!Actually,IcallherMacy.It’sherEnglishname,cosatthattimeIhadjuststartedstudyingfashionandIreallyadmiredadesignerfromSouthChinacalledMaKe.ItsoundsabitlikeMacy.
Whatdowedotogether?Wejusthangout,especiallyintheevening.Welistentomusictogether.Itellheraboutwhathappenedtomeduringtheday.Itellhermysecrets,andshelistens.She’sagreatlistener,youknow,andsometimesIputmyheadonher,likeapillow,andshe’sverysoftandwarmandshenevercomplains.Notlikemyex-boyfriend!Macyismuchmorepatientandmature!
Yeah,Macyisreallyimportanttome…Irememberonetime,whenIwasvisitingmyauntinWuxi,IleftherbehindwhenItookthetrainbacktoShanghai.Ireallymissedher!Ihadtocallmyaunt,andwaitaweekbeforemyunclecametoShanghaiandgaveherback.Ummm,alsoMacyisveryfashionable.Youknow,she’saYang,likepeoplebornintheYearoftheSheep,sothatmeansshe’squiet,andelegant,andalsoYangpeopletryveryhardnottoyou’reyourfeelings.Justlikeme,theyneedtofeellovedandprotected!They’remaybenotverygoodaboutbigdecisions–notaboutloveanyway–butactuallydeepdowntheyareverypassionate!
考官點評:
考官聽到這樣的回答可能會驚訝,但更多的是驚喜。該考生擁有描述幻想的語言。
語法:不僅用了一般現在時和一般過去時,也用了過去完成時(Ihadjuststarted)、過去進行時(Iwasvisiting)。另外,還用了情態動詞(somebodyIcouldtrust)和動名詞(studyingfashion)。
語法準確性:很準確。兩分鐘內沒有出現一個語法錯誤。
詞匯:用詞豐富、準確,用了很多形容詞,如fluffy,mature,patient,elegant,fashionable和passionate;還用了一些動詞短語,如Ibrokeupwithmyboyfriend和leavesomethingbehind。介詞和名詞的用法也都正確。
該考生的得分在7分至8分之間。