雅思口語複習方法
中國考生在備考雅思考試時存在一個普遍問題：習慣花時間做聽力和閱讀真題，卻很難堅持張嘴練習口語，最終由於缺乏練習無法拿到理想的口語分數。有些考生抱怨說，沒有語言環境和練習夥伴，所以沒有動力練口語。其實這不應成為藉口。很多口語好的人都沒出過國，也沒有很多外國朋友，而是靠自己堅持練習，問題的關鍵在於練習方法。
如何複述網上資料
雅思口語分為三個部分，第一和第三部分要求考生回答考官的問題，第二部分要求考生針對話題卡內容進行1~2分鐘即興陳述。不管是對哪個部分、哪個話題進行練習，考生如果不知道從何說起，都可以先上網查閱與題目主題相關的資料，找到合適的語料，之後再進行復述練習。首先，考生可登入Yahoo Answers、Quora、China Daily、Time、Wikipedia等網站搜尋所需資料，也可以用谷歌直接搜尋主題詞。對於在谷歌檢索到的結果，考生最好選擇出自英語國家網站或中國正規英語網站的文章，避免用不地道的英語資料。之後，考生可將資料複製下來，並把文中的關鍵詞和地道表達一一劃出，然後進行歸納總結。此時的關鍵詞可能比較凌亂，考生可以稍微將其整理一下，使之變成一個有邏輯的提綱。如果有必要，考生也可以在提綱中加入自己的想法，比如填上幾個關鍵詞，以幫助自己複述用。最後，考生對照提綱，用自己的話把資料複述一遍。下面筆者用具體例項來詳細說明。
雅思口語第二部分有一個讓很多考生不知從何說起的話題——衣服。關於這個話題，歷年曾考過介紹a piece of clothing、a traditional Chinese dress、a piece of clothing you wear on a special occasion等。針對這樣的考題，考生首先需要準備一段關於傳統服飾的素材，比如代表中國女性特色的旗袍就可以用在以上關於衣服的所有話題中。考生可以在谷歌上直接搜尋qipao，可以找到下面這個網站連結： /。該網站上關於旗袍的介紹如下。
The cheongsam is a female dress with distinctive Chinese features and enjoys a growing popularity in the international world of high fashion.
The name “cheongsam,” meaning simply “long dress,” entered the English vocabulary from the dialect of China’s Guangdong Province (Cantonese). In other parts of the country including Beijing, however, it is known as “qipao”, which has a history behind it.
When the early Manchu rulers came to China proper, they organized certain people, mainly Manchus, into “banners” (qi) and called them “banner people” (qiren), which then became loosely the name of all Manchus. The Manchu women wore normally a one-piece dress which, likewise, came to be called “qipao” or “banner dress.” Although the 1911 Revolution toppled the rule of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty, the female dress survived the political change and, with later improvements, has become the traditional dress for Chinese women.
Easy to slip on and comfortable to wear, the cheongsam fits well the female Chinese figure. Its neck is high, closed, and its sleeves may be either short, medium or full length, depending on season and taste. The dress is buttoned on the right side, with a loose chest, a fitting waist, and slits up from the sides, all of which combine to set off the beauty of the female shape.
Another beauty of the cheongsam is that, made of different materials and to varying lengths, they can be worn either on casual or formal occasions. In either case, it creates an impression of simple and quiet charm, elegance and neatness. No wonder it is so much liked by women not only of China but of foreign countries as well.
這篇文章對旗袍的介紹清晰簡練，我們很容易就能劃出其中能用於考題的內容(如下劃線所示)，例如fitting waist (收腰)、sets off the beauty of the female shape (顯身材)、sleeves (袖子)等。但考生如果不查資料的話，光靠自己想是無法表達得如此地道和準確的。不過，網路上的這段介紹畢竟是書面語，文章長度和結構都不是基於雅思口語考題的，所以考生需要根據雅思口語考試的要求對這篇文章稍作整理。具體整理步驟如下。
第一步：還原考題
Describe an item of clothing.
You should say:
what the item is
what it looks like
on what occasions people wear it
and explain why it is so important.
第二步，整理提綱
1. 是什麼
① Qipao, traditional female dress with distinctive Chinese features
② Cheongsam, Cantonese, long dress
③ Qing dynasty, Manchu rulers
2. 外觀如何
① fits well the female Chinese figure
② fitting waist, sets off the beauty of the female shape
③ different materials
3. 什麼場合穿
① casual or formal occasion
② celebrations and weddings
4. 為何受歡迎
simple and quiet charm, elegance and neatness
雅思口語只需要1~2分鐘的陳述，因此不需要太長的提綱，考生只要選出自己覺得最方便記憶的幾個點就行，比如像旗袍的歷史發展和細節特徵考生就不必過多贅述。在整理過程中，考生也可以加入一些自己的想法，比如人們現在主要在慶典和婚禮(celebrations and weddings)的時候穿旗袍。下面就是對照整理的提綱組織的口語表達。
