BBC推薦：用這33個方法提升你的托?？谡Z水平
托福口語一直是考生們的心頭大患，為了幫助大家攻克這個難題，下面小編給大家?guī)鞡BC推薦：用這33個方法提升你的托福口語水平! 實用的技巧快學起來!
BBC推薦：用這33個方法提升你的托?？谡Z水平!
在英語聽說讀寫四項中，說和寫這兩個涉及“輸出”的項目往往最讓人頭疼。對于中國學生來說，口語更是困擾絕大多數(shù)人的問題。在托福官方公布的全球成績排名中，中國考生的口語平均分是19分，低于全球考生口語的平均分(20.4)。
仔細分析，我們不難找到造成中國考生成績低的幾個原因：
1.缺乏語言環(huán)境，很多人平時根本沒什么機會開口講英語;
2.缺乏足夠的閱讀和聽力輸入，導致口語成為無源之水;
3.訓練方法不科學，練口語并不等同于看美劇記臺詞或者隨便找個老外胡侃一通。
下面是BBC推薦的提升托?？谡Z水平的33個方法：
1. Record yourself speaking English.
錄下自己所說的英語。
2. Read aloud, especially dialogue.
大聲的讀出來，特別是對話。
3. Sing along to English songs while you’re driving or in the shower.
開車或洗澡的時候跟唱英文歌。
4. Watch short video clips and pause and repeat what you hear.
看短視頻，按停頓然后重復你聽到的。
5. Learn vowel and consonant sounds in English.
學習英語元音和輔音的發(fā)音。
6. Learn and identify schwa.
學習并學會識別中性元音。
7. Learn about weak and strong forms of common words.
學會常用詞的弱讀形式和重讀形式。
8. Learn about word stress.
學會單詞的重讀。
9. Learn about sentence stress.
學會句子的重讀。
10. Identify fixed and semi-fixed phrases and practise them.
學會識別固定短語和半固定短語，并不斷練習。
11. Learn about collocations.
學習固定搭配詞組。
12. Replace regular verbs with phrasal verbs.
學會用動詞短語來代替規(guī)則動詞。
13. Learn short automatic responses.
學會簡短而自然地應答。
14. Practice telling stories and using narrative tenses.
練習講述故事和講述的時態(tài)。
15. Learn when to pause for effect.
學會什么時候該停頓以達到更好的效果。
16. Learn about chunking.
學會拆分。
17. Learn about typical pronunciation problems in your first language.
學習跟你同個母語的人的典型發(fā)音問題。
Find out about the problems people who speak your first language have when speaking English and you will know what you need to focus on.
找出那些跟你說一樣母語的人在說英語時會出現(xiàn)的發(fā)音問題，你就會知道你應該注意什么。
18. Choose an accent you like and imitate it.
選一個你喜歡的口音腔調(diào)并模范它。
19. Find an actor/actress you like and identify what makes them powerful speakers.
找一個你喜歡的男演員或女演員并找出是什么讓他們成為強大的演說家。
20. Use a mirror and / or a sheet of paper for identifying aspirated and non-aspirated sounds.
用一面鏡子或一張白紙來辨別送氣和不送氣的音。
21. Practice tongue twisters.
練習繞口令。
Tongue twisters are phrases designed to improve your pronunciation of particular sounds.
繞口令是專門用來提高你對某些詞的發(fā)音的句子。
22. Practice spelling names, numbers and dates aloud.
練習大聲地拼讀名字、數(shù)字、日期。
23. Learn about common intonation patterns.
學會常用的語音語調(diào)形式。
24. Learn about places of articulation.
學習發(fā)音的位置。
The articulators are the parts of the mouth we use to turn sound into speech.
發(fā)音的位置是我們嘴巴把聲音變成語言的一部分。
25. After looking at places of articulation, practice making the movements that native speakers use when they speak.
在學會發(fā)音的位置后，練習英語母語者說話時是是怎樣移動發(fā)音位置的。
26. Learn why English is a stress-timed language.
了解為什么英語是重音節(jié)拍的語音。
The rhythm of the language is based on stressed syllables so we shorten the unstressed syllables to fit the rhythm.
語言的節(jié)奏是基于重度音節(jié)的，所以我們會縮短非重讀的音節(jié)發(fā)音以便適應語言的節(jié)奏。
27. Learn how to interrupt and interject politely and successfully.
學會如何禮貌且成功地打斷和插入別人的談話中。
28. Learn about ellipsis, assimilation and linking sounds.
了解學會省略不讀、濁化和連讀。
29. Speak lower not higher. Studies show that you command attention and demonstrate authority with a deeper vocal tone, especially men.
說話要低沉一些，研究表明低沉的聲音能使你博得注意力和展示你的權(quán)威，特別是對于男士來說。
30. Listen and read along to poetry (or rap songs) to practise the rhythm of English.
收聽和朗讀詩歌或饒舌歌曲來鍛煉你的英語發(fā)音節(jié)奏。
31. Learn exclamation words and fillers.
學會用感嘆詞和填充詞。
32. Learn how to paraphrase.
學會如何做進一步說明。
33. Use contractions more.
多使用縮讀。
Contractions make your speech more efficient because they save time and energy.
使用縮讀能讓你的講話更高效，因為這樣說會節(jié)省時間和精力。
Say ‘should not’ and then say ‘shouldn’t’: which is easier to say?
像說‘should not’和‘shouldn’t’哪個更容易說呢?
Now, here’s your CALL TO ACTION.
現(xiàn)在是你號召自己去行動的時候。
In the next 33 days, spend 15 minutes every day on one of the tips. I’m sure you’ll notice a huge improvement.
在接下來的33天里，每天花15分鐘的時間在上面提到的每個點上。相信你會有一個很大的進步提升。
托?？谡Z題目：動物用休眠來免受自然傷害
Task 4
標題：Dormancy
定義：In the really harsh natural environment, some animals will use dormancy to protect themselves from the nature. In a word, they will avoid exposure to certain elements in the environment and use slow metabolism to preserve energy.
托?？谡Z范文：動物用休眠來免受自然傷害
聽力：Professor used an example of the lungfish to demonstrate the term, lungfish lives in the shallow lakes that faces the possible consequences of drying up. If the lake dries up, then the lungfish is cooked, so they will explore certain method to prevent that from happening. So basically what the lungfish do is to dig a hole through the mud at the bottom of the lake, its body will be curled up and berried in the mud, so the covered mud could be a proactive coat for the lungfish that keeps them away from the heat and also keep the moisture inside the body. The lungfish will keep the body still and breathe really slow, the heart beat is slowing down as well. Usually the lungfish relies on eating crabs and small fish to survive but since it lives in the shelter, it doesn’t need to eat anything at all. They can survive in this shelter for months, or even years until the lake returns.
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