【雅思口语必经之路】别了 雅思口语考试蹦词党
一、问题成因
教学过程中，笔者发现“口蹦单词”现象的成因主要有二点。一是学生基础很差，除了个别单词之外确实说不出什么别的话来，但这种情况并不多见。对于此种问题，最好的解决办法是恶补基础。可以从《新概念英语》等经典英语教材中选择短文进行背诵，培养语感，以便为以后的学习打下较为牢固的基础。
但是大多数只能“口蹦单词”的学生英语基础都还不错，因此问题的产生主要是由于学生对雅思考试并没有足够的理解。如果考生能顺利通过畏惧心理关、苛求完美关、实际操作关三大难关，“口蹦单词”族必将成为雅思考场上的高手。
二、解决方案：过三关
第一关：畏惧心理关
参加雅思考试的学生大都对口语考试有着畏惧心理。有些学生是因为本身基础就很普通，加上道听途说，认为雅思考试很难;而有些基础较好的学生，则因为过去虽然学了很久英语，但很少练习口语，因此对口语有着很强的畏惧心理。因此，解决“口蹦单词”问题的第一关就是要打破学生对口语考试的畏惧心理。
笔者在教学过程中，通常让学生听或看过去学生练习口语的音频或视频，视频可以在朗阁官网上看到，让学生亲自体验到雅思口语不过如此而已。大多数情况下，学生们在听到或者看到跟他们一样的学生说出来的口语后，畏惧心理就自然解除，也就敢开口多说一些，部分学生的“口蹦单词”问题在这里就解决了。
第二关：苛求完美关
但更多的学生依然对口语考试的要求有些偏差认识，总希望做到完美，因此不敢开口说，继续顽固的坚持着“口蹦单词”的道路。解决这个问题的最好方法，是在教师的帮助下，引导学生研究雅思口语的评分标准。
就以口语6分的Grammatical range and accuracy标准为例。雅思口语评分标准的public version中的标准如下：
• uses a mix of simple and complex structures, but with limited flexibility
• may make frequent mistakes with complex structures, though these rarely cause comprehension problems
读者如果注意到其中用黑体字突出的部分(limited和frequent mistakes显然都不是什么好词)，就可以明确知道，口语中语法项目的6分标准，不但不要求学生说出完美的句子，甚至容忍考生犯较多的错误。
由以上可见，雅思口语并不需要学生把英语学到完美的地步;事实上，只需要足够好的程度即可(不需要“the best”，只需“good enough”即可)。学生明确这一点后，会有更多的学生勇敢的突破只能“口蹦单词”的心理障碍，勇敢的开始说英语。
第三关：实际操作关
过完前面两关，大多数学生对口语考试已经有一定的信心和认识了，也会有很多学生跃跃欲试，想要在口语问题上大显身手。但这个时候，实际操作层面的困难，会使得许多学生望而却步，又回到了只敢“口蹦单词”的老路。
为解决此问题，笔者总结了两大主要方法，突破实际操作的瓶颈。
一是帮助学生养成活用词组和句子的习惯。受传统的英语学习方法影响，考生往往盲目的只背单词，这对提高口语是没有好处的。学生应以词组为基本单位，说话时尽量把上课或课外学到的词组应用进去;或者直接把学来的好词好句用到说话中，这样才能不断提高个人的表达能力，在考试中取得好成绩。
二是灵活使用雅思听力真题中的tape script。听力的tape script中往往包含很多有用的词组和句子，可供学生应用。更重要的是，在听听力tape script的同时，如果考生对听到的词组和句子进行模仿练习，能有效改善学生的发音。
雅思考试大作文范文之大学教育
There is no doubt that helping students find a job is one of the primary functions of university education, but universities do exist for other purposes such as improving students’ analytical skills and raising students’ moral standards.
A university education can be seen as a process of improving students’ analytical thinking. The variety of courses offered at university inspires students in various ways, therefore improving their analytical ability. For example, science courses such as math and biology help students develop a rational way of thinking whereas arts courses such as literature 123ve to let students ponder over issues from a logical, multi- dimensional perspective; and courses in social sciences force students to recognize the ideas that have been traditionally assumed to be acceptable and unproblematic. With the development of these types of analytical thinking, graduates can face future challenges with more confidence and enthusiasm.
Also, university education is expected to improve students’ moral standards. This is rooted in universities’ belief that students’ awar123ss of responsibility towards their community and their country is of high importance. In this ever-deg123rating society and civilization, students are encouraged actively participate in improving the local community. A university that provides care and facilities for physically disadvantaged students may inspire the graduates to better handle situations in the future where they may have to interact with the disabled community. A successful university education is supposed to produce morally sound graduates, therefore increasing their employability.
In conclusion, university education not only helps students locate a decent job but will also develop other qualities such as enhancing their analytical skills and cultivating their hunger and spirit for life.
雅思考试大作文范文之课堂获得的知识量大于网络
题目：Students at schools and universities learn far more from lessons with teachers than from others sources (such as the internet, television). To what extent do you agree or disagree?
范文：The statement that teachers outnumber other resources such as internet or television programs in terms of how much student can learn on campus is too presumptuous.
How much student can learn depends not only on the resources of knowledge or information but also on students themselves and the environment in which they learn. In some leading universities or schools, the academic staffs are usually outstanding leaders in their subjects, and the campus is well equipped with various facilities to help live and learn. In this case, it is often true that students in general are able to learn more from teachers than from other resources. This also explains why so many bright young people pay high tuitions to graduate or professional programs.
Certainly, not all teachers are qualified. In some hinterland or remote areas, educational staffs and facilities are rather scarce. Teachers are usually those who themselves are less well educated. In this case, to learn from these teachers is less effective or even negative. This accounts for why so many parents spend all of their money in renting a small room in the slums or ghettoes in Beijing, China close to universities to help children learn more and better.
These, however, should not be the absolute conclusion. The fact is that some students can learn well from both resources, while others fail in either.
In conclusion, I do not agree the argument that at schools students can learn much more from teachers than other resources. In fact, it depends.
雅思考试大作文范文之人口与环境
A rise in the world's population is having serious, negative effects on the environment. Some scientists believe that the only way to solve the problem is to set up a colony on the Moon. Others argue that the cost would be far too great and other solutions should be sought.
What is your opinion?
The environment is, of course, under serious threat, but the extent to which population growth is responsible may not be as great as some people claim. In fact there are many other factors such as the growth in big cities, pollution from traffic and manufacturing, and the destruction of rainforest that probably play a bigger role. It is questionable, therefore, how far a colony on the Moon would help solve the problem.
One of the most serious threats to the global ecosystem is the destruction of the rainforests with an area the size of Europe disappearing every year. And this is largely due to large companies in their pursuit of profit. Indeed, whilst international logging companies claim to use on average 10 percent of the species of trees that make up the rainforest, that 10 percent of species constitute about 90 percent of the volume.
Naturally, if the world's population was not as large, the demand for wood would be considerably reduced, which would support setting up a colony on the Moon. But even if the colony was set up how many people in reality, would relocate? Even if the number ran into tens of thousands the actual effect on the world's population would be minimal. Indeed, we only need to consider how many people were killed during the two world wars, which ran into millions, to support this claim. Instead, the cost should be transferred into the development of sustainable economies.
Take, for instance, the growth of big cities that consume land at an enormous rate, and that rely on transport and essential services that devastate the environment. If people were to revert to living in small semi self-contained communities, many of the problems experienced by big cities could be avoided. It would even be beneficial for the economy because it would promote the development of small, family run businesses.
At the end of the day, to claim that setting up a colony on the Moon would help to solve the issue of environmental damage is to close our eyes to the causes of the damage. In short, it could potentially turn out to be a very costly exercise with few real benefits. (364 words)
