雅思口语怎样才能说出长段落

如果你上过培训大课，那么口语老师一定给自己的方法气了一个新奇有趣的名字，通过它来使这种方法在学生的心目中产生一种神秘感和敬畏感。这种作法可以增强教师授课的综合效果，但其实如果看穿了，雅思口语 PART1 和 PART3 的答案不管多么地有意，却一定是沿着两条思路展开的：顺延和对比。中国的传统艺术讲究的起承转合四个字恰好可以用在这里。

“起 - 承 - 合”结构：

请先看这道常考题： Why do some people like collecting things?

下面这个 7 分水平的答案是典型的“起 - 承 - 合”结构。

I guess there can be a variety of reasons. Some people collect things simply because they have too much spare time and need more personal pleasure. Others may think of collecting stuff as a means to make investments. Actually, I even know some folks who collect things just to show them off to their neighbours...

所谓“起 - 承 - 合”结构，就是先回答问题，然后沿着这个方向顺着往下再说几句。后如果有必要还可以再总结一句，不过后的总结很多时候是可以自然省略的。

再比如下面这个考题： What do you think of traveling?

下面的 7 分答案就是典型的“起 - 承 - 合”式。

Traveling is ... fun ... stimulating. I feel energized when I travel... Also, I make friends during trips to other places. And of course, as they say, traveling expands your outlook... I guess that's exactly why so many people travel around these days.

再看一个 6 分水平的“起 - 承 - 合”式答案可能是这样的。这道题： Do you like shopping?

Hum, I'm really into it. At the moment, I have a lot of free time on my hands so however I feel bored, I just hang out in malls.

“起 - 承 - 合”结构的优点：逻辑比较简单明白，向同一个方向展开内容就可以了。

“起 - 承 - 合”结构的缺点：口语不太好的同学有时候会发现答案说不长。但客观地说如果您的口语目标只是 6 分，答案本来也不需要很长，基本平均说起来 2-3 句话的答案应付一个 chat 已经足够。当然长度只是一个方面不是机械的，更重要的是要看内容和英文表达方式。