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雅思考官揭露中国学生口语弊病来源大耳朵英语

雅思考官揭露中国学生口语弊病

TheIntroductionPhaseoftheSpeakingTest

以下内容是从事多年雅思考试的外国朋友总结的，全部英文.如果你连下面的内容也看不懂，要查字典的话，你的雅思成绩估计也就4分上下-（此话，是作者说的，不是我说的，哈哈）。

请大家不管用什么方法，一定要认真看完，内容不难，但是所涉及的问题，大多数人都有可能会发生。

NotethatEVERYcandidateisaskedthesequestions,exactly（oralmostexactly）astheyarewrittenhere.

TheStandardIntroductionQuestions

1.“Goodmorning（goodafternoon）.Myname’sX.Canyoutellmeyourfullname,please?

”（=Pleasetellmeyourname.）

2.“WhatcanIcallyou?

”（=WhatshallIcallyou?

=WhatshouldIcallyou?

=Whatwouldyoulikemetocallyou?

）

3.“Canyoutellmewhereyou’refrom?

”?

（=Whereareyoufrom?

）

4.“CanIseeyouridentification,please?

”?

（=CouldIseeyouridentification,please?

=MayIseeyouridentification,please?

）

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（Theexaminerisusuallyreferredtoas"he"onthispagebecausewriting,"heorshe"istoocumbersome.Actually,about40%oftheexaminersarefemale.）

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The‘Introductory’phaseofthetestconsistsofagreetingfromtheexaminer,followedbyfourquestions.

Themainpurposeofthispartistocheckthecandidate’sidentity.

Atthesametime,theexaminerbeginstogetanimpressionofthecandidate’sEnglishability.

Althoughthisis（indirectly）partofthetest,youshouldnotgivelong,detailedanswersbecause:

a）Long,detailedanswersarenotappropriateforthesequestionsand,

b）Theexaminerwantstodothispartofthetestquitequickly,inabout30seconds.

Sincethisistheverybeginningofthetestandsincetheexaminerwantstodothispartquickly,trytoavoidcausingtheexaminertoaskyoutorepeatwhatyoujustsaid.

Thefourquestionsarestandardquestionsthatareusedineverytest.Therefore,sinceweknowexactlywhatthequestionswillbe,itisagoodideatolookattheminordertoavoidmakingunnecessarymistakes.

Whentheexaminerfirstturnsonthetaperecorder,hemakesashortstatementintothetaperecorder,statingsuchinformationasthedate,locationandthecandidate’sname.

1.Thentheexaminersayssomethinglike:

“Goodmorning.Myname’sJohn.Couldyoutellmeyourfullname,please?

”

——Manyexaminerssaythesethreesentencestogether,withoutpausingaftersaying,“Goodmorning.Myname'sX.”?

Becausetheexaminerdoesnotpausetowaitforthecandidatetoreturnthegreeting,mostcandidatesjustanswerthequestionwithoutreturningthegreeting.However,it’sbothgoodmannersandmorefriendlytoreturnagreeting.Inotherwords,youshouldinclude“Goodmorning.”or“Goodafternoon”inyouranswer.

Ifyoucancatchtheexaminer’sname（withoutaskinghimtorepeatitbecausehewantstodothissectionquitefast）thenyoushouldalsoincludehisorhernameinyouranswer.

——Don'tsay,?

“Goodmorning,Mr.John.”ThewordsMr.,Miss,Mrs.andMs.areonlyusedbeforeaperson'ssurnameand“John”isnot（usually）asurname.Theexaminerusuallyjustsayshisorhergivenname（firstname）,nottheirfullname.

——Asuitablereplyis:

“Goodmorning,John.MynameisWangJianfeng.”Ifyoudonotincludehisname,itdoesn’tmattertoomuchbutrememberthattheexaminerisahumanbeingandhearingyousayhisnamewouldbeapleasantsurpriseforhim!

Hewillthinkofyou,“Whataniceperson!

”

——Throughoutthespeakingtest,itisbesttousethecontractedformsofEnglishwheneverpossiblebutinthisfirstanswer,itisperfectlyappropriatetosay,“Mynameis”ratherthan,“Myname’s”.ItisappropriateherebecausewhenapersonstateshisorhernameinasituationsuchastheIELTSinterview,theyusuallywanttosayitveryclearlysothatthelistenermakesnomistakewiththename.Don'tforget,theexaminerisverifyingyouridentityhere.

——It’soktosay,“Goodmorning,John.MyfullnameisWangJianfeng.”butit’snotreallynecessarytorepeattheword,“full”.However,youdefinitelymustsayyourcompletename–don’tjustsay,“Myname’sWang.”

——EventhoughyouarespeakingaChinesename,youstillshouldspeakitclearlyfortheforeigner.Infact,youshouldspeakitmoreclearlythanyouwouldifyouwerespeakingtoaChineseperson.Thisisbecauseitisimportantfortheexaminertoconfirmthatitreallyisyousittingthereandnotyourbrotherorsomeoneelse.Theexaminerhasyourapplicationforminfrontofhimandyournameiswrittenonitinhanyupinyin.Remember,theexaminerdoesnotwanttowastetimebyaskingyoutorepeatyournamebecausehedidn’thearitclearly.

——Don’tchangetheorderofyournameandsayyournameis,“JianfengWang”.（Evenifyoudothetestoverseas,respectyourChinesenamingsystem.）

Besides,yournamewillbewrittenas,"WangJianfeng"ontheapplicationform,whichiswhattheexaminerislookingatasyousayyourname.

——Don’tsay,“MyChinesenameis_____”.Itiscompletelyunnecessarytosaytheword,“Chinese”becausethepurposehereistocheckyourlegalidentity,thatis,yourrealname;youonlyhaveonelegalnameandthatisyourChinesename.Thewordingofthequestion,“...yourfullname...”showsthatthisisaseriousquestionandthattheexaminerwantsyoutosayyourrealname.YourEnglishname,ifyouhaveone,isnomoresignificantthananickname;youcanchangeitatanytime.

——Don’tspellyourname.?

（Onlyspellitiftheexaminercan'tunderstandyourpronunciationofit.）

——Don’tsay,“WangismyfamilynameandJianfengismygivenname.”Thequestiondidn’taskyoutoexplainyourname.SometimesthereisaPart1topicconcerning‘Names’andinsuchatopic,explainingyournamecouldbesuitable.Butnothere.SayingthatalsogivestheexaminerthefeelingthatyouranswercomesfromanIELTSbook.Youshouldavoidcausingtheexaminertothinkthisbecauseexaminersverymuchpreferoriginalanswersfromyou.TheonlytimewhenitmightbeappropriatetoexplainwhichisyoursurnameandwhichisyourgivennameisifyouareaChinesepersondoingtheIELTStestoverseas.

——Don’tcalltheexaminer,“Sir”,“Miss”or“Madame”.Ifyoudidn’thearhisorhername,justsay,“Goodmorning.”withoutsayinghisorhername.Using“Sir”,“Miss”or“Madame”isasignthatyoueitherconsidertheexaminertobeateacherorthatyouarebeingunnecessarilyformalorthatyouconsidertheexaminertobeyour‘superior’–youshouldthinkoftheexaminerasanequal,notassomeonesuperiortoyou.Ifyouthinkoftheexaminerasanequal,youwillspeakmoreopenly,bemorerelaxedandgetabetterscorethanifyouthinkheorsheisasuperior,orsomekindof‘examininggod’.Remember,WesternersareusuallylessformalthanChinesepeople.

——Theexaminer’squestionwas,“Couldyoutellmeyourfullname,please?

”andthissoundslikea“Yes/No”question.However,thisformofquestionisnotreallya“Yes/No”question;it’sanindirectquestion,whichreallymeans,“Whatisyourfullname?

”Indirectquestionsareconsideredmorepolitethandirectquestions.

——Wheneveryouareaskedsuchanindirectquestion,youshouldnotanswerwith,“Yes”or,“Yes,Icould.”NativeEnglishspeakerssometimesdoanswersuchquestionsbyfirstsayingaveryquick,“Yes”butyoushouldnotsaythatbecausetheexaminermightthinkthatyouthinkitreallyisa“Yes/No”question.

——Somecandidatesgiveananswersuchasthis:

“MynameisWangJianfengbutyoucancallmeRobert.”Thisanswerisquiteacceptableandquitenaturalinanon-testsituation,forexample,ifyoumeetaforeigneronthebus.ButIsuggestyoudon'tsaythatintheIELTSSpeakingtestbecausesomeexaminersmightthinkthatyoualreadyknewwhatthesecondquestionis（“WhatcanIcallyou?

”）andthatyouhadrehearsedyouranswerandexaminersdon’tlikeanswersthatseemtobeobviouslyrehearsed.

Notonlythat,addingthewords,“...butyoucancallme...”inasituationwheresomeoneisverifyingyouridentityisalittleunsuitable.Ifapolicemanorabankclerkaskedyou,“Canyoutellmeyourfullname,please?

”wouldyouanswerwith,“MynameisWangJianfengbutyoucancallmeRobert”

——Inotherwords,Iwouldsayitisbetternottoadd,“...butyoucancallme...”afterthisquestion.Instead,waitfortheexaminer'ssecondquestion.

2.Thentheexaminerwillsay:

“WhatcanIcallyou?

”（Or,“WhatshallIcallyou?

”）

Withthisquestion,theexaminerisindicatingthatheorshewouldliketoaddressyouinthetestwithsomenamethatisshorterand?

friendlier?

thanyourfullname.Thisisasignthatthetestwillnotbeveryformalandseriousbutwillinstead,tosomeextent,havesomeofthefeaturesofafriendlychat.

However,asImentionedabove,itisbettertowaitfortheexaminertoindicatethis,withthissecondquestion,thanforyoutomakethedecisionontheformalitylevelofthetestbysaying,"...butyoucancallme....".Lettheexaminerbeinchargeofthetest.

——Youdon’tneedtouseanEnglishname!

ButifyoudouseanEnglishname,makesurethatitissimpleandeasyfortheexaminertounderstandthefirsttimeyousayit.It’sprobablybesttouseafairlycommonlyusedname.Forexample,noEnglishspeakerchoosestobecalled,“Apple”,evenasanickname.Thiskindofnamecouldcausetheexaminertoaskyoutorepeatyournamebecausehemightnotbesurehehearditcorrectly.

——IfyoudochoosetosayanEnglishname,makesurethatyoucanpronounceitcorrectly!

MispronouncingyourownEnglish（nick）nameisanunnecessarymistakeandwouldnotgivetheexamineraverygoodimpression.Forexample,ifyourEnglishnameisHarry,don’tsay,“JustcallmeHairy.”（Seehereforthemeaningof"hairy".）Or,ifyourEnglish