听记+口述=综合口语题目的成败关键(6)
如何看笔记做复述?

下面以2012年01月21日的北美新托福口语考试真题中的Question 6为例,详细解析综合口语题的解题思路。

看例题,学答法
Integrated Speaking Task
Question 6 Lecture
Narrator:
You will now listen to part of a lecture. You will then be asked a question about it. After you hear the question, you will have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.
Narrator: Now listen to part of a talk from a lecture.

Using points and examples from the talk, explain the two ways in which animals use plants to be their own doctors.

Preparation Time: 20 Seconds

Response Time: 60 Seconds

解题思路

1. 听对话,记录核心概念及两个例子
第六题是教授的课堂授课节选。内容通常讲述一个学术现象或概念,并给出两个例子来解释说明。考生需要边听边记录重要内容。本题讲座内容如下:
[Lecture]
Surprising as it may sound, people are not the only species that has doctors! A number of animals use plants to, in effect, be their own doctors. Let’s look at a few examples of this now.
As you might expect, monkeys are among the animal kingdom’s doctors. The white-faced capuchin monkey rubs itself with leaves from the piper plant. This not only repels lice and mosquitoes, but also protects the monkey against various kinds of bacteria and fungus infections!
Likewise, the chimpanzees eat a lot of leaves which are high in cyanide, a deadly poison. Over time, the poison can build up in the body and make the monkey ill, or even die. But the monkeys counteract the effect of this by eating charcoal, and herbal plants. Thus the species can get the illness out of their bodies and comfort themselves. Also, by eating the leaves, they can eat a wider variety of food than they otherwise could.
在听录音的过程中,可记下如下笔记:

2 ways →ani use plants →protect ×ill

1) mky →×insect, bact~ ←use piper plant →cover body

2) chmpz (chimpanzee) →×poison from body ←eat leaves

+ eat dif fd

2. 听问题,准备回答
讲座结束后,屏幕上会显示问题,同时会有声音将问题读出来。之后,声音还会告诉考生何时准备、何时开始作答。准备时间为20秒,回答时间为60秒。

3. 20秒准备
利用20秒的准备时间,可以整理笔记,也可练习口述笔记内容,为随后的60秒答题做好准备。

4. 60秒答题
可将本题笔记进行如下展开:

Topic

l  2 ways →ani use plants →protect ×ill

The lecture is about two ways in which animals use plants to protect themselves from getting an illness.

Example 1

l  mky →×insect, bact~ ←use piper plant →cover body

Monkeys ward off insects, bacteria, and fungal infections by use of the piper plant.

Example 2

l  chmpz (chimpanzee) →×poison from body ←eat leaves

Chimpanzees eat certain leaves to keep poison out of their bodies…

l  + eat dif fd

…which also allows them to enjoy a more varied diet.

注意将展开的句子串联成正式回答时,利用模板句将各段流畅衔接。

 

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