雅思口說總是被考生忽略的基本一招

試問：所有雅思考生都知道最好把簡單的單字升級成漂亮的單字，但這麼做是為了迎合哪一個雅思口說或寫作的評分項目呢？

了解並緊密遵循雅思口說測驗的評分標準是提高口說能力並取得好成績的重要一步。然而事實上，並不是很多考生有對這個部份下足功夫。當考生對評分項目不了解的時候，他們可能會錯過重要細節，無法準確地評估自己的表現。這可能導致他們專注於一些次要的方面，而忽略了對整體表現更重要的因素。另外，無法瞭解評分標準意味著無法知道自己的弱點在哪裡。這使得改進變得更加困難，因為考生可能會繼續重複相同的錯誤，而不知道如何納入改進。

回到問題點，改用進階單字的用意在於展現詞彙資源(Lexical Resource)和文法範圍(Grammatical Range)：不要把一個單字用上多次，因為重複使用就是單調、顯得考生黔驢技窮，因而難以在以上兩個評分項目上取得進展。根據這件事，我們要應付雅思口說和寫作測驗，【多樣性】或稱【多元化】的原則便因應而生。

懂得把多樣性原則運用在不重覆口說考題上的考生，在Speaking Part 1就不會發生如下情形：

Q: How often do you exercise?

A: I often exercise twice or three times a week.

也不會在Speaking Part 3這樣回答：

Do you think it's important to find a job that you love, or is it more important to earn a good salary?

A: In my opinion, it's more important to find a job I like very much.

那該如何是好？

雖然不同口說考題很可能有不同的應對方式來避免重複考題用字，但以下兩種策略通常可以是很棒的思考起點：

具體化策略

Q: How often do you exercise?

把運動鍛鍊具體化成個別項目：I go jogging/do yoga/do weight training as often as possible,

Q: Do you think it's important to find a job that you love, or is it more important to earn a good salary?

I'd like to have one I can devote myself to even though the job with a salary comparable to that of most office workers in Taiwan.

更換句子的主詞

Q: How often do you exercise?

使用具體的項目當主詞，主詞一旦改變，整句的句型必然隨之改換：Jogging occupies most of my free time for health purposes.

Q: Do you think it's important to find a job that you love, or is it more important to earn a good salary?

Being able to work from home is what I've been dreaming of, regardless of whether I like the job or how much I will get paid.