花幾千元報名雅思考試,志在參加、不在得獎?
Do you prefer attending live concerts or watching online performances?
有些考生會這麼說:Well, it depends.
沒有語法錯誤,但考官到此仍無法判斷考生對於考題的選擇,這是一種無效表達。
這樣回答就不同了:Well, it depends largely on my schedule/mood/budget/the weather ...
考生清楚地說出選擇的根據,言下之意,考官可以理解成:有時間就去現場、很忙就抽空看直播。
兩句話的技術難度差相當多,第一句沒有難度,任何人都能自然說出;第二句話的難度相對高出不少,因為要清楚地說出on後面的受詞做為選擇的根據。
就回答的邏輯和脈絡而言,第二句話足以擔任一席話的主題句,因其具備控場的能力--決定這席話後續的發展內容。以本題為例,接下來可預期考生會說明時間充裕和忙碌兩種情形下的選擇結果。
另外,2025年將反映過去二年的世界發展趨勢,因為雅思出題會參考趨勢而不是時事。我認為像是下面的主題出現的頻率激增:
Describe an activity that often makes you forget the time. You should say:
what the activity is
how often you do this activity
where you usually do it
and explain why this activity makes you forget the time.
不論考生背景和年齡,都會擁有做一件事情忘記時間的經驗,這就是雅思口說出題專家們最青睞的元素。
回到本文主角--無效表達,像這題,考生如果這麼開頭,就是不會被加分的無效表達:I'm going to talk about an activity that often makes me fgorfet the time.
我認為這樣開場有被扣分的風險,畢竟前半句不具備有意義的資訊、後半句直接複製貼上考題,雅思口說評分項目之一Lexical Resource詞彙資源明顯沒有顧及。
本文最後端出我最看好會在2025反覆出現的話題:
Describe a group activity that has had a significant impact on you. You should say:
what the activity was
where it took place
who was in the group and how you collaborated
and explain how this experience has influenced you.