提高口语词汇的几个办法.doc

Improving your Vocabulary Bands 7 & 8 speakers can use idiomatic phrases quite well. Phrasal verbs (短语动词) (sometimes called two-word verbs) are especially good examples of idiomatic phrases. Some examples of these are: look after somebody; come up against difficulties; look forward to something in the future. Even if you believe you are a Band 5 level English speaker, try to increase your knowledge of phrasal verbs. You should especially increase your knowledge of adjectives to describe feelings, such as: disappointed, embarrassed, fascinated, annoyed, inspired, thrilled, exhilarated, overwhelmed, delighted, disillusioned, astonished, appalled, mystified, relieved You should increase you knowledge of adjectives to describe peoples personal qualities: talented, ambitious, co-operative, aggressive, driven, warm-hearted, open-minded, even-tempered, easy-going, analytical, introverted, extroverted, outgoing, empathetic, creative, imaginative, loquacious, philosophical, sophisticated, nave, loyal, trustworthy, determined, motivated, persistent, goal-oriented You should increase your knowledge of adverbs. These can often be used to begin sentences as well as in the middle of sentences. Adverbs greatly help to add precision to the meaning that you express. Many adverbs end in ly. Some examples are: hopefully, strangely, luckily, unfortunately, usually, rarely, frankly, seriously, actually, certainly, definitely, surely, probably, possibly, scarcely, hardly, barely, frequently, normally, absolutely, entirely, perfectly, virtually, merely, simply, distinctly, specifically, substantially, exactly, vividly, explicitly, consistently, reluctantly, deliberately, accidentally, (e)specially, personally, drastically, slightly, positively, moderately, fairly, utterly, apparently, theoretically, realistically, obviously, roughly, approximately, logically, typically, thoroughly, considerably, significantly, ultimately Learn words that describe different types (categories) of: films; TV programs; music; foods; buildings; landscapes; clothes; climate etc. It is best to avoid using proverbs, especially those proverbs that are overused in China such as: “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, “Every coin has two sides”and “No pain, no gain.”, which is not really a proverb but just a common saying. These proverbs usually fail to impress IELTS examiners, even when spoken in a suitable context and spoken correctly. The reasons why they usually fail to impress are these: they remind examiners of overly rehearsed answers and/or answers that were learned from the model answers in some IELTS books; and they often seem to be just a shortcut to explaining your meaning when the examiner really wants to see how well you can express meaning in everyday sentences. See this email on this topic. Learn some of the vocabulary needed to talk about computers and the internet. Using those IELTS vocabulary books is good but it is best to use a book that has both examples and recordings of a native speaker reading these examples or at least pronouncing the key new vocabulary.Although many of these books are good, you should not onlyuse these to improve your vocabulary because these books tend to focus on words in isolation, which is a little unnatural. In other words, you dont really see how and when these words are used in these books, even if they have an example sentence. (See the next point, wide reading.)You definitely should be very careful about learning new words from simple lists of words that just have English words and their Chinese translations. People who learn a lot of new words this way often use words incorrectly (or inappropriately) in the Speaking test. (Of course, learning simple words from lists such as: 冰箱/refrigeratorand 慢跑/jogshouldbe no problem but learning more abstract and more complex words require good examples of usage.) If you dont use words correctly or suitably in the speaking test, it will damage your score - the examiner wont give you vocabulary points just for showing that you know an impressive word if you dont use it correctly. This is because when you use a word incorrectly the examiner might not clearly understand what you mean, resulting in a communication breakdown.Remember, (clear) communication is Number 1 in the IELTS Speaking test. It would be better for you to use a simple word and to communicate clearly than to use an impressive word that results in poo