如何在新托福口语考试中做笔记

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众所周知，为了模拟北美大学课堂的学术气氛和学生在校园生活的方方面面，新托福考试的口语部分首次允许考生做课堂笔记（笔记考完要上交，但笔记不算分）、并要求考生能够发表自己的意见和看法，而且必须具备对教授推荐的参考书写出读书报告、阐明自己观点的能力以及其他处理校园生活中可能遇到的各种情况的能力。本文拟对新托福口语考试（包括独立口语任务和综合口语任务）中如何做笔记的问题做深人地分析和探讨。

Note-takingintheIndependentTask

该部分要求考生就某一自己熟悉的话题阐述自己的观点。一类问题是自由回答间题（Free-choiceResponse），如：Ifyoucouldhaveanyjobintheworld,whatwoulditbe?Usedetailstosupportyour.response；另一类是选择类问题（Paired-choiceResponse），如：Doyouliketotrynewkindsoffoodoreatthesamekindoffoodallthetime?Usedetailsandexamplestosupportyourresponse,准备时间为15秒，回答问题时间为45秒。问题会被朗读出来，且同时出现在屏幕上。考生可以不用理会电脑的朗读，迅速阅读完问题。这样可以争取大概5秒，那么在这大约20秒内，考生可在草稿纸上迅速记下自己所要表达的关键信息。这里记笔记的方法为“TST表格”。TST(Topic-Supportingideas--Transitions）意思是考生须在草稿纸上用一到两个词写下欲表达的Topic（主题），Supportingideas（分论点）和Transitions（信号词）。下面试举一例：

Question:

Wherewouldyouwanttobeprofessionallyintenyears?Usedetailstosupportyourresponse.

考生应迅速在纸上写下“ownbus...”、“master”、“workcom...”、“start”等信息见以下TST(Topic—Supportingideas—Transitions)表格。

Topicstatement:ownbus...(Iwouldliketoownmyownbusiness)

Supportingideas:(HowIwillworktowardowningmybusiness)

*master(Willgetmaster'sinbusiness)

*workcom...(Willworkincompanywhileplanningmybusiness)

*start(WillstartmyownbusinesswhenIamready)

Transitions:10nextbecause3within10y(可用y代替years)

SampleAnswer

IntenyearsIwouldliketorunanimportbusinessofmyown.Nextyear,Iwillbestartingamaster'sprograminbusinesswithaspecializationinEntrepreneurship.IwillbegettingthisdegreebecauseIhopetostartmyownbusinessandmakeitsuccessfulsomeday.AfterIfinishmymaster'sdegreethreeyearsfromnow,Iwillmostlikelytakeapositioninanothercompanyforafewyearstomakesomemoneyandtospendsometimeplanningmyownbusiness.Withintenyears,Ihopetoownmyowncompanyandbeonthewaytomakingitasuccess.

再举一例：

Question:

Sometimesstudentshavetowritepapers.Sometimestheyhavetogiveoralpresentations.Whichactivitydoyouthinkisbetterforstudents,andwhy?Includedetailsandexamplesinyourexplanation.

考生应迅速在纸上写下“pap”、“strongreadwriteexams”、“moretimethinkdeeply”等信息。见以下TST(Topic—Supportingideas—Transitions)表格：:

Topic:pap(writingpapersisbetterforstudents)

Supportingideas:(Whywritingpapersisbetter)

*strongreadwriteexams(needstrongwritingskillsforreadingandwritingandprepareforexams)

*moretimethinkdeeply(showunderstandingformoretimetoexplainandthinkdeeply)

Transitions:firstlybecause,soalso

SampleAnswer

Ithinkwritingpapersisbetterforstudents.Firstlyweneedtodevelopstrongwritingskills.Wegotoschoolmainlytolearnreadingandwriting,soweneedalotofpractice.Examinationsrequirealotofwriting,sowritingpapersisgoodpreparation.Also,IthinkwritingisabetterwaytoshowthatIunderstand.WhenIwriteapaper,IcanthinkdeeplybecauseIhavemoretimetoexplainmyideas.

补充练习：

表达清晰易懂

如何表达主要观点：Theman'sopinionisthat...

Thewomanbelievesthat...

Accordingtothelecture...

Theprofessormadethepointthat...

Thereading