对于国际学校的学生而言,大大小小的面试总是不可回避。而大学申请面试却是学生们最为头疼和紧张的环节,因为这场面试,通常也是决定学生能否入学的关键。其实,要想让自己的口语变得洋气和自然起来,我们要学会运用口语技巧或者地道的表达方式,下面Kings上海国王国际高中小编就为大家介绍九种技巧,让你的口语高大上起来!
1、转折用though替换but
当你想说but来转折语气,不妨忍一下,然后在句子后面加个though,立马瞬间洋气了许多!例如:
Our team lost. It was a good game, though.
Middle-aged people like to cook at home, young adults are a bit different, though.
2、多用副词
例如exactly, basically,really这些副词可以加强或者缓和语气,更准确的表达我们的真实想法。例如:
That's exactly what I want!
Where are you going exactly?
So basically, there's not a lot I can do about it.
The more expensive articles are not necessarily better.
3、使用从句增色语言
使用简单不易出错的同位语从句,例如:
People are now aware of the fact that many restaurants are not that hygienic.
Despite the fact that she was wearing a seat belt, she was thrown sharply forward.
4、多用强调句式,增加语法的广度
例如礼物类话题的万年句式:
It doesn't matter how expensive the gift is, it's the thought that matters.
5、用tend to替换most of
当你想说most of… 的时候,不妨改口成tend to,词汇量有没有显得多一些!例如:
Most Chinese people cook at home instead of dining out. 就可以说成Chinese people tend to cook at home.
6、避免过多使用very
口语答案里面呢,要有意识的尽可能抛弃very,一种方法是用pretty替代,另一种就直接用个更高级的形容词。例如:
That performance was pretty impressive.
I'm pretty sure about that.
还有instead of saying “very angry”, you can use the word “furious”。
那同理,如果我们想表达a little + adj.,也可以找到相应的更传神的形容词,例如:tipsy = a little drunk
7、形容词前加副词
这也是不错的应急措施哦,如果实在想不到高大上的形容词了,就用一个副词来加强一下情感,例如:
She's shockingly beautiful.
It's an outrageously expensive meal.
8、避免生硬地说NO
同学们在回答考官问题的时候,其实自己也觉得说个No很伤感情,那怎么能用比较不伤感情的语言表达同样的意思呢,下面的几句可以记一下:
-Does your school have diving classes?
-Not that I'm aware of, no.
(至少)我不知道。(潜台词:可能有,不过我不知道。)
-Have you ever had the experience when you watched the sky for a long time?
-Not that I can think of, no.
我想不到。(潜台词:可能有,不过我暂时想不到,暂时记不起来。)
-Do you love nature?
-Well, not really. I'm more of an indoor person。
注意,每一个yes or no之后,一定要加原因哦!
9、“mean”要用起来
“I mean”可以用来解释刚刚自己抛出去的话,比如,在解释自己最不喜欢的电影的时候可以说:
That movie was so boring, I mean, nothing happened for the first hour!
这个也可以有很灵活的变体:and by… I mean…,比如:
He has a gorgeous wife, and by wife I mean mistress.
(此例子完全为了解释用法…)
“You mean…?”该句式是为了跟考官check information,如果你不想用“I'm sorry?”来让考官重复问题,你完全可以用它来确定一下自己的理解是否跟考官的问题吻合。
注意:一般这样问,是已经理解了八九不离十,如果真的完全没听懂问题,请用以下句式:
● Sorry, I didn't quite catch it.
不好意思没听清,能在重复一下子不?
● Sorry, could you slow down, please?
不好意思您能把语速放慢点儿不?
● Sorry, can you rephrase the question, please?
不好意思您能解释一下刚才的问题不?
就是问题里面有生词,此时无论考官repeat几遍问题,你也不可能懂,所以需要麻烦他rephrase改述一下问题。
Kings 小贴士:
虽然客观上讲不在国外长时间生活的话,确实在口语上很难做到和当地人一样自然、道地。但是掌握了一些小技巧还是能让口语变得出彩起来,面试官也会留下更深刻的印象噢!