托福考试拿满分难吗?看看满分考神都用了哪些方法!托福考试难度大家一定清楚,那么托福能拿将近满分,是怎么做到的呢?听说读写四项都是如何备考的呢?今天小编要和大家分享的话题是:托福考试成绩接近满分的考神,都用了哪些法宝?
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词汇相关
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首先第一重要的就是词汇,背熟练一本托福单词当然是必要的。那怎么达到100+分数的词汇水平?
建议的方法是自己整理单词书,我在记忆词汇时喜欢分类别和用法记忆。如表示生活物件的具象名词,表述思维的抽象名词。比如具象名词table,door, desk, etc 。
抽象名词delusion, nurture, perpetuity, prodigy, etc. 继续在具象名词下 继续分类:水果;蔬菜;汽车;驾驶;房屋;颜色;厨房;天气;办公;餐厅;服装款式和面料;体育运动;地貌;电子设备;等等我们生活中常见的事物。
其次就是建议直接做TPO,从中整理出各个话题分类的术语,会比强迫自己背他人所给的要有用许多。
阅读相关
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阅读最难的是什么,就是读不懂。读不懂分成三个层次:词汇、长难句、篇章总结。大家最好是自己整理,TPO每篇文章做完了,自己看哪个句子最长没读懂,做好分析,自己分析一遍,再找个英语好的同学帮助你分析,阅读能力自然提高。
更重要的是阅读中的句式,都适合写作,所以写作句式,模板从哪儿来?最好是去阅读里找,你真正读懂了,体会到这个句式的精妙之处,那自然可以模范。
举个例子↓↓↓
The end of the nineteenth century and the early years of the twentieth century were Marked by the development of an international Art Nouveau style, characterized by sinuous Lines, floral and vegetable motifs, and soft evanescent coloration.
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The end of the nineteenth century and the early years of the twentieth century (前面填时间)were Marked by the development of ******(这里填中心词), characterized by sinuous Lines, floral and vegetable motifs, and soft evanescent coloration.(这里填特征名词,排比格式)
前面是原始的例子,后面是改编的写作模板,比如写作题目是,“marked by”比大家常用的“is”就好太多了,而“characterized by”比正常翻译的“The characteristic of A is B ”也要更简练。这样,写作书也不用买了。
听力相关
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无数次听学生和培训师说,学生听力差,从新概念、VOA、BBC开始,那么我要反问,这些听力材料跟托福关系多大?里面的难词、难句、题材重复率多高?
行业内从来都是提出一个观点,不需要任何教研支撑的,这在过去是好事,因为过去没材料,就拿一些重合率10~30%的材料补充一下,但是现在,谁敢说自己托福考前把TPO所有听力都做完三遍,并且和原文逐字逐句校对过呢?所以做TPO真题听力足够。
听力怎么练?其实和阅读一样,长难句是学生的难点,听力也要练长难句,先模考练习,后听不懂的长难句反复练,行业内听力书普遍都是把强化班内容编辑成书,可以考虑购买一两本,了解里面的出题点、标志词等老师们整理的内容。
口语相关
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口语回答要简洁有效,第一,一定要写下对应题目的文本,很多人喜欢张口就来,这样子水平怎么提高?只是一直原地踏步而已。写下文本,这样子可以自己修改或者找人改,文本才能更流畅,更通顺,更地道;第二,是要注意语音语调,口语是人批改,人的耐心都是有限的,如果1分钟里,你的发音他听不懂,自然不会给高分。
ETS托福培训师官方培训的时候,会注意到大家在评分的时候,学生一开口,第一句话,基本上能奠定给他1分、3分还是5分的大框架,这些口音特点最难纠正,需要学生反复录音,并且就其中的点进行纠正,推荐书籍《美语发音的十三个秘诀》。
口语素材,建议Google或者Yahoo搜索,比如,如果我们遇到这样的真题:
Task 1: Which of following aspects do you think contributes most to a country's success?1. Many business opportunities;2. Well rounded medical care system;3. A developed educational system.
那么首先需要注意积累的就是原汁原味的表达,我们搜索“business opportunities for a countries success”,能看到Forbes福布斯上一篇文章:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2011/10/03/the-best-countries-for-business/#32f4ddbf4898
During the run-up to every U.S. presidential election, countless Americans threaten to move to Canada if their preferred candidate does not emerge victorious. Of course, few follow through with a move north. Maybe it is time to reconsider.
Canada ranks No. 1 in our annual look at the Best Countries for Business. While the U.S. is paralyzed by fears of a double-dip recession and Europe struggles with sovereign debt issues, Canada’s economy has held up better than most. The $1.6 trillion economy is the ninth biggest in the world and grew 3.1% last year. It is expected to expand 2.4% in 2011, according to the Royal Bank of Canada.
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During the run-up to every U.S. presidential election, countless Americans threaten to move to Canada if their preferred candidate does not emerge victorious. Canada ranks No. 1 in our annual look at the Best Countries for Business. While the U.S. is paralyzed by fears of a double-dip recession and Europe struggles with sovereign debt issues, (这里为了和题目呼应,可以把欧洲改成医疗福利强国呼应理由2,美国改成教育第一大国呼应理由3,就是即使美欧这样好,但是经济不行,国家还是会变弱,大家想离开,人民不满意)Canada’s economy has held up better than most. The $1.6 trillion economy is the ninth biggest in the world and grew 3.1% last year. It is expected to expand 2.4% in 2011, according to the Royal Bank of Canada.
写作相关
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如果认真看上面阅读部分长难句解析,模板句,用词提升应该有一些启发了。但是我一直认为,托福写作老师必须要有一些软件思维,因为托福写作是ETS软件批改+人工批改的,这一点也从ETS官方培训师中获得了验证。
软件如何识别你文章写得好坏呢?肯定是词汇分析,句式分析,因为软件能做的就是这些,软件评分系统是死的。
所以学生要凑软件评分系统,我这次取得写作30分的文章,基本上能用到了10个左右SAT和GRE单词的,简单词要用到位,能在一句话中加复杂从句多说一些细节的,就不少用简单句分开来说,这样的写作就是在凑软件的评分系统。而且高分句式全部用上,句式的丰富性得分基本就是满分。
另外,相应的话题从哪里找材料,能翻墙用GOOGLE,不能翻墙用Yahoo,以写作真题为例,“Some people like to study alone while other prefer to study in a group. Which one do you think is more effective? ”,这里题目意思是,一个人学,还是一群人学习。
我们利用Yahoo,搜索“individual study,group study, pros and cons”关键词,可以找到这个网址:http://home.nwciowa.edu/ttracy/studygroup.htm,这里就列举了优点缺点,已经很详细,不用多说了。就这样具体的素材和观点,还用得着买任何写作书吗?
Pros:
1. Many people come to an understanding of a subject through dialog and question/answer.
2. Studying in groups makes it possible to drill and quiz one another.
3. In a group, a complex subject can be broken up and divided among members of a group. Each one becomes a 'specialist' on some aspect of the subject, then shares his/her knowledge with the others.
Cons:
1. Greatest pitfall: All too often, study groups become social gatherings, full of distraction rather than study.
2. All members of the group must be highly motivated to study. Otherwise, distractions will prevail. Also, friction will develop among the members, some of whom will feel burdened by freeloaders.
3. The group may promote excellence, or it may agree on mediocrity. If the latter occurs, the group will become destructive.
In summary, study groups tend to bring out the members' best as well as worst study habits. It takes individual and collective discipline to remain focused on the task at hand, to remain committed and helpful to one another, to insist that everyone shoulder his/her fair share, and to insist on excellence of achievement as the only acceptable standard for continuing the study group.
如何才能达到托福满分,你,学会了吗?