很多考生朋友在问如何提高口语,很多时候觉得无法开口,或者想不到应该用什么句型。在雅思口语考试中,基本是靠背诵来进行准备和应试的。 最近也和几位做雅思培训教师的朋友聊天,讨论考生怎样提高口语的问题。我们参考了全球雅思考生数据报告(Test Taker Performance Report,其部分数据见表一),发现中国考生的口语平均分只有5.3分,和卡塔尔并列全球倒数第一!而中国目前的英语教育时间却在全球范围内算较长的。为什么是这样的结果呢? Academic | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | OVERALL | Brazil | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 | China (Peoples Republic) | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | Colombia | 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | Cyprus | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 | Egypt | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | France | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6 | 6.4 | 6.7 | Germany | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | Greece | 7.2 | 7 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.8 | Hong Kong | 6.8 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6 | 6.4 | India | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6 | 6 | Indonesia | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6 | 6.2 | Iran | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6 | Iraq | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 | Italy | 6.4 | 7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 | Japan | 6 | 6 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | Korea, South | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | Malaysia | 7.2 | 7 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.8 | Mexico | 6.5 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | Pakistan | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.9 | Philippines | 7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 | Qatar | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | Russia | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | Spain | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | Taiwan | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | Thailand | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 | Turkey | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 6 | 5.9 |
表1:部分国家IELTS考生得分情况统计(Source:IELTS Org) |