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。
最近凉月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)