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发表于 2009-9-10 22:37:00 |只看该作者
[写作] 权威提炼:新托福高分作文加分点
一、句式变化
  1. 变换句子的开头结构
  l 名词做主语
  l 介词短语作状语
  l 副词作状语
  l 状语从句
  l 分词短语作状语
  l 形容词短语作状语
  l 主语从句
  l 不定式短语做主语或状语
  l 动名词做主语
  To begin with, even in such areas as computer science, where it is estimated that much of what a student learns today will be obsolete in just five years, an advanced degree and the education it represents will continue to be of benefit. Unlike undergraduate education, which is divided into a number of small educational units every term, post-baccalaureate education is concentrated on deeper learning in fewer areas. Moreover, most graduate education requires extended, critical focus on complex issues or research projects. And even if the technical information relevant to completing a graduate-level project becomes outmoded, the learned critical methods and problem-solving approaches will not.

  2. 使用不同的句型结构
  Today’s education system places too much emphasis on students’ desires rather than their needs. Accordingly, students are searching for the easy way out, and educators are willingly conspiring with them. As opposed to this trend, I would argue that students should study what is presented to them rather than what is desired by them. Not only should educators determine the curriculum, but also they should strive to insure that each individual student truly gains from his/her education, rather than just breezes through it.

二、承上启下
  1. 表示结论
  in conclusion  in sum  to conclude  to sum up
  2. 表示肯定程度
  certainly  clearly  obviously  plainly  apparently  surely
  undoubtedly  naturally  for certain  for sure  of course  never
  always  possibly  perhaps  likely  probably  potentially  presumably  to some extend  in a large sense  generally speaking
  in a sense  generally  in some sense  normally  ideally
  3. 引出新观点
  first  second  third  finally  in the first place  in the second place
  last but not least  first of all  next  another  In addition  additionally
  further  furthermore  moreover  also  likewise  similarly
  more importantly  imagine  suppose  most importantly  for one thing
  for another
  4. 引出详细解释
  specifically  particularly  for example  for instance  in this case
  in that case  as well as  in that  such as  in addition to
  5. 表示对照或其他观点
  otherwise  however  nevertheless  though  although  yet
  meanwhile  while  But  instead  still  anyway  unlike
  on the contrary  by contrast  by comparison  in any case  at any rate
  in spite of  rather than  on the one hand  on the other hand  even if
  apart from  instead of  even so
        6. 表示证据出现
  since  because  actually  in fact  as a matter of fact  as a result
  due to  owing to
  7. 表示推理
  as a result  accordingly  consequently  hence  thus  ultimately
  thereby  therefore  as a consequence  if so  if not  according to
  8. 表示反复说明
  in other words  briefly  that is

三、巧用修辞
  1. 排比对称结构
  Despite all the evidence, experts continue to debate weather global warming exists, how extensive the problem is, what the likely effects will be and whether any remedy is possible.
  Despite all the evidence, experts continue to debate the existence of global warming, the extent of the problem, its likely effects and any possible remedy.
  2. 比喻
  (1)明喻:比喻词出现:as, like, as if…
  In many ways, no doubt, our world grows more and more complex, sputniks cannot be simple; yet how many of our complexities remain futile, how many of our artificialities false. Simplicity too can be subtle-as the straight lines of a Greek temple, like the Parthenon at Athens, are delicately curved in order to look straighter still.
  (2)暗喻:比喻词不出现。
  America has given the Negro people a bad check, which has come back marked insufficient funds.
  3. 对照:加深印象
  Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice; moderation is the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
  4. 类比
  The Negro has a callus growing on his soul and it is getting harder and harder to hurt him here. That is a simple law of nature. Like a callus on the foot in a shoe that is too tight. The foot is nature’s and that shoe was put on by man. The tight shoe will pinch your foot and make you holler and scream. But sooner or later, if you do not take the shoe off, a callus will form on the foot and begin to wear out the shoe.
  It is the same with the Negro in America. That shoe-the white man’s system—has pinched and rubbed and squeezed his soul until it has almost destroyed him. But it did not. And how a callus has formed on his soul, and unless that system is adjusted to fit him, too, that callus is going to wear our that system.
  5. 拟人
  Dawn was beginning to prowl about the sky and put out the starts.
  6. 夸张
  For she was beautiful—her beauty made the bright world dim, and everything beside seemed like the fleeting image of a shade.
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发表于 2009-9-10 22:37:57 |只看该作者
[写作] 托福作文考试中常见的23种错误例析
关于TOEFL考试作文相信大家都买了不少参考书,并且背诵了不少好段子,但是有的考生依旧作文不理想,究其原因在写作时可能不太在意,好了,让我们看看专家怎么评点TOEFL考试作文的常见错误的……

  1.结构不平行例:I was able to raise my TOEFL score by studying hard and I read lots of books.当使用连词将一系列的单词联接起来的时候,应当使用词性相同或同一类型的短语。

  2.不知所云例:Many companies began using computers mouth.

  3.段落过长,不分段主语与动词一致问题She are a good friend of mine that I has known for a long time.主语和动词在数方面不一致。

  4.句子别扭We heated the soup in the microwave for too long and the shape of the container changed.措辞过长或不清。换言之,句子显得滑稽可笑。

  5.不要使用缩写在正式的写作中不要使用缩写形式(can’t,don’t,it’s,we’ll,they’ve等等),而应当使用单词的完整形式(cannot,do not,it is,we will,they have等等)。

  6.关联词语重复Since I want to go to a good school, therefore I am trying to raise my test scores.不能在该句的主要主语和主要动词前使用连词。

  7.句子不完整Many students have a hard time passing all the tests to getsintoscollege. For example, my friend in high school.句子没有主要主语或主要动词,因为其实它应是一个从句。这是一个非常常见的错误,修改的方法是将两个句子连接起来。

  8.不要使用get When I got home, I got tired, so I got a book and gotsintosbed. Get太不正式,意思也过于含糊,不适合用在正式的场合。应将get改为一个更加具体的单词,如become, receive, find, achieve,等等。

  9.书写难以辨认信息不正确I would like to study in America because all modern technology originated there.传的信息不正确,或者让人听起来觉得可能不正确(如果确实是正确的,应当解释为什么这样,因为读者不认为是正确的)。上述例句中,all的意思是百分之百;我们不能绝对地说每一件新东西都是从美国诞生的。为保险起见,应当使用many或most。非英语单词Computers are very helpful and advantageable.尽管看起来象个单词,其实不是,至少不是个英文单词。使用这个单词的另一种形式。

  10.介词多余I would like to discuss about something important that you mentioned about to me during yesterday. We went to downtown yesterday to buy a watch. When I first came to the US, I did not have a lot of friends in here. In class, my classmate never mentioned about her husband.在表示这种意思时此单词不能与介词连用。这种情况常见于downtown,home,there,here等词。这些词语在英语中是副词而非名词,因而不能在它们前面添加介词。

  11.跑题或不相关There are many reasons to buy a car, preferably a nice car.这个意思与文章的主题无关。

  12.陈词滥调It is okay for children to fail sometimes.所表达的意思很普通大多数人都已经知道到了,因而就没有必要再说出来。

  13.标点问题I love animals. And I like to help them. Because they are helpless. So I want to become a vet.这是一个非常普遍的问题!许多学生在句子中使用了太多的句号,尤其是当他们用手写的时候。

  14.重复冗余Personally, I believe what the newspaper prints.一种意思的表述不止一次,或者某个词语不必要。

  15.单数/复数Many year ago, dinosaur roamed the Earths.单词需要从单数变为复数,或者由复数变成单数。单数可数名词单数可数名词不能单独使用,应该将其变为复数形式或者加上限定词(a, the, my, his, her, Gary’s, no, any, 1, 3, 50, most,等等)。

  16.拼写错误主语、动词或宾语有问题I want to buy something for my mother that she will like it. There was a terrible accident happen yesterday.句子的基本结构有问题缺少主语、动词或宾语,或者这些成分重复。

  17.语气与文章不符I was kind of mad at the guy who vociferated angry words at me. I have heard many wonderful things about such cosmopolitan cities as Paris, London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and I would love to visit these cities to check them out.语气与文章其他部分不相符可能是过于正式或者太不正式。

  18.代词指代不明If people do not speak the same language, it has a greater chance of miscommunication. I intend to complete my studies in the United States because they have good programs there.代词所指代的指示词(介词所代替的名词)不清楚。

  19.过于笼统We should use our resources on Earth because the Earth is getting worse.句子或它所表达的意思过于笼统,不能提供多少信息。

  20.动词时态错误Yesterday I will go to the store because tomorrow I needed some food.动词时态不正确检查一下是应该用现在时、过去时、将来时还是完成时等等。

  21.选词不恰当I was late getting home because I lost my way.在这种情况下不应该使用该词可选择更好的词语或者所使用的词语与文章的总体语气不符。

  22.单词形式不当I want to creation a great web site so that I can becoming wealth.所使用的单词的形式不正确检查一下应该使用该词的名词、形容词或副词形式的哪一种。

  23.用词错误Even I don’t speak Spanish, I was able to find a bathroom in the department store. I gained a lot of pounds during vacation.用词错误或在此种情况下该词不是最佳用词。
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发表于 2009-9-10 22:39:08 |只看该作者
[写作] 托福写作考前必须熟悉的技巧

托福写作考前必须熟悉的技巧

时间: 2008年05月12日 18:30    作者:    来源:新浪

         采用不同的句子开头是使句子多样化的手段之一。我们造句及写作的时候不应该总是用 “subject-verb-object” 的结构顺序,而应该尽量用不同的方式展开一个句子。不同的句子开头既可以美化句子,同时也能使句子与句子之间自然过度,衔接自然,以免过于依赖过渡词。在 TWE 考试中主考官对句子结构的多样化也非常的重视,看看常见的句子开头的方法!
  句子的开头可以采用以下的任何一种方式:
  1 用副词开头,常见的情形有:
  (1)副词修饰全句
  Luckily,he didn’t know my phone number;otherwise,he would bother me.
  Incredibly,Helena got straight A in her school report this semester.
  Interestingly,cats and dogs can hardly get along well in a house.
  修饰全句常用的副词有:
  obviously undoubtedly
  apparetly fortunately
  clearly unfortunately
  incredibly luckily
  unluckily surprisingly
  frighteningly
  这些副词大多数表示说话人对全句的看法,在意思上相等与 “It is ... 形容词 that ...” 。
  eg:
  Obviously,he is nervous about the test.
  =It is obvious that he is nervous about the test.
  Unfortunately,he tripped over and fell in the mud.
  =It is unfortunate that he tripped over and fell in the mud.(2) 强调副词
  Hurriedly, the man drew me a scratch map to show me the direction.
  Dangerously, the drunkard sped down the street.
  Slowly and gently, snowflakes were drifting down from the sky.
  (3) 副词表示某一地域或某一领域
  Geographically, Canada is the biggest country in the world.
  Financially, she is independent, but emotionally she is dependent.
  2. 用插入语开头,表示说话人的态度,或使句子的意思更加准确:
  Strangely enough, Jennifer does not enjoy sunshine and beach.
  Generally speaking, winter in Vancouver is gloomy.
  类似的插入语有:
  no wonder no doubt
  in other words in my opinion
  in conclusion in fact
  as a matter of fact
  3. 用形容词、并列形容词或形容词短语开头,修饰句子的主语,表示主语的特征或状态:
  Frantic, the young mother rushed out the door with the baby in her arms.
  Tasty and crisp,potato chip are a favorite snack for both children and adults.
  Happy at his good marks at school, the little boy skipped on his way home.
  Desperete and hopeless, the poor man committed suicide.
  4. 用分词、分词短语开头:
  (a) 修饰句子主语,表示主语所处的状态或主语同时进行的另一个较谓语动词次要的动作:
  Scared, the girl moved timidly and cautiously into the dark room.( 状态)
  Cgased by my dear pet cat, the mouse dashed into a snall hole.( 状态 )
  Spoiled by his parents, the naughty boy always insists on things he wants.( 状态)
  Puffing and hugging, he finished his run.( 另一动作)
  Looking at herself in the mirror, she fingered her silk scarf on her shoulder.( 另一动作)
  (b) 修饰谓语动词,表示原因、时间等
  Lying down on the couch, he felt much relaxed.( 时间)
  Feeling bored, she turned on the TV and switched from channel to channel.( 原因)
  Wanting to find out the business hour,she called the store.( 原因)
  Having completed the form, dhe mailed it out immediately.( 时间)
  5. 用介词短语开头,表示句子谓语动词发生的时间、地点、方式、原因、条件等:
  On seeing him approach, the girl immediately turned her face to a shop window pretending to look at something there.( 时间)
  Around the corner, a crowd gathered.( 地点)
  Unlike his father, Peter touches neither cigarettes nor alcohol.( 方式)
  Due to the limit of seats, he was not accepted.( 原因)
  In case of fire, use the stairways.( 条件)
  6. 动词不定式开头,强调谓语动词动作的目的:
  To celebrate the arrival of the Millennium, we held a grand party in the hotel.
  To show my trust om him, I deposited $ 10,000 into his bank account.
  7. 用独立分词短语开头,使句子有正式的味道:
  Birds singing in the tree, another routine day starts.
  Sea gulls flying over the water, the old fisherman flung his fishing meat into the open sea.
  A dog following them, the police searched every suspect.
  8. 用过渡句开头,表示此句与上下句的关系:
  Consequently, I slowed down to avoid a fine ticket.
  In fact, she was a kindhearted woman.
  9. 用同位语开头,表示主句位于动词发生的时间、地点、原因、方式、条件等:
  A signing officer of the bank, Jane signs her name hundreds of times each day at work.
  A TV addict, Jim watches TV movies one after another every evening until after midnight.
  10. 用副词从句开头,表示主句谓语动词发生的时间、地点、原因、方式、条件等:
  When you are in need of help, give me a call.
  Wherever you go, I follow.
  Since your childen love hamburgers and fries, we might as well eat in MacDonald.
  As if it were summer,everybody wear shorts and a T-shirt.
  In case that you get lost, call me at this number.
  11. 用名词从句开头,作整句的主语:
  Whether you take the position or not makes great difference to me.
  Why I am unhappy is something I can’t explain.
  What they should do about the hole in the roof is their most pressing problem.
  以下是托福短文写作中使用率最高、覆盖面最广的基本句式,每组句式的功能相同或相似,考生可根据自己的情况选择其中的1-2个,做到能够熟练正确地仿写或套用。
  1、表示原因
  1)There are three reasons for this.
  2)The reasons for this are as follows.
  3)The reason for this is obvious.
  4)The reason for this is not far to seek.
  5)The reason for this is that...
  例如: There are three reasons for the changes that have taken place in our life.Firstly,people’s living standard has been greatly improved.Secondly,most people are well paid,and they can afford what they need or like.Last but not least,more and more people prefer to enjoy modern life.
  2、表示好处
  1)It has the following advantages.
  2)It does us a lot of good.
  3)It benefits us quite a lot.
  4)It is beneficial to us.
  5)It is of great benefit to us.
  例如: Books are like friends.They can help us know the world better,and they can open our minds and widen our horizons.Therefore,reading extensively is of great benefit to us.
  3、表示坏处
  1)It has more disadvantages than advantages.
  2)It does us much harm.
  3)It is harmfulto us.
  例如:However,everything dividesinto two.Television can also be harmful to us.It can do harm to our health and make us lazy if we spend too much time watching televi- sion.
  4、表示重要、必要、困难、方便、可能
  1)It is important(necessary,difficult,convenient,possible)for sb.to do sth.
  2)We think it necessary to do sth.
  3)It plays an important role in our life.
  例如: Computers are now being used everywhere,whether in the government,in schools or in business.Soon,computers will be found in every home,too.We have good reason to say that computers are playing an increasingly important role in our life and we have stepped into the Computer Age.
  5、表示措施
  1)We should take some effective measures.
  2)We should try our best to overcome(conquer)the difficulties.
  3)We should do our utmost in doing sth.
  4)We should solve the problems that we are confronted(faced)with.
  例如:The housing problem that we are confronted with is becoming more and more serious.Therefore,we must take some effective measures to solve it.
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[写作] 托福写作九大要点及文章套路
托福写作九大要点及文章套路

   1.托福的作文就是英文的“八股”,有套路,所以模板用得上。
   2.词汇和固定短语要识记,主要是3类: ~环境的,经济的,社会进步等题目经常涉及的名词或者名词短语;~表示程度等的形容词和能够恰当修饰动词的副词;~起承转合作用的连接词和短语。
   3.在正确,易懂的基础上,力求句型的变化多端,插入语,从句,倒装,虚拟等。
   4.看清题目要求写什么,有比较的,要写出两者的不同,不要只说你支持的。
   5.不同的reason不要糅合到一块去,每段中心要明确,且reason段落,要用英文写作的方式,开门见山的在段落开头指出;既然要成段,那么你所选择的reason一定要能扩展,也就是有东西好写,不要为赋新辞强说愁;所以虽然一个论点你可能有N个理由,但那些很有道理,但是你用英文无法表达清楚的,就不用写了,这不是上万字的论文。
   6.reason一出就要有example,两三个case足以,并且事例逻辑上能够支持原因。
   7.整篇文章不要出现第二人称you,your,这是enjoylife等前辈的指点(指点了pumpkin,然后她又“数落”我的),多用people;你想,you就是阅卷人,你凭什么张口就用人家的书面语言教导人家呢?
   8.个人的观点:尽可能的避免单独使用he/she,考虑到性别歧视问题。但是,如果你要顶字数的话,也请用 he or she 。
   9.口语化是初级者的大问题之一,写作文的时候往往是先想中文改怎么说,然后做个翻译工作;本来对非母语就很能驾驭,这样一来,说大白话,就直接导致句式的单一;所以还是要看看真题阅读文章的文法。
   具体考试的时候作文应该怎么写,时间怎么分配,我没有发言权。
   文章的套路,我推荐“五段锦”。
     第一段,对题目改写,再用模板的套话扯一下,常用的手法是正反一提。
     第二段,最大的reason,事例论据支持。
     第三段,次大的reason,事例论据支持。
     第四段,一个小的reason,外加一个不碍大事的however的对立。
     第五段,对各段reason改写总结,也可以再加展望,但是不要号召
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发表于 2009-9-10 22:40:37 |只看该作者
[写作] 新托福写作高分八大黄金策略
一、新托福(iBT)写作简介:  新托福写作共分两个部分,计时五十分钟。第一篇称为Integrated Writing; 第二篇称为Independent Writing.第一篇要求考生用三分钟先看一段文章,再听一段两分钟左右的听力材料,然后在二十分钟内写一篇150—225字左右的文章。第二篇是独立写作,其形式与旧托福无太大差异。现有的题目库就是我们最好的准备材料。鉴于许多考生对此形式并不熟悉,特做此文。
  二、写作高分八大黄金策略:
  1.  词汇要求:按笔者对托福写作题认真分析和多次参加托福考试经验,我认为词汇的要求应该是4000—5000个积极词汇。其中,学习词汇三个重中之重便是:①动宾搭配。 ②介宾搭配。 ③修饰原则。 此乃应对新托福写作词汇要求之三大利器。
    2.  语法突破:其中必备四大语法结构即是:①句子结构 ②从句 ③非谓语动词 ④倒装、强调、平行结构、一致;
    3.  思路拓展:有的考生英语水平虽好,但常常苦于没有思路。那针对这种情况,我们对思路扩展提出两种方法,能迅速有效帮助学生解决这个问题。
  ①归类法 + ②总括法
  4.  审题原则:如何审题,决定了你是否能在有效时间内迅速进入状态。对此,我们制定出审题三原则:†
  ①定位 ②概括 ③分类
  5.  结构安排:清晰的结构将使阅卷人对你留下一个好的印象。除此,你也能更加有效的安排自己的段落。三种方法助你一臂之力:1 平衡式 2 倾向式 3 一波三折式
  6.  范文分析:
  对满分作文的有效分析将帮助你迅速建立起自己的语库和资料源。
  ①词的使用 ②句的联系 ③段落安排 ④逻辑构造 ⑤整体一致
  7.  模板使用:针对综合写作和独立写作,我们众多教师会分门别类帮助大家建立起自己模板库。这样,你不仅可在考场上节约大量时间,也可冲击高分。其中,模板共分三类:①通用模板 ②专用模
  8.  练习讲评
  英文有曰:The taste of pudding is in eating. 对写作,唯有通过大量练习,不断修改,我们才能体会其真正的奥秘。因此,环球的课堂上给大家提供了大量的练习机会。通过写作,修改,讲评三部曲,相信大家一定会达到从量变到质变的飞跃。
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[写作] 李笑来:新托福作文准备
时间: 2005年10月19日 11:34    作者:李笑来    来源:北京新东方学校  


  (一)新托福考试作文部分概述

  新托福考试显然更加注重考生的英语“输出”能力——新版的考试中不仅增加了口语测试部分,写作部分也更加重视考生的整合能力测试。新托福考试的作文部分将包括两个部分,历时50分钟。

  第一部分与原来的TWE考试形式相同,依然要求考生30分钟内完成——只不过这次ETS明确要求字数不得低于300词。根据目前ETS发布的样题来看,新托福的作文题库不会发生太大的变化——ETS也许会对题目的措辞做出一些改变,然而对已有的话题是很难做出本质性改变的。所以,目前的TWE官方题库依然是考生应对新托福考试中作文的第一部分的最重要参考资料。

  而第二部分远比目前的TWE考试形式复杂。考生可能会遇到以下两种情况之一:要么1) Listening/Writing,即,考生要先听一篇文章;或2) Reading/Writing,即,考生要先读一篇文章。之后,考生须按照题目要求在20分钟内写150-225字的文章。新托福的特殊考试形式要求考生具备高度的听说读写综合能力才可能获得理想的成绩。

  (二)新托福作文计分方式

  新托福考试的作文评分依然采用人工评卷方式。每个部分最高分为5分,最低分为1分。每份考卷的两个部分各分别由两名阅卷者进行评分(只给整数分数),而后取平均值。最后这个平均值要转换为Scale Score,如下图所示 。按照ETS的统计,写作部分最终Scale Score为22分~24分对考生来讲已经比较理想——考生的百分比级别已经在80%左右;而最终Scale Score为26分以上就是非常优秀了——这时,考生的百分比级别已经超过90%。  

Writing Rubric Mean


  
Scaled Score



5.00
  
30

4.75
  
29

4.50
  
28

4.25
  
27

4.00
  
25

3.75
  
24

3.50
  
22

3.25
  
21

3.00
  
20

2.75
  
18

2.50
  
17

2.25
  
15

2.00
  
14

1.75
  
12

1.50
  
11

1.25
  
10

1.00
  
8


  
   




















  (三)新托福作文评分标准

(I) Independent Writing Task Scoring Guide

5 An essay at this level
o effectively addresses the topic and task
o is well organized and well developed, using clearly appropriate explanation, exemplification, and/or details
o displays unity, progression, and coherence
o displays consistent facility in the use of language, demonstrating syntactic variety, appropriate word choice, and idiomaticity, though it may have minor lexical or grammatical errors

4 An essay at this level
o addresses the topic and task well enough, some points may not be fully elaborated
o is generally well organized and well developed, using appropriate and sufficient explanation, exemplification, and/or details
o displays unity, progression, and coherence, though it may contain occasional redundancy, digression, or unclear connection
o displays facility in the use of language, demonstrating syntactic variety and range of vocabulary, though it will probably have may have occasional noticeable minor errors in structure or word form or idiomatic language use that do not interfere with meaning

3 An essay at this level
o addresses the topic and task using somewhat developed explanation, exemplification, and/or details
o displays unity, progression, and coherence, though connection of ideas may be occasionally obscured
o may demonstrate inconsistent facility in sentence formation and word choice that may result in lack of clarity and occasionally obscure meaning
o may display accurate but limited range of syntactic structures and vocabulary

2 An essay at this level
o limited development in response to the topic and task
o inadequate organization or connection of ideas
o inappropriate or insufficient exemplification, explanation, or details to support or illustrate generalizations in response to the task
o a noticeably inappropriate choice of word or word forms
o an accumulation of errors in sentence structure and/or usage

1 An essay at this level
o serious disorganization or underdevelopment
o little or no detail, or irrelevant specifics, or questionable responsiveness to the task
o serious and frequent errors in sentence structure or usage

(II) Reading/Writing Task Scoring Guidelines

5 A response at this level has all of the following qualities:
o principle ideas presented accurately with ample and accurately connected key supporting points/elaboration as required to fulfill the task effectively
o organization effective in response to the task
o sentence formation and word forms accurate and appropriate; response may have occasional minor grammatical or lexical errors
o appropriate use of own language and language from source text

4 A response at this level has all of the following qualities:
o principle ideas presented accurately as required by the task, though one or two key supporting points/details/elaboration may be omitted, misrepresented, or somewhat unclear, inexplicit, or inexplicitly connected
o organization generally effective in response to the task
o sentence formation and word choice generally accurate and appropriate; response may have noticeable minor errors and some imprecision and/or unidiomatic language use and/or imprecise connection among ideas; however these do not obscure meaning
o generally appropriate use of own language and language from source text

3 A response at this level is marked by inconsistency
o principle ideas inconsistently presented: some are discussed accurately with key supporting points/elaboration; other support/elaboration may be absent, incorrect or unclear/obscured by weaknesses in language; or
o inconsistent facility in sentence formation and word choice present (meaning may be unclear and may be occasionally obscured); or
o efforts at paraphrasing may result in a number of sentence and word form errors, but meaning is not usually obscured, or there are efforts at paraphrasing, but they do not move sufficiently away form exact wording and/or structures in the source text; or
o inconsistent facility in expressing connections between and among ideas (connections exist but are not effective)

2 A response at this level is marked by flaws in presentation of information or language
o significantly incomplete, inaccurate, or unclear presentation of principal ideas and key supporting points, or
o consistent lack of facility in sentence formation, word choice, word forms and/or connection between and among ideas; or
o efforts at paraphrase usually unsuccessful or very limited attempts at paraphrase

1 A response at this level exhibits one or more major flaws
o little or no comprehensible presentation of principal ideas and key supporting points required by the task
o failure to connect points to the required task
o pervasive language errors that make it difficult for the reader to derive meaning
o text too brief or too borrowed to allow for judgment of writing proficiency

(III) Listening/Writing Task Scoring Guidelines

5 A response at this level
o amply and accurately discusses the key points required by the task
o is well organized
o displays accurate and appropriate sentence formation and word choice; the response may have occasional minor grammatical or lexical errors

4 A response at this level
o accurately discusses the key points required by the task, though some key points may not be fully elaborated; the response may have occasional minor inaccuracies or distortion of information or may occasionally exhibit lack of clarity
o is generally well organized
o displays generally accurate and appropriate sentence formation and word choice; the response may have noticeable minor errors and some imprecision and/or unidiomatic language use and/or imprecise connections among ideas; however these do not obscure meaning

3 A response at this level is marked by inconsistency in
o completeness, accuracy, and/or clarity in presentation of key points; or
o facility in expressing connections between and among ideas (connections exist but are not effective); or
o facility in sentence formation and word choice (meaning may be unclear and may be occasionally obscured)

2 A response at this level is marked by flaws in presentation of information or language
o significantly incomplete, inaccurate, or unclear presentation of key points, or
o consistent lack of facility in sentence formation, connection, and/or word choice, or

1 A response at this level exhibits one or more major flaws
o little or no comprehensible presentation of key points
o failure to connect points to the required task
o pervasive language errors that make it difficult for the reader to derive meaning
o too brief to allow for judgment of writing proficiency

  (四)新托福作文准备策略

  1. 侧重考试第一部分

  对绝大多数考生来讲,“Independent Writing”要比“Listening/Writing”或者“Reading/Writing”来的容易一些。并且,现有TWE题库中的大量题目是最好的练习资源,事先练习得越多,这一部分越容易获得满分。最重要的是第一部分的成绩如果高了,那么即便第二部分成绩稍微低一点,最终的平均分换算成Scale Score也会很容易在25分以上,比如第一部分5分,而第二部分只有3分,但是平均分就是4分,而换算成Scale Score之后,已经是25分了——这个成绩的百分比等级已经是86%——是一个足够申请奖学金的成绩了。

  想在第一部分获得高分的话,考生首先要熟悉作文考试可能涉及到的话题。我的建议是先去下载题库(下载地址见注释1),反复阅读若干遍,谙熟所有话题。谙熟题目的好处是从此开始考生可以进行有目的的阅读了。如果你知道你将要写的文章是什么,你就会发现素材其实随处可见——你读的报纸里有很多值得收集的超级素材,你观察到身边有很多好的例子可以支持你的观点,甚至你在背单词的时候都会发现有很多词正是因为可以用在作文里才变得非常容易记住。

  其次,为自己准备一个随身携带的笔记本,用来记录所有你可以收集到的词汇、句型、素材、灵感等等。在背单词的时候发现哪个词汇可以用到作文中去,就马上找一个句子抄在笔记本上。比如,背到 “exorbitant,adj. 过高的,昂贵的”,就立刻在笔记本上写: “Although every thing in the city seems exorbitant, I still prefer living in the city because there must be much more opportunities in the city than in a small town.” 在读文章的时候发现某个句子的表达方式与自己的方式不一样,就马上进行改写练习(就好像学书法要临摹一样)。 例如,读到 “If my memory serves, he was a high school teacher.” 就一定要马上抄到笔记本上去。因为其中 “If my memory serves,…” 相当于中文的 “如果我没有记错的话,……” 这样的句型大抵上不会在什么语法书或教材上专门讲解的,只能靠平时积累。

  最后,一定要以提高实力为根本。写作绝对是积累出来的能力——更何况是用第二语言进行写作。平时一定要养成勤查词典的习惯。背单词,一定要记住单词的用法,而不仅仅是英文字母组合与中文释义的简单对应。很多人不可能不认识“influence”,也不可能不认识“exercise”,但是却不知道“施加影响”的表达法是“exercise influence on sb./sth.”;再比如,知道 “habitat”,知道 destruction”,但不知道“濒临灭绝物种”(endangered species)所面临的最大问题是 “habitat destruction” (栖息地破坏)。在这种情况下,写出好作文几乎不可能。可见平时查字典、看例句、收集、整理的重要性。语言学习只能是以来积累的。

2. 锻炼记笔记的能力

  在 “Listening/Writing Task” 中,考生必须能够准确复述Lecture中的主要信息以及它们间的逻辑联系。于是,记笔记(或称“速记”)的能力就很重要了。学习并熟悉一些简单的速记技巧会使考生在考场上获得更多的相对优势。以下是一些非常容易学会但又非常有效的建议:

1. 不要尝试逐字逐句地记录

2. 把草稿纸从中间对折,左右各分成一半;只在左面记笔记,以便随后可在右面进行补充。

3. 行距也要尽量宽松,这样容易保持清洁

4. 在不影响记忆情况下,单词可以采取缩写。比如 “broad area of communication” 可以写成 “brod ar~ of c~”或者 “b~ area of c~”。

5. 用符号表达逻辑关系,例如:
a. 用箭头表示因果: A  B
b. 用大于号、小于号、等号、约等号表达比较: A > B
c. 用大括号以及数字表示分类/列举,比如:
      1.  first factor
      2. second factor
      3. third factor
d. 用i.e.表示举例: …A sentence…, i.e., X, Y, Z

6. 格外注意数字、年代、人名、地名、专有名词

7. 醒目地表示元素(理由、例子、论点等等)的顺序,分辨元素间的逻辑关系(并列、递进、转折、时间顺序等等),用自己的符号标示出来。

  掌握简单的速记技巧实际上在任何领域中都有相当重要的作用,它会戏剧性地提高一个人的效率。无论是上课、开会,还是当灵感闪现的时候,速记能力都会帮上大忙。刚开始的时候必然会有些生疏,但只要过上一小段时间之后,每个人都会发现自己越来越有效率,并且能够发明很多只有自己才能看懂的符号或者一些其他的什么方式——这样的时候,人们总是发现自己是有很严重的自恋倾向的。

  3. 锻炼英文记忆能力

  在这里,所谓的“英文记忆能力”是指能够成段背诵英文文章的能力。大多数人从小就讨厌“死记硬背”,但是作为成年人的我们应该知道“死记硬背”的另外一个说法是“博闻强识”。

   一方面,只有能够记住细节的作者才能使用细节打动读者。而记忆力欠佳的作者往往只能写出让人感觉空洞的文章。试比较:

A1. A famous scientist once said…
A2. Consider the words of Pasteur, …

B1. I remember an athlete said “Rejoice, we conquer!”
B2. Remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying: “Rejoice, we conquer!”

  例句A2与B2显然要比例句A1和A2更能打动读者。然而前提却是作者要有起码的记忆力。其实,记忆一些细节并不难,尤其是当养成习惯之后。只不过,大多数人是懒惰的而已。

  另一方面,记忆里的薄弱会造成考场上时间的严重浪费。比如,在Reading/Writing Task”中,考生如果有足够的记忆力的话,就没必要反复回去参照文章,从而节省大量的时间,进而有更多的时间思考,所以可以写出高度精炼并逻辑严谨的文章。反之,考生就好像是一台内存太小的计算机,很容易蓝屏、死机。所以,建议考生有意识地锻炼一下自己“死记硬背”的能力。

  4. 提高英文复述能力

  在Reading/Writing Task中,考生的成绩很大程度上取决于能否用自己的语言复述文章内容并保持信息完整、准确。其实所谓的“用自己的语言复述文章内容”很简单——就是用于文章不同的表达法重新表述一遍文章的内容而已。文章中用的是 “because of”,那我们就把它换成 “due to”或者 “owning to”;文章中用的是 “people living in the present”;我们就把它换成 “people who live in the present”; 文章中说 “A is larger than B”,我们就把它换成 “B is smaller than A”…

  考生应该注意积累同义表达法,例如:

o for example, for instance, say, like, such as, take … for example…
o because, since, for, in that
o important, essential, vital, critical, indispensable
o complex, intricate, involved
o include, comprise, encompass, involve, consist of
o think, believe, deem, regard as
o argue, claim, maintain, hold
o …

  另外,也可以随便参照一本语法书,比如《朗文英语语法》或《朗文高级英语与法》,学习各种成分结构之间的互换,例如:

o 形容词性成分vs. 定语从句:
Beads are miniature bundles of secrets waiting to be revealed.ßàBeads contain a plethora of secrets which are waiting to be revealed.

o 副词性成分vs. 状语从句
Conception occurs when a single sperm fuses with an egg.ßàA single sperm fusing with an egg, conception occurs.

o 名词性成分vs. 主语从句、宾语从句、同位语从句
Scientists finally worked out how it functions. ßà Scientists finally worked out its mechanism.

  最后提醒一点,文章中的名词概念不要随便替换。因为名词概念构成文章的主要线索,随意替换名词概念一不小心就会造成文章难懂艰涩。当一个有经验的作者在展示自己的语言多样性的时候,他会使用更准确的动词、形容词(而不依赖程度副词);或通过句型的变换,长短句相间等手段,但是绝对不会轻易替换文章中主要的名词概念。
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[笔记技巧] 新托福IBT听力做笔记技巧
新托福IBT听力做笔记技巧

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时间: 2008年05月18日 19:15    作者:秦楠    来源:新东方


  一、新托福听力的六大特点

  1. 听力材料长度增加,每类文章的长度都在600字以上

  2. 总题目数量减少,老托福听力题目为50道,新托福为34道

  3. 听力题型简化为两大类:长对话(2个),课堂讲座(4个)

  4. 出现三种新的考试题目类型:表格题、重复题、多选题

  5. 听完之后才可以看题目

  6. 考生可以做笔记

  通过对新托福听力特点的分析,我们不难看出记笔记是听力高分突破的关键。

  二、IBT听力做笔记技巧

  1. 确定记录内核心话题

  IBT听力正式开始之前会有一个简短的内容介绍,之后屏幕上会出现一些和听力内容相关的,这些可以帮助我们确定下面所要听部分的核心话题。例如, listen to a conversation between a professor and student in a professor and student. 从这个介绍我们可以知道下面对话内容的场景:biology class,结下来会出现一个图片,里面文字为:Friends of the Earth, Biology class.后面还会出现一个对话内容的图片。通过这些文字和图片,我们可以推断这个对话的主题为与人类地球有关的一个结构,这样机构主要会负责环保事宜。确定主题可以让考生悬着的新慢慢落地。后面的长对话给出的文字和图片提示与对话类似。

  2. 记录细节

  确定核心话题之后,我们需要做的就是记录与其相关的细节,主要的细节为what , when, where , who , why和 how等。注意记录对话和演讲中信息引导词和信息引导句后面的信息,例如, First ..., let's look at the ..., Now, Let's move on to ..., in the nest part of lecture ,I ‘d like to talk about ....

  3. 具体的记录方法

  1)主要记录实词:名词,动词,形容词。这次词语所包含的信息量大,也是重读和重复的核心词汇。

  2)采用简写、符号和缩写的速记法方法记录,例如:Q.=question,ltd.=limited, +=and/plus , ?=question ,/=or。此外,还可以用一些其它只有自己熟悉的速记符号来记录重要信息。

  总之,IBT听力分数的提高需要广大考生持续的努力和不断总结!学会做笔记, IBT听力满分不是梦。
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LZ加油!
明儿上考场杀托儿~
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taoyukun-daidai + 2 加油!祝你考场顺利!

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lz很棒~今天考的咋样?
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taoyukun-daidai + 1 你说的是楼上吧?呵呵,我买今天考试。

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首先先大胆的在课下问问题
首先你要非常清楚这个老师将会对你的哪些方面产生作用
其次你要将你的问题并且又是这个老师所擅长的领域时,你要大胆将你不会的问题反馈给他,一方面是你成功的让他帮你答疑,另一方面他会明白现阶段的学生到底在那些细节上不会。其实你问问题的过程就是一个双赢的环节
这是主要的方面,至于情感方面老师会认为你信任他并向他提问,从常理上来看他同时会对你增加了好感
同时也会更尽心的为你答疑
当你不止一次和老师进行课下的互动时。你和老师双方面都会发生微妙的关系。你不惧怕老师,老师更愿意将他的所学交给你而不像其他的学生。其实你从我刚才的描述中你会发现我的想法根本不是拍马屁,套近乎之类的,只是单纯的想借老师力量让自己提高。因为老师的工作关系他早已看透看腻这样的人,相较而言他更喜欢我说的那样明确自己目标并一点点实行的人
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lz很坚强,加油

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本帖最后由 taoyukun-daidai 于 2009-9-14 18:58 编辑

昨天参加了新航道的辅导班,听了口语课还有听力课。

口语课还是蛮开心的,David老师对美国一千所大学了如指掌,我申请的时候,要咨询咨询他,嘿嘿;P 。他说要把新航道口语真经拎一遍,听了好开心的说~
听力课刚上课就直接做听力段子,老师把和生物(特别是动物)有关的题目都听了,而且输入了大量的新词汇。

上课知识点总结:
口语课:
    要求1:托福词汇4000+
          2:随时练习   there be句型 以及定语从句
          3:托福口语要说的简单易懂,语速适中
  1,2题判分原则  clearly(loudly and slowly) and coherently (logic)
            要努力的 story-making 以及 relevance-finding
    熟悉老师的模板,要自己学会运用和改编!
    模板不能给广大人民群众使用(否则雷同就不好了)但是可以把精髓写出来~
1,2题      repeat topic
                ###,###(对于自己要说东西的两点原因或两个形容词,15S内可以想出来)
                speaking of (topic), I'd like to tell you a story, because I learnt the most important lesson ever in my life.
                讲一段事先准备好的能套用的小段子story里面的人一定要和topic有必然的联系
                so, repeat topic
听力课:
      听了关于海洋哺乳动物的和大陆板块的段子,要掌握很多单词,一会总结~
听吵训练练习一定要repeat,不是复述,而是一句话完整的再说一次,这样才能真正的提高。
      另外,老师要我多看一些CNN的discovery的段子,这周有空要看一下狂野澳洲那集。



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