回答part 1问题的时候,我们不免遇到一些小问题是你完全没有头绪的或者说是在你的生活阅历之外的,这个时候很多同学都会用“否定”的形式来回答问题。在大家看来,只要我否认的快,考官就不会接着往下问问题了。但恰巧有一些憨憨的考官不吃这一套,哪怕你回答说你不喜欢某个东西或者没经历某个事情,他可能还会继续往下问。
记得之前有个学生被问到:“Do you like tea or coffee?” 她回答到:“I don’t like either.” 结果,考官的下一个问题是:“When was the last time you drank tea or coffee?” 这个时候,我的学生就傻眼了,感觉考官不按常理出牌。
细细想一想,我觉得考官这么问完全没有问题,虽然你不喜欢喝咖啡和茶,但这并不代表你这辈子都没有喝过,所以问你“上一次什么时候喝的”完全可行。
既然否定的回答模式并不能帮助自己过滤掉不太擅长的话题,我们不如尝试在自己不擅长的领域回答“Yes”。在我看来,有的时候正向回答会比否定回答要简单的多。为什么呢?因为回答“Yes”可以给你更多的拓展方向。我们来看几道题:
Q1: Do you like perfume?
鉴于香水类词汇的匮乏,多数同学会回答说:“No. I don’t like it.” 但是却又发现自己卡在了原因的补充上。这个时候,我们不如正向回答:“Yes, I like it.” 接着我们就可以从“物品类”的角度中选择自己想要拓展的内容了。需要注意的是,因为你可能不太了解香水的种类,所以你要选取其他简单的维度,比如:Brand/ Appearance等。
Answer 1:
Yes, I like it very much and I am really into collecting perfume from Jo Malone. I love the smell and simple design.
Answer 2:
Absolutely. I am a bit of a magpie when it comes to collecting perfume, especially the ones with nice bottles. They are just like a piece of art and I put them in my room as decorations.
Q2: Do you know any famous people in your area?
如果这道题换成“Do you know any people in your area”, 我相信很多同学还是可以回答出来的。但是涉及到“famous people”, 很多同学就要开始各种思考,然后发现自己好像谁都不认识。可如果单单说一句:“Sorry, I don’t know”又显得内容很单薄,既然如此,我们不如就正向回答:“Yes, I know a famous people in my area.” 至于这个人的真实性,我们不需要考虑,接下去我们只需要从“人物类”里选取1-2个角度对它进行拓展即可。
Answer 1:
Yes, only one. He is a well-known singer and he was born and raised in my area. Even though now he has settled in Beijing, his parents still live in our neighborhood and he comes to visit all the time.
Answer 2:
Yes, I know a famous person in my area. He is a famous writer in my country and also my neighbor. He sent me several of his books as a gift one time. I love his writing style.
Q3: Have you ever visited an art gallery?
虽然美术馆看起来不是怎么难的一个回答对象,但很多同学会认为自己从来不去所以会直接给出回答:“Never, as it is boring.” 但是光一个“Boring”, 还是不够细节化,因为你还需要给出美术馆让你觉得无聊的原因。如果你给不了,不如就直接回答“Yes, I have visited an art gallery several times.” 接着你就可以从“Public place”的维度框架中选取1-2个简单的角度对回答进行拓展, 或者你也可以从“5W2H”出发进行拓展。
Answer 1:
Yes, I like visiting art galleries and I have been to over 10 art galleries in different cities. The most impressive one is in Hangzhou. It is very big and there are over 1000 pieces of art work inside. I went there with my friends and we took lots of pictures.
Answer 2:
I hadn’t been to any art galleries until last week. My friend invited me to an exhibition so I went along. It was much more interesting than I had expected.
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