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朗阁海外考试研究中心
作为一名从事托福口语教学多年的培训师，在课堂上我经常听见学员问起：“老师，OG到底是比考试简单还是难啊？”或者“老师，口语不知道该怎么说才能拿啊！”其实，OG作为托福iBT的备考纲要，对于即将参加托福考试的同学们来说具有非常强的指导意义，因而，会OG样卷的精髓就显得尤为重要。
在接下来的文章中，朗阁海外考试研究中心的将带广大考生细致剖析第三版OG口语部分Task 1 & Task 2的题目和解题方式。
Task 1You will now be asked a question about a familiar topic. After you hear the question, you will have 15 seconds to prepare your response and 45 seconds to speak.
Choose a place you go to often that is important to you and explain why it is important. Please include specific details in your explanation.
解析：本题属于较有代表性的地点题，考生利用15秒的审题时间，首先应当确认的是我们要陈述的地点是哪里，其次才是它对我们来说有哪些重要性。那么，作为学生，经常能够去到的地方无外乎家、学校、图书馆、公园、商场、饭店、游乐场等地。其实，地点题作为托福口语考试部分较容易准备的方向，笔者建议，在能够选择大地点的条件下，尽量不要选择狭小封闭的空间。道理很简单，越小的地方，短时间内思考，可供我们陈述的细节就越少。相反，越大的地点，可说的东西就越丰富。那么，这样对比下来，城市和国家似乎就成为好的选择。
第二步是陈述这个地方对于我们来说重要的原因。例如选择国家来陈述，我们能经常去某个国家的理由必然要先交代，比如好友在该国居住，我们经常去探访。其次，这个国家一定有能够吸引我们的风土民情或文化特质，比如饮食、书籍、景点、语言或者生活方式等。这样这道题的大体脉络就理清楚了。
下面我们来一起看看提供的样板答案：
I would like to go, um, I often go to France, because I met a friend of mine two years ago. And she invited me already several times. They’ve been there already for several times. And I’ve always been fascinated by French history and I started to read French books. Well, although in Russian not in French, um, since I was twelve. And I’ve been already in the south so right now I’m going to the north of the country. And I would like to try their famous yoghurt, cheese, wine and just to see the…
评析：该考生有较明显的东欧口音，但完全不影响理解，且语音清晰，虽然语速较慢，但整体答题思路符合考试要求，出现了较多细节描述，所以将此版答案定位模板。通过词汇和句型，大家不难发现，其实托福口语对于词汇量的要求并没有到可怕的程度，上面这样的小短文，相信几乎每个中国学生，给予充分的准备时间都能够做到好。但是，托福考的就是反应能力，十五秒钟是否能理清思路并用具体的细节支撑观点就成为了的制胜法宝。
Task 2You will now be asked to give your opinion about a familiar topic. After you hear the question, you will have 15 seconds to prepare your response and 45 seconds to speak.
Some college students choose to take courses in a variety of subject areas in order to get a broad education. Others choose to focus on a single subject area in order to have a deeper understanding of that area. Which approach to course selection do you think is better for students and why?
解析：本题属于第二部分较典型的双选项题，类别隶属于Education。考生们首先应当明确的是，双选项题，托福考试比较偏好的答题思路是单边，即有明确的观点和倾向。所以，考生在答题时，一定要铭记“切忌模棱两可”。在表明立场后，考生们需要做的就是给出具体理由或例证来证明自己的观点。原则上来说，双选项题不存在所谓的正确答案，所以，只要考生能立场鲜明，并自圆其说，都是考官喜欢的答案。为了使例证有说服力，考生可以结合自己或身边人的生活或观察到的现象，效果 佳。
下面我们来一起看看提供的样板答案：
This is kind of a complicated question. I think, um, it’s important to know, um, which stage you are. If you are an undergraduate student, I would rather to take wide range and wide variety of subjects in different areas. Because it would extend my knowledge, would improve my understanding for different topics. On the other hand, if I’m a graduate student, I would rather to take specific courses. Because as you know, when you are a graduate student, you are working and dealing with specific topics. Therefore, you have to focus on …
评析：该考生选择了较冒险的一种答题方式，分类答题，他将college student分为了undergraduate和graduate两个阶段，然后再分别表明观点。这种答题方式对于考生临场的思维能力和语言的条理性、逻辑性的要求都比较高，所以，如果考试容易怯场或口头表达能力还不够强的同学，尽量回避此种答题思路，以免造成答案混乱。该考生声音浑厚清晰，速度和节奏都把握得很好，结构上看有明显的分类和过渡性词汇，论据充分。所以，OG中将此篇作为范本。
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