雅思口语Part2话题: 雅思口语——如何与老外对话以提高口语

更新：2023年05月04日 05:21 雅思无忧

雅思考试主要是通过对考生听、说、读、写四个方面英语能力的考核，综合测评考生的英语沟通运用能力，实现“沟通为本”的考试理念。对于雅思考生来说，也有很多考试难点和政策盲区需要帮助解答。今天雅思无忧网小编准备了雅思口语Part2话题: 雅思口语——如何与老外对话以提高口语，希望通过文章来解决雅思考生这方面的疑难问题，敬请关注。

雅思口语Part2话题: a cafe

雅思口语里经典的cafe还记得不，最近又是各种出现。现在的咖啡店除了要有情调，更是得有特色，没有主题都不好意思开门。什么zoo coffee啊，有猫在的咖啡店啊，各种回忆童年主题的啊，总之没有个什么selling point，就不要说自己是café啦。雅思考官之所以出了道描写咖啡厅的题目，估计就是想了解一下各地的特色店铺吧……

I’d like to talk about a café called Mr. Wang, which is located near my school, actually it’s only within walking distance of my school gate.

There are so many things to say about this café.

First of all, the biggest feature of this café is that the owner keeps two adorable cats that are not afraid of people at all. So this place has become a magnet for cats lovers, like me. After school, I just love to hang out in this café, having a cup of milk and petting those two cats.

The owner is extremely hospitable, he’s on a first-name basis with every regular, and we always get some *all gifts and free stuff from him on our birthday.

The environment and decoration of the café is unique, it’s like it’s specially designed for young people. I mean, the owner prepared board games and video games for the guests, so during weekend, there are always a bunch of students gathering here. And it also has a projector and a huge screen, the owner would play a movie on a regular basis, usually on Saturday night.

Oh, and anime buffs would love this place, ‘cause there are action figures everywhere in this café, including famous characters from American and Japanese animations.

Besides those two cats, what I love about this place is that the owner bought magazines and books for his guests. So for me, it’s a perfect place to kill time. The owner has got great taste, I mean, the background music he plays is always soothing and relaxing, so I always have a good time there.

如果考官此时还没有叫停，那么就说说店里的集体活动啥的：

This place is our favorite hangout ‘cause the owner always throws parties during public holidays.

然后就开始描写你最擅长的聚会吧!

语言点解析：

1. within walking distance of就是步行即可到达，例如：

The beach is within walking distance of my house (= you can walk there easily).

2. to be on a first-name basis with somebody就表示很熟，可以直呼姓名的那种(to call them by their first name as a sign of a friendly informal relationship)，英式说法是o be on first-name terms with somebody.

3. on a regular basis, 我们还会看到类似的表达，例如on a daily/ day-to-day/ weekly basis

4. anime buff

anime就是Japanese film/ movie and television animation, 日本动漫 buff就是对某个东西季度热爱的人，例如movie buffs.

5. action figures就是我们常说的“手办”(a doll representing a soldier or a character from a film/ movie, TV show, etc.)

6. hangout合在一起写是名词哦，表示a place where somebody lives or likes to go often，例如：

This cafe is a popular hang-out for tourists.

7. throw parties 跟party搭配的很口语化的动词是throw。

雅思口语——如何与老外对话以提高口语

说到练习口语，除了传统的多听多读，看书自学，上培训班之外，大家最多想到的另外一条给人无限期待和向往的途径便是：找个老外聊天。

但问题是，除却“我身边有个老外”这个虚荣之外，如何才能真正有效的与他们交谈，以提升自己的英语思维方式和口语技能呢？我归纳了以下三点。

1.敢于提出自己的真实观点

我发现一个很有意思的情形：一个中国人一个外国人走在一起，不管外国人说什么中国人都当成至理名言一般“认真倾听”，对话中用的最多的就是“Yes/je”这个词，与其说是附和，不如说是一种逃避，逃避着用英语发表自己见解所可能造成的语无伦次。

我建议大家一定要放下包袱，敢于在老外面前“严肃”地用英语提出自己独到的观点和见解，同时“逼”着自己找出两条以上的理由来支撑。如果觉得说的不好，也不用着急，回去慢慢想，再说一遍，争取下次说好就可以了。交谈话题可以涉及方方面面。另外千万不要害怕对方向你问“why”，正是通过这个过程，具体说理和细节展开能力才会得到提高。

2.需要学习地道的语音语调，节奏停顿

在日常会话中我们发现外国人的表达其实并不复杂，但听着却显得层次分明，原因便在于他们作为native speaker地道的语音和自然的节奏停顿。我们总是习惯于将中文语境下的停顿迁移到英语中，但真正能够说好英语，需要的是英语语境下的恰当停顿，这点是我们最需要模仿和学习的。

3.调整价值观：也谈如何面对外国人

很多同学在面对雅思考官时的紧张，除却主观的语言障碍和心理因素之外，与外国人之间一种莫名的“隔膜”，也是我们无法放开的原因。

我发现周围很多朋友面对外国人，依旧是以一种“景仰”的姿态把他们视作“宾客”，说起话来小心翼翼，即使开个玩笑也显得僵硬死板。我们大可不必如此，完全可以把与他们的对话视作平凡生活中的一部分，把他们当作普通人，随意聊，不想睬他们就把他们晾在一边，总之不要客套。

另外，与一个外国人一起说话，也不是什么值得炫耀虚荣的事情，是时候放下一些固有的价值观和偏见，这样才能真正觉得放松随意。只有平凡普通，而不是故作轻松的氛围下，才能让自己安安心心的交流和说话。我相信除却勤奋艰苦的语言训练，面对外国人真正发自内心的“放松与平等”，同样能够间接提高你说英语口语时的自信和流利度。