雅思口语考试之考官眼神

　　前几天我的学员情绪激动地跟我讲了一下她口语考场上的经历。考官全程表情丰富，而且经常一脸困惑和不解。无论她回答得多么有激情，考官都是用很奇怪的眼神来回应，追问的问题也都不简单。

　　其中有一个问题是：Do you know the history of your country well?

　　我的学生回答完yes之后，考官说：那你讲一段中国的历史吧。

　　哈哈哈哈哈！这是什么神奇的考官啊！part1就让考生讲一段中国历史可还行？我真的笑了。更搞笑的是，我这位学员一紧张想不起来，竟然杜撰了一个人物，随便编了个故事，也算机智。毕竟考官也不大可能真的很懂中国历史啦~

　　说到这儿，给各位一个考场小贴士：无论考官问出什么出人意料的问题，我们都要保持面不改色，从容应对，不要怕他，答就完了！答案的真实性没那么重要，流利度和反应速度才重要。

　　我们接着讲故事。

　　我那位会编故事的学员考试当天part2考的是“描述一位有礼貌的人”。

　　这道题其实难度不大，大家只要注意把握好时态，多用一般现在时态来描述这个人为什么礼貌就好。比如，温柔的妈妈，对陌生人讲话的时候很有耐心不急躁。和自己的家人也很少发脾气。

“I would say my mum is the politest person I have ever seen. She is always patient when she communicates with strangers like salesgirls in supermarkets and waiters in restaurants. That is totally a behaviour that would make people feel comfortable. Besides, she also seldom loses her temper to her family. We all enjoy chatting with herand sharing our sorrows with her since her voice is so comforting and she is definitely a good listener.”

　　姑娘跟我说part2她答得还不错，但是part3被问到了奇葩问题，一道我之前很怀疑是否会考的题目：Who do you think are politer, people from cities or those from the countryside?

　　城里人和农村人，谁更礼貌?

　　请问，这是什么题啊？出题人脑子是进水了嘛？考官脑子里的水也是没倒干净才会问出这种问题。而考生们，如果回答任意一方更有礼貌都是在犯傻，因为一个人礼貌与否根本与地域无关，教养问题本质上是性格问题和个人选择的问题。

　　结果，我的傻姑娘就答成了城里人更礼貌。答完之后，考官投来了疑惑的目光，给我这位姑娘看得一脸懵。

　　没想到的是，接下来考官又问了一个很类似的问题：Which country’s people are the politest, in your opinion?

　　这一次，我的姑娘学乖了，她说“礼貌与否跟国籍无关”。终于！考官投来了赞许的目光，微笑点了点头。

　　这两道题我给大家一个答题参考：

　　1.Who do you think are politer, people from cities or those from the countryside?　　To be honest, I don’t think being polite is related to where people come from. Some people may consider that people from cities are politer since they have more chances to receive a good education and they are taught to treat people nicely. That’s not true. I have seen many citizens who swear in an awful way in public and humiliate people who come from small places. I have also seen many nice and gentle people who come from the countryside. I am sure that there are both polite and rude people everywhere. It’s hard to make conclusions.

　　2.Which country’s people are the politest, in your opinion?　In my view, it’s hard to say which country’s people are politer than those from other countries for the reason that being polite is a matter of personality and choice. Some people are taught to be polite from a young age. However, they may also get mad in some special situations. Can we say Japanese people are the politest? No, we can’t. We don’t know all the Japanese people and we don’t know what they can be like when they lose control. Anyways, being politeis not related to nationality.

　　今天的第二个小贴士：遇到奇葩问题，挑战了你以往认知的问题，不要怕回怼。考官的问题不一定科学，但我们的回答要不卑不亢，立场坚定，千万不要被问题带跑偏。

　　希望大家能做个机灵的考生，在考场上释放魅力！加油！详情咨询老师即可~