从小学到大学,我们接受的英语教育都差不多,大多都是书面英语加标准化试卷,对于阅读的训练相对较多,作文也可以背诵范文,而听力和口语却相对很少练习。其实外语学习的“听说读写”,听和说才是首先需要重视的,先“听说”后“读写”,先有语言的输入然后才是语言的输出。但是,同学大可不必紧张或担忧,因为大多数考生学的都是“哑巴英语”,缺乏语言环境,胆怯心虚不敢开口说,大家都一样的,其实你紧张可能别人比你更紧张,他们的口语水平未必就比你好多少,所以大可不必太担心。
但是,“战略上忽视,战术上重视”,克服了心理上的焦虑紧张,我们还是要认真准备,从容不迫地迎接复试英语考试。那么如何准备呢?首先要知道你所报考的学校对英语复试的要求,一般有笔试,听力和口语三种形式。有的学校可能三种形式都要考查,笔试面试相结合,笔试听力一张卷,难度大概相当于六级的难度,而口语考查则比较灵活,笔者当年复试的学校就只有口语考试没有笔试,所以具体考查采用哪种形式一定要弄清楚报考学校的要求,要及时关注报考学校官网的复试通知,出台的考试复试细则,里面有复试的各项安排包括对英语复试的考试形式的安排。如果有听力考试的话可参照六级考试听力来练习,下面主要说说口语考试要准备的。
一、准备好自我介绍的范文这是个基本环节,简明扼要地介绍自己、毕业院校、家庭情况、性格爱好、实践经历以及对未来研究生阶段的规划等等。这个要提前准备好,如介绍自己性格方面可能用到的词:confident自信的,easy-going随和的,honest诚实的,caring关心他人的,energetic精力充沛的,dedicate有奉献精神的,diligent勤奋的,responsible有责任心的,modest谦虚的,sociable好交际的,positive attitude乐观态度,a sense of humor幽默感,team-spirit团队精神,adaptability适应能力,get along well with others与他人和睦相处。提前写好,复试前背熟练。下面的范文可供参考。
Good morning/afternoon, my dear teachers (my dear professors)。 I am very glad to be here for your interview. My name is ___.I am ___ years old. I come from _______, a very beautiful city. My undergraduate period will be accomplished in _______university in July,2021 . And now, I am trying my best to obtain a key to ________ University.
Generally speaking, I am a hard-working student. I will try my best to finish it no matter how difficult it is. When I was sophomore,I found web design very interesting, so I learned it very hard. To weave a homepage for myself,I stayed with my personal computer for half a month and I am the first one in my class who own his homepage. Furthermore,I am a person with great perseverance. During the days preparing for the first examination,I insist on running every day,no matter what the weather was like. And just owning to this,I could concentrate on my study and succeeded in the end.
Well,in my spare time,I like basketball,tennis and Chinese chess. Also,English is my favorite. I often go to English corner to practice my oral English every Thursday,and write compositions to improve my written ability. But I know my English is not good enough,I will continue studying. Ok,that‘s all,thank you for your attention.
二、准备好可能提到的问题还有就是自我介绍完之后老师有可能会用英语提问专业课的相关问题,所以与你专业相关的一些英文词汇你至少要掌握,尤其是一些前沿方向的相关词汇。如果紧张忘记了也不要慌,可以委婉地把话题引开,可以说谢谢老师的提问,这是一个很好的问题,也是吸引我报考这个专业的有趣的问题,从而将话题转为专业对你的吸引。
除了专业知识,有的老师还可能问到当今社会的一些热点问题或你未来的规划。如1.What’s your opinion on the waste sorting?
2. What’s your plan in the 3 coming years?
3. Tell us your plans during postgraduate study, please.
4. What is healthy lifestyle?
5. If there is a chance to go abroad, which country do you want to go? 等等。
我们要思路清晰,可遵循点明立场—举例说明(详细论证)--总结论述的原则。围绕这几大步展开,适当地放慢语速,克服紧张的情绪,准确地表述出自己的观点。笔者当年复试英语口语时是两人一组进入教室,自我介绍之后就一个话题进行讨论, 也就是三五句话就差不多了,所以大家不用太紧张。也可能老师给定一个题目,考生们围成一个圈进行讨论,我们一定要积极表现,有序发言,不宜与其他考生强烈冲突,表达自己的观点要具有一定逻辑性。
克服畏惧的心理和紧张焦虑的情绪,认真周详地准备,从容不迫地应对考研复试,让英语成为你的加分项,预祝考研成功!