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中国考生在备考雅思考试时存在一个普遍问题：习惯花时间做听力和阅读真题，却很难坚持张嘴练习口语，最终由于缺乏练习无法拿到理想的口语分数。有些考生抱怨说，没有语言环境和练习伙伴，所以没有动力练口语。其实这不应成为借口。很多口语好的人都没出过国，也没有很多外国朋友，而是靠自己坚持练习，问题的关键在于练习方法。本文笔者给考生介绍的就是一种高效的口语练习方法——复述。所谓复述，是指用自己的语言转述读到或听到的材料，以巩固记忆。它不需要练习伙伴，也不用考生自己想语料，适合考生自学用。那么在备考雅思口语的过程中，应该怎样运用复述这种复习方法呢?下面笔者为考生进行具体讲解。
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如何复述网上资料
雅思口语分为三个部分，第一和第三部分要求考生回答考官的问题，第二部分要求考生针对话题卡内容进行1~2分钟即兴陈述。不管是对哪个部分、哪个话题进行练习，考生如果不知道从何说起，都可以先上网查阅与题目主题相关的资料，找到合适的语料，之后再进行复述练习。首先，考生可登录YahooAnswers、Quora、ChinaDaily、Time、Wikipedia等网站搜索所需资料，也可以用谷歌直接搜索主题词。对于在谷歌检索到的结果，考生最好选择出自英语国家网站或中国正规英语网站的文章，避免用不地道的英语资料。之后，考生可将资料复制下来，并把文中的关键词和地道表达一一划出，然后进行归纳总结。此时的关键词可能比较凌乱，考生可以稍微将其整理一下，使之变成一个有逻辑的提纲。如果有必要，考生也可以在提纲中加入自己的想法，比如填上几个关键词，以帮助自己复述用。最后，考生对照提纲，用自己的话把资料复述一遍。下面笔者用具体实例来详细说明。
雅思口语第二部分有一个让很多考生不知从何说起的话题——衣服。关于这个话题，历年曾考过介绍a piece of clothing、atraditional Chinese dress、a piece of clothing you wear on a specialoccasion等。针对这样的考题，考生首先需要准备一段关于传统服饰的素材，比如代表中国女性特色的旗袍就可以用在以上关于衣服的所有话题中。考生可以在谷歌上直接搜索qipao，可以找到下面这个网站链接：。该网站上关于旗袍的介绍如下。
The cheongsam is a female dress with distinctive Chinese features andenjoys a growing popularity in the international world of high fashion.
The name “cheongsam,” meaning simply “long dress,” entered the Englishvocabulary from the dialect of China’s Guangdong Province (Cantonese). In otherparts of the country including Beijing, however, it is known as “qipao”, whichhas a history behind it.
When the early Manchu rulers came to China proper, they organized certainpeople, mainly Manchus, into “banners” (qi) and called them “banner people”(qiren), which then became loosely the name of all Manchus. The Manchu womenwore normally a one-piece dress which, likewise, came to be called “qipao” or“banner dress.” Although the 1911 Revolution toppled the rule of the Qing(Manchu) Dynasty, the female dress survived the political change and, with laterimprovements, has become the traditional dress for Chinese women.
Easy to slip on and comfortable to wear, the cheongsam fits well the femaleChinese figure. Its neck is high, closed, and its sleeves may be either short,medium or full length, depending on season and taste. The dress is buttoned onthe right side, with a loose chest, a fitting waist, and slits up from thesides, all of which combine to set off the beauty of the femal
e shape.
Another beauty of the cheongsam is that, made of different materials and tovarying lengths, they can be worn either on casual or formal occasions. Ineither case, it creates an impression of simple and quiet charm, elegance andneatness. No wonder it is so much liked by women not only of China but offoreign countries as well.
