屠鸭路上的友友们一定都听过这么一句话,整个雅思考试其实考的就是同义替换!
然而听过的人多,理解同义替换精髓的人是少之又少。看看大家挤在5.5-6.5之间的平均分就懂了。
想要让雅思分数得到质的飞跃,一定要全方位地理解同义替换在听说读写各科之间的作用。今天,为大家详细地盘一盘雅思中的同义替换到底有多常见。
听力(Listening)
在雅思听力考试中,如果能把握住同义替换的节奏,就能快速判断听力和题目的对应位置。要是缺少了这个能力,那就基本上是听了个寂寞。
雅思的录音原文中出现一个词、词组或句子A,在题目或选项中就会出现和A意思相同或相近的词、词组或句子B。听力考试时需要做的事情就是快速地听出A和B,并将它们进行意思上的对应。
01、举个例子:
【听力原文】
You'll be spending time in different departments during your first week so make an effort to talk to as many people as possible about their work ......
【题目】Which TWO pieces of advice for the first week of an apprenticeship does the manager give?(剑14 Test 1真题)
- get to know colleagues
- learn from any mistakes
- ask lots of questions
- react positively to feedback
- enjoy new challenges
在这道听力题中,就是将听力文本中的talk to替换成了选项1中的get to know sb.
因此,快速地听清楚并听懂那些听力文本中的单词,并在题目中定位出它们的替换词,是做对雅思听力题目的关键。这也就需要你大量地去积累各类同义替换词和词组。
阅读(Reading)
有很多宝子们说,做阅读时单词明明都认识,但读完文章却还是在选项中找不到答案。原因就在于雅思考官经常会将在原文的基础上对题目和选项进行同义改写,因此,不熟悉同义替换的同学就难以在原文中定位出答案。
而且雅思阅读所包含的词汇还是四个科目中最多的,大量的同义词替换会影响到大家对于文章内容的理解以及定位关键词的速度。这也是为什么大家的阅读总是“旱的旱死,涝的涝死“。
对同义替换掌握得好的童鞋做起题目来如有神助,轻轻松松8.5-9,不熟悉这个规则的宝子就会毫无头绪,一切随缘。
再来举个例子:
比如这样一道summary:
【原文】We gave a list of twenty pairs of words to sighted subjects…...
【题目】In the experiment described in Part 2, a set of word ____was used to investigate whether blind and sighted people…...
这里原文提到的“我们给出的东西”其实就是题目中所说的“被用来做调查的东西”,只是在甄选填写哪个单词时要留意list=set, pair of words=word pairs,因此答案就是pairs。
口语(Speaking)
雅思口语开口闭口只会说very、interesting?
虽说雅思口语不考察大家多复杂高级的词汇,但如果你所有表达翻来覆去都用同一个单词的话,那分数可想而知也不会太高咯。
就拿我们最常见的词汇interesting来举例吧,这里有一些很好的同义替换词:fascinating, captivating, gripping.
e.g. My favourite teacher is Mr. Zhao, our history teacher. Whatever he said was extremely fascinating.(fascinating 迷人的,极有吸引力的)
e.g. My all-time favourite TV show is the Ellen Show, which is a captivating talk show.(captivating 迷人的,极有吸引力的)
在保证表达流畅的情况下,适当地运用同义词替换改善自己输出内容的丰富性是非常有助于大家雅思口语提分的!
写作(Writing)
同义词替换是雅思写作的一项基本能力要求,词汇的多样性也体现了你的词汇量是否达标以及你的英语水平。和口语一样,如果你一直用同一个单词来表达意思,那你的作文只是达到了及格线,没有任何吸引点。
尤其是雅思写作首段,大家需要运用同义词或改变构词法来解释主题,如果只是抄袭原题,就会失分。
来看下面的例子:
[题目]Doctors should be responsible for educating their patients about how to improve their health.To what extent do you agree or disagree? [首段原始版本]
Some people would argue that educating patients about improving their health should be the responsibility of doctors. I completely agree with this because many people need advice from a doctor about healthy eating and exercise,which is important for preventing disease. [首段改写版本]
Some people would argue that it ought to be the responsibility of doctors to instruct patients about improving their well-being.I completely agree because many people need advice from a medical expert about healthy eating and exercise, which is crucial for preventing disease.
原始版本基本照抄了题目,没有体现出语言运用的灵活。改写后替换掉了原来题目中的educate、health等词,并且在后文中替换了doctor,避免了重复。 所以掌握好雅思同义词,能有效提升雅思各科实力,是大家涨分的必备武器!