如何通过阅读提高雅思口语？环球教育老师给出经验分享！

　　在环球雅思教口语的过程当中，我发现学生屡屡遭遇瓶颈，问题集中在无法对口语答案进行有效的拓展上。虽然作为老师，会给与学生一定的相关词汇搭配以及复杂句式等启发思路，发散思维，但是学生普遍接受度不高。而且，因为生活经历因人而异，所给出的词汇很难一一针对到个人。长此以往，学生会因为上课压力大而逐渐对口语练习丧失信心甚至产生逆反情绪。

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　　所以，为调动学生上课积极性，我在每节课开始前30分钟会找一篇英文文章进行分析，帮助学生在文章中获取学习的灵感。文章内容力求新颖有趣，难度适中，最重要的是要与口语话题相关。

　　接下来以我在China Daily上找到的一篇新闻为例进行分析。这是彭丽媛在纽约联合国总部举办的有关教育的高级别活动上英文致辞全文。

　　Director-General Bokova, Ladies and gentlemen,

　　It gives me a great pleasure to join you for this important initiative as the UN marks its 70th anniversary.

　　Education is very close in my heart. My father grew up in a very small village in China. In those days, not many villagers could read. So my father opened a night school to teach them how to read. With his help, many people learned to write their own names; with his help many people learned to read newspapers for the first time; with his help, many women were able to teach their children how to read. As his daughter, I know what education means to the people, especially those without it.

　　After generations of hard work, China has come a long way in education. I myself am a beneficiary of that progress. Otherwise I would never become a soprano and a professor of musical. I am following my father’s footsteps by teaching at China’s Conservatory of Music to help continue China’s success story.

　　I want to thank Director-general Bokova and UNESCO for naming me the Special Envoy for Women and Girls Education. I am truly honored to work with the UN and do something about Global Education. I have visited many schools around the world. I’ve seen first-hand on how much we can do for education.

　　Education is about women and the girls. It is important for girls to go to school because they will become their children’s first teacher someday. But women still account for over half of the world’s poor in population and 60% of adults who can’t read. Education is crucial in addressing such inequalities. In China, Spring Bud Education Program has helped over 3 million girls go back to school. Many of them have finished university education and they are doing well at work.

　　Education is about equality. In poor countries and regions the number of school dropouts is astonishing. We call for more educational resources to these places.

　　Education is about the young people. Young people are the future. Education is important because it not only gave young people knowledge and skills but also help them become responsible citizens.

　　As the UNESCO special envoy and the mother myself my commitment to education for all will never change. Many years ago my father made a small difference in his village. Together we can make a big difference in the world.

　　I was once asked about my Chinese dream. I said I hope all children especially girls can have access to good education. This is my Chinese dream. I believe one day education first will no longer be a dream, it will be a reality enjoyed by every young woman on this planet. Thank you very much.

　　首先，找到这篇文章的原因是中国领导人访美是目前最热门的话题，而彭丽媛因为优雅的穿着和高雅的气质被学生们昵称为彭麻麻，所以彭丽媛全英文的演讲稿肯定能引起学生的兴趣。其次，在通读整篇文章之后，发现语言精炼，是难度适中。最后这篇文章的内容和很多口语相关，是一个绝佳的口语素材，比如part1中的social network, newspaper, news, TV program. Part2中的a person whose job is useful to the society, a person you know who is good at a foreign language, a person you know who dresses well, a person you want to see in the news等等。

　　分析这篇文章的方法是先通读，了解文章大意。再阅读第二遍之后，仔细定位生词(文中红色部分)，除中文意思以外，词性和固定搭配也需要给学生一一进行梳理。再通过句子，把词组(文中蓝色部分)分享给学生。最后再用刚刚学到的表达去练习口语话题，相信一定事半功倍。