解析新託福口語——Task5
自從托福考試改革之後，它就換了一個時髦的頭銜-----新託福，我們託友們尊稱它爲IBT, 其中口語部分又是最讓託友們頭痛的環節，它就像夢魘一樣糾纏着我們，但是經過一段針對性練習之後，你會發現it is just a small piece of cake! 然後你就可以很驕傲地對你的朋友們說，我和新託福口語分手了！你從此以後也不用再爲它消得你憔悴了。今天我們通過我的一個客戶的具體事例來重點分析一下Task5。
一、題型分析
Task5與Task3、Task4相比較它在難易程度上又有所提高，因爲它是要求大家在聽完一段conversation/lecture之後直接表述，少了閱讀部分的信息支持。
Task5主要是關於Campus situation topic，屬於summarizing a problem and solutions這類題型。Task5中通常會是一位教授和學生或者兩個學生之間關於某個問題進行討論，然後會提出兩個解決方案，讓你從中建議一個合理的方案並且說明理由。建議大家分爲四個部分來陳述：首先交待問題，然後說明解決方案，接着表明你的choice，最後說明你的reason。順着這個步驟走，在作一些針對練習，一定會把這個難題拿下的！
建議大家在做筆記時參照一下這個格式，會讓你的記錄更加有條理，陳述起來也方便你提取一些重要信息。
二、例題解析
Sample conversation
Listen to a conversation between two students.
W: Say, Lenny, do you know anyone who wants a cat?
M: A cat? No, why?
W: Well, this poor little cat showed up outside my apartment one day. He was hungry and cold, so I gave him some cheese, and now he’s still hanging around. My landlord found out and said I have to get rid of it because pets aren’t allowed.
M: You shouldn’t be feeding it. If you stop giving it food, it will go away.
W: I know, I know, but he’s so hungry. I like the cat, and I want him to have a good home. Actually, I’d like to keep him myself.
M: Well, if that’s the case, then you’d better look for another apartment---one that allows pets.
W: I hate to do that. My apartment is so close to campus.
M: Why don’t you give the cat to your mother? She likes animals.
W: My mother already has two cats, so I don’t know----
M: Well, you’d better do something fast, or your landlord will throw you out.
Describe the women’s problem and the suggestions the man makes about how to solve it. What do you think the women should do and why?
Sample answer
The woman gives food to a hungry cat near her apartment, but the cat can’t live there. The woman’s apartment is not allowed for any pets, so he has to do something with pets. The man suggests the woman to find another apartment which allows for pets. But the woman thinks her apartment is close to the campus. The man also suggests the woman to give cat to anyone else. The woman can’t find this people. I think the woman should give pet to anyone else, because it is good for cat.
三、試題分析
（1） 聽了這段陳述之後，感覺很有條理，他是完全按照題目要求來回答，而且也很符合我們前面提到的分四個部分來陳述，更重要的是他在規定的時間內圓滿地回答完畢！
（2） 當然還有需要改進的地方，譬如，allow for pets的用法在這裏並不合適，因爲 to allow for 用作固定短語搭配使用時，它表示“考慮到，顧及”，和take something into consideration的意思是一樣的。For example, to allow for the free movement, the elbow and knee areas of the spacesuits will also be altered.所以我的這位客戶的相應的這兩個句子可以表示爲: The women’ landlord does not allow her to raise/ keep the cat. The man suggests that she should find another apartment which allows pets. 沒有Suggest somebody to do something這個短語的用法， suggest something to somebody這是正確的。所以大家在平常的學習中一定要多多留意固定短語搭配的正確使用，這一點很重要。
(3) People是複數名詞，所以不能用this來修飾，可以改爲：The woman can’t find such suitable person.
（4）此外，大家還要注意人稱的正確使用，文中“so he has to do something with pets”應該改爲she。問題雖小但是也要引起託友們的關注。
