浅谈语法知识对雅思听力的帮助
语法在听说项目中的重要性经常被忽视,尤其是听力。
在听力中,通常大家重视的是词汇而不是语法,而事实是,语法知识对于提高雅思听力水平是大大有益的。
一、首先,语法有益于提高对文章的理解。
一些常用的语法表达可以有助于听者更加确切的理解听力内容,从而做出正确判断。
现在举听力中很常见的一个语法表达‘rather than’一例。
Rather than的含义是‘而不是’。
如I would choose to go out for a walk rather than sit in a cinema.
又如The highest continent in the world is Antarctica rather than Asia.
再如The key of listening is the combination of vocabulary as well as grammar, rather than vocabulary alone.
小结:rather than之前出现的内容是肯定的,而之后出现的内容是否定的。
再来看一道剑桥上的例题(剑桥四,第三套,第二篇)
Where does Circus Romano perform?
A. In a theatre
B. In a tent
C. In a stadium
录音:
The first is the Circus Romano from Italy. As this is a traveling circus, it follows a long tradition by performing in a marquee – which is really like a canvas portable building, usually put up in a green space or car park, rather than in a theatre or stadium
分析:
录音说马戏团表演的地方叫marquee, 当然没人知道marquee是什么东西,所以要往后听,听到canvas portable building, 帆布可移动建筑,也就是帐篷,如果听不懂可以再往后听,green space or car park – rather than – theatre or stadium, 可见表演的场所是设在绿地或停车场,而不是剧院或体育馆。这个时候答案是最明晰的,可利用排除法去掉AC选B.
总结:
平时听力多收集一些常用语法结构,可以加强听力理解能力,如:
instead of, prefer to, not… but…, as well as, etc