Mat Clark ielts speaking
Problems with Fluency and Coherence
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Problems with Fluency and Coherence
The most common problem that Chinese candidates face in this section of the marking system is that they focus to heavily on answering the question. In other words, their answers contain ― information content‖ but lack the language to link these ideas together. Look at the following example: “What do you like about your hometown?” “My hometown is Wuhan. Wuhan is very modern so I like the buildings. All over the city there are lots of new interesting buildings being built. When I was younger most of the buildings looked the same so it wasn't as attractive as it is nowadays.” The answer above is not a bad answer. In fact the grammar is fairly complex and accurate; it is not too short. The problem with this answer is that it lacks cohesive features. Now compare the following answer: “Well you know, my hometown is Wuhan and you might not know this but Wuhan is a very modern, so I suppose I would have to say I like the buildings. Actually, all over the city there are lots of new interesting buildings being built. In fact, it's quite interesting to consider that when I was younger most of the building looked the same, so you know it wasn't as attractive as it is nowadays.” The content in the answer above is exactly the same as the first answer. The difference in this second answer is that the information is linked using native-speaker style cohesive features. The answer above would most likely be typical of a Fluency and Coherence 7 or 8. (There is a section later which deals with cohesive language in detail.) A second problem with coherence is when candidates avoid the question by talking Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking 16 about something else. Look at the following example: “What sports do you like?” “I don't like sports. I like computer games. My favorite computer game is Counter Strike and this game is very popular in China now. I like Counter Strike because...” This situation happens quite often in the speaking test. If it happens once or twice, the examiner probably won't change your score. If it happens frequently then your ―Fluency and Coherence‖ will be reduced. Download 1.04 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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