2009年6月13日 星期六

Tips on How to Prepare for the UEE English Test

Yesterday, the UDN provided UEE takers with some tips on how to prepare for the English test in the last 20 days. 

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=198804

I add some comments as follows:
指考衝刺搶分/英文 熟讀7千單字

【聯合報╱記者張錦弘/專題報導】2009/06/12

七月大學指考即將來臨,教育版今天起推出「指考衝刺搶分」系列報導,訪問各科名師,分析常考題型、必考重點,讓考生能在最後關頭把握複習重點,事半功倍、拿下高分。

英語補教老師建議,指考最後關頭除應熟背大考中心公布的必讀7千個單字,還應把課本、筆記再讀熟點,不熟悉的重要文法務必搞懂;歷年考古題也要做過一遍,熟悉命題趨勢

補教老師齊斌分析,這兩三年英文都是選擇題72分,非選擇28分,第一大項考10題單字,應熟讀分成6級的7千單字,3到5級尤其常考

指考會出現較有挑戰的單字,如去年考「非常地」,不用very,而用remarkably;也常考易混淆的字形,如95年考integrity(正直)、inferiority(劣等)、intimacy(親密)、ingenuity(精巧);也考慣用語,如「equip...人...with 」,是使人具備某種能力之意。

My comments: Even if you come across a distractor which is totally new to you, don't panic.  More often than not, you still can choose the right answer if you know the other three words.

第二大題綜合測驗,即俗稱克漏字,主要考文法、上下語意及慣用詞,常考文法包括because、although等連接詞;however、therefore 等轉承語詞;分詞構句、使役動詞、感官動詞、動名詞、不定詞等重要句型;及動詞時態、假設語氣等

My comments: Decide first whether you're tested on grammar or vocabulary.  Imagine you're the test item writer.  What do YOU want to test the students on?

第三大題文意選填,給一篇文章,挖出10個空格,齊斌建議,可從上下文判斷答案的詞性(如可能是動詞),再用刪去法找答案。

My comments: Look at the ten word choices first.  Write by them what word case (s) they belong to respectively: n, v, adj, or adv? 

至於第四大考篇章結構,應熟悉英文寫作格式,找出合乎文意的句子。第一[句]是主旨句,點出重點;之後是解釋主旨句的支持句;最後是結論。

My comments: Look at the five sentence choices first.  Circle the key word.  Usually, small words like "it," "he," "the," "these," etc. give you clues to where you should put the sentence in the passage because they must refer to some nouns mentioned in the previous sentence.

選擇題最後一項是文章較長的閱讀測驗,題材五花八門,齊斌說,想拿高分,一定要抓住全文主旨大意、了解作者的態度(支持或反對)、因果關係及人、事、時、地、物、數字等重要細節。

My comments: Read the questions first.  Circle the key word(s) in the questions so that you know what to look for when reading the passages. 

作文占20分,通常是引導作文,如去年考介紹印象深刻的廣告,第一段描述廣告內容,第二段說明印象深刻的原因。齊斌建議考生遵守英文寫作格式,答題時先清楚呈現自己的觀點,再舉例解釋,最後下結論,最好用有把握的字詞、注意時態、文法不要錯。(系列一)

My comments: Try to finish the multiple choice part in 50 minutes at most.  Then you have 20~25 minutes for the writing part.  For the translation part, locate the subject and the main verb(s).  Pay attention to the verb tense.  As for the composition, make a brief outline before starting to write.  With the outline, you only have to add some details and your essay won't have problem with organization.  To meet the requirement that you have to write at least 120 words, write about 7~8 sentences for each paragraph if you're asked to write two paragraphs.  Put similar ideas together, and use transitional words, such as "besides," "therefore," "however," etc. to connect your ideas smoothly.  Give a topic sentence at the beginning of the paragraph and a sensible and better yet, impressive, concluding sentence. 

Final reminder: Take the exam as a game, in a good mood.  When reading those passages on the test, think to yourself that you're reading for new information, reading for pleasure, rather than taking an exam.

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