通常来说,雅思写作题目中的词汇属于基础词汇,不会涉及到高难度的词语,但是如果考生在考试中遇到了不认识的词汇该怎么处理呢?
通过对比推测词义
如果题目background information出现两个对比观点,如果一方观点中有词汇不认识,可通过另一个观点推出该词的大致意思。
例如:
Some people think students should go to boarding schools instead of living at home. Do you agree or disagree? 此题中,比方说有同学不认识boarding school, 那么可以通过live at home推测出其意思,因为,这两者是对立关系,所以,学生住在家里的对立面应该是住在学校里,由此推测boarding school应该是指寄宿学校。
根据例子推测词义
此外,有些生词后面会给出具体的例子,那么我们可以根据例子来推测该词的意思。
例如:
In many countries, fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas and crude oil are the main source of energy while in some other countries, the use of alternative sources of energy such as wind power and solar energy is increasingly encouraged. To what extent do you think this is a positive development? 很多同学都不认识这道题目中的fossil fuel和alternative sources两个词,但是我们可以发现,这两个词后面都跟了具体的例子,通过分析例子,我