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JJ的價值所在(附:PP review 與 PP script順序對照表及lecture分類)
離TOEFL考完已經1個星期了,可以說心情才真正的在思考與總結中平靜下來,因爲我還要用這次TOEFL的失敗來面對下一次的GMAT的成功。因爲沒有考到理想的分數,本來是不想寫經驗的,怕誤導大家,當今天隨意中逛進機考區,看到大家對於JJ有所誤解,所以覺得自己有責任說幾句。
我報名的時候離考試有25天,中間出去旅遊了十來天,到最後實際備考的時間僅僅一個星期,我是按小時來計算這最後的一個星期的,每天都復習了12 -15個小時,臨考試前第三天開始失眠,用安眠藥也似乎沒有睡著。因爲時間緊張,我只準備了PP和JJ,並詳細總結及分類了2個月JJ,希望能撞好運。
首先聲明,這種心態和學習的方法本身就是不正確的,所以我並沒有如願考到理想分數。但是在PP的縱向、橫向總結,及在JJ的分類總結中,發現了JJ的真正價值所在:
JJ最有意義的是單詞
如果你看了3個月的JJ單詞,你會發現單詞都會遇見,其意義我就不說了,投入産出比最高。
JJ對於臨考前復習是一種“指導”
如果你將 JJ分類,你會發現每個月ETS都有不同的側重,8月份聽力側重在生物類(魚、鳥、蟲)及天文(金星、月球),可以說通過分類我預測到了,並集中進行了橫聽。如果你是文科生一定要補充背景知識,例如紅移、藍移、金星等。
對於聽力的JJ,我的態度就是:抓方向、補充背景、橫聽PP。
JJ = PP
這是我覺得ETS最公正的地方,也是最陰險的地方,大家最明明知道卻最容易忽視的地方。PP涵蓋了考試中所有出現的類別,我在同一時間總結PP和JJ的時候感觸最深,所有的JJ都可以在PP�找到回溯對應點。那些所謂的JJ都是PP的變形,單詞和思路都不會變。
PP不是用來模考的,要模也要在初期,大家在後期一定要留足時間給PP,分三段把PP作爛。PP是所有復習資料中最接近機考的,也是最重要的,大家不要舍本求末,一定要對PP中每一題有把握。以聽力部分復習爲例:
第一階段 縱聽,按每套題來聽,規定時間,仔細分析;
第二階段 橫聽,按生物、天文、地理、藝術等分類橫聽,總結學科單詞;
第三階段 橫聽,按自然科學、人文科學2個類別聽,ETS出題的思路很清晰,只是我們不熟而已。
JJ的吸收在於個人總結
依靠於他人的總結,但還是要靠自己抓方向和重點,所以自己不總結是沒有用的,看幾遍別人的總結也是沒有用的,除非那人已經把重點給你標出來了,例如我做的工作,雖然有點傻,但對大家還是應該有幫助的。
我還要在考完GMAT後重新在考一遍TOEFL,很浪費時間和金錢。所以希望大家都能一次成功,不要象我一樣投機取巧,真正的提高英語的能力。在重復一遍,JJ的價值在於閱讀單詞及聽力方向的把握,把時間都留給PP和作文把,願大家都能在我的失敗上成功!
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補充:
1. 回來把我總結的PP筆記又翻了一遍,發現了一個問題:PP分TEST1和TEST2,每套題的分佈是按由易到難,而test1&test2的橫向難度相同,所以建議大家在第一遍的時候復習按以下順序復習:
test1-1 test2-1 test 1-2 test2-2 test1-3 test2-3 test1-4 test2-4 test1-5 test2-5
如果按照正常順序復習的話,在復習完TEST1後進入TEST2難度會突減,有真空感。如果復習PP的時間比較提前可以按順序復習,但如果臨考還是按難度的高低循序漸進的好。
2. 隨附我總結的PP review 與 PP script順序對照表
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TEST 1
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1-1
54-58 Reduce noise
59-61 In book store
62-65 Student talk with academic adviser
125-129 Music History_ blues
130-134 Ornithology_ black Crows
135-138 Space science_ space pollution
186-190 Biology_ Nature signals
1-2
66-70 Conversation outside dinning hall
71-73 Borrow book
74-76 Adding a course
139-143 Music class_ Bessie Smith
144-148 Chemistry_ Vanilla extract
149-152 Biology_ spiders Web
153-156 United States history_ Barb fencing
1-3
77-79 Notes
80-84 Conversation about the woman's job
85-88 Mental group
157-160 Astronomy_ Voyage to Jupiter
161-165 Art History_ X-ray for art analyze
166-170 United States history_ American Revolution Motivation
171-175 Archaeology_ Pipe Used to determine the date of a settlement
1-4
89-92 Architect school_ Bauhaus
93-96 Architect_ Albert Kahn
97-101 Zoology_ lizards move’s pattern
102-105 Archaeology_ evidence about dinosaurs disappeared
176-180 Biology_ animal attraction in symmetry
181-185 Engineering_ paper bag
206-210 Astronomy_ Moon's surface
1-5
106-110 Archaeology_ farming in prehistoric villages
111-115 sociology _ children play
116-120 slavemaker ants behavior
121-124 jazz is unique
191-196 Animal physiology_ Metamorphosis
197-201 earth science_ reservoirs affect time
202-205 Psychology_ intelligence and environment
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Test 2
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2-1
52-54 Registration
55-59 biological lab report
60-64 Conversation in college campus
65-66 group meeting location
117-121 Art History_ life painting in the United States
142-146 Marine biology_ barnacle
147-152 Biology_ Ancient of Bird
2-2
67-69 Psychology book
70-72 Parking ticket
73-77 Conversation about career
122-126 History of hairpins
153-158 Meteorology_ Urban Environment Affects Weather
159-162 Anthropology_ culture area
163-167 Biology_ Octopus
2-3
78-80 Library job
81-83 Desert painting in New York
84-88 Biology seminar_ Crows may display cognitive behavior
127-131 Currency Notes in Canada
132-136 Prairie dogs communication
137-141 Birds Perceive UV Light
188-192 Are History_ Assyria Sculpture
2-4
89-93 Funding in art
94-98 Physiology seminar_ biofeedback
99-102 Sociology class_ self-fulfilling prophecy
168-172 Geology class_ The Changing Length of A Day
173-176 History_ Canada economic rivalry
177-181 Animal behavior_ Group Association
182-187 Health Science_ Biological Agent Control Parasite
2-5
103-107 go over chapters
108-112 playing jazz music
113-116 space pollution
193-197 art history_Lucy's Career as Painter
198-201 Painting
202-206 Geology_Volcano Eruption
3. 附我總結的PP lecture分類(含部分理科對話),這個分類不全(7套左右),希望大家參考我的方法,自己總結分類,加強橫聽。
Biology
1-4 97-101 Zoology_ lizards move’s pattern
1-4 176-180 Biology_ animal attraction in symmetry
1-5 116-120 Slavemaker ants behavior
1-5 191-196 Animal physiology_ Metamorphosis
2-1 142-146 Marine biology_ barnacle
2-1 147-152 Biology_ Ancient of Bird
2-2 163-167 Biology_ Octopus
2-3 84-88 Biology seminar_ Crows may display cognitive behavior
2-3 132-136 Prairie dogs communication
2-3 137-141 Birds Perceive UV Light
2-4 94-98 Physiology seminar_ biofeedback
2-4 177-181 Animal behavior_ Group Association
182-187 Health Science_ Biological Agent Control Parasite
Astronomy
1-4 206-210 Astronomy_ Moon's surface
2-2 153-158 Meteorology_ Urban Environment Affects Weather
Archaeology
1-4 102-105 Archaeology_ evidence about dinosaurs disappeared
1-5 106-110 Archaeology_ farming in prehistoric villages
2-2 122-126 History of hairpins
Architecture
1-4 89-92 Architect school_ Bauhaus
1-4 93-96 Architect_ Albert Kahn
2-3 188-192 Art History_ Assyria Sculpture
Geology
1-5 197-201 Earth science_ Reservoirs affect time
2-4 168-172 Geology class_ The Changing Length of A Day
Engineering
1-4 181-185 Engineering_ paper bag
Sociology
1-5 111-115 Sociology _ children play
2-3 127-131 Currency Notes in Canada
2-4 99-102 Sociology class_ self-fulfilling prophecy
2-4 173-176 History_ Canada economic rivalry
Psychology
1-5 202-205 Psychology _ intelligence and environment
Music
1-5 121-124 Jazz is unique
Art History
2-1 117-121 Art History _ life painting in the United States
2-4 89-93 Funding in art
Anthropology
2-2 159-162 Anthropology_ culture area