作為深國交G2年級國際考的考試科目,IGCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE A這個科目,如那河畔的伊人一般,身形姣好卻無法觸及,隔岸相望,令許多深國交學子寢食難安,夜不能寐。
IGCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE A難就難在,同學們不熟悉考試的形式。它主要包含兩個方面:文學賞析+英文寫作。文學賞析English Literature文學賞析可以分為兩個部分:小說類文章賞析 Fiction非小說類文章賞析 Non-Fiction
下圖是我們從歷年真題中節選的一段,各位同學閱讀一下:
The first thing I must have was a light and I groped my way back across to my bed, reached over it and got my hand to the torch at last, took a step back, stumbled over the dog who was at my heels and dropped the torch. It went spinning away across the floor and fell somewhere by the window with a crash and the faint sound of breaking glass. I cursed but managed, by crawling about on my hands and knees, to find it again and to press the switch. No light came on. The torch had broken.The first thing I must have was a light and I groped my way back across to my bed, reached over it and got my hand to the torch at last, took a step back, stumbled over the dog who was at my heels and dropped the torch. It went spinning away across the floor and fell somewhere by the window with a crash and the faint sound of breaking glass. I cursed but managed, by crawling about on my hands and knees, to find it again and to press the switch. No light came on. The torch had broken.
↓ 原文翻譯 ↓
“我必須做的第一件事就是找尋一絲光亮。摸索著,我回到了床邊,伸出手試圖找到手電筒。就在碰到它的一瞬間,我下意識地往后退了一步,卻被一直趴在地上的狗絆了一跤,手電也隨之掉落。沿著地板,它越滾越遠。伴隨著一聲巨響和微弱的破碎聲,它從窗戶旁邊的某個地方掉了下去。我一邊咒罵著,一邊卻不得不一路爬著找到了它。按下開關,沒有光亮。手電壞了。”覺得很容易看懂?那么緊接著題目就來了:How does the writer create an atmosphere of fear and suspense in the extract?(請知道問題答案的同學在后臺留言,V醬會送出神秘禮物哦~)綜上所述,讀懂文章只是萬里長征的第一步,同學們要具備一定的文學賞析能力才能在考試中斬獲理想的分數,而這是需要較長時間的培養才能具備的能力。