據瞭解，針對新託福口語的綜合任務部分，記筆記的環節是多數學生的困難，很多同學遇到記筆記的部分，就感覺難度大，無從找到正確而有效的方法。講座與之前的對話有所不同，字數多，內容長，而不該記的內容就相對少一些。我們的講座詞數大約在200到400詞，學生真正能記下來的平均在100詞左右，因此，識別不該記的內容就更爲重要，因爲這樣可以在有限的時間內把握住更重要的內容。下面爲大家介紹新託福口語講座中的什麼內容是不該記的。
首先，我要爲同學們講解，記筆記時的幾點規則，幫助大家在記筆記時提高效率，抓住重點，從而提高分數。請看下面的幾個學生的筆記，請大家選出好的，質量高的筆記：
A.
Consider groups TV picture screen a second boy cake said two groups different one group throwing cake floor other group picture boy smiling cake same boy basically no face remember cake positive
B.
Consider two groups watch TV
Picture on screen
A second
Boy I said different
Cake floor
Other group smiling
Same boy
No emotion
Positive
C.
Two groups watch TV
Watch a picture on screen a second flash
Boy with a cake
One group saw boy angry throw cake
Other group saw smiling holding
Same boy
Image no emotion on his face
Describe the boy’s personality
Angry--negatively
Smiling--positively
很明顯，我們會認爲第三份筆記記得比較好，對比一下，我們看到其特點有四個：
1. 以短語爲單位來記，便於我們複述時參考和串句子;
2. 分行記，清楚，不容易產生歧義;
3. 動詞及動詞短語相對前兩份較多;
4. 使用符號，節省時間。
這就需要我們平時在記筆記時，多注意這些特點，根據第三份筆記，我們可以比較容易地串起句子，複述出講座中的內容。
講座中不該記的內容
TASK 4
我們來看下面的例子，我爲大家標註出不該記的內容：
Consider this experiment. Two groups of people were asked to watch TV and while they are watching a picture flashed on the screen less than a second， very quickly so it was barely noticeable.
The picture was a boy with a birthday cake. Now， like I said， there were two groups and each group saw a slightly different version of the picture. One group got the boy looking angry， in fact， he was actually throwing the cake on the floor. The other group got a picture of the boy smiling， happy， holding up the cake like he was offering it. Same boy， same cake but different emotions expressed in each picture.
Everyone was then asked to look at a different image. Now， this is a third image，right? Again， it’s the boy and the cake， but this time the image stayed on the screen. In this picture， the boy’s just holding the cake basically no emotion on his face， everything very neutral.
Now， remember， nobody knew they’d already seen a picture of this boy. After a minute， everyone was asked to describe the boy’s personality. Those who’d been exposed to the image of the angry boy， they generally described the boy’s personality negatively. Those who’d earlier seen the happy boy described him， well， positively.
這一篇中，不需要記的共64詞，全文共228詞，因此，我們可以看到，講座中需要記的內容比較多，而不需要記的主要有：連接詞，重複內容即兩句或兩分句的內容相似，還有非常細節的部分比如throw the cake on the floor.
TASK 6
第六題就更加需要抓住有價值的部分而捨棄語氣、細節等內容了，值得說明的是，開頭部分的內容、中間過渡部分的內容和結論是不需要記的，這是第六題的特點，同學們一定要掌握這個特點，不要耽誤時間記錄不重要的部分。下面我爲大家標註出不該記的部分，供大家參考和以此類推。
So we’re talking about interior design， uh， specifically the basic principles typically used in home and office decoration in the United States. Effective designs create a delicate balance between two things： you need unity and you also need contrast， which is essentially a break in unity. Now， this might seem a little contradictory but let me explain why we need both of these for an effective design.
The first principle， we need unity in our design. Think of it as a consistency. Well， an easy and very effective way to do this is by bringing together similar elements， uh， common example is by matching colors. You pick a color and use it for different parts of the room. Say， you pick green and then use a light shade of green for the walls， and maybe a somewhat darker shade for the fabric on the sofa and finally compliment that with a matching green elements match， the room is unified and gives its resident a sense of order and ， but there is such a thing as too much unity. Remember， you need a balance of 43 unity and contrast. If all you do is focus on unity， the result will be a boring room! So what do you do?
Well， you apply the second basic principle of design， which is contrast. Contrast serves to disrupt or break up unity in places， but， in a careful and intentional way. Um， well， let’s continue using color as an example. To create contrast， color contrast， you need to abruptly change your color scheme once in a while. Uh， let’s see， you could throw bright red cushions on your dark green sofa for example. Contrast makes things stand out. The green will look even greener next to the red! So， now your room is more interesting， not completely the same.
But watch out! Too much contrast is also dangerous. Just like too much sameness is. Too much contrast will make the room feel busy， chaotic.
綜上所述，我們在平時的練習中，應多注意記筆記的技巧，適當捨棄一些浪費時間、內容又無關緊要的部分，以提高筆記的效率和質量。只要熟悉每個題型的特點，抓住該記的重點而捨棄不該記的部分，即使在回答比較難的講座部分，也可以提高很多分數，讓自己的答案增加得分點。