英語六級聽力考試的內(nèi)容場景基本上都是考生所熟悉的，有校園、生活、工作、各種社交場所。了解一些場景下的常用語和常見表達對解題是很有幫助的。對這些常用六級詞匯和短語不僅要知道其本身的意思，還要知道他們的同義表達方式。這是因為現(xiàn)在六級聽力試題一般不會在選項中出現(xiàn)對話中的原詞和詞組。以下場景是對話當中所占比例大的，掌握了這些場景下的常用短語和表達方式，也就從英語六級詞匯和短語方面抓住了解題的關(guān)鍵。
    常見話題1：校園生活場景
    1) 借書：
    book for reading assignment;
    check out;
    volume;
    check for sb;
    on the upper shelf;
    a book hard to identify/ is missing;
    has been misplaced
    2) 教授和學生關(guān)系：學生問老師問題;學生尋求老師的幫助;學生詢問老師對作業(yè)的意見;老師要求學生對論文打印錯誤等
    do research for;
    semester;
    work as one's teaching assistant;
    trouble a professor;
    may I ask you a few questions;
    I have a class at ten;
    come in one's office hours;
    finish reading one's research report;
    revise some parts of it;
    get it published;
    read some papers he recommended;
    correct all the typing errors in a paper;
    read it through again;
    check the paper for typing errors
    3) 同學之間交流：選課;聽課感受;對老師講課的評價;提供老師論文復印件;交流論文寫作進展;交流如何讀書;考試通過互相祝賀;對生病同學補課;認識新同學;為打印論文而向?qū)Ψ皆儐柸绾握壹?談?wù)搶W習進展等
    stay awake;
    sleep through;
    unnecessarily long;
    more attentive;
    on this topic;
    hard to follow;
    think of;
    speak highly of;
    consider sth. dull;
    choose a good topic;
    attend;
    think of sb.'s lecture;
    the topic is interesting;
    difficult to follow;
    say about;
    a copy of article;
    get on with one's essay;
    have a real hard time;
    two sleepless nights;
    be through with;
    finish the assignments;
    political science class;
    each present a different theory;
    read more than one article;
    get a full mark in math exams;
    do a good job;
    librarian;
    miss classes;
    bring sb. up to date;
    help sb. to catch up;
    show up late;
    on the first day of school;
    get to know;
    find quality paper to type essay;
    bookshelf; stock room;
    go and check;
    typewriter;
    have one's hands full with;
    book report;
    how are lessons going;
    make progress;
    well worth the time and trouble;
    rewarding;
    boring; entertaining;
    time consuming;
    take five classes next semester;
    too many courses offered to students