雅思口语part2物品类话题

雅思口语让很多从不会开口说英语的人跳出了这个舒适区。不过曾经的巧舌如簧，瞬间变成了呆若木鸡，原本旁征博引，此刻干瘪无趣。下面小编就和大家分享雅思口语拓展方法讲解，来欣赏一下吧。

雅思口语拓展方法讲解

首先是“直接回答”指针对雅思口语考官的提问直接正面回答，切忌兜圈子和回避考官问题。接下来，我们要针对回答进行解释，给出原因。很多同学面对熟悉的话题很容易想到原因，但是如果是日常生活中很少接触的事物，则会没有头绪。出现这种状况的原因是大家往往倾向于从事物本身的特点出发想原因，参见以下例子

I’m quite into music for the reason that it never fails to cheer me up.

I love my name coz it makes people easily remember me.

I enjoy playing computer games as it’s really fun and it’s a great way to loosen up.

雅思口语拓展，从这个角度出发想原因并没错，但是当这条路走不通的时候，可以从其他角度发散思维。例如回想一下自己以往好的或者糟糕的经历，参考以下例子：

I can’t stand public transportation coz every time I take a bus or subway, especially during rush hours, it’s packed like sardines and I feel like I’m going to die.

Swimming would be the last thing (that) I want to do. And as I see it, it’s mainly because once I almost drowned in a river when I was little. It was so horrible.

其次可以想想身边人对你的影响，参考以下例子：

I’m a big fan of classical music thanks to my mom, who used to put on some music by Beethoven or Schubert at home when I was a kid.

I find it great to ride bicycles thanks to my bestie, Lily, who is a super fan of cycling. Actually, she always invites me to some local cycling events and gradually it’s become a necessary part of my life as well.

总结一下，当刚刚听到问题没有思路时，可以从以下几个方面来找灵感：事物本身特点、自己过去经历(开心的/不开心的)、其他人的影响。这样可以帮助我们大大提高流利度。

最后，补充一些细节来支撑刚刚给出的原因。不知道如何给具体例子的烤鸭们，建议参考“个人习惯句型”I mean/Actually/In fact/For example, what, who, when, where, why。

下面我们通过雅思口语Part 1和 Part 3两道例题，再来完整回顾一下雅思口语拓展之“直接回答-给原因-给细节”这个法则。

Part 1例题：What’s your favorite part of your country?

I definitely think the food culture is the best part of my country. (直接作答)I mean, China never fails to satisfy all peoples’ needs for tasty food. (给原因)Although sometimes the way we make food is not that healthy, I still think it’s an ideal place for foodies for the reason that it has a lot to offer, from spicy food to light-cooked food to various kinds of dessert.(给细节)

有时“给原因”和“给细节”的顺序可以灵活调整，参考下面Part 3部分的一道例题：Are science museums popular in China?

Definitely! Science museums are popular among not only science buff but also people who are not that crazy about science (直接作答). Actually, no matter it’s during the weekdays or on the weekends, science museums are always busy and full of visitors (给细节). As I see it, it’s mainly because the exhibitions/displays in those science museums enable people to enhance their knowledge about S&T in an interactive and vivid way (给原因).

2020年9-12月雅思口语part2&3答案解析：被污染的地方

Describe a place you visited that has been polluted.

You should say

Where it is

When you visited this place

What kinds of pollution you saw there

And explain how this place was affected

I once visited a lake. I can’t remember the name, but it was on a company excursion many years ago when I worked in a small tech company. It was a couple of hours outside Beijing past the mountain range to the north of the city. The lake was meant to be an amazing place with lilies and incredible natural scenery, but I was really disappointed when I arrived because it was quite murky and oily in places. You could tell that the place had been used to dump waste and not taken care of very well. I noticed there were a couple of factories nearby as we approached in the minibus, so I am guessing that the pollution from the factories somehow got into the lake and the surrounding area. It was pretty sad, to be honest, because the area is really rather beautiful, so it was a shame to see it being spoilt in this way. I am sure that there were not many fish in the lake, or any other kind of life… at least not healthy lake animals and plants! I really hope that the local authorities have enough motivation, time and resources to clean this area up and turn it into a genuinely nice place for visitors. There are a lot of polluted places in the world because human beings consume resources and inevitably dump waste in seas, rivers and lakes, as well as into the soil. This is something that needs to be addressed, as in the end we all need nature, not just to enjoy on weekend excursions, but to grow vegetables, obtain clean water, and maintain a balanced ecosystem. We learned about this in biology in school, and it’s often on the news these days, so I think people are becoming more and more aware of the importance of taking care of the natural environment.

Part3

1. What kinds of pollution are serious in your country?

I think the most serious kind of pollution is air pollution and water pollution maybe. Perhaps air pollution is the worst, from all the emissions from factories and cars. You see there are a lot of factories, and we produce a lot of goods for the world, so that means there are quite high levels of emissions coming from production. There are measures in place to reduce this, but there need to be more efforts made to enforce these measures.

2. What can individuals do to protect our environment?

Individuals can do a number of things to contribute towards looking after the environment. Firstly, trying to use less plastic is an important thing to do because a lot of plastic gets into the rivers and oceans and affects the food chain as it is consumed by marine animals. Secondly, we can try to take more public transport and reduce private car use to reduce the air pollution in cities. Thirdly we can try to be more sparing with the amount of water we use at home. These are examples of individual contributions to the wider environmental cause.

3. Do you think individuals should be to some extent responsible for pollution?

Yes, I do. And I also believe that in schools and universities people should be educated about the basic ways in which we, as individuals, can contribute to taking care of the environment. All of the small things that we do can help, especially as we have a large population – we cannot simply rely on the government to do everything for us.

4. Why is there a need to involve government in environmental protection?

The government have the power to put stricter controls on traffic, factories and other major sources of pollution. Furthermore they can put money into research and development of more alternative and sustainable forms of energy – this is something that needs government funding and support for scientific research and technological developments. This is the government’s responsibility.

2020年9-12月雅思口语part2&3答案解析：想了解的外国文化

Describe a foreign country (culture) you want to know more about.

You should say:

What it is

Where it is

How you know it

And explain why you want to know more about it

I’d like to learn more about Mexico. I’ve been watching a TV series set in Mexico recently, and I’m really drawn to the way they speak, their sense of humour and the amazing countryside of the country. It’s a country in south America. So, I know about it mainly from that TV series. I’ve also been to a few Mexican restaurants in Beijing, which I really enjoy. So, I’m quite drawn to the food as well as the impression I have of the place from the TV series. I’ve also heard that it’s quite a dangerous country though, unfortunately, with a lot of drug problems, violent gangs and crime. So I guess certain areas of the country are not very safe for travelling, but I am sure there are areas that are fairly safe, because I’ve seen quite a few holidays and travel programmes about the place. I’d like to go to Mexico one day, and they speak Spanish, which is a language I am really drawn to, so I would quite like to go there and perhaps study Spanish for a year or two and maybe even find a job with some connection between Mexico and China – I believe there might be increasingly close trade ties between the countries and this could mean jobs might require Spanish-speaking Chinese business people to help establish and maintain such relationships. So, there are a number of reasons, a mixture of reasons. I think that Mexico is an interesting country I would like to learn more about.

Part3

1. What do you think is the best way to learn about a foreign culture?

I think today the internet is the best way to find out and learn about anything really. Travel programmes, blogs, websites, there’s a lot of ways. Also through exploring their cuisine – I think this is a great way to learn about another culture, too – the food. Getting into the art and music of another country is a good start – for example, if you’re interested in India, you could just go online and search for “Indian Religious Art”, or “Indian Music” or “Famous Indian Stars” and loads of articles will come up. So, today it’s easy to learn about other cultures, it’s a case of having the right attitude and approach.

2. What do you think is the biggest problem when someone works in a foreign country?

The biggest problems are usually communication issues and cultural differences. Communication can be a real problem and working and living in another language culture can be really stressful, especially if you’re not good at languages and don’t pick up languages easily.

3. Someone say that reading is the best way to know about a culture. Do you agree with that?

I think reading is definitely a good way. Much about a culture is revealed through novels and stories, as well as perhaps even travel and guide books and online resources. But also there are travel shows and cooking shows which can be a good way to learn bits about another culture.