雅思口语话题Yourself

雅思口语话题yourself

雅思口语重在日常积累和练习，但并非茫无目的。我们必须针对不同的话题，分门别类，进行强化训练，只有这样才能脚踏实地，提高口语水平。

Well, to start with, I think I will tell you what I do. I am a lawyer here in Shanghai and I've been working as an attorney for about 3 years. My work is interesting, but it involves very complicated issues and often there are various strategies that are necessary for success.

I enjoy meeting people and forming new relationships with people. I enjoy hearing people's stories and I like trying my best to help them. I also enjoy getting out with my friends and enjoying the entertainment places. I am a big fan of jazz and there are a few places that I go to enjoy it. I can also play the saxophone, and even play in a band at a bar from time to time, but I don't have time to do it regularly.

What I don't like doing? Hmm..1et me think, well I suppose I just don't like having to go through a lot of very tedious details at work, and, quite frankly, I don't like clients who lie to me about their situation. There are some things about the job which I don't like, and I'm not proud about everything that I do, but overall I really like it.

I think my good points are that I'm quite good at communicating. I mean, you have to be as a lawyer. I do know a lot about the law, especially commercial law, which is my specialty. I have a good memory for legal issues and law, and I can use them quite well to argue a point. My bad points are that I am the worst person for remembering directions. I get loot everywhere when I'm travelling. If you ask my wife she'll tell you that there's nobody as bad as me for getting lost in places.

As for how you can be my friend, I think the key thing is that you just need to have a good sense of humour and you just need to be honest in your actions. Actually, I am quite willing to be anyone's friend, but I hate people who make a big show of it. I don't need any special favours or gifts to be my friends. If people just act like themselves...well, that's good enough for me.

雅思口语keep fit话题

Describe an activity you do to keep fitYou should say:

What the activity is

When and where you usually do it

How you do it

and explain why it can keep you fit.

题目解析：这种体育运动类的题型经常会出现，是一个非常常规的生活话题，你可以任意选一项自己熟悉的运动，但要记住选择的话题内容要服务于你的语言能力，要可以hold住，不要给自己挖坑。这个话题的重点是keep fit, 要解释这项运动给你带来的各种好处，但不可以停留在good for health的层面上，要更详细的解释如何帮助你保持健康。 相似话题： Describe something that you want to learn more.描述一个想要进一步学习的事情

思路解析：what: 先告诉考官是哪一项运动，比如swimming

how: 如何学会的?swimming club / health clubswimming videosshallow end浅水区 deep end深水区

why: 为什么你选择了这项运动?如何有益于你的身体健康? a great exciselow impact伤害较低，影响较低it works every musclethe water is relaxing and stress-relieving解压，放松参考词汇：drown: 溺水，淹没overcome: 克服the fear of ...: 对...的恐惧 the fear of waterstart off: 开始available: 可利用的，有空的conquer: 克服，战胜knees: 膝盖注意k不发音ankles: 脚踝Iwas almost drowned when I was little so I do not enjoy being in the water. I wanted to overcome my fear of water. And it was definitely a challenge for me. I learned it in a health club and practiced from watching some swimming videos. I started off in the shallow end, where I could touch my feet to the bottom. When I felt more comfortable, I went to the deep end. Now I am not that good at it but I conquered my fear of water and I go swimming at least once a week. It becomes a part of my schedule. Swimming is a great exercise and it is low impact if I can overcome the fear of water. I feel it’s refreshing, it doesn't stress my knees or ankles as much as other sports, and it works every muscle in my body. It's an intense workout, but at the same time the water is relaxing and stress-relieving.

雅思口语Movies话题

Do you think parents should supervise what films children watch?

思路解析：

1. 题频分析：典型的家庭教育【parenting】话题 → 应从父母、孩子两个角度着手分析 → 提前总结孩子特点和父母教育方式思路

2. 答题思路：

肯定

思路1：由于网络审查【censorship】有限 → 孩子接触到【be exposed to】各种信息 →少儿不宜【not child-friendly】→ 举例【violence, crime, pornography】 → 孩子缺乏判断力【judgment】不能明辨是非 → 很容易学习模仿一些不好的行为和习惯【copy/imitate】→ 父母适当监督把问题扼杀在襁褓里

思路2：孩子有好奇心【curiosity】→ 尤其是青春期【puberty】→ 叛逆rebellious → 如果接触过多与暴力色情相关的电影 → 会产生跟从的欲望 → 导致很严重的后果，如犯罪 → 父母应当给与一些指导【guidance】 → 避免悲剧的发生

否定

思路1：父母监督 → 可能会太过于严格【strict/ harsh】 → 导致孩子叛逆心更强 → 对抗父母【disobedient/ rebel】 → 加剧问题

思路2：没有必要 → 学校教育已经让孩子们明白该做什么、不该做什么 → 应留给孩子们自我判断、自主选择的机会 → 锻炼他们的独立性【independence】 → 毕竟以后使他们自己要社会中生存【survive】 → 不能总让他们成为温室的花朵【flower in greenhouse】

范例答案：

Due to lack of movie & Internet censorship, apparently, now kids are more likely to be exposed to a lot of information not child-friendly at all, especially stuff related to violence, crime & pornography. Meanwhile, without mature judgment, it’s usually hard for children & teenagers to tell right from wrong, which may literally lead to the imitation of certain bad behaviors that they’ve witnessed on screen. You know, it’s not rare to see a young kid swearing or cursing others, even get engaged in physical violence. So, I do believe that, if parents could provide proper supervision about the movies their kids watch, they would effectively nip the negative possibility in the bud.

Do you think famous actors can make the movie successful?

思路解析:

1. 题频分析：典型的影响因素题 P3常考，偶尔P1也会考 → e.g. 造就成功企业的因素，造就成功广告的因素等等

2. 思路分析：

肯定

如果指票房成功【box-office】 → 那可能性很高 → 名演员有庞大的粉丝群支持【backup from loyal fans】 →不管电影本身如何 è 粉丝都会愿意去电影院【be willing to pay for the ticket】→ 以此来表达他们对偶像的支持【support】→ 这也就造就了现在市场上很多的粉丝电影【fan-target movies】→ 撇掉内容不谈 → 票房通常很客观

否定

成功的电影由很多因素构成 → 剧情【plot】、导演【director】、制作团队【whole team of production】等等 → 演员只是其中一环【part of the chain】 → 再说很多名演员只是外貌出众【a looker】，演技不一定好【performance】 → 相比之下 → 强大的团队+好的剧情【plot】更为关键

范例答案：

Well it depends on the definition of successful movies. If you mean box-office, I would say yes. Coz’ basically those famous actors have got sincere backup from their huge group of fans, which means, no matter how bad the film is, those loyal fans would still like to pay for the tickets to support their beloved stars, their idols in the cinema. That’s actually the crucial factor contributing to the emergence & boom of those fan-target films. Forgetting about the plot & performance, those ones are usually more likely to receive a real success in the market, just like Twilight from Hollywood or Tiny Time in China.

Would you say that cinemas will disappear in the future?

思路解析

1. 常见的预测未来题 → 注意will的替换 → be gonna, be likely to do, be expected to, tend to …

2. 不要盲目回答Yes/No → 但可以大致推测 → 根据现状推理 → 去电影院的人多不多?→ 如果多，且越来越多【increasing】 → 不会消失 → 原因【电影院的不可替代性indispensable】→ 环境【environment】 + 设备【facility】→ 版权意识加强【copyright】 è 非法网络资源【illegal】会越来越少 → 不会消失，且会更普遍

3. 时间概念→科技因素→随着科技的进步【advancement】→ 电子便携播放器【portable devices】、家用影院 → 可以在家享受影院级的视听效果【visual & auditory effect】→ 加之电影票昂贵 → 更多老百姓更愿意在家看 → 可能会消失

必背词汇：

大片 blockbuster票房box-office

人称：观众audience, cinema-goers, film-lovers

设备facility：巨幕Imax screen高保真音响Hi-fi system尖端的 cutting-edge

版权 copyright尊重版权 pay royalties to法律意识 legal consciousness

范例答案：

Well, not likely, I suppose, for currently, the number of cinema-goers are increasing faster, just like this year, we’ve witnessed many blockbusters, like Fast Furious 7 or Jurassic Park, which has smashed the box-office, earning a real big fortune. Thus, I guess, the disappearance of cinemas will never happen, at lease in the coming decade. Because, on one hand, cinemas are really indispensable in our life, especially to those film-lovers, for there are simply more cutting-edge facilities in it, like Imax screens or hi-fi systems, which could provide us with much better & more touching enjoyment. And usually it’s really hard to enjoy this at home. That’s why on weekends, tons of people rush into the movie theatre to enjoy the latest films, releasing their pressure from fast pace of life. Another thing is that there are more people informed about the concept of copyright in recent years & gradually those free-download films can be regarded as illegal ones. With stronger legal consciousness, I believe there will be more audience deciding to pay royalties to those artists & filmmakers by watching films in the cinema. That’s why I don’t think it’s gonna disappear from our life.

雅思口语Time management话题

Q1: Are you good at organizing time?

A1: Not really. I live a quite casual and laidback life. 【细节】 I mean, I like to follow my heart. For example, when I decide to watch a movie, I would do that immediately. Or even when I want to go traveling, I just do that without a detailed plan and I just set off in a week.

A2: I am good at organizing time and I consider it as a very important part in life. 【why】 I think our time is so limited and I’ve got loads of things to do always. I don’t want my life to be in a mess. 【how】 I like to have a to-do list and arrange my schedule. Then I do everything more efficiently.

思路：

否定的回答意味着随性，就讲讲随性的例子。

肯定的回答就讲讲具体如何规划时间和规划的重要性。

也可以先说我不太擅长，因为… 但我希望提高，因为… ,两面都提到。

词汇：

1】重点链接语句：I mean, by that I mean…我们的内容总是需要解释，一定要说得细节一些。

2】live a casual and laidback life过着随性而放松的生活。 过着什么样的生活叫做 live a … life

3】follow my heart俗称跟着感觉走

4】immediately立即

5】detailed详细的

6】time is limited时间有限

7】“有”最地道的说法是 I’ve got

8】loads of大量的 【有负担的含义】

9】in a mess混乱

10】arrange my schedule安排我的日程

11】efficient高效的

Q2: Do you think planning is important for time management?

A1: Yes, actually I think planning is the most important part of time management.【why】 Time management means that you allocate the time to different things, especially the important things or the tough things. So it is just what we do in planning! For example, if I have a really difficult and big task to do and it requires a lot of time and energy, I would think about when to do that and set deadlines.

思路：

这道题的难点在于学生会觉得很怪异，似乎太显然而无话可说。记得对于抽象的东西总是可以举例子来说。需要大家读读答案，体会那种聊天感，没有任何问题需要机械地回答，放轻松。

词汇：

1】allocate … to… 分配…给… allocate a lot of money to my clothes, allocate enough time to my homework

2】tough棘手的

3】require需要…

4】set deadline设置截止日期

语法：

1】…means that… 宾语从句，后面是句子，语法点虽小但也在口语中常用，比如Ibelieve that…

2】It is just what we do in … 那正是我们在做…的时候做的事情。

...is just what I care about. … 正是我在乎的。

名词性从句，即 what I care about整个为名词成分，翻译为我在乎的东西。

注意，口语上的语法以输出为目的，建议记忆两三个句子，然后自己尝试替换和造句。快速说出口。

Q3: Why do you think some people pay to learn time management?

A1: Well, I guess it’s just because time management is really essential for some peoplewho work under huge pressure. 【why】 They generally have very tight schedule and they also need to look after the family. The courses may give them very professional trainingand help them manage everything better.

思路：

大家被问到这种会有点懵，所以记得不要机械记忆，一定要会聊天。你的第一反应可能是，well, really? well, I guess … 那么理由自然是The paid courses can really benefit them. 你需要去讲这样的课程的好处，或者time management多么重要。

词汇：

1】 essential：非常重要的，类似替换important的词汇还有 crucial, significant

2】 tight schedule: 形容每天很满的地道说法

3】 professional training：专业的培训

语法：

some people who… who引导的定语从句在口语中也常常出现;定语从句在口语中一定要熟练。培养先说这个名词再对它进行修饰的思维习惯。前期觉得说不顺可以写一写，多读几遍再说。稍加练习就会熟练，需要耐心。