雅思口语话题Weather

雅思口语话题weather

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What's the weather usually like in your hometown?

The weather is quite extreme here, actually. I mean it's humid and scorching in summer and freezing cold in winter. Although spring and autumn are rather mild and delightful, they are normally too short even to notice.

What season do you like best? What do you do in that season?

My favorite season is winter. I usually enjoy snowflakes and play snowballs. I like to take a hot spring bath or make a massage in winter. Well, that would be fantastic!

What season do you think is most suitable for work and study?

It must be the autumn. That is a joyful season with beautiful sceneries. Autumn weather is unpredictable and beautiful. It is the transition from hot to cold weather. Trees bare their leaves, birds migrate south and the nights are cool.

Has the weather in your country changed much in the past few years?

Yes, the weather in summer becomes hotter and muggier and the winter in Wuhan becomes chillier.

Describe the four seasons in your hometown.

In winter, it has snow and everything is covered in white. In spring, it's beautiful and all the flowers are in bloom, plus everything is green over again. In fall, all the leaves turn orange, red, and yellow, so it looks gorgeous. But summer sucks here because of the stupid hot weather you can't play sports without sweating buckets, you get hot and easily irritable and you can't do anything about it.

Is there any season you dislike?

I don't really like winter, especially the one in my hometown. Coz winter here is very windy and humid. The temperature is not as low as many northern cities but it feel a bit unbearable. My hands and feet are always freezing cold during the season and I feel miserable to struggle through the harsh and friendless winter.

Would you prefer to have the same climate all year, or a place that has different seasons?

I'd prefer a place with different season coz only in this way can the landscape in the city be different. If it's all the same all year round, it would be too dull I'm afraid. Also when it has different seasons, I guess it's better for people's adaption and health as well

How is the weather here different to the weather in your home country?

I live in a place where it has the same climate all year and usually it is extremely hot in summer, but the weather here is different in four seasons.

Are there any bad points about the weather in your city?

The other three seasons are beautiful here, but summer sucks here because of the stupid hot weather you can't play sports without sweating buckets, you get hot and easily irritable and you can't do anything about it.

What is the typical weather in China like?

In winter, it has snow and everything is covered in white. In spring, it's beautiful and all the flowers are in bloom, plus everything is green over again. In fall, all the leaves turn orange, red, and yellow, so it looks gorgeous. In summer, it is hot and rains a lot.

How does the weather affect people?

Weather affects people's lives to a large extent. Apparently, outdoor activities in winter are limited. It seems winter only good for watching the 1st snow fall but you have to shovel snow after then. However, there is so much more to do during the summer like playing games outside, going to the beach and the pool, getting tan or eating ice cream on a warm summer night.

雅思口语Communication话题

1. What are the different ways that people communicate with each other?

视觉上的交流：verbal/ face to face communication/ by gestures/ facial expression/ video recordings/ speech/ lecture

First and foremost, most people will communicate face to face. This can happen in their daily life when meeting someone in the middle of the road, during the class, in the shared kitchen with their roommates or when they take part in a group discussion.They will also use gestures and facial expression to help the listeners to understand their meaning when they travel to some foreign countries where the locals cannot speak English.With the advance in technology, video chat and conference can be easily achieved in many websites or application on the phone or ipad. If two people stay in a different place but want to talk through something more clearly, they can just take a video chat by keeping online and using the same application.

听觉上的交流：audio communication/ telephone/ wechat audio message/.

However, face to face communication cannot be achieved all the time. We sometimes need to discuss with a person, but we cannot reach them immediately. In this case, the first choice for most people is making a phone call, since modern people are normally take the phone with them all the time even when they go to the bathroom.Also, some new apps such as Wechat allow users to send audio message, which can facilitate communication and improve efficiency, because many people think typing words time-consuming and find it hard to express their meaning as well as they emotion clearly through just words.

文字上的交流：written communication/ letters/ emails/ articles/ comment/ posters/ moments/

In addition, many people are comfortable with the form of written communication. They will send letters or emails to their family members, friends and clients, because these forms of communication are more formal and be easily saved and retrieved anytime anywhere with a device and internet connection.Besides, someone may prefer writing blog online as a way to record their everyday life and share their experience with the readers. And this way seems to be more widely accepted for many celebrities because the famous people want to have a word to their fans directly and ordinary people are always curious about the private life of the celebrities.

2.Do old people and young people use the same methods to communicate?

Old: 面对面、电话、出行【爬山、钓鱼、麻将等】、饭局In think older people like to communicate face-to-face. If they have something to discuss, especially some very important issues such as signing a business contract and making a travel plan, we will like to meet the guy directly. Only by doing this can they feel reliable.Also, they like to make a phone call whenever they come up with something. For example, I often receive lots of unexpected calls from my parents even in the middle of a exam, and they call me sometimes just to make sure I have locked the doors before I left home this morning.They all like to arrange some social activities as a way to exchange information and meet their old friends. For example, my father goes fishing with his old friends each month, and goes hiking with his workmates every two weeks.Old people also like to discuss business on the dinner table, and in China, you know, people may drink a lot of wines and liquor in order to show respect to others.

Young：facebook、朋友圈、博客、打游戏、喝一杯Younger generation will be more likely to use some social networking websites to communicate with their peers, by posting their photos on a daily basis, writing articles in their blog and commenting on other’s most recent tweet.Sometimes, youngsters may play an online game together as a way to exchange information and keep everyone in the group connected. They will discuss before the game to set up the strategy, during the game to cooperate and fight against the opponent players and even after the game to review and try to improve their skills for the next game.Young people may not as interested in having formal meals in a big restaurant as the elderly, but they will find any type of eating out convenient if the food is delicious and clean. So they might go for a drink in the local bar near their home to have a quick meeting with the friends passing by, or to drive a long way to a small but famous local market to try some exotic food from nearby village.

雅思口语good news话题

Describe a piece of good news you heard from TV or the InternetYou should say:

what the news was about

when you heard it

where you heard it from

And explain why you think it was a piece of good news

误区和思路指导：1. 头脑空白：不常关注新闻，所以没有思路 →时常浏览BBC news，哪怕只是看看headline→既可保证思路丰富，也可保障地道英语表达的输入

2. 新闻话题策略：尽量选取自己相对较熟悉和词汇较丰富的新闻类型→比如男孩子喜欢篮球，那就常关注VOA或BBC上的NBA新闻 →准备时目标明确，描述时困难少，表达时有真实感受→考场上会更有说服力

3. 最大误区：只一味描述，忘记个人感受→最后一问→扣题点，防走题语料补充：1. news相关语料：breaking news爆炸性新闻、突发新闻、实时新闻, news headline新闻标题，头条, feature专题报道, sensational轰动的

2. good : amazing, wonderful, excellent, terrific…

3. feeling:adj.: excited, thrilled, cheerful,n. : rapture, excitement, joy Sample answer:Well, this topic does remind me of a piece of sport news I read recently, which totally excited me and I could still remember it clearly.

It’s like a couple of weeks ago, I was browsing the social media to kill time as usual. Suddenly, a piece of breaking news grabbed my eyes, saying that Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team back to the World’s Top Again. I was shocked and after carefully reading the details, I remember I was quite thrilled because it said that our team overpowered host Japan 3-1 and won its fourth women’s volleyball world cup title. That’s really something, you know! And it’s definitely the best news I’ve heard about the team since 2008.

Coz’ as a girl born in 1980s, I did witness the ups & downs of this team during past two decades. After their heydays in 1980s & 2004 Athens Olympic Games, this team has experienced frustrating international results due to endless injuries, frequent coach changes & the shortage of emerging talents. Even loyal fans like me, started to lose faith in this group of girls. But at the most difficult moment, the former star spiker, Lang Ping, nicknamed the 'Iron Hammer', stood out and decided to rebuild and lead this squad back to the world’s top. Luckily, with the guidance of the “Iron Hammer”, the team gradually recovered from the failure and regained their faith & confidence. This time, in Japan, the team of China proved to the world again about how strong & sharp they were. Witnessing my beloved team winning this champion did bring me great rapture.

Apart from that, informed from the news, I also knew that it was a real tough battle, for this victory was achieved in the absence of three key players, including the former captain. And that’s another great proof about the strength, faith & perseverance of the team. No doubt, I am proud of these girls.

雅思口语Advertisement话题

Do people in your country like advertisements?

Yes：

广告给我们提供很多的选择和便利，比如一些折扣的信息

Advertising provides us with numerous choices and convenience, such as information about discount and special offer in the shopping mall. Also, we can have a better knowledge about each product and when we choose the item, we can become a little bit more professional.

以前总是看广告，看多了也就习惯了

Yeah, I think Chinese people like to watch advertisement, because we have watched too many advertisements already, and we have gotten used to them. In cannot imagine a day without seeing any kind of advertisement.

有些广告很有意思，甚至比节目本身还好看

I would say some advertisements are even more interesting than the TV programs, because they invite more celebrities and spend a large amount of money in making them.

No：

太多了，特别让人反感。比如：公交、走到、电梯、小区、电视报纸等，到处都是广告，严重干扰了我们的生活

No, not especially. There are too many advertisements nowadays everywhere, which make us feel sick and seriously disturb our normal life. When I wait for a bus in the bus station, I am forced to see a lot of posters on the bus stop signs and listen to station radio broadcasting advertisement.

频繁的打断节目，或者妨碍我们正常学习和工作，造成很多时间的浪费

I have to say that the commercials seriously interrupt the normal programs. Sometimes they are even longer than the drama. So people in china are always complaining about it and say that it is not commercials between dramas, but drama between commercials.

In what ways do advertisements influence people?

购买习惯：更加追求品牌，追求所谓质量，产地，明星效应

Advertisements influence our purchasing habit. People become more concerned about the brand, so normally the famous or foreign brands are more appealing to the customer. Also, people may pay more attention to the products which have the most celebrities to endorse. If more famous people recommend the item, no matter in public activities or just personally use the item in their daily life, people, especially the young, will buy it on impulse.

饮食习惯：更多西餐或者快餐进入到我们的饮食中

Specifically, our eating habit has been gradually changed. The traditional food has been in many cases replaced by the international fast food outlets. We are not just go to KFC or McDonald’s for fun for a few times a year, but many people go there almost every day every meal. I think this is mainly due to the continuing presence of advertisements concerning how delicious and special the food there.

误导我们：误以为价格和质量成正比，品牌和质量成正比

Advertising mislead us by making us hold a wrong belief that there is a positive connect between the price of a product and its quality, or between the brand name and its quality. Actually, the one with the highest price is the one that devote more fund in promotional activities such as inviting celebrities or sponsoring TV programs in every channel.

使人们变得一样：都会去追逐同一款的潮流商品，缺少创造力和特色

It make most consumers become or seem to become the same, because they tend to buy the same new item by watching the same advertisement. Therefore, our world will become less creative and colorful with everyone dressing the same style of cloth and driving cars from only a few famous brands.

What are the different forms of advertising that we have in society today?

电视广告

There are commercials between TV programs.

电脑弹窗，侧边栏广告

When we search information online, a window will pop up to ask you to register for this website.

报纸杂志上的广告

The sidebars of newspaper are always full of advertisements.

传单，宣传册

When walking on the street, we may be offered leaflets.

展板，海报

Many shop owners will arrange some posters and boards in front of their shop to attract passers-by to drop in and hopefully to make a purchase.

电话传销

Modern people are increasingly annoyed by the telephone advertising. When we are in the middle of some important work, we are be distracted to pick up a call which persuade us to buy some real estate or some financial products.

手机短信

People’s phone are full of text messages with various kinds of information regarding every kind of items.

App推送

When people log in an application on the phone, sometimes, they have to read a piece of advertisement or watch a short video for few seconds before using the functionality of this app.

快递包装上等

With more people purchasing items online and having them delivered by the mailing system, we can see more advertisements on the package of our goods.

节目中的植入广告或者隐性广告

Advisers become wiser than before. They know that people are sick of watching too direct advertisement in the middle of some programs, which may cause unexpected negative impacts on the image of the company. They now plant advertisement into the TV drama and entertainment programs. For example, when the host introduce the guests, they may not just stand in a fixed position, but they may walk around a new car or hold a bottle of drink in their hands.