雅思口语话题Magazine

雅思口语话题magazine

1.Which do you prefer, reading newspapers or magazines?

I would say I prefer newspapers. Newspapers in just ten or eight pages give you a glimpse of the entire world, including all the sections. From fashion to the general news to comics to sports to almost everything. In just one newspaper, you have access to the entire world.

2.What type of stories do you like to read about?

I love reading autobiographies and non-fiction. Autobiographies because they give a glimpse of lifestyle of a very successful person. You get to know them when they were the mango people and what they did to become what they became.

3.Have you ever read a newspaper or magazine in a foreign language? [When/Why?]

Yes, all the time. I lived in another country for several years, so reading in a foreign language was a normal activity for me, not just newspapers and magazines, but all kinds of documents and literature. I still do it to maintain my reading skills.

4.Do you think reading a newspaper and magazine can help you learn a language?

Yes, but it depends on your language level. If you are just beginning to learn a language then it can be very difficult and frustrating – certainly not the best way to try and learn a foreign language .

雅思口语History话题

1. Do you like to learn about history?

这是一道喜欢或者不喜欢类的题目，首先我们来学习一下表达‘喜欢’的语言，题目中的like可以替换成be interested in; be into; be fond of; 或者用I find something interesting.不喜欢除了用dislike以外，还可以替换成hate; loathe; be fed up with; be sick of.

关于这道题，通常情况下，我们会回答喜欢，或者不喜欢。注意，答案尽量以Yes, I do.的形式出现，而不是单独的yes。同时也可以替换成Yes, very much so; Yes, definitely; Yes, absolutely等表达。同样，否定的答案，可以用Not really; Not exactly; 或者是，No, it’s not my kind of thing来代替。

若该题目的答案是喜欢，那么我们需要在表明倾向后加以解释，通常是给出原因或例子。除了以上所讲到的历史的作用外，喜欢了解历史的原因还可以是：The historical events are very interesting【历史事件非常有趣】;It can make us wise【使人明智】等。

若回答不喜欢，则也须讲明原因，或者讲明不喜欢的地方在哪。这里推荐给考生一个加分的表达：to have a love-hate relationship with something,意思是说对某物或是某件事情既爱又恨。回想我们不喜欢历史的原因，可能更多的是因为我们不喜欢以背诵为主的历史考试，而非我们对历史事件真的不感兴趣。【I’m more interested in historical stories rather than in details of names, dates and places.】

范例1: Yes, very much so. I’d say history is my real love. You know, it’s easy for me to get lost while reading historical books or watching some documentaries. I find history very interesting, mainly because it helps me stretch my perspective across time and space to think about what happened in the past and how our ancestors experienced things.

范例2: Well, to be honest, I have a love-hate relationship with history, generally because I’m much into the stories and the insights it gives me into the past, but I’m really struggling in the history exams which are usually centered around dates, names and places.

2. Do you think history is important?

关于这道题目，相信我们大多数考生都会给出肯定的回答：历史是重要的。其原因可以是以下几点：

It allows people to understand how culture, politics, economy, society and values developed. 【它使得人们了解文化，政治，经济，社会以及价值是如何发展的】

History not only deals with the past but also with how the past led to the present. 【历史不仅是关于过去，还关于过去如何导致了现在】

It tells us what happened in the past, so that we avoid repeating mistakes. 【他告诉我们过去发生了什么，以帮助我们避免重复错误】

范例：Yes, I think so. History not only deals with the past, but also with how the past led to the present. So it allows people to understand how culture, politics, society and values developed. More importantly, since it tells us what happened in the past, we could avoid repeating mistakes.

3. Do you think you can learn history from films or TV programs?

了解历史的方式有很多，比如看电影，读书，看纪录片，参观历史景点，上历史课等。【There are many ways to learn about history, such as watching films, reading books, watching documentaries, visiting historical sites, and attending history classes. 】。至于哪一种才是了解历史最好的方式【the best way to learn history】，每个人心中的答案各不相同。

这道题目是问，我们是否可以通过看电影或者电视节目这种方式来了解历史。目前，我们的电影类型有很多，比如comedy【喜剧】，action movies【动作片】，science fiction films【科幻片】，martial arts films【功夫片】，romance films【爱情片】，war movies【战争片】等等，至于电视节目，种类更是繁多，常见的有reality shows【真人秀】，talent search【选人才节目】，talk shows【谈话类节目】，variety shows【文艺晚会】，sitcoms【情景喜剧】等等。这些影片或者电视节目多多少少的涉及了一些历史，然而它们的主要目的还是以娱乐和教育为主【entertaining and educational】，以讲述历史为目的还要属documentaries【纪录片】。

回到题目，这是一道是非疑问类的题目，我们的答案可以是肯定的，否定的或者不一定的。然而通过上面的分析，这道题目回答No或It depends可能更容易一些。原因可能是有些电影或是电视节目会根据剧情需要对历史进行改编【Some historical events might be rewritten by editors to satisfy the plot】，每部电影或者电视节目会站在各自不同的角度看待历史，我们容易受电影或节目中人物和剧情的影响【They may show the history from different perspectives, so that we are easy to be influenced by the characters and plots.】，因此我们并不总是能够从电影和电视节目中了解到历史，然而记录片除外，因为其涉及的内容主要是历史或科学【Documentaries mainly deal with history or science】。因此，从纪录片中，我们比较容易了解真正的历史。

范例：It depends. It depends on what the movie or program is. I mean, we usually watch some movies and TV programs in which some historical events are rewritten to satisfy the plots. In this case, I don’t think we can learn the real history. However, we may learn some from documentaries, which are particularly deal with historical issues or science.

雅思口语Environment话题

1. Tell me about some of the environmental problems that are affecting countries these days?

这个题目看起来应该是非常好说的，环境问题，大家应该多少都是知道一些的。题目要求说some，我们大概说两个就差不多了。每个环境问题，我们可以把它的起因，现状和影响都陈述一下，回答的内容一定会是很充分的。下面列举一些常见的问题和对应的思路表达。

全球变暖：global warming/ temperature rise/ carbon emission/ ice glaciers and caps melt/ sea level rise/ fishing industry/ residents living in coastal areas

空气污染：air pollution/ exhaust from cars and factories/ burning of fossil fuels

水污染：water/ ocean pollution/ chemical runoff/ untreated sewage

白色污染：white pollution/ plastic bags/ non-biodegradable materials

水土流失：soil erosion/ soil fertility decrease

乱砍乱伐：deforestation/ unbalance ecosystem/

下面也给大家一个范例回答：

The most serious pollution that is widely discussed these days is global warming. With the increasing carbon emission and the loss of ozone layer, the global temperature is on the rise, which makes the ice glaciers and caps melt and the sea level increase. Therefore, many coastal areas have been flooded and people living there become displaced.

2. Do you think that governments around the world are doing enough to tackle the problems?

我个人觉得，比较真实的回答应该是没有的。因为如果有的话，其实这些问题就不会存在了，或者得到很好的缓解。而事实是，很多问题不但没有改善，而且还在恶化。那么，显然，政府做得还不够。I think governments have not done their best to deal with the environmental problems.

下面就说说为啥：

很多环境问题，比较宏观，影响面非常的广，根本没法一时半会解决，甚至根本不太可能解决。

Many environmental problems are affecting very large areas, so that they cannot by dealt with in a short time or be tackled by one country.

以中国为例，为什么我们对于一些污染治理不够?因为，社会经济的发展，很多时候，不可避免地会造成环境的破坏。比如我们这几年非常流行的雾霾的天气，其实就是工业高速发展的一个必然产物。当年伦敦也是一样的。所以，如果要做到绝对的杜绝污染，所有的排放物不能有一点的脏东西，那么，很多的产业就会收到严重的影响，经济会有巨大的打击。

Also, take China as an example, if we impose strict rules on reducing the emission and on forcing factories to release their waste with no harmful material at all, many of the industries will be influenced. The local industry will be damaged.

比如汽车，如果全部环保，都用电动的，那么很多人都买不起汽车了，那么人们的出行，社会的基本效率的保持，都会收到严重的影响。

If we want to control the air pollution in the cities and replace all the existing cars with the electricity cars, many of the car users cannot afford buying cars and the productivity of the society will be reduced because they all have to take public transport instead.

法律制定的得不是很完善，有些问题没有被写到法律中去。

The current legal system is not perfect, many of the urgent issues have not be included in the law.

法律的处罚措施太轻，不能起到约束的作用。比如我乱扔垃圾，通常是没有人回来阻止我，或者罚款的。及时罚款，可能就5块钱，10块钱。那么，下次，我可能还会扔垃圾。假设，扔垃圾一定会被捉到，每次罚款5千，我想我这辈子都不会再丢垃圾了。

The punishment of the laws is not strict enough to restrict people from violating laws. For example, if the factory emits some chemical waste, they may not be immediately fined or only a small amount of money which is comparable to their benefit they make.

相关环保法规的宣传力度不够，或者我们都知道要绿色出行，要绿色生活的方式，但是，到底怎么绿色，用什么方法，其实我们并不知道，所以，政府应该多做一些宣传片，或者学校里面增加相关的课程，去指导人们绿色环保。

There is limited publicity of the environmental regulations. We may have some basic idea of law carbon lifestyle, but we fail to live that way because we are not told about how to live environmental friendly or how to recycle and reuse all the waste materials. The authority should make more videos and booklets to tell people the detailed steps in becoming greener in life.

雅思口语Park/public garden话题

1. Are there many parks or public gardens where you live 【or, in your hometown】?

首先大家必须要先具备一些关于gardens/parks的词汇：amusement park游乐园botanic garden植物园 national park国家公园theme park主题公园

老师在这里以南京玄武湖为例，大家可以结合自己家乡的情况举一些例子，再和考官考官描述公园里有什么、可以做什么、带给你怎样的感觉。I guess there are, there are many parks and public gardens in my hometown, like Xuan Wu park, Mo chou park, and I think the biggest and the most beautiful one is Xuan Wu park, people can do all sorts of things in the park, like jogging, taking a walk, boating and thingslike these. It’s pretty fun for all ages of people.

2. Do you often/ ever go to a park or a 【public】 garden?

trend趋势

jog慢跑walk my dog遛狗

square dancing广场舞

既然题目问到是否经常去这个公园，我们当然可以分情况去讨论：

一种是经常去，可以结合当下比较流行的趋势，朋友圈都很喜欢刷跑步、健身的图片，可以解释为：I definitely often go to a park and/or gardens, the most common thing I would do is to jog there, take a walk after meal since it’s a trend now or just walk my dog in the gardens, so I would spend an hour or two in the park/garden everyday.

二是不是特别经常去。可以解释为现在很多公园晚上都会有老人们在跳广场舞【你们懂得】，会比较嘈杂拥挤，我们会不是很愿意去：I don’t like to go to the park or public garden so often, since the park or public garden nowadays are full of people, mostly elderlies do square dancing there, so I think the park’s environment is not as good as I thought it would be.

3. When do people go there?

tourist attractions旅游景点vibe氛围，感受natural scenery自然景观

这个问题还是比较大的，所以大家可以把人群分类:游客：the tourists from other cities would go there on public holidays, coz the public gardens and parks are tourist attractions, so people would go to the parks and gardens to see the natural scenery and get the city’s vibe.

老年人：most of the elderly people would spend one hour or two in the early morning or after dinner in the park and public gardens to exercise and do square dancing.

年轻人：as for the most young people, there is a trend for health-keeping and exercise nowadays, so a lot of young people would choose to jog in the evening, maybe around 8-9pm at night.

4. Do you think parks and public gardens are important to a city? 【Why?/ Why not?】

这道题还是从正面角度去描述会比较方便：作为城市的风景 as the attractive sceneries of the city作为人们的聚集地 community gather in the parks and gardens作为环保的地域也有好处 green spaces are of great part of the park and public gardens, somehow are beneficial to the environment. Well, I think parks and public gardens are important to a city, as the attractive sceneries of the city, they represent the city and when tourists see the breathtaking views of gardens, they definitely will think highly of the city, besides, as they are the places for the community to gather together, for the kids to play in, for the family to have picnic and BBQs in.so…