那这些熟记于心的单词只对听力有用吗?其实不然。如果大家注意到2015年的雅思口语考试,就会发现雅思口语Part 2场景和雅思听力场景有着高度的重合。
Describe a short distance trip that you would like to go again. (旅游类话题)
Describe an activity that keeps you healthy. (健康类话题)
Describe an important job in your country. (职业类话题)
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很多时候,大家不妨把自己牢记于心的听力场景和词汇用到口语中,这样就不用担心没想法没词汇了。雅思中国网海外考试研究中心的专家将以旅游场景为例,向大家展示旅游场景和词汇在雅思口语话题中的运用。
Describe a short distance trip that you would like to go again
Where did you go?
When was that?
What did you do during the trip?
And explain why you would like to go again.
从话题的关键——short distance trip, 我们可以很快判断出这是口语中典型的旅游场景话题。大家可以立刻联想听力中的旅游场景,你还记得吗?
目的地
deserts 沙漠
wetlands 沼泽地
tropical rain forests 热带雨林
resorts 胜地
coastal areas 沿海地区
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口语答案:The place that I have been to is called Qingdao. It is a coastal citywhich is located in the southeastern part of Shandong Province in our country.It is a famous summer resort for people in our country.
交通工具
public transport 公共交通
private transport 私人交通
car, airplane, ferry 渡船
underground/subway/tube/Metro 地铁
river cruise 巡游
...
口语答案:Qingdao is not far away from my hometown. Almost spending four hoursby train, we are able to reach there. In terms of traveling around the city, wemainly take the public transport which turns out to be very convenient.
景点
fountain 泉水
beaches 海滩
castle 城堡
museum 博物馆
art gallery 画廊
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口语答案:There are loads of tourist attractions there. The most popular one isthe beach, which is the paradise for people to enjoy the seascape. Moreover, itis not crowed at all as compared with the seaside places in other parts ofChina. Also, there is a marine museum. It is real worth visiting.
活动
diving 潜水
surfing 冲浪
swimming 游泳
skiing 滑雪
cycling 骑行
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口语答案:We spent five days there. We mainly experienced some activities thatwe have not tried yet. Particularly, I want to mention diving. It is a realexciting activity there. I real enjoyed the undersea scenery which I saw when Iwas in the sea. It was a totally different feeling.
携带物品
beach towel 大浴巾
telescopes 望远镜
walking boots 步行靴
sunscreen 太阳镜
torch 手电筒
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口语答案:For the first time, I haven’t got to know enough information about thecity. Through this experience, I got to know that if I would go there again,things like beach towel, telescopes and sunscreen are necessary. It can addmore interest to the trip.
根据旅游场景的目的地、景点、交通和活动等具体的场景要素和词汇,我们不再需要纠结于要说什么,根据场景的要素,我们很快就能够构造话题的大方向。根据场景的词汇进行话题发展,整个话题的构造就不再是问题了。
由上面的内容,我们可以得到这样的完整描述:
The place that I have been to is called Qingdao. It is a coastal citywhich is located in the southeastern part of Shandong Province in our country.It is a famous summer resort for people in our country.
Qingdao is the one that is not far away from my hometown. Almostspending four hours by train, we are able to reach there. In terms of travelingaround the city, we mainly take the public transport which turns out to be veryconvenient.
There are loads of tourist attractions there. The most popular one isthe beach, which is the paradise for people to enjoy the seascape. Through thisexperience, I got to know that if I would go there again, things like beachtowel, telescopes and sunscreen are necessary. It can add more interest to thetrip. Moreover, it is not crowed at all as compared with the seaside places inother parts of China. Also, there is a marine museum. It is real worthvisiting.
We spent five days there. We mainly experienced some activities thatwe have not tried yet. Particularly, I want to mention diving. It is a realexciting activity there. I real enjoyed the undersea scenery which I saw when Iwas in the sea. It was a totally different feeling.
I want to go to the city again if I got the chance. For the firsttime, I haven’t covered enough places. I heard from my friends that there areother tourist attractions there like the Mount Lao, which was extremelybeautiful in winter. So, I plan to go there again this winter to enjoy thewholly different scenery.