雅思口语变化趋势
<p> 雅思口语变化趋势 趋势一、内容商业化 雅思考试的口语题库一向比较稳定,考试每年增加几个新的<span word="topic">topic</span>,每个<span word="topic">topic</span>又包括相应的几道新题,但数量有限,题型和原本的保持一致,因此对新试题的准备工作并不难。 但也许是受到全球化商业的影响,或是因为各大商务类考试的红火局面,口试的内容在近年来偏向商业化领域拓展,不少考题和该方面内容相关,甚至出现过关于外企面试的一些题目,考生要做好准备。 在第一和第三部分中,关于<span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="career">career</span>方面曾经考过的几道真题有,如: <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="counts">counts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leaflets">leaflets</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span>? <span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="service">service</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="service">service</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="service">service</span>? 在第二部分里则大玩商务基础知识,如: <span word="Describe">Describe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="owns">owns</span>. <span word="Describe">Describe</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> 对于商业类问题,考生应该积累适量的基本知识,毕竟在这个商业发达的年代,没有这类知识是吃不开的,建议考生在考前可以参考外企的一些简单面试材料,并试着用英文回答,或者参加一些培训机构的课程,从中获得可供参考的答题内容。 势二、越来越日常化、生活化 这道极为日常化的题是这样的:<span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>? 在考生自我介绍之后,随之而出的这道题使很多考生考雅思高分的梦想瞬间破灭。 很多考生都表示从来也没有准备过这种题目,但是它毕竟来了。 和这道题类似的题有: <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="meanings">meanings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="country">country</span>. 第二部分中有:<span word="Describe">Describe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="furniture">furniture</span> 这个题目可以证明雅思考试是与时俱进的,出题人是混迹在中国社会中的。 因为在上海电视台舞林大会节目播出后,口试中随即出现了<span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="dances">dances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.这样的题目,很多考生都不明所以。 生活化考题的准备要从生活中来。平时关注一些日常事物的名称,试着描述他们的存在,是考生在明年可望制胜的法宝。 趋势三、维持对中国文化的兴趣 中国文化源远流长,这一内容在历年一直是雅思口试关注的热点,2009年也不例外。近年出现的<span word="part">part</span> 2题:<span word="Describe">Describe</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>,一直以来就是考生头痛的问题。 在中国文化的运用方面,雅思的经典<span word="topic">topic</span>始终有四块,一个是<span word="Talk">Talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>, 一般建议考生谈谈<span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>,谈中国唐装是个很好的机会,可以让考官了解中国的文化,并对考生产生很好的印象。 另一个是<span word="Talk">Talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="country">country</span>,或者是<span word="Describe">Describe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emblematic">emblematic</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="town">town</span>,这两道题的高分几率一向较低,主要是考生真正能描述成功一个独立中国式建筑的非常少,而描述中国特色的建筑往往是很可能得高分的答题思路。 第三块是关于<span word="reading">reading</span>的。很多学生在讲述<span word="Describe">Describe</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="book">book</span>的时候,他们都倾向于描述西方的名著,但是,如果能够换个角度考虑到考官作为外国人对中国文化的兴趣,就能够在内容上出奇制胜,比如可以谈谈中国古典四大名著<span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="novels">novels</span>。 第四块是中国本土食品,如<span word="Describe">Describe</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dish">dish</span>等,这类题目可以描述中国名菜,考官会非常想去尝试,一旦在描述是能够让考官体会到这种菜肴的特色,调动其感官,使人体会到色、香、味的中国菜烹饪方式,那么这类题目的得分就会一路上扬了。 趋势四、关注高科技和环境板块 高科技和环境两大概念是21世纪不可逆转和忽略的题材,也是雅思口试的要点。对于转基因食品<span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="food">food</span>, 和<span word="robot">robot</span>这一类尚无定论,且政府也无明确章程的东西,成为口试中引发讨论的内容。 在食品方面,由人口增长导致了粮食缺乏,再引起的<span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>的产生,是一个热点。考生必须有的一个认知是,<span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="food">food</span>的产生原因,他们的全称是<span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="food">food</span>,大致的含义,及它可能带来的影响等。 第二则是<span word="green">green</span> <span word="food">food</span>的定义是<span word="green">green</span>的<span word="food">food</span>还是<span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="food">food</span>或者其他呢?无论考生怎么说,请注意用充分的例子去证明你的观点是很重要的,所以,考生要尽力去收集这方面的例子。 第三是关于人类和动物的关系,人类是否应该保护动物?有一道非常特别且有难度的题目曾经出现在<span word="part">part</span> 3:<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="committing">committing</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span>? 考生可以拓展的思路包括食物链<span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>,以及人口增长和动物灭绝的关系,素食主义的优缺点等等。 在和<span word="robot">robot</span>相关的题目里,只要涉及的是科技给人类生活,如家务等带来的影响,和对这种影响带来的忧虑。 人类将会主宰科技还是成为科技的奴隶?<span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>? <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span>. 将来人类会被机器人控制吗?带着这个大问号,考生并不是要成为科学家去解决这个问题,但一定要有所思考,哪怕你的回答很简单。 而环保则是个经典。中国唐山地震30周年,环境问题中对自然灾害的描述自然被考到了,<span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>, <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span>, <span word="floods">floods</span>, <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span>, <span word="tornados">tornados</span>,这些问题考生大致得说出个名字来,这些问题引出了一个新题:气候在过去和现在的不同? 趋势五、对理想的憧憬 雅思考试在保留大量关于考生的<span word="ideal">ideal</span>提问的题目。常见的有: <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="car">car</span>/<span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> 或者出题方式以<span word="something">something</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>,如: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="car">car</span>/<span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="accommodation">accommodation</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> 这类题目在做的时候可以不限章法,游刃有余,将自己心目中比较特别甚至奇特的想法描述出来,所以,不一定是在日常生活中要有的东西,理想的 <span word="accommodation">accommodation</span>包括<span word="villa">villa</span>, <span word="mansion">mansion</span>, <span word="manor">manor</span>等,每种房屋又可有不同的造型,所以,这种题的宽容度非常大。 另外,像<span word="car">car</span>或者<span word="bicycle">bicycle</span>,除了生活中看到的车子,也可以描述一辆高科技的车子,甚至是可以飞的车子。 至于<span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="job">job</span>,可以有很多感兴趣的因素,只要能想到的,如<span word="salary">salary</span>, <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="challenge">challenge</span>, <span word="benefits">benefits</span>, <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="location">location</span>, <span word="future">future</span> <span word="development">development</span>等,都可以逐条列出,会非常详细而有思路!所以建议考生做理想题要开阔思路。 但是,也要注意具体在描述是题目的时候,要注意顺序的把握,是<span word="from">from</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>,还是逐条列出,都是考官会关注的方面哦! 趋势六、讲故事的题目多了 尤其在第二部分,很多题目是围绕说考生的某些经历所展开的。比如在第二部分中: <span word="Something">Something</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="regretful">regretful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="event">event</span>/<span word="local">local</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="class">class</span> 课里搞活动的一个故事) <span word="An">An</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Wedding">Wedding</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="change">change</span> 这些故事你可以编,也可以说真实的,总之就是讲故事。可能考官越考越倦了,想听故事啦。 趋势七、老题重考炒冷饭 最后一个看点其实就是老题重考。姜还是老的辣,对题目来讲也一样。很多老题又重现,却并没有落伍。如描述一封重要的信<span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>,描述一部电影<span word="a">a</span> <span word="film">film</span>,一个好朋友<span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>等,它们永远是经典。 很多考生遇上它们,似乎还是不那么自信。但愿考生们能在有限的复习时间,首先抓住它们罢。</p>
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