【模拟考场】:

A1: I’d like to talk about Yaoming who is from shanghai. He is a famous basketball player. He is now in NBA. He is special because he is very tall. He is also a kind man who takes part in charity.

A2: Well, I have to say that sports is really not my cup of tea. Actually, P.E lessons have always been a nightmare to me all through my school life. That may explain why I am not a fan of any sports star. But um, I think I can tell something about Yaoming, who is a basketball player from shanghai. I bet you’ve heard of him, since he is now a NBA star. You can see him on TV commercial, billboards, posters, etc. All of these prove how famous he is. He is a very tall man. I can hardly imagine how it would be if I were standing beside him. A striking contrast! Apart from that, Yao is the kind of sports star who would like to help others. I once read an article saying that Yao is one of the richest men in China and he devotes much to charity.

【专家点评】:

这一组A1和A2的对比再次突显了生活细节给口语内容带来的绝妙变化。A2中的“不喜欢体育,体育课在学生时代一直是噩梦”,“电视广告,路边海报到处可见姚明踪影”,“曾经读到的一篇文章讲…”这些都是日常生活中的细节。这些话本身在语言上一点都不难,却能起到很好的作用,有真实感。包括最后一句“很难想象自己与姚明站一起将会是身高上的多大悬殊”也是用较为生活化的语言让听者对于“高”这一特点有更直观的认识。

Part 3典型案例:

【真题实例】:

Q: what do you think will the buildings be like in the future?

【模拟考场】:

A1: …(无语)maybe in the future there will be more buildings because the population is growing. And the buildings may be even higher because of the limited land resource.

A2: Well, the question actually reminds me of a piece of news I read on line the other day. You know, as two major earthquakes took place in China within two years, and many other natural disasters happened across the globe, architects are busy constructing buildings that can sustain heavy stress. In particular, they aim to construct the kind of building that can sway rather than break under the stress of an earthquake.

【专家点评】

对于part 3的话题,十分建议考生添加细节,否则很多问题都会觉得难以拓展开。以该题为例,A2提出将来的房屋“会抗压性更强,用以抵御各种自然灾害”不仅内容丰富还很有新意和内涵。这就要求考生平时要多积累,勤思考,看到一些与雅思口语话题相关的新闻故事多留个心眼,不妨记下以备不时之需。

总之,雅思考试是源于生活的,是与我们周围发生的事紧密相关的。鉴于这一点,我们在考试中不应该脱离现实高谈阔论,而应从日常生活实际出发,把考官当作朋友,真切的去与他们进行交流。