【综合点评】
春节前的最后一次雅思考试,不知各位烤鸭们战绩如何呢?Anyways, Happy CNY (Chinese New Year) !
一月作为雅思口语常规换题月,通常题库不稳定且新题频出,所以不建议同学们报考月初的考试喔。不过目前接近月底,题库更新内容大势已定,备考中的同学们可以赶紧着手练习咯。本次题库中新旧话题数量仍然平分秋色,PART1共13个新话题,PART2共25个新话题。虽然的确有一些让老烤鸭们也觉得未曾谋面的话题出现,但大部分还是“换汤不换药”的以旧翻新题,过往准备的语料又有用武之地咯。
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【Part 1-3真题点评】
Part1: 对于PART1常规必考题 Work or study/Accommodation/Hometown,想必同学们都非常熟练了,那么为了给自己的答案增添生动性,除了常规套路以外,我们不妨借多“follow your heart”,按你想回答的思路来构建答案,加入更多属于你自己的个性化内容。本季PART1中经典老题如Movie、Travel、Public Holiday等频繁出现,新题中的Park、Wild Animals、Spending time by yourself等都是旧题回库,也比较贴近生活,备考时建议多结合自身经历及感受拓展细节。不太熟悉的如Art、Science class这类新题,建议参考常用利用中的艺术/科学/科技的重要性等方面切入来准备。另外,Cake、Pen&pencil这类话题的准备中,可以加入正反对比、今昔描述等技巧,凸显语言运用能力。
Part 2: 本季PART2人物类话题数量稳定,且基本都是历年旧题重现,语料准备难度较低;地点类话题整体数量下降,城市旅行类低频,设施建筑类高频;物品类话题占比仍然较高,而且出现了一些日常语料cover不到的盲区,如描述一件制服、描述一场欣赏过的演出、描述一篇与健康相关的文章等,建议同学们多分配一点时间准备;事件类话题换汤不换药,仍以“帮助和被帮助”、“欺骗与道歉”、“旅行”等为主,持续稳定。
Part 3:PART3是Two way discussion,重点在于多角度切入,并且展现出同学们能够深入讨论问题的语言能力和思辨能力。对于这部分的准备,建议明确答题的逻辑及框架结构,注重平时阅读外刊,积累观点及表达,相信对于冲击高分会有比较大的帮助。
【SAMPLE ANSWER】
Describe an article on health you read on magazine or the Internet
You should say:
What it was
Where you read it
Why you read it
And how you felt about it
【例题解析】
思路这是一道前几年常考的物品类话题,但也算是一个日常语料收集的盲区。本题要求考生描述一篇在杂志或者网上所读到的与健康有关的文章。减肥、平衡饮食、做运动通常是较为容易上手的切入点,相信每个人或多或少都有些经验,那么语料准备方面就能既得心应手又真情实感啦,答案表述起来也能情感丰沛,说服力十足。同时比照本季另一道物品类话题“Describe a difficult challenge you met.”如果上一题你选择描述的是减肥/健身,那语料准备不正是一石二鸟吗?
词汇look up 查找
the Chinese version of 中文版xxx
left a mark on me 给我留下了深刻的印象
not a walk in the park to stick to 不是那么简单就能坚持下来的
in your social circle 在你的朋友圈中
be half-successful in weight loss 在减肥的道路上已经成功了一半
fire me up 燃起了我的热情
cheer each other up 互相鼓劲
be really grateful for 真的很感激xxx
语法答题的时候,把4个方面回答完整,并涉及不同时态和从句。
【原创范例】
About half a year ago, I looked up a lot of articles and videos about how to lose weight. There was one article on Zhihu, the Chinese version of Quora, that really left a mark on me.
The main idea of this article is that the key to losing weight is finding a companion who would like to go through the workout and diet everyday with you. You know, it’s not a walk in the park to stick to a weight loss procedure all by yourself. So if you can find anyone in your social circle who has the same goal as you and form a team to encourage and support each other, then you might be half-successful in weight loss.
The article also gave an example. When there are four swimming lovers who want to lose weight, they can improve their performance by cooperating. One can be in charge of their workout schedule, the best swimmer can correct the others' swimming poses, the one who knows the most about diets can make diet plans for them, and the last person can monitor the group's progress in weight loss.
The article really fired me up, so I started a fitness team with three friends of mine. We went to the gym together and cheered each other up when we were tired or hungry. It really worked like a charm; every one of us lost weight more or less. So I'm really grateful for finding that article. It definitely helped me out a lot.