经常听到考生们抱怨:雅思口语考题变化莫测,无从下手。但以笔者在雅思培训界从业多年的经验来看,目前雅思口语考试题库的题目已经达到了饱和状态;换言之,题目从形式上可能会继续推陈出新,但其核心内容依旧是换汤不换药。那么,如何应对口语话题的变化呢?分析认为答案很简单,充分利用多米诺骨牌口语学习法。
在茫茫题海中,对每个话题一一准备是不现实的。即使可以,也会浪费考生大量的时间和精力,最后没有一个话题是自己准备完整的。最关键的是,考试的时候,在紧张的状况下,面对金发碧眼的考官,常会出现大脑空白,把以前准备的内容全部忘光的情况。那么,怎样才能避免这种悲剧上演呢?只有把相关题目的思路融会贯通,也就是一个思路可供不同题目使用。就像我们小时候玩的多米诺骨牌一样,不同的话题即不同的骨牌,有机地把它们放到一起,排好,一旦我们有一个好的思路,攻克其中的一个话题,如同把一个骨牌推倒,随之系列话题,都会随即倒下。例如:A festival = A happy family event= An unforgettable event= A traditional event you attended= One favorite meal= A happy experience。
雅思口语考试中很少直接问到关于传统的考题,但传统之所以作为考生公认的魔鬼话题,其原因就在于该话题具备了两大特性:隐蔽和深度。
首先,隐蔽是指涉及传统的考题往往用其它话题来隐藏自己,或者换句话说,很多其它话题中会隐含有传统的意味。举例来说,关于history、culture、arts,甚至关于wedding、handicraft、food的话题中,都有可能藏有modern vs. traditional的对立。随着全球化浪潮的风起云涌,许多传统文化、传统思想以及传统习俗都被抛诸脑后甚至烟消云散。现代的观念、价值以及伦理规范取而代之,形成了一次又一次的碰撞和对抗,孰是孰非,就要看你如何在传统话题上的把握了。
至于传统类话题的深度,可以说是不言而喻的没有一定的词汇根底、没有驾驭复杂句型的能力、缺乏对社会现状的思考,这样的考生是很难把该话题说好的,不少人甚至都没有想到传统竟然可以作为一种有效的答题思路。
下面专家将针对考生备考需要,提供口试第一阶段的口语素材、真题实例及参考答案。
传统节日串串烧
【Question 1】:
Do you often celebrate festivals in your culture/country?
分析:考生需回答是或不是,然后给出一个简短的主要节日介绍,并介绍该节日的意义和庆祝日期。
Answer yes or no and then give a few brief details of the main festivals, including its meanings and dates.
扩展信息:人们怎么庆祝这些节日?
How do people celebrate them?
如果有特殊服装,那天需要穿些什么?
special clothes worn at this time
注意:问题中所问的festivals是复数概念,所以不能只谈论某一个节日的典礼。
【回答】: Yes, we do. We have many special celebrationsin our country throughout the year. The Spring Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival are among the most important ones. But even with the same festival, there are some different celebrating activities involved in different parts of China.
【Question 2】:
What special things do people do during festivals?
注意:问题的关键是special,所以不能仅仅把人们常做的一些事情如meet their friends以及talk with members of family视为节日期间的特殊活动。
扩展信息:这些节日背后有什么意义?人们有什么样的感受?
Whats the meaning behind these special things and how do people feel about them?
【素材库】: special things people do during festivals and its meanings:
Spring Festival
除夕夜盛宴
having a big meal on New Years Eve
放炮竹
setting off firecrackers
穿上最好的服装
putting on ones best outfits
堆雪人
making snowmen
从长辈那里得到红包
receiving a red envelope with lucky money in it from elders
做饺子和吃饺子
making and eating dumplings
看春晚
watching the Spring Festival Gala on CCTV
Mid-Autumn Festival
一边赏明亮的满月一边吃月饼
eating moon cakes and pears while appreciating the bright full moon
围坐一圈,听嫦娥奔月的动人传奇
sitting around for the fascinating legend about Change Fly to the Moon
Dragon Boat Festival
纪念屈原
showing respect to Qu Yuan, the famous Chinese ancient scholar
赛龙舟
holding the Dragon Boats racing competition, demonstrating cooperation and teamwork
做粽子,吃粽子
making and eating of a kind of dumpling called Zongzi
Double Ninth Festival
尊敬和照顾老人
showing care and respect for the elderly
聚在一起,登高,朗诵诗歌
getting together and climbing a high mountain and recite poems and articles
Pure Brightness Festival
扫墓
Sweeping graves
送鲜花
presenting/placing fresh flowers
准备肉、蔬菜、米酒,经常是预备一份完整的饭,放在墓前
offering meats, vegetables, rice wine, and often arranging a complete dinner to place in front of the tombs
烧纸钱和其他代表财富的物品给死者
offering paper money and other symbols of wealth to the dead
鞠躬表达敬意
bowing to express their respect and their regards
以上就是雅思为大家整理的雅思口语传统话题详细攻略,非常实用。更多资讯、资料尽在雅思。最后,雅思预祝大家在雅思考试中取得好成绩!
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